(2025-07-10). Exclusive: Google Helped Israel Spread War Propaganda to 45 Million Europeans. mintpressnews.com Internal ad records show Israel spent millions on YouTube propaganda targeting Europe, ads that breach Google's own rules and frame the war on Gaza as a defense of Western civilization.
(2025-07-10). Chris Hedges: The Persecution of Francesca Albanese. mintpressnews.com Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine, has become a target of US sanctions for her candid reports on the genocide in Gaza. Chris Hedges explores her warnings, her courage, and the global silence surrounding Israel's crimes.
(2025-07-09). "Netanyahu Is the Problem": Sanders's Former Adviser Matt Duss on Why Gaza Ceasefire Remains Elusive. democracynow.org 
President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House for a second straight day Tuesday, as Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, claimed Israel and Hamas were nearing a breakthrough on a ceasefire agreement. Israeli media are reporting Netanyahu is under "extreme" pressure to reach a 60-day ceasefire deal, but Netanyahu's "interests and the interests of his government remain to make this a perpetual, ongoing war," says Matt Duss, executive vice president at the Center for International Policy. The U.S.-Israeli proposal would see 10 living Is…
(2025-07-08). Why Gaza's Ceasefire Won't Last. fpif.org The international community is placing enormous expectations on the
(2025-07-10). The Genocide against Palestine. Message by Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. globalresearch.ca
(2025-07-10). The Genocide against Palestine. Message by Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. globalresearch.ca
(2025-07-05). Three liberated Palestinian prisoners assassinated in Gaza by "Israeli" genocidal forces. samidoun.net 
On Thursday, 3 July 2025, Zionist occupation forces assassinated three liberated prisoners who had been released by the Resistance in the Wafa' al-Ahrar exchange in 2011, in the massacre at the Mustafa Hafez School: Mahdi Omar Shawar al-Tamimi, from al-Khalil Ayman Yousef Ahmad Abu Daoud, from al-Khalil Bassam Abu Sneineh, from Jerusalem All three, originally …
(2025-07-10). The Persecution of Francesca Albanese. Chris Hedges. globalresearch.ca When the history of the genocide in Gaza is written, one of the most courageous and outspoken champions for justice and the adherence to international law will be Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur, who today the Trump …
(2025-07-10). Workers in Europe refuse cargo to Israel: "Our solidarity is with the oppressed, not with war criminals" peoplesdispatch.org Worker-led actions to block military and dual-use cargo to Israel continue across Europe, defying government support for occupation and genocide.
(2025-07-10). Marco Rubio sanctions UN rapporteur for criticism of Israel. peoplesdispatch.org On July 9, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio imposed sanctions against UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese. Albanese is an outspoken advocate for the Palestinian cause and in revealing international complicity in Israeli apartheid and genocide. |
(2025-07-10). The American Empire Is a Nonstop Insult to Our Intelligence. Caitlin Johnstone. globalresearch.ca The US has imposed sanctions on UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for using her position to oppose the most thoroughly documented genocide in history.
(2025-07-10). Why Two Billion People Watch Cricket. counterpunch.org 
'What do they know of cricket who only cricket know?' famously wrote the Trinidadian historian C.L.R. James in Beyond a Boundary, exploring not just the beauty and psychology of the game, but the unspoken layers of class, race, and politics woven into its fabric. Imagine baseball had a charming cousin obsessed with tea, strategy, and
(2025-07-06). American emergency doctor, Dr. Mimi Syed on her work in Gaza under ongoing Israeli genocide. ingaza.wordpress.com Dr. Mimi Syed is an American emergency doctor who has twice worked in Gaza during the ongoing Israeli genocide of Gaza: she spent four weeks each in the Gaza Strip in August and in December 2024. She spoke to me about her child patients, many of whom were shot in the head or chest by…
(2025-07-09). Fueling Genocide: Inside the Global Supply Chain that Delivers Jet Fuel to Israel's Military. dissidentvoice.org 
Israel's genocidal bombing campaign in Gaza has been fueled by a surge in deliveries of military-grade jet fuel from U.S. providers. In this visual, we expose the companies and governments complicit in this supply chain, while highlighting grassroots efforts to track and disrupt this deadly cargo through direct action, boycott campaigns, and community resistance.
(2024-07-18). Jul 18, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
‚ô´ Carolina Story "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" Being Anti-War Is Bad. So Says the Liberal "Democratic" Media, by Bill Astore Will the Biden Administration Start WWIII? by John Leake Can Democrats Turn Crisis Into Opportunity? by Simplicius Iwo Jima 2.0: What story is this picture telling? by Pepe Escobar The Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump, by Ron Unz SS Director Cheatle's Statement Has Zero Credibility, by John Leake Butler Update, by Oliver Boyd-Barrett Assassination Attempt Narrative Unravels; Israel Intensifies Genocide — Ryan Cristián (Video) The Man Who Knew Too Much…
(2025-07-09). From "Fake Peace" to "Real War": Obama's One Trillion Dollar "Humanitarian" Nuclear Weapons Program. Prevent Al Qaeda Terrorists from Acquiring Nukes/ By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky. marktanliano.net 
Original Link Here: From "Fake Peace" to "Real War": Obama's One Trillion Dollar "Humanitarian" Nuclear Weapons Program. Prevent Al Qaeda Terrorists from Acquiring Nukes — Global ResearchGlobal Research — Centre for Research on Globalization At the outset, of the Obama administration (2009-2017), President Barack Obama was rewarded for his commitment to a nuclear free World. …
(2025-07-09). RSVP for Stop the Gaza Genocide / Break the Bonds march & rally on Sunday, July 13. fightbackbetter.com RSVP for Stop the Gaza Genocide / Break the Bonds march & rally on Sunday, July 13. Click to RSVP…
(2025-07-09). Cartoonists Can Compare Victims of Genocide to Nazis—But Not the Perpetrators. fair.org 
This Mr. Fish cartoon (Scheer Post,
(2025-07-08). The shipping company Israel depends on for its killer jets. electronicintifada.net F-35, the "crown jewel" of genocide, relies on shipping giant Maersk.
(2025-07-06). American emergency doctor, Dr. Mimi Syed on her work in Gaza under ongoing Israeli genocide: "I had 18 documented cases of children that came in with gunshots to the head, neck, abdomen, chest"/ Interview by Eva Bartlett. marktanliano.net 
(Video synopsis and commentary by Mark Taliano) The genocide that Western-supported Zionists are committing in Gaza is well-planned and multi-faceted. It includes direct methods and indirect methods. It includes shooting children in the head and chest using quadcopters. Emergency Dr. Mimi Syed personally witnessed 18 cases of children shot in the head, neck, chest …
(2025-06-28). Will "terrorist" ban stop Palestine Action? electronicintifada.net UK government seeks parliamentary approval to ban direct action protest group.
(2025-07-10). Vulgarity of Money. dissidentvoice.org 
Well, I wrote this below a while back, and I am updating it here: If anything you do brave liberators of Gaza, just find these people and immolate them many on my Substack tell me: "Court said to approve mom's request to use fallen soldier son's sperm to have grandchild. Sharon Eisenkot permitted to use …
(2022-10-31). Cuba ready to celebrate Havana International Fair 2022. en.cubadebate.cu To date, some 60 countries will be present at the 38th edition of the Havana International Fair (Fihav), the head of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment of Cuba, Rodrigo Malmierca, highlighted today. Malmierca highlighted that the event, to be held from November 14 to 18 at the Expocuba fairgrounds, will be attended by top-level delegations chaired by ministers and high-ranking government officials. Similarly, the headline highlighted the presence of representatives of some 30 chambers of commerce of nations with which Cuba.
(2025-07-10). PDF of July 10 issue. workers.org 
Download the PDF Make Israel Palestine again! Times Square protest reenacts Gaza death trap Editorial: Budget bill exposes both capitalist parties Mundo Obrero: La victoria de Zohran Mamdani: Lo que sabemos y lo que no sabemos Black and white version More PDF back-issues here. |
(2025-07-10). PDF of July 10 issue. workers.org Download the PDF Make Israel Palestine again! Times Square protest reenacts Gaza death trap Editorial: Budget bill exposes both capitalist parties Mundo Obrero: La victoria de Zohran Mamdani: Lo que sabemos y lo que no sabemos Black and white version More PDF back-issues here. |
(2025-07-10). Palestinian resistance factions in Gaza brand local Abu Shabab gang "traitors for hire" peoplesdispatch.org Israel has recruited a number of local gangs to loot aid convoys and incite infighting in Gaza after "Operation Gideon's Chariots" was frustrated by the Palestinian resistance.
(2025-07-10). Vulgarity of Money. dissidentvoice.org Well, I wrote this below a while back, and I am updating it here: If anything you do brave liberators of Gaza, just find these people and immolate them many on my Substack tell me: "Court said to approve mom's request to use fallen soldier son's sperm to have grandchild. Sharon Eisenkot permitted to use …
(2025-07-10). Israel Isn't Creating a 'Humanitarian City' in Gaza. It's Creating Transfer Camps. onedemocraticstateca.wordpress.com
(2025-07-03). Conservatives Notch 2 Victories In Their Fight To Deny Planned Parenthood Federal Funding Through Medicaid. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Conservatives have won two important battles in their decades-long campaign against Planned Parenthood , a network of affiliated clinics that are the largest provider of …
(2025-07-10). Exclusive: Google Helped Israel Spread War Propaganda to 45 Million Europeans. mintpressnews.com Internal ad records show Israel spent millions on YouTube propaganda targeting Europe, ads that breach Google's own rules and frame the war on Gaza as a defense of Western civilization.
(2025-07-09). Hamas condemns Israel's crimes. workers.org 
The following statement from the Islamic Resistance Movement — Hamas was issued on July 7, 2025, by Resistance News Network. The crimes of the Zionist occupation against unarmed civilians in the Gaza Strip continue through the deadly aid mechanism, which has turned into death traps managed by the occupation forces . . . |
(2025-07-09). Make Israel Palestine again! workers.org 
Since the heroic Al-Aqsa Flood took place 21 months ago on Oct. 7, 2023, the Zionist state of Israel — with the military backing of the U.S. — has carried out an unprecedented racist genocidal campaign against the people of Gaza, played out daily in real time on social media. . . . |
(2025-07-09). Decades of Cinematic Organizing Change the Narrative on Palestine in the US. truthout.org On March 10, 2024, five months into Israel's accelerated genocidal onslaught against the Palestinian people of Gaza, English filmmaker Jonathan Glazer ascended the stage at the 96th Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, California, to accept an Oscar for his film The Zone of Interest (2023). A historical drama and psychological thriller, The Zone of Interest recasts the story of the Auschwitz… |
(2025-07-09). Times Square protest reenacts Gaza death trap. workers.org 
Times Square, New York City, July 5, 2025. By Jessie Blue New York City — On July 5, autonomous activists alongside PAL-Awda Long Island gathered in the heart of the central city of U.S. capitalism, Times Square, to reenact the death traps Palestinians face when simply attempting to reach food . . . |
(2025-06-25). Ground broken on new Primary Health Care Centre. windspeaker.com
(2025-07-09). Israeli strikes kill dozens overnight amid 'tough' truce talks. newarab.com 
At least 24 Palestinians have been killed in a series of Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip. Thirteen were The majority of the killings were recorded in central and southern Gaza. | This comes as Hamas says
(2025-07-09). Israeli plan for 'concentration camp' terrifies Gaza's displaced. newarab.com 
(2025-07-09). US sanctions UN's Francesca Albanese over Gaza war criticism. newarab.com 
"Today I am imposing sanctions on UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for her illegitimate and shame…
(2025-07-08). The Holocaust in Gaza Enabled by Corporate and Public Service Media. projectcensored.org By Emil Marmol On October 7, 2023, Hamas and other resistance groups launched an attack that resulted in the deaths of approximately 741 Israeli civilians, 68 foreign nationals, and 314 members of Israeli military forces, with approximately an additional 252 people taken to Gaza as hostages. This, according to the…
(2025-07-08). Headlines for July 8, 2025. democracynow.org Netanyahu and Trump Promote Plan to Expel Palestinians from Gaza, As Trump Hosts Netanyahu, Protesters Rally at White House Gates to Oppose Gaza Slaughter, Israel Continues Slaughter of Palestinians at Gaza Aid Sites, Homes and Schools, Death Toll from Texas Floods Tops 100 as Hope Fades for Missing Victims, Trump Administration Cancels Protected Status for Honduran and Nicaraguan Immigrants, Armed and Masked Federal Agents Descend on L.A.'s MacArthur Park, "Your Silence Won't Save You": L.A. Activists Urge Communities Nationwide to Rise Up Against Fascism, 11 Killed in Kenya Protests Marking…
(2025-07-03). The Sevilla Commitment: A vital step to rebuild trust in global cooperation. news.un.org Civil society organisations have welcomed the consensus reached at the landmark sustainable development conference concluding this Thursday in Sevilla, while cautioning that real progress will depend on sustained action.
