(2025-08-07). Five starve to death in Gaza as Israel plans expansion of GHF. newarab.com 
Five Palestinians have starved to death in the past 24 hours as Included in the five is a child from Khan Younis who died of
(2025-08-07). Israel pulls embassy staff from Greece amid Gaza protests. newarab.com 
Israeli embassy staff in Greece have reportedly been evacuated from the capital, Athens, due to intensifying protests over The growing wave of demonstrations across the country- denouncing the Israeli-imposed starvation and humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory since 7 October 2023- prompted the evacuation decision, according to a report by Israel Hayom on Wednesday. | Israel Hayom, citing a senior Israeli security official, reported that embassy staf…
(2025-08-07). Poll: Nearly 80% of Israeli Jews unmoved by starvation in Gaza. newarab.com 
(2025-08-07). The Verdict of History: How political Calculations betrayed Gaza. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — The Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem released a comprehensive report on 27 July describing the Israeli war on Gaza as genocide. However, the delay in publishing such an indictment is troubling and adds to an existing problem of politically motivated decision-making processes that have, in their own right, prolonged …
(2025-08-07). Investigative report exposes Microsoft support for Israeli war crimes in Gaza and the West Bank. wsws.org An investigative report by the Guardian and +972 Magazine shows that Microsoft—the second most valuable corporation in the world—is providing cloud computing services that assist the state of Israel in carrying out its ethnic cleansing operations in Gaza and the West Bank.
(2025-08-07). University of Michigan holds disciplinary hearings against anti-Gaza genocide protesters. wsws.org Disciplinary charges against 11 current and former students carry a range of penalties, including suspension, formal reprimand and a lifetime ban from the campus.
(2025-08-07). B'Tselem interview: Israel's genocide could spread beyond Gaza. newarab.com 
Sarit Michaeli is the International Outreach Director of the Israeli human rights organisation B'Tselem now warns in a
(2025-08-07). Gaza through Peter Kennard's art at Palestine Museum Scotland. newarab.com 
"This is the most horrendous thing in my lifetime, which is a very long lifetime," says He is, of course, talking about Gaza and the unrelenting Peter does not offer this statement lightly. The London-born and based artist has used his canvas for over five decades to protest the violence…
(2025-08-07). Israel's Katz says army must follow orders on Gaza occupation. newarab.com 
Signs of a rift over strategy emerged as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared to announce a new phase in the war, after he said Israel must "complete" the defeat of Hamas in order to secu…
(2025-08-07). Norway wealth fund acknowledges failings over Israeli investment. newarab.com 
The ethics watchdog for The influential fund's holdings in Israel – nearly $2 billion of shares in 65 companies at the end of 2024 – have been under greater scrutiny since the Gaza war with pro-Palestinian activists globally calling for Israel to be shunned. | The Norwegian fund has sold stakes in an Israe…
(2025-08-07). Slovenia bans imports from Israeli settlements over Gaza war. newarab.com 
Slovenia's government has frequently criticised Israel over the conflict, and last year moved to
(2025-08-07). United States Backed Ethnic Cleansing Of Serbs. popularresistance.org August 4, 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of Operation Storm. Little known outside the former Yugoslavia, the military campaign unleashed a genocidal cataclysm that violently expelled Croatia's entire Serb population. Dubbed "the most efficient ethnic cleansing we've seen in the Balkans" by Swedish politician Carl Bildt, Croat forces rampaged UN-protected areas of the self-declared Serb Republic of Krajina, looting, burning, raping and murdering their way across the province. Up to 350,000 locals fled, many on foot, never to return. Meanwhile, thousands were summarily executed. | As these hideous scenes unfolded,…
(2025-08-07). We are What we Eat: A Step We all Can take to Fight Climate Breakdown. juancole.com Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — Nuclear physicist Edward Teller predicted in 1959 that the risks of burning fossil fuels, by increasing carbon dioxide (C02) in the atmosphere, may be sufficient in time to melt polar icecaps and submerge all coastal cities. These predictions, which are proving accurate, were buried by the fossil …
(2025-08-07). Flames to Floods: How Europe's Devastating Wildfires are fuelling its next Climate Crisis. juancole.com By Ioanna Stamataki, University of Greenwich (The Conversation) — In recent years, I have all too often found myself passing over an active wildfire when flying from London to my family home in Greece during the summer months. The sky glows an eerie, apocalyptic red, and the scent of smoke fills the cabin. Silence falls …
(2025-08-07). France wildfire scorches land bigger in size than Paris | Europe news. hindustantimes.com France is battling its largest wildfire of the summer as a massive, fast-moving blaze rages through the Aude region near the Spanish border, scorching over 12,000 hectares—an area bigger than Paris. The fire has left at least one person dead at home, injured up to eleven (including seven firefighters), and forced widespread evacuations from campsites and homes. Officials say the wildfire remains "very active" due to relentless heat, strong winds, and dry conditions, with more than 1,700 firefighters on the ground and aerial support deployed.
(2025-08-07). How The World Can Free Itself From US Financial Colonialism. popularresistance.org We are all living in a time of great change. There are massive geopolitical shifts happening in the world today, and we see the rise of new organizations like BRICs, which now represents more than 50% of the global population. | The 20 countries of the extended BRICS+ now also make up more than 40% of world GDP, when measured at purchasing power parity (PPP). | These new Global South-led organizations like BRICS represent the Global Majority. But there's still a problem, which is that the most powerful international organizations today are largely dominated by the United States and the Western powers. | This incl…
(2025-08-07). US Sen Lindsey Graham hails Trump's 50% tariff on India as blow to Putin. geo.tv 
(2025-08-07). Trump could meet Putin over Ukraine as soon as next week, official says. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam, November 11, 2017. —ReutersUS leader threatens sanctions on buyers of Russian exports.Washington-Moscow talks end after several…
(2025-08-07). Trump hints at new China tariffs over Russian oil trade. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping poses for a photo ahead of their bilateral meeting during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. — ReutersWASHINGTON: US President Donald has said that he might slap new tariffs on China if it keeps…
(2025-08-07). India-US spat over trade and oil threatens wider fallout. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump listens as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a joint press conference at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 13, 2025. — ReutersUS President Donald Trump's tirade against India over trade and Russian oil purchases threatens to…
(2025-08-07). Modi says ready to pay heavy price after Trump's salvo of 50% tariff. geo.tv 
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, February 25, 2020. — Reuters"For us, our farmers' welfare is supreme," says Modi.India official says US tariff hike "lacks logic".Brazil's president says…
(2025-08-07). Veterans Force NY County Sheriff To Take Down Israeli Flag. popularresistance.org The flag of Israel represents the greatest human rights disaster in modern history, yet has flown proudly at the Broome County Correctional Facility by order of Sheriff Akshar. His dedication to Trump's unconstitutional actions has also made Broome County one of the leading penal camps for immigrants in New York State. | For over 600 days the Israeli flag flew over our county jail. It was a flagrant display of a Sheriff knowingly engaging in a divisive, illegal act in violation of New York State Public Building Law. | New York State Law forbids a foreign flag from flying over public property. The actual wording o…
(2025-08-07). Germany: Mercedes increases pressure on 40,000 employees to leave the company. wsws.org The intolerable situation confronting Mercedes workers is the direct result of the collaboration of the IG Metall union and its works council representatives with management in implementing the "Next Level Performance" austerity programme.
(2025-08-07). Concerns grow over sacking of BLS commissioner. wsws.org In a move that forms part of his drive to establish a presidential dictatorship, Trump justified the sacking with bogus claims that the numbers had been "rigged" to make him and the Republicans look bad.
(2025-08-07). Los Angeles County CEO unveils sweeping assault on social programs and public health care. wsws.org Backed by the entire political establishment and the trade unions, County CEO Fesia Davenport's austerity plan is part of a nationwide offensive to offload capitalism's crisis onto the backs of workers.
(2025-08-07). 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. wsws.org These horrific bombings are a warning to workers around the world as to where the war policies of the most powerful capitalist governments lead, if they are not stopped.
(2025-08-07). US, South Korea to "modernize" military alliance as war drive against China accelerates. wsws.org Under the new Lee Jae-myung administration, South Korea is committed to military expansion and integration into advanced US preparations for war against China in the Indo-Pacific.
(2025-08-07). An interview with Dr. Stephanie Woolhandler. wsws.org Dr. Woolhandler is a health policy expert and advocate for universal health care coverage as a basic right.
(2025-08-07). Australia: Hundreds protest Labor government plans to demolish Melbourne public housing towers. wsws.org The main speakers at Saturday's rally promoted the illusion that the Labor government could be pressured to back down from its plans to demolish the towers.
(2025-08-07). HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cuts funding for mRNA vaccine grants. wsws.org The massive cuts by the Trump administration's point man for destroying public health would dismantle a lifesaving technology and undermine pandemic preparedness.
(2025-08-07). Public meeting discusses how to fight Australian university job cuts. wsws.org Speakers outlined the connection between the sweeping job cuts throughout the country's 39 public universities and the underlying pro-corporate, pro-military reshaping of tertiary education in Australia and internationally.
(2025-08-07). Boeing workers connect strike to capitalism and war. wsws.org "This company has become a joke. They put stock price and rate before safety and way before employee well-being."
(2025-08-07). Protesters speak out against Australian state Labor government's planned public housing demolition. wsws.org "I think the Labor Party has showed its true colours with the demolition of the towers."
(2025-08-07). Tennessee carries out state killing of Byron Black, an intellectually disabled man, amid concerns over a torturous execution. wsws.org Black was a man of undisputed intellectual disability, with multiple mental and physical health problems, who faced the potential for a torturous death due to an implanted heart device.
(2025-08-07). Atomic Bombings At 80: The Enduring Myth Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki. popularresistance.org The U.S. atomic destruction of 140,000 people at Hiroshima and 70,000 at Nagasaki was never "necessary" because Japan was already smashed, no land invasion was needed and Japan was suing for peace. The official myth that "the bombs saved lives" by hurrying Japan's surrender can no longer be believed except by those who love to be fooled. | The long-standing fiction has been destroyed by the historical record kept in U.S., Soviet, Japanese and British archives — now mostly declassified — and detailed by Ward Wilson in his book Five Myths About Nuclear Weapons (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013). | Greg M…
(2025-08-07). US Arrests Chinese Scientists In Dangerous Escalation. popularresistance.org The US arrested two Chinese researchers on National security-related charges for "smuggling" research materials into the US. But are these researchers really "agro-terrorists" posing a serious threat to US security, or are they the scapegoats in a rising cold war witch hunt against China? Linda Wan of Code Pink, Bob McMurray, and Judge Julie Tang discuss what's really happening here.
