(2025-07-30). This isn't a 'war' — Israel is destroying a population. responsiblestatecraft.org 
The prospects for negotiating a ceasefire and an end to the humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip appear as dim as ever. Israeli and U.S. representatives
(2025-07-30). "Pull a Baby Out of Your Bag?" The Question That Exposes a Genocide. counterpunch.org 
"What are you going to do now, pull a baby out of your bag?" The guard's voice echoed through the marble halls of Capitol Hill, his words hitting me like a physical blow. Not just because of their callousness, but because I had indeed come carrying images of babies ⚪ Palestinian children murdered in Gaza, photographs and stories tucked in my tote bag that I believed any human with a heart would see and demand action.
(2025-07-30). fake How images of hungry children finally got attention. haaretz.com CNN Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond notes that 'the power of images can sometimes move President Trump in an unexpected way' — a dynamic now playing out in his break with Netanyahu's claim that there is no starvation in Gaza: 'I see it, and you can't fake that'…
(2025-07-30). NYT clarifies malnourished child photographed in Gaza has pre-existing medical condition, but is still starving. haaretz.com The Times clarified the condition of the emaciated 18-month-old Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq, who is seen in a widely circulated photo and became symbolic of Gaza's starvation crisis, but emphasized that he is still malnourished and that 'children in Gaza are starving'…
(2025-07-30). NYT Walks Back Story on Starving Gaza Baby, Citing "Pre-Existing" Condition. truthout.org The New York Times is facing heavy criticism after it walked back part of a story it published last week detailing children's starvation in Gaza at the hands of Israel's famine and extermination campaign. The move came after Zionists mounted what is effectively a smear campaign against the story of an emaciated Palestinian baby. In a statement issued Tuesday, the Times said that it appended a… |
(2025-07-30). NYT amends Gaza child starvation story, but siege still to blame. newarab.com 
The New York Times has come under scrutiny after amending a report about Mohammed Zakaria al-Matouq, an 18-month-old Palestinian boy in Gaza suffering from severe malnutrition. | The change, which noted that Mohammed had a pre-existing neurological condition, had sparked debate about framing, responsibility, and the broader reality of Israel's full siege on the territory. | Images of Mohammed's skeletal body, his spine protruding and eyes sunken, were published widely, capturing the stark toll of hunger in Gaza. His story was one of several featured in the original NYT article, which detailed how Palestinian f…
(2025-07-30). At least 46 killed by Israeli fire in Gaza as war drags on. newarab.com 
Israeli strikes and gunfire in the Gaza Strip killed at least 46 Palestinians overnight into Wednesday morning, most of them among crowds seeking food, local hospitals said. | The dead include more than 30 people who were killed while seeking humanitarian aid, according to that treated dozens of wounded people. | Seven Palestinians, including a child, have also died of malnutrition-related causes in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, the territory's health ministry said on Wednesday. | Scenes of starvation in Gaza have shocked the world. Israel is facing growing accusations of restricting the flow of humanit…
(2025-07-30). Death toll from famine in Gaza rises to 154, including 89 children: Health ministry in the besieged strip. english.almanar.com.lb 
(2025-07-30). What is Israel's war taking from Gaza's children. aljazeera.com The war on Gaza is leaving behind a generation of orphans. Many children survive, but they will grow up without parents.
(2025-07-30). Gaza's starving children face permanent damage from chronic hunger. aljazeera.com Doctors fear that even if aid reaches Gaza's starving children, it may come too late to save them from irreversible harm…
(2025-07-30). Hamas health ministry says 103 Palestinians killed, seven from hunger in Gaza in past day. haaretz.com A leading international authority on food crises also warned on Tuesday that 'the worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip'…
(2025-07-30). Global monitor seeks to avert Gaza famine. tribune.com.pk 
Gaza is slipping into famine, the UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday, as the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said the Palestinian death toll in the nearly 22-month war had surpassed 60,000. | The World Food Programme, UNICEF and the Food and Agriculture Organisation warned that time was running out and that Gaza was "on the brink of a full-scale famine". | "We need to flood Gaza with large-scale food aid, immediately and without obstruction, and keep it flowing each and every day to prevent mass starvation," WFP executive director Cindy McCain said in a joint statement from the agencies. | This week,…
(2025-07-30). The New York Times Repeated Israeli Claims of Hamas Stealing Aid Without Evidence. theintercept.com 
The New York Times repeated Israel's baseless claim that Hamas was stealing aid nearly two dozen times before its own sources contradicted that talking point, an Intercept analysis has found, as Palestinian people suffered mass starvation and risked their lives to find food amid Israel's blockade. | During its near-total
(2025-07-30). Will Gaza Ever Know a Real Ceasefire, or Just a Pause Before the Next Bomb. theintercept.com 
People gather at an aid distribution point near the Zikim border crossing in Gaza in a desperate attempt to receive limited flour supplies on July 29, 2025.Photo: Ali Jadallah/Anadolu/Getty Images | While ceasefire negotiations for Gaza go on, the famine in Gaza is reaching unprecedented levels, with deliberate starvation being used as a weapon by the Israeli occupation. In recent weeks, at least 63 people have
(2025-07-30). Sanders moves to block Trump's arms sales to Israel amid Gaza atrocities. nationofchange.org Citing mass civilian deaths, famine, and potential violations of U.S. law, Senator Bernie Sanders is forcing Senate votes to halt billions in bombs and rifles destined for Israel's military.
(2025-07-30). Media largely ignored Gaza famine when there was time to avert mass starvation. nationofchange.org Major U.S. media, likewise, bear a share of responsibility for the hunger-related deaths in Gaza.
(2025-07-30). More Western countries to recognise Palestine amid Gaza famine. newarab.com 
Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela made the announcement hours after his British counterpart
(2025-07-30). Britain forced a famine on Ireland, now taking part in the Gaza genocide. electronicintifada.net The world is allowing Israel to starve Palestinians.
(2025-07-30). Gaza: Day 663 Sees Continued Israeli Strikes, Famine, and Displacement. english.almanar.com.lb 
On its 663rd day, the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip persisted with relentless air and artillery bombardments, claiming more lives and deepening an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis. Throughout the day, occupation forces launched dozens of airstrikes, including one that tragically killed Nassif Jamal al-Dahdouh, joining his five sons, and others directly targeting desperate …
(2025-07-30). If Israelis and Jews act now, complicit: how to stop starvation. haaretz.com We Israelis and Jews abroad are all responsible for what our government is doing to Palestinians in Gaza. That is why we must demand the only effective measure left, that which the Netanyahu government cannot ignore…
(2025-07-30). Democrat Touts Opposition to Starvation in Gaza — But Blames US Protesters. truthout.org In an interview on Tuesday, Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D) touted her supposed opposition to Israel's humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza — but dodged questions on whether or not she would support withholding weapons from Israel, and deflected blame onto pro-Palestine protesters in the U.S. for Israel's starvation campaign. Speaking on online news show "Breaking Points… |
(2025-07-30). Wednesday 7/30: Bay Area Noise Demo: Stop Starving Gaza Now! indybay.org BCG Office, 2 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco…
(2025-07-30). Wednesday 7/30: Stop Starving Gaza Power Hour. indybay.org Online | uscpract.org/powerhour…
(2025-07-30). US Green Beret: Israeli "Hunger Games in Gaza" (h/t Sen. Chris Van Hollen). juancole.com 
Senator Chris Van Hollen interviews Anthony Aguilar, former Green Beret and former contractor in Gaza, on what Aguilar witnessed there. Warning: Graphic language, Images. Transcript: This is the YouTube auto-generated transcript but cleaned up by Google Gemini. Caveat Emptor. Senator Van Hollen: Well, thank you for getting together. Let me start by thanking you for …
(2025-07-30). CPJ, 35 others urge Israel to allow free movement of journalists in and out of Gaza. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-30). The Genocidal Partnership of Israel and the United States. counterpunch.org 
For decades, countless U.S. officials have proclaimed that the bonds between the United States and Israel are unbreakable. Now, the ties that bind are laced with genocide. The two countries function as accomplices while methodical killing continues in Gaza, with both societies directly — and differently — making it all possible. The policies of Israel's
(2025-07-30). Former Green Beret: The IDF is the GHF's 'client'. responsiblestatecraft.org 
In an
(2025-07-30). Israeli organisations say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-07-30). IDF warns ministers: Far-right demand to conquer and destroy Gaza would endanger hostages. haaretz.com Far-right ministers pressured the IDF to present a plan to conquer and destroy Gaza City, home to 1.2 million people. The army chief said the operation would take months and require extending active service or a large reserve call-up. Sources said Netanyahu did not rule out the plan…
(2025-07-30). Palestinian stranded in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, allowed by Israel to return to Ramallah. haaretz.com Naama Gaha, a mother of eight, who traveled to Gaza to visit her mother in early October 2023, was stuck in the enclave after the war began, returning home only on Tuesday after an extensive legal battle; 'I can't describe the joy I'm feeling,' she told Haaretz…
(2025-07-30). When will Israel learn that military might bring it security? haaretz.com Israel's security doctrine isn't only wreaking havoc in Gaza and the West Bank. It's also failing Israeli citizens, traumatized by years of conflict and cynical about any idea that favors equality over force…
(2025-07-30). Not a hypothesis: boycott against Israeli science spreads a. haaretz.com Growing backlash over the Gaza war is fueling both open and silent boycotts of Israeli scientific research. Grants are drying up, emails go unanswered, and once-regular collaborations are unraveling. 'The only way to deal with the boycott is to stop the war … and the terrible things we've been perpetrating in Gaza'…
(2025-07-30). Wife of pick for Shin Bet chief says war in Gaza is holy commandment. haaretz.com Naomi Zini, whose husband was chosen by Prime Minister Netanyahu to head the Shin Bet security service, lauds the violence by Israeli soldiers in Gaza in her new book, and sees the war in Gaza as a 'redemption' for the Jewish people…
(2025-07-30). U.S. Consular Officials from U.S. Embassy-Israel Have NOT Visited US Citizens from Gaza Flotilla Who Have Been in Israeli Prison For Four Days. worldbeyondwar.org 
Please call the U.S. Department of State (+1-202-647-1512) and call and email U.S. Embassy in Israel and demand U.S. Officials Visit U.S. Citizens in Israeli Prison. +(972) (3) 519-7575. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2025-07-30). The Epstein Case Is Not a Distraction. It Shows How Elite Impunity is Sustained. truthout.org We live in an era where nearly everything is characterized as a "distraction." From the genocide in Gaza to the rollback of of trans rights, and most recently, the ongoing scandal around the so-called "Epstein files." After hyping up plans to release the files, which Attorney General Pam Bondi suggested included an Epstein "client list," the Justice Department reversed course on July 7 with an… |
(2025-07-30). Starmer Slammed for Threatening to Withhold UK Recognition of Palestinian State. truthout.org British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing widespread criticism after he announced on Tuesday that the U.K. is prepared to recognize a Palestinian state — but only if Israel's genocide in Gaza continues and Israel does not agree to a ceasefire. Starmer said that the U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel ends its genocide and "commits to a long-term peace… |
(2025-07-30). Hamas asked to disarm, give up Gaza. tribune.com.pk 
Arab countries, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, joined calls on Tuesday for Hamas to disarm and end its rule of Gaza, in a bid to end the devastating war in the Palestinian territory. | Seventeen countries plus the European Union and Arab League threw their weight behind a seven-page text agreed at a United Nations conference on reviving the two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians. | "In the context of ending the war in Gaza, Hamas must end its rule in Gaza and hand over its weapons to the Palestinian Authority, with international engagement and support, in line with the objective of a sove…
(2025-07-30). UK unveils plan to recognise Palestine. tribune.com.pk 
Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday the UK will formally recognise the State of Palestine in September unless Israel takes various "substantive steps" in Gaza, including agreeing to a ceasefire. | The potentially landmark move, part of a plan for "lasting peace" that Starmer is putting forward, came after the UK leader recalled his cabinet from recess for urgent talks on the worsening situation in the besieged territory. Starmer told his ministers London will formally recognise a Palestinian state in September if the Israeli government has not taken the steps demanded, his office said. | They include…
(2025-07-30). At least 16 Palestinians, including 13 aid seekers, killed in Israeli attacks. tribune.com.pk 
At least 16 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza since dawn, including 13 aid seekers who were shot by Israeli forces near aid centres, according to medical sources. | Israel has allowed 109 aid trucks into Gaza, but according to the Gaza media office, most of the supplies were looted amidst the escalating security chaos. | Palestinians bring back aid parcels they managed to procure as they walk on a coastal path west of Beit Lahia on July 29, 2025, after aid trucks entered the Israel-besieged Gaza Strip from the northern Zikim border crossing. — AFP | The office also reported…
(2025-07-30). 'Ours forever': would-be Israeli settlers march on Gaza. newarab.com 
Within sight of Waving Israeli flags alongside the orange banners of Gush Katif – a bloc of settlements dismantled in 2005 – the marchers went from the town of Sderot to the Asaf Siboni observation point, overlooking the ruins of Beit Hanoun. | Israel's withdrawal from Gaza 20 years ago ended 38 yea…
(2025-07-30). UN says Gaza aid delivery conditions 'far from sufficient'. newarab.com 
The United Nations' humanitarian agency said Wednesday that the conditions for delivering aid into OCHA also said fuel deliveries were nowhere near what is needed to keep health, emergency, water and telecommunications services running in the besieged Palestinian territory. | This week, Israel launched daily pauses in its military operations in some parts of the Gaza Strip and opened secure routes to enable UN agencies and other aid groups to distribute food in the d…
(2025-07-30). UAE begins pipeline project to ease Gaza water shortage. newarab.com 
The Technical teams sent by the UAE have started transporting equipment needed for the project, the Emirati state news agency WAM reported on Wednesday. | The nearly seven-kilometre (4.5-mile) pipeline aims to help alleviate what WAM described as a "water crisis" in the Gaza Strip. | Earlier this week, COGAT – the Israeli d…
(2025-07-30). How might the EU respond to Israel over Gaza aid crisis. newarab.com 
The European Union is considering partially suspending Israeli access to funding under its flagship research programme, in what would be the bloc's first action taken against Israel in response to EU member states' ambassadors held initial talks on the proposal on Tuesday. Here is an outline of the proposal, its significance and the prospects for its adoption: | What has been proposed? | The $100 billion Horizon Europe programme provides research and innovation funding for EU members an…
(2025-07-30). The fashion industry is complicit in Gaza. Can BDS force change. newarab.com 
I first learnt about
(2025-07-30). 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…
(2025-07-30). My Letter To Australian MP Mark Dreyfus About Gaza. thealtworld.com I wrote the following letter to Mark Dreyfus, my local MP here in Australia: | Dear Mr Dreyfus, | Today I saw the skeleton of a young man in Gaza picked clean by dogs, his arms and head intact but the rest of his body was bone and gristle. The colour of the bones was still a bright fresh red. He had been shot only days ago but the cats and dogs had got to him already and gnawed his bones clean. I have never seen anything like it. | Every single day brings fresh horrors to my screen. Each time I think I can no longer be shocked, I am proven wrong. The image of that man made me gasp. It literally took my breath awa…
(2025-07-30). Global Solidarity Urged at International Webinar on Humanitarian Aid in Gaza. indybay.org Hosted by Panda Aid (China) and co-organized by the International Action Center (IAC) in New York, the webinar "Heroes of Gaza Humanitarian Aid and Peace Activism Awards" brought together humanitarian organizations and peace activists from around the world.
(2025-07-30). White House Envoy Might Enter Gaza To Evaluate Humanitarian Situation: 'The President Wants To Know More'. latintimes.com White House envoy Steve Witkoff may travel to Gaza to evaluate the humanitarian situation in the enclave…
npr.org (2025-07-30). Roughly a third of the 2.1 million people in Gaza have gone multiple days in a row without food, and a quarter of the population is experiencing "famine-like conditions," Ross Smith, the director of emergency preparedness and response at the U.N. World Food Programme, told reporters last week. | | "The hunger crisis in Gaza has sort of reached new and astonishing levels of desperation," he said.
(2025-07-30). It is Genocide: Omer Bartov Interview. juancole.com 
Newark, Del. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — Fariba Amini writes: Omer Bartov recently wrote an Op-ed piece in the New York Times in which he described the war on Gaza as a genocide. His piece garnered a great deal of praise but also criticism by scholars and journalists who reject the term "genocide" for what …
npr.org (2025-07-30). Roughly a third of the 2.1 million people in Gaza have gone multiple days in a row without food, and a quarter of the population is experiencing "famine-like conditions," Ross Smith, the director of emergency preparedness and response at the U.N. World Food Programme, told reporters last week. | | "The hunger crisis in Gaza has sort of reached new and astonishing levels of desperation," he said.
(2025-07-30). US Embassy-Israel Consular Officials Have NOT Visited Citizens From Flotilla. popularresistance.org As a former US diplomat charged with the protection of US citizens outside the U.S., I am appalled that no officials from the US Embassy in Israel have made visits to Givon prison in Israel to check on the welfare of the seven US citizens from the Gaza flotilla ship Handala who have been imprisoned for over four days. | Officials from other countries whose citizens were on the Handala have made visits to the prison to talk in person about their welfare, conditions and treatment in the prison and treatment by Israeli commandos when the ship was boarded in international waters on July 26, 2025 and US citizens taken…
(2025-07-30). Neofascism, imperialism, war and revolution in the Middle East. links.org.au 
Gilbert Achcar — US imperialism is far from dead. Instead, what we have is a mutation of US imperialism, which began not with Trump, but with Biden and the war in Gaza.
(2025-07-30). More than 1,000 complaints filed against German Chancellor for Gaza. plenglish.com Berlin, July 30 (Prensa Latina) The German Attorney General's Office has received more than 1,000 complaints against Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz for his government's policy in Gaza, Focus magazine revealed.
(2025-07-30). Israel critic Francesca Albanese says US sanctions harming her. newarab.com 
An independent U.N. investigator and outspoken critic of Israel's conduct in Gaza says that the Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, is a member of a group of experts chosen by the 47-member U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. She is tasked with probing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories and has been vocal about what she has described as a genocide by…
(2025-07-30). Israeli officials are publicly planning to annex, colonise Gaza. newarab.com 
As negotiations between Yesterday, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich declared that An…
(2025-07-30). The UK government has totally failed to stop the Gaza genocide. newarab.com 
The UK Prime Minister recently
(2025-07-30). UK unveils plan to recognise Palestine by September. gnnhd.tv 
Starmer says to go ahead unless Israel agrees to Gaza ceasefire…
(2025-07-30). Born under bombardment and dead within ten hours: meet Suaad, murdered by Israel. thecanary.co Suaad was born under a nylon tent in Gaza, surrounded by the smell of smoke still rising from destroyed houses, in the arms of a mother exhausted by displacement, hunger, and fear — all manifested by Israel. The streets of Khan Yunis were crowded with poor people fleeing death, and death was not far away. […] | By
(2025-07-30). Before, During, and After Savagery: Hamid Dabashi's "After Savagery, Gaza Genocide and the Illusion of Western Civilization" globalresearch.ca "But the state of Israel was not created for the salvation of the Jew; it was created for the salvation of Western interests." — James Baldwin, "Open Letter to the Born Again" (September 29, 1979). Quoted in Hamid Dabashi,
(2025-07-30). Viral Video: Egyptian throws food in sea praying they reach Gaza. ummid.com In a video clip which has gone viral, an Egyptian man is seen throwing bottles filled with food, praying they reach the Palestinians in Gaza under the Israeli blockade.
(2025-07-30). Aid ship Handala approaches Gaza. ummid.com Handala, the new aid ship launched by Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), approaches Gaza, the organizers said.
(2025-07-30). Gaza Genocide mars Olympics anniversary celebrations in Paris. ummid.com The Olympic hot air balloon in Paris was Sunday July 27, 2025 illuminated in the sky with a message written with 'Stop the Genocide in Gaza'.
(2025-07-30). Formula 1 Legend slams Israel over devastation in Gaza. ummid.com In yet another shameful episode for the Zionists, Formula 1 Legend Lewis Hamilton has joined the list of celebrities condemning the devastation in Gaza.
(2025-07-30). Netherlands latest to ban Smotrich, Ben Gvir. ummid.com The Netherlands is the latest country to ban two Israeli ministers, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir, over illegal settlers' violence and Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
(2025-07-30). Israeli Far-right minister calls for categorizing Israeli captives in Gaza as 'prisoners of war'. english.almanar.com.lb 
(2025-07-30). Yemeni Forces Stage Fresh Missile Strike at Ben Gurion Airport, Vow Unwavering Support to Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb 
Yemeni Armed Forces staged a new missile strike targeting the Zionist entity in support of the oppressed people in Palestine's Gaza, the revolutionary forces announced on Tuesday. In a statement, Yemeni Armed Forces' Spokesman Brigadier Yahya Saree said the strike employed Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile that was aimed at the Israeli airport in Al-Lod airport, …
(2025-07-30). UNRWA: The crisis in Gaza is worsening and the world is watching silently. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-07-30). Death toll in Israel's genocidal war of ethnic cleansing on Gaza surpasses 60,000. radiohc.cu Gaza City, July 30 (RHC) ⚪ At least 60,034 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since the genocidal war of aggression on Gaza erupted in October 2023, according to the enclave's Ministry of Health.
