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2025-11-16: Sudan Roundup

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newarab (2025-11-16). More than half of Sudan needs humanitarian aid: NGO chief. newarab.com More than half of Sudan's population is in need of Since "We see a situation wh…

newarab (2025-11-16). Trump's envoy says Sudan 'world's biggest humanitarian crisis'. newarab.com

Mark Braverman (2025-11-16). Book Review: Charting Judaism's moral crossroads at the Gaza genocide. mondoweiss.net "Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By: Jews of Conscience on Palestine" gathers over a century of Jewish voices opposing Zionism. The moral clarity of its contributors is more needed than ever as the self-proclaimed Jewish state commits a genocide in Gaza.

Editor (2025-11-16). 'National Security Threat'? 95-Year-Old Human Rights Scholar Richard Falk Interrogated for Hours by Canada. scheerpost.com By Jon Queally / Common Dreams Ninety-five-year-old Richard Falk—world renowned scholar of international law and former UN special rapporteur focused on Palestinian rights—was detained and interrogated for several hours along with his wife, legal scholar Hilal Elver, as the pair entered Canada for a conference focused on that nation's complicity with Israel's genocide in Gaza. "A security person came and …

en.mehrnews (2025-11-16). Achieving justice prerequisite for real peace in Gaza: Maduro. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Venezuelan President‚Äå Nicolas Maduro emphasizes full support for Palestinian ‚rights and the necessity of justice against crimes and genocide in the Gaza Strip.

newarab (2025-11-16). Germany's Left Party urges end crackdown on Palestine activism. newarab.com Germany's opposition party Speaking at a state party conference in Berlin on Saturday, Die Linke co-chair Ines Schwerdtner called for an end to "the repression against pro-Palestinian movements". | She framed the issue as one of shared rights, arguing that "Palestinian self-determination can only go hand in hand with Jewish self-determination in Israel and Palestine, and vice ver…

newleftreview (2025-11-16). Martín Mosquera: The Meaning of Milei. newleftreview.org With Latin America in Trump's cross-hairs, a report from Buenos Aires on the social stalemate that allowed far-right firebrand Javier Milei to impose the harshest shock therapy in Argentina's history. Mosquera mobilizes the conceptual legacies of Gramsci, Trotsky, Otto Bauer and Angelo Tasca to identify the function of the region's highly successful new rights.

en.mehrnews (2025-11-16). Clashes reported between armed groups, Jolani's forces. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Syria's state-run Al-Ikhbariya TV confirmed renewed clashes between forces loyal to Abu Mohammad al-Jolani and armed groups in the south of the country.

newarab (2025-11-16). West Bank: Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen, shoot worker. newarab.com The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced the death of a teenager on Sunday morning, after he was shot by Israeli forces on Saturday evening in the occupied West Bank's Askar camp, east of Nablus. | Hassan Ahmed Jamil Musa, 19, was shot amid a series of continued raids by Israeli forces and attacks by Israeli settlers. | In a separate incident, the Palestinian Red Crescent said a 26-year-old worker was injured by Israeli gunfire near the separation wall built by Israel in the town of al-Ram, north of Jerusalem. | Paramedics transferred the man to hospital, where he was described as being in a moderate conditio…

eng.belta.by (2025-11-16). CSTO exercise Barrier 2026 to be held in Belarus. eng.belta.by "The CSTO special exercise Barrier will take place next year on the territory of Belarus, where we will continue the practice of jointly performing tasks to eliminate biological threats in the interests of the CSTO collective peacekeeping forces," Vyacheslav Starkov said.

Yves Engler (2025-11-16). NDP Policy on US Overthrow of Governments? Members Need To Know. orinocotribune.com By Yves Engler — Nov 13, 2025 | NDP MPs and party leadership candidates are more cautious than Paris and London in challenging Trump's war on Venezuela. Even the admiral in charge of the US violence appears more willing to buck the Donald. | On Tuesday the largest aircraft carrier in the world, USS Gerald Ford, arrived in the Caribbean as part of Trump's bid to overthrow Venezuela's government. The US has also sent other naval vessels, B-1 bombers and thousands of troops to intimidate, including special forces flying helicopter patrols from the warships along the Venezuelan coast. Trump has also empowered th…

____ (2025-11-16). Change in Tactics: Unassuming Youths at the Fore of New Terror Strategy in Kashmir. devdiscourse.com A shift in terror recruitment strategies has emerged in Jammu and Kashmir, where handlers are increasingly targeting educated youths with clean criminal records to avoid the scrutiny of security forces, according to officials. This novel approach contrasts sharply with tactics from two decades ago that favored those with direct links to terrorism.

en.mehrnews (2025-11-16). Iran constantly continues to strengthen defensive power. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Iran's Army Commander-in-Chief said the country is consistently and decisively working to enhance its defensive capabilities, stressing that the Armed Forces have not lost a moment in advancing their strategic strengths.

