(2025-07-19). Reject Jillian Segal's racist, colonialist pro-genocide plan. socialist-alliance.org 
Jillian Segal, with Labor's support, wants to make it harder for people to oppose genocide and Zionism. Jonathan Strauss argues that this racist plan needs to be rejected.
(2025-07-19). Dispatch From Gaza: Starving Palestinians Cling to News on Ceasefire Talks. truthout.org As a new round of negotiations between Hamas and Israel begins in Doha, Israeli forces have intensified their military operations across the Gaza Strip. Nearly 900 Gazans have been killed by U.S.-Israeli forces while attempting to access aid by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which was set up by Israel and the U.S. in May. Each day, Palestinians live under relentless bombardment and witness… |
(2025-07-19). Video: US to destroy 500 tons of emergency food rations while Gaza starves. skwawkbox.org 
While Gaza is starving, the US is shamelessly set to destroy 500 tons of emergency food rations it has been storing in West Asia "for an emergency". State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce, who last month described the US as the second-greatest country in the world after Israel, not only showed no sign of embarrassment at …
(2025-07-19). What It Feels Like When You Die from Hunger: Gaza's Starvation Crisis in Slow Motion. dissidentvoice.org 
Quds News Network In Gaza's emergency rooms, doctors now face a wave of patients suffering not from injury, but from hunger. The Ministry of Health confirmed that unprecedented numbers of people, from infants to the elderly, are arriving at hospitals in extreme exhaustion due to starvation. The cause is not a drought or a natural disaster. …
(2025-07-19). U.S. Nonprofits Funnel Millions to Israeli Army Volunteers. theintercept.com 
American volunteers for the Israeli army have
(2025-07-19). World's Poor in for Hard Time as Pope Leo Backs Green Agenda and Net Zero. wattsupwiththat.com Pope Leo might also be cautioned to lay off the 'burning world' stuff when he next visits his native America. Wildfires are all the rage in alarmist circles, although recent enthusiasm has been dampened by findings published in Nature Communications that show conflagrations are running at just 23% of the level expected from an examination of records going back to the 17th century. One peer reviewer saw a clear danger of the paper "being used by deniers of climate change impacts". In other words, less facts, more emotion. Again we can but offer prayers that the myth of cleansing holy smoke sweeping all before it c…
(2025-07-19). By Refusing to Show Faces or Badges, ICE Opens Door to Vigilante Impersonators. truthout.org For weeks, unidentifiable men and women wearing neck gaiters, mismatched camouflage attire, gloves and baseball caps have stood outside hearing rooms at the federal immigration courthouse in Lower Manhattan. They block stairwells and elevators, waiting for immigrants to leave mandatory court appointments, before handcuffing them and taking them to processing centers. Family members may wait days… |
(2025-07-19). Volunteer Spotlight: World BEYOND War Romania Chapter Co-Coordinator Hans Hedrich. worldbeyondwar.org 
Each month, we share the stories of World BEYOND War volunteers around the world. Want to volunteer with World BEYOND War? Email . | Location: : | Sighisoara / Schà§àüburg / Segesvár (Romania / Transylvania) | How did you get involved with anti-war activism and World BEYOND War (WBW)?: | In July 2024, I found out about WBW through friends while I was in Brussels trying to campaign against the appointment of Kaja Kallas as the new EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs. Kallas (from Estonia) is a staunch supporter o…
(2025-07-19). New Study: The North Atlantic Has Not Been Cooperating with the Global Warming Narrative. wattsupwiththat.com There has been a "marked cooling trend" across the North Atlantic in recent decades (Ryu and Kang, 2025).
(2025-07-19). West Arctic, NW Passage See 3rd Highest Sea Ice Extent In Over 2 Decades. wattsupwiththat.com An analysis of summer sea ice areas in the West Arctic including the NW Passage by the Canadian government ,shows that ice area levels remain above average.
(2025-07-19). Which Are The "Stranded Assets" Now? wattsupwiththat.com The prediction that wind and solar assets will become "stranded" is fundamentally different, and fundamentally sounder, than the comparable prediction for fossil fuel assets. That is because wind and solar generators are entirely a creation of taxpayer subsidies. Without the subsidies they are uneconomic, and they will be worthless the minute the subsidies are withdrawn.
