(2025-07-19). Reject Jillian Segal's racist, colonialist pro-genocide plan. socialist-alliance.org 
Jillian Segal, with Labor's support, wants to make it harder for people to oppose genocide and Zionism. Jonathan Strauss argues that this racist plan needs to be rejected.
(2025-07-19). Video: US to destroy 500 tons of emergency food rations while Gaza starves. skwawkbox.org 
While Gaza is starving, the US is shamelessly set to destroy 500 tons of emergency food rations it has been storing in West Asia "for an emergency". State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce, who last month described the US as the second-greatest country in the world after Israel, not only showed no sign of embarrassment at …
(2025-07-19). What It Feels Like When You Die from Hunger: Gaza's Starvation Crisis in Slow Motion. dissidentvoice.org 
Quds News Network In Gaza's emergency rooms, doctors now face a wave of patients suffering not from injury, but from hunger. The Ministry of Health confirmed that unprecedented numbers of people, from infants to the elderly, are arriving at hospitals in extreme exhaustion due to starvation. The cause is not a drought or a natural disaster. …
(2025-07-19). Will 'Greater Syria' and 'Greater Israel' Collide or Co-exist under the Al Qaeda Regime? thealtworld.com 
Author's Note: Events are moving very fast in the region and rumours are rife—the information in the article is accurate but updates will be required in the near future. | With the fall of Syria came the reshaping of the Resistance Axis, weakened by the loss of the central hub linking the regional state and non-state actors, and providing the land bridge that connected Iran to Palestine. Syria was historically instrumental in the manufacture and development of the weapons being used by the Palestinian and Lebanese Resistance factions against Israel. | This is an update on the current state of affairs in the…
(2025-07-19). US is Not "Retreating" From Asia-Pacific, It's Dispersing Assets, Moving Others Back Before Conflict. thealtworld.com 
The notion that the US is somehow "retreating" in the Asia-Pacific region is highly flawed — what appears to be a pull out is similar to the US moving assets out of the Middle East just ahead of US strikes on Iran; The US knows much of its assets inside the first island chain will be destroyed by Chinese counterattacks, and has spent years developing a military posture utilizing longer ranges and greater dispersement; This is meant to make US assets more survivable, not in any way a military posture of withdrawal; Wishful thinking regarding US warmongering against China will end the same way it did regarding…
(2025-07-19). Solzhenitsyn and the weaponization of dissidents. strategic-culture.su 
By Shaenah BATTERSON | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is perhaps the most well-known Soviet dissident. He w…
(2025-07-19). Peace and Development Are Better Than Austerity and War. scheerpost.com Aboudia Abdoulaye Diarrassouba (Cà¥te d'Ivoire), Daloa 29, 2011. | In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible By Vijay Prashad / Reason seems to have been gradually abolished by the language of b…
(2025-07-19). Rotten Apple: Dozens of Former Israeli Spies Hired by Silicon Valley Giant. scheerpost.com Illustration by MintPress News | In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible By Alan MacLeod / Apple has made headlines in recent weeks for touting its commitment to privacy and human rights, rolling out tools to limit surveillance and spy…
(2025-07-19). Chris Hedges Report: Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump And Sexual Blackmail Networks. popularresistance.org Perhaps the biggest elephant in the room of American politics is the existence of a pedophilic blackmail network that involves some of the most powerful people in the country and the world. Despite efforts to get to the bottom of the Jeffrey Epstein case, which saw the trafficking and sexual exploitation of thousands of children, justice continues to be evaded and the cabal associated with Epstein — President Donald Trump notwithstanding — continues its conspiracy. | Nick Bryant is a journalist and author who first published Epstein's infamous "black book" in 2015 as well as Epstein's flight logs.