(2025-07-30). IOF genocide in Gaza: Is internal resistance possible? workers.org 
July 28 — Every day more people in the world, including those living in the imperialist states that have armed and funded Israel, are turning against the Israeli settler state. The youth who have been protesting genocide now consider Israel a pariah state just as people once considered apartheid South . . . |
(2025-07-30). At Hague Group Emergency Summit, 30+ Nations Seek to 'Halt the Genocide in Gaza'. cadtm.org
(2025-07-30). ICRC mourns colleague killed in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). VIDEO: If Only More Media Had Spoken Up For Gaza Journalists. thedissenter.org
(2025-07-30). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC outraged by attack that wounded ICRC staff, PRCS volunteer during Gaza rescue mission. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). Allies of Genocide? counterpunch.org 
MoveOn and the SEIU (Service Employees International Union) hosted a spirited rally and march here in Seattle, on July 26, with the theme of fighting back against Trump and greedy billionaires such as Jeff Bezos (the creepy tech mogul who attended Trump's inaugural before dropping $50 million dollars to rent the entire city of Venice,
(2025-07-30). Video of Announcement of Groundbreaking Report on Canada's Role in Arming Israel's Genocide of the Palestinian People. worldbeyondwar.org World BEYOND War, Palestinian Youth Movement, and the Arms Embargo Now Campaign have published a groundbreaking report detailing Canada's role in arming Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2025-07-30). Greek police tear gas protest against Israeli ship in Crete. newarab.com 
Greek police used tear gas and made several arrests on Tuesday as around 300 people attempted to block an Israeli cruise ship from docking on the Protesters gathered at the port of Agios Nikolaos, holding banners that read "Stop the genocide" as
(2025-07-30). Action Required Now: Stop World War III and The Second Nazi Holocaust. indybay.org Racism, Genocide, Hatred, Profit and the first stage of Nuclear War…
(2025-07-30). Sunday 8/3: Doctors Against Genocide (DAG) Weekly Webinar. indybay.org
(2025-07-30). Madagascar: Authorities Fail to Protect and Assist Antandroy People Displaced by Climate-Exacerbated Droughts. commondreams.org Malagasy authorities have failed to protect and assist thousands of Antandroy people who have been forced to flee their homes since 2017 because of drought-induced famines in the Androy region, in southern Madagascar, Amnesty International said in a new report. "'
(2025-07-30). The Sad History of "Changing the Map" of the Middle East. counterpunch.org 
(2025-07-30). The EPA's Repeal of Core Greenhouse Gas Rules. counterpunch.org 
"Trump's EPA to repeal core of greenhouse gas rules," was the Reuters headline this week as Lee Zeldin, chosen by Donald Trump to be administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, announced what Reuters said "will rescind the long-standing finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, as well as tailpipe emission standards for vehicles,
(2025-07-30). How "Tariff Man" is Bringing Back the Gilded Age. counterpunch.org 
Count on one thing: if Mark Twain, the famed American author of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, were alive today, he would certainly have written a novel about Donald Trump. After all, his 1873 novel, The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, distinctly caught a nineteenth-century version of our Trumpian moment, tariffs and all. "They want me to go in
(2025-07-30). Trump Tariffs and Brazilian Coffee: What to Expect After August 1. counterpunch.org 
Brazil is the world's largest coffee producer. It has been important to its national economy since the 1700s, and today it is Brazil's largest agricultural export to the United States. Even though it provides around one-third of all coffee drunk in the US, there are reasons to believe that the Trump administration has an inflated
(2025-07-30). How Hot Might It Get? Uncertainty and Certainty in Climate Models. counterpunch.org 
I think of climate as a package in 3 basic parts — temperature, water, and wind. Here in the US, this trio is basic to the Forest Service "Hot Dry Windy Index" for measuring likely risk of dangerous wildfire. The future of temperature is a key point of interest, because increased heat can make a
(2025-07-30). Muslim Women Don't Need Saving. counterpunch.org 
What sparked me to write this article was the persistent and reductive narrative that resurfaced following the recent U.S.—Israel bombing of Iran. Predictably, media coverage and social media posts quickly recycled the familiar trope: that Muslim women need to be rescued, rescued from their religion, their culture, and their men. Added to this was the
(2025-07-30). Are Trump's Crypto Grifting and Crypto Cheerleading Connected? Nah! commondreams.org The White House is expected to release a report today with recommendations for promoting cryptocurrency markets. Bartlett Naylor, financial policy advocate for Public Citizen, released the following statement: "In a bold move that clearly must be unrelated to Donald Trump's sprawling crypto grifting, the White House is releasing a report that celebrates what is widely understood as the biggest Ponzi scheme in history."Trump is well known for scrupulously honoring anti-discrimination laws, his contracts, his debts, his marriages, and the Constitution, so we can rest assured that his most lucrative source of inco…
(2025-07-30). Jeremy Corbyn and Caroline Lucas to Represent CND in Japan Commemorating 80th Anniversary of Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. commondreams.org CND Vice-Presidents Jeremy Corbyn MP and Caroline Lucas will represent CND in Japan to mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.They will be joining Hibakusha — atomic bomb survivors — dignitaries, parliamentarians and international delegates from across the world, participating in anniversary ceremonies in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as part of a World Conference united in its call for an end to nuclear weapons.In August 1945, the US dropped two atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Out of a population of 350,000, it's estimated that total deaths…
(2025-07-30). Rethink Trade Celebrates End of Dangerous De Minimis Trade Loophole After Years of Advocacy. commondreams.org In response to the administration's announcement today that it would extend to the entire world its May 2025 termination of the de minimis duty-free exception for certain imports from China, Lori Wallach, Director of the Rethink Trade program at the American Economic Liberties Project, said: "Six years ago, when we first called for an end to de minimis and insisted that no commercial trade should enter without inspection, tariffs, and taxes, the big online retailers and delivery corporations profiting from this dangerous loophole laughed at us and hired more lobbyists, so this is great—if overdue—n…
(2025-07-30). Secretary's remark that UK 'will fight' China is a dip into crazy town. responsiblestatecraft.org 
(2025-07-30). How Ron Paul took a battering ram to GOP foreign policy. responsiblestatecraft.org 
Ron Paul is turning 90 on August 20. At 72, he was a revolutionary.Today, there is a raucous foreign policy debate within the Republican Party. Populist, realist and libertarian "America First" Republicans argue against endless wars and for fiscal responsibility, while holdover hawks continue to insist on a robust U.S. hand and military presence anywhere they can get it, no matter the cost.In 2008, there was no debate. While broad public opinion had soured on the Iraq War and President George W. Bush's approval
(2025-07-30). NJCAP: Demand the Release of Chris Smalls Now! fightbackbetter.com AN URGENT OPEN LETTER TO THE NJ LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS AND THE LATINO ACTION NETWORK! | July 29, 2025 | GREETINGS! | DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF JERSEY BASED LABOR ORGANIZER CHRIS SMALLS BY ISRAELI AUTHORITIES NOW! | Labor organizer Chris Smalls has been taken into custody by Israeli authorities and been brutally beaten! | Chris, from Elizabeth New Jersey and who is best known for his recent efforts to unionize Amazon workers in Staten Island, was on an international humanitarian aid mission known as The Freedom Flotilla, an international collaboration by human rights forces from around the world, to shi…
(2025-07-30). Nilàºfer Koàß addresses Kurdish 'history of resistance' since Treaty of Lausanne. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-07-30). Activists protest Liberal Senator's support for Israel. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-07-30). 10 new albums tell you more than watching the news. greenleft.org.au 
Mat Ward looks back at July's political news and the best new music that related to it.
(2025-07-30). Singapore: Pro-Palestine activists on trial. greenleft.org.au 
The trial of three activists from the Singaporean activist group, Letters for Palestine, entered its sixth and final day, on July 8, reports Alex Salmon.
(2025-07-30). Serbia: Protesters face police repression as actions continue into their 8th month. greenleft.org.au 
Since November 1, students and community members in Serbia have been blockading, protesting and building the largest anti-corruption movement Europe has seen in recent history. Sofija Filipovic returned there just in time to participate in one of the latest actions.
(2025-07-30). Aboriginal organisations, Lidia Thorpe call on Labor to cut funding to NT Police. greenleft.org.au 
Aboriginal organisations and independent Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe are calling on the federal government to suspend federal funds for policing and prisons in the Northern Territory until the Country Liberal Party government reduces the incarceration of First Peoples and children. Kerry Smith reports.
(2025-07-30). Queensland teachers to strike over shortages, wages. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-07-30). David Robie marks 40 years since Rainbow Warrior bombing with new edition of 'Eyes of Fire'. greenleft.org.au 
Forty years after agents from France's secret service bombed the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior as it was moored in Auckland Harbour, Aotearoa New Zealand, award‚Äëwinning journalist David Robie has released a fully updated anniversary edition of his book Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior, writes Ben Radford.
(2025-07-30). Behind the Thailand-Cambodia conflict. greenleft.org.au 
Thailand and Cambodia have now agreed on an unconditional ceasefire to end fighting in disputed zones along their 800-kilometre border, reports Susan Price. But what was behind the escalation?
(2025-07-30). Palestine Action Group calls 'March for Humanity' over Harbour Bridge. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-07-30). Court rejects 'climate emergency defence' from Disrupt Burrup Hub activist. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-07-30). NSW appeals court halts Mount Pleasant coal mine expansion. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-07-30). Residents demolish IWC's pro-developer plan. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-07-30). Palestine convergence demands Labor sanction Israel. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-07-30). Refugees protest on 12th anniversary of Kevin Rudd's 'PNG solution'. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-07-30). Stadium, poverty and environment polarise Tasmanian election. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-07-30). The deceit in Labor's posturing on 'national interest'. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-07-30). Visiting unionist says Sri Lankan plantation workers face new casualisation threat. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-07-30). The Palantir Panopticon Trump's New Big Tech-Led "Private Health Tracking System" w/ 7Sees. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, an in-depth investigatory show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (7/30/25). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the
(2025-07-30). Trump's EPA is attacking its own power to fight climate change. grist.org 
In 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency declared that the rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
(2025-07-30). Trump's environmental policies are reshaping everyday life. Here's how. grist.org Over the last six months, Americans have been inundated with a near-constant stream of announcements from the federal government — programs shuttered, funding cut, jobs eliminated, and regulations gutted. President Donald Trump and his administration are executing a systematic dismantling of the environmental, economic, and scientific systems that underpin our society. The onslaught can feel overwhelming, opaque, or sometimes even distant, but these policies will have real effects on Americans' daily lives. | In this new guide, Grist examines the impact these changes could have, and are already having, o…
(2025-07-30). Black Neighborhoods At Risk As US Pushes to Cancel Important Climate Protection. capitalbnews.org 
As nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population sweltered under extreme heat advisories on Tuesday, news echoed through Black neighborhoods already scorched by the effects of climate change: the Trump administration was moving to tear the heart out of America's climate protections. In a decision that environmental activists say is one of the most severe blows …
(2025-07-30). Two years on: Evaluating President security strategy in Nigeria. globalvoices.org 
(2025-07-30). How political forces are reshaping Assam through mass evictions. globalvoices.org 
(2025-07-30). A Brain-Dead Pregnant Black Woman Was Kept Alive in Georgia. It's Unclear if State Law Required It. capitalbnews.org 
Originally published by KFF Health News A Georgia woman declared brain-dead and kept on life support for more than three months because she was pregnant was removed from a ventilator in June and died, days after doctors delivered her 1-pound, 13-ounce baby by emergency cesarean section. The baby is in the neonatal intensive care unit. …
(2025-07-30). Plan to combat antisemitism in Australia stirs wide-ranging debate. globalvoices.org 
Fears that Special Envoy's blueprint would curb rights to protest and freedom of speechOriginally published on Screenshot — ABC News YouTube Since the October 7, 2023,
(2025-07-30). IDF court extends detention of four Palestinians arrested after fatal shooting by settler. haaretz.com An IDF court extended the detention of four Palestinians after settler Yinon Levi was placed under house arrest by a civilian court. Levi is suspected of killing Palestinian Awdah Hathaleen in the West Bank. Eight more Palestinians were detained overnight by the Israeli army…
(2025-07-30). Palestinian killed by settler in West Bank was shot from a distance inside a community center. haaretz.com Eyewitnesses said Yinon Levi, the suspect who shot and killed Awdah Hathaleen on Monday, was the only one who fired during the incident. An Israeli-U.S. activist said Levi told him he was 'happy' that he had killed him. Hathaleen's cousin described him as a 'teacher, the nonviolent activist' and 'wasn't involved in anything'…
(2025-07-30). Israeli settler teen seriously wounded in West Bank; IDF fire targeted stone-throwers, official says. haaretz.com According to a security source, a reserve soldier saw masked men throwing stones at cars near the settlement of Beit El. He felt his life and those of nearby drivers were in danger and fired into the air. When the suspects threw stones at him, he shot one of them. The IDF is investigating…
(2025-07-30). Israeli army to reassess service of reservists with PTSD after Haaretz exposé. haaretz.com In May, Haaretz reported that hundreds of reservists with mental health conditions recognized by the Defense Ministry were being called up for duty without the army being aware of their condition…
(2025-07-30). 1944—2025 | David Tartakover used bold design to expose Netanyahu — and moral unraveling. haaretz.com No one charted Israel's journey quite like David Tartakover: From the early optimism of Sadat's visit and the rise of Peace Now, to the despair of occupation and the Netanyahu years. This week, he died at 81…
(2025-07-30). Israeli cybersecurity firm CyberArk sold in landmark deal. haaretz.com Palo Alto Networks, founded by Israeli Nir Zuk, will acquire CyberArk in a landmark transaction, paid primarily in shares…
(2025-07-30). morality Ex-Mossad chief says Israeli government and religious leaders have forsaken the hostages. haaretz.com Ephraim Halevy, who headed the Mossad under three Israeli Prime Ministers, laments the selective interest of government ministers. 'When three young settler men were kidnapped 11 years ago, ministers turned heaven and earth to save them,' he said…
(2025-07-30). Justice minister concedes no former senior legal officials back dismissal, as law requires. haaretz.com Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin told Israel's High Court of Justice that he could not follow the Court's order to create a committee to examine the dismissal of the current AG because the government was unable to find anyone to take part in it…
(2025-07-30). Your Questions Answered: The Supreme Impact On Our Rights. aclu.org The Supreme Court's most recent term reshaped the legal landscape on immigration, transgender rights, and free speech. But behind the decisions, procedural shifts like limits on nationwide injunctions and expanded use of the emergency docket signal a court increasingly driven by politics. | At the ACLU we believe that information is power, and that informed opinions make a more perfect union. That's why we've taken a hard look inside this Supreme Court term and analyzed what the court's cases reveal about its values, and how its direction and influence impacts our civil liberties. | To help us all better…
(2025-07-30). Charges dropped against anti-ICE protester Alejandro Orellana. wibailoutpeople.org Los Angeles, CA — On July 29, 2025, the federal government announced the conspiracy charges against Chicano activist Alejandro Orellana were dropped — a victory for all freedom fighters in the immigrant rights movement and unions fighting against ICE terror!
(2025-07-30). Mali Moves Forward in Restructuring the Mining Industry. wibailoutpeople.org 
Alliance of Sahel States (AES) are seeking to reclaim their national wealth and territorial sovereignty By Abayomi AzikiweEditor, Pan-African News WireWednesday July 30, 2025Geostrategic Analysis Over the last few years, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger through a series of military seizures of power have attempted to transform the political and economic relations between the former …
(2025-07-30). Venezuela ALBA News 7.28.2025, Simon Bolivar Hugo Chavez … Fidel Che … wibailoutpeople.org 
Simon Bolivar and Hugo Chavez; Nicaragua's Sandinista Revolution; Thomas Jefferson and Hitler; Torture of Venezuelans in El Salvador prison; Fidel and Che Venezuela & ALBA News 7.28.2025, #564: Granma: Bolivar, The Liberator of America ( July 24, 1783- December 17, 1830) It is said that in his 47 years of life, Bolívar fought in 447 …
(2025-07-30). Fighting Oligarchy! Tour: Wausau August 4, 2025. wibailoutpeople.org 
About this event 300 1st Street, Wausau, WI — 5: 30-7: 00 P.M. The New Wisconsin Idea: Our coalition was formed as a response to the control held by the billionaire class over our government. We are traveling around Wisconsin speaking about the New Wisconsin Idea, a not-so-radical notion that our state should deliver basic rights for …
(2025-07-30). Prairie du Chien, August 2, 2025: Rage Against the Regime People's Protest. wibailoutpeople.org 
(2025-07-30). 'Walking school buses' and teaching students their rights. How educators are preparing for back to school after ICE raids. wibailoutpeople.org More information about upcoming actions:
(2025-07-30). Wisconsin, August 2, 2025: Rage Against the Regime People's Protests (City Listings). wibailoutpeople.org 
August 2nd "Rage Against The Regime" / "Dare To Fight Fascism" Events!
(2025-07-30). A case for 'Climate Humility': Analyzing the DOE's 'A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate'. wattsupwiththat.com This isn't just another technical report. It is a systematic rebuke of accepted climate "wisdom," and it does so with unusual clarity, scientific rigor, and (at times) a sense of humor often absent in climate documents.
(2025-07-30). Mann on the DOE's 'A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate'. wattsupwiththat.com Parody created by the Michael Mann AI rant generator. THIS DOE "CRITICAL REVIEW" IS A DISGRACEFUL ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE DECADES OF CLIMATE SCIENCE AND TO PROVIDE COVER FOR CONTINUED INACTION…
(2025-07-30). Here's what you need to know as Delaware legal weed sales start Friday, Aug. 1. whyy.org 
What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What would you most like WHYY News to cover? Starting Friday, people 21 and over can buy marijuana at 12 retail locations in Delaware. | Recreational weed can be purchased in several forms: buds, gummies and other edibles, vapes, capsules and tinctures. | People can buy or possess no more than one ounce (28.35 grams) of buds or other "leaf" marijuana, and lesser amounts for concentrated products, at one time. | Buyers can, however, buy more than one ounce by making multiple purchases, as long as they give away any amou…
(2025-07-30). Claim: Young people are growing tired of climate alarmism. wattsupwiththat.com "… while climate change remains a concern, it increasingly shares space with other anxieties — housing, economic insecurity, mental health, artificial intelligence and war. …"
(2025-07-30). The Climate Change Cult Is Encountering More Resistance These Days. wattsupwiththat.com Instead of natural disasters serving as excuses to launch attacks and place blame using the same tired, lockstep rhetoric, here's hoping for a new age of climate enlightenment, led by scientists, journalists and others with the curiosity — and courage — to question everything.
(2025-07-30). Schools and counties begin to see payment delays as Pennsylvania's budget stalemate hits a month. whyy.org Democratic Gov. State-supported universities, libraries, early-childhood education programs and county health departments also will see delays in payments, Shapiro's administration said in letters sent Tuesday…
(2025-07-30). Millville glassblowing studio looks to help veterans with PTSD and emotional trauma. whyy.org From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Once a month, a group of local military veterans gather around a furnace inside a glassblowing studio at WheatonArts in Millville, New Jersey, to create artistic objects. |
(2025-07-30). 'Outrageous': Delaware lawmakers schedule special session to address anger over higher property tax bills. whyy.org What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What would you most like WHYY News to cover? Delaware lawmakers plan to go into a special session in August to address the frustration that's been mounting as residents across the state receive their first tax bills since historic property reassessments. | Legislators are expected to return to Dover on Aug. 12 to consider legislation aimed at trying to ease the cost of higher property values which resulted in hundreds or thousands more dollars owed for some home and business owners. At issue is school taxes and the res…
(2025-07-30). PECO is offering $500 grants to help customers pay off overdue bills. whyy.org Have a question about Philly's neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from you! PECO customers struggling to pay their electricity bills will have another source of assistance starting in August. | The utility announced the launch of a new customer assistance fund Wednesday. It will be funded with a
(2025-07-30). Marijuana legalization in Del., NJ sparks question: Is Pa. next? whyy.org Legal weed in Delaware, legal weed in New Jersey, is Pennsylvania next? While our neighbors go high, some lawmakers in Harrisburg say 'NO.'
(2025-07-30). New statue to honor a trailblazing civil rights leader outside Philadelphia's Municipal Services Building. whyy.org 
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? A new statue in Philadelphia will honor a Philly native who was a civil rights trailblazer. | Sadie Alexander was the first African American regardless of gender to earn a Ph.D. in economics when she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1921. In 1924, she entered Penn's law school and was the first Black woman to graduate. By 1927, she became the first Black woman admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar. | She eventually became an attorney, fighting for those who needed…
(2025-07-30). Is Trump a madman or a typical rich kid ecstatic about his perversions? unitedworldint.com A close look at the family history. By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein To Frantz Fanon, on the centenary of his birth, for showing us the way. The widespread belief that what's happening in the United States and around the world stems from the fact that "Trump is crazy" is simplistic and banal. On the contrary, I …
(2025-07-30). Southeast Asia's Climate Future Depends on Strategic Resilience, Not Reaction. unitedworldint.com Delay is no longer possible. By Mehmet Enes Be≈üer Climate change is no longer a danger to Southeast Asia that may occur—climate change is everyday reality that humans are having trouble adjusting to. From rising oceans that menace coastal towns to the intense weather patterns annihilating food systems and livelihoods, the region is leading the …
(2025-07-30). Spellbound: the power and paradox of charisma. whyy.org Charisma is not necessarily about being attractive or articulate. It's not just about charm, popularity or celebrity. Instead, the ability to inspire a crowd involves the ability to tell a compelling story that speaks to people's deep anxieties, grievances and hopes. | That's what Molly Worthen writes in her new book, Spellbound: How Charisma Shaped American History from the Puritans to Donald Trump. | She says it's human to attach ourselves to someone who can explain the confusions and disappointments in life. There's also an essential paradox at the root of this relationship,"the desire to feel free and importa…
(2025-07-30). When Organ Donation Goes Wrong. whyy.org More than a hundred thousand people in the U.S. are on the national transplant list waiting for a life-saving organ. Hospitals across the country transplant more than 45,000 organs each year and there are rules and protocols about how it is supposed to go. But what happens when the process fails?