(2025-07-19). Public Health Experts Sound the Alarm as Trump EPA Eliminates Research Arm. truthout.org The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision Friday to eliminate its scientific research arm drew horrified responses from public health experts and climate advocates, who warned that the Trump administration is targeting the foundation of the department's work to shield Americans from hazardous chemicals, toxic pollution, and drinking water contaminants. "This is grim news… |
(2025-07-19). Trump Admin to Restrict Waivers That Let States Help Kids Stay on Medicaid. truthout.org The Trump administration on Thursday said it will restrict waivers that have allowed states to keep kids enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program beyond the 12-month period of continuous coverage required under federal law. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), led by Mehmet Oz, announced the move on Thursday, saying that it has informed states of a… |
(2025-07-19). Trump Sues Wall Street Journal Over Epstein Report. truthout.org President Donald on Friday made good on his pledge to sue The Wall Street Journal over its reporting that he wrote a "bawdy" letter for a leather-bound album that Ghislaine Maxwell prepared for the 50th birthday of Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and convicted sex offender who allegedly killed himself in jail while facing federal sex trafficking charges. Maxwell, who is now serving a 20… |
(2025-07-19). Trump's War on Iran Killed Any Shot at Dialogue With North Korea. truthout.org The smoke over Iran may have cleared, but the aftershocks of the U.S. and Israel's unprovoked attack are still reverberating. In one fell swoop, Washington conclusively demonstrated its total unreliability as a diplomatic partner. The lessons of this moment are being metabolized by heads of state across the world, including on the Korean Peninsula, where Donald Trump's overtures for renewed… |
(2025-07-19). Thanks to Congress, Puerto Ricans Will Struggle Even More to Feed Their Families. truthout.org SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Arriving two hours early to a morning food bank drive, only to be the 320th person in line. Anticipating food spoilage from apagones, the common energy blackouts that can sweep swaths of Puerto Rico at a moment's notice. Scouring shoppers — deal pamphlets found at supermarket entrances — to maximize every penny of a tight budget in a territory where regular retail coupons… |
(2025-07-19). A Christian Right "Bill Mill" Aims to Get the Ten Commandments Into Classrooms. truthout.org Political operative David Barton held up a thick Bible with years of wear on its dark brown cover and proclaimed its pages put Protestant Christianity at the center of the country's very foundation. "This is actually printed by the official printer of Congress," said Barton, a best-selling author and influential far-right Christian nationalist. Barton has spent the last 40 years arguing that the… |
(2025-07-19). Trump's New Tax Law Could Create Insurmountable Hurdles for LGBTQ Health Care. truthout.org Millions of Americans are expected to lose health care coverage through President Donald Trump's "one big, beautiful" tax and spending law — and LGBTQ+ Americans, who rely heavily on social services due to high rates of poverty and disability, are among those who will be most impacted. Experts say that widespread loss of health care, coupled with rising discrimination and fewer workplace… |
(2025-07-19). New Helpline Aims to Disrupt the "Prison-to-ICE Deportation Pipeline" truthout.org About 70% of the people who are currently in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody were transferred from the carceral system, often the same day that they completed their sentence and were formally released from prison or jail. According to California-based advocacy group Freedom for Immigrants, in California alone, this "prison-to-ICE detention pipeline" funnels some 1,500… |
(2025-07-19). India launches strategy to modernise healthcare. tvbrics.com 
The strategy includes mass screening, AI diagnostics, telemedicine, and training of new medical specialists…
(2025-07-19). Iran and China sign deal to electrify east—west railway. tvbrics.com 
The initiative aims to enhance regional trade links…
(2025-07-19). Southeast Asian nations release millions of fish to restore river ecosystems. tvbrics.com 
The effort aims to combat the decline in fish populations that are vital to food security and income in the region…
(2025-07-19). Cop City RICO Trials Begin in Atlanta, First Case Declared a Mistrial. unicornriot.ninja 
(2025-07-19). The Lebanese Government Rules Out Normalization With Israel. themedialine.org 
(2025-07-19). Minnesota Supreme Court Rules Against DAPL Company's Anti-Press Subpoenas. thedissenter.org 
The following article was made possible by paid subscribers of The Dissenter. "We hold that the plain language" of the Minnesota Free Flow of Information Act (MFFIA)—a reporter's shield la…
(2025-07-19). US is Not "Retreating" From Asia-Pacific, It's Dispersing Assets, Moving Others Back Before Conflict. thealtworld.com 