(2025-07-08). Gunfire Communication with "Zombie Hordes": The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and the IDF. dissidentvoice.org It's made to order. First, eliminate the aid system after creating circumstances of enormous suffering. Then, kill, starve, vanquish, and displace those in need of that aid. Finally, give the pretence of humanity by ensuring some aid to those whose suffering you created in the first place. As things stand, the system of aid distribution …
(2025-07-08). Illness and Endless Wars. tomdispatch.com War kills in so many ways. These days, Americans are bombarded with images from Gaza and elsewhere of people or broken bodies being ferried on stretchers from the rubble of homes and hospitals, by rescue workers whose thin bodies and stricken faces suggest they are barely better off than those they're helping. Social media and journalists make us eyewitnesses to emaciated children too weak to cry. And yet, compared with air raids that crush and bloody instantaneously, a slower disaster, more difficult to capture (especially given our made-for-TikTok attention spans), consists of the hours that many people in war…
(2025-07-08). Israeli Minister Says Israel Plans to Confine Palestinians in Gaza to a Camp. truthout.org Israel's Defense Minister said on Monday that he has instructed the military to prepare plans to force all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp where they will be imprisoned by Israeli soldiers. Minister Israel Katz told reporters that the Israeli government was planning to establish a so-called "humanitarian city" in southern Gaza, on what used to be Rafah until Israel decimated the city. |
(2025-07-10). Trump Secures Iran Deal With Eye On New Middle East — OpEd. api.follow.it 
Even in the darkest hour of the US-Iran standoff since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, it was never lost on perceptive observers that the acrimonious rift was more of an estranged relationship longing for reconciliation rather than a fractured, irretrievably lost debris. If it took so long to reconcile, that was because it was a relationship where memory mixed with desire. | That is why the unfolding drama since the US dropped the 'bunker buster' bombs on the Fordow nuclear site on June 22 wore a surreal look with images mixing together in a strange way like in a dream. | If anyone could have navigated such a co…
(2025-07-05). Iran Condemns Israeli Regime for Atrocious Crime in Deadly Strike on Evin Prison. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's Foreign Ministry denounced the Israeli regime for committing grave war crimes after a deadly attack on Evin Prison's medical facility in Tehran claimed 79 lives, including neighboring civilians and prison staff.
(2025-07-09). Icy wonderland draws crowds amid summer heat in Harbin. ecns.cn Covering an area of 5,000 square meters, the newly upgraded ice and snow art gallery of the Sun Island scenic spot opened to public recently, enabling visitors to enjoy ice and snow in summer.
(2025-07-10). Prospects For Bilateral Cooperation Between China And Israel — Analysis. api.follow.it 
By Yang Xite | This year marks the 33rd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Israel. Amid the current turbulence in the Middle East and the severe geopolitical security challenges facing Israel, a reassessment of the relations between the two nations carries particular significance. A key issue at present lies in the apparent contradictions and misalignments between China's relationship with Iran and its ties with Israel, especially within the broader context of global geopolitical tensions. From China's perspective, achieving a balance between these competing interests p…
(2025-07-10). The Risk Of Civil War In Iran: Disunity, The Loss Of Agency — Analysis. api.follow.it 
Why the Opposition Must Build a Visionary and Ethical Alternative to Prevent Collapse | The 12-day war between Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran shattered not only the regime's military credibility but also exposed the structural weaknesses within the Iranian opposition. While the regime lost much of its deterrent power and legitimacy, the opposition failed to translate this moment into political gain. It lacked a shared vision of the future, a unifying historical narrative, and the institutional coherence needed to guide the nation forward. In the absence of these critical elements, the regime has grow…
(2025-07-10). I Love America. tomdispatch.com We bombed Iran and, despite a temporary cessation of hostilities, it's likely that President Donald Trump and his counterpart in Tel Aviv, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, intend to drag the United States into yet another destabilizing effort in the Middle East, perhaps the most dangerous one yet. As an Iranian American, I feel as if my greatest fears are now being realized. Like many Iranian Americans, I love this country and the many blessings that it's provided my family — so much so that I proudly chose to wear the uniform of its Navy. I'll never forget the immense sense of pride I felt, on July 31st,…
(2025-07-10). "Multipolarity? Maybe Sometime in the Future" An Interview with Vijay Prashad. counterpunch.org 
Although the global dominance of the US is crumbling and China is emerging as a rival, the unilateral world order remains intact, according to historian Vijay Prashad. In this interview, he explains why he considers NATO to be the most dangerous organization in the world. David Goeàümann: Iran has been bombed by Israel and also
(2007-10-09). UN Lacks Aircraft for Darfur But Won't Say Why, Troop Numbers Murky, Dictators Not So Bad. innercitypress.com Byline: Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City Press at the UN: News Analysis || || UNITED NATIONS, October 8 — To highlight the need for military aircraft for the upcoming peacekeeping force in Darfur, the UN's Jean-Marie Guehenno on Monday gave the press a list of 16 troop contributing countries and three "shortfalls in critical areas," two involving helicopters and one "medium heavy transportation company." Through questioning it became clear that a problem in gaining a commitment for these aircraft is that Sudan has been given implicit veto power over the identity and nationality of the pilots. But what coun…
(2025-07-10). I Love America. tomdispatch.com We bombed Iran and, despite a temporary cessation of hostilities, it's likely that President Donald Trump and his counterpart in Tel Aviv, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, intend to drag the United States into yet another destabilizing effort in the Middle East, perhaps the most dangerous one yet. As an Iranian American, I feel as if my greatest fears are now being realized. Like many Iranian Americans, I love this country and the many blessings that it's provided my family — so much so that I proudly chose to wear the uniform of its Navy. I'll never forget the immense sense of pride I felt, on July 31st,…
(2025-07-04). Media Celebrate International Aggression Against Iran. scheerpost.com
(2025-07-09). Professor Jamil Mayet and Dr Amit Kaura named recipients of Graham-Dixon Award. imperial.ac.uk Imperial awards first Graham-Dixon Excellence Award for research reducing unnecessary hospital admissions in acute chest pain cases.
(2025-07-08). 'The Goal Is to Put the Words "Iran" and "Nuclear" in the Same Sentence': CounterSpin interview with Adam Johnson on media in war mode. fair.org 
Janine Jackson interviewed Citations Needed's Adam Johnson about media in war mode for the
(2025-07-08). Operation Midnight Hammer: were Iran's nuclear facilities damaged? onlineopinion.com.au Trump declared obliteration. The data suggest disruption — temporary, limited, and legally reckless.
(2025-07-08). 'The Land of Performance': Trump wanted a Perfect War, a Headline Showstopper. thealtworld.com "Depending on The big issue — second only to 'what next in Iran' and how they might respond —
(2025-07-04). New Zealand PM affirms support for NATO military escalation. wsws.org Luxon made explicit at the NATO summit that he fully supports the war in the Ukraine against Russia while doubling NZ's military spending, aimed ultimately at China.
(2025-07-08). IMA: The Encroachment Of The Bio-Digital Control Grid The Epstein Overlap. thelastamericanvagabond.com Today the Independent Media Alliance (IMA) brings you a panel focusing on the newest steps taken in the direction of the bio-digital control grid and how this overlaps with many of the current media focal points and political agendas. We also discuss in-particular the Epstein story, currently consuming the news cycle, and how this relates
(2025-07-04). BBS TV's Busuulwa Graduates with Master of Strategic Communication from UCU. plusnews.ug 
Steven Dunstan Busuulwa, a renowned Ugandan journalist and Chief Operations Officer (COO) at BBS Terefayina, is among the 1,524 graduands celebrated today at Uganda Christian University's (UCU) 26th Graduation ceremony. The event, held at the main campus in Mukono starting, saw Busuulwa awarded a Master of Strategic Communication, marking a significant milestone in his illustrious …
(2025-07-12). Editorial] Social prescribing: bringing community back to health? thelancet.com Health is a state of physical, mental, and social wellbeing. Yet social factors, such as loneliness, debt, and stress, have long been neglected in modern biomedical, disease-focused systems. There has been a push to redress this balance. Social prescribing—that is referring patients (by a clinician, charity, or community worker) to a variety of non-medical community supports—has gained traction in recent years, with a 2024 report highlighting its use in more than 30 nations. Might offering a more holistic, person-centred approach to social issues that affect health, through methods such as social pres…
(2025-07-12). World Report] World Bank-financed hospitals left patients with "crushing debt" thelancet.com Despite promising to help alleviate poverty, World Bank investments in private hospitals in east Africa have resulted in catastrophic out-of-pocket payments for many. Ben Dooley and Micah Reddy for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
(2025-07-12). World Report] Over US$1 billion spent on European anti-gender initiatives. thelancet.com A new report describes how huge amounts of money are supporting anti-gender and anti-rights groups and projects. Rebekka Park reports.
(2025-01-24). Looking to the Lessons of the Early Roman Republic and Venice for Guidance. independentmediainstitute.org IMI world affairs writer John P. Ruehl has produced a three-part series that looks beyond the near-monopoly that the late Republic and early Imperial period have on the public consciousness with regard to inspiration for contemporary politics. In his series, Ruehl explores the nearly thousand-year-long history of the durable Venetian Republic and its customs, the …
(2025-07-12). Editorial] Social prescribing: bringing community back to health? thelancet.com Health is a state of physical, mental, and social wellbeing. Yet social factors, such as loneliness, debt, and stress, have long been neglected in modern biomedical, disease-focused systems. There has been a push to redress this balance. Social prescribing—that is referring patients (by a clinician, charity, or community worker) to a variety of non-medical community supports—has gained traction in recent years, with a 2024 report highlighting its use in more than 30 nations. Might offering a more holistic, person-centred approach to social issues that affect health, through methods such as social pres…
(2025-03-24). "Do Not Be Silenced" : Interview with Francesca Albanese. lefteast.org 
Note from LeftEast editors: The horrors of violence and the struggle for justice in Palestine are intertwined with the struggles unfolding in streets, classrooms, and university campuses across the world. As students in Serbia take to the streets to demand an end to authoritarianism and…
(2025-07-10). Colombian citizens demand responses about their relatives dying in Ukraine. infobrics.org The problem of Colombian mercenaries in Ukraine has deep roots and will not be easily solved anytime soon.
(2025-07-10). Killing the Messenger to Kill the Message: Why Israel's Detention of Nasser Al-Lahham Is About More Than Press Freedom. Rima Najjar. globalresearch.ca Nasser Al Lahham — veteran journalist, editor-in-chief of Ma'an News, and head of Al Mayadeen's Palestine bureau. | Dragged from his apartment without charge, he became one of …
(2025-07-10). The economic imperative for nuclear power. onlineopinion.com.au Electricity from nuclear power sources is a necessity to ensure future balanced economic growth that is a lifeline out of poverty and instability for citizens in both developed and developing economies.
(2025-07-04). 'No Kings' in Mount Airy: Northwest Philadelphia residents explore history on Fourth of July. whyy.org 
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? The Mount Airy section of Philadelphia traveled back in time to celebrate the Fourth of July with a public reading of the Declaration of Independence. | More than 200 people surrounded the exterior of the High Point Cafe next to the Richard Allen Lane Train Station. | Speakers wore 18th century-style costumes, drawing what they said are similarities between the colonial-era actions of King George III and the policies of President Donald Trump. | "It's really shocking to me t…
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(2025-07-10). Rights groups say the ban of YouTube channels in Pakistan is an attack on press freedom. peoplesdispatch.org The current government in Pakistan has been accused of cracking down on all forms of dissent and political opposition in the country by misusing state institutions.
(2025-07-10). Trump announces 50% tariff on Brazilian goods in letter attacking the Supreme Court and defending Bolsonaro. peoplesdispatch.org The billionaire president claimed that trade relations with Brazil are unfair to the US. Lula has called a meeting to discuss a response.
(2025-07-10). Trump worried by BRICS' challenge to US global hegemony. infobrics.org He also compares losing US dollar dominance to losing a major war.
