(2023-09-30). Shouldn't The United Kingdom And France Relinquish Their Permanent Seats At The United Nations? popularresistance.org At its fifteenth summit in August 2023, the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) group adopted the Johannesburg II Declaration, which, amongst other issues, raised the question of reforming the United Nations, particularly its security council. To make the UN Security Council (UNSC) 'more democratic, representative, effective, and efficient, and to increase the representation of developing countries', BRICS urged the expansion of the council's membership to include countries from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The declaration specifically noted that three countries — Brazil, India, and South Afr…
(2023-09-29). Orgs from Nepal, India and Bangladesh condemn attack on Cuban Embassy. plenglish.com New Delhi, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) Organizations from India, Nepal, and Bangladesh condemned the terrorist attack on the Cuban Embassy in the United States and expressed their solidarity with Cuba, diplomatic sources informed on Friday.
(2023-09-29). Canada-India Assassination Allegations, as Further 'Logic' to Expand Spying Powers and Intelligence Integration. libya360.wordpress.com Morrigan Johnson Canadian PM Justin Trudeau shaking hands with Indian PM Narendra Modi. Image credit: Hindustan Times. Someone has to be lying On September 22, CTV News published a report revealing new allegations against India for the assassination of an Indian political dissident in Canada. In this report, it became known that Prime Minister Justin…
(2023-09-29). The India-Mideast-Europe Corridor's Complexities. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter The US, together with a consortium of nations including India and the EU, has announced the initiation of the India-Middle East-European Economic Corridor (Imec), the latest endeavor in its global infrastructure development strategy to counter Chinese influence. During the recent G20 summit, the governments of India, the US, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi…
(2023-09-29). India Won't be Bullied in Multipolar Setting. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-28). India urges maximum preparation for virtual G20 Summit. plenglish.com New Delhi, Sep 28 (Prensa Latina) The Indian Government has reportedly urged maximum preparation for the virtual G20 Summit in November, an agreement reached at the meeting of the bloc's leaders.
(2023-09-28). 255 anti-Muslim hate speech gatherings recorded in India within 181 days, says report. peoplesdispatch.org A report by the research group Hindutva Watch found that 80% of the recorded anti-Muslim hate speech gatherings or rallies took place in States ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party which is also in power in the Center…
(2023-09-28). Did India really win its independence through non-violence? internationalviewpoint.org Two years ago, Burma (Myanmar) saw a huge non-violent movement of civic disobedience in response to a military putsch. However, it was ultimately forced to engage in armed self-defense in the face of merciless repression. Was it any different in India? Was independence, the liberation from British colonial rule in 1947, effectively won through the civil disobedience movement embodied by Gandhi? We put this question to Sushovan Dhar. | – | / |
(2023-09-28). Payments in National Currencies Between Russia, India Up 5 Times in 2023 Year-on-Year – Sberbank. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Settlements in national currencies between Russia and India have grown five-fold in monetary terms in 2023 year-on-year, while the average transaction amount in the first half of the year has increased by 83%, deputy chairman of Sberbank's executive board Anatoly Popov said.
(2023-09-28). Shouldn't the United Kingdom and France Relinquish Their Permanent Seats at the United Nations? dissidentvoice.org 
Dumile Feni (South Africa), Figure Studies, 1970. At its fifteenth summit in August 2023, the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) group adopted the Johannesburg II Declaration, which, amongst other issues, raised the question of reforming the United Nations, particularly its security council. To make the UN Security Council (UNSC) 'more democratic, representative, effective, and efficient, and to …
(2023-09-28). Amid Canada tensions, top Indian, US diplomats to meet in Washington. tribune.com.pk 
Amid a diplomatic spat between India and Canada over the murder of a Sikh community leader, India's Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar will be meeting his US counterpart Antony Blinken on Thursday in Washington. | During his visit, Jaishankar has a series of meetings planned, including discussions with his US counterpart Antony Blinken, White House officials, members of the US administration, and interaction with the Indian diaspora, said a press statement issued earlier by the Indian Foreign Ministry. | The agenda of the meeting has not been shared but it is believed that the ongoing crisis between India and Cana…
(2023-09-28). Sikhs protest at UN headquarters against India over Khalistan leader's murder. tribune.com.pk 1695917651-0/image-800x600-(6)1695917651-0.jpg)
Hundreds of Sikh community representatives gathered in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York to condemn the murder of the Khalistan leader in Canada and press their demand for Khalistan as an independent Sikh homeland. | The protest was held a week after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told parliament that his government had seen "credible allegations" that India was responsible for the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent Canadian Sikh leader. | Read More: Sikhs protest against killing of pro-Khalistan leader | The demonstrators chanted slogans to condemn the Indian Prime Minister…
(2023-09-28). Chinese scientist refutes Indian claim of landing on Moon's South Pole. tribune.com.pk 
The race for lunar exploration supremacy between India and China has reached new heights, as India's Chandrayaan-3 rover recently made a historic landing near the lunar South Pole. This achievement, however, has ignited a debate between the two space giants, with a top Chinese scientist questioning the significance of India's accomplishment. | Ouyang Ziyuan, often regarded as the pioneer of China's lunar exploration programme, has expressed scepticism speaking to the Chinese-language Science Times newspaper regarding the claims surrounding Chandrayaan-3's landing, Taipei Times reported. | He argues that the In…
(2023-09-28). India imposes curfew in strife-hit areas of Manipur state. tribune.com.pk 
