(2025-08-04). Israeli forces shot at least 100 Gaza children in head or chest. newarab.com 
(2025-08-04). "No Special Treatment" : Hamas sets terms as Netanyahu begs red cross for hostage aid. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been officially asked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to help Israeli prisoners being held in Gaza by getting them food and medical care right away. This was done after troubling video footage showed that the prisoners' health was getting worse, especially the hostages Avitar David and Rom Braslavsky, who looked like they were seriously starved because of Gaza's growing humanitarian crisis.Netanyahu asked Julian Lirisson, who is in charge of the ICRC in Israel and the Palestinian areas, to let the prisoners be helped right away. He sa…
(2025-08-04). Gaza toll from starvation mounts as Israel kills aid worker. newarab.com 
The death toll from the forced starvation caused by This comes as Israeli bombardment in On Sunday morning, Israeli forces also killed at least 18 Palestinians, wit…
(2025-08-04). "Clean your conscience, not our streets" : Greece rejects Israeli lecture. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – On Sunday, Athens Mayor Haris Doukas scolded Israeli Ambassador Noam Katz harshly for criticizing how the city dealt with writing that was said to be racist. Doukas didn't believe Katz's claims and instead said that the real moral problem was Israel's current military operation in Gaza.Doukas wrote on the social media site X that the city "rejects violence and discrimination in all forms." He also said, "We will not accept democracy lessons from those who kill civilians." His comments were about Israel's war on Gaza, which has been going on for almost two years and has been criticized around the world.
(2025-08-04). Relative of photographed boy killed at Gaza aid site can't find his body. aljazeera.com The stepmother of a boy, whose killing was witnessed at a GHF site, is still looking for his body.
(2025-08-04). Hamas says open to ICRC delivering food to Israeli captives in Gaza. aljazeera.com Israeli PM earlier asked for Red Cross to intervene to help captives as just 36 aid trucks entered Gaza on Saturday.
(2025-08-04). 100,000 march across Sydney Harbour Bridge demanding end to Gaza genocide. wsws.org The massive protest, the largest since the 2003 Iraq war demonstrations, defied attempts to ban it by the NSW Labor government and the police.
(2025-08-04). Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Genocide. counterpunch.org 
As the Zionist project devolves from apartheid and ethnic cleansing to the final solution of its decades-long genocide, we also commemorate 80 years since the August 6 and August 9 nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Let us consider what are the implications of remembering the nuclear genocide in this present moment of technogenocide in Gaza.
(2025-08-04). Saturday 8/23: Seeds of Resistance: A Fundraiser to Feed Gaza. indybay.org Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists (1924 Cedar St, Berkeley CA 94709)…
(2025-08-04). Netanyahu Urges Red Cross Intervention After Shocking Gaza Hostage Videos Emerge. menafn.com (MENAFN – AsiaNet News) Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appealed to the International Committee of the Red Cross on Sunday for help aiding hostages in Gaza, as outrage built at …
(2025-08-04). Gaza student leaves France over anti-Semitic posts row. newarab.com 
A student from Gaza who had been studying in France on a scholarship left for Foreign ministery
(2025-08-04). Israel kills more Gaza aid seekers, bombs Red Crescent office. newarab.com 
The "One Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) staff member was killed and three others injured after Israeli forces targeted the Society's headquarters in Khan Younis, igniting a fire on the building's first floor," the aid organisation said in a post on X. | A video, which the PRCS said "captures the initial moments" of the attack, shows fires burning…
(2025-08-04). Palestinians across West Bank protest war on Gaza. newarab.com 
Thousands of Palestinians protested in the One of the largest marches took place in Ramallah, the seat of the
(2025-08-04). Rare fuel convoy allowed into Gaza: Egyptian media. newarab.com 
Egypt's state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV said on Sunday that two fuel trucks carrying 107 tons of diesel were set to enter Gaza, months after Israel Gaza's health ministry has said
(2025-08-04). Red Crescent staffer killed in Israeli strike on Gaza HQ. newarab.com 
(2025-08-04). UK legislation 'a serious attack' on Gaza debate: rights groups. newarab.com 
Online platforms could widen censorship of pro-Palestinian content in the UK due to the Open Rights Group, Index on Censorship and others are calling on the country's internet watchdog to provide clear advice on how platforms should identify expressions of support for terrorism, The Guardian reported on Saturday. | Failur…
(2025-08-04). US envoy Steve Witkoff 'working on plan to end Gaza war'. newarab.com 
President Donald Trump's Trump has made ending the conflict a major priority of his administration, though negotiations have faltered. Steve Witkoff is visiting Israel as its government faces mounting pressure over the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the enclave. | In a recording of the meeting, reviewed by Reuters, Witkoff is heard saying: "W…
(2025-08-04). Israeli strikes kill scores across Gaza, including aid points. newarab.com 
At least four people were killed in Gaza City's
(2025-08-04). At Hague Group Emergency Summit, 30+ Nations Seek to 'Halt the Genocide in Gaza'. cadtm.org
(2025-08-04). Thursday 8/7: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org
(2025-08-04). Panel Event: "Exposing the U.S. Role in the Gaza Genocide" rightsanddissent.org
(2025-08-04). The New York Times Does Not Fear Trump… But Bret Stephens Is Another Matter. counterpunch.org 
After the long-time skittish New York Times published a lengthy essay by the renowned genocide scholar, Prof. Omer Bartov of Brown University titled "I'm a Genocide Scholar, I Know It When I see It," the Palestinian-hater, Timescolumnist Bret Stephens immediately jumped into the Netanyahu‚Äëstyle rebuttal mode. His column was titled "No, Israel is Not Committing
(2025-08-04). Iran Condemns Desecration of Al-Aqsa Mosque. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the repeated desecration of Al-Aqsa Mosque by the extremist Zionists led by one of the criminal ministers of the Israeli regime.
(2025-08-04). President Hails Iran-Pakistan Mutual Support in Tough Times. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran and Pakistan, as two Muslim neighbors, have stood united as friends during challenging times, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said.
(2025-08-04). Massive blaze erupts in Russia after Ukrainian drone strike on huge oil depot. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Russian emergency officials say that a Ukrainian drone strike caused a big fire to start at a major oil store in Russia's Krasnodar region early Sunday morning. The store can hold 2,000 cubic meters of stuff and is in the Adler area of Sochi, a vacation city.Governor of Krasnodar Veniamin Kondratyev stated that more than 120 firefighters were sent to put out the fire. He said that the attack was part of a pattern of Ukrainian strikes on Russian infrastructure, which Kyiv sees as important to Moscow's war operations.Through Telegram, Russia's Ministry of Defense said that overnight, its air defenses sto…
(2025-08-04). Migrant boat sinks killing at least 68 people off Yemen. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – A migrant boat carrying mostly Ethiopians sank off Yemen, leaving at least 68 people dead, the UN's migration agency revealed on Monday.According to the report, search operations are still ongoing for the dozens of people who are missing at the sea.AFP cited International Organization for Migration's country chief of mission, Abdusattor Esoev, "As of last night, 68 people aboard the boat were killed, but only 12 out of 157 have been rescued so far. The fate of the missing is still unknown."The province's security directorate said the migrant boat that sank off the coast of Yemen's Abyan was carrying mo…
(2025-08-04). Russia: 1 killed, 11 after train crashes with a bus. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – A Russian train slammed into a bus, leaving one killed and tens injured near the Russian city of Saint Petersburg on Monday, local media detailed. According to initial information, the bus drove onto a railroad crossing, and when the train driver saw it, the emergency braking was used, but it was unable to prevent the collision. The October Railway Telegram channel reported that the crash occurred at 6: 11 a.m. local time. Emergency services were immediately dispatched to the accident location, and medical staff are at the scene helping injured people.–ê–≤–∞—Ä…
(2025-08-04). White House advisers defend Trump's firing of official behind jobs data. aljazeera.com Trump administration officials question data amid condemnation of dismissal of Bureau of Labor Statistics head.
(2025-08-04). Beirut Port blast victims say five years later, justice feels a bit closer. aljazeera.com The investigation was derailed by political interference, but a new government is trying to get justice back on track.
(2025-08-04). Philippines, India hold first joint naval drill in disputed South China Sea. aljazeera.com The exercise coincided with President Marcos's trip to India, where he said he would look to deepen maritime ties.
(2025-08-04). South Korea dismantles border loudspeakers to ease tensions with N Korea. aljazeera.com Seoul removes propaganda loudspeakers to signal a shift in policy under President Lee's administration.
(2025-08-04). Climate Oscillations 11: Oceanic Niño Index (ONI). wattsupwiththat.com ENSO affects weather all over the world but doesn't track the global mean surface temperature (GMST), at least for the last 35 years. Is GMST an appropriate measure of climate change?>
(2025-08-04). Trump's American-style Gleichschaltung proceeds: The closing down of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. wsws.org The extremely sinister intent and thrust of the action by the Trump administration and Congress should be patently clear.
(2025-08-04). Germany: Printing press manufacturer Heidelberg joins in war fever. wsws.org Heidelberger Druckmaschinen is joining a swathe of German engineering companies obediently following the call to restructure the economy for war.
(2025-08-04). "We're like slaves" : Stellantis Dundee worker testifies at IWA-RFC hearing on death of Ronald Adams Sr. wsws.org John, a former skilled tradesman and co-worker of Ronald Adams, described a pattern of unsafe conditions at the Michigan engine plant during the July 27 hearing on Adams' death.
(2025-08-04). Thailand's parliament proposes phoney amnesty bill. wsws.org The proposed bill has nothing to do with dropping severe charges against pro-democracy protesters and government critics, especially lèse-majesté cases that carry prison terms of up to 15 years for criticising the monarchy.
(2025-08-04). Trump targets Social Security for privatization. wsws.org The statement, made to a conference sponsored by the fascist Breitbart News, gives a glimpse of the savage attacks that the financial oligarchy plans against the working class.
(2025-08-04). Thousands of Boeing fighter jet workers strike in St. Louis. wsws.org The strike against the aerospace giant Boeing is at the same time a fight against the Trump administration, which has awarded the company a multibillion-dollar contract to build fighter jets in preparation for war against China.
(2025-08-04). Trump announces US submarine deployments in nuclear war threat against Russia. wsws.org Trump's pledges to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war have failed, and a seemingly unstoppable momentum is building up in ruling circles for a massive military escalation of the NATO conflict with Russia.
(2025-08-04). Australian childcare worker explains unsafe conditions. wsws.org An experienced early education worker outlines conditions in childcare centres, especially those run for profit, and the lack of training and experience among many younger workers.
(2025-08-04). This week in history: August 4-10. wsws.org US telephone workers strike Verizon; Dam collapse in China kills tens of thousands; Paul Robeson's passport cancelled; Ku Klux Klan march in Washington DC…
(2025-08-04). Stater Bros. workers vote overwhelmingly to strike as UFCW moves to sabotage struggle. wsws.org In a historic vote, 12,000 Stater Bros. grocery workers in Southern California have authorized a strike, but the UFCW is moving rapidly to suppress the struggle and deliver a pro-company contract.
(2025-08-04). Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner following negative July jobs report. wsws.org President Trump announced the firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Friday, following the publication by the agency of a monthly jobs report for July that showed continued weakening of the US labor market.
