(2022-07-16). John Bolton Openly Admits Role in Planning Foreign Coups. orinocotribune.com Former White House national security adviser John Bolton has openly acknowledged that he has helped the United States plan attempted coups in foreign countries. | Bolton, a former US ambassador to the United Nations, made the surprising remark while appearing on CNN to discuss Tuesday's congressional hearing on the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. | Lawmakers on the House select committee investigating the attack on the Capitol building accused former President Donald Trump of inciting the violence in a last-ditch attempt to remain in power after losing the 2020 election. | Bolton told CNN's Jake Tapper on Tuesday t…
(2022-07-16). The West is Experiencing a Contraction of its Power. libya360.wordpress.com Boaventura de Sousa SantosUS troops are deployed to Europe amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine before the outbreak of war The strategists of the hegemonic country of the West, the US, without realizing the flagrant contraction, show unlimited ambition. What Westerners call the West or Western civilization is a geopolitical space that emerged in…
(2022-07-16). Pakistan to receive $1.17bn tranche in three to six weeks: IMF. tribune.com.pk 
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Pakistan will be receiving the $1.17 billion tranche in three to six weeks, after the two reached a staff-level agreement earlier this week. | In a press briefing addressed after the IMF announced the confirmation of the staff-level agreement on Thursday, Gerry Rice of the IMF Communication Department stated that the finical watchdog had reached an agreement with Pakistan on a combined seventh and eighth review of the programme, "that will translate into about 1.17 million [sic] being disbursed to Pakistan." | As a reminder, Rice stated that the tranche would…
(2022-07-16). Swaziland: Regime Fears Upsurge in Resistance, Intensifies Persecution of Leaders. libya360.wordpress.com Pavan Kulkarni Protests by Communist Party of Swaziland activists. File Photo The police attempted to arrest CPS member Bongi Nkambule, who was abducted and tortured by the police in March. When they failed to capture him, they took his wife into custody and beat her up in the police station. There has been an upsurge…
(2022-07-16). Neo-Cons: Genesis to Ascendency. scheerpost.com 
By Michael Brenner | The latest formulation of a binary world pits the so-called democracies against the so-called autocrats. The United States is the self-designated champion of the former while China and Russia lead the array of autocrats. In effect, it's a reversion to long-running democracy/capitalism vs Communism all-embracing conflict of the Cold War. Today's version has even less authenticity than did its…
(2022-07-16). Collective Statement: Biden in Occupied Palestine and the "Jerusalem Declaration" — Our Response is Struggle and Solidarity. iacenter.org 16 July 2022 Protesters hounded U.S. President Joe Biden in Palestine, including July 15 in Bethlehem where boys carried the photograph of Shireen Abu Akleh, Palestinian-American journalist murdered by Israeli Defense Force troops while on assignment in the Palestinian refugee camp of Jenin. Credit: Abbas Momani The joint declaration of U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid reveals not only the fundamental bankruptcy of the imperialist and Zionist systems they represent but also underlines the necessity to act and stand now in solidarity with the Palestinian people and their resistance, t…
(2022-07-16). Haiti's President Jovenel MoàØse was assassinated one year ago. We still don't know much. iacenter.org July 14, 2022 The following article is excerpted from an article that first appeared in Haitiliberte.com, July 7, 2022. The full article can be found at tinyurl.com/3bxf5tcb. Some Haitian-American and Colombian mercenaries arrested for participation in MoàØse's assassination. By Catherine Charlemagne It's been one year since Haiti's President Jovenel MoàØse was machine-gunned at home in front of his wife and children. The murder was carried out by a commando of Colombian assassins, presumably in the service of Haiti's political and economic oligarchs, whose identities are still unknown. For a year,…
(2022-07-16). Sri Lanka's ousted president says he 'took all possible steps' to prevent crisis. tribune.com.pk 
Sri Lanka's ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled overseas this week to escape a popular uprising against his government, has said he took "all possible steps" to avert the economic crisis that has engulfed the island nation. | Rajapaksa's resignation was accepted by parliament on Friday. He flew to the Maldives and then to Singapore after hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters came out on the streets of Colombo a week ago and occupied his official residence and offices. | Sri Lanka's parliament met on Saturday to begin the process of electing a new president, as a shipment of fuel arrived…
(2022-07-16). As Ford confirms closure of its Saarlouis plant: Lessons from years of car production. wsws.org Ford's decision to halt production at its Saarlouis plant in 2025 is part of the biggest international assault on the social gains and rights of the working class since the 1930s.