The notion that the US is somehow "retreating" in the Asia-Pacific region is highly flawed — what appears to be a pull out is similar to the US moving assets out of the Middle East just ahead of US strikes on Iran; The US knows much of its assets inside the first island chain will be destroyed by Chinese counterattacks, and has spent years developing a military posture utilizing longer ranges and greater dispersement; This is meant to make US assets more survivable, not in any way a military posture of withdrawal; Wishful thinking regarding US warmongering against China will end the same way it did regarding…
(2025-07-19). Will 'Greater Syria' and 'Greater Israel' Collide or Co-exist under the Al Qaeda Regime? thealtworld.com 
Author's Note: Events are moving very fast in the region and rumours are rife—the information in the article is accurate but updates will be required in the near future. | With the fall of Syria came the reshaping of the Resistance Axis, weakened by the loss of the central hub linking the regional state and non-state actors, and providing the land bridge that connected Iran to Palestine. Syria was historically instrumental in the manufacture and development of the weapons being used by the Palestinian and Lebanese Resistance factions against Israel. | This is an update on the current state of affairs in the…
(2025-07-19). Solzhenitsyn and the weaponization of dissidents. strategic-culture.su 
By Shaenah BATTERSON | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is perhaps the most well-known Soviet dissident. He w…
(2025-07-19). Peace and Development Are Better Than Austerity and War. scheerpost.com Aboudia Abdoulaye Diarrassouba (Cà¥te d'Ivoire), Daloa 29, 2011. | 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 Vijay Prashad / Reason seems to have been gradually abolished by the language of b…
(2025-07-19). Rotten Apple: Dozens of Former Israeli Spies Hired by Silicon Valley Giant. scheerpost.com Illustration by MintPress News | 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 Alan MacLeod / Apple has made headlines in recent weeks for touting its commitment to privacy and human rights, rolling out tools to limit surveillance and spy…
(2025-07-19). Chris Hedges Report: Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump And Sexual Blackmail Networks. popularresistance.org Perhaps the biggest elephant in the room of American politics is the existence of a pedophilic blackmail network that involves some of the most powerful people in the country and the world. Despite efforts to get to the bottom of the Jeffrey Epstein case, which saw the trafficking and sexual exploitation of thousands of children, justice continues to be evaded and the cabal associated with Epstein — President Donald Trump notwithstanding — continues its conspiracy. | Nick Bryant is a journalist and author who first published Epstein's infamous "black book" in 2015 as well as Epstein's flight logs.
(2025-07-19). Lobby Fumes As US Teachers Drop Zionist Curriculum. popularresistance.org National Education Association teachers in support of Palestinian rights are celebrating their breakthrough success at the NEA's Representative Assembly in Portland this summer. | After years of organizing with both one-on-one conversations and state delegation talks, NEA delegates voted to pass a Drop the Anti-Defamation League motion that rejects the ADL as a curriculum and professional development partner. | "We are witnessing a sea change in people's understanding of who the Palestinians are and what colonialism has done to them," said Merrie Najimy, former president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association…
(2025-07-19). Trump's Concentration Camps Are Not New To The United States. popularresistance.org Donald Trump is perhaps unique among modern presidents in his determination to fulfill his very retrograde vision for the United States. He goes beyond the cajoling and arm twisting that other presidents were known for, and dispenses with precedent, the Congress and the law itself in order to realize a key part of his vision, getting as many Global South immigrants out of the U.S. as he possibly can. | He was quite serious about enacting a mass deportation policy. Immigrants attempting to follow the law and legalize their status are set upon in courtrooms by masked agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I…
(2025-07-19). The saga of peasant resistance: how farmers defeated the land grab by India's Karnataka state. peoplesdispatch.org The nearly 1,200 days resistance to forced land-acquisition by India's Karnataka state yielded victory on July 15, with the chief minister scrapping notices sent to farmers, recognizing their struggle as "historic".
(2025-07-19). Belarus participates in SCO business forum as full member. eng.belta.by In his report Mikalai Barysevich talked about the significance of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Belarus' strategic approach: "Belarus' accession to the SCO is a deliberate choice in favor of equal, trusting, and mutually beneficial cooperation."
(2025-07-19). Belarusian MTZ to embrace new steel casting technology in 2026. eng.belta.by The MTZ press service quoted Vladislav Dashin as saying: "It is a promising technology that will enable the production of high-precision steel castings with complicated configurations and will reduce the costs involved in preparing experimental and batch production of tractor equipment."