(2025-08-04). Misusing the Children: The UK Online Safety Act, Privacy and Censorship. counterpunch.org 
The United Kingdom can always be relied upon to supply us with the eccentric, the admirably dotty, and the odd extreme bit of adventure in policy. Lately, those mad protectors and censors with their shields of false virtue and hollow intellect have decided to launch an assault on the users of the Internet. In this,
(2025-08-04). Lula and Brazil's Unions Respond to Trump's Threats. counterpunch.org 
On July 30, US President Donald Trump declared bilateral relations with Brazil a national emergency in order to justify raising import tariffs. In a menacing statement entitled "Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Brazil," he declared: Recent policies, practices, and actions of the Government of Brazil threaten the national security, foreign
(2025-08-04). 'We save lives here': Clinicians work with Delaware police to steer people with drug, mental health issues into treatment. whyy.org 
What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What would you most like WHYY News to cover? The two babies were hungry. The youngest, just a few months old, lay in a soiled diaper. Their teenage mother slumped on a couch. | That's the scene that greeted a state trooper who responded to a 911 call from the manager of a motel north of Wilmington. The beleaguered young mother and her children were being evicted. They had no transportation, no money and nowhere to go. | The trooper realized he wasn't equipped to help the family, so he summoned Tiffany Johnson, a Delawa…
(2025-08-04). How Grassroots Labor Activist Fight Callous Policies. counterpunch.org 
Harmon Dent's congregation "adopted" an apartment building in Beaumont, Texas, and started handing out gift baskets, food, and other treats to the disadvantaged children living there. Dent, the pastor, also leads church members in donating money and time to a regional food bank that serves about 12,000 households every month through an eight-county network of nonprofits. There's
(2025-08-04). Your 401(k) Is Billionaires' Next Bailout Scam. levernews.com 
(2025-08-04). WBW News Action: 80 Years of Nukes. worldbeyondwar.org 
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| Dear {{ FirstName | default: 'Friend' }}, | Eighty years after the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we need to take this moment to press for the elimination of omnicidal weaponry. See the resources below, including the new online course that starts today. And check out the incredible video of our recent awards event with Roger Waters and Ralph Nader. Also see below the new report with which we have brought…
(2025-08-04). The Jobs Report: Why July Was Bad News. counterpunch.org 
I always caution not to make too much of a single report or single month's data, but I think we can look at the July report and say it was unambiguously bad news. The job growth number for the month wasn't bad at 73,000, but with the sharp downward revisions to the prior two months'
(2025-08-04). Ed Miliband refuses to publish details of green energy deal with China. wattsupwiththat.com MPs are up in arms over Miliband's refusal to publish details of a net zero cooperation deal signed with China.
(2025-08-04). Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup. wattsupwiththat.com Quote of the Week: "The entire world we apprehend through our senses is no more than a tiny fragment in the vastness of Nature." — Max Planck, The Universe in the Light of Modern Physics (1931)…
(2025-08-04). This is Still Tom Lehrer's Week That Was. counterpunch.org 
Six decades after Tom Lehrer adapted his songs on such then-current topics as the Second Vatican Council and the vice-presidency of Hubert Horatio Humphrey from NBC's That Was the Week That Was into his final album That Was the Year That Was, it remains clear that his works will remain relevant weeks, and years, after
(2025-08-04). Of Pedophiles and Pedociders. counterpunch.org 
"We have met the enemy and he is us." —Pogo Trump warned of the enemy within — unaware that he and his enablers are that enemy. America's decline was not ushered in by external forces. Rather, it's Trump — or to be more precise those who voted for him and who continue to support his
(2025-08-04). President Reagan's Advice to Mr. Trump on Nuclear Threats to Russia. counterpunch.org What Mr. Trump does not understand about his juvenile social messaging spewing of taunts followed by ordering US nuclear submarines closer to Russia (Russia may only have 3-4 minutes to decide if US subs have attacked)—is his ignorance of how Russia thinks. He should read President Reagan's memoir, in which he wrote: "Three years had
(2025-08-04). Ardmore artist uses human ashes to craft ceramic memorials. whyy.org 
From Delco to Chesco and Montco to Bucks, what about life in Philly's suburbs do you want WHYY News to cover? Through Daniel Hoffman's hands, ashes of the dead receive new life as art for the living. | Grieving customers send a small scoop of cremated remains to Hoffman does not operate his studio inside a cold commercial setting. He runs the small business as a one-man operation from his home in Ardmore. | "It's a personal service," H…
(2025-08-04). Eighty Years of Nuclear Terror. counterpunch.org 
Ever since the atomic bombings of Japanese cities in August 1945, the world has been living on borrowed time. The indications, then and since, that the development of nuclear weapons did not bode well for human survival, were clear enough. The two small atomic bombs dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed between
(2025-08-04). On US intervention into the Caucasus. unitedworldint.com US objectives and how the region should react. The Caucasus remains one of the world's most strategic regions, connecting Central Asia with Europe, via Türkiye, and simultaneously, Russia with Iran and the Persian Gulf, via Armenia and Azerbaijan. Efforts for a lasting peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan are overshadowed by a growing US interference into …
(2025-08-04). The Strategic Nightmare That is National Missile Defense. counterpunch.org 
The off-and-on debate that has revolved around the feasibility and dependability of Natioinal Missile Defense has been present since the Reagan administration and the mythology associated with Star Wars or the Strategic Defense Initiative. President Ronald Reagan had a huge number of chicken hawks in his administration—Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger, Deputy Defense Secretary Richard (the heart of darkness) Perle, and Perle protege Frank Gaffney, who ran his own pro-Star Wars think tank (the Center for Security Policy) on behalf of the Reagan administration. All were opposed to arms control and disar…
(2025-08-04). Happy Birthday Henry Chinaski! Bukowski's Literary Twin Turns 60. counterpunch.org 
Chinaski made his debut in 1965's Confessions of a Man Insane Enough to Live with Beasts, Bukowski's first book of prose Although Charles Bukowski's first two published works were short stories, by the late 1950s he had largely given up on prose and dove headfirst into poetry. If Bukowski's goal was getting published, the changeup was
(2025-08-04). Pakistan thwarted India's military aggression. Here's how it can win the water war. dawn.com On the morning of May 31, flow gauges on the Chenab River The bulk of Pakistan's water supplies
(2025-08-04). The questions behind our oil reserves. dawn.com The US is cosying up to Pakistan. That is a major policy shift in Washington. | Announcing a trade deal with Pakistan last Thursday, Washington
(2025-08-04). Caution against hopes | . dawn.com A celebratory — and hopeful — tone has been raised over the reduction announced by the United States in its so-called Liberation Day reciprocal The additional duties were revised just a day after US President Donald Trump announced on social media that he would help Pakistan develop its 'vast oil reserves'. | The new trade
(2025-08-04). Lahore rally to prove milestone in securing Imran's release, vows PTI. dawn.com SWABI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leaders Asad Qaiser and Shahram Khan Tarakai on Sunday said that the Tuesday's Minar-i-Pakistan They were addressing a joint press conference in their newly-established district office in Shahmansoor Town here on Sunday flanked by various other leaders of the party. | Mr Qaiser said: "With the August 5 rally, we are launching a movement for the release of our leader, securing the independence of the judiciary and the rule of…
(2025-08-04). Two varsities in Islamabad without permanent rectors as appointments stall. dawn.com ISLAMABAD: The inordinate delay in appointing rectors for Comsats University Islamabad (CUI) and the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) has raised serious questions about the efficiency of the respective supervising ministries. | While Comsats currently has a temporary rector, the position at IIUI remains vacant. Dr Mukhtar Ahmed, who had been looking after the affairs of IIUI in his capacity as The Ministry of Science and Technol…
(2025-08-04). Couple shot dead over 'honour' in Rajanpur a year after love marriage. dawn.com DERA GHAZI KHAN: A man and a woman who had married of their own free will a year ago were shot dead on Sunday, allegedly by the woman's brother in the jurisdiction of Muhammad Pur Dewan police station in Rajanpur district. | Rajanpur District Police Officer (DPO) Farooq Amjad told Dawn that Saqlain, son of Ghulam Sadiq, a resident of Muhammad Pur Dewan, had contracted marriage with Ayesha Bibi, a year ago, without the consent of her family. | He said that on Sunday, when the couple was in their house, the armed suspect barged in and opened indiscriminate fire, leaving his sister and her husband dead on the spot.
(2025-08-04). Opposition figures to 'stay underground' until bail, stay obtained. dawn.com ISLAMABAD: PTI leaders who were recently The party leaders, a maj ≠ority of whom are in Khy ≠ber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), have decided to att ≠end parliamentary sessions after getting relief from courts. | The Leader of the Opposition in National Ass ≠e ≠mbly, Omar Ayub Khan, told Dawn that all legal options would be used to get relief and till that time he and other leaders including Shibli Faraz, H…
(2025-08-04). Shifting climate gives pause to daredevil alpinists. dawn.com • Glaciers visibly receding; peaks more prone to avalanches; high temps, lack of snow making rockfalls more common
| • Season comes to a close with climbers returning from K2, Broad Peak 'empty handed' | FOR mountaineers, the mighty peaks in Gilgit-Baltistan's Karakoram range became unusually precarious this year due to changing weather patterns, which have brought with them an increase in avalanches, rockfalls and other life-threatening hazards. | The mountains are comparatively dry, having lost much snow cover, and hence prone to avalanches — sometimes several tim…
(2025-08-04). Railways to spend Rs12bn on track rehabilitation this fiscal. dawn.com LAHORE: The Pakistan Railways (PR) is going to spend Rs12bn on repair/maintenance and rehabilitation of tracks and other infrastructure projects, including signaling and communication systems, during the ongoing fiscal year while another Rs10bn has been allocated for the repair/maintenance of the rolling stock and other schemes. | On the other hand, the railways has earned a record revenue of over Rs7.48bn in the first month (July) of the ongoing fiscal year 2025-26. The revenue is Rs1.46bn more than the July of the last fiscal, Dawn has learnt. | "During the last couple of fiscal years, we did a lot of repair wo…
(2025-08-04). Cambodia pays the price for Thai internal political games. dawn.com BORDER clashes between Cambodia and Thailand are not new, but recent events highlight a deeper issue rooted not in territorial disputes, but in Thailand's internal political conflict. | Since the end of the absolute monarchy in 1932, Thailand has experienced frequent military coups. Although not officially recognised, these coups often receive implicit support from the monarchy, especially when a civilian government becomes popular among the Thai public. | Today, tensions are rising again as the Thai military strategically positions itself to challenge the government of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the…
(2025-08-04). NA session begins today amid high political tensions. dawn.com ISLAMABAD: A fresh session of the National Assembly begins today (Monday), a day ahead of PTI's countrywide protest, amid heightened political temperature due to the The session, summoned by President Asif Ali Zardari, is expected to witness strong protests from PTI lawmakers over the conviction of party members, the recent verdict on reserved seats and the disqualification of party lead…
(2025-08-04). Power division projects 25pc rise in tariff by 2034. dawn.com • Says purchase price increased by half since FY2022 and 250pc since FY2016
| • Blames rupee devaluation for hike despite near same fuel prices | ISLAMABAD: The price of electricity is expected to increase by one-fourth over the next eight years, according to a power division forecast, after a 50per cent increase in the past three years due to massive currency devaluation. | The average tariff is projected at Rs29.70 per unit by 2034, up by Rs5.70 from the existing rate of Rs24, said the power division in a working paper shared with stakeholders in the last week of July.