(2025-07-19). Lobby Fumes As US Teachers Drop Zionist Curriculum. popularresistance.org National Education Association teachers in support of Palestinian rights are celebrating their breakthrough success at the NEA's Representative Assembly in Portland this summer. | After years of organizing with both one-on-one conversations and state delegation talks, NEA delegates voted to pass a Drop the Anti-Defamation League motion that rejects the ADL as a curriculum and professional development partner. | "We are witnessing a sea change in people's understanding of who the Palestinians are and what colonialism has done to them," said Merrie Najimy, former president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association…
(2025-07-19). Trump's Concentration Camps Are Not New To The United States. popularresistance.org Donald Trump is perhaps unique among modern presidents in his determination to fulfill his very retrograde vision for the United States. He goes beyond the cajoling and arm twisting that other presidents were known for, and dispenses with precedent, the Congress and the law itself in order to realize a key part of his vision, getting as many Global South immigrants out of the U.S. as he possibly can. | He was quite serious about enacting a mass deportation policy. Immigrants attempting to follow the law and legalize their status are set upon in courtrooms by masked agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I…
(2025-07-19). The saga of peasant resistance: how farmers defeated the land grab by India's Karnataka state. peoplesdispatch.org The nearly 1,200 days resistance to forced land-acquisition by India's Karnataka state yielded victory on July 15, with the chief minister scrapping notices sent to farmers, recognizing their struggle as "historic".
(2025-07-19). Belarus participates in SCO business forum as full member. eng.belta.by In his report Mikalai Barysevich talked about the significance of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Belarus' strategic approach: "Belarus' accession to the SCO is a deliberate choice in favor of equal, trusting, and mutually beneficial cooperation."
(2025-07-19). Belarusian MTZ to embrace new steel casting technology in 2026. eng.belta.by The MTZ press service quoted Vladislav Dashin as saying: "It is a promising technology that will enable the production of high-precision steel castings with complicated configurations and will reduce the costs involved in preparing experimental and batch production of tractor equipment."
(2025-07-19). Belarus taking part in political forum on sustainable development in New York. eng.belta.by Within the framework of the forum as one of 36 states the Republic of Belarus will present the third voluntary national review on fulfilling the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. The document reflects progress in securing the Sustainable Development Goals in Belarus in the last few years.
(2025-07-19). Lukashenko counts on tangible results in cooperation with Nicaragua. eng.belta.by "Today the Sandinista National Liberation Front proudly continues its systematic work built around taking care of ordinary people on a daily basis and building a just and sustainable society," the congratulatory message reads.
(2025-07-19). Almaty-Minsk flight expected to boost tourism between Belarus, Kazakhstan. eng.belta.by Belarus and Kazakhstan plan to enhance tourism between the two countries, BelTA learned from the National Tourism Agency.
(2025-07-19). Global leaders conclude 2025 Aspen Security Forum. america.cgtn.com 
The 2025 Aspen Security Forum has come to a close. Over the week, more than 100 speakers and moderators from 17 nations convened in Colorado's mountain setting to address critical issues in national security and foreign policy. On the final day, discussions centered on artificial intelligence, global trade, and the evolving landscape of the Middle East. Hendrik Sybrandy has the story from Aspen.
(2025-07-19). Key national security issues take center stage at Aspen Forum. america.cgtn.com 
The Aspen Security Forum resumed Thursday in the scenic Colorado mountains. Widely recognized as a leading U.S. conference on national security and foreign policy, the event brings together top voices each year to address pressing global challenges. CGTN's Hendrik Sybrandy shares highlights from the most recent discussions.
(2025-07-19). DAILY MEMO: A Federal Police Officer Gets Kicked in the Nuts and More. lataco.com ICE attempted to enter a home in Huntington Park met resistance from the community. The national guard is feeling pretty shitty (literally) about the whole situation and a federal officer got kicked in the nuts.
(2025-07-19). Juventud Técnica o la aventura de vivir y contar la ciencia. cubadebate.cu Fundada en 1965, la revista Juventud Técnica se ha adaptado y superado momentos difíciles, ha asimilado nuevas prácticas y plataformas para, como señala entre sus objetivos editoriales, continuar contribuyendo a desarrollar una cultura científico-técnica y ambiental. Hoy, es memoria, porque ha registrado gran parte del quehacer científico y tecnológico cubano e internacional por seis décadas y, a la vez, sigue siendo una puerta al conocimiento, el debate y la actualidad en este ámbito.
(2025-07-19). Solo teniendo convicciones claras como principios es posible sostener y ganar batallas. cubadebate.cu Ese es el pueblo cubano que, representado por ustedes, ha iluminado los días por venir y lo ha hecho con justas críticas y esperanzadoras propuestas, desde las magníficas sesiones de esta Asamblea que nos deja lecciones, aprendizajes, desgarramientos, pero sobre todo una extraordinaria inspiración para emprender el combate decisivo de hoy: disponernos a saltar por encima de los obstáculos de la guerra económica que nos hace el mayor imperio de la historia con su infame Memorando y su plan de asfixia de nuestra sagrada independencia y soberanía.