(2025-07-10). Days After Giving Big Tax Cuts To Billionaires, Trump To Hit Workers With $2 Trillion Tax Increase — OpEd. api.follow.it 
Donald Trump seems to be doing everything possible to show his contempt for ordinary working people, many of whom voted for him last fall. Just after signing his big bill, which gave massive tax breaks to the rich while taking away health care insurance for 12 to 17 million people, Trump announced that he will hit workers with one of the largest tax increases ever. | The tax increases take the form of the import taxes, or tariffs, that Trump plans to impose on the goods that we import from the rest of the world. While we won't know the actual size of these taxes until Trump sends us his letters, based on what…
(2025-07-10). EU Trade Chief Says Europe Will Have To Swallow US Tariffs. api.follow.it 
By Eddy Wax | ( "While we remain committed to achieving a satisfactory deal, we need to acknowledge a certain degree of rebalancing will remain," he told members of the Parliament on Wednesday. | Other countries have faced hikes in tariffs in letters they have received from Donald Trump this week. "O…
(2025-07-10). Trump announces 50% tariff on Brazilian goods in letter attacking the Supreme Court and defending Bolsonaro. peoplesdispatch.org The billionaire president claimed that trade relations with Brazil are unfair to the US. Lula has called a meeting to discuss a response.
(2025-07-10). Heart Rhythm Data Exposes Alarming Physiological Mutations Among Covid-Vaxxed. globalresearch.ca The scientific community has been left stunned after a group of leading scientists presented evidence showing alarming physiological mutations among people who received Covid mRNA "vaccines." | The explosive findings of the new study were presented to scientists at the
(2025-07-10). Trump Effectively Reneges on His Promise to 'Stop the War in 24 Hours'. "Disappointing" Phone Call with Putin. Drago Bosnic. globalresearch.ca American President Donald Trump made numerous ambitious promises on various issues, often pompously announcing that he'd "do what no other president's ever done". This includes everything from "fixing" the increasingly frail US economy to "draining the Swamp", supposedly "stopping all …
(2025-07-10). Ukraine War: Historic Telephone Conversation. Trump "Strategically" Defeated by Putin. U.S. Decision to Suspend Arms Shipments to Ukraine? globalresearch.ca The telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, showed that Moscow has a clear position on the Ukrainian conflict. The call between the leaders of the two great powers has also made it …
(2025-07-02). Heatwaves in Germany because of climate change. thinktank.pk Berlin is sweltering under record-high summer temperatures, with locals and tourists turning to fountains, lakes, and boat rides along the River Spree for relief. Crowds gathered near the Berliner Dom to splash in the water, as temperatures soared close to 38 ∞C. Locals blame climate change for the extreme heat, while hospitals call for urgent funding …
(2025-07-10). Tokayev responded to Trump. eadaily.com President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sent a reply letter to Donald Trump after receiving a message from him notifying him of the introduction of 25 percent duties on Kazakhstani goods. This was reported by the press service of the Head of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
(2025-07-10). Confused Trump, Nikol — son of perdition, Syrsky without a head: morning coffee with EADaily. eadaily.com It seems that Trump is completely confused in his actions. More precisely, in what he says, and what he does. The verbal diarrhea of the US president exceeds the volume of weapons produced by the States by the total mass.
(2025-07-10). The Brazilian president responded to Trump's threats. eadaily.com Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has warned that in the event of a unilateral tariff increase by the United States, his country will use the provisions of the law on economic reciprocity…
(2025-06-18). In OtherWords: June 18 2025. otherwords.org This past weekend, as rain poured on President Trump's dour birthday military parade in D.C., millions of Americans in over 2,000 cities and towns turned out for "No Kings Day" rallies. | This week in OtherWords, Peter Montgomery celebrates those rallies as
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(2025-07-10). Expert: Europe exploited nearly the entire world in the past. eng.belta.by Europe extracted resources from vast territories across the globe during certain periods of history, Igor Shishkin, an expert of the Institute of CIS Countries, said in a recent episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA's YouTube channel.
(2025-06-28). Militarization in Europe: Saving the political elite, theft from the public purse and US's arms monopolies. unitedworldint.com Interview with Fabrizio Verde, the Director of l'AntiDiplomatico, Italy Europe's NATO defense ministers agreed to increase military spending to 5% of GDP. Secretary General Rutte told Chatham House that "even when the war in Ukraine ends, the threat will not go away" and called on "Washington's European allies" to increase their air and missile defense …
(2025-07-10). Why So Many People At My New Jersey Prison Support Trump. progressive.org Many incarcerated people feel that the convicted felon in the White House is one of them.
(2025-07-10). Trump's Tariffs and Price Gouging Restaurants. counterpunch.org 
There is a simple problem professors sometimes challenge their intermediate econ students with on the first day of class. Popular restaurants often have long waits for tables, especially on weekend nights. Why don't the restaurants just raise their prices? These econ students all know that when the demand exceeds supply, the price is supposed to
(2025-07-10). How Trump Betrayed Workers by Gutting the Inflation Reduction Act. counterpunch.org 
Federal officials, then-Governor of Indiana Eric Holcomb, union leaders, company representatives, and dozens of guests assembled at Heidelberg Materials in Mitchell, Indiana, last year to celebrate a milestone for North America's second-largest cement plant. The U.S. Department of Energy awarded the company up to $500 million through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for a groundbreaking modernization project aimed at
(2025-07-10). Different Types of Addicts. dissidentvoice.org 
(2025-07-03). To Create The New System Of Standards … smoothiex12.blogspot.com you have to have those standards be among if not the best. For those people who still continue to reside in this La La Land of Chinese commercial aerospace–just signing some agreements is not enough. To dual-track certification mechanism away from FAA and EASA you need to be able to have a complete enclosed cycle of the commercial aerospace–in other words you have to SET those standards which are very competitive (if not the same) beyond the West's framework. China DOES NOT have it. The whole idea behind COMAC 919 was to get this rather un-remarkable aircraft stuffed with Western-made … everything and th…
(2025-07-10). Tiger Teams to Concentration Camps: ICE and its Connections to Israeli Intelligence. mintpressnews.com This week on State of Play, Greg Stoker is joined by Jalyssa Dugrot and Robert Inlakesh to expose how ICE is targeting student protesters using Israeli spyware, blacklists, and military-linked firms.
(2025-07-10). Hong Kong's return is part of a much larger struggle that isn't over yet, says Chinese researcher. peoplesdispatch.org Since Tuesday, July 1, China and its Hong Kong Administrative Region have been holding celebrations for the 28th anniversary of the island's return to the Asian giant.
(2025-07-10). US envoy says disarmament issue is a "Lebanese problem" peoplesdispatch.org US envoy Thomas Barrack stated that "Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) is the perfect place. We have to bolster it. We have to enhance it. We have to give it resources."
(2025-07-10). Repression of protests continues in Panama. peoplesdispatch.org The demonstrations, which have lasted more than 70 days, have been firmly repressed by the Mulino government, which has affirmed that it will not repeal the social security law that has caused so much controversy.
(2025-07-09). Strength of China's railways showcased at Modern Railways exhibition. ecns.cn The 17th Modern Railways take place in parallel with the 12th World Congress on High-Speed Rail from Tuesday to Thursday. Focusing on the key trends and developments in the railway industry, the event serve as a platform for showcasing cutting-edge technologies and equipment across various railway segments.
(2025-07-09). Escaping summer heat amid breathtaking scenery in Chengde Mountain Resort. ecns.cn Built between 1703 and 1792, Chengde Mountain Resort in north China's Hebei Province is the largest existing imperial garden. Covering over 5.64‚ÄØkilometers, the resort and its outlying temples were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1994 and are now designated as a national 5A-level tourist attraction.
(2025-07-09). Exploring Lhalu wetland during Summer in Xizang. ecns.cn Covering over 12 square kilometers, the Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve is a key source of oxygen for Lhasa. It was listed among China's first national wetland tourism demonstration sites in 2017.
(2025-07-09). China still key in driving global growth. ecns.cn A worker handles products at the Shu Brocade Workshop of the Chengdu Shu Brocade Research Institute, a private enterprise in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on July 3."Consumer prices rose in June as policies aimed at expanding domestic demand and boosting consumption continued to take effect," said Dong Lijuan, an NBS statistician.
(2025-07-09). China's Shenzhou-19 astronauts meet press after return from space. ecns.cn Astronauts from China's Shenzhou-19 crewed mission are pictured during a press conference in Beijing, China, July 9, 2025.The three astronauts from China's Shenzhou-19 crewed mission, Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong, and Wang Haoze, made their first public appearance on Wednesday after returning to Earth in April.
(2025-07-09). BRICS leaders issue landmark statement on global AI governance. ecns.cn The China-BRICS AI Development and Cooperation Center logo as pictured in Shanghai, China, May 28, 2025.It outlines comprehensive governance principles focused on reducing potential risks while addressing the needs of all countries, particularly those in the Global South.
(2025-07-09). Beijing ready to face U.S. trade arrows. ecns.cn China's safety net — woven from robust domestic consumption, upgraded supply chains, and responsive policy levers — ensures that Beijing is well positioned to withstand Washington's ever-broadening trade war that has rattled markets worldwide, analysts said.
(2025-07-09). Government rejects Taiwan military drills. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesman said on Wednesday that no matter how many military exercises the Democratic Progressive Party administration in Taiwan conducts, it cannot change the inevitable failure of "Taiwan independence" and cannot stop the historical trend of China's reunification.
(2025-07-09). Chang'e 6 samples show moon's asymmetry. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have shed light on the geochemical characteristics of the basalt samples from the lunar far side brought back by the Chang'e 6 robotic probe last year, providing crucial insights into the early crust-mantle evolutionary history of the moon.
(2025-07-09). Campaign still motivates Chinese eight decades on. ecns.cn In summer, tall crops such as sorghum and corn grow densely in northern China, appearing like a green curtain when seen together.
(2025-07-09). Shanghai Pudong upgrades traveler facilities. ecns.cn To enhance the experience for transit and overnight passengers, Shanghai Pudong International Airport has introduced a range of services including resting cabins, shower rooms, and overnight rest areas, aiming to transform the airport into an ideal destination for global travelers.
(2025-07-09). Top political adviser urges sustained pairing assistance to Xinjiang. ecns.cn The 10th national meeting on pairing assistance to Xinjiang was held in Hotan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, from Monday to Wednesday.
(2025-07-09). China's agricultural expertise bolsters developing nations' crops, says FAO official. ecns.cn Developing nations can adopt China's green agriculture philosophy, poverty alleviation models and technological achievements through cooperation between China and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), an official from FAO told China Media Group.
(2025-07-10). BRICS and the Architecture of a Post Western Global Order. infobrics.org In his article Warwick Powell, Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology and Senior Fellow at Taihe Institute, Beijing, analyzes the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro as a pivotal moment in shaping a post-Western global order…
(2025-07-10). BRICS at Rio De Janeiro: What Next? — Analysis. infobrics.org Popularly referred to as BRICS, the informal group of emerging-market economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), meeting in Rio de Janeiro, has outlined a new unprecedented multitude of goals to challenge unipolar system. In the context of rising uncertainty, BRICS has further set up new models to change the economic architecture through South-South cooperation…
(2025-07-10). BRICS Expands Cooperation as Belt and Road Drives Global Infrastructure Push. infobrics.org The 17th BRICS summit concluded in July 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, marking a significant shift in the bloc's trajectory. The gathering produced a joint declaration titled "Strengthening Global South Cooperation for More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance."
(2025-07-07). BRICS Summit Signs Historic Commitment in Rio for More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance. infobrics.org At the 17th high-level leaders' meeting, BRICS adopted 126 commitments covering global governance, finance, health, artificial intelligence, climate change, and other strategic areas…
(2025-07-10). A New Far-Right American Party. ips-dc.org
(2025-07-10). Until We Raise the Minimum Wage, Tip! ips-dc.org
(2025-07-10). The High Moral Stakes of the Policy Battles Raging in Washington: 10 Ways the GOP Budget Causes Harm. ips-dc.org The new law slashes vital services to pay for tax cuts for the rich and massive hikes in military and deportation funding.