(2025-08-04). 140 kids among nearly 300 lives lost to monsoon: NDMA. dawn.com • Another round of rain, storms expected to hit country's northern parts today
| • Punjab gears up for sixth spell of heavy rains | ISLAMABAD: At least 299 people, including 140 children, have died and more than 700 others have been injured in The NDMA said the deluges, which began on June 26, have left a trail of de…
(2025-08-04). Grid station attacked, staff held hostage in Mangochar. dawn.com QUETTA: Nearly two dozen armed men stormed the Zard Ghulam Jan Mangochar Grid Station late on Saturday night, damaging the control room and other equipment after taking security guards and the Quetta Electric Supply Company (Qesco) staff hostage. | "Around 20 armed men attacked the 132kV grid station in the wee hours, causing massive damage to the grid station," Qesco officials said on Sunday. | The armed men snatched the 12-bore rifle from the security guards and vandalised the premises while holding the staff at gunpoint. They opened fire inside the grid station, damaging the control room, high-power transforme…
(2025-08-04). Tehran expresses willingness to join Silk Road initiative with Islamabad and Beijing. dawn.com ISLAMABAD: Iran on Sunday expressed willingness to join the Silk Road initiative with Pakistan and China to get maximum benefits from the regional connectivity. | Pakistan and Iran vowed to further expand their land and rail route linkages. | The two sides made these commitments when Iranian Minister for Roads and Urban Development, Farzaneh Sadegh, who accompanied the Iranian president on the official visit to Pakistan, participated in the joint meeting held with federal ministers Abdul Aleem Khan, Jam Kamal Khan, and Hanif Abbasi. | According to an official press release, the discussions focused on strengtheni…
(2025-08-04). 76 dead, dozens missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen. dawn.com At least 76 people have been killed and dozens are missing after a boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants sank off Yemen, in the latest tragedy on the perilous sea route, officials told AFP on Monday. | Yemeni security officials said 76 bodies had been recovered and 32 people rescued from the shipwreck in the Gulf of Aden. The UN's migration agency said 157 people were on board. | The accident occurred off Abyan governorate in southern Yemen, a frequent destination for boats smuggling African migrants hoping to reach the wealthy Gulf states. | Some of those rescued have been transferred to Yemen's Aden, near Aby…
(2025-08-04). Trailer truck crashes in Karachi's DHA, injuring 2: Rescue 1122. dawn.com A high-speed trailer truck crashed in Karachi's upscale Defence Housing Authority (DHA) on Monday morning, injuring two people, according to Rescue 1122. | The city has lately witnessed a According to a spokesperson for Rescue 1122 Sindh, the tr…
(2025-08-04). PM Shehbaz arrives in Gilgit to review monsoon damages, distribute relief funds. dawn.com Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) on Monday on a one-day visit to review the flood damages from the recent monsoon rains and distribute relief funds to the affected people. | The devastating impacts of climate cha ≠nge became more visible in GB, which has been facing heavy rains since
(2025-08-04). Critical State of the Coup and Fightback. counterpunch.org Strangely (very, very weird!), at the exact same time as the awful human destruction of Rump's Project 2025 "Juan Crow" budget and policy legislation gradually reveals itself to more and more People, the bizarro Epstein file malpractice fetish exploded in the MAGAts faces, and the satirists of South Park exposed Rump, using Jesus Christ and
(2025-08-04). China grants visa-free access to citizens of 75 countries. tvbrics.com 
New measures have made travel to the country more accessible for foreign citizens…
(2025-08-04). Iran ranks among world's top three radiopharmaceutical producers. tvbrics.com 
Tehran advances cancer care with nuclear medicine breakthroughs and global exports…
(2025-08-04). 'What I Saw in Xizang Was a Proactive, Well-Funded and Systematic Commitment to Heritage Preservation'. orinocotribune.com By Arnold August — Jul 29, 2025 | In 2023, I had the honor of visiting China's Xizang Autonomous Region as a delegate in the autumn cohort of scholars and journalists, alongside representatives from the Americas, Europe, and Australasia. I am deeply grateful to have been invited to visit Xizang. There are various reports from the ground to share. This is just one. | As someone born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, I have a deep appreciation for issues of language, identity and cultural preservation. This personal background made me particularly sensitive to what I observed in Xizang. | I am deeply interested…
(2025-08-04). USA-Workers are being deported. war on migrants. indybay.org The American public believes that there are too many immigrants. But when the media tell their stories—what they had to go through to get into the country, how they built a life here—the majority, unlike Trump and his team, do not think that deportation is a fair solution in many cases.
(2025-08-04). San Joaquin County Sued for Charging Unlawful Fees for Autopsy Records About Deaths Caused by Police. indybay.org Irvine, Calif., July 30, 2025 — The Investigative Reporting Program ("IRP") at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism filed a lawsuit against San Joaquin County challenging unlawful fees for copies of autopsy reports about deaths caused by law enforcement officers. IRP is represented by Professors Susan E. Seager and Jack Lerner with the Press Freedom Project of the Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology Clinic at UC Irvine School of Law, as well as the First Amendment Coalition.
(2025-08-04). When the unfair complain about unfairness. indybay.org Tariffs and the weak US dollar will cause massive damage to the German economy. Fifteen percent higher tariffs and a 15 percent devaluation of the dollar (since the beginning of this year) are indeed impossible for most German companies to absorb without losing market share in the US.
(2025-08-04). In Praise of Utopia. indybay.org Utopia is thus much more than an island of the blessed, where peace and equality reign and education is the highest good. Utopia is the anticipation of change in the realm of imagination. Utopia unleashes the freest thinking to devise alternatives.
(2025-08-04). Monday 8/25: Protest Against the Trump Regime. indybay.org At the corner of Ocean and Water Streets in Santa Cruz…
(2025-08-04). Thursday 8/7: Community Vigil for Awdah Hathaleen. indybay.org üìç Lake Merritt Amphitheater, Oakland, CA…
(2025-08-04). 60th Year of Medicare Celebrated – But its Under Threat. indybay.org Actions at Pier 33 and at Embarcadero Plaza…
(2025-08-04). Solidarity! Hospice East Bay NUHW Workers Strike Against Union Busting & for a Contract. indybay.org Hospice of the East Bay NUHW workers went on strike on 7/29/25 for a contract after more than a year. The workers talked about their work and also the concessions the company wants in order to get their first contract.
(2025-08-04). SF Supervisor Joel Elgardio Scheme for Sunset Dunes, the Politicians & Developers. indybay.org At a panel on contracting out and privatization of public resources of San Fancisco Albert Chow a community activist and owner of the Great Wall Hardware talked about the role of SF District 4 Supervisor Joel Elgardio who secretly met with developers to support a Sunset Dunes Park.
(2025-08-04). Funding cuts kill the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). indybay.org The rabid dog pitbull convicted felon President Donald J. Trump and his Republican myrmidons have decimated and killed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
(2025-08-04). New Trump Tariffs: Early Modelling Shows Most Economies Lose The US More Than Many. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | The global rollercoaster ride of United States trade tariffs has now entered its latest phase. | President Donald Trump's April 2 Liberation Day announcement …
(2025-08-04). Contemporary Crime Fiction Has Moved Beyond Conventional Genre Tropes Just Don't Call It 'Literary'. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | A young man is released from prison and finds work in a cemetery. A family embarks on a beach holiday in New Zealand. In each scenario, there's not a detective in sight, …
(2025-08-04). Research: Endemic Anoa And Babirusa Show Surprising Resilience On Small Islands. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Animal populations on small islands are often thought to be unlikely to survive in the long term. Continued exploitation of small islands-such as mining in Raja Ampat, …
(2025-08-04). Looking To Warm Up With A Sauna This Winter? Here Are 5 Tips To Enjoy It Safely. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Sauna bathing is booming in Australia . Once considered a luxury experience or only a Nordic tradition, saunas are now part of the everyday for many Australians. They're …
(2025-08-04). World Athletics' Mandatory Genetic Test For Women Athletes Is Misguided. I Should Know I Discovered The Relevant Gene In 1990. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | World Athletics president Sebastian Coe recently announced a new rule for women athletes, requiring mandatory genetic tests to verify their biological sex. | This test …
(2025-08-04). 5 Ingenious Things Trees Do That Human Designers Can Learn From. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Tasmania's mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans) is the world's tallest flowering plant. It can grow 100 metres tall and live for more than 600 years. | These trees play a …
(2025-08-04). NZ Is Looking For A Deal Over Trump's New Tariffs That Could Come With A High Political Price. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | When the Trump administration arbitrarily imposed 15% tariffs on New Zealand exports on August 1, up from a previously announced 10%, no one should have been …
(2025-08-04). Krissy Barrett Becomes First Woman Australian Federal Police Commissioner. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Krissy Barrett has been appointed the first female commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, replacing Reece Kershaw, who is retiring ahead of the end of his term. …
(2025-08-04). Weapons And Violence: How Does Australia Stack Up Against Other Similar Countries? menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Across five days in April 2024, seven people were killed in five separate knife-related attacks in Sydney. | Two in particular caught huge media attention: the deadly …
(2025-08-04). Bangladesh protest victim gives evidence at ex-PM trial. newarab.com 
The first witness in the trial of Bangladesh's fugitive ex-prime minister Hasina, 77, who has defied court orders to return from India to attend her trial on charges amounting to crimes against humanity, is accused of ordering a
(2025-08-04). Egypt: Arrests of content creators raises human rights concerns. newarab.com 
The The most notable arrest has been of an 18-year-old vlogger and influencer known as "Suzy el Ordoneya", with the ministry stating the detention came following "multiple…
(2025-08-04). Fury as Ben-Gvir, thousands of Israeli settlers pray at Al-Aqsa. newarab.com 
Thousands of Israeli settlers led by the country's far-right national security minister The Jerusalem Waqf said more than 3,000 Israelis entered the complex and performed prayers and rituals, according to Al Araby Al Jadeed, the Arabic-language sister site of The New Arab. | The incursion at Islam's third-holiest site occurred on Tisha B'Av, a Je…
(2025-08-04). Iran moves to remove zeros from plunging national currency. newarab.com 
The "Today's meeting of the economic commission approved the name 'rial' as the
(2025-08-04). Iran sets up new defence council after war with Israel. newarab.com 
"The The new body – which will be ch…
(2025-08-04). Israel court frees protesters arrested for waving Palestine flag. newarab.com 
The two women protesters were arrested by police on suspicion of "behaviour liable to breach public space". | The police who arrested them added that the protest was an "illegal demonstration," Is…
(2025-08-04). Israeli army chief cancels visit to US over truce failure. newarab.com 
The Israeli sources said that Zamir "linked his departure to Washington to progress towards a permanent ceasefire in t…
(2025-08-04). OPEC+ to boost oil production by 547,000 barrels per day. newarab.com 
(2025-08-04). Saudi executes eight amid death-penalty surge in the Gulf. newarab.com 
The official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that four Somalis and three Ethiopians were executed on Saturday in the southern region of Najran "for smuggling hashish into the kingdom".
(2025-08-04). Thousands join pro-Palestinian march over Sydney Harbour Bridge. newarab.com 
(2025-08-04). Tunisia's Jaouadi pushes through pain for second world gold. newarab.com 
(2025-08-04). UN says 68 African migrants killed after boat capsized off Yemen. newarab.com 
(2025-08-04). US confirms death of American killed by settlers in West Bank. newarab.com 
The US State Department on Sunday confirmed an The Palestinian Authority and witnesses reported on Thursday that
(2025-08-04). West Bank village buries Palestinian killed by Israeli settlers. newarab.com 
Residents of the occupied The man was killed during an attack involving firearms that lasted half an hour and left eight other people injured, Mayor Salah Jaber said.
(2025-08-04). Pakistan, Iran term terror main hurdle to prosperity. dawn.com 
(2025-08-04). Party politics and the NFC. dawn.com TALK of amending the National Finance Commission (NFC) award is gathering pace once again. | For several years, policymakers associated with the finance ministry, as well as political actors across different parties at the centre, have spoken about revising revenue transfers to the provinces to improve the federal government's financial position. | Such a revision would have most certainly happened earlier had it not been for the compulsions of centre-province politics (especially the PPP's strength and position on the matter) and the constitutional protection accorded to the provincial share under the 18th Amend…
(2025-08-04). Reforming the civil service. dawn.com THE institutions of governance have long needed reform and restructuring. This is apparent from the deterioration in public service delivery and people's eroding confidence in the state machinery. | Weakening of the state's institutional capacity has affected the quality of advice available to governments and meant even the most well-crafted policy cannot be effectively implemented. | The increase in the size of the civil service over the years — with federal employees now around half a million — has not made it fit for purpose or produced improvements in efficiency and reskilling of personnel. It has…
(2025-08-04). At least 68 dead after migrant boat sinks off Yemen. dawn.com A shipwreck off Yemen has killed at least 68 people, the UN's migration agency said on Monday, with dozens still missing after the boat carrying mostly Ethiopians sank. | The International Organization for Migration's country chief of mission, Abdusattor Esoev, told AFP that "as of last night, 68 people aboard the boat were killed, but only 12 out of 157 have been rescued so far. The fate of the missing is still unknown." | On Sunday, two security sources in southern Yemen's Abyan province — a frequent destination for migrant smuggling boats — gave a preliminary toll of 27 killed in the shipwreck. | D…
(2025-08-04). Sunday 8/3: Webinar: A Plea to Bring Her Son, Awdah, Home. indybay.org Zoom | http: //bit.ly/45j7e9a…
(2025-08-04). Enlaces de Red Latina sin fronteras 02.08.2025. indybay.org ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 02.08.2025 | comunicaciones e información para la liberación…
(2025-08-04). SAFTU condemns Trump's 30% tariffs on South African exports: Calls for urgent meeting. indybay.org The South African trade union federation SAFTU has protested Trump's tariffs and called for a national emergency meeting…
(2025-08-04). Corruption Galore! The Wild West Of Ed $180 Million Absconded By Charter Tony Thurmond MIA. indybay.org In a massive cover-up of illegal spending by a Sacramento charter school $180 million was spend illegally. The California Attorney General Rob Bonta has refused to criminally prosecute the crooks for the massive fraud.
