ICRC (2025-05-14). The Red Cross Field Hospital one year on: A lifeline and a stark reminder in Gaza. icrc.org

Alan Macleod (2025-05-14). Nayib Bukele's El Salvador Dictatorship: Made in Israel. mintpressnews.com Nayib Bukele may be Palestinian, but the dictatorship he built in El Salvador is made in Israel. From weapons to spyware, Alan Macleod examines the Israeli support behind the man who calls himself "the world's coolest dictator."

Robert Inlakesh (2025-05-14). Zionist Militant Group Responsible for ICE Arrest of Pro-Palestine Former Student. mintpressnews.com A Massachusetts court found that the ICE detention of a former UMass student was likely politically motivated, after a complaint from the Zionist organization Betar appeared to trigger his arrest.

Robert Inlakesh, MintPress News. (2025-05-14). Zionist Militants Responsible For ICE Arrest Of Pro-Palestine Student. popularresistance.org A Massachusetts court ruled that the detention of a former student who expressed pro-Palestine views was unconstitutional and that it was a punitive measure triggered almost solely by a complaint from the Zionist militant group Betar. | Late last week, a judge ruled that a former student at the University of Massachusetts (UMass), detained unlawfully by ICE, be released, providing the first court admission that Zionist extremist groups are working with U.S. authorities to violate free speech rights. | The former student in question is Efe Ercelik, a Turkish national who entered the U.S. on an F-1 student visa. Af…

newarab (2025-05-14). Secret Western intel backed Mossad hits on Palestinians – report. newarab.com A secret network of Western intelligence agencies assisted Encrypted cables from Swiss archives studied by Dr Aviva Guttmann, a historian of strategy and intelligence at Aberystwyth University, show that 18 Western states shared intelligence with Israel as it was targeting Palestinians across Europe. | The network, which shared the cables on a system codenamed Kilowatt, included the U…

newarab (2025-05-14). US judge orders release of Georgetown researcher Badar Khan Suri. newarab.com A US judge ordered the release from custody on Wednesday of an Indian researcher at a top American university who is facing possible deportation amid a Trump administration crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism. | Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University in the US capital, was arrested by federal agents two months ago at his home in Virginia and has been held in Texas. | District Judge Patricia Giles ordered Suri's immediate release on Wednesday and that he be allowed to return from Texas to his wife and three children in Virginia on his personal recognisance. | He is not to be re-detain…

Staff (2025-05-14). British Museum holds event with the Israeli embassy — so Met Police respond by repressing Palestine protesters. thecanary.co On the evening of Tuesday 13 May, members from anti-imperialist climate crisis organisation Energy Embargo for Palestine (EEFP) staged a demonstration outside the British Museum. Notably, they were there to call out the museum for hosting an event for Israel Independence Day. British Museum hosts secretive 'Israeli Independence Day' event The event marked the eve …

Labor Video Project (2025-05-14). UAW4811, Palestine & Zionist Attacks At UCLA: Report At UC Tribunal For Palestine. indybay.org At the UC People's Tribunal For Palestine, a UCLA UAW 4811 rank and file member talked about the attack on Palestine solidarity activists at the encampment and the role of the UAW 4811 leadership to these assaults.

Etan Nechin (2025-05-14). In the U.S. and Israel, recognizing the Nakba deny existence. haaretz.com Taking cues from Trump's campus crackdowns, Israeli ministers threaten universities for acknowledging Palestinian suffering under the cover of 'sovereignty'…

Hagar Shezaf (2025-05-14). No one charged over a year after Israeli settlers, soldiers assaulted Palestinians, leftist activists. haaretz.com Days after October 7 ,2023, Haaretz reported that settlers and soldiers assaulted Palestinians and leftist activists in the West Bank, but no decision has been made on the matter in Military Court. One victim warns that the violence 'will backfire on the Israeli public' in the future…

Nabhan Khraishi (2025-05-14). Did Mahmoud Abbas just introduce his successor, the next Palestinian president? haaretz.com A new deputy chairman was tapped in the Palestinian Authority just before U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to the region. But only time will tell whether Hussein al-Sheikh's leadership is truly viable…

Nir Hasson (2025-05-14). UNRWA school closures leave a Palestinian neighborhood in Jerusalem at a loss. haaretz.com The Israel Police have ignored a stabbing at a school in the Shoafat refugee camp, as Israel enforces its policy of stifling the UNRWA refugee agency…

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-14). Pro-Palestine protesters: 'Starvation is a weapon of war'. greenleft.org.au

SKWAWKBOX (2025-05-14). UK, western intel agencies helped Israel murder Europe-based Palestinians new report. skwawkbox.org Archived comms show Israel's Mossad helped by UK and others to commit 'assassination spree' in Europe A secret network of Western intelligence agencies, including those of the UK, provided Israel with help to carry out a campaign of assassinations of Palestinians living in Europe, a new report by a UK-based Jewish academic has revealed. Her report has …

Staff (2025-05-14). 500 scientifiques interpellent leurs directions sur les violations du droit international en Palestine. defenddemocracy.press Feb 5, 2025 ´ Nous, scientifiques des universités et des centres de recherche franàßais, affirmons avoir une responsabilité collective face à l'histoire. ª 500 scientifiques et personnels des établissements d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche, soutenus par une vingtaine d'organisations, interpellent leurs directions pour condamner les violations multiples du droit international commis par l'État d'Israà´l. Ils appellent les …

aljazeera (2025-05-14). US judge orders release of Badar Khan Suri from immigration custody. aljazeera.com The Georgetown scholar is among several US visa holders targeted for deportation for pro-Palestine advocacy.

albawaba (2025-05-14). Trump secures $3.6 trillion in economic deals during visit to KSA, Qatar and UAE. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- In a landmark economic announcement during his visit to Doha, U.S. President Donald Trump secured an economic cooperation package worth $1.2 trillion with Qatar, part of a broader $3.6 trillion commitment from key Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The deal, hailed by Washington as a major boost to American manufacturing and job creation, comes amid a regional diplomatic shift where the U.S. seeks deeper alliances and investments, often bypassing traditional Arab concerns such as the Palestinian cause.Among the most notable agreements was Qatar Airways' purchase of up to 210 Boeing aircraf…

Leo Kirby (2025-05-14). Roll up roll up? Human rights group's challenge to Israeli arms supply proceeds at speed. ukhumanrightsblog.com Chamberlain J has provided new guidance on when the court may order a rolled-up hearing. The procedural point arose in the context of an ongoing piece of strategic litigation, and resulted in an interlocutory judgment in R (Al-Haq) v SSBT [2025] EWHC 173 (Admin). Al-Haq is an independent Palestinian human rights organisation. It brought a …

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-05-14). Israel Admits It Bombed A Hospital To Kill A Journalist For Doing Journalism: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com The IDF has admitted to bombing a hospital in order to assassinate a prominent Palestinian journalist in …

WiBOPM (2025-05-14). Madison, June 12, 2025: Palestine Partners at the Night Market. wibailoutpeople.org

Staff (2025-05-14). 'Sadly, there are martyrs among our colleagues': Israel continues targeting and killing journalists in Lebanon. therealnews.com On October 13, 2023, a group of well-marked journalists transmitting a live feed of an Israeli military outpost from Lebanon came under fire. An Israeli tank shell struck their location, severely injuring AFP photojournalist Christina Assi. In this same attack, Al Jazeera correspondent Carmen Jokhader was severely injured and Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah was killed. …

presstv.ir (2025-05-14). One killed in Israeli drone attack on vehicle in south Lebanon. presstv.ir At least one person has been killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a vehicle near Qaaqaait al-Jisr district in southern Lebanon.

Hanna Eid, Black Agenda Report. (2025-05-14). Whole Process People's Democracy: The Path Forward. popularresistance.org China's political form is called 'Socialism with Chinese Characteristics.' Chinese scholar Zhang Weiwei calls the Chinese political content 'whole-process people's democracy'. He distinguishes this model from the formulaic, procedure-obsessed, and anti-democratic model of the North American Republic and European social democracies. What separates the Chinese model from the political model of the central capitalist formations are a number of variables: firstly, mass participation from top to bottom is a key feature of Chinese socialism. Secondly, the subordination of the capitalist class to the party-state and thu…

Pavan Kulkarni, People's Dispatch. (2025-05-14). Terrorism We Are Witnessing Today Comes From Imperialism. popularresistance.org The "terrorism we are witnessing today comes from imperialism, and we are fighting it," Burkina Faso's charismatic president, 37-year-old Capt. Ibrahim Traoré told Vladimir Putin on May 10. | The Russian president in turn assured him, "We are united by a common goal of fighting terrorism and extremism. We will continue to help the Republic in… suppressing the radical (Jihadist) groups that are still active in certain parts of Burkina Faso." | The leaders met in Moscow a day after attending the Victory Day Parade on May 9, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany by the Soviet Union in 19…

David Bollier. (2025-05-14). From Inner Change To Systemic Change. popularresistance.org "Be the change you want to see in the world!" is the familiar counsel of great social movements. The advice echoes the lyric from the great African-American song, "This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine!" | But how, exactly, might our inner epiphanies and transformations catalyze systemic change? We may individually develop new insights and values from wisdom traditions and contemplative practice, but how might they radiate out into something larger, collective, and consequential? | At this particular moment in modern civilization, as societies grapple with climate change, savage inequalities, and auth…

John Perry, Consortium News. (2025-05-14). Latin America's Long Fight Against The US For Sovereignty. popularresistance.org "An American team will win the next soccer World Cup," a Nicaraguan boy once told me. It took me a second to realize he meant Brazil or Argentina, not the United States. | Greg Grandin's new book shows that "America" (or, in Spanish, América) was the name used for the whole hemisphere by the late 17th century. In the 18th, the great liberator Simón Bolívar set out his vision of "our America": a New World free of colonies, made up of distinct republics living in mutual respect. | He even cautiously welcomed the newly declared Monroe Doctrine as a rejection of European imperialism. Bolívar died without realizing hi…

Telesur, Orinoco Tribune. (2025-05-14). China-Celac Forum Brings Latin America And China Together. popularresistance.org Ten years after its creation, the China-CELAC Forum has consolidated its position as one of the most relevant platforms for dialogue between Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia. | "The platform has strengthened cooperation between CELAC members and China, based on sovereign equality, mutual respect, plurality, and shared benefits," states the meeting's final joint declaration. | Under the theme "Planning development and revitalization together, jointly building a China-LAC community with a shared future," the meeting brought together representatives from more than 30 countries and leaders such as Xi Jinping (C…

Danny Shaw, Morningstar Online. (2025-05-14). Haitians Say: Send Trump, Bukele And The True Terrorists To Cecot. popularresistance.org The latest headline on Haiti is that Trump is threatening to send Haitian gang leaders to Nayib Bukele's Terrorism Confinement Centre, where 252 Venezuelans are currently kidnapped. On May 2, the State Department designated Haitian paramilitary gangs Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif as Foreign Terrorist Organisations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists. | The truth is that the paramilitary gangs are merely a symptom of the true problem plaguing Haiti — US and Core Group neocolonial rule. If the State Department was honestly interested in alleviating mass Haitian suffering, it would begin by jailing the true…

krish-rad_ind (2025-05-14). Rumeysa àñztàºrk FINALLY released on bail from ICE Detention Center. Mahmoud Khalil is STILL detained. indiemediatoday.com

Michael Arria (2025-05-14). Trump lifts Syria sanctions, agrees to sell Saudi Arabia $142 billion in arms. mondoweiss.net President Trump announced that he's lifting the longstanding U.S. sanctions on Syria and agreeing to sell Saudi Arabia $142 billion in weapons.