(2025-08-07). Glaciers Gone, Tourists Next? Europe Faces a Climate-Driven Crisis. thinktank.pk Europe's iconic glaciers, from the majestic Aletsch in Switzerland to the rugged ice caps of Svalbard, are vanishing at an unprecedented rate, casting a shadow over the continent's tourism industry. As climate change accelerates, driven by record-breaking heatwaves and shifting weather patterns, the economic and cultural ripple effects are profound. The Vanishing Glaciers: A Blow …
(2025-08-07). Documentary film Immortals captures Iraq's post-uprising despair. newarab.com 
The year is 2019, and the world feels increasingly dystopian. | COVID-19 pandemic, which began in Wuhan, China. The virus quickly spread across the globe, prompting the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency in January 2020 and a global pandemic in March of the same year. | This triggered widespread fear, uncertainty, and strict lockdowns that disrupted jobs, mental health, and everyday life for millions. | But that wasn't all that defined 2019. | In the Middle East, Iraq was undergoing significant changes with the rise of the (2025-08-07). Mariem Labidi: A voice for Palestine in every language. newarab.com 
In a quiet garden in Tunis, Mariem Labidi's voice blends with the birdsong. Now and then, she pauses to listen, smiling, before picking up where she left off. | A Tunisian-Argentinian singer, translator, and sound designer, Mariem has lived across continents, built bridges between languages, and sung poetry from Mahmoud Darwish to Tunisian folk classics. | Her work spans five languages and more than a dozen musical genres, yet she insists her art remains rooted in two things: love of sound and the stories it carries. | The New Arab spoke to Mariem Labidi one cool summer morning about exile and belonging, what…
(2025-08-07). Iraq advances $17bn megaproject corridor linking Gulf to Europe. newarab.com 
According to the Ministry of Transport, 60 percent of the project's strategic designs and maps have been completed, paving the way for the first phase of implementation to begin before the end of this y…
(2025-08-07). Israel bars Jerusalem's top Muslim cleric from Al-Aqsa: lawyer. newarab.com 
Israeli authorities have banned Jerusalem's top Muslim cleric from entering the Muhammad Ahmad Hussein, the grand mufti of Jerusalem, will be prevented from entering the holy site in the Israeli-annexed Old City until January 2026, according to lawyer Khaldoun Najem. | Najem said Israeli police "did not interrogate" or held a hearing for the mufti prior to their decision. | Contacted by AFP, police did not immediately comment. | Hussein's lawyer said that the ban…
(2025-08-07). Israel 'stored mass intel on Palestinians on Microsoft cloud'. newarab.com 
Israeli intelligence services have used The highly secretive programme, developed by the Israeli military's cyber-intelligence unit, Unit 8200, has stored millions of phone conversations on Microsoft's Azure cloud servers in Euro…
(2025-08-07). Lebanese army kills three top drug lords in major Baalbek raid. newarab.com 
The In a statement, the army said it had been pursuing a vehicle carrying three wanted men, identified by their initials as A.M.Z., known as Abu Salleh, A.A.Z., known as Sultan, and F.Z., in the Sharawneh neighbourhood of Baalbek, when a shootout broke out, killing all three. | "These individuals were among the most dangerous drug traffickers in Lebanon," the army said. "They were also…
(2025-08-07). Lebanon's Hezbollah rejects cabinet decision to disarm it. newarab.com 
Amid heavy US pressure and fears Israel could expand its strikes on Lebanon, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Tuesday that the government had tasked the army with developing a plan to restrict weapons to government forces by year e…
(2025-08-07). Pakistan starts deporting registered Afghan refugees: UNHCR. newarab.com 
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said that it had received reports of arrests and expulsions of legally registered Afghans across the country before Pakistan's 1 September deadline for them to leave…
(2025-08-07). Palestinian delegation attends Hiroshima ceremony for first time. newarab.com 
(2025-08-07). Sudan army destroys Emirati aircraft, killing 40 mercenaries. newarab.com 
A military source, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said the
(2025-08-07). Trump hails progress in Russia talks but new sanctions planned. newarab.com 
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his special envoy Steve Witkoff had made "great progress" in his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Washington continued its preparations to impose secondary sanctions on Friday. | Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said he had briefed some European allies about Witkoff's meeting with Putin, which was focused on ending the three-and-a-half-year war that began with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. | "Everyone agrees this War must come to a close, and we will work towards that in the days and weeks to come," Trump added, without p…
(2025-08-07). Turkey arrests youth LGBTQ activist following Erdogan criticism. newarab.com 
Turkey has arrested Enes Hocaogullari, 23, gave a speech in Strasbourg in March criticising police violence and detentions plus democratic backsliding in Turkey, saying: "The youth has had enough … We are ready to go on the streets to regain our freedoms." | He wa…
(2025-08-07). US indicts suspected killer of Israel embassy staff. newarab.com 
The US on Wednesday brought federal hate crime charges against the suspect accused of The nine-count indictment returned against
(2025-08-07). Iraqi MPs Reject US Meddling In Law To Institutionalize Anti-ISIS Resistance. popularresistance.org Iraqi lawmakers have fired back at Washington's interference in a government bill to further institutionalize the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) into the state. | Mahdi al-Ameri, an Iraqi MP with ties to the PMU, told Rudaw on 5 August that they "will not submit to any external pressures regarding Iraq and Iraq's sovereignty," adding that the law will serve all Iraqis. | "When we say Popular Mobilization Forces, we have Sunni, Shia, Christian, and Shabak PMUs. Even our Kurdish brothers are present in this institution. This is a security institution linked to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces," he added…
(2025-08-07). Ireland Edges Pakistan in Thrilling T20I Opener at Clontarf. thinktank.pk In a nail-biting start to the three-match T20I series at Clontarf Cricket Club, Dublin, Ireland Women clinched an 11-run victory over Pakistan Women on August 6, 2025. Orla Prendergast's all-round brilliance earned her the Player of the Match award, as Ireland defended a modest 142 to take a 1-0 lead. Despite a career-best 4-26 from …
(2025-08-07). American Gulag: Alcatraz And Its Offspring. popularresistance.org As if we needed more examples of the incompetence and insanity of the current federal regime, along comes their obsession with Alcatraz, in both the nominal and the actual sense. They have been looking at the historic San Francisco Bay island prison, now a museum, with the idea in mind of renovating it and reopening it as an active prison. This foolishness is on the heels of opening a new prison facility in the swamps of Florida that they have christened, with great pleasure, "Alligator Alcatraz." Both ideas come from the diseased tyrannical minds exercising destructive control over the whole country and assaulti…
(2025-08-07). Are Trump's Tariffs Igniting a Global Trade Crisis? thinktank.pk As global trade tensions escalate, the world stands on the brink of a potential trade crisis, driven largely by U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff policies. These measures, particularly the secondary tariffs aimed at countries trading with Russia, are reshaping international trade dynamics, threatening economic stability, and raising questions about their broader implications. Understanding Trump's …
(2025-08-07). As Columbia Capitulates To Trump Over Palestine, Student Activists Regroup. popularresistance.org Over the past two years, Columbia University has become a case study in the growing battle between grassroots movements in the U.S. and the institutions determined to silence them. What began as a student-led call for divestment from Israel escalated into a high-stakes confrontation between students, university leadership, and, eventually, the U.S. president. | That battle now appears to have reached a grim turning point. In trading student rights to free speech and protest for federal funding, Columbia, once known as the "activist Ivy," has signaled the end of an era of American higher education nurtured politic…
(2025-08-07). Pakistan's Flood Nightmare: Is Climate Change the New Normal? thinktank.pk Pakistan is reeling from another devastating monsoon season in 2025, with floods claiming over 300 lives and destroying thousands of homes, particularly in northern regions like Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. A rapid attribution study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group reveals that human-caused climate change made rainfall 10—15% heavier from June 24 to July …
(2025-08-07). Clintons subpoenaed over Epstein files case after Ghislaine Maxwell Transfer. hindustantimes.com
(2025-08-06). With Gaza starving and in ruins, Israel seeks total conquest. newarab.com 
The world is watching as Gaza starves, with famine taking the lives of Palestinians, including children, on a daily basis in the coastal enclave, as Israel continues to Nearly 22 months after the Hamas-led assault on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, the group still holds 20 living Israeli captives and…
(2025-08-06). Breaking: scores crushed to death after Israel forces Gaza aid convoy onto dangerous route. skwawkbox.org 
Refugees killed in engineered disaster as children continue to starve to death At least twenty Palestinians were killed and dozens injured after an aid lorry that had been forced by Israel to take an unsafe route overturned onto a crowd of starving refugees seeking aid in the central Gaza Strip in the latest incidence of …
(2025-08-06). Those With Chronic Illness in Gaza Say They're Denied a Bare Minimum to Survive. truthout.org Hunger walks through Gaza's streets now — barefoot, silent, and uninvited. It slips between tents and bombed-out homes, sits beside the fireless cooking pots, and climbs into the arms of children who no longer cry because they've learned that hunger, too, can be ignored. This is an engineered famine — deliberate starvation under Israeli siege: Markets are empty. Aid trucks are blocked. |
(2025-08-06). Israel has mastered the playbook of famine denial in Gaza. newarab.com 
(2025-08-06). Israel is starving Gaza. As in the Bengal Famine, it's by design. newarab.com 
The July Based on a close assessment of all the available information, the FRC shows that "a risk of Famine was detected in all areas of the Gaza Strip", but that half a million people face "Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5), characterised by an extreme lack of food, starvation, destitution, and death". The IPC refers to the Integrated Food Security Phase Cl…
(2025-08-06). Netanyahu eyes full Gaza takeover amid soaring famine and death toll. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly considering a full military takeover of the Gaza Strip for the first time in nearly two decades, as mediation efforts with Hamas collapse and international calls for a ceasefire continue to grow.According to Israeli media reports, Netanyahu was set to meet with Defense Minister Israel Katz, Military Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer on Tuesday to finalize a new strategy in Israel's ongoing 22-month war in Gaza. The decision, sources say, would be presented to the cabinet later this week.Channel 12 cited an officia…
(2025-08-06). 'Largest Civilian Flotilla In History' To Set Sail For Gaza. popularresistance.org Activists from 44 countries plan to launch the largest civilian flotilla in history at the end of August in an effort to break Israel's siege on Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid to the starving population of the enclave. | The Global Sumud Flotilla, along with three allied initiatives, will send dozens of boats from Spanish ports on 31 August and Tunisian ports on 4 September, aiming to establish a humanitarian corridor and confront what organizers call Israel's genocide against Palestinians. | "This summer, dozens of boats, both large and small, will set sail from ports across the world, converging on Gaza in t…
(2025-08-06). Bennett breaks ranks Israeli starvation tactics in Gaza turning US against Tel Aviv. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- In a striking admission, former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has warned that Israel's global reputation, particularly in the United States, is rapidly deteriorating. Speaking out amid mounting criticism of Israel's war in Gaza, Bennett said the country's standing in the U.S. is "collapsing," and that Israel is increasingly viewed as a "pariah state."Bennett pointed out that Israel has effectively lost the support of the Democratic Party and is beginning to lose the once-reliable backing of the Republican Party. He added that Israel's starvation policy in Gaza has taken on "enormous proportions…
(2025-08-06). As Gaza Starved, NPR's Coverage Expanded but Didn't Get Any Better. counterpunch.org 
(2025-08-06). Headlines for August 6, 2025. democracynow.org 5 More Palestinians Die of Starvation in Gaza as Israel Continues Deadly Attacks on Aid Seekers, Texas Governor Seeks to Remove Democratic Caucus Chair Amid Lawmakers' Exodus to Block GOP Maps, Rwanda Agrees to Receive "Third Country" Immigrants Deported from the U.S., Cuban Immigrant on Hunger Strike for Over 14 Days to Protest His Detention at ICE Jails, Senate Investigation Finds Hundreds of Human Rights Violations at Immigration Jails, Advocates Launch Protest Camp Outside New York City Immigration Offices, Trump Administration Pilot Program Will Require Some Visa Applicants to Pay $15,000 B…
(2025-08-06). Journalists demand access to Gaza as Israel begins full conquest and press blackout deepens. nationofchange.org More than 600 journalists call the press restrictions in Gaza "the worst blackout in modern conflict" as Israel moves forward with plans to fully occupy the strip and restricts independent coverage of its escalating war.