(2025-08-04). Palestinian Peace Activist Killed by Israeli Settler After Being Deported by Trump. indybay.org Awda Hathaleen was described as "a teacher and an activist who struggled courageously for his people."
(2025-08-04). Saturday 9/6: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Elinor Rules for Radicals… indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite. All are welcome!
(2025-08-04). California 175 – California Admission Day Party – "Our unique journey towards freedom" indybay.org The ability to testify was a vital issue to the California State Colored Conventions because in order for Africans in American to stand equally before the law, their voices had to be heard in court. Without the ability to defend oneself in a court of law, an individual could not feel that the law was there to protect them. Testimony was of the utmost importance to the convention delegates and their communities because they needed to be able to protect their property.
(2025-08-04). Monday 9/1: Hands Across Santa Clara to Redwood City – 17 Mile Protest Along El Camino. indybay.org LABOR DAY: sidewalk along El Camino Real from Redwood City down to Santa Clara | Starts from Claremont Ave near Redwood City sign all the way to Lawrence Expressway just before on-ramp near the Santa Clara welcome bridge. | SIGN UP FOR A SEGMENT HERE: signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/937……
(2025-08-04). Sunday 9/21: UN International Day of Peace: End Racism, Build Peace Community Gathering (Castro Valley). indybay.org Lake Chabot Regional Park, | 17600 Lake Chabot Rd, | Castro Valley, CA 94546…
(2025-08-04). Friday 8/8: Forward Friday. indybay.org Google Meet Link: meet.google.com/cgy-byru-vsi…
(2025-08-04). Ro Khanna, and US House progressives, urge Palestine recognition. newarab.com 
(2025-08-04). Sudan: RSF kill 14 people as they fled El-Fasher city. albawaba.com
(2025-08-04). Panama's national strike, state repression and US imperial interests: An interview with union leader José Cambra. cadtm.org
(2025-08-04). Autumn meetings schedule] Justice for Congo: Western Imperialism in the DRC. cadtm.org
(2025-08-04). IMF-WB: Time to shut them down? cadtm.org
(2025-08-04). A look in the rearview mirror: The vicious cycle of debt. cadtm.org
(2025-08-04). The task of solidarity implies a struggle for the complete cancellation of the Third World debt. cadtm.org
(2025-08-04). AI: bubbling up. cadtm.org
(2025-08-04). Japan: stagnation and confusion. cadtm.org
(2025-08-04). Tribal elders, TTP leaders agree to cease fire in Bajaur. dawn.com
(2025-08-04). Former AJK PM Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi arrested. dawn.com
(2025-08-04). UN risk report warns world is unprepared for future crises. dawn.com
(2025-08-04). Pakistan clinch series win 2-1 after defeating West Indies by 13 runs. dawn.com
(2025-08-04). 5 family members stranded due to floods in GB rescued after 4 days. dawn.com
(2025-08-04). 'Shameless actions': Pakistan condemns Israeli ministers storming Al-Aqsa mosque. dawn.com
(2025-08-04). The Rafah Ghetto like the Warsaw Ghetto. cadtm.org
(2025-08-04). Friday 8/8: Webinar: Palestine Solidarity Announcements. indybay.org
(2025-08-04). Texas researcher faces deportation after being held for week at San Francisco airport. indybay.org
(2025-08-04). Bolivia Election Poll Shows Difficult Path for Left as Fragmentation Grows. orinocotribune.com
(2025-08-03). Thousands join pro-Palestine protest across Sydney Harbor Bridge. independent.co.ug 
SYDNEY | Xinhua | Tens of thousands of Australians marched across Sydney's iconic Harbor Bridge on Sunday to protest the ongoing war and famine in Gaza. The protest, organized by advocacy network the Palestine Action Group, went ahead on Sunday afternoon despite heavy rainfall. Thousands of protesters carrying Palestinian flags walked north across the iconic …
(2025-08-03). Israel forces shoot Palestinian boy in eye at aid site amid Gaza starvation. aljazeera.com Fifteen-year-old Abdul Rahman Abu Jazar says Israeli soldiers kept shooting at him even after he was struck by a bullet.
(2025-08-03). Where does Trump stand on Israel's starvation of Palestinians? aljazeera.com Western nations discuss Palestinian statehood, but Israel's policy to starve the Palestinians in Gaza remains intact.
(2025-08-03). Israel's attacks kill dozens more amid starvation crisis. dawn.com • Amount of aid entering Gaza 'very insufficient', German govt notes
| • Prisoners' families tell Witkoff Israeli govt won't end war 'willingly'
| • Israel's top general denies widespread starvation | GAZA: As Palestinians across Gaza Strip struggled for food, Israeli bombardment in the territory continued on Saturday with at least 30 more deaths. | Among them were 13 aid seekers. The UN human rights office in the Palestinian territories said at least 1,373 Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza had been killed since May 27. | On the other hand, seven mo…
(2025-08-03). Israel's International Isolation Has Begun. popularresistance.org We've never lived through such rapid change in the politics of Israel as we are now. Two nights ago more than half of Democratic senators — 27— voted to block some arms sales to Israel. A day before that, the UK and Canada said they will recognize a Palestinian state at the U.N, echoing France's recent statement. | These are steps that advocates for Palestinians thought might be years away. But today the world is shocked by Israel's starvation of Gaza, and the mainstream press is at last reporting the charge of genocide. | Israel's international isolation has begun.
(2025-08-03). Defying Crackdown, Australians March for Palestine across Iconic Bridge. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Thousands of Australians defied heavy rain and state opposition to march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in a powerful show of solidarity with the oppressed people of Gaza, as a last-minute court ruling thwarted efforts by authorities to block the historic demonstration.
(2025-08-03). Concrete Action Needed to Stop Gaza Tragedy: Iranian Spokesman. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baqaei called on the international community to stop issuing empty statements and start taking action to relieve the pains of innocent Gazans suffering from Israeli atrocities.
(2025-08-03). Documentary film This is Gaza: "We are trapped, not just physically, but in a siege of silence and suffocation" wsws.org Viewing This is Gaza is anger-provoking and simultaneously heart-wrenching.
(2025-08-03). The Gaza Riviera—from vision to reality: Israel's blueprint for ethnic cleansing and annexation. wsws.org The conference stemmed from President Donald Trump's February 4 announcement that the US would take over Gaza and "own it", forcing the 2.1 million Palestinians living there to leave, and turn it into the "Riviera of the Middle East."
(2025-08-03). Tens of thousands protest Israel's war on Gaza in Australia's Sydney. aljazeera.com Australia may join more than a dozen other nations in recognising the state of Palestine.
(2025-08-03). "What Was Israel Supposed To Do After October 7?" Is Asking The Wrong Question. caitlinjohnstone.com.au As Israel and its supporters continue to lose control of the narrative around the world with more and more people awakening to the reality that a genocide is taking place in Gaza, I'm seeing the resurrection of a talking point that western Israel apologists have been trying to make work off and on since this mass atrocity began. | "What was Israel supposed to do in response to October 7?" they ask confidently, taking it as a given that there is no possible answer…
(2025-08-03). Israeli forces kill 62 Palestinians in Gaza since dawn, medics say. aljazeera.com Dozens killed on Saturday include 38 Palestinians seeking aid at controversial distribution sites, according to sources.
(2025-08-03). Israel's self-investigations into its war crimes are 'political theatre', AOAV reveals. thecanary.co New analysis by Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), a London based NGO which carries out research and advocacy on the incidence and impact of global armed violence, has revealed alarming patterns in Israel's internal investigations into war crimes in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. According to AOAV's research, covering 52 publicly reported investigations between October […] | By
(2025-08-03). Gaza posts blocked on social media under UK Online Safety Act. newarab.com 
BBC Verify found that content on X and Reddit has been restricted on X for those who have not verified their age on the sites. The content includes topics from the
(2025-08-03). Egypt's state-affiliated TV says two fuel trucks set to enter Gaza. moderndiplomacy.eu CAIRO, Aug 3 (Reuters) — Egypt's state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV said on Sunday that two fuel trucks carrying 107 tons of diesel were set to enter Gaza, months after Israel restricted the entry of goods and aid into the Palestinian enclave. Gaza's health ministry has said fuel shortages were hindering the operation of hospitals, …
(2025-08-03). Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian march over Sydney Harbour Bridge. moderndiplomacy.eu SYDNEY, Aug 3 (Reuters) — Tens of thousands of demonstrators braved pouring rain to march across Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge on Sunday calling for peace and aid deliveries in the war-torn Gaza Strip, where a humanitarian crisis has been worsening. Nearly two years into a war that Palestinian authorities say has killed more than 60,000 …
(2025-08-03). Israeli Forces Kill 104 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours. news.antiwar.com Gaza's Health Ministry said on Sunday that Israeli forces killed 104 Palestinians and wounded 866 over the previous 24-hour period as US-backed Israeli strikes and the killing of aid seekers continue. The Health Ministry said that the bodies of 15 Palestinians killed in previous Israeli attacks were also recovered. "A number of victims are still …
(2025-08-03). Report Reveals Israel's Intimidation Campaign Against ICC Chief to Thwart Gaza War Crimes Probe. orinocotribune.com An investigative report has uncovered an intensifying intimidation campaign targeting British ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan, revealing extraordinary details of threats and warnings aimed at forcing him to drop the probe into Israeli war crimes in Gaza. | The
(2025-08-03). For Media, Trying to Help Gazans Survive Turns Heroes Into Zeroes. scheerpost.com Chris Smalls Senate Budget Committee. United States Senate Committee on the Budget, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons | 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 Jim Naureckas / US med…
(2025-08-03). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC president calls for urgent collective action by states to end abhorrent suffering in Gaza. icrc.org The following is a statement attributable to ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric on the humanitarian situation in Gaza…
(2025-08-03). CLC on the unspeakable situation in Gaza and what can only be described as genocide. documents.clcctc.ca Recognition of Palestinian statehood is a critical first step, but it alone will not stop the suffering in Gaza.
(2025-08-03). International Sociological Association suspends Israeli Sociological Society over refusal to condemn genocide. mondoweiss.net 
The suspension of the Israeli Sociological Society by the International Sociological Association marks a significant milestone in the international academic boycott of Israel.
(2025-08-03). Genocide Convention: Liable of Arrest and Punishment. Heads of State, Heads of Government Supportive of Genocide against the People of Palestine. globalresearch.ca Providing the Peace Movement with the means to confront national governments and question their political legitimacy. Legal procedures against politicians who are "complicit in genocide" under Article III (e) should be contemplated.
(2025-08-03). International Sociological Association bars Israeli public institutions from membership over refusal to condemn genocide. mondoweiss.net The suspension of the Israeli Sociological Society by the International Sociological Association marks a significant milestone in the international academic boycott of Israel.
(2025-08-03). Zionists Accuse Yves Engler Of Genocide Denial. popularresistance.org Yves Engler is a Canadian activist, a candidate to lead Canada's New Democratic Party , and the author of many books about Canadian foreign policy, including Canada and Africa, 300 years of Aid and Exploitation . Shortly after he announced his candidacy to lead Canada's New Democratic Party, B'nai Brith produced a press release accusing him of denying the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, which others call the Rwandan Genocide. I spoke to him this week. | ANN GARRISON: Yves Engler, what is B'nai B'rith , and why do you think they have suddenly attacked you over something you wrote eight years ago about the Rw…
(2025-08-03). CUPE Presser: Reinstate Paramedic Katherine Grzejszczak. socialistproject.ca Paramedic and CUPE Ontario executive board member Katherine Grzejszczak fights for reinstatement to her job. She was fired by York Region for an anti-war comment she made on Facebook. | The state of Israel is intensifying the genocide and forced displacement of Palestinians. Despite the Canadian government making condemning statements they continue to send military goods and maintain normal relations with Israel. As workers we must be able to speak freely to organize an end to this horror. We refuse to be silenced and will continue supporting each other. | 0: 00 Krista Laing: chair of CUPE Ontario's municipa…
(2025-08-03). Gagauzia — a new flashpoint for expanding war in eastern Europe. workers.org 
The author, Artem Balabaka — a pseudonym for security reasons — is a Ukrainian left-wing journalist and peace activist in exile since 2018 from the repressive neo-Nazi regime currently governing Kiev. Many who live in the region of the years-long U.S./NATO proxy war with Russia in Ukraine are closely watching . . . |
(2025-08-03). Biggest AIM-120 Missile Order Ever Just Signed By Pentagon. twz.com 
The Pentagon has signed a record $3.5 billion contract with Raytheon to procure Both Raytheon and the U.S. Air Force declined to say how many missiles will be provided under the contract. AIM-120s can cost over $1M per example, depending on variant. | An F-35 Lightning II launches an AIM-120…
(2025-08-03). Cyber Blow Exposes Israeli Pilots Involved in Iran Attacks (+Video). tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The identities and images of Israeli pilots involved in the recent 12-day imposed war and aerial assault against Iran have been exposed for the first time.