India imposed curfew in the capital and some areas of its restive state of Manipur on Thursday, after scores of students were injured in violence following protests against the alleged abduction and murder of two students, authorities said. | Ethnic violence has plunged the northeastern state bordering Myanmar into what many security experts describe as an intense civil war fought over land, jobs and political clout between its two largest local groups. | "Indefinite curfew had to be implemented in Imphal and in some other districts," L. Kailun, a senior police official based in the state capital, told Reuters…
(2023-09-28). Canada PM says he is sure Blinken will raise murder case with India. tribune.com.pk 
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday he was sure US Secretary of State Antony Blinken would raise the murder of a Sikh separatist leader with his Indian counterpart when the two meet later in the day. | Trudeau made his remarks to reporters in Quebec, 10 days after he announced Canada suspected Indian government agents were linked to the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, which took place in the province of British Columbia in June. | Read also: Amid Canada tensions, top Indian, US diplomats to meet in Washington | Blinken is due to meet Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Thursd…
(2023-09-30). Blinken urged Indian cooperation in Canada's Sikh murder probe: Spokesperson. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-29). The Trial of Subhas Nair: Race, Class, and Ideology in Singapore. counterpunch.org On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, Subhas Govin Prabhakar Nair, the Indian Singaporean rapper more commonly known as Subhas, was found guilty on four counts of "promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of race and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony" under section 298A(a) of the Penal Code 1871. On September 5, 2023, Subhas
(2023-09-29). The Trial of Subhas Nair: Race, Class, and Ideology in Singapore. counterpunch.org On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, Subhas Govin Prabhakar Nair, the Indian Singaporean rapper more commonly known as Subhas, was found guilty on four counts of "promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of race and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony" under section 298A(a) of the Penal Code 1871. On September 5, 2023, Subhas was sentenced to six weeks in prison. Subhas had previously been issued a two-year conditional warning by the Singapore Police for a satirical rap video he released with his sister Preeti Nair, commonly known as Preetipls, critiquing a Havas advertisement for Nets, a Singapore…
(2023-09-29). Drought-hit Indian farmers protest against sharing of river water. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-29). Japan's Sony says India unit's merger with Zee likely delayed. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-29). Games-India's shooters beat China on way to world record, gold medal. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-29). Digital vandals hit Canadian websites amid tensions with India. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-29). 'Sanctioner-In-Chief' Bob Menendez Indicted On Corruption Charges. popularresistance.org On Wednesday, September 27, US Democratic Senator Bob Menendez plead not guilty to charges of bribery, fraud and extortion in Manhattan federal court. It is not Menendez's first indictment, but now, Menendez faces resounding calls from top Democrats to resign and not jeopardize their Senate majority in the 2024 election. | In addition to facing widespread criticism over corruption allegations, Menendez has long been criticized by pro-peace and human rights activists in the US due to his positions while serving as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC). With regards to US policy towards Cuba, de…
(2023-09-29). Mali Warns Against Repeat Of NATO's Libyan War In Niger. popularresistance.org France's ambassador to Niger, Sylvain Itté, left Niamey early on September 27, three days after Paris announced that it would also withdraw its 1,500 troops from the West African country by the end of the year. | Niger has joined its regional neighbors, Mali and Burkina Faso, in expelling French troops from its soil. The three countries have since forged a pact for collective defense and mutual cooperation, known as the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), amid rising attacks by armed groups in the region. | The AES was formed just days before the 78th session of the United National General Assembly.
(2023-09-28). High Commission celebrates Eid Miladun Nabi in New Delhi. tribune.com.pk 1695922001-0/image-800x600-(7)1695922001-0.jpg)
The High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi celebrated the auspicious occasion of the 12th Rabiul Awwal, known as Eid Miladun Nabi (PBUH), with religious zeal and devotion on Thursday. | According to an official press release, a Mehfil-e-Milad was held at the Chancery's mosque and the auditorium, attended by the commission's officers, staff and their spouses, respectively. | On the auspicious occasion of 12th Rabi-ul-Awal, High Commission of Pakistan, New Delhi celebrated Eid Milad-Un-Nabi (SAW) with religious zeal and devotion.Mehfil-e-Milad was arranged where Naats and Qasida Burda Sharif-Darood-o-Salam wer…
(2023-09-28). Another mass grave found in Sri Lanka's war-torn Kokkuthodduwai. wsws.org The Wickremesinghe government is determined to hide the truth about the war crimes committed by the military during the decades-long communalist war against the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
(2023-09-29). Chinese universities continue to climb. ecns.cn Two Chinese universities, Tsinghua University and Peking University, are steadily approaching the top 10 of the Times Higher Education, or THE's World University Rankings.
(2023-09-29). Sri Lanka workers begin sit-in strike at government-owned company to defend jobs. wsws.org The CWE is the first state-owned enterprise to be destroyed and all its workers sacked under International Monetary Fund austerity measures being implemented by the Wickremesinghe government.
(2023-09-28). Chinese universities continue to climb. ecns.cn Two Chinese universities, Tsinghua University and Peking University, are steadily approaching the top 10 of the Times Higher Education, or THE's World University Rankings.
(2023-09-29). Samoa skipper Vui, Japan scrumhalf Nagare out of Pool D clash. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-30). Correspondence] Overcoming COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy hurdles. thelancet.com Vaccine hesitancy and the spreading of misinformation continue to be important barriers to implementing crucial public health interventions to reduce the spread of COVID-19, according to the report by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from the 14th meeting of the International Health Regulations COVID-19 Emergency Committee.