(2022-07-16). Ttra poco. In Italia le nuove bombe nucleari made in USA. globalresearch.ca "Inizia la produzione della bomba nucleare B61-12": lo annunciano dagli Stati Uniti i Sandia National Laboratories. La B61-12, che sostituisce la precedente B61 dislocata dagli USA ad Aviano e Ghedi e in altre basi europee, è un'arma di nuovo tipo. …
(2022-07-16). Western sanctions on Russia need patience to affect. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) — EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has assured international sanctions against Russia are "taking effect" and has called for "strategic patience".
(2022-07-16). Iran opposes war everywhere: Amir-Abdollahian. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) — Iranian foreign minister said the United States is pursuing specific political goals by claiming that Tehran plans to supply hundreds of drones with combat weapon capabilities to Russia.
(2022-07-16). Xi stresses implementing Party's policies on Xinjiang, highlights stability, security. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has stressed efforts to fully and faithfully implement the policies of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for the governance of Xinjiang in the new era, highlighting social stability and lasting security as the overarching goal.
(2022-07-16). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org Thousands of Myanmar garment workers strike over pay cuts; India: Outsourced municipal workers strike in Andhra Pradesh corporations; Pakistan: Garment workers demonstrate in Karachi for higher pay; Western Australia: Shell responds to workers' pay demands by shutting down offshore LNG platform.
(2022-07-16). Get Gota: Holding a War Criminal Accountable. dissidentvoice.org The fall and ignominious retreat of Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa has enlivened one distinct possibility. Having formally resigned as Sri Lankan President, a point made via email from Singapore, those wishing to see him account for war crimes may get their wish. There have been various efforts in train regarding a man who ruthlessly concluded …
(2022-07-16). Right-wing media, politicians seize on Ohio child's pregnancy to promote reactionary anti-abortion agenda. wsws.org Ohio now bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy and does not allow exceptions for rape or incest. Six weeks and three days' pregnant, the 10-year-old was not eligible to receive an abortion in her home state and was forced to travel to Indiana for the procedure.
(2022-07-16). Does the Virus Exist? SARS-CoV-2 Has Not Been Isolated? "Biggest Fraud in Medical History" globalresearch.ca The central question is the following: is there reliable evidence provided by the WHO and national health authorities that the alleged SARS-CoV-2 virus has been isolated / purified from an "unadulterated sample taken from a diseased patient"?
(2022-07-16). Behind President Putin's visit to Iran. moderndiplomacy.eu Russian President Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit to Iran (July 19, 2022), will be his second visit overseas after his visit to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan in June 2022. It is significant for a number of reasons. First, Iran has been moving closer to China and Russia after the US withdrawal from Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action …
(2022-07-16). "Our hands remain outstretched to Iran": Saudi Arabian FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) — Stating that his country's hands remain outstretched to Iran, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said that negotiations with Iran have been 'positive', but it has not yet reached their goal.
(2022-07-16). China's economy secures positive Q2 growth, steam gathering for further recovery. ecns.cn In Q2, the economy grew 0.4 percent. Due to the complex international environment and the impact of the COVID-19 outbreaks at home and other factors that exceeded expectations, downward pressure on the economy increased in Q2, NBS spokesperson Fu Linghui told a press conference Friday.
(2022-07-16). Flights from Hangzhou to Ho Chi Minh City resume after suspension. ecns.cn Flights from China's Hangzhou city to Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City resumed on Thursday as Flight VN9501 took off from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport.
(2022-07-16). Wickremesinghe threatens state repression following his formal installation as acting Sri Lankan president. wsws.org Having been Sri Lankan prime minister six times since 1993, Wickremesinghe is a long-standing pro-US defender of bourgeois rule and a committed supporter of the International Monetary Fund austerity measures.
(2022-07-16). China has been paying close attention to difficulties in Sri Lanka: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn As a friendly neighbor, China has been paying close attention to difficulties and challenges Sri Lanka faces and, whenever possible, has always provided support to Sri Lanka's socioeconomic development, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
(2022-07-16). Many Young People in Middle East, struggling to see Bright Future, want to Emigrate to West. juancole.com 
By Georges Naufal, Texas A&M University | The Middle East's population is growing almost twice as fast as the world overall, and one-third of its people are under the age of 15. As Joe Biden takes his first trip to the region as president, he plans to focus on the prospects for peaceful international …
(2022-07-16). Primer ministro de Sri Lanka asume como presidente interino. telesurtv.net El próximo 20 de julio será elegido en el Parlamento el nuevo mandatario, quien asumirá hasta noviembre de 2024.