(2025-07-30). WHYY Newscast for Wednesday 11:00 a.m. whyy.org The latest and local headlines from WHYY.
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(2025-07-30). Why certain medications can increase your risk in the heat. whyy.org For the millions of Americans who take medications for common issues like heart disease or high blood pressure, a heatwave like the one causing sweltering conditions across the Central and Southeastern U.S. this week poses extra risk. | That's because some medications can change how people's bodies naturally manage heat, says David Eisenman, a physician and researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles, potentially making people more susceptible to overheating. | Eisenman stresses that patients should still take their medications. But he urges them to take the risks from heat seriously and develop a…
(2025-07-30). Two medical researchers say tick-borne meat allergy should be allowed to spread because eating meat is "morally impermissible" expose-news.com Last month, a paper by two American researchers from the Western Michigan University School of Medicine was published in the journal Bioethics. In their paper, they used the warped argument that "eating …
(2025-07-30). Big Tech proposes European Commission adjust water efficiency rules to allow data centres located where water is scarce to be viable. expose-news.com A collaboration of Big Tech and data centre operators has submitted a paper to the European Commission detailing the issues it has with the Commission's policies on the restriction of water and …
(2025-07-30). UK Government Spends £850m to Cover Up Stupid Afghan Mistake. expose-news.com In September 2021, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) accidentally leaked a spreadsheet. The file contained personal information — including names, locations and contact details — of 100 British officials including special …
(2025-07-30). Driving change: Solutions for EV battery waste in Asia and the Pacific. independentaustralia.net 
(2025-07-30). The human cost of Australia's housing crisis. independentaustralia.net 
(2025-07-30). Fibre after the fact: NBN's retrofit scramble confirms flawed copper legacy. independentaustralia.net 
(2025-07-30). US Moves to Kill Ability to Regulate Greenhouse Gases. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Pollution rises from the stacks of the Miami Fort Power Plant, which is situated along the Ohio River near Cincinnati, Ohio, July 11, 2025 | © 2025 Jason Whitman/NurPhoto via AP Photo…
(2025-07-30). 60 Years After Creation of Medicaid, GOP Cuts Threaten the Lifeline for Millions. truthout.org Today marks the 60th anniversary of the creation of Medicare and Medicaid — and nearly one month since President Trump's federal budget slashed nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid to extend tax cuts for the rich. The cuts could lead to tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths every year. "Medicaid has been a lifeline. And without it, people will die," says Ai-jen Poo, co-founder of Caring Across… |
(2025-07-30). As Temperatures Skyrocket, Oil Production on Federal Lands Reaches Record High. truthout.org Crude oil production on federal lands in the US is at a record high, increasing sixfold over the past 15 years, according to a new report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The production follows a broader trend seen in total US oil production — including onshore and offshore federal lands as well as private lands — which has tripled over the same time period. Monday'… |
(2025-07-30). Federal Prisons Are Restraining People for Weeks on End, Investigation Reveals. truthout.org People incarcerated in federal prisons have been restrained for weeks at a time, sometimes for attempting to harm themselves, according to investigations conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG.) Despite pervasive problems with the Bureau of Prisons' (BOP) use of restraints, the OIG's investigation, published on July 29, revealed that "the BOP does… |
(2025-07-30). FTC Promotes Anti-Trans Agenda With "Public Inquiry" Into Gender-Affirming Care. truthout.org As part of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) continued attacks on transgender people, the agency is soliciting information on "individuals, entities, or institutions" that have made public statements about gender-affirming care. On July 28, the FTC announced that it was launching a public inquiry to "better understand how consumers may have been exposed to false or unsupported claims… |
(2025-07-30). Lawsuit Says ICE Arrests on Church Property Are Unconstitutional. truthout.org More than a dozen faith-based groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem over the agency's policy to conduct immigration raids in "sensitive locations," including houses of worship. In January, the Trump administration rescinded a Biden-era federal policy that barred immigration raids at or around "sensitive locations." Since then… |
(2025-07-30). Senate GOP Ignores Whistleblowers, Appoints Trump Lawyer to Lifetime Court Seat. truthout.org Nearly every Senate Republican on Tuesday voted in favor of confirming Trump loyalist Emil Bove to a lifetime federal court seat, brushing aside whistleblowers who alleged that the Justice Department official expressed support for defying court orders and lied during his sworn judiciary committee testimony. The final Senate vote on Bove's confirmation to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for… |
(2025-07-30). Bernie Sanders Launches Investigation of RFK Jr.'s Attacks on Vaccine Access. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and top Democrats on the Senate HELP Committee have launched an investigation into Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his decision to fire all 17 members of a key recommendation panel that sets federal vaccine policy. After firing the experts, Kennedy replaced them with vaccine skeptics who critics say are putting the health of millions at risk. |
(2025-07-30). If Mamdani and Fateh Become Mayors, Will Dem Elites Still Collude to Sink Them? truthout.org Ever since Zohran Mamdani's upset win over Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary for the New York City mayoral race, the corporate media has whipped itself into a frenzy poring over every detail of Mamdani's upstart campaign and personal life. Less attention has been paid to another surprising turn of events: On July 19, Omar Fateh secured the endorsement of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor… |
(2025-07-30). 13th Indonesia—Malaysia consultation yields agreements on trade and education. tvbrics.com 
Malaysia will build educational centres for Indonesian children…
(2025-07-30). Belarus and Ethiopia explore joint ventures to assemble agricultural machinery. tvbrics.com 
Countries also discuss deepening cooperation in trade, technology, and education…
(2025-07-30). Indian chess player wins FIDE Women's World Cup 2025. tvbrics.com 
Indian chess player also won silver at the tournament, while the bronze went to a Chinese player…
(2025-07-30). Indonesia launches major regenerative tourism campaign to attract eco-conscious travellers. tvbrics.com 
This approach aims to attract tourists who wish to contribute positively to both nature and society…
(2025-07-30). Iran approves comprehensive programme to improve digital literacy. tvbrics.com 
The project aims to improve the safety and awareness of Internet users…
(2025-07-30). Iran unveils next-generation skin-friendly nano casts. tvbrics.com 
New orthopaedic solution promises greater comfort, faster recovery, and affordability…
(2025-07-30). Russian capital prepares to celebrate decade of India Day festival. tvbrics.com 
The key theme of the event is the history of preservation and multiplication of Indian heritage in Russia and the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War…
(2025-07-30). Speaker of Russia's Federation Council Valentina Matvienko: South Africa's authority in international arena grows year by year. tvbrics.com 
According to her, Russia attaches great importance to South Africa's presidency in the G20…
(2025-07-30). Tsunami alert in multiple countries after powerful quake off Russia's Kamchatka. tvbrics.com 
Authorities in Indonesia, China, Peru, Mexico, Chile, and Ecuador have issued warnings following the quake…
(2025-07-30). US to overturn climate ruling. tribune.com.pk 
President Donald Trump's administration will on Tuesday move to reverse a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's ability to curb climate change, Environmental Protection Agency chief Lee Zeldin announced. | Appearing on the right-wing podcast "Fearless," Zeldin said: "Later today, we're going to be making a big announcement in Indiana" about the so-called Endangerment Finding of 2009, which concluded that greenhouse trapping gases from motor vehicles were a threat to public health and welfare. | Zeldin accused the Environmental Protection Agency under former president Barack O…
(2025-07-30). German biathlete feared dead in Pakistan rockfall. tribune.com.pk 
German double Olympic biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier was caught in a rockfall in Pakistan and rescuers have not found "signs of life" at the accident site, her team said Tuesday. | The accident happened Monday while Dahlmeier was climbing with a partner on Laila Peak, a mountain of over 6,000 metres (19,700 feet) in the Karakoram range, according to a statement from her team on her official social media sites. | The 31-year-old was "hit by falling rocks," it said, adding no one had yet been able to reach her due to the danger of further rockfalls and the site's "remoteness". | However, a helicopter managed…
(2025-07-30). India road crash kills 18 Hindu pilgrims. tribune.com.pk 
At least 18 people were killed in eastern India on Tuesday after a bus ferrying Hindu pilgrims collided with a truck loaded with cooking gas cylinders, officials said. | Visuals from the site in Jharkhand state showed the mangled wreckage of the bus, with its rear portion almost entirely burnt. | Local lawmaker Nishikant Dubey said the pilgrims were travelling to a Hindu shrine to celebrate the sacred month of Shravan, coinciding with the onset of the monsoons in the subcontinent. | "18 devotees lost their lives due to a bus and truck accident," Dubey said on social media. | The pilgrims were carrying holy wat…
(2025-07-30). NY mass shooter blamed NFL for his brain injuries. tribune.com.pk 
(2025-07-30). Trump says US to impose 25% tariff on India from Aug 1. tribune.com.pk 
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that imports from India will face 25 per cent tariffs, while also announcing an unspecified "penalty" over New Delhi's purchases of Russian weapons and energy. | The measures will kick in on Friday, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, adding to a bevy of other tariff hikes ⚪ some up to 50 per cent ⚪ set to take effect the same day. | In a separate post, Trump said the August 1 deadline "stands strong, and will not be extended." | truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/1149421… | He had previously issued multiple delays to his so-called "reciprocal"
(2025-07-30). Miniature art workshop draws diverse talent. tribune.com.pk 
A week-long miniature painting workshop is currently underway at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), drawing vibrant participation from professionals across the spectrum, including engineers, doctors, advocates, architects, and artists. | Launched on July 28 as part of the 79th Independence Day celebrations, the workshop continues to blend tradition with contemporary engagement, offering a deep dive into the rich legacy of Pakistani miniature art. | Under the guidance of acclaimed visual artist Ms Farrah, Associate Professor at COMSATS University Islamabad and recipient of the 2024 President's Aw…
(2025-07-30). Detained QAU students sent to jail. tribune.com.pk 
A judicial magistrate on Thursday sent the arrested Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) students to jail on a 14-day judicial remand in connection with a case registered over their refusal to vacate hostel rooms. The court also directed that the students be produced again on August 13. | Judicial Magistrate Mureed Abbas presided over the hearing, where police presented the detained students. The students' legal team opposed the remand and sought the students' discharge. | Advocate Riasat Ali Azad argued that 29 students were in police custody and the charges were largely bailable, with no mention of weapons in the F…
(2025-07-30). 'Women's right to reject marriage proposals rooted in Islam'. tribune.com.pk 
Islam grants every woman the right to accept or reject a marriage proposal without fear or coercion. The Constitution of Pakistan reinforces this right under its guarantees of personal liberty and choice. Yet across the country, a woman's refusal is often perceived not as autonomy, but defiance — a perceived insult that some men respond to with cruelty, violence, or even murder. | These views were expressed by religious scholars, activists, and experts while condemning violence against women as un-Islamic. | On June 2, 2025, Sana Yousaf was shot twice in the chest by Umar Hayat, a man whose repeated prop…
(2025-07-30). IHC extends stay on NPHA dismissals. tribune.com.pk 
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday extended its stay order against the implementation of the orders to dismiss employees of the Naya Pakistan Housing Authority (NPHA) under rightsizing until the next hearing. | Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir heard the petition filed by dismissed employees of the Naya Pakistan Housing Authority. | Justice Tahir ordered that the stay order would remain in effect, and the federation should submit its para-wise comments.
(2025-07-30). Childcare in Pakistan: policies, practices and challenges. tribune.com.pk 
In recent years, women's participation in Pakistan's labour market has increased due to various factors, including economic pressures. Female employment is currently at 23% and is expected to grow as education and job access improve, creating an urgent need for supportive environments. Promoting workforce gender equality requires policies to boost women's involvement and ensure fair division of caregiving responsibilities. | Family-friendly policies are essential for working parents, especially mothers. They promote work-life balance, improve employee wellbeing and increase productivity, while helping parents…
(2025-07-30). Operation Mahadev and India's shifting role in South Asia. tribune.com.pk 
India recently launched Operation Mahadev in Lidwas, near Srinagar, targeting militants allegedly involved in the April 22 Pahalgam attack. While the government called it a success, there is still no verified evidence linking those killed to the Pahalgam attack. This recurring gap between military actions and verifiable outcomes is eroding India's credibility, both domestically and internationally. What complicates matters further is the abrupt transition from Operation Sindoor to Operation Mahadev, not due to a strategic pause initiated by India, but because of a ceasefire — one reportedly brokered by t…
(2025-07-30). Modi narrative: no takers. tribune.com.pk 
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being slapped around by friends and foes alike, perhaps for the first time in his premiership. A parliamentary debate on Tuesday quickly saw the Modi government's propaganda around the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor crumble, as Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi and others slammed Modi's use of India's military for political optics and the disinformation campaign about all aspects of the war, which has made India's foreign ministry and media into laughing stocks. | One opposition member said that Modi should prove his claim that no Rafale jets were shot down — a…
(2025-07-30). Recognition with resolve? tribune.com.pk A significant diplomatic shift is underway in Europe. In a matter of weeks, two of the continent's most influential powers — France and the UK — have signalled their intent to formally recognise the State of Palestine. Besides, 14 other Western nations have called on countries worldwide to move to recognise a Palestinian state. While such recognition has long been demanded by a majority of the world's nations, its adoption by Western powers marks a notable departure from the decades-old policy. Belated as it may be, this shift could have far-reaching implications for the Palestinians' pursuit of ju…
(2025-07-30). Balochistan rights march rerouted. tribune.com.pk 
(2025-07-30). Rains devastate Bahawalnagar crops. tribune.com.pk 
The recent spell of intense and continuous rainfall has pushed Bahawalnagar district into a severe agricultural crisis. | According to an initial report issued by the agriculture department, 42,000 acres of cotton and 7,000 acres of sesame crops have been destroyed. This has not only dealt a major blow to the livelihood of farmers but also posed threats for the upcoming agricultural season and the local economy. | Farmers affected by the rains say that climate change combined with poor drainage infrastructure has broken their backs. | Some affected farmers from Donga Bonga and Bahawalnagar said they had taken…
(2025-07-30). China and America — competitive coexistence. tribune.com.pk 
Last week while discussing Sino-US rivalry, we concluded the improbability of a war over Taiwan. And although the US leads in many critical sectors, China is rapidly closing the capability gap, as capacity or scale has never been a problem for Beijing. This piece will discuss additional facets of Sino-US competition. | The comparison of both countries' national power potential (NPP) becomes confusing, as there are strong arguments on both sides which gravitate to declare either side a winner. In the May-June 2025 issue of Foreign Affairs, Kurt M Campbell and Rush Doshi argue that China has the advantage of 'sc…
(2025-07-30). Accountability eludes RDA probe. tribune.com.pk 
The fact-finding inquiry initiated by the Punjab Chief Secretary into the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) financial scandal has entered its concluding phase, but without accountability in the loop. | Written testimonies from six employees of the RDA Finance Directorate, along with two retired officers, have been submitted. A pivotal hearing is scheduled for July 31 in Lahore, after which the final inquiry report — complete with recommendations — will be submitted to the CS. | Sources told The Express Tribune that a female member of the inquiry committee recorded statements from the summoned…
(2025-07-30). 35 objections filed in Kohistan scam. tribune.com.pk 
In connection with the infamous Kohistan financial scandal, as many as 35 objections have been filed in the Peshawar Accountability Court against the freezing of assets belonging to various accused individuals. According to NAB sources, the bureau has issued 20 freezing orders so far, targeting both movable and immovable properties of the suspects following court directives. | NAB reports that several individuals have lodged formal objections with the accountability courts, challenging the legitimacy of the asset freezing orders. The petitioners have raised multiple concerns and requested that the frozen asset…
(2025-07-30). Tragedy continues for Shangla's coal miners. tribune.com.pk 
The cycle of death continues for coal miners hailing from Shangla, as the region witnesses a third tragic incident in just six days. Five miners have lost their lives and three others have been injured in a string of coal mine accidents in Balochistan. | The most recent incident occurred on Tuesday at the Duki coal mine in Harnai district, Balochistan. A sudden buildup of toxic gas caused a deadly explosion, killing two miners, a father and his son, on the spot and injuring three others. The deceased have been identified as Wajid, son of Sher Afzal, and Sher Afzal, son of Dil Afzar, both residents of Mian Kall…
(2025-07-30). Crackdown on sugar hoarding launched. tribune.com.pk 
Amid the severity of the ongoing sugar crisis, the Punjab government has launched a sweeping crackdown against price gouging and hoarding in all districts, including Rawalpindi. | The provincial Secretary for Price Control and Commodities has directed all district administrations to intensify enforcement across the province. | To ensure uninterrupted action, all leaves for price magistrates, district food controllers, relevant officers, and field staff have been cancelled. Additionally, transfers and new postings for these officials have been placed on hold. | The officials have been instructed to operate on a…
(2025-07-30). Two killed over milk supply dispute. tribune.com.pk 
(2025-07-30). CM vows to end child trafficking. tribune.com.pk 
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has reiterated her government's determination to end illegal trafficking of children. | She stated in her message on World Day Against Human Trafficking, "I am determined that every child of Punjab should be protected against human trafficking. Exploitation of children is not tolerated under any circumstances." | Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said, "Parents should protect from trafficking their children who go in search of employment." | She appealed to the people to adopt legal and safe routes for foreign travel. She noted, "Death of dozens of people in a boat capsize,…
(2025-07-30). Complainant held for accepting bribe. tribune.com.pk 
Police have arrested a man who allegedly accepted a bribe of Rs200,000 from robbery suspects in exchange for not participating in their identification parade. | According to the police report, the case relates to FIR No. 1066/25 filed at Chak Jhumra police station. The suspects involved in the robbery were sent to jail for an official identification parade. However, the complainant, Azmat Ali, failed to appear for the procedure. | Subsequent investigations revealed that Azmat Ali had allegedly struck a deal with the accused and accepted a bribe of Rs200,000 to deliberately avoid the identification process.
(2025-07-30). Two arrested for robbing trans victims. tribune.com.pk 
Kacha Khoh police arrested two armed robbers just 20 minutes after they looted a car and Rs147,000 in cash from two transgender individuals near Hussaina Chowk. | The suspects were captured following a brief exchange of gunfire, and the stolen property was successfully recovered. | According to police, Preeti and Naeem — both members of the transgender community — were traveling in a car when they were intercepted by two armed suspects, later identified as Taseer and Naqi. | The suspects held them at gunpoint, physically assaulted them, and fled with their vehicle and cash toward Abdul Hakim. | Aft…
(2025-07-30). Islamabad model jail to open in phases. tribune.com.pk 
Islamabad's long-awaited model jail is set to be made operational in three phases, with the first phase expected to begin by the end of August. | The second phase will conclude within 90 days by October 31, while the final phase is scheduled for completion by December 31, 2025. | Once the first phase is complete, between 200 and 300 inmates will be transferred from Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail to the new model jail in Islamabad. | Among them is likely to be the former prime minister Imran Khan, who has been imprisoned in Adiala Jail for the past two years. | The Islamabad Model Jail is being constructed on 90 acre…
(2025-07-30). Russian air strikes kill 19 in Ukraine. tribune.com.pk 
Russian air strikes on southeastern Ukraine killed at least 19 people overnight, officials said on Tuesday, hours after US President Donald Trump said he would shorten a deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to make peace. | Sixteen people were killed and dozens wounded when Russia bombed a prison in the front-line Zaporizhzhia region in an attack Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said was "deliberate". | "The Russians could not have been unaware that they were targeting civilians in that facility," he wrote on X. "And this was done after a completely clear position was voiced by the United State…
(2025-07-30). US presses Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah. tribune.com.pk 
Washington is ramping up pressure on Beirut to swiftly issue a formal cabinet decision committing to disarm Hezbollah before talks can resume on a halt to Israel's military operations in Lebanon, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. | Without a public commitment from Lebanese ministers, the US will no longer dispatch US envoy Thomas Barrack to Beirut for negotiations with Lebanese officials, or pressure Israel either to stop airstrikes or pull its troops from south Lebanon, according to the sources, who include two Lebanese officials, two diplomats and a Lebanese source familiar with the matter.
