(2026-10-30). Real Reason Palestine Action Was Deemed A 'Terrorist' Organization. popularresistance.org The world watches in horror as the United States and Israel brazenly commit war crimes and genocide, defying international law and then sanctioning those institutions, such as the International Criminal Court, that endeavor to hold them accountable. Despite daily images of destruction, starvation and death in Palestine, now extending from Gaza to the occupied West Bank and farther to Lebanon and beyond, only Iran and Ansar Allah have taken effective action to stop the atrocities. Western nations, meanwhile, keep the gears of Israel's war machine turning.
(2026-10-30). IRGC Navy says three tankers catch fire in Strait of Hormuz. al-monitor.com Oct 30 (Reuters) – Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy said on Friday that three oil tankers had caught fire and exploded while attempting to use what it described as unauthorised routes through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media reported.An IRGC Navy statement said one of the tankers, which was carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil, had hit a mine.Reuters was unable immediately to verify the statement.
aljazeera.com (2026-10-27). Arab parties projected to win 18 seats in Israeli parliamentary electionExit polling data from Tuesday's vote suggested that the leading Arab-led parties, the Joint List and Ra'am, are set to hold a record number of seats in the 120-member Knesset. Updated exit polling indicated that the opposition bloc led by former Israeli military chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party and the bloc led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party were tied at 51 seats each.
greenleft.org.au (2026-10-28). Phil Monsours Time of Monsters is a call to action against Israels genocide
With Israel extending its military savagery to Lebanon, Syria and Iran, and tightening its bloody grip on the West Bank and East Jerusalem, it is clear the peoples of the Middle East are also living under the sway of a monster, malignant by nature, never showing remorse.
middleeasteye.net (2026-10-28). What happens to Netanyahus ICC warrant if he leaves office?
Leaving the premiership would remove one immunity argument invoked by his supporters, but neither his arrest warrant nor the genocide case against Israel would disappear
presstv.co.uk (2026-10-28). Pezeshkian: Iran diligently working to implement Leader's directive to end war
Ayatollah Khamenei, during a meeting with Major General Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), called for efforts to secure the rights and interests of the Iranian people and the Resistance Front
2026-10-29: Jeffrey Sachs on Netanyahu's Struggle to Keep Control of the World's Most Bloodthirsty Ethnostate
The mask comes off during Israeli elections. Jeffrey Sachs on the future of the world's most bloodthirsty ethnostate.
caitlinjohnst.one (2026-10-23). The Trumpanyahu Administration Is
Well, it looks like they're going to attack Iran again. Might be after the US midterms. Might be sooner.
President Trump is telling the press that he is done negotiating with the Iranians and that something will be happening "fairly soon", while America's other president, Benjamin Netanyahu, proclaims that the time has come to topple Tehran once and for all.
presstv.co.uk (2026-10-24). Twelve countries warn against normalizing attacks on peaceful nuclear sites
Iran and 11 other countries have warned that attacks against nuclear facilities under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards must never be accepted as normal.
presstv.co.uk (2026-10-24). France to deploy 70,000 troops for Saturday protests as opposition challenges restrictions
France is going to deploy 70,000 troops across the country to curb protests as French opposition parties challenge restrictions.
presstv.co.uk (2026-10-25). Twelve people injured, including six children, in mass shooting in Florida
A mass shooting has left 12 people injured, including six children, in Tallahassee, Florida.
Eleven of the 12 victims had sustained gunshot wounds, three of which were serious, according to the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD).
haaretz.com (2026-10-27/28). Israel 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsWhich parties are holding their ground and which bloc has the best chance to form a government?
abc7ny.com (2026-10-28). Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies atHuerta's resolve cemented her place in history as one of the nation's most influential labor leaders, civil rights icons and feminist activists. Her three-word Spanish-language slogan – which translates to "Yes, it can be done" – was grounded in the belief that people could affect change.
consortiumnews.com (2026-10-29). US Kills 5 More in Extrajudicial Executions at Sea
The U.S. military killed five more people this week in a boat-strike campaign in the Caribbean and Pacific that has taken the lives of at least 243 people since September 2025, Dave DeCamp reports.
presstv.co.uk (2026-10-29). UN experts condemn French crackdown, 'excessive use of force' on student protests
United Nations human rights experts have condemned the "excessive use of force" by French authorities against nationwide student protests, warning that mass arrests, detentions, and serious injuries were deterring demonstrators from exercising their fundamental rights.
presstv.co.uk (2026-10-29). Fire breaks out at US National Nuclear Laboratory, raising fears of radioactive contaminants
Officials at the nuclear complex announced that firefighting operations had concluded, noting that one person sustained minor injuries and no radioactive contaminants were detected outside the facility.
Following the outbreak of the fire, employees were urgently evacuated and relocated to shelters "as a precaution."
Air, rail, and river traffic were restricted in the area.
reuters.com (2026-10-30). Netanyahu Risk Losing Power Steps Up Attacks Israels Arab PartiesIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alleged on Thursday, without providing evidence, that Arab parties' record gains in an election this week were driven in part by voter fraud, a charge rejected by Arab leaders who accused the premier of incitement.
consortiumnews.com (2026-10-30). Chris Hedges: A People Israel Cant EraseIn Requiem for Gaza, Chris Hedges and cartoonist Joe Sacco set out to preserve what Israel threatens to obliterate: the voices and experiences of Palestinians themselves.
(2026-10-30). Iran Used Limpet Mine Placed On Ship's Hull In Latest Strait Of Hormuz Attack: Report. twz.com More air defenses, ships, troops, ammo and supplies are flowing into the Middle East as the clock ticks down to the potential start of a new air campaign against Iran.
(2026-10-30). Qatari mediators return to Tehran to push for US-Iran deal, official says. al-monitor.com Oct 30 (Reuters) – Qatari mediators returned to Tehran on Friday as part of efforts to reach a deal between the US and Iran, an official briefed on the talks told Reuters.The mediation talks have been coordinated with the US, the official said.Qatar presented a draft peace plan to Iran on Sunday, according to an official briefed on negotiations. But a senior Iranian official dismissed the proposals as unacceptable and said Tehran would maintain its nuclear position.
(2026-10-30). Trump on Iran war: going to get wrapped up soon. al-monitor.com WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump, speaking ahead of November 3 midterm congressional elections, said on Friday he believed the war with Iran will end soon, but did not say how that would happen."It's going to get wrapped up soon," Trump said in an interview with Kansas City radio stationKCMO. "We need a guarantee there'll never be a nuclear weapon."Trump has said the US would not strike Iran before the elections.(Reporting by Susan Heavey and Doina Chiacu; Editing by Michelle Nichols)…
(2026-10-30). Rubio hosts G20 ministers as Iran, Ukraine wars divide members. al-monitor.com US Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened talks Friday with G20 counterparts including Russia's Sergei Lavrov, in meetings set to be fractious as wars in Ukraine and Iran, alongside surging energy costs, fan discord. | The foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, takes place just days before crucial US midterm elections, setting the stage for a December G20 leaders' summit in Miami at President Donald Trump's Doral resort.
(2026-10-30). Houthis deny launching drone after coalition reports interception in Mecca region. al-monitor.com Oct 30 (Reuters) – Yemen's Houthis denied launching any attack towards Saudi Arabia on Friday, after the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the group over the Mecca region.Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree dismissed the coalition's account as false in a post on X, saying the group had not carried out any operation towards Saudi territory. He said its operations target Saudi oil facilities and military bases.
(2026-10-30). Iran Threatens 'War Without Limits' on 'Israel', Unveils 'Shocking' Weapons as Casualties Mount. orinocotribune.com By Robert Inlakesh — Oct 24, 2026 Iran's Army has revealed a new drone that carries a warhead twice the weight of the previous generation, as Tehran threatens a war without limits in retaliation for US-Israeli military operations. MintPress News' Robert Inlakesh looks at the latest developments in the regional war, the economic fallout, and …
(2026-10-30). Israel's Elections: All Roads Lead To Genocide. popularresistance.org While many are looking forward to the loss of Netanyahu's bloc in the elections, hoping that a new government will be less brutal against Palestinians and people across the West Asia region, analysts suggest that Eisenkot's bloc adopts the same Zionist ethnic cleansing-based ideology. | In an interview with BreakThrough News, Israeli-American author, activist and founder of Palestine House of Freedom Miko Peled argued that there are no differences between the two competing blocs when it comes to issues like Israel's war on Iran, the mass killing in Gaza, forcing Palestinians to flee the besieged enclave.
(2026-10-30). Israel Election 2026: Power at the Brink. ummid.com A Netanyahu win would likely preserve a confrontational posture toward Iran and the existing hard line on Palestinian statehood whereas an opposition-led government could improve Israel's relations with Washington, European states and Arab neighbours.
(2026-10-30). Hegseth Fires High-Level General Over Alleged Leaks. news.antiwar.com US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has fired a top general who served as the director for strategy, plans, and policy on the Joint Staff, a move that comes as the Trump administration is preparing to restart the bombing campaign against Iran. Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia previously served as the commander of the Army's 101st …
(2026-10-30). Vance outreach to Iran related to medical supplies, says Trump. al-monitor.com By Bo EricksonOct 29 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said that Vice President JD Vance's outreach to Iran was about helping the country get medical supplies, after US media reported Vance had written toTehran's top security official to revive peace talks.Iran has received a letter from Vance but it has not responded to it yet, the country's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Thursday, while adding that Tehran wants the US to meet its conditions and "any position that contradicts this framework is unacceptable."
(2026-10-30). Israel's Gridlocked Election tolls the Death Knell of Liberal Zionism. juancole.com Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — The October 27 election in Israel was a referendum on democracy
(2026-10-30). Australia's "Antisemitism Envoy" Says The Pro-Palestine Left Are The Real Nazis. thealtworld.com Australia's "antisemitism envoy" Jillian Segal (Genocide. The "issue" is genocide.) | This, obviously, is an admission that Jillian Segal's whole entire mission in Australia is to e…
(2026-10-30). Israel Is Creating a "Permanent Architecture of Control" Amid Gaza Genocide. truthout.org We speak with Forensic Architecture's Eyal Weizman about his new book, Ungrounding: The Architecture of Genocide, a meticulous investigation into Israel's genocide in Gaza, the physical destruction of the territory and its impact on the Palestinian people. Forensic Architecture was founded in 2010 as an interdisciplinary research group focused on investigating state violence and human rights… |
(2026-10-30). Houston Activists Are Working to Disrupt the Flow of Weapons to Israel. truthout.org On October 30, port workers in over 100 locations across the world stood in principled resistance to Israel's ongoing genocide through an international strike meant to constrict the arms trade and physically halt munitions destined to be used in Palestine. From coast to coast, linking arms in the struggle against maritime transport has been a historic strategy to intervene in the material… |
(2026-10-30). Ulm5 — Germany's show trial sets a dangerous precedent. mronline.org 
In a show-trial riddled with procedural irregularities, Germany is seeking to make an example of five activists who organized against the genocide in Gaza.