(2023-09-30). Peruvians Reject Boluarte's Visit To US For United Nations General Assembly. popularresistance.org This past week was the 78th United Nations General Assembly as leaders from around the globe flew to New York City for a week of high-level meetings and speeches. Among those featured to speak at the GA was Dina Boluarte, the current coup leader of the Andean country of Perú. Since December 7th, 2022, the Peruvian masses have organized themselves and mobilized against this U.S. backed coup led by the far right dominated Congress beholden to local and international elite interests that ousted democratically elected president Pedro Castillo Terrones.
(2023-09-30). Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com GBD 2021 Diabetes Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet 2023; 402: 203—34—In this Article, institutional affiliations have been amended for Bing-Fang Hwang, Made Ary Sarasmita, and Ming-Chieh Li. These corrections have been made to the online version as of Sept 28, 2023.
(2023-09-30). Editorial] Immigration reform in the USA: health must come first. thelancet.com The International Organization for Migration's (IOM) Missing Migrant Project found that 2022 was the deadliest year on record for migrants and identified the USA—Mexico border as the most dangerous overland migration route in the world. The perilous journeys migrants are forced to make expose them to a vast array of health risks. Difficulties in reporting along these clandestine routes mean that the true scale of the challenges migrants experience rarely makes headlines, but the USA's consistent focus on deterrence exacerbates the complex health demands of migration and needlessly exposes vulnerable populat…
(2023-09-29). Palestine Has No Choice But To Escalate Resistance In West Bank. popularresistance.org Deputy Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Jamil Mezher, said in an interview with Al Mayadeen that the Palestinian factions have no choice but to escalate Resistance in the West Bank. | Mezher made this comment after delegations of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the PFLP met in Beirut. Mezher said that the meeting was held in Beirut because "the Lebanese capital is an incubator of resistance." | "We are facing a grave danger threatening the Palestinian national cause," he stressed, and added that "we must escalate the resistance to confront the occupation."
(2023-09-29). Cuba was invited to Mexico's International Anthropology Book Fair. plenglish.com Mexico, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will be the guest country at the 34th International Anthropology Book Fair (FILAH), scheduled from October 5 to 15 at the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.
(2023-09-29). Venezuela To Launch China-Backed Poverty Elimination Program. popularresistance.org Caracas, September 21, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) — The Venezuelan government has announced a new social program focused on fighting poverty and inequality, which will be supported by China's International Poverty Reduction Center. | On Monday, during his weekly TV program, President Nicolás Maduro said that the "Social Equality and Happiness Mission" was "almost ready" to be launched and its main purpose is to "optimize the fight against inequality, against poverty and to build a more harmonious country." | Although Maduro did not give details, he stressed that the social program will work alongside the C…
(2023-09-29). Cruel Prerogatives: Braverman on Refugees at the AEI. dissidentvoice.org Suella Braverman has made beastliness a trait in British politics. The UK Home Secretary, fed on the mush and mash of anti-refugee sentiment, has been frantically trying to find her spot in the darkness of inhumanity. Audaciously, and with grinding ignorance, she persists in her rather grisly attempts to kill the central assumptions of international …
(2023-09-29). Venezuelan immigrants win victory. internationalviewpoint.org "At present as many 9,000 immigrants are crossing the border each day, coming from dozens of countries and Venezuelans making up a large portion of them." | – | / |
(2023-09-29). Electric Vehicle Factories Are Overwhelmingly Nonunion. The UAW Strike Could Change That. internationalviewpoint.org A key conflict in the United Auto Workers strike [which began on September 14] is over the electric vehicle industry. The vast majority of EV plants are low-wage and nonunion despite being publicly subsidized — and the UAW is trying to fix that. | – | / |
(2023-09-29). U.S. Claims to Central Pacific Flout International Law. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-09-29). Friday 9/29: "A Rising Tide: A Look at Homelessness in Alameda County" – Film & Discussion w/ Filmmaker. indybay.org EastSide Cultural Center | 2277 International Blvd | Oakland 94606 | FREE film screening & discussion w/ filmmaker…
(2023-09-29). International experts explore mutual learning between civilizations at Nishan Forum. ecns.cn Chinese and foreign experts engaged in in-depth discussions on mutual learning between civilizations at the West East Talk subforum of the Ninth Nishan Forum on World Civilizations that was held in Qufu, birthplace of Confucius, in Shandong Province on Wednesday.
(2023-09-29). Pandas celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday in Jiangsu. ecns.cn In east China's Jiangsu Province, giant panda Qiqi were served special "mooncakes" made from bamboo shoots and fruits at the Yancheng Wild Animal World on Thursday, as a way to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and its 14th birthday. "ÄÄ…
(2023-09-29). After the primaries, the elections. internationalviewpoint.org "The labour and popular movement face an all-out offensive against historical social achievements and the expansion of rights achieved in recent decades, but the country has social and political reserves to face this offensive." | – | / |
(2023-09-29). Anti-imperialism of fools: The case of Imran Khan. internationalviewpoint.org "The politics of Khan have not benefitted anti-imperialism by an iota in Pakistan. On the contrary, his politics have gravely undermined, for the years to come, the gains made by the women's movement, democracy activism and the trade union struggles." | – | / |
(2023-09-29). Armenia desperate to join International Criminal Court, damaging ties with Russia. infobrics.org Armenia's new developments signal a potential Western shift which would be detrimental to the country's interests.
