(2025-11-05). Trump's Insane Illegal War on Venezuela. consortiumnews.com The White House's murderous strikes on small boats at sea constitute unlawful extrajudicial killings, writes Marjorie Cohn. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout As the Trump administration continues to murder people in small boats on the high seas and mounts the largest…
(2025-11-05). Venezuela's Oil, US-led "Regime Change," and America's Gangster Politics. dissidentvoice.org 
The flimsy moral pretext today is the fight against narcotics, yet the real objective is to overthrow a sovereign government, and the collateral damage is the suffering of the Venezuelan people. If this sounds familiar, that's because it is. The United States is dusting off its old regime-change playbook in Venezuela. Although the slogan has shifted from "restoring …
(2025-11-05). Audio: World BEYOND War, Nuclear Disarmament, Venezuela. warisacrime.org By Hudson Mohawk Magazine, November 5, 2025 As the threat of nuclear war continues to increase, President Trump says he plans to start testing nuclear weapons. He is also escalating his threats to Venezuela, sending a large naval force there as he kills people in boats that he claims are part of the drug trade. …
(2025-11-05). Venezuela is Ready to Stand Firm Against U.S. Aggression. covertactionmagazine.com Since September 2, 2025, the United States has bombed thirteen boats, two within twenty-four hours, killing a total of sixty-one people in international waters, under the unproven charge that the boats were carrying drugs headed for the U.S. What is amazing in this unprecedented affair is that the expected public outcry has not been forthcoming; …
(2025-11-05). Body of fallen IDF soldier Itay Chen returned from Gaza after more than two years. haaretz.com Chen, a dual U.S. and Israeli citizen, was killed during Hamas' initial attacks on October 7, 2023 ‚ñ 21 deceased hostages have been handed over to Israel during the current cease-fire, with seven remaining in Gaza…
(2025-11-05). Starting point or dead end? Gaza plan requires tougher negotiations and greater flexibility. haaretz.com The effort to draw up a broad framework and satisfy all sides may advance the document's approval at the UN, but its frayed edges make it only a starting point. One of the two achievements that Israel is currently presenting is also questionable…
(2025-11-05). Hamas returns another Israeli captive's body as Gaza suffers aid shortages. aljazeera.com Aid groups call for unimpeded assistance to Gaza as displaced Palestinians turn to local community kitchens for help.
vaticannews.va (2025-11-05). Pope: 'Spiritual rights' of migrant detainees must be respected Speaking to journalists in Castel Gandolfo, just outside Rome, the Pope said that "many people who have lived for years and years" in the US, "never causing problems", are "deeply affected" by the government's policy of mass deportations.
Many migrant detainees, he said, have "been separated from their families for a good amount of time", and "no one knows what's happening".
(2025-11-05). Headlines for November 5, 2025. democracynow.org Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani Wins New York City Mayoral Race, Democrats Dominate First Major Elections of Trump's Second Term, Federal Shutdown Becomes Longest in U.S. History, Israel Continues Striking Gaza Despite U.S.-Brokered Ceasefire, U.N. Secretary-General Warns Sudan's Civil War Is "Spiraling Out of Control", Pentagon Announces Another Deadly Strike on Alleged Drug Boat, NBC News: Trump Admin Looking into Possible U.S. Military Mission Inside Mexico, U.N.: World Likely to Surpass 1.5 Degrees Celsius Climate Goal…
(2025-11-05). U.S. presses Israel to let 200 Hamas militants move from IDF-controlled Gaza under amnesty. haaretz.com Israel and U.S. are continuing to negotiate the possibility of Israel allowing the militants safe passage to Palestinian-controlled territory if they surrender their weapons. The U.S. fears that violent clashes between them and the IDF could endanger the Gaza cease-fire agreement…
(2025-11-05). Packed soup kitchens feed Gaza as Israel blocks entry of aid trucks. aljazeera.com Palestinians are turning to soup kitchens to feed their families because Israel is limiting the entry of aid.
(2025-11-05). The Price of Truth. aljazeera.com Al Jazeera journalists risk everything to report on the Gaza war, facing loss, displacement and deadly attacks.
(2025-11-05). IDF receives body in Gaza, now on its way for identification in Israel. haaretz.com
znetwork.org (2025-11-05). The Olive Harvest Deportations — Israel's War on Solidarity Activists in the West Bank
Alarmed by efforts to publicize its violence against Palestinians, Israel is moving to expel international solidarity activists from the occupied West Bank.
(2025-11-05). UW Milwaukee, November 12, 2025: Truths from the West Bank Struggle, Identity, Resistance. wibailoutpeople.org 
Voices on Campus — Truths from the West Bank: | Wednesday, Nov. 12 • 5: 30 PM | Lubar Hall N146, UW—Milwaukee | Speakers: Farouq Abukhamireh (USPCN), Haitham Salawdeh (USPCN), Heba Mohamad (MKE 4 Pali). Qahwa Al-Quds vending + free food. Hosts: SJP Milwaukee & partners.
znetwork.org (2025-11-05). The Olive Harvest Deportations — Israel's War on Solidarity Activists in the West Bank Alarmed by efforts to publicize its violence against Palestinians, Israel is moving to expel international solidarity activists from the occupied West Bank.
(2025-11-05). Dick Cheney's vision of presidential power culminates in Trump. asiatimes.com 
Former Vice President Dick Cheney will be remembered for many things. He was arguably the most powerful vice president in American history. He was a paragon of conservatism. He was the architect of many of the more extreme measures in President George W Bush's "war on terror." But Cheney's legacy, after his death on November …
(2025-11-05). New Cold War, new cold lines. asiatimes.com 
Just hours before Zohran Mamdani's election as mayor of New York, the most important and iconic American city, Dick Cheney, the heart and mind of traditional, centrist conservative America, passed away. Perhaps a new America is born with the virtual competition between two rare specimens of US politics, one moving to the right, the other …
(2025-11-05). Cheney Should Have Died Alone In A Cage. thealtworld.com 
(2025-11-05). To the Long Hopeful Query, Is He Dead Yet? Yes. commondreams.org 
Variously dubbed Darth Vader, the Prince of Darkness and "one of the most evil people to exist in modern history," Dick Cheney, the lying, blood-stained architect of America's calamitous War on Terror, brutal torture program and an Imperial Presidency that today still afflicts us has died "after a lifetime of people wishing he had died sooner" – and in a prison cell. The consensus on a war criminal who faced no punishment and expressed no remorse: "No hell is hot enough or eternal enough."The long-awaited death of Cheney, at 84, resists all but the most groveling and dissonant of the hagiographies that often…
(2025-11-05). Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani Wins Historic NYC Mayoral Race: "The Future Is in Our Hands" democracynow.org 
Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York mayoral race, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo. A year ago, Mamdani was polling at just 1%, but on Tuesday he became the first New York mayoral candidate to win over a million votes since the 1960s. Mamdani won despite being vastly outspent by Cuomo, who was backed by a group of billionaires. We play part of Mamdani's victory speech to supporters at the Brooklyn Paramount, in which he vows to stand up to President Trump and acknowledges his unlikely path to Gracie Mansion: "I am young, despite my best efforts to grow older. I am Muslim. I am a…
(2025-11-05). For Israel, not only win that spells trouble ahead in the U.S. haaretz.com Zohran Mamdani's mayoral victory in New York was only one part of Tuesday's blue wave election — all while U.S. Democrat support for Israel hits record lows in public opinion surveys. Will Netanyahu's government bother to adapt its policies and messaging?
(2025-11-05). This Is How to Fight Fascism: Naomi Klein, AOC & Brad Lander on Mamdani Victory. democracynow.org 
At Zohran Mamdani's victory party at the Brooklyn Paramount on Tuesday night, Democracy Now! spoke with Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. "We're not going to be intimidated," Ocasio-Cortez said. "We're going to fight for working families. We're going to stand with immigrants. We're going to stand with the diversity of this city." | Brad Lander, former mayoral candidate who cross-endorsed with Mandani in the Democratic primary, commented on the power of having a "Muslim New Yorker and a Jewish New Yorker say we are not going to allow Andrew Cuomo o…
(2025-11-05). 'Time for us to step up': What Zohran Mamdani's win means to Ugandan youth. aljazeera.com Ugandans are celebrating New York City Mayor-Elect, Zohran Mamdani's historic ascension to city hall.
(2025-11-05). Mamdani's win raises hopes of change in Uganda, the land of his birth. aljazeera.com Zohran Mamdani's New York City win inspires people in Uganda, ruled by an authoritarian president for nearly 40 years.
(2025-11-05). Wealth Taxes Will Barely Slow Inequality. So Why Do the Super-Rich Resist Them? truthout.org Zohran Mamdani's historic victory for the working class in the financial capital of the world is a reflection of the growing appeal of bold platforms that attack extreme inequality and oligarchy and move toward a more equitable and just society. Inequality, to be sure, is one of the biggest social problems facing many countries across the globe. The gap between haves and have-nots has grown to… |
(2025-11-05). Democracy Now! 2025-11-05 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for November 05, 2025; Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani Wins Historic NYC Mayoral Race: "The Future Is in Our Hands"; The Movement Behind Mamdani: Organizers & Supporters Celebrate Stunning Victory & Repudiation of Trump; This Is How to Fight Fascism: Naomi Klein, AOC & Brad Lander on Mamdani Victory; "Epic Night for Democrats": Party Wins Races Across the U.S. in Voter Rebuke to Trump | Headlines for November 05, 2025; Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani Wins Historic NYC Mayoral Race: "The Future Is in Our Hands"; The Movement Behind Mamdani: Organizers & Supporter…
(2025-11-05). Zohran Mamdani Wins Decisive Victory in NYC, Triumphing Over Billionaire Onslaught. truthout.org Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, marking a historic win for the left over a high-powered, moneyed coalition of establishment forces that came together in hopes of defeating him. The race was called by the Associated Press just 34 minutes after polls closed on Tuesday night, with Mamdani nine points ahead of the next runner up… |
(2025-11-05). Mamdani's win shows the tide is turning against Zionism. wibailoutpeople.org
(2025-11-05). Mamdani says Republicans are scared he may fix affordability crisis. aljazeera.com New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani Republicans are scared the new mayor may actually fix the affordability crisis.