(2026-10-30). "Ungrounding" : Eyal Weizman on Gaza Genocide & Israel's "Permanent Architecture of Control" democracynow.org We speak with Forensic Architecture's Eyal Weizman about his new book, Ungrounding: The Architecture of Genocide, a meticulous investigation into Israel's genocide in Gaza, the physical destruction of the territory and its impact on the Palestinian people. | Forensic Architecture was founded in 2010 as an interdisciplinary research group focused on investigating state violence and human rights violations. Since 2023, Forensic Architecture has focused on producing evidence for South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. | Weizman says "ungrounding̶…
(2026-10-30). la diretta delllo sciopero generale contro guerra e carovita Global Day Of Action At Ports. indybay.org More than 100 ports were shutdown around the world by dockers, workers and youth against genocide, war and attacks on the working class…
(2026-10-30). Sunday 11/1: Doctors Against Genocide (DAG) Weekly Webinar. indybay.org
(2026-10-30). Support the international dockworkers' action! Build a European general strike against war and austerity! wsws.org The Socialist Equality Parties in Europe welcome and support the international day of action by dock and port workers on Friday, October 30, against war, genocide and militarisation.
(2026-10-30). The Trump / Epstein Pedophile Files. indybay.org Note: Reportedly in 2002, about the convicted felon President Donald J. Trump: "Trump Called Jeffrey Epstein A "Terrific Guy" And Said "He's A Lot Of Fun To Be With. It Is Even Said That He Likes Beautiful Women As Much As I Do, And Many Of Them Are On The Younger Side. No Doubt About It ⚪ Jeffrey Enjoys His Social Life." "Epstein likes to tell people that he's a loner, a man who's never touched alcohol or drugs, and one whose nightlife is far from energetic. And yet if you talk to Donald Trump, a different Epstein emerges. 'I've known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy,' Trump booms from a speakerphone.
(2026-10-30). Hegseth Fires Pentagon's Top War Planner. popularresistance.org US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ousted Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia, who was responsible for drafting military options for war against Iran, The Atlantic reported on 28 October. | Sylvia is the second officer dismissed from the Joint Staff's top strategy and planning post this year, and he was removed without explanation, with no replacement named. | The general's removal marks at least the 26th dismissal of a general or admiral since Hegseth assumed office in January 2025, and comes as US President Donald Trump weighs renewed escalation against Iran once the US midterm elections conclude on 3 November.
(2026-10-30). US Coast Guard Hijacks Two Ships Carrying Oil To Cuba. popularresistance.org The US Coast Guard announced on Friday that it had intercepted and seized two cargo ships carrying "illegal fuel" bound for Cuba, a measure taken as part of the fuel blockade imposed by Washington against Cuba with the aim of toppling its government. | The US Coast Guard stated in a press release that an approximately 91-meter-long container ship, named Grace, was detained on September 5 in the Caribbean Sea between Cuba and Mexico after it was suspected of using "dark fleet" tactics to avoid detection. | Although the US Coast Guard did not provide details about these tactics, ships can conceal their destination…
(2026-10-30). Broad international support for Cuba at the United Nations General Assembly. mronline.org 
The United Nations General Assembly has once again approved the resolution calling for an end to the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba.
(2026-10-30). Donation from Seville coming soon to Cuba. radiohc.cu In response to the inhumane and unjust harm caused by United States policies toward Cuba, a new shipment of aid is being prepared in Andalusia, Spain, to be delivered to the Cuban people in the coming months. | This was reported by Ismael Sánchez Castillo, a counselor for the United Left (Izquierda Unida) in the Seville City Council. He stated exclusively to ACN that they are collecting medical supplies, healthcare materials, and food destined for two hospitals and two nursing homes in the municipality of Morón, in the province of Ciego de àÅvila. | The total volume of the shipment is 75 cubic meters, weigh…
(2026-10-30). UN vote against blockade of Cuba sends an overwhelming message. radiohc.cu The vote at the United Nations rejecting the blockade of Cuba serves as an overwhelming message in defense of international law and multilateralism, stated Lissett Pérez, Cuba's ambassador to Uruguay. | "The most important aspect of the UN vote is the overwhelming support from the international community for Cuba," she told the newspaper *Diario La R*. | She maintained that the backing of 130 countries took place against a backdrop of intense pressure exerted by Washington, alongside a media manipulation campaign aimed at blaming the Cuban government for the economic and social hardships the country is facing.
(2026-10-30). Expansion of 'Yellow Line' forcing Palestinians out of their homes. mronline.org 
Israeli occupation's Yellow Line expansion is forcing Palestinian families to relocate and restricting access to homes, farmland, and essential services, the Gaza Rights Center warns.
(2026-10-30). Thursday 11/5: Making a Killing: How the West Profits from Slaughter in Gaza & Yemen. indybay.org Zoom | www.codepink.org/makingakilling…
(2026-10-30). Five Lessons Brazil Has Taught The International Left. popularresistance.org On Oct. 25, Brazil's electoral court declared Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva re-elected with 51.79% to Flávio Bolsonaro's 48.21%, a margin of about 4.4 million votes. Three weeks earlier, he had trailed by 2,224,965 votes, and no candidate since direct elections returned in 1989 had ever overturned a first-round defeat. | There are some important lessons to learn. | The first lesson is that empire can be refused. Last December, the United States National Security Strategy proclaimed a "Trump Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine. In Venezuela, it meant force. In Argentina, Trump said of Javier Milei: "If he loses, we are…
(2026-10-30). Venezuela Reorganizes Foreign Ministry, Assigns Plasencia to Recover Gold Stolen by the UK. orinocotribune.com Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—Acting President Delcy Rodríguez has announced a reorganization of Venezuela's foreign ministry, naming Oliver Blanco as minister of foreign affairs and international trade, appointing Félix Plasencia to lead the presidency's international affairs office, moving Marynna Saatdjian and Saúl Ameliach into new vice-ministerial roles, and naming Yuri Pimentel as the new first vice-minister. Rodríguez said …
(2026-10-30). Delcy Rodríguez Addresses the Nation, Announces Four Salary Increases for 2027. orinocotribune.com The acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, has delivered a special message reviewing different achievements of the government this year. Notably, this included an announcement confirming that over the course of 2027, workers' incomes are planned to increase at four stages, and in no case may they be lower than the economic growth of each …
(2026-10-30). With María Corina Machado, Violent Far-Right Politics to Return in Venezuela? orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Oct 29, 2026 The acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, called on far-right opposition politician María Corina Machado to rectify her political conduct following her return to Venezuela. "Hopefully there will be repentance, remorse, rectification, and she can contribute something to the country," said Rodríguez when asked about Machado's return, while …
(2026-10-30). Venezuela's Machado lauds Trump for 'freedom', urges 2027 elections. aljazeera.com Nobel winner returns to Venezuela from exile, urging elections and criticising a controversial US oil deal with Caracas.
(2026-10-30). Venezuela: Frequently asked questions about our work on detention. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). Britain must sanction Israel, not just its settlers. aljazeera.com Israeli forces detained our parliamentary delegation and barred us from the West Bank. The violence is state policy.
(2026-10-30). Beyond Netanyahu: What Israel's election means for Palestinians. peoplesworld.org In the past, many Palestinians and Arabs followed Israeli elections closely. They did so not because they entertained illusions that a Zionist leader would deliver peace and justice, dismantle the occupation, or remove illegal settlements. Rather, they feared that some Israeli leaders were worse than others. They hoped to avert the worst-case scenario. Over time, …
(2026-10-30). Senator Reveals Secret U.S. Iran War Briefing—"This Is Insane" thealtworld.com
(2026-10-30). Sanctions Watch (October 2026). cepr.net
(2026-10-30). Six Takeaways from the Third Quarter GDP Report. cepr.net
(2026-10-30). US Escalation in the Caribbean and Latin America — Live Updates (October 2026). cepr.net
(2026-10-30). CIA Under Kennedy Administration Assisted Coup Regime in Iraq that Tortured and Massacred Thousands. covertactionmagazine.com Considered to be the Arab world's "great white hope," the CIA empowered Iraq's Ba'ath Party through secret arms supplies, blacklists, psychological warfare and propaganda. [This article continues CovertAction Magazine's efforts to expose the dark history of the CIA.—Editors] On February 8, 1963, Iraq's Ba'ath Party—which advocated for socialist and Pan-Arab ideals—carried out a successful coup …
(2026-10-30). While Americans Paid $148B Extra on Gas Amid War, Big Oil Made $130B in Profits. truthout.org As Americans have been forced to shell out an extra $148 billion on gas and diesel in eight months of war on Iran, Big Oil has reaped record profits — with U.S. companies having made over $130 billion in profits, a new analysis finds. According to The New York Times, these profits were spread across 50 large U.S. oil and gas companies. Many of these companies, like Valero Energy… |
(2026-10-30). UK Bars Entry to Swedish Climate Scholar Who Advocates for Palestinian Rights. truthout.org The United Kingdom's Labour government has barred Swedish climate scholar and Palestinian rights advocate Andreas Malm from entering the country, without explanation, just days before he was scheduled to speak at a conference that will also feature a co-founder of Palestine Action — an organization banned by the UK government on highly dubious grounds. Malm, an author and associate professor… |
(2026-10-30). Grad Students Strike at Harvard, University With $68 Billion Endowment. truthout.org Harvard graduate student workers walked off the job on Tuesday in their second strike of 2026 — and other Harvard workers are set to follow with additional strikes in the coming weeks, as union activity heats up on campuses in the Boston area. The Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers Local 5118 (HGSU), which represents over 4,000 student workers, began their strike at midnight… |
(2026-10-30). Masked White Supremacists Are Stoking Residential School Denialism in Canada. truthout.org It was 3: 00 am when Doug George-Kanentiio first arrived at the Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, Ontario, in 1967. He was 11 years old, and he would go on to spend 18 months at the abusive institution, which was Canada's longest-running residential school. The notorious school operated for more than 140 years before it closed in 1970. "They weren't places of learning… |
(2026-10-30). Starlink Reportedly Tried to Upsell Ukraine on New Plan After Throttling Service. truthout.org After Elon Musk ordered his company SpaceX to throttle Ukraine's satellite internet service amid disagreements over its military operations earlier this month, the company suggested that Ukraine's government upgrade its plan to avoid service interruptions, new reporting finds. The upsell was reported in The Atlantic, which found that SpaceX, which operates Starlink… |
(2026-10-30). North Carolina Movement Urges Voters to Reject Corporate Tax Breaks. truthout.org The affordability crisis is hitting people hard across the country, but it's especially acute in North Carolina. For the sixth year in a row, North Carolina holds the distinction of being the worst state in the nation for workers based on its wage policies, worker protections, and rights to organize, according to Oxfam. Nearly half of renters in the state are struggling to afford their homes… |
(2026-10-30). Utilities, Developers, and Tech Companies Spend Millions to Pass Proposition 45. truthout.org Political action committees funded by technology companies, the state's major utilities and other corporate interests have spent nearly twice as much to pass a ballot measure that would greenlight major development projects with minimal environmental or public review as public interest and labor groups have spent opposing it. Developers and other corporate interests aim to streamline the… |