(2025-07-19). Horoscope today: your 24-hour briefing for life, love, and more. thecanary.co Here's today's horoscope from the Canary — helping guide you through life, with a daily dose of lifestyle musings for our readers. Your horoscope for Saturday 19 July 2025 Aries ‚ôà Mars sextiles Jupiter in your horoscope, and your fire is tempered by a surge of optimism. Today, instead of kicking the proverbial door down, […] | By
(2025-07-19). Editorial] US health policy: the Senate must act. thelancet.com During his confirmation hearings, Robert F Kennedy Jr, now Head of US Health and Human Services (HHS), gave repeated reassurances to senators concerned about his credentials and beliefs. He promised that health plans would be based on sound evidence and that vaccination recommendations would continue to be made in an open and transparent manner. He committed to clearly communicating the scientific basis for decisions and to "gold standard, evidence-based science". "I want to empower scientists." "I will bring radical transparency to HHS to increase public trust." He was confirmed, 52—48, and sworn in on Feb…
(2025-07-19). Comment] The potential gains of replenishing the Global Fund. thelancet.com Global health financing is undergoing a sudden and monumental shift. After a start to the 21st century that saw unprecedented scaling up of global programmes intended to improve health in low-income and middle-income countries, an average of US$47 ∑9 billion of development assistance for health provided per year between 2011 and 2019, and a dramatic increase in development assistance for COVID-19, near universal support for development assistance for health has eroded.1 Reaching a high of $80 ∑3 billion in 2021, development assistance for health was cut back to pre-COVID-19 levels in 2023, and then furthe…
(2025-07-19). Comment] Can we rescue the effectiveness of Barrett surveillance with the sponge-on-a-string? thelancet.com In Barrett's oesophagus the squamous epithelial lining of the distal oesophagus is replaced by columnar epithelium with intestinal metaplasia due to chronic gastro-oesophageal acid and bile reflux. Barrett's oesophagus is the precursor to oesophageal adenocarcinoma. With the premise that detecting oesophageal neoplasia at an early stage improves patient outcomes, patients with Barrett's oesophagus are offered endoscopic surveillance. Although all international guidelines recommend endoscopic surveillance for Barrett's oesophagus,1 high-quality evidence that surveillance improves relevant patient outcomes is lacki…
(2025-07-19). Comment] USAID defunding: an investment call for low-income and middle-income countries. thelancet.com Substantial resources directed to development assistance for health1 together with other forms of investments in health have contributed to improvements of some key global health outcomes. From 2000 to 2019, yearly mortality in children younger than 5 years (hereafter referred to as under-5 mortality) decreased by more than a half from 12 million deaths to 5 ∑2 million deaths.2 Although under-5 mortality represents less than 10% of all global deaths, it represents a third of all deaths in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).
(2025-07-19). World Report] Millions to lose Medicaid coverage under new law. thelancet.com President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes the largest cuts to Medicaid since its creation, with doctors warning that patients will suffer. Susan Jaffe reports.
(2025-07-19). World Report] Corruption scandal engulfs Indian medical education. thelancet.com India's Central Bureau of Investigation alleges widespread bribery and collusion between government officials and private medical colleges, raising urgent concerns about the integrity of medical education and the future quality of health care in the country. Dinesh C Sharma reports.
(2025-07-19). Obituary] Merrill Singer. thelancet.com Innovative medical anthropologist. Born on Oct 6, 1950, in McKeesport, PA, USA, he died on May 3, 2025, in Portland, OR, USA, aged 74 years.
(2025-07-19). Correspondence] Future direction of Helicobacter pylori infection treatment. thelancet.com With the exception of the proposed Helicobacter pylori treatment section, the recent Lancet Seminar on peptic ulcer disease by Majid Almadi and colleagues provides state-of-the-art guidance for the diagnosis and management of ulcer disease and related complications.1,2 Although H pylori gastritis is an infectious disease, the authors' recommendations ignore the basic principles of antibiotic stewardship and recommend a treatment algorithm that favours the largely obsolete clarithromycin at the first decision node (ie, resistance of 15% or less).