UMMID (2025-11-16). UK enforces new law to tackle AI child abuse images. ummid.com United Kingdom (UK) has introduced a new law to combat rising abuse of children using their AI generated images.

Pavan Kulkarni, People's Dispatch. (2025-11-16). Western Sahara's Decolonization At Crossroads After 50 Years. popularresistance.org On November 6, the Sahrawis marked 50 years of occupation by the Moroccan kingdom, and continued resistance by activists, risking street violence, arrests, custodial torture, forced disappearances, and rapes by the occupation's security forces. | The anniversary came at an ominous time for the cause of Sahrawi liberation. The US, UK, and Europe, especially France, are bringing ever more pressure on the international community to legitimize the illegal occupation of Western Sahara by Morocco, which in turn is handing over the occupied resources for Western countries to loot.

UMMID (2025-11-16). Delhi Blast: Suspicion First, Evidence Later. ummid.com This phenomenon is not new. It is the natural extension of a decade-long drift where Muslims in India have not just been blamed for crimes they did not commit, but targeted for simply existing within a landscape where trust has become communal and suspicion automatic.

Willem Moore (2025-11-16). Tommy Robinson got a mention in the Epstein emails. thecanary.co Tommy Robinson has tried to paint himself as the great defender of British women in recent years despite his history of standing by alleged abusers. For those who doubt Robinson's intentions — the Canary included — it may be unsurprising to discover that Jeffrey Epstein was seemingly a fan of his: üö® Tommy Robinson's appearance […] | By

Fight Back! News. (2025-11-16). Veterans, Activists Protest Air Command Center Against War On Venezuela. popularresistance.org Tucson, AZ — Three progressive Veterans organizations and others joined the Tucson Anti-War Committee outside the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on Veterans Day, November 11, to protest the Trump administration's war escalations on Venezuela. The group of nearly two dozen protesters received many more supportive honks from passing cars than in previous years — a sign that the tide has shifted as more Americans are fed up with the endless war machine. | With signs reading "No blood for oil" and "Hands off Venezuela," the group heard from veterans and anti-war organizers.

newarab (2025-11-16). Bilbao friendly match turns into show of support for Palestine. newarab.com

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2025-11-16). What Is Really Happening In Venezuela? popularresistance.org Venezuela is very divided politically, but in general, the Bolivarian Revolution initiated by previous President Hugo Chávez and continued by current President Nicolás Maduro still has a lot of support from poor and working-class Venezuelans. Most rich people and elites are pro-US and anti-government. Many of them have left the country, but there are still some in Venezuela (especially in wealthy areas like Chacao). | In Venezuela, most people are tired of political conflict and violence, and they simply want stability. The right-wing opposition does not have many active supporters inside the country. Whenever th…

mforinoco (2025-11-16). Maduro Marches With Communal Youth Ahead of Popular Consultation as Trump Considers Venezuela Land Strikes. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's communal movement rallied with Maduro in Caracas while the US escalates military planning in the region. | Mexico City, Mexico, November 14, 2025 (venezuelanalysis.com) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro joined thousands of members of Venezuela's Communal Youth Committees on the streets of western Caracas for a march Thursday as a show of support for the country's communal movement and for an upcoming popular consultation. | Venezuela's organized communities will vote on November 23 for selected local initiatives that will receive financial support from the state, the fourth such consultation…

UMMID (2025-11-16). Watch: Gen Z storm National Palace as anti-govt protests intensify. ummid.com A mild protest by Gen Z against drug violence and the security policies of the government Saturday turn into a massive uprising a day later as thousands of people marched to National Palace, asking President Claudia Sheinbaum to quit.

_____ (2025-11-16). Surging Israeli settler violence hurts West Bank journalists. Soran Rashid

____ (2025-11-16). Controversy Erupts Over 'Gobi Farming' Remark. devdiscourse.com A contentious remark by Assam Minister Ashok Singhal about 'Gobi farming' has incited political controversy. The term, referencing the 1989 Bhagalpur violence where many Muslims were killed, has been met with strong opposition.

