(2025-12-14). Drone strike in southern Sudan kills 6 UN peacekeepers. newarab.com 
A drone strike hit a The strike hit the peacekeeping logistics base in the city of Kadugli, in the central region of "The situatio…
(2025-12-14). UN condemns killing of Bangladeshi peacekeepers in Sudan drone attack. aljazeera.com UN says six Bangladesh peacekeepers were killed when a drone strike hit Sudan's central region of Kordofan.
(2025-12-14). UN chief condemns 'horrific' drone attack in Sudan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) — A drone attack has hit a United Nations facility in war-torn Sudan, killing six peacekeepers, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
(2025-12-14). Drone strike on hospital in Sudan's Kordofan region kills seven. newarab.com 
(2025-12-14). A Tax Deductible Donation in a Time of Crisis. consortiumnews.com The world is in deep crisis: genocides in Gaza and Sudan; nuclear war lurking over Ukraine; civil rights eviscerated across the West and a disinforming media obscuring it all to shield the responsible. CN is here to help. CN at 30…
(2025-12-14). Muslim citizen who grabbed Bondi Beach shooter hailed as hero globally. tribune.com.pk 
(2025-12-14). In Khartoum, exhumation of makeshift graves reawakens families' grief. aljazeera.com Families had to bury their loved ones in yards and streets when fighting raged. Now they're being moved to cemeteries.
(2025-12-14). Sharp increase in Israeli killings of Palestinian children in WB. newarab.com 
Rights groups have raised the alarm over the number of At least 50 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli forces since the start of the year, the Wafa news agency reported on Sunday, citing local rights groups. | The rights group state that the r…
(2025-12-14). President Maduro Calls US Seizure Of Oil Tanker Act Of Piracy. popularresistance.org Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro described the detention of an oil tanker seized by US military personnel in the Caribbean Sea on Wednesday as an act of piracy. On Thursday night, he reported that the crew was abducted and is missing, a circumstance referred to in human rights terms as a forced disappearance. | "Yesterday, they committed an absolutely criminal and illegal act when they carried out a military assault, kidnapping, and robbery—like pirates of the Caribbean—of a merchant, commercial, civilian, private vessel. A vessel of peace, which was attacked as it was about to enter the Atlantic,…
(2025-12-14). Venezuela: Casting off Illusions, Preparing for Struggle. orinocotribune.com By Afro-Venezuelan Organizations Network — Dec 10, 2025 | Drawing on a history of resistance, Afro-Venezuelan organizations are mobilizing their communities to meet the threat of military action by the Trump administration and calling on the people of the U.S. to act on behalf of human rights. | The Afro-Venezuelan Organizations Network (ROA) and the Regional Articulation of Afrodescendants of Latin America and the Caribbean (ARAAC), Afrodescendant organizations born from anti-imperialist social change processes and anti-neocolonial struggles at the dawn of the twenty-first century, carry the dignity and sov…
(2025-12-14). Martín Mosquera: The Meaning of Milei. newleftreview.org With Latin America in Trump's cross-hairs, a report from Buenos Aires on the social stalemate that allowed far-right firebrand Javier Milei to impose the harshest shock therapy in Argentina's history. Mosquera mobilizes the conceptual legacies of Gramsci, Trotsky, Otto Bauer and Angelo Tasca to identify the function of the region's highly successful new rights.
(2025-12-14). Sacking Iranian professor shows US human rights reality. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) — Iran's Judiciary official has denounced the firing of an Iranian professor of Arkansas University as yet another clear example of violation of human rights by the US government.
(2025-12-14). Narendra Modi, and Duties vs Rights. ummid.com What Modi is telling in his letter is the way of suppressing the concept of 'right' which is clear in his policy of relegating the religious minorities to second class status, coining the term Urban Naxals for the public intellectuals among others.