(2026-10-30). The 10 Worst Congressional Excuses for Voting for More Military Spending. warisacrime.org Every year for many years now, the bitterly divided, grid-locked, virtually civil-war-waging United States Congress (as it's commonly depicted) has harmoniously voted for vastly more money in war spending than it had done the year before. Our lords and misrepresentatives are threatening the same again right now. It's a heartwarming story or cooperation and understanding, …
(2026-10-30). UK Pushes Bulgaria to Sell Lukoil Refinery to British-Linked Buyer. bylinetimes.com The UK Government is pushing its Bulgarian counterpart to sell the biggest refinery in the Balkans, owned by Russian energy giant Lukoil, to a buyer connected to London and Washington, according to several letters seen by Byline Times. | As the US and the Kremlin discuss the future of Lukoil and its foreign assets, the UK Government has quietly sought to steer one of Lukoil's biggest EU assets into the hands of a British-linked buyer. | With its vast business footprint, Lukoil has long been, and remains, a soft power tool for Russia. The potential sale of Lukoil's global assets has become a key part of the neg…
(2026-10-30). Reform UK Named 'Authoritarian-Leaning' Party in Index of Far-Right Cooperation Across Europe. bylinetimes.com Reform UK has been branded "authoritarian-leaning" in a report by an international non-profit group that includes renowned academics, a former US General, and ex-diplomats on its advisory board. | A paper from Action for Democracy, the 'Authoritarian Collaboration Index', finds authoritarian-leaning parties in European democracies — including Reform UK and France's National Rally — are increasingly coordinating across borders on policy in advance of winning office. | The report, which is underpinned by a live dataset created from 600 million articles, analyses, press releases, communiqués, conferen…
(2026-10-30). UAE's Candidate for Top UN Post, Lana Nusseibeh, Lobbied for Epstein Associate. bylinetimes.com Every candidate for UN Secretary-General should be vetted against archives such as the Epstein files, the millions of pages of documents on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the US Department of Justice. A review of this kind would reveal how ties to controversial figures begin, how they evolve and what they were meant to secure. | The Epstein files expose a disturbing cross-section of the global elite — from chief executives, presidents and prime ministers to royals, academics, celebrities and spiritual leaders — and, despite extensive redactions, lay bare the moral compr…
(2026-10-30). Capital B Welcomes Four New Members to Its Board of Directors. capitalbnews.org 
We're thrilled to welcome four new members to the Capital B board of directors: Garrison Hayes, Michael D. Bolden, Isis Dallis, and Jennair Rennie bring deep experience in journalism, digital storytelling, organizational strategy, and finance. Each offers expertise and perspective that will strengthen Capital B's mission to connect Black audiences with news and civic information …
(2026-10-30). USDA Plans $8 Billion Relief Package for Farmers, but Some Say It's a Little Too Late. capitalbnews.org 
During this planting session, farmer Jay Huggins didn't have much to complain about. The 37-year-old row crop farmer planted his corn and soybeans with minimal challenges. He didn't battle drought or excessive weather conditions on his 1,000-acre farm in Okolona, Mississippi. His harvest this year didn't leave him "in the red." "The fields I've been …
(2026-10-30). Facing subpoenas, pro-Palestine activists refuse to testify in Fergie fishing expedition. thegrayzone.com A pair of activists subpoenaed by Trump's Justice Department have announced their refusal to cooperate with investigators on an apparent legal fishing expedition into pro-Palestine donor Fergie Chambers. They call potential imprisonment "a cheap price to pay for the defense of our movement." Read The Grayzone's first exclusive report on the subpoenas here. Two pro-Palestine activists who were issued subpoenas by the Federal Bureau of Investigation have publicly pledged not to cooperate with prosecutors seeking to force them to testify …
(2026-10-30). Trump wants Myanmar's rare earths. He's talking to the wrong people. responsiblestatecraft.org The Trump administration is carrying out a major shift in U.S. policy toward Myanmar.After the
(2026-10-30). Why is the Navy spending $19 billion on 'flying gas stations'? responsiblestatecraft.org The Bunker
(2026-10-30). Despite Winning 19 Knesset Seats, Arabs Citizens Wonder if It's Enough To Oust Netanyahu. portside.org Despite Winning 19 Knesset Seats, Arabs Citizens Wonder if It's Enough To Oust Netanyahu |
(2026-10-30). We Know What You're Against. What Are You For? portside.org We Know What You're Against. What Are You For? |
(2026-10-30). ICE Is Running One of the Largest Anti-Left Surveillance Operations in US History. portside.org ICE Is Running One of the Largest Anti-Left Surveillance Operations in US History |
(2026-10-30). The Question Before Los Angeles Isn't Whether To Have a Socialist Mayor. portside.org The Question Before Los Angeles Isn't Whether To Have a Socialist Mayor |
(2026-10-30). From The Docks To The Seas October 30: International Dockworkers' Strike. popularresistance.org In an unprecedented convergence of maritime labor and civil resistance, the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) will officially join forces with dockworkers, seafarers, and port workers worldwide for a massive International Day of Action on 30 October 2026. | First launched under the Istanbul Declaration, the mobilization has rapidly transformed into a global movement. The strike now encompasses over 100 core Mediterranean and European ports, with the participating network expanding by the day to include major global logistics hubs, from Oakland and San Francisco in the U.S. to Tangier, Mumbai, and across Sweden.
(2026-10-30). Black People To March On The White House. popularresistance.org On Saturday, October 31, the Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations will lead a march from Malcolm X Park to the White House to demand reparations. The march will be preceded by a gathering on Friday, October 30 at One DC Black Workers Center, and followed by a conference on Sunday, November 1 at Arlington Court Suites Hotel. | The 3-day mobilization marks the 25-year anniversary of the 2001 United Nations World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held in Durban, South Africa. At that historic conference, the nations of the world resolve…
(2026-10-30). Exorcising AI: The Ghost In The Machine Is White 'Supremacy'. popularresistance.org While discussing the real threats associated with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and why organizations and the masses should not be using the technology with a former comrade, they accused me of acting "morally superior" for referring to AI as a tool of white "supremacy." I have never quite understood why people who accuse other people of being "morally superior" believe such a claim to be insulting or castigating. What's the alternative – morally inferior, morally neutral? Moral superiority should be the collective goal and not conflated with being sanctimonious – but that discussion is for another piece and anoth…
(2026-10-30). Supreme Court Bars Judges From Pausing Deportations During Appeals. popularresistance.org The Supreme Court stripped immigration judges of the ability to pause certain deportation proceedings on Tuesday, declining to block a deal slammed as "egregious collusion" between the Justice Department and the state of Texas. | The unsigned order on Tuesday halts the practice known as "administrative closure," which allows judges to pause deportation cases. The practice affects thousands of cases a year, and has been granted 360,000 times since 1990, according to statistics by the Executive Office for Immigration Review. | The procedure clears a judge's dockets while other circumstances surrounding the migrant…
(2026-10-30). Nicaragua Allots 65% of 2027 Budget to Fighting Poverty. orinocotribune.com The fight against poverty remains one of the main pillars of public policies in Nicaragua, with a strategy focused on social investment and the restoration of rights. The 2027 budget has the aim of continuing the programs that benefit Nicaraguan families and promote human development. In 2027, 65% of the General Budget of the Republic …
(2026-10-30). Flávio Bolsonaro Proclaims Himself 'Real President of Brazil' After Fleeing to the US. orinocotribune.com 
Flávio Bolsonaro refused to recognize his defeat in the Brazilian presidential elections and proclaimed himself the "real president of Brazil" from the United States, through a letter published on social media on Wednesday, October 28, in which he alleged electoral fraud without presenting evidence to support his claims. The son of former President Jair Bolsonaro …
(2026-10-30). On Google Killing 400,000 Trees to Build Data Centers in Finland. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Oct 27, 2026 I don't know who first coined the saying "If the penalty is a fine, then it's legal for rich people," but it certainly applies here. That story about Google killing hundreds of thousands of trees in Finland for its data center project is such a perfect microcosm of …
(2026-10-30). The GOP Is Staging Klan Rallies Across The Country To Win The Midterms. Let Me Explain. newsone.com 
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(2026-10-30). Joe Nerds Out: Pouring One Out For BioWare. newsone.com 
Source: BioWare / BioWare | If you're a gamer of a certain age, you most likely felt some kind of way last week when it was announced that BioWare, the legendary game studio behind Dragon Age, Mass Effect, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, was being shut down. | I cannot express how big of a role BioWare played in my childhood. I've always been a huge Japanese Role-Playing Game (JRPG) fan ever since I was gifted a copy of Final Fantasy IX when I was eight years old. For a long time, I thought JRPGs were the only way to make an RPG. | And then I played Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic while I wa…
(2026-10-30). Donald Sassoon: Changing the Guard. newleftreview.org Two years after an electoral landslide swept him into Number Ten, Keir Starmer has been ousted by his own MPs, as Andrew Burnham becomes the UK's sixth prime minister since Brexit. Analysis of the causes—political, economic, ideological, social—behind Westminster's latest coup.
(2026-10-30). Benjamin Kunkel: The New National Question. newleftreview.org As globalization stalls, what possibilities might national-economic policy open up for the left? Benjamin Kunkel weighs the claims of its Marxist, Polanyian and psychoanalytic interpreters, asking whether the re-politicization of the economy might be joined to a renewed internationalism, adequate to ecological crisis.
(2026-10-30). Perry Anderson: Introduction: Correspondence with Carlo Ginzburg. newleftreview.org
(2026-10-30). Carlo Ginzburg & Perry Anderson: Correspondence. newleftreview.org The death of Carlo Ginzburg in Bologna this June has robbed intellectual history of one of its most original practitioners. Perry Anderson, a colleague and friend, introduces the first of a two-part selection of exchanges between them, ranging across politics, war, religion, philology, history.
(2026-10-30). Ilya Budraitskis: People Who Think Differently. newleftreview.org Ilya Budraitskis on Benjamin Nathans, To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause. Compelling account of the friendship networks of 1960s Russian human-rights activists, singled out from the more heterogeneous world of late-Soviet opposition.
(2026-10-30). Julian Stallabrass: Ultra-Processed Images. newleftreview.org Julian Stallabrass on Trevor Paglen, How to See Like a Machine. An American artist documents and explores the arrival of the automated image world, from psyops to algorithmic persuasion.
(2026-10-30). The AI-energy-fascism nexus. mronline.org 
On the value of knowing your enemy through their alliances.
(2026-10-30). Why Marx's theory of value is of value to workers today: Commodities, fetishism and labour-power. links.org.au 
Karl Marx's theory of value is relevant not only to understanding commodity exchange but how formal freedom coexists with economic compulsion and why production for profit conflicts with human needs, explains Raju J Das.
(2026-10-30). A victory for student populism: Elite conflict and Serbia's future. links.org.au 
The nature of the Student List's victory in Serbia's parliamentary elections and the country's political future are difficult to grasp through conventional categories, writes Srđan Atanasovski.
(2026-10-30). National survey: Voters support increased regulations on private jets. ips-dc.org 
Washington, D.C. — U.S. voters believe by a 13-point margin that private jets do more harm than good for society, according to a new Voters also have negative views, by an over 20-point margin, of private je…
(2026-10-30). Italy's Arctic ambitions could backfire amid US-Russia rivalry. infobrics.org Rome's push into the Arctic promises new trade opportunities but risks worsening tensions with Moscow while exposing divisions within NATO. Washington's own Greenland ambitions add another complication to Italy's northern strategy.
