(2025-08-02). Gaza family's battle for survival as hunger and heat deepen despair. aljazeera.com Palestinians Fadi and Abeer Sobh fight daily battles for food and water, as their six children face hunger and hardship.
(2025-08-02). UNRWA chief slams Gaza airdrops as '100 times more expensive'. newarab.com 
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of UNRWA, said on Friday that airdrops were an inefficient and insufficient way to respond to the worsening famine in Gaza, stressing that "trucks carry twice as much aid as planes" and that the political will to authorise cost…
(2025-08-02). Non-US West lacks "leverage" on Palestine issue. aljazeera.com Professor Rex Brynen says the US is co-funding a calculated famine in Gaza through failed humanitarian efforts.
(2025-08-02). Saudi Arabia and France Are Leading a 'Political Genocide'. orinocotribune.com Amid the ongoing Zionist genocide against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, as the siege, starvation, and daily massacres intensify, the dimensions of international and regional complicity are being exposed with increasing brazenness and openness. At the heart of this complicity, both the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the French Republic are playing a suspicious role, attempting to reimpose what is called the "two-state solution" as a political exit, precisely at a time when people are being annihilated, the land is being burned, and homes are being demolished on top of their inha…
(2025-08-02). US envoy visits Gaza sites as UN says hundreds of aid-seekers killed. dawn.com • Witkoff holds talks with Netanyahu
| • HRW says Israel using starvation as a weapon of war
| • Author David Grossman calls Israel's Gaza campaign 'genocide' | GAZA CITY: President Donald Trump's special envoy inspected a US-backed food distribution centre in war-torn Gaza on Friday, as the UN rights office reported that Israeli forces had killed hundreds of hungry Palestinians waiting for aid. | Meanwhile, award-winning Israeli author David Grossman called his country's campaign in Gaza "genocide" and said he was using the term with a "broken hea…
(2025-08-02). Human Rights Watch Says Israel Committing War Crimes. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Human Rights Watch said the Israeli regime is committing war crimes through systematic killings of starving civilians at food distribution centers in Gaza, amid a deepening humanitarian catastrophe compounded by Western-backed military control over aid routes.
(2025-08-02). Israel kills dozens in Gaza as starvation claims more lives. newarab.com 
The continued attacks follow US Middle East Envoy
(2025-08-02). More than 160 Gazans starved to death, teen latest fatality. newarab.com 
Another Palestinian minor has starved to death due to Israel's siege on Gaza, making him the latest hunger-related fatality in the enclave due to months of an Israeli siege. | A Palestinian medical source told Anadolu Agency that The source said Abu Khater suffered a sudden deterioration in his health two weeks ago after significant weight loss due to hunger and that he had to be hospitalised, adding that he only weighed 25 kg. | T…
(2025-08-02). US Israeli ambassador Mike Huckabee praises IDF and GHF killers in visit to Gaza. wsws.org The visit by Huckabee and Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff was aimed at providing cover for the ongoing genocide and forced starvation campaign.
(2025-08-02). Trump Officials' Gaza Tour Slammed as 'Blatantly Theatrical Display'. scheerpost.com President Donald Trump speaks with workers while construction continues on the Rose Garden as Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff and others look on, Monday, July 21, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian) | In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible By Brett Wilkins…
(2025-08-02). Israel backing Gaza 'gangs' to create unlivable chaos, says academic. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report While the Israeli government claims it is backing "clans" in Gaza to counter the resistance movement Hamas, the groups it supports more closely resemble criminal gangs, says a British-based security specialist. Dr Rob Geist Pinfold, international security lecturer at King's College London, says: "These are criminal gangs. Many were in prison before…
(2025-08-02). In Gaza, we've resorted to drinking salty water just to keep ourselves from fainting. mondoweiss.net 
We drink salt and water to stay standing, to keep ourselves from going dizzy and collapsing. This is what we've come to in Gaza, where most people will go without food for three days at a time.
(2025-08-02). Nazis murdered my family in the Holocaust. Now Germany is punishing me for protesting Israel's genocide in Gaza. mondoweiss.net 
This week, I faced trial for opposing genocide, Zionism, and for challenging Germany's unconditional support for Israel. The state prosecuting me may have legal authority, but its moral authority has collapsed as it again participates in a genocide.
(2025-08-02). Israeli Forces Resume Bombing Displaced Civilians in Gaza despite Global Outcry. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Israeli occupation forces launched renewed airstrikes on tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis on Saturday, killing and injuring several civilians, in what human rights groups are increasingly condemning as systematic war crimes.
(2025-08-02). Sunday 8/3: Pleasanton: Community Rally/Vigil for Gaza. indybay.org Delucchi Park | 4501 1st Street | Pleasanton, CA…
(2025-08-02). Tuesday 8/12: Webinar: Gaza Apocalypse. indybay.org Online | masspeace.us/gaza-apocalypse…
(2025-08-02). Stop the War Now: Middle East Studies Faculty, Ben-Gurion University. juancole.com 
Stop the War Now! Statement from the Faculty of the Department of Middle East Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev We, the faculty of the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, issue this statement to unequivocally call for an immediate end to Israel's war crimes in Gaza. We say this …
(2025-08-02). France halts Gaza arrivals amid probe in student's posts. newarab.com 
(2025-08-02). ICJP seeks arrest of Israeli soldiers in Netherlands over Gaza. newarab.com 
The The legal action, filed under the ICJP's Global 195 coalition, identifies two individuals believed to be serving members of the Israeli army who are believed to be in Amsterdam.
(2025-08-02). Italy to begin Gaza air drops: foreign minister. newarab.com 
(2025-08-02). 'Treated like criminals': Handala crew detail Israeli abuse. newarab.com 
Activists aboard the Gaza-bound Speaking to The New Arab, several participants described psychological and physical abuse during their captivity, accusing Israel of violating international law and weaponising h…
(2025-08-02). US promises Gaza food plan after envoy visit. newarab.com 
President Donald Trump's special envoy promised a plan to deliver more food to Gaza The visit by US envoy Steve Witkoff came as a report from global advocacy group
(2025-08-02). US support for Israel's war on Gaza drops to historic record low. newarab.com 
Public backing among Americans for A recent Gallup survey between 7 and 21 July 2025 revealed that support plummeted to just 32 per cent, the lowest level since the pollster began on the issue in November 2023. | The poll found that 60 per cent of Americans now disapprove of Israel's actions, a 10-point increase since the previous measurement in September. | The data reflect a growing disillusionment with the war as it stretches into its 21st month. I…
(2025-08-02). On August 3 and the Days of Rage: Act, mobilize and escalate for Gaza and the prisoners; break the siege and end the genocide. samidoun.net 
"We call for active and massive participation on this national and global day in defense of our prisoners and our people in the Gaza Strip, to expose the brutal crimes of the occupation against them, and to support their rights and just cause….We look forward to making the 3 of August a pivotal day in …
(2025-08-02). Israel kills another Palestinian journalist in Gaza. plenglish.com According to the source, the body of the journalist, who worked for Gaza Youth Radio, was found dead in her home in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood after a military attack. | The news outlet reported that more than 230 media workers have been killed in the coastal enclave since the beginning of the aggression against the territory in October 2023. | This high figure highlights the serious risks faced by media professionals in Gaza because this conflict is one of the bloodiest in history for journalists, it emphasized. | Recently, the Palestinian Journalists' Union accused Israeli troops of carrying out massacres aga…
(2025-08-02). Families of Israeli Captives Say They "Are Becoming Skin and Bone" , Call for Ending Gaza War. english.almanar.com.lb 
Families of Israeli captives in Gaza and their supporters gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday to call the Israeli government to reach a deal and end the war in the besieged strip after Palestinian resistance groups issued this week videos of captives. Hundreds of Israeli took part in a protest for the captives in Tel …
(2025-08-02). Government Media Office in Gaza: Only 73 aid trucks entered Gaza Strip yesterday, most of them were looted. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-08-02). Government Media Office in Gaza: Daily needs of Gaza Strip are no less than 600 trucks of relief supplies and fuel. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-08-02). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC president calls for urgent collective action by states to end abhorrent suffering in Gaza. icrc.org The following is a statement attributable to ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric on the humanitarian situation in Gaza…
(2025-08-02). Israel policy is slowly changing. Is it enough to make an impact? haaretz.com At a time of mounting international pressure over the carnage in Gaza and regional instability, Berlin's diplomatic strategy remains cautious when in comes to Israel, though no longer immobile. Many argue much bolder steps are needed…
(2025-08-02). The numbers the main horror in Gaza, but passing 60,000 dead marks a breaking point. haaretz.com Despite Israel's efforts to dispute the death toll in the enclave, the numbers are not an exaggeration, but apparently, an undercount. Comparisons to other global wars only reveal the scope of the disaster we are wreaking in Gaza…
(2025-08-02). Gaza officials say 83 Palestinians killed in past day, including 39 aid-seekers. haaretz.com
(2025-08-02). ICRC mourns colleague killed in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC outraged by attack that wounded ICRC staff, PRCS volunteer during Gaza rescue mission. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). No, Nuking Cities Did Not Save Lives. davidswanson.org It's oddly encouraging that the New York Post had to bring up its kookiest rightwing propagandist on Friday to argue that nuking Hiroshima and Nagasaki saved lives. It's almost as if the New York Times' kookiest rightwing propagandist's claiming that killing Palestinians is not genocide had to be one-upped by…
(2025-08-02). No to fascist austerity! No pride in genocide! iacenter.org July 30, 2025 Over 1,500 demonstrators rallied outside Boston City Hall on July 23 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A coalition of Massachusetts disability rights organizations and labor unions, including Boston Center for Independent Living, Dignity Alliance Massachusetts and Service Employees International Union 1199, along with dozens of others sponsored the commemoration. Workers World Boston contingent at 35th anniversary of passage of Americans with Disabilities Act, Boston, July 23, 2025. Decades of protests, sit-ins and shutdowns by disabled…
(2025-08-02). A Media Splash, Government Response, and More After the Launch of Our Damning New Report in Canada. worldbeyondwar.org 
If Canada truly wants to stop fueling this genocide, the solution is obvious: a full and immediate two-way arms embargo on Israel. And we're not going to stop organizing until we get exactly that. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2025-08-02). Tariff Trade War Against Brazil, Bolsonaro, Lula, Palestine & the Working Class. indybay.org The fascist Trump government has declared tariff trade war on Brazil demanding that charges against Bolsonaro for organizing an insurrection and the assassination of Lula and other people be dropped. Sà£o Paulo transit worker and a member of Conlutas Fabio Bosco reports on this and also the struggle against the genocide in Palestine and BRICS…
(2025-08-02). Protest at Genocide Enabler BCG. indybay.org Noisy protest counters BCG's (Boston Consulting Group) pr and calls out Netanyahu's former employer as complicit in genocide. See their pledge to "make the world a better place."