(2025-07-19). Belarus taking part in political forum on sustainable development in New York. eng.belta.by Within the framework of the forum as one of 36 states the Republic of Belarus will present the third voluntary national review on fulfilling the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. The document reflects progress in securing the Sustainable Development Goals in Belarus in the last few years.
(2025-07-19). Lukashenko counts on tangible results in cooperation with Nicaragua. eng.belta.by "Today the Sandinista National Liberation Front proudly continues its systematic work built around taking care of ordinary people on a daily basis and building a just and sustainable society," the congratulatory message reads.
(2025-07-19). Almaty-Minsk flight expected to boost tourism between Belarus, Kazakhstan. eng.belta.by Belarus and Kazakhstan plan to enhance tourism between the two countries, BelTA learned from the National Tourism Agency.
(2025-07-19). Global leaders conclude 2025 Aspen Security Forum. america.cgtn.com 
The 2025 Aspen Security Forum has come to a close. Over the week, more than 100 speakers and moderators from 17 nations convened in Colorado's mountain setting to address critical issues in national security and foreign policy. On the final day, discussions centered on artificial intelligence, global trade, and the evolving landscape of the Middle East. Hendrik Sybrandy has the story from Aspen.
(2025-07-19). Key national security issues take center stage at Aspen Forum. america.cgtn.com 
The Aspen Security Forum resumed Thursday in the scenic Colorado mountains. Widely recognized as a leading U.S. conference on national security and foreign policy, the event brings together top voices each year to address pressing global challenges. CGTN's Hendrik Sybrandy shares highlights from the most recent discussions.
(2025-07-19). DAILY MEMO: A Federal Police Officer Gets Kicked in the Nuts and More. lataco.com ICE attempted to enter a home in Huntington Park met resistance from the community. The national guard is feeling pretty shitty (literally) about the whole situation and a federal officer got kicked in the nuts.
(2025-07-19). Juventud Técnica o la aventura de vivir y contar la ciencia. cubadebate.cu Fundada en 1965, la revista Juventud Técnica se ha adaptado y superado momentos difíciles, ha asimilado nuevas prácticas y plataformas para, como señala entre sus objetivos editoriales, continuar contribuyendo a desarrollar una cultura científico-técnica y ambiental. Hoy, es memoria, porque ha registrado gran parte del quehacer científico y tecnológico cubano e internacional por seis décadas y, a la vez, sigue siendo una puerta al conocimiento, el debate y la actualidad en este ámbito.
(2025-07-19). Solo teniendo convicciones claras como principios es posible sostener y ganar batallas. cubadebate.cu Ese es el pueblo cubano que, representado por ustedes, ha iluminado los días por venir y lo ha hecho con justas críticas y esperanzadoras propuestas, desde las magníficas sesiones de esta Asamblea que nos deja lecciones, aprendizajes, desgarramientos, pero sobre todo una extraordinaria inspiración para emprender el combate decisivo de hoy: disponernos a saltar por encima de los obstáculos de la guerra económica que nos hace el mayor imperio de la historia con su infame Memorando y su plan de asfixia de nuestra sagrada independencia y soberanía.
(2025-07-19). Editorial] US health policy: the Senate must act. thelancet.com During his confirmation hearings, Robert F Kennedy Jr, now Head of US Health and Human Services (HHS), gave repeated reassurances to senators concerned about his credentials and beliefs. He promised that health plans would be based on sound evidence and that vaccination recommendations would continue to be made in an open and transparent manner. He committed to clearly communicating the scientific basis for decisions and to "gold standard, evidence-based science". "I want to empower scientists." "I will bring radical transparency to HHS to increase public trust." He was confirmed, 52—48, and sworn in on Feb…
(2025-07-19). Comment] The potential gains of replenishing the Global Fund. thelancet.com Global health financing is undergoing a sudden and monumental shift. After a start to the 21st century that saw unprecedented scaling up of global programmes intended to improve health in low-income and middle-income countries, an average of US$47 ∑9 billion of development assistance for health provided per year between 2011 and 2019, and a dramatic increase in development assistance for COVID-19, near universal support for development assistance for health has eroded.1 Reaching a high of $80 ∑3 billion in 2021, development assistance for health was cut back to pre-COVID-19 levels in 2023, and then furthe…
(2025-07-19). Comment] Can we rescue the effectiveness of Barrett surveillance with the sponge-on-a-string? thelancet.com In Barrett's oesophagus the squamous epithelial lining of the distal oesophagus is replaced by columnar epithelium with intestinal metaplasia due to chronic gastro-oesophageal acid and bile reflux. Barrett's oesophagus is the precursor to oesophageal adenocarcinoma. With the premise that detecting oesophageal neoplasia at an early stage improves patient outcomes, patients with Barrett's oesophagus are offered endoscopic surveillance. Although all international guidelines recommend endoscopic surveillance for Barrett's oesophagus,1 high-quality evidence that surveillance improves relevant patient outcomes is lacki…
(2025-07-19). Comment] USAID defunding: an investment call for low-income and middle-income countries. thelancet.com Substantial resources directed to development assistance for health1 together with other forms of investments in health have contributed to improvements of some key global health outcomes. From 2000 to 2019, yearly mortality in children younger than 5 years (hereafter referred to as under-5 mortality) decreased by more than a half from 12 million deaths to 5 ∑2 million deaths.2 Although under-5 mortality represents less than 10% of all global deaths, it represents a third of all deaths in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).