(2025-11-05). Democrats' NY mayor will shake things up starting with child care. asiatimes.com 
Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old New York State Assembly member and democratic socialist, was elected New York City's mayor on November 4, 2025, after pledging to make the city more affordable through policies that include freezing rents, providing free public buses and a network of city-owned grocery stores. During his campaign, Mamdani's promises clearly resonated with …
(2025-11-05). Artist behind the mayor: How Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji shaped his campaign. geo.tv 
(2025-11-05). "I Think That Protest Is a Healthy Part of Any Democracy," Says Mamdani. truthout.org The night before Election Day, Zohran Mamdani — who was elected New York City's 111th mayor on Tuesday — hopped on the W train from 34th Street-Herald Square to Queens for an event with canvassers at Dutch Kills Playground. We took the ride with him, and this is what we saw: Some gasped when they saw who it was, with one man grabbing a selfie on the platform with the then-candidate before the… |
(2025-11-05). In pictures: Mamdani's journey from school elections to NYC mayor. geo.tv 
(2025-11-05). Zohran Mamdani's assets revealed. geo.tv 
Democratic New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani greets campaign staffers and volunteers at Someday Bar on November 04, 2025 in the Brooklyn borough in New York City. — AFPNew York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has reported a comparatively modest financial profile as he is all set…
(2025-11-05). Long-shot socialist and Trump foe: Who is Zohran Mamdani. geo.tv 
Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani hugs his mother Mira Nair as his wife Rama Duwaji stands next to them, after Mamdani won the 2025 New York City Mayoral race, at an election night rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, US, November 4, 2025….
(2025-11-05). What Can Mamdani Do to Combat Trump's Threats of a National Guard Deployment? truthout.org If President Donald Trump makes good on his threats, Zohran Mamdani may become the first New York City mayor forced to navigate an uninvited federal deployment of the National Guard. Last month, Trump insinuated that he'd send troops to "clean up" the country's biggest city if Mamdani won the election, as he did decisively Tuesday night. Trump administration officials have also threatened to ramp… |
(2025-11-05). Markets quake as investors put profit over promise from AI. asiatimes.com 
Global markets are undergoing a long-anticipated valuation reset. The latest sell-off, triggered on Wall Street and spreading through Asia and Europe today, shows that investors are beginning to question whether the optimism buoying AI and tech shares generally can be justified by profit rather than promise. For more than a year, investors have treated AI …
(2025-11-05). Vingroup's legal bullying doesn't work in Germany like in Vietnam. asiatimes.com 
A Berlin court has rejected most of the defamation claims filed by Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong and VinFast Germany GmbH against exiled journalist Le Trung Khoa, ruling that the plaintiffs must bear nearly 88% of total legal costs, a major setback for Vingroup's international "legal blitz" strategy. The Berlin Regional Court (Landgericht Berlin II) …
(2025-11-05). Barcelona rescue draw at Club Brugge in six-goal Champions League thriller. aljazeera.com Brugge had the lead three times against Barcelona and had a fourth goal chalked off, but ended up sharing the points.
(2025-11-05). US-China war will come down to protecting or destroying Guam. asiatimes.com 
The Pacific island of Guam is one of America's most strategically important overseas territories, holding some of the US Air Force's most critical military assets and staging many of its most crucial operations in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. As such, Guam's strategic positioning and prominence to US force projection make the island a prime target …
(2025-11-05). Man charged over UK train stabbing attack. ecns.cn A 32-year-old man was charged on Monday with 10 counts of attempted murder following a mass stabbing on a London-bound high-speed train on Saturday evening.
(2025-11-05). New financial tool spurs tech projects. ecns.cn In less than two months, China has fully allocated a new 500-billion-yuan ($70.3 billion) policy-based financial instrument to propel mainly tech-driven projects and urban renewal programs, which analysts see as a strategic shift from traditional infrastructure spending toward a new paradigm focusing on innovation and emerging industries to foster new drivers of growth.
(2025-11-05). China issues plan to push for high-quality water-saving equipment. ecns.cn Smart irrigation equipment delivers water to the crops, Huaibei City, east China's Anhui Province, July 28, 2025.The plan, jointly released by MIIT and the Ministry of Water Resources, emphasizes that water-saving equipment is a cornerstone of the water conservation industry and plays a pivotal role in safeguarding national water security.
(2025-11-05). Bridging Blocks Democracy in the United States: 250 Years in the Making. whyy.org Is democracy still the most effective form of governance? How do you think this 3,000-year-old concept can evolve to meet the needs of modern society?
(2025-11-05). Colombia releases US drone strike survivor, claiming no evidence links him to drug trafficking. colombiareports.com Sources at Colombia's Prosecutor General's Office told Spanish newspaper El Pais that the Colombian survivor of a US drone strike on an alleged narco-submarine was released due to a lack of evidence. The victim, Jonathan Obando, had already been released from the Kennedy Hospital in Bogota on October 28 where he was admitted because of …
(2025-11-05). Florida "Schools of Hope" Law Intensifies School Privatization. dissidentvoice.org 
Over the past 33 years privately-operated charter schools have seized billions of dollars in public funds and public property that rightly belong to public schools. This neoliberal parasitism has been achieved mainly through state laws and schemes that legalize and normalize such wealth transfers in the name of "school choice," "parent empowerment," "accountability," "competition," and …
(2025-11-05). Trump anniversary overshadowed as US shutdown hits 35 days, breaking record | WH. hindustantimes.com As the U.S. government shutdown reaches its 35th day—matching the record for the longest shutdown in American history—the White House marked the first anniversary of Donald Trump's latest election win in turmoil. The November 4 press briefing, led by Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, was marked by tense exchanges as the administration fielded questions about stalled negotiations. Watch for more…
(2025-11-05). BRICS New Development Bank fueling Indonesia's green energy dream. asiatimes.com 
Indonesia's recent decision to join the New Development Bank (NDB) may not have dominated international headlines, yet it marks a turning point in the world's fourth-most-populous country's energy future. This partnership could decide how Indonesia finances, builds and implements its ambitious clean energy transformation plan while presenting a model for the Global South to emulate. …
(2025-11-05). Conservative Councillor Accused of 'Old-Fashioned Racism' After Saying 'Young Black Males' Are 'Flooding' the UK. bylinetimes.com 
Cornwall Conservative Councillor Pauline Giles backed a petition for "mass deportations" on Wednesday by expelled Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe. Cllr Giles is also a previous chair of Cornwall Council. | In her Facebook post endorsing his petition, she wrote: "If you want mass deportation of illegals in dinghies sign this petition! We cannot sustain the volume of young black males flooding our country. It jeopardises the security of our country and is slowly bankrupting us!" | Asked why their skin colour mattered, Cllr Giles stood by the comments and told Byline Times: "Because they are [black], aren't they? I mean…
(2025-11-05). Portugal's Fight over the Muslim Veil. dissidentvoice.org Portugal, long admired for its tolerance and moderate social fabric, has taken a shocking and regressive turn. The country's parliament has recently approved a bill proposed by the far-right Chega party to ban face veils such as the burqa and niqab in most public spaces. The bill, still awaiting constitutional review, introduces draconian fines ranging …
(2025-11-05). Dubai launches Dh18.3bn plan to become world's most liveable city. geo.tv 
A general view of Dubai Downtown showing world's tallest building Burj Al Khalifa, in Dubai United Arab Emirates, December 31, 2022. — Reuters
(2025-11-05). Watershed grows green shoots in rural Guizhou. ecns.cn "Sunshine and sweat have finally yielded a sweet harvest — this year we have apples to enjoy," wrote Xie Daojiao, chairman of an agricultural company in Longli county, Guizhou province, while sharing photos of apple-laden trees on his WeChat moments.
(2025-11-05). More ports aid traveling Taiwan people. ecns.cn Beginning Nov 20, the number of ports authorized to issue single-entry travel permits to Taiwan residents traveling to the Chinese mainland will increase from 58 to 100, the National Immigration Administration announced on Monday.
(2025-11-05). Academic journal promotes Hongshan culture. ecns.cn The academic journal Research on Hongshan Culture was officially launched on Sunday in Shenyang, Liaoning province, marking the creation of a long-term, systematic platform for academic exchange in the study of Hongshan culture.
(2025-11-05). Canadian corn maze celebrates martyr, 500 years of Anabaptism. anabaptistworld.org Visitors to Youth Farm Corn Maze in Rosthern, Sask., had the opportunity to lose themselves in Anabaptist history in October.
(2025-11-05). The Busan Truce: A New Era in US—Sino Relations? unitedworldint.com Strategic autonomy knocks at the door Oràßun Gà∂ktàºrk, from Beijing / China At the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, the two sides reached a truce on trade. Yet behind this agreement lies a deeper reality: a structural transformation in U.S.—China relations that has become irreversible. …
(2025-11-05). The Role of Snipers in the Arab Spring and Maidan Protests/ By William Van Wagenen. voicesfromsyria.com Original Link Here: The Role of Snipers in the Arab Spring and Maidan Protests | The Libertarian Institute As anti-government protests known as the Arab Spring swept through the Middle East in early 2011, observers felt they were witnessing spontaneous, grassroots calls for freedom against decades of tyranny and dictatorship. While the demands of the …
(2025-11-05). Hong Kong Olympian Kong Man Wai drops Canadian passport to run for legislature. ecns.cn Hong Kong Olympic gold medalist Vivian Kong Man Wai said Monday she has applied to renounce her Canadian passport to qualify for the 2025 Hong Kong Legislative Council election, according to local media reports.
(2025-11-05). CovertAction Bulletin Tariffs and Tensions: Is Trump Really Shifting on China? covertactionmagazine.com After almost a year of an escalating trade war, U.S. President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea last week…
(2025-11-05). Xi calls for better synergy with Russia. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday.Mishustin said that Russia is willing to deepen cooperation in areas such as the economy and trade, science and technology, energy, agriculture and the digital economy.
(2025-11-05). Making a stand against the global assault on press freedom. asiapacificreport.nz COMMENTARY: By Kasun Ubayasiri We are gathered here to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) National Media Section usually campaigns for journalists' rights and industrial agency in Australia — but today, we join hands with the IFJ — International Federation of Journalists, the…
(2025-11-05). Philippines begins cleanup as Typhoon Kalmaegi death toll hits 85. aljazeera.com Residents say powerful storm brought 'raging' flash floods that destroyed homes, overturned cars and blocked streets.
(2025-11-05). How a Fed Overhaul Could Eliminate the Federal Debt Crisis, Part II: Curbing Fed Independence. dissidentvoice.org There has been considerable discussion in recent years about reforming, modifying, or even abolishing the Federal Reserve. Proposals range from ending its independence, to integrating its functions into the U.S. Treasury Department, to dismantling it and returning monetary policy to direct congressional or Treasury oversight. The Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act (H.R. 1846 and S. 869, 119th …
(2025-11-05). WHYY Newscast for Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. whyy.org The latest local headlines from WHYY…
(2025-11-05). SNAP partial benefits will be delayed by Trump admin's red-tape process, Pa. officials say. whyy.org This story originally appeared on Despite a court ordering the federal government to pay at least partial November food assistance benefits, Pennsylvanians likely won't see that aid anytime soon — due to an extremely complex and cumbersome process federal officials are requiring — according to state human services officials. | The state has ways it can quickly deliver partial benefits, but the federal government is "directing states to use the most complex and labor-intensive approach possible," according…
(2025-11-05). China's Ten Noes: Sun Tzu Has Swallowed the Frog and Is Keeping His Smile to Himself. dissidentvoice.org 
In a conversation lasting one hour and forty minutes according to the Chinese stopwatch— "a long meeting" on President Donald Trump's clock — President Xi Jinping first knocked the stuffing out of Trump's warmaking threats, then forced him to beat a retreat behind a 12-month ceasefire with the man the Pentagon has designated its principal enemy but whom …
(2025-11-05). Air India set to resume flights to Israel in January. haaretz.com Air India's flights to Israel's Ben-Gurion airport, just outside of Tel Aviv, are expected to restart on January 1…
(2025-11-05). CIIE 2025 in Numbers. ecns.cn Preparations for the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE), which will be held in Shanghai from Nov. 5 to 10, are nearly complete.