(2026-10-30). Trump administration continues its Pentagon purge. infobrics.org The Trump administration suffered a significant popularity hit after it launched the war on Iran. It's unclear how much Pentagon leaks might have contributed to that, as its failures were perfectly apparent to the entire world.
(2026-10-30). UAE-Eurasian Trade Deal Enters Force, Opening a New Corridor Between Gulf and Eurasia. infobrics.org
(2026-10-30). BRICS Pay to Start Testing Corporate Settlements in Second Half of 2027. infobrics.org Banks will be responsible for currency operations and their control…
(2026-10-30). BRICS Needs to Address CBAM Consequences. infobrics.org
(2026-10-30). Ukraine continues recruiting people with disabilities. infobrics.org Kiev regime recently recruited a blind man in Odessa.
(2026-10-30). Europe pushes for technological autonomy after Starlink restrictions on Ukraine. infobrics.org Vance criticizes European reliance on American technology.
(2026-10-30). How one Haitian entrepreneur found success by supporting all things local. globalvoices.org 
(2026-10-30). Back to commentary on the war. gilbertdoctorow.com
(2026-10-30). 50K Israelis join campaign calling for a government with Arab Parties. ummid.com Around 50,000 Israelis have joined a campaign calling for a new coalition government in Israel with the support from the Arab Parties.
(2026-10-30). 'Untrue, Fake': Sania Mirza's father on 'land donated for mosque' claims. ummid.com A day after ummid.com fact checked the social media posts claiming Sania Mirza donated a land to build a mosque, her father confirmed what our analysis had established.
(2026-10-30). Azam Khan, son Abdullah granted bail by High Court. ummid.com The Allahabad High Court Thursday October 29, 2026 granted bail to former Uttar Pradesh Minister and Ex-Rampur MP, Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Khan in dual PAN card case.
(2026-10-30). Malegaon Municipal Commissioner Ravindra Jadhav arrested on corruption charges. ummid.com Ravindra Jadhav, the Commissioner of Malegaon Municipal Corporation (MMC) since 2023, has been arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on charges of bribery and corruption Wednesday October 29, 2026.
(2026-10-30). UGC NET Dec 2026: Last Date of Application Extended. ummid.com The National Testing Agency (NTA) has extended the last date of application for the UGC NET December 2026 exams.
(2026-10-30). Fact Check: Posts claiming Sania Mirza donated land to build mosque are fake. ummid.com Viral posts on different social media platforms claiming that Indian Tennis Star Sania Mirza has donated a land to build a mosque near her shopping mall after fact check analysis have turned out to be fake and untrue.
(2026-10-30). Spain: 64 killed in High Speed Train accident near Madrid. ummid.com At least 64 people have been killed and several others left injured after a high speed trai collided with the rear of another train near Madrid, the officials said.
(2026-10-30). Makkah Grand Mosque marks 100 years of Salah under one Imam. ummid.com Masjid al Haram, The Grand Mosque in Makkah, on Tuesday October 27, 2026 marked 100 years of offering Salah, daily obligatory prayers, under one Imam.
(2026-10-30). Jamiat Sadbhavana Manch Launches Community-Level Initiative to Promote Social Cohesion, Interfaith Harmony. ummid.com A Sadbhavana Sammelan organised by Jamiat Sadbhavana Manch, an initiative of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, in collaboration with Jamiat Ulama, Meerut City, was held on 26th October 2026 at the Chamber of Commerce, Bombay Bazaar in Meerut Cantt in Uttar Pradesh.
(2026-10-30). Arab parties emerge as King Maker in 2026 Israel elections. ummid.com With more than 50% of votes polled in the 2026 Israel elections Tuesday already been counted and no coalition reaching the halfway mark, Arab parties have emerged as the King Maker.
(2026-10-30). How to Read India's Latest Unemployment Rate? ummid.com The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Annual Report for 2025, released in March, puts India's unemployment rate at 3.1%, next to most large economies, that looks remarkable.
(2026-10-30). CIO Science Olympiad attracts 2,000 students in Madhya Pradesh. ummid.com A Science Olympiad was organized for the first time across various cities in Madhya Pradesh, drawing the participation of over 2,000 students from grades 6, 7 and 8.
(2026-10-30). Mid East Disruptions Inspire Creative Surge for UAE-based Indian Author. ummid.com While the ongoing flight disruptions across the Gulf region have left many travellers facing uncertainty and cancelled plans, some members of the UAE's creative community have turned the unexpected pause into a productive opportunity.
(2026-10-30). The Engineer's Widow: The Story of An Orphan Who Buried His Certificate. ummid.com The Engineer's Widow is not the story of an Engineer who could not find a job. It is the story of a boy who once stood at dawn before a circle of stones he was told was his father's grave.
(2026-10-30). JEE Main 2027 Session 1 Registration Begins: Imp Points to Note. ummid.com The National Testing Agency (NTA) has started the online registration and application process of the JEE Main 2027 Session 1 from October 24, 2026, and here are the important points to remember.
(2026-10-30). Makkah Pact leaders in Tehran, Meet Iranian Leaders. ummid.com In what is seen as a dramatic development in the Middle East geopolitics, Makkah Defence Pact leaders Monday October 26, 2026 landed in Tehran and held a prolonged meeting with the Iranian leaders.
(2026-10-30). Brazil: Lula's Victory Despite US Meddling is Awesome. ummid.com In one of the most welcome news in recent times for democracy, Lula da Silva has achieved a great democratic victory in a keenly contested run off against Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, now serving 27 year jail term for coup attempt earlier against the incumbent president.
(2026-10-30). A Simple Nikah is Blessed Nikah: Bringing Down The Cost of Muslim Weddings. ummid.com Imams and community elders can help by praising simple weddings openly, conducting Nikahs, as the Sunnah of the Prophet Ô∑∫, in the masjid without fuss, and speaking about the Sunnah of the Walima in Friday sermons.
(2026-10-30). Minara to connect Muslim entrepreneurs in India. ummid.com The focus of Minara Chamber of Commerce and Industries' meeting held in Mahabalipuram was how to tap millions of opportunity that exists in the different business domain in India and abroad, and how Minara can help them in connecting them for the growth of Indian Muslim entrepreneurs.
(2026-10-30). Why Rahul Gandhi needs to do more to defeat the RSS-BJP combine. ummid.com Whether Rahul Gandhi will achieve his political objectives remains highly debatable, as his path depends on shifting coalition dynamics, public sentiment and the electoral strength of the BJP.
(2026-10-30). Crowd Management: The Makkah Model. ummid.com Those, who have already performed Hajj, have personally seen the success, effectiveness and beauty of the Makkah Crowd Management Model, but the glimpses of this can also be experienced while in Makkah al Mukarramah for Umrah.
(2026-10-30). What ageing with HIV must not mean? ummid.com As long-term HIV survivors face stigma, fragmented healthcare and financial insecurity, community leaders call for a legally binding UN treaty that guarantees dignity, gender equality and government accountability for all older persons.
(2026-10-30). A Complete Parenting Guide to Raising Muslim Children in Non-Muslim Countries. ummid.com Read on as Adeel Ahmad Mustafai, a certified Qur'an teacher and founder of QuranlyHub, gives important parenting tips to raising Muslim children in non-Muslim countries.
(2026-10-30). Israel kills 8-year-old who survived bombing that wiped out her family. electronicintifada.net Israeli army operation in southern occupied West Bank displaces thousands of Palestinians.
(2026-10-30). The 50-Year Legacy of HBCU Cheerleaders Who Changed the Game. capitalbnews.org 
ETTRICK, Virginia — "Everybody knows that we shake the best! Hey, Heeeey! Cause we shake the best. Hey Heeeey! We shake the best! We shake the best!" With a rhythmic style that blends stepping movements inspired by Black fraternities and sororities with chants delivered in deep, resonant voices, the Virginia State University cheer squad delivered …
(2026-10-30). Reject the AUKUS death machine, join the fight for the future. socialist-alliance.org 
Labor has fallen in with US President Donald Trump's rampage across the world, making it more urgent to replace capitalism with a society based on human solidarity, argues Sam Wainwright.
(2026-10-30). 'Rats run away': Facing criminal probe, Flávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil to U.S. after loss to Lula. strategic-culture.su
(2026-10-30). Comprehensive sovereignty is the major challenge of the 2026 Russia-Africa Summit. strategic-culture.su
(2026-10-30). The Ukraine war's end will mark the death of U.S.-led Western hegemony. strategic-culture.su
(2026-10-30). Fair Play nach geopolitischem Willen. Wie der Sport zum Instrument gegen Russland wurde. strategic-culture.su Auf den ersten Blick hat diese Geschichte weder mit Deutschland noch mit Europa besonders viel zu tun. Am 31. Oktober beginnen in Dakar die Olympischen Jugendspiele, zum ersten Mal àºberhaupt findet damit eine olympische Veranstaltung auf afrikanischem Boden statt. Doch tatsà§chlich zeigt gerade Dakar ein weiteres Feld der europà§ischen Konfrontation mit Russland — eines, das mit Sport im eigentlichen Sinne und mit den viel beschworenen Prinzipien des ‚ÄûFair Play" inzwischen nur noch wenig zu tun hat.
(2026-10-30). Brexit debate revisited in the UK. uwidata.com By Tolga Di≈üàßi Brexit has once again moved up the political agenda in the UK. Its economic and political consequences are being debated anew. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has joined the debate, saying that Brexit "has harmed the UK's economic growth." He criticised the promises made during the 2016 Brexit campaign that "we would take …
(2026-10-30). In final push of Pennsylvania's governor race, Stacy Garrity goes all in on skill games and raises millions from the industry. whyy.org What questions do you have about the 2026 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Pennsylvania's long-running dispute over skill games resurfaced during the governor's Oct. 7 debate. Incumbent Gov. Josh Shapiro defended his efforts to legalize the video slot-like machines found in bars, gas stations and corner stores as well as his proposal to tax them at a rate of 52%. | "I've been consistent on this issue for the last four years," Shapiro said. "I would drive those dollars into the general fund and then use a core chunk of that to fund mass transit…
(2026-10-30). The Ghost in the Machine: When Tech Seems to Have a Mind of Its Own. whyy.org Sometimes, it can feel like tech has a mind of its own — from the smart speaker that suddenly starts laughing, to the chatbots that say oddly human things. On this episode, stories about "the ghost in the machine." We investigate why a strange man's name kept appearing in our show transcripts, learn about the long history of tech in horror, and hear the spooky story of an AI agent that went rogue.
(2026-10-30). Despite Trump's 'shield' right-wing govts line up to congratulate Lula. responsiblestatecraft.org
(2026-10-30). Colombia's government presents "Economic Rescue Bill" colombiareports.com Colombia's Vice-President Jose Manuel Restrepo on Thursday presented an Economic Rescue Bill that seeks to reduce government spending and increase its revenue. The bill grants extraordinary powers to President Abelardo de la Espriella to slash government spending by decree and includes a tax reform that includes higher sales tax rates on gasoline, coffee, cigarettes and …
(2026-10-30). Mario del Pero: Polarity's Dialectician. newleftreview.org Mario del Pero on Anders Stephanson, American Imperatives. Critical reflections on the Cold War as a strategy of US power-projection, from its preeminent historiographical iconoclast.