JANET (2025-11-15). Sudanese community in U.S. demands end to genocidal war. iacenter.org By Jim McMahan November 13, 2025 Seattle Sudanese community rally in Seattle, Nov. 8, 2025. Photo: Jim McMahan One hundred members of the Sudanese community here in Seattle rallied Nov. 8 against what they call an invasion of their country with the help and resources of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — which is a U.S. ally in West Asia. The genocidal siege of the Sudanese city of El Fasher by the UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) brought the 100 Sudanese community members together for the rally. Supporters included Palestinians and others. The UAE, a federation of the seven emirate states in the Gulf Re…

Gerald Walker (2025-11-15). The World Must Act to Save Darfur's Innocents From Further Massacre. fairobserver.com Sudan's devastating civil war took another turn for the worse after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured El Fasher, the last major stronghold of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Darfur, triggering reports of mass executions, ethnic cleansing and summary killings. The fall of the city trapped over 260,000 civilians, exposing them to starvation…

newarab (2025-11-15). Rubio asks UAE to back Sudan ceasefire in call with counterpart. newarab.com US Secretary of State The

aljazeera (2025-11-15). UN extends peacekeeping mission in disputed Abyei region for another year. aljazeera.com The Security Council says further extensions would hinge on real progress between Sudan and South Sudan.

aljazeera (2025-11-15). Sudan's army captures two areas in North Kordofan as RSF burns more bodies. aljazeera.com RSF is burning and burying bodies near a university, mosque, camp for the displaced people, and hospital in el-Fasher.

tehrantimes (2025-11-15). UN failure has enabled a second genocide in Darfur, ex-UN Sudan chief says. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN- In an exclusive conversation with the Tehran Times, Mukesh Kapila, the former UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan and one of the earliest international officials to publicly expose the Darfur genocide, delivers a stark and urgent warning.

| REUTERS | (2025-11-15). Netherlands move to within one point of World Cup berth. tribune.com.pk The Netherlands kept up their three-point advantage over Poland in their World Cup qualifying group as the two sides drew 1-1 on Friday, leaving the Dutch a point away from qualification. | Jakub Kaminski handed Poland a halftime lead as they needed victory to keep alive slim hopes of topping Group G and securing automatic qualification for next year's finals in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. | Memphis Depay replied for the visitors at Stadion Narodowy shortly after the break to ensure the Dutch moved to 17 points with Poland second in the group standings on 14. | The Netherlands need only draw at home to bottom…

Robert Freeman (2025-11-15). Sanctions on Israel: Basque steel executives investigated for secretly arming genocide machine. thecanary.co Three executives from the Basque steel company Sidenor have been facing the scrutiny of the Spanish National Court in Madrid, accused of smuggling steel to Israeli weapons manufacturers. The case comes as global calls for sanctions on Israel intensify, with campaigners arguing that corporate complicity must be confronted alongside state action. Though the historic proceedings […] | By

Alaa Shamali (2025-11-15). Anwar El Ghazi wins court case against Mainz after being sacked for his stance on Gaza. thecanary.co The Regional Labour Court in Rhineland-Palatinate -Bavaria upheld a previous ruling requiring German club Mainz to pay ‚Ǩ1.5 million to its former player Anwar El Ghazi, after it was proven that the club had illegally terminated his contract based on a post expressing solidarity with Palestine during Israel's two-year genocide in Gaza in 2023. Anwar […] | By

WSWS (2025-11-15). More than 1,000 artists and labels join international campaign to remove their music from Israel. wsws.org No Music for Genocide and the response of large numbers of performers and musicians speak to the broad leftward shift currently under way.

aljazeera (2025-11-15). Upheaval at the BBC: Is it a crisis or a coup? aljazeera.com The BBC reels in the midst of one of its most serious crises – was it manufactured to push it to the brink?>

| AFP | (2025-11-15). Water shortage pushes Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan into energy crisis. tribune.com.pk Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are facing an energy crisis as water levels have plummeted at the reservoirs powering their largests hydropower stations, officials said this week. | The two landlocked Central Asian countries are heavily reliant on hydropower. Both use massive Soviet-built hydropower plants for their domestic electricity output. | The water level in the reservoir connected to Tajikistan's Nurek power plant has dropped by 2.47 metres (8.1 feet) over the last year, the state utility firm told AFP on Friday. | The Tajik Ministry of Energy and Water Resources had said on Thursday the situation there was…