(2025-11-05). Majority of Colombia's voters are undecided: First poll after ban. colombiareports.com The majority of Colombia's voters has not yet decided who they will vote for in the upcoming presidential election in May 2026, according to the first poll after a suspension on public polls was lifted. In the Cifras Y Conceptos poll, only 38% of the polled voters said to have decided on who to vote …
(2025-11-05). Climate Alarmists Question Climate Exaggeration. wattsupwiththat.com Bill Gates has joined the reset of the climate agenda heading into COP30, scheduled to begin next week in Belém, Brazil. Gates will not be there; neither will Trump nor anyone from the federal government in their official capacity.
(2025-11-05). Eco-Activists' Courtroom Carbon Tax Must Be Stopped. wattsupwiththat.com When the lawyers for the environmental movement tell you what they're trying to do, believe them. They've admitted quiet part out loud: their lawsuits are a carbon tax by another name. The Supreme Court must see through this scheme and shut it down before Americans are forced to pay the price.
(2025-11-05). Will Zohran Mamdani Make New York the First City to Confront Its Debt to Slavery? capitalbnews.org 
Reparations for slavery and historic discrimination against African Americans once seemed like a pipe dream. But momentum for it has been building in the past five years in cities across America, including New York City, which has deep ties to slavery and has become an important testing ground of whether America is ready to make …
(2025-11-05). Trump links Republicans' election setbacks to record US govt shutdown. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump speaks during a breakfast with Republican Senators at the White House in Washington, DC, US November 5, 2025. — ReutersTrump says shutdown "a big factor" behind GOP setbacks.Longest govt shutdown enters sixth week amid political standoff.Airports, welfare…
(2025-11-05). Milwaukee, November 12, 2025: Building Unity Meeting. wibailoutpeople.org 
(2025-11-05). Milwaukee, November 8, 2025: Stand for Peace! Free Palestine! U.S. Hands Off of Venzuela, the Caribbean and Latin America! wibailoutpeople.org 
Saturday, Nov. 8 • 12: 00—1: 00 PM | 16th & Wisconsin, Milwaukee | We bring flags and signs — come show Milwaukee that we Stand for Peace! | Madison October 30, 2025. / Photo:
(2025-11-05). Israel's focus on political drama rather than Palestinian rape victim. aljazeera.com Leaked footage of rape of a Palestinian detainee last year leads to legal repercussions – but not for those accused.
(2025-11-05). Virginia's History-Making Governor's Race Win Is About More Than Representation. capitalbnews.org 
ARLINGTON, Virginia — Democrats secured victories in key races in Virginia on Nov. 4. Abigail Spanberger, 46, won the governor's race and will be the first woman to enter the state's Executive Mansion in the role. She defeated Republican Winsome Earle-Sears, 61. And Jay Jones, 36, overcame a scandal involving violent text messages. He defeated …
(2025-11-05). China rebukes Trump's threat of force against Nigeria over Christian killings. hindustantimes.com China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a strong rebuke against U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of military action over the killing of Christians in Nigeria, warning against the use of "religion and human rights as an excuse to interfere" in other nations' sovereign affairs. Spokesperson Mao Ning, during Tuesday's press conference, insisted that China opposes both sanctions and forceful interventions justified on these grounds. Trump's controversial remarks—delivered at a Florida rally—followed widespread reports of attacks on Christian communities in northern and central Nigeria. Watch for de…
(2025-11-05). Climate Finance Fatigue in Southeast Asia. uwidata.com By Mehmet Enes Be≈üer The atmosphere in the capitals of Southeast Asia is growing increasingly unmistakably fatigued when it comes to climate finance. All those repeated promises from the developed world to mobilize billions on the behalf of climate mitigation and adaptation in the Global South have come woefully short. From unpaid commitments under the …
(2025-11-05). Hospital pioneers remote robotic surgery. ecns.cn A hospital in Xiamen, Fujian province, facilitated the world's first successful cross-border remote robot-assisted heart surgery with experts from France, marking a historic milestone.
(2025-11-05). Thirty years after murder, Israelis must stop fearing peace and start fearing life without it. haaretz.com Back in the '90s, Netanyahu realized that the only way to defeat the left was to eliminate the possibility of a Jewish-Arab partnership. After these terrible two years, we must say with courage that this path must be condemned…
(2025-11-05). The UN approves US's resolution: Recognizing Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara. uwidata.com By Ali Rƒ±za Ta≈üdelen On 31 October 2025 the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2797 (2025), extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 October 2026. MINURSO was established under a 1991 resolution to organize a referendum against Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara. Its mandate …
(2025-11-05). Officials from 6 Chinese, French cities meet in Changsha to discuss cultural cooperation. ecns.cn Government representatives from six Chinese and French cities met Tuesday in Changsha, Hunan province, to discuss cultural exchange and cooperation during the Mayors' Roundtable Dialogue at the seventh China-France Cultural Forum.
(2025-11-05). China's Shenzhen to present splendid 2026 APEC meeting: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn China's role and contribution on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) stage has continued to strengthen, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday, adding China believes that Shenzhen, the host city, will present a splendid APEC meeting for the world next year.
(2025-11-05). Mamdani kicks off New York City transition after historic victory. aljazeera.com Zohran Mamdani promises to form a 'capable and compassionate' admin, suggesting he will rely on courts to counter Trump.
(2025-11-05). NYC Voters Defy Establishment. consortiumnews.com Voters in New York City withstood a barrage of money and racist insults against their 34-year old socialist candidate to send him to City Hall in the country's biggest city in convincing fashion on Tuesday night. By Jon Queally Common…
(2025-11-05). Colorado Passes Measures to Feed All Public School Kids by Taxing the Wealthy. truthout.org Colorado voters overwhelmingly supported a pair of ballot measures that aim to ensure every public school child in the state is able to access free meals at their schools. Proposition MM increases taxes on wealthy households earning more than $300,000 annually. The measure supplements a previously passed referendum from 2022 that also called for increases in taxes in order to help fund… |
(2025-11-05). Chongqing doctor removes rare chest tumor in 11-hour surgery, replaces patient's blood twice. ecns.cn A doctor in Chongqing performed a life-saving, 11-hour operation to remove a rare chest tumor, during which the patient lost more than 10 liters of blood — enough to replace his entire blood volume twice.
(2025-11-05). Global evangelical Christianity is shifting eastward, says Palestinian minister. anabaptistworld.org At the 14th General Assembly of the World Evangelical Alliance, held in Seoul, South Korea, the last week of October, Jack Sara pondered what he called a generational and geographical shift in the global evangelical Christian landscape.
(2025-11-05). Space terrorism no longer the realm of science fiction. asiatimes.com 
As satellite technology surges ahead and space becomes increasingly accessible to private and state actors alike, the new and unsettling threat of space terrorism looms above Earth's atmosphere. Once the domain of science fiction, the idea of terrorist activity in outer space is now a growing concern among experts. The democratization of space has not …
(2025-11-05). Philly suburbs record highest off-year voter turnout since 2011. whyy.org Pennsylvania's status as a This year, even without a presidential, gubernatorial or congressional race on the ballot, voters in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties showed up in droves. | "I think this election shows that people care…
(2025-11-05). Club Brugge vs Barcelona 3-3: UEFA Champions League — as it happened. aljazeera.com All the updates as Belgian side Club Brugge almost upset Barcelona in gripping Champions League group stage game.
(2025-11-05). China delays Shenzhou-20 return mission. ecns.cn The return of China's Shenzhou-20 crewed spaceship, originally scheduled for Wednesday, will be postponed due to a suspected impact from tiny space debris, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
(2025-11-05). How Thomas Jefferson Still Divides America. whyy.org Thomas Jefferson wrote about freedom while enslaving more than a hundred people, making him one of the most controversial founding fathers. His words and actions still shape how America understands equality today.
(2025-11-05). In 'watershed moment', Tesla board to vote on Musk's $1 trillion package. aljazeera.com Tesla has faced mounting challenges this year, with global sales declining and investor confidence wavering.
(2025-11-05). US Supreme Court justices grill lawyer for Trump on legality of tariffs. aljazeera.com Trump's administration is trying to defend his tariffs after lower courts ruled that he had exceeded his authority.
(2025-11-05). Islam vs the West: 4 Fallacies Exposed. consortiumnews.com Isn't Islam inherently violent? What stopped the Islamic world having an Enlightenment? Why are some Muslims so into head-chopping? Jonathan Cook examines some common misperceptions. By Jonathan Cook Jonathan-Cook.net A recent conversation with a friend highlighted to me how little most…
(2025-11-05). Five injured as driver 'deliberately' rams into pedestrians in France. aljazeera.com The motorist set his car on fire after mowing down the pedestrians, prosecutors say.
(2025-11-05). In Voter Rebuke to Trump, Democrats Win Races Across the US. truthout.org We get an overview of how Democrats won big across the United States in Tuesday's elections, with Daniel Nichanian, editor-in-chief of Bolts. Democratic Congressmember Mikie Sherrill won New Jersey's governor's race, and Abigail Spanberger flipped Virginia's governorship. In California, voters approved a new congressional map that could help Democrats pick up five additional congressional seats in… |
(2025-11-05). At least 11 killed in India train crash as rescuers recover bodies. aljazeera.com At least 11 people were killed and dozens injured after a passenger train hit a cargo train near Bilaspur, India.
(2025-11-05). Bosnia retirement home fire kills 11, injures dozens. aljazeera.com Investigators are working to determine cause of the blaze that broke out at facility in Tuzla in northeastern Bosnia.
(2025-11-05). WHYY Newscast for Wednesday 11:00 a.m. whyy.org The latest and local headlines from WHYY.
(2025-11-05). Former French Prime Minister Raffarin: Sino-French cultural cooperation a model for other countries. ecns.cn Former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin stated in an interview with China News Network on Monday that culture provides fertile soil for nurturing China-France joint projects, brimming with creativity and inspiration. Building upon exemplary Sino-French cultural cooperation, joint efforts to promote cooperation with other countries will open a new chapter in Sino-French cooperation, bring new prospects for development, and ultimately create more possibilities for cross-cultural exchange through win-win cooperation.