(2022-07-16). La Unión Eléctrica prevé afectaciones al servicio en el horario diurno. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica informa que, a partir de los bajos niveles de inventario de combustible, se prevén afectaciones al servicio en el horario diurno. Se estima para el horario pico una disponibilidad de 2 705 MW y una demanda máxima de 2 650 MW, para una reserva 55 MW, por lo que también pudieran ocurrir afectaciones al servicio.
(2022-07-16). Sri Lankan PM sworn in as interim president: PM's office. ecns.cn Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as interim president before the chief justice on Friday.
(2022-07-16). Construction of Asia's first 300-meter deepwater jacket completed. ecns.cn Haiji One, Asia's first 300-meter deepwater jacket designed and built independently by China National Offshore Oil Corp, finished construction on Friday, said the country's top offshore oil and gas producer, CNOOC.
(2022-07-16). Australian government forced to reinstate "pandemic leave" as COVID-19 infections and deaths soar. wsws.org The measures decided by the "National Cabinet" will do nothing to stop the escalating crisis of soaring COVID-19 infections, hospitalisations and deaths.
(2022-07-16). Swedish court violates principles of Intl law in Nouri's case. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) — The Iranian ambassador to Stockholm Ahmad Masoumifar said that the Swedish legal system has violated the most basic principles of international law, calling the verdict "unfounded and political."
(2022-07-16). Klaus Schwab's WEF "School for Covid Dictators", a Plan for the "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca First published on December 18, 2022 | Economist Ernst Wolff believes that a hidden alliance of political and corporate leaders is exploiting the pandemic with the aim of crashing national economies and introducing a global digital currency. | How is it that …
(2022-07-15). Sisi says "let them eat leaves" as food crisis sharpens class lines in Egypt. mronline.org 
The war in Ukraine, rising oil prices and spiralling global inflation have fuelled food scarcity and surges in the price of basic goods in Egypt. Most worrying among the goods affected is bread, which makes up almost 40 percent of the average Egyptian's diet.
(2022-07-15). Kiev Gathering Information About Chemical Facilities In Donbass, Might Use HIMARS To Target Them. southfront.org 
| Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | Kiev is now employing the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) provided by Washington to strike Moscow-controlled areas. Such missiles hit warehouses in Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson region containing saltpetre, a chemical compound that is used to make gunpowder and fertilizers. Ukraine claims the target was an ammunition dump. The strike caused a major explosion and fires. Shops…
(2022-07-15). Ukraine: Is Russia's Advance Too Slow? libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic In 2014/2015, the then-nascent Kiev regime suffered a humiliating debacle after it was defeated by a much smaller, undermanned and under-equipped Donbass force. The political West stepped in and forced the Neo-Nazi junta to sign the Minsk agreements and prevent the complete collapse of the regime, which, according to their own admission, used the agreements to buy time…
(2022-07-15). Headlines for July 15, 2022. democracynow.org Biden Pledges to "Stand Up for Media Freedom" After Snubbing Shireen Abu Akleh's Family, House Passes Record $839 Billion Military Budget in Bipartisan Vote, Texas Sues Biden Administration to Block Abortion Care in Cases of Medical Emergency, Indiana AG to Investigate Doctor Who Provided Abortion Care to 10-Year-Old Rape Survivor, Sri Lankan President Formally Resigns After Fleeing to Singapore, Scorching Heat Wave Fuels Wildfires Across Southern Europe, Sen. Manchin Says He Won't Support Legislation to Tax the Rich and Combat Climate Crisis, IMF Warns Russia's War on Ukraine Could…
(2022-07-15). Will our children be literate? Will they look forward to the future with dignity?: The Twenty-Eighth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org 
The world is adrift in the tides of hunger and desolation. It is difficult to think about education, or anything else, when your children are not able to eat.
(2022-07-15). How Trump and John Bolton attempted a coup in Venezuela. multipolarista.com 
Donald Trump's National Security Advisor John Bolton wrote a book, "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir," detailing the US coup attempt and hybrid war against Venezuela.