(2026-10-30). Musk o Trump? Chi decide su Starlink all'Ucraina. strategic-culture.su Il 24 ottobre, l'Ucraina ha annunciato che i suoi sistemi Starlink e Starshield erano di nuovo pienamente operativi dopo oltre una settimana di restrizioni. Nello specifico, il Ministero della Difesa ucraino ha rilevato che la connessione è tornata stabilmente a velocità superiori a 400 km/h, a fronte dei 160 km/h a cui era precipitata giorni prima. | La limitazione, hanno spiegato diversi funzionari ucraini, aveva compromesso la capacità ucraina di intercettare i droni russi in fase di attacco, costringendo le forze armate di Kiev ad annullare alcune operazioni già pianificate.
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(2026-10-30). US CIA and US State Department Behind Serbia's "Student List" Media N1 and Nova S (United Group). thealtworld.com US government-funded pro-opposition outlet BIRN through its Media Ownership Monitor Serbia project admits the central Student List media channels — N1 and Nova S — were created by former US director of the CIA David Petraeus via KKR and former US Ambassador to Serbia Cameron Munter; | The parent United Group was acquired and the media platforms built up from 2013-2014 onward as the center of opposition media in Serbia opposing Serbia's existing leadership and institutions, and playing a central role in both "student protests" last year and the "Student List" movement this year; | United Group was o…
(2026-10-30). Dockworkers strike in Europe and beyond against arms shipments, war deaths. al-monitor.com By Valentini AnagnostopoulouATHENS, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Dockworkers went on strike across Europe and beyond on Friday, disrupting shipping and ferries as they protested against the use of their ports for arms shipments and the number of seafarers killed in wars from the Gulf to the Black Sea.Strikers across 113 ports in 22 countries also called for pay rises, better working conditions and the right to have doctors on board vessels crossing war zones.
(2026-10-30). Britain bars entry to Swedish academic ahead of appearance with Palestine Action founder. al-monitor.com By Yoruk BahceliLONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Swedish climate academic Andreas Malm said on Friday he had been denied entry to Britain, where he was due to speak alongside the co-founder of Palestine Action, a group banned as a terrorist organisation.Malm, an academic at Sweden's Lund University, has been a vocal critic of Israel and expressed strong support for the Palestinian movement.Britain's Home Office (interior ministry) said it did not comment on individual cases.
(2026-10-30). Syria flash floods kill at least 5, force hundreds of families from camps. al-monitor.com Heavy rain and flash floods left five people dead, including four children, and forced some 375 families to flee displacement camps in Syria's Raqqa province.
(2026-10-30). How Netanyahu is trying to discredit Arab parties in bid to block Eisenkot. al-monitor.com Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to discredit the Arab parties' unprecedented electoral breakthrough by casting their victory as illegitimate.
(2026-10-30). snub of Turkic summit brings Azerbaijan-Turkey tensions to fore. al-monitor.com By Tuvan GumrukcuANKARA, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev skipped a summit of Turkic states on Friday despite a personal invitation from his Turkish counterpart, highlighting growing tensions between the historic allies over domestic and regional policies.Ties between Turkey and Azerbaijan have become strained in recent weeks over some Turkish officials' criticism of Baku's decision to impose restrictions on the use ofheadscarves undernew secular school uniform regulations.
(2026-10-30). Rifts over wars in Ukraine, Middle East loom over G20 meeting in US. al-monitor.com By Andrea ShalalATLANTA, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Deep rifts overthe wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are likely to derail unified actions or statements at a two-day meeting of foreign ministers from the world's 20 largest economies in Atlanta, experts and diplomats said.The US, which holds the rotating presidency of the G20 this year, has sought to focus its allies on trade imbalances while building a coalition to counter China's control of critical minerals, but the wars — and their economic impact — remain the top concern for many G20 members.
(2026-10-30). Merz to relay Asian protectionism concerns to Brussels. al-monitor.com SEOUL, Oct 30 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday he would relay to Brussels concerns voiced by key Asian trading partners that the EU's "Made in Europe" initiatives risk becoming a new form of protectionism."There is a fear that we might be facing a new wave of European protectionism — that we are closing ourselves off from other nations," said Merz in South Korea, the last stop on a week-long trip that also took him to Japan and Singapore.
(2026-10-30). Turkish opposition backs voters to reject government. al-monitor.com By Huseyin HayatseverIZMIR, Turkey, Oct 30 (Reuters) – When Turkey's opposition made big gains in local elections in March 2024, its leaders believed they had finally found a way to defeat long-serving President Tayyip Erdogan. More than two years later, the opposition's leading presidential challenger is in prison, its main party has been split by a court ruling and some of the opposition figures who were elected as mayors have defected to Erdogan's AK Party.
(2026-10-30). Netanyahu bloc finishes ahead in Israel vote, but well short of majority. al-monitor.com
(2026-10-30). Saturday 10/31: Scare the ICE Out of Them: Emergency Noise Rally. indybay.org 17043 Condit Road, Morgan Hill…
(2026-10-30). Thursday 11/19: Webinar: Reaching 200 Apartheid-Free Congregations. indybay.org Online | www.mobilize.us/us-palestineactivism/eve……
(2026-10-30). Sunday 11/22: Jonathan Weber: How Tech Remade San Francisco, for Better and for Worse. indybay.org
(2026-10-30). Sunday 12/13: The Lady Imam: How a Maryland-Born Single Mother of Five Changed the Islamic World. indybay.org
(2026-10-30). Dockworkers Global Strike to Halt Militarization of Ports. indybay.org On an international Day of Action, dockworkers in Trieste blockaded the port bringing operations to a halt. They are demanding "that port facilities not be used to transport weapons destined for war zones nor be transformed into military bases serving NATO, the United States, or the European Union."
(2026-10-30). Space Cat Voter Guide – 2026 General Election. indybay.org Space Cats have released their Oakland voter guide for the 2026 general election.
(2026-10-30). Launching Black Onions, a list of anarchist and anti-authoritarian onion websites. indybay.org We are pleased to announce the launch of Black Onions, a new initiative meant to provide a stable and regularly updated list of anarchist and anti-authoritarian onion websites. Onion websites are websites accessible using Tor Browser through addresses ending in ".onion".
(2026-10-30). Tuesday 11/3: Virtual Phonebank for Angie Nixon. indybay.org Online | www.mobilize.us/angieforflorida/event/10……
(2026-10-30). SFSU UAW 4123 & CSUUE Workers Speak Out About Their Demands At SF State Rally. indybay.org SFSU UAW 4123 &CSUUE Workers Spoke Out About Their Demands At SF State Rally To Support A Strike on October 28. 2026…
(2026-10-30). 2026 Winter National Immigrant Solidarity Network News Alert! indybay.org Immigration on State Ballots: What's at Stake for the Midterms…
(2026-10-30). Tuesday 11/3: Virtual Phonebank for Abdul. indybay.org Online | go.abdulforsenate.com/phonebank…
(2026-10-30). Thursday 11/5: Palestine Working Group. indybay.org Zoom | www.codepink.org/pal_working_group…
(2026-10-30). In a Country That Needs Heroes, Here Are a Few Standouts This Election Season. indybay.org In a play by Bertolt Brecht, the persecuted astronomer Galileo says: "Unhappy the land that needs heroes."
(2026-10-30). October 28, fire at the nuclear materials Savannah River Site. indybay.org Voters and the American public should be aware that the real enemy is all the cut backs on the oversight in nuclear weapons facilities and programs, including the cut backs of nuclear material security programs by the fascist convicted felon President Donald J. Trump regime, and his MAGA myrmidons!
(2026-10-30). Nurses Rally to Protect Patients and Our Vote. indybay.org The demands: Count every vote, Abolish ICE, Purge Palantir, Medicare for all…
(2026-10-30). Sunday 11/15: Voices from the Holy Land Online Film Salon: "Weaponizing Water to Erase Palestine" indybay.org Zoom | tinyurl.com/VFHL-November2026…
(2026-10-30). "Get Ready To Strike!" SF State CFA, UAW, IBT, CSUE & APC Members Fed Up With Chancellor. indybay.org SF State trade unionists and student rallied and marched to the administration building. They also announced that they are preparing for. strike to shutdown the University for living wages and against union busting.
(2026-10-30). Breaking Out of the Dark Triad's War Doom Loop. indybay.org War is in the DNA of predatory economic systems; it is time to advance to a peaceful society of equals.
(2026-10-30). Thursday 11/5: The Clift Hotel's Legendary Redwood Room Continues Free Live Jazz Programming. indybay.org 495 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102…
(2026-10-30). Saturday 10/31: Hikers for Palestine: Walking in Solidarity with the Children of Palestine. indybay.org Meet at Inspiration Point parking area at Wildcat Canyon Road, Orinda, CA‚ÄØ94563…
(2026-10-30). New Book "J'Accuse…!" Makes the Case for Trying Donald J. Trump Under International Law. indybay.org "J'Accuse…! Donald J. Trump and the Nuremberg Legacy" by journalist and historian Martin Edwin Andersen is out now from Vos Estis Press, with a foreword by Norman Stockwell, publisher of The Progressive. Its twenty chapters set out the documented case that a sitting U.S. president's conduct belongs before an international court. Its companion, "The Kissinger Exception," is coming in the Fall/Winter 2026 (A Contracorriente / UNC Press).
(2026-10-30). A Plague of Kings amid Climate Breakdown. juancole.com
(2026-10-30). Big Tech To Democrats: Investigate Trump, Not Us. levernews.com Two years ago, California was on the brink of passing some of the
(2026-10-30). Who's Running The Democratic Party? levernews.com
(2026-10-30). Robert Reich Is Nauseously Optimistic About The Midterms. levernews.com LISTEN NOW: : | The midterm elections are just days away, and despite populist candidates surging in popularity across the country, corporate Democrats continue to insist that "Romney Republicans" are the key swing voters Democrats need to court, not the working class. Could they be correct? Or next week, will voters prove yet again that corporate Democrats are out of step with average Americans, and that their days leading the Party are numbered?Today on
(2026-10-30). 515 donors gave $4.2 billion to 2026 super PACs, Public Citizen finds. nationofchange.org Elon Musk alone gave $445 million, about 10% of the total, according to the group's analysis of FEC data through late October.
(2026-10-30). ICE lists 36 detainee deaths in fiscal 2026, most since 2018. nationofchange.org The agency's own page shows 29 deaths by mid-April and seven more through Aug. 23; DHS has said the size of the detained population explains the rise.
(2026-10-30). Rape as a Tool of Empire: Cornell, Palestine, and the Silence of Western Feminists. nationofchange.org "In both cases, their perpetrators and assailants can leave the crime scene unscathed, with their hands clean."
(2026-10-30). NLRB accuses Rogers Behavioral Health of firing 6 over union drive. nationofchange.org The complaint covers three clinicians fired in February and three in April; the NLRB certified the union on Oct. 19 and a hearing is set for December.
(2026-10-30). Judge rejects DOJ bid to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots. nationofchange.org Justice Department appeals within hours; it has also asked Washington to set aside ballots from 400-plus voters and sued Alaska over its Senate race.
(2026-10-30). McMahon plans $43,279 in office furniture as Education Dept shrinks. nationofchange.org Senators Baldwin and Murray asked the Education secretary to cancel the purchase. The department says her current furniture does not fit its new office space.