(2025-07-19). Correspondence] Prostate radiotherapy in PEACE-1: is the event worth the treatment? thelancet.com Results of the PEACE-1 trial were reported on the efficacy of standard of care plus prostate radiotherapy compared with standard of care, both with or without abiraterone in men with de novo metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.1 The authors reported that prostate radiotherapy reduced the number of serious genitourinary events. However, these findings require additional perspective. The difference in genitourinary events was mainly driven by the number of transurethral resections of the prostate done in the standard of care group (3 ∑9%) versus the radiotherapy with standard of care group (0 ∑4…
(2025-07-19). Film Review: James Gunn's Superman Cements Israel's Villain Status in the American Imagination. scheerpost.com
(2025-07-19). Medicaid Is Giving ICE Access to Data of 79M Enrollees, Including Ethnicity. scheerpost.com
(2025-07-19). NYT Obscured Worst Harms of Trump's Budget. scheerpost.com
(2025-07-19). The Militarization and Weaponization of Media Literacy. scheerpost.com
(2025-07-19). CPJ, 180 partners call for René Capain Bassène's release in Senegal. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-19). CPJ, Freedom House urge U.S. gov to maintain Cameroon's ineligibility for trade benefits. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-19). CPJ, other groups urge Greece to create national plan to fight press attacks. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-19). Iraqi Kurdish authorities arrest, severely beat 3 journalists, assault another. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-19). Journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè forcibly extradited to Benin. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-19). Kyrgyzstan tightens control over media with new false news laws. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-19). Mob attacks Indian journalist covering reports of illegal construction in Maharashtra. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-19). Russia gearing up to prosecute internet users for searching 'extremist' content. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-19). Senegalese commentator arrested, prime minister calls for media boycott. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-19). Venezuela Rescues 252 Nationals Detained in El Salvador's CECOT 'Concentration Camp'. orinocotribune.com
(2025-07-19). Family of Palestinian-American man killed by settlers in West Bank demands US take action. peoplesdispatch.org The crime is part of an unprecedented brutal wave of settler violence across the occupied West Bank, which has been encouraged by Ben-Gvir's fascist measures.
(2025-07-19). Fentanyl is a US problem, they must deal with it instead of threatening others with tariffs, says China. peoplesdispatch.org As per the white paper issued by the Chinese in March, the country has already initiated large-scale efforts to stop the trade of fentanyl and even offered more support.
(2025-07-19). Cuba's secretary of labor resigns after controversial statements. peoplesdispatch.org Many were surprised when Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel accepted the resignation of one of his secretaries. It is an unusual move for the Cuban government, leading some to suspect that there had been some kind of crisis in the cabinet. | The reality, however, may differ from the kind of cabinet crisis one might expect in most governments. | Several days ago, the Cuban secretary of Labor and Social Security, Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera, questioned the existence of homeless people in the Caribbean country. She said that many of those who appear to be in that situation only present that level of poverty to benefit…
(2025-07-19). The Heat: China's Supply Chain Expo. america.cgtn.com 
(2025-07-19). Podcast Las 3 del día: øQué pasó el último día de sesiones de la Asamblea Nacional? cubadebate.cu Llega nuestro Podcast Las 3 del día con un amplio resumen de esta última jornada de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular.Ampliamos la noticia que refleja la indignación del gobierno francés ante ataque israelí a una iglesia y conoceremos de otro sitio avileño que se reanima con motivo de ser la provincia sede del Acto Nacional por el 26 de julio.
(2025-07-19). Díaz-Canel en la Asamblea: "Rendirnos no es una alternativa" cubadebate.cu "Esta ha sido una auténtica asamblea del pueblo, porque sus debates fueron los debates de la sociedad cubana hoy. Reflejan los enormes desafíos que tenemos por delante, pero también, una vez más, la impresionante disposición de este pueblo a pelear cuando todo se pone más difícil. Ni pesimismo, ni derrotismo, ni desánimo", afirmó este viernes el presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel al cerrar el periodo de sesiones de la Asamblea Nacional.
