(2025-12-18). Bearing witness to Sudan war. aljazeera.com Sudan's war is devastating cities and displacing millions.
(2025-12-18). Egypt hints at possible intervention in Sudan's brutal war. newarab.com 
(2025-12-18). Conway, Latham opening stand batters hapless West Indies. tribune.com.pk 
Devon Conway and Tom Latham plundered a poor West Indies attack Thursday for a mammoth opening partnership on day one of the third Test in Mount Maunganui as New Zealand piled up 334-1. | Conway ended the day 178 not out and captain Latham was out just before the close for 137. | The pair put together 323, the second highest opening partnership for New Zealand, only bettered by Glenn Turner and Terry Jarvis's 387 stand against the West Indies in Georgetown in 1972. | It was also only the eighth time New Zealand had registered a stand in excess of 300 in Tests. | Conway batted all day facing 279 balls for his s…
(2025-12-18). India rule white ball amid geopolitical issues. tribune.com.pk 
India owned white-ball cricket while South Africa shed their 'bridesmaids' tag but the spectre of geopolitics loomed large over the game in a tumultuous 2025. | The already-soured relations between bitter rivals India and Pakistan reached a new low when the nuclear-armed neighbour engaged in a military conflict in May that nearly snowballed into a full-fledged war. | It disrupted the Indian Premier League and the bad blood was evident in the subsequent 20-overs Asia Cup tournament in the United Arab Emirates, where India refused to accept the winner's trophy from Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Mohsin Na…
(2025-12-18). How the Bondi Beach attack is being weaponized to suppress the Palestine movement in Australia. mondoweiss.net 
The Australian government is using the Bondi Beach attack as a pretext to accelerate its repression of the Palestine movement. This response lays bare the state's true interest: to protect and defend Australia's complicity in the Gaza genocide.
(2025-12-18). Netanyahu is exploiting the Bondi Beach massacre to build support for the Gaza genocide and is fueling antisemitism in the process. mondoweiss.net 
Benjamin Netanyahu is blaming the attack at Bondi Beach on Australia's support for Palestinian statehood. He conflates Jewish safety with Zionism to garner support for Israel, but in doing so, he enlists all Jews as agents of Palestinian oppression.
(2025-12-18). AI chatbots share climate conspiracies, denial and disinformation. commondreams.org Investigators tested popular AI chatbots — ChatGPT, MetaAI and Grok — to see whether they provided climate disinformation, and whether they were more inclined to provide climate disinfo to users with conspiratorial beliefs than those without.Language around the recent COP30 climate talks put forward by Grok — the chatbot of social media platform X — included calling conference attendees "globalist parasites", COP's agreements "genocide by policy" and suggested users could "Scream 'Treason' in the comments if you're awake'".The Global Witness investigation revealed variance among the cha…
(2025-12-18). Chris Hedges speaks to IA about Gaza genocide, Bondi and. independentaustralia.net 
(2025-12-18). Tech for Genocide: Palantir's Role in the Pager Attacks. orinocotribune.com By Al-Akhbar's Lebanon Desk — Dec 15, 2025 | "We've never supplied our products to enemies. We proudly support the US government. I am proud that we are supporting Israel in every way we can." — Palantir co-founder Alex Karp | Palantir Technologies has been involved in the Israeli military's regional operations from Gaza to Lebanon and beyond, according to revelations in a new biography of CEO Alex Karp. In The Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp, Palantir, and the Rise of the Surveillance State, New York Times journalist Michael Steinberger details how the US-based company's software played a direct r…
(2025-12-18). US: Masked Federal Agents Undermine Rule of Law. commondreams.org United States federal immigration enforcement agents now commonly operate masked and without visible identification, compounding the abusive and unaccountable nature of the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign, Human Rights Watch said today. The indefinite and widespread nature of these practices is fundamentally inconsistent with the United States' obligations to ensure that law enforcement abuses are investigated and met with accountability."Law enforcement officers must be identifiable to be accountable," said
(2025-12-18). Imani Barbarin on disability rights, COVID and the war on Gaza. aljazeera.com Why the TikTok star and disability advocate wants the world to rethink what it means to be disabled.