(2025-07-19). World Report] Millions to lose Medicaid coverage under new law. thelancet.com President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes the largest cuts to Medicaid since its creation, with doctors warning that patients will suffer. Susan Jaffe reports.
(2025-07-19). World Report] Corruption scandal engulfs Indian medical education. thelancet.com India's Central Bureau of Investigation alleges widespread bribery and collusion between government officials and private medical colleges, raising urgent concerns about the integrity of medical education and the future quality of health care in the country. Dinesh C Sharma reports.
(2025-07-19). Obituary] Merrill Singer. thelancet.com Innovative medical anthropologist. Born on Oct 6, 1950, in McKeesport, PA, USA, he died on May 3, 2025, in Portland, OR, USA, aged 74 years.
(2025-07-19). Correspondence] Future direction of Helicobacter pylori infection treatment. thelancet.com With the exception of the proposed Helicobacter pylori treatment section, the recent Lancet Seminar on peptic ulcer disease by Majid Almadi and colleagues provides state-of-the-art guidance for the diagnosis and management of ulcer disease and related complications.1,2 Although H pylori gastritis is an infectious disease, the authors' recommendations ignore the basic principles of antibiotic stewardship and recommend a treatment algorithm that favours the largely obsolete clarithromycin at the first decision node (ie, resistance of 15% or less).
(2025-07-19). Correspondence] Prostate radiotherapy in PEACE-1: is the event worth the treatment? thelancet.com Results of the PEACE-1 trial were reported on the efficacy of standard of care plus prostate radiotherapy compared with standard of care, both with or without abiraterone in men with de novo metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.1 The authors reported that prostate radiotherapy reduced the number of serious genitourinary events. However, these findings require additional perspective. The difference in genitourinary events was mainly driven by the number of transurethral resections of the prostate done in the standard of care group (3 ∑9%) versus the radiotherapy with standard of care group (0 ∑4…
(2025-07-19). Film Review: James Gunn's Superman Cements Israel's Villain Status in the American Imagination. scheerpost.com
(2025-07-19). Medicaid Is Giving ICE Access to Data of 79M Enrollees, Including Ethnicity. scheerpost.com
(2025-07-19). NYT Obscured Worst Harms of Trump's Budget. scheerpost.com
(2025-07-19). The Militarization and Weaponization of Media Literacy. scheerpost.com
(2025-07-19). CPJ, 180 partners call for René Capain Bassène's release in Senegal. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-19). CPJ, Freedom House urge U.S. gov to maintain Cameroon's ineligibility for trade benefits. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-19). CPJ, other groups urge Greece to create national plan to fight press attacks. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-19). Iraqi Kurdish authorities arrest, severely beat 3 journalists, assault another. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-19). Journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè forcibly extradited to Benin. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-19). Kyrgyzstan tightens control over media with new false news laws. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-19). Mob attacks Indian journalist covering reports of illegal construction in Maharashtra. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-19). Russia gearing up to prosecute internet users for searching 'extremist' content. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-19). Senegalese commentator arrested, prime minister calls for media boycott. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-19). Venezuela Rescues 252 Nationals Detained in El Salvador's CECOT 'Concentration Camp'. orinocotribune.com
(2025-07-19). Systematic bias: how Western media reproduces the Israeli narrative. asiapacificreport.nz COMMENTARY: By Refaat Ibrahim "If words shape our consciousness, then the media holds the keys to minds." This sentence is not merely a metaphor, but a reality we live daily in the coverage of the Israeli aggression on Gaza, where the crimes of the occupation are turned into "acts of violence", the siege targeting civilians…
(2025-07-19). ICE deportation action lands Marshallese, Micronesians in Guantánamo 'terror' base. asiapacificreport.nz By Giff Johnson, editor, Marshall Islands Journal/RNZ Pacific correspondent United States immigration and deportation enforcement continues to ramp up, impacting on Marshallese and Micronesians in new and unprecedented ways. The Trump administration's directive to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest and deport massive numbers of potentially illegal aliens, including those with convictions from decades…