(2023-09-29). Canada's Nazi War Criminal Past Can No Longer Be Ignored. libya360.wordpress.com Owen Schalk Volunteers of the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS are sworn in, 1943. As many as 2,000 members of the unit arrived in Canada in the 1950s. Photo courtesy the National Digital Archives of Poland/Wikimedia Commons. After WWII, thousands of war criminals were able to settle in Canada, where most lived openly…
(2023-09-29). How Washington Weaponizes Radicals for its Political Goals. libya360.wordpress.com Fiorella Isabel Christopher "Hammer" Pohlhaus (C) leads a rally with neo-Nazi groups on September 2, 2023 in Orlando, Florida © Stephanie Keith/Getty Images An outspoken American neo-Nazi recently voiced support for the Democrat president. That's not a glitch, it's a manifestation of US policies Orlando, Florida is home to Mickey Mouse, popular beaches, sunshine, alligators,…
(2023-09-29). How Canada Emerged as a Haven for Nazi War Criminals. libya360.wordpress.com Roger Jordan Government House Leader Karina Gould (left) and House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota (right) embrace Yaroslav Hunka, a Ukrainian former member of Adolf Hitler's Waffen SS. Standing behind Hunka in the middle is his son Martin. [Photo: @karinagould] WSWS Editorial Note: Aided by the corporate media, Canada's political establishment is trying to claim that…
(2023-09-29). Portland, OR: Industrial Timber Conference Disrupted by Protesters; Windows Busted Out. itsgoingdown.org 
In so-called Portland, Oregon, protesters mobilized this week to disrupt the "Who Will Own the Forest Conference," which according to Oregon Live, brought together such corporate interests as "leading names in the timber industry…[like] Weyerhaeuser, and international investment firms like J.P. Morgan." According to the website set up for a counter-conference, "Forests Over Profits," the…
(2023-09-29). "The world needs to be aware that human rights are being trampled on in Nicaragua" internationalviewpoint.org "Denounce Ortega to international organizations. Call on human rights organizations. Drive support campaigns." | – | / |
(2023-09-29). A breath of the 2011 resistance in Syrian protest movement. internationalviewpoint.org "While the resilience and courage of the Sweida demonstrators are to be welcomed, only an extension of the protest movement to other regions can allow it to continue and represent a real challenge to the regime." | – | / |
(2023-09-29). Colombia to present new drug policy to EU. plenglish.com The Colombian delegation will be headed by Minister of Defense Iván Velásquez, who will be accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Multilateral Affairs at the Foreign Ministry, Elizabeth Taylor; the director of the National Police, William Salamanca; and other officials. | According to the Foreign Ministry, the representatives of the Colombian Government will promote the process initiated during the Latin American and Caribbean Conference on Drugs, held in Cali in early September, when it was agreed to make a roadmap and set up a Monitoring Group with a view to reaching new messages and consensual proposals on the…
(2023-09-29). Moscow hosts Russia-Latin America Parliamentary Conference. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) The first Russia-Latin America International Parliamentary Conference is taking place in Moscow from September 29 to October 2, the State Duma (Lower House of the Russian parliament) informed on its official website on Friday.
(2023-09-29). A chain of disasters in Libya. internationalviewpoint.org The carnage in Libya caused by a Mediterranean hurricane, known as "Daniel" or "medicane", will take weeks to be quantified in terms of the number of dead and missing, probably in the tens of thousands, to which a million people have already been displaced. | – | / |
(2023-09-29). We do not need "great symbols of authority" with double standards: expel patriarchal behavior and harassment from our social movements! internationalviewpoint.org "There is no future for a movement that turns its back on the changing times. And there will be no young next generation willing to take over such a movement." | – | / |
(2023-09-29). "It feels like the apocalypse" internationalviewpoint.org "The Russian Socialist Movement statement called on Azerbaijan to immediately cease hostilities and open negotiations without any preconditions, and on the international community to immediately impose sanctions against the leadership of Azerbaijan." | – | / |
(2023-09-29). Venezuela-Colombia Binational Trade Is Growing, La Union Bridge Reopens. orinocotribune.com Since Venezuela and Colombia resumed bilateral relations on September 26,2022, trade between the two countries through the border bridges has reached ‚Ǩ186.3 million (as of August 31, 2023) according to official sources. | One year has passed since the reopening of the Simón Bolívar and Francisco de Paula Santander border bridges; the Atanasio Girardot bridge also opened in January of this year. During a binational trade meeting in Caracas on Thursday, September 28, Colombian Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Germán Umaña said "the situation is positive." The meeting will continue until…
(2023-09-29). Federal Complaint Alleges University Conspired Against Palestinians. popularresistance.org Students at the University of Illinois Chicago have filed a federal complaint against the school, alleging that staff discriminated against them because of their ethnicity and national origin. | The seven students, six Palestinian Americans and one Jewish American, attempted to join an informational session over the videoconferencing platform Zoom in January about a study abroad summer program in Israel. | During and after the video call, students say they were racially profiled, harassed and silenced by university staff and, later, by campus police. | In the Zoom call, UIC staff denied the students with Arab and…
(2023-09-29). Critical public health experts face rising maltreatment and corporate intrusion. peoplesdispatch.org Critical public health is under attack by both corporate sector and authoritarian regimes, warned panelists at International Association of Health Policy Europe conference, citing examples of Palestine, Turkey, and Australia…
(2023-09-29). The Jerusalem Post Is Now Enlisting Washed-up ANC Apparatchiks to Whitewash Israel's Practice of Ethnic Apartheid. dissidentvoice.org 
Photo credit: Wall in Palestine/Flickr (CC, image edited) On September 24, the Jerusalem Post published an article titled, "Israel is not an apartheid state, former South African defense minister says." The article notes that the former African National Congress (ANC) minister in question, Mosiuoa Lekota, served time in prison with Nelson Mandela during South Africa's …
(2023-09-29). One year after the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini and the "Woman, Life, Freedom" uprising. internationalviewpoint.org A point of view from the feminist solidarity movement in Brussels | – | / |
(2023-09-29). World Sees Trudeau as 'Clown' After SS Officer Incident – Opposition. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seen as a "clown" in the international community over the incident with inviting a Nazi officer to the country's parliament, the leader of Canada's parliamentary opposition, Pierre Poilievre, said.