(2025-05-22). Perspectives] Emily Mendenhall: applying anthropological thinking to medicine. thelancet.com Medical anthropologist Emily Mendenhall, Professor in the Science, Technology, and International Affairs Program in the Edmund A Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, USA, grew up "in a small town called Okoboji, in northwest Iowa". The story of that conservative town's reaction to public health guidance became the subject of her 2022 book, Unmasked: COVID, Community, and the Case of Okoboji. "Working across cultures in a deeply collective and collaborative way can be transformative for those involved as well as grounding in research", says Mendenhall, whose studies encompass…
(2025-07-10). Taiwan's future will shape the whole global economy. Will Taiwanese people have a say in that future? therealnews.com 
Today, Taiwan is caught in the crosshairs of two imperial rivals: the US and China. This is nothing new for the island nation, which has been a battleground for competing empires for centuries, but what is new is the critical role Taiwan plays in the 21st-century world economy. For example, Taiwan manufacturers 90% of the world's most advanced microchips—the key component in everything from consumer electronics to the US military's F-35 fighter jets. In this episode of Solidarity Without Exception, co-host Ashley Smith speaks with Brian Hioe, journalist and editor of New Bloom magazine, about the hist…
(2025-07-10). What Is Disparate-Impact Discrimination? — Analysis. api.follow.it 
(2025-07-10). Ideological Firewalls Work Quite Well…Until They Don't — OpEd. api.follow.it 
I had my first illicit sips of beer at age 14, and continued to sip from time to time on Friday nights with friends throughout high school. I'm quite sure my parents knew this was going on, though I'm not sure they knew exactly how much or how often we drank. | What I do know is they never confronted me about it, demonstrating an implied trust in me that I responded to by making sure I never engaged in the gross excesses or the stupid and destructive acts that can accompany underage drinking. In this, I was not terribly different from many of the other kids in my ethnically diverse and class-mixed public scho…
(2025-07-10). The Texas Floods And Political Opportunism — OpEd. api.follow.it 
By Connor O'Keeffe | Last week, as the country gathered to celebrate the Fourth of July, several communities in central Texas were devastated by flash floods. For about a week, a series of meteorological factors
(2025-07-10). Britain's Prime Minister Backflips — OpEd. api.follow.it 
(2025-07-10). The Easily Excited Homeland Security Secretary — OpEd. api.follow.it 
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem held a Noem continued…
(2025-07-10). A New Far-Right American Party? — OpEd>. api.follow.it 
There are always worse political figures waiting in the wings. | In Israel, for instance, Benjamin Netanyahu is a relative moderate compared to some members of his cabinet, like Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich,
(2025-07-10). Lawsuit Blames Oil Companies For Washington State Woman's 2021 Heat Wave Death. api.follow.it 
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(2025-07-10). Kazakhstan Sets Sights On Becoming Central Asia's Blockchain Hub. api.follow.it 
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(2025-07-10). New York Times Joins A White Supremacist In Attacking Zohran Mamdani — OpEd. api.follow.it 
Zohran Mamdani, the choice of Democratic Party voters in New York City, is anathema to the billionaire class. So much so that the New York Times elevated the work of a white supremacist in an effort to derail what the people want. | "i The elite liberal class are having a collective fit of hysteria at the prospect of Zohran Mamdani becoming mayor of New York City. The hand wringing caused by Mamdani's v…
(2025-07-10). Turkish Court Orders Block On X's Grok For Insulting Leaders. api.follow.it 
By Hamdi Firat Buyuk | The Prosecutors' Office in Ankara said it had started an investigation into insulting language on X's AI tool Grok after it shared vulgar posts about President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his mother and the Prophet Muhammad among others. | "Following Grok's insults against [Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal] Ataturk, our esteemed President [Recep Tayyip Erdogan], and the Prophet Muhammad, the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office .. applied to the criminal court … for an access ban. The court issued the access restriction order and forwarded it to the Information and Communication Technolog…
(2025-07-10). UAE And Azerbaijan Sign Comprehensive Economic Partnership. api.follow.it 
By Mansour Al-Maswari | The United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Azerbaijan have officially signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), marking a significant step forward in bilateral relations focused on trade, investment, and sustainable development. | The signing took place in Abu Dhabi during a high-level meeting between UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, who is on a working visit to the UAE. | The agreement is expected to usher in a new era of economic cooperation between the two nations, focusing on investment, foo…
(2025-07-10). Extracted, Excluded, Erased: The Baloch Dilemma In Pakistan — OpEd. api.follow.it 
(2025-07-10). Louisiana is the latest state to greenwash gas. grist.org 
(2003-04-25). Cut military spending to address housing, cost-of-living and climate crises. socialist-alliance.org 
Socialist Alliance is calling for a 50% cut in military expenditure and to use the $28 billion to address the urgent housing, cost-of-living and climate crises, argues Peter Boyle.
(2025-07-10). Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior is a timely reminder. asiapacificreport.nz 
By Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'u of PMN News I didn't know much about the surrounding context of the infamous Rainbow Warrior bombing 40 years ago on Thursday. All I knew was that we, as a country, have not forgotten. I was born in 1996, and although I didn't know much about the vessel's bombing, which galvanised…
(2025-07-10). Colombian citizens demand responses about their relatives dying in Ukraine. infobrics.org The problem of Colombian mercenaries in Ukraine has deep roots and will not be easily solved anytime soon.
(2025-07-09). Icy wonderland draws crowds amid summer heat in Harbin. ecns.cn Covering an area of 5,000 square meters, the newly upgraded ice and snow art gallery of the Sun Island scenic spot opened to public recently, enabling visitors to enjoy ice and snow in summer.
(2025-07-10). Australian science has gone overboard for 'climate action'. onlineopinion.com.au Of all ways to 'rescue' the environment, climate-action looks the most elitist and least promising.
(2025-07-10). Rights groups say the ban of YouTube channels in Pakistan is an attack on press freedom. peoplesdispatch.org The current government in Pakistan has been accused of cracking down on all forms of dissent and political opposition in the country by misusing state institutions.
(2025-07-10). When Fate Knocks at the Door, Take It By the Throat. "Our Kids are No Longer Breathing" … globalresearch.ca It is getting harder and harder to breathe. The world grows smaller as storms gather.
(2025-07-10). Moderna's mRNA COVID Shot Gets Full FDA Approval for "At-Risk" Infants. "Evidence Confirms Catastrophic Harm" globalresearch.ca On July 10, 2025, the FDA . | July 10 (Reuters) …
(2025-07-10). Colombia's President Petro Accuses US of Orchestrating a "Coup Plot" , amid "Colombia's China Pivot" globalresearch.ca Colombia, a long-time US ally in Latin America, has found itself at the heart of a diplomatic storm. President Gustavo Petro recently accused the United States of orchestrating a plot to overthrow or even assassinate him, citing
(2025-07-10). Ban of the Russian Language. Kiev's "Ukrainization Policies" Are Failing. globalresearch.ca Russophobic policies in Ukraine are becoming increasingly harsh. Now, the government is striving to discourage the use of Russian among children.
(2025-07-10). Selected Articles: False Flag Incoming? "We the People Refuse to be Deceived Again" globalresearch.ca 
By In the coming months, America could face a deliberate act of manipulation created to redirect responsibility and control how we …
(2025-07-10). Corporate Control of Seeds Is a Big Obstruction in the Path of Protecting Small Farmers and Environment. globalresearch.ca There has been a big drift towards increasing corporate control over seeds, particularly with big multinational companies and their collaborators getting a huge share, assisted with patents over life forms that were unthinkable earlier.
(2025-07-10). Video: Malaysia's Former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Turns 100. globalresearch.ca Tun Mahatthir Mohamad's Historic Contribution to Peace and the Criminalization of War | Today July 10, 2025. We celebrate Tun Mahathir's Birthday. | One Hundred Years Old | Today Our Thoughts and our Heart are with Tun Mahathir | . | . | CNBC's JP Ong …
(2025-07-10). Sprayable COVID Vaccine Trial Raises 'Significant Safety Concerns'. globalresearch.ca A sprayable However, critics questioned the trial's design and limited sample size. And some suggested that …
(2025-07-10). Video: Dr Mahathir's May 2025 Visit to Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo. globalresearch.ca Tun Mahatthir Mohamad's Historic Contribution to Peace and the Criminalization of War | Today July 10, 2025. We celebrate Tun Mahathir's Birthday. | One Hundred Years Old | Today Our Thoughts and our Heart are with Tun Mahathir | *** | Tun Dr Mahathir visited …
(2025-07-10). Video: "The New World Order" . The Imposition of a World Government. PM Tun Mahathir Mohamad. globalresearch.ca [This conference was held in March 2015.] | Tun Mahatthir Mohamad's Historic Contribution to Peace and the Criminalization of War. | His Timely Analysis pertaining to the Imposition of a World Government | Today July 10, 2025. We celebrate Tun Mahathir's Birthday. …
(2025-07-10). The UN at 80: Still Humanity's Most Important Organisation but Member States Deliberately Destroy It. Jan Oberg. globalresearch.ca The UN has been extremely important over the last 80 years in terms of, for instance, global dialogue, multi-dimensional development, international law, peace-keeping, normativity, violence condemnation, and ethics. It has been the place to hold member states accountable. | The UN …
(2025-07-10). Video: Former Malaysia PM Mahathir Mohamad on Turning 100 Years Old. globalresearch.ca Malaysia's former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad turned 100 years old on Thursday (Jul 10). | In an interview with CNA's Malaysia correspondent Melissa Goh, the two-time prime minister spoke about his thoughts on becoming a centenarian, and how he tries …
(2025-07-10). Russian basketball player Daniil Kasatkin was detained in France at the request of the United States — AFP. eadaily.com Russian basketball player Daniil Kasatkin was detained in France at the request of the United States. The American authorities accuse him of involvement in a hacker group.
(2025-07-10). In the Sumy direction, the headquarters of the AFU battalion deserted together with the commander — mass media. eadaily.com Part of the troops of the Kiev regime, fighting in the Sumy direction, turned out to be demoralized as a result of the offensive actions of the Russian troops.
(2025-07-10). Macron's speech to the King of Great Britain turned into a scandal. eadaily.com The broadcast of the speech of French President Emmanuel Macron at the royal banquet in Britain, which was hosted by the GB NEWS channel, was interrupted after the presenter accused the French leader of unwillingness to speak English…
(2025-07-10). A series of powerful explosions thundered in Kiev>. eadaily.com
(2025-07-10). Explosions sounded in Kiev. eadaily.com The explosions sounded in Kiev against the background of an air alert, the Ukrainian Public television channel reports, citing its correspondents.
(2025-07-10). Drop by parachute: Duda threatened NATO allies to close the hub in Rzeszow. eadaily.com Polish President Andrzej Duda has threatened Kiev and NATO allies to close the hub in Rzeszow for repairs, through which military aid supplies to Ukraine are being delivered. He stated this in an interview with a number of YouTube channels.
(2025-07-10). Ukrainians complain that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are robbing their homes and asking for compensation — MP. eadaily.com Residents of the frontline areas of Ukraine complain that the Armed Forces of Ukraine use their housing without permission and sweep everything clean out of there. This was stated in an interview with the YouTube channel of Ukrainian journalist Alexander Shelest * Verkhovna Rada deputy Anna Skorokhod.
(2025-07-10). I recorded Zelensky: The translator of the European Commission was suspected of espionage. eadaily.com A translator with dual French citizenship and Ukraine, who worked in the European Commission, was fired on suspicion of espionage. It is reported by the French Le Monde.
(2025-07-10). Input from all stakeholders to be taken on board in Belarus' socio-economic program. eng.belta.by Belarus' socio-economic development program for 2026-2030 is being created with input from diverse stakeholders, Deputy Economy Minister Yelena Boligatova said at a roundtable where the draft program was discussed, BelTA learned from the press service of the ministry.
(2025-07-10). EAEU, Indonesia conclude talks on free trade agreement. eng.belta.by On 9 July Member of the Board (Minister) for Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission Andrey Slepnev and Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs of Indonesia Airlangga Hartarto announced via videoconference that they had concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement, BelTA learned from the EEC trade bloc.
(2025-07-10). Highlights of Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk program on 10 July. eng.belta.by The grand opening of the 34th edition of the International Arts Festival Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk will be held at the Summer Amphitheater on 10 July, BelTA learned from the festival's directorate.
(2025-07-02). Transit union's D.C. local slams 'dangerous' driverless trains plan. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Calling it a dangerous idea that could kill people, unionized workers who drive and work on D.C.'s Metro subway trains picketed in protest of the subway management's plan to make those trains driverless. And then, after their chanting and picketing on June 26 in front of Metro's offices just south of the Mall, more than …
(2025-07-10). The Empire Is A Nonstop Insult To Our Intelligence. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The US At the same time, the US
(2025-07-10). The Dark Side of Ecotourism. counterpunch.org 
Ecotourism is often hailed as a sustainable alternative to traditional travel—an opportunity to explore unique environments while supporting local communities and conservation efforts. Yet beneath its green image lies a more complex and often troubling reality. When poorly managed, ecotourism can inflict more harm than good, undermining the very ideals it seeks to uphold. The
(2025-07-10). US Envoy Calls For Change In Lebanese Political Culture. api.follow.it 
Lebanon's politicians have spent 60 years "denying, detouring and deflecting," the US special envoy Tom Barrack said in an interview broadcast on Tuesday. | Barrack has been in Lebanon to talk with political leaders over Washington's proposals to disarm the powerful militant group Hezbollah. | Asked whether the Lebanese politicians he has been dealing with were actually engaging with him or just buying time, the diplomat responded "both." | "The Lebanese political culture is deny, detour and deflect," Barrack said. "This is the way that it's been for 60 years, and this is the task we have in front of us. It h…
(2025-07-03). Feeling Abandoned, Community Contaminated By Toxic Train Decides 'We Only Have Ourselves'. popularresistance.org What happens to people in the months and years after a corporation worth billions creates an environmental catastrophe that disfigures their community? Myriad answers emerged a few weeks ago in a hotel conference room in Columbiana, Ohio, where eight people from the East Palestine, Ohio, area met with a Pittsburgh psychiatrist experienced in treating people who've endured traumatic events. | One of the first to speak up was Lonnie Miller. She's been open about discussing her family's struggles since a Norfolk Southern train tumbled off a set of railroad tracks 1,200 feet from her home on Feb. 3, 2023.