Giorgio Cafiero (2025-05-14). Trump's wise, bold Syria reset. responsiblestatecraft.org President Trump kicked off his Gulf tour this week in Saudi Arabia by delivering a speech at the Saudi Arabia Investment Forum on Tuesday, in which he announced the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Syria. Then on Wednesday morning, local time,

Editor (2025-05-14). Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump's Motives. scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Consent Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Syrians are rejoicing at the announcement on Tuesday by President Donald J. Trump that he will lift U.S. economic sanctions on Syria, at the advice of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, among others. Saudi Arabia gave Trump the quid pro …

Rizik Alabi (2025-05-14). Syrians Rejoice as US Lifts Sanctions, Trump Urges al-Sharaa To Join Abraham Accords. themedialine.org

Steven Ganot (2025-05-14). US Presses Syria To Normalize With Israel During Riyadh Talks. themedialine.org

The Media Line Staff (2025-05-14). President Trump Urges Syrian Leader To Join Abraham Accords in Riyadh. themedialine.org

The Media Line Staff (2025-05-14). Trump Meets Syria's New Leader as US Lifts Sanctions. themedialine.org

Francesco Santoianni (2025-05-14). Syrian Fake News. 13 Years of Lies That Have Destroyed Syria. globalresearch.ca For 13 years, a gigantic fake news campaign, conducted by governments, PR agencies, media, NGOs, influencers, has hammered public opinion to make it accept a proxy war waged by the West and the petro-monarchies against the Arab Republic of Syria….

krish-rad_ind (2025-05-14). Trump announces lifting Syria sanctions. middleeasteye.net

Maxime Perriot (2025-05-14). Argentina: Examples and alternatives for understanding the debt crisis in the South [Part 5]. cadtm.org When it comes to the IMF's influence on the countries of the Global South, Argentina is a must. During Juan Domingo Perón's presidency, Argentina initially declined to join the IMF and World Bank, but eventually did so in 1956 during the "Liberating Revolution" dictatorship. Since then, successive Argentine governments have signed 22 agreements with the International Monetary Fund.
Spotlight on Argentina: the IMF's favourite prey
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WHYY (2025-05-14). Studio 2 Extra: Shapiro on SEPTA crisis, Crozer closure and ambitions for 2028. whyy.org Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is considered a rising star in the Democratic party who is often mentioned as a contender for the 2028 presidential primary.He's also facing several pressing issues as the top executive of the state, including a SEPTA funding crisis that could soon have dramatic impacts on the Philadelphia region. | Studio 2 executive producer Kevin McCorry spoke with Shapiro Wednesday about what he's doing to find consensus in Harrisburg's divided government, as well as his future political aspirations.

ICRC (2025-05-14). Yemen: ICRC responds to deadly attack on Sa'ada Prison, urges for protection of civilians amidst worsening humanitarian crisis. icrc.org

Maxime Perriot (2025-05-14). Sub-Saharan Africa and Sri Lanka: Examples for understanding the debt crisis in the South [Part 4]. cadtm.org

newarab (2025-05-14). Iraq says more than 19,000 prisoners released under new amnesty law. newarab.com More than 19,000 prisoners have been released in Iraq so far this year under a broad new amnesty law that eases prison crowding and frees some people convicted of terrorism-related crimes, judicial authorities said Tuesday. | The amnesty covers some people convicted of the terror-related offense of membership in the

ICRC (2025-05-14). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates hostage release, calls for renewed and sustainable ceasefire agreement. icrc.org

aljazeera (2025-05-14). Israeli army fire hits UN south Lebanon base for first time since ceasefire. aljazeera.com UN peacekeepers says incident first of its kind since Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire last November.

UMMID (2025-05-14). Used 'TRADE' to get ceasefire done between India, Pakistan: Trump. ummid.com U.S. President Donald Trump Monday reiterated that his administration forced India and Pakistan to end the war.

Human Rights Watch (2025-05-14). Australia: Display Human Rights Leadership in Asia, Beyond. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong (L) with Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after he won the general election in Sydney, May 3, 2025. | © 2025 Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images…

Human Rights Watch (2025-05-14). Egypt: Apparent Extrajudicial Killings. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Marsa Matruh, Egpyt, January 10, 2020. | © 2020 Alexander Farnsworth/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo | (Beirut) — Egyptian Ministry of Interior officers on April 10, 2025, apparently killed two men in northwest Egypt hours after their arrest, which would amount to extrajudicial executions, Human Rights Watch said today. The ministry claimed that the two men, Youssef El-Sarhani and Faraj Al-Fazary, were killed in a shootout in Marsa Matrouh governorate, but there is credible evidence that the men had turned themselves in to the police hours before they were killed and were in p…

Human Rights Watch (2025-05-14). Libya: ICC's Role Critical for Justice. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Members meet for a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York City, July 17, 2023. | © 2023 Spencer Platt/Getty Images | (New York) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor's upcoming briefing to the United Nations Security Council on Libya highlights the court's critical role to deliver justice in the country amid ongoing efforts to undermine its global mandate, Human Rights Watch said today. On May 15, 2025, the ICC prosecutor, Karim Khan, will provide his biannual briefing to the Security Council on his office's investigation in Libya. The briefing is t…

Human Rights Watch (2025-05-14). Mali's Junta Further Shutters Political Space. hrw.org Click to expand Image | People protesting the Malian military junta's decision to ban political parties at the Palais de la Culture in Bamako, Mali, May 3, 2025. | © 2025 Private | This week, Mali's National Transition Council adopted a bill that effectively abolishes multiparty politics across the country. The new law officially bans opposition political meetings, speeches, and organizations. The action unfortunately came as no surprise given the ruling military junta's recent attacks on the political opposition.The law formalizes a political atmosphere in Mali in which freedom of expression is increasin…

Human Rights Watch (2025-05-14). Russian Court Convicts Rights Defender on Bogus Charges. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of Russia's leading independent election monitoring group Golos, in a courtroom prior to a hearing in Basmanny district court in Moscow, Russia, October 9, 2024. | © 2024 AP Photo…

Human Rights Watch (2025-05-14). Saudi Arabia: Migrant Workers Electrocuted, Decapitated, and Falling to Death at Workplaces. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Migrant workers at a construction site near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 2, 2024. | © 2024 Jaap Arriens/Sipa via AP Photo | Scores of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia have died in gruesome yet avoidable workplace-related accidents, including falling from buildings, electrocution, and even decapitation.Many migrant deaths in Saudi Arabia are erroneously classified as "natural" and are neither investigated nor compensated. The process for compensation for work-related accidents is long and burdensome.Saudi authorities, FIFA, and other employers should ensure that all migrant worker dea…

Human Rights Watch (2025-05-14). The US Should Protect Exiled Cuban Dissidents. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Rapper Eliecer Marquez Duany, also known as "El Funky" listens to a congressional roundtable on human right abuses in Cuba, July 10, 2023, in Hialeah Gardens, Florida, US. | © 2023 Marta Lavandier/AP Photo…

Rachel Fink (2025-05-14). top civil liberties group warns Knesset is. haaretz.com This summer, the Knesset will debate or vote on dozens of bills that restrict protest and free speech while eroding democratic systems. Association for Civil Rights in Israel deputy director Gadeer Nicola says the government is also using crime in the Arab sector as an excuse for draconian measures…

Yifat Reuven (2025-05-14). EasyJet delays return to Israel in latest postponement since airport hit by missile. haaretz.com EasyJet halted its operations in Israel in March of last year and was expected to return to Ben-Gurion Airport next month. However, flights on the airline's website can now only be booked starting in July…

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-14). Abortion access bill passes NSW upper house. greenleft.org.au

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). Top Chinese food delivery platforms urged to compete fairly. ecns.cn China's top market regulator on Tuesday summoned JD.com, Meituan, and Ele.me over rising concerns about competition problems in the food delivery sector. The platforms were urged to operate legally, compete fairly, and protect the rights of consumers, merchants, and delivery workers.

Jessica Washington (2025-05-14). Democrats to Introduce Bill to Block Trump's Attack on Birthright Citizenship. theintercept.com As the Supreme Court weighs whether to allow the Trump administration to massively restrict birthright citizenship, Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., is attempting to use Congress's power of the purse to block the administration's attack on constitutionally protected rights. | In January, Trump signed

Josh Funk (2025-05-14). Newark airport problems and recent crashes put focus on air traffic controller shortage and aging equipment. whyy.org The recent chronic delays and cancellations at New Jersey's largest airport have highlighted the shortage of air traffic controllers and the aging equipment they use, which President Donald Trump's administration wants to replace. | The Federal Aviation Administration is working on a short-term fix to the problems at the Newark airport that includes technical repairs and cutting flights to keep traffic manageable while dealing with a shortage of controllers. Officials are meeting with all the airlines that fly out of Newark starting Wednesday to discuss the plan. | But even before those problems, aviation was alr…

News Wires (2025-05-14). UN, PBC Launch Bold Blueprint for Better Workplaces. thinktank.pk In a pivotal move toward creating more inclusive, supportive, and productive workplaces, the Pakistan Business Council (PBC), UNICEF, and UN Women have jointly launched a groundbreaking report titled "Mapping Family-Friendly Workplace Policies in Pakistan." This landmark initiative highlights the transformative power of family-friendly policies in driving not only employee well-being and gender equality but also …

Frida Garza (2025-05-14). As temperatures rise, the US Corn Belt could see insurance claims soar. grist.org In the United States, farmers have access to federally subsidized crop insurance — a backstop that affords them some peace of mind in the face of extreme weather. When droughts, floods, or other natural disasters ruin a season's harvest, farmers can rely on insurance policies that will pay out a certain percentage of the expected market value of the food, saving them from financial ruin. | But that insurance program could become strained as global warming worsens, bringing more uncertainty to the agricultural sector. | A new study models how harvests in the U.S. Corn Belt — the swath of Midwestern…

newarab (2025-05-14). Trump urged to reconsider 'Judge Jeanine' Pirro appointment. newarab.com Rights advocates are raising the alarm over The Lebanese American conservative TV pundit, who is set to be sworn in on Wednesday, has repeatedly expressed bigoted statements about minorities, including Muslims. Born Jeanine Ferris, she was raised in Elmira in up-state New York. | In 2019, she was suspended from F…

Ryan Black (2025-05-14). Holding The Weapons Industry Responsible For War Crimes. progressivehub.net COLONEL (RET) ANN WRIGHT…

Dahlia Scheindlin (2025-05-14). snubs: What declining global prowess means for his fortunes at home. haaretz.com U.S. President Donald Trump continues to humiliate Benjamin Netanyahu, but Bibi's fading clout on the global stage doesn't stop there. What if Israel loses its influence in the policymaking halls of U.S., the Middle East and Europe all at once?

aljazeera (2025-05-14). Donald Trump's Israel snub marks end of an era. aljazeera.com Trump won't visit Israel on his Middle East tour because he knows Netanyahu is bluffing, says analyst Akiva Eldar.

Newswire Editor (2025-05-14). GOP House Ways and Means Committee Advances Bill to Give Billions Away to Billionaires, Paid for by Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. commondreams.org Today, House Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee voted to advance the tax portion of their reconciliation bill, which would grant massive tax breaks to billionaires and large corporations. This bill not only extends Trump's original tax cuts but also increases tax benefits for the wealthy by making them larger. For example, the bill would raise the estate tax exemption to $15 million for individuals and $30 million for couples, and expand the pass-through loophole to 23% while making it easier for the wealthy to claim the deduction.All of these giveaways to the ultra-wealthy would be funded by deep cut…

presstv.ir (2025-05-14). Israeli cabinet votes to formalize annexation of West Bank. presstv.ir The Israeli cabinet has voted to take full responsibility for land registration in Area C of the occupied West Bank.

newarab (2025-05-14). Chaos and fraud claims overshadow north Lebanon municipal vote. newarab.com The second round of As of Tuesday, no final outcome had been declared, prompting calls for the vote to be annulled and re-run in the city. | Unlike other districts in North Lebanon and Akkar, where results were swiftly tallied and confirmed traditional family and sectarian power structures, Tripoli's count was marre…

Newswire Editor (2025-05-14). Groundwork's Owens: House Republicans Voted to Give Corporations like RealPage a Free Pass to Rip Off Working Families. commondreams.org

Jordan Wilkie, WITF (2025-05-14). Pennsylvania House drops voter ID, passes sweeping election reforms. whyy.org

newarab (2025-05-14). Top Iran aide says nuclear deal possible for sanctions relief. newarab.com An adviser to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that Iran could accept far-reaching curbs on its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief, US media reported. | In an interview with NBC News, Ali Shamkhani said that Tehran could agree to never develop nuclear weapons, give up stockpiles of highly enriched uranium and allow inspectors to nuclear sites – among other steps – if economic sanctions were lifted. | Shamkhani said "yes" in response to a reporter's question on whether Iran would be willing to sign an agreement with the administration of US President Donald Trump, if sanction…

presstv.ir (2025-05-14). Iran to hold meeting with European parties to JCPOA on Friday. presstv.ir Tehran and the European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal will hold the fourth round of talks surrounding the revival of the pact this Friday, according to the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

Editor (2025-05-14). Pope Leo XIV: A Papacy for Peace in a World at War. scheerpost.com By Dennis Kucinich / Substack Prelude: As we welcome Pope Leo XIV, we do so with full awareness of the Church's failures as an institution. Church-sanctioned teachings too often became instruments of empire, rather than channels of Christ's peace. They upheld systems of enslavement, patriarchy, and racial hierarchy, instead of challenging institutions and bidding them to …