(2025-08-06). Hamburg dockworker demands union action against genocide in Gaza. wsws.org Palestinian dockworker Mohammed Alattar from Hamburg, who has lost more than 80 family members in Israel's massacre in Gaza, has addressed a petition full of anger "to the leadership of the Verdi union."
(2025-08-06). Netanyahu meets with military leaders on details of Israeli conquest and annexation of Gaza. wsws.org The Washington Post reported that a high-level meeting was held in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to discuss details for the full military occupation of Gaza, including the encirclement and assault on Palestinian refugee camps with hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians.
(2025-08-06). Israel Launches Ground Raids in Southwest Syria, Captures Several Locals. scheerpost.com IDF merkava tank in Gaza, July 2025 / IDF Spokesperson's Unit | 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 Jason Ditz / Israeli ground troops have carried out multiple ground raids across southwest…
(2025-08-06). Terrible thirst hits Gaza with polluted aquifers and broken pipelines. geo.tv 
(2025-08-06). The international rift over Israel and the collapse of Western taboos! uwidata.com By Adem Kƒ±lƒ±àß, Political scientist Israel's military and economic siege of Gaza, which began after October 7, 2023, has reached a point where it is calling into question not only the Middle East but also the moral positions of Western capitals and the legitimacy of the international order. The developments at the United Nations Palestine …
(2025-08-06). declarations of conquering Gaza clash with reality on the ground. haaretz.com Despite briefings insisting that Netanyahu is determined to expand the fighting, the state of the troops and the reinforcements that will be required leave room for skepticism. Fueling the confrontation with Eyal Zamir serves the prime minister — but the IDF chief's departure could lead to a collapse…
(2025-08-06). Gaza Health Ministry reports spike in neurological diseases, with 95 new cases in past day. haaretz.com According to the Hamas-run ministry, severe deterioration in nutrition and drinking water quality has led to an outbreak of Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder…
(2025-08-06). Egypt's Sisi calls Israel's war in Gaza a 'systematic genocide'. newarab.com 
"The war in Gaza is no longer merely a war to achieve political goals or release hostages," Sisi told a press conference in Cairo along with his Vietnamese counterpart. | Israel has killed more than 61,0…
(2025-08-06). Gaza: At least 20 Palestinians killed by overturned aid truck. newarab.com 
(2025-08-06). German club backs out of signing Israel striker after backlash. newarab.com 
Bundesliga 2 side Fortuna Duesseldorf has pulled out of signing Israel striker Shon Weissman in response to fan anger about his social media posts on the Gaza war, German tabloid Bild reported Tuesday. | Fan furore erupted online on Monday when news emerged Weissman was on the cusp of joining Duesseldorf from Spanish side Granada FC. | On Tuesday, the club tweeted: "We looked into Shon Weissman intensively, but ultimately decided not to sign him". | The club did not reveal the reasons for the decision, but Bild reported the club reacted to fan anger about social media statements from Weissman, who was already…
(2025-08-06). German hesitation could encourage Israeli atrocities: academics. newarab.com 
More than 100 Israeli academics have warned in a letter that a failure by Germany to put pressure on Israel could lead to new atrocities in Gaza. | "Further hesitation on Germany's part threatens to enable new atrocities – and undermines the lessons learnt from its own history," the academics wrote in the letter, addressed to senior Social Democrat (SPD) lawmakers Rolf Muetzenich and Adis Ahmetovic and seen by Reuters on Tuesday. | On July 22, the two men, whose party is in the ruling coalition, had called for Germany to join an international coalition pushing for an immediate end to the war in Gaza, sanctions…
(2025-08-06). Handcuffed Gaza prisoner 'falls to death' in Israeli detention. newarab.com 
An unnamed According to Haaretz, which reported the incident on Tuesday, the death occurred in January 2024, but the man's identity has been withheld. Israeli sources claim he "fell while attempting to escape" during interrogation. The Shin Bet has refused to…
(2025-08-06). Israel lobby chief admits Gaza assault meets genocide definition. newarab.com 
(2025-08-06). Israel's expansion of Gaza war risks 'catastrophic' outcomes: UN. newarab.com 
A top UN official warned Tuesday that Israel is risking "catastrophic consequences" in Gaza, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly considered total occupation of the Palestinian territory. | A widening of the war "would risk catastrophic consequences for millions of Palestinians and could further endanger the lives of the remaining hostages in Gaza", Miroslav Jenca, UN assistant secretary-general for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas, told a Security Council meeting. | "There is no military solution to the conflict in Gaza or the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict," Jenca said. | During a visit…
(2025-08-06). UK's Royal Opera pulls production in Israel over Gaza genocide. newarab.com 
The Almost 200 staff members had signed a petition calling on the organisation to cancel current and future productions, and boycott institutions that support a state "engaged in the mass killing of civilians" in The decision to pull the production was first reported by the campaign group Artists for Palestine UK, which sa…
(2025-08-06). Netanyahu Orders Israeli Army To Conquer All Of Gaza. popularresistance.org The Israeli war cabinet met on Monday to decide on the next phase of Israel's war on Gaza. The meeting was reportedly to choose between ending the war in favor of ceasefire talks or expanding it to reoccupy the entire Strip. According to initial unconfirmed reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has briefed "friendly journalists" that he has ordered the Israeli army to "conquer Gaza" in the face of opposition from the army's Chief of Staff, Eyal Zamir. Netanyahu's office reportedly told N12: "The decision has been made — Israel is going to conquer the Gaza Strip."
(2025-08-06). threats to occupy Gaza could become a blood-soaked reality. haaretz.com The Israeli prime minister's devastating blockade on Gaza backfired and now he's desperately trying to bring Hamas back to the negotiating table…
(2025-08-06). "Out, Damned Spot!" The Actively Complicit Try to Launder a Genocide. counterpunch.org 
A week ago, a grotesque parade of op-ed writers, pundits, and politicians who have publicly supported, justified, or excused the war on Gaza for more than a year and a half began a series of predictable contortions in hopes of escaping what I am going to call their "active complicity" in a genocide: neither the direct commission of genocide, nor silence or ignorance in the face of it, but publicly supporting, justifying, or excusing it.
(2025-08-06). 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…
(2025-08-06). EU Lawmakers Urge Action to Halt Israeli Atrocities in Gaza. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Three major political blocs in the European Parliament demanded immediate EU action to end Israel's ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
(2025-08-06). Head of 2nd-most influential Israel lobby group admits Israel is committing genocide. skwawkbox.org 
Admission comes just days after Jeremy Ben-Ami denied it — but is ignored by western media Jeremy Ben-Ami, the head of liberal US Israel lobby group J Street has told his followers that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The admission comes just days after Ben-Ami publicly rejected the term during a televised debate with …
(2025-08-06). Twenty Palestinians killed after truck in Gaza lost balance, Hamas says. haaretz.com
(2025-08-06). At Hague Group Emergency Summit, 30+ Nations Seek to 'Halt the Genocide in Gaza'. cadtm.org
(2025-08-06). Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC appalled by harrowing videos of Israeli hostages in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-08-06). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC calls for an agreement between the parties to enable humanitarian action in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-08-06). Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC mourns killing of Palestine Red Crescent Society staff member in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-08-06). On Creating a Cover for Genocide. counterpunch.org 
In July 2025, the Massachusetts legislature's Judiciary Committee heard testimony on a bill to make it the 38th state to follow the federal government, 45 other countries (almost all of them in the global North), and more than 50 U.S. local governments in adopting a strange definition of antisemitism. In 2016, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), a group
(2025-08-06). Legal protest rights website taken down, depriving thousands of legal advice. skwawkbox.org 
Government or Israel lobby breaking anti-terror laws to use anti-terror laws against protest and freedom of speech The defendourjuries.org website has been disabled by apparent government legal threat to the site's hosting provider. The site provided legal advice to those affected by the government's 'lawfare' war on freedom of speech and protest about Israel's genocide …
(2025-08-06). US Backed Ethnic Cleansing of Serbs, Top Diplomat Secretly Told Croat Leader. scheerpost.com
(2025-08-06). Germany's Crackdown on Palestinian Solidarity. unicornriot.ninja 
(2025-08-06). Medicare, Imperiled by Trump, Turns 60. juancole.com Gainesville, Fl. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — Sixty years ago, July 30, 1965, at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri, former President Harry S. Truman and his wife, former First Lady Bess Truman, became the first recipients of the new Medicare health insurance program. President Lyndon Johnson and the U.S. Congress …
(2025-08-06). FitzGerald's Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám I. juancole.com British man of letters Edward FitzGerald translated the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám from two Persian manuscripts and published it in 1859. He had substantial help from young Orientalist Edward Cowell, who discovered a manuscript of the Rubáiyát dated 1460 CE in the Bodleian Library at Oxford. Rubáiyát means "quatrains," and in Persian poetry they consist …
(2025-08-06). Protesting Harvard's Cancellation of a Journal issue on Education in Palestine. juancole.com Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle Eastern Studies Association of North America | — Letter to Harvard University concerning the cancellation of a special issue of Harvard Educational Review on education and Palestine Alan Garber President, Harvard University president@harvard.edu . . . Dear President Garber and colleagues: We write on behalf of the Middle East …
(2025-08-06). An Ailing Old American Empire Lashes Out. juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com ) — As a retired U.S. Air Force officer, I firmly believe in civilian control of our military. This country should be a nation of laws — not of special interests, oligarchs, or kings. Before committing our forces to battle, Congress should always declare war in the name of the people. Our military …
(2025-08-06). Margaret Kimberley: Zionist (IHRA) Shakedown. fightbackbetter.com bt Editor's Note; Directly relevant to the
(2025-08-06). FCC faces backlash over push to lift media ownership limits amid threats to local journalism. nationofchange.org Press freedom and civil liberties groups warn that loosening media consolidation rules would further erode independent news, local coverage, and democratic accountability.