(2023-09-29). Top Cuban Diplomat Seeks Probe of D.C. Embassy Attack & End to "Unbearable" U.S. Sanctions. democracynow.org 
Cuba has released footage showing an individual throwing two Molotov cocktails inside the Cuban Embassy compound in Washington, D.C., last Sunday, condemning it as a terrorist attack. An investigation is underway, but no arrests have been made. Cuba's Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío says the country is demanding a speedy investigation, adding that it is the latest in a series of attacks against Cuban diplomatic missions in recent years. Meanwhile, international pressure continues to grow for the Biden administration to lift the embargo on Cuba and remove it from a list of state sponsors o…
(2023-09-29). Venezuela Approves Incentives to Strengthen Telecommunications Following Bad Service Complaints. orinocotribune.com Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has established the Conectar 2030 Agenda, aiming to promote the expansion, sustainability, and innovation of telecommunications in Venezuela. As a part of this project, the head of state further approved a one-year tax exemption for companies dedicated to telecommunications and new technology. | During the opening ceremony of the first International Telecommunications Fair (FITELVEN) this Wednesday, September 27, the Venezuelan leader announced the creation of the Conectar 2030 Agenda, which will serve as a roadmap to promote the devel…
(2023-09-29). China opposes US decision not to invite Russia to APEC summit, envoy says. tass.com "As the host country, the US is organizing these events and, under generally accepted international practice, it needs to send invitations to all full and equal APEC members," Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui stressed…
(2023-09-29). Important strategic issues to be discussed during Putin's visit to China — ambassador. tass.com "At the summit, our leaders will discuss all current and key issues of bilateral cooperation, as well as our strategic interaction in the international arena," Zhang Hanhui said…
(2023-09-29). Next New Zealand government could include right-wing nationalist NZ First. wsws.org The NZ First Party, which is running a campaign based on racist dog whistles, bigotry and anti-vax pseudo-science, played a major role in Jacinda Ardern's Labour government from 2017‚Äí2020.
(2023-09-29). Growing concerns over US Treasury market speculation. wsws.org In recent weeks, the role of speculation in the financing of government debt has been the subject of reports by the US Federal Reserve, the Financial Stability Board and the Bank for International Settlements.
(2023-09-28). Auto Workers Strike All of the Big Three Companies for the First Time. internationalviewpoint.org " I know that we're on the right side in this battle, because it's a battle of the working class against the rich, the halves versus the have nots, the billionaire class against everybody else." | – | / |
(2023-09-28). Venezuelan immigrants win victory. internationalviewpoint.org "At present as many 9,000 immigrants are crossing the border each day, coming from dozens of countries and Venezuelans making up a large portion of them." | – | / |
(2023-09-28). Zelensky Discusses Joint Weapons Production With Western Officials. news.antiwar.com French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Thursday and discussed joint weapons production a day before Ukraine will host a forum of international arms contractors. "I discussed with your ministers very specifically how French industry can help you. We, of course, will continue this work," Lecornu said in a …
(2023-09-28). Two decades before Kaepernick, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf protested the national anthem. therealnews.com 
In the early 90s,
(2023-09-28). Electric Vehicle Factories Are Overwhelmingly Nonunion. The UAW Strike Could Change That. internationalviewpoint.org A key conflict in the United Auto Workers strike [which began on September 14] is over the electric vehicle industry. The vast majority of EV plants are low-wage and nonunion despite being publicly subsidized — and the UAW is trying to fix that. | – | / |
(2023-09-28). Video: National Citizen's Inquiry — Alberta Government Deleted COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Injury and Death data. Dr. William Makis. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-28). Friday 9/29: "A Rising Tide: A Look at Homelessness in Alameda County" – Film & Discussion w/ Filmmaker. indybay.org EastSide Cultural Center | 2277 International Blvd | Oakland 94606 | FREE film screening & discussion w/ filmmaker…
(2023-09-28). International experts explore mutual learning between civilizations at Nishan Forum. ecns.cn Chinese and foreign experts engaged in in-depth discussions on mutual learning between civilizations at the West East Talk subforum of the Ninth Nishan Forum on World Civilizations that was held in Qufu, birthplace of Confucius, in Shandong Province on Wednesday.
(2023-09-28). Xi stresses WTO reform, opening-up. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, underlined on Wednesday Beijing's commitment to actively and comprehensively participate in the reform of the World Trade Organization and in making adjustments to international economic and trade rules.
(2023-09-28). "This fight is Global": Workers around the World are standing with striking U.S. autoworkers. mronline.org 
From Brazil and Mexico to South Africa and Malaysia, international labor solidarity is aiding the UAW's fight to reverse the global race to the bottom.