(2025-12-14). Arrests of Afghan asylum seekers rise across US: report. tribune.com.pk 1701351241-1/Afghan-refugees-(3)1701351241-1.jpeg)
Arrests and detentions of Afghan asylum seekers have increased across the United States, including individuals who were awaiting immigration court hearings and complying with official requirements, The Guardian reported on Friday. | The development has raised alarm among lawyers and rights groups, who warn that the sudden detentions have created fear and insecurity within Afghan refugee communities. | According to the report, the arrests are no longer limited to routine immigration check-ins. In several cases, Afghan asylum seekers were detained directly from their communities. | In northern California alone,…
(2025-12-14). Belarus Frees 123 Political Prisoners In Deal With US In Latest Bid To Mend Ties. eurasiareview.com Belarus's authoritarian government has freed 123 prisoners after Washington indicated it was lifting sanctions on Belarusian fertilizer exports, the latest step in Minsk's efforts to repair ties with the West after years of isolation. | The US mediator, Belarusian media, human rights watchdogs, and Ukrainian officials reported that President Aleksandr Lukashenko had pardoned 123 prisoners, including some prominent opposition figures. | Those freed include 2020 protest leader Maryya Kalesnikava and Nobel laureate Ales Byalyatski as well as citizens of several countries. One American was released, an unnamed US…
(2025-12-14). Portuguese Workers Bring Country To A Halt In Historic General Strike. popularresistance.org Tens of thousands of Portuguese workers walked off the job this week, dressed in workers' red, in the country's first general strike in 12 years. This massive show of force is a direct challenge to the right-wing government's aggressive assault on labor rights, wages, and collective bargaining. | The nationwide strike action halted ports, grounded flights, shuttered schools, and stalled public transport. Workers from every sector said they will no longer accept a return to deeper exploitation and austerity. | The General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (CGTP-IN) underscored that the attack on workers' liv…
(2025-12-14). Power Politics Drives Food Insecurity Analysis. eurasiareview.com A paradox unfolds as the world has abundance in food production yet certain pockets of it suffer from scarcity. Despite producing sufficient food to satiate the hunger of over 10 billion people, far exceeding the existing global population of 8.2 billion, the spectre of poverty, deprivation, and famine continues to haunt humanity. The Green Revolution of the late 1960s, with its ground-breaking innovations and technological leaps, had once heralded a new era of hope, allaying fears of a looming food crisis. Those days of yesteryear, when technological limitations shackled productive capabilities, are now a dis…
(2025-12-14). Cost-Of-Living Crisis Persists For US Workers. popularresistance.org "I'm drowning in debt," says Samuel De La Cruz, a 34-year-old aspiring software engineer (once a highly stable, almost foolproof career) struggling to make ends meet. Stories like his are increasingly common for millions of US households. Yet, on December 9, the White House released a self-congratulating statement claiming that the cost-of-living crisis in the United States is being reversed under the Trump Administration. The president's cartoonish claims of an "A++++" economy are starkly at odds with the day-to-day experience of the vast majority of the population.
(2025-12-14). Air Quality Authority Halts Delhi Outdoor Sports Amid Pollution Crisis. devdiscourse.com The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has taken decisive action against outdoor sports activities in Delhi and the NCR, citing the severe health risks posed by the current polluted air quality. The directive aims to protect children, who are particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of pollution.
(2025-12-14). Deadly shooting disrupts finals at Brown University, underscoring America's gun violence crisis. tehrantimes.com More than 400 law enforcement personnel were deployed on Saturday as police sought the suspect in a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island that left two students dead and another nine people wounded at the Ivy League school, Reuters reported Sunday, citing local officials.
(2025-12-14). Managing Crises in the Global South: What Leaders Need to Know. moderndiplomacy.eu In today's interconnected and unpredictable world, no government, corporation, or public institution is immune to crisis. Natural disasters, cyberattacks, economic shocks, public scandals, and misinformation campaigns can emerge suddenly, threatening stability, credibility, and public confidence. For leaders, particularly in the Global South, where governance systems often face chronic resource constraints, limited institutional capacity, and fragmented …
(2025-12-14). Tirah Valley on edge as insecurity, stalled talks leave residents displaced. tribune.com.pk 
A renewed wave of insecurity over the past two years in the Maidan area of the scenic Tirah Valley of Khyber tribal district has severely disrupted daily life, crippling economic activity and forcing hundreds of families to abandon their homes in search of safety. | According to local sources, business activity across Tirah Valley has come to a near standstill, with markets largely deserted due to persistent fear and uncertainty. The education of children has been badly affected, as most schools have remained closed for nearly a year. Residents say there is also an acute lack of functional health facilities, c…
(2025-12-14). Israel leads as 2025 ends as deadliest year for Journalists: RSF. ummid.com Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in its latest report said the year 2025 is ending as the deadliest year for journalists with majority of them killed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IDF) in Gaza.