Gabriel Aguirre (2025-05-14). Peace Manifesto / Manifiesto De Paz. worldbeyondwar.org By Mil Milenios de Paz, World BEYOND War, May 14, 2025 | WE BELIEVE THAT LIVING IN PEACE
| PROVIDES SECURITY, WELL-BEING AND HAPPINESS. | On the 25th Anniversary of the Manifesto 2000 for a Culture of Peace, we recognize that Peace is the active presence of love, goodness, empathy and solidarity. It is the very essence of our existence and our common destiny. We believe in the need to build a world where harmony, respect and the common good are the foundations that unite us in a universal embrace of Peace from heart to heart. | We understand that Peace is as much a state of consciousness as it is a state…

albawaba (2025-05-14). Zelensky-Putin talks loom in Turkey as Trump eyes surprise role in peace push. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- For the first time since the war began in February 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin may come face-to-face in Istanbul on Thursday. The possible meeting, brokered by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan, marks a major development in long-stalled diplomatic efforts to end the war.U.S. President Donald Trump, currently on a tour of the Gulf region, has welcomed Turkey's mediation and expressed interest in joining the talks, but only if Putin confirms his attendance. "If Putin shows up, I might head to Turkey too," Trump told reporters on Wednesd…

marketing (2025-05-14). Zelensky Wants To Meet 'Only' Putin In Turkey, But Will This Rare Meeting Happen? What To Expect From Peace Talks. menafn.com (MENAFN – Live Mint) Will Russian President Vladimir Putin meet his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, for peace talks in Turkey on Thursday? While the answers remain uncertain, latest …

newarab (2025-05-14). Putin, Trump to skip Ukraine peace talks in Turkey. newarab.com US President Putin on Sunday proposed direct negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul on Thursday "without any preconditions". Late on Wednesday, the Kremlin said the delegation would include presidential adviser Vladimir Medinsky and Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin. | After…

aljazeera (2025-05-14). Peace talks, Boeing jets headline Trump state visit to Qatar. aljazeera.com Doha's mediating of conflicts and a purchase of Boeing airliners were areas of focus in Trump's state visit to Qatar.

aljazeera (2025-05-14). Qatar's Emir sits down with Donald Trump to talk Middle East peace. aljazeera.com Donald Trump is meeting with Qatar's Emir at the presidential palace in Doha, where regional peace is on the agenda.

Anatol Lieven (2025-05-14). Back to Istanbul! Key nodes for US-Russia-Ukraine talks. responsiblestatecraft.org Direct talks between senior Ukrainian and Russian representatives, if they do take place in Istanbul on Thursday, will be a real step forward and a significant achievement by the Trump administration. It is worth remembering that only three months ago the Ukrainian government was still rejecting even the idea of talks with the Putin administration as illegal, and demanding prior Russian withdrawal from all the occupied areas of Ukraine as a precondition for negotiations.Putin's apparent rejection of Zelensky's

geo.tv (2025-05-14). Zelensky urges Trump to help bring Putin to the table. geo.tv Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group ahead of a two-day NATO Defense Ministers Council at the alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 11, 2023. — Reuters KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky…

newarab (2025-05-14). In Lebanon, explosives litter the land long after Israel's wars. newarab.com Tayr Harfa, Lebanon – In the southern Lebanese border village of Villagers drove up to their homes and entered what remained of their living rooms, kitchens, and bedrooms. A few others meandered through the village's olive grove, checking on their decades-old trees. Some had been uprooted from the fertile soil, their roots left bare. | Grenade remnants littered the beautiful grove. An older man fingered an empty shell, but left another one, seemingly unexploded, warning the others to stay away…

Anat Kamm (2025-05-14). Arab Israeli MK warns judicial coup could disqualify Arab parties from Knesset elections. haaretz.com 'The only way to save our precious homeland is a courageous political partnership between Israel's democratic camp and the Arab parties': Arab and Jewish MKs and social activists debated how to build political unity after Oct. 7 at a Haifa conference co-organized by Haaretz…

Josh Breiner (2025-05-14). Israel Police officer who fought Hamas on Oct. 7 commits suicide. haaretz.com Though the police officer was determined unfit to continue serving and released on leave, the National Security Ministry approved his ownership of a firearm. He is the third officer to commit suicide following their involvement in combat on Oct. 7…

JTA (2025-05-14). JNF allocates $100,000 to support NYC Israel Parade for the first time. haaretz.com The parade is expected to draw tens of thousands of marchers — many of them Jewish day school students — and thousands of spectators in Manhattan. KKL-JNF billed it as the 'largest global gathering in support of Israel'…

Ruth Schuster (2025-05-14). African figurines made of Asian wood found in early Christian graves in Israel. haaretz.com Archaeologists excavating Byzantine tombs by the Nevatim air base in southern Israel two unique pendants that may whisper of early converts to Christianity from Ethiopia coming to the Holy Land…

Steven Ganot (2025-05-14). Trump's Gulf Tour Leaves Israel on the Sidelines. themedialine.org

presstv.ir (2025-05-14). Yemen launches third 'hypersonic' strike on Tel Aviv in 24 hours. presstv.ir Yemeni Armed Forces have carried out a fresh missile attack against the Israeli regime.

newarab (2025-05-14). How Trump's pact with the Houthis left Israel in the cold. newarab.com US President Donald J. Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to begin his While meeting with high-ranking officials in these three Gulf Cooperation Council members, he will address a host of sensitive regional and global issues. One of them will be A major diplomatic development unfolded on 6 May when the US and…

Mariam Jooma Çarikci, Patrick Bond (2025-05-14). BRICS nations and Israel: Hype, Hope and Helplessness. cadtm.org

krish-rad_ind (2025-05-14). Why Israel's demand for Hamas to disarm is a red herring. 972mag.com

krish-rad_ind (2025-05-14). Israel To Use U.S. Military Contractors! youtu.be

krish-rad_ind (2025-05-14). WATCH: British MP Does Major 180 on Israel! youtu.be

newarab (2025-05-14). US sanctions China, HK firms for aiding Iran's missile programme. newarab.com The United States on Wednesday unveiled fresh sanctions against six people and 12 firms – including several based in China and Hong Kong – for their support of The action follows sanctions on a series of entities and individuals linked to Iran's oil industry and nuclear programme the Trump administration imposed in recent weeks. | Wednesday's sanctions are aimed at organisations involved in "efforts to help the Iranian regime domestically source the manufacturing of critical materia…

Karl Grossman (2025-05-14). New York Governor Kathy Hochul's Major Nuclear Power Push. counterpunch.org "Governor [Kathy] Hochul is making a major push to not only build new nuclear plants in New York State but to make N.Y. the center of a nuclear revival in the U.S.," declared Mark Dunlea, chair of the Green Education and Legal Fund, and long a leader on environmental issues in the state and nationally,

Guest Blogger (2025-05-14). Biden Team Pumped $100 Billion Into NGOs, Green Energy Scams After Trump Win. wattsupwiththat.com Efficient and affordable energy is the lifeblood of the American economy. If Wright can claw back this money and remove regulatory blogs on nuclear and fossil fuel development, he will be a contender for the Top Trump Pick among the current crop of administrators and agency heads.

presstv.ir (2025-05-14). Iran: No need to continue talks if US seeks zero enrichment. presstv.ir Iran's deputy FM has underlined as a "red line" the Islamic Republic's right to enrich uranium.

newarab (2025-05-14). Iran, Europeans to hold nuclear talks on Friday. newarab.com The talks among senior diplomats come as both sides seek to position themselves ahead of an expected fifth round of Earlier talks planned on 2 May were postponed with Britain, France and Germany, known as the E3, initially hesitant over concerns such talks could create a parallel track and…

ICRC (2025-05-14). We must not only remember the past but learn from it and take urgent action to prevent the unspeakable from happening again. icrc.org

newarab (2025-05-14). Iran ex-detainees press Sweden over death row academic. newarab.com Over 20 foreign nationals who themselves endured years of captivity in Ahmadreza Djalali, an academic who was sentenced to death in 2017 on espionage charges he denies, suffered a heart attack in Tehran's Evin prison, his wife said Friday. | Djalali, 53, is among a number of Europeans held by Iran in what some countries including France call a deliberate hostage-taking strategy to extract concessions from t…

Paul Haeder (2025-05-14). What Does It Take to Make Community? dissidentvoice.org The ingredients for any community should start with the basics: active and informed citizens. Participants in a community's past (context, knowledge), present (all those factors tied to the weakest and most vulnerable, are they included?) and future (getting to a place where climate chaos, predatory capitalism, neofascism doesn't completely pull all the loose strings of …

Tricontinental Asia (2025-05-14). Coexistence Not Co-Destruction: Remembering Bandung 70 Years On. dissidentvoice.org Image credit: Dossier no. 87 'The Bandung Spirit', Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, 2025. Seventy years ago this month, leaders of twenty-nine newly or nearly independent Asian and African nations inaugurated the historic Bandung Conference, embarking on the 'Freedom Walk' along Asia-Africa Road to the conference's Freedom Building (Gedung Merdeka) in Bandung, Indonesia. As a …

Aaron Denley (2025-05-14). Are Albertans Striving to Leaving Canada? dissidentvoice.org The idea to separate from Canada appeared with the Social Credit Party of Alberta in 1930s, but it failed to win widespread support there and then. Separatist sentiment in the province strengthened only in 1980s, after the Canadian government introduced the National Energy Program trying to tighten federal control over the sector. Being the largest …

Editor (2025-05-14). Righting Wrongs (w/ Kenneth Roth) The Chris Hedges Report. scheerpost.com By Chris Hedges / This interview is also available on On this episode of The Chris Hedges Report, host Chris Hedges speaks with Kenneth Roth, the former executive director of the non-governmental organizati…

The Media Line Staff (2025-05-14). IDF Issues Evacuation Orders for Yemeni Ports After Houthi Missile Strikes. themedialine.org

ICRC (2025-05-14). Myanmar: One month on, earthquake survivors face continuing challenges. icrc.org

Robert S. Becker (2025-05-14). The MAGA Movement is Jonestown writ large. nationofchange.org The reversion to primitivism bears a striking resemblance to the rise of the MAGA movement.

Alexis Sterling (2025-05-14). Medicaid on the chopping block: GOP budget advances as disabled protesters cry, 'You will kill me'. nationofchange.org Republicans push deep Medicaid cuts in late-night sessions as disabled protesters are arrested, and millions face the loss of life-saving coverage.

The Sirius Report (2025-05-14). Huawei Wins Chip War. U.S. Takes Desperate Action, Fears China Tech Dominance. thesiriusreport.com Paul and Ken discuss how Huawei continues to thrive despite the US trying to destroy them and the desperate levels Washington has now sunk to as it fears China dominating the technology revolution.

Ahmed Jaber (2025-05-14). Trump's executive order promises to 'unleash' law enforcement and expand police impunity. liberationnews.org Under the facade of "law and order," it shields law enforcement from accountability, expands their access to military weaponry, and treats organized dissent as a national security threat.

newarab (2025-05-14). RSF forced exodus from Sudan's Zamzam leaves Tawila 'desperate'. newarab.com

newarab (2025-05-14). Trump announces big Boeing order for Qatar Airways. newarab.com US President Donald Trump said Wednesday Qatar Airways had placed a "record" order for 160 planes from Boeing, The order, Boeing's largest ever for its wide-body jets, deepens ties between the US aerospace giant and the giant Middle East carrier. | Qatar Airways will honour a "$96 billion agreement to acquire up to 210 American-made Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777X aircraft powered by GE Aerospace engines," according to a White House fact sheet. | "This is B…

newarab (2025-05-14). Turkey eyes legal steps after Kurdish militant group disbands. newarab.com After the decision by the Kurdish militant group PKK to disband, Turkey was eyeing Wednesday a raft of legal and technical measures to ensure its full implementation and Monday's announcement sought to draw a line under a bloody chapter that began in 1984 when the "What matters most is the implementation," President Recep Tayyip Erd…

newarab (2025-05-14). UNICEF says artillery fire leaves Sudan hospital patients without water. newarab.com Around 1,000 critically ill patients in Sudan's Darfur region are nearly without drinking water after artillery fire destroyed a water tanker at a hospital, UNICEF said on Wednesday. | The tanker was stationed at the Saudi hospital, one of the few still operational in Al-Fashir, a city in North Darfur with a population of around two million. | The city is the only state capital among Darfur's five states to remain outside the control of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF),

JANET (2025-05-14). Video: U S Imperialism's Insoluble Dilemma. iacenter.org April 21, 2025 Sara Flounders, co-Director of the International Action Center talks on U.S. Imperialism's Insoluble Dilemma.