(2023-09-28). After the primaries, the elections. internationalviewpoint.org "The labour and popular movement face an all-out offensive against historical social achievements and the expansion of rights achieved in recent decades, but the country has social and political reserves to face this offensive." | – | / |
(2023-09-28). Anti-imperialism of fools: The case of Imran Khan. internationalviewpoint.org "The politics of Khan have not benefitted anti-imperialism by an iota in Pakistan. On the contrary, his politics have gravely undermined, for the years to come, the gains made by the women's movement, democracy activism and the trade union struggles." | – | / |
(2023-09-28). First Tire Workers To Organize In 40 Years Win First Contract. popularresistance.org It was late summer 2017 at the Overtyme Bar and Grill, a hotspot off a busy highway in Macon, Georgia, and Kumho Tire plant worker Mario Smith had important questions for local United Steelworkers (USW) president Alex Perkins: he wanted to know how he could bring a union to the one-year-old factory. | Now six years later—after two elections, many National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) cases, a virulent union-busting campaign, and the triumphant solidarity of the factory workers—that union has gained its first-ever collective bargaining agreement with Kumho Tire management, the first tire workers to uni…
(2023-09-28). Three deaths at work per day on average. internationalviewpoint.org "Although fragmented and heterogeneous, a few dissenting voices are standing up to this wave of injustice and contempt" | – | / |
(2023-09-28). Nazigate: Canada's Top General Won't Apologize for Applauding Ukrainian Waffen-SS Vet. libya360.wordpress.com Wyatt Reed As Canada's top officials express embarrassment for honoring a WWII Nazi collaborator in parliament, the leader of the country's military, Gen. Wayne Eyre, refuses to apologize for his standing ovation. The Canadian military has trained Ukraine's notorious neo-Nazi Azov Battalion for years. Canadian politicians have been in frantic damage control mode since feting a…
(2023-09-28). Reforming the UN: Possibility and Necessity. libya360.wordpress.com Timofei Bordachev All major wars of the second half of the 20th century ended without the participation of this organisation and its permanent bureaucratic structures. Moreover, after the end of the Cold War, the UN had no objection to the increasingly active usurpation of its functions by the military-political blocs of the West. Now this…
(2023-09-28). "The world needs to be aware that human rights are being trampled on in Nicaragua" internationalviewpoint.org "Denounce Ortega to international organizations. Call on human rights organizations. Drive support campaigns." | – | / |
(2023-09-28). Files Expose Syrian 'Revolution' As Western Regime Change Operation. popularresistance.org Throughout August and September, anti-government protests have rocked Syrian cities. While the crowds are typically small, numbering only a few hundred, they show little sign of abating. Demonstrators are motivated by increasingly unlivable economic conditions spurred by crippling U.S.-led international sanctions against Damascus. These have produced hyperinflation, mass food insecurity, and many daily hardships for the population. They also prevent vital humanitarian aid from entering the country. | The media has given the unrest blanket coverage. No reference to Washington's central role in imposing the misery…
(2023-09-28). Russia develops AI for simultaneous control of drones. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 28 (Prensa Latina) Russian researchers created an Artificial Intelligence (AI) capable of controlling up to 500,000 drones at the same time, the non-profit organization National Technology Initiative Platform reported.
(2023-09-28). A chain of disasters in Libya. internationalviewpoint.org The carnage in Libya caused by a Mediterranean hurricane, known as "Daniel" or "medicane", will take weeks to be quantified in terms of the number of dead and missing, probably in the tens of thousands, to which a million people have already been displaced. | – | / |
(2023-09-28). We do not need "great symbols of authority" with double standards: expel patriarchal behavior and harassment from our social movements! internationalviewpoint.org "There is no future for a movement that turns its back on the changing times. And there will be no young next generation willing to take over such a movement." | – | / |
(2023-09-28). "It feels like the apocalypse" internationalviewpoint.org "The Russian Socialist Movement statement called on Azerbaijan to immediately cease hostilities and open negotiations without any preconditions, and on the international community to immediately impose sanctions against the leadership of Azerbaijan." | – | / |
(2023-09-28). CNE and Opposition: The Key That Reopens the Doors to Dialogue in Venezuela? orinocotribune.com By Ociel Alí López — 27 Sep, 2023 | In Venezuela, the possibilities of dialogue between the Unitary Platform (PU), a coalition that gathers together the main opposition parties, and the current government and its institutional framework have been reopened. | In a joint statement, the new president of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Elvis Amoroso, and the president of the National Primary Commission (CNP), Jesús María Casal, announced the creation of a mixed commission to try to involve the electoral body in the internal process of the opposition to determine its presidential candidate. | In this regard…
(2023-09-28). Breaking the Siege Campaign Launched in Gaza — Photo Gallery. orinocotribune.com 
17 years of a hermetic Israeli siege left Gaza with little food and medicine. The determination to break the siege, however, remains as strong as ever. Palestine Chronicle reports from the besieged Strip. | Palestinians in Gaza took their cause to the sea, to protest the Israeli siege and to take part in the International Campaign to Break the Siege on Gaza. | The campaign aims to launch several initiatives to raise awareness of the hermetic Israeli blockade on the Strip. | A march of boats was meant as the starting point of the international campaign. Various events are scheduled in Arab and European countries.