(2025-07-30). 18 migrants die in Libya shipwreck. tribune.com.pk 
At least 18 migrants died in a shipwreck off the city of Tobruk in eastern Libya over the weekend, and 50 are still missing, the International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday, citing reports. | Ten survivors have been accounted for so far, the IOM said. Tobruk is a coastal city near the border with Egypt. | A diplomatic source from the Egyptian consulate in Benghazi in eastern Libya told Reuters by phone that the migrants are from Egypt. | The diplomat said 10 bodies were identified and transferred back home, while the survivors were being held in an anti-illegal migration facility. A Libyan Coast G…
(2025-07-30). Lebanon sentences six Hezbollah men. tribune.com.pk 
Lebanon's military tribunal has sentenced six people over the 2022 killing of an Irish peacekeeper in southern Lebanon, two judicial sources told Reuters on Tuesday, and a Lebanese security source said all six were members of Hezbollah. | Hezbollah's media office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The judicial sources said one man was sentenced in absentia to death, another was sentenced to three months in prison and four others were ordered to pay fines ranging from about $1,100 to $2,200. A seventh man was acquitted. | The judicial sources named the man sentenced in absentia as Mohammad Ay…
(2025-07-30). 8.8-magnitude quake strikes Russia's Far East. tribune.com.pk 
(2025-07-30). Trump to India: Trade deal by Aug 1 or face tariffs. tribune.com.pk 
US President Donald Trump said a trade deal with India has yet to be finalised and warned of possible higher tariffs ahead of an August 1 deadline to seal an agreement. | His comments followed a Reuters report that India was preparing to accept higher tariffs of 20%-25% on its exports to the US in the absence of a trade deal, as it holds off on offering fresh concessions ahead of Friday's deadline. | "India has been a good friend, but India has charged more tariffs, almost more than any other country," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Tuesday, adding that it would come to an end. | Asked about the…
(2025-07-30). No YouTube for under-16s as Australia broadens social media ban. tribune.com.pk 
Australia said on Wednesday it will add YouTube to sites covered by its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the Alphabet-owned video-sharing site and potentially setting up a legal challenge. | The decision came after the internet regulator urged the government last month to overturn the YouTube carve-out, citing a survey that found 37% of minors reported harmful content on the site, the worst showing for a social media platform. | "I'm calling time on it," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a statement highlighting that Australian children were being neg…
(2025-07-30). Trump announces trade deal, oil partnership with Pakistan. tribune.com.pk 
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a new deal between the United States and Pakistan for the joint development of Pakistan's oil reserves — a development likely to factor into ongoing trade discussions between the two countries. | In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, President Trump stated: "We have just concluded a deal with the country of Pakistan, whereby Pakistan and the United States will work together on developing their massive oil reserves." | He added that the US is in the process of selecting a company to lead the initiative. "Who knows, maybe they'll be selling o…
(2025-07-30). Pakistan reach WCL final after India refuse to play semi-final. tribune.com.pk 
The World Championship of Legends (WCL) took a dramatic turn as India Champions refused to play against Pakistan Champions in the semi-finals due to escalating tensions between the two neighbouring countries, allowing Pakistan to progress to the final. | The first semi-final of the tournament was scheduled between Pakistan Champions and India Champions on July 31 in Birmingham. | However, the match was cancelled, resulting in Pakistan advancing to the final where they will either face South Africa or Australia in the title clash to be played on Saturday, August 2. | Semi – Finals Update ! pic.twitter.com/lTmh3…
(2025-07-30). PHC allows free use of Govenor's House. tribune.com.pk 
A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) comprising Justice Ejaz Anwar and Justice Dr Khurshid Iqbal, has permitted the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor and his staff to use the Governor House in Nathia Gali for official purposes free of charge. The court also issued a notice to the provincial government, seeking an explanation over its alleged plans to convert the historic property for commercial use. | The ruling came during the hearing of a petition filed against the provincial government's move to repurpose the Governor House as a rest house. Representing the petitioner, advocates Shumail Ahmad Butt…
(2025-07-30). Panel approves global hunt for HEC head. tribune.com.pk 
A meeting of the search committee regarding the appointment of a permanent Chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) was held on Wednesday, while Federal Secretary for Education Nadeem Mahbub has assumed charge as acting HEC Chairman. | The meeting of the search committee, formed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, was chaired by Federal Minister for Education Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and attended by committee members. The committee formally approved the advertisement of the HEC Chairman vacancy. | According to sources, it was decided that the advertisement would be published not only in national news…
(2025-07-30). US hits Iranian shipping network with sweeping new sanctions. newarab.com 
The US Treasury Department announced fresh The sanctions broadly target the shipping interests of Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, the son of Ali Shamkhani, who is himself an adviser to Supreme Leader…
(2025-07-30). Hezbollah chief rejects disarmament as pressure on Lebanon grows. newarab.com 
Lebanon's "Those who call for submitting arms practically demand submitting them to Israel … We will not submit to Israel," Qassem said in a televised address. | Hezbollah emerged badly damaged from a war with…
(2025-07-30). Belgium asks ICC to look at war crimes claims against 2 Israelis. newarab.com 
(2025-07-30). Syrian, Israeli ministers to hold meeting in Azerbaijan Thursday. newarab.com 
(2025-07-30). Man arrested for defacing Algeria's nude woman statue in Sétif. newarab.com 
(2025-07-30). West Bank village faces new crisis as settlers cut off water. newarab.com 
(2025-07-30). Tunisia's Jaouadi savours first world title after depression battle. newarab.com 
(2025-07-30). After Israeli intervention in Suweida, Turkey believes it's next. newarab.com 
(2025-07-30). Protests intensify in east Yemen over prolonged power outages. newarab.com 
Protests in eastern Yemen intensified for a third consecutive day as residents demonstrated Tuesday against long power outages during scorching heat. | Hundreds of protesters in Mukalla, the capital city of Hadhramaut province, The protests erupted Sunday over electricity blackouts that now last more than 19 hours a day. The…
(2025-07-30). Syria journalist Noor Suleiman released after arrest in Damascus. newarab.com 
Suleiman, a member of the Syrian Democratic Alliance and identified by supporters as an Alawite journalist, was arrested on Saturday following two consecutive raids on her home. | She had reportedly filmed the first raid and was summoned to the s…
(2025-07-30). Libyan coast guards train in Greece under plan to stem migrant flows. newarab.com 
Libyan coast guard officers have started training on the Greek island of Crete as part of a plan to strengthen cooperation and help the two countries stem a surge in migrant arrivals, Greek sources said on Wednesday. | Relations between Greece and Libya have been strained by A tender that Greece launched this year to develop hydrocarbon resources off Crete revived those tensions, w…
(2025-07-30). Israeli army admits to 500 ceasefire violations in Lebanon. newarab.com 
The Israeli army admitted on Tuesday to carrying out hundreds of According to the Israeli daily
(2025-07-30). Germany prepares huge orders for jets, armoured vehicles. newarab.com 
Germany is preparing a wave of multi-billion-euro procurement orders, including 20 Eurofighter jets, up to 3,000 Boxer armoured vehicles, and as many as 3,500 Patria infantry fighting vehicles, two sources familiar with the plans told Reuters. | The purchases are part of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Earlier this ye…
(2025-07-30). Trump may skip South Africa G20 summit, cites policy disapproval. newarab.com 
(2025-07-30). Palestine Action wins bid to challenge UK terror ban. newarab.com 
The co-founder of a pro-Palestinian campaign group on Wednesday won her bid to bring a legal challenge against the British government's Huda Ammori, who helped found Pales…
(2025-07-30). 'We lost everything': Voices from Suweida's sectarian violence. newarab.com 
In the wake of violent The violence, triggered by the abduction of a Druze merchant and retaliatory attacks, culminated in Israeli strikes on Syrian military targets under the pretext of defending the Druze, a small but influ…
(2025-07-30). Syria Druze families evacuated from Suweida amid fragile truce. newarab.com 
Authorities in southern "Under government facilitation and security protection, a group of Druze citizens who wished to leave Suweida have been evacuated," read a statement from the Suweida Governorate as reported by…
(2025-07-30). Bashar Murad on music, resistance, and speaking truth to power. newarab.com 
(2025-07-30). New Caledonia's population drops to below 265,000, census reveals. asiapacificreport.nz By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk New Caledonia's population has shrunk to 264,596 over the past six years, the latest census, conducted in April and May 2025, has revealed. This compares to the previous census, conducted in 2019, which recorded a population of 271,400 in the French Pacific territory. To explain the…
(2025-07-30). Climate justice victory at the ICJ the student journey from USP lectures to The Hague. asiapacificreport.nz 
By Vahefonua Tupola in Suva The University of the South Pacific (USP) is at the heart of a global legal victory with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivering a historic opinion last week affirming that states have binding legal obligations to protect the environment from human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. The case, hailed as a…
(2025-07-30). Nigeria: "We go to bed hungry sometimes for two to three days" icrc.org Hunger deepens as farmers in conflict-affected northeast struggle to survive…
(2025-07-30). EC breaks ground for shs400billion new headquarters. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has launched the construction of its new headquarters, which will cost sh400 billion. The headquarters will be in Lweza B Ndeje Division, Makindye Saabagabo, Wakiso district. In 2023, the Electoral Commission handed over its former headquarters on Plot 55, Jinja Road, to the Uganda National Roads Authority …
(2025-07-30). Uganda U15 girls win gold at 2025 ITTF African Youth Championships. independent.co.ug 
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda's U15 girls team has emerged as champions of Africa and secured a spot in the 2025 World Youth Table Tennis Challenge. The team won the gold after defeating Tunisia in the final of the 2025 ITTF African Youth Championships, which concluded in Lagos, Nigeria, on Tuesday night. "We are …
(2025-07-30). Uganda-South Sudan millitary clash causes casualties at disputed border area. independent.co.ug 
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | At least four soldiers were killed on Monday during clashes between Ugandan and South Sudanese troops at a disputed border area, a Ugandan military spokesperson said here Wednesday. Armies from Uganda Peoples' Defense Forces (UPDF) and South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF) exchanged fire at the disputed Fitina Mabaya area, …
(2025-07-30). OPINION: Why politicians must not repeat 2011 mistakes on Uganda's economy. independent.co.ug 
OPINION | Julius Businge | In 2011, monetary policy briefings at the Bank of Uganda Boardroom, Level 7, delivered by the late Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile and often flanked by his deputy, Dr. Louis Kasekende and other top technical officials, were must-attend events. As a business journalist, I—alongside others—made it a point to be punctual …
(2025-07-30). Watoto Golf tournament to help raise sh350m to support vulnerable women. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sh89 million was raised last year at the inaugural Watoto Golf tournament. The target this year is to again raise as much as sh350 million through sport, to enable Watoto Church care about the community its members live in. "I was living a hopeless life with my two …
(2025-07-30). Hunger crisis deepens in Sudan's El Fasher. independent.co.ug 
KHARTOUM, Sudan | Xinhua | Under the scorching sun, 50-year-old Adam Ishaq moves through the dusty heart of El Fasher's main market, a faint hope in his eyes of finding something to feed his four children. But his daily search has slowly become a painful and desperate journey. The market that once bustled with life …
(2025-07-30). IG orders Lira officials to refund shs15 million. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has ordered two civil servants attached to Lira District Local Government (DLG) to refund over 15 million shillings that was irregularly paid to them or face prosecution. The officials in question are Edmondton Acheka, the Assistant District Health Officer, and Luciano Ondongorik, the former Education …
(2025-07-30). Sebei religious leaders call for peace ahead of Kapchorwa by-election. independent.co.ug 
Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious leaders in the Sebei Sub-region have appealed for calm and peaceful participation ahead of the Kapchorwa County and Municipality parliamentary by-election scheduled for Thursday, July 31, 2025. The by-election follows the NRM Central Executive Committee's (CEC) annulment of the previous results over electoral irregularities. Speaking to Uganda Radio …
(2025-07-30). FDC endorses Nandala Mafabi for 2026 presidential race. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has declared Nathan Nandala Mafabi as the party's presidential flagbearer for the 2026 presidential general elections. Nathan Nandala Mafabi was declared the party's presidential flagbearer by FDC Electoral Commission Chairperson Toterebuka Bamwenda at the party headquarters in Najjanankumbi, along the Entebbe road, on …
(2025-07-30). Police arrest man for allegedly defiling 5-year-old in Lira. independent.co.ug 
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Lira City East Division have arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly defiling a 5-year-old Girl. The suspect is Brian Odyek, a resident of Agwentangwet "B" Cell, Ngetta Ward, in Lira City East Division. He was arrested on 29th July 2025 in the same area. Preliminary police investigation …
(2025-07-30). End Exploitation: Pakistan Leads Global Trafficking War. thinktank.pk Pakistan shines as a beacon of hope on the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, themed "Human Trafficking is Organized Crime — End the Exploitation." Held in Islamabad, this high-profile event united the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), International Labour Organization (ILO), International Organization for Migration (IOM), Sustainable …
(2025-07-30). Pakistan's Creative Revolution Takes Flight at Uraan 2025. thinktank.pk The Marriott Hotel in Karachi buzzes with excitement as the Uraan Pakistan Creative Industry & Culture Economy Conference kicks off. Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Prof. Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary, takes center stage, delivering a keynote that sets the tone for a transformative movement. This landmark event unites media moguls, filmmakers, fashion icons, …
(2025-07-30). Germany's Economic Hit: Von der Leyen Under Fire! thinktank.pk German politicians are seething with anger over the EU-US trade deal brokered by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with US President Donald Trump. Announced on July 27, 2025, in Scotland, the deal imposes a 15% tariff on most EU exports to the US, while granting American goods duty-free access to European markets. This …
(2025-07-30). Pakistan Exposes India's AI Disinformation Blitz. thinktank.pk The echoes of the May 2025 India-Pakistan military standoff linger, not just on the border but in the digital realm where a new war rages. This clash, sparked by India's Operation Sindoor response to the April Pahalgam attack, transcended physical skirmishes, unveiling a sinister tapestry of disinformation woven with artificial intelligence (AI). From deepfakes to …
(2025-07-30). These ancient ruins prove our world today doesn't have to be this way. therealnews.com 
In the land of the Condor, near the base of the tallest mountain in the Western hemisphere, an Incan community lived. The people hunted along the sheer hillsides, they farmed, they collected water from the river gushing from snowmelt. They had children, built families, and passed on traditions to generations of descendants. | The land was cold, inhospitable, but their village grew and their community thrived at the far Southern reaches of the vast Incan empire, in present-day Argentina. Today, centuries have passed, the people are gone, but the stones and dirt that made their homes remain. The stories and l…
(2025-07-30). The Philippine Missile Crisis: U.S. Deployed Arms to the Philippines and No One Noticed But China. theintercept.com 
It was a massive escalation that angered China — and there was no congressional debate, no televised announcement, and no vote.
(2025-07-30). Myanmar's Kachin State Is At The Center Of The Sino-US Scramble For Rare Earths. thealtworld.com The US seeks influence over this region that supplies much of neighboring China's rare earth industry. | Western media has published a spree of articles raising awareness of the important role that Myanmar's Kachin State plays in the global rare earth minerals industry. The latest phase of that country's long-running civil war, which is more complex than most Western and non-Western accounts alike make it seem as explained
(2025-07-30). Justice for Awdah. indybay.org Israeli settlers have murdered beloved Palestinian human rights defender Awdah Hathaleen, from the Umm Al-Khair community in Masafer Yatta of occupied Palestine. Awdah, who had flown to San Francisco International Airport in June 2025 for a humanitarian visit in order to share his story and experiences of living under Israeli occupation, was detained and deported back to Palestine, where he was murdered only weeks later.
(2025-07-30). Monday 7/28: San Francisco: Tesla Takedown. indybay.org At the Tesla Dealership 999 Van Ness (corner of Van Ness and O'Farrell)…
(2025-07-30). Groups Sue to Compel Trump Admin to Release Info on Detention of Immigrants at Guantánamo. indybay.org Hundreds denied due process and held in abusive conditions as administration plans to send thousands more to infamous prison site…
(2025-07-30). Wednesday 8/6: Study Group: Socialist Feminism — The First Decade, 5th session. indybay.org New Valencia Hall | 747 Polk St. | San Francisco, CA 94109…
(2025-07-30). Wednesday 8/13: Study Group: Socialist Feminism — The First Decade, 6th session. indybay.org New Valencia Hall | 747 Polk St. | San Francisco, CA 94109…
(2025-07-30). Wednesday 8/20: Study Group: Socialist Feminism — The First Decade, 7th session. indybay.org New Valencia Hall | 747 Polk St. | San Francisco, CA 94109 | Online participation also available.
(2025-07-30). Wednesday 8/27: Study Group: Socialist Feminism — The First Decade, 8th session. indybay.org New Valencia Hall | 747 Polk St. | San Francisco, CA 94109 | Online participation also available.
(2025-07-30). Work is more than a job to earn money. indybay.org Expanding the concept of work is vital… Ultimately, the aim is to distribute all socially necessary work that is (currently) paid and (currently) unpaid in a more just and equitable manner. Ultimately, the aim is to abolish alienated labor and promote "personality-enhancing work" in all areas of work, as well as the participation of men and women in all aspects of life.
(2025-07-30). Talisman Sabre exercises prepare Australia for war on China. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-07-30). Monday 8/18: Protest Against the Trump Regime. indybay.org At the corner of Ocean and Water Streets in Santa Cruz…
(2025-07-30). Trump Has Wrecked the US Economy by Laura Tyson, 7/3. indybay.org Trump's draconian immigration policy represses the vital need for immigrants in harvesting, hospitality and construction. Ms. Tyson, the chief economic advisor under Obama, is a professor at UC-Berkeley…
(2025-07-30). The Heat: China-U.S. Trade. america.cgtn.com 
Chinese and U.S. negotiators finished two days of talks on Tuesday aimed at tackling longstanding economic disputes with both sides stepping back from an escalating trade war between the world's two biggest economies. | Joining the discussion: |
(2025-07-30). Sunday 8/17: Voices from Embattled States ⚪ Reproductive Justice. indybay.org Online | Based in Seattle…
(2025-07-30). Trump Attacks Science-Based Regs, Higher Education & US Workers; AI Threatens Teachers. indybay.org Pacifica's Capitalism, Race & Democracy Covers Trump Attacks Science-Based Regs, Higher Education & US Workers; AI Threatens Teachers…
(2025-07-30). Saturday 8/2: Stop the War on Palestine. indybay.org Ocean at Water St. Santa Cruz…
(2025-07-30). Saturday 8/23: Rising Seas 4 with Manilatown Ancestral Ensemble. indybay.org Bohol Circle Immigrant Park (2901 5th Street, Alameda)…
(2025-07-30). State Park Rangers Cut Down Healthy Trees to Prevent a Rope Swing. indybay.org California State Park Rangers cut down a healthy tree at DL Bliss State Park to prevent a rope swing.
(2025-07-30). Horoscope today: your 24-hour briefing for life, love, and more. thecanary.co Here's today's horoscope from the Canary — helping guide you through life, with a daily dose of lifestyle musings for our readers. Your horoscope for Wednesday 30 July 2025 Aries ‚ôà Mars forms a supportive trine with the Moon today, sharpening your drive — but don't waste it on chasing praise. Use your energy to […] | By
(2025-07-30). Monday 8/4: Protest Musk and his Billionaire Pals at Tesla Engineering HQ. indybay.org Hanover at Page Mill Rd. | Palo Alto…
(2025-07-30). Saturday 8/16: Stop Poisoning Residents, Public Places/Workers at Apple Plant, Stop Retaliation of Workers. indybay.org Apple Inc. Semiconductor chip manufacturing plant in Santa Clara, 3250 Scott Blvd, Santa Clara, CA…
(2025-07-30). Friday 8/1: DSA Movie Night. indybay.org London Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St, Santa Cruz…
(2025-07-30). Monday 8/4: Pink Ladies of the Sonnets. indybay.org Audrey Stanley Grove, DeLaveaga Park, 501 Upper Park Road, Santa Cruz…
(2025-07-30). Official backing for crypto creating conditions for financial crisis. wsws.org The promotion of crypto is only the most egregious expression of the growth of financial speculation, parasitism and outright criminality.
(2025-07-30). In cold blood: Israeli settler-terrorist shoots and kills Palestinian who worked on No Other Land. wsws.org Video footage of the horrifying incident has circulated widely. Hathalin, 31, was a teacher from Masafer Yatta in the South Hebron Hills, who played a supporting role in No Other Land.
(2025-07-30). UK and Australian Labor governments sign anti-China military treaty. wsws.org The treaty marks an escalation of the preparations for war against China, accompanied by an aggressive reassertion of the role of British imperialism in the Indo-Pacific region.
(2025-07-30). Labor seeks to ban pro-Palestinian march across Sydney Harbour Bridge. wsws.org The government's police-state measure again demonstrates Labor's support for the genocidal Zionist state and its determination to suppress mass opposition to war crimes.
(2025-07-30). ICE seizes and holds Korean-American scientist and legal US resident incommunicado. wsws.org Korean American scientist and longtime US legal permanent resident Tae Heung Kim was detained by ICE on July 21 and has been denied both access to his attorney and communication with his family without explanation.
(2025-07-30). Over 200 meat processing workers in Iowa face immediate deportation following revocation of work visas. wsws.org The refusal of the UFCW to release a statement, much less defend any of the workers facing immediate deportation, underscores that it is not a union organized in defense of workers' economic, social and democratic rights but an organization of scabs operating on behalf of the corporations and government.
(2025-07-30). Resolution at public hearing on death of Stellantis worker Ronald Adams Sr. demands "end to cover-up of ongoing industrial slaughter" wsws.org The following resolution was unanimously supported by workers and young people at the public hearing in Detroit on Sunday, July 27.
(2025-07-30). Relatives of the "missing" from Sri Lanka's communal war speak out. wsws.org Many Tamil families have spent decades searching for their loved ones and demanding the prosecution of the war criminals responsible.
(2025-07-30). Capitulation at Columbia: The Democrats enable Trump's assault on free speech. wsws.org The university's prostration before Trump is a warning that no section of the ruling class is capable of defending democratic rights.
(2025-07-30). Missouri governor signs law enabling landlords to reject renters on public assistance. wsws.org House Bill 595 gives landlords across the state the explicit right to refuse tenants who pay rent using Section 8 housing vouchers, Social Security, child support, disability payments or tipped income.
(2025-07-30). Uribe lawyer vows to "eradicate" Colombia's "radical left" colombiareports.com Far-right attorney Abelardo de la Espriella vowed to "eradicate" the "radical left" in response to the fraud and bribery conviction of his most famous client, former President Alvaro Uribe." In an interview with radio station La FM, the attorney said that Uribe's conviction was the result of "a set-up that began more than 10 years …
(2025-07-30). Anti-War Short Film Festival In Turkey Call For Films. indybay.org Call for films for International Anti-War Film Festival In Turkey…
(2025-07-30). Saturday 8/9: Fundraiser for Palestinian Women Workers and Liberation. indybay.org 350 Rhode Island St. #100, San Francisco 94103…
(2025-07-30). Lawsuit Launched to Protect Whales in California From Ship Strikes. indybay.org OAKLAND, Calif., July 30, 2025 — The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth sent a notice today of their intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Coast Guard for failing to consult on how California shipping lane designations contribute to whale and sea turtle vessel strikes.