(2025-07-19). President Maduro Receives Seven Children Separated From Their Families by US. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro received seven of the 31 migrant children separated from their families by US authorities. He received them at Miraflores Palace this Friday, July 18. The children were successfully repatriated through the Return to the Homeland Program. | President Maduro recently called on international organizations and the Catholic Church to help return the 252 Venezuelans held at the Center for the Confinement of Terrorism (CECOT) in El Salvador and the 31 minors, children of deportees, being held in the US, to Venezuelan soil to guarantee their full human rights. | One of the main critici…
(2025-07-19). Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Tan WK, Ross-Innes CS, Somerset T, et al. Biomarker risk stratification with capsule sponge in the surveillance of Barrett's oesophagus: prospective evaluation of UK real-world implementation. Lancet 2025; 406: 271—82—In this Article the first sentence of the final paragraph in the Study design and participants section should read "Ethics approval for DELTA was obtained from the Cambridge East Research Ethics Committee (20-EE-0141)". This correction has been made to the online version as of July 17, 2025, and the printed version is correct.
(2025-07-18). More arrests expected as multiple Palestine Action protest to take place on Saturday. thecanary.co On Saturday 19 July, dozens of people across the country are expected to be arrested under counter-terrorism legislation for holding cardboard signs. It is, of course, over the government's proscription of Palestine Action. Locations include: London, Gandhi statue in Parliament Square, 1pm Manchester, Gandhi statue in Cathedral Yard, 12pm Edinburgh, top of the Mound, 11am […] | By
(2025-07-19). Systematic bias: how Western media reproduces the Israeli narrative. asiapacificreport.nz COMMENTARY: By Refaat Ibrahim "If words shape our consciousness, then the media holds the keys to minds." This sentence is not merely a metaphor, but a reality we live daily in the coverage of the Israeli aggression on Gaza, where the crimes of the occupation are turned into "acts of violence", the siege targeting civilians…
(2025-07-19). ICE deportation action lands Marshallese, Micronesians in Guantánamo 'terror' base. asiapacificreport.nz By Giff Johnson, editor, Marshall Islands Journal/RNZ Pacific correspondent United States immigration and deportation enforcement continues to ramp up, impacting on Marshallese and Micronesians in new and unprecedented ways. The Trump administration's directive to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest and deport massive numbers of potentially illegal aliens, including those with convictions from decades…
(2025-07-19). 'Air taxi' debuts at CISCE, praised by U.S. influencer as safe. ecns.cn The 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) is being held in Beijing from Wednesday to Sunday. At the event, Chinese human-carrying electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft EH216-S drew wide attention.
(2025-07-19). China warns of foreign espionage targeting rare earth smuggling. ecns.cn China's Ministry of State Security on Friday warned foreign intelligence agencies of attempting to smuggle rare earth materials by recruiting domestic operatives and exploiting shipping channels, warning that such efforts pose serious threats to national security.
(2025-07-19). China discovers world's deepest industrial sandstone-type uranium mineralization in Xinjiang. ecns.cn China has discovered the world's deepest industrial sandstone-type uranium mineralization at a depth of 1,820 meters beneath the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) announced Friday.
(2025-07-19). China's trade-in push spurs over $400 billion in H1 sales. ecns.cn China's trade-in policy fueled more than 2.9 trillion yuan ($403.69 billion) in sales during the first half of 2025, benefiting roughly 400 million people, officials said Friday.
(2025-07-19). Guangdong loan program aids 1.58 million women. ecns.cn The Women's Entrepreneurship Small Guarantee Loan Subsidy Program has directly benefited 158,000 women and indirectly helped 1.58 million women start businesses and find employment in Guangdong province over 15 years.
(2025-07-19). Australia, China set to bolster steel partnership. ecns.cn The Western Range iron ore mine, a joint venture between China Baowu Group and multinational mining corporation Rio Tinto, is put into operation in Western Australia on June 6.
(2025-07-19). Reform aims to forge 'elite engineers'. ecns.cn China will continue to invite top international engineering experts to participate in graduate education and build platforms for regular exchanges between Chinese and foreign faculty and students, Hao said.
(2025-07-19). UN chief appoints Cong Guang as new special envoy for Horn of Africa. ecns.cn A file picture of Cong Guang (R), newly appointed new UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's special envoy for the Horn of Africa.UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday appointed Cong Guang as his new special envoy for the Horn of Africa.