(2025-07-09). A Model Anti-Doxing Law: Free Speech, Press Freedom Groups Oppose Effort>. thedissenter.org 
The following article was made possible by paid subscribers of The Dissenter. “Journalists already face escalating threats for doing their jobs. A vague anti-doxing law could be used to criminalize the truth,” d…
(2025-07-04). Trump & Bin Salman: opt for the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine. onlineopinion.com.au HKOPS… trumps the 'Palestinian state peaceful card' pursued unsuccessfully by the United Nations for the last 58 years.
(2025-07-09). Republican Tax and Spending Law Is Economically Misguided and Deeply Unfair. inequality.org The Republican tax and spending package, the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill" Act, took key temporary provisions of the 2017 tax reform and made them permanent, including reduced marginal tax rates and business provisions that heavily favor high-income households. Even the most vocal Republican deficit hawks treated these tax cuts as non-negotiable. The tax cuts, …
(2025-07-09). "Ideological Deportation": AAUP v. Rubio Trial Challenges Trump Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Students. democracynow.org 
The first trial in a case challenging the Trump administration's policy of detaining and deporting international students and professors who participate in pro-Palestinian activism is underway in Boston. The American Association of University Professors and the Middle East Studies Association brought the lawsuit. Government lawyers tried to get it dismissed, but U.S. District Judge William Young, an 84-year-old Ronald Reagan nominee, ordered a trial, saying it was the "best way to get at truth." | "Students and faculty all over the country are quite literally terrified about the possibilit…
(2025-07-09). Karipuna Resistance: Defending the Amazon. therealnews.com 
(2025-07-09). Expert explains why targeting nuclear facilities creates dangerous precedent. eng.belta.by The targeting of nuclear facilities regardless of the consequences has become a new dangerous precedent in international politics, member of the Another Ukraine movement, former deputy of Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada Spiridon Kilinkarov said.
(2025-07-09). Belarus, Russia discuss cooperation in nuclear field. eng.belta.by Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Aleksandr Rogozhnik and First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation Sergey Kiriyenko discussed the development of cooperation between Belarus and Russia in the nuclear field.
(2025-07-09). Displaced West Bank residents protest Israel's home demolitions. newarab.com 
The two refugee camps adjacent to the northern city have seen dozens of residential buildings torn down by Israel's military in recent months, with more slated for destruction in the coming we…
(2025-07-09). The Rise of the Prison State: Trump's Push for Megaprisons Could Lock Us All Up. dissidentvoice.org America is rapidly becoming a nation of prisons. Having figured out how to parlay presidential authority in foreign affairs in order to sidestep the Constitution, President Trump is using his immigration enforcement powers to lock up—and lock down—the nation. Under the guise of national security and public safety, the Trump administration is engineering the largest federal …
(2025-07-09). CovertAction Bulletin: Who Is Musk's "America Party" A Threat To? covertactionmagazine.com Trump's so-called Big Beautiful Bill has passed and been signed into law. What the White House has deemed an "historic" bill is actually the biggest transfer of wealth in the history of the United States, benefiting the already-wealthy with massive tax breaks and devastating cuts to social programs…
(2025-07-09). Penn sells out trans athletes. workers.org Lia Thomas Philadelphia The University of Pennsylvania caved to pressure and struck an agreement on July 1 with the Trump administration to ban trans athletes. In exchange, the government restored $175 million in federal funds to the university. In March, Trump paused the federal funding, because Penn had allowed transgender . . . |
(2025-07-09). Budget bill is murderous 'Robin Hood' in reverse. workers.org 
Workers and other critics of the plan called it the "big ugly" bill, because they consider it the largest legislative theft of wealth from the working class and transfer to the richest top 1% in U.S. history. Trump infamously dubbed it the "Big, Beautiful Bill," and the commander-in-thief signed his . . . |
(2025-07-09). Budget bill exposes both capitalist parties. workers.org 
It was a rare occasion. The headlines of the corporate media provided a succinct analysis of the U.S. mammoth budget bill that became law July 4. First, you had to hate Trump and all Republicans for pushing the bill through. The Qatar-owned Al Jazeera summed it up: "Donald Trump's bill . . . |
(2025-07-09). US: Trump hosts African leaders in landmark trade-focused summit. newarab.com 
The White House is seeking to strengthen economic ties with the mineral-rich region as it curbs foreign aid to Africa, where countries have been hit by a 10 percent global import tariff announced by Trump. | Talks with the presiden…
(2025-07-04). FABs With UMPK … smoothiex12.blogspot.com today fly at 100 km. Here is one yesterday at Krivoy Rog.
(2025-07-09). US Republicans brace for voter rebellion over "Big Beautiful Bill" peoplesdispatch.org Despite creating waves of disagreement and rifts within Donald Trump's coalition, the passage of the "One Big Beautiful Bill" appears to have gone as planned. Marking US Independence Day on July 4, Donald Trump signed the bill into law after it successfully passed both the House and the Senate. The Trump administration seems to have done in seven months what Biden attempted unsuccessfully throughout his entire presidency in the form of "Build Back Better": sign a massive federal spending proposal into law. | But while the Trump administration does its victory lap, Republican Party leadership is planning for a pot…
(2025-07-09). Trump effectively reneges on his promise to 'stop the war in 24 hours'. infobrics.org All this severely undermines public trust in the Trump administration, which keeps getting entangled in one (geo)political boondoggle after another. It also comes as the midterms campaign is closing in, meaning that Trump is effectively killing his party's chances of maintaining control in the US Congress. And to say nothing of the geopolitical implications of such decisions, as all this only further undermines America's basic national interests and strategic security.
(2025-07-09). Trump strategically defeated by Putin and sanctions won't make a difference. infobrics.org Putin and Trump's call shows Russia's uncompromising strategy on the Ukraine crisis.
(2025-07-09). America, 'nation of immigrants,' turns on immigrants: A conversation with Viet Thanh Nguyen. therealnews.com 
"We, as Americans, have a very long history of forgetting what we have done to other countries all over the world," Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen tells TRNN. "And we have a history of forgetting that what we do there is going to have blowback in terms of what happens here in the United States." | "We, as Americans, have a very long history of forgetting what we have done to other countries all over the world," Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen tells TRNN. "And we have a history of forgetting that what we do there is going to have blowback in terms of what happens here in the United S… immigration,Trump,video,immigration
(2025-07-09). Trump anuncia un arancel del 50% a importaciones de Brasil. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, ha anunciado este miércoles la aplicación de un arancel del 50% a las importaciones de Brasil en represalia por el proceso judicial contra el exdignatario brasileño Jair Bolsonaro. Horas antes, Trump ha anunciado también aranceles contra Filipinas, Argelia, Irak, Libia, Sri Lanka, Brunéi y Moldavia.
(2025-07-09). Senador de EE. UU. cataloga como "criminal de guerra" a Netanyahu. cubadebate.cu El senador de EE.UU Bernie Sanders, catalogó como "criminal de guerra" y monstruo al primer ministro israelí, Benjamín Netanyahu, tras reunirse con Donald Trump en la Casa Blanca. "Este es el hombre al que Donald Trump y el Congreso están recibiendo esta semana: un criminal de guerra que será recordado como uno de los monstruos de la historia moderna", afirmó.
(2025-07-09). Hoy en la Mesa Redonda: øQué temas analizará la próxima sesión de la Asamblea Nacional? mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu El Secretario de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular y el presidente de la Comisión de Asuntos Económicos comparecerán este miércoles en la Mesa Redonda para informar detalles sobre la agenda de la próxima sesión del parlamento cubano.
(2025-02-10). 2025-02-10: News Headlines. syria.positiveuniverse.com 
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(2025-07-05). US Launches Series of Airstrikes During Major Battle Between US-Backed Force and Al-Shabaab in Somalia. defenddemocracy.press by Dave DeCamp* Jul 3, 2025 The US has launched more than 45 airstrikes in Somalia so far this year US Africa Command said in a press release on Thursday that its forces launched multiple airstrikes in southern Somalia between June 27 and June 30, a time when Somali media reported major battles between a US-backed force and …
(2025-07-04). Best-Selling Apps Made by Israeli Spies Revealed. orinocotribune.com By °Do Not Panic! ∑- Jul 2, 2025 | Some of the most frequently downloaded Apple and Google apps were developed by Israeli spies and war criminals, generating billions in revenue for the apartheid economy. | The developers behind hundreds of Android and iPhone apps with billions of downloads are former Israeli spies whose apps are generating significant revenues for Israel's genocidal war economy. | The apps I've identified range from innocuous image and video editing apps to casual games, and most users won't be aware they're installing Israeli products on their phones. Many of these app developers operat…
(2025-07-09). Sand Mining Is a Booming Industry — This Mexican Community Is Paying the Price. truthout.org Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón, a Mazatec Indigenous community in Oaxaca, Mexico, has been defending its river from gravel and sand dredgers for over a decade. As a well-organized and determined force, the community has endured unprecedented repression, including criminalization, torture, displacement, imprisonment, and violence. Now, the community faces a new attack — 200 trumped-up charges against… |
(2025-07-09). Trump's FTC Let Lobbyists Kill Popular Click-To-Cancel Rule, Advocates Say. truthout.org Consumer advocates said Tuesday that the Trump administration is to blame for an appeals court decision that effectively killed the Federal Trade Commission's click-to-cancel rule, a Biden-era effort to stop companies from trapping consumers in subscriptions with onerous cancellation terms. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit vacated the rule entirely on procedural grounds on… |
(2025-07-09). Who pulled the tongue: Trump got into a puddle at a meeting with the president of Liberia. eadaily.com At a meeting at the White House with his colleague from Liberia, Joseph Boakai, US President Donald Trump asked where he learned to speak English so well.
(2025-07-09). Naturally, the devil: Zelensky shifted, forgetting about the "daddy on the gilyaku" eadaily.com After Donald Trump came to the White House, the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, suddenly miraculously turned into a "dove of peace." The telegram channel "ZeRada" writes about this.
(2025-06-26). The Radical Wisdom of Neutrality. warisacrime.org 
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, June 26, 2025 Remarks at Neutrality Colloquium: A Call to Action for Active Neutrality & World Peace, June 26-27, 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland. I grew up in a town in the United States that was built from nothing in the 1960s around an artificial lake with — in the lake — …
(2025-07-09). Massive Expansion of Trump's Deportation Machine Passes With Little Press Notice. fair.org 
(2025-06-27). 'This Isn't Just About Policy, It's About What Kind of Nation We Want to Be': CounterSpin interview with LaToya Parker on Trump budget's racial impact. fair.org 
(2025-07-09). US Still Dangerous Despite Limits of Military Production. thealtworld.com Amid global military overstretch and weapons shortages, the U.S. is employing strategies like "division of labor" and "strategic sequencing" to prolong its global dominance—at the cost of client states' stability and global peace. | The US has recently paused the shipment of some weapons and munitions to Ukraine "due to worries that U.S. weapons stockpiles have fallen too low," Politico This is only the most recent development amid a growing military industrial crisis unfolding across the collective W…
(2025-07-09). Is Trump using madman strategy? Expert gives his take on it. eng.belta.by "I am sure that this is the case, because Trump in the morning and Trump in the evening are two different Trumps," he noted.