(2025-08-06). Trump's IgNobel Peace Prize. nationofchange.org As if these six victories are not enough, stay tuned for new peace treaties that will end the Wars on Science, Education, Rational Thought, a Free Press, and "the big one"!—Habeas Corpus.
(2025-08-06). America the FUBAR. nationofchange.org After all, the few can do little without the consent of the many. It's up to the many (that's us!) to reclaim and restore America.
(2025-08-06). How Many Of Australia's 2.2 Million Property Investors Would Lose Out Under A New Plan To Curb Negative Gearing? menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | The Australian Council of Trade Unions is pushing to limit negative gearing and capital gains tax discounts to just one investment property. | So who stands to win or lose …
(2025-08-06). Is It True Foods With A Short Ingredient List Are Healthier? A Nutrition Expert Explains. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | At the end of a long day, who has time to check the detailed nutrition information on every single product they toss into their shopping basket? | To eat healthily, some …
(2025-08-06). Chinese woman arrested in Australia on charge of "foreign interference" wsws.org Despite years of allegations of malign Chinese interference in Australia, a Canberra resident was only the third person to be charged under the far-reaching 2018 foreign interference laws.
(2025-08-06). Boeing strike erupts at the heart of the US war machine. wsws.org More than 3,200 Boeing workers have launched a strike at key military production facilities, challenging decades of concessions and directly confronting the profit interests of the US war machine.
(2025-08-06). Tuberculosis threatens immigrants at Tacoma ICE detention center. wsws.org Seven suspected tuberculosis cases were confirmed at the Tacoma ICE Processing Center. One detainee contracted TB after transfer to Alaska, sparking concerns about health conditions and medical care in detention facilities and broader exposure.
(2025-08-06). Souleymane's Story: "I don't know why I came to France" wsws.org The phrase "precarious work" may be metaphorical in some cases, but in the unstable and perilous existence Souleymane leads the "precariousness" is real and ever-present.
(2025-08-06). Australian "affordable" housing forces workers into financial straits. wsws.org Punitive means-testing and variable-pricing rules effectively ensure that anyone eligible to live in many so-called "affordable" homes will struggle to pay the rent.
(2025-08-06). Behind Streeting's smears against resident doctors: Cuts and ramped-up privatisation of the National Health Service. wsws.org New data highlights an unprecedented crisis in National Health Service patient waiting lists and sheds light on how the Starmer Labour government is exploiting the backlog to carve up the NHS for outsourcing…
(2025-08-06). Trump threatens FBI "may have to" seize fugitive Texas Democratic state legislators. wsws.org Trump threatens to arrest lawmakers for engaging in legal political activity.
(2025-08-06). Oppose the far-right takeover of George Mason University! wsws.org These attacks serve the aim of paving the way for a presidential dictatorship, trampling academic freedom and student activism.
(2025-08-06). Quebec's ruling elite salivates over huge increase in Canada's military budget. wsws.org Quebec's capitalist ruling elite has reacted with enthusiasm to the federal Liberal government's massive military spending increases and Quebec Premier Legault's push to rapidly expand the province's military-industrial base.
(2025-08-06). Putin-Trump Envoy Meet Sends Shockwaves In Kyiv? 'Panicked' Zelensky Calls Up US Prez, 'Begs' For… hindustantimes.com In a sign of mounting anxiety as the US ramps up direct talks with Moscow, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urgently called President Trump ahead of a looming August 8 ceasefire deadline for Russia. Zelensky, wary of a possible US-Russia deal that could sideline Ukrainian interests, pressed Trump to finalize a multi-billion dollar US-Ukraine drone agreement, pushed for harsher sanctions on Russia, and reiterated Ukraine's readiness for peace. dustantimes…
(2025-08-06). Russia Oil, BRICS & Tariffs: Trump's Three Charges Against India, And Why They Don't Hold Up. hindustantimes.com It took just six months for India—U.S. ties to go from warm embraces to a cold war of words. Donald Trump has accused India of financing Russia's war in Ukraine, being part of an "anti‚ÄëU.S." BRICS, and being the "tariff king" of the world. But how much of that is fact, and how much is political theatre? In this episode of Grey Zone, Ananya Dutta breaks down the historical roots of India's foreign policy – from Nehru's non‚Äëalignment to today's strategic autonomy – and why New Delhi's relationship with Moscow runs deeper than the last three years. We unpack the data on Indi…
(2025-08-06). Adjusting the Temperature: Climate Change and International Law. dissidentvoice.org Before the clenching constipation of reluctant and cloddish policy makers, climate change advocates have found courts surprisingly amenable to their concerns. Bodies of environmental law in national courts and international tribunals are now burgeoning on the obligations of states to address ecological harms and the effects of greenhouse gas emissions. As is often the case, …
(2025-08-06). ECONOMIC TERROR AND THE TURBOCHUGGF*CK IN TEXAS. dissidentvoice.org I don't know what word in the English language—I can't find one—that applies to people who are willing to sacrifice the literal existence of organized human life … so they can put a few more dollars into highly overstuffed pockets. The word 'evil' doesn't begin to approach it. —Noam Chomsky Unlike other historical periods of …
(2025-08-06). Eighty years after the U.S. Bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki Are We on the Verge of Another Nuclear War? dissidentvoice.org Eighty years ago, the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs on the civilian populations of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There are now nine nuclear-armed nations, many in military confrontation with one another. It is quite remarkable that there has not been another nuclear war. How can this be explained? Some say the absence of another nuclear war proves …
(2025-08-06). 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.
(2025-08-06). 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.
(2025-08-06). 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.
(2025-08-06). 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.
(2025-08-06). 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.
(2025-08-06). 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.
(2025-08-06). 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?
(2025-08-06). ICAN chief at 80th Hiroshima commemoration calls for immediate action to eliminate nuclear weapons. commondreams.org Melissa Parke, the Executive Director of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, ICAN, attended the 80th Hiroshima Peace Memorial Commemoration today alongside survivors of the first ever nuclear attack that killed more than 140,000 people, including 38,000 children.The survivors, or hibakusha as they are known in Japan, whose average age is now 86, were almost all children in 1945 and have campaigned for decades to alert the world to the continuing existential threat that nuclear weapons pose and, 80 years on from the trauma they suffered, have renewed their demand for…
(2025-08-06). "Independence and Abolition Went Hand in Hand" : Julia Gaffield on Jean-Jacques Dessalines. publicbooks.org "Securing the first permanent, universal, and immediate abolition of slavery was Jean-Jacques Dessalines's legacy."
(2025-08-06). The Voting Rights Act at 60: A Legacy in Jeopardy, a Democracy at Risk. aclu.org 
This August marks 60 years since President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act (VRA) into law. The act is the crown jewel of civil rights legislation and seeks to finally make the Constitution's promise of equality real. In the past year alone, the ACLU was in federal court wielding this very law to ensure that Black voters have an equal opportunity to participate in the political process in
(2025-08-06). The Satanic Nature of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. scheerpost.com Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Otis Historical Archives of "National Museum of Health & Medicine" (OTIS Archive 1), CC BY 2.0 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 Edward…
(2025-08-06). Titan sub disaster was preventable, US finds in scathing report. geo.tv 
Footage from a remotely operated vehicle shows, what the Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation says is the debris of the Titan submersible that imploded while diving to the wreck of the Titanic, on the seafloor, September 17, 2024, in this still image from video. —…
(2025-08-06). Musk vs Modi: Inside the battle over India's internet censorship. geo.tv 
Elon Musk meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Washington, DC, US on February 13, 2025, — Reuters
(2025-08-06). US probe into Adani behind Modi's inability to stand up to Trump: Rahul Gandhi. geo.tv 
Indian PM Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump and India's Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi. — Reuters/FilePM Narendra Modi's hands are tied, says INC's Rahul Gandhi.Adani faces bribery allegations to secure lucrative contracts.Group being investigated for alleged improper use of…
(2025-08-06). Hiroshima marks 80 years as US-Russia nuclear tensions rise. geo.tv 
Visitors pray for atomic bomb victims in front of the memorial cenotaph in Hiroshima. — AFPJapan marked 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Wednesday with a ceremony reminding the world of the horrors unleashed, as sabre-rattling between the United States and Russia…
(2025-08-06). Modi to visit China for first time in 7 years amid escalating US tensions. geo.tv 
Chinese President Xi Jinping and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, October 23, 2024. — Reuters
(2025-08-06). Crisis of the Bolivian Plurinational Project. uwidata.com By Fernando Esteche The crossroads Bolivia faces on the eve of the August 2025 elections represents much more than a simple electoral situation. It is the deepest crisis of the plurinational project since its constitutional founding in 2009, a crisis that jeopardizes the continuity of a state model that emerged as a decolonizing alternative on …
(2025-08-06). The Iranian Islamic Revolution. uwidata.com By Masoud Sadrmohammadi The Islamic Revolution of Iran is considered one of the most influential events at the end of the twentieth century, and like all historical events, it is open to various definitions. Immediately after the revolution, due to the approach adopted by the new ruling system in Tehran in its interaction with the …
(2025-08-06). Mark Brown rejects talk of 'strategic shift' in Cook Islands-New Zealand relationship. asiapacificreport.nz By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist in Rarotonga The Cook Islands has no intention of leaving its special relationship with New Zealand, says Prime Minister Mark Brown. The Cook Islands marked 60 years of self-governance in free association with New Zealand on August 4. "The value of our relationship with New Zealand cannot be overstated,"
(2025-08-06). Wildfires Fuel the Climate Crisis. socialistproject.ca 
Even in the early stages of Canada's wildfire season, it was already clear that this year would be the second worst wildfire in Canadian history, surpassed only by the horrific and It is beyond dispute that the trend…
(2025-08-06). Pennsylvania home health care agencies call for $370M in the state budget to avoid a looming care crisis. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Pennsylvania in-home health care agencies that provide Service providers say historic gaps in funding and worsening staffi…
(2025-08-06). SEPTA sets Aug. 14 deadline to 'begin dismantling' the transit system without new state funding. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? If state lawmakers don't add new funding to resolve SEPTA's $213 million budget deficit by Aug. 14, the transit agency will begin implementing drastic service cuts. | "We will be left with no other choice but to begin dismantling the SEPTA system," SEPTA General Manager Scott Sauer said in an emailed news release. "Our planning and operations staff have worked hard to compress the timeline for pre-schedule change work, but we cannot push it beyond Aug. 14." | As part of the…
(2025-08-06). Code of Silence. whyy.org Deaf actress Rose Ayling-Ellis talks with Patrick Stoner about this British series with her as a lip reader drafted into dangerous police work.