(2022-07-15). Debt Traps & Terrorism: The Roots of Sri Lanka's Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Brian Berletic The island nation of Sri Lanka, located south-southeast of India in the Indian Ocean has suffered economic and now political chaos that has grabbed international headlines. The Western media has floated narratives ranging from "debt trap diplomacy" perpetrated by China and its Belt and Road Initiative to food shortages spurred by Russia's "blockade"…
(2022-07-15). Houston welcomes Pastors for Peace caravan. workers.org 
Houston activists welcomed the IFCO (Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization) Pastors for Peace caravan July 9. Angie Langdon and Mario Galvan were greeted with dinner and over a dozen boxes of medical aid for Cuba. Langdon is Social Media Coordinator for Pastors for Peace. As guest speaker, she explained the . . . |
(2022-07-15). Indian Adani Ports, local Gadot win bid to buy Israel's Haifa Port for $1.2bn. tribune.com.pk 
Israel said on Thursday it will sell Haifa Port, a major trade hub on its Mediterranean coast, to winning bidders Adani Ports of India and local chemicals and logistics group Gadot for 4.1 billion shekels ($1.18 billion). | Gadot and Adani made it to the end of a two-year tender process that Israel hopes will lower import prices and help shorten notoriously long wait times at Israeli harbours. | "The privatisation of the port of Haifa will increase competition at the ports and lower the cost of living," Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman said. | Adani will have a majority 70% stake and Gadot will hold the rema…
(2022-07-15). Dodger Stadium Concession Workers Threaten An All-Star Strike. popularresistance.org Among the owners of Major League Baseball's 30 teams, 24 are billionaires. For decades they have complained that labor costs — particularly players' salaries and pensions, but also the stadium workers who park cars; sell hot dogs, beer, peanuts and T-shirts; clean the stadiums; show fans to their seats; and provide security — have undermined baseball's finances. Yet since 2011, the teams' average value has tripled — from $523 million ($680 million in today's dollars) to $2.1 billion. | Mark Walter, the founder and CEO of Guggenheim Partners, a Chicago-based investment company with over $310 bill…
(2022-07-15). House Passes $8 Billion NDAA, Adding $37 Billion More Than Biden Requested. news.antiwar.com The House on Thursday passed its version of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that The massive spending bill passed in a vote of 329-101, Lawmakers in…
(2022-07-15). Exporting Blood and Benjamins: U.S. Capitalism is the Real Dracula. libya360.wordpress.com Stephen Millies Over 70% of the world's plasma comes from the exploited poor in the USA Malcolm X declared, "you show me a capitalist, I'll show you a bloodsucker." U.S. capitalists are the biggest bloodsuckers on the planet. In 2017, human blood and plasma were the tenth largest U.S. export items, with sales of $28.6 billion. That's…
(2022-07-15). Report: US Clinches Deal for Steps Toward Saudi-Israeli Normalization. news.antiwar.com The Times of Israel reported Thursday that President Biden An unnamed Middle Eastern diplomat told the Times that Egypt had agreed to transfer the control of two Red Sea islands, T…
(2022-07-15). Biden, Lapid Sign Joint US-Israel Declaration Against Iran. southfront.org 
The declaration says the US will use all of its 'national power' to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon | Originally published by AntiWar | President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday The document, officiall…
(2022-07-15). US 'Does Not Support Organized Violent Opposition to the Taliban'. news.antiwar.com Having lost the Afghanistan War outright, the US State Department is now saying that their goal is to see the Taliban give rise to a stable and sustainable Afghanistan, and It's not just not supporting violence against the Taliban, but "discourage other powers from doing so as well." The Taliban isn't facing huge opposition, but the most likely would be the groups that were US-backed up to their outright defeat. | This is an awkward position, with the US spending decades positioning the Ta…
(2022-07-15). How Black Colombia Helped Bring the Left to Power. orinocotribune.com 
By Carlos Cruz Mosquera 2, 2022 | Although mainstream media focuses on a figurehead, Colombia's historical moment today is not just down to Gustavo Petro and his coalition's efforts. Without taking from them what was an inspired campaign to win the electorate over with a principled programme, a decisive factor in the victory was last year's national strike. | The heroic mobilisation of young racialised working-class youth brought the country to a standstill, bringing all of the radicals and progressives together with impassioned clamours for change. The consequences of the demonstrations are visible ev…
(2022-07-15). Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey are Interested in Joining BRICS. libya360.wordpress.com Mikhail Gamandiy-Egorov The predictions that many countries, including those long linked to the West, are increasingly looking towards the great non-Western powers and the corresponding integration organizations, are moving towards realization. The BRICS+ concept seems to be taking off. The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) expect that Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey may…