(2025-12-14). The Nanjing Massacre: 88 years on, remembering history and praying for peace. ecns.cn On December 13, 1937, Japanese invading forces captured Nanjing and carried out a massacre that lasted more than forty days, an atrocity that shocked the world then, and still does to this very day.
(2025-12-14). Israel launches strikes across Gaza, as dozens detained in WB. newarab.com 
Israeli forces renewed their strikes and shelling across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, despite a According to several reports in local media, Israeli naval boats also opened fire at civilians from along the coast of Khan Younis. Israeli forces further targeted civili…
(2025-12-14). "Stealing From Soldiers" : Netanyahu accused of bankrolling draft dodgers. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Avigdor Liberman, who used to be Israel's defense minister, said Netanyahu, the Prime Minister, was stealing money from troops to give it to ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities whose members mostly don't serve in the military as Liberman said they should on Sunday. | Liberman said in a statement to Radio 103 FM that Netanyahu puts keeping the Haredi parties in his governing coalitions above all else, even if it hurts Israel's military forces. He said that a lot of public money is being spent to meet the needs of Shas and United Torah Judaism, which are parties that require this in return for their politi…
(2025-12-14). Gaza death toll rises to 70,663 since Oct. 07. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) — The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip has said that Israeli forces have killed 70,663 Palestinian people in the enclave since the start of Israeli aggression on October 07, 2023.
(2025-12-14). Russia: Orthodox Journalist To Face In Absentia Criminal Trial? Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Victoria Arnold | The Investigative Committee in Moscow has opened a criminal case against Orthodox journalist Kseniya Luchenko for a Telegram post in which she condemned a Russian missile strike on a Kyiv children's hospital in July 2024, and contrasted this with the Russian state and Moscow Patriarchate's promotion of so-called "traditional values". | Investigators opened the case against Luchenko under Criminal Code Article 207.3, Part 2 Paragraph d ("Public dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for reasons of political, ideological, raci…
(2025-12-14). Why the Cargo Ship Seizure Could Trigger a New US—Iran Conflict? thinktank.pk In the volatile waters of the Indian Ocean, a dramatic US military operation has reignited long-simmering fears of a US-Iran escalation in 2025. On November 2025, American special operations forces boarded a cargo ship en route from China to Iran, seizing sensitive materials that could bolster Tehran's military capabilities. This bold interdiction—described as the first …
(2025-12-14). US troops and a civilian executed by Washington's 'partner forces' in Syria. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — A deadly ambush near the historic ruins of Palmyra on Saturday claimed the lives of two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter, marking the first American fatalities in Syria since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad a year ago.
(2025-12-14). Israeli troops kill man after alleged attempted W. Bank attack. newarab.com 
Israeli forces killed a 23-year-old man in the The Palestinian health ministry reported the death of Muhammad Wael al-Sharouf, "who was shot by (Israeli) forces north" of the city of The Israeli military claimed earlier on Sunday that its forces had "eliminated a terrorist who attempted to stab them in the area of Hebron".
(2025-12-14). Armed Forces ready to defend Iran under any circumstances. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Iran's armed forces remain fully prepared to defend the country under any circumstances, stressing that Tehran prefers diplomacy over war but will not ignore possible threats.
(2025-12-14). FM Araghchi Affirms Armed Forces Readiness to Defend Iran. english.almanar.com.lb Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has emphasized that Iran never seeks war, but it wants to resolve issues through diplomacy. "We have never trusted America as an honest negotiator, the US has not been honest about anything, and in my opinion, no one can trust America," Araghchi told al-Jazeera television network in an interview on Saturday. …
(2025-12-14). Israel is recycling an old colonial plan in Gaza. mondoweiss.net 
Israeli Army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir's statement that the "Yellow Line" dividing Gaza will be Israel's new border shows that Israel's plan in Gaza follows its history of redrawing its borders through ethnic cleansing and land grabs.