(2025-08-02). Marjorie Taylor Greene Called It A Genocide Before Bernie Sanders. caitlinjohnstone.com.au
(2025-08-02). Ukrainian Statehood Pitted Against the Citizens of the Country. orinocotribune.com By Dmitri Kovalevich — Jul 30, 2025 | Dmitri Kovalevich argues that modern Ukrainian statehood has turned against its own people, suppressing dissent, provoking wider war, and surviving only through coercion, Western backing, and public relations. | On July 15, Ukraine celebrated its Day of Ukrainian Statehood
(2025-08-02). Missing Links in Textbook History: The American Left Part II. scheerpost.com The Rebel Girl. Library of Congress, Music Division. Open domain. | In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible This is the second of three articles on how the American Left is remembered, or not, in the high school textbook, American History. Part II is focused on the roles played by the American Left in establishing the rights of labo…
(2025-08-02). The CIA Built Hundreds of Covert Websites. Here's What They Were Hiding. scheerpost.com Feature photo | Illustration by MintPress News | In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible By Alan MacLeod / The CIA didn't just infiltrate governments; it infiltrated the internet itself. For over a decade, Langley operated a spr…
(2025-08-02). Venezuela on the Verge of Eradicating Hunger. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution has done it again: it is once again on the verge of eradicating hunger in Venezuela. This was recognized by the FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP, and WHO in their annual report on The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025 (SOFI 2025), addressing high food prices and inflation for food security and nutrition. | Since the imposition of illegal coercive measures (euphemistically referred to as sanctions) by the US and its allies on Venezuela in 2014, and after 11 years with a burden of 1,041 Unilateral Coercive Measures (MCU) on the nation, which places it between the fifth a…
(2025-08-02). Bolivia: Boluarte's Comments Demonstrate 'Colonial Mentality'. orinocotribune.com Luis Arce's government expressed its "strong rejection" of the statements made by Peruvian de facto ruler Dina Boluarte in her message for Independence Day. The Bolivian president said that Boluarte's speech "does not represent the true feelings of the Peruvian people." | The Bolivian government condemned the statements made by Boluarte, who referred to Bolivia, Cuba, and Venezuela as "failed countries." Arce responded on social media: "We believe that this does not represent the true feelings of the Peruvian people, with whom we maintain historic ties of brotherhood, respect, and cooperation." | The Bolivian For…
(2025-08-02). Colombia's Uribe Must Immediately Serve 12-Year House Arrest Sentence. orinocotribune.com This Friday, August 1, the judge of the 44th Criminal Court of Bogotá, Sandra Liliana Heredia, issued an immediate sentence upon announcing a 12-year sentence of house arrest for former President àÅlvaro Uribe Vélez (2002-2010) for the crimes of witness bribery and procedural fraud. She also ordered the payment of a fine and a ban from holding public office for 100 months and 20 days. | The judge confirmed the historic verdict during a hearing at the Paloquemao court complex at 2 p.m. local time, marking the first time in history that a former Colombian president has been convicted. Heredia confirmed that t…
(2025-08-02). Venezuela Destroys 2 Narco Airplanes and Logistics Center in Apure State. orinocotribune.com Within the framework of Operation Vuelvan Caras, Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) located and destroyed a clandestine airstrip, two aircraft, a laboratory, and a logistics center for drug processing belonging to the Colombian Armed Terrorist Narcotrafficking Groups (TANCOL). | Regarding the procedure, Strategic Operational Commander of the FANB General Domingo Hernández Lárez explained that in the Los Llanos Strategic Comprehensive Defense Region, troops were deployed along the Buena Vista del Meta Elorza route. There, the "Leonardo Infante" Air and Naval Task Force located the two aircraft hidd…
(2025-08-02). Venezuela: Flight Repatriating 207 Migrants Arrives This Friday. orinocotribune.com This Friday, August 1, a new group of Venezuelans was repatriated from Texas, United States, on Flight 53 of the Return to the Homeland Program. This program has allowed over 9,000 Venezuelan migrants to return to the country free of charge this year alone. | The flight included 160 men, 30 women, seven boys, and 10 girls. | The Venezuelans were received by the authorities to implement the required protocol, which verifies their legal status and health condition. | Repatriation flights of Venezuelan migrants are typically carried out on Fridays. Many of the migrants have repatriation orders and have been confined…
(2025-08-02). Palestinian factions issue statement on New York Declaration. workers.org 
Islamic Resistance Movement — Hamas, Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine — General Command (PFLP-GC) and Vanguards of the Popular Liberation War — Al-Sa'iqa Forces issued a joint . . . |
(2025-08-02). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine exposes two-state solution. workers.org 
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine leader Marwan Abdel-Al made the following remarks to L'Humanité, a French publication, published on Resistance News Network on July 31, 2025. The so-called two-state solution conference is not so much a peace initiative as it is a recycling of a political illusion that . . . |
(2025-08-02). Exploiting the Issue of Palestinian Recognition. dissidentvoice.org They have been the playthings of powers for decades, and there is no promise that this will end soon. Empires and powers seem to come and go, yet the plight of the Palestinians remains more horrific than ever. Now, in the next instalment of the grand morality game, France, the United Kingdom and Canada promise …
(2025-08-02). Some Thoughts on Our DOE Report Regarding CO2 Impacts on the U.S. Climate. wattsupwiththat.com we are the "Red Team"; the "Blue Team" has had their say since the late 1980s.
(2025-08-02). When the Wind Stops Blowing: Trump Administration Restores Sanity to Offshore Energy Policy. wattsupwiththat.com And if the wind doesn't blow quite so favorably for offshore wind's rent-seekers in the future, well, maybe that's just the way the wind ought to blow.
(2025-08-02). WWP condemns brutal attack on Freedom Flotilla ship, beating of labor leader Chris Smalls : WWP statement. workers.org 
Workers World Party condemns the illegal attack by the Israel Occupation Forces (IOF), carried out in international waters, on the Freedom Flotilla Coalition's ship Handala and the kidnapping of all 21 crew members. Freedom Flotilla Coalition's boat the Handala prepares to leave for Palestine from Italy, July 27, 2025. Photo: . . . |
(2025-08-02). The GENIUS Act and the National Bank Acts of 1863-64. dissidentvoice.org This month Congress passed the GENIUS Act, an acronym for the "Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins of 2025." Designed to regulate stablecoins, a category of cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable value, the Act is highly controversial. Critics variously argue that it anoints stablecoins as the equivalent of "programmable" central bank digital currencies …
(2025-08-02). Grid on the Brink: PJM's Record Auction Proves We Must Keep—and Build—More Coal Plants. wattsupwiththat.com We need coal-fired power. We need it now. And we will need it for decades to come.
(2025-08-02). Black Agenda Report at the Belt and Road Journalism Forum in China. iacenter.org July 31, 2025 The 2025 Belt and Road Journalists Forum in China was an opportunity for Black Agenda Report to join an international group of journalists working to promote meaningful dialogue on world issues. The following report was written by BAR reporter Margaret Kimberly, first published at BAR's website. Margaret Kimberly Credit: Green Party The invitation extended to Black Agenda Report to participate in the 2025 Belt and Road Journalists Forum, held in the cities of Nanchang, Jingdezhen and Ganzhou in Jiangxi province China, was a testament to our 19-year history of providing "news, commentary and analysis…
(2025-08-02). Educators for Palestine claims victory against racism and hate, despite NEA board decision. iacenter.org July 24, 2025 Educators for Palestine released the following news release on July 19, 2025. Washington, D.C. Educators for Palestine is deeply disappointed with the decision of the National Education Association's Board of Directors to nullify the majority vote at its recent convention to "Drop the ADL." This action was taken despite the fact that the July 2025 NEA Representative Assembly (RA) delegates took the historic step to direct the NEA to "not use, endorse or publicize any materials from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)," such as its curricular materials or its statistics. On Friday, July 18, the NEA Boa…
(2025-08-02). History of U.S. intervention in Korea. iacenter.org By Dianne Mathiowetz July 31, 2025 The following is a talk given at a Workers World Party meeting in New York City, on July 24, 2025, prior to the start of the People's Summit for Korea at Riverside Church July 25-27. I appreciate the opportunity to say a little about the importance of the Korean War in advance of the Summit taking place this weekend at Riverside Church. This "little known war" marks the early projection of U.S. global military, political and economic dominance of the world for the last 75 years. Korea wasn't an armed conflict between two capitalist forces fighting for the same territory. It was…
(2025-08-02). IAC condemns brutal attack on Freedom Flotilla ship, beating of labor leader Chris Smalls. iacenter.org August 1, 2025 The International Action Center condemns the illegal attack by the Israel Occupation Forces (IOF), carried out in international waters, on the Freedom Flotilla Coalition's ship Handala and the kidnapping of all 21 crew members. Freedom Flotilla Coalition's boat the Handala prepares to leave for Palestine from Gallipoli, a coastal town in Italy, July 27, 2025. Photo: Freedom Flotilla Coalition We further condemn the IOF's brutal beating of Chris Smalls, founder and former president of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU). Smalls was the only African American participant on the Flotilla. According to the Coa…
(2025-08-02). Protest outside Philippine Consulate. iacenter.org By Joe Piette July 31, 2025 Philippine activists and supporters demonstrated July 27 outside the Consulate General of the Philippines in New York City to give a People's State of the Nation address, in opposition to the State of the Nation address by Philippine President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on the same day. Organized by BAYAN Northeast — a regional alliance from Boston to Philadelphia that includes Anakbayan (for youth), GABRIELA (for women) and Migrante USA (for migrant workers) — their goal was "to represent the true economic, political and social realities in the Philippines and its glo…
(2025-08-02). The victorious struggle for national liberation of the peoples of the former Portuguese colonies. iacenter.org By Carlos Lopes Pereira July 18, 2025 The author, a former member of the Secretariat of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC), writes about African events for Avante!, the newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party. This article was published in July in O Militante. Translation: John Catalinotto. July 7, 2025 — Almost half a century ago, four of the five African colonies under Portuguese rule — Mozambique, Cabo Verde, Sà£o Tomé and Príncipe and Angola — proclaimed their independence in 1975. But the national liberation struggle of the Mozambican, C…
(2025-08-02). Trump and Epstein: Two pigs in a pen. iacenter.org By Martha Grevatt August 1, 2025 Few people would argue with the fact that the ultra-misogynist finance capitalist Jeffrey Epstein, who sexually abused and exploited teenaged girls, was a despicable human being. Not many tears were shed when he died in prison in 2019, supposedly by suicide, denying Epstein's many victims their day in court. The group Hot Mess holds photos of Epstein at a protest, New York City, July 8, 2019. Epstein is front-page news again in 2025 because of President Donald Trump's unwillingness to release documents known as "the Epstein files," which are rumored to include "client lists" with…
(2025-08-02). WW Commentary — Trump and Epstein: Two pigs in a pen. workers.org 
Few people would argue with the fact that the ultra-misogynist finance capitalist Jeffrey Epstein, who sexually abused and exploited teenaged girls, was a despicable human being. Not many tears were shed when he died in prison in 2019, supposedly by suicide, denying Epstein's many victims their day in court. The . . . |
(2025-08-02). DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Is Seen Stopping Latino Men at Home Depot to Ask for IDs, We Catch Up With Adrian Andrew Martinez, and More. lataco.com ICE and Border Patrol hit several SoCal locations including Garden Grove, Gardena, and Orange, while protests continue in L.A. and across the country. A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from fast-tracking deportations, and 12 members of Congress are suing for access to detention centers. Meanwhile, detainees in Florida are on a hunger strike, and Dolores Huerta is fighting a massive ICE expansion in Kern County. We also caught up with the 20-year-old citizen that was beaten and arrested by Border Patrol agents at Walmart in Pico Rivera.
(2025-08-02). Aaron Benanav: Beyond Capitalism—1. newleftreview.org In the first instalment of a major contribution to the reconceptualization of a post-capitalist social order, Aaron Benanav marshals insights from a long century of socialist thought and practice—Cabet, Marx, Preobrazhensky, Neurath, Keynes—to lay the theoretical foundations for his own multi-criterial model.
(2025-08-02). Alyssa Battistoni: Situating Freedom. newleftreview.org How might we reimagine freedom on an increasingly turbulent and resource-constrained planet? Charting a course between rival left accounts, Alyssa Battistoni offers a conception inspired by de Beauvoir's Ethics of Ambiguity: a 'situated' freedom, which recognizes natural contingency and centres human agency.