(2025-12-18). BSW's 3rd General Congress. uwidata.com 
By Deniz Yƒ±ldƒ±rƒ±m — Emre àúnver, from Berlin / Germany The general congress of BSW, whose support is rapidly rising in Germany, was marked by calls for independence, anti-US/NATO policies, and workers' rights. The resolution passed in the Congress called for an end to military aid to Ukraine and a resumption of natural gas imports …
(2025-12-18). Why is the US claiming it owns Venezuelan oil and land? aljazeera.com US President Donald Trump has said the US owns rights to Venezuelan oil and land.
(2025-12-18). Martín Mosquera: The Meaning of Milei. newleftreview.org With Latin America in Trump's cross-hairs, a report from Buenos Aires on the social stalemate that allowed far-right firebrand Javier Milei to impose the harshest shock therapy in Argentina's history. Mosquera mobilizes the conceptual legacies of Gramsci, Trotsky, Otto Bauer and Angelo Tasca to identify the function of the region's highly successful new rights.
(2025-12-18). PDF of December 18 print issue. workers.org 
Download the PDF Venezuela int'l conference U.S. delegates defy 'no-fly zone' Young workers reject capitalism Billionaire media barons New book: 'China Changes Everything' Philly hospital defends trans patients Tribute to Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Disability rights and justice Trump's racism and historic stagflation Starbucks workers expand strike Philly solidarity with Venezuela . . . |
(2025-12-18). Managers' responsibilities in the thoughts of Imam Ali (AS). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) — The crisis of public trust in management and governance institutions has become one of the main challenges of the contemporary world.
(2025-12-18). Gaza, the United Nations, and the Crisis of Global Conscience. thinktank.pk The United Nations General Assembly's overwhelming passage of a resolution demanding unrestricted humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, protection of United Nations facilities, and compliance with international law marks a moment of rare moral clarity in an increasingly fractured world. Supported by 139 countries, with only 12 voting against and 19 abstaining, the resolution reflects …
(2025-12-18). US Racist Immigration Policy Toward Haiti Reinforces Imperialism. popularresistance.org On November 26th 2025, the Trump administration terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti using nearly identical language to the TPS cancellations earlier this year for displaced Venezuelans and affecting upward of 353,000 Haitian migrants. In both cases, the Department of Homeland Security claimed that continued protections were "not in the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States," affirming U.S. policy abuses redefine their "interests" at a whim. | While the U.S. has long politicized displacement from leftist states like Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, casting migrants as…
(2025-12-18). Putin's speech: Ukraine & EU's worst fear is here? Oreshnik warheads ready for 2025. hindustantimes.com Russia says its new Oreshnik intercontinental ballistic missile system will be on full combat duty by the end of the year, President Vladimir Putin has announced. The deployment marks another step in Moscow's ongoing nuclear forces modernisation amid deep tensions with the West. The advanced ICBM platform, designed to strengthen Russia's nuclear deterrent against the United States and NATO, is expected to enter service as part of an accelerated push to modernise the strategic rocket forces. Watch for details…
(2025-12-18). Honduras On The Edge: Xiomara Castro Calls For Popular Mobilization. popularresistance.org After a five-day hiatus and more than two weeks since the elections, the Honduran National Electoral Council (CNE) has resumed counting votes in an electoral process that has been widely questioned by various political forces on the left and right in Honduras. According to the CNE, several technical problems are hindering the count. | According to official data, the candidate of the National Party of Honduras (PNH), right-wing Nasry Asfura (backed, among others, by US President Donald Trump) maintains a slight but sustained lead (40.53%) over television presenter Salvador Nasralla of the Liberal Party of Honduras…
(2025-12-18). CDF Asim Munir meets Libyan military leaders to boost defence ties. tribune.com.pk 
Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir, visited Libya on an official trip and met Field Marshal Khalifa Belqasim Haftar, Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces, and Lieutenant General Saddam Khalifa Haftar, Deputy Commander-in-Chief. | A contingent of the Libyan Armed Forces presented a guard of honour to the Field Marshal Munir upon his arrival. | During the meeting with Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, both sides discussed matters of mutual interest, regional security, and ways to enhance bilateral defence and military cooperation. They emphasised the importance of collaboration in trainin…