(2022-07-15). Ilhan Omar's Meddling in Horn of Africa Earns Boos at Somali American Concert. libya360.wordpress.com ANN GARRISON Framed by Republican media as a backlash against Ilhan Omar's "woke" politics, the boos of a Somali American crowd expressed growing anger over the congresswoman's role in US meddling in the Horn of Africa. Ilhan Omar was greeted with vigorous booing during a July 2 Minneapolis concert featuring Somali singer Suldaan Seeraar in Minneapolis. The booing was…
(2022-07-15). Incitement to Murder: Bolsonarista Terror Threatens Brazil Election. libya360.wordpress.com Nathalia Urban The murder of a Workers Party activist by a Bolsonaro supporter has shocked Brazil, but it is not without precedent, and reflects the use of incitement by the Bolsonaros and their allies as a political tool. Coup threats, radicalization, dog-whistling and political violence have become commonplace in the Brazil since the rise of…
(2022-07-15). New Canadian Postal Veep Has A Plan To Revive Militancy Coast To Coast. popularresistance.org A letter carrier who helped organize a militant campaign of refusing forced overtime has won national office in the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, with the goal of taking that direct action approach nationwide. | Roland Schmidt, president of the local in Edmonton, Alberta, won a national election in May to became CUPW's third vice president in charge of internal and external organizing. | Three years ago he won his local presidency on a platform of reviving shop floor militancy. Under his leadership the local has trained hundreds of members in direct action, revitalizing its workplace culture. | Schmidt has be…
(2022-07-15). Biden-Lapid Joint Declaration Takes Aim At BDS Movement. popularresistance.org On July 14 U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signed a joint strategic declaration that highlights the bonds between the two countries, pledges further bilateral cooperation, and vows to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. It also takes aim at the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS), the nonviolent effort to pressure Israel in meeting its obligations under international law. | "The United States and Israel affirm that they will continue to work together to combat all efforts to boycott or de-legitimize Israel, to deny its right to self-defense, or to unfairly sin…
(2022-07-15). Chris Hedges: War with Iran. scheerpost.com 
Illustration by Mr. Fish — "Biden at Bat" | By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost | The United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia are plotting a war with Iran. The 2015 Iranian nuclear arms accord, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which Donald Trump
(2022-07-15). M.I. Asma — 'On Necrocapitalism: A Plague Journal'. mronline.org 
It is a testament to the power of On Necrocapitalism: A Plague Journal that a set of interventions written across the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic should remain so potent and resonant as we approach its fourth year.
(2022-07-15). From invading Iraq to Guaidó's flop: the CV of coup-plotter John Bolton. peoplesdispatch.org 
In a recent interview with CNN, former US National Security Advisor John Bolton affirmed his role in coups abroad. The hardliner was an architect of the invasion of Iraq, and most recently, played a role in the attempted coup against Venezuelan President Maduro.
(2022-07-15). Venezuelan Government Waives Export Duties on Cocoa and Derivatives. orinocotribune.com 
This Wednesday, July 13, President Nicolás Maduro announced the exemption of export duties and fees on cocoa and its derivatives at the opening of the Cocoa and Rum Expo Miranda 2022. | "We must continue solving problems and promoting mechanisms in ports and airports to stimulate exports," he stressed. | From the Bolívar Park, La Carlota in Caracas, the head of state reported on the prohibition of the introduction, propagation and cultivation of non-Venezuelan-origin crops in order to protect national genetics. | In this sense, he appointed the Minister for Science and Technology, Gabriela Jiménez, as protector o…
(2022-07-15). Challenging the AFL-CIO's Labor Imperialism. orinocotribune.com 
A little known fact, even to those who work there, is that the AFL-CIO organizes in support of US imperialist policies that drive a global race to the bottom in wages and working conditions, negatively impacting US workers too. The AFL-CIO's Solidarity Center is one of the four core components of the National Endowment for Democracy. Clearing the FOG speaks with Kim Scipes, a co-founder of the new Labor Education Project on the AFL-CIO's International Operations (LEPAIO). Scipes describes the long history of labor imperialism and how unions are challenging it. Adrienne Pine provides a brief report on workers prot…
(2022-07-15). UK bill threatens journalist with life in prison. mronline.org 
Journalists And Publishers Could Face Life Sentences If National Security Bill 2022, Being Debated In The U.K. Parliament, Becomes Law.