(2025-08-02). Michael Burawoy: Palestine through a South African Lens. newleftreview.org In a draft text sent to NLR before his tragically early death, the sociologist reflects on the reasons for the starkly different outcomes of Afrikaner and Zionist settler colonialisms: in South Africa, a unified democratic republic, with all its problems; in Israel, ongoing war.
(2025-08-02). Michael Levien: Michael Burawoy. newleftreview.org Intellectual reconstruction of the work of Michael Burawoy, from globe-spanning analysis of production regimes—post-colonial, advanced capitalist, state socialist—to theoretical dialogues with Polanyi, Bourdieu and Du Bois.
(2025-08-02). NLR Editors: Michael Burawoy: 1947—2025. newleftreview.org The well-travelled life and consistently lucid, radical thought of global labour's great comparative ethnographer—and social theorist.
(2025-08-02). Roberto Schwarz: Political Polyphonies. newleftreview.org Interview with the Brazilian critic and theorist on the literary and political ideas informing his epic play, Queen Lira. A volatile cacophony of voices disputing his country's path, from Dilma's impeachment to Bolsonaro's rise and Lula's unexpected return.
(2025-08-02). Zhang Yongle: Reconfiguring Hegemony. newleftreview.org A view from China of the battle for America's ideological soul, pitting Trump, home-grown nemesis of Western liberal democracy, against Francis Fukuyama, subtlest philosopher of its world-historical triumph. Are these contrasted figures two manifestations of the same hegemonic principle?
(2025-08-02). Kasim says Trump 'can make a difference' on Imran's situation. dawn.com PTI founder Imran Khan's sons on Friday said that United States President Donald Trump was a figure who "can make a difference" in their incarcerated father's situation. | Imran, Sulaiman Khan, 28, and Kasim Khan, 26
(2025-08-02). Over 20 brands of drinking water unsafe for human consumption. dawn.com ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) on Friday declared 23 brands unsafe for human consumption due to microbiological or chemical contamination. | The government of Pakistan had tasked PCRWR with monitoring bottled/mineral water brands on quarterly basis and publicize the results for awareness of public health. | For the second quarter of year 2025 from April to June, 203 samples of mineral/bottled water brands were collected from 21 major cities. Comparison of test results with the bottled water quality standards of Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) had revea…
(2025-08-02). Ready to recognise Palestinian state: Finnish president. dawn.com HELSINKI: Finland's President Alexander Stubb has said he is ready to approve a recognition of a Palestinian state if the government moves forward with such a proposal, after "The decisions by France, the United Kingdom and Canada reinforce the trend towards recognising Palestine as part of efforts to breathe new life into the peace process," Stubb said in a post to X. | "If I receive a propos…
(2025-08-02). Winning hearts must for lasting peace in Balochistan: Bilawal. dawn.com KARACHI: Describing the Addressing Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) delegates from across the country, gathered here for the three-day platinum jubilee celebrations, the PPP chairman acknowledged the persistent challenges facing Balochistan "are often not fully understood at the fede…
(2025-08-02). Irregularities found in foreign-funded projects of National Highway Authority. dawn.com ISLAMABAD: A Senate panel on Friday announced that it had found serious procurement issues like collusive practices and conflicts of interest in multi-billion-rupee road projects being executed by the National Highway Authority (NHA) through foreign loans. | In a detailed report released by the Senate Secretariat, the Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs "uncovered significant concerns" regarding NXCC's (one of the contractors) prior disqualification, arbitration conflicts, payment discrepancies, document manipulation, and collusive bidding practices. | The meeting presided over by Senator Saifullah Abro…
(2025-08-02). Maritime ministry mulls ferry service to Iran, Iraq amid land travel ban. dawn.com ISLAMABAD: Amid a deadlock in negotiations over the government's decision to However, the detailed road map for the service is expected to be finalised in the coming weeks. | On Friday, Minister for Mari ≠time Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry called…
(2025-08-02). Marchers demand peace as North Waziristan under curfew. dawn.com • After Tirah tribesmen, Bajaur peace Jirga tries to convince militants to quit the area
| • Elders assure army, FC of full support for anti-militancy efforts | BAJAUR / NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A complete curfew was imposed across
(2025-08-02). Govt issues fresh call for Afghans to leave. dawn.com QUETTA: Pakistan has issued a new call for "We have received directives from the home department to launch a fresh drive to repatriate all Afghans… in a respectful and orderly manner," Meharullah, a senior government official in Quetta, the capital of Balo ≠chistan province, told AFP. | On Friday, there were "around 4,000 to 5,000 people at the Chaman border" waiting to return, said Habib Bin…
(2025-08-02). Transport dept is not responsible for Red Line delays, Sindh Assembly told. dawn.com • Sharjeel terms relocating utility connections a major challenge in construction
| • Says govt aims to digitise entire transport department by 2026 | KARACHI: Replying to lawmakers' written and verbal queries during the Question Hour in the Sindh Assembly, Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon informed the house on Friday that the provincial transport department was not responsible for delays in completion of the much-awaited Red Line-Bus Rapid Transit Mr Memon, who also holds the portfolios of transpor…
(2025-08-02). Industry faces threat from influx of used vehicles. dawn.com KARACHI: Local auto parts manufacturers have warned of a potential shutdown of Pakistan's car assembly industry within the next two years if the government proceeds with plans to liberalise the commercial import of used vehicles from September. | Former chairman of the Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM), Aamir Allawala, raised concerns during a media briefing at various vending units, stating that used vehicles already account for 25pc of the market — over 40,000 units annually. In contrast, used car market share stands at zero in India, 0.3pc in Vietnam, and 1.2…
(2025-08-02). US limits official visits to Karachi hotels after threat report. dawn.com TORONTO: The US has temporarily limited visits by government personnel to high-end hotels in Karachi after receiving a report of a threat, the State Department said on Friday. | "The US Consulate General Karachi received a report of a threat directed at high-end hotels in Karachi," the department said in a "The US Consulate General in Karachi has temporarily limited visits by official US government personnel to these hotels." | The State Department said it sometimes declares areas in forei…
(2025-08-02). GB traders vow to continue protest at Pak-China border. dawn.com GILGIT: Traders in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) on Friday continued their The protest on the Karakoram Highway has halted all Pakistan-China trade and travel through the border crossing, leaving thousands of people, including Chinese nationals and foreign tourists, stranded in the area. | Protesters, who have gained the support of local political, youth and religious parties, argue that the region's disputed constit…
(2025-08-02). GB Awami Action Committee leader, woman killed 'in name of honour'. dawn.com GILGIT: The Vice Chairman of GB Awami Action Committee, Javed Iqbal, commonly known as This was the second such honour killing incident in the Tangir district within a week | According to FIR registered with Jaglot Police Station, Javed Iqbal, his wife and children were washing clothes on a…
(2025-08-02). PTI worker gets life, 50 others declared POs in Mianwali May 9 cases. dawn.com SARGODHA/ RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court in Sargodha on Friday sentenced PTI worker Muham ≠mad Ismail to rigorous life imprisonment in May 9 cases related to attack on judicial complex in Mianwali and declared 50 others, including former opposition leader in Punjab Judge Muhammad Naeem Sheikh dir ≠ected the Mianwali police chief to ensure the arrest all 51 fugitives o…
(2025-08-02). CJP Afridi asks bar associations to play active role in judicial reforms. dawn.com ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi on Friday urged bar associations to play an active role in legal and judicial In this regard, he also stressed the need for streamlining government support to bar associations for maximum impact and cost-efficiency. | The CJP, while presiding over a meeting in Peshawar, reviewed institutional linkages between bar associations and the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) and shared insights from…
(2025-08-02). UAE envoy meets Nawaz, Maryam in Murree. dawn.com LAHORE: UAE Amba ≠s ≠sador Hamad Obaid Ibra ≠him Salem Al-Zaabi on Friday called on Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and her father Nawaz Sharif, just a day after Saudi Arabia's Ambassador Nawaf Bin Saeed al-Maliki met them. | The Punjab government did not specify where these meetings took place, but a source said both the ambassadors met them at their residence in Murree. | Both Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz have been camping in Murree for the last several days to discuss "important legislation". ⚪ | They discussed with Am…
(2025-08-02). Pakistan Army inducts Z-10ME helicopters to 'reinforce battlefield response'. dawn.com The Pakistan Army has inducted Z-10ME attack helicopters to reinforce its "integrated battlefield response", the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday. | The Aviation Industry Corporation of China had displayed its Z-10 attack helicopter for the first time outside its home country at the Singapore Airshow in February 2024, according to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir presided over the induction ceremony a…
(2025-08-02). Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan agree to boost cooperation in cryptocurrency. dawn.com Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed to promote bilateral cooperation in cryptocurrency, blockchain technology and digital finance, state-run Pakistan Television (PTV) reported on Saturday. | The Pakistani government has lately
(2025-08-02). India will buy Russian oil despite Trump's threats, NYT reports. dawn.com 
(2025-08-02). Iran president lands in Lahore, eyeing to boost trade ties. dawn.com Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian landed in Lahore on Saturday, eyeing to reaffirm his commitment to elevate the annual bilateral trade with Pakistan. | Pakistan has recently Pezeshkian is paying a two-day official…
(2025-08-02). On A Friday Night … smoothiex12.blogspot.com this is what it felt like then)) No, it is obviously not recent ⚪ this a few years back)) A very few years.