Veronica Riccobene (2025-05-14). A Tax Cut For Mass Shootings. levernews.com

Negin Farsad (2025-05-14). Stuck in Our Bubbles. progressive.org A new real estate app serves as a clear symbol of a society filled with individual, self-segregated lives.

Sarah Lindstrom Johnson (2025-05-14). Don't End This Program That Supports Students. progressive.org If we want safe schools, we must invest in what makes them safe.

Carol Burris (2025-05-14). This Supreme Court Decision Could Determine the Future of Charter Schools. progressive.org A ruling in favor of a religious charter school for Oklahoma could disrupt the 'public' status the charter industry enjoys.

SAM (2025-05-14). The Careerism That Enabled Biden's Reelection Run Still Poisons the Democratic Party. progressivehub.net NORMAN SOLOMON | THE NATION…

Staff (2025-05-14). Humanizing art: Landless culture was center stage at the 5th Agrarian Reform Fair. peoplesdispatch.org Throughout the entire program of the 5th National Agrarian Reform Fair, those who visited Parque àÅgua Branca in Sà£o Paulo were able to learn not only about the products and struggle of the MST, but also about the Landless Rural Workers' Movement culture, expressed in its most diverse manifestations. "With the fair, in this cultural …

Staff (2025-05-14). Liquor Store Resistance: 1973 Chile. therealnews.com The year is 1973. Santiago, Chile. Ana Maria's father runs a liquor store just down the street from their house. Every night when he goes to lock up, pairs of feet follow him. Feet in tired shoes. Nervous feet. Wanted feet. Feet on the run. He guides them into the basement of his shop and …

Staff (2025-05-14). Dr. Richard Wolff: How an elite idea destroyed the working class, and how to fix it. therealnews.com In the latest installment of Inequality Watch, TRNN investigative reporters Taya Graham and Stephen Janis explore the roots of today's historic levels of economic inequality and the system that has perpetuated it while devastating the lives and livelihoods of wage earners. To do so, they speak with renowned economist Dr. Richard Wolff about how ideas hatched in …

Staff (2025-05-14). EXPOSED: the public is paying for Keir Starmer's in-laws to live virtually rent-free in London. thecanary.co Prime ministers get rent-free accommodation in central London and a fancy country mansion, along with £30,000 of taxpayer money per year for maintaining or renovating Downing Street. But that's just part of what millionaire Sir Keir Starmer has milked from his role as Labour leader and now prime minister. And essentially, because public money is …

Wolves (2025-05-14). Saturday 5/17: Tesla in Stanford Shopping Mall. Protest! indybay.org Enter Stanford Shopping Center via Plum Rd., Palo Alto | Tesla is next to Sephora at the end of Plum. That's where we start at noon. See below for details…

The Independent (2025-05-14). Manafwa District procures motorcycles for agriculture extension workers. independent.co.ug Manafwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The production department of Manafwa District has through the Agricultural Extension Grant, procured four motorcycles to ease the work of extension workers. During the handover, the RDC Patience Wabule appealed to the extension workers to use the motorcycles to create impact in the communities as a lot is lacking. He, together …

The Independent (2025-05-14). Blossoming of Generations. independent.co.ug Two artists explore the concept of the natural world and humanity in a two man's show with their vibrant and expressive paint brushes ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The natural world comes alive as one takes a tour of the exhibition Blossoming of Generation by two artists, Damulira Siraj Shira and Mutyaba Denis Katende, at Bumu …

The Independent (2025-05-14). VIPERS ARE UGANDA PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPS. independent.co.ug üü® Wednesday Results ‚öΩ‚öΩ KCCA 5-0 Lugazi Kitara 0-2 Vipers SC Villa 0-1 NEC BUL 1-0 Maroons Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers SC are StarTimes Uganda Premier League (SUPL) champions, thanks to a 2-0 win that gave them an unassailable 68 points at the head of the table. Vipers SC become seven-time national champions with …

The Independent (2025-05-14). MTN Uganda contributes Shs50.55 billion to the National Connectivity Fund. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has announced a significant contribution of approximately Shs 50.55 billion to the Uganda Communications Commission's Universal Service and Access Fund (UCUSAF). This marks the company's largest annual contribution to date aimed at expanding telecommunication services and accelerating digital inclusion in underserved communities across Uganda. The announcement was …

The Independent (2025-05-14). UPDF amendment bill seeks to reintroduce trial of civilians in military courts. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | On Tuesday, the Minister of Defence and Veterans' Affairs, Jacob Oboth Oboth, introduced to Parliament a UPDF Amendment Bill aimed at, among other things, reintroducing provisions that allow military courts to try civilians—individuals otherwise not subject to military law. According to Oboth, the 144-page bill was, in part, influenced …

The Independent (2025-05-14). Education Ministry bans public display of candidates' exam results. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has banned the public display of individual candidates' national examination results, warning that the practice violates the Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019. In a May 5th, 2025, circular addressed to all heads of institutions and proprietors of private schools, the Ministry expressed concern …

The Independent (2025-05-14). ASTU intercepts vehicle ferrying illicit waragi into Karamoja. independent.co.ug MOROTO, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) has intercepted a vehicle smuggling illicit waragi into the Karamoja sub-region via the Muyembe—Namalu Road. On Tuesday, a white motor vehicle, registration number UBL 798Z, was stopped at Atari Checkpoint. According to Mt. Moroto regional police spokesperson Mike Longole, the vehicle was found carrying approximately …

The Independent (2025-05-14). NCBA: Mobile lending driving financial inclusion. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | NCBA Bank Uganda's customer base has surged to 14 million, largely driven by users of its mobile lending and saving platform, MoKash. According to management, MoKash was a key contributor to the bank's strong financial performance in 2024, helping push revenues and profits up by 40 percent to 46 billion …

The Independent (2025-05-14). Chemutai set for Doha Diamond League. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda's Peruth Chemutai is set to compete in the 2025 Doha Wanda Diamond League slated for May 16 in Qatar. Chemutai, the 2020 Olympic gold medalist will compete in the women's 3,000m steeplechase. "I am in good shape and ready to go and compete for the top position," Chemutai told …

The Independent (2025-05-14). Uganda's top banks post highest profits yet. independent.co.ug The sector delivered a record performance in 2024, with industry-wide net profits surging 16% year-on-year to Shs1.6 trillion Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda's banking sector delivered a record performance in 2024, with industry-wide net profits surging 16% year-on-year to Shs1.6 trillion ($420 million), buoyed by improved cost structures, asset quality, and digital transformation across …

GABIK (2025-05-14). First shipment of South African avocados arrive in China. sanews.gov.za First shipment of South African avocados arrive in China | Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has hailed the South African avocado industry's active pursuit of international markets. | Last week saw the arrival of the season's first batch of avocados in Shanghai, China. | "The expansion of markets stimulates the demand for South African products, and this demand in turn, drives economic growth and job creation across the sector. This 'early bird shipment' to China is a testament to the hard work, innovation, and strategic foresight within our avocado industry," Steenhuisen said. | The Minister noted that South…

nosihle (2025-05-14). North West community urged to recycle electronic waste. sanews.gov.za North West community urged to recycle electronic waste | As part of government's efforts to curb e-waste, a community in the North West has been provided with a means to dispose of their old electronic devices. | This is part of government's response to the increasing number of electronic devices being used without a proper system for disposal, as it has led to the accumulation of waste that harms the environment and contaminates water and soil. | "In South Africa, we generate over 360 000 tons of e-waste annually, and unfortunately, only a small fraction of 10% of this is properly managed. The rest ends up in la…

GABIK (2025-05-14). Nkabane welcomes SIU investigation into National Skills Fund. sanews.gov.za Nkabane welcomes SIU investigation into National Skills Fund | Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Nobuhle Pamela Nkabane, has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa's recent signing of a proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe the affairs of the National Skills Fund. | The SIU will investigate allegations of serious maladministration, improper or unlawful conduct by officials or employees of the NSF, and the possible mismanagement of funds allocated to the NSF. | The investigation will focus on serious allegations of maladministration, improper or unlawful conduct by NSF officia…

Gabisile (2025-05-14). N West Legislature Portfolio Committee seeks answers on illegal occupation of Mahikeng airport. sanews.gov.za N West Legislature Portfolio Committee seeks answers on illegal occupation of Mahikeng airport | The North West Provincial Legislature's Portfolio Committee on Community Safety and Transport Management, chaired by Freddy Sonakile, has expressed its serious concern regarding a video that is circulating on social media. | In the video, the MEC for the Department of Community Safety and Transport Management, Wessels Morweng, is shown confronting individuals who are allegedly occupying the George Dick Montshioa Airport formerly known as Mafikeng Airport without authorisation. | "While we commend the MEC for his hand…

EDWIN (2025-05-14). Hawks conduct search and seizure operation at Pretoria High court. sanews.gov.za Hawks conduct search and seizure operation at Pretoria High court | The South African Police Service (SAPS) Serious Corruption Investigation component conducted a search and seizure operation at the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday. | "The operation relates to allegations of fraudulent Notices of Motion being unlawfully issued by an identified employee of that court," the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation said in a statement. | "It is alleged that the said employee has been issuing fraudulent Notices of Motion to undocumented foreign nationals to prevent their deportation to their countries of origin."

EDWIN (2025-05-14). 100 unpolished diamonds recovered in Operation Vala Umgodi. sanews.gov.za 100 unpolished diamonds recovered in Operation Vala Umgodi | Nationwide Vala Umgodi operations conducted during the month of April has led to the arrest of 1 857 suspects of different nationalities. | "These suspects were arrested for illegal mining related offences and various other crimes such as murder, attempted murder, unlawful possession of explosives and possession of counterfeit goods," the South African Police Service (SAPS) said in a statement on Tuesday. | "More than 100 unpolished diamonds were seized during three separate Vala Umgodi operations in and around the areas of Kleinzee and Port Nolloth a…

nosihle (2025-05-14). Government engages stakeholders on circular economy. sanews.gov.za Government engages stakeholders on circular economy | The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has engaged members of the South African Plastics Pact on advancing the country's circular economy. | This collaboration signals the department's steadfast commitment to driving sustainability, sparking job creation, and fuelling economic growth through innovative environmental solutions. | "My vision is to harness the ingenuity of the private sector to forge a sustainable future that creates jobs and drives economic growth while responding to international calls for cleaner environments.

ICRC (2025-05-14). Joint Statement from ICRC President and IFRC President to mark World Red Cross Red Crescent Day. icrc.org "Every attack on a humanitarian is an attack on the community they served."

Editor (2025-05-14). Bob's List: May 14, 2025. scheerpost.com As an independent news aggregator, ScheerPost faces the challenge of covering every important story, especially with a lean team and strict copyright laws limiting which sources we can republish. | That's why ScheerPost has launched Bob's List, where publisher Robert Scheer and the SP editorial staff handpick often underreported but critical news clips daily, curating a selection we believe deserves wider attention. You can find these stories on this page, updated regularly by our editorial team. | To access it, simply click the Bob's List image on the right-hand side of the homepage (just below the search…

Editor (2025-05-14). Craig Murray: UK Intel's Fake Terror Plots. scheerpost.com By Craig Murray / CraigMurray.org.uk Back in the "War on Terror" days, the UK security services fabricated multiple fake terror plots. There was, for example, the 2009 Easter Bomb Plot in Manchester, taking entire front pages of newspapers. Gordon Brown as PM hyped it as a "very big terror plot". It was a total fabrication, nobody …

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-14). WA paramedics take protected action over health system decline. greenleft.org.au

Ali Mirin (2025-05-14). Pacific manoeuvre: Money, military, and the silencing of West Papua. greenleft.org.au While the world focuses on superpower competition, Indonesia is quietly striking deals with its Pacific neighbours in an effort to weaken support for occupied West Papua, writes Ali Mirin.

Suzanne James (2025-05-14). 'The Power of Choice': A photo essay on voluntary assisted dying. greenleft.org.au The Power of Choice is a raw and beautiful eulogy and an irrefutable testimonial to the relief and comfort VAD gives the dying, writes Suzanne James.

Ben Radford (2025-05-14). Brazil: First International Antifascist Conference to go ahead in Porto Alegre. greenleft.org.au In the context of the global growth of far-right and fascist groups, grassroots activists in Brazil are organising the 1st International Antifascist Conference in March next year, in Porto Alegre, reports Ben Radford.