(2025-12-14). Have your say on White Paper on Citizenship. sanews.gov.za Have your say on White Paper on Citizenship | The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, has encouraged South Africans to submit written comments on the Draft Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection. ⚪ The Draft Revised White Paper outlines a vision for the most fundamental reform to South Africa's citizenship, immigration and refugee protection frameworks in a generation. ⚪ "It is designed to clamp down on fraud and abuse, enhance national security, improve service delivery, and promote economic development. ⚪ "Members of the public are encouraged to provide their inputs…
(2025-12-14). Thousands Protest Orbán-Linked Abuse Cases In Budapest. eurasiareview.com By Nikolaus J. Kurmayer | ( The shocking revelations come just four months ahead of national elections, with Orbán's dominant right-wing Fidesz movement confronting its most serious opposition challenge in years. | Orbán r…
(2025-12-14). Thailand declares curfew as Cambodia boarder fighting spreads. newarab.com 
Thailand also announced its first civilian death in a week of fighting. | The Southeast Asian neighbours have resorted to arms several times this year since a Cambodian soldier…
(2025-12-14). Hamas confirms assassination of senior commander, slams Israel's breach of ceasefire. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Hamas has announced the martyrdom of its senior commander Raed Saad, in an Israeli strike on Gaza on Saturday. The attack near Gaza City also wounded at least 25 civilians. This marks the most prominent assassination of a resistance leader since the October ceasefire deal, underscoring Israel's ongoing violations.
(2025-12-14). Trump vows retaliation after two US troops killed in Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) — US President Donald Trump vowed retaliation Saturday after two US Army soldiers and a civilian US interpreter were killed in an attack in Syria.
(2025-12-14). Trump vows to retaliate IS attack. tribune.com.pk 
Two American troops and a civilian interpreter were killed in central Syria on Saturday after an alleged member of the Islamic State group opened fire on a joint US-Syrian patrol, officials said. | US CENTCOM announced the deaths on X after Syria's state media earlier reported an attack in the city of Palmyra had wounded American and Syrian troops. | "An ambush by a lone ISIS gunman" resulted in the three Americans' deaths as well as injuries to three additional troops, said CENTCOM, which oversees the US military in the Middle East. | "The gunman was engaged and killed," it said. | President Donald Trump said…
(2025-12-14). Lebanese Army refutes Israeli claims of arms in civilian home. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) — The Lebanese Army says it inspected the building in Yanouh twice amid Israeli threats and found no weapons inside, refuting Israeli claims of their presence.
(2025-12-14). Hamas confirms death of top Gaza commander after Israeli strike. newarab.com 
Hamas on Sunday confirmed the death of a top commander in Gaza, a day after Israel said it had killed Raed Saad in a strike outside Gaza City. | The Hamas statement described Saad as the commander of its military manufacturing unit. Israel said it killed Saad after an explosive device detonated and wounded two soldiers in the territory's south. Hamas also said it had named a new commander but did not give details. | Saturday's strike west of Gaza City reportedly killed four people. Another three were wounded, according to Al-Awda hospital. Hamas in its initial statement described the vehicle struck as a civilian…
(2025-12-14). Israeli Enemy Continues Attacks on South Lebanon. english.almanar.com.lb The Zionist enemy continued on Sunday its violations and attacks on South Lebanon, as Al-Manar's correspondent reported that an Israeli glider targeted two excavators with three bombs in the Al-Wastani neighborhood of the town of Shebaa. In the same context, the Bastra Farm in the outskirts of Kfarshouba was subjected to machine gun fire from …
(2025-12-14). Hamas warns against Israeli plans to "re-engineer" Gaza, displace Palestinians. tribune.com.pk 
Hamas on Sunday warned against attempts to "re-engineer" the Gaza Strip and displace Palestinians from the enclave in line with Israeli plans. | In a statement marking the group's 38th anniversary, Hamas cautioned against "colluding with attempts at displacement and re-engineering the Gaza Strip according to the (Israeli) enemy's plans," stressing that the Palestinian people are the sole authority to choose their governors and are capable of managing their own affairs. | Hamas described achieving a national consensus on a unified Palestinian strategy as "the only way to confront the plans of the (Israeli) occu…
(2025-12-14). Support Wisconsin Historical Society Workers Facing Job Loss. wibailoutpeople.org 