(2025-11-05). Americans punish Trump and Republicans for government shutdown. asiatimes.com 
One year and a day after Donald Trump won a second term as president — and on the 35th day of the US government shutdown, which has tied a record for the longest in history — the Democrats swept to victory in key races across the county. Democratic candidates won the governorships in the states …
(2025-11-05). Trump Admin Signals It May Not Pay Furloughed Workers After Shutdown Ends. truthout.org A new message to federal workers sent from several government agencies suggests that the Trump administration may not give back pay to furloughed workers once the shutdown ends, violating a statute that President Donald Trump himself signed into law six years ago. The message doesn't explicitly state that furloughed employees — those who have been told to stop working during the federal… |
(2025-11-05). China intentionally spreads authoritarian practices abroad. asiatimes.com 
Protests erupted in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, in October 2020 following disputed parliamentary elections. Only four political parties out of 16 had passed the threshold for entry into parliament. Three of these had close ties to the country's then-president, Sooronbay Jeenbekov. Kyrgyzstan's powerful neighbor, China, responded to the unrest with restraint — but in …
(2025-11-05). New Jersey election results 2025: Here's who won and who lost. whyy.org Democrat Here's how other races have unfolded across the Garden State. | See here for
(2025-11-05). Chatbot dystopia: the quick march of AI sycophancy. onlineopinion.com.au In Huxley's future, pleasure pacified the masses. In ours, the machines do it – one sycophantic sentence at a time.
(2025-11-05). Olivier Laouchez, co-founder of the transnational media group Trace: Discussing solutions to AI copyright issues. ecns.cn Recently, Olivier Laouchez, co-founder of transnational media group Trace, stated in an interview with China News Service that AI is structured in a way that it learns from existing content and then transforms it to generate usable outputs. The biggest current issue lies in the ownership of these AI-generated outputs, and a potential solution is to allocate a portion of the ownership of AI-generated outputs to original creators or relevant stakeholders. (Wang Yi'an)…
(2025-11-05). WHYY Newscast for Wednesday 5:00 p.m. whyy.org The latest local headlines from WHYY…
(2025-11-05). 'Green' Obsession Feeds Orthodoxy and Starves Growth. wattsupwiththat.com Developing nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America must stop giving into the "green" madness. They must reject lectures from Western climate scolds who climbed to heights of unprecedented wealth on stairs made of hydrocarbons and now seek to "kick away the ladder" from everyone else.
(2025-11-05). Products, fuel, and electricity are the real climate challenges for the future. onlineopinion.com.au A world of eight billion people still depends on oil, gas, and coal for the very materials that make electricity possible. Until that changes, energy policy must balance reliability, affordability – and reality.
(2025-11-05). Lessons from the movement to stop the 'war on terror'. wagingnonviolence.org 
(2025-11-05). Europe's Last-Minute Climate Scramble: Brussels Waters Down Its 2040 Target Just in Time for COP30. wattsupwiththat.com Europe's climate ambitions are fraying at the edges, caught between utopian promises and economic realities.
(2025-11-05). China, ASEAN boost policy exchanges. ecns.cn A China-ASEAN seminar for administrative schools and think tanks opened on Monday in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, as officials and scholars sought to deepen cooperation on governance, training and policy research across the region.
(2025-11-05). WHYY Newscast for Wednesday 6:00 a.m. whyy.org The latest local headlines from WHYY…
(2025-11-05). China's bet on self-reliance won't fix an unbalanced economy. asiatimes.com 
Every few years since 1953, the Chinese government has unveiled a new master strategy for its economy: the all-important five-year plan. For the most part, these blueprints have been geared at spurring growth and unity as the nation transformed from a rural, agrarian economy to an urbanized, developed powerhouse. The task that faced China's leaders …
(2025-11-05). Nigel Farage's Chosen Reform Mayoral Candidate Suggested Black Britons Can't Be English. bylinetimes.com 
Reform UK's candidate for Mayor in Doncaster this May has been accused of making "openly racist comments" following the train stabbings over the weekend. | In posts on Sunday, responding to Saturday's mass stabbing attack on the Doncaster to London King's Cross train, Reform councillor Alexander Jones explicitly attributed the crime to "individuals" who were "not English" and instead "Black and of Caribbean descent" — despite the alleged killer being British. | When a commenter noted that fact, Cllr Jones replied that being "English" is tied to racial "lineage" and "Anglo-Saxon heritage", appearing…
(2025-11-05). Maldives: Paradise soon to be lost—BBC 2004. wattsupwiththat.com Far from disappearing beneath the waves, the Maldives are thriving!
(2025-11-05). Saudi Arabia's request to buy F-35 jets 'clears' key Pentagon hurdle. geo.tv 
(2025-11-05). WHYY Newscast for Wednesday 4:00 p.m. whyy.org The latest local headlines from WHYY…
(2025-11-05). Confidential documents reveal Pacific Ministry raised concerns over NZ census overhaul. asiapacificreport.nz By 'Alakihihifo Vailala, PMN News The Ministry for Pacific Peoples (MPP) repeatedly warned its minister that replacing the traditional population-wide survey with administrative data would have negative consequences for data on Pasifika communities. They cautioned that this change would undercount Pacific people and lead to poor policy decisions, yet the changes proceeded. In records obtained…
(2025-11-05). The hidden cost of Trump's tariffs. aljazeera.com Tariffs head to US Supreme Court, while US—India trade talks advance, and Indian factory workers pay the price.
(2025-11-05). Lawsuit Charges That CA Law Illegally Muzzles Students and Teachers on Palestine. truthout.org Beginning January 1, 2026, teachers in California classrooms will be looking over their shoulders to avoid running afoul of a frightening new "antisemitism" law. On October 7, despite widespread opposition from civil rights groups, teachers' unions, and education advocates, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 715, which amends the California Education Code to police what teachers can teach and what… |
(2025-11-05). Japanese soldiers deploy to combat wave of deadly bear attacks. aljazeera.com Japanese soldiers are helping in the fight against deadly bear attacks in the country's north.
(2025-11-05). WHYY Newscast for Wednesday 2:00 p.m. whyy.org The latest and local headlines from WHYY.
(2025-11-05). Milwaukee, November 11, 2025: Vets for Peace Armistice Day Celebrating Peace, Not Militarism. wibailoutpeople.org 
Armistice Day — Celebrating Peace, Not Militarism: | Tuesday, Nov. 11 • Music 6: 30 PM • Program 7: 00 PM | Central United Methodist Church (25th & Wisconsin Ave) | Speakers: Sarah L. Blum (Warrior Nurse: PTSD & Healing) and Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch (MECA). Music by Holly Haebig with Harvey Taylor.
(2025-11-05). Bolivia top court orders release of former interim President Jeanine Anez. aljazeera.com Supreme Court annuls right-wing leader's conviction for illegally assuming presidency after 2019 ouster of Evo Morales.
(2025-11-05). New York's Sore Winners. levernews.com 
(2025-11-05). Putin Speech: On nuclear Tsunami-causing drone Poseidon and Burevestnik missile. hindustantimes.com Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on November 5 that the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile's flight range exceeds that of all other missile systems globally. Speaking during a Kremlin ceremony honoring top defense and scientific contributors, Putin emphasized the historic importance of the missile—designed for unlimited range and featuring a unique ultra-small nuclear reactor. State honors were also awarded to the developers of both the Burevestnik missile and the Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicle, underscoring their roles in enhancing Russia's security and technological sovereignty for…
(2025-11-05). U.S. federal workers turn to food banks to survive. ecns.cn Volunteers sort donated beans, powdered milk and other non-perishable items during a food drive in front of the US Department of Agriculture in the National Mall during the 30th day of the federal government shutdown on Oct 30 in Washington, DC."We are being held as collateral damage in the process, and it's just not fair," she said."ÄÄ"ÄÄThe food lines are not restricted to New York.
(2025-11-05). China bucks global downturn in openness, new report finds. ecns.cn Global openness edged down in 2024, but China continued to move in the opposite direction, expanding its engagement with the world despite mounting protectionist and geopolitical pressures, according to a new report released on Wednesday.
(2025-11-05). Zelensky visits troops in Pokrovsk as Russia advances into city limits | Ukraine. hindustantimes.com Amid escalating frontline tensions, questions emerged about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's recent visit to the Pokrovsk sector, a region in Donetsk where Russian forces are reportedly present within city limits. Zelensky stated on camera that he was physically in the Pokrovsk area, meeting with National Guard and other Ukrainian military units actively defending the city and surrounding towns, including Myrnohrad and Dobropillia. Watch for details…
(2025-11-05). FAA to reduce flights by 10 percent as US government shutdown drags on. aljazeera.com The agency made the announcement as it confronts staffing shortages caused by air traffic controllers.
(2025-11-05). 'Divest from genocide' call by NZ university workers to UniSaver. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report More than 700 academics have this week sent an open letter demanding the university retirement savings scheme UniSaver immediately divest from companies directly linked to Israel and genocide. This latest letter, organised by University Workers for Palestine (UW4P), has been signed by 715 people — almost double the number of 400 staff…
(2025-11-05). This District Built On Civil Rights Legacy Has Gone Months Without Representation. capitalbnews.org 
Uncertainty continues to hang over Texas' 18th Congressional District. No single candidate secured 50% of the vote in the Nov. 4 special election, meaning that the race is heading to a runoff. The top two vote-getters — Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards — will compete at a date …
(2025-11-05). Tanzania election failed to comply with democratic standards: African Union. aljazeera.com Bloc says ballot stuffing, internet blackout and politically-motivated abductions compromised the vote's 'integrity'.
(2025-11-05). Election 2025: How Philly's suburbs voted on open space, policing ballot questions. whyy.org In the Chester County: | In West Pikeland Township, Chester County, voters The township was…
(2025-11-05). Brazilian exhibitor says: Come to CIIE and try our beef! ecns.cn On November 4, during preparations for the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE), Brazilian exhibitor Victor greeted visitors enthusiastically in fluent Chinese, saying, "Come to the CIIE and try our beef!"
(2025-11-05). Philly voter turnout rose to 34% this election — the highest in at least a decade. Here's why. whyy.org Voter turnout in Philadelphia was significantly higher in the Roughly 34% of registered voters cast a ballot, according to Four years ago, that figure was about 22%. | "I think what we're seeing is this trend that all politics are…
(2025-11-05). The families forced to pay ransoms to free loved ones in Sudan's el-Fasher. aljazeera.com Sudan's Rapid Support Forces fighters are abducting thousands of people for ransom as they flee the city of el-Fasher.