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-14). 'Marine apocalypse': Algal bloom devastates South Australia's coastal ecosystems. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-14). Photos: National protests demand gov't action to stop domestic and family violence. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-14). Thousands protest 'wasteful' stadium funding plan. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-14). Activist's paste-up charges dismissed, colonial statue remains. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-14). 77 years of Nakba: Join protests and commemorations. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-14). Green Left Show A socialist take on the federal election result. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-14). Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre demands Ashley Youth Detention be closed immediately. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-14). Gomeroi, unions and MPs protest Santos' Pilliga gas project. greenleft.org.au

geo.tv (2025-05-14). Trump's approval climbs to 44% as recession fears ease. geo.tv US President Donald Trump pictured while taking the stage to address supporters at his rally, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, November 6, 2024. — ReutersWASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's approval rating has gone up to 44%, as…

geo.tv (2025-05-14). China, US slash sweeping tariffs in trade war climbdown. geo.tv The image shows China and US flags. — Reuters/FileWashington now had blueprint for "very, very strong" trade deal with China: TrumpBeijing responds with retaliatory levies that brought tariffs on both sides well over 100%.US agree to lower its tariffs on Chinese goods to 30% while…

geo.tv (2025-05-14). BJP minister faces backlash after comparing IA's Col Sofia Qureshi to 'terrorists'. geo.tv Indian Army officer Colonel Sofia Qureshi speaks during a press briefing in this undated photo. — NDTV

geo.tv (2025-05-14). Qatar signs $200bn deal to buy jets from Boeing during Trump visit. geo.tv

geo.tv (2025-05-14). Granada substation power loss pinpointed as origin of massive blackout in Spain, Portugal. geo.tv People walk along a shopping street without electric lighting as police cars patrol to prevent theft and looting in the stores during a power outage which hit large parts of Spain, in Ronda, Spain April 28, 2025 — ReutersGranada, Badajoz, Seville substation losses triggered…

geo.tv (2025-05-14). Indian firms report drop in Türkiye, Azerbaijan bookings over Pakistan support. geo.tv Passengers wait at Terminal 2 of Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, July 1, 2024 — Reuters | Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, 19, is reportedly the resident of Melvindale city. — ReporterUS authorities have arrested a former member of the Michigan Army National Guard after he allegedly attempted to carry out a plan to conduct a mass shooting at a US military base in Warren,…

SKWAWKBOX (2025-05-14). Starmer praised by Hungarian far-right for racist speech. skwawkbox.org Orbán government thinks 'rivers of blood' speech is just dandy Keir Starmer has been praised by Hungary's far-right government for his racism-inciting speech against refugees and asylum seekers, which borrowed from and has rightly been condemned for mimicking, the 1968 'rivers of blood' speech of notorious racist Enoch Powell. Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán's regime is …

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). Lower de minimis exemption provides break to U.S. customers of Temu, Shein. ecns.cn It allowed for small packages valued at less than $5 (worth $160 today) to get to customers quickly and efficiently. The value allowed went from $200 in 1994 to $800 in 2016 per person per day.

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). More Chinese exporters to U.S. shift to domestic market. ecns.cn Chinese exporters to the United States are increasingly turning to the domestic market as external demand softens, with domestic sales rising steadily in April, official tax data showed on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). Chinese freight vehicles depart for Vietnam on milestone journey. ecns.cn A total of 18 freight trucks and two buses departed from China on Wednesday bound for Hanoi, Vietnam, marking the first time Chinese freight vehicles have entered the Vietnamese hinterland under the Cross-Border Transport Agreement of the Greater Mekong Subregion initiative.

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). Chinese enterprises sales revenue up 4.3% in April. ecns.cn Chinese enterprises saw a 4.3 percent year-on-year increase in sales revenue in April, data from State Taxation Administration (STA) showed on Wednesday, as export-oriented firms shifted to domestic sales to hedge against uncertainties from US tariff policies.

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). Construction of second China-Mongolia railway begins after 70 years. ecns.cn The second cross-border railway linking Ganqimaodu port in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Gashuun Sukhait in Mongolia began construction on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). China, Vietnam launch international road freight route. ecns.cn An international overland freight route from South China to Vietnam's capital was officially launched on Wednesday, marking a significant step forward in cross-border transport facilitation between the two countries.

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). Taiwan's DPP fuels public anger for erasing 'Han Chinese' label. ecns.cn Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has triggered public anger for removing the Han ethnic group designation from its official demographic data, replacing it with "other."

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). (W.E.Talk) Former President of the European Council Charles Michel: A trade environment based on level playing field and mutual benefit is beneficial to all parties. ecns.cn Charles Michel, former President of the European Council, former Prime Minister of Belgium, and CEIBS Distinguished Professor, said that there is great potential for cooperation between Europe and China, which is not only about economic development, but also about jointly addressing global challenges.

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). Couple arrested for making $28,000 fake bills at home. ecns.cn A couple was arrested for printing over 200,000 yuan (about $27.75 thousand) of fake money at home in Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province, which has topped the trending list on Chinese social media Weibo on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). China-Colombia trade hits record of 48 billion yuan in first four months: official data. ecns.cn Trade between China and Colombia hit a record of 48.34 billion yuan ($6.7 billion) in the first four months of 2025, an 8.5 percent increase year-on-year, marking the highest trade volume ever recorded for the same period.

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). China Coast Guard legally patrols Diaoyu waters. ecns.cn A China Coast Guard fleet recently patrolled the territorial waters of China's Diaoyu Island, the CCG said on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). Xi meets Colombian president. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Colombian President Gustavo Petro in Beijing on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). Xi meets Chilean president. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Chilean President Gabriel Boric in Beijing on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). China ups peacekeeping efforts, strengthens support for UN. ecns.cn Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun met with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during the 6th UN Peacekeeping Ministerial in Berlin, Germany on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). Mainland spokesperson responds to DPP authorities' Patriot missiles procurement. ecns.cn Chen Binhua stated at a regular press conference on Wednesday that no amount of weapons purchases or military exercises can alter the dead-end path of "Taiwan independence" or reverse the historical trend toward national reunification.

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). DPP authorities' attempt to build 'non-red' supply chain serves its decoupling agenda. ecns.cn A spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Wednesday that the attempt aims to decouple from the Chinese mainland and sever cross-Straits economic ties.

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). U.S. move to curb Chinese tech 'doomed to fail', experts say. ecns.cn Washington's latest attempt to ban the use of Huawei Technologies Co's Ascend artificial intelligence chips "anywhere in the world" is an unprecedented government-initiated crack-down on a Chinese private company, experts said.

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). Chinese researchers construct high-precision terrain dataset of Chang'e-6 landing area. ecns.cn A Chinese research team has successfully constructed a high-precision terrain dataset of the Chang'e-6 landing area using high-resolution images captured by the mission. The dataset precisely identifies the Chang'e-6 landing site.

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). Huawei unveils AI data center solution at Dubai summit. ecns.cn Huawei on Tuesday released its AI solution for the data center industry, as over 500 tech leaders and experts gathered in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, for the Global Data Center Facility Summit 2025.

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). Country unveils emblem of war victory and unity. ecns.cn China unveiled a new emblem on Tuesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). China Marrow Donor Program successfully completes 20k stem cell donations. ecns.cn The China Marrow Donor Program, a nonprofit organization that manages the registry for potential bone marrow and stem cell donors, said on Tuesday that it registered its 20,000th stem cell donation recently.

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). China outlines measures to boost yields of grain and oil crops. ecns.cn China aims to promote the increase in large-scale yields of grain and oil crops per unit, with specific measures outlined.

ecns.cn (2025-05-14). Zheng hungry to break her routine against familiar foe. ecns.cn China's superstar tennis ace Zheng Qinwen has regained her winning form in Rome by sticking to her routine in the Italian capital.

____ (2025-05-14). Istanbul Hysteria … smoothiex12.blogspot.com and the difference between dead reckoning and the ability to acquire target and hit it in hypersonic weapons. The tone of DoD (per Congressional Report) about the "progress" of the LRHW (aka Dark Eagle) hints at huge problems for the program, to put it mildly.

____ (2025-05-14). Daniel Davis And Yours Truly … smoothiex12.blogspot.com live at 11: 00 PDT.

____ (2025-05-14). WTF, Man, WTF!! smoothiex12.blogspot.com I hope this is a joke. But it has a logo of TLC which loves all kinds of freaks but is a legitimate NON-Babylonbee channel.
Good Lord! We really are getting there. Idiocracy!

Staff (2025-05-14). EL PEPE, A SUPREME LIFE. defenddemocracy.press by Emir Kusturica Mar 2019 We remind our readers that publication of articles on our site does not mean that we agree with what is written. Our policy is to publish anything which we consider of interest, so as to assist our readers in forming their opinions. Sometimes we even publish articles with which we …

Staff (2025-05-14). Greece's dark past is uncovered after 33 bodies are found in a civil war-era mass grave. defenddemocracy.press By COSTAS KANTOURIS April 30, 2025 Please see video at apnews.com THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Workers were installing benches at a park in the ancient Greek port city of Thessaloniki when their excavator pushed brown soil off a fragile white skull. They turned off the motorized equipment and set to work with pickaxes and shovels. The crew found two skeletons, then …

Stacy Davis Gates (2025-05-14). DOGE Already Happened in Chicago: How to Resist Through Coalition Building. socialistproject.ca On April 14, members of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) ratified its new contract with 97 percent approval. The nearly year-long negotiation process was steered by union president Stacy Davis Gates, whose leadership of the CTU as a militant force for progressive politics has followed in the footsteps of former CTU president Karen Lewis. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a former CTU organizer and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) middle-school teacher, was also a key figure in the process. The CTU's contract gains and movement building suggest a mode of successful resistance during a critical time for all advocates f…

Julie Wark (2025-05-14). What Color Was He? The Killing of Deris Kogoya. counterpunch.org What kind of place is this where the lives of young people can be taken from them, leaving a mangled mess of tissue and bone behind, and where a hospital becomes a crime scene? It's not something that a person in Barcelona, London, Oslo, Canberra, Washington … can even contemplate. What would happen if we were talking about a quiet Parisian Street, or a hospital in Stockholm? That's a silly question because it's impossible. These are places of white people. Therefore it can't happen. I'm talking about something that's routine in West Papua which, after a fraudulent UN-supervised "Act of Free Choice" in 1969, wa…

David S. D'Amato (2025-05-14). The Department of Injustice. counterpunch.org The DOJ is arguably alone among federal agencies in its degree of opacity and in its lack of accountability: it is the only federal government body whose inspector general is not permitted to investigate allegations of misconduct by its lawyers—an explicit exception mandated by federal statute. While the DOJ houses an Office of Professional Responsibility, lack of transparency is its official policy, as it "does not include names or personal identifying information in the summaries of its investigations."

Dean Baker (2025-05-14). Tariffs Are Taxes on Us, Not Them. counterpunch.org Tariffs are a tax that a country imposes on itself. It imposes costs in the same way that a tax on gas or beef imposes costs. Tariffs can also harm trading partners, but that doesn't change the fact that the main victim is generally the country imposing tariffs. This is an important point to keep in mind when we evaluate whatever concept of a trade deal with China that Treasury Secretary Bessent puts forward. If we end up with a lower tariff on most items than the 154 percent tax that Trump has currently imposed, this will be good news. If we still end up with a high tariff, which seems likely, that will not be s…

Newswire Editor (2025-05-14). Bowing to Industry Pressure, Trump's EPA Rolls Back PFAS Protections for Drinking Water. commondreams.org Today, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was rolling back protections on PFAS in drinking water. The rules, set by the Biden administration last year, would have required the removal of six prevalent types of PFAS from drinking water systems throughout the country. Zeldin intends to rescind limits on four of those — PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA (known as GenX) and PFBS — while delaying the remaining two (PFOA and PFOS). The compliance deadline for the limits on PFOA and PFOS will be delayed for two years, until 2031, and a new rule will be issued that als…

Newswire Editor (2025-05-14). UltraViolet Action Denounces Inclusion of "Nonprofit killer" Language in MAGA Reconciliation Package. commondreams.org In yet another MAGA-led attempt to silence dissent, House Republicans just attached the legislative language for HR 9495, the "Nonprofit killer bill," to their immoral reconciliation package, passed out of the Ways and Means Committee early this morning. If enacted, not only will House Republicans' budget bill slash millions of dollars from Medicare, Medicaid, and other social safety net programs, but with this new clause, it would also grant Trump's Secretary of the Treasury sole discretion to strip any nonprofit of its tax-exempt status without due process. UltraViolet, along with over 300 national organizat…