(2025-08-06). WHYY Open House Sustainer Summit. whyy.org Join us in-person for our WHYY Open House & Sustainer Summit as we celebrate you! There will be something for everyone to enjoy!
(2025-08-06). CDC to disburse delayed funds for fighting fentanyl and more, staffers say. whyy.org Updated August 05, 2025 at 16: 42 PM ET | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be able to fully fund the Both spoke to NPR on the condition of anonymity because they fear retribution for speaking to the pres…
(2025-08-06). Residents fighting against Trenton-Mercer Airport expansion hit another roadblock. whyy.org This story is part of the From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to know about climate change? What would you like us to cover?
| Domestic travelers can avoid the hustle and bustle of major airports by booking a flight out of the Trenton-Mercer Airport in Mercer County, New Jersey. | The security line — only a few feet from the main entrance — is short, and passengers don'
(2025-08-06). Lebanon: Israeli Forces Occupied, Vandalized Schools. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Damage to a classroom in Naqqoura Intermediate Public School, Lebanon, January 31, 2025. | © 2025 Human Rights Watch | Israeli forces occupied schools in southern Lebanon during hostilities between September and November 2024 and in the following weeks, used some of them as barracks, and appear to have intentionally vandalized, pillaged, and destroyed school property.The hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah have had a devastating impact on children's access to education and pillaging of at least two of the schools appears to amount to war crimes.International donors and aid age…
(2025-08-06). Securing Fair Representation in California. aclusocal.org 
The California Voting Rights Act of 2001 ("CVRA" or "Act") is one of the state's most significant civil rights laws and a powerful tool to combat vote dilution. Authored by then-Senator Richard Polanco and inspired by the vision of voting rights giant Joaquin G. Avila, the CVRA was enacted in 2002 to address the persistent harms of dilutive at-large election systems in California—systems that have long silenced the voices of political and racial minorities and blocked communities from translating political organizing into electoral victories. | Over the past two decades, the CVRA has compelled hundreds…
(2025-08-06). Following the USDA's food and farm funding. grist.org 
In the first seven months of President Donald Trump's second administration, the federal funding landscape has been radically changed — especially for the people who grow, harvest, and distribute food. Thousands of government staffers were terminated; entire programs have been stripped down; and a grant freeze has immobilized state, regional, and local food systems that rely on federal funding. | In all of the turmoil, the communication from the Department of Agriculture itself has lacked transparency and comprehensiveness. We've heard over and over from our sources — farmers, food organizations, a…
(2025-08-06). "Earth without Borders" . Governance Systems and Social Relations Must be in Sync with the World's Most Pressing Needs. globalresearch.ca Few people would challenge the need for governance systems to be in sync with the most pressing needs of any society.
(2025-08-06). Gauteng Education strengthens school safety. sanews.gov.za Gauteng Education strengthens school safety | The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has vowed to remain committed to ensuring a safe, transparent, and supportive learning environment across all public schools in the province. | In a statement on Tuesday, the department outlined key interventions and progress made by the department in addressing school safety concerns, including the impact of nearby mining activity, the expansion of first aid and disaster readiness programmes, and the enforcement of school-based safety compliance. | Impact of illegal mining on schools | The GDE confirmed that several school…
(2025-08-06). Over 600 000 Grade 1 and 8 online applications recorded in Gauteng. sanews.gov.za Over 600 000 Grade 1 and 8 online applications recorded in Gauteng | Gauteng MEC for Education Matome Chiloane has announced that over 600 000 successful applications were recorded during the 2026 Online Admissions application period for Grade 1 and Grade 8. | In a statement, the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) said this remarkable milestone was reached on Tuesday, 5 August 2025, just under two weeks since the system opened for applications on 24 July 2025. | "As of 2pm on Tuesday afternoon, the system had recorded a total of 600 936 applications, comprising 254 251 for Grade 1 and 346 685 for Grade 8.
(2025-08-06). New York City and the Demographics of Change. Greg Guma. globalresearch.ca Although Zohran Mamdani's platform may not represent the preferences of most New Yorkers, winning a majority of the votes is not necessary.
(2025-08-06). Despite reaffirming support, Kyiv was disappointed by Foreign Minister Gideon visit. haaretz.com In July, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar visited Ukraine and strongly condemned Russian attacks on civilians. Until then, Israeli criticism of the Russian invasion has been minimal. But sources who spoke to Haaretz say this doesn't constitute a fundamental policy change…
(2025-08-06). Gauteng Community Safety HOD, CFO suspended. sanews.gov.za Gauteng Community Safety HOD, CFO suspended | Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has placed provincial Department of Community Safety Head of Department (HOD) Nontsikelelo Sisulu and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Mduduzi Malope, on immediate suspension. ⚪ According to the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG), the suspension of the HOD and CFO follow the conclusion of a forensic investigation, which "uncovered financial irregularities in the department". ⚪ "This prompted the Premier to intervene to safeguard the department's integrity. The suspensions are a precautionary measure to ensure fair and unbiased inves…
(2025-08-06). Lekganyane elected to chair ad hoc committee probing Mkhwanazi's allegations. sanews.gov.za Lekganyane elected to chair ad hoc committee probing Mkhwanazi's allegations | Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee, established to investigate allegations made by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, has selected Member of Parliament (MP) Molapi Soviet Lekganyane as its chairperson. | The ad hoc committee — which met for the first time on Tuesday — was established to probe the allegations Mkhwanazi made regarding an alleged criminal syndicate that has spread into law enforcement and intelligence services. | The provincial police commissioner also made allegations implicating the judiciary, prosecutors, po…
(2025-08-06). Bangladesh's Yunus calls for reform on revolution anniversary. newarab.com 
Bangladesh's interim leader marked one year since the overthrow of Nobel Peace Prize winner He also warned against forces he said sought to roll back the demo…
(2025-08-06). Hezbollah threatens missile attacks on Israel if war resumes. newarab.com 
In a defiant address on Tuesday, Speaking in a televised address, Qassem warned that no timeline for disarmament proposed under Israeli pressure would be accepted and insisted that
(2025-08-06). As ICE raids rise across US, attorney warns people to prepare. newarab.com 
Alejandro Pérez, an employment attorney and board president of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, has been working on preparing his clients on what to do when Immigration and Customs Enforcement Since the beginning of Donald Trump's second presidential term in January, the US has seen a sharp increase in
(2025-08-06). Iran names moderate Larijani to head top security body. newarab.com 
Iran has appointed veteran politician Ali Larijani, considered a moderate on foreign policy, to lead the Islamic republic's top security body, state media said Tuesday. | "Ali Larijani was appointed secretary of the Supreme National Security Council in a decree by President Masoud Pezeshkian," official news agency IRNA reported. | Larijani, 68, who is seen as a moderate conservative in Iran, replaces Ali Akbar Ahmadian, a Revolutionary Guards general who was named to the position in May 2023. | His appointment comes after a 12-day war in June, launched by Israel and later joined by the United States, during wh…
(2025-08-06). Iran orders a day of business and office closures. newarab.com 
Authorities in The state television announcement Tuesday is the second this summer. Iran hopes to ease electricity and water demand. | As temperatures across the capital, Tehran, have exceeded 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), authorities urged residents to avoid outdoor activities during peak heat hours and conserve water and energy. | Ira…
(2025-08-06). Iraq denies oil smuggling as SOMO faces scrutiny over Iran ties. newarab.com 
Alaa Al-Nizar Fayak, Director-General of SOMO,…
(2025-08-06). Lebanon tasks army with disarming Hezbollah by year end. newarab.com 
Lebanon's cabinet on Tuesday tasked the army with developing a plan to disarm Hezbollah by year end, an unprecedented step since civil war factions gave up their weapons decades ago. | The thorny decision follows heavy US pressure and comes as part of implementing a November ceasefire that sought to end more than a year of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. | The cabinet held a nearly six-hour cabinet session on Tuesday headed by President Joseph Aoun on disarming the group, which emerged badly weakened from the latest war, with its arsenal pummelled and its senior leadership decimated. | The Iran-backe…
(2025-08-06). Norway PM wants oil fund to review stake in Israeli company. newarab.com 
Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said Tuesday he had asked the country's finance minister to look into the Norway's sovereign wealth fund, also known as the oil fund as it is fuelled by vast revenue from the country's oil and gas exports, is the biggest in the world and with a value of some $1.9 trillion, with investments spanning the globe. | On Monday, Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten repor…
(2025-08-06). Palestinian women on hunger strike to demand body of activist. newarab.com 
More than 60 Palestinian women from the village of Umm al-Kheir in the The women, aged between 13 and 70, began their strike last Thursday. According to Al Jazeera, at least two participants have already required medical attention. They are also calling for the release…
(2025-08-06). Police fire teargas on Imran Khan supporters. newarab.com 
Pakistan police fired teargas at hundreds of supporters of former prime minister Khan's Pakistan A heavy police presence prevented most rallies from taking place, including in the eastern city of Lahore where at leas…
(2025-08-06). Trump suggests Vance is his likely heir apparent in 2028. newarab.com 
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that Vice President JD Vance is "most likely" his heir apparent to serve as the Republican nominee in 2028, the furthest he has gone in backing Vance as a future presidential candidate. | "Well, I think most likely," Trump told reporters when asked whether Vance was the heir apparent to the movement he has inspired. "In all fairness, he's the vice president." | Trump also proposed that Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio join forces for a future Republican ticket. | While the 2028 race is still years away, Trump holds considerable influence with the Republi…
(2025-08-06). Turkey forms panel to oversee PKK disarmament. newarab.com 
Turkey's parliament launched a commission on Tuesday to oversee the disarmament of the outlawed Thirty PKK operatives burned their weapons in a ceremony in northern Iraq last month, marking a symbolic first step towards ending a decades-long struggle with Turkey in which more than 40,000 people have been killed. | Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus told lawmakers at the opening of the first se…
(2025-08-06). UAE lashes out after Guinea revokes major bauxite mining licence. newarab.com 
The The concession, operated by Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC), was cancelled by presidential decree, with the rights transferred to a newly established state-owned company. GAC runs one of…
(2025-08-06). UN experts call for GHF to be dismantled. newarab.com 
United Nations special rapporteurs called Tuesday for the Israel- and US-backed An exceptionally-large group of the UN-mandated experts voiced grave concerns over the GHF's operations. | The private organisation
(2025-08-06). X strips UN's Albanese of 'blue check' after pro-Israel pressure. newarab.com 
Elon Musk's X has stripped UN Watch had written to the X CEO demanding that he remove her verified status, arguing that it would violate The move will limit Albanese's visibility and reach on the social media platform and comes as…