(2025-07-30). The attack comes from the right – the defense from below. indybay.org When the rights of refugees are attacked, it affects us all. When labor rights are dismantled, it hits the invisible first, such as people without work permits — but never only them. Our struggles are not separate. They are connected — or they will be lost. It is our task to make this commonality visible and to organize it: against the authoritarian restructuring from above.
(2025-07-30). Access to RSS feeds is rejected. reliefweb.int/rss.xml Your large amount of concurrent requests for RSS data causes problems. Use the API or contact ops@reliefweb.int…
(2025-07-30). Authorities Close In on Suspects in Killings of Two U.S. Citizens in Northern Mexico. latintimes.com Mexican authorities say they have solid leads in the murders of 20-year-old Alan Valenzuela and a 17-year-old girl who was kidnapped and believed to be killed by a criminal gang…
(2025-07-30). Family Discovers Naked Images of Delta Employee in iCloud Account After Losing IPad on Flight: Lawsuit. latintimes.com Brooke Brewer faced an unexpected predicament when strange and disturbing recordings began surfacing in her family's cloud account, including graphic content. She discovered a device left behind by one of her children on a Delta flight from Charleston to New York City, was not only lost, but being misused.
(2025-07-30). Family of Mexican Brothers Released From Alligator Alcatraz To Sue For Abuses In Detention. latintimes.com Family members of the Mexican brothers held at the center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" are set to file a lawsuit over alleged abuses while in detention…
(2025-07-30). Former Jalisco Cartel Operative Reveals He Made Thousands Of Dollars a Month Flying Explosive-Laden Drones. latintimes.com A former member of the Jalisco Cartel revealed he made thousands of dollars a month flying drones for the criminal organization…
(2025-07-30). Gavin Newsom Taunts JD Vance As Clash Over Texas Gerrymandering Escalates: 'Try Again, Dumb Dumb'. latintimes.com California Gov. Gavin Newsom taunted Vice Preisdent JD Vance as he takes a leading role in Democrats' criticism of Republicans' attempt to redraw congressional districts in Texas…
(2025-07-30). Gov. Newsom Warns California Will Retaliate If Texas Eliminates Dem Seats In Redistricting: 'The 2026 Election Is Being Rigged'. latintimes.com California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned his administration will retaliate if Texas moves forward with a redistricting proposal that eliminates 5 Democratic seats…
(2025-07-30). Hegseth Reportedly Eyeing a Run For Office In Tennessee, a Move That Would Require Him To Resign. latintimes.com Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly considering running for political office in Tennessee next year, a move that would require him to resign from his post…
(2025-07-30). Keanu Reeves' Most Sentimental Watch Found in Chile After Brazen Hollywood Heist. latintimes.com Nearly two years after a group of international thieves broke into his Los Angeles home and stole six luxury watches, Chilean police have recovered Keanu Reeves watches and more.
(2025-07-30). Kremlin Dismisses Trump's Deadline Threats, Insisting Russia Has 'Certain Immunity' to US Sanctions. latintimes.com Despite Trump's escalated measures, the Kremlin appeared to remain unfazed…
(2025-07-30). Mexican Economy Secretary Says Country 'Did All It Had' To Avoid Trump's Tariffs. latintimes.com Mexican Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said he is confident the country is confident about reaching a deal to avoid tariffs from going into effect on August 1…
(2025-07-30). Musk Has Not Taken Steps To Launch His 'America Party' After Trump Fallout: He Has 'Read The Room'. latintimes.com Elon Musk has so far not taken formal steps to launch his "America Party" and other moves have hinted that it is not in his immediate plans…
(2025-07-30). Report Flags New Issues With Surveillance Footage Outside Epstein's Jail Cell. latintimes.com A CBS News investigation into footage outside Jeffrey Epstein's cell raised more questions about the reliability of video evidence and associated witness statements.
(2025-07-30). REVIEW: Liam Neeson's Role in 'The Naked Gun' Feels Like One He Has Been Preparing For 20 Years. latintimes.com The remake of the comedy classic delivers the laughs of the original while developing its own identity.
(2025-07-30). Romanian President Laughingly Says He Can't 'Remember' If He Ever Issued Bribes. latintimes.com Deputy Prime Minister Drago»ô Anastasiu had publicly acknowledged using bribes during his tenure, explaining his business faced pressures leading to these actions.
(2025-07-30). Sharon Osbourne Breaks Down as Thousands Say Goodbye to Ozzy in Birmingham. latintimes.com The legendary rocker's funeral procession transformed the city into a sea of emotion and music, marking the final journey of a man whose voice shaped generations. Among the sea of people his wife Sharon Osbourne, and his children broke down several times.
(2025-07-30). Sixth Strongest Earthquake in World History Triggers Tsunami Warnings Throughout Pacific. latintimes.com A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck near the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, triggering widespread tsunami alerts across the Pacific on Wednesday morning. It was the strongest quake in the region since 1952 and disrupted lives from East Asia to the Americas, as evacuations and alerts were initiated.
(2025-07-30). Taron Egerton Pours Cold Water on 'James Bond' Rumors: 'It Would Be Wasted On Me'. latintimes.com Taron Egerton, the renowned 35-year-old Kingsman actor, recently expressed his views on the ongoing buzz regarding the next James Bond and clarified his stance on potentially stepping into the iconic role.
(2025-07-30). Trump's No-Bail Detention Policy Against Immigrants Faces Legal Blowback: 'They Flipped the Statute on Its Head'. latintimes.com A class action lawsuit has been filed against the Trump administration's abrupt policy shift that mandates immigrants arrested by ICE remain in detention while fighting deportation.
(2025-07-30). White House Reportedly Believes Anger From MAGA Base Over Jeffrey Epstein Is Calming Down. latintimes.com The White House is looking for ways to take control of the Epstein case narrative as MAGA anger seemingly calms down, WaPo reports.
(2025-07-30). Who is Danny Ramírez? The Latino Marvel and Top Gun actor who's now dating Jessica Alba. latintimes.com After a highly publicized divorce, the artist and businesswoman has been spotted traveling, then dating, and now passionately kissing this actor of Latin roots who grew up in Miami and, until recently, was best known for his role as "Fanboy" in Top Gun: Maverick. However, Danny Ramírez's story and career are very diverse and just beginning.
(2025-07-30). Tariff Man: Bringing back the Worst Excesses of the Gilded Age. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com ) — Count on one thing: if Mark Twain, the famed American author of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, were alive today, he would certainly have written a novel about Donald Trump. After all, his 1873 novel, The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, distinctly caught a nineteenth-century version of our Trumpian moment, …
(2025-07-30). Corporations exploit Trump's tariff chaos to raise prices as global economic uncertainty deepens. nationofchange.org As new tariffs drive up costs for food, steel, and manufacturing inputs, corporations are using the trade war as cover to inflate prices and profit margins while working families foot the bill.
(2025-07-30). Trump administration to burn $10 million in contraceptives meant for global aid. nationofchange.org Despite offers to deliver them at no cost, the Trump administration is incinerating nearly $10 million in contraceptives—enough to cover years of reproductive health needs in low-income countries—as part of a broader rollback of U.S. foreign aid programs.
(2025-07-30). How 'Making America Great Again' backfired. nationofchange.org From Europe to China, Trump's unilateral policies have often produced the opposite of their intended effects.
(2025-07-30). Disgraced former Colombian president àÅlvaro Uribe convicted in historic trial. peoplesdispatch.org The highly controversial former Colombian president àÅlvaro Uribe was convicted of bribing witnesses and committing procedural fraud on Monday, July 28. Judge Sandra Heredia, who read out the decision, stated that the accusations were "proven beyond reasonable doubt". The prosecutor in the case requested a sentence of nine and a half years in prison, a significant fine for both charges — 1,600 minimum wages, the standard unit for fines in Colombia — and the proscription of Uribe from public office. | The ruling marks a significant milestone in Colombia's recent history. Uribe has gained internat…
(2025-07-30). Noboa dismisses 5,000 public employees. peoplesdispatch.org Ecuador's government announced on July 24 that 5,000 public employees will be laid off and that several public offices will be combined. Political parties and grassroots movements have publicly denounced the decision and have announced demonstrations to oppose it. | The so-called "neoliberal offensive" appears to be off to a radical start in the second administration of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa. | During the recent election campaign, Noboa promised a Constituent Assembly that would draft a new constitution. However, having secured a majority in the assembly through alliances — some more controversi…
(2025-07-30). In OtherWords: July 30, 2025. otherwords.org We've got a good one for you this week! To start, Sonia Banker connects ICE raids on schools to increasing absences — which impacts learning and potentially funding as well. Meanwhile, Louisville city council member Shameka Parrish-Wright says
(2025-07-30). Populism Can Win Back Working Class Voters. otherwords.org The Democratic Party lost big in 2024. If it hopes to bounce back, making inroads with the working class is the only way possible — and a Democrats have historically counted on the votes of working class Americans, but that's changed as white working class voters defected to Trump and the GOP. In the last cycle, Latino men and even a significant number of Black men swung to the GOP as well.
(2025-07-30). We Can't Arrest Our Way Out of Homelessness. otherwords.org Punishing people for being poor doesn't make them less poor. And jailing someone who's homeless doesn't make them housed. But that's exactly what President Only affordable housing and accessible healthcare will get people off the streets so they can live a stable life. Instead, Trump's order calls for local and state governments to ticket and arrest people for living on our…
(2025-07-30). Why Assisted Living Facilities Are in Crisis. otherwords.org A deadly In the aftermath, horrific scenes emerged of elderly residents trapped inside smoke-filled rooms and hanging out of windows, desperate for rescue. Victims ranged in age from 61 to 86. | Over the years, Gabriel House owner Dennis Etzkorn has
(2025-07-30). Keep Immigration Raids Out of Schools. otherwords.org Only a few years after the pandemic, young kids in this country are seeing a whole new disruption to their learning: immigration raids. | One of the Trump administration's first actions after assuming office was to Since then, immigration raids have escalated — often under questionable pretenses. This spring, immigration…
(2025-07-30). Big Insurance Companies Are Fleecing Disaster Survivors — and the Rest of Us. otherwords.org The nation's largest home and auto insurance companies say we can trust them, but lately they're behaving far more like villains than heroes. | As the climate crisis intensifies, big insurance companies are protecting their bottom line instead of policyholders. They're canceling policies, raising rates, and refusing to cover claims after major disasters — all while making huge profits from the causes of climate chaos. | Climate disaster damage in the United States has steadily increased, with costs
(2025-07-30). Altadena Rebuild Center Set To Open In Latest Wildfire Recovery Effort. newsone.com 
(2025-07-30). The mirage of a Palestinian state. links.org.au 
Gilbert Achcar — Countries recognizing a hypothetical "State of Palestine" is symbolically positive. But under present conditions, it can't be more than a renewed version of the vast prison the Zionist state confines Palestinian people in.
(2025-07-30). Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Withholding Planned Parenthood Funds. newsone.com 
Source: Kevin Hagen / Getty | On Monday, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from withholding Medicaid funds intended to go towards Planned Parenthood. |
(2025-07-30). Return To What?! Whites-Only Town In Arkansas Sparks Uproar. newsone.com 
Universal History Archive | On August 20, 1959, the Arkansas State Capitol was swarmed by a large crowd of white protesters (seen above) who each wanted to express how red-in-the-face they got at the idea of integrating Central High School. This came just two years after the bittersweet plight of the Little Rock Nine, itself a result of the historic 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling that called for the desegregation of all public schools. The immediate backlash was brutal for those young souls who put themselves on the line as pioneers — daily harassment, verbal abuse and even acid attacks only scr…
(2025-07-30). 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.
(2025-07-30). 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.
(2025-07-30). 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.
(2025-07-30). 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.
(2025-07-30). 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.
(2025-07-30). 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.
(2025-07-30). 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?
(2025-07-30). Israel just handed ownership of a historic mosque in Hebron to Jewish settlers. Here's what that means. mondoweiss.net 
Israel just transferred the administrative authorities over Hebron's iconic Ibrahimi Mosque from Palestinian to Israeli hands. The move is the first step in Judaizing Muslim places of worship in Palestine.
(2025-07-30). Freedom Holding Corp. Invests in Strategic Philanthropy. moguldom.com On 20 July, the global chess community celebrated the 101st International Chess Day. The theme for this special date in 2025 was "Every Move Counts", to remind that every decision shapes the journey, both on the chessboard and in life. Freedom Holding Corp. has long supported this intellectual endeavor, making it increasingly accessible to everyone …
(2025-07-30). 2025's Best Online Divorce Services Ranked by Price, Speed, and Ease. moguldom.com 
Divorce can feel overwhelming. It's tough emotionally and legally. Choosing the right online divorce service matters more than ever in 2025. There are many platforms, and it's easy to feel confused. My team and I have over three years of experience in legal services—we used that to review and rank the top online divorce services. …
(2025-07-30). Celebrity Fans Likely To Attend NBA Games This Season. moguldom.com From comedians like Kevin Hart participating in NBA All-Star Celebrity games to various stars from other sports wearing their jerseys with pride, plenty of famous faces enjoy basketball. As the finest competition around, many of these instantly recognizable figures have been seen at NBA games on numerous occasions. After all, in the same way we …
(2025-07-30). Is CA Governor Newsom and the California Legislative Black Caucus siphoning Reparations from American Freedmen to the California State University? moguldom.com What happened with CA Reparations in 2024? In 2024, two bills SB 1403 (the California American Freedmen Affairs Agency) and SB 1331 (The Fund for Reparations and Reparative Justice) authored by then California Senator Steven Bradford, were held at the Assembly floor and did not make it up for an Assembly vote due to both …
(2025-07-30). CNE Publishes Results of Venezuela's Municipal Elections—No Detailed Vote Counts. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( In a Telegram announcement, the electoral authority notified political organizations and candidates that they may now access partial results via a pdf document. The CNE has not released detailed election data—including vote counts or breakdowns—since the July 28, 2024, presidential election, raising transparency concerns about Venezuela's electoral sy…
(2025-07-30). Venezuela, Iran Deepen Strategic Partnership via Presidential Phone Call Ahead of 75th Anniversary of Relations. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( In a statement released earlier today, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry described the exchange as "cordial, friendly, and cooperative." The conversation also served to prepare for August's 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations,…
(2025-07-30). Pennsylvania lawmakers say child care is broken, but don't agree on how to fix it — yet. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Running an early learning center for Pennsylvania's youngest students is more difficult than ever, operators told lawmakers at recent public hearings as the state considers big changes for the first time in nearly two decades. | "The math ain't mathing anymore," said Nicole Featherman, executive director of the LifeSpan School and Daycare, which has its main campus in Quakertown. | That's because child care subsidies reimburse providers 75 cents for every dollar spent, at bo…
(2025-07-30). Senate confirms Trump lawyer Emil Bove for appeals court, pushing past whistleblower claims. whyy.org The Senate confirmed former Trump lawyer A former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, Bove was on Trump's legal team during his
(2025-07-30). Proposed Pennsylvania legislation would beef up local news in areas lacking sufficient coverage. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Shari Jacobson regularly reads The New York Times, The New Yorker and other publications to stay up on national and international news as she prepares for the day in her hilltop home. | However, the professor of anthropology at Susquehanna University also tries to keep current on what's going on in her own region, around Lewistown and Pennsylvania's Union County. That's not as easy to do, she said. | "There's a lot of stuff that goes on locally that would be nice to learn mo…
(2025-07-30). Costa Rica detects 56 screwworm cases in humans. plenglish.com San José, July 30 (Prensa Latina) Cases of screwworm myiasis (infection) in humans are increasing in Costa Rica, especially among people over 75 years of age, and now total 56 infected, according to the newspaper El Observador.
(2025-07-30). Serbia launches campaign to build a wall on the border with Croatia. plenglish.com Belgrade, July 30 (Prensa Latina) The Serbian conservative movement Naši launched the symbolic campaign "Buy a Brick for the Wall with Croatia," a citizens' initiative seeking to protest what they consider Zagreb's hostile policies toward their nation.
(2025-07-30). South Africa hosts G20 Ministerial Meeting on employment. plenglish.com Pretoria, July 30 (Prensa Latina) The South African Ministry of Employment and Labor is holding the G20 Labor and Employment Ministers' Meeting (LEMM) from today until tomorrow, July 31st.
(2025-07-30). Ecuadorian opposition to request energy minister's impeachment. plenglish.com Quito, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) Legislator Juan Andres Gonzalez, of the Revolucion Ciudadana (Citizen's Revolution-RC) movement, announced that he will file a request for impeachment against Ecuadorian Energy and Mines Minister Ines Manzano due to irregularities detected in electricity contracts.
(2025-07-30). Global South Media Forum opens in Caracas. plenglish.com Caracas, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) At the Voices of the New World forum, more than 220 journalists from twenty countries are discussing on Wednesday in this capital issues such as global communication and the need to coordinate its development without misinformation or hegemony.
(2025-07-30). UN Charter's friends demand urgent measures for Palestine. plenglish.com Caracas, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) The Group of Friends in Defense of the United Nations Charter called on the United Nations to adopt decisive measures to achieve a just and lasting peace in Palestine.
(2025-07-30). Angola: Death toll rises to 22 due to riots. plenglish.com Luanda, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) The Angolan Minister of the Interior, Manuel Homem, confirmed the death of 22 people and thta 197 were injured during the riots that took place in Luanda and other provinces of the country since July 28.
(2025-07-30). Haiti goes on with fight against drugs. plenglish.com During the search, 525,245 gourdes (3,979 US dollars) were also seized and the agents arrested three suspects: Somane Etienne (60 years old), owner of the house; Guerda Pierre (38) and Myrlande Fils (34), according to Haiti Libre. | Two weeks ago, an operation carried out by agents of the Anti-Narcotics Brigade and the Haitian Departmental Unit for the Maintenance of Order led to the seizure of more than a ton of cocaine. | The Department of Justice and Public Security specified that on the coast of Turtle Island a speedboat was intercepted the day before and then the cargo seized. | The newspaper reported that…
(2025-07-30). Uruguay's government regrets absence of opposition in social dialogue. plenglish.com Montevideo, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan government regretted the absence of opposition parties in the social dialogue, whose executive commission maintains its agenda of meetings with various sectors of society.
(2025-07-30). Monica Hanna on why Egypt must reclaim Egyptology. newarab.com 
When we think of Wrapped in mystique and grandeur, Egyptology has long been portrayed as exotic, sexy, and full of secrets. | However, behind the allure lies a painful and often neglected truth: Egyptology emerged as and remains a colonial discipline. | It emerged from the ruins of an empire, built by Western archaeologists who excavated Egyptian land, extracted its treasures, and i…
(2025-07-30). 18 migrants die in shipwreck off eastern Libya, 50 missing. newarab.com 
At least 18 migrants died in a shipwreck off the city of Tobruk in eastern Libya over the weekend, and 50 are still missing, the International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday, citing reports. | Ten survivors have been accounted for so far, the IOM said. | Tobruk is a coastal city near the border with Egypt. | A diplomatic source from the Egyptian consulate in Benghazi in eastern Libya told Reuters by phone that the migrants are from Egypt. | The diplomat said 10 bodies were identified and transferred back home, while the survivors were being held in an anti-illegal migration facility. | A Libyan Coa…
(2025-07-30). African Union will 'not recognise' RSF's parallel govt in Sudan. newarab.com 
The African Union said on Wednesday it would not recognise a "so-called parallel government" in Sudan, urging its members to follow suit. | A bitter two-year civil war in Sudan has pitted the government against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), The AU's Peace and Security Council "called on all AU Member States and the international community to reject the fragmentation of Sudan and not recognise the so-c…
(2025-07-30). Huge earthquake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunamis, evacuations. newarab.com 
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's sparsely populated Far East on Wednesday, The magnitude 8.8 quake struck in the morning off Petropavlovsk on Russia's remote Kamchatka peninsula and was one of the 10 biggest recorded, according to the USGS. | Russian authorities said a tsunami hit and flooded the port town of Severo-Kurilsk, while local media said one of between three and four metres high was recorded…
(2025-07-30). Impunity unleashes killing spree by Israeli settlers across WB. newarab.com 
(2025-07-30). Palestinian state recognition 'does not reward Hamas', says UK. newarab.com 
(2025-07-30). Progressive Saikat Chakrabarti challenges Democrats' Pelosi. newarab.com 
(2025-07-30). SDF leader renews unity deal with Syria gov after Suweida row. newarab.com 
(2025-07-30). US pressures Lebanon to issue decision on Hezbollah disarmament. newarab.com 
Washington is ramping up pressure on Beirut to swiftly issue a formal cabinet decision committing to disarm Without a public commitment from Lebanese ministers, the U.S. will no longer dispatch U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack to Beirut for negotiations with Lebanese officials, or pressure Israel either to stop airstrikes or pull its troops from south Lebanon, according to the s…
(2025-07-30). US imperialism has a new engine. Its battery? Congo's raw wealth. newarab.com 
The US-brokered ' Under the guise of economic cooperation, the agreement locks Congolese cobalt, copper, and coltan into Western supply chains, ensuring profits flow out of Africa. | This isn't diplomacy. It's colonialism with a fresh coat of paint. | The Democratic Republic of Congo produces nearly 70% of the world's cobalt and substantial shares of global c…
(2025-07-30). BRICS Nations Need to Build Consensus and Balance Innovation by Reinforcing Global South's Digital Sovereignty. infobrics.org Post expansion, Indonesia, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have joined the founding members Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. In a world divided in silos, BRICS nations are advancing pragmatic pluralism…
(2025-07-30). CGTN Poll: Expanded BRICS Ushers in New Era of Multilateral Cooperation. infobrics.org The five-colored Amazon kapok tree takes root in fertile soil, its branches reaching towards the sky — symbolizing unity, inclusivity and development. The emblem reflects the vibrant vitality of the BRICS cooperation mechanism…
(2025-07-30). From BRICS to BRICS+: Implications for the Global South. infobrics.org Originally composed of four members — Brazil, Russia, India and China in 2006 — with South Africa joining in 2011, BRICS, from 2024 to 2025, admitted six new members — Ethiopia, Egypt, Iran, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — becoming BRICS+…
(2025-07-30). US helping Neo-Nazi junta push for escalation by attacking Belarus. infobrics.org While Belarus has so far avoided direct involvement in the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict, the continuation of such provocations and subversive actions could force it to respond directly. On the other hand, the ongoing political instability of the Zelensky regime means it might be motivated to escalate in order to postpone its inevitable downfall. As they get more desperate, we might see further incidents.