Peter Certo (2025-05-14). In OtherWords: May 14, 2025. otherwords.org Have you ever been stuck with a credit card bill for fraudulent charges? Or been hit with punitive overdraft fees even when you're clearly low on funds? Have you been sick and lost a job opportunity or mortgage because of medical debt on your credit card? | There's actually a federal agency designed to help — or at least, there was. This week in OtherWords,

Lauren Saunders (2025-05-14). A $1,000 Taxi? That's What Consumer Protections Are For. otherwords.org Last year I was vacationing with some friends when we flagged a cab to our hotel. I was annoyed that the meter seemed to be running fast — $32 to travel three miles seemed excessive, but I handed my credit card to the driver. | The driver blocked my view while he did something, handed the card back to me, and took off. The cab was still within sight when I got a text from my bank asking if I'd approved a $972 charge. I replied "no" and immediately called my bank. | Two months and multiple phone calls and letters later, the bank insisted that I was responsible and refused to correct the charge. | I'm a consu…

yalensis (2025-05-14). Ukraine War Day Russian Policy On Indigenous Peoples. awfulavalanche.wordpress.com Dear Readers: | Today just stepping away from the war briefly As the Russian Empire expanded eastward over the centuries, Russian traders and settlers encountered innumerable peoples and tribes, speaking many different languages. Occasionally there were military clashes, but most of these peoples were not really in any condition to fight against a regular army. Since medieval times, going back as far as Ivan the Terrible an…

A a (2025-05-14). O agressor nunca compreenderá a sua vítima! strategic-culture.su Nesse mundo que surge, esta Europa, este ocidente, nà£o terà£o lugar. | Junte-se a nós no e . | Escreva para nós: | Podemos ler…

A a (2025-05-14). Un primer perfil del Papa León XIV. strategic-culture.su

A A (2025-05-14). Russia e Vietnam rafforzano la cooperazione in economia, energia e difesa. strategic-culture.su Durante la visita ufficiale del Segretario Generale TॠLâm a Mosca, in coincidenza con l'80 ∞ anniversario della Giornata della Vittoria, Hà N·ªôi e Mosca hanno siglato nuovi accordi per rafforzare i legami bilaterali in settori chiave. | Segue nostro Tra l'8 e l'11 maggio, il Segretario Generale del Comitato Centrale del Partito Comunista del Vietnam, TॠLâm, ha compiuto una visita ufficiale in Russia,…

A A (2025-05-14). Pfizergate chronicles: The texts that could unravel von der Leyen's empire. strategic-culture.su The ECJ's landmark ruling isn't about vaccines or corruption; it's a battle for democracy against an elite determined to hide the truth and protect its power. | By Tamás ORBàÅN | Join us on , , and . | Contact us:…

A A (2025-05-14). A new false tribunal is in the making. strategic-culture.su

A A (2025-05-14). Let's just get on with the planned Istanbul peace talks on Thursday, whether or not Putin and Zelensky meet. strategic-culture.su

A A (2025-05-14). It is time to give life to a Multipolar International Law. strategic-culture.su

A A (2025-05-14). Trattare sull'Ucraina con la pistola puntata alla tempia. La strategia dell'Amministrazione Trump verso la Russia. strategic-culture.su Sta ora alla Russia comprendere il gioco ed evitare la trappola tesale dalla Casa Bianca. L'obiettivo di Trump è concedere una vittoria tattica ma limitata alla Russia per mantenerla poi sotto pressione strategica della NATO. | Segue nostro Appena terminate le celebrazioni per l'ottantesimo anniversario della Vittoria nella Grande Guerra Patriottica, Vladimir Putin ha tenuto una conferenza stampa notturna per denunciare la violazione del…

aljazeera (2025-05-14). Delivery driver pleads guilty to stealing $2.5m from DoorDash. aljazeera.com US federal prosecutors say defendant and co-conspirators got the company to pay for deliveries that never occurred.

aljazeera (2025-05-14). Key takeaways from day two of Donald Trump's tour of the Middle East. aljazeera.com Trump was the first US president to make an official state visit to Qatar, and the stop culminated in a trade deal.

aljazeera (2025-05-14). Maldives parliament removes two Supreme Court judges. aljazeera.com MPs loyal to President Mohamed Muizzu impeach judges in a case a UN expert says undermines judicial independence.

aljazeera (2025-05-14). Qatar Airways inks 96B Boeing jet deal during Trump visit. aljazeera.com White House says agreements signed by the US and Qatar would lead to an economic exchange worth at least $1.2 trillion.

aljazeera (2025-05-14). Singer Cassie describes abusive relationship with Diddy in court testimony. aljazeera.com Singer says Sean 'Diddy' Combs routinely beat her and threatened to ruin her career with videos of sexual encounters.

aljazeera (2025-05-14). Toddler separated from mother deported from the US returned to Venezuela. aljazeera.com Two-year-old Maikelys Espinoza Bernal was reunited with her mother in Venezuela following calls for her return.

aljazeera (2025-05-14). UK neo-Nazis convicted of planning mosque, synagogue 'race war' attack. aljazeera.com Police say the trio espoused hatred for Muslims and immigrants and discussed attacking mosques or synagogues.

aljazeera (2025-05-14). UN calls for calm as fighting resumes in Libya's Tripoli. aljazeera.com The United Nations Mission to Libya (UNSMIL) warns that the situation in the country could 'spiral out of control'.

aljazeera (2025-05-14). Novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen weighs the costs of speaking against injustice. aljazeera.com The Pulitzer Prize winner argues in his new book that it is essential for art 'to confront what's happening right now'.

aljazeera (2025-05-14). How could Pope Leo XIV reshape the Catholic Church? aljazeera.com One week into his papacy, we look at the significance of Pope Leo XIV.

aljazeera (2025-05-14). Why were Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson banned from Baseball Hall of Fame? aljazeera.com Major League Baseball reinstates two of the sport's great players, making them Hall of Fame eligible.

aljazeera (2025-05-14). Who's selling weapons to India and Pakistan? aljazeera.com India and Pakistan are arming fast. Who and what's behind their military build-up?>

aljazeera (2025-05-14). Trump arrives at Lusail Palace for Qatari state dinner. aljazeera.com President Donald Trump was welcomed at Lusail Palace for a dinner hosted by Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

6abc digital staff (2025-05-14). Pa. recreational marijuana bill goes up in smoke after being rejected by state Senate committee. whyy.org This story originally appeared on The latest attempt to legalize A state senate committee has rejected the bill. | Democrat Lisa Boscola, of the Lehigh Valley, joined six Republicans in voting "no" on the…

6abc digital staff (2025-05-14). Teen escapes after allegedly being held captive for years and sexually abused in South Jersey home. whyy.org This story originally appeared on A couple is accused of holding a girl captive in their Gloucester Township, New Jersey, home and abusing her for years before she finally escaped. | The victim, now 18, told detectives that 38-year-old Brenda Spencer and 41-year-old Branndon Mosley had been abusing her since approximately 2018. | Investigators say that was around the time the victim, then in the sixth grade, was removed from school and confined to her home. | Shortly after…

Carmen Russell-Sluchansky (2025-05-14). Pa. GOP seeks to gain control of state's highest court, where final decisions are made on voting and abortion. whyy.org What questions do you have about the 2025 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? State judicial elections typically garner little attention, but If two of the Democrats were to be unseated,…

Chris Walker (2025-05-14). Responding to Qatari Jet Gift, Schumer Places Hold on Trump DOJ Nominees. truthout.org Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) announced on Tuesday that he was placing a hold on all of President Donald Trump's remaining nominees at the Department of Justice (DOJ), in light of the president reportedly accepting a $400 million luxury jet as a gift from the government of Qatar. The jet is set to be used by Trump to act as Air Force One, after which it will be a featured… |

David Swanson (2025-05-14). European Peace Project Event Held in Dublin. worldbeyondwar.org
| Catherine Connolly, a member of the Irish parliament, reading the Irish language version of the Manifesto for Peace | By World BEYOND War Ireland Chapter, May 14, 2025 | In conjunction with the European Peace Project, Lex Innocentium, 21st Century and World BEYOND War Ireland acknowledged Europe Day on the 9th of May. This day was chosen as it marks eighty years since the official end of World War II. The location was the General Post Office (GPO) in Dublin, a sit…

DPA (2025-05-14). 75% of Germans Back Tougher Asylum Rules; Study. thinktank.pk A significant majority of Germans support new government measures aimed at turning away asylum seekers at the country's borders, according to a recent YouGov poll conducted for Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa). The survey results come amid growing political momentum to tighten Germany's immigration policies under the new coalition government. Widespread Public Support for Border Crackdown The …

Grant Hill (2025-05-14). 'ILOVEYOU': How a computer science student created one of the first email viruses that spread by preying on human nature. whyy.org This story is from Find it on | In the morning of May 4, 2000, the U.S. Army was under attack. | It started around 6: 45 a.m., when technicians at Fort Bragg in North Carolina got word from two other bases that something was…

Guest Blogger (2025-05-14). As The Federal Government Abandons The Climate Fantasy, New York Doubles Down. wattsupwiththat.com So we move forward with our officials in a state of bluff and bluster and denial, and no plan of any kind to meet the impossible mandates of the Climate Act. We all know that this is doomed to failure, but it will likely be a couple of years before we see the failure unfold.

Guest Blogger (2025-05-14). New Texas Law to Force Renewables to Be Dispatchable. wattsupwiththat.com Sounds like Texas is getting fed up with its electricity system being increasingly put at risk by wind and solar power. | After years of papering over the cracks with half hearted proposals, it appears that the State Legislature will formally pass a law requiring all generators, not just new ones, to be fully dispatchable.

Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro (2025-05-14). What's in Trump's big bill? Trillions in tax cuts, changes to Medicaid and more. whyy.org Republicans in Congress are moving with rapid speed to advance House committees have been laboring for months to draft the legislation, which Republicans have labeled "THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL," a nod to Trump himself. Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing to approve the package and send it to the Senate by Memorial Day. | Democrats…

Kevin Gosztola (2025-05-14). Indiana State Officials Sued For Blocking Media Access To Executions. thedissenter.org The following article was made possible by paid subscribers of The Dissenter.  The state of Indiana has a law that blocks journalists from observing executions at the Indiana State Prison. But on May 5, a coalition of media organizations filed a federal lawsuit that seeks to overturn the law as unconstitutional. In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, the Reporte…

Matt Sledge (2025-05-14). An Astounding Number of Kari Lake's Donors Want Their Money Back. theintercept.com Conservative donors have disputed hundreds of campaign contributions sent to Kari Lake, the former Arizona Senate candidate who is now helping Donald Trump Even though Lake lost her bid to be a senator from Arizona in November, Federal Election Commission records show that she has continued to collect thousands of small-dollar donations through WinRed, the conservative counterpart to the liberal fundraising platform ActBlue. | Lake's donations have drawn wha…

Michael Phillis (2025-05-14). EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on so-called forever chemicals in drinking water. whyy.org The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some "forever chemicals" in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining standards for two common ones. | The Biden administration set the

Sarah Mueller (2025-05-14). Legislation banning petroleum additive in school meals headed to Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Legislation that would ban school districts and charter schools from giving or selling students food containing a certain color additive is headed to Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer. | The additive is a red dye commonly called Red 40. It's made from petroleum and is found in foods such as cereal, juice, soft drinks and ice cream. Brands that use it include Doritos chips, Gatorade sport drinks and Kellogg's Frosted Strawberry Pop Tarts. | The bill's House sponsor, state Rep. Jeff Hi…

Steven Ganot (2025-05-14). India and Pakistan Expel Diplomats in Tit-for-Tat Accusations of Espionage. themedialine.org

Steven Ganot (2025-05-14). Suez Canal Cuts Fees To Lure Back Shipping Lines as Red Sea Security Improves. themedialine.org

Studio 2 staff (2025-05-14). Is American pop culture dead? whyy.org A recent YouGov survey rated the 2020s as the worst decade in a century for music, movies, fashion, TV, sports. But are reports of the culture's demise greatly exaggerated?