(2025-07-19). Former national political adviser under investigation. ecns.cn Liu Hui, a former national political adviser, is under investigation for suspected severe violations of Party discipline and national laws, China's top anti-corruption bodies announced on Friday.
(2025-07-19). Robot successfully navigates subway to deliver goods. ecns.cn A cartoon-themed robot, fully loaded with supplies for 7-Eleven stores, completes its first autonomous delivery on Tuesday at Wanxia Station on Shenzhen Metro Line 2.A robot independently riding the metro to deliver goods became a reality in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, this week, marking the world's first autonomous subway-based delivery service.
(2025-07-19). China issues alert for students going to study in the Philippines. ecns.cn China has issued an alert for students going to the Philippines to study, citing safety concerns and increasing crimes committed toward Chinese nationals, the Ministry of Education said on Friday.
(2025-07-19). State Grid Jiaxing innovates distribution network. ecns.cn To ensure high-quality progress in its technical endeavors, the State Grid Jiaxing has mobilized its internal resources and appointed a team of technical experts to form a dedicated task force.
(2025-07-19). Female snipers of Chinese PAP in action. ecns.cn At the "Sharp Blade-2025" International Sniper Competition being held at a military training base in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, female snipers from the Falcon Commando Unit of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (PAP) have displayed outstanding professional skills and extraordinary mental toughness."ÄÄ"ÄÄThe two PAP female snipers participating in the event noted that the international competition not only provided them with precious practical experience but also served as a rigorous test and validation of their long-term training results.
(2025-07-19). West Lake's lotus flowers in full bloom in Hangzhou. ecns.cn Lotus flowers in Hangzhou's West Lake scenic area have reached peak bloom, attracting numerous visitors.
(2025-07-19). Visiting Shanggao Martyrs' Cemetery for Anti-Japanese War heroes in Jiangxi. ecns.cn The cemetery is built to commemorate soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the 1941 Battle of Shanggao. It is listed among China's first batch of national-level anti-war memorial facilities and sites.
(2025-07-19). Over 1,000 vehicles made in China to be shipped to Middle East countries. ecns.cn A total of 1,271 Chinese-made vehicles were loaded onto ships at the Dalanping operation area of Qinzhou Port in Guangxi's Beibu Gulf on Thursday, and set to depart on Friday for Dammam Port in Saudi Arabia and Jebel Ali Port in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
(2025-07-19). 35th Hong Kong Book Fair boasts brisk business. ecns.cn The 35th Hong Kong Book Fair opened on Wednesday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) in Wan Chai, running until July 22.
(2025-07-19). Insights | Serbia, China can cooperate to expand cooperation to other markets: official. ecns.cn The third China International Supply Chain Expo opened in Beijing on Wednesday. Danijel Nikolic, assistant secretary general of the government of the Republic of Serbia, called China the biggest market in the world and expressed confidence in deepening bilateral ties.
(2025-07-19). Torch Festival celebrated in Southwest China. ecns.cn The festival is traditionally celebrated by various ethnic groups, including the Yi, in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces.
(2025-07-19). Rise of 'painless' tourism in China reshapes travel experience. ecns.cn From slowly descending from a reduced-speed bungee platform to drifting along gentle rivers via an inflatable vest, the emergence of "painless" tourism, a new trend lauded by many for offering stress-free ways to cut loose, has quietly redefined the way tourists venture outdoors.