(2025-07-19). Boycott Whole Foods While Amazon Supports Genocide. worldbeyondwar.org 
Knowing that Israel uses Amazon's technology to deliberately target people who bear witness to the genocide, the Northampton activists call on their neighbors, friends, and general consumers to boycott Whole Foods until it rejects complicity with Amazon. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2025-07-19). A Draft Treaty on the Neutralization of Outer Space. worldbeyondwar.org 
By Wesley Parish, World BEYOND War, July 19, 2025 | This draft treaty, which I drafted between late 1988 and 1990, was first started upon reading a draft treaty on prohibiting anti-satellite weapons that the USSR had submitted to the UN earlier in the 80s and thinking I could do better. | The Soviet draft ASAT treaty was in a book published by SIPRI, "Outer Space: A New Dimension of the Arms Race," if I remember correctly, on ASATs and ABMs and various international legal obligations states had developed for the Space Age, and how they affected explorat…
(2025-07-19). Belgian Court Bans Further Transit of All Military Equipment to Israel in Landmark Ruling. worldbeyondwar.org In a groundbreaking ruling, the Brussels Court of First Instance has not only ordered the Flemish government to block a specific container of military equipment but also banned all further transit of military material to Israel. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2025-07-19). 'Air taxi' debuts at CISCE, praised by U.S. influencer as safe. ecns.cn The 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) is being held in Beijing from Wednesday to Sunday. At the event, Chinese human-carrying electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft EH216-S drew wide attention.
(2025-07-19). From the Mystic Tragedy to Conservation. moderndiplomacy.eu The essence of tragedy is an unexpected twist of fate where happiness abruptly becomes disaster and its sorrowful consequences. Such is the case of the flash flood in Texas in which over a hundred lost their lives. Adding poignancy were the 27 girl guides who came for adventure, kayaking, swimming, the fun of chatting over …
(2025-07-19). ASEAN Faces Strategic Crossroads as China Expands Security Agenda. moderndiplomacy.eu China initiated the Global Security Initiative (GSI) in 2022, a comprehensive framework designed to strengthen cooperation and promote collaborative approaches to both bilateral and multilateral security with all states (Xu et al., 2024: 65). Through the GSI, China pledges openness and inclusivity, particularly toward developing countries in the Global South, deeming their participation essential for the …
(2025-07-19). Why Trump's New Tariffs Went Easy on Indonesia. moderndiplomacy.eu As Donald Trump returns to the White House for a second term, his signature approach to foreign economic policy—tariff diplomacy—is once again remapping the global trade landscape. Yet amid sweeping new duties imposed on countries like China, Vietnam, and Mexico, one Southeast Asian nation stands out as an exception: Indonesia. Despite being a large exporter …
(2025-07-19). Preparing for the "Next War" : The Infinite Lethality of World Politics. moderndiplomacy.eu "Where will it end? When will it all be lulled back into sleep, and cease, the bloody hatred, the destruction?" -Aeschylus, Agamemnon In world politics, nothing fundamental really "ends." Though specific events, personalities and weapon technologies do vary from minute to minute, the enabling structures of world politics remain ominously constant. To wit, if the …
(2025-07-19). Trump, Tariffs, BRICS and ASEAN: Much Ado About What? moderndiplomacy.eu Authors: William J. Jones, Asia Brand*, Pattarakorn Songwarat** Since taking office again, President Donald Trump has been busy reshuffling relationships with American partners. The latest and most dramatic were his 'liberation day' tariffs, which looked set to undermine decades of trade relationships. He has also been commenting prolifically about BRICS and the 'threat' that BRICS …
(2025-07-19). Mediators present Gaza ceasefire proposal as 30 killed by Israel. newarab.com 
Israel and Hamas have been given a new The new pr…
(2025-07-19). Ms Rachel joins Gaza journalist Motaz Azaiza in heartfelt collab. newarab.com 
Beloved American children's entertainer Rachel Griffin Accurso, known to her 16 million YouTube subscribers as Ms Rachel, shared the clip with her "friend" Motaz Azaiza, a Palestinian journalist documenting the human toll of Israel's war on Gaza. | The collaboration sparked an outpouring of praise online. "The collab all of our hearts needed," one user wrote. | Another added: "What I adore about…