(2025-08-03). Iranian President Urges Muslim Cooperation in Pakistan Visit. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — During an official visit to Pakistan, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for unity and collaboration among Muslims in the scientific, industrial, and agricultural fields to effectively address the needs of Islamic nations and stand against external pressures.
(2025-08-03). Iran, Japan Can Lead Global Movement to Eliminate WMDs: Araqchi. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi proposed that Iran and Japan could lead a global movement to abolish weapons of mass destruction.
(2025-08-03). Iran's Missile, Drone Power Unscathed, Fit for Combat: Army Chief. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Commander of the Iranian Army Major General Amir Hatami highlighted the country's preparedness for military confrontation with the enemies with its unfaltering missile and drone capabilities.
(2025-08-03). Iran, Pakistan Ink 12 Cooperation Deals. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Top officials from Iran and Pakistan signed 12 cooperation agreements in a range of fields during an official presidential visit to Islamabad.
(2025-08-03). Regional Consensus Necessary for Action against Israel: Pezeshkian. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — It is imperative for regional countries to achieve a consensus on plans to counter the Zionist regime's acts of aggression, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said during a visit to Pakistan.
(2025-08-03). Corbyn and Sultana's new party—In their own words. wsws.org Sultana and Corbyn cleave to the politics of the golden mean, a fair social contract which can be struck in Parliament while avoiding a struggle between classes.
(2025-08-03). Experts say Israel's West Bank demolitions aim to drive Palestinians away. aljazeera.com Israel is carrying out more demolitions this year than in any other year of the occupation, which began in 1967.
(2025-08-03). All five miners trapped after copper mine collapse in Chile found dead. aljazeera.com Some 100 people were involved in search for workers at El Teniente copper mine, the world's largest underground mine.
(2025-08-03). More than 65 refugees and migrants die in boat sinking off Yemeni coast. aljazeera.com Rescue operations are ongoing to find dozens more missing, local authorities say.
(2025-08-03). Pakistan's Sharif hosts Iran's Pezeshkian, agrees to security, trade boost. aljazeera.com Agreements, including for energy and trade sectors, have been signed during the two-day visit of Iranian president.
(2025-08-03). Rallies held in Brazil in support of embattled Bolsonaro facing legal peril. aljazeera.com The ex-president, accused of seeking to overturn the 2022 election that he lost, has been backed by US's Trump.
(2025-08-03). Texas Democrats leave state to block vote on new House map backed by Trump. aljazeera.com US president has urged Republicans to redraw map to help the party net a handful of seats in the midterms next year.
(2025-08-03). Threats and intimidation stalling top ICC prosecutor's Israel case: Report. aljazeera.com Report says Karim Khan 'privately threatened' by then-Foreign Secretary David Cameron with UK's withdrawal from court.
(2025-08-03). The real reason the West is warmongering against China. aljazeera.com China's spectacular economic development has brought up the price of its labour and dwindled Western corporate profits.
(2025-08-03). England and India Test series heads to Monday morning thriller. aljazeera.com England needs 35 more runs to beat India as fifth Test thriller goes to the last day of the five-match cricket series.
(2025-08-03). Norris wins Hungary F1 GP in McLaren one-two. aljazeera.com United Kingdom's Lando Norris holds off McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri of Australia to win Hungarian Grand Prix.
(2025-08-03). Hamas video of emaciated captive sparks outrage amid Witkoff's Israel visit. aljazeera.com US envoy Steve Witkoff met with Israeli families, as outrage grew over a new video of an emaciated captive held by Hamas…
(2025-08-03). Why Shutter USAID? counterpunch.org Pallets of food and water bound for Port-au-Prince. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Candice Villarreal/Released. Pallets of food and water bound for Port-au-Prince. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Candice Villarreal/Released. Pallets of food and water bound for Port-au-Prince. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class […] | To read this article, log in
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(2025-08-03). Ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith faces investigation by independent political watchdog. whyy.org The Office of Special Counsel confirmed Saturday that it was investigating Smith on allegations he engaged in political activity th…
(2025-08-03). Animal Alliance in New Jersey announces plans to expand, merge with Hunterdon Humane Animal Shelter. whyy.org From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? A leading animal protection group in New Jersey has big expansion plans. | "We're the surviving entity as they say in merger terminology, so it'
(2025-08-03). Chinese Media: AI Investment Should be Diverted to Climate Action. wattsupwiththat.com "… Trillions of dollars of bubble-inflating equity investment continue to pour into tech stocks while critical areas … such as climate change alleviation continue to go underfunded. …"
(2025-08-03). Oreskes' Embrace of the "Victory Will Be Achieved" Memos, Redux, in Honolulu v Sunoco — Big, big mistake. wattsupwiththat.com Luckily, someone smarter than me preserved an Internet Archive version of the original AP story, with the two Oreskes paragraphs intact.
(2025-08-03). Barclays follows HSBC in exit from banking industry's net zero alliance. wattsupwiththat.com From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT By Paul Homewood Another bank sees the light! From the Guardian: Barclays has become the second UK bank to withdraw from a…
(2025-08-03). UAH v6.1 Global Temperature Update for July, 2025: +0.36 deg. C. wattsupwiththat.com The Version 6.1 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for July, 2025 was +0.36 deg. C departure from the 1991-2020 mean, down from the June, 2025 anomaly of +0.48 deg. C.
(2025-08-03). Police-involved shooting under investigation after road rage incident in Bensalem. whyy.org This story originally appeared on A police shooting following a road rage incident in Bensalem, Bucks County, is under investigation Saturday night. Investigators say this all started when a motorcyclist threatened a driver with a gun. | Police say this all started around 5: 45 p.m. on Woodhaven Road and Route 13 in Bensalem. A driver and a motorcyclist were traveling northbound on Route 13, when police say they got into a dispute. | The driver immediately called police when the man riding the m…
(2025-08-03). Here's what you missed during Philly's influential tri-state Black Chamber tour to prepare for 2026. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Despite a year marked by political shifts, inflation and new tariffs, Black-owned businesses still have pathways to opportunities for contracting with the state, county and city-level municipalities, according to the Philadelphia is bracing for a wave of global attention in 2026 as the city prepares to welcome a surge of vi…
(2025-08-03). Pa. election 2025: What you need to know before you vote. whyy.org Here's what voters should know before the commonwealth's general election on Nov. 4, from voter deadlines to who's on the ballot in Philadelphia and statewide.
(2025-08-03). The Secret Behind the Secret. counterpunch.org I'd like to be a pig. Man alone can be ridiculous. — Gaugin Last night I had a strange dream. I was sitting in an old Uptown lounge called the Saxony. It was darkest midday and the only other occupant of the place was a very old and sickly man. He leaned into me, trying […] | To read this article, log in
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(2025-08-03). 'They roll right over': Many Democrats call their party weak and ineffective, poll finds. whyy.org Many Democrats see their political party as "weak" or "ineffective," according to a poll that finds considerable pessimism within Democratic ranks. Republicans are more complimentary of their party, although a small but significant share describe the GOP as "greedy" or say it is generally "bad." | The poll conducted by Respondents were asked to sh…
(2025-08-03). LEVER WEEKLY: About That Pre-Bribe… levernews.com 
This is Lever Weekly, a recap of our work from the past week. If you only read one email from us all week, this should be it. | There is a concerted effort to silence critical media. If you are able, Join The Fight | | Here's what The Lever published this we…
(2025-08-03). Brazil opens world's largest mosquito factory to fight arbovirus infections. tvbrics.com 
It will produce 100 million eggs a week and more than 5 billion a year…
(2025-08-03). BRICS News Digest for the previous week. tvbrics.com 
We will tell you what has happened in economics, politics, culture, science and education in the BRICS countries…
(2025-08-03). Malaysia aims to become Southeast Asia's AI and green tech leader by 2030. tvbrics.com 
The Malaysian government plans to focus on adopting local technological innovations to drive economic growth…
(2025-08-03). Four workers die after falling into a manhole in Japan. aljazeera.com Officials say the workers were conducting an emergency inspection of sewage pipes when the accident took place.
(2025-08-03). US museum denies political pressure in removal of Trump impeachment display. aljazeera.com Smithsonian Institution says it will update exhibit to reflect all impeachments of US presidents following backlash.
(2025-08-03). US Senate confirms former Fox News host Pirro as DC top prosecutor. aljazeera.com Former Fox News host Pirro secures Senate confirmation with 50-45 vote, becoming US attorney for the nation's capital.
(2025-08-03). BMA nabs nearly 10 000 illegal border crossers in first quarter. sanews.gov.za BMA nabs nearly 10 000 illegal border crossers in first quarter | The Border Management Authority (BMA) intercepted and deported nearly 10 000 people attempting to cross the border illegally during the first quarter of the financial year. | This is according to BMA Commissioner Dr Michael Masiapato who briefed the media on the first quarter performance of the agency on Sunday. | "Of the 9 954 persons, 5 826 were undocumented, 2 127 were inadmissible and 2 001 were undesirables. In this instance, the majority of the intercepted and deported individuals were Basotho, Zimbabweans and Mozambicans. | "Incrementally si…
(2025-08-03). Generation fleet is building momentum – Eskom. sanews.gov.za Generation fleet is building momentum – Eskom | Eskom says its generation fleet is showing ongoing momentum with more than half of coal-fired power stations operating with an Energy Availability Factor (EAF) exceeding 70%. | Some three stations are operating at an EAF of more than 90%. | "The power system continues to operate reliably, supported by an improved Energy Availability Factor, which reflects progress in plant performance and enables Eskom to meet winter electricity demand effectively. | "When system constraints do arise, they are managed through the targeted use of emergency reserves during morning an…
(2025-08-03). Report on South African Veterinary Council election process. sanews.gov.za Report on South African Veterinary Council election process | Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has requested a full report on the recent election process of the South African Veterinary Council (SAVC). | According to the department, concerns have been raised about the transparency and procedural integrity of the process. | "These include inconsistent and conflicting communications to registered veterinary professionals regarding voting deadlines that created confusion and may have resulted in the exclusion of some eligible participants. | "In addition, questions have emerged about the eligibility of certain…
(2025-08-03). Treasury addresses inflation targeting reports. sanews.gov.za Treasury addresses inflation targeting reports | National Treasury has dismissed reports that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will make a pronouncement on inflation targeting during the upcoming Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement. | This after the South African Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee announced that it prefers to target inflation at some 3%. | "As a result of this announcement, an expectation has been created that the Minister of Finance will make an announcement at the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) confirming this move to a 3% target. Minister Godongwana has no plans to do this.
