(2026-01-24). Brazil's Lula says Trump is attempting to 'create a new UN'. aljazeera.com Lula's comments come as Trump invites Netanyahu to join 'Board of Peace', with no mention of Gaza in charter.
(2026-01-24). Genocidal Israeli regime runs defamation campaign against Doctors Without Borders. radiohc.cu The medical charity organization Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières or MSF) has said the defamation campaign launched against it is a propaganda offensive funded and sponsored by Israel. | Declassified UK, a British investigative journalism and media organization, revealed that the Israeli regime's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, launched an anti-MSF defamation campaign in the UK in an effort to stop the medical charity from providing humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip…
(2026-01-24). The Magic System Of Zionism. thealtworld.com If I spoke critically of something abusive that India was doing in Kashmir, would you expect me to be accused of an anti-Hindu hate crime? | If you criticized an Indian military operation, would you have to preface it with "I don't hate Hindus or their religion and am not the slightest bit Hinduphobic"? | If there was worldwide opposition to something that Indian military forces were doing, would you expect western governments to start frantically churning out laws to ban that opposition because it was making members of the Hindu community feel unsafe? | Would it ever in your wildest imaginings occur to you that…
(2026-01-24). Kevin Cox: South Africa In History's Shadow. newleftreview.org Why is South Africa seemingly still mired in the income and spatial segregation patterns of the apartheid era? Standard explanations focus on the ANC, either as too neoliberal or too statist. Kevin Cox looks instead at the making of classes—and expropriation of African farmers—in conditions of globalization's labour shock.
(2026-01-24). Govt sells Gaza board entry as diplomacy. tribune.com.pk 
The government on Friday stood by its decision to join the US-led Board of Peace, selling Pakistan's participation as a diplomatic opening on Gaza as the controversy around the move refused to die down and spilled onto the floor of parliament once again. | The opposition parties called into question both the forum's credibility and the process through which Islamabad signed on. | Addressing a joint sitting, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal defended Pakistan's presence "at the centre stage" alongside brotherly Muslim countries, asserting that it was a "diplomatic win". | The minister explained that staying away wo…
(2026-01-24). Six-month-old boy freezes to death in Gaza amid Israel's inhumane and genocidal blockade. radiohc.cu Another Palestinian infant has died due to extreme cold in the southern Gaza Strip, as displaced families continue to suffer harsh winter conditions combined with the ongoing impacts of a two-year Israeli genocidal war. | Youssef Omar Abu Hammala, a six-month-old baby boy, died as a result of extreme cold in his family's displacement tent in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis on Friday. | With the death of Abu Hammala, the number of children who have died in the besieged Palestinian strip from extreme cold since the beginning of the season has risen to eleven. | Several Palestinians, most of them children, have bee…
(2026-01-24). Gaza: Severe winter conditions compound humanitarian crisis for displaced Palestinians. icrc.org
(2026-01-24). After the Headlines Fade: Gaza, Abandoned While the Genocide Persists. progressivehub.net RAMZY BAROUD | Z NETWORK…
(2026-01-24). Unannounced deal could reshape Gaza's political landscape. albawaba.com ALBAWABA — A Palestinian source, privy to the conversations, suggests that unannounced agreements might have been struck between Hamas and the United States, possibly aiming to alter the political and security landscape within the Gaza Strip.The source described a proposed framework: Hamas would disarm and share maps of its tunnel system. In exchange, the group would be treated as a political entity, no longer a target for military action. The specifics of the arms and information transfer remain undisclosed.Under these reported understandings, Hamas leaders—both political and military—could lea…
(2026-01-24). UK admits threatening ICC Prosecutor over Gaza war probe. albawaba.com ALBAWABA — The British government has officially acknowledged that David Cameron, the former foreign secretary, reached out directly to International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan. The purpose of this contact was to dissuade Khan from pursuing investigations connected to Israel's actions in Gaza. This marks the first time the government has confirmed the alleged political pressure surrounding the case.The confirmation arrived after a Freedom of Information request from a research unit at the University of Westminster. This followed months of official silence, despite media reports that began ci…
(2026-01-24). UN: Jan. 23] Israel Crushes UN Compound, the $108 Billion Pension Fund Lots More. passblue.com 