(2025-11-05). At least seven killed after UPS plane crashes in Kentucky, erupts into ball of fire. geo.tv 
Smoke rises from the wreckage of a UPS MD-11 cargo jet after it crashed on departure from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, US, November 4, 2025. — Reuters UPS says three crew members were on board.Crash occurred shortly after it took off for…
(2025-11-05). At least 7 killed after UPS plane crashes near a Kentucky airport. ecns.cn A UPS freight plane crashed shortly after taking off from the Louisville Muhammad Ali international airport in Kentucky on Tuesday, leaving at least seven dead and 11 injured, local media quoted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
(2025-11-05). 8th China International Import Expo opens in Shanghai. ecns.cn This year's China International Import Expo (CIIE), scheduled to run from Nov. 5 to 10, features the largest exhibition space in its history and brings together a record 4,108 enterprises from 138 countries and regions.
(2025-11-05). Analysis | right wing bet the future on American Christian nationalists. That has backfired. haaretz.com Benjamin Netanyahu and Ron Dermer failed to account for a white supremacist takeover of their cherished MAGA evangelical base. Now, Israel's fate lies with an American right that increasingly embraces antisemitism…
(2025-11-05). Kenya lays ground for first green fertilizer plant. ecns.cn Kenya advanced its push for clean industrialization on Monday with the groundbreaking of a landmark green fertilizer plant developed in partnership with China.
(2025-11-05). Israel kills one in south Lebanon as Bekaa Valley still reels from war. aljazeera.com Missile hits a car in Burj Rahal town in Tyre district, the latest in a series of attacks despite a ceasefire.
(2025-11-05). Pa. election 2025: Here's who won and who lost; full results. whyy.org Here's a look at how major races unfolded in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. | New Jersey governor's race: Democrat
(2025-11-05). Catching every last drop. ecns.cn Despite receiving substantial rainfall, surface water in Southwest China's Guizhou province is scarce. That's because of the province's unique karst limestone landscape, which means as soon as the rain lands, it seeps through the soluble bedrock into the many caves and underground rivers.
(2025-11-05). Government Shutdown Is Straining Many Tribes' Already Thin Reserve Funds. truthout.org The 2025 government shutdown has reached a new record, and tribal leaders are beginning to run out of patience and funds, with many dipping into their own already strained reserve funding with no promise it'll be reimbursed. The 35-day shutdown has violated countless trust and treaty agreements between the United States and tribal nations. With a reduction of monthly Supplemental Nutrition… |
(2025-11-05). "Epic Night for Democrats" : Party Wins Races Across the U.S. in Voter Rebuke to Trump. democracynow.org 
We get an overview of how Democrats won big across the United States in Tuesday's elections, with Daniel Nichanian, editor-in-chief of Bolts. Democratic Congressmember Mikie Sherrill won New Jersey's governor's race, and Abigail Spanberger flipped Virginia's governorship. In California, voters approved a new congressional map that could help Democrats pick up five additional congressional seats in a move to counter Texas's redistricting plan. Local races across the countries also saw widespread Democratic wins. Nichanian says he has "never really quite seen this level of system…
(2025-11-05). Key takeaways from Democrats' strong election night. whyy.org Democrats had a big night Tuesday and outperformed in races across the country. This hour, we'll break down the results, and talk about the lessons learned for 2026.
(2025-11-05). Carney's first budget falls short on promise to transform Canadian economy. aljazeera.com The budget, which Carney presented on Tuesday, ended up falling short on ambition, experts said.
(2025-11-05). 7th China-France Cultural Forum held in Changsha. ecns.cn The 7th China-France Cultural Forum was held in Changsha, Hunan Province from Sunday to Tuesday, with the theme "Pluralistic coexistence and harmonious progress—forging a new pattern for China-France cultural exchanges."
(2025-11-05). Nigeria Rejects False Allegations by the United States Claiming Christian Persecution. wibailoutpeople.org Africa's most populous state has been faced with an insurgency in the northeast of the country since 2009 illustrating that the internal security crisis is not a new issue By Abayomi AzikiweEditor, Pan-African News WireWednesday October 5, 2025Geopolitical Analysis Federal Republic of Nigeria President Bola Tinubu has dismissed the statements by his United States counterpart's …
(2025-11-05). Washington is the UFO Capital of the U.S. Is it Our Weather? wattsupwiththat.com A series of reports have come out recently demonstrating that Washington State is NUMBER ONE in the number of reports per person of UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects).
(2025-11-05). In Election 2025, the economy's still the main thing, according to the AP Voter Poll. whyy.org Economic worries were the dominant concern as voters cast ballots for Tuesday's elections, according to preliminary findings from the AP Voter Poll. | The results of the expansive survey of more than 17,000 voters in New Jersey, Virginia, California and New York City suggested the public was troubled by an economy that seems trapped by higher prices and fewer job opportunities. | And a year after President Donald Trump was brought back to the White House on the promise that he could tame inflation and unleash growth, economic worries were still at the top of voters' minds. Despite a rising stock market, inflation…
(2025-11-05). FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 'high-volume' markets during government shutdown. whyy.org
(2025-11-05). How our primal intelligence gives us an edge over AI. whyy.org
(2025-11-05). Democrats dominate as economic woes take a toll on Trump's GOP: Takeaways from Election Day 2025. whyy.org
(2025-11-05). Brazil's President Lula: US Extrajudicial Killings Must be Discussed at CELAC—EU Summit. wibailoutpeople.org
(2025-11-05). Cuomo's Very Expensive Nosedive. levernews.com
(2025-11-05). New York Times Pushes Blatant Lies About Neoliberalism. cepr.net
(2025-11-05). US Escalation in the Caribbean and Latin America Live Updates. cepr.net
(2025-11-04). Venezuela ALBA News 11.4.2025: National Week of Protest No War on Venezuela, Nov 15-23; Donate to Cuba Recovery Aid; Conservatives Speak against War on Venezuela. afgj.org 
No War on Venezuela! No Troops on our Streets! Urgent Call for a Week of Coordinated Protests — November 15 — 23 Calling all antiwar, peace and justice, union and solidarity activists! An emergency network is calling for local actions, large and small, Also actions within 24 hours of any major U.S. escalation. www.codepink.org/vz_toolkit Stimson: The…
(2025-11-04). After Gaza, UN cries helpless as 'massacre' unfolds in Sudan's El-Fasher | Africa. hindustantimes.com The United Nations is under mounting pressure to urgently address a humanitarian and human rights catastrophe unfolding in El Fasher, North Darfur, after the city's fall to Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) following months of siege. Reports indicate the RSF is perpetrating atrocities, including targeted ethnic violence and massacres, sparking calls for the UN Human Rights Council to convene a special session to investigate and demand accountability. Watch for details…
(2025-11-04). Gazans still face death, misery and starvation. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Developments in Gaza show that the occupying Israeli regime continues its attacks across the besieged Gaza enclave, despite a fragile truce agreement. The al-Ahli Hospital reported that a Palestinian was killed by the Israeli fire in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.
(2025-11-04). Wikipedia's editorial block on Gaza genocide: Neutrality or evasion? tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Wikipedia's decision to lock its "Gaza genocide" article—after co-founder Jimmy Wales personally intervened—raises serious questions about the platform's commitment to truth.
(2025-11-04). Headlines for November 4, 2025. democracynow.org Trump Endorses Cuomo, Threatens to Cancel Funding to NYC If Mamdani Is Elected Mayor, Trump Administration Will Only Partially Fund Expiring SNAP Benefits as Shutdown Drags On, Fed Warns of Weakening Labor Market as U.S. Companies Announce AI-Driven Layoffs, 10 Richest U.S. Billionaires Have Expanded Wealth by $700 Billion Since Trump's Return, Dick Cheney, Architect of Iraq Occupation and U.S. Torture Program, Dies at 84, U.N. Says 36,000 Have Fled North Darfur's Capital Since Paramilitaries Seized Control, Israel Continues to Attack Gaza Despite U.S.-Brokered Ceasefire, Israel and Hamas Exchange Bod…
(2025-11-04). They Tortured Lambs In The West Bank. thealtworld.com Israeli settlers were Lambs. | It's not the most evil thing the Israelis have done. Not by a long shot. Hell, all of human civilization subjects animals to cruel abuses…
(2025-11-04). After Decades of Resistance, a West Bank Village Faces Israeli Demolition Orders. truthout.org In the hills of Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank, a small Bedouin community in the village of Umm al-Khair has fought for decades to remain on their land, a rocky landscape dotted with olive trees, where they farm and raise livestock. As a community with a steadfast commitment to nonviolent struggle, they document and fight back against increasing settler violence and land annexation for… |
(2025-11-04). The spirit of 13 Aban still marches. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Hundreds of thousands of Iranians poured into the streets of Tehran and more than 900 cities nationwide on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover, an event officially known as the National Day of Fight against Global Arrogance.
(2025-11-04). 'BRICS should capitalize on IRCS expertise'. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Marco Fernandes, the Brazilian representative at BRICS Civil Council, has highlighted the need to benefit from the experiences and knowledge of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS).
(2025-11-04). Iranian president lauds domestic technological breakthroughs. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — The Iranian president has commended the country's achievements in advanced and cutting-edge technologies, calling for the enhancement of quality and export of innovative products by knowledge-based companies.
(2025-11-04). Why are multiple mediators active simultaneously? tehrantimes.com TEHRAN – Sobh-e-No analyzed the simultaneous activation of regional mediators to broker dialogue between Iran and the U.S. again.
(2025-11-04). Sepahan, Ahal settle for draw: 2025/26 ACL Two. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN – Iran's Sepahan and Ahal FC of Turkmenistan played to an entertaining 2-2 stalemate in their AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 Group C tie on Tuesday.
(2025-11-04). If Lebanon was truly free, students would have shut down US spy den. tehrantimes.com BEIRUT — If Lebanon was not a "corrupt state," its students would have long ago shut down the den of "diplomatic occupation" masquerading as the American Embassy in Awkar, just as Iranian students did in 1979 when they stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran and declared a second revolution to defend their nation's dignity.
(2025-11-04). Iranian short film "Unit 13" wins in Spanish festival. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — The Iranian short film "Unit 13" written and directed by Deniz Ghorbani has won an award at the SamhainBaucogna International Film Festival (SBIFest) in Spain.
(2025-11-04). Khamenei says Iran-US conflict rooted in deep, irreconcilable differences. hindustantimes.com Ayatollah Khamenei delivered a powerful message explaining why the conflict between Iran and the United States has been ongoing for decades. According to Khamenei, this struggle is not tactical or based on slogans but is rooted in deep, intrinsic differences and a fundamental clash of interests. Watch Khamenei's full speech here.
(2025-11-04). Iran, Morocco futsal teams settle for draw: Riyadh 2025. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Iran and Morocco futsal teams shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw in Group B of the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games (ISG) on Tuesday.
(2025-11-04). Iran, Pakistan pledge closer military ties at maritime expo in Karachi. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Iran and Pakistan's defense and military capabilities complement one another, a senior Iranian military official said Tuesday, emphasizing that both neighbors are committed to expanding cooperation to confront shared threats from the West and Israel.