The Media Line Staff (2025-05-14). British Analyst Jailed for 10 Years in Saudi Arabia Over Deleted Tweet. themedialine.org

The Media Line Staff (2025-05-14). Qatar Airways Signs $200B Jet Deal With Boeing During Trump Visit. themedialine.org

tvbrics (2025-05-14). African leaders —Åall for stronger public-private partnerships and continental unity at Africa CEO Forum 2025. tvbrics.com Attendees include over 900 CEOs, more than 10 heads of state and government, and executives from leading firms…

tvbrics (2025-05-14). Iran improves water quality through nanotechnology. tvbrics.com The technology has been applied in more than 20 villages…

tvbrics (2025-05-14). Iran starts accepting payments with Russian Mir cards. tvbrics.com Moscow and Tehran plan to complete the integration of payment systems by the end of 2025…

tvbrics (2025-05-14). Putin and Lula da Silva discuss strengthening strategic partnership during phone call. tvbrics.com The telephone conversation took place in Moscow…

tvbrics (2025-05-14). Russia proposes to create Association of Ethno-Gastronomic Tourism in BRICS. tvbrics.com Earlier, representatives of the BRICS countries discussed national measures and approaches to the development of sustainable and inclusive tourism…

tvbrics (2025-05-14). Russian President Vladimir Putin and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim discuss development of economic ties. tvbrics.com Putin invited Malaysia's Sultan Ibrahim to Russia…

tvbrics (2025-05-14). South African women to gain access to foreign markets through partnerships with India and Oman. tvbrics.com BRICS Women's Business Alliance representative emphasised that public-private collaboration will be key…

United World International (2025-05-14). Panama: Trump strikes back. unitedworldint.com Trump's policy and the risk of a geopolitical reversal in Panama By Elixsandro Ballesteros, Former ambassador and professor of the University of Panama 1. Global context There is a tense situation in the relations between the United States and Panama. This needs to be analyzed within the context of the US' declining global hegemony, the …

United World International (2025-05-14). China's Rise as a Global AI Leader Is a Strategic Advantage — Not Just for China. unitedworldint.com The rise of China as a global AI power is bound to reshape the geopolitics. But it's not a zero-sum game. By Mehmet Enes Be≈üer In ten years, China has evolved from a wannabe imitator to a genuine leader in the international artificial intelligence (AI) race. Where China was once a technology imitator, today it …

WHYY (2025-05-14). Why do we feel disgust? whyy.org Charles Darwin was the first to define the psychology of disgust, writing in the 19th century that it was a feeling of revulsion related to the senses most notably the sense of taste. | Today, psychologist While we tend to associate disgust with…

WHYY (2025-05-14). Words of War. whyy.org Sean Penn talks with Patrick Stoner about becoming an executive producer of this true story of journalistic heroism to boost notice.

WiBOPM (2025-05-14). BREAKING: Safety Commissioners illegally fired. wibailoutpeople.org For over 50 years, an independent, bipartisan federal agency has had one mission: Protect the public against serious injury or death from dangerous consumer products in the marketplace. From baby cribs to space heaters, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has worked to ensure that what you buy won't harm you or your family. But …

WiBOPM (2025-05-14). The Message Is: 'ICE Get Out Of Our City!'. wibailoutpeople.org By Chris Fry, Fighting Words May 8, Worcester, MA — Ferreria de Oliveira, a migrant from Brazil, screamed for help. Her two daughters, one of whom was carrying her own newborn baby, tried to reach their mother. They were shoved out of the way, with the new mother forced face down onto the pavement and …

WiBOPM (2025-05-14). Union Leader, Founder of Trader Joe's United, Illegally Fired. wibailoutpeople.org Hi, I'm Jamie Edwards, and I was the founding President of Trader Joe's United. For the past few years, I kept stocking shelves and ringing up groceries, while going to bargaining sessions in my free time. Last week, after more than ten years of service, Trader Joe's fired me. Let me tell you, I reviewed …

presstv.ir (2025-05-14). De Niro slams Trump as global threat, 'philistine president'. presstv.ir Robert De Niro launches a scathing critique of Trump's trade policies at the Cannes Film Festival.

presstv.ir (2025-05-14). FM Araghchi: Trump's remarks on Iran in Riyadh 'deceptive'. presstv.ir Araghchi slams US sanctions and military threats as methods employed by Washington to impede Iran's progress and prosperity over the past decades.

presstv.ir (2025-05-14). Leader: Iran duty-bound to stand against oppressive regimes. presstv.ir Ayatollah Khamenei said Iran has a duty to stand against child-killing regimes and their backers and stop oppression, and it will continue to do so despite this stance leading to enmity towards the Islamic Republic.

UMMID (2025-05-14). FYJC 11th Admission 2025 Made Online Across Maharashtra. ummid.com Maharashtra Education Department has made the admission process of First Year Junior College (FYJC) or Class 11th across the state online and centralized from the year 2025.

UMMID (2025-05-14). Contributions of Maulana Ghulam Mohd Vastanvi. ummid.com Whenever Maulana Ghulam Muhammed Vastanvi (Rah.) is remembered, he will not be recalled merely as a traditional religious scholar, but as an educational visionary, a social reformer and a revolutionary figure.

UMMID (2025-05-14). JEE Advanced 2025 Admit Card: Steps, Direct Link to Check. ummid.com IIT Kanpur is releasing the Admit Card and Hall Ticket of the candidates, who have successfully registered for the IIT JEE entrance exam, on its official website 'jeeadv.ac.in'.

UMMID (2025-05-14). TN SSLC Result 2025: Steps, Links to Check. ummid.com The Tamil Nadu State Board of Secondary Education (TNBSE) is declaring the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (TBSE SSLC) 10th results 2025 on its official website tnresults.nic.in as well as associate websites, including DigiLocker.

UMMID (2025-05-14). Lessons Indian TV Channels Should Learn from Operation Sindoor. ummid.com The lessons learnt by Operation Sindoor relating to media makes it very clear that the Indian media – particularly the electronic media needs to monitor and improve itself while following the journalistic ethos and norms…

UMMID (2025-05-14). Speculations rife as Trump visits Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar. ummid.com Speculations are rife as United States President Donald Trump begins his 3-day visit to Middle East with first halt in Saudi Arabia from where he will go to Qatar and then to the UAE.

UMMID (2025-05-14). 93.66% Pass CBSE 10th 2025 Exam, Complete Result Details Here. ummid.com The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared the result of Class Xth board exams held in February/March 2025 on its official website cbseresults.nic.in.

UMMID (2025-05-14). CBSE 12th Result 2025 Out, 88.39% Pass – Read Full Details. ummid.com The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared the result of Class XIIth board exams held in February/March/April 2025 on its official website cbseresults.nic.in.

UMMID (2025-05-14). No post-retirement 'wish list': CJI designate BR Gavai. ummid.com In a statement likely to make restless a section in the country, especially those in power, CJI designate Justice Bhushan R Gavai Sunday said he did not have any post-retirement wish list.

UMMID (2025-05-14). Book Launch: Indian Muslims' Tryst with Democracy. ummid.com The book attempts to revisit the issues confronting Indian Muslims and suggests a roadmap on how Muslims should navigate the path of democracy in contemporary India.

UMMID (2025-05-14). From Pahalgam to Op Sindoor: Where India Stands on Unity Test? ummid.com Taking revenge on innocent Indian Muslims for the inhumane acts committed by terrorists from Pakistan is neither morally right nor legally justifiable.

UMMID (2025-05-14). HC takes suo moto cognizance of MP Minister's remarks targeting Col Sofiya. ummid.com Taking suu moto cognizance, Madhya Pradesh High Court Wednesday ordered registration of case against state minister Vijay Shah for his derogatory remarks targeting Colonel Sofia Qureshi.

UMMID (2025-05-14). MHT CET 2025 [PCM, PCB] Answer Keys – Steps, Link to Check. ummid.com The Maharashtra CET Cell is releasing the Answer Key of MHT CET 2025 — Engineering (PCM) as well as Medical (PCB) on its official website cetcell.mahacet.org.

UMMID (2025-05-14). No Nudity: Cannes Film Festival announces new dress code. ummid.com The organisers of Cannes Film Festival have announced a new dress code that calls for strict ban on nudity and rampant display of bare skin on the red carpet.

Shawn Musgrave (2025-05-14). How ICE Duped a Federal Judge Into Signing a Search Warrant. theintercept.com As part of the Trump administration's targeting of Columbia University students for deportation, a high-ranking Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent submitted a wildly inaccurate affidavit to a federal judge to get a search warrant, newly unsealed court records show. | The affidavit misstated basic facts and federal law, attorneys told The Intercept, but the judge nonetheless signed off and authorized ICE to search two students' dorm rooms based on the assertion that Columbia might be

Adriaan Alsema (2025-05-14). Colombia joins China's Belt and Road Initiative. colombiareports.com Colombia formally joined China's Belt and Road Initiative in an attempt to decrease its dependence on the economy of the United States. President Gustavo Petro announced the agreement after a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing. Petro said on social media platform X that "the history of our foreign relations changes" with …

Aaron Moselle (2025-05-14). Philly hopes to slow down traffic on Lincoln Drive by adding speed slots. whyy.org Have a question about Philly's neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from you! The city is installing speed slots along Lincoln Drive in West Mount Airy with hopes of slowing down cars on a residential section of the busy state roadway. | Crews with the Philadelphia Streets Department have started work on four sets of slots between West Allens Lane and Wayne Avenue. Unlike speed cushions, speed slots are intended to slow down cars without disrupting the flow of traffic. | Richar…

Cory Sharber (2025-05-14). MOVE supporters gather in Cobbs Creek, 40 years after deadly bombing by Philly police at the organization's HQ. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Forty years after Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on the MOVE Organization's home in Cobbs Creek, members and family members gathered Tuesday to reflect on the tragedy. | The Persistent rainfall during th…

David Matthau (2025-05-14). New Jersey primary election 2025: These 5 Republicans are running for the GOP nomination for governor. whyy.org

David Matthau (2025-05-14). The World Series of Birding: In New Jersey, a 24-hour conservation blitz aims to protect local wildlife. 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? For bird lovers, it's like the Super Bowl, the Kentucky Derby and New Years Eve all rolled into one big event. | "New Jersey is a great place to do this because it has all these great habitats and ecosystems and different regions pa…

P. Kenneth Burns (2025-05-14). Camden residents concerned over transparency in EMR deal. 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? About a dozen Camden residents showed up at Tuesday night's City Council meeting and raised concerns about an agreement between the city and EMR, the operator of a metal recycling yard in South Camden. The agreement comes following a five-alarm fire A social media post on Facebook urged people to sh…

WiBOPM (2025-05-14). Milwaukee, May 15, 2025: People's Rally Justice for Judge Dugan! wibailoutpeople.org 7: 30-10: 30 A.M. | Milwaukee Federal Courthouse, 517 E Wisconsin Avenue…

Anita Hofschneider (2025-05-14). What Pope Leo means for global climate action and colonialism. grist.org On a sweltering January day in 2018, Pope Francis

Basit Mahmood (2025-05-14). Sadiq Khan uses single fact to dispel idea that migrants are 'spongers or skivers'. leftfootforward.org The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has used a simple fact to show the positive contributions migrants make to Britain, dispelling the idea that migrants are 'spongers or skivers'. | Appearing on LBC, Khan said: "A skilled migrant, will contribute on average £16,000 a year towards our economy and that's when you include the public services he or she may use, by the way compare that to a Brit skilled worker that's £800 minus public services they use. | "And here's the lovely stat. A skilled migrant's family will contribute to the British economy £12,000 a year, that's even when you take away public…

Bharat Dogra (2025-05-14). USA Future Is Best Guided by MAPA, Not MAGA:"Make America Protective Always". globalresearch.ca The slogan of MAGA (Make America Great Again) has played a very important role in the political discourse of the USA during the last decade or so. Although it has been closely associated with the election and other campaigns of …

eng.belta.by (2025-05-14). HTP ready to promote cooperation between IT companies, Chinese business. eng.belta.by The meeting was another step in the development of a long-standing trusting partnership. The parties considered a wide range of opportunities to deepen cooperation between innovative companies of Belarus and China.

eng.belta.by (2025-05-14). Belarus plans to set up tractor assembly plant in Zimbabwe by 2027. eng.belta.by By 2027 Belarus plans to organize the production of tractors in Zimbabwe, Belarusian Industry Minister Aleksandr Yefimov told the media in Minsk.

eng.belta.by (2025-05-14). Belarus, Zimbabwe discuss cooperation prospects. eng.belta.by The parties emphasized a significant potential in the development of cooperation due to the complementary nature of the economies of the two countries.

eng.belta.by (2025-05-14). Lukashenko: Belarus is ready to receive more students from Zimbabwe. eng.belta.by Belarus is ready to receive more students from Zimbabwe, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during the talks with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

eng.belta.by (2025-05-14). Lukashenko confident in success of bus assembly project in Zimbabwe. eng.belta.by An agreement on the production, assembly and sale of buses was signed during the visit of the Belarusian delegation to Zimbabwe on 16 April.

eng.belta.by (2025-05-14). Lukashenko welcomes positive results in Belarus-Zimbabwe cooperation. eng.belta.by We have achieved significant practical results in cooperation, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he held talks with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Minsk on 14 May.

eng.belta.by (2025-05-14). Zimbabwean president arrives at Palace of Independence for talks with Lukashenko. eng.belta.by Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived at the Palace of Independence to hold talks with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko.

eng.belta.by (2025-05-14). Bill to amend state secrets law passes two readings in Belarusian Parliament. eng.belta.by The bill to amend the Law of the Republic of Belarus "On State Secrets" passed two readings at a sitting of the second session of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the eighth convocation.

eng.belta.by (2025-05-14). CEC: All important decisions in Belarus are based on the will of the people. eng.belta.by Over all these years Belarus has strengthened its independence and built a state for the people, the CEC head said. "Now, we can say with certainty that the decisions of the first and subsequent referendums were strategically correct and consolidated the Belarusian society," emphasized Igor Karpenko.

eng.belta.by (2025-05-14). Educational institutions of Belarus, China sign over 800 cooperation agreements. eng.belta.by The ministers discussed topical issues of bilateral cooperation, including the implementation of flagship projects and building up exchanges.