(2025-08-02). Ninth Circuit Court Denies Stay in L.A. Raids Case. aclusocal.org Date : | Menu parent dynamic listing : | 72 | Show PDF in viewer on page : | Style : | Standard with sidebar | Tweet Text : | [node: title]…
(2025-08-02). Massive Ocean Regime Shift, Alarming. dissidentvoice.org 
This figure shows changes in heat content of the top 700 meters of the world's oceans between 1955 and 2023 (US EPA) A new study claims severe ocean overheating may be causing a fundamental climate shift. Ocean heatwaves over the past couple of years have been massive and extensive and intensive on a scale never …
(2025-08-02). Should We Invade Israel in the Name of Humanitarianism? progressivehub.net COREY ROBIN | JACOBIN…
(2025-08-02). Horoscope today: your 24-hour briefing for life, love, and more. thecanary.co Here's today's horoscope from the Canary — helping guide you through life, with a daily dose of lifestyle musings for our readers. Your horoscope for Saturday 2 August 2025 Aries ‚ôà Mars is squaring the Moon, and you may feel like everything is a now problem. But today's crisis isn't yours alone to solve. Pause […] | By
(2025-08-02). Acholi Paramount Chief Advocates for retention of learners within the sub-region. independent.co.ug 
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwot Acana II, the Paramount Chief of Ker Kwaro Acholi, has emphasized the importance of retaining students within the Acholi sub-region for their education. Speaking at the annual Thanksgiving ceremony at YY Okot Memorial College in Pager Division, Kitgum Municipality, he urged parents to prioritize local schools instead of …
(2025-08-02). Amuru district seeks shs900 million for cholera response. independent.co.ug 
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru District Taskforce has unveiled a 913.2 million shillings cholera response budget as the district grapples with an outbreak of the disease that has so far claimed five lives and infected over 200 people since early this month. The draft budget was presented on Tuesday during the district's weekly …
(2025-08-02). BALAALO: Over 19,800 cattle evicted from northern Uganda in one month. independent.co.ug 
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), under "Operation Harmony", have evicted over 19,826 heads of cattle from northern Uganda in just over a month, as the military enforces President Museveni's Executive Order No. 2 of 2023, which prohibits illegal nomadic grazing in northern Uganda. At a press conference held …
(2025-08-02). Govt mobilizes farmers, suppliers for climate smart agriculture project. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has begun mobilizing farmers, agro-input dealers, and other stakeholders to tap into a $350 million (approximately Shs1.3 trillion) World Bank-funded project aimed at transforming Uganda's agriculture sector over six years. The Uganda Climate Smart Agriculture Transformation Project, launched in June 2024, targets 69 districts across 13 regions. It …
(2025-08-02). Moroto hosts Karamoja Regional Youth Parliament. independent.co.ug 
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The youth in the Karamoja sub-region have hosted the first regional youth parliament, a pre-event to commemorate International Youth Day next month. The youth parliament was held on Tuesday at the Moroto district council hall under the theme "Bringing the Youth Voices to the Decision Making Table. The parliament, …
(2025-08-02). Presidential Task Force halts activities on disputed Lira land. independent.co.ug 
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Presidential Special Task Force on land matters and environment has halted all activities on a contested piece of land at the center of a dispute between the Uganda Police Force and Lira District Local Government. This follows a petition by Gobba Benard, who claims police are unlawfully fencing …
(2025-08-02). Teso, Karamoja farmers urged to embrace modern agricultural techniques. independent.co.ug 
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Livestock farmers in the Teso and Karamoja subregions have been urged to embrace modern agricultural techniques—particularly crossbreeding indigenous animals with improved Schwall breeds—to increase resilience and productivity in the face of harsh climatic conditions. The call was made by George Egayu, an animal health and artificial insemination technician at …
(2025-08-02). Vendors in new govt markets frustrated by power disruptions, theft. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vendors operating in newly constructed modern markets across various urban councils in Uganda are struggling to profit from the huge government investments, citing persistent power outages and rampant theft. The government, using loans from the African Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank, rolled out the Markets and Agricultural Trade …
(2025-08-02). World Vision closes operations in Kakumiro. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | World Vision Uganda has closed its operation in Kasambya Area, in Kakumiro district, after 19 years. The organisation has been focusing and extending support to critical sectors, including education, health, climate change, agriculture, and environmental conservation, among others. In Kasambya, World Vision has constructed schools and health facilities and …
(2025-08-02). WWF Uganda hands over Forestry Development Plans to Rwenzori districts. independent.co.ug 
Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Uganda has officially handed over District Forestry Development Plans (DFDPs) to four local governments surrounding the Rwenzori Mountains National Park, in a renewed push to combat forest degradation and promote sustainable land use. The plans, developed under the Restoration for a Resilient …
(2025-08-02). Israel Addicted to Belligerence: Araqchi. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi denounced the Zionist regime's addiction to bellicosity and law-breaking, urging regional countries to remain vigilant in the face of the Israeli plots to upset security in the region.
(2025-08-02). Preparations Made for Iranian President's Visit to Pakistan. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The foreign ministers of Iran and Pakistan discussed the arrangements for Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's upcoming visit to Islamabad.
(2025-08-02). Iran Aims to Raise Annual Trade with Pakistan to $10 Billion: President. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian unveiled plans to elevate the value of annual trade exchanges with Pakistan to $10 billion.
(2025-08-02). Special Preparedness Plans Devised for Iranian Armed Forces: Top General. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's highest-ranking military commander said a series of different plans have been formulated to maintain the preparedness of the military forces.
(2025-08-02). Iran-EU3 Talks Faced with Complexity: Spokeswoman. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The spokesperson for the Iranian administration dismissed the notion that the negotiations between Iran and the European troika are directed at the achievement of a deal, saying the talks about Tehran's nuclear program have run into a complicated situation.
(2025-08-02). Chinese scientists develop lunar brick-making machine for future moon bases. tvbrics.com 
They used an innovative system that harnesses concentrated solar energy…
(2025-08-02). Venezuela promotes training in Regenerative Agriculture to revitalise rural areas. tvbrics.com 
The programme includes workshops on soil restoration, biodiversity, and integrated natural resource management…
(2025-08-02). Friday 8/8: Forward Friday. indybay.org Google Meet Link: meet.google.com/cgy-byru-vsi…
(2025-08-02). Solidarity! Hospice East Bay NUHW Workers Strike Against Union Busting & for a Contract. indybay.org Hospice of the East Bay NUHW workers went on strike on 7/29/25 for a contract after more than a year. The workers talked about their work and also the concessions the company wants in order to get their first contract.
(2025-08-02). SAFTU condemns Trump's 30% tariffs on South African exports: Calls for urgent meeting. indybay.org The South African trade union federation SAFTU has protested Trump's tariffs and called for a national emergency meeting…
(2025-08-02). San Joaquin County Sued for Charging Unlawful Fees for Autopsy Records About Deaths Caused by Police. indybay.org Irvine, Calif., July 30, 2025 — The Investigative Reporting Program ("IRP") at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism filed a lawsuit against San Joaquin County challenging unlawful fees for copies of autopsy reports about deaths caused by law enforcement officers. IRP is represented by Professors Susan E. Seager and Jack Lerner with the Press Freedom Project of the Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology Clinic at UC Irvine School of Law, as well as the First Amendment Coalition.
(2025-08-02). Saturday 8/23: Luna Dance & Creativity Open House. indybay.org 931 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley…
(2025-08-02). Brasil: Entrevista a Joà£o Pedro Stédile (MST) Julio 2025. indybay.org Brasil: Entrevista a Joà£o Pedro Stédile (MST) Julio 2025 | "El capitalismo destruye la naturaleza, nuestra lucha es global"
(2025-08-02). Saturday 8/2: Hikers for Palestine: Walk in Solidarity, Walk for Water. indybay.org Berkeley Marina. Meeting at the Seabreeze Parking lot, 598 University Ave…
(2025-08-02). Trump's evil myrmidon Emil Bove is a major threat to the Constitution. indybay.org Convicted Felon President Trump's Emil Bove Has A Face So Evil That Is The Type That Only A Mother Can Love.
(2025-08-02). Wednesday 8/6: Close Guantánamo & Dismantle the Inhumane Deportation Machine NOW! indybay.org Mission Street @ 22nd Street San Francisco, CA…
(2025-08-02). Repeat Lesson for Wells Fargo Delivered by Activists. indybay.org Slow learner gets repeated demand to stop war crime complicity and fulfill environmental responsibility as Stop Billionaires Summer protests continues.
(2025-08-02). Friday 8/1: Planning supper for MeglaDon, a terpsichorean performance art meets devour of MAGA show. indybay.org Notable House | 189 Ellsworth St. | SF…
(2025-08-02). Tuesday 8/5: Webinar: Anti-Zionism means Abolition. indybay.org Zoom | bit.ly/AZAbolition…
(2025-08-02). Healthcare Not Prisons! On 60th Anniversary of Medicare, Rally at Alcatraz Tours Against Prison. indybay.org On the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Medicare, a press conference was held at Alcatraz Tours on Pier 33 to oppose the building of a new prison on Alcatraz and for the implementation of national single payer so all people in the United States can get heatlhcare. Speakers from unions and community groups spoke out against Trump's ICE raids and privatization of the prison industry to make more profits.
(2025-08-02). The War on UC Workers & Union Busting Attack on NUHW Oakland Hospital Workers. indybay.org The University of California management and regents are engaged in a frontal union busting attack on the NUHW and other workers at the Oakland Children's Hospitals. They are telling workers they have no right to their own union representation but must join other unions that they don't want. They have imposed massive pay cuts on these workers by ending their paid healthcare benefits and other conditions flagrantly violating their union contracts. Governor Newsom and the Democrats in the legislature have been completely quite about this union busting attack and Newom who is an ex-officio has supporting million…
(2025-08-02). Wednesday 8/27: Palestine & The African American Experience. indybay.org Zoom | KafiaHaile.com/Teach-In…
(2025-08-02). "Wells Fracko Bank" Called Upon to Divest from Fossil Fuels. indybay.org Calling Wells Fargo & Company Bank "Wells Fracko," the group "Stop Billionaires Summer" picketed their global headquarters building for a second time this month as part of its eight-week campaign of mass action, disruption and information leafleting by calling attention to the bank's role in "climate collapse, fueling Fascism and throwing our futures into the fire." Organizers also accused the bank of ensuring that "billionaires protect their profits and power" and for allowing the ultra-wealthy elites "to fuel the crises we're living in."
(2025-08-02). Wednesday 8/6: Virtual Sudan Teach-In. indybay.org Zoom | KafiaHaile.com/Teach-In…
(2025-08-02). "The shareholder has become a common good" indybay.org Western societies are divided, authoritarianism is on the rise, social inequality is increasing, and trust in political institutions has dwindled… | The 1968 movement was not least a reaction to fascism, colonialism, and racism, and against this backdrop it sought alternatives.
(2025-08-02). Turn on the War-makers: Fight for Peace and Social Needs. indybay.org is past time for the people to take matters into their own hands through mass mobilizations and strikes to demand peace and social needs, not war and inequality.
(2025-08-02). Reparations and the 175th Anniversary of the birth of California. indybay.org 175th Anniversary of the State of California opens a path to reconsider California Juneteenth law toward alignment with our Title 5 US Juneteenth Federal Law celebrating the close of our US Civil War and path to end chattel slavery in America/…
(2025-08-02). Britain, which created the Israeli-Palestinian Mess, will Finally Recognize Palestinian State. juancole.com 
Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — The dam has burst. Netanyahu and his far-right regime have gone too far. Public pressure on politicians in Europe and many other countries has become irresistible, forcing them to change course. Most countries, 147 of the UN's 193 members, have formally recognized a Palestinian state, and last week, …
(2025-08-02). My halal-friendly holiday: A Muslim woman's guide to Alanya. newarab.com 
Before my trip, a wave of discomfort crept in one of those anxiety-driven thoughts that often arise when planning a holiday. | Should I pack swimwear? Would I look out of place wearing my burkini, especially after gaining weight? Or should I avoid swimming entirely and stick to wearing all-black outfits on holiday? | I wasn't entirely sure what to expect from a My previous experiences with all-inclusive resort breaks- often centred around sun…
(2025-08-02). Algerian sentenced to 10 years for vandalising nude woman statue. newarab.com 
A court in The court found the defendant had previously attempted to destroy the statue in November 2018, for which he was sentenced to five years in prison. | The court charged the accused with vandalising a cultural monument and public property, in addition to assaulting public forces. | Earlier this week, the perp…
(2025-08-02). Israel evacuates diplomats from UAE amid rising 'threats'. newarab.com 
This came after Israel said it was evacuating most of its diplomatic mission staff in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, after Israel's National Security Council sharpened its travel warning for Israelis staying in the Gulf country. | The foreign ministry didn't say what the threat…
(2025-08-02). Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill four people. newarab.com 
A series of Israeli airstrikes killed four people in south and "The series of strikes launched by the Israeli enemy Thursday evening led to the death of four people," the Lebanese health ministry said.
(2025-08-02). OPEC+ expected to raise oil production further on Sunday. newarab.com 
(2025-08-02). Over 20 inured as fairground ride collapses in Saudi Arabia. newarab.com 
At least 23 people were injured, including several in critical condition, when a fairground ride collapsed mid-operation in the The incident took place in the popular mountain resort area of Al Hada district, as the 360 Degrees attraction, a rotating carousel ride, was in full swing.