(2025-07-19). Peng Liyuan attends Bond with Kuliang: 2025 China-U.S. youth friendship event. ecns.cn
(2025-07-19). Visitors enjoy local performances and cuisine at grand bazaar in Urumqi. ecns.cn
(2025-07-19). Yardlong bean harvest boosted by drone transport in Guangxi. ecns.cn
(2025-07-19). Sea of verbena flowers mesmerizes visitors in Harbin. ecns.cn
(2025-07-19). Steed for ages: Hexi horses from Gansu become a cultural superstar. ecns.cn
(2025-07-19). From the Mystic Tragedy to Conservation. moderndiplomacy.eu The essence of tragedy is an unexpected twist of fate where happiness abruptly becomes disaster and its sorrowful consequences. Such is the case of the flash flood in Texas in which over a hundred lost their lives. Adding poignancy were the 27 girl guides who came for adventure, kayaking, swimming, the fun of chatting over …
(2025-07-19). ASEAN Faces Strategic Crossroads as China Expands Security Agenda. moderndiplomacy.eu China initiated the Global Security Initiative (GSI) in 2022, a comprehensive framework designed to strengthen cooperation and promote collaborative approaches to both bilateral and multilateral security with all states (Xu et al., 2024: 65). Through the GSI, China pledges openness and inclusivity, particularly toward developing countries in the Global South, deeming their participation essential for the …
(2025-07-19). Why Trump's New Tariffs Went Easy on Indonesia. moderndiplomacy.eu As Donald Trump returns to the White House for a second term, his signature approach to foreign economic policy—tariff diplomacy—is once again remapping the global trade landscape. Yet amid sweeping new duties imposed on countries like China, Vietnam, and Mexico, one Southeast Asian nation stands out as an exception: Indonesia. Despite being a large exporter …
(2025-07-19). Preparing for the "Next War" : The Infinite Lethality of World Politics. moderndiplomacy.eu "Where will it end? When will it all be lulled back into sleep, and cease, the bloody hatred, the destruction?" -Aeschylus, Agamemnon In world politics, nothing fundamental really "ends." Though specific events, personalities and weapon technologies do vary from minute to minute, the enabling structures of world politics remain ominously constant. To wit, if the …
(2025-07-19). Trump, Tariffs, BRICS and ASEAN: Much Ado About What? moderndiplomacy.eu Authors: William J. Jones, Asia Brand*, Pattarakorn Songwarat** Since taking office again, President Donald Trump has been busy reshuffling relationships with American partners. The latest and most dramatic were his 'liberation day' tariffs, which looked set to undermine decades of trade relationships. He has also been commenting prolifically about BRICS and the 'threat' that BRICS …
(2025-07-19). Mediators present Gaza ceasefire proposal as 30 killed by Israel. newarab.com 
Israel and Hamas have been given a new The new pr…
(2025-07-19). Ms Rachel joins Gaza journalist Motaz Azaiza in heartfelt collab. newarab.com 
Beloved American children's entertainer Rachel Griffin Accurso, known to her 16 million YouTube subscribers as Ms Rachel, shared the clip with her "friend" Motaz Azaiza, a Palestinian journalist documenting the human toll of Israel's war on Gaza. | The collaboration sparked an outpouring of praise online. "The collab all of our hearts needed," one user wrote. | Another added: "What I adore about…
(2025-07-19). Handala ship from Italy to Gaza delayed over 'technical issues'. newarab.com 
The According to a previous announcement, among the activists on board Handala will be 70-year-old Vigdis Bjorvand from Norway, who has campaigned for Palestinian rights since 1978. | In a post on X, the flotilla organisers noted: "She does not want her…
(2025-07-19). Top clerics make rare visit to Gaza after Israeli church strike. newarab.com 
Two of the most senior The Catholic Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal…
(2025-07-19). Trump says more captives to be released from Gaza 'shortly'. newarab.com 
Another 10 captives will be released from Gaza shortly, U.S. President Trump made the comment during a dinner with lawmakers at the White House, lauding the efforts of his special envoy Steve Witkoff. | Israeli and Hamas negotiators have been taking part in the latest round of
(2025-07-19). Belgian court bars Flemish transfers of dual-use goods to Israel. newarab.com 
A court in The Brussels court ruled in favour of four NGOs who had called for a ban on the The court said that the gov…
(2025-07-19). Egyptian tycoon wins bid to throw out UK lawsuit over singer's murder. newarab.com 
Egyptian real estate tycoon Talaat Moustafa, CEO of Talaat Moustafa Group, was convicted in He was initially sentenced to…
(2025-07-19). Germany arrests Libyan war crimes suspect on ICC warrant. newarab.com 
Germany has arrested a Libyan militia leader accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes on an "He is suspected of having committed directly himself, ordered or over…
(2025-07-19). Germany presses ahead with deportations to Afghanistan. newarab.com 
Europe's top economy had stopped But Berlin resumed expulsions last year when the previous government of Social Democrat (SP…
(2025-07-19). Iraq says drones that struck military radars are foreign-made. newarab.com 
Iraq said Friday that drones On June 24, the Iraqi government said that several small suicide drones targeted multiple Iraqi military sites and bases, including the radar systems at Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, and Imam Ali Base in Dhi Qar Province in southern Iraq. | Sabah al-Numan, the military spokesman for the prime minister, said that Iraq identified…
(2025-07-19). Rights groups slam UK police over threats to Palestine protester. newarab.com 
Threats by armed police to The incident, which occurred on Monday, saw police threaten Laura Murton, 42, with arrest for expressing views supportive of
(2025-07-19). Sudan's humanitarian crisis worsens amid escalating violence in Kordofan and Darfur. newarab.com 
Fighting in Sudan's Kordofan region that has killed hundreds and ongoing violence in Darfur — the epicentres of the country's conflict — have worsened Sudan's humanitarian crisis, with aid workers warning of limited access to assistance. | The United Nations said more than 450 civilians, including at least 35 children, were killed during the weekend of July 12 in attacks "The suffering in Kordofan deepens with each passing day,"
(2025-07-19). Trump's name on 2003 birthday letter to Epstein, WSJ reports. newarab.com 
The Journal reported that the letter was one of several included in a leather-bound album meant to celebrate Epstein's 50th birthday, about three years before sex-abuse allegations emerged against the financier.