(2026-10-30). Dolores Huerta, farmworker union co-founder, dies at 96. nationofchange.org She coined 'Sí, se puede' and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. Her family has not released a cause of death.
(2026-10-30). New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $25 billion over misleading privacy statements. nationofchange.org A jury found 43.9 million violations tied to Cambridge Analytica, and the judge cut a roughly $219 billion maximum to $25 billion…
(2026-10-30). Data Center Health Worries Animate Midterm Campaigns. nationofchange.org Opposition to the rapid emergence of data centers in states such as Ohio and Arizona has ginned up activism and unified voters. A range of public health issues have played into the resistance.
(2026-10-30). Who Cares for the People Who Care for Children? Reimagining the Adults Closest to Every Child. nationofchange.org Communities can better protect children by supporting teachers, caregivers, and other trusted adults—and helping them work together.
(2026-10-30). Top U.S. Health Official Backed a Medication Policy Shift That Benefited a Company She Has Stock In. nationofchange.org Alicia Jackson endorsed a key FDA policy change on hormone replacement therapies while holding at least $115,000 in stock in a company providing access to menopause treatments. Ethics experts called her endorsement an "obvious conflict of interest.
(2026-10-30). Message to Congress: No tax dollars for war. peoplesworld.org No tax dollars for war! Call, write, or visit your U.S. Senators and Representative to demand that they oppose any attempts to increase funding for war instead of human needs during the lame duck session, before the new Congress is sworn in. Meet with the Taxpayer Uprising delegations coming to Washington after the elections and …
(2026-10-30). Anti-immigrant, anti-labor proposals advance despite defeat of Alberta separatist referendum. peoplesworld.org EDMONTON, Alberta—The results of the Oct. 19 Alberta referendum show that a majority of Albertans recognize separation from Canada was a bad option for working people. At the same time, however, the results reveal the extent to which the United Conservative Party, which governs the province, and other right-wing forces have succeeded in injecting racist …
(2026-10-30). Massachusetts voters must reject ballot Question 7: It only benefits the wealthy. peoplesworld.org The housing crisis is endemic across the United States: 90% of families between 2000 and 2020 lived in counties where housing costs rose faster than incomes. And the crisis is especially acute in states like Massachusetts, which usually ranks between the 2nd and 5th most expensive housing markets from year to year. The prevailing solution …
(2026-10-30). An end to the MAGA nightmare is possible soon. peoplesworld.org Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the Brooklyn Democrat who is House Minority Leader, declared in a fundraising appeal just four days before the midterm elections, "We will end the nightmare of MAGA extremism." He says that assessment is based on several things, including Democrats surging in the late polls; the growing disgust of a majority of Americans …
(2026-10-30). Oil company profits explode as Americans feel pain at the pump. peoplesworld.org ExxonMobil and Chevron, the two biggest U.S. oil companies, released their third-quarter earnings Friday morning. The numbers confirm what most drivers already suspected: The wars in the Middle East and Eastern Europe have been very good for Big Oil. ExxonMobil reported profits of $15.4 billion for July through September, roughly double last year's haul. Set …
(2026-10-30). Washington state unions unite for millionaire tax, but not in California. peoplesworld.org SEATTLE and LOS ANGELES—With apologies to Charles Dickens, the battle over taxing millionaires and billionaires in Washington state and California is "The tale of two states." That's because while billionaires and millionaires are unified against popular efforts to tax their immense wealth, unions in Washington state support such a tax, while California unions are split. …
(2026-10-30). Lahore ranks as world's most polluted city with AQI of 419, Pakistan's air crisis deepens. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: Lahore has once again found itself at the top of a list nobody wants to lead. On Thursday morning, the city recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 419, making it the most polluted city i | Lahore ranks as world's most polluted city with AQI of 419, Pakistan's air crisis deepens…
(2026-10-30). Binance hit by biggest cyber attack, deposits back, withdrawals still paused; $6.3 billion at risk. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, is dealing with what could be the biggest cyber attack the industry has seen. The company says assets worth around $6.3 billion may be affected. If that holds, it would be far bigger than the Bybit theft of nearly $1.5 billion in 2025, which was the largest known case so far.On Friday, Binance said deposits are working normally again. Withdrawals are still on hold while its team rebuilds the security of the withdrawal system and the addresses linked to it. The exchange expects to restart them within 48 hours. It also said the attack had more than one ca…
(2026-10-30). Highlights From North Korea's Drone-A-Palooza. twz.com
(2026-10-30). USAF F-16s Back On Alert Duty In Aleutian Islands For First Time In Decades. twz.com NORAD's return to fighter alert ops on remote Shemya Island is yet another reminder of the eroding security environment in the Pacific and the Arctic.
(2026-10-30). General Atomics Developing Strike-Recon Flying Wing Called NextGen That Uses Hybrid-Electric Propulsion. twz.com General Atomics says it is working on a new hybrid-electric-powered flying-wing-type strike/reconnaissance drone called NextGen that could be able to stay aloft for more than 60 hours. Work on NextGen will also feed into one of the designs within the company's Gambit family of drones, which are also based around a
(2026-10-30). "They're not focused on us. They focus on war" —Victorian workers and youth speak on election. wsws.org "I will not be voting Labor as I have since I was 18 and since I started voting 40 years ago. There's not enough help for the people." — Afrah, aged care worker…
(2026-10-30). Australia: Queensland government intensifies Labor's anti-strike laws. wsws.org The Queensland bill aligns closely with the federal Labor government's anti-strike Fair Work Act, which also contains vast ministerial powers to ban or shut down industrial action.
(2026-10-30). German Chancellor Merz tours East Asia in search of war partners. wsws.org The focus was on so-called 'de-risking'—opening up new markets and investment opportunities to replace the deteriorating economic relations with China and, though this is less openly discussed, to curb US influence.
(2026-10-30). Residents in working-class Hutt South speak to SEG on NZ elections. wsws.org "I don't think our government can actually see what everyone has to fight for on a daily basis. People are begging on the streets in order to live."
(2026-10-30). Spanish train crash at Urda: The fraud of "human error" and the case for workers' power. wsws.org The Urda crash exposes capitalism's subordination of basic requirements of social life to private profit and makes an unanswerable case for socialist policies, placing the railways and the economy as a whole under the democratic control of the working class.
(2026-10-30). Flooding in Thailand is continuing while survivors struggle to get aid. wsws.org Weeks after flooding devastated areas of the country, working people confront financial crises as a result of the cumbersome and inadequate government compensation system.
(2026-10-30). Half of US workers go without needed care even before Trump Medicaid cuts take effect January 1. wsws.org A Commonwealth Fund survey finds the working-age uninsured rate rose to 11.2 percent in 2026 and half of working-age adults went without needed care because of cost, before H.R. 1's Medicaid cuts begin in January.
(2026-10-30). After Mexican truckers launch national strike, trucking associations end stoppage through "dialogue tables" with government. wsws.org For just over a day, truckers blocked highways in 19 Mexican states against robbery, extortion and killings.
(2026-10-30). Finance capital's ultimatum to Lula in Brazil: Impose austerity or your victory "will turn to ashes" wsws.org The colossal power mobilized by finance capital and US imperialism poses before the Brazilian working class the question of who actually rules.
(2026-10-30). The political issues raised by the demand Canada's federal government nationalize Stelco. wsws.org Covering up the fact that a Canadian state takeover of one of the country's most important steel producers would serve the interests of the financial oligarchy in waging war and trade war, NDP leader Avi Lewis, USW Local 1005 President Ron Wells, and the pseudo-left Revolutionary Communist Party are backing the demand.
(2026-10-30). The Historical and International Foundations of the Socialist Equality Party (Canada): Part 1. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party's founding congress, held in Montreal August 22-24, unanimously adopted the following comprehensive document outlining the party's historical and international foundations.
(2026-10-30). Bradford White workers: Reject the company-UAW "final offer!" Take the conduct of the strike into our own hands! wsws.org After failing to ram through a pro-company contract on October 23, the United Auto Workers bureaucracy is forcing workers to revote on the company's "last, best and final" this weekend.
(2026-10-30). German youth protests: Education, not war! Mobilize the working class against social cuts, conscription and the police state! wsws.org We are publishing here the statement of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) on the nationwide youth protests on October 31, 2026.
(2026-10-30). Peter Gelb of the Met Opera continues his campaign for the proxy war in Ukraine. wsws.org Gelb has been in the forefront of the anti-Russian campaign ever since 2022.
(2026-10-30). US troops deploy to Colombia as Washington forges new Operation Condor across the Americas. wsws.org What is being presented to the world as a campaign against "narco-terrorism" is the construction of a hemispheric military apparatus, integrating the region's armed forces under US command.
(2026-10-30). Lula to attend UN COP31 climate summit in Turkey. al-monitor.com BRASILIA, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will attend the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey, the Brazilian presidency said on Friday.The confirmation came shortly after Lula was re-elected president of Brazil, last Sunday.Lula is scheduled to arrive in Antalya on Nov. 10 for the Nov 11-12 leaders' summit at the annual UN climate negotiations. On Nov. 13, he will travel to the Philippines for the ASEAN summit, which he was invited to attend for the second consecutive year.
(2026-10-30). Israel demolishes homes in West Bank operation that has displaced thousands. al-monitor.com JERUSALEM, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Israel demolished on Friday the homes of the assailants who killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron last week, part of an ongoing operation that has forcibly displaced over 3,000 Palestinians. After the October 23 attack, in which both gunmen were killed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israeli military to launch a in areas near the checkpoint, triggering protests by Palestinian residents.
(2026-10-30). Oil tops $114 as traders brace for Iran escalation after US midterms. al-monitor.com On Friday, BP posted its highest profits in 18 years as a result of the Iran conflict, which has driven up oil and gas margins.
(2026-10-30). Rubio urges G20 cooperation amid rifts over wars in Ukraine, Middle East. al-monitor.com By Andrea ShalalATLANTA, Oct 30 (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged fellow G20 foreign ministers on Friday to work together for greater geopolitical stability and economic prosperity, warning that a series of crises posed serious threats to the global economic order.But Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's participation in the two-day gathering in Atlanta has roiled many G20 ministers, aggravating deep riftsoverthe wars in Ukraine and the Middle East that experts and diplomats say could thwart real progress at the meeting.