(2025-08-02). Prosecutors call for PSG's Achraf Hakimi to face rape trial. newarab.com 
(2025-08-02). Rubio says Palestinian state can't exist without Israel approval. newarab.com 
"There can be no Palestinian state unless Israel agrees to it…
(2025-08-02). South Lebanon village denies sidewalk painted in Israeli colours. newarab.com 
A border village in southern Lebanon has rejected claims that it used the colours Social media users accused the Christian village of Rmeish of painting pavements in blue and white to mimic the Israeli flag, calling the move "provocative" and insensitive given Israel's latest war on the country, which
(2025-08-02). Trump deploys nuclear submarines in row with Russia. newarab.com 
Trump and Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's security council, have been sparring on social media for days. | Trump's post on his Truth Social platform abruptly took that spat into the very real ⚪ and rarely publicized ⚪ sphere of nuclear forces. | "Based on the highly provocative statements," Trump sa…
(2025-08-02). Trump eyes Central Asian nations into Abraham Accords. newarab.com 
As part of the Abraham Accords,
(2025-08-02). Trump's tariffs hit MENA region: who's paying the highest price. newarab.com 
(2025-08-02). Turkey, Italy and Libya discuss Mediterranean migration route. newarab.com 
The migration route from President "Erdogan pointe…
(2025-08-02). UN report finds United Nations reports are not widely read. newarab.com 
A He said last year that the U.N. system supported 27,000…
(2025-08-02). US, NATO developing funding mechanism for Ukraine weapons. newarab.com 
The US and The renewed transatlantic cooperation on Ukraine comes as US President
(2025-08-02). Correspondence] Innovation in health and humanitarian aid: lessons from Sudan. thelancet.com Since civil war broke out in April, 2023, nearly half of Sudan's 50 million people now face acute food insecurity, 14 ∑5 million people have been forcibly displaced, outbreaks of multiple infectious diseases have been reported, and thousands of women and children have experienced sexual violence.1 Delivery of essential services is insufficient, with more than 70% of health-care facilities in conflict-affected areas damaged or destroyed, and aid delivery systematically obstructed by both sides of the conflict.
(2025-08-02). World Report] 5 years on: the health legacy of the Beirut port blast. thelancet.com The 2020 port explosion in Beirut killed more than 250 people and injured 7000. 5 years later, many Beirutis still suffer physical and mental ill effects. Clotilde Bigot reports from Lebanon.
(2025-08-02). Correspondence] Cadonilimab in advanced cervical cancer: the COMPASSION-16 trial. thelancet.com The COMPASSION-16 trial by Xiaohua Wu and colleagues addresses a crucial need in the management of advanced cervical cancer by evaluating cadonilimab, a novel bispecific antibody targeting PD-1 and CTLA-4, as a first-line therapy in combination with chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab. The COMPASSION-16 trial presents strong evidence supporting the efficacy of cadonilimab, with statistically significant improvements in progression-free survival and overall survival compared with standard chemotherapy.
(2025-08-02). Comment] Personalising PARP inhibitor combinations for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. thelancet.com Prostate cancer is a major cause of cancer-related mortality in men and the burden is forecast to increase significantly over the next decade.1 The outcome of patients diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer can be highly variable but cancers with BRCA gene alterations have worse outcomes.2 BRCA protein loss occurs in approximately 10% of advanced prostate cancers. PARP inhibition is an established treatment for patients with BRCA-mutant tumours progressing after androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPIs), at which time the treatments both delay progression and prolong survival.
(2025-08-02). Correspondence] Screening for spinal muscular atrophy in the UK. thelancet.com I read with interest the Correspondence on spinal muscular atrophy in the UK.1…
(2025-08-02). Correspondence] Impact of conflict on cholera epidemiology in Sudan. thelancet.com When water and hospitals become targets of conflict, cholera becomes inevitable. Since April, 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in armed conflict that has systematically destroyed civilian infrastructure. This structural violence has transformed cholera from a controllable disease into a cause of recurrent epidemics, with three distinct waves recorded since mid-2023.
(2025-08-02). Correspondence] Sudan's measles crisis and the global zero-dose gap. thelancet.com When vaccines stop, measles returns. Since 2023, Sudan has witnessed several measles outbreaks, each a predictable outcome of systemic immunisation failure in a nation engulfed by civil war. Once a preventable disease, measles has re-emerged as a leading killer of children in conflict-affected regions of Sudan.
(2025-08-02). Obituary] Rinaldo Bellomo. thelancet.com Intensive care physician, researcher, and mentor. He was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on Aug 8, 1956, and died in Melbourne, VIC, Australia, on May 6, 2025, aged 68 years.
(2025-08-02). Comment] Chasing the end of helminths: is elimination within reach? thelancet.com Soil-transmitted helminths are a group of parasitic intestinal worms that infect roughly 1 ∑5 billion people globally. The most prevalent species are Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and hookworms. WHO aims to eliminate soil-transmitted helminths as a public health problem by 2030, which is defined as reaching a less than 2% prevalence of moderate and heavy intensity infections (as detected using coprological approaches, such as the Kato—Katz method).1 The central element of controlling soil-transmitted helminths is the widespread administration of anthelmintics to at-risk populations without…
(2025-08-02). Correspondence] Compassionate child obesity care within a stigmatising society. thelancet.com The UK National Health Service Complications from Excess Weight (CEW) clinics were established to provide holistic, person-centred care to treat obesity and related comorbidities in children and young people. Recent findings, presented at the European Congress on Obesity 2025,1 showed that nearly 5000 children have entered regional CEW services since 2021. These data highlight the characteristics of children and young people accessing the clinics, who often live in the most deprived areas, are of diverse ethnic heritage, and nearly a quarter have a learning disability or are neurodiverse.
(2025-08-02). Correspondence] A continental call to action to end cholera by 2030. thelancet.com On June 4, 2025, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government from 20 cholera-affected countries in Africa united to adopt a collective call to action aimed at stopping ongoing cholera outbreaks and hastening efforts to eliminate cholera across the continent by 2030. This call represents an unprecedented political commitment to address cholera as a major public health issue in Africa. The call comes at a critical moment: cases of cholera are increasing, mortality rates are worsening, global health funding to combat the disease is declining, and the ability of African countries to allocate resources is being stra…
(2025-08-02). Comment] Balancing quality and quantity of life in older patients with breast cancer. thelancet.com Overtreatment is considered harmful in terms of decreasing quality of life, wasting resources, and environmental damage.1—3 These risks are especially relevant when considering adjuvant chemotherapy besides adjuvant endocrine therapy for older adult patients (older than 70 years) with oestrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.4 Older patients with breast cancer represent around a third of all patients with breast cancer.4 However, patients older than 70 years with breast cancer, especially those with comorbidities, have generally been excluded from clinical trials.
(2025-08-02). Perspectives] Gender under attack. thelancet.com The Lancet Commission on Gender and Global Health lucidly highlighted how attacks on the concept of gender, and on gender equality and women's rights more broadly, are not new. As Sarah Hawkes and her colleagues demonstrated, such attacks are part of a well-funded, global right-wing movement that over the past two decades has sought to challenge the concept of gender and erase it from public policy and discourse. With the advance of these ideologies, the USA—a country that has been an established global leader in medical research at the intersection of health and gendered power inequalities—now risks…
(2025-08-02). Editorial] Sudan: a health catastrophe ignored. thelancet.com Sudan's women and children are paying the highest price for a war the world barely acknowledges. 12 million people have been displaced by conflict and more than half are children—many are malnourished, separated from their families, or traumatised. Pregnant women are forced to give birth without skilled attendants, sterile equipment, or access to emergency obstetric care. Gender-based violence is surging: reports from Amnesty International and UNICEF document the systematic use of rape as a weapon of war, including against girls aged as young as 1 year.
(2025-08-02). With the state killing of Edward Zakrzewski, Florida on track to execute 11 death row inmates in 2025. wsws.org Florida has carried out one-third of the 27 executions so far this year. With 10 more state killings planned, the US is on track to execute 37 people in 2025 compared to 25 in 2024.
(2025-08-02). Family of Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre raises: What did Trump know and when did he know it? wsws.org The family of Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent public accusers of financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, issued a statement Wednesday and gave an interview on Thursday suggesting that President Donald Trump was aware of the criminal actions of Epstein while he associated with the abuser of teenage girls.
(2025-08-02). The militarist agenda at the centre of Trump's tariff war against the world. wsws.org The US has now erected a tariff barrier around itself equivalent to that imposed, with disastrous consequences both economically and politically, during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
(2025-08-02). Initial results of the IWA-RFC investigation into the death of Ronald Adams Sr. wsws.org At the July 27 public hearing, WSWS labor editor Jerry White reviewed what the IWA-RFC investigation has uncovered so far about the death of the Stellantis autoworker.
(2025-08-02). Readers protest against the closure of Mehring Verlag's bank account. wsws.org We are publishing some of the many protest emails and expressions of solidarity from our readers.
(2025-08-02). The lessons of the Philadelphia municipal strike and the way forward. wsws.org The Philadelphia municipal strike was not the end but the opening act in a rapid series of confrontations in Philadelphia and beyond.
(2025-08-02). Texas flood hearings reveal widespread failures in response and prevention while leaving Abbott and Trump blameless. wsws.org Noticeably absent from the hearings Thursday and a previous such event held on July 23rd were Texas governor Greg Abbott and officials from either the Trump administration or the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), who bear the lion's share of blame for the disaster.
(2025-08-02). Australia: Winter surge of respiratory disease ignored by government. wsws.org Increases in COVID, RSV, and influenza are the result of governments refusal to enact public health measures and address declining vaccination.
(2025-08-02). Trump enacts tariffs, sanctions state officials and invokes "national emergency" against Brazil. wsws.org Trump's order represents an unprecedented escalation of US imperialist aggression against Latin America.
(2025-08-02). Secretive overhaul of New Zealand terror law targets protests. wsws.org The NZ population is being kept in the dark about the government's draconian revised anti-terror law that echoes the UK proscription of Palestine Action.
(2025-08-02). Samidoun Belgium: On the Repression of Popular Movements. samidoun.net 
Last week the Belgian federal government passed a bill that Prime Minister Bart De Wever says will finally put an "end to extremist and radical organisations". Despite only being the first step in a long legal procedure, de Wever has stated that the law is directed towards Samidoun, Code Rouge and any other organisations that …
(2025-08-02). Chinese scientists discover third celestial body in black holes' merger. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have discovered that binary black holes may not always be isolated systems. Instead, some may merge near a third, hidden celestial body ⚪ possibly a supermassive black hole, offering new insights into how such systems form.
(2025-08-02). Full text: World Youth Peace Initiative. ecns.cn BEIJING – The World Youth Conference for Peace was held in Beijing on Tuesday.This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War and the founding of the United Nations.
(2025-08-02). China's auto tech experience index hits new high. ecns.cn Consumer perception and satisfaction with in-car technology in China has reached an all-time high, according to the J.D.In the mass market, Lynk &Co ranked highest among ICE models (615), and ZEEKR led the NEV segment (716)."ÄÄ"ÄÄIndividual technology awards were also handed out.
(2025-08-02). Dingxi, Gansu: Surging power services propel potato industry growth. ecns.cn Golden potato waves surged to herald the grand event, while precious yam gatherings welcomed guests to sketch a magnificent blueprint. From July 22 to 23, the 2025 China ∑Dingxi Potato Conference officially kicked off in Anding district, Dingxi city.
(2025-08-02). Green power supports low-carbon operations along Zhejiang's inland waterways. ecns.cn To further support the operation of new-energy vessels and promote the rapid development of green inland shipping in Jiaxing, the State Grid Jiaxing Power Supply Company is continuously optimizing its supporting services.
(2025-08-02). Botswana sees opportunity in China's zero-tariff offer. ecns.cn Facing a weakening currency and a slump in global diamond demand, Botswana is signaling a strategic pivot to diversify its economy.From the perspective of her association, China's initiative "aligns well with our mission to facilitate greater market access and support Botswana's industrial development agenda", she said.