(2025-11-04). IRGC Chief says force more prepared than during 12-day war. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — The Commander-in-Chief of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) says the force's current level of preparedness is "far higher" than during the 12-day war, describing the IRGC as being at the peak of its strength and readiness.
(2025-11-04). Virginia to host group exhibition of Iranian artists. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — A group exhibition of three Iranian artists titled "Persian Whispers" will be held at the Aryan Gallery at Pars Place in Virginia, the U.S., from November 16 to December 14.
(2025-11-04). Iran Parliament speaker to depart for Pakistan. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf is to leave for Pakistan on Wednesday, leading a high-ranking delegation, 'as part of efforts to deepen political and economic ties between the two neighboring countries.
(2025-11-04). Iran, 46 years later. tehrantimes.com MADRID — Every November 4, Iran commemorates an episode that, transcending the boundaries of historical anecdote to become a founding myth, encapsulates the ontological essence of its revolution: the takeover of the United States Embassy in Tehran by a group of students.
(2025-11-04). War Criminal Dick Cheney Dead at 84, With Blood of Millions on His Hands. truthout.org Former vice president and defense secretary Dick Cheney has died, at 84, with the blood of millions on his hands. Cheney's family said he died from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease on Monday, November 3. He passed in peace, surrounded by his family, who lauded him as a "good man" and a "noble giant." In reality, Cheney's legacy will far outlive him as the man… |
(2025-11-04). VIPS on Dick Cheney: Intelligence Unglued. consortiumnews.com The Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) sent this memo to George W. Bush about Dick Cheney's deceptive role in the Iraq invasion, published by Consortium News in 2003. Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, who died on Monday at…
(2025-11-04). "The Dark Side" : Dick Cheney's Legacy from Iraq Invasion to U.S. Torture Program. democracynow.org 
Dick Cheney, the former vice president and one of the key architects of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, died Monday at age 84. Cheney served six terms in Congress as Wyoming's lone representative before serving as defense secretary under President George H.W. Bush, when he oversaw the first Gulf War and the bloody U.S. invasion of Panama that deposed former U.S. ally Manuel Noriega. From 1995 to 2000, Cheney served as chair and CEO of the oil services company Halliburton, before George W. Bush tapped him as his running mate. As vice president, Cheney was a leading proponent of invading and occupying Iraq, w…
(2025-11-04). Dick Cheney, shadowy architect of death and endless wars, dies at 84. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Former U.S. Vice President Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney, the hawkish neoconservative who wove ruthless ambition and doctrine into the military-industrial complex—catalyzing endless wars that profited from carnage and fattened corporate coffers—died Monday at 84.
(2025-11-04). Democracy Now! 2025-11-04 Tuesday. democracynow.org Headlines for November 04, 2025; From Mamdani to Prop 50, John Nichols on Election Day Races & the Future of Democratic Party; "The Dark Side": Dick Cheney's Legacy from Iraq Invasion to U.S. Torture Program; "Injustice": How Biden's DOJ Failed to Hold Trump Accountable for Jan. 6, Corruption & More | Headlines for November 04, 2025; From Mamdani to Prop 50, John Nichols on Election Day Races & the Future of Democratic Party; "The Dark Side": Dick Cheney's Legacy from Iraq Invasion to U.S. Torture Program; "Injustice": How Biden's DOJ Failed to…
(2025-11-04). Sadiq Khan Urges New Yorkers to Reject 'The Politics of Fear' and Vote for Zohran Mamdani. bylinetimes.com 
Sadiq Khan wants New Yorkers to "see through the politics of hatred and fear" and back the Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York, while rejecting those seeking to "weaponise" his Muslim faith against him. | A source close to the London Mayor told Byline Times that Khan wants New Yorkers to reject the "divisive and desperate" tactics of Mamdani's political opponents and embrace Mamdani's "positive vision" for the city. | Highlighting the "uncanny" similarities between the failed attempts by the UK Conservatives to target Khan's religion during his first bid for London mayor and the current campaigns being ru…
(2025-11-04). From the Coasts to Rust Belt, Progressive Candidates Take On Dem Establishment. truthout.org With President Donald Trump threatening to flood their communities with federal troops and immigration police, and the Democratic Party struggling in the national polls, voters in major U.S. cities head to the polls today to choose between establishment Democrats and progressives focused on affordability and upending the status quo. Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani's campaign for mayor of… |
(2025-11-04). From Mamdani to Prop 50, John Nichols on Election Day Races & the Future of Democratic Party. democracynow.org 
Voters in the United States are casting ballots in several closely watched elections on Tuesday, including mayoral races in New York, Seattle and Minneapolis, and gubernatorial contests in New Jersey and Virginia. The Nation's executive editor John Nichols says Zohran Mamdani's campaign in New York, in particular, has "captured the imagination of the country." He notes many of Tuesday's races could help shape the agenda of the Democratic Party and move it toward being "an activist party that uses government to really tip the balance in favor of the working class."…
(2025-11-04). Indonesia bets big on powering trash — at the risk of wasting cash. asiatimes.com 
Indonesia's decision to press ahead with some 33 waste-to-energy (WtE) plants is the kind of policy move that reads both like climate action and industrial ambition. On paper, it answers a chronic public health failure, with tens of millions of tons of municipal waste poorly managed every year, while promising new megawatts for fast-growing cities. …
(2025-11-04). Climate Hypocrite Harrison Ford Demands We Change OUR Lifestyles. wattsupwiththat.com But it is OK for important people to use private jets?>
(2025-11-04). Imported victory: Milei's win and the price Argentina paid. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Argentina's October midterm elections handed President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza party a sweeping victory. But this was not a triumph of domestic approval — it was a triumph of foreign leverage.
(2025-11-04). Rare Earth Minerals, Etc from China … Or The USA? wattsupwiththat.com Now we must begin temporarily impacting some pristine areas to locate, evaluate and extract strategic materials — and end our dangerous and needless dependence on unfriendly and unreliable sources, before returning the lands to near-pristine conditions once mining is completed.
(2025-11-04). Singapore PM says 'world growing darker' – days after Trump's Asia tour. hindustantimes.com Singapore's Prime Minister has issued a stark warning that the "world is growing darker," referencing heightened global threats and instability just days after former President Trump concluded his high-profile Asia tour. The remarks, which echo similar concerns from South Korea, reflect mounting anxieties about regional security, economic uncertainty, and geopolitical rivalries in Asia. Watch for more…
(2025-11-04). Most US Voters Say Rich Have Too Much Influence in Elections. consortiumnews.com Wealthy donors and corporations have too much power in elections, according to Americans in a national poll. The Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision remains unpopular with two-thirds of them. By Dave Levinthal OpenSecrets CN at 30 The vast majority…
(2025-11-04). Trump Demands Filibuster's End, Claiming It Will Help GOP Win Midterms. truthout.org For the second time in less than a week, President Donald Trump has demanded that Senate Republicans end the filibuster, suggesting that doing so would help the GOP in the midterm races next year. The filibuster is a Senate rule that allows lawmakers of the minority party to block legislation from passing. Cloture on a filibuster occurs when it obtains 60 votes — meaning that nearly every… |
(2025-11-04). New Prison Mail Policies Threaten Newsletters by and for Incarcerated People. truthout.org On September 3, Illinois prison officials moved — by emergency rule — to replace most physical mail with scanned copies, though a key legislative panel has already pushed back. At the same time, New York is installing mail scanners in prisons, raising alarms about privacy and attorney-client privilege. Texas has already shifted to "digital mail," where letters are scanned and delivered on tablets… |
(2025-11-04). Patrick Lawrence: Confronting Oligarchs in the NYC Vote. consortiumnews.com The power elites who have long controlled the United States demonstrate repeatedly that they have no intention of surrendering to any reconstitution of the American polity in the name of anything resembling authentic democracy. By Patrick Lawrence ScheerPost CN at 30…
(2025-11-04). "Injustice" : How Biden's DOJ Failed to Hold Trump Accountable for Jan. 6, Corruption & More. democracynow.org 
We speak with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Carol Leonnig and Aaron Davis on the day they publish their new book, Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department, which looks at how the DOJ during the Biden administration was overly cautious in pursuing cases against Trump and his allies over 2020 election interference, the January 6 riot and more. Attorney General Merrick Garland felt it was important to "turn the page from Donald Trump" and not look too closely at abuses of power, says Leonnig, who also stresses many "stubbornly brave people … tried to do…
(2025-11-04). Data Centers, Trump Spark U.S. Nuclear Revival. wattsupwiththat.com With a strong push from the Trump White House, the nuclear energy industry in the U.S. is, for the first time since Three Mile Island, bullish about its future. It's about time, given that the average existing U.S. nuclear power plant was built based on 1980s technology.
(2025-11-04). India-China flights resumed: a signal of strategic recalibration. asiatimes.com 
Last week saw India's IndiGo resume direct flight from Kolkata to Guangzhou and the airline plans to resume its Delhi-Guangzhou flights from the end of this week — when China Eastern is scheduled to resume its Shanghai-New Delhi flight. Air India is expected to resume direct flights between New Delhi and Shanghai from early next …
(2025-11-04). In Eswatini, abusive lawsuit demands a record $9.8 mln for defamation. cpj.org 
Lusaka, November 4, 2025—The Swazi Bridge news site in Eswatini is facing a record-breaking claim for 170 million emalangeni (US$9.8 million) in damages and the threat of terrorism investigations, as part of a growing global trend of using abusive lawsuits to suppress public interest reporting. The Farmers Bank and its director John Asfar alleged defamation…
(2025-11-04). Washington's pressure and Lebanon's slide toward forced normalization. tehrantimes.com BEIRUT — The recent talk of a "negotiation option" announced by President Joseph Aoun has reignited one of Lebanon's most dangerous debates, that of normalization disguised as pragmatism.
(2025-11-04). EVENT | November 13] A Conversation With Heidi Reichinnek. dissentmagazine.org 
An event with the German Left Party's parliamentary co-leader.
(2025-11-04). U.S. government shutdown poised to break record as federal paralysis deepens. tehrantimes.com The U.S. government shutdown tied the prior record on Tuesday and is on pace to become the longest in history on Wednesday at 36 days, a stark marker of national dysfunction and a presidency defined by confrontation over compromise.
(2025-11-04). Global animators invited to showcase work at Tehran Intl. Animation Festival. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN- The 14th Tehran International Animation Festival, organized by the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA), has officially announced its call for entries.
(2025-11-04). DOE attends Lebanon, Azerbaijan conferences on combating SDSs, climate change. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — The Department of Environment (DOE) has participated in international conferences in Lebanon and Azerbaijan, expounding on activities to deal with sand and dust storms and climate change.