(2022-07-15). Michelle Wilde Anderson: Saving Broke and Broken America, One Town at a Time. scheerpost.com 
[ | Click to subscribe on: America's wealth gap has been cratering since the 2008 Great Recession, although the groundwork for this form of grotesque inequality has been…
(2022-07-15). Another Houston police murder. workers.org 
Houston "Say his name! Jalen Randle." This chant went on for over 45 minutes, on the way to and outside of the downtown Houston Police headquarters. The crowd had marched from City Hall, and their chants were echoing off the skyscrapers. Randle's parents and family members were joined by . . . |
(2022-07-15). WW photographer on panel 'How We Stay Free'. workers.org 
The Paul Robeson House Museum sponsored a panel discussion at the Philadelphia Museum of Art July 10, featuring Philadelphia activists who contributed to the Museum's recently released book, "How We Stay Free." The book is described as "an anthology-in-action for an uprising that remains unfinished." From left, co-editor Fajr Muhammad, . . . |
(2022-07-15). Biden starts sensitive Saudi Arabia visit, no immediate oil pledge expected. tribune.com.pk 
President Joe Biden arrived in Saudi Arabia on Friday to discuss energy supply, human rights, and security cooperation on a trip designed to reset the US relationship with a country he once pledged to make a "pariah" on the world stage. | Energy and security interests prompted the president and his aides to decide not to isolate the kingdom, the world's top oil exporter and regional powerhouse that has been strengthening ties with Russia and China. | But the US national security adviser dampened expectations of any immediate oil supply boost to help bring down high costs of gasoline and ease the highest US inf…
(2022-07-15). FSU Students for a Democratic Society condemns Patriot Front organizing in South Florida. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the followings statement from FSU Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). | On July 2nd, less than 100 Patriot Front members from across the country convened in Boston for a march through the downtown. Patriot Front is a white nationalist hate group that engages in street protests, offensive attack training, and utilizes American fascist imagery for propaganda and recruitment purposes. Outfitted with steel police shields and flags depicting the fasces, a symbol used by Mussolini's National Fascist Party, the cowardly group marched with their faces covered in an attempted sh…
(2022-07-15). Who Is Nicholas Perkins? 7 Things To Know About The Howard University Alumnus Who Purchased Fuddruckers Restaurants. moguldom.com It's no secret that HBCUs produce some of the best and brightest leaders in America who often make history and blaze trails. Howard alum Nicholas Perkins has continued that tradition by becoming the first Black person to own a national burger franchise when he purchased Fuddruckers Restaurant chain in June. Here are seven things to …
(2022-07-15). Ecuadorian teachers mobilize in defense of equalization of salary. peoplesdispatch.org On July 13, hundreds of Ecuadorian teachers took to the streets across the country in a new national day of mobilization in defense of equalization of teachers' salaries at national level. The teachers demanded that the government publish the Organic Law of Intercultural Education (LOEI) with all its reforms in the Official Registry. | The teachers condemned that 45 days had passed since the equalization of salary was agreed on in the Constitutional Court's NRO ruling, however, the law has not been published yet due to the presentation of appeals by conservative President Guillermo Lasso. They urged the national…
(2022-07-15). Bogus Report on Nicaragua by "60 Minutes" Exposed as Propaganda from CIA-linked National Endowment for Democracy. covertactionmagazine.com [Below is an open letter to 60 Minutes written by Susan Lagos, a Spanish and ESL teacher who has lived …
(2022-07-15). On her 75th birthday — Assata Shakur: 'I am a 20th century escaped slave'. workers.org In honor of Assata Shakur's 75th birthday on July 16, Workers World is reprinting this slightly edited version of her open letter, first posted on WW on Dec. 30, 2014. The FBI put out a $2 million bounty for her recapture almost years ago. My name is Assata Shakur, . . . |
(2022-07-15). Hezbollah Smuggled Anti-Aircraft Missiles Into Syria In Trucks Carrying UN Marks Report. southfront.org 
. Source: the media wing of Kata'ib Hezbollah. | Lebanon's Hezbollah had smuggled man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADs) into Syria in trucks carrying the symbol of the United Nationals (UN), the Syrian pro-opposition Thiqa News Agency reported on July 12. | According to the report, the missiles were transported from Lebanon to the town of al-Qusayr in the southern countryside of Syria's Homs in three Hyundai trucks covered in canvas emblazoned with UN symbols and in crates labeled humanitarian ai…
(2022-07-15). Confirman renuncia de Gotabaya Rajapaksa a la presidencia de Sri Lanka. telesurtv.net El portavoz del Parlamento de Sri Lanka afirmó que el nuevo presidente será elegido en los próximos siete días desde la renuncia de Rajapaksa.