(2025-08-02). Nation tackles electricity demand amid heatwave. ecns.cn Based on fuel inventory levels, generation needs and unloading capacity, the company has worked with authorities to open a "green channel" for coal transportation, Wang said.
(2025-08-02). Support, services for veterans progressing smoothly. ecns.cn China's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) for veteran services and support is progressing smoothly, with all key targets met, according to the Minister of Veterans Affairs.
(2025-08-02). China's defense minister reiterates PLA's readiness for national reunification. ecns.cn The Ministry of National Defense hosts a reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 31, 2025.On September 3, China will hold a military paradein Beijing's Tiananmen Square to celebrate the anniversary of victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
(2025-08-02). Experts: China shows zero tolerance for chip backdoor risks in Nvidia probe. ecns.cn China's summoning of Nvidia showcases Beijing's zero tolerance towards chips with "backdoor" security risks, and such risks, if validated, will deal a huge blow to the US firm's global business, experts said on Friday.
(2025-08-02). China's top legislator calls for high-level development of innovative strategic partnership with Switzerland. ecns.cn Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, poses for a photo after his meeting with President of the National Council of Switzerland Maja Riniker (R) and President of the Council of States of Switzerland Andrea Caroni (L) in Switzerland, July 30, 2025.
(2025-08-02). China's top legislator urges greater parliamentary cooperation to uphold multilateralism. ecns.cn Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, speaks at the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, July 29, 2025.
(2025-08-02). Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun's regular press conference on Aug. 1, 2025. ecns.cn China is appalled by the U.S. sanctioning officials of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). We find it disappointing and hard to understand that the U.S. keeps turning a blind eye to the international effort for peace.
(2025-08-02). AI talent mobility seen in high gear. ecns.cn As the domestic artificial intelligence market draws increasing capital inflow and gains more support as a key innovation driver, talent in the sector has shown signs of heightened mobility this year, according to data released by Maimai, a domestic recruitment platform.
(2025-08-02). Clouds force delay for SpaceX Crew-11 mission for NASA. ecns.cn Thick clouds prompted SpaceX to call off Thursday's planned launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA.
(2025-08-02). Chinese Academy of Engineering unveils list of key emerging AI technologies. ecns.cn The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) on Thursday released a list of next-generation information engineering and emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies that it expects will become hotspots for AI development in the next five to 10 years.
(2025-08-02). Tianjin reopens 19 flood-hit scenic sites. ecns.cn Panshan Scenic Area resumed operations and reopened to the public on Thursday.Nineteen scenic sites in Tianjin's Jizhou district, including Panshan Mountain and the Dule Temple, reopened to the public on Friday morning following days of severe rainfall."ÄÄ"ÄÄThe downpours, which began on Sunday, triggered the region's worst mountain floods in 70 years, causing widespread disruption. But with key recovery efforts now underway, Jizhou authorities have lifted the heavy rain and geological disaster alerts. Damaged roads have been temporarily cleared, and restoration work continues, acc…
(2025-08-02). National parks bolster wildlife populations. ecns.cn A photographer captured images of a group of wild roe deer and sika deer at the Hunchun Nature Reserve of the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in Jilin province.
(2025-08-02). Zhao Xintong eases past Ding Junhui to advance to semifinals at WST Shanghai Masters. ecns.cn Zhao Xintong of China hits a shot against Ding Junhui of China in a quarterfinal match at the World Snooker Tour (WST) Shanghai Masters in east China's Shanghai Municipality, July 31, 2025.
(2025-08-02). Chen Yuxi wins fourth world title in women's diving 10m platform at Singapore World Championships. ecns.cn Gold medalist Chen Yuxi of China displays her award after the women's 10-meter platform final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, July 31, 2025."Even though this is my fourth world title in the event, each one carries its own meaning," Chen said.
(2025-08-02). 12-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi shines at World Aquatics Championships. ecns.cn At just 12 years old, Chinese swimming prodigy Yu Zidi has emerged as one of the most talked-about swimmers at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.
(2025-08-02). Trump says Witkoff's trip to 'Israel' focused on "getting the people fed" english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-08-02). Iran's president departs for Pakistan for talks. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-08-02). Colombia: 2025 set to be the decade's worst year in humanitarian terms. icrc.org Figures from January to May 2025…
(2025-08-02). Nigeria: "We go to bed hungry sometimes for two to three days" icrc.org Hunger deepens as farmers in conflict-affected northeast struggle to survive…
(2025-08-02). Iraq: Photography Award 2025. icrc.org International Committee of the Red Cross & Iraqi Red Crescent Society…
(2025-08-02). Italy reported growth in retail trade. plenglish.com Rome, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) Italy's retail trade grew during the second quarter of 2025 by 0.6 percent in value and 0.2 percentage points in volume with respect to the previous three months, a report says today.
(2025-08-02). Cuba warns of non-compliance with UN 2030 Agenda. plenglish.com Havana, August 2 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez warned about the non-compliance with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN 2030 Agenda and urged progress toward a new international order.
(2025-08-02). Dominican Republic immigration director warns of operations. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, August 2 (Prensa Latina) The Director General of Immigration of the Dominican Republic, Luis Rafael Lee Ballester, reiterated that operations against illegal immigrants will be intensified, especially in the border areas with Haiti, added the head of that body during a tour of the border provinces of Elias Pina and Dajabon.
(2025-08-02). Ecuador: Violence causes increase in child deaths. plenglish.com Quito, August 2 (Prensa Latina) Violent deaths of children and adolescents increased 50 percent in Ecuador during the first half of 2025, equal to last year, according to official figures available today.
(2025-08-02). For South Africa, a resilient economy must include gender equality. plenglish.com Pretoria, August 2 (Prensa Latina) South Africa's Minister of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, warned this week that the economy cannot achieve true resilience while wealth and income inequality between genders persists.
(2025-08-02). Havana shaken with presentation of Literary classics. plenglish.com Havana, August 2 (Prensa Latina) The old section of Havana lived a moving meeting with literature during the traditional Saturday Book Showcase, in which were presented two world classics: "The Charterhouse of Parma" by Stendhal and "Madame Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert.
(2025-08-02). Israeli force arrests three Syrians in Quneitra province. plenglish.com Sources pointed out that the Israeli soldiers took the detained Syrians to a military base recently established by the occupation forces near Quneitra. | They also confiscated the tractor used by the detainees to transport wood from trees uprooted by Israeli military vehicles. | Last Tuesday, an Israeli force raided the village of Al-Hamidiyah, in the same governorate of Quneitra, coinciding with intense overflights by fighter jets and drones in the south of the Levantine nation. | According to the local news channel "Deraa 24," four Israeli military vehicles raided the aforementioned town without knowing the re…
(2025-08-02). Nicaragua celebrate arts, cultures, and gastronomies festival. plenglish.com As every year, the Olof Palme Convention Center in Managua hosts the event, which will bring together cultures from 42 countries. | Nicaraguan Co-President Rosario Murillo expressed thru the local media that over two days there will be exhibitions of crafts, dances, traditional costumes, cocktail and gastronomy preparations, tastings, catwalks, concerts, as well as performances by local artists and dance schools. | According to the event's organizers, representatives from Abkhazia, China, Bolivia, Russia, Angola, Libya, the Dominican Republic, Iran, Korea, Algeria, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, France, Italy, Jap…
(2025-08-02). Panama brings maritime issue to UN Security Council. plenglish.com Panama City, August 2 (Prensa Latina) Maritime security will be the main focus of Panama's pro tempore presidency of the UN Security Council, according to a statement from the local Foreign Ministry.
(2025-08-02). Last week in Türkiye: "Terror-free Türkiye" process continues with the commission; Critical remarks on Syria by Foreign Minister; Wildfires shake the country. unitedworldint.com/feed/ Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. Last week, at the top of the agenda were new developments and statements regarding the new initiative named as a "Terror-Free Türkiye" which includes the disarmament and dissolution of the PKK. Meanwhile, Türkiye continues to closely monitor developments in Syria. Critical remarks made last week by …
(2025-08-02). Bangladesh to unveil democratic overhauls on revolution anniversary. geo.tv 
Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh, attends the 55th annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2025. — Reuters Bangladesh's interim government announced on Saturday that it will unveil its slate of democratic reforms on…
(2025-08-02). Muslim passenger slapped during panic attack on Indian airline. geo.tv 
Image taken from a video shows the moment when a passenger was slapped on an IndiGo flight. — X/@adilsiddiqui7
(2025-08-02). Trump moves nuclear submarines after statements by former Russian president. geo.tv 
Combination picture showing Russia's Security Council's Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting of the Council for Science and Education at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the Moscow region's city of Dubna, Russia June 13, 2024 and US President Donald Trump at Trump…
(2025-08-02). Serbian firm owned by ex-Netanyahu aide was paid for Qatari PR campaign aimed at Israelis. haaretz.com Haaretz has learned that the prosecutor barred publication of parts of the investigation involving arms deals, citing Serbia's national security. It also examined a conflict-of-interest agreement signed by Netanyahu's former adviser, Israel Einhorn, which Israeli authorities have withheld…
(2025-08-02). Wednesday 8/6: Close Guantánamo & Dismantle the Inhumane Deportation Machine NOW! indybay.org Mission Street @ 22nd Street San Francisco, CA…
(2025-08-02). 140 Palestinians are about to lose their homes. The reason, they say: the mufti once lived here. haaretz.com Residents of East Jerusalem have been informed that bulldozers will soon raze their building. They suspect their residence is being singled out by the National Security Ministry under Itamar Ben-Gvir…
(2025-08-02). Court approves release of identify of Israeli activist who planned to assassinate Netanyahu. haaretz.com The indictment charges that 73-year-old Tamar Gershoni, who is ill, planned to attack the prime minister with a bomb or rocket. A friend said she never meant to follow through, calling it 'random remarks with no forethought'…
(2025-08-02). Brasil: Entrevista a Joà£o Pedro Stédile (MST) Julio 2025. indybay.org Brasil: Entrevista a Joà£o Pedro Stédile (MST) Julio 2025 | "El capitalismo destruye la naturaleza, nuestra lucha es global"
(2025-08-02). "Fattore K" la guerra ibrida contro la Russia e la Cina ingaggiata dalla Sudcorea su mandato di Washington. strategic-culture.su Il "fattore — K" è quindi sostanzialmente, più ancora che un'espressione di soft power, una vera e propria guerra ibrida culturale contro il multipolarismo — e dunque contro la Russia e la Cina — ingaggiata dalla Sudcorea su mandato di Washington | Segue nostro Gli sforzi per un dialogo e una reciproca comprensione tra le due Coree hanno vissuto nel 2018 una fortunata e oramai lontana stagione, ai XXIII Giochi olimpici i…
(2025-08-02). Defend the Homeland, Get A Brown Shirt! commondreams.org 
Still insanely claiming they're arresting "the worst of the worst" gardeners, roofers, abuelas and taco-makers – and eager to spend their shiny new billions on more rag-tag thugs to meet their quotas – ICE Barbie et al have launched a new recruitment campaign asserting, "Your country is calling you (to) defend the homeland," a phrase surely inadvertently carrying a crisp whiff of blood-and-soil Nazism. Ditto – right? – an Uncle Sam raging of an America "invaded by criminals and predators – we need YOU to get them out."Of course the urgent call for 10,000 more racist goons with anger issues and zero oversight…
(2025-08-02). Nigeria kills her sun: Death and vindication for Ken Saro-Wiwa, Ogoni Nine. aljazeera.com An activist's fight against big oil leads to his death sentence. Thirty years on, government says he's a national hero.
(2025-08-02). Epstein victims claim 'cover up' as Maxwell moved to low-security prison. aljazeera.com Former British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving 20 years in prison, moved to minimum-security site in Texas.