In early December, 2025, 23 workers at the Wisconsin Historical Society were told that budget pressures were resulting in termination of their employment at the start of January. No time is good to lose your employment, but the Wisconsin winter is an especially tough time to be juggling bills and searching for a new job. …
(2025-12-14). Is Mexico Imposing a Massive Tariff Hike on China? 5 Facts About the New Import-Export Reform. orinocotribune.com Mexico and China have entered a trade dispute following the approval of the new General Import and Export Tax Law, proposed by the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum. | The tariff changes, which Mexico supports and China opposes, were approved this week by the Mexican Congress, capping a year marked by US President Donald Trump's global trade war. Trump has repeatedly threatened both Mexico and China with tariffs and has acknowledged his interest in diminishing China's influence in Latin America. | According to Sheinbaum, the reform represents the prelude to the renegotiation of the free trade agreement be…
(2025-12-14). Legendary John Cena taps out in final match against Gunther. tribune.com.pk 
John Cena's legendary in-ring career came to an emotional and dramatic end as he was defeated by Gunther in the main event of WWE Saturday Night's Main Event, delivering one of the most unforgettable matches in modern sports entertainment history. | Competing inside a packed arena and in front of a thunderous crowd, the 17-time World Champion fought valiantly in what was officially billed as the final match of John Cena's career. | From the opening bell, the atmosphere was electric. Cena, wearing his trademark jorts, circled the ring as fans erupted in support, while Gunther — "The Ring General" —…
(2025-12-14). US Regime Change Front Funded Nepalese Youth Revolutionaries. popularresistance.org The US government's National Endowment for Democracy (NED) spent hundreds of thousands of dollars tutoring dozens of Nepalese youth on "strategies and skills in organizing protests and demonstrations" prior to a violent coup which overthrew the government of Nepal in September 2025, leaked documents show. | The documents reveal a clandestine campaign organized by an NED division known as the International Republican Institute (IRI) that sought to cultivate a Nepalese "network" of young political activists explicitly designed to "become an important force to support US interests."
(2025-12-14). Iran will 'resolutely support' Hezbollah: supreme leader adviser. newarab.com 
A senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader said Sunday that the country would "resolutely support" Hezbollah, its ally in Lebanon, in the group's efforts to confront Tehran's regional foe Israel. | The remarks by Ali Akbar Velayati came as "Hezbollah, as one of the most important pillars of the resistance front, plays a fundamental rol…
(2025-12-14). Milwaukee, December 15, 2025: Rally in Support of Judge Hannah Dugan! ICE Out of Milwaukee! wibailoutpeople.org 
Voces de la Frontera ICE has NO place in our courthouses. The community is united in solidarity to defend due process and demand that we uphold the integrity of our judicial system. Join us on Monday, December 15, 2025 from 8: 30 a.m. — 9: 30 a.m. at the Milwaukee Federal Building (517 E Wisconsin Ave) for …
(2025-12-14). Who's The Dictator? Venezuela's Maduro Or Ukraine's Zelenskyy. popularresistance.org Within the narrow spectrum of establishment punditry, "dictator" functions as a term of opprobrium reserved for governments Washington designates as enemies. By this measure, Maduro is cast as the dictator, while Zelenskyy is sanctified as democratic. | Ronald Reagan's UN ambassador, Jeane Kirkpatrick, wrote about a democracy "double standard" in 1979. A Democrat turned anti-communist neoconservative, she formulated a convenient rhetorical distinction. The so-called Kirkpatrick Doctrine supported "authoritarian" traditional dictatorships and opposed leftist "totalitarian regimes."
(2025-12-14). Iran to firmly back Hezbollah as main pillar of Resistance. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) — Ali Akbar Velayati, senior Advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution for the International Affairs, says that Iran will decisively support Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement as it is at the core of Resistance Front.
(2025-12-14). SA extends condolences following Sydney terror attacks. sanews.gov.za SA extends condolences following Sydney terror attacks | The Government of the Republic of South Africa has extended its deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the people and Government of the Commonwealth of Australia following the tragic terrorist attacks in Sydney. ⚪ According to media reports, 11 people were shot at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday, with the attack designated as a "terror incident" targeting the Australian Jewish community. ⚪ "Our thoughts are with all those affected, especially the families and friends of the victims. We condemn this senseless violence, which appears to have targeted…
(2025-12-14). What's in a label? Rethinking how we talk about gender-based violence. |