Nicholas Mwangi, People's Dispatch. (2025-11-15). Africa's Recent Elections: Crisis And A Continent's Youth In Revolt. popularresistance.org The past few months have seen three elections across Africa, in Tanzania, Cameroon, and Cà¥te d'Ivoire. Each exposed a deepening democratic crisis on the continent. While the ballot boxes were filled and the slogans of "stability" and "unity" were loudly proclaimed, the underlying reality was very different; repression, exclusion, and a profound disconnect between the political class and the masses, especially youth. | In all three cases, aging leaders clung to power through electoral processes that were anything but democratic.

Reuters (2025-11-15). Trump to sue BBC for up to US$5 billion: 'they've even admitted they cheated'. scmp.com US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would likely sue the BBC next week for as much as US$5 billion after the British broadcaster admitted it wrongly edited a video of a speech he gave but insisted there was no legal basis for his claim. | The British Broadcasting Corporation has been plunged into its biggest crisis in decades after two senior leaders resigned following accusations of bias, including over the editing of Trump's speech on January 6, 2021, when his supporters stormed the…

tehrantimes (2025-11-15). UNRWA warns of impending winter disaster in Gaza as aid remains blocked by Israel. tehrantimes.com Gaza faces a worsening crisis as winter approaches, with vital shelter and supplies blocked by Israel from entering the enclave, Anadolu reported Saturday, citing the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.

Skwawkbox (2025-11-15). Canary Exclusive — Rail union crisis: TSSA staff strike over bullying and anti-union attacks. thecanary.co Staff at the TSSA rail union are again taking strike action this month over alleged bullying, intimidation and victimisation by the management of general secretary Maryam Eslamdoust. She was recommended by allies of disgraced former general secretary Manuel Cortes despite having no relevant experience for the role. Rail union strikes back A staggering 86% of […] | By

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-11-15). Gazans Suffer as Heavy Rainfall Floods Tents of Displaced Palestinians. english.almanar.com.lb Thousands of displaced people in the Gaza Strip endured another harrowing night as torrential rains continued for hours, flooding hundreds of makeshift tents across the territory. Families struggled to protect their children and meager belongings from the pervasive floodwaters, facing dire conditions and limited resources. Gaza Municipality said suffering of the Gaza Strip's residents is …

WSWS (2025-11-15). Oklahoma death row inmate receives rare commutation, followed by executions in Florida and South Carolina. wsws.org Tremane Wood received a last-minute commutation of his death sentence in Oklahoma, Bryan Jennings died by lethal injection in Florida, and Stephen Bryant died by firing squad in South Carolina.

tehrantimes (2025-11-15). Support package approved to ease liquidity strain on automakers, auto part suppliers. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — A senior industry official said a new support package has been approved to increase credit ceilings for major automakers and their supply chains, following coordination between the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade and the Central Bank's High Council to resolve financing bottlenecks.

David Franklin (2025-11-15). What kind of business-friendly court? The Chamber of Commerce and the Roberts Court. indybay.org Since the Roberts Court was formed in January 2006, the Court has decided 43 cases in which the Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed a brief either as a party or amicus. In these 43 cases, the party supported by the Chamber ended up prevailing in 30, for a winning percentage of almost 70 percent.

Willem Moore (2025-11-15). Another Your Party MP is accused of 'explicit transphobia'. thecanary.co On 14 November, Adnan Hussain of the Independent Alliance of MPs stepped away from the Your Party steering process. Your Party supporters have previously accused Hussain of transphobia, leading to reactions like the following: oh no, they lost the transphobic landlord, how ever will the project continue… t.co/NfIfLpZWN1 — Ben Smoke (@bencsmoke) November 14, 2025 […] | By

Megan Russell, Michelle Ellner, Counter Punch. (2025-11-15). The US War On China, Venezuela, And The International Left. popularresistance.org Everywhere you look, the United States is at war— at home, through military occupation of cities, institutional violence, and state-sanctioned kidnappings, and abroad, through economic coercion, proxy warfare, and endless intervention. In times like these, when it is far too easy to be overwhelmed by the inexhaustible nature of the war machine, we must remember that these are not separate crises, but different fronts of the same struggle. And to resist one is to resist them all. | The enemy, in every case, is U.S. imperialism.

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