(2025-07-19). Handala ship from Italy to Gaza delayed over 'technical issues'. newarab.com 
The According to a previous announcement, among the activists on board Handala will be 70-year-old Vigdis Bjorvand from Norway, who has campaigned for Palestinian rights since 1978. | In a post on X, the flotilla organisers noted: "She does not want her…
(2025-07-19). Top clerics make rare visit to Gaza after Israeli church strike. newarab.com 
Two of the most senior The Catholic Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal…
(2025-07-19). Trump says more captives to be released from Gaza 'shortly'. newarab.com 
Another 10 captives will be released from Gaza shortly, U.S. President Trump made the comment during a dinner with lawmakers at the White House, lauding the efforts of his special envoy Steve Witkoff. | Israeli and Hamas negotiators have been taking part in the latest round of
(2025-07-19). Belgian court bars Flemish transfers of dual-use goods to Israel. newarab.com 
A court in The Brussels court ruled in favour of four NGOs who had called for a ban on the The court said that the gov…
(2025-07-19). Egyptian tycoon wins bid to throw out UK lawsuit over singer's murder. newarab.com 
Egyptian real estate tycoon Talaat Moustafa, CEO of Talaat Moustafa Group, was convicted in He was initially sentenced to…
(2025-07-19). Germany arrests Libyan war crimes suspect on ICC warrant. newarab.com 
Germany has arrested a Libyan militia leader accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes on an "He is suspected of having committed directly himself, ordered or over…
(2025-07-19). Germany presses ahead with deportations to Afghanistan. newarab.com 
Europe's top economy had stopped But Berlin resumed expulsions last year when the previous government of Social Democrat (SP…
(2025-07-19). Iraq says drones that struck military radars are foreign-made. newarab.com 
Iraq said Friday that drones On June 24, the Iraqi government said that several small suicide drones targeted multiple Iraqi military sites and bases, including the radar systems at Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, and Imam Ali Base in Dhi Qar Province in southern Iraq. | Sabah al-Numan, the military spokesman for the prime minister, said that Iraq identified…
(2025-07-19). Rights groups slam UK police over threats to Palestine protester. newarab.com 
Threats by armed police to The incident, which occurred on Monday, saw police threaten Laura Murton, 42, with arrest for expressing views supportive of
(2025-07-19). Sudan's humanitarian crisis worsens amid escalating violence in Kordofan and Darfur. newarab.com 
Fighting in Sudan's Kordofan region that has killed hundreds and ongoing violence in Darfur — the epicentres of the country's conflict — have worsened Sudan's humanitarian crisis, with aid workers warning of limited access to assistance. | The United Nations said more than 450 civilians, including at least 35 children, were killed during the weekend of July 12 in attacks "The suffering in Kordofan deepens with each passing day,"
(2025-07-19). Trump's name on 2003 birthday letter to Epstein, WSJ reports. newarab.com 
The Journal reported that the letter was one of several included in a leather-bound album meant to celebrate Epstein's 50th birthday, about three years before sex-abuse allegations emerged against the financier.
(2025-07-19). US labels Pakistani group's offshoot as 'terrorists' over attack. newarab.com 
The U.S. government designated the Resistance Front, considered an offshoot of the Pakistani extremist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, as a "foreign terrorist organisation" over the April 22 Islamist The Resistance Front, also known as Kashmir Resistance, initially took responsibility for the attack in Pahalgam before denying it days later. | Lashkar-e-Taiba, listed as a "foreign terrorist organisation" by the United State…
(2025-07-19). US pressuring Egypt to participate in 'Abrahamic Alliance'. newarab.com 
The Speaking to The New Arab's Arabic-language sister site, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, the unnamed sources said Cairo has received direct messages from Washington tying economic suppor…
(2025-07-19). 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.
(2025-07-19). 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.
(2025-07-19). 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.
(2025-07-19). 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.
(2025-07-19). 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.
(2025-07-19). 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.
(2025-07-19). 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?