(2025-07-09). Death by Fungi: Cashing in on Erin Patterson. dissidentvoice.org She has become a notorious figure of international interest, shamelessly exploited for news cycles, commercial worth, and career advancement. After a trial lasting nine weeks, conducted at the Latrobe Valley Law Courts in Morwell, Victoria, Erin Patterson, a stocky, thick-set mother of two, was found guilty of three murders and an attempted murder. Date: July …
(2025-07-09). Raid on the House of the Rising Sun. covertactionmagazine.com The following story has been told and retold all over the world, except in Portugal, where it actually happened. One day, I was informed by a very helpful little bird named Hastings that, in April 1943, a group of men from the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) sneaked into the Japanese Embassy in Lisbon, without the knowledge of the …
(2025-07-09). Teamsters shut down Republic Services' trash offer. workers.org 
Sanitation workers and allies picket billion-dollar Republic Services in Peabody, Massachusetts, July 6, 2025. Teamsters Local 25 striking sanitation and recycling workers are on 24-hour picket lines for a second week at Republic Services' operations throughout eastern Massachusetts. The nearly 450 workers have deemed the corporation's latest offer "a slap . . . |
(2025-07-09). On the Picket Line. workers.org 
Philadelphia museum workers ready to join ranks of striking unions There can be no doubt that Philly is a union town! The essential city workers of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 33 are doubling down against Mayor Cherelle Parker. In a historic strike, the first . . . |
(2025-07-09). Egyptian presenter apologises for claiming artists' work as hers. newarab.com 
Last month, Al-Sagheer showcased several paintings on a large screen under her signature, sparking backlash from the original artists and social media users. | Danish artist Lisa Lach-Nielsen took to Instagram to condemn the presenter for using her 2019 work, Made Myself Some Wings, alongside pieces by three other painters. | Lach-Nielsen wrote: "Copying other people's work is one thing, but taking a photo of the actual pain…
(2025-07-09). Over 17 million in Yemen are going hungry, including children. newarab.com 
Tom Fletcher told the UN Security Council that
(2025-07-09). Hamas agrees to partial captive release in 'tough' truce talks. newarab.com 
(2025-07-09). 250 million Indian workers and farmers on the streets in a national strike. peoplesdispatch.org 
The strike was called by the trade unions and farmers groups against anti-workers labor codes and failures of the government to enact a legal support price for farm products.
(2025-07-09). Ethnic cleansing awaits North Darfur's besieged, starving population in war-torn Sudan. peoplesdispatch.org The specter of ethnic cleansing looms over hundreds of thousands trapped without food, water, or medicines in the North Darfur state's besieged capital, El Fasher.
(2025-07-09). US delists Syria's HTS as Foreign Terrorist Organization. peoplesdispatch.org
(2025-07-06). German Media Creates Uproar in Somali Social Media. indybay.org Somali Social Media Influencers of Kabtan Ayub and Yacqub Siyaaf…
(2025-07-09). Insights丨Global guests hail SCO for encouraging integration, exchanges and cooperation. ecns.cn
(2025-07-09). Insights | Russian Expert: China plays key role in promoting sustainable development within SCO. ecns.cn
(2025-07-09). Insights丨Russian expert: China plays a key role in global tech competition. ecns.cn
(2025-07-09). Maldives VP advocates diversity for global harmony. ecns.cn At the opening ceremony of the 11th Nishan Forum on World Civilizations on July 9, Hussain Mohamed Latheef, vice-president of the Republic of Maldives, highlighted the significance of the forum, calling it "timely and crucial" in today's uncertain world.„ÄÄ„ÄÄLatheef extended an invitation to representatives from all nations to join hands in promoting the diversity of civilizations and safeguarding the harmonious coexistence of humanity and nature.
(2025-07-09). Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and U.S. officials. ecns.cn U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a signing ceremony for a peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 27, 2025.
(2025-07-09). China's market regulator promotes agricultural standardization in Zambia to deepen Sino-African ties. ecns.cn Chinese and Zambian personnel pose in front of harvested crops, showcasing the achievements and friendship from the cooperation.A technical team dispatched by China's State Administration for Market Regulation recently concluded the second phase of a capacity-building program at Chibombo and Sinazongwe farms in Zambia.
(2025-07-03). Defending Rights Dissent Seeks Answers About U.S. Government Role in "Slaughter Masquerading as Humanitarian Aid" rightsanddissent.org
(2025-07-09). Joining the BRICS Block Is a Smart Strategy for Namibia. infobrics.org Namibia should capitalize on the economic and geopolitical opportunities provided by BRICS+, which will signify a strategic evolution, by establishing new economic pathways for the future, funding international development initiatives, and enhancing its standing in the international community, particularly in the global south…
(2025-07-09). Dedollarization: The BRICS Are Completely Changing Course. infobrics.org As geopolitical rivalries rekindle, dedollarization is once again asserted as a lever of monetary sovereignty. Long a spearhead of this ambition, the BRICS seemed poised to challenge the economic order dominated by Washington…
(2025-07-09). Colombia's Petro accuses US of Coup plot, amid China pivot. infobrics.org Colombia's President Gustavo Petro's allegations of a Washington-orchestrated coup, citing leaked recordings, have sparked a diplomatic crisis, prompting both nations to recall diplomats. The accusations, partially retracted, coincide with Colombia's growing ties to China and BRICS, raising tensions with the US. Petro's suspicions, rooted in historical American interventions, highlight the persistence of the Monroe Doctrine.
(2025-07-09). Kiev's Ukrainization policies are failing. infobrics.org Ukrainian children, families continue to speak Russian, despite legal persecution.
(2025-07-09). BRICS Brasil Bulletin #21 – Lula Discusses Climate, Global Health, and Sustainable Finance at Opening of BRICS Brasil's 3rd Session in Rio. infobrics.org The Brazilian president criticizes climate change denial and defends global health, energy transition, and financing for developing countries. Listen to the report and find out more.
(2025-07-09). Politicians Are Betraying Gen Z on Climate. ips-dc.org
(2025-06-03). TURKSTAT and ENAG inflation figures show twofold discrepancy. bianet.org 
TURKSTAT data shows that consumer prices have increased by 15.09% since the beginning of the year, with a 12-month average inflation rate of 45.80%. | Food prices saw a 32.87% annual increase: | Among the top three spending categories, food and non-alcoholic beverages rose by 32.87% annually, transportation by 24.59%, and housing by 67.43%. These categories contributed 8.25, 4.07, and 9.34 percentage points respectively to the annual inflation rate. | Food prices dropped on a monthly basis: | On a monthly scale, food and non-alcoholic beverages fell by 0.71%, while transportation increased by 2.66…
(2025-07-09). Keir Starmer's Government Says Elon Musk's X AI Chatbot Endorsing Hitler Is a 'Matter for the Company'. bylinetimes.com
(2025-07-09). Syria's New Rulers Blamed for Sectarian Massacre, Suggesting West Has Once Again Backed the Wrong Horse. bylinetimes.com A detailed investigation into the murder of 1500 Alawites just over three months ago in Syria has concluded that the crimes were sanctioned by the country's new Islamist rulers, raising huge doubts about their declared commitment to a new democratic system and shattering any hope that they will be held accountable for their crimes. | The investigation by Reuters also raises awkward questions about the West's hurried decision to drop sanctions against Syria and to offer both trust and aid to those now accused of involvement in a heinous massacre. | To date, Syria's self-appointed interim president, Ahmed Al Sha…
(2025-07-09). Worth Reduced to Work: A Disabled Person's Experience of the Welfare Cuts Debacle. bylinetimes.com The lead-up to the vote on the Government's welfare cuts — particularly to the Personal Independent Payment (PIP) — was a hellish time for me and, most likely, for many disabled people. | Even with a climb-down in the face of a backbench revolt that saw concessions made, including the dubious announcement that only new PIP claimants will be affected, it all leaves me wondering where we are. | What remains in the bill is changes to Universal Credit (UC), which is means-tested and will affect claimants who are currently seen as unfit for work. What does this say about our society? What do they want…
(2025-07-09). Fraud-Spotting Data Analytics and AI Could Close £6 Billion Black Hole In Government Finances. bylinetimes.com Keir Starmer's government could recoup billions of pounds by using digital technology and AI to tackle rampant fraud across Whitehall, a new report by the National Audit Office suggests today. | The disclosure comes after the Government was forced to drop plans to abolish the winter fuel allowance and cuts to disabled people, leaving around a £6 billion hole in Rachel Reeves spending plans. The move has led to speculation that she will have to raise taxes in the autumn Budget. | According to the NAO Whitehall is losing between £55 billion and £81 billion a year in fraud and error and the repo…
(2025-07-09). Drought is draining water supplies and driving up food costs where you'd least expect. grist.org 
Taking shovels and buckets to a dried-up sandy belt of the Vhombozi River in Zimbabwe last August, groups of Mudzi district villagers gathered to dig with the hope of somehow finding water. The southern African region had entered into a state of severe drought, which had shriveled the Vhombozi, a primary water supply for Before long, a maze of makeshift holes revealed shallow puddles along the otherwise arid riverbed. The frantic digging had worked — there was water. There was just one big p…
(2025-07-09). Congress is killing clean energy tax credits. Here's how to use them before they disappear. grist.org 
(2025-05-29). Journalist Sues LA County, Ex-LA County Sheriff For Criminally Investigating Her. thedissenter.org 
The following article was made possible by paid subscribers of The Dissenter. Former Los Angeles Times reporter Maya Lau, who faced retaliation from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, sued the County of Los Angeles as well as former police officials who allegedly violated her First Amendment rights.“The misconduct exhibited by the Sheriff's Department has caused significant harm to Ms…
(2025-07-09). In the Mississippi Delta, Black Farmers Are Rebuilding the Legacy of Land Ownership. capitalbnews.org 
JONESTOWN, Miss. — As Pastor Bennie Brown sat in the bright red pews of St. James Missionary Baptist, just a few feet away from the podium where he preaches every Sunday, the 71-year-old farmer recalled feeling the spiritual presence of the ancestors. The church is located in Jonestown, an all-Black rural town in the Mississippi …
(2025-07-09). Tunisia sentences sister in absentia for advocating for jailed journalist Sonia Dahmani. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-09). Sudanese forces arrest journalists Nasr Yaqoub and Mohamed Ahmed Nazar in North Darfur. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-09). ICE defies court, says journalist Mario Guevara 'not releasable'. CPJ Staff
(2025-07-09). Timeline: Reporter Mario Guevara's arrest and ICE detention. CPJ Staff 
(2025-07-09). The Project Censored Newsletter—June 2025. projectcensored.org Introducing Project Censored's Summer 2025 Student Interns Project Censored is pleased to announce our stellar cohort of summer 2025 interns, Jayden Henry (Vanderbilt University), Elizabeth Insuasti (University of Florida), Ella Mrofka (North Central College), Caitlin Suda (North Central College), and Jackie Vickery (Ithaca College). They are already hard at work…
(2025-07-09). EEUU sanciona a relatora especial de la ONU por promover sanciones en su contra y de Israel. cubadebate.cu Marco Rubio, secretario de Estado de EE.UU., informó que las sanciones en contra de Francesca Albanese, relatora de la ONU para los Territorios Palestinos Ocupados es "por sus esfuerzos ilegítimos y vergonzosos" para promover acciones contra su país e Israel. Además, incitó a que se emitieran órdenes de arresto contra el primer ministro israelí.
(2025-07-09). Actualiza Cuba lista de personas y entidades buscadas por vínculos con el terrorismo (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Altos funcionarios cubanos anunciaron este miércoles una actualización de la lista nacional de personas y entidades que han sido sometidas a investigaciones penales y son buscadas por las autoridades de la isla por vínculos con el terrorismo. Así se actualiza la lista que fue emitida inicialmente el 7 de diciembre de 2023.
(2025-07-09). Salideros en La Habana: øMonumentos al abandono? cubadebate.cu En un país donde cada recurso cuenta, dejar que el agua se evapore —o se pudra— en la vía pública no es negligencia sino un lujo que Cuba no puede permitirse. Resulta indignante, cuando menos, toparse con un salidero que lleva semanas —o quizás meses— derramando miles de litros en plena calle. El charco ya no es charco, es un "casi río" de agua verde, estancada, que nadie repara.
(2025-07-09). Intercambia Esteban Lazo con trabajadores de la CTE Antonio Guiteras. cubadebate.cu Esteban Lazo Hernández, presidente de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular (Parlamento) y del Consejo de Estado, conversó este miércoles con trabajadores de la Central Termoeléctrica (CTE) Antonio Guiteras como parte de una visita de trabajo a Matanzas. Se prevé que el presidente del Parlamento cubano visite también instituciones deportivas.
(2025-07-09). Etecsa sustituye bancos de batería que beneficiarán a localidades a lo largo del país. cubadebate.cu De acuerdo con la cuenta en X de ETECSA, en estos momentos se lleva a cabo un proceso de sustitución de 1 075 bancos de batería que beneficiarán a localidades a lo largo del país, correspondientes a 438 sitios de telefonía móvil y a 124 de la fija. Hasta la fecha, las instalaciones se encuentran en un estado de implementación del 63 %.
(2025-07-09). El Toque: Aliado de la guerra económica de EEUU contra Cuba. cubadebate.cu En el contexto de las políticas hostiles de Estados Unidos hacia Cuba, plataformas digitales como El Toque han emergido como actores influyentes en los mercados informales de divisas, con efectos profundos en la economía de nuestro país. En sus inicios, se enfocó en temas sociales, legales y económicos en Cuba, pero su relevancia creció tras la unificación monetaria de 2021.