(2023-09-28). Protests against mining concession given to Canadian company intensify in Panama. peoplesdispatch.org 
Since early August, Panamanian trade unions, Indigenous groups, and people's movements have been taking to the streets in different parts of the country in rejection of a concession contract signed in March between the government of President Laurentino Cortizo and Minera Panamá S.A., a subsidiary of the Canadian multinational mining company First Quantum Minerals Limited. | The contract allows the mining company to continue operations at one of Central America's largest open-pit copper mines, Cobre Panamá, for 20 years, with the possibility of extending the period for another 20 years. It also authorizes the com…
(2023-09-28). On International Safe Abortion Day, women demand access to abortion through strong public health systems. peoplesdispatch.org On September 28, health and women's rights activists are mobilizing to demand universal access to safe abortion and an end to the persecution of reproductive justice advocates…
(2023-09-28). PFLP Leader: Palestine Has No Choice But to Escalate Resistance in West Bank. orinocotribune.com Deputy Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Jamil Mezher, said in an interview with Al Mayadeen that the Palestinian factions have no choice but to escalate Resistance in the West Bank. | Mezher made this comment after delegations of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the PFLP met in Beirut. Mezher said that the meeting was held in Beirut because "the Lebanese capital is an incubator of resistance." | "We are facing a grave danger threatening the Palestinian national cause," he stressed, and added that "we must escalate the resistance to confront the occupation." | Mezher pointed…
(2023-09-28). Arrests Of Independent Journalists Should Make Headlines Too. popularresistance.org The New York Times, CNN, and many other national outlets reported on NewsNation journalist Evan Lambert's arrest at a news conference in Ohio earlier this year. Same when Phoenix police detained Wall Street Journal reporter Dion Rabouin outside a bank. | We're glad those arrests made headlines — if anything, they should have gotten more coverage. The publicity prompted Phoenix's mayor to apologize to Rabouin for his detainment and Ohio's governor to denounce Lambert's arrest while authorities dropped the charges. Without the backlash, who knows — his case might have proceeded to trial.
(2023-09-28). One year after the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini and the "Woman, Life, Freedom" uprising. internationalviewpoint.org A point of view from the feminist solidarity movement in Brussels | – | / |
(2023-09-28). Rossiya Segodnya Media Group Launches Hashtag Over Ottawa's Tribute to Nazi. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Sputnik's parent company Rossiya Segodnya international media group launched #CancelNaziCanada hashtag on Thursday in protest against the celebration of a Canadian-Ukrainian Nazi veteran in the Canadian parliament last week.
(2023-09-28). No Russia-US contacts on Afghanistan, senior Russian diplomat says. tass.com Zamir Kabulov recalled the 2021 Moscow format meeting on Afghanistan, when West first visited Moscow, noting that "there was a completely different international environment then"
(2023-09-28). No Armenians to remain in Nagorno-Karabakh within days — Pashinyan. tass.com "This is a direct act of ethnic cleansing and deportation, of which we have been warning the international community for a long time," the Armenian prime minister claimed…
(2023-09-28). 1982: Marxism, the revolutionary party, and the critique of Healy's Studies in Dialectics. wsws.org The following lecture was delivered by Christoph Vandreier, the national secretary of the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party) of Germany to the SEP (US) International Summer School, held between July 30 and August 4, 2023.
(2023-09-28). Video: For an active boycott of Australian Labor's Voice referendum! wsws.org In this video, SEP National Secretary Cheryl Crisp explains why the party is calling for an active boycott of the Voice referendum.
(2023-09-28). China says it helped 'in humanitarian spirit' to secure return of US soldier from North Korea. tribune.com.pk 
China said Thursday it assisted to facilitate, at the request of Washington and Pyongyang, the return of an American soldier who entered North Korea in July. | Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Mao Ning said China provided assistance "in a humanitarian spirit." | White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan thanked China for helping to facilitate the transit of Travis King. | Read also: US soldier Travis King heads home after North Korea expels him | The US secured the return Wednesday of King. | Pyongyang first publicly acknowledged King as a US Army private 2nd class who crossed into North Korea from South…
(2023-09-29). Lebanon reaffirms support for Cuba in the face of the U.S. blockade. plenglish.com Beirut, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Social Nationalist Party in Lebanon reaffirmed the organization's support for Cuba in the face of the blockade, hegemonic policies and arrogance of the United States.
(2023-09-29). China to send mission to far side of moon next year. ecns.cn The Chang'e 6 mission, China's next robotic expedition to the moon, has been scheduled to land on the moon next year, tasked with bringing back samples from the silver celestial body's little-known far side, according to the China National Space Administration.
(2023-09-29). Shanghai sees travel rush as holidays start. ecns.cn Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station saw travel rush on Thursday as the rail transportation of the "Super Golden Week," which combines the Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day holidays, started on Wednesday. "ÄÄ…
(2023-09-29). Hong Kong celebrates National Day with flags, banners. ecns.cn China's national flags and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) flags were hung on a pedestrian bridge in Admiralty, Hong Kong SAR on Friday.
(2023-09-29). IAEA mission to ZNPP meets Russia's interests, rotation due on October 3 — envoy. tass.com "By the way, it was us who invited international experts to be permanently stationed there," Mikhail Ulyanov recalled…
(2023-09-28). Mexican film La Pasión según Berenice to be screened in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Sep 28 (Prensa Latina) The award-winning and internationally acclaimed Mexican feature-length film "La Pasión Según Berenice" (The Passion of Berenice, 1976) will be screened in Havana on Thursday as part of the promotion of movies produced in Mexico.
(2023-09-28). North Korea Wins First Gold in 5 Years at International Competitions – Reports. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – North Korea's female shooting team has won a gold medal in the women's 32-foot running target competition at the 19th Asian Games in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the first top prize for North Korean athletes in major international competitions in the past five years, South Korean media reported on Thursday.
(2023-09-28). White House steps up meddling in Slovakia as elections draw near — Russian intelligence. tass.com According to the statement, Washington "clearly does not want to see another nationally-oriented prime minister [like Hungary's Viktor Orban] take over in Europe"
(2023-09-30). 'Wuthering Heights' at four summits. workers.org 
A Venezuelan international relations expert, Rodriguez Gelfenstein was previously Director of the International Relations of the Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, his country's ambassador to Nicaragua and an adviser for international politics for TeleSUR. X: @sergioro0701 Translation: John Catalinotto. The title of this article alludes to an extraordinary . . . |
(2023-09-29). Millions travel across China as national holiday kicks off. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-29). Anthony Chen's The Breaking Ice selected as Singapore's 2024 Oscar entry for Best International Feature Film. channelnewsasia.com This is the third of Chen's directorial efforts to be selected to represent Singapore at the Academy Awards in the same category, following Ilo Ilo in 2013 and Wet Season in 2019.