(2026-10-30). Rediscovering household farming to improve South Africa's food security. sanews.gov.za Rediscovering household farming to improve South Africa's food security | By David Jacobs | South Africa faces a troubling contradiction. Despite having a productive agricultural sector and food available through domestic production and imports, many households still struggle to access adequate food. ⚪ According to Statistics South Africa's 2025 General Household Survey, 22% of households considered their access to food inadequate or severely inadequate. The survey also found that 14.7% of individuals experienced hunger in 2025. These figures highlight a persistent challenge: the availability of food in the co…
(2026-10-30). Work on Mamelodi Magistrate's Court construction resumes. sanews.gov.za Work on Mamelodi Magistrate's Court construction resumes | Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson and Deputy Chief Justice Dustin Mlambo on Thursday conducted an oversight visit to the Mamelodi Magistrate's Court construction project in Pretoria. ⚪ This was as work at the site resumed following delays. ⚪ The delays left the facility incomplete and unable to serve its intended purpose. Planning for the project began in 2007, and the original construction contract was awarded in 2013, with completion initially expected in 2016. ⚪ Construction mafia-led stoppages and poor contractor performance…
(2026-10-30). NPA clinches R99 million freezing order. sanews.gov.za NPA clinches R99 million freezing order | The National Prosecuting Authority's (NPA) Asset Forfeiture Unit in Mpumalanga has obtained a provisional freezing order over assets currently estimated at R99 million, linked to a taxi tycoon and others alleged to be involved in organised criminal activities, including extortion. | The order was obtained in the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court, Middelburg, in terms of section 26 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998 (POCA). | "The order emanates from ongoing investigations by [police] into alleged criminal activities involving extortion and related o…
(2026-10-30). Two in hot water over rental vehicle smuggling. sanews.gov.za Two in hot water over rental vehicle smuggling | Two suspects are expected to appear in court after two fraudulently obtained, high-value rental vehicles were intercepted by the Border Management Authority (BMA) at the Kosi Bay Port of Entry in KwaZulu-Natal. ⚪ In a statement on Friday, the BMA said the vehicles were to be smuggled into Mozambique. ⚪ "The operation, which took place on Thursday, 29 October 2026, demonstrates the importance of effective vigilance on vehicle tracking and cooperation between the BMA and vehicle rental companies in preventing the illegal movement of vehicles across South Africa's b…
(2026-10-30). The District Development Model: Cutting through silos, driving local growth. sanews.gov.za The District Development Model: Cutting through silos, driving local growth | By Khaye Nkwanyana | When President Cyril Ramaphosa initiated a new, coordinated, single-planning dispensation in intergovernmental relations—the District Development Model (DDM) — in 2019, many critics rejected it as nothing more than another layer of coordinating structures. They argued that it risked duplicating existing systems and undercutting local government autonomy without solving core administrative weaknesses. ⚪ Related to this was the argument that municipal failures stem from weak governance, corruption and a l…
(2026-10-30). Chikunga calls for increased investment in the care economy. sanews.gov.za Chikunga calls for increased investment in the care economy | Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga has called for increased investment in Africa's care economy, saying it could boost employment, grow economies and advance gender equality. ⚪ Marking the International Day of Care and Support on Thursday, Chikunga said investment in care services and infrastructure is essential to addressing the disproportionate burden of unpaid care carried by women and girls while creating decent work opportunities. ⚪ "Care is not a cost to be deferred. It is the foundation…
(2026-10-30). Maruleng to get new police station. sanews.gov.za Maruleng to get new police station | The Deputy Minister of Police, Cassel Mathale, will today preside over a sod-turning ceremony ahead of the construction of the Maruleng Police Station in the Mopani District in Limpopo. ⚪ "The construction of a fully-fledged police station signifies the South African Police Service's (SAPS) ongoing efforts to invest in community safety and policing infrastructure. The ceremony further illustrates SAPS's commitment to bringing frontline service delivery closer to the communities it serves and protects with dignity," the police said ahead of Friday's ceremony. ⚪ The Deputy Min…
(2026-10-30). SA ready for AGOA eligibility decision. sanews.gov.za SA ready for AGOA eligibility decision | South Africa is ready for the outcome of the United States' (US) annual review of its eligibility for African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) benefits, with Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau saying the economy will remain stable and exporters will continue trading regardless of the decision. | The US is expected to announce its decision on South Africa's eligibility for AGOA benefits for 2027 on 2 November 2026. | AGOA provides eligible sub-Saharan African countries with duty-free access to the US market for more than 1 800 products, in addition to the m…
(2026-10-30). Minister Pule leads Active Ageing Programme. sanews.gov.za Minister Pule leads Active Ageing Programme | The rights, dignity, and well-being of older persons will come to the fore as Social Development Minister Dina Pule leads the Active Ageing Programme at Dr Petrus Rantlai Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein, Free State, today. ⚪ Guided by the Older Persons Act 13 of 2006, the National Development Plan, the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing and the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing, the programme seeks to promote healthy ageing, positive lifestyles, social cohesion and intergenerational solidarity. ⚪ The two-day programme, taking place from 30 to 31 Oc…
(2026-10-30). Australian court rejects 'mushroom murderer' Erin Patterson's appeal. aljazeera.com Court rules Patterson will spend the rest of her life behind bars after denying parole.
(2026-10-30). Philippines raises alert as Mayon Volcano erupts. aljazeera.com The Philippines' Mayon Volcano has erupted, sending ash plumes 3,000 metres above its summit.
(2026-10-30). AI's real bottleneck is electricity. Who will pay for it? aljazeera.com
(2026-10-30). How Israel choked off Hebron at 10 entrances, as 5,000 forced to flee. aljazeera.com Our analysis exposes the heavy humanitarian and economic toll of the military siege suffocating Palestinians in Hebron.
(2026-10-30). UK denies entry to Swedish academic due to speak at Palestine event. aljazeera.com Home Office cancels Andreas Malm's planned travel to the UK, saying his presence 'not conducive to the public good'.
(2026-10-30). Survivors of Spain's worst train crashes urge action after latest disaster. aljazeera.com As people suffering post-traumatic stress watch history repeat itself, experts call for investment in safety.
(2026-10-30). US midterms: 4 days to go — What the polls say as Trump cancels two rallies. aljazeera.com Trump cancels Kansas and Iowa rallies, opting for telephone events across nearly 20 states over the weekend.
(2026-10-30). US judge blocks Trump's Medicaid rule forcing ill to prove impairment. aljazeera.com
(2026-10-30). 'You look like hell', Trump lashes out at reporter in tarmac tirade. aljazeera.com US President Donald Trump has lashed out at a reporter's appearance.
(2026-10-30). Israeli actress slams occupation in accidental 'hot mic' moment. aljazeera.com Veteran Israeli actress Chelli Goldenberg was left shocked after she was caught ripping into Israel's policies.
(2026-10-30). Why are Detroit gas stations selling discounted fuel in Trump's name? aljazeera.com Gas stations promoted by President Trump are selling discounted fuel in Detroit as Americans grapple with rising prices.
(2026-10-30). Husband of one of Modi's closest advisors questions election integrity. aljazeera.com The husband of India's finance minister in the Modi government has joined mass protests against voter-list revision.
(2026-10-30). Netanyahu attacks Israel's Arab parties as he falls short of majority. aljazeera.com Israel's Prime Minister accused Palestinian-Israeli parties of election fraud.
(2026-10-30). Salvadoran ex-president Saca released after 10-year sentence for corruption. aljazeera.com Elias Antonio Saca confessed to diverting more than $300m in public funds during his presidency and accepted a plea barg…
(2026-10-30). Trump administration renews bid to block Alaska election results. aljazeera.com The updated lawsuit cites a new report that Democratic operatives recruited a competitor to confuse voters.
(2026-10-30). Ethiopia border clashes leave families hungry and homeless in Kenya. aljazeera.com Fighting over disputed land and water in Ethiopia's Moyale border region has driven thousands of people into Kenya.
(2026-10-30). EU force helicopter crash kills four in Bosnia. aljazeera.com EUFOR confirms CH-47 Chinook helicopter crash in Bosnia, with four Italian nationals confirmed dead.
(2026-10-30). Trump cancels Iowa, Kansas midterm events, opts for 'tele-rallies'. aljazeera.com The Republican National Committee has announced broadcasts in nearly 20 states after Trump nixes final rallies.
(2026-10-30). Armenian parliament turns into a boxing ring, third time in a month. aljazeera.com Armenia's parliament descended into fisticuffs after a ruling-party MP mocked the opposition leader's family.
(2026-10-30). Binance says $6.3bn stolen in biggest crypto heist in history. aljazeera.com
(2026-10-30). Four dead, 11 injured in helicopter crash in Bosnia, says Italy. geo.tv The site of the crash of a ICH-47 Chinook helicopter belonging to the Italian contingent of the European Union Force Althea mission, near the village of Gorice, in Brcko District, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 29, 2026. — Reuters Italy says 15 people were aboard helicopter when…
(2026-10-30). Critic of Mali's Junta Forcibly Disappeared Six Months On. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Lawyer and junta critic Mountaga Tall, Mali, 2025. | © Private | Six months after their abductions, Mountaga Tall, an outspoken critic of Mali's junta, and his son, Cheick Mamadou Tall, remain missing, their fate unknown, and the Malian authorities silent. Every day that passes without news raises fears for their safety and deepens their family's anguish.Unidentified gunmen abducted Tall in Bamako, Mali's capital, on May 2. Tall's son went missing on May 16 after receiving a call informing him that he could deliver belongings to his father, who was reportedly being held at an undis…
(2026-10-30). Benin: Supporting market gardening cooperatives to cope with climate hazards and insecurity. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). COP31: The ICRC's call to strengthen climate action and finance to reach people in conflict settings. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). UN Security Council: ICRC statement in the open debate on women, peace and security. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). Statement on nuclear weapons to the UN General Assembly's First Committee. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). Sudan: Aerial attacks on populated areas are endangering civilian lives. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). Dnipro: improving continuity of care for prisoners of war through coordination. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). Egypt: ICRC and Al-Azhar University Discuss Common Humanitarian Principles in International Humanitarian Law and Islamic Law. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). Ethiopia: ICRC responds to humanitarian needs amid renewed hostilities in the north. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). Ukraine: Letters from families to prisoners of war. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). Yemen: ICRC supports release of 159 detainees in Sana'a. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). Counterterrorism, IHL and the role of military police. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). National Society Investment Alliance announces 2026 grants to 18 Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). Nigeria: ICRC-supported health facilities see 18 per cent rise in malnutrition cases. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). Statement on universal jurisdiction to the UN General Assembly's Sixth Committee. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). Donetsk: The quiet that conflict takes away. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). Statement to the UN General Assembly's First Committee. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). Second international expert workshop on the missing under Islamic law. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). Yemen: Health system faces mounting pressure as fighting intensifies. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). Nigeria: A day in the life of a nutritionist on the frontline against hunger. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). Middle East: ICRC president calls for de-escalation and protection of civilians. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). Tree of Solidarity: A Tribute to Humanitarian Workers. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). First to Arrive, Last to Leave: Stories from Iran's Red Crescent Responders. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). ICRC president underscores role of international humanitarian law as foundation for global peace and stability in Audience with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican and President Mattarella in Rome. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). Saturday 11/28: Trump Regime Takedown (every Saturday). indybay.org corner of Van Ness and O'Farrell St, San Francisco…
(2026-10-30). Sunday 11/8: Community Clothing Swap. indybay.org St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, 3281 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94110 – Free…
(2026-10-30). Ashcelerating Hawaii, Yellowstone, Iceland, Sicily — On The Primeval Equator?! indybay.org This also includes the tectonic rift zone of the Great African Rift Valley, the La-Nina/El Niño region, and clusters of volcanic islands near Madagascar and New Zealand. Furthermore, it quaintly encompasses both of Earth's magnetic poles. All of these lie along diameter circle of the globe, almost evenly — like the 12 stars on the flag of the European Union. Could this be the Seal Imprint of God? Take a classroom globe and a piece of string. See for yourself!
(2026-10-30). Report From Minneapolis Battle Against ICE Occupation & CFA President Margarita Berta Avil. indybay.org
(2026-10-30). Wednesday 10/28: SFSU Unions Rally For Contracts, APC, IBT, CSUEU, CFA & UAW. indybay.org Malcom X Plaza | SFSU | 19th Ave & Holloway St.