This Week @UN: A crimes against humanity treaty; Latvia finds its voice; Israel's UN attack; UN pension review; Gazans adapt to South Africa. Plus: Trump & Gaza; UNDP relos; Greenland/Denmark; Microsoft's AI push; Syria's Al Hol camp. Stay current (& optimistic) in real time via Blue Sky, Twitter (X), Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Our #1 story: …
(2026-01-24). Gaza: "Palestinians are wondering how they will get through the winter" icrc.org
(2026-01-24). Israel seeks to restrict numbers of Palestinian reentry to Gaza. newarab.com 
(2026-01-24). Senior Iranian official: Iran will treat any U.S. attack as war against. haaretz.com
(2026-01-24). Iran will treat any attack as 'all-out war against us': official. newarab.com 
(2026-01-24). Iran warns any US attack will be treated as 'all-out war'. tribune.com.pk 
Iran will treat any attack "as an all-out war against us," a senior Iranian official said on Friday, ahead of the arrival of a US military aircraft carrier strike group and other assets in the Middle East in the coming days. | "This military buildup – we hope it is not intended for real confrontation – but our military is ready for the worst-case scenario. This is why everything is on high alert in Iran," said the senior Iranian official, speaking on condition of anonymity. | "This time we will treat any attack – limited, unlimited, surgical, kinetic, whatever they call it – as an all-out war against us, and w…
(2026-01-24). Protest at Santa Clara Hilton Hotel Calls Out Enabling of ICE. indybay.org On January 23, a protest was held at the Santa Clara Hilton Hotel to call out the company's enabling of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The action was one of many organized across the country in solidarity with the general strike called for January 23 in Minneapolis in response to ICE's fascist takeover of the city, and the killing of Renee Nicole Good on January 7.
(2026-01-24). Philly MLK march: Fight racism and imperialism. workers.org 
About 75 activists marched from Malcolm X Park to Clark Park in West Philadelphia on Jan. 19 in the militant anti-racist and anti-imperialist tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The theme of the event was "Honor Dr. King! Fight racism at home, fight imperialism abroad." WW Photo: Joe Piette . . . |
(2026-01-23). Genocide research institute levels accusations against Germany. asiapacificreport.nz By Leon Wystrychowski The internationally recognised Lemkin Institute for the Prevention of Genocide has issued severe criticism of Germany. In a statement dated 13 January 2026, it "condemns the persistent efforts by several high-profile German civil society organisations to deny the ongoing genocide in Gaza and to disseminate disinformation and denialist narratives among German political…
(2026-01-23). Feet dragging, division and obstruction: What Israel really wants for Gaza. aljazeera.com Israeli strategy for Gaza caught between settlements and security zones, as it continues to kill Palestinians.
(2026-01-23). Israel to empty Gaza of Palestinians with 'more out than in' Rafah border policy: sources. scmp.com Israel wants to restrict the number of Palestinians entering ‚ÄåGaza through the border crossing with Egypt to ensure that more are allowed out than in, three sources briefed on the matter ‚said ahead of the border's expected opening next week. | The head of a transitional Palestinian committee backed by the US to temporarily administer Gaza, Ali Shaath, announced on Thursday that the Rafah Border Crossing — effectively the sole route in or out of Gaza for nearly all of the more than 2 million…
(2026-01-23). The "Board of Peace" Plan for Gaza Will Subjugate Palestinians, Journalist Warns. truthout.org As President Donald Trump formally inaugurated his so-called Board of Peace at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, his son-in-law Jared Kushner presented his vision of turning the Gaza Strip into an upscale seaside resort with gleaming skyscrapers and entirely new cities. The proposal is said to require an investment of at least $25 billion, and Kushner's presentation… |
(2026-01-23). Frozen billions to rebuild Gaza? Putin reveals talks to tap Russian assets held in US vaults | Watch. hindustantimes.com Putin said Russia will discuss using Russian sovereign assets frozen in the United States to help fund the reconstruction of Gaza, linking the idea to President Trump's "Board of Peace" initiative. Russian President signaled Moscow is ready to allocate $1 billion from those blocked funds, but noted the proposal would require US authorities to unfreeze the assets and that the legal mechanism still needs to be worked out, according to Russian officials and reports.
(2026-01-23). Why the Middle East fears a US-Israel attack on Iran. asiapacificreport.nz COMMENTARY: By Giorgio Cafiero US President Donald Trump has faced mounting pressure to respond militarily to Iran's crackdown on protesters across the country. Although Trump has, for the moment, refrained from authorising a strike, a military operation against Iran remains a distinct possibility. US officials indicate that another critical decision point may arise in the…