(2025-08-02). Ex-Mali PM charged over X post supporting jailed critics of military rulers. aljazeera.com Moussa Mara, the PM for eight months in 2014-2015, has been charged with 'undermining the credibility of the state'.
(2025-08-02). Indonesian president frees hundreds of prisoners as part of unity plan. aljazeera.com Among the first batch of freed prisoners were prominent rivals of former President Joko Widodo jailed during his term.
(2025-08-02). Manhunt for ex-US soldier suspected of killing 4 in Montana bar. aljazeera.com Police have told residents to stay home and not approach the suspect, who could be 'armed and dangerous'.
(2025-08-02). Tottenham captain Son Heung-min to leave Premier League club. aljazeera.com Son Heung-min captained Tottenham Hotspur to the Europa League title last season but will leave the club this summer.
(2025-08-02). Lawsuit Launched to Protect Whales in California From Ship Strikes. indybay.org OAKLAND, Calif., July 30, 2025 — The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth sent a notice today of their intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Coast Guard for failing to consult on how California shipping lane designations contribute to whale and sea turtle vessel strikes.
(2025-08-02). Shifting Centers of Power: Toward a Post-Westphalian World Order. moderndiplomacy.eu Authors: Griffin Thompson and Morgan D. Bazilian* As the Russian-Ukraine war stretches into prolonged conflict and the Israeli-Hamas war viciously spirals into cross-border conflicts, a Manichean narrative of good vs. evil is used to explain their politics. In similar fashion, US administrations continue to adopt a dualistic frame of sovereignty vs. servitude when explaining our …
(2025-08-02). China-U.S. Stockholm talks matter a good deal for ASEAN. moderndiplomacy.eu After intensive trade talks of a day and a half in Stockholm, U.S. and Chinese negotiators said that the two sides have agreed to continue pushing for extension by 90 days of the pause on 24 percent of reciprocal tariffs of the U.S. side, as well as countermeasures of the Chinese side. What's been achieved …
(2025-08-02). Cidadà£os americanos acompanham mídia russa, apesar da censura. globalresearch.ca Aparentemente, nem mesmo o bloqueio ilegal imposto pelos EUA aos canais de notícias russos está conseguindo esconder a verdade. De acordo com um alto funcionário da inteligência americana, a mídia russa continua sendo assistida por muitos cidadà£os americanos. Em vez …
(2025-08-02). I Tributi dei Vassalli. globalresearch.ca I controdazi che l'Unione Europea aveva stabilito sui prodotti statunitensi importati, per l'ammontare di oltre 90 miliardi di euro. vengono accantonati. Oltre a cià≤ l'Unione Europea si impegna a effettuare negli Stati Uniti investimenti per 600 miliardi di euro, e …
(2025-08-02). US "Hands-Off" Pivot Signals a Wake-Up Call for Myanmar Opposition. moderndiplomacy.eu Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing was perhaps the only ruling elite in the world with an elated response to US President Donald Trump's letter threatening a tariff of 40 percent on exports to the US. Min Aung Hlaing's military regime was among the world's most isolated governing elites after staging a military takeover from …
(2025-08-02). El discurso está roto. cubadebate.cu Sydney Sweeney está reclinada de manera inexplicable mientras se abrocha los vaqueros. Lleva una chaqueta sin nada debajo. Intenta vender mezclilla a las mujeres y parece retorcerse mientras lo hace. Cuando la cámara se detiene en sus ojos azules, dice: "Mis jeans son azules". El anuncio es para American Eagle. Todo es… demasiado.
(2025-08-02). Central Termoeléctrica Antonio Guiteras de nuevo en línea. cubadebate.cu La Central Térmica Antonio Guiteras de Matanzas ya se encuentra en línea. Tras su entrada, la máquina se encuentra en proceso gradual para subir las cargas. Energás Varadero No. 4, también reestableció potencias al Sistema Electroenergético Nacional.
(2025-08-02). Manuel Marrero Cruz inaugura Parque Científico en Holguín. cubadebate.cu Manuel Marrero Cruz inauguró hoy el Parque Científico Tecnológico e Industrial Nucleum S.A. de la provincia de Holguín, el primero de carácter multitemático en Cuba. El Primer Ministro enfatizó en que la importancia del parque radica en identificar debilidades, emplear las capacidades científicas e innovadoras de la región y trazar estrategias para materializar soluciones a las problemáticas sociales, lo cual es vital en un país bloqueado en medio de una guerra económica.
(2025-08-02). àìmnibus propulsados por biometano circularán en municipio matancero de Martí. cubadebate.cu Cinco ómnibus de la marca china Yutong, propulsados por biometano o biogás refinado, circularán pronto en las comunidades del municipio matancero de Martí.
(2025-08-02). El Departamento de Estado y los viajes a Cuba. cubadebate.cu En los últimos meses, el gobierno de los Estados Unidos, y muy agresivamente su Departamento de Estado, ha fortalecido sus ataques habituales contra Cuba en sectores o actividades económicas que generan ingresos esenciales para el funcionamiento del país. Denigrar, obstaculizar e impedir nuestro desarrollo turístico, industrial o científico son algunos de los frentes donde Marco Rubio y el encargado de su edificio en La Habana han dedicado energía sin límites.
(2025-08-02). Rusia reportó más de 300 mil bajas ucranianas en 2024. cubadebate.cu Moscú afirma que Ucrania perdió mas de 300 mil soldados en 2024, mientras Zelenskyy admite déficit de reclutas y solicita apoyo europeo para financiar salarios.
(2025-08-02). Ethics Without Borders: The Global South's Role in AI Peacekeeping. moderndiplomacy.eu As nations race to shape AI governance frameworks, one threat remains dangerously underdiscussed: the rise of non-state actors weaponizing AI. From cyber-hacktivists to autonomous terrorist networks, the next global disruption may not come from superpowers—but from the shadows they failed to anticipate. The Global South is particularly vulnerable. While the discourse around AI has rightly …
(2025-08-02). The Heat: U.S. Tariff Turmoil. america.cgtn.com 
On Thursday, the White House announced a flurry of new reciprocal tariffs just hours before its midnight deadline. The new rates go as high as 50% scheduled to take effect August 7th, targeting more than 90 countries and territories. | Meanwhile, the August 1st levies, including those imposed on America's top three trading partners Mexico, Canada, and China commenced Friday. Global stock markets tanked, leaving U.S. trading partners scrambling to curb economic volatility. | Joining the discussion: |
(2025-08-02). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Dialing Up Prison Reform. levernews.com
(2025-08-02). A Las Vegas Conference Hawked Life Extension Tech — Then 2 Attendees Nearly Died. truthout.org They went to a Las Vegas conference this month that promised pathways to an "unlimited lifespan." But at least two attendees left in ambulances and were hospitalized in critical condition, requiring ventilators to breathe. The two women, who are recovering, fell ill after receiving peptide injections at a conference booth. The doctor who ran the booth was a Los Angeles physician specializing… |
(2025-08-02). El Salvador Abolishes Presidential Term Limits in Boost to Authoritarian Bukele. truthout.org El Salvador's Legislative Assembly — which is controlled by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's New Ideas party — on Thursday approved a series of constitutional reforms, including abolition of presidential term limits, that critics warned pose a grave threat to the Central American nation's fragile democracy. As El Faro reported, lawmakers approved measures allowing for indefinite… |
(2025-08-02). Federal Court Finds Trump's Immigration Enforcement Tactics Unconstitutional. truthout.org The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit late Friday backed a lower court ruling which found immigration raids targeting people based on their apparent racial identity, language spoken, or vicinity of their capture are unlawful — a decision which dealt a further blow to President Donald Trump's authoritarian policies aimed at migrant workers and working-class communities in California and… |
(2025-08-02). Over a Dozen States Sue Trump Administration to Protect Gender Affirming Care. truthout.org A group of state attorneys general, led by New York, has filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of mounting an unconstitutional pressure campaign against gender-affirming care for transgender youth. The lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, challenges actions taken by the Justice Department to investigate and halt gender-affirming care across the country. |
(2025-08-02). Palestinian Statehood Is Not a Political Bargaining Chip. truthout.org British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's announcement on July 29 that the U.K. will formally recognize a Palestinian state was a moment of stunning clarity — just not the moral kind. That's because the proclamation came with a huge caveat: The U.K. will only move forward with its plan in September if Israel fails to agree to a ceasefire with Hamas. Never mind that Palestinians have been demanding the… |
(2025-08-02). Bipartisan US Push Tries to Label Democratic African Government as "Terrorist" truthout.org Washington's designation of armed groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) has always been politicized, but it may now reach a new level of absurdity thanks to a bipartisan resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced by Joe Wilson (R-South Carolina) and Jimmy Panetta (D-California) targeting the Frente Polisario, the government of Western Sahara, officially known as the… |
(2025-08-02). Comicomment丨Magic no more: The tariff spell backfires. ecns.cn
(2025-08-02). Border Patrol and ICE Agents Are Arresting U.S. Citizens in Immigration Raids. scheerpost.com
(2025-08-02). Bush Lawyers' Legal Arguments for Guantánamo Bay Paved the Way for CECOT. scheerpost.com
(2025-08-02). Israel's International Isolation Has Begun. scheerpost.com
(2025-08-02). On the Long March to Sovereignty: Niger's Revolution Against French Neocolonialism Enters Third Year. scheerpost.com
(2025-08-02). PM Shehbaz vows support as monsoon batters GB, AJK. dawn.com
(2025-08-02). Many vehicles swept away by floods found but 'no clue' yet of people gone missing: GB govt. dawn.com
(2025-08-02). SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with International Space Station. dawn.com
(2025-08-02). Saturday 8/2: Free virtual screening of the documentary "The Hidden History of Israel" indybay.org
(2025-08-02). Night economy and domestic cultural IPs boost tourism market in NW China's Gansu. ecns.cn
(2025-08-02). Nanchang holds flag-raising ceremony to mark Army Day. ecns.cn
(2025-08-02). Chongqing's summer night glows with charm and vitality. ecns.cn
(2025-08-02). 'It's like a cosmos!' Foreign experts marvel at Chinese culture during trip. ecns.cn
(2025-08-02). Afghanistan: Futsal for empowering children with disabilities. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Chad: Behind bars, detainees learn how to rebuild their lives. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Ethiopia: A personal account on helping affected communities in Oromia. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Global Initiative on IHL: Strong Engagement in First Phase of Consultations. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Haiti: Displaced people face violence, hardship and uncertainty. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Hungary: 8 May Celebrations. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). ICRC Writing Competition VI: Upholding Humanity. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Influencing behavioural change for better prevention of sexual violence in armed conflict. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). More than 30 years after Iran-Iraq war, families still hope to find out the fate of their missing loved ones. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Luxembourg: ICRC Director-General's visit reflects the long-standing strategic partnership with Luxembourg. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Mozambique: ICRC increases its humanitarian response in Mocimboa da Praia. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Poland: The 2nd Regional Conference of European National IHL Committees (NIHLC) in Warsaw. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Poland: ICRC Brings Together National Societies and IFRC to Boost Emergency Preparedness in Europe. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Poland: Sub-regional Restoring Family Links Conference hosted by the Polish Red Cross. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Romania: 1st High-level IHL Conference organized by the Romanian Red Cross with ICRC's support. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Twenty Years of ICRC in China: From Origins to Vision. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). DRC: The ICRC stands ready to support detainee releases between conflict parties. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Nigeria: Hunger deepens as farmers in the conflict-affected northeast struggle to survive. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Sudan: Attacks in Kordofan states cause hundreds of deaths, mass displacement and the collapse of essential services. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Syria: ICRC gains access to Sweida, calls for sustained humanitarian response. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Iran: Robert Mardini, Director General of the ICRC on the IRCS's 100th anniversary. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). ICRC accompanies Iranian Red Crescent Society to locations affected by hostilities. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). The ICRC and China: cooperation in humanitarian forensics. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). ICRC voices: Life and Death in the Red Cross Field Hospital. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Philippines: Understanding challenges in detention through Health Information System. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Humanitarian Exemptions in Domestic Counterterrorism Legislation – Factsheet. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Syria: ICRC warns of deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Sweida and southern Syria. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Yemen: A new medical clinic opens at Sa'ada New Remand Prison to improve health and living conditions of detainees. icrc.org