(2025-07-09). Study reveals the hidden benefits of weight loss on fat tissue. imperial.ac.uk Scientists have produced the first detailed characterisation of the changes that weight loss causes in human fat tissue…
(2025-07-09). President Macron launches Imperial-CNRS joint engineering laboratory. imperial.ac.uk The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, celebrated the launch of a new joint engineering laboratory between Imperial and France's CNRS.
(2025-07-09). Results from largest review of its kind on antidepressant withdrawal symptoms. imperial.ac.uk The largest review of 'gold standard' antidepressant withdrawal studies to date has identified the type and incidence of symptoms experienced.
(2025-07-09). Imperial celebrates increased student satisfaction, as NSS results are revealed. imperial.ac.uk Student satisfaction at Imperial has increased, according to the most recent National Student Survey (NSS).
(2025-07-09). Philadelphia Union Ends Largest Municipal Workers' Strike in Decades. truthout.org The largest municipal workers' strike in decades in the city of Philadelphia has ended after 9,000 members of AFSCME District Council 33, who are primarily sanitation workers, walked off the job a week ago. Growing piles of trash on the streets of Philadelphia brought the strike into clear view for city residents. Labor historian Francis Ryan says the workers won "the hearts of a lot of… |
(2025-07-09). X CEO Linda Yaccarino Steps Down After Platform's AI Chatbot Spews Nazi Hate. truthout.org Linda Yaccarino, the CEO of social media giant X, abruptly announced her departure from the company on Wednesday less than a day after the social media platform's AI chatbot started calling itself "MechaHitler" and promoting a policy of mass extermination. Writing on X, Yaccarino said that she'd decided to step down "after two incredible years" at the company in which the social media… |
(2025-07-09). As Fires Consumed California, Small Towns Organized Their Own Defense. truthout.org If you live in a national forest in California, odds are pretty high that at some point or another you've been ordered to evacuate. In Indian Valley, for the first twelve days, many of our residents did indeed evacuate, but a significant number stayed behind. Some residents had livestock to look after and often no solid indication of where they could take their animals that wouldn't also… |
(2025-07-09). Connecticut Pilots a Better Way for Unhoused Kids and Caregivers to Access Homes. truthout.org Connecticut resident Stacey Duran's youngest daughter was 3 months old when she fled an abusive partner in 2023. Along with her two other children — a then-7-year-old daughter and a 3-year-old son — the family spent more than a year bouncing between friends, relatives, and their car. "Most of the time we were in the car," Duran told Truthout. "After my son's father pulled his arm so hard that… |
(2025-07). Correspondence] Gender-affirming care is life-saving care: a response to international funding cuts for trans people in South Africa. thelancet.com On Jan 20, 2025, US Executive Order 14168 was enacted, effectively terminating federal funding for programmes that promote inclusive support for the health and wellbeing of transgender individuals. Just over a month later, on Feb 26, 2025, the administration revealed a drastic 90% reduction in US foreign aid contracts directly assisting vulnerable communities, exacerbating an already fragile situation for those dependent on international support. These policies not only undermine crucial health and human rights initiatives, but also signal an outright rejection of trans identities.
(2025-07-09). Why Voting Any Blue will do…unless the name is Zohran Mamdani…and the candidate could become Mayor of New York City. fightbackbetter.com The exception preferred by Zionists…including Benjamin Netanyahu, revolves around the position one holds on the current actions of Israel in…
(2025-07-09). Booker Voted for Rollins Approval — She States Policy Goal to Replace Immigrant Ag Workers w/ "Adult Medicaid Recipients" — The Great 25 Hour Bloviator Empowered this Development. fightbackbetter.com CNN Reports Booker Supported Rollins Plan for Adult Medicaid Recipients to Replace Immigrant Ag Laborers Editor's Note: The following is…
(2025-07-09). The European Parliament demanded to disconnect Georgia from the SWIFT banking system. eadaily.com The European Parliament adopted a critical resolution demanding that Georgia be disconnected from the SWIFT international banking system.
(2025-07-09). There are no interceptor drones: Bezuglaya exposed another lie of Zelensky. eadaily.com Defense Minister Rustem Umerov lied that he was buying interceptor drones, and "contract" drones are not shooting down anything yet, because there are none. This was stated by Verkhovna Rada deputy Mariana Bezuglaya.
(2025-07-09). What have I done? The runaway star of the First Channel in Israel recalls the former comfort. eadaily.com The former presenter of Channel One and NTV Anton Privolnov, when he first got to Israel, was horrified by the unusually uncomfortable living conditions. He told about it on the Sheinkin40 YouTube channel.
(2025-07-09). Putin dismissed Deputy Lavrov and his special representative for the Middle East Bogdanov. eadaily.com Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Mikhail Bogdanov from…
(2025-07-09). This is not bipolar: Rada deputy diagnosed Washington. eadaily.com The "constant swing" in Washington's statements about the Ukrainian conflict is not a sign of bipolar disorder, but a way to distance yourself from the situation. This was stated by Verkhovna Rada deputy Alexander Dubinsky.
(2025-07-09). The head of the Azerbaijani diaspora of the Moscow region is deported from Russia. eadaily.com The head of the Azerbaijani Diaspora of the Moscow region, Elshan Ibrahimov, is being deported from Russia, the Baza telegram channel reports.
(2025-07-03). House GOP Passes Largest Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP In History to Fund Billionaire Tax Cuts. commondreams.org
(2025-07-09). Fault lines of power. thealtworld.com
(2025-07-09). In The Age Of AI, We Each Have To Choose How Much Of Our Humanity We Want To Keep. thealtworld.com 
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok has gone full Nazi after changes were made to its programming to give it a heavier …
(2025-07-09). Kazakhstan's SCAT Airline launches Almaty-Minsk flight in August. eng.belta.by SCAT Airline will launch a new direct international route Almaty-Minsk-Almaty on 10 August, BelTA learned from the press service of the air carrier.
(2025-07-09). Belarus to take part in WETEX in UAE. eng.belta.by Belarus will run an exposition at WETEX in the UAE in the autumn, BelTA learned from the National Marketing Center.
(2025-07-09). Belarus, China to develop railway logistics. eng.belta.by Director of the Belarusian Railways Valery Verenich and Chairman of | China State Railway Group Guo Zhuxue held negotiations to discuss current issues in | bilateral relations and cooperation within international organizations.
(2025-07-09). Minsk, Bangalore discuss cooperation in education, industry, tourism. eng.belta.by The cities, divided by more than 6,000km, are connected by long-standing twinning ties. The agreement on cooperation between Minsk and Bangalore was signed in 1986.
(2025-07-09). Over 147,186 family capital deposits opened in Belarus. eng.belta.by As of 1 July 2025, a total of 147,186 large families have opened deposit accounts in Belarus under the family capital program.
(2025-07-09). Self-sufficiency at the heart of Belarus' strategy for pharmaceutical industry. eng.belta.by The life and health of people are at the forefront of Belarus' national security. The pharmaceutical and microbiological industry plays a special role here. Over the years of independence, Belarus has come a long way: from a modest line-up to modern multidisciplinary production of complex medical drugs.
(2025-07-09). Belarus attends 66th Session of WIPO General Assembly. eng.belta.by Today, intellectual property is becoming an increasingly important asset in the global economy, Aleksei Kurman noted.
(2025-07-09). Kiriyenko honored with Belarusian Order of Honor. eng.belta.by Ambassador of Belarus to Russia Aleksandr Rogozhnik presented the Order of Honor to First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation Sergey Kiriyenko.
(2025-07-09). SCO FMs to meet in China on 14-15 July. eng.belta.by A meeting of the Foreign Ministers Council of the Shanghai Cooperation | Organization (SCO) will be held in Tianjin, China on 14-15 July. The ministers will discuss the current state of affairs and | prospects for further development of the organization's…
(2025-07-09). Lukashenko extends greetings to Children's Railways. eng.belta.by ver the past seven decades, Children's Railways has trained more than 14,000 boys and girls and many of them have chosen rail industry professions.
(2025-07-09). Sergeyenko: 1.15m Europeans have already used Belarus' visa waiver. eng.belta.by The visa waiver program introduced by the decision of the head of state has already been utilized by over 1.15 million people from more than 30 countries.
(2025-07-09). MAZ machinery on display at expo in Russia's Volgograd. eng.belta.by Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ trademark) has presented its latest products at the All-Russia Field Day 2025 exhibition in Volgograd, BelTA learned from the press service of the company.
(2025-07-09). Libya interested in cooperation with Bobruiskagromash. eng.belta.by A Libyan delegation led by Head of Libya's National Development Authority Jibril Daoud Khalifa Salim visited Bobruiskagromash to study the company's product offering, BelTA learned from Bobruiskagromash.
(2025-07-04). UN Rights Council Rejects Bad-Faith Bid to End Eritrea Scrutiny. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva, Switzerland, February 26, 2024. | © 2024 Hannes P Albert/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo | Today the UN Human Rights Council firmly rejected Eritrea's attempt to end scrutiny of its human rights situation. Council members decisively voted down the Eritrean government's resolution to end the mandate of the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea and instead renewed the mandate for another year.This vote — with 25 states voting against the resolution and only 4 in favor — sends an import…
(2025-07-09). In The Age Of AI, We Each Have To Choose How Much Of Our Humanity We Want To Keep. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Elon Musk's AI chatbot The official X account for…
(2025-07-09). Payback for false allegations. onlineopinion.com.au Perjury is a crime. But when it happens in domestic violence cases, the courts look the other way.
(2025-07-09). Dear God – it's 2028. onlineopinion.com.au Stuart Ballantyne, imagines a conversation with God in 2028…
(2025-07-09). Pope Leo XIV approves new Mass centered on care for the environment. anabaptistworld.org As record‚Äëbreaking heat waves scorch much of Europe, the Vatican on July 3 released a new liturgy for the Mass, reflecting concern for the environment.
(2025-07-09). MC USA convention opens with call to be one with Jesus. anabaptistworld.org Jesus, the 16th-century Anabaptists and a "Star Wars" character provided inspiration on opening night of the Mennonite Church USA convention July 8 in Greensboro, N.C. A crowd of about 1,600 people in the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center heard a call to be risk takers for Jesus. Held every two years, the convention features worship, …
(2025-07-09). Court to rule on Uribe's alleged witness tampering practices on July 28. colombiareports.com A Bogota judge announced on Tuesday that she will decide on whether to absolve or declare Colombia's former President Alvaro Uribe guilty of fraud and bribery on July 28. Judge Sandra Liliana Herrera made the announcement after hearing Uribe's closing statement in which he asked to be absolved of the charges leveled against him. According to …
(2025-07-02). Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down State's 1849 Abortion Ban. truthout.org Rights advocates celebrated Wednesday after the Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority struck down the state's abortion ban from 1849, but campaigners also emphasized that threats to specific healthcare providers and reproductive freedom in general persist. After the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision nixed nationwide abortion rights… |
(2025-07-09). Philadelphia Strike Ends: Race & Inequality at Center of Municipal Workers' Fight for a Fair Wage. democracynow.org 
The largest municipal workers' strike in decades in the city of Philadelphia has ended after 9,000 members of AFSCME District Council 33, who are primarily sanitation workers, walked off the job a week ago. Growing piles of trash on the streets of Philadelphia brought the strike into clear view for city residents. Labor historian Francis Ryan says the workers won "the hearts of a lot of Philadelphians" with a popular social media campaign. "What I saw on the picket lines last week was a spark of social justice unionism," says Ryan. The average sanitation worker salary in Philadelphia…
(2025-02-21). You Know Nothing About Economics. realprogressives.org 
Did you know that the government can never run out of money, taxes don't fund its spending, the national debt isn't a debt, and printing money doesn't cause inflation? Probably not, because your parents, teachers, politicians, and favorite journalists have always told you the opposite. | For most of my life, I didn't know either. I have two PhDs, and if one of them were in economics, it wouldn't have helped. The only people who know how government finances work are central bankers (who won't tell you), traders with hands-on experience of the failure of economic norms, and those who stumble across their work (w…
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(2025-07-09). A New Far-Right American Party? fpif.org There are always worse political figures waiting in the wings. | In Israel, for instance, Benjamin Netanyahu is a relative moderate compared to some members of his cabinet, like Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich,
(2025-07-09). The Movement to Excommunicate Misogyny From the Catholic Church. progressive.org A global movement of women becoming priests shows no signs of stopping, despite the steep consequences.