(2025-08-03). Body of man who drowned himself, two children found at sea near China Port. dawn.com KARACHI: The body of the man who An Edhi spokesperson added that when their lifeguards resumed the search operation on Saturday morning, they found the body of Aurangzeb Alam floating at sea near China Port. | The bodies of the two minor children — Ahmed and Ayat — were found at Seaview on Friday morning. | The man with his minor son and daughter had jumped into the sea near a waterfront high-rise bui…
(2025-08-03). PTI Islamabad announces plan to block roads from today. dawn.com ISLAMABAD: After failing to obtain permission from the district administration to hold a workers' convention on PTI Islamabad chapter head Aamir Mughal said that, under the "guerrilla struggle," they would block various main roads and share the message of Imran Khan. | "However, workers will disperse before the arrival of police. Our goal is to record the prote…
(2025-08-03). Pakistan loses ground to rivals with new 19pc US tariff. dawn.com ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's value-added textile sector has raised alarms over the United States' recent The new tariff, added on top of existing duties, is seen as significantly higher than expected, undermining hopes for improved trade relations and market share, particularly in comparison to regional competitors such as Vietnam and Bangladesh. | Industry leaders argue that the new tariff stru…
(2025-08-03). India returns body of drowned AJK teen. dawn.com MUZAFFARABAD: Indian authorities handed over the body of a teenager from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), who had drowned in the Neelum River, to Pakistani officials at a footbridge in Chilyana on Saturday. | Shahzad Manzoor, 18, drowned on July 3 while bathing in the river near Shaikh Bela village, officials said. | Despite efforts by locals, the body couldn't be traced for 17 days until it was spotted along the left bank of the river in the Keran village of India-held Kashmir. | On July 20, images and videos circulated by AJK residents showed Indian army personnel and residents retrieving a body from the riverban…
(2025-08-03). PTI slams govt fears over arrival of Imran's sons. dawn.com ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram said that the regime, terrified by the prospect of the incarcerated PTI Patron-in-Chief Imran Khan's children In a statement on Saturday, PTI CIS lashed out at the government for labelling the PTI founder's sons as foreigners. He made it clear that they were Pakistani nationals who possessed National Identity Cards for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOPs), and therefore have every legal and…
(2025-08-03). Thousands of young Catholics flood Rome for Pope-led vigil. dawn.com ROME: Thousands of young Catholics began assembling on Saturday for an evening prayer led by Pope Leo XIV, the culmination of a week-long pilgrimage and a key event in the jubilee year that is expected to draw up to a million people. | The "Jubilee of Youth" — when the Vatican invites Catholics aged 18 to 35 to the seat of the global Church's power — has seen young pilgrims from around the world flood Rome, waving flags, singing or praying in groups. | It comes nearly three months after Leo, 69, the first American pontiff, began his papacy, and 25 years after the last such massive youth gathering in…
(2025-08-03). Two killed, one injured in Sui bomb blast. dawn.com DERA MURAD JAMALI: Two people were killed and another injured in a roadside bomb explosion in the Sui area of Dera Bugti district on Saturday. | According to Levies officials, the incident took place in the Kanjo Saghari area of Sui, where an improvised explosive device (IED) planted along the roadside was detonated with a remote control. | The blast killed two individuals on the spot, identified as Washo and Zahid, while another person, Sada, sustained injuries. | Local authorities shifted the bodies and the injured to a nearby hospital. Later, the bodies were handed over to the families after necessary procedur…
(2025-08-03). 5.1 magnitude quake jolts Isalamabad, northern region. dawn.com ISLAMABAD: A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook Islamabad, Rawalpindi and surrounding regions in the early hours of Saturday, swaying buildings and causing panic, but there were no reports of damage or casualties. | The United States Geological Survey reported the quake struck at approximately 2: 03am and was centred 58 kilometres southeast of Farkhar, Afghanistan's Takhar province. The epicentre was located in the geologically active Hindu Kush mountain range. | The USGS recorded its depth at 122.6 kilometres, while other initial reports cited a depth of 114 kilometres. | Residents in Islamabad and Rawalpindi reporte…
(2025-08-03). Quetta honour killing case moved to trial court. dawn.com QUETTA: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Quetta on Saturday rejected a police request to extend the physical remand of a tribal leader and another man accused in Digari honour killing case, ordering the The suspects, Sardar Sher Baz Satakzai and co-accused Mohammad Bashir, were presented before the ATC after the completion of a 10-day remand. | Police sought to prolong the remand, but the court, overseen by Judge Muhammad Ali Mubeen, declined the…
(2025-08-03). Heavy rain likely from tomorrow amid urban flooding risk. dawn.com RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast more rain, with wind-thundershowers in the upper and central regions of the country over the coming week. The department has asked provincial disaster management authorities and district administrations to take preventive measures against possible urban flooding. | According to the PMD, weak monsoon currents continue to move into the upper and central regions of the country and are expected to intensify from Aug 4. A westerly wave is forecast to strengthen on Aug 5. From Aug 4 to 7, rain, wind and thundershowers, with isolated heavy falls, are…
(2025-08-03). Children among six dead in shell explosion, quadcopter strike in Lakki Marwat. dawn.com LAKKI MARWAT: Five children and a man were killed and at least 15 others injured, including four women, in two separate incidents on Saturday involving a mortar shell The first incident occurred on Saturday morning in the Langerkhel Surband area, where children playing in the fields discovered an unexploded mortar shell and brought it back to their village.
(2025-08-03). Indian jets walked into ambush due to 'intel failure'. dawn.com • Report says faulty intelligence about range of PL-15 missile gave Rafale pilots 'false sense of security'
| • Pakistani officials say electronic assault on Indian communications systems reduced situational awareness | ISLAMABAD: India's intelligence failure was central to the hour-long air Reuters inter…
(2025-08-03). Irrigation shortfall feared as Mangla's filling slows. dawn.com • The dam is holding 4.3MAF of water against its capacity of 7.3MAF
| • Below average inflows in Jhelum mean water in reservoir increases only a few inches each day | LAHORE: Despite record The drop in inflows has also slowed the filling of the Mangla Dam, one of the country's two biggest reservoirs. | Inflows in t…
(2025-08-03). Terrorists agree to leave civilian areas as jirga held in Bajaur. dawn.com BAJAUR: Terrorists in Bajaur district have conditionally agreed to vacate civilian areas, but would not leave the district completely, sources said on Saturday. | The second round of They told Dawn that talks between the 50-member peace jirga and terrorist leaders were held in the Lowi Mamund tehsil. | The terrorists had requested a day's time at the Friday meeting to consult their leadership over the jirga's…
(2025-08-03). Repatriation orders spark panic among Afghans with PoR cards. dawn.com PESHAWAR: The federal government's decision to The interior ministry on Thursday issued a special regulatory order (SRO), saying PoR cards expired on June 30 this year, rendering their holders' stay in the country unlawful. It empowered district administration, police, prosecution, prisons and all other authorities to take appropriat…
(2025-08-03). Last-ball hero Holder lifts West Indies over Pakistan in T20. dawn.com Jason Holder smashed a four on the final ball to give West Indies a dramatic two-wicket victory over Pakistan on Saturday, lifting the hosts level in their T20 international series. | On the same night he took four wickets to reach a West Indies T20I record 81 for his career — breaking Dwayne Bravo's old mark of 78 — Holder went 16 not out and West Indies ended a horrid losing streak with zero balls to spare. | Pakistan, which
(2025-08-03). Pakistan, Iran vow to further boost ties during President Pezeshkian's visit. dawn.com 
President Asif Ali Zardari hosted Iranian President Dr Masoud Pezeshkian at the Presidency on Sunday, where they had a meeting during the latter's two-day visit to Pakistan. | Pakistan and Iran share close ties and have signed multiple According to a statement from the Presidency, both sides "reaffirmed their commitment to further broaden bilateral cooperation in diverse fields" and "emphasised the importance of enhancing bilateral ties in wide-ranging and mutually beneficial areas". | President Zardari was quote…
(2025-08-03). Cop martyred in Bannu checkpoint attack as retaliatory fire kills 3 militants. dawn.com Funeral prayers were held Sunday morning for a police constable martyred in a terrorist attack on a checkpoint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu district, where an exchange of fire also left three terrorists dead and three policemen injured. | Over the past few months, multiple areas of KP — including Bannu, Peshawar, Karak, Lakki Marwat and Bajaur — have seen a Bannu Reg…
(2025-08-03). Russia cancels tsunami warning for Kamchatka after quake, dormant volcano erupts. dawn.com Russia's Ministry for Emergency Services lifted a tsunami warning for the Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday after a 7.0-magnitude The ministry had said earlier on the Telegram messaging app that expected wave heights were low, but warned people to move away from the shore. | The Pacific Tsunami Warning System, which gauged the quake at 7.0, said, however, there was no tsunami warning after the quake. The US Geological Survey also said the earthquake was at a magnitude of 7. | Overnight, the Krasheninnikov Volcano in Kamchatka e…
(2025-08-03). India wraps up mass Hindu pilgrimage in held Kashmir with 415,000 attendees. dawn.com More than 400,000 Hindus took part in a month-long pilgrimage in Indian-held Kashmir, authorities said, shrugging off security worries weeks after a military conflict with Pakistan. | The pilgrimage Official Vijay Kumar Bidhuri said in a statement late on Saturday that 415,000 pilgrims had taken part. | Many of the faithful began their trek to the Amarnath ice…
(2025-08-03). Death toll from monsoon rains climbs to 299, including 140 children: NDMA. dawn.com The nationwide death toll from monsoon rains has risen to 299, up from 234, as the season that began in late June continues to cause widespread devastation, the National Disaster Management Authority said on Sunday, according to state-owned Monsoon
(2025-08-03). Filmmakers try to cash in on India-Pakistan war. dawn.com 
Indian filmmakers are locking up the rights to movie titles that can profit from the patriotism fanned by a The nuclear-armed rivals exchanged
(2025-08-03). 'Broken system': Experts stress need for supportive legal, civil forums in Pakistan. dawn.com 
Experts from various professions assailed systemic injustice in Pakistan on Sunday, stressing the need for legal and civil institutions to be supportive and have a holistic approach. | The observations came during a plenary session of the As the session, brimming with participants of all ages, began exploring Pakistan's legal landscape, National Commission for Human Rights (N…
(2025-08-03). Ex-AJK PM Abdul Qayyum Niazi arrested in Bhimber area under MPO. dawn.com The former prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi, was arrested on Sunday over violations of the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance (MPO), a police official told Dawn.com. | Niazi in 2022 tendered his The MPO law in Pakistan allows authorities to detain individuals without trial for up to 90 days to prevent threats to public peace and safety. | Mirpur D…
(2025-08-03). Top Trump aide accuses India of financing Russia's war in Ukraine. dawn.com A top aide to United States President Donald Trump on Sunday accused India of effectively financing Russia's war in Ukraine by "What he (Trump) said very clearly is that it is not acceptable for India to continue financing this war by purchasing the oil from Russia," said Stephen Miller, deputy chief of staff at the White House and one of Trump's most influential aides. | Miller's criticism was some of the stro…
(2025-08-03). Norris wins in Hungarian Grand Prix to trim Piastri lead as McLaren reel off another 1-2. dawn.com Lando Norris trimmed McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri's lead in the drivers' world championship to just nine points on Sunday when he switched tactics to lead him home by just 0.698 seconds in a thrilling finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix. | The 25-year-old Briton, who moved from a two-stop strategy to one stop, held off series leader Piastri, on fresher tyres, over the closing laps of a strategic contest to claim McLaren's 200th victory and their record 13th win in Hungary. | It was Norris's first win at the Hungaroring in the event's 40th race, avenging his 'team orders' defeat in 2024 when Piastri claimed his m…
(2025-08-03). Imran 'not leaving the country', says KP CM Gandapur. dawn.com Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Sunday dismissed rumours of PTI founder Imran Khan leaving the country under a deal, describing them as attempts to weaken the provincial government. | According to a statement issued today by his focal person for digital media Yar Muhammad Niyazi, Gandapur also rubbished The PTI founder said in a "clear message" to Gandap…
(2025-08-03). Indian army officer booked for assaulting staff at Srinagar Airport: local media. dawn.com An Indian army officer on Sunday was booked for allegedly assaulting four airport employees at Srinagar Airport on July 26 after they asked him to pay an excess baggage fee, Indian outlet The Times of India (TOI) The passenger, flying from Srinagar to Delhi, left the staff with severe injuries after allegedly attacking them with punches, kicks and even a queue stand. | "The airline says…
(2025-08-03). Weather sends gripping England-India Test into final day. dawn.com England had moved to within 35 runs of securing a famous victory over India when bad light and torrential rain ended an extraordinary fourth day of the final Test at The Oval on Sunday. | Harry Brook and Joe Root shared a superb fourth-wicket partnership of 195 to put England on the brink of completing a With India on the ropes, however, and England needing only another 73 runs, Brook played a wild stroke and skied a catch to depart for 11…
(2025-08-03). US Threatens Colombia with Aid Cut for Not Aligning with Its Interests. globalresearch.ca The United States Congress is debating a 50% cut in economic aid to Colombia for various social programs. This will affect key sectors for Gustavo Petro's government, but could also be an opportunity for Colombia to diversify its sources of …
(2025-08-03). 2 of 20,586 Misusing the Children: The UK Online Safety Act, Privacy and Censorship. dissidentvoice.org The United Kingdom can always be relied upon to supply us with the eccentric, the admirably dotty, and the odd extreme bit of adventure in policy. Lately, those mad protectors and censors with their shields of false virtue and hollow intellect have decided to launch an assault on the users of the Internet. In this, …
(2025-08-03). Action Together NJ Urged to Protect NJ's Public Schools from IHRA Defunding and Other Threats. fightbackbetter.com This message to Action Together NJ (ATNJ) and one of its lead coordinators Uyen Khuong is follow up to an…
(2025-08-03). 80 Years Ago: The "Satanic Nature" and Criminality of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. globalresearch.ca When on August 6 and 9, 1945 the United States killed 200-300 thousand innocent Japanese civilians with atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they did so intentionally. It was an act of sinister state terrorism, unprecedented by the nature of the weapons…
(2025-08-03). The GENIUS Act and the National Bank Acts of 1863-64: Taking a Cue from Lincoln. Ellen Brown. globalresearch.ca This month Congress passed the
(2025-08-03). Ambassador: Zimbabwean farmers ready to purchase Belarusian machinery. eng.belta.by According to the ambassador, four service centers for Belarusian machinery have been opened in Zimbabwe.