(2026-10-30). Friday 10/30: Election Defense Training & Voter Education – Join Radical Legacy of MLK Jr Direct Action. indybay.org The Laney College Bistro – Room E-107 | 900 Fallon St, | Oakland, CA 94607 | Pizza and beverages will be provided…
(2026-10-30). Wednesday 11/11: Reclaim Armistice Day. indybay.org Monterey Peace and Justice Center | 1364 Freemont Blvd | Seaside, Ca…
(2026-10-30). Dodging fuel price hikes, Damascus drivers turn to electric cars. al-monitor.com Taxi driver Mohammed Kanaan drives his shiny new electric car around Damascus's rundown streets, hoping for higher profits as spiking petrol prices made his old car too expensive to run. | He is among some in the Syrian capital who are steering towards electric cars ⚪ mostly Chinese-made ⚪ after repeated fuel shortages during the country's civil war and petrol price hikes, most recently due to the Middle East war.
(2026-10-30). Exclusive-Greek PM calls Turkey-Libya maritime deal calls for global truce after Black Sea attacks. al-monitor.com By Antoni SlodkowskiUNITED NATIONS, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday that the recently signed maritime deal between Libya's eastern ‚Äåparliament and Turkey was "blatantly illegal, null and void," adding that it "completely disregards the geography."Mitsotakis, speaking to Reuters as Greece ends its UN Security Council presidency, also called for an urgent "international truce" to protect shipping in the Black Sea after the sinking of a Greek-owned container vessel on Wednesday.
(2026-10-30). CENTCOM chief briefs Trump on Iran strike options. al-monitor.com It was not immediately clear following Trump's meeting with top defense officials whether he had decided to restart the war.
(2026-10-30). Egyptian man who fire-bombed pro-Israel rally in Colorado pleads guilty to federal hate crimes. al-monitor.com By Keith Coffman and Steve GormanDENVER, Oct 29 (Reuters) – The man who lobbed gasoline bombs at a pro-Israel rally in Colorado last year, injuring several people including a woman who later died, pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal hate-crime charges, theUS Department of Justice said.MohamedSabry Soliman, 47, an Egyptian national, is already serving a life sentence for his guilty plea in May to more than 100 state charges, including first-degree murder.
(2026-10-30). Senior US general fired, accused of leaking classified information. al-monitor.com By Phil StewartWASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired US Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia, a senior military planner on the Pentagon's Joint Staff, over accusations he leaked classified information to the public, officials said on Thursday.Sylvia's firing is one of thehighest-profile consequences to date from Hegseth's sweeping hunt for officials suspected of leaking information to the news media as the unpopular Iran war enters its ninth month.
(2026-10-30). hospitals buckle as fighting escalates. al-monitor.com TAIZ, Oct 29 (Reuters) – In a hospital in Yemen's Taiz, a 25-year-old pregnant mother of two lay immobilised after a bullet lodged in her spine while she was trapped inside her home without food or water for two days.The UN and aid agencies say health needs in the besieged city of Taiz are critical, amid acute shortages of medicine, oxygen, surgical gloves, anesthetic and fuel. Hospitals near Yemen's front lines are facing large influxes of patients, treating up to 700 war wounded in a single week, according to the Red Cross.
(2026-10-30). Greek PM calls for global maritime truce after Greek ship sunk in drone attack. al-monitor.com Oct 29 (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Wednesday for a global maritime truce aftera drone attack sank a Greek container ship off Bulgaria, the latest of a series of strikeson ships in the western Black Sea this month.Speaking at a high-level debate of the Greek presidency of the UN Security Council on maritime security, Mitsotakis said commercial vessels must be able to navigate safely and freely even during times of conflict.
(2026-10-30). Mediators scramble to avert US-Iran fighting after midterm restraint fades. al-monitor.com Tehran has little incentive to make concessions that the Trump administration could tout as a win before next week's election.
(2026-10-30). US oil firm HKN aims to double output as it takes over Kurdish-run fields. al-monitor.com HKN Vice President Matthew Zais tells Al-Monitor the company plans to double production at Syria's northeastern oil fields while tackling pollution, as questions remain over the future of the Kurdish-run Jazira Oil Company.
(2026-10-30). Fujimori tours El Salvador mega-prison with hopes to build one in Peru. aljazeera.com Peru's President Keiko Fujimori has inspected El Salvador's mega-prison as she mulls a proposal to build one in Peru.
(2026-10-30). Somalia: As El Niño floods loom, millions could face further hardship and hunger. icrc.org
(2026-10-30). Dar, Singapore FM discuss promotion of bilateral cooperation in trade, investment. tribune.com.pk Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday held a meeting with Singapore's Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, discussing ways to further enhance bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, connectivity and skills development while promoting business-to-business exchanges and people-to-people contacts, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said. | In a statement posted on X, MoFA said the "two ministers reviewed the longstanding and friendly relations between Pakistan and Singapore as the two countries mark 60 years of diplomatic relations." It added that FM Dar and Balakrishnan also…
(2026-10-30). US vice president rules out 'forever war' in Iran, says Trump will accomplish objectives. tribune.com.pk US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday ruled out the prospect of an endless war in Iran, expressing confidence that President Donald Trump would achieve the administration's objectives. | "There's a lot more we need to work on, but the one thing I'll tell you is, if you're worried about another forever war, Donald Trump is never going to let this be a forever war," Vance told Fox News. | He pointed to the difference between criticising foreign military misadventures and "saying that you can never ever use the American military." | "He's going to accomplish America's objectives, and then we're going to focus on…
(2026-10-30). Price-control system fails as food costs soar. tribune.com.pk Citizens have expressed concern over the persistent rise in food prices and the failure of the district administration to enforce official rates, saying essential commodities have become increasingly unaffordable for low-income households. | Citizens have accused price-control magistrates and the Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority (PERA) Force of failing to curb profiteering and alleged artificial inflation, despite government claims of measures to provide relief to the public. | Muhammad Ali, a shopper at the vegetable and fruit market in Ghulam Muhammadabad, said the rising cost of essential commodi…
(2026-10-30). Two held for assaulting sisters. tribune.com.pk Two men have been arrested in separate cases after being accused of sexually assaulting their sisters. | Sabzazar police arrested Ali after his sister accused him of repeatedly sexually assaulting her, including after her marriage four years ago. | The woman reportedly informed her mother about the abuse. Her mother tried to persuade the suspect to stop, but he continued the abuse, the complainant stated. | Police registered a case following another incident and arrested the suspect. He was handed over to the investigation wing. | In another case, Gujjarpura police arrested Umar who was accused of sexually ass…
(2026-10-30). Five killed as driver allegedly dozes off at wheel. tribune.com.pk At least five people were killed and more than 30 others injured when a passenger bus carrying over 65 people plunged into a stormwater drain near Fatteki Flyover in Hafizabad district, reportedly after the driver fell asleep at the wheel while driving at high speed. | According to Rescue 1122 officials, the passengers were travelling to Chenab Nagar in Chiniot district to attend a religious gathering when the accident occurred. | The bus reportedly went out of control near the flyover and fell into the drain. | The deceased were identified as Arslan, Muhammad Ali, Adil, Muhammad Muzakkar Mubeen and Muhammad A…
(2026-10-30). Pollution spikes in some areas. tribune.com.pk The metropolis continued to rank among the world's most polluted cities, with IQAir recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 298. | New Delhi ranked second with an AQI of 255. | According to Punjab's air quality monitoring data, Shahdara, Kahna Nau, Multan Road, Safari Park, GT Road, Gulberg III and Egerton Road recorded AQI levels of 500. | Dera Ghazi Khan, Kasur, Nankana Sahib and Rajanpur also reported readings of 500. | A report by the Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (PAQI) found that Lahore recorded an average PM2.5 concentration of 94.1 micrograms per cubic metre from October 1 to 27. Peshawar recorded 90…
(2026-10-30). CM hikes stroke care funding in Punjab. tribune.com.pk Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Thursday announced an additional allocation of Rs5 billion for stroke treatment. | Speaking at an event at the Punjab Institute of Neurosciences (PINS), the chief minister promised to establish stroke, cardiac, paediatric and cancer treatment facilities at every divisional headquarters across the province. | She also announced that heart transplant surgeries would begin soon at the Jinnah Institute of Cardiology. The chief minister said no stroke patient would be denied treatment due to shortage of funds, directing officials to inform her directly about any financia…
(2026-10-30). Motorists booked for mall drifting. tribune.com.pk Police registered a case against several motorists for performing drifting stunts in the basement of a shopping mall in the Defence area. | The case was registered at Defence B police station on the complaint of traffic police after videos of the stunts went viral on social media. The videos showed about 30 vehicles being driven recklessly near the mall, with several individuals, including Bilal Malik and Ghulam Murtaza, allegedly involved in drifting manoeuvres in the basement. | According to the complaint, the drivers engaged in speeding, zigzag driving and dangerous stunts, putting the lives and property of…
(2026-10-30). Importance of early detection of breast cancer highlighted. tribune.com.pk Syed Foundation, in collaboration with the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) Women's Commission and Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan, organised a Breast Cancer Awareness Seminar at the Pakistan American Cultural Center (PACC) on Wednesday. | The seminar, brought together healthcare professionals, athletes, and representatives of social welfare organisations to promote awareness about breast cancer, emphasised the importance of early detection, and encourage women to take preventive measures to protect their health. | Guest speaker Professor Dr Rufina Soomro highlighted the importance of breast cancer awareness, tim…
(2026-10-30). SHC seeks NAB probe update in investment fraud case. tribune.com.pk The constitutional bench of the Sindh High Court has directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to submit a progress report on its investigation into an alleged investment fraud involving more than Rs15 billion within two weeks. The order was passed during the hearing of a contempt petition against the NAB chairman, the director general of NAB Karachi and others over the alleged large-scale fraud. | The DG NAB Karachi appeared before the court. NAB prosecutor Sadaf Rajput submitted that the case did not fall within NAB's jurisdiction under the relevant laws and had therefore been referred to the FIA.
(2026-10-30). Two held for involvement in child abuse case. tribune.com.pk The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has arrested two suspects for their alleged involvement in sharing and selling videos depicting the sexual abuse of children during a crackdown on a suspected child pornography network in Karachi. | Two mobile phones were also seized. Investigations are under way against the arrested suspects, identified as Jazil Hassan and Afreen Khan. | Material allegedly recovered from them had also helped identify victims in Pakistan and abroad. Investigators had also uncovered the alleged use of videos and graphic material related to the sexual abuse of children, he sa…
presstv.co.uk (2026-10-29). Three violating tankers transiting unauthorized route explode in Hormuz: IRGCThe Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says three violating oil tankers, which were passing through the unauthorized route south of the Strait of Hormuz, struck mines, triggering explosions and fires.
2026-10-29: Final Hour to Doomsday Iran War? US Deploys to Israel | Larry Johnson & Col. Lawrence Wilkerson
CIA Analyst Larry Johnson and Col. Lawrence Wilkerson discuss the massive preparations leaking out of the US military establishment for a 'doomsday' war with Iran following Israel's elections and the geopolitical implications of the escalations underway.