(2025-07-08). Imperial Hypocrisy About "Terrorism" Hits Its Most Absurd Point Yet. thealtworld.com 
The US has removed Syria's Al Qaeda franchise from its list of designated terrorist organizations just days after the UK added nonviolent activist group Palestine Action to its own list of banned terrorist groups. | The western empire will surely find ways to be even more hypocritical and ridiculous about its "terrorism" designations in the future, but at this point it's hard to imagine how it will manage to do so. | Antiwar's Dave DeCamp "Secretary of…
(2025-07-08). These vets swore to defend the Constitution against all enemies—including Donald Trump. therealnews.com 
On June 13, military veterans and their families and supporters protested in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, demanding that taxpayer dollars for Donald Trump's ill-fated military parade and his decision to send troops to Los Angeles should be used instead for housing, healthcare, food, and taking care of veterans. Around 60 demonstrators were arrested by Capitol police. In this episode of The Marc Steiner Show, Marc speaks with veterans Michael‚ÄØ T. ‚ÄØMcPhearson, Kevin Benderman, and Amber Mathwig, two of whom were arrested on June 13, about the duty th…
(2025-07-08). This Texas county asked for disaster resilience help. The flood came first. grist.org 
(2025-07-08). Academic slams NZ government over 'compromised' foreign policy. asiapacificreport.nz 
Asia Pacific Report A prominent academic has criticised the New Zealand coalition government for compromising the country's traditional commitment to upholding an international rules-based order due to a "desire not to offend" the Trump administration. Professor Robert Patman, an inaugural sesquicentennial distinguished chair and a specialist in international relations at the University of Otago, has…
(2025-07-08). Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Targets Medicaid, SNAP, and Student Loans. capitalbnews.org 
President Donald Trump's nearly 900-page piece of legislation that he calls his "big, beautiful bill" will likely have major ramifications for Black Americans and other marginalized communities. Trump signed the bill last Friday, after Republicans muscled it through Congress. The president had given his allies on Capitol Hill the arbitrary deadline of July 4 to …
(2025-07-02). Trump Administration Guts Public Comments for Federal Projects. commondreams.org The Trump administration has gutted the National Environmental Policy Act by restricting the public's ability to participate in government decision-making and understand how our tax dollars are being spent. For decades, the right to know about and participate in public review processes for projects that affect habitats and public lands has been crucial for protecting wildlife in the U.S. This reckless rollback will allow for-profit industries to run rampant over our nation's lands and wildlife."Congress enacted NEPA to give the American public a voice in projects affecting their communities and our nation's ir…
(2025-07-08). Tomgram: Andrea Mazzarino, Rootless in an Increasingly Foreign Land. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Hey, you remember that guy, right? You know, the candidate who, in his third campaign for president in 2024 insisted that he was the one who would remove this country's "warmongers and America-last globalists" and that returning him …
(2025-07-02). Israel Supporters Are Exhausting, Insufferable Narcissists. caitlinjohnstone.com.au
(2025-07-08). Supreme Court sides with Tennessee attack on trans youth health care. liberationnews.org 
What does this ruling mean for transgender health care services, and what does it mean for the movement against Trump's far right agenda?>
(2025-07-08). Trump's immigration plan is a human and economic disaster. onlineopinion.com.au It is hard to assess the disastrous impact of Trump's immigration policy on our economy and its horrific human rights violations.
(2025-07-08). 10 Terrible Ways the GOP Budget Causes Harm. inequality.org The GOP's "One Big Beautiful Bill," passed by the narrowest of margins in Congress and signed into law by President Trump, represents the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich since chattel slavery. The slashing of vital services will cause a surge of economic insecurity and preventable deaths while massive hikes in …
(2025-07-08). What Is the Trump Doctrine? John Bellamy Foster on U.S. Foreign Policy & the "New MAGA Imperialism" democracynow.org 
What is MAGA imperialism? Monthly Review editor John Bellamy Foster says that, despite its feints toward anti-imperialist isolationism, President Donald Trump's foreign policy has coalesced into a "hyper-nationalist" form of populism that rejects the U.S.'s post-WWII adherence to liberal internationalism and promotes dominance over other countries via military power rather than through economic globalization. Foster explains that this "Trump doctrine is opposed to multi-ethnic empires and multi-ethnic nations," operating under a "racial definition of foreign policy, with th…
(2025-07-08). Hold GOP Accountable: Youngest Dem. Congresswoman on Medicaid, Climate Cuts & Her Visit to ICE Jail. democracynow.org 
"The most important thing that we have to do right now is hold the Republicans that voted for this bill accountable for the devastation that they are causing and the lives that will be impacted." Democratic Congressmember Yassamin Ansari of Arizona explains how Trump's new federal budget, which introduces major cuts to Medicaid, food assistance, housing and education, will worsen wealth inequality and the health disparities, while actually increasing the U.S. deficit by trillions of dollars and supercharging spending for immigration and border enforcement. The congressmember shares her recent ex…
(2025-07-08). The Trump Administration Is Refusing to Enforce an Air Travel Disability Regulation. progressive.org The rule, which was published during the Biden Administration, updated airline wheelchair standards.
(2025-07-08). DV Readers Get to Hear Bright Green Lies. dissidentvoice.org 
"There's nothing fundamentally wrong with people. Given a story to enact that puts them in accord with the world, they will live in accord with the world. But given a story to enact that puts them at odds with the world, as yours does, they will live at odds with the world. Given a story …
(2025-07-08). Why I'm Running for Leadership of Canada's NDP. dissidentvoice.org I'm running to lead the New Democratic Party. Canada needs a mainstream voice willing to challenge capitalism and imperialism while promoting decolonization, degrowth, and economic democracy. Initially, my reaction to the NDP Socialist Caucus' request to run was to reject it. But there are two crucial issues before us that I am particularly well placed …
(2025-07-08). U.S.-Installed Regime in Syria is Terrorizing the Country's Christians. covertactionmagazine.com In late June, Syrians experienced the worst attack on a Christian church since 1860 On June 29, 2025, I attended a church service at St. Moses the Black Orthodox Church in Pittsburgh's Hill District. St. Moses is an Antiochian church, also known as the Church of St. Peter, and harkens back to ancient Antioch, Syria …
(2025-07-08). Philly, July 4-5: Mumia out of prison! U.S. out of everywhere! workers.org 
Philadelphia The 2025 version of "4th of You Lie" in Philadelphia was marked by widely-reported picketing and rallies for 9,000 city workers on strike. Less publicized was a "U.S. Out of Everywhere! Reject Amerikan Patriotism! Mumia Out of Prison!" march. On the following day, July 5, another rally to free . . . |
(2025-07-04). Siksika Nation challenges government of Alberta decision to lift moratorium on coal development in the Rocky Mountains. windspeaker.com
(2025-07-08). BRICS leaders endorse unprecedented fund for conservation of tropical forests. infobrics.org The bloc calls upon supporting countries to announce "ambitious contributions" to the Tropical Forests Forever Fund…
(2025-07-08). Brics Summit in Brazil Tries to Reinvent Collective Approach to World's Problems. infobrics.org The summit of the Brics group of nations at the Museum of Contemporary Art on the edge of Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro is both a dress rehearsal for the Belém Cop30 UN climate conference in November and a rebuke to wealthier countries that have withdrawn to bunkers, launched missiles and choked off aid to poorer regions…
(2025-07-08). The Evolving Geo-Political Dimensions of BRICS in a Multipolar World. infobrics.org Questions have been surfacing over the last few months about the United Nations (UN) and the exercise of veto power by the Permanent Members of the Security Council. This is being perceived as a stumbling block for resolving problems globally…
(2025-07-08). The Indian-Russian Educational Bridge to a New Era. infobrics.org By enhancing support systems, language training, and career pathways, India and Russia can strengthen this vital educational bridge. For Russia, it offers a chance to rejuvenate its workforce and global connections. For India, it provides opportunities for its youth while reinforcing strategic bonds with a trusted ally…
(2025-07-08). BRICS Summit Ends with Advances in Commercial Sphere but Without Political Progress. infobrics.org Different views on the role of BRICS were discussed in Brazil.
(2025-07-08). Establishing Grain Exchange Advances BRICS Integration. infobrics.org BRICS Grain Exchange not possible without payments in local currencies.
(2025-07-08). Russo-Indian military alliance breaking records day by day. infobrics.org In stark contrast, the political West cannot offer anything remotely similar. On the contrary, the United States is making (geo)political demands and setting entirely unreasonable conditions that effectively endanger India's independence. This is precisely why sovereign nations almost exclusively opt for non-Western platforms and weapon systems. By continuing the tradition of acquiring the latest Russian tech, India will remain one of the world's few self-sufficient nations. Other sovereign countries, such as Algeria, have also opted for Russian systems.
(2025-07-08). Institute for Policy Studies Announces Second Annual Henry A. Wallace Symposium: Bold Ideas For A New Progressive Majority. ips-dc.org Hosted by the Institute for Policy Studies, The Nation, and Public Citizen in partnership with the Wallace Global Fund…
(2025-07-08). Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives are 'Cynically Misrepresenting' Statistics With Plan to Ban Non-Brits From Claiming Disability Benefits. bylinetimes.com Conservative plans to ban all non-Brits from claiming disability benefits would be unworkable and could push children into poverty, according to campaigners and academics. | Over the weekend, Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride said Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and disability payments under Universal Credit should be limited to UK citizens because his party believes "British citizenship should mean something." | He struggled to answer questions as to why his party didn't make that change during its 14 years in power, as Politico noted. | But while pushing the policy over the weekend, shadow policing ministe…
(2025-07-08). Reform UK's 'Children's Book Bans' Could Open The Floodgates for Censorship. bylinetimes.com On Monday, I gave what might have been my first ever fist pump for a House of Lords debate. An overwhelming number of…
(2025-07-08). At least 10 killed, 28 injured as fresh protests erupt in Kenya. africa.cgtn.com At least 10 people died from gunshot wounds, while 29 others were injured in Kenya on Monday as security officers clashed with protesters in a fresh round of unrest across the country, a state-funded human rights body confirmed. The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) also reported two cases of abduction and 37 arrests …
(2025-07-08). How live TV technology changes have opened up remote areas of Fiji. asiapacificreport.nz By Anish Chand in Suva How Pacific live media communications have changed in the past 21 years. In May 2004, the live broadcast of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara's funeral from Lau required a complex and resource-intensive setup. Fiji TV relied on assistance from TVNZ, deploying a portable satellite installation to transmit signals from Lau to…
(2025-07-08). Bougainville election process begins as writs issued for September poll. asiapacificreport.nz RNZ Pacific The Bougainville election process begins today with the issuance of the writs yesterday. Nominations open Tuesday, July 8, and close on Thursday, July 10. Voting is scheduled for one week starting on September 2, allowing seven weeks of campaigning. READ MORE: Other Bougainville articles Candidates will be vying for a total of 46…
(2025-07-08). Black Women's Unemployment Is Rising. Economists Say It's a Warning Sign. capitalbnews.org 
Originally published by The 19th Unemployment rates over the past year have remained largely steady for every group of workers but one: Black women, whose unemployment rates have been rising. For the past three months that increase has been even more pronounced, with Black women's unemployment rate hovering at 6 percent — twice the rate …
(2025-07-08). Imperial and Singapore's HTX commit to partnership in public safety research. imperial.ac.uk Imperial and HTX (Home Team Science and Technology Agency) of Singapore have committed to a partnership in public safety and security research.
(2025-07-08). At Least 1,277 Measles Cases Identified in 2025 — the Highest Number Since 1992. truthout.org Measles cases in the United States have surpassed the highest numbers seen in over three decades — despite the fact that the virus was deemed virtually eradicated around the year 2000. At least 1,277 confirmed cases have been identified in 38 states and Washington, D.C. Around 155 people have required hospitalization, with three individuals — two otherwise healthy children and one adult… |
(2025-07-08). Imperial Hypocrisy About "Terrorism" Hits Its Most Absurd Point Yet. caitlinjohnstone.com.au
(2025-07-08). Vaccines and conservative Mennonite traditions. anabaptistworld.org The outbreak of measles in under-vaccinated communities has its beginnings in the conservative Mennonite community of Texas. In contrast to hesitancy today, these traditional and separated communities have had a close relationship to vaccines since the early 1800s.
(2025-07-08). Nashville's Christian music stars join activists in push to save PEPFAR. anabaptistworld.org "I've never done this before," Grant said from the stage at Otter Creek Church, as she dialed the Washington office of Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty.
(2025-07-08). Sanitation City Services Strike Continues in Philly Labor Battle. unicornriot.ninja 
(2025-07-08). The "Final Solution" to the Palestinian Question. fpif.org
(2025-07-08). How Solitary Confinement Kills. progressive.org Linked to suicides for decades, the practice remains standard across U.S. prisons and jails.
(2025-07-08). 'Our Hands Are Loud': Documentary Creates a New Visual Language to Tell a Trailblazer's Story. progressive.org The new film about Marlee Matlin's life prioritizes accessibility to tell the Oscar-winning actresses's story.