(2025-07-19). US labels Pakistani group's offshoot as 'terrorists' over attack. newarab.com 
The U.S. government designated the Resistance Front, considered an offshoot of the Pakistani extremist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, as a "foreign terrorist organisation" over the April 22 Islamist The Resistance Front, also known as Kashmir Resistance, initially took responsibility for the attack in Pahalgam before denying it days later. | Lashkar-e-Taiba, listed as a "foreign terrorist organisation" by the United State…
(2025-07-19). US pressuring Egypt to participate in 'Abrahamic Alliance'. newarab.com 
The Speaking to The New Arab's Arabic-language sister site, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, the unnamed sources said Cairo has received direct messages from Washington tying economic suppor…
(2025-07-19). Aaron Benanav: Beyond Capitalism—1. newleftreview.org In the first instalment of a major contribution to the reconceptualization of a post-capitalist social order, Aaron Benanav marshals insights from a long century of socialist thought and practice—Cabet, Marx, Preobrazhensky, Neurath, Keynes—to lay the theoretical foundations for his own multi-criterial model.
(2025-07-19). Alyssa Battistoni: Situating Freedom. newleftreview.org How might we reimagine freedom on an increasingly turbulent and resource-constrained planet? Charting a course between rival left accounts, Alyssa Battistoni offers a conception inspired by de Beauvoir's Ethics of Ambiguity: a 'situated' freedom, which recognizes natural contingency and centres human agency.
(2025-07-19). Michael Burawoy: Palestine through a South African Lens. newleftreview.org In a draft text sent to NLR before his tragically early death, the sociologist reflects on the reasons for the starkly different outcomes of Afrikaner and Zionist settler colonialisms: in South Africa, a unified democratic republic, with all its problems; in Israel, ongoing war.
(2025-07-19). Michael Levien: Michael Burawoy. newleftreview.org Intellectual reconstruction of the work of Michael Burawoy, from globe-spanning analysis of production regimes—post-colonial, advanced capitalist, state socialist—to theoretical dialogues with Polanyi, Bourdieu and Du Bois.
(2025-07-19). NLR Editors: Michael Burawoy: 1947—2025. newleftreview.org The well-travelled life and consistently lucid, radical thought of global labour's great comparative ethnographer—and social theorist.
(2025-07-19). Roberto Schwarz: Political Polyphonies. newleftreview.org Interview with the Brazilian critic and theorist on the literary and political ideas informing his epic play, Queen Lira. A volatile cacophony of voices disputing his country's path, from Dilma's impeachment to Bolsonaro's rise and Lula's unexpected return.
(2025-07-19). Zhang Yongle: Reconfiguring Hegemony. newleftreview.org A view from China of the battle for America's ideological soul, pitting Trump, home-grown nemesis of Western liberal democracy, against Francis Fukuyama, subtlest philosopher of its world-historical triumph. Are these contrasted figures two manifestations of the same hegemonic principle?
(2025-07-19). Even Mike Huckabee is fed up with Israel. responsiblestatecraft.org 
Mike Huckabee is many things. A former Republican presidential candidate. The former governor of Arkansas. Father of the current governor of Arkansas. A Baptist minister.He is also the current U.S. Ambassador to Israel. President Donald Trump said he