(2022-07-15). Race for Sri Lankan presidency begins as Gotabaya Rajapaksa steps down. peoplesdispatch.org 
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa finally resigned from his position on Friday, July 15. | Speaker's official announcement on the resignation of the H.E. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa! — Parliament of Sri Lanka (@ParliamentLK) ‡∂Ö‡∂≠‡∑í‡∂ú‡∂ª‡∑î ‡∂¢‡∂±‡∑è‡∂∞…
(2022-07-15). Quantum leap of Iran volleyball in light of domestic coaches. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) — Accomplishments of Iran's national volleyball team in light of the domestic coaches can be regarded as a quantum leap for the country.
(2022-07-14). China to build international agricultural breeding center in Hainan. ecns.cn An international agricultural breeding center will be built in south China's tropical province of Hainan, with aims to meet the global challenge of climate change and ensure food security.
(2022-07-15). Thousands of children endure 'horrific conditions' in conflict zones. moderndiplomacy.eu The annual UN report on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), released on Monday, details the devastating impact that various forms of conflict had on children around the world in 2021. The dangers outlined in the report range from conflict escalation, military coups, and takeovers, protracted and new conflicts, as well as violations of international law. …
(2022-07-15). All IYSSE candidates elected to Berlin's Humboldt University student parliament. wsws.org The IYSSE's strong result is also an expression of the growing support for a socialist and internationalist perspective among students and young people.
(2022-07-15). Canadian police confirm 'high profile' killing of Sikh businessman. tribune.com.pk 
Canadian police confirmed on Friday that a man shot dead in British Columbia on Thursday was Ripudaman Singh Malik, a Sikh businessman acquitted in connection with the 1985 Air India bombing that killed 329 people. | Police said they have not established a motive for the killing or have evidence to suggest whether the incident was connected to the airline attack. | Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri, a worker in British Columbia, were acquitted in 2005 of charges related to the attack on Air India Flight 182, which exploded over the Atlantic Ocean in 1985 in one of history's deadliest bombings of a commercial airline…
(2022-07-15). Iranian Navy Announces Indian Ocean Drone Division (Videos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: Islamic Republic News Agency. | On July 15, the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy announced that it had established its first drone-carrying division in the Indian Ocean. | The Iranian state TV said that the new naval division consists of several ships and submarines carrying all types of combat, reconnaissance and suicide drones."All types of the latest advanced drones produced by the military and the defense ministry have flown over the Indian Ocean's waters to demonstrate thei…
(2022-07-15). Sri Lanka MPs to elect new president after Rajapaksa resigns. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) — Sri Lanka's Parliament speaker says President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned and Parliament will convene to choose a new leader after massive protests took over government buildings to force him out of office.
(2022-07-15). Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa ousted; 'We are the real power' says protester. tribune.com.pk 
The speaker of Sri Lanka's parliament formally accepted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation on Friday after he fled to Singapore to escape a popular uprising brought about by his country's worst economic crisis in seven decades. | After suffered from crippling shortages of petrol and diesel and runaway prices of basic items like vegetables and bread for months, Sri Lankans are now waiting for lawmakers to elect a new president on Wednesday. | Until then, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will be the interim president although protesters want him gone too. His private residence was set ablaze by protes…
(2022-07-15). Mayo Clinic joins Better Climate Challenge, committing to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic recently joined the Better Climate Challenge, an initiative launched by the Department of Energy that encourages organizations to set ambitious goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Mayo Clinic is committed to cutting certain greenhouse gas emissions by 50% and reducing energy use by 20% within 10 years. Participating in the Better Climate Challenge requires Mayo Clinic to develop and submit a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, share progress and solutions…
(2022-07-15). Real Debt Trap: Sri Lanka Owes Vast Majority to West, Not China. orinocotribune.com 
By Benjamin Norton 2, 2022 | Sri Lanka owes 81% of its external debt to US and European financial institutions and Western allies Japan and India. China owns just 10%. But Washington blames imaginary "Chinese debt traps" for the nation's crisis, as it considers a 17th IMF structural adjustment program. | Facing a deep economic crisis and bankruptcy, Sri Lanka was rocked by large protests this July, which led to the resignation of the government. | Numerous Western political leaders and media outlets blamed this uprising on a supposed Chinese "debt trap," echoing a deceptive narrative that has been thor…