(2025-08-06). Five Kalibrs Later. . smoothiex12.blogspot.com I am sure his instructors told him that it will be as easy as fighting for drug cartels in Colombia. You see. He even sang in Ukrainian. But then something happened …
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(2025-08-06). Garsfontein Road upgrades to support Mooikloof Mega City development. sanews.gov.za Garsfontein Road upgrades to support Mooikloof Mega City development | The Gauteng Provincial Government is undertaking the Garsfontein Road (K50) upgrading project to support the Mooikloof Mega City development. ⚪ The residential and commercial mega project is one of strategic integrated projects aimed at providing access to lifestyle services aimed at lower income groups. ⚪ "The department's continued investments in providing quality road infrastructure will continue to serve as a key stimulator of economic activities and growth. We believe that road infrastructure upgrades such as these will go a long way i…
(2025-08-06). SAWS warns of cold weather conditions. sanews.gov.za SAWS warns of cold weather conditions | The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned that a cut-off-low is expected to result in cloudy and cold conditions over the central and eastern parts of the country between Wednesday and Thursday. ⚪ These weather conditions will be accompanied by isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers in Gauteng, Free State, Mpumalanga, North West and KwaZulu-Natal. ⚪ "Snowfall is also expected over the escarpments of the Eastern Cape and Lesotho," the weather service said. ⚪ The weather service will continue to monitor any further developments relating to the weather s…
(2025-08-06). Anti-SLAPP Motion Granted in Support of Government Accountability. aclusocal.org Date : | Menu parent dynamic listing : | 72 | Show PDF in viewer on page : | Style : | Standard with sidebar | Tweet Text : | [node: title]…
(2025-08-06). Solidarity And Actions By US Civil Society For A Nuclear Free World. popularresistance.org As this is the commemoration of horrific deaths and wounding of hundreds of thousands of people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years ago in 1945, as an American citizen, I offer my profound apologies to the families of those killed in Japan Japanese, Koreans and other nationalities including the U.S. Prisoners of War who were there. An to Marshallese and US "downwinders" who suffered from US testing of atomic and nuclear weapons, for the criminal actions of my government in using these weapons of mass destruction. I also apologize to the Vietnamese delegation at the conference for the U.S. dropping millions of gall…
(2025-08-06). Facebook parent company Meta facing $1b lawsuit over on October 7. haaretz.com Survivors and families of Israelis murdered or kidnapped in the October‚ÄØ7 Hamas massacre have filed a landmark lawsuit against Meta, accusing the social media giant of enabling and amplifying livestreamed terror…
(2025-08-06). Groundwater is drying out, heating up, and causing sea level rise. grist.org 
The Verde River is one of the last free-flowing rivers in Arizona, winding through what's known as the Verde Valley before feeding into the Salt River. Agriculturally, the valley is relatively fertile, supporting crops like sweet corn, alfalfa, peaches, and pecans, as well as a small wine industry. Recently, though, residents have found that the water below their feet is drying up. | Faith Kerns grew up in the area, and her parents still live in her childhood home. This summer when they tried to turn on the garden hose, which is connected to their groundwater well — a common source for household water in…
(2025-08-06). The unlikely coalition fighting to keep Energy Star labels on your appliances. grist.org 
When the Environmental Protection Agency's
(2025-08-06). Genoa, Italy: Union Stops Arms Shipment. popularresistance.org July 31, 2025 — The Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) [rank-and-file union organization] today celebrates another significant victory in the fight against the arms trade in Italian ports. Thanks to the mobilization of dockworkers in Genoa and the international solidarity network that grows stronger each day after helping to block the Zim ship in June, we were informed today that the three containers carrying military equipment, destined for La Spezia and transported aboard the Cosco Pisces [ship], will not be unloaded in either Genoa or La Spezia.
(2025-08-06). Not Antisemitism: Israeli soccer player Shon Weissman is facing the consequences of his extremism. haaretz.com Everyone has the right to express their opinion, but words have consequences. While most Israeli players faced little resistance from European clubs, others, including Muslim players who posted extreme anti-Israel messages, were suspended or released. Shon Weissman is simply reaping what he sowed…
(2025-08-06). Hezbollah tensions escalate as Qassem rejects disarmament push. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- In a sign of growing internal tensions, the Lebanese army has begun taking measures to restrict Hezbollah motorcycle rallies and limit the movement of the group's supporters in Beirut's southern suburbs, according to a report by Sky News. The move comes amid heated debate within Lebanon's government over implementing a disarmament mechanism targeting Hezbollah, a highly sensitive issue that could deepen domestic divisions.Hezbollah's Deputy Secretary General, Sheikh Naim Qassem, strongly warned against any attempt to address the group's weapons without national consensus, during a televised speech on Tu…
(2025-08-06). Under Israeli drones: Lebanon moves to dismantle resistance. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – On Tuesday, the Lebanese government held a very important cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace in Baabda to deal with the rising call for the government to take control of all guns in the country. The meeting was led by President Joseph Aoun, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam was also there. It happened because the U.S. is putting more and more pressure on Lebanon to give Hezbollah a clear deadline for giving up its weapons.The main topics of conversation also included putting Lebanon's cabinet statement on national authority into action and the peace agreements made with Israel after the war in Nov…
(2025-08-06). Village swept away, dozens missing in India's Uttarakashi flash floods. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- A devastating cloudburst struck the Dharali area near Harsil in Uttarkashi district, northern India, on Tuesday, unleashing flash floods that washed away entire villages and left dozens missing. Authorities fear several fatalities, as the region reels from the aftermath of the sudden deluge.VIDEO | Uttarakhand: Cloudburst in Kheer Ganga triggers devastation. Several feared swept away. More details awaited. | (Source: Third Party) | (Full video available on PTI Videos –
(2025-08-06). Philadelphia: Movement fights racist censorship of slavery. workers.org 
Philadelphia In May, Trump issued an executive order calling for Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to "ensure" that content which "inappropriately disparages" U.S. individuals past or living ceases to exist at national parks, including Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. In 2026, this INHP will be at the center of the . . . |
(2025-08-06). Foiling the Anti-Protest Sceptics: The Pro-Palestinian Sydney Harbour Bridge March. counterpunch.org 
There were the doomsdayers, the moaners and, let's face it, the ill-wishers, hoping that a march across one of the most famous bridges in Australia would not take place. Despite this, some 100,000 people attended the March for Humanity gathering which began in Sydney's central business district on August 3rd, before crossing to the Sydney
(2025-08-06). An Important New Book on the Praxis of Social Ecology. counterpunch.org 
Proponents of the theory and praxis of social ecology — the holistic approach to reharmonizing society and nature originated by social theorist Murray Bookchin during the 1960s — '90s — have long sought new ways to introduce those ideas to a wider audience. While Bookchin's writings offer an exceptional depth of analysis that has thoroughly
(2025-08-06). The New Issue Of JOHNSTONE: A Stark Raving Mad Society. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The new edition of JOHNSTONE is now available to order in print or download as a pay-what-you-want e-book version. This month's issue is titled "A Stark Raving Mad Society" and features a painting of Piers Morgan's stupid, punchable face. I hate Piers Morgan. He represents so much about what's sick about our society. He hosts …
(2025-08-06). Remember When the Democrats Lost the Elections Because of Fears About Inflation? The NYT Doesn't. counterpunch.org 
As usual, the New York Times gets things exactly wrong in a piece headlined "Trump's Tariffs are Making Money. That May Make Them Hard to Quit." The gist of the article is that the tariffs are on a path to raise close to $400 billion a year, and possibly considerably more, depending on where Trump
(2025-08-06). Wu Yanni claims Women's 100m hurdles title at Chinese Athletics Championships. ecns.cn Just a week after turning 28, Chinese runner Wu Yanni won the women's 100-meter hurdles in 13.15 seconds Monday at the 2025 Chinese Athletics Championships in Quzhou, Zhejiang province.
(2025-08-06). China's second homegrown large cruise ship enters equipment commissioning stage. ecns.cn China's second domestically-built large cruise ship, Adora Huacheng, has entered the equipment commissioning and system testing phase, according to China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) on Tuesday.
(2025-08-06). Xizang keeps thriving since establishment 60 years ago. ecns.cn Once a remote region with limited resources, Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region now stands as a symbol of transformation, marking 60 years of economic growth and social development since its founding in 1965.
(2025-08-06). Central government has final word on Dalai Lama reincarnation : Xizang chairman. ecns.cn Regarding the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, the central government has unquestionable ultimate decision-making authority, which is a creed adhered to by the vast religious masses, Gama Cedain, chairman of the Xizang Autonomous region, said on Tuesday.
(2025-08-06). EconoScope | India faces record low net FDI as investor confidence wanes. ecns.cn India has recorded a historic low in net foreign direct investment (FDI), raising fresh concerns about the country's investment climate. According to data released by the Reserve Bank of India at the end of July, the country's net FDI in May 2025 was just $35 million, staggeringly down 99% from the previous month and 98% year-on-year.
(2025-08-06). Young doctoral supervisor falls to death from school building in Zhejiang University. ecns.cn A teacher in his 30s fell from a building of Zhejiang University on Monday, according to posts on Chinese social media platforms on Tuesday.
(2025-08-06). China to implement free preschool education in stages. ecns.cn Starting from the upcoming autumn semester, China will exempt children from care and education fees in their final preschool year at public kindergartens, according to a guideline issued on Tuesday.
(2025-08-06). Training helps to empower Global South. ecns.cn An instructor guides a Pakistani student majoring in electrical automation during a training session at the Luban Workshop of Tianjin Modern Vocational Technology College on June 16.
(2025-08-06). China unveils guideline to elevate financial support for new industrialization. ecns.cn Chinese authorities have jointly released a key guideline on strengthening financial support for new industrialization, elevating the country's coordinated efforts to support manufacturing upgrade and advance new quality productive forces.
(2025-08-06). Rise of macro-regions and dollar's decline. ecns.cn Many studies have highlighted the ongoing transformation of the global landscape toward the formation of economic macro-regions. Leading international organizations specializing in finance (such as the International Monetary Fund), fair competition and market economy development (OECD), and global trade (the World Trade Organization), too, have noted the fragmentation of the global economic system and new geopolitical centers shaping its future dynamics.
(2025-08-06). China-U.S. trade ties crucial for global growth. ecns.cn China's economic growth is pivotal to and vital for global prosperity, and it is essential and significant for the United States and China to maintain a stable trade relationship, according to a senior business leader.
(2025-08-06). Pakistani minister hails high-tech ties with China. ecns.cn A Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) carrier rocket carrying the Pakistan Remote-Sensing Satellite (PRSS-1) blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province, July 31, 2025.