(2025-12-18). New conference due in February to support Lebanese Armed Forces. newarab.com 
The political parties holding a meeting in Paris on Thursday all agreed to have a conference in February aimed at supporting the Lebanese Armed Forces, said a French foreign ministry spokesperson. | Talks between French, Saudi, and American officials with Lebanese army chief Rodolphe Haykal aimed at finalising a roadmap to enable a mechanism for the Israel and Lebanon agreed to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in 2024, ending more than a year of fighting between Israel…
(2025-12-18). Iran's intel. database on Israel enabled precise strikes. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) — The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran had a "complete intelligence database" on Israeli targets during the June aggression, which enabled the Armed Forces to carry out precise retaliatory strikes.
(2025-12-18). Thai military attacks Poipet city in Cambodia. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Thailand's military on Thursday launched an attack on Poipet city in Cambodia, which is located near the border between the two nations, Cambodia's defence ministry said.It is worth noting that border fighting resumed between Cambodia and Thailand, with each nation blaming the other for starting the fight, claiming self-defence.Thai forces "dropped 2 bombs in the area of Poipet Municipality, Banteay Meanchey Province" at around 11: 00 a.m. local time, Thursday, the Cambodian defence ministry stated. However, Bangkok has not commented on the bombing.BREAKING: A Thai F-16 fighter jet dropped two bombs in…
(2025-12-18). US forces strike another alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, killing 4. scmp.com The US military said on Wednesday that it attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people on the same day the US House rejected efforts to limit President Donald Trump's power to use military force against drug cartels. | US Southern Command stated on social media that the vessel was operated by narco-terrorists along a known trafficking route. The military didn't provide evidence behind the allegations but posted a video of a boat moving through water…
(2025-12-18). Operation Condor: Transnational Murder Syndicate. scheerpost.com By Kit Klarenberg for his Substack On November 25th 1975, the 60th birthday of Chile's CIA-installed dictator General Augusto Pinochet, high-ranking representatives of the repressive secret police forces of Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay gathered in Santiago for a covert three-day summit. There, the quintet of US-sponsored Latin American fascist juntas forged an incendiary agreement. Dubbed 'Operation Condor' after …
(2025-12-18). Israeli forces launch fresh drone attack in southern Lebanon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) — The local media in Lebanon on Thursday reported that Zionist regime's forces launched fresh drone attack in southern Lebanon.
(2025-12-18). US imposes sanctions on two more ICC judges for Israel probe. newarab.com 
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two more judges of the International Criminal Court after they rejected an attempt by Israel to end a war crimes probe in Gaza. | Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who had already ordered sanctions on judges and prosecutors in the case, explicitly linked the new measures to a vote Monday in which the two judges sided with the majority and upheld arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister "We will…
(2025-12-18). Protests in Bangladesh as India cites security concerns. tribune.com.pk 
Bangladesh police on Thursday stopped protesters from marching towards an Indian diplomatic mission, a day after India's foreign ministry conveyed its concerns over the "deteriorating" security environment in the country. | Ties between the two countries have been frosty since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India following a student-led uprising last year. | Dhaka has repeatedly asked for her extradition so that she could stand trial for her alleged crimes, with Delhi responding that it was examining the requests. | On Thursday, dozens of demonstrators began marching towards the assistant Indian h…
(2025-12-18). US sanctions more ICC judges, citing ruling on Israeli war crime probe. aljazeera.com International court has repeatedly decried US sanctions amid its ongoing investigation into Gaza war crimes.