(2022-07-15). Guerra, libertad sexual y fascismo en Alemania Lavanda y Rojo. workers.org Además de los ataques legislativos a las mujeres, a las personas no conformes con el género y a las vidas de los LGBTQ+, en junio grupos supremacistas blancos como los Proud Boys han intentado una incursión de estilo militar en Pride in the Park en Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, y han . . . |
(2022-07-15). India's Pakistan-bashing dossier. moderndiplomacy.eu Since Pakistan announced that the Financial Action Task force was about to lift Pakistan from the "Grey List", India was ill at ease. The dossier has tell-tale signs that it was a lame duck effort to compel the FATF to keep Pakistan at the Grey. Another stimulus for the production of the dossier was to …
(2022-07-15). Saudi Arabia Opens Skies To 'All Carriers' In Breakthrough Step To Normalize With Israel. southfront.org 
El Al Boeing 787 -9 jet number 4X-EDA at Ben Gurion Airport., 18 September 2017. Photo by Wikimedia user (LLHZ2805). | Saudi Arabia has opened its airspace to all air carriers in a move that its meant to allow for more overflights to and from Israel. | In a statement released on July 14, the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said that the kingdom's airspace was now open to all carriers that meet its requirements for overflights, in line with international conventions that say there should be n…
(2022-07-15). Tehran has no limits on boosting inclusive coop. with Baku. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) — The Islamic Republic of Iran does not have any restrictions regarding the promotion of comprehensive relations and cooperation with the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said.
(2022-07-15). Debt Traps & Terrorism: The Roots of Sri Lanka's Crisis. journal-neo.org 
The island nation of Sri Lanka, located south-southeast of India in the Indian Ocean has suffered economic and now political chaos that has grabbed international headlines. The Western media has floated narratives ranging from "debt trap diplomacy" perpetrated by China and its Belt and Road Initiative to food shortages spurred by Russia's "blockade" of the …
(2022-07-15). World Bronchiectasis Day targets chronic, progressive lung disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A chronic, progressive lung disease is attracting new global attention. Today marks the inaugural World Bronchiectasis Day, an awareness day set for July 1 each year. Goals include increasing recognition and treatment of the disease by health care providers and encouraging more research, says a Mayo Clinic expert helping to lead the effort internationally. In bronchiectasis, the walls of the bronchial tubes, which carry air into and out of the lungs, are injured, becoming enlarged….
(2022-07-15). Confirman renuncia de Gotabaya Rajapaksa a Presidencia de Sri Lanka. telesurtv.net El portavoz del Parlamento de Sri Lanka afirmó que el nuevo presidente será elegido en los próximos siete días desde la renuncia de Rajapaksa.
(2022-07-15). Iran Navy unveils 1st naval drone carriers division. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) — The first drone carrier division of Iran's Navy, which is comprised of different surface and subsurface units, was unveiled in a ceremony in the international waters of the Indian Ocean, the Navy announced on Friday.
(2022-07-15). The theatrical quest: British director Peter Brook (1925-2022). wsws.org His artistic seriousness, which resulted in some hugely influential productions over seven decades, was informed by wide study and knowledge of international theatre history and technique.
(2022-07-14). Put development at center of int'l agenda: Chinese minister. ecns.cn China's ecology and environment minister on Thursday called on countries to put development at the center of the international agenda.
(2022-07-15). Rajapakse formally resigns as Sri Lankan president after fleeing to Singapore. wsws.org Rajapakse flew into Singapore yesterday afternoon, emailing his resignation letter last night to Parliamentary Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.
(2022-07-14). Abortion access: don't agonize — organize! WW commentary. workers.org 
Women's March "Summer of Rage" kicked off in Washington, D.C., July 9. Thousands of women and people of all genders, nationalities and ages, who gathered in Washington, D.C., on July 9, turned out to protest the outrageous decision handed down by the Supreme Court on June 24, outlawing abortions. By . . . |
(2022-07-14). Humanitarian crisis in England? workers.org Boris Johnson's hypocrisy plus anti-popular policies finally did him in. The resignation of Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party of Great Britain, which means he will be replaced as prime minister, was not just the comeuppance of a slapdash serial liar, forced out of office by 59 cabinet . . . |
(2022-07-14). The Heat: Sri Lanka & The Global Refugee Crisis. america.cgtn.com 
Sri Lanka's president flees the country after months of protests. And later – why are we seeing a surge of global refugees?>