(2025-11-04). Know Your Enemy: Break Glass in Case of Emergency. dissentmagazine.org 
Matt and Sam are very worried.
(2025-11-04). Tomgram: John Feffer, The Venn Diagram of Trump's Vendettas. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. At some level, it's hard to even believe what's happening on this planet. Sections of the island of Jamaica have just been devastated by an almost unimaginably powerful hurricane, thanks in part to the heating of the globe's …
(2025-11-04). Trump's G-2 riff ripples through an uneasy Global South. asiatimes.com 
When Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong told the Financial Times last week that "the old rules no longer apply, and the new ones haven't been written," few could have imagined how swiftly his words would be illustrated by events. Within days, Donald Trump, fresh from his summit with China's President Xi Jinping, triumphantly declared on …
(2025-11-04). New Issue Of JOHNSTONE: Tech Dystopia In The Shadow Of The Empire. thealtworld.com The new edition of JOHNSTONE is now available to Life under the empire is getting more and more dystopian. Everyone's getting dumber, sicker, lonelier, and less happy, and our rulers are offering us no solutions besides vapid distraction while our light fades and the planet dies. Capitalism has placed all its chips on generative AI which is killing off our creativity and intellect while our governments salami slice away our freedoms w…
(2025-11-04). The next war we already saw: Taiwan. asiatimes.com 
In April 2022, I crossed into Ukraine amid President Volodymyr Zelensky's call for foreign fighters. Three years later, the drone swarms and attrition I witnessed there foreshadow the nightmare Beijing could unleash across the Taiwan Strait. Kyiv claimed 20,000 foreign volunteers had joined. The reality, from what I saw, was closer to a few thousand—still …
(2025-11-04). New Report Warns Fossil Fuel Expansion Is Accelerating Far Beyond Global Limits. truthout.org The fossil fuel industry is "racing toward climate breakdown with its foot on the accelerator," said one official at the German environmental rights group Urgewald on Tuesday as the group released its Global Oil and Gas Exit List. The report shows that as world leaders prepare to meet in Brazil for the annual United Nations climate summit, any discussion they have there regarding a green… |
(2025-11-04). Non-Violence or Violence? David Swanson vs. Chris Jeffries. davidswanson.org By HR Conversations A rigorous conversation with David Swanson exploring the contradictions of U.S. foreign policy, the mechanics of modern warfare, and the role of nonviolent activism in a world driven by military-industrial interests. The discussion navigates historical patterns, contemporary crises, and systemic challenges, offering insight into how power, propaganda, and policy intersect—and what it …
(2025-11-04). 100,000 Rainforest Trees Likely to Have Died In Vain as COP30 Faces Brutal Net Zero Reality. wattsupwiththat.com his year as the war-on-humanity party reassembles in the Amazon, we remember the words of the Chinese military philosopher Sun Tzu: "If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by".
(2025-11-04). Digital Driver's Licenses Threaten to Create a "Great Internet Lockdown" aclu.org Imagine you wake up one day, turn on your computer or phone, and try to log in to a social media site. You're greeted by a message: "We need to confirm your identity. Click here to send us your digital ID." You'd signed up for a digital driver's license months ago to access your IRS tax information online — but why is this social media asking for it? | Seemingly overnight, you find demands to share your digital ID coming from…
(2025-11-04). Talk World Radio: Rising Violence in Cameroon. warisacrime.org 
AUDIO: Talk World Radio is recorded on Zoom. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. VIDEO: This week on Talk World Radio we're talking with Guy Feugap who is Africa Organizer for World BEYOND War. He is a secondary school teacher, writer, and peace activist, based in Cameroon. He has long worked …
(2025-11-04). The West's obligation to cooperate with Türkiye and the Typhoon planes. unitedworldint.com/feed/ Türkiye is now proving itself to be a power that cannot be confined to the boundaries imposed by the West or the traditional patterns of the East. By Adem Kƒ±lƒ±àß, Political Scientist The radical transformations Türkiye has undergone over the last two decades have undoubtedly stood out as its own axis-based foreign policy approach, its …
(2025-11-04). DOT Secretary Duffy Threatens to Close Airspace Amid Ongoing Shutdown Standoff. truthout.org On Tuesday, Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to close airspace across portions of the United States unless Democrats agreed to end the standoff over the government shutdown. "If you bring us to a week from today, Democrats, you will see mass chaos, you will see mass flight delays," Duffy warned. "You'll see mass cancellations, and you may see us close… |
(2025-11-04). Challenger to Lead Britain's Biggest Union Vows to Review Labour Ties and Slash Own Salary in Bid to Unseat Starmer Ally. bylinetimes.com A left-wing challenger to lead the UK's largest trade union is pledging to ramp up industrial action and overhaul its relationship with Labour if she wins. | Andrea Egan, a socialist social worker from Bolton, is challenging the re-standing General Secretary of Unison for the leadership, and is convinced she will win. | Andrea Egan is standing for Unison General Secretary after 37 years working in the public sector. She joined the union movement just as the 'closed shop' guaranteeing high trade union membership was being dismantled by Margaret Thatcher's Government. | But Unison still has significant power…
(2025-11-04). Journalist at the front: 'The only option for encircled Ukrainian soldiers is to surrender'. unitedworldint.com 
On the situation of the surrounded Ukrainian army. By àñzgàºr Altƒ±nba≈ü Italian/Russian journalist Vittorio Nicola Rangeloni described the situation in the two cities, where the Russian army has encircled Ukrainian soldiers. Rangeloni said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is attempting to buy time by trying to conceal the situation. The journalist said Russia has largely blocked …
(2025-11-04). Top DOJ Lawyer Claims Trump Doesn't Need Congressional Approval for Boat Strikes. truthout.org As the Trump administration blows past a key congressional deadline, a top lawyer in the Department of Justice has claimed that the executive branch does not need the approval of Congress to continue conducting boat strikes in and around the Caribbean — an assertion outside experts say is patently false. Last week, Office of Legal Counsel T. Elliot Gaiser told a small group of members of… |
(2025-11-04). Colombia's interior minister claims drones threatened him. colombiareports.com Colombia's Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez urged people to report alleged plans to attack politician after Interior Minister Armando Benedetti reported that unidentified drones were monitoring his home. In a post on social media platform X, Benedetti reported that drones were flying over his home, "a car was going from corner to corner" in front and …
(2025-11-04). Killed 30 years ago today: What Rabin would think about Israel. haaretz.com Recordings of Yitzhak Rabin, released on the 30th anniversary of his assassination, demonstrate what real leadership looks like, and what Israel's current government sorely lacks…
(2025-11-04). China's latest hypersonic missile morphs at Mach 5. asiatimes.com 
China is touting a shape-shifting hypersonic missile as a leap in strike power — but the real test is whether the weapon's engineering can outrun physics. Last month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that Chinese military researchers have unveiled a prototype hypersonic "morphing" missile capable of altering its aerodynamic shape mid-flight, marking a …
(2025-11-04). Palestinian journalists targeted with Ramadan bans, arrests at Al-Aqsa holy site. cpj.org 
Nazareth, November 4, 2025—Israeli police banned at least 10 Palestinian journalists from Jerusalem's disputed Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during Ramadan this year, CPJ has found, in what many view as a deliberate effort to censor coverage of the holy site. Intimidatory tactics against the press have increased in the two years since the start of the…
(2025-11-04). Security breach leaks far-right minister private notes on major Israeli journalists, politicians. haaretz.com Ben-Gvir's professional diary details his exchanges with Haaretz opponent Amit Segal as well as Israeli rapper Yoav Eliasi, also known as The Shadow, who is known for his far-right political views…
(2025-11-04). My virtue, their villainy? anabaptistworld.org I converted to Christianity and received baptism in the Mennonite church in Japan on May 14, 1989. Arriving at Goshen College three months later, I felt euphoric. I was suddenly surrounded by all things Mennonite — hymnals, cookbooks, "Mennonite names," even an insurance company.
(2025-11-04). Trump's War Secretary sends direct message to Kim Jong Un from DMZ | North Korea. hindustantimes.com U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered a direct message to North Korea's Kim Jong Un by visiting the Demilitarized Zone, highlighting deepening US-South Korea military ties and showing force at a tense frontline. Hegseth met South Korea's Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back, and toured key border sites ahead of high-level Security Consultative Talks in Seoul focused on countering North Korean missiles, flexible U.S. troop deployments, and broader regional threats, including China and Taiwan. The visit coincided with the reopening of the US-China military hotline, aimed at avoiding accidental clashes amid rising t…
(2025-11-04). US govt shutdown ties record for longest in history. geo.tv 
The US Capitol is seen in Washington, DC on November 4, 2025. — AFP
(2025-11-04). Follow the Money: How the Right Weaponises the Costs of Supporting Learning Disabled People. bylinetimes.com In the lead-up to what promises to be a consequential budget, the money spent on supporting disabled people is constantly questioned, often in the most simplistic terms. | Thus, to the glee of right-wing politicians and journalists, the National Audit Office has recently reported that local authorities spend £2 billion every year on transporting disabled children to school. | Meanwhile, the reform of the SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) system is endlessly postponed, no doubt because of the political challenge involved in cutting services. | And all the time, welfare benefits are eyed…
(2025-11-04). A battlefield report: Neither side is winning US-China trade war. asiatimes.com 
China is buying American soybeans again, much to bean growers' relief. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China has agreed to buy 918 million bushels in each of the next three years. President Donald Trump crowed, "Our farmers will be very happy!" With concessions from China on rare earths and fentanyl in addition to soybeans, Trump …
(2025-11-04). Chris Hedges: Trump's Greatest Ally is the Democratic Party. consortiumnews.com The Democratic Party and its liberal allies refuse to call for mass mobilization and strikes — the only tools that can thwart Trump's emergent authoritarianism — fearing they too will be swept aside. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost The only hope to…
(2025-11-04). Nothing surprising in China's innovative rise. asiatimes.com 
Many Western observers view China's rapid advancement in high-tech domains such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, electric vehicles and green energy as a surprise. Long dismissed as a copycat, China is only now being grudgingly acknowledged as an innovator throughout parts of the collective West. Yet this framing misunderstands history. For millennia, stretching back to …
(2025-11-04). The Polish Origins Of Russia's National Unity Day Are Still Relevant. thealtworld.com Russia nowadays believes that Poland has been the most consistent threat to its national unity. | Russia marks National Unity Day every 4 November in remembrance of the national uprising that expelled Polish troops from Moscow, the only time that the Russian capital was ever
(2025-11-04). The need for stronger, targeted, and transparent enforcement against stock price manipulation in Indonesia. onlineopinion.com.au akarta's message to investors is clear: transparency and enforcement must come first if Indonesia wants to trade speculation for credibility.
