(2025-07-25). Rogue News: Open vs Closed Systems Shaping Global Dynamics. matthewehret.substack.com After a long hiatus, I joined back up with Algo Cowboy and V the Guerilla Economist to discuss world events, from the recent military conflict in Thailand vs Cambodia, to sweeping developments across Turkey, Azerbaijan, Syria, Russia, China and the Middle East and even a deep dive into the origin stories of Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and the transhumanist priesthood which spawned Silicon Valley and which is seeking to redraw the world map.
(2025-07-25). Saudi Role Pivotal as Syria Hosts Investment Forum in Damascus. english.aawsat.com
(2025-07-25). Syria: CIA-MI6 Intel Ops and Sabotage. globalresearch.ca DÉJÀ VU? "The CIA is prepared, and MI6 will attempt to mount minor sabotage and coup de main (sic) incidents within Syria,… [using] capabilitites in both psychological and action fields to augment tension." (Joint US-UK leaked Intelligence Document, London and Washington, 1957)…
(2025-07-25). Tinplate: G7 Ambassadors in Zelensky locked Kiev without phones while signing the law on NABU. eadaily.com Verkhovna Rada deputy Oleksiy Goncharenko* was outraged at how Vladimir Zelensky treated the ambassadors of the G7 countries — allies of the Kiev regime, ordering them to be locked in a separate room and deprived of their communication during the adoption of the law depriving the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the specialized anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP).
(2025-07-25). Xi receives credentials of new ambassadors to China. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping received the credentials of new ambassadors to China in Beijing on Friday.
(2025-07-25). Iran, Saudi FMs discuss Gaza crisis, regional developments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) — The top Iranian and Saudi diplomats discussed the dire situation in Gaza, regional developments, and international efforts to halt Israeli atrocities and deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians.
(2025-07-25). Thames Water accused of sacking whistleblowing worker. morningstaronline.co.uk 
Thames Water accused of sacking whistleblowing worker | Matt Kerr | | CRISIS-HIT Thames Water has been accused of sacking a long-standing worker for raising health and safety concerns, GMB union said today.The worker, who has more than 25 years service with the bankrupt private monopoly, challenged safety issues at Mogden Sewerage Treatment Works — recently featured in the BBC documentary Thames Water: Inside the Crisis — only to be sacked for complaints made against them many months earlier…
(2025-07-25). Iran, Egypt stress putting an and to Israeli crimes in Gaza. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has held a phone conversation with Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty to discuss the Gaza crisis, stressing intensified efforts to stop Israeli crimes in the Strip.
(2025-07-24). Israel and the drug war in Syria. peoplesdispatch.org Taking advantage of the fights over the drug farms in July 2025, the Israelis struck several targets, including the government buildings in Damascus, but not the drug farms, once more saying that it did so to protect the Druze.
(2025-07-24). Fact-Finding Committee Doesn't Rule Out Role of Syrian Fighters in March Alawite Massacre. themedialine.org 
The Syrian National Committee for Investigation and Fact-Finding …
(2025-07-24). "Duty to Repair" : Vanuatu Climate Minister on World Court Ruling Countries Must Address Climate. democracynow.org 
In a landmark decision, the International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to address global warming. In a unanimous ruling by a panel of 15 judges, the court said high-emitting countries do have legal obligations under international law to address the "urgent and existential threat" of climate change. The case was brought forward by the island nation Vanuatu, which has faced the brunt of the climate crisis with extreme weather events and rising sea levels. "Countries in the Pacific, communities in the Pacific, are suffering from something which they did…
(2025-07-24). A new child starved to death in Gaza. english.palinfo.com 
GAZA, (PIC) | A Palestinian child died on Thursday evening in the Gaza Strip as a result of the worsening hunger crisis, severe malnutrition, and lack of medical care amidst the ongoing Israeli blockade and the deteriorating humanitarian situation. | Al-Shifa Medical Hospital in Gaza City confirmed the martyrdom of the child Noor Riyad Akhzeeq, who succumbed to hunger and malnutrition. | This latest death raises the total number of children who have died from malnutrition to over 76, while the total number of deaths due to the lack of food and medicine has reached 620 patients, according to official government…
(2025-07-24). The Heat: U.S. Education Controversy. america.cgtn.com 
Education in the United States, from kindergarten to higher education, is facing various forms of challenges. Public schools are dealing with declining enrollment and government cuts in funding and resources. | There are concerns about diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and the influence of political agendas on what's being taught. | President Donald Trump says much of his attack on higher education is in response to anti-Semitism on campuses. In the end, it's a system in turmoil marked by a host of pressures and a growing crisis of confidence. | Joining the discussion: | Brandon Brice is a columnist an…
(2025-07-24). Headlines for July 24, 2025. democracynow.org WHO Warns Gaza Is Suffering Man-Made Mass Starvation, Israel's Knesset Approves Motion to Annex Occupied West Bank, World Court Rules States Have Obligation to Cut Emissions, Trump Administration to Strip EPA of Power to Combat Climate Crisis, WSJ: DOJ Informed Trump His Name Appears in Epstein Files, Columbia Agrees to Pay $221M in Settlements to Trump Administration, Education Department to Probe Universities That Gave Scholarships to DACA Recipients, Federal Appeals Court Rules Trump's Attempt to End Birthright Citizenship Is Unconstitutional, Venezuela to Probe Salvadoran Officials over Mistreatme…
(2025-07-24). ALBA Movimientos debates the political and strategic horizon for Latin America and the Caribbean. peoplesdispatch.org More than 60 delegates from Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Caracas to debate the direction of popular struggles in the face of the global capitalist crisis and the offensive of the right wing in the region.
(2025-07-24). Four Just Stop Oil supporters free because a judge took the climate crisis seriously. thecanary.co A court has handed four Just Stop Oil supporters conditional discharges after they pleaded guilty to "interfering with the use of key national infrastructure" by slow marching in 2023 to demand an end to new oil and gas licensing. Just Stop Oil: sentenced for the 'serious offence' that is slow marching Ben Larsen, Tabitha King, […] | By