(2025-08-03). Belarusian Railways chief explains changes in cargo logistics. eng.belta.by The Belarusian Railways network transports over 100 million tonnes of goods annually, handling both domestic shipments and international trade for the country's organizations and industrial enterprises.
(2025-08-03). Lukashenko sends professional holiday greetings to Belarusian railway workers. eng.belta.by The president recalled that the proud labor traditions of Belarusian railway workers were established with the opening of the first railway section in Belarus, linking Porechye and Grodno.
(2025-08-03). Analyst: West stays committed to continuing Ukraine war. eng.belta.by "The West is proceeding with a war continuation logic, despite all of Trump's maneuvers while solving his own task. His goal is to extricate the USA from direct confrontation with Russia. But this by no means signifies an end to the war against Russia," he stated.
(2025-08-03). Belarusian Railways set to increase Minsk-Moscow line service frequency. eng.belta.by In January-June 2025 Belarusian Railways transported over 28 million passengers across all routes, with domestic travel accounting for 93.1% of the total volume.
(2025-08-03). Expert analyzes Russian military tactics in Ukraine. eng.belta.by The expert emphasized the conflict's unprecedented nature, particularly regarding widespread drone warfare and other modern combat specifics. Despite these challenges, Russian forces continue offensive operations.
(2025-08-03). Scientist comments on CIS model AI law. eng.belta.by The document represents the first legislative framework specifically targeting AI technologies. It regulates public relations concerning AI, covering all stages including design, research, development, and maintenance, and has been recommended for adoption in CIS member states' national legislations.
(2025-08-03). Seminar to explore Minsk regional archaeological heritage on 15 August. eng.belta.by The event will spotlight regional tourism opportunities and promote networking among Belarusian travel professionals.
(2025-08-03). Belarus claim gold, bronze at 2025 European Shooting Championships. eng.belta.by The qualification round saw 44 female competitors, with Katsiaryna Ivanova advancing to the final eight with the second-best score and Aliaksandra Piatrova qualifying fourth.
(2025-08-03). Belarus clinch 2025 Continental Futsal Championship bronze. eng.belta.by In the bronze medal match on 3 August, Aleksandr Chernik's squad dominated Chinese Taipei with a 6-1 victory.
(2025-08-03). Trump's Dystopian Use of Tariffs for Punishment and Blackmail. globalresearch.ca Trump is punishing India with 25% tariffs and topping off the icing with additional tariffs for buying oil from Russia. | Revealing to China and Brazil that an alliance with America is not the stable course of the future. To quote …
(2025-08-03). The Law of the Fittest. Trump says "The War in Ukraine is not My Problem…" . Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca First published on May 16, 2025 | President Trump said that "the war in Ukraine is not my problem." This is true in the sense that the war started in 2014 with the Maidan Square coup led by President Obama's Administration, …
(2025-08-03). Israel destroys Palestinian seed bank facilities in West Bank. newarab.com 
Israeli bulldozers demolished facilities belonging to the Palestinian seed bank in the The facilities and propagules (used to give rise to new plants) were torn down on Thursday by Israeli authorities in the Fouad Abu Saif, Director General of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, which is responsible for the seed bank, said th…
(2025-08-03). Rival protests face off outside a London hotel housing migrants. newarab.com 
Several hundred protesters waving Union Jacks gathered outside the Thistle City Barbican Hotel in central London, calling for it to be closed as housing for migrants. Chants including "Scum" and "Britain is full" were directed at the hotel. | Police separated the…
(2025-08-03). Video: Donald Trump and the Semiconductor Crisis. "Where are the Microchips?" The Strategic Role of Taiwan's TSMC. globalresearch.ca This article first published on May 13, 2025v consists in a overview of the semiconductor crisis which commenced in 2020, followed by a review of Taiwan's powerful semiconductor manufacturing conglomerate (TSMC) which is involved in production in Taiwan, the …
(2025-08-03). Guess Who Are the Real Protagonists of Anti-Semitism. globalresearch.ca First published on July 6, 2024 | We are witnessing accusations of anti-semitism, in colleges and universities, coupled with police intervention, arrests, prison sentences, for all those who act in solidarity with the people of Palestine. | But there something very fishy …
(2025-08-03). Video: The Criminalization of Politics. Michel Chossudovsky and Drago Bosnic. globalresearch.ca First published on July 12, 2025 | This video program focusses on the criminalzation of politics and the demise of the historical structure of elected democratic governments committed to the Welfare State. | It also addresses the issue of "World Government" under …
(2025-08-03). 80 Years Ago: The Moral Legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Prof Rodrigue Tremblay. globalresearch.ca [We repost this article by Prof. Rodrigue Tremblay in commemoration of the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. First published by GR on August 8, 2010] | "We have discovered the most terrible bomb in the history …
(2025-08-03). The Criminality of Nuclear Deterrence. globalresearch.ca [We are reposting this important article by the late Prof. Francis Boyle, first published by GR in 2012.] | The human race stands on the verge of nuclear self-extinction as a species, and with it will die most, if not all, …
(2025-08-03). subordinating the Palestinians to Israel is all in a day's work for Starmer. thecanary.co The question of Palestinian statehood has been front and centre of the news agenda for much of the past week. Forgive me for not joining in with the celebrations because this was a desperate act by a desperate man, not a principled stand for justice for the Palestinian people. I won't be celebrating Keir Starmer's […] | By
(2025-08-03). All in the family. gilbertdoctorow.com Luigi, a sharp-tongued colleague from my first corporate job in Brussels, had many trenchant pieces of advice to share from his own life experience. One of these was "two artists in the family is one too many." Indeed, from the standpoint of paying the monthly bills, that is all too often true. But there is …
(2025-08-03). 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 Sunday 3 August 2025 Aries ‚ôà The Moon is in your sign, giving you licence to disrupt — but with intention, not ego. Today, it's not about leading the charge […] | By
(2025-08-03). Mariah Carey just stuck two fingers up at Keir Starmer and Donald Trump. thecanary.co 
Mariah Carey made a very political statement at her Brighton Pride headliner on Saturday 2 August — one aimed directly at Keir Starmer's government, but also Donald Trump's. The singer, songwriter, producer, and cultural icon didn't mess around in showing what she thought of both those administrations' position on trans people's rights. But of course, […] | By
(2025-08-03). Covid Plandemic. With the New International Health Regulations (IHR), the WHO Is Interfering with State Sovereignty. The Case of Switzerland. globalresearch.ca The Swiss Federal Council must declare "Opt-out" — co-determination for parliament and people.
(2025-08-03). Patti Davis on Alzheimer's, Addiction Finding Strength. scheerpost.com By Katrina Carlson / Crazy Amazing Humans In this milestone 50th episode of our Crazy Amazing Humans Podcast, we sit down with Patti Davis—author, advocate, and daughter of President Ronald Reagan—for a deeply moving and honest conversation exploring how personal struggles can become a source of strength, purpose, and healing. From her bestselling memoir The Long Goodbye, chronicling …
(2025-08-03). A warning from history. independent.co.ug 
The transformation of democracy from a political form into a faith-based self-destructive secular religion THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | If one scans the political-intellectual map of the world today, one idea stands dominant: that the solution to the governance problems of any country is democracy. Even in those areas without a stable state, …
(2025-08-03). Aringa Kingdom demands urgent action over renewed Uganda—South Sudan border conflict. independent.co.ug 
Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials of the Aringa Kingdom in Yumbe District have demanded immediate action from the governments of Uganda and South Sudan to resolve the persistent border conflict that has left dozens of locals displaced. In the latest incident, armed South Sudanese soldiers reportedly crossed into Ugandan territory, established a detachment …
(2025-08-03). Kenyan president promises soccer team $4.6 million champion bonus. independent.co.ug 
NAIROBI | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto on Saturday promised the country's soccer team, Harambee Stars over 600 million shillings (4.6 million U.S. dollars) if they win the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN). "Guys, it cannot get better than this. We have tripled the rewards so that everyone does their best," Ruto told the players …
(2025-08-03). Rhoda Kalema dies at 96. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is mourning the passing of one of its most influential trailblazers in politics and public service. Rhoda Nakibuuka Nsibirwa Kalema, widely remembered as the "Mother of Parliament," died on Sunday at Nairobi Hospital. She was 96. The news was confirmed by her family in a brief message: "With deep …
(2025-08-03). Security forces arrest two, recover illegal firearm at Uganda—South Sudan border. independent.co.ug 
Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two individuals have been arrested and an illegal firearm recovered in a joint security operation conducted by the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) and Uganda Police Force at the Uganda—South Sudan border. The suspects, identified as Okunga Isaac, 27, and Lokoroma Gabriel, were intercepted on Friday evening at Waligo …
(2025-08-03). Uganda reaffirms commitment to Biological Weapons Convention implementation. independent.co.ug 
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and supporting global non-proliferation efforts. The renewed commitment was made on Tuesday following a one-day conference in Kampala, the capital of the East African country, co-hosted by the Ugandan military and the United Nations. The …
(2025-08-03). Uganda secures shs54 billion financing from BADEA. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has has secured a financing facility worth 150 Million Dollars (about 53.7 Billion Shillings) from the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) to support private sector growth.‚Äé ‚ÄéThis is under the agreement signed by BADEA and the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, at the …
(2025-08-03). UK foreign aid cuts could hit Africa hardest. independent.co.ug 
The government's own impact assessment warns that cuts to projects will likely increase death and disease London, UK | AGENCIES | The UK government has said that slashing foreign aid spending will likely see global deaths rise — as it confirmed the cuts will fall disproportionately on women and girls' education and on projects across Africa. …
(2025-08-03). Youth challenged to make their voices count. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Youth have been challenged to speak out about issues that matter to them. ' The call to action was echoed by the State Minister for Minerals, Phiona Nyamutoro, at the launch of the 2025 edition of the "Brave Girls Festival, Nyamutoro shared her journey to leadership, narrating that she …
(2025-08-03). New York becomes first state to commit to all-electric new buildings. grist.org 
New York just took a big leap toward zero-emissions buildings. | On July 25, the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council approved "I'm excited that we are finally tackling, statewide, our largest source of fossil-fuel emissions,"
(2025-08-03). Transactional Ties: The Pragmatic Reality of U.S.-Pakistan Relations beyond the Oil Deal. moderndiplomacy.eu The irreversible strategic realignment of Pakistan with China and Russia is highlighted by the recent U.S.-Pakistan trade agreement, which highlights the essentially transactional and pragmatic nature of bilateral relations while limiting the influence of the U.S. to transient economic interactions without changing the larger geopolitical dynamics. As Pakistan continues its strategic transition towards China and …
(2025-08-03). Tariff Tantrum: Strategic Friction in India—US Relations. moderndiplomacy.eu Earlier this year, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's high-profile visit to Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed him with a warm embrace and described the Indian leader as a "great friend." Such optics might have given an illusion of deepening ties between the two democracies, but the diplomatic reality has been quickly shifted. The President …
(2025-08-03). Raw Power: How the Global South Can Leverage the Critical Minerals Race. moderndiplomacy.eu Authors: Cullen Hendrix and Morgan Bazilian* The confluence of two accelerating trends augurs poorly for critical mineral-rich economies in the Global South: the rise of economic nationalism in advanced economies and the return of territorial conquest as a normalized—if not yet fully legitimized—tool of statecraft. The United States and the European Union are aggressively pursuing …
(2025-08-03). Iran's army chief says Israeli threats remain. moderndiplomacy.eu DUBAI, Aug 3 (Reuters) — The commander-in-chief of Iran's military, Amir Hatami, said on Sunday that threats from Israel persist, according to state media. In June, Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities during the so-called 12-day war, in which Tehran retaliated against Israel with several barrages of missiles and drones. "A …
(2025-08-03). OPEC+ agrees in principle another large oil output hike, sources say. moderndiplomacy.eu LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) — OPEC+ agreed in principle to boost oil output by 548,000 barrels per day in September, two OPEC+ sources said on Sunday as the group finishes unwinding its biggest tranche of production cuts amid fears of further supply disruptions from Russia. A decision is expected at a meeting scheduled to begin …
(2025-08-03). Russian and Chinese navies carry out artillery and anti-submarine drills in Sea of Japan. moderndiplomacy.eu MOSCOW, Aug 3 (Reuters) — The Russian and Chinese navies are carrying out artillery and anti-submarine drills in the Sea of Japan as part of scheduled joint exercises, the Russian Pacific Fleet was quoted as saying on Sunday. The drills are taking place two days after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had ordered two …
(2025-08-03). The Transatlantic Shelter Paradox: How Homes Became Assets and Citizens Became Renters. moderndiplomacy.eu Imagine walking past a "For Sale" sign on your childhood street only to discover the buyer is a private-equity giant. In the wake of the 2008 crash, trillions poured into quantitative easing, "too big to fail" bailouts and rock-bottom rates were sold as economic lifesavers—yet they also turned homes into high-yield assets. Today, ordinary families …
(2025-08-03). 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?