(2023-09-29). National Parks Board to get new chairman on Oct 1. channelnewsasia.com New NParks chairman Loh Khum Yean, Permanent Secretary in the Public Service Division, will retire from the administrative service after 33 years in the public service.
(2023-09-29). SingPost, NLB launch new stamps featuring historical images of the Singapore River. channelnewsasia.com The 19th-century images of the river come from the National Library's rare materials collection.
(2023-09-29). What to Do With the Old Piano? counterpunch.org The National Association of Piano Dealers reported 364,545 sales of new instruments in the United States in 1909. That was four times the number of automobiles manufactured in the country that same year. This output of pianos is an astounding figure, especially when measured against America's population of 80 million. The majority of these instruments
(2023-09-29). Stolen Surface-To-Air Missiles Found In Kyiv Garage. thedrive.com 
Ukrainian National Police | Ukrainian police say they have turned over an undisclosed number of air defense missiles to the military after uncovering a plot by two people to hide a Tor air defense system they found after the Russians left it behind in the Chernihiv region The headquarters of the National Police in Kyiv said the investigation began when they found the Tor launcher system somewhere in Brorvar district. They provided scant detail…
(2023-09-29). If the government shuts down, so does the NLRB—that'll hurt the strikes. therealnews.com 
It is looking increasingly likely that Congressional Republicans will bring the federal government to a shutdown starting this weekend. "U.S. government services would be disrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal workers would be furloughed without pay if Congress fails to provide funding for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1," Reuters reports. "Workers deemed essential would remain on the job, but without pay." Among the many agencies that will be furloughing workers in the event of a shutdown is the National Labor Relations Board. Not only will unionized staff workers at the NLRB itself be hurt by the…
(2023-09-29). Kenya To Boost Green Drive, Innovative Climate Financing. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Kenya called on development financial institutions to devise innovative climate financing frameworks to drive green growth. | Related: | Njuguna Ndung'u, cabinet secretary of the National Treasury and Economic Planning, said that the new financial architecture would help Africa access financing for its green initiatives. | "The call for reforms in the international financing architecture would align wi…
(2023-09-29). Puebla Group Holds Its 9th Meeting in Mexico. telesurenglish.net From Friday to Sunday, the Puebla Group will hold its 9th Meeting in Puebla, Mexico, where former presidents and progressive Ibero-American intellectuals will present foreign policy proposals. | RELATED: | More specifically, the Group will analyze its international agenda to fight hunger, economic blockades, the climate crisis, and deglobalization. | Other topics under debate will be the creation of a Latin American commo…
(2023-09-29). Russia Advocates Strong, Independent Latin America -Putin. telesurenglish.net Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia stands for Latin American countries to be strong, independent and successful. | RELATED: | During the opening ceremony of the first-ever International Parliamentary Conference 'Russia — Latin America,' the President said that Moscow is willing to develop bilateral cooperation with Latin American nations that traditionally have a very similar vision of international relations and asp…
(2023-09-29). Slovakia Holds Elections After 5-Year Political Crisis. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Slovakia is gearing up for early elections after five tumultuous years that witnessed four different prime ministers and a wave of corruption-related arrests. | RELATED: | The nationalist message of former Prime Minister Robert Fico is currently the front-runner, contrasting with the pro-European liberalism of Michal Simecka. | In 2018, the murder of journalist Jan Kuciak, who exposed the links betwee…
(2023-09-29). UN Report Reveals Systemic Racism in US Police & Justice System. telesurenglish.net A new United Nations report said that systemic racism against people of African descent pervades America's police forces and criminal justice system, and U.S. authorities must urgently step up efforts for reform. | RELATED: | The report was issued by the UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the context of Law Enforcement on Thursday. | The UN experts heard testimonies…
(2023-09-28). Ecuador Begins Delivery of Electoral Material for Run-off. telesurenglish.net The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Ecuador began Thursday the nationwide distribution of the 2,413 electoral packages to be used in the second round of the early presidential elections scheduled for next October 15. | RELATED: | The distribution of the packages began from the integrating company Montgar, in the city of Quito, to the 24 provincial electoral delegations with rigorous military guard, the CNE informed in a state…
(2023-09-28). Zambia: Confident on Concluding National Climate Adaptation Plan. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Zambian government expressed confidence that it will be able to finalize the country's national climate adaptation plan in time for the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). | Related: | Official data shows that the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) is scheduled to be held in Dubai, the most p…
(2023-09-27). Xi stresses WTO reform, opening-up. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, underlined on Wednesday Beijing's commitment to actively and comprehensively participate in the reform of the World Trade Organization and in making adjustments to international economic and trade rules.
(2023-09-28). Turkish General: Azerbaijan, Türkiye and Russia have become forces determining the course of regional events. uwidata.com 
The former military attaché of Türkiye in Azerbaijan, General Yàºcel Karauz evaluated the latest developments in the South Caucasus to Azerbaijan's state news agency Azertac. We translated the interview published in Russian into English for United World International readers. Armenia now does not represent a normal state entity in the usual sense of the word. …
(2023-09-28). Sri Lankans urge US to take action against attacks on Cuban Embassy. plenglish.com Colombo, Sep 28 (Prensa Latina) The Sri Lankan Graduates Association in Cuba urged the United States administration, on Thursday, to take steps seriously to prevent acts of terrorism in the northern country, especially those against the Cuban Embassy.