(2025-12-18). Cold weather claims more lives in besieged Gaza. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) — Gaza health ministry announced on Thursday that one person was killed and 13 others were wounded in the past 24 hours as Israeli attacks and the worsening humanitarian situation continue to devastate the Strip.
(2025-12-18). Abuse and exploitation endemic in Australia's Pacific "guest worker" scheme. wsws.org Despite ongoing complaints, exposures and official inquiries into the exploitative Pacific labour schemes over many years, little has changed.
(2025-12-18). Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small acquitted of all child abuse charges. whyy.org From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? A jury has acquitted Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. of all charges in his child abuse trial after more than two days of deliberations. | "There's not one day that I turned around and there wasn't a lot of people here supporting us," the mayor said. "Today, I thank God — who's first in my life [mdash…
(2025-12-18). 3 Russians killed in Ukrainian drone strikes on Rostov region. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Ukrainian drone attacks overnight killed three people in Russia's southern Rostov region, Russian authorities said, underscoring the growing reach of cross-border strikes deep inside Russian territory.Regional Governor Yuri Slyusar reported that two crew members were killed after drones struck a cargo vessel, believed to be an oil tanker, moored at the port of Rostov-on-Don, triggering a fire. A third civilian was killed in the nearby city of Bataysk, where drones hit residential areas, wounding several others.Officials said multiple drones targeted infrastructure across the region, with explosions repo…
(2025-12-18). Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers. aclu.org If a president can murder civilians at sea and keep the legal justifications secret, we should all be concerned. The harm is even worse when basic factual evidence, such as full videos and orders, are also hidden from the American people. | Since September, the Trump administration has
(2025-12-18). Families of Palestine Hunger Strikers Beg for Meeting With David Lammy as Their Conditions Deteriorate. bylinetimes.com Family members of the Palestine Action-affiliated hunger strikers have called on Justice Secretary David Lammy to meet with the strikers before any of them die. | Speaking at a press conference in Vauxhall on Thursday, the sisters of hunger strikers Kamran Ahmed and Teuta Hoxha and the next of kin of Qesser Zuhrah alleged ill treatment of their relatives by prison staff, and pleaded with the Government to agree to a meeting to negotiate over the hunger strikers' terms so that they can put an end to the strike. | 29 Palestine Action-affiliated individuals are currently being held on remand for their alleged inv…
(2025-12-18). Letter Carriers Union in Madison January 17, 2026: Shut Down Hunger Fundraiser. wibailoutpeople.org 
(2025-12-18). 'A strong figure': Lukashenko on comparing Trump to a bulldozer. eng.belta.by I wanted Donald Trump to win the U.S. presidential election but I am not his blind supporter, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said in an interview with the U.S. media companyNewsmax,…
(2025-12-18). Why Ukraine's Economy Hinges on the EU's Frozen Russian Assets Loan. moderndiplomacy.eu European Union leaders are weighing proposals to use proceeds from immobilised Russian sovereign assets, most of which are held in Belgium, to support Ukraine's financial needs in the coming years through what has become known as the "reparations loan". The plan has run into resistance from Belgium, which wants other EU member states to share …
(2025-12-18). Macro policy support to see 2026 boost. ecns.cn China will step up macroeconomic policy support next year, intensifying efforts to expand domestic demand, deepen market reforms and stabilize the property sector, officials and experts said.