(2025-11-04). Danish Farmers Blame Bovaer For Collapsing Cows. wattsupwiththat.com Cows have been eating grass for eternity. Why mess with their diets now?>
(2025-11-04). Latino pastors look to refit preaching and pastoral care to trauma of mass deportations. anabaptistworld.org In a Home Depot parking lot beside a freeway on-ramp in this city northeast of Los Angeles, a woman sang to a small crowd in Spanish over her band's rocking cumbia rhythm, "How I love my people, for being more than brave." Across the interstate ramp, under peach-colored clouds, a collection of tiny crosses memorialized …
(2025-11-04). Judge Pauses Annual Fees Imposed on Asylum Seekers by "One Big Beautiful Bill" truthout.org A judge has ruled that, for now, asylum seekers are not required to pay an annual fee for each year their application is pending. The ruling was in response to a lawsuit filed by the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP). The so-called One Big Beautiful Bill, which became law on July 4, 2025, instituted a new fee system for people in the immigration system, including asylum seekers. |
(2025-11-04). Getting dumber: the reverse Flynn effect and the politics of denial. onlineopinion.com.au For decades, humanity appeared to be getting smarter. Then, inconveniently, it wasn't. IQs are now sliding backwards.
(2025-11-04). Los liberales sueñan con la censura global. thealtworld.com En Estados Unidos, los representantes del Partido Demócrata, con la ayuda de sus socios, quieren controlar los contenidos de Internet. | A finales de octubre de 2025, gracias a la filtración de cierta información, se supo que el Centro de Política Cibernética de Stanford y el Laboratorio de Redes Sociales, con el pretexto de la ´seguridad ª y la ´lucha contra la desinformación ª, planeaban crear una infraestructura internacional de censura. | Esto se debatió en una reunión a puerta cerrada celebrada el 24 de septiembre de 2025, a la que asistieron 21 científicos especializados en ciberseguri…
(2025-11-04). Top Israeli military lawyer arrested over abuse video scandal, but focus on leak rather than the crime. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report The arrest of the former top lawyer in the Israeli military for the leak of a video showing Israeli soldiers assaulting a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman military prison has created a political and legal storm in Israel. The Israeli government is accusing Military Advocate-General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalm of "blood libel" against…
(2025-11-04). Trump Appears Ready to Defy Court Order, Withhold SNAP Funds Until Dems Budge. truthout.org The Trump administration announced on Monday that it will provide only half of the usual Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in November after money for the program officially ran out on Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown. More than 42 million Americans, amounting to around 1 in 8 families overall, depend on the program, sometimes known as food stamps… |
(2025-11-04). Mexico president rejects U.S. military intervention after Uruapan mayor's death. hindustantimes.com Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has firmly rejected the prospect of U.S. military intervention following the assassination of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo by cartel gunmen during a public festival in Michoacan. In response to growing speculation about former President Trump's calls for ground operations in Mexico, Sheinbaum offered condolences to Manzo's family and vowed to pursue all leads in the case, but emphasized Mexico would accept help—not intervention—from foreign powers. Watch for more…
(2025-11-04). Papua New Guinea's population tops 10 million, census data reveals. asiapacificreport.nz RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea's population has passed the 10 million mark, according to the final figures from the 2024 Population Census released by the country's statistics office. The PNG census began on 16 June 2024 and concluded in late October, more than three months after its original deadline. The process was marred by a…
(2025-11-04). How California Insurance Reform Went Up In Flames. levernews.com 
(2025-11-04). S Korea's nuclear sub made in USA: It's complicated. asiatimes.com 
The recent announcement by President Donald Trump that the United States will allow South Korea to acquire nuclear-propelled submarines has introduced new strategic and industrial variables into South Korea's nuclear-powered submarine program and the rapidly changing regional balance of power dynamics. Although approval has reportedly been granted by the United States for South Korea to …
(2025-11-04). In truncated testimony, Netanyahu denies of cigars from Hollywood mogul. haaretz.com Testifying in his ongoing corruption trial, the Israeli prime minister told prosecutors he does not need Arnon Milchan as a 'sugar daddy,' dismisses trial as 'ridiculous'…
(2025-11-04). Ex-IDF top lawyer sticks to story in initial police interrogation on leaked abuse video. haaretz.com The IDF's former top lawyer reiterated that she leaked the video of Israeli reservists abusing a Palestinian prisoner in order to fight attacks on her and her office…
(2025-11-04). How Biden's Justice Department Failed to Investigate Trump's First Term Crimes. truthout.org We speak with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Carol Leonnig and Aaron Davis on the day they publish their new book, Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department, which looks at how the DOJ during the Biden administration was overly cautious in pursuing cases against Trump and his allies over 2020 election interference, the January 6 riot and more. |
(2025-11-04). The extermination mindset in Israeli society. tehrantimes.com AMMAN — Israeli writer, historian, and Beit Berl lecturer Yehiam Sorek documents the character of Israeli society in a study titled The Roots of Thuggery and Force in Israeli Society.
(2025-11-04). NY Politicians Face Climate Act Consequences. wattsupwiththat.com The politicians who supported the Climate Act did not include defined affordability and reliability risk limits, a feasibility analysis, or concrete implementation plans. The necessity to consider a pragmatic approach is undeniable now. Will the politicians step up and address the issues identified in the last five years of implementation experience?
(2025-11-04). The UK Must Urgently Distance Itself From Elon Musk and Space X, Warns Parliamentary Report. bylinetimes.com The UK has become too dependent on Elon Musk and his Space X company for the success of its space programme, and must urgently seek greater independence from it in order to stop the "politicisation" of these services by the far-right billionaire, a new Parliamentary report has warned. | The report, by the House of Lords' UK Engagement with Space Committee, discloses that half of Britain's satellites are now dependent on Musk's company and warns that the UK's capacity now risks being politicised as a result. | Musk currently spends much of his time on his X platform, which he owns, where he regularly attacks th…
(2025-11-04). People's mission to Kanaky warns over 'broken trust' in France about decolonisation. asiapacificreport.nz 
Asia Pacific Report A People's Mission to Kanaky New Caledonia says the French Pacific territory remains in a fragile political and social transition nearly three decades after the signing of the Nouméa Accord. It says the pro-independence unrest in May last year has "left visible scars" — not only in a damaged economy but in…
(2025-11-04). Woody Allen's "Annie Hall" to be shown in Tehran cultural center. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN- American filmmaker Woody Allen's movie "Annie Hall" will be reviewed during a session at the Arasbaran Cultural Center in Tehran on Wednesday.
(2025-11-04). Singles' Day, a $150B holiday in China, will catch on in the US. asiatimes.com 
On November 11 each year, a curious holiday takes over China. What began among Nanjing University students in the 1990s as a tongue-in-cheek counter to Valentine's Day has exploded into the world's largest shopping event: Singles' Day. The date, 11/11, was chosen because the four ones resemble "bare sticks," Chinese slang for singles. Today, the …
(2025-11-04). Turkish youth movement challenges ties with Israel. tehrantimes.com TEHRN – Members of "A Thousand Youth for Palestine", a non-hierarchical, anti-imperialist, and anti-capitalist youth movement based in Turkey share their journey, principles, and goals.
(2025-11-04). After Rome tower collapse, death toll revealed; PM Giorgia Meloni says this… hindustantimes.com
(2025-11-04). Premium Pain, Executive Gain. levernews.com
(2025-11-04). Mostly Economics Episode 27. cepr.net
(2025-11-04). Two Senate Bills Target Forests Under the Cover of Wildfire Prevention and Border Security. cepr.net
(2025-11-04). SNAP Cuts Disproportionately Hurt People With Disabilities. cepr.net
(2025-11-04). Trump Family Wealth Accumulation and SNAP Benefits. cepr.net
(2025-11-04). Welcome To The New Uprising. levernews.com
(2025-11-03). 10 days in Germany — what has changed in the last 10 years? uwidata.com I first went to Germany in the summer of 1989. My last visit was in 2016. In 2016, I went to many cities and towns, giving numerous conferences in different regions. In total, I might have travelled close to 20 times to this country. Earlier this month, after a decade-long break, I was back in …
(2025-11-03). More fallout from the Strasbourg Court's climate change judgment. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
Readers of this blog as well as listeners to Law Pod UK may remember the European Court of Human Rights' controversial ruling in Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland. We have written about it on the UKHRB here, and it has come up in Law Pod UK epsiodes discussing the ECHR, both in our …
(2025-11-03). Amid Government Shutdown, Republicans Are Showing Us What Autocracy Looks Like. truthout.org There's a popular and recurring chant that echoed throughout the recent No Kings protests several weeks ago: "This is what democracy looks like." But on Capitol Hill over the past four weeks, during a protracted government shutdown, Republicans have been displaying the opposite. The quiet, moribund center of American government looks anything but like a democracy. |
(2025-11-03). The Nastiest Warmongers Are Trump's Biggest Fans Now. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Massacre fetishist Lindsey Graham said "Trump is my favorite president" because "we're killing all the right people and we're cutting your taxes" during a speech to the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Summit on Friday. | "We've run out of bombs; we didn't run out of bombs in World War II," the senator said. | If Lindsey Graham ever gushed about me this effusively for any reason I think I would have to shave my head and join a convent or something, b…
(2025-11-03). Mauritania: Neither origin nor destination. unitedworldint.com 
Over the past few months, the Sahelian country has increased its persecution of migrants in transit through the country, with multiple reports of human rights violations. By Anna Enrech Calbet* In Mauritania, September and October are the hottest months of the year. This heat translates into nearly empty streets during the day, which fill up …
(2025-11-03). How The Media Normally Report On A Mass Atrocity. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The Washington Post has published an article titled "
(2025-11-03). The favorite candidate of Colombia's left would continue "lunatic" president's policies. colombiareports.com The favorite presidential candidate of Colombia's left, Senator Ivan Cepeda, joined President Gustavo Petro's opposition to escalating US aggression in South America and the Caribbean. In a video statement published on social media platform X, Cepeda warned that recent "extrajudicial killings" of alleged drug traffickers were in direct violation of international human rights. Combined with …
(2025-11-03). Cash Control, Lockdown, CBDC, Digital ID, Biometrics? Whitney Webb's Extraordinary Geopolitical Analysis/By Peter Koenig and Whitney Webb. voicesfromsyria.com 
Original Link Here: Cash Control, Lockdown, CBDC, Digital ID, Biometrics? Whitney Webb's Extraordinary Geopolitical Analysis — Global ResearchGlobal Research — Centre for Research on Globalization Unconfirmed reports from Spain and elsewhere in Europe say that cash holdings in households may soon be restricted. No sums are given (yet). From the outset, it would look like …
(2025-11-03). Volunteer Spotlight: Denna Song. worldbeyondwar.org 
Each month, we share the stories of World BEYOND War volunteers around the world. Want to volunteer with World BEYOND War? Email . | Location: : | Edmonton, Canada | How did you get involved with anti-war activism and World BEYOND War (WBW)?: | I was introduced to World BEYOND War through the