(2025-08-06). Central government has final say on reincarnation of Dalai Lama. ecns.cn In the matter of the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, the Chinese central government has unquestionable, ultimate decision-making authority, which is also a belief adhered to by the vast number of Tibetan Buddhism followers, the chairman of the Xizang autonomous region said on Tuesday.
(2025-08-06). 2 Chinese killed as speedboat capsizes in Bali, Indonesia. ecns.cn Two Chinese nationals were killed as a speedboat capsized in Bali, Indonesia, the Chinese Consulate General in Denpasar said on Tuesday.
(2025-08-06). China to continue playing constructive role for turnaround of Cambodia-Thailand relations: spokesperson. ecns.cn China will continue to support ASEAN in promoting talks for peace and play a constructive role in its own way for the turnaround of Cambodia-Thailand relations, Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said Tuesday.
(2025-08-06). Chinese scientists unveil major breakthrough in large-scale DNA editing. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have developed a gene editing technology capable of precisely manipulating large DNA segments ranging from thousands to millions of base pairs in both plant and animal cells, marking a significant advance in the field of life sciences.
(2025-08-06). Zhejiang doctor donates prize money to charity. ecns.cn Sun Jie donated his prize money of 90,000 yuan (around $12,537) to the Hangzhou Foundation for Righteousness and Courage on Friday.Sun Jie, a researcher at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine and doctoral supervisor at Zhejiang University, donated his entire prize money of 90,000 yuan (around $12,537) to the Hangzhou Foundation for Righteousness and Courage on Friday, China News Service reported.
(2025-08-06). Country to cut costs of preschool education. ecns.cn According to the Ministry of Education, as of the end of last year, China had 253,300 kindergartens, 21,100 fewer from 2023, and 35.84 million kindergarten students, down 5.09 million compared with 2023.
(2025-08-06). Authorities release action plan for building of a green China. ecns.cn China has released an action plan for the building of a livable, green and safe environment to better safeguard public health, with work to begin immediately.In a statement accompanying the document, the administration explained that the global warming trend has posed challenges for building healthy environments."ÄÄ"ÄÄThe action plan has focused on addressing environmental issues that have particularly harmful impacts on people's health, the statement added.
(2025-08-06). Prospering Xizang sees surge in overseas visitors. ecns.cn "We warmly welcome friends from home and abroad to come to Xizang to personally experience the beautiful scenery, immerse themselves in Tibetan culture, and witness the development of the region."
(2025-08-06). China remains No 1 worldwide in express delivery volume. ecns.cn China's express delivery volume has ranked first in the world for 11 consecutive years. At present, over 500 million express parcels are collected daily on average, equivalent to nearly 6,000 packages entering the delivery channel every second.
(2025-08-06). 2 killed, 6 injured in U.S. Los Angeles mass shooting. ecns.cn Two people were killed and six others wounded in a mass shooting early Monday in downtown Los Angeles, the U.S. state of California, local authorities said.
(2025-08-06). Chinese animation themed exhibition draws visitors to Hangzhou. ecns.cn Following the release of the film "The Little Monsters of Langlang Mountain", the themed exhibition has attracted many tourists to take photos and explore.
(2025-08-06). Discovering unique beauty of Tomur scenic area in NW China's Xinjiang. ecns.cn In early August, Tavan Village presents a picturesque scene with streams of visitors. Nestled quietly in the mountain valley, the village's wooden cabins harmonized beautifully with the surrounding red cliffs and green trees, creating a breathtaking panorama.
(2025-08-06). Shipwreck site of Lisbon Maru in E China's Zhoushan attracts tourists. ecns.cn Qingbang Island is the site of the WWII "Lisbon Maru" shipwreck incident. During summer vacation, the island has attracted numerous visitors with its unique coastal scenery and historical significance.
(2025-08-06). Colombia: 2025 set to be the decade's worst year in humanitarian terms. icrc.org Figures from January to May 2025…
(2025-08-06). Iraq: Photography Award 2025. icrc.org International Committee of the Red Cross & Iraqi Red Crescent Society…
(2025-08-06). U.S. Atomic Bombings Didn't Save Lives or End the War. counterpunch.org 
August 6 and 9 are the 80th anniversaries of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The killing of 140,000 civilians at Hiroshima was the effect of detonating a 60-million-degree Celsius explosion (ten thousand times hotter than the surface of the sun) over the city. Richard Rhodes' The Making of the Atomic Bomb reported,
(2025-08-06). On Starvation Hasbara. counterpunch.org 
August 2nd to 3rd 2025 marked the "holiday" of Tisha B'av. Jews observe it with readings of Lamentations, a part of the extended Torah, chronicling the history of one of many catastrophic destructions of the nation of Israel. Observant Jews fast on Tisha B'av, and the text of Lamentations includes detailed passages describing famine in
(2025-08-06). 80 years since Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the US still grapples with the legacy of nuclear war. peoplesdispatch.org As Japan mourns the loss of hundreds of thousands from the bombings and many more to long term health effects, the influence of first use of nuclear weapons is still felt in US society…
(2025-08-06). Symposium: Why was Japan the only nuclear holocaust in 80 yrs? responsiblestatecraft.org Eighty years ago today, August 6, 1945, the U.S. military dropped an atomic weapon nicknamed "Little Boy" on the city Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in a blast equivalent of 15 kilotons of TNT, killing approximately 66,000 people immediately and some 100,000 more, the vast majority civilians, by the end of 1945. Three days later, the U.S. deployed another nuclear bomb — this one "Fat Man" — on the Japanese city of Nagasaki, leaving upwards of 80,000 people dead by the end of the year.Japan surrendered in September, bringing a victory to the Allies in the Pacific theater and an end to World War II.In…
(2025-08-06). How an aging despot's grip on power could unravel Central Africa. responsiblestatecraft.org A few weeks ago, 92-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya
(2025-08-06). African Swine Fever disease slows down in Luwero. independent.co.ug 
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The outbreak of African Swine Fever has slowed down in Luwero district, giving a sigh of relief to pig farmers and consumers. On July 18th, 2025, Dr. Anna Rose Ademun, the Commissioner in charge of Animal Health, imposed quarantine restrictions on Luwero town following the outbreak of African Swine …
(2025-08-06). Trump's Tariffs Come for Your Morning Wake-Up Routine. counterpunch.org 
On August 6 — unless he chickens out — US president Donald Trump will impose a 50% tariff on American buyers of Brazilian coffee. Brazilian coffee isn't the only coffee Americans find themselves paying exorbitant taxes on. Vietnamese, Indonesian, Indian, Colombian, Nicaraguan, and European Union-produced coffee just got hit with tariffs (paid by American consumers)
(2025-08-06). Larijani Appointed as Iran's Top Security Official. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian president appointed Ali Larijani as the new secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran.
(2025-08-06). Iran Dismisses Allegations of Involvement in Russia-Ukraine Conflict. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations refuted the allegations raised by the US, France and Ukraine that Iran has provided military support for Russia amid the armed conflict in Ukraine.
(2025-08-06). Mossad Spy, Daesh Member Executed in Iran. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's Judiciary on Wednesday executed a spy working for the Israeli regime's Mossad and also a member of the Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) terrorist group.
(2025-08-06). U.S. tariffs on Brazilian coffee may jolt consumers. america.cgtn.com 
New U.S. tariffs on Brazil took effect Wednesday August 6, with duties previously set at 10 percent surging to 50 percent. Many imports, however, are exempt from the tariffs. Brazil's vice president says the new rates apply to just over a third of its U.S. exports. But one commodity that is not exempt may shake up the market in both countries, and that's coffee. | CGTN's Paulo Cabral shares the latest from Sà£o Paulo.
(2025-08-06). Mexico and Canada end high level trade talks. america.cgtn.com 
Mexico and Canada ended two days of high-level diplomatic and trade talks on Wednesday, August 6, in Mexico City. Both sides say the meetings were an effort to shore-up bilateral relations among the two North American trade partners. The talks follow intense negotiations over trade — especially efforts to avoid further tariffs from the Trump administration. | CGTN's Franc Contreras reports.
(2025-08-06). Canadian farmers grapple with tariff impacts. america.cgtn.com 
Agricultural goods from Canada are largely exempt from tariffs as most produce is covered by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement. | But in Canada's Ontario province, vegetable growers are still battling with tariff-related higher costs and an uncertain future, as CGTN'S Dan Williams reports.
(2025-08-06). U.S. wildfires create hazardous conditions coast to coast. america.cgtn.com 
Wildfires across North America are creating hazardous conditions from the Pacific to the Atlantic. | CGTN's Jim Spellman reports.
(2025-08-06). U.S. lawmakers profiting from tariffs. america.cgtn.com 
The latest inflation data suggests tariffs are contributing to the cost of living rising again in the U.S., but some lawmakers appear to have profited handsomely from the impact of duties on stocks. And that's driving a renewed and rare bipartisan push to stop it. | As CGTN's Owen Fairclough reports, there are wider concerns over conflicts-of-interest, extending all the way to the White House.