(2025-08-03). 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.
(2025-08-03). 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.
(2025-08-03). 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.
(2025-08-03). 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.
(2025-08-03). 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.
(2025-08-03). 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.
(2025-08-03). Israel Launches Ground Raids in Southwest Syria, Captures Several Locals. news.antiwar.com Israeli ground troops have carried out multiple ground raids across southwestern Syria over the weekend, including overnight raids in the Quneitra Governorate overnight Saturday, which led to the capture of multiple "suspects" who have not been conclusively identified and appear to simply be local Syrians. On Friday, Israeli troops attacked farmers near Jubata al-Khashab, first …
(2025-08-03). Colombia: Senator Iván Cepeda Repudiates Hate Speech by Uribe's Associates Against the Judiciary, Alerts About US Pressure. orinocotribune.com Following the historic conviction against former president àÅlvaro Uribe Vélez, sentencing him to 12 years of house arrest for the crimes of bribery in a judicial proceeding and procedural fraud, issued by Judge Sandra Heredia, Senator Iván Cepeda—recognized as the main victim in the judicial process against the former president—repudiated the fierce persecution by Uribe's associates against the Colombian judiciary. | Cepeda decried that Uribe has unleashed this persecution whenever a judge, prosecutor, magistrate, lawyer, or victim has dared to demand justice for his numerous crimes. | The Colo…
(2025-08-03). Colombia: Sandra Heredia, the Judge Who Sentenced Uribe in the 'Trial of the Century'. orinocotribune.com Until recently, her name was not known outside the judicial sphere. However, last Monday, July 28, after declaring a sentence, the judge of the 44th criminal court of the Circuit of Bogotá, Sandra Liliana Heredia Aranda, became a significant figure in the judicial history of Colombia. With a calm and firm voice, she read the lengthy ruling of more than a thousand pages that brought an end to the trial against former President àÅlvaro Uribe Vélez for the crimes of bribery and procedural fraud. | It was her opening statement that set the tone of the ruling and will probably remain one of the most remembered f…
(2025-08-03). The United States' "Pivot to the Pacific" provides an "opportunity" to fight empire, says Hawaiian independence activist. peoplesdispatch.org "Our nations are caught in the middle," of the massive US escalation in aggression towards China, says Kawena ªulaokalƒÅ Kapahua. Kapahua is the Political Education Chair for Hui Aloha ªƒÄina, a Hawaiian independence party originally established in 1893 to resist the US occupation of Hawai'i. To him, the US drive towards war can in fact present "a major opportunity to start building, not just with ourselves in Hawai'i, but also with our Pacific comrades, neighbors, and cousins, to start fighting back." | "Our ocean is the frontline in this Cold War between China and the United State…
(2025-08-03). OPEN LETTER TO PHILOSOPHER STATESMEN OF THE WORLD. pilwatchgroup.blogspot.com Martha Nussbaum, Cornel West, Jàºrgen Habermas, Amartya Sen, Slavoj | ≈Ωi≈æek, Noam Chomsky |
(2025-08-03). Trump Deploys Nuclear Subs Amid War Of Words With Russia. popularresistance.org US President Donald Trump ordered the repositioning of two nuclear submarines on 2 August in response to "highly provocative" comments made by Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council. | "I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that," Trump wrote on his Truth Social Platform on Friday. | On Thursday, Medvedev had warned that Trump should be mindful of "how dangerous" Russia's nuclear weapons could be.
(2025-08-03). The CIA Built Hundreds Of Covert Websites. popularresistance.org The CIA didn't just infiltrate governments; it infiltrated the internet itself. For over a decade, Langley operated a sprawling network of covert websites that served as global spy terminals disguised as harmless blogs, news hubs, and fan pages. | Beginning in 2004, the CIA established a vast network of at least 885 websites, ranging from Johnny Carson and Star Wars fan pages to online message boards about Rastafari. Spanning 29 languages and targeting at least 36 countries directly, these websites were aimed not only at adversaries such as China, Venezuela, and Russia, but also at allied nations, including Franc…
(2025-08-03). Denver Continues Protests Against Palantir. popularresistance.org Denver, CO — On July 26, Coloradans gathered outside Denver's Union Station in a rally against software development company Palantir, which is complicit with apartheid Israel. | Palantir develops artificial intelligence used both by ICE to facilitate mass arrests and deportations and by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), with programs like "Lavender" and "Where's Daddy" used to target and slaughter innocent Palestinian civilians and families by identifying targets, tracking them back to their homes, and deploying bombs. | The protesters took aim at the Tabor Center, a skyscraper located in downtown Denver whi…
(2025-08-03). Building Power for Palestine and for a New World Order. popularresistance.org From 15—16 July 2025, thirty states met in Bogotá, Colombia at an Emergency Conference on Palestine, which was convened jointly by Colombia and South Africa as co-chairs of the Hague Group. The Hague Group, which began organizing in January 2025, formed as a bloc of countries to coordinate legal and diplomatic measures in solidarity with the Palestinian people. The Hague Group is compromised of Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, and South Africa. | The Bogotá conference in July brought together additional countries from across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. In response to Israel'
(2025-08-03). The Deep Ties And Deeper Pockets Of Minnesota's Far-Right. popularresistance.org Maple Grove, MN — The Rush Creek Golf Club's event space was filled with the din of knives and forks, scraping and tapping ceramic to the tune of conspiratorial chit chat, as a fluorescent white audience —mostly over the retirement age — shared with one another the latest misinformation to come across their Facebook feeds. | At one of the many tables in the room, an old man in a trucker hat broke the ice with the man sitting next to him by diving right into the assassination of former House Speaker Melissa Hortman. For him, it was just another example of how the Democrats will stop at nothing to…
(2025-08-03). Border Patrol And ICE Agents Are Arresting US Citizens. popularresistance.org Since federal agents descended onto Los Angeles streets in early June, several United States citizens have been detained and held in immigration detention centers. A Capital & Main review of local reporting, video and social media posts found at least nine citizens were taken into custody by agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection after protesting near or observing immigration raids in the Los Angeles area since June 6. Two are currently facing federal charges. | Job Garcia arrived at the Home Depot in Hollywood for his delivery gig for another company on th…
(2025-08-03). The Importance Of Network Protocols For Commoning And Open Markets. popularresistance.org Most of us don't give much thought to the arcane technical protocols that make the Internet and its various platforms work. Yet these invisible architectures of code profoundly affect how we can interact with others. They determine what sorts of information we can receive and even how our worldviews and identities are shaped. | Sometimes tech protocols empower us to govern ourselves as commoners and freely collaborate with each other. Think open source software, wikis, and collaborative websites. More typically, network protocols are used to create closed, proprietary corporate platforms that turn us into depende…
(2025-08-03). How Displaced Black Families Won Reparations In Portland. popularresistance.org For decades, the Albina district in Portland, Oregon, was the center of the city's Black community. Local musicians transformed the neighborhoods into a hotspot for the West Coast's jazz, blues and soul music scenes, earning Albina the nickname "Jumptown" in the 1940s and '50s. Milestones in Oregon's civil rights struggle grew out of meetings in Albina's parks and gathering halls. It was residents of Albina who started a citywide tree-planting program responsible for many of Portland's now-famous blooming cherry trees. | But by the '70s, much of it was gone.
(2025-08-03). Where Oppenheimer Feared to Tread, 'Atomic People' Bravely Goes. progressive.org A new documentary tells the story of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from the perspective of the atomic bomb's victims, rather than its inventor.
(2025-08-03). Canada Still Arming Israel Despite Official Ban, Report Finds. scheerpost.com Courtesy of The Grayzone. | 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 Wyatt Reed / Canada sent at least 391 shipments containing bullets, military equipment, weapons parts, aircraft components, and communication devices to Israel since…
(2025-08-03). Palestinian Statehood Is Not a Political Bargaining Chip. scheerpost.com Cardiff Solidarity for Palestine protest, 4 November 2023. OwenBlacker, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons | 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 Schuyler Mitchell / British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's announcement on Jul…
(2025-08-03). Colombia: 2025 set to be the decade's worst year in humanitarian terms. icrc.org Figures from January to May 2025…
(2025-08-03). Nigeria: "We go to bed hungry sometimes for two to three days" icrc.org Hunger deepens as farmers in conflict-affected northeast struggle to survive…
(2025-08-03). Iraq: Photography Award 2025. icrc.org International Committee of the Red Cross & Iraqi Red Crescent Society…
(2025-08-03). Il Trattato di Versailles, anno 2025. strategic-culture.su Gli Stati Uniti guidati da Donald Trump hanno nuovamente sottomesso l'Europa | Segue nostro C'è chi vince e c'è chi perde, anche senza aver combattuto | C'è chi vince e c'è chi perde, anche senza aver combattuto, come nel rapporto fra Europa e Stati Uniti d'America, o meglio fra Unione Europea, creatura dell'asse UK-USA, e il governo di Washington. Un rapporto burrascoso che più passa il tempo e più peggiora. E forse è bene cosà¨.
(2025-08-03). The militarist agenda at the centre of Trump's tariff war against the world. strategic-culture.su By Nick BEAMS | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | The executive order issued by US President Trump on Thursday evening, imposing swee…
(2025-08-03). Ursula von der Trump. strategic-culture.su Small elites occupy key positions in relations with the US and maintain power and wealth, while the rest of society becomes impoverished. | Join us on Contact us: | There is a dominated and a dominator | Sometimes the scal…
(2025-08-03). Volpi cinesi, squali americani, roditori europei. strategic-culture.su Il "laboratorio BRICS" ha uno spirito creativo instancabile e in continua evoluzione. Sconfigge sempre la demenza tariffaria | Segue nostro La quarta sessione plenaria del Partito Comunista Cinese è stata fissata dal Politburo per ottobre (non sono state annunciate date precise; probabilmente quattro giorni nella seconda metà del mese). àà allora che Pechino delibererà i lineamenti del suo prossimo piano quinquennale. Al plenum…
(2025-08-03). Von der Leyen's 'explanation' for missing Pfizer texts fools no. strategic-culture.su By Tamás ORBAN | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | The Commission admitted to reviewing the texts weeks after the freedom of informat…
(2025-08-03). No grounds for arrest: Court releases protesters who waved Palestinian flag in Haifa. haaretz.com The protesters were arrested by Israeli police on suspicion of behavior that 'breaches public peace,' but the judge ruled that 'concern that the flag might hurt the feelings of those who see it is not enough to stop a protest'…