(2025-07-19). Even Mike Huckabee is fed up with Israel. responsiblestatecraft.org 
Mike Huckabee is many things. A former Republican presidential candidate. The former governor of Arkansas. Father of the current governor of Arkansas. A Baptist minister.He is also the current U.S. Ambassador to Israel. President Donald Trump said he
(2025-07-19). Pakistan Women's Cricket 2025-26: A Packed Season. thinktank.pk The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has unveiled an exhilarating 2025-26 season for women's cricket, blending high-stakes international tournaments with a robust domestic framework. With two ICC World Cups on the horizon—the Women's Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka and India and the Women's T20 World Cup in England—Pakistan's women cricketers are set for a transformative …
(2025-07-19). How US Patriots Aussie Abrams Counter Russian Advances. thinktank.pk As Russia's war against Ukraine continues into 2025, international support remains critical to Kyiv's ability to defend its sovereignty. Among the most significant contributions are the U.S.-provided Patriot air defense systems and Australia's recent delivery of M1A1 Abrams tanks. These advanced military assets address distinct but complementary needs on Ukraine's battlefield, from countering Russian aerial …
(2025-07-19). How Germany Plans to Crush Recession and Reform the EU. thinktank.pk As Europe's largest economy grapples with a persistent recession, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has outlined an ambitious strategy to steer Germany back to growth. In a recent press conference, Merz emphasized that revitalizing the German economy is his administration's top priority, while also addressing inefficiencies in the European Union. Germany's Economic Challenges: A Recessionary Rut …
(2025-07-19). Syria's Division for Israel: Has the Syrian Government Agreed? thinktank.pk The truth can no longer be buried beneath the rubble of Syria's war-torn lands! A sinister, hidden plan is unfolding, orchestrated by shadowy forces to carve up Syria and hand its heart to Israel. While the world watches in silence, the interim government under Ahmed al-Sharaa is either complicit or powerless as Israel's relentless ambition …
(2025-07-19). The BRICS Women's Business Alliance Becomes an Official Partner of the II BRICS Forum "Traditional Values" unitedworldint.com The WBA's participation in the Forum will underscore the importance of expanding dialogue among parliamentarians, entrepreneurs, and leaders of BRICS countries on humanitarian and business issues. The Organizing Committee of the II BRICS Forum "Traditional Values" is proud to announce its partnership with the BRICS Women's Business Alliance (WBA). The decision was made following an …
(2025-07-19). Former presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke talks about Democratic failures, Gaza and youth vote at Philly event. whyy.org 
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke visited Philadelphia Friday evening, the latest out-of-state Democrat to hold a town hall-style event ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. More than 300 people attended the event where O'Rourke criticized the Trump administration and discussed pressing issues such as voting rights, health care and the war in Gaza. | O'Rourke presented himself as a progressive, applauding leaders such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sand…
(2025-07-19). Transgender woman sues Princeton for 'humiliating' removal from track meet. whyy.org A transgender woman has sued Princeton University claiming she was illegally removed shortly before her race in a school-hosted track meet in May due to her gender identity. | An attorney for Sadie Schreiner filed the complaint in New Jersey Superior Court on Tuesday, listing the school along with athletic director John Mack and director of track operations Kimberly Keenan-Kirkpatrick as defendants. The lawsuit also lists New York-based Leone Timing and Results Services as a defendant in its role of handling official timing for organized track and field events. | The lawsuit comes more than five months after the…
(2025-07-19). Burlington County, N.J. teams up with 2 nonprofits to expand food delivery to older residents. whyy.org 
(2025-07-19). Montgomery County increases minimum wage for county employees. whyy.org From Delco to Chesco and Montco to Bucks, what about life in Philly's suburbs do you want WHYY News to cover? Montgomery County commissioners voted last week to increase the minimum starting wage for county employees from $16 to $20.52 an hour. The county now has the highest minimum wage of any local government in Pennsylvania. | "After years of record inflation, the cost of everything from rent to gas to a gallon of milk have gone up," Chair of the Board of Commissioners Neil Makhija said at a commissioners meeting Wednesday. "Wages haven't kept pace, and there are people w…
(2025-07-19). Delaware group invests $570,000 in grants to strengthen Latino communities and expand education, jobs and more. whyy.org What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What would you most like WHYY News to cover? More than two dozen nonprofits across Delaware are receiving new support this year to expand their impact on Latino communities. 2025 marks the 20th year of investing in the Latino community for the Delaware Community Foundation. The group has awarded $570,000 in grants to 25 organizations through its