(2025-07-30). Tensions emerging in partnership between Kiev and EU. infobrics.org The Ukrainian regime is failing to meet European standards of democracy.
(2025-07-30). Austria one step away from dangerous path against Russia. infobrics.org Austria's greatest advantage has always been its neutral status.
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(2025-07-30). 3 DRC journalists beaten, detained for trying to question provincial minister. CPJ Staff 
(2025-07-30). CPJ calls for Anas Al-Sharif's protection in face of Israeli smears. CPJ Staff 
(2025-07-30). Labour MP Speaks Out About Keir Starmer's 'Punishment Beating' Suspensions of Party Rebels. bylinetimes.com I'm speaking to a Labour MP who voted against the Government's recent disability benefit cuts and now fears they will be the next victim of what they describe as the "punishment beatings" being dished out to Labour rebels suspended from the party. | "I'm on a hair trigger. I know that". | "And you can go around worrying about it, but I think there's a sense now that it's going to happen, and it probably doesn't really make much of a difference what I do." | "Either I'm going to come out of the room dead, or a made man. You just have to assume that. It's the only way, psychologically, that you can continue to o…
(2025-07-30). India promoting hybrid warfare through terrorist groups: Field Marshal Asim Munir. gnnhd.tv 
Army Chief assails India's sponsorship of terrorists as failed attempt to target Baloch people's patriotism…
(2025-07-30). Rain emergency declared in Islamabad and Rawalpindi after heavy downpours. gnnhd.tv 
'Over 80 millimeters of rain has been recorded in the twin cities so far'
(2025-07-30). 18 dead, over 50 missing as migrant boat capsizes near Libya's Tobruk. gnnhd.tv 
10 people have been rescued so far, while search and rescue operations are ongoing for the remaining passengers…
(2025-07-30). Tsunami warning after powerful 8.8 quake off Russia's east coast. gnnhd.tv 
Governor of Severo-Kurilsk has urged residents to move to higher ground for their safety…
(2025-07-30). Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt celebrates his 66th birthday today. gnnhd.tv 
Even at 66, Sanjay Dutt's style, charisma, and energy remain an inspiration for younger actors…
(2025-07-30). One rescued, one missing after landslide hits German climbers in Gilgit. gnnhd.tv 
The two German women were caught in a landslide on July 28 while attempting to summit Laila Peak…
(2025-07-30). Over 30 dead, 80,000 evacuated as torrential rains hit northern China. gnnhd.tv 
Dozens of roads have been closed and over 130 villages have lost electricity…
(2025-07-30). Sugar market reform on the horizon. gnnhd.tv 
'Deregulation will not only increase market competition but also help sugarcane farmers receive better prices for their crop'
(2025-07-30). Pakistan losing $2bn annually to undocumented gold exports. gnnhd.tv 
Government is considering policy measures to encourage legal and value-added exports of gold and precious stones…
(2025-07-30). Govt, JI hold talks in Mansoorah as march to Islamabad looms. gnnhd.tv 
Govt urges JI to halt march, party vows to proceed…
(2025-07-30). ICC finalizes qualification process for 2028 Olympic cricket, Pakistan's chances slim. gnnhd.tv 
Under the new qualification model, the highest-ranked team from each continent will earn an automatic berth, ensuring representation from across the globe…
(2025-07-30). Nida Saleh becomes first female driver of Lahore's Orange Line Train. gnnhd.tv 
Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif expresses her happiness over the appointment of the first female driver on the Orange Line…
(2025-07-30). Attock tragedy: 2 dead, 3 missing as flood engulfs vehicle. gnnhd.tv 
Search and rescue efforts are ongoing to locate the remaining missing individuals…
(2025-07-30). Germany Steps Up Arms Race and Targets Russia by Acquiring Tomahawk Missiles. globalresearch.ca Germany wants Tomahawk cruise missiles and Typhon missile launchers to attack Moscow, writes Military Watch Magazine. The magazine
(2025-07-30). Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Falsifies Report of Syria "Chemical Weapon Attack" globalresearch.ca [This article by GR's UN Correspondent Carla Stea was first published in March 2020.] | The authority of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and similar organizations requires that its credibility be impeccable, and like Caesar's Wife, "above suspicion." …
(2025-07-30). North Korea-Russia alliance more than a 'brotherhood of arms'. asiatimes.com 
The three-day visit earlier this month of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the North Korean coastal city of Wonsan marked a noticeable intensification of a strategic relationship between the two neighbors. The sheer trappings of the visit—from lavish treatment at newly opened resort to a tete-a-tete aboard North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's yacht—sent that message. …
(2025-07-30). Eye on rare earths, Trump handing Myanmar to China. asiatimes.com 
The US Treasury Department's decision to lift sanctions on allies of Myanmar's military junta last Friday (July 25) marks a stark reversal of decades-long American foreign policy. These sanctions, imposed by the Biden administration on the anniversary of the 2021 coup, were a gesture of solidarity with Myanmar's pro-democracy movement and a country that has …
(2025-07-30). Agricultural trade between Belarus, Tajikistan up by 34.8% in January-May. eng.belta.by As part of a working visit to China and the Meeting of the SCO Agriculture Ministers, Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Yuri Gorlov held talks with Tajikistan's Minister of Agriculture Qurbon Hakimzoda.
(2025-07-30). Belarus' grain harvest reaches 1.75m tonnes. eng.belta.by "As of 30 July, some 1,750,000 tonnes of grain were cropped in Belarus. The average yields are 8.7 centners per hectare higher than those a year ago," the ministry said.
(2025-07-30). Belarus looks to enhance cooperation with UAE in banking sector. eng.belta.by Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Belarus Roman Golovchenko held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the UAE to Belarus Ibrahim Salim Mohamed Al Musharrakh in Minsk on 30 July.
(2025-07-30). Business-diplomat meetings underway in Minsk. eng.belta.by The Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BelCCI) is hosting its annual consultations between Belarusian businesses and heads of Belarus' diplomatic missions on foreign market operations, BelTA has learned.
(2025-07-30). Lukashenko sends national day greetings to Morocco. eng.belta.by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, on behalf of his compatriots and personally, extended congratulations to King Mohammed VI of Morocco on the national holiday — Throne Day.
(2025-07-30). Bill on ratification of visa waiver agreement with Uganda introduced to Belarus' parliament. eng.belta.by The agreement stipulates that citizens of the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Uganda holding valid diplomatic and service passports shall be exempt from visa requirements for entry, stay, exit or transit through the territory of the other party for a period not exceeding 30 days from the date of entry.
(2025-07-30). Expert: No one feels sorry for Ukraine but us. eng.belta.by "Recently on TikTok, I saw soldiers sitting in trenches on opposite sides singing the same songs – Katyusha and others. How can this be? They share the same language and culture, despite years of efforts to divide them," Andrei Bogodel said.
(2025-07-30). Russia's Yakutia, Belarus' Gomel Oblast outline key areas of cooperation. eng.belta.by To showcase the region's potential, the partners were presented with a video highlighting Gomel's logistics capabilities, industrial sector, innovation initiatives, agricultural industry, construction projects, as well as tourism, education, and healthcare developments.
(2025-07-30). Belarus to face Australia at 2025 Continental Futsal Championship in Thailand. eng.belta.by In their second Group B preliminary round match, the Belarusian squad will face Australia (kickoff at 13: 00, live broadcast on Belarus 5 TV channel).
(2025-07-30). Another honour killing as married couple killed in Balochistan's Mastung. gnnhd.tv 
Victims were invited for a feast by woman's brothers…
(2025-07-30). GC University Fine Arts students shine bright at Ustad ALLAH Bux Gallery Alhamra. gnnhd.tv University students illuminate the path for Pakistan's artistic future…
(2025-07-30). Bushra Ansari reveals why her first marriage ended. gnnhd.tv 
Bushra Ansari was married to Iqbal Ansari for 38 years before their divorce in 2020…
(2025-07-30). SBP keeps policy rate unchanged at 11pc. gnnhd.tv 
Central bank had kept the rate unchanged on June 16 as well…
(2025-07-30). Northern Mariana Islands lose their last best hope. asiatimes.com 
I was in awe of Arnold Palacios, who passed away on July 23. Having spent a good part of my career dealing with public and private corruption, I never once saw a top official ask to be investigated and mean it. That takes courage and, ultimately, a deep love for one's constituents and country. Imagine, …
(2025-07-30). Peter Kyle receives £66,000 donation from tech firm, then hands them £5m government contract. thecanary.co Keir Starmer's science minister Peter Kyle received £66,000 from tech company Public Digital in 2024, as reported by The Stark Naked Brief. Peter Kyle: paid off? Later on, in July this year, Peter Kyle issued a £5m government contract to the tech company, the same one that gave him tens of thousands. On top of […] | By
(2025-07-30). Over 30 economists demand Keir Starmer introduces an absolutely critical policy. thecanary.co Over 30 economists from the UK and around the globe have written an open letter to Keir Starmer. They are demanding that Labour brings in a modest wealth tax on assets over £10 million, which would raise tens of billions every year. "Outrageously imbalanced". We need a wealth tax The economists, including high-profile author on […] | By
(2025-07-30). US moving to revive China Initiative targeting espionage. asiatimes.com 
A subcommittee of the US House of Representatives has proposed reviving the Department of Justice's (DOJ) China Initiative, a counterintelligence program aimed at curbing economic espionage and intellectual property theft linked to China. The proposal, embedded in the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill, aims to counter China's alleged …
(2025-07-30). New US sanctions will have little to no effect on Russia. asiatimes.com 
One way or other, it looks like Russia could soon be slapped with a fresh round of U.S. sanctions. On July 23, 2025, a bipartisan push to impose a 500% levy on imports from Russia or any country buying Russian oil was put on hold — but only to allow President Donald Trump's separate threat …
(2025-07-30). 'A Government That Crushes Dissent and Eliminates Hope Will Never Prosper'. bylinetimes.com Apparently if you're awful enough to cut the legs off one side of a spider then it walks round in circles. It's this image that sticks in my mind as a tiny faction of the Labour right looks to sever the link to anything that can discernibly be called left wing in the party. | The latest manifestation of this operation to separate Labour from the left was the recent suspension of the whip from five MPs, four for voting against the Government and then Diana Abbot for refusing to back down on comments she made about the structure of racism. All this on the anniversary of seven MPs being suspended just after the e…
(2025-07-30). Iraq to open first two colleges on Artificial Intelligence. newarab.com 
As the first such On Monday, Iraqi Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Naeem al-Aboudi
(2025-07-30). KSA, France seek support for declaration on two-state solution. newarab.com 
Saudi Arabia and France on Tuesday called on countries at the United Nations to support a declaration that outlines "tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps" towards The seven-page declaration is the result of an international conference at the U.N. this week – hosted by Saudi Arabia and France – on the decades-long conflict. The United States and Israel boycotted the event. | "We call on you to support this document before the end of the 79th session of…
(2025-07-30). Moroccan King renews call for 'sincere' dialogue with Algeria. newarab.com 
(2025-07-30). Morocco's king calls for addressing regional inequalities. newarab.com 
Morocco's "It is not acceptable for Morocco — today or at any time in the future — to be a two-speed country," the king, who has final say over the country's strategic policies, said in an annual speech marking 26 years of his reign. | While the level of poverty has dropped in Morocco from 11.9% in 2014 to 6.8% in 2024, some inner regions show above-average pov…
(2025-07-30). Sudan quartet meeting postponed after Egypt-UAE spat. newarab.com 
(2025-07-30). Syrian charged over Berlin Holocaust memorial stabbing. newarab.com 
A Syrian man who allegedly supports the Islamic State group has been charged with attempted murder over the stabbing of a Spanish tourist at The suspect, a refugee partially identified as Wassim Al M., is said to have seriously injured the 30-year-old man at the landmark in the German capital in February. | It was one of a series of attacks blamed on foreign nationals that fuelled a bitter debate about immigration in the run-up to Germany's general election…
(2025-07-30). Taliban are sending Afghan workers to Qatar to ease unemployment. newarab.com 
The Registration opened Tuesday for 2,000 skilled professionals in areas including hospitality, food and beverage, and engineering to go to Qatar under the new program. Applicants from all 34 Afghan provinces can submit their work experience and credentials before being assessed for eligibi…
(2025-07-30). Turkey asks Iraq to ensure full use of oil pipeline in talks. newarab.com 
Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said a proposed Last week, Ankara said the decades-old accord covering the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline would end in July 2026 and an Iraqi official said Turkey had proposed expanding the deal to include cooperation in oil, gas, petrochemicals and electricity. | Laying out Turkey's core demands, Bayraktar said the country was askin…
(2025-07-30). Ukraine delegate slams Russian presence at Geneva gathering. newarab.com 
A deputy speaker of Host nation Switzerland allowed Russia's participation at the conference in Geneva despite sanctions, with Valentina Matviyenko, president of the upper house of Russia's Federal Assembly, attending. | Olena Kondratiuk, a deputy speaker of Ukraine's parliament, said she was "shocked" that the Russian delegation was in Geneva. | "Sanctioned…
(2025-07-30). US citizen child repatriated from Syrian camp: State Dept. newarab.com 
An American citizen child has been repatriated from The child was described as "unaccompanied" in a State Department statement, which did not identify the camp the minor had been retrieved from, their age, or what family they would be unified with. | Since the defeat of the IS group, Kurdish forces have controlled several camps and prisons in northeastern Syria, where tens of thousands of people displaced by conflict…
(2025-07-30). Hitachi Energy India Thrives with Multi-Fold Profit Growth in June Quarter. devdiscourse.com Hitachi Energy India has reported a significant increase in its net profit for the June quarter of 2025-26, reaching Rs 131.60 crore. This marks a substantial rise compared to the Rs 10.42 crore profit reported in the same period last year.
(2025-07-30). Fermenta Biotech Secures Prestigious CEP for Vitamin D3 Variant. devdiscourse.com Fermenta Biotech Limited, a leader in pharmaceutical and nutritional ingredients, has achieved a significant milestone by receiving the Certificate of Suitability (CEP) from the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Healthcare (EDQM) for its innovative Spray—Dried variant VITADEE‚Ñ¢ 100 SD – Cholecalciferol Concentrate.
(2025-07-30). Operation Sindoor: Government's Digital Clampdown on Misinformation. devdiscourse.com The Indian government has taken decisive action by blocking more than 1,400 URLs from digital platforms during Operation Sindoor, targeting misleading and anti-India content sourced mainly from Pakistani social media accounts. Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha of this significant measure.
(2025-07-30). EU Nations Rally for Security: A Unified Defense Initiative. devdiscourse.com Eighteen European Union countries have made applications totaling 127 billion euros for the new Security Action for Europe (SAFE) fund, a defense initiative valued at 150 billion euros aimed at enhancing EU security capabilities. Poland leads the requests, pursuing more than a third of the available funding.
(2025-07-30). Progress Milestones: PM-JANMAN's Impact on Tribal Welfare. devdiscourse.com The PM-JANMAN initiative has made substantial strides in enhancing the living conditions of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) across India. Thousands of houses, new roads, and mobile towers now grace tribal areas, according to recent government reports presented to Parliament.
(2025-07-30). Trump Announces 25% Tariff on Indian Imports. devdiscourse.com In a move set to impact bilateral trade, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday the imposition of a 25% tariff on goods imported from India, beginning August 1. The decision underscores ongoing trade tensions between the two nations.
(2025-07-30). Punjab Farmers' Tractor March: A Show of Defiance Against Land Pooling Policy. devdiscourse.com On Wednesday, farmers across Punjab organized a tractor march to protest the AAP government's land pooling policy. The demonstration, led by Samyukta Kisan Morcha, saw participation in districts including Ludhiana and Amritsar, as they called for the withdrawal of what they termed an 'anti-farmer' policy.
(2025-07-30). Japan Downgrades Tsunami Alert After Major Quake. devdiscourse.com Japan has downgraded its last remaining tsunami alert, providing a brief respite for residents in the northern part of the country.
(2025-07-30). Introducing BlueVerse CraftStudio: Revolutionizing with AI Innovations. devdiscourse.com In a groundbreaking move, LTIMindtree has launched BlueVerse CraftStudio, a cutting-edge agency that uses Adobe's AI technologies to revolutionize strategies. This next-gen service aims to help companies overcome the hurdles of AI adoption, thereby boosting business value.
(2025-07-30). OPPO K13 Turbo Series Revolutionizes Mobile Gaming with Advanced Cooling Technology. devdiscourse.com OPPO India has unveiled its K13 Turbo Series, a groundbreaking line of smartphones equipped with cutting-edge air-cooling technology engineered for gamers and power users. The standout feature is the Storm Engine cooling system, which includes a variable-speed fan and an extensive vapor chamber to optimize thermal performance during resource-intensive activities.
(2025-07-30). "Patriotic" Films About the Israeli Slaughter of Palestinians Are Coming. Dr. Philip Giraldi. globalresearch.ca America's willingness to think positively about its "best friend and closest ally" Israel is a contrivance, based on the deliberate misrepresentation of the country and its people…
(2025-07-30). Towards a WW III Scenario. The Privatization of Nuclear War. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca Canadian economist Prof. Michel Chossudovsky criticizes the U.S. government for promoting nuclear war propaganda and advocating for the 'safe use' of nuclear weapons in conventional war. He highlights the brainwashing of decision-makers and the dangers of their own power. | Chossudovsky …
(2025-07-30). The Ultimate Weapon of Mass Destruction: "Owning the Weather" for Military Use. globalresearch.ca Weather warfare" can destabilize an enemy nation's ecosystem, destroy its agriculture, disable communications networks and impoverish millions of people without the deployment of troops and military hardware.
(2025-07-30). Trump's Tariff Terrorism Exposes Total Failure of Global Economic Thinking. globalresearch.ca Trump's Tariff Terrorism : | The terrorism to which we are all too accustomed involves wanton violence by one party against another, usually directed against civilians, often without warning, and with no evident purpose but to destroy or gain ascendancy and control …
(2025-07-30). Thai-Cambodia ceasefire wobbles as fiery new accusations fly. asiatimes.com 
BANGKOK — A morning of cross-border rocket attacks by US-armed Thailand and China-assisted Cambodia "violated" an agreed ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump, China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Thai and Cambodian army commanders met for lunch on Tuesday (July 29) and initially appeared to put a halt to their six …
(2025-07-30). DWP gets off scot-free in government review of disabled people's rights. thecanary.co A sweeping new review funded by the government's Disability Unit has laid bare the entrenched inequalities faced by disabled people in the UK labour market. But in a bitter twist, it is the government's own Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) that is one of the most persistent drivers of discrimination against the very group […] | By
(2025-07-30). New DWP figures show the two-child limit now hits 130,000 disabled kids. thecanary.co The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) two-child limit is now hitting more kids and families than ever before. This is the stark reality from the latest official data, released on Tuesday 29 July. It shows more urgently than ever the need for the policy to be scrapped. Yet it is clear Labour is not […] | By
(2025-07-30). Marginalised communities are still invisible in the media, new research shows. thecanary.co A new report from Birmingham City University (BCU) is calling for more real and relatable stories about marginalised communities on television, radio, and streaming platforms. Marginalised people still… marginalised by the media Authentic Portrayal in UK Media: Insights from Expert Panels on Race, Disability, and Class explored the representation of racially minoritised, disabled, and working-class people. […] | By
(2025-07-30). Confirmed: Betelgeuse has a twin. ummid.com Betelgeuse – the red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion, has a companion or binary twin, astronomers have confirmed.
(2025-07-30). DTE Maha 2025 Post HSC Pharmacy Diploma Admission Starts. ummid.com Online registration for the students seeking admission in First Year Post HSC Diploma in Pharmacy (D Pharm) for the year 2025-2025 started through DTE Maharashtra official website phd25.dtemaharashtra.gov.in.
(2025-07-30). DTE Maha Direct 2nd Year Diploma 2025 Round 2 Allotment – Steps to Check. ummid.com DTE Maharashtra is set to publish on its official website dsd25.dtemaharashtra.gov.in today i.e. Thursday July 24, 2025 CAP Round 2 Seat Allotment result of the candidates who have applied for Admission to Direct Second Post SSC Diploma in Engineering, Technology (Polytechnic) for the academic year 2025-26.
(2025-07-30). Israeli woman (73) arrested for plotting to kill Netanyahu. ummid.com A 73-yr-old Israeli woman has been arrested for plotting to kill Benjamin Netanyahu.
(2025-07-30). Maharashtra NEET UG 2025 Counselling Begins; Steps, Link to Apply. ummid.com The Maharashtra CET Cell has started through its official website medicalug2025.mahacet.org Online Registration for NEET UG 2025 Counselling conducted for Admission in Health Science Courses MBBS / BDS / BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BPTh / BOTh / BASLP / BP&O.