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-14). Vale Tracy Sorensen: Academic, author and all-round creative human. greenleft.org.au

jborinoco (2025-05-14). Peru's President Boluarte Sets Record as World's Most Unpopular President. orinocotribune.com The controversial Peruvian president, who came to power after an institutional coup, has only a two percent approval rating. | Peru's leader, Dina Boluarte, holds the unenviable world record of being the least popular president on planet Earth, according to data from the polling firm Ipsos. | The study establishes that Dina Boluarte, whose national approval rating dropped to two percent, has definitively become the most unpopular head of state on the planet. | On Monday, local newspaper Perú21 revealed a survey conducted by Ipsos among 1,207 people from May 8 to May 9, which also showed that she maintains a 94% d…

John W. Whitehead (2025-05-14). Trump Is Making America Constitutionally Literate—By Violating the Constitution. globalresearch.ca "

Katie Myers (2025-05-14). The government just killed an essential way to assess climate risk. grist.org Nearly 30 billion-dollar storms rocked the United States last year. Thanks to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's disaster tracking database, we know that catastrophes are getting more expensive overall, and we're seeing more of them crossing the 10-figure threshold. But the era of billion-dollar disasters is over, because the Trump administration announced late last week that it will no longer update the database. | Policymakers, elected officials, and experts in building, insurance, and real estate say that while the elimination of this essential resource feels politically motivated, its ec…

marketing (2025-05-14). What Is The 'Glass Cliff' Phenomenon And Why Do Women Often Find Themselves On The Precipice? menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Speaking to the media after being named leader of the Liberal Party, Sussan Ley was asked if this appointment was an example of the glass cliff effect . | Ley said I don't …

marketing (2025-05-14). Soon, Your Boss Will Have To Pay Your Wages And Super At The Same Time. Here's How Everyone Could Benefit. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | If you have a job in Australia, you've probably noticed each of your payslips has a section telling you how much superannuation will be paid alongside your wages. | But …

marketing (2025-05-14). Could The Euro Replace The Dollar As Global Reserve Currency? It's Not Getting Any Less Likely. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | A global reserve currency is one that is extensively held by foreign Central Banks. Since the 1944 Bretton Woods agreement this position has been occupied by the US …

marketing (2025-05-14). Men Are Shaving Off Their Eyelashes On Tiktok. Here's Why That Might Be A Bad Idea. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Videos of men removing their eyelashes , by trimming or shaving, have been circulating on social media in recent weeks. This trend is based on the idea short eyelashes …

Nadesjka Landaeta (2025-05-14). President Maduro: Europe's Leaders Went to Kiev to 'Call for More War'. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro returned to Venezuela after his official visit to the Russian Federation and resumed his program Con Maduro+, where he praised the events celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. He criticized his European counterparts, some of whom went to Ukraine in order to promote war against Russia from there. | "They made a fool of themselves," said President Maduro. "They went to celebrate war, to call for sanctions. They went to celebrate in the world capital of Nazi-fascism in the 21st century," said the president. | President Ma…

newarab (2025-05-14). French MPs urge Macron to recognise Algeria's 8 May massacre. newarab.com For decades, Yet, last week, as Algerian officials gathered to commemorate the 80th anniversary of…

newarab (2025-05-14). Iran says it's open to temporary uranium enrichment limits. newarab.com Iran is open to accepting temporary limits on its uranium enrichment, its deputy foreign minister said Tuesday, while adding that talks with the United States have yet to address such specifics. | Tehran and Washington on Sunday held their "For a limited period of time, we can accept a series of restrictions on the level and volume of enrichment," said Deputy…

newarab (2025-05-14). Iraqi police bust 27 in Basra for 'wife-swapping' parties. newarab.com

newarab (2025-05-14). Macron warns Russia of new sanctions within days if no truce. newarab.com

newarab (2025-05-14). Taliban says ready for 'dialogue' with US on Afghan refugees. newarab.com The Citing an improved security situation in Afghanistan, Washington announced Monday that the temporary protected status (TPS) designation for Afghanistan would expire on May 20 and the termination would take effect on July 12. | Kabul is "ready to engage in construc…

newarab (2025-05-14). Trump administration cuts more Harvard funding. newarab.com The US government on Tuesday announced fresh funding cuts to Federal agencies are terminating $450 million in grants to Harvard, on top of the

newarab (2025-05-14). UK MPs slam prime minister on immigration pandering to far-right. newarab.com UK Prime Minister On Monday, Starmer unveiled plans to reduce legal immigration, vowing to "finally take back control" of Britain's borders. The Prime Minister warned that the UK risked becomi…

newarab (2025-05-14). US imposes fresh sanctions to curb Iran oil exports to China. newarab.com The US Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed The network facilitated the shipment of oil worth billions of dollars to China on behalf of

newarab (2025-05-14). Who is the Amazigh Saint Augustine honoured by new Pope Leo XIV. newarab.com

newleftreview (2025-05-14). David Harvey: On Sraffa's Trail. newleftreview.org David Harvey recalls a lifetime of encounters, actual and intellectual, with the enigmatic Piero Sraffa. Interlocutor of Wittgenstein, Keynes and Robinson; devastating critic of neoclassical economics; helpmeet of Gramsci and rescuer of his Prison Notebooks. Reflections on an éminence grise of twentieth-century intellectual life.

newleftreview (2025-05-14). Ed McNally: Instruments of Empire. newleftreview.org Ed McNally on Hugh Wilford, The CIA: An Imperial History. Antidote to apologias for the US intelligence agency, a periodization from the Truman Doctrine to the 'war on terror'.

newleftreview (2025-05-14). Jiwei Xiao: China's Worker Artists. newleftreview.org Jiwei Xiao on Margaret Hillenbrand, On the Edge. Analysis of working-class precarity as a structure of feeling, manifest in Chinese literary and visual culture.

newleftreview (2025-05-14). Loic Wacquant: Punish to Rule. newleftreview.org If punishment was central to colonial statecraft—police, courts and prisons forming a 'penal triad'—how has this logic mutated since? A comparative survey of the forms of official violence that upheld empires past sheds light on techniques for domesticating today's hyperghettos and banlieues.

newleftreview (2025-05-14). Lola Seaton: Trusting Art? newleftreview.org Replying to Malcolm Bull's hypotheses in NLR 151 on the balance of trust in the artworld and cryptocurrency, Lola Seaton asks what distinguishes readymade works, like Cattelan's banana, from everyday commodities—and what exactly buyers of conceptual art get to own.

newleftreview (2025-05-14). Ross Douthat: Condition of America. newleftreview.org Nick Burns quizzes the New York Times columnist on the contradictory ideological forces and factions driving the second Trump Administration, the strengths and weaknesses of American liberalism and the state of the country that he's described as sinking into economic and cultural stagnation.

NEOB (2025-05-14). Optimism remains for load shedding-free winter. sanews.gov.za

ICRC (2025-05-14). Burundi: Fleeing violence, families face the agony of separation. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-05-14). Standing behind communities, to do more and better together. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-05-14). ICRC president in first official visit to Democratic Republic of the Congo. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-05-14). ICRC President: Respect for international humanitarian law key to breaking vicious cycle of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-05-14). Florence Nightingale Medal: Honoring exceptional nurses and nursing aides – 2025 recipients. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-05-14). Evaluation of ICRC's Athens Delegation 2016-2024. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-05-14). War tore my family apart: One message brought us back together. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-05-14). Iraq on World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day: Honoring over 40 Years of Cooperation. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-05-14). Not just a sad story: Asmar's journey toward healing through psychosocial support in Azerbaijan. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-05-14). ICRC President concludes first official visit to Rwanda. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-05-14). Kenya: Facts & Figures 2024. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-05-14). ICRC President: "Taking part in the Global Initiative to Galvanize Political Commitment to International Humanitarian Law is taking a stand against wars without rules" icrc.org

ICRC (2025-05-14). Egypt: Facts and Figures (January — December 2024). icrc.org

ICRC (2025-05-14). Resolution on 'Protecting civilians and other protected persons and objects against the potential human cost of ICT activities during armed conflict'. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-05-14). In Pictures: Myanmar One Month On. icrc.org

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Newswire Editor (2025-05-14). EPA to Repeal Key Protections Against Toxic Forever Chemicals in Tap Water. commondreams.org

Newswire Editor (2025-05-14). House Committee Adds Language to Budget Legislation That Would Give Trump Unchecked Powers to Crush Dissent. commondreams.org

Newswire Editor (2025-05-14). Trump administration moves to weaken landmark PFAS protections in drinking water, putting millions at risk and letting polluters off the hook. commondreams.org

Mitchell Zimmerman (2025-05-14). Immigration Can Help Save Social Security. otherwords.org

Paul Armentano (2025-05-14). Want Safer Cannabis? Take It Off the Streets and Put It Behind the Counter. otherwords.org

Vitaliy Dudin (2025-05-14). "The mining agreement signed between Ukraine and the United States illustrates the desire of US capital for unrestricted access to Ukrainian mineral resources." cadtm.org

Yorgos Mitralias (2025-05-14). Trump is globalizing the class struggle! cadtm.org

Collective, La Via Campesina (2025-05-14). Peoples' Summit towards COP30: Joining Voices for Climate Justice. cadtm.org

Michael Roberts (2025-05-14). Australia: stuck in the middle. cadtm.org

GRAIN (2025-05-14). Can pension systems be part of the fight for food sovereignty? cadtm.org

aljazeera (2025-05-14). Did the US flinch first in tariff war with China? aljazeera.com

albawaba (2025-05-14). Massive explosion at chemical plant near Spain's Seville sparks toxic smoke alert. albawaba.com

albawaba (2025-05-14). Trump meets Qatari Emir in Doha. albawaba.com

Bruce Shipkowski (2025-05-14). NJ Transit engineers could walk off the job Friday, leaving some 350,000 commuters in the lurch. whyy.org

Deb Steel (2025-05-14). Eabametoong Nation calls for 'war council' on economy, sustainability in face of tariff response. windspeaker.com

Deb Steel (2025-05-14). GEMS Emerging TV Program returns. windspeaker.com

Kenny Cooper (2025-05-14). Chester receiver asks Pa. court to halt stormwater authority board salaries and remove members. whyy.org

WiBOPM (2025-05-14). Exposed: Classified NATO Ops in Ukraine That Triggered Russia. wibailoutpeople.org

WiBOPM (2025-05-14). Jury Acquits Memphis Cops on Murder Charges in the Killing of Tyre Nichols. wibailoutpeople.org

_____ (2025-05-14). Peruvian journalist killed by gunmen in Iquitos. CPJ Staff

_____ (2025-05-14). Russian journalist sentenced to 13 days administrative detention after filming anti-Putin protest. CPJ Staff

_____ (2025-05-14). Turkish Cypriot journalist threatened, source murdered after reporting on alleged government corruption. CPJ Staff

_____ (2025-05-14). CPJ, partners condemn Saudi Arabia's press freedom record ahead of Trump's visit. CPJ Staff

_____ (2025-05-14). Taliban intelligence detain journalist Sulaiman Rahil following critical Facebook posts. CPJ Staff

_____ (2025-05-14). Azerbaijan arrests 2 more journalists, increasing crackdown tally to 25. CPJ Staff

_____ (2025-05-14). Mexican journalist Miguel àÅngel Anaya missing in Veracruz. CPJ Staff

_____ (2025-05-14). The Wire's website, 8,000 X accounts blocked in India amid conflict with Pakistan. CPJ Staff