(2025-08-06). Miccosukee Tribe Lawsuit Challenges Environmental Harm at "Alligator Alcatraz" truthout.org When William "Popeye" Osceola first learned about the construction of a sprawling immigration detention facility on land adjacent to the Miccosukee Reservation in the Florida Everglades, his first reaction was "shock and disgust." "I found out about it basically when everybody else found out about it, which, considering our tribal nation status with the government, that's obviously an issue,"… |
(2025-08-06). Robert Reich: Firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Chief Is Another Example of Trump's Dislike of Facts. truthout.org We speak to former Labor Secretary Robert Reich about how President Trump's firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hours after the agency released a weaker-than-expected jobs report, undermines a key agency. Trump claimed, without offering any evidence, that the numbers were "rigged" in order to make him look bad. The BLS report showed just 73,000 jobs were added in July and that… |
(2025-08-06). Medical Experts in Horror After RFK Jr. Pulls $500M in Vaccine Research Funding. truthout.org Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing heavy criticism from medical professionals after he announced on Tuesday that he was ending financial support for research into mRNA vaccines. In his announcement, Kennedy said that he was canceling $500 million worth of research aimed at using mRNA technology to develop new vaccines. Instead, he said the Department of Health… |
(2025-08-06). Anti-Immigrant Agenda Means "Unprecedented Growth Opportunities" for GEO Group. truthout.org On GEO Group's second quarterly earnings call, the private prison company's executive chairman, George Zoley, told participants that the company was pursuing "unprecedented growth opportunities" as President Donald Trump rapidly expands the U.S.'s detention and deportation apparatus. As with their previous earnings call, GEO Group had much to celebrate. Notably, Zoley has donated thousands of… |
(2025-08-06). University Student on Visa Released From ICE Detention After Public Outcry. truthout.org A 20-year-old Purdue University student who was abducted by ICE on July 31 as she walked out of her visa hearing in a Manhattan courthouse was released on an ankle monitor on August 5, after being detained in Louisiana. Although Yeonsoo Go's visa is valid until December, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claimed it expired two years ago and called Go an "illegal alien from South… |
(2025-08-06). Chief Actuary Says GOP Budget Will Accelerate Depletion of Social Security Funds. truthout.org The Social Security Administration's chief actuary said Tuesday that the budget package President Donald Trump signed into law last month will harm Social Security's finances, bringing forward the date beyond which the program will no longer be able to pay out full benefits. In a letter to Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), who requested an analysis of the budget law's impact on Social Security's trust… |
(2025-08-06). California slave labor: Jailed pre-trial detainees work for private firm—for nothing. peoplesworld.org 
SANTA RITA, Calif.—In Alabama and Louisiana, the state prisons "sell" their convicts to private companies, many of them fast food firms, to go out and work, for a dollar or two a day. Unions call that, literally, slavery. But Santa Rita, Calif., beats the Southern states There, legal papers show that eight pre-trial detainees—people not …
(2025-08-06). On 80th anniversary of Hiroshima, new questions arise about 'the Bomb'. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—On the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Atomic Age, with the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, new questions are arising about the U.S. government's decision to initiate that fatal blast and the following one, three days later, over Nagasaki. Both a scientist writing in the …
(2025-08-06). A new report shows how local climate activism leads to 'remarkable' gains. peoplesworld.org 
What do an offshore wind farm in New York, a campaign to install 275,000 heat pumps in Maine, and the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline have in common? They were all the result of "community-based strategies" with involvement or leadership from local grassroots groups. Advocates say this is a powerful and relatively cheap way …
(2025-08-06). The Christian Zionist View of Foreign Policy Is Holy War. truthout.org "You're very much into God in this room and that's very nice," President Donald Trump told a group of business leaders at a July 14 luncheon hosted by the White House Faith Office. In attendance were dozens of corporate executives, including Hobby Lobby CEO David Green and oil billionaire Albert Huddleston, along with senior administration officials. "You're more than just CEOs and business… |
(2025-08-06). Labor movement rallies as Texas Democrats fight GOP's redistricting power grab. peoplesworld.org 
DALLAS—Texas Democratic lawmakers took definitive action this week to block what they see as a brazen Republican power grab for control of several key districts, which would cement GOP control of the U.S. House and advance the party's—and President Donald Trump's—attack on democratic rights. And a coalition of AFL-CIO state leaders has come to the …
(2025-08-06). ManiFiesta 2025 To Emphasize Resistance And Internationalism. popularresistance.org Left organizations in Belgium are using the typically slower European summer to gear up for ManiFiesta, the annual festival of solidarity that many recognize as the launchpad for a new cycle of political activities in the region. This year's edition, set to take place on September 13 and 14 in the coastal city of Ostend, aims to reflect the country's current political climate while capturing a broader spirit of resistance. | "Right now in Belgium, we're seeing two major movements of resistance: one against the new government's policies, and the other in solidarity with Palestine," says Matilde De Cooman from Viva…
(2025-08-06). The Green Zone Of Controlled Opposition. popularresistance.org In three weeks, many in the Gulf South and across the country will commemorate the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which resulted in over 1,800 deaths and was responsible for over $100 billion in damage (un-adjusted 2005 dollars) . At a time when the climate crisis has only been exacerbated as the global capitalist dictatorship's insatiable appetite for profit is only matched by its insatiable need to extract resources (including people and their labor), the United States, in particular, continues to move in ways that are antithetical to and completely dismissive of the science that tells us we must rapidl…
(2025-08-06). Ghana defence minister among eight killed in helicopter crash. geo.tv 
This file photo shows Ghana's Z9 airforce helicopter. — Facebook/@ghanaairforce1President Mahama's office calls incident a national tragedy.Ghanaian environment minister also among deceased people.Authorities did not explain cause of helicopter crash.
(2025-08-06). New Report! From Palestine to Kashmir: WSP Global Entrenches Occupation and Apartheid. justpeaceadvocates.ca In this new report, Just Peace Advocates, Al-Haq, and Kashmir Law & Justice Project further expose the role WSP Global, a Canadian multi-national company, plays in entrenching occupation and apartheid in Palestine and Kashmir. You can read the full report, download the PDF, or review a text-only version below. Introduction WSP Global is a major …
(2025-08-06). Democrats attempt to navigate Israel's declining support among base, as midterms loom. mondoweiss.net 
Bernie Sanders's recent resolutions blocking weapons to Israel failed, but analysts say they suggest that Palestine will serve as a litmus test in the Democratic Party going forward.
(2025-08-06). How U.S. imperialism blackmails the world with nuclear weapons, from Hiroshima to today. mondoweiss.net 
Since the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, US imperialism has driven nuclear proliferation worldwide. Current nuclear flashpoints, such as Iran, show how the US continues to use nuclear blackmail to reinforce its dominance.
(2025-08-06). 80 Years After Hiroshima & Nagasaki, U.S. Keeps Covering Up Horrors of Atomic Bombing: Greg Mitchell. democracynow.org 
(2025-08-06). Trump's War on the Truth: Robert Reich on Firing of BLS Head & Push to Replace Fed Chair. democracynow.org 
We speak to former Labor Secretary Robert Reich about how President Trump's firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hours after the agency released a weaker-than-expected jobs report, undermines a key agency. Trump claimed, without offering any evidence, that the numbers were "rigged" in order to make him look bad. The BLS report showed just 73,000 jobs were added in July and that far fewer jobs had been created in May and June than previously estimated. Trump's dismissal of Erika McEntarfer is another sign of growing authoritarianism in the United States, says Reich, who ser…
(2025-08-06). "Coming Up Short" : Robert Reich on His Memoir, Rising U.S. Inequality & Fighting Against Bullies. democracynow.org 
We speak with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich about his new memoir, Coming Up Short, which tells his life story alongside the growth of inequality in America. Reich was born in 1946 as part of the baby-boom generation that enjoyed unprecedented levels of prosperity and social mobility in the decades after World War II. But he says those conditions were squandered as wealth concentration grew worse, labor unions were gutted and wages stagnated — helping to give rise to Donald Trump's brand of authoritarianism. "We allowed big money to take over," says Reich. "We, the baby boomers,…
(2025-08-06). Tesla Shareholders Sue Musk Over Self-Driving Car Dangers. levernews.com 
(2025-08-06). Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next. aclu.org
(2025-08-06). How City-Owned Grocery Stores Can Tackle Food Insecurity. scheerpost.com
(2025-08-06). Can We Do Better Than Trumpian or Neoliberal Trade Policy? Yes. scheerpost.com
(2025-08-06). PEN America Claims To Support Free Speech, but Fired Me for Speaking About Palestine. scheerpost.com
(2025-08-06). Community leaders hold meeting at West Philly's Christy Rec Center following shooting that hurt 6, including 5 children. whyy.org
(2025-08-06). 'It just felt like freedom': Delaware expands access to nature with off-road Trackchairs in state parks. whyy.org
(2025-08-06). Operation Shanela nets over 17 000 suspects. sanews.gov.za
(2025-08-06). Burundi journalist Sandra Muhoza still behind bars, 2 months after appeal ruling. CPJ Staff
(2025-08-06). CPJ, partners welcome 110-year graft sentence for main suspect in Philippine journalist's murder. CPJ Staff
(2025-08-06). In DRC, Radio Nsenda Muana suspended, 3 journalists detained. CPJ Staff
(2025-08-06). Syrian photojournalist killed while covering clashes in Sweida. CPJ Staff
(2025-08-06). CPJ, partners call on Georgia to free Mzia Amaglobeli ahead of verdict. CPJ Staff
(2025-08-06). Four medical workers killed in Arizona plane crash. albawaba.com
(2025-08-06). Yunus sets Bangladesh general elections for February 2026. albawaba.com
(2025-08-06). Autumn meetings schedule] Justice for Congo: Western Imperialism in the DRC. cadtm.org
(2025-08-06). IMF-WB: Time to shut them down? cadtm.org
(2025-08-06). A look in the rearview mirror: The vicious cycle of debt. cadtm.org
(2025-08-06). The task of solidarity implies a struggle for the complete cancellation of the Third World debt. cadtm.org
(2025-08-06). Afghanistan: Futsal for empowering children with disabilities. icrc.org
(2025-08-06). Chad: Behind bars, detainees learn how to rebuild their lives. icrc.org
(2025-08-06). Ethiopia: "Many pregnant women have died due to lack of medicine and health services" icrc.org
(2025-08-06). Global Initiative on IHL: Strong Engagement in First Phase of Consultations. icrc.org
(2025-08-06). Haiti: Displaced people face violence, hardship and uncertainty. icrc.org
(2025-08-06). Hiroshima 80 years on: The humanitarian imperative to eliminate nuclear weapons. icrc.org
(2025-08-06). ICRC Writing Competition VI: Upholding Humanity. icrc.org
(2025-08-06). Influencing behavioural change for better prevention of sexual violence in armed conflict. icrc.org
(2025-08-06). Luxembourg: ICRC Director-General's visit reflects the long-standing strategic partnership with Luxembourg. icrc.org
(2025-08-06). Mozambique: ICRC increases its humanitarian response in Mocimboa da Praia. icrc.org
(2025-08-06). Poland: The 2nd Regional Conference of European National IHL Committees (NIHLC) in Warsaw. icrc.org
(2025-08-06). Poland: ICRC Brings Together National Societies and IFRC to Boost Emergency Preparedness in Europe. icrc.org
(2025-08-06). Poland: Sub-regional Restoring Family Links Conference hosted by the Polish Red Cross. icrc.org
(2025-08-06). Thailand: Asia-Pacific Symposium discusses IHL and new technologies of warfare. icrc.org
(2025-08-06). Twenty Years of ICRC in China: From Origins to Vision. icrc.org
(2025-08-06). Sudan: Attacks in Kordofan states cause hundreds of deaths, mass displacement and the collapse of essential services. icrc.org
(2025-08-06). Syria: ICRC gains access to Sweida, calls for sustained humanitarian response. icrc.org
(2025-08-06). 80 years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: A call to eliminate nuclear weapons. icrc.org
(2025-08-06). The weaponization of outer space is not inevitable. icrc.org
(2025-08-06). AI: bubbling up. cadtm.org
(2025-08-06). Japan: stagnation and confusion. cadtm.org
(2025-08-06). Tariffs and the US economy. cadtm.org
(2025-08-06). The Rafah Ghetto like the Warsaw Ghetto. cadtm.org
(2025-08-06). Big Broadcasters Plan For A Trump TV Takeover. levernews.com