(2025-08-02). Israel and the occupied territories: Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah receives unprecedented influx of fatalities. icrc.org
(2025-08-01). How MTG became MAGA's moral compass on Gaza. responsiblestatecraft.org This week, Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor-Greene
(2025-08-01). Arab States Call on Hamas To 'Disarm,' Give up Governance in Gaza. orinocotribune.com
(2025-08-01). In a Biden-era retread, media push bogus narrative that Trump is helpless to stop Gaza genocide. therealnews.com 
(2025-08-01). Bloodshed at GHF-run Gaza aid sites 'a great sin', says former top UN official. asiapacificreport.nz 
Asia Pacific Report A former senior UN aid official has condemned the bloodshed at the notorious US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's aid food depots, describing the distribition system as having turned into a "catastrophe". The number of aid seekers killed continues to climb daily beyond 1000. Martin Griffiths, director of Mediation Group International and…
(2025-08-01). Detainment Of Chris Smalls: White Supremacy At The Core Of Zionism. popularresistance.org The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) unequivocally denounces the brutal assault and abduction of Amazon Labor Union co-founder Chris Smalls, who was detained by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Though he is now released, the exceptionally heinous treatment of Smalls by the Zionist state forces demonstrates the historical neurotic fear of any interconnection between Black / African resistance to white supremacy and resistance to capitalist exploitation. | As part of the 21-member international collective aboard the aid ship Handala, a flotilla that was headed to Gaza to protest and break the blockade on the Palestin…
(2025-08-01). Ari Paul on Genocide in Gaza, Scout Katovich on Criminalizing Poverty. fair.org 
(2025-08-01). Talk World Radio: Norman Solomon on the State of the Genocide. davidswanson.org This is the August 6, 2025 show posted early. AUDIO: Talk World Radio is recorded on Zoom. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. VIDEO: This week on Talk World Radio we welcome back RootsAction Co-Founder / National Director Norman Solomon, who founded the Institute for Public Accuracy in 1997 and …
(2025-08-01). How the Military Industrial Complex Chose What Killed the Dinosaurs. davidswanson.org Your average person, school teacher, or Wikipedia editor will tell you that we've long known what killed the dinosaurs millions of years before humans came around: an asteroid smashing into what is now Mexico. The reality is that many geologists and other scientists have seriously doubted that explanation since it was first proposed in 1980, …
(2025-08-01). Trump vs. Medvedev: When talking tough is plain turkey. responsiblestatecraft.org President Donald Trump
(2025-08-01). Campaign's Interactive Tool Tracks How Much Trump and GOP Are Raising the Cost of Living. scheerpost.com Dean Hochman from Overland Park, Kansas, U.S., CC BY 2.0 In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible By Julia Conley / Six mon…
(2025-08-01). Keep Immigration Raids Out of Schools. scheerpost.com CBP Photography, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons | In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible By Sonia Banker / Only a few years after the pandemic, young kids in this country are seeing a whole new disruption to their learning: immigration ra…
(2025-08-01). US Government May Be Abandoning the Global Climate Fight, but New Leaders Are Filling the Void — Including China. scheerpost.com Grande Palácio do Povo — Pequim — China. | Foto: Ricardo Stuckert/PR | " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/scheerpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/14.04.2023_-_Cerimonia_de_Assinatura_de_Atos_-_Grande_Palacio_do_Povo_-_Pequim_-_China_cropped.jpg?fit=300%2C277&ssl=1″ data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/scheerpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/14.04.2023_-_Cerimonia_de_Assinatura_de_Atos_-_Grande_Palacio_do_Povo_-_Pequim_-_China_cropped.jpg?fit=640%2C591&ssl=1″ src="https://i0.wp.com/scheerpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/14.04.2023_-_Cerimonia_de_Assinatura_de_Atos_-_Grande_Palacio_do_Povo_-…
(2025-08-01). From Zangezur to David's Corridor: The Silent Redrawing of Global Trade and the Road To War With Iran. orinocotribune.com 
By Ibrahim Majed — Jul 29, 2025 | How Strategic Corridors Are Quietly Encircling Iran, Redrawing Trade Routes, and Setting the Stage for Regional Conflict. | In the volatile and rapidly evolving chessboard of global geopolitics, few developments are reshaping the strategic order of West Asia as profoundly and quietly as the emergence of two seemingly unrelated infrastructure projects: the Zangezur Corridor and the David's Corridor. Following the June 2025 "12-Day War" between Israel and Iran, these corridors have gained urgency as tools for post-conflict encirclement. Though disguised as trade and transport…
(2025-08-01). Ten Defense Ministers Walk Into a Room in China… orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar — Jun 30, 2025 |
(2025-08-01). Colombia: Dimensions of the Judicial Ruling Against Former President Uribe. orinocotribune.com In addition to the legal dimension, the ruling against former President Uribe can be interpreted in terms of its potential sociological, geopolitical, and institutional dimensions. | From a sociological point of view, the legal proceedings in Colombia embody the confrontation between two key social sectors in contemporary Colombian history. On the one hand, Uribe represents the new rentier bourgeoisie, which emerged from the rise of drug trafficking in the 1970s; on the opposite side is the movement of victims of state crimes, led by left-wing Senator Iván Cepeda, son of the historic leader Manuel Cepeda, who was…
(2025-08-01). Canada: Liberals Support Palestine While Maintaining Status Quo. orinocotribune.com 
By Yves Engler — Jul 31, 2025 Mark Carney has taken a positive step in recognizing Palestine. But Canada's neocolonial position includes odious and contradictory conditions suggesting the prime minister seeks a "Zionist Palestinian state" as he admitted in June. | At its best Canada formally recognizing Palestine is an endorsement of Palestinians right under international law to self-determination. It's Ottawa's But Carney's recognition is conditional. It's officially…
(2025-08-01). Bold Ideas for a New Progressive Majority. ips-dc.org 
(2025-08-01). LIVE AT 1PM EDT: Death Blow to Climate Alarmism — The Climate Realism Show. wattsupwiththat.com This marks the first time ever that a climate report from the federal government can withstand scientific scrutiny, as it is based on actual science and data rather than politics or any particular agenda.
(2025-08-01). 'Glorious' sisters showcase Auckland's Polynesian experiences for tourists. asiapacificreport.nz 
By Torika Tokalau, Local Democracy Reporter The sisters running Auckland's first authentic Polynesian show for tourists say it's not just for visitors, but also to help uplift Pacific people. Louisa Tipene Opetaia and Ama Mosese's Glorious Tours was pooled as one of 10 new "Treasures of TƒÅmaki Makaurau": a go-to guide by TƒÅtaki Auckland Unlimited…
(2025-08-01). New Caledonia's oldest party for independence rejects 'Bougival' deal. asiapacificreport.nz By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific Desk New Caledonia's oldest pro-independence party, the Union Calédonienne (UC), has officially rejected a political agreement on the Pacific territory's political future signed in Paris last month. The text, bearing the signatures of all of New Caledonia's political parties represented in the local Congress — a total…
(2025-08-01). Roch Wamytan: Paris political agreement for New Caledonia 'not enough' for Kanaks. asiapacificreport.nz By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/bulletin editor A former New Caledonia Congress president says there are "not enough" benefits for Kanaks in a new "draft" agreement he signed alongside pro and anti-independence stakeholders in France last month. Roch Wamytan said that, after 10 days of deadlock discussions in Paris, he failed to secure the pro-independence…
(2025-08-01). Teacher Strike Threat And Community Support Stop Bad Proposal. popularresistance.org As educators fend off attacks at the federal and state level, they're also seeing some local wins. From striking for more recess to demanding more nurses and support personnel, teachers across the country have successfully organized for policies that improve children's school day. | In May, members of the Coquille Educators Association in Oregon challenged the district on a critical decision and won. And they did it in a way that built unity between the union and their small community. | It started when the district superintendent announced a new schedule. As in most elementary schools, fifth-grade classes in the…
(2025-08-01). The Zionist Brutalization and Detainment of Chris Smalls: Emblematic of the White Supremacy at the Core of Zionism. dissidentvoice.org The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) unequivocally denounces the brutal assault and abduction of Amazon Labor Union co-founder Chris Smalls, who was detained by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Though he is now released, the exceptionally heinous treatment of Smalls by the Zionist state forces demonstrates the historical neurotic fear of any interconnection between Black …
(2025-08-01). Help Bring Lorenzo and JoNina Ervin to California for Speaking Tour! itsgoingdown.org 
Announcement for crowd-funding campaign to help support west coast speaking tour for Lorenzo and JoNina Ervin. Donate and view here. "Where there is repression, there is resistance…period." — Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin "You still have to get out in the streets and do it." — JoNina Abron-Ervin It's no secret our communities and the movements to…
(2025-08-01). Does the UK Have Its Own "Dickensian" Big Beautiful Bill? ips-dc.org When it comes to the safety net, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's center-left government sounds a little too similar to Trump's GOP for some advocates.
(2025-08-01). Misuse, Misquote, or Just Misunderstood? Readers Wanted for the Blob's Latest Climate Panic. wattsupwiththat.com With all the smoke and thunder, WUWT is uniquely positioned to cut through the noise and offer readers a rare public service: an actual forensic examination of these accusations. This post will enumerate the claims of misuse—as aired by the alarmist press and aggrieved researchers—quote them directly, reference the actual DOE report and cited studies, and invite readers (especially those who agree to an honest, source-based evaluation) to judge whether the charges hold any water.
(2025-08-01). The Ongoing Fiction of Cheap Wind and Solar. wattsupwiththat.com As energy analyst Alex Epstein testified in the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should "require solar and wind generators to bear the full costs of the backup, storage, and transmission they need to provide reliable electricity. This will end the unfair practice of socializing the costs of intermittent generation across ratepayers or the grid."
(2025-08-01). Yes Minister on Global Warming. wattsupwiththat.com A blast from the past. from the BBC.
(2025-08-01). TikTok appoints ex-IDF solider as its 'hate speech manager'. thecanary.co TikTok has appointed a former soldier in the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) as its Hate Speech Policy Manager. TikTok: employing Zionists to oversee hate speech Erica Mindel, a 'proud Zionist' is a former instructor in the Israeli army's Armoured Corps, in which she spent two and a half years. From 2022 to 2025 she was […] | By
(2025-08-01). The World Divided. dissidentvoice.org 
An interesting news report revealed the discovery of a Russian woman and her two young daughters living in a southern India cave. Earth's inhabitants ponder how they can escape the madness, and this woman found a simple and agreeable solution. She described a close to nature life — swimming in waterfalls, painting, and doing pottery. …
(2025-08-01). Solidarity movement cautiously welcomes Canada's recognition of Palestinian state. peoplesworld.org 
TORONTO—Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) announced July 31 that it cautiously welcomes Prime Minister Mark Carney's announcement that Canada will recognize a Palestinian state. However, the solidarity organization expressed its deep concern over the conditional nature of the statement and the domestic context in which it was made, specifically noting …