(2025-07-30). Super PROs Battling Existential Validation: Life in the Age of Renewals and Reminders. ummid.com Exposing the silent crisis gripping modern humanity—where over-documentation threatens to reduce existence to endless forms and logins.
(2025-07-30). CBSE lays strict conditions on schools enrolling more than 40 students. ummid.com The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has laid down strict conditions on schools enrolling more than 40 students, simultaneously enforcing the maximum limit of 45, in a classroom.
(2025-07-30). France makes big claim about Oct 2023 Op Al Aqsa Storm. ummid.com France said Operation al Aqsa Storm — the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Resistance Fighters led by Hamas, would not have happened if the Palestinians had their homeland.
(2025-07-30). Tamil Nadu MBBS, BDS 2025 Rank List Published. ummid.com Directorate of Medical Education Tamil Nadu (DME Tamil Nadu) has published on its official website tnmedicalselection.net the Rank List, also called as Merit List, of the students who have registered for TN MBBS / BDS Counselling for NEET 2025 (NEET UG 2025) based admission in different Medical Courses for the academic year 2025-26.
(2025-07-30). TN Paramedical (Degree) 2025 Rank List Published – Check Here. ummid.com The Selection Committee, Directorate of Medical Education Tamil Nadu has published on its official website tnhealth.org and tnmedicalselection.net today i.e. Friday July 25, 2025 TN Paramedical Degree Provisional Rank List for Admission in various courses.
(2025-07-30). France Recognition of Palestine: Symbolic, Without Substance. ummid.com France's decision to recognize Palestine in principle while withholding all forms of material resistance to its destruction is to perform solidarity without consequence.
(2025-07-30). Setting Records Straight on Nehru's Legacy. ummid.com This article sets the record straight by examining the facts surrounding Jawaharlal Nehru's tenure and the interim government of 1946—47.
(2025-07-30). Detained by Israel, activists aboard 'Handala' call for global hunger strike. ummid.com The 21 activists who were on-board Hanzalah, (حنظلہ) or Handala, called for global hunger strike hours before the Freedom Flotilla Coalition aid ship was stormed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IDF) and they were detained.
(2025-07-30). NCERT: Curriculum As A Tool To Promote Hate. ummid.com Last couple of decades, NCERT has become more a vehicle of promoting communal view of history rather than presenting the objective and rational view of History to the young minds.
(2025-07-30). 2008 Malegaon Blast Case Verdict on July 31. ummid.com A Special NIA Court is set to pronounce Thursday July 31, 2025 the judgment of the 2008 Malegaon blast case.
(2025-07-30). AMU Physicists Honoured as ALICE Wins 2025 Breakthrough Prize. ummid.com The Department of Physics Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), has brought global recognition to the institution as part of the internationally acclaimed ALICE Collaboration, which has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.
(2025-07-30). The Axis of Injustice: Living the Alphabets of Loss. ummid.com Exploring systemic global inequality across political, economic, and educational structures, with metaphysical reflections on justice.
(2025-07-30). Why U.S. should recognize Palestine? ummid.com Recognition of Palestine at the UN is not a 'reward for terror', it is a recognition of an inalienable right: the right of self-determination.
(2025-07-30). Donkey meat exports from Pakistan to China to be legalized. ummid.com Pakistan is considering to legalize donkey meat exports to China, local media reports have said.
(2025-07-30). DTE Maha Post SSC Diploma 2025 Round 3 Allotment – Check Here. ummid.com Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) Maharashtra is releasing on its official website poly25.dtemaharashtra.gov.in today i.e. Tuesday July 29, 2025 the result of CAP Round 3 Seat Allotment of the students seeking admission in First Year Post SSC Diploma Technical and Polytechnic Courses in Engineering / Technology for the year 2025-26.
(2025-07-30). Google's shortened goo.gl links will stop working next month. gnnhd.tv Google will officially deprecate links generated with its URL shortening tool next month. On August 25th, 2025, all links in the "https://goo.gl/*" format will no longer work and return a 404 error message. Google shut down its URL shortener in 2019, citing "…
(2025-07-30). Apple beta season is here. gnnhd.tv 
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 91, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, how is summer more than a month over already, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I…
(2025-07-30). Man pleads guilty, sent to prison for stalking Clark. gnnhd.tv 
A 55-year-old Texas man has been sentenced to more than 18 months in prison after pleading guilty Monday to stalking and harassing WNBA star Caitlin Clark.
(2025-07-30). Is MAHA losing its battle to make Americans healthier? gnnhd.tv 
On a Friday evening this July, the Trump administration announced it would lay off all of the health research scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency. Hundreds of investigators who try to understand how toxic pollution affects the human body would b…
(2025-07-30). ChatGPT can be a disaster for lawyers — Robin AI says it can fix that. gnnhd.tv 
Hello, and welcome to Decoder! I'm Jon Fortt — CNBC journalist, cohost of Closing Bell: Overtime, and creator of the Fortt Knox streaming series on LinkedIn. This is the last episode I'll be guest-hosting for Nilay while he's out on parental leave. We have an…
(2025-07-30). The Drifter is a good old-fashioned thriller. gnnhd.tv 
Point-and-click adventure games often tell silly, lighthearted stories. For me, the mishaps of the pirate Guybrush Threepwood in the Monkey Island series come to mind. The nature of the genre – wandering around, talking to people, and trying to solve puzzles …
(2025-07-30). Which teams take the next step in 2025? We have 11 candidates. gnnhd.tv 
FSU has nowhere to go but up, Michigan can get way better, and Arizona State is building on its CFP berth. What other teams are primed for bigger things in 2025?
(2025-07-30). US-EU trade pact — like Japan's — a Potemkin illusion. asiatimes.com 
TOKYO — Donald Trump's European shakedown, err "trade deal," has leaders across the globe reappraising their options as the August 1 drop-dead date for the US tariffs looms. Because, on paper, the 15% tariff that Europe accepted from the Trump 2.0 White House is lower than the feared 30%, Brussels is claiming victory. After the …
(2025-07-30). PSX closes up as State Bank leaves rate unchanged. tribune.com.pk 
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a mixed session on Wednesday as investors remained cautious ahead of the State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) policy rate announcement. However, late-session buying lifted the benchmark KSE-100 index by nearly 450 points. | The index fluctuated between the intra-day high of 139,018.88 and low of 137,658.81. It closed with a gain of 447.43 points, or 0.32%, at 138,412.25. | Sentiment shifted in the latter half of the session after the SBP unexpectedly maintained its benchmark policy rate, defying market expectations of a 50-basis-point cut. The decision triggered a broad-ba…
(2025-07-30). Pakistan rejects India's 'Operation Sindoor' claims as baseless, provocative. tribune.com.pk 
Pakistan has rejected Indian claims made during the Lok Sabha debate on "Operation Sindoor," calling them baseless and provocative. The Foreign Ministry spokesperson condemned India on Wednesday for distorting facts, justifying aggression, and using conflict for domestic political gain. | According to FO spokesperson, India's actions are a continuation of its tendency to fabricate allegations without credible evidence. Pakistan categorically rejected the notion of "Operation Sindoor," which Indian leaders described as a military success targeting alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan. | Read: Field Mars…
(2025-07-30). Military's anti-terrorism operations eroding public trust: Gandapur. tribune.com.pk 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Wednesday said that innocent and unarmed civilians were martyred in the Bajaur incident and asserted that decisions should not be imposed on the province without consultation. | An emergency meeting on the law and order situation was held under the chairmanship of the chief minister. The meeting was attended by members of the PTI parliamentary party, the chief secretary, the inspector general of police, the additional chief secretary, and other relevant officials. | During the meeting, the law and order situation was reviewed in light of the Bajaur inciden…
(2025-07-30). Sindh CM announces 14-Day Independence celebrations. tribune.com.pk 
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah announced that this year's Independence Day celebrations will take place over 14 days, from August 1 to 14, under the theme Marka-e-Haq." | Speaking at a press conference in Karachi with Senior Ministers Sharjeel Inam Memon and Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, he said the extended celebrations demonstrate a unified effort by the federal and provincial governments to commemorate the national achievements of May. | He said the decision was made in coordination with the federal government to reinforce the importance of national independence. | August 14 would not be limited to a s…
(2025-07-30). SBP keeps interest rate at 11%. tribune.com.pk 
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced on Tuesday that it will keep the policy interest rate steady at 11%, citing steady inflation and signs of economic improvement. | SBP Governor Jameel Ahmed said inflation currently stands at 7.2%, with a slight rise observed in May and June. | The average inflation rate for the last fiscal year was 4.5%. Food inflation and core inflation both saw reductions last year, although core inflation is expected to rise again in the coming months. | Exports have increased modestly, growing by 4%, while remittances rose by $8 billion last fiscal year, supporting the country's e…
(2025-07-30). QAU students shifted to judicial lockup. tribune.com.pk Students arrested from Quaid-e-Azam University hostels were transferred to the Bakshi Khana (judicial lockup) at the local court premises on Tuesday, but their lawyers have reportedly been denied access to meet them. | Lawyers representing the students, including advocates Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha attempted to meet the detained students at the lockup but were stopped at the gate by police officials. | "Our two lawyers must be allowed to meet the detainees, or they should be brought before the court," the lawyers demanded at the scene. | SHO Mian Imran, present on-site, responded, "I'll try to arrange…
(2025-07-30). Sindh govt sets minimum wage at Rs40,000. tribune.com.pk 
The Government of Sindh has officially issued a notification setting a minimum monthly wage of Rs40,000 for unskilled workers employed in industrial and commercial establishments across the province. This new wage structure will be effective from July 1, 2025. | Shahid Abdul Salam Thaheem, the Provincial Labour Minister, made the announcement, revealing the revised wage scale for different categories of workers. | According to the new rates, semi-skilled workers will receive a monthly salary of Rs41,380, skilled workers will earn Rs49,628, and highly skilled workers will be paid Rs51,745. | These rates apply t…
(2025-07-30). I think in English, but I pay the price: Juggun Kazim on losing touch with Urdu. tribune.com.pk 
Actor and television host Juggun Kazim recently opened up about her 'English-medium' upbringing, her inability to read Urdu, and the humbling lessons she learnt while working with Pakistan Television (PTV). Appearing on an episode of the Ahmed Fozan Podcast, Kazim candidly discussed the challenges of not learning one's national language. | "I have this problem where I think in English," she shared, admitting that it affects her ability to consume Urdu-language content. "When I was young, everyone in my house only spoke English. My nanny was from Sri Lanka, so we conversed in English, and I studied at Lahore Gr…
(2025-07-30). LHC suspends by-poll schedule for NA-175. tribune.com.pk 
(2025-07-30). Ramsha Khan and Khushhal Khan's on-screen reunion in 'Biryani' has fans thrilled. tribune.com.pk 
Ramsha Khan and Khushhal Khan, two celebrated Pakistani actors, are reuniting on-screen after their breakout success in Green TV's intense revenge drama Duniyapur. Their undeniable chemistry made the series a massive hit, with each episode averaging around 10 million views on the relatively new channel. Following the conclusion of Duniyapur, fans began eagerly requesting to see the duo in a different setting, especially in a romantic comedy. And now, their wish is coming true. | ARY Digital has just dropped the first teaser for Biryani, an upcoming rom-com featuring the popular pair. The new drama will replace…
(2025-07-30). Farhan Saeed confirms 'Suno Chanda 3' script is underway. tribune.com.pk 
Farhan Saeed has addressed fan speculation surrounding a potential third season of Suno Chanda, confirming that its script is currently in development. The actor-singer recently appeared in an episode of Tapmad's YouTube series, where he participated in a segment titled "Truth or Rumour." | When asked by the host, "Suno Chanda 3 script is secretly in the works and you have already read the script," Saeed responded, "Half of it is true and half of it is false." He further clarified, "I have not read the script but it is being written. I'm not sure if the show will definitely happen." | Loyal fans of the show er…
(2025-07-30). Field Marshal reaffirms commitment to eliminating terrorism, uplifting Balochistan. tribune.com.pk 
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Wednesday reaffirmed Pakistan Army's unwavering commitment to uprooting the menace of terrorism and the inevitability of socio-economic uplift of Balochistan for national cohesion and integration. | The COAS vehemently condemned India's blatant sponsorship of terror proxies, characterizing them as a failed attempt to target the deep-rooted patriotism of the people of Balochistan. | He stated that India, having suffered defeat in Ma'arka e Haq, had now escalated its proxy war to advance her nefarious designs. He specifically referenced Fitna-al-Khawari…
(2025-07-30). Heavy rainfall disrupts daily life in twin cities. tribune.com.pk 
A night of heavy rainfall caused significant disruption in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, with water levels in the Nullah Lai river rising to dangerous levels. The rain, which started around 12: 30 am, continued throughout the night, inundating low-lying areas. | By morning, the water level in Nullah Lai at the Katarian Bridge had surged to 16 feet, but it returned to normal after the rain subsided. While in Gawalmandi, it rose to 12.5 feet. | Local authorities declared a rain emergency in Rawalpindi, with teams from the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) deployed in flood-prone areas. | Despite the rain subsiding b…
(2025-07-30). Rain, landslides kill over 30 in China. tribune.com.pk 
Heavy rain killed more than 30 people and forced authorities to evacuate tens of thousands as swaths of northern China were lashed by torrential downpours that sparked landslides and flooding, state media said Tuesday. | Weather authorities have issued their second-highest rainstorm warning for the capital Beijing, neighbouring Hebei and Tianjin, as well as 10 other provinces, state news agency Xinhua said. | The rains are expected to last into Wednesday. | The heavy rainstorms had left 30 people dead in Beijing as of midnight Monday, Xinhua said, citing flood control authorities. | More than 80,000 people hav…
(2025-07-30). Lebanese Speaker Berri on Claims of Dispute with Hezbollah: "Let Them Gossip" english.almanar.com.lb 
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri slammed those who have been stirring fear of an Israeli war on Lebanon. In remarks carried by local media on Wednesday, the Speaker said: "Such discourse, regardless of the nature of Israeli intentions, is strange and inconsistent with the spirit of national responsibility." Meanwhile, Berri lauded President Joseph Aoun's approach …
(2025-07-30). Israeli occupation forces stationed in Malkiyyeh post target the outskirts of Aytaroun border town with heavy machine gun fire: Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-07-30). 15 Nations Urge Recognition of Palestinian State. english.almanar.com.lb 
France and 14 other Western nations called on countries worldwide to move to recognize a Palestinian state, France's top diplomat said Wednesday. The foreign ministers of 15 countries late Tuesday issued a joint statement following a conference in New York, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, aimed at reviving a two-state solution between Israelis and …
(2025-07-30). Israeli occupation forces at Ruweisat Al-Alam Post open fire towards the outskirts of Kfar Shouba: Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-07-30). Powerful Waves Strike from Japan to Alaska as US Issues Tsunami Warnings. english.almanar.com.lb 
A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia's coast has triggered widespread tsunami warnings and advisories across the Pacific, extending from Japan's northern shores to Alaska and Hawaii. Initial waves, reaching up to 60 centimeters (2 feet), have already been detected along Japan's Pacific coast and in Russia's Kuril Islands, prompting nearly 2 million residents in Japan …
(2025-07-30). Is ISIL a growing threat in the DR Congo and East Africa? aljazeera.com Experts warn that ISIL-affiliated ADF fighters may be stepping up attacks to stay relevant, amid regional peace efforts.
(2025-07-30). Japan records highest temperature on record. aljazeera.com Temperature hits 41.2 degrees Celsius (106.16 degrees Fahrenheit) after hottest June on record.
(2025-07-30). Share of people worldwide 'thriving' hits new high, survey says. aljazeera.com More people globally report living closer to their 'best possible life', Gallup says.
(2025-07-30). Thailand-Cambodia truce mostly holds after shaky start in wake of fighting. aljazeera.com Some analysts say ceasefire remains tenuous, and may not last if the Thai government fails to secure lower US tariffs.
(2025-07-30). Trump's approval rating in US drops to lowest level of his second term. aljazeera.com Polls find that Americans have mixed feelings about Trump's handling of the US economy and immigration.
(2025-07-30). UN court denies Mladic, who led Bosnia's Srebrenica massacre, early release. aljazeera.com Ratko Mladic filed the request to be released on health grounds last month, saying he only had a few months to live.
(2025-07-30). Eastern Europe must earn its security in a post-American NATO. aljazeera.com To survive shifting fault lines, CEE should rearm and show its worth as a partner.
(2025-07-30). Europe's deadly border theatre is back. aljazeera.com The UK and Greece are recycling racist border policies of the past decade and pretending they'll work this time.
(2025-07-30). FIFA 2026 World Cup draw set to be held in Las Vegas in December. aljazeera.com The draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to be staged in December with Las Vegas reported to be the host venue.
(2025-07-30). Laura Dahlmeier: Climbers attempt rescue of injured Olympian in Pakistan. aljazeera.com Rescuers are hoping to find the double Olympic gold medallist on the 6,096-metre Laila Peak in the Karakoram Mountains.
(2025-07-30). Luis Diaz completes transfer to Bayern Munich from Liverpool. aljazeera.com Colombia international forward joins Bayern Munich from Liverpool in a deal that could total $86.7m.
(2025-07-30). Imam of Southport Mosque reflects one year on from UK race riots. aljazeera.com Islamophobic riots shocked the UK a year ago, following false claims that three girls were killed by a Muslim migrant.
(2025-07-30). ChatGPT conversations lack "legal privilege" aljazeera.com OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says ChatGPT users share personal info, but warns it's not legally protected in case of a lawsuit…
(2025-07-30). The Islamic Republic or Iran, Anti-Imperialism, and the Left. socialistproject.ca 
The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) pursued an anti-US foreign policy, largely compelled by the anti-imperialist climate generated by the 1979 Revolution, while simultaneously supporting the Palestinian cause from an Islamist perspective. Since then, the Islamic Republic has posed a significant challenge for both the US and Israel. | The IRI emerged as a regional actor by forming the Axis of Resistance, beginning with the establishment of Hezbollah in Lebanon, followed by the rise of Hamas in Palestine, and by allying with Assad's Syria. After the US invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, Iran seemed to be encircle…
(2025-07-30). Electricity generated from wind and solar cannot replace fossil fuels! onlineopinion.com.au Eliminating fossil fuels without practical alternatives risks societal regression.
(2025-07-30). Steel Infra Solutions Prepares for IPO to Fuel Expansion. devdiscourse.com Steel Infra Solutions Company has initiated the process of capital raising by filing preliminary papers with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for an initial public offering (IPO). This move marks a strategic step in the company's expansion plan, which includes a blend of fresh equity worth Rs 96 crore and an offer-for-sale of 1.42 crore shares.
(2025-07-30). Foundation Woes Force Partial Demolition at Kolkata's Kavi Subhash Metro Station. devdiscourse.com Kolkata's Metro Railway is set to partially demolish the Kavi Subhash station after detecting cracks on the columns. The damage was attributed to foundation subsidence from recent heavy rainfall, compelling a service halt between New Garia and Dakshineswar.
(2025-07-30). Empowering Women with Subhadra Yojana: A Financial Boost in Odisha. devdiscourse.com The Odisha government has announced the release of the third instalment of financial assistance amounting to Rs 5,000 under the Subhadra Yojana. Scheduled for August 9, in Koraput district, this instalment aims to benefit over 1 crore women. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida highlighted the scheme's focus on women empowerment, coinciding with Rakhi Purnima.
(2025-07-30). South Sudan's Migrant Deal with Trump Era Diplomacy. devdiscourse.com In a recent development, South Sudan has communicated to President Donald Trump's administration its openness to accepting more migrants deported from the United States. This move is reportedly part of an effort to strengthen diplomatic ties with Washington.
(2025-07-30). Microsoft Restores Services to Nayara Energy Amid Sanctions Dispute. devdiscourse.com In a surprising turn of events, Microsoft Corp has restored its services, including crucial email access, to Nayara Energy, just ahead of a crucial hearing at the Delhi High Court. This development came as the oil giant sought legal recourse following Microsoft's service suspension due to EU-imposed sanctions against Russia.
(2025-07-30). Germany Breaks Fiscal Mould with Record 2026 Budget. devdiscourse.com In a significant shift from its traditional fiscal policies, the German cabinet has approved a 2026 draft budget featuring record investments and borrowing. The move, announced on Wednesday, aims to rejuvenate Europe's largest economy. Germany's considerable investments of 126.7 billion euros and a borrowing allowance of 174.3 billion euros mark a stark departure from decades of fiscal conservatism.
(2025-07-30). Lingual Discrimination: The Unseen Detention of Bengali-Speaking Families. devdiscourse.com Bengali-speaking families in India, including Bhodu Sheikh's in West Bengal and Amir Khan's in Birbhum, confront deportation and detention. Accused of being 'Bangladeshis', these individuals face injustice amid claims of racism and overarching socio-political tensions.
(2025-07-30). Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan Sporting Set to Renew Iconic Rivalry in Durand Cup. devdiscourse.com In an eagerly anticipated Durand Cup clash, reigning ISL champions Mohun Bagan are set to take on city rivals Mohammedan Sporting on Wednesday at the Salt Lake Stadium. The Mariners, who lost in a mixed-squad Kolkata Derby against East Bengal, now prepare for their first major competitive outing of the season.
(2025-07-30). Panasonic Announces Leadership Shift Amid Steady Profits and Strategic Overhaul. devdiscourse.com Japanese electronics giant Panasonic has selected a new chief executive, Kenneth William Sain, a former Boeing executive, to take the helm in April 2026 following modest first-quarter profit growth of 1.2%.