(2025-12-18). Smokescreen in Ukraine? Moscow hosts Iran as nuclear clock ticks, Araghchi drops bombshell for Trump. hindustantimes.com Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and MGIMO University Rector Anatoli Torkunov discussed expanding academic and strategic cooperation between Russia and Iran, including joint master's programmes, research initiatives and student exchanges. Araghchi highlighted shared positions on global issues, opposition to US hegemony, and appreciation for Russia's support during the recent conflict with Israel. Talks also covered energy cooperation, gas swaps, countering US sanctions, and regional security in the South Caucasus through the proposed 3+3 mechanism. Araghchi reiterated Iran's stance against nuclear weapons,…
(2025-12-18). Secretive Georgia Clemency Board Suspends Execution After Its Conflicts of Interest Are Exposed. theintercept.com 
On the same day the state of Georgia issued a death warrant for Stacey Ian Humphreys, setting his execution for December 17, Gov. Brian Kemp The new member was Kim McCoy, previously a victims' advocate at the Cobb County District Attorney's Office. As the head of the Victim Witness Unit for 25 years, she offered dedicated support to victims' family members "in capital c…
(2025-12-18). The longest-running strike in the US is over—and the workers won. therealnews.com 
On Monday, Nov. 24, after more than 1,100 days on strike, Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh members were cheered on by supporters at a rally in downtown Pittsburgh before returning to work at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Even though strikers have returned to work, however, many issues at the center of the strike are still in legal limbo—and their fight for a fair contract is not over. In this episode of Working People, we speak with three Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh members—Bob Batz. Jr, Natalie Duleba, and Steve Mellon—about where things stand now, how their lives have changed since returni…
(2025-12-18). Qatar's Energy Advantage Powers Its AI Push in the Gulf. moderndiplomacy.eu Qatar is trying to catch up in the artificial intelligence (AI) race in the Gulf, relying on its low-cost energy and financial resources. The country is launching Qai, supported by its sovereign wealth fund and a joint venture with Brookfield, marking a significant step into the AI sector. This move is part of a broader …
(2025-12-18). China Voices Support for Venezuela After U.S. Blockade, No Rescue in Sight. moderndiplomacy.eu China has voiced opposition to what it described as "unilateral bullying" after the United States ordered a blockade of oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, a move that sharply escalates pressure on the OPEC member and its president, Nicolas Maduro. The blockade comes as Washington has increased its military presence in the region, including troops …
(2025-12-18). Does latest US military spending bill place any constraints on Trump? aljazeera.com The US Senate advanced its 2026 National Defense Authorization Act with broad support, but also with caveats.
(2025-12-18). SADC Summit approves deployment of Panel of Elders. sanews.gov.za SADC Summit approves deployment of Panel of Elders | The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has approved the deployment of a Panel of Elders and a Mediation Reference Group to Madagascar to support efforts aimed at restoring political stability, constitutional order and democratic governance. ⚪ This was announced in a communiqué issued following the virtual Extraordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government held on Wednesday. ⚪ The summit received a report from the Chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, Malawian President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika,…
(2025-12-18). England Ashes dreams on life-support. tribune.com.pk 
(2025-12-18). BBC 're-writes history' by removing description of intifada. newarab.com 
The BBC has given in to pressure from pro-Israel groups and "corrected" a news article that said The right-leaning UK newspaper The BBC has even been accused of inciting "antisemitic violence" over the wording of the artic…
(2025-12-18). Caitlin Johnstone: Spouting the Same Line on Bondi Attack. consortiumnews.com Narrative spin for Israel is in full swing following the Bondi Beach attack, conflating pro-Palestinian activism with anti-Jewish violence. By Caitlin Johnstone Caitlin's Newsletter Listen to Tim Foley reading this article CN at 30 Looks like some kind of memo went…
(2025-12-18). Learning from Myles Horton's Legendary Career in Social Movements. dissidentvoice.org Left: Myles Horton (Wikipedia/Wisconsin Historical Society). Right: The Highlander Folk School welcome sign on the original Tennessee location. (Wikimedia Commons/Bryan MacKinnon)(This article was first published in Waging Nonviolence) Over a career that spanned more than 50 years and touched on some of the major American social movements of the 20th century, Myles Horton established himself …