(2025-07-30). Huella joven en Ciego de àÅvila (+Fotos). cubadebate.cu Los días del Dr. Luis Miguel Martínez Paz, secretario de la UJC en el Hospital Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola de Ciego de àÅvila, transcurren entre guardias, atención a pacientes, estudio y la coordinación de las labores de la Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas en esa institución de salud. Estamos presentes en todas las áreas del Luaces Iraola, afirma. "Hay un gran número de trabajadores jóvenes, algunos militantes y otros no, pero colaboramos sin pausa.
(2025-07-30). Para una mejor apreciación del héroe: Glosas a la carta de Fidel a Celia Sánchez del 31 de julio de 1957. cubadebate.cu Para conocer mejor los sentimientos y opinión de Fidel y sus compañeros de lucha en las montañas sobre la trascendencia histórica del asesinato de Frank País para la insurrección todavía en curso, debe analizarse la carta de Fidel a Celia Sánchez, Aly, el 31 de julio de 1957, escrita al conocer la noticia de su muerte. Sin duda, esta constituye una fuente de imprescindible consulta.
(2025-07-30). Alertas de tsunami en el Pacífico tras sismo de magnitud 8,7 en la costa rusa. cubadebate.cu Un potente terremoto de magnitud 8,7 sacudió este martes la costa rusa de la península de Kamtchatka, donde varias personas resultaron heridas, y provocó alertas de tsunami a ambos lados del Pacífico, incluyendo a Ecuador, Japón y Hawái. El temblor desencadenó advertencias de olas de hasta tres metros de altura en las costas del Pacífico.
(2025-07-30). Niños cubanos aprenden sobre pintura tradicional china. cubadebate.cu En la Casa de las Artes y Tradiciones Chinas, ubicada en el corazón del Barrio Chino habanero, el pintor y calígrafo Alexis González enseña a niños cubanos los trazos más elementales de la pintura tradicional china.
(2025-07-30). "No entrometerse" en el sistema de justicia de Colombia, exige Gustavo Petro a EE.UU. cubadebate.cu "Le solicito a la embajada de EE.UU. en Colombia no entrometerse en la justicia de mi país", expresó Gustavo Petro a través de X, donde respondió a un mensaje emitido por la sede diplomática estadounidense en Bogotá donde citan palabras del secretario de Estado norteamericano, Marco Rubio, tras el fallo emitido contra el expresidente colombiano, àÅlvaro Uribe.
(2025-07-30). Australia widens social media restrictions, bans YouTube for teens. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: The Australian government has widened the restrictions on social media including YouTube. The government has banned the usage of all the social media platforms including YouTube for children under sixteen. | The policy, which is set to take effect from December, will penalise social media platforms that fail to comply with fines of up to A$49.5 million (approximately $32.2 million). | the decision follows internet regulator's appeal to the government to overturn the YouTube carve-out, citing a survey that found 37% of minors reported harmful content on the site, the worst showing for a social medi…
(2025-07-30). Tariffs as high as 25 %: Trump's bombshell on India trade ahead of August 1 deadline. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: Ahead of the August 1 deadline of US-India trade, US President has dropped a bombshell citing that the deal has not been finalised yet and threatened to impose reciprocal tariffs. Trump said discussions are ongoing and hinted that India could face import duties as high as 25% if talks do not reach agreement. | "(They will pay) 25%," said the US president, who spent the last few days in Scotland, where he played golf and held working meetings. | "India trade deal not been finalised." When asked about the possibility of tariffs ranging from 20% to 25%, Trump responded, "Yeah, I think so. India is my…
(2025-07-30). Russia earthquake LIVE UPDATES: Warning lifted in Russia's Kamchatka hit by 8.8 magnitude quake. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: A massive earthquake of 8.8 magnitude struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula early on Wednesday triggering powerful tsunami waves and prompting evacuations in the area and across most of Japan's east coast, officials said. | Alerts have been issued across the Pacific, including for Japan, the US, and several island nations. | According to the Russian authorities, several emergency services were initiated , however no injuries or casualties have been reported so far. According the media reports, the tsunami has also hit coastal areas of Russia's Kuril Islands and Japan's large northern island of H…
(2025-07-30). China's 16-year-old Pan Qimiao earns bronze medal at fencing worlds. ecns.cn China's 16-year-old prodigy Pan Qimiao earned a bronze medal in the women's sabre individual event at the Fencing World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Sunday.
(2025-07-30). Chinese company secures Saudi Arabia's first autonomous driving license for Robotaxi operations. ecns.cn Chinese autonomous driving technology company WeRide announced Monday that its Robotaxi has been granted Saudi Arabia's first autonomous driving license.
(2025-07-30). Chinese passport holders enjoy visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to over 90 countries. ecns.cn Chinese passport holders can now travel to more than 90 countries and regions around the world without a visa or by obtaining a visa on arrival, a senior immigration official said Wednesday.
(2025-07-30). China, U.S. agree to push for an extension of tariff pause deadline. ecns.cn Based on consensus reached in the latest round of China-U.S. economic and trade talks, both sides will push for a continued extension of the pause on the 24 percent "reciprocal tariffs" of the U.S. side as well as the countermeasures on the Chinese side, a senior Chinese official said in Stockholm on Tuesday.
(2025-07-30). Key measures will boost Beijing's Central Axis' sustainability. ecns.cn To mark the first anniversary of the Beijing Central Axis' World Heritage inscription, capital authorities released a three-year action plan focusing on protection of the route on Sunday. It outlined 45 key tasks to safeguard this 7.8-kilometer ensemble of palaces, ceremonial and public buildings, roads and other aspects that govern the overall layout of the old city area of the Chinese capital.
(2025-07-30). Global brands gearing up for 2025 CIIE. ecns.cn As the eighth China International Import Expo approaches, both veteran participants and newcomers are preparing for the Nov 5-10 event in Shanghai, and are expressing strong confidence in the platform's value for accessing the Chinese market and fostering international trade cooperation.
(2025-07-30). Nation to retain lead in hydropower market. ecns.cn China is poised to maintain its position as the world's largest hydropower market through 2030, fueled by substantial investment and the expansion of Chinese companies into emerging and developing economies, said industry experts and company executives.
(2025-07-30). China has largest upward revision in IMF's new forecasts. ecns.cn China received the largest upward revision in the International Monetary Fund's latest forecast, with "stronger-than-expected" economic activity in early 2025 expected to drive its annual growth to 4.8 percent, up from an earlier prediction of 4.0 percent.
(2025-07-30). China's representative terms U.S. trade talks in Stockholm 'in-depth, candid, constructive'. ecns.cn The Chinese and U.S. teams held "in-depth, candid, constructive" discussions on economy and trade over the past day and a half in Stockholm, said a senior Chinese official on Tuesday.
(2025-07-30). Temporary shelters house deluge victims. ecns.cn By noon on Tuesday, the gymnasium of Pinggu Sports Center in Beijing's flood-hit Pinggu district was filled with the sounds of three playing children while their mother, Du Yun, sat on a bed watching them.
(2025-07-30). Xi sends message to World Youth Conference for Peace. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message to the World Youth Conference for Peace that was held in Beijing on Tuesday.
(2025-07-30). Foshan deploys fish army to reduce mosquito population. ecns.cn Thousands of mosquito-eating fish have been released into parks in Foshan, Guangdong province, to help prevent and control the spread of dengue fever, chikungunya, and related diseases transmitted through mosquitoes.
(2025-07-30). Viral videos expose the tactics behind online scams. ecns.cn In his video, Zhao posed as a client and asked three fortune-tellers to evaluate each other's phone numbers. As expected, numbers that one fortune-teller had praised as "lucky "were quickly dismissed as "unlucky "by the others. "It's absurd, but it really happened online and deceived many people," Zhao said.
(2025-07-30). Nanjing film aims to counter amnesia, not fuel animosity. ecns.cn A new Chinese film, Dead to Rights, uses this very medium to bring one of the darkest chapters of the 20th century — after Japanese troops captured Nanjing on Dec 13, 1937 — to life. Over the course of six weeks, Japanese troops slaughtered around 300,000 Chinese civilians and unarmed soldiers in the city, in what is now referred to as the Nanjing Massacre.
(2025-07-30). Typhoon, mountain terrain key drivers of heavy rains. ecns.cn The heavy rainfall currently drenching northern China, especially the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, is being driven by a combination of atmospheric circulation and terrain effects, forecasters said.
(2025-07-30). Greening efforts enrich life, ecology in Xizang. ecns.cn For people in the Xizang Autonomous Region, the most common recreational activity between June and September is to "experience lingka".
(2025-07-30). All-out relief efforts underway in flood-hit regions. ecns.cn All-out disaster relief and rescue operations are underway in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province as torrential rainfall wreaked havoc in northern China since the beginning of the week, damaging roads, disrupting power and water supplies, and prompting mass evacuation.
(2025-07-30). Qin Haiyang grabs first swimming gold at World Aquatics Championships. ecns.cn Qin Haiyang of China competes in the men's 100-meter breaststroke final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, July 28, 2025./VCG"ÄÄ"ÄÄQin Haiyang of China competes in the men's 100-meter breaststroke final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, July 28, 2025.
(2025-07-30). China unveils delegation for Chengdu World Games. ecns.cn China announced its 489-member delegation, including 321 athletes, for the upcoming 2025 World Games in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, during a team-launch ceremony on Tuesday.
(2025-07-30). Firefighters trek uphill to aid stranded residents in Beijing after heavy rains. ecns.cn Due to several days of heavy rainfall, Liulimiao town in Huairou District, Beijing, was hit by mountain floods, affecting multiple villages. Roads, power, and communications in some areas have been damaged. Following the disaster, rescue teams quickly were mobilized to assist, evacuating affected residents and delivering emergency supplies.
(2025-07-30). China launches commercial carrier rocket SQX-1 Y10. ecns.cn China successfully launched the SQX-1 Y10 commercial carrier rocket into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China Tuesday.
(2025-07-30). Enchanting Kunshan invites travelers on a 'county journey'. ecns.cn Recently, the 2025 Forum on Innovative Development of County Economies was held in Beijing, and Kunshan County in east China's Jiangsu Province, once again topped the list of China's top 100 counties. Kunshan not only boasts remarkable economic strength but also exudes a romantic, artistic charm.
(2025-07-30). Unlocking Xinjiang Charms | 'Grandpa Melon' from Kashgar offers a sweet slice of rural revitalization. ecns.cn In the vast lands of Xinjiang, a humble yet irresistibly sweet melon known affectionately as the "Grandpa Melon" (Lao Han Gua) is quietly taking the internet by storm.
(2025-07-30). Exploring Beijing's Central Axis with a global crew: a trip full of awe. ecns.cn Experts from Bolivia, Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Brazil, Serbia, and more recently took a deep dive into the Beijing Central Axis, riding a traditional-style dangdang tram, checking out the Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall, and marveling at the city's storied Central Axis.
(2025-07-30). Ongoing fight to win justice for Breonna Taylor. workers.org 
It was two months before the notorious videotaped lynching of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, by white Minneapolis police officers. On March 13, 2020, Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black emergency medical technician, was fatally shot by white police officers in Louisville, Kentucky. Taylor was sleeping in her home. Taylor . . . |
(2025-07-30). Injunctions foil Philly municipal workers' strike. workers.org 
At a Workers World Party conference on Nov. 14, 1993, Sam Marcy commented: "There are many industries in which unionized workers can defeat their own bosses. Why don't they win consistently? Because of the intervention of the capitalist state. The state intervenes, presumably as an umpire but in reality, as . . . |
(2025-07-30). 58th Anniversary of Newark Rebellion. workers.org 
The 58th anniversary of the Newark Rebellion was commemorated on July 12, with a march and rally organized by the People's Organization for Progress (POP). (Photo: Matt Dragon) POP Chairperson Lawrence Hamm chaired the rally. He gave a detailed chronology of this historic and heroic rebellion. It began after John . . . |
(2025-07-30). Wall Street's Top Cop Scores Tax Break For Mysterious "Pre-Bribe" levernews.com
(2025-07-30). Dems Hand Private Equity The Equal Opportunity To Grift. levernews.com
(2025-07-30). AI: bubbling up. cadtm.org
(2025-07-30). A critical review of the critical reviews of the book 'Adults in the Room' by Yanis Varoufakis (Part 13). cadtm.org
(2025-07-30). IMF-WB: Time to shut them down? cadtm.org
(2025-07-30). A look in the rearview mirror: The vicious cycle of debt. cadtm.org
(2025-07-30). The task of solidarity implies a struggle for the complete cancellation of the Third World debt. cadtm.org
(2025-07-30). Japan: stagnation and confusion. cadtm.org
(2025-07-30). The Rafah Ghetto like the Warsaw Ghetto. cadtm.org
(2025-07-30). Panama's national strike, state repression and US imperial interests: An interview with union leader José Cambra. cadtm.org
(2025-07-30). Real and fake antidotes to Trump's latest tariffs, seen from South Africa. cadtm.org
(2025-07-30). Trump cuts to National Institutes of Health took more than $100M out of Pa. economy, according to local researcher. whyy.org
(2025-07-30). How Philadelphia women are still working to close the gender pay gap. whyy.org
(2025-07-30). Twenty Years of ICRC in China: From Origins to Vision. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). Sudan: Attacks in Kordofan states cause hundreds of deaths, mass displacement and the collapse of essential services. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). Syria: ICRC gains access to Sweida, calls for sustained humanitarian response. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). Luxembourg: ICRC Director-General's visit reflects the long-standing strategic partnership with Luxembourg. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). Afghanistan: Futsal for empowering children with disabilities. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). Poland: ICRC Brings Together National Societies and IFRC to Boost Emergency Preparedness in Europe. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). Poland: The 2nd Regional Conference of European National IHL Committees (NIHLC) in Warsaw. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). Poland: Sub-regional Restoring Family Links Conference hosted by the Polish Red Cross. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). Hungary: 8 May Celebrations. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). Romania: 1st High-level IHL Conference organized by the Romanian Red Cross with ICRC's support. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). Nigeria: Hunger deepens as farmers in the conflict-affected northeast struggle to survive. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). Ethiopia: A personal account on helping affected communities in Oromia. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). More than 30 years after Iran-Iraq war, families still hope to find out the fate of their missing loved ones. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). Iran: Robert Mardini, Director General of the ICRC on the IRCS's 100th anniversary. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). DRC: The ICRC stands ready to support detainee releases between conflict parties. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). Syria: ICRC warns of deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Sweida and southern Syria. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). ICRC voices: Life and Death in the Red Cross Field Hospital. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). The ICRC and China: cooperation in humanitarian forensics. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). ICRC accompanies Iranian Red Crescent Society to locations affected by hostilities. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). Humanitarian Exemptions in Domestic Counterterrorism Legislation – Factsheet. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). Yemen: A new medical clinic opens at Sa'ada New Remand Prison to improve health and living conditions of detainees. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). Israel and the occupied territories: Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah receives unprecedented influx of fatalities. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). Ahmed Faras will be remembered as a football hero and symbol of Morocco. |
(2025-07-30). 8 policies that would help fight poverty in South Africa's economic hub Gauteng. |
(2025-07-30). Water recycling is paramount for space stations and long-duration missions ‚àí an environmental engineer explains how the ISS does it. |
(2025-07-30). Why government support for religion doesn't necessarily make people more religious. |
(2025-07-30). Starmer's move on Palestinian statehood is clever politics. |
(2025-07-30). Great Lakes offshore wind could power the region and beyond. |
(2025-07-30). 'AI veganism': Some people's issues with AI parallel vegans' concerns about diet. |
(2025-07-30). People smugglers adapt to attempts to shut them down — financial sanctions won't stop the boats. |
(2025-07-30). It is becoming easier to create AI avatars of the deceased ‚àí here is why Buddhism would caution against it. |
(2025-07-30). Parents don't need to try harder — to ease parenting stress, forget self-reliance and look for ways to share the care. |
(2025-07-30). The Man from Hong Kong at 50: how the first ever Australian—Hong Kong co-production became a cult classic. |
(2025-07-30). When socialists win Democratic primaries: Will Zohran Mamdani be haunted by the Upton Sinclair effect? |
(2025-07-30). More than 50% of Detroit students regularly miss class — and schools alone can't solve the problem. |
(2025-07-30). Windrush scandal: those left to apply for compensation without legal help missed out on tens of thousands of pounds. |
(2025-07-30). Gradual v sudden collapse: what magnets teach us about climate tipping points. |
(2025-07-30). Is that wildfire smoke plume hazardous? New satellite tech can map smoke plumes in 3D for better air quality alerts at neighborhood scale. |
(2025-07-30). Colorado's Marshall Fire survivors find healing and meaning through oral history project. |
(2025-07-30). Sanctioning ghosts: Why US plans to hit Russia with fresh economic penalties will have little effect. |
(2025-07-30). Progress on Closing the Gap is stagnant or going backwards. Here are 3 things to help fix it. |
(2025-07-30). Climate change is making Africa's debt burden worse — new debt contracts could help. |
(2025-07-30). The beach wasn't always a vacation destination – for the ancient Greeks, it was a scary place. |
(2025-07-30). Rules for calculating climate risk in financial reporting by NZ businesses need revisiting — new research. |
(2025-07-30). Unpacking Florida's immigration trends ‚àí demographers take a closer look at the legal and undocumented population. |
(2025-07-30). Neanderthals likely ate fermented meat with a side of maggots. |
(2025-07-30). Malaysia confronts the realities of MAGA diplomacy and Trump's brash ambassadorial pick. |
(2025-07-30). China's arrests of boys' love authors does not equate to a 'gay erotica' crackdown. |
(2025-07-30). More than 2 in 5 young Australians are lonely, our new report shows. This is what could help. |
(2025-07-30). School shootings leave lasting scars on local economies, research shows. |
(2025-07-30). Gene Hackman had a will, but the public may never find out who inherits his $80M fortune. |
(2025-07-30). To better detect chemical weapons, materials scientists are exploring new technologies. |
(2025-07-30). How wind and solar power helps keep America's farms alive. |
(2025-07-30). The dirty truth about what's in your socks: bacteria, fungi and whatever lives between your toes. |
(2025-07-30). Ancient India, Living Traditions: an earnest effort to show how the art of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism is sacred and personal. |
(2025-07-30). Due process: What it means in US law and its implications for migrant rights. |
(2025-07-30). Light pollution is encroaching on observatories around the globe — making it harder for astronomers to study the cosmos. |
(2025-07-30). Too many em dashes? Weird words like 'delves'? Spotting text written by ChatGPT is still more art than science. |
(2025-07-30). 'Pay us what you owe us:' What the WNBA's collective bargaining talks reveal about negotiation psychology. |
(2025-07-30). Kemi Badenoch says she wants to be Britain's Javier Milei — but is the Argentinian president a model to follow? |
(2025-07-30). Where Did I Come From? taught generations of Australians the facts of life. It still influences how we think about sex. |
(2025-07-30). US government may be abandoning the global climate fight, but new leaders are filling the void — including China. |
(2025-07-30). How migrant business owners turn their identity into an asset, despite some bumps along the way. |
(2025-07-30). Israel's attack on Syria: Protecting the Druze minority or a regional power play? |
(2025-07-30). Do you really need to read to learn? What neuroscience says about reading versus listening. |
(2025-07-30). Many tongues, one people: the debate over linguistic diversity in India. |
(2025-07-30). Hormone-free male contraceptive pill passes first safety test. |
(2025-07-30). How the UK's cold weather payments need to change to help prevent people freezing in winter. |
(2025-07-30). Car tires are polluting the environment and killing salmon. A global plastics treaty could help. |
(2025-07-30). Big tech says AI could boost Australia's economy by $115 billion a year. Does the evidence stack up? |
(2025-07-30). Modi's visit to Ghana signals India's broader Africa strategy. A researcher explains. |
(2025-07-30). It's not revolutionary, but Primark's wheelchair-using mannequin is a potent symbol. |
(2025-07-30). A New App Is Helping Immigrants in South Florida Track ICE Activity in Real Time>. latintimes.com
(2025-07-30). In OtherWords: August 6, 2025. otherwords.org
(2025-07-30). The Trump-GOP Budget Is a Dire Threat to Oregon's Patients, Hospitals, and Nurses. inequality.org
(2025-07-30). CPJ, partners publish report on threats to community journalism in Guatemala. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-30). Ghanaian police, masked man attack journalists covering local election. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-30). Guatemala's Zamora detained 3 years; groups demand his release. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-30). DRC journalist Sadam Kapanda receives death threats for coverage of KasaàØ province conflict. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-30). Yemeni journalist Abduljabar Bajabeer arrested amid crackdown in Hadramout. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-30). CPJ calls for Kyrgyzstan probe into 2020 death of CPJ award winner Askarov. Lauren Wolfe
(2025-07-30). "The Path to God" by German Spiritual Author BॠYin Râ. Part V. montanarcc.substack.com
(2025-07-30). Congo journalist Rosie Pioth sent death threats for anniversary report on 1982 airport bombing. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-30). Western Pressure on India Over Russia Already Backfired Even If It Partially Complies. korybko.substack.com
(2025-07-30). Post-WWII Prosperity Becomes 1960s Assassinations and War. Part I: "Postwar Finance Merges with Covert Operations," "Creation of the CIA" montanarcc.substack.com
(2025-07-30). Philippines: Understanding challenges in detention through Health Information System. icrc.org
(2025-07-30). Don't have jurisdiction to hear bail pleas of 2 nuns held on human trafficking and religious conversion charges: Durg court in Chhattisgarh. devdiscourse.com
(2025-07-30). Qué trae la prensa cubana, miércoles 30 de julio de 2025. cubadebate.cu