(2024-01-07). Uganda's top female striker Ikwaput joins Gokulam Kerala FC in India. independent.co.ug 
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda's top female striker Fazila Ikwaput has joined Indian Women's Premier League side Gokulam Kerala FC. Ikwaput confirmed to Xinhua that she has rejoined the Indian side she featured for in 2018. "I am very happy that I arrived here just a day ago and went straight for a match …
(2024-01-07). India avanza en la exploración del sol con una sonda espacial. telesurtv.net Con esta misión exitosa, se convirtió en el primer país asiático en explorar la órbita del sol.
(2024-01-07). Iraq Slams US Attack On PMF As Violation Of Sovereignty. popularresistance.org On Thursday, January 4, the Iraqi government called the US attack on the headquarters of semi-official armed group Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) or Hashd al-Shaabi "a dangerous escalation and aggression against the country's sovereignty." | At least four people were killed, including a top commander of the PMF, and six others were injured when a US drone hit PMF's headquarters in eastern Baghdad. The PMF commander killed in the US attack was identified as Hajj Moshtaq Taleb al-Saidi (Abou Taqwa). | Reacting to the US attacks, Iraqi president Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid issued a statement on Thursday condemning i…
(2024-01-07). Bilkis Bano case: SC to deliver verdict on pleas against remission granted to convicts on Monday. muslimmirror.com NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court will deliver on Monday (January 8) its verdict on a clutch of petitions filed against the Gujarat government's decision allowing early release of convicts in the case of the gang rape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of her family members committed during the 2002 Gujarat riots. As per …
(2024-01-07). Budget 2024: 'Deep Marketisation' in Sri Lanka. cadtm.org
(2024-01-07). Backward Classes seers urge Karnataka CM to accept caste census report. muslimmirror.com BENGALURU : Seers of backward communities in Karnataka met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday and submitted a plea urging the state government to accept the caste census report. The seers opined that the guarantees are more beneficial for the working class. Responding to this, the Chief Minister said that the period to submit the caste …
yenisafak.com (2024-01-07). Israel fears ruling from International Court of Justice to stop its army attacks on Gaza
South Africa is using photo evidence captured by Turkish global news agency Anadolu to show that Israel committed war crimes in its onslaught on the Gaza Strip as it brings its genocide case against Tel Aviv at the ICJ. | In the case file submitted by South Africa to the international court based in The Hague, photos by Anadolu, also featured in a report by Amnesty International, are serving as evidence to help prove Israel's use of banned white phosphorus munitions in Gaza, one of the most densely populated regions in the world.
(2024-01-07). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 91: Hunger And Cold Take A Toll In Gaza. popularresistance.org The first International Court of Justice hearings scheduled for next week over whether Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip constitute genocide are not deterring the Israeli military from continuing to wage a relentless campaign of bombardment and deliberate humanitarian devastation on the besieged Palestinian territory. | WAFA news agency reported deadly Israeli airstrikes between Thursday and Friday in Jabalia refugee camp, Khan Younis, al-Zawaida, al-Maghazi refugee camp, al-Bureij refugee camp, Deir al-Balah, Rafah, and Nuseirat refugee camp. Israeli forces notably hit a cemetery and tents where Palestinian civ…
(2024-01-07). Israel Accused of Attempting to Intimidate Judges in World Court Genocide Case. truthout.org The Israeli government has mounted a pressure campaign urging governments around the world to publicly denounce South Africa's genocide case at the International Court of Justice, which is set to convene hearings on the detailed charges on Thursday. According to a cable obtained by Axios, the Israeli Foreign Ministry is calling on the country's embassies to pressure host country diplomats and… |
(2024-01-07). Israel Readies Political Blitz To 'Quash' Genocide Case At World Court. popularresistance.org The Israeli foreign ministry has ordered officials around the world to lobby diplomats and politicians to "issue statements against South Africa's case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ)," according to an internal cable reviewed by Axios. | In particular, the cable highlights that Israel's "strategic goal" is for the ICJ, also known as the World Court, "to reject the request for an injunction, refrain from determining that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, and recognize that the Israeli military is operating in the Strip according to international law." | "A ruling by the court could have significan…
(2024-01-07). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 92: International Community Rejects Israeli Calls for Gaza Ethnic Cleansing as Assault Nears Three-Month Mark. scheerpost.com 
Palestinians transport the injured to the Indonesian Hospital in Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip on October 9, 2023. Photo from Wikimedia Commons by Wafa. | By Palestine Mondoweiss Bureau / Casualties: : | 22,722 kill…
sbs.com.au (2024-01-07). Israel is being accused of genocide in an international court. What is the situation?
A crime committed with the intent to destroy a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, in whole or in part. | UN Convention definition of genocide
(2024-01-07). Pre-election chaos in Bangladesh; arson, violent clashes, and boycott calls heighten tensions. muslimmirror.com By Muhammad Shoaib, Dhaka 42 incidents of arson took place in at least 23 districts of the country in 24 hours till 10 o'clock on last night before the start of voting in the 12th National Assembly elections. Miscreants set fire to 21 polling stations in 14 districts. At the same time four election camps …
(2024-01-07). Pre-election chaos in Bangladesh; arson, violent clashes, and boycott calls heighten tensions. muslimmirror.com By Muhammad Shoaib, Dhaka 42 incidents of arson took place in at least 23 districts of the country in 24 hours till 10 o'clock on last night before the start of voting in the 12th National Assembly elections. Miscreants set fire to 21 polling stations in 14 districts. At the same time four election camps …
(2024-01-07). Israel Cannot Be A Colonial Power And A Democracy. popularresistance.org Israel's status as a bona fide democracy is often taken to be a self-evident truth, but a more critical look at the history and reality of Zionism calls this into question. After all, how can a democracy exist in a country constitutionally defined as an ethnostate that can only exist through the suppression and gradual elimination of its Others? Israeli historian Ilan Pappé joins The Chris Hedges Report for a discussion on Israel as an inherently colonial, and therefore anti-democratic, project. | Ilan Pappé is a professor with the College of Social Sciences and International Studies at the University of Exeter i…
(2024-01-07). Coalition of "Grassroots Diplomats" Take the Lead on International Solidarity with South Africa in the Absence of Diplomacy and Accountability from U.S. Officials. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-07). IMF surcharges or surtaxes: How, in total opacity, the International Monetary Funds is making money at the expense of countries in the most precarious position. cadtm.org
(2024-01-07). Palestine is an International Liberation Struggle. youtube.com Interview with Leila Khaled.
(2024-01-07). Who wants war with Iran? thecommunists.org John Bolton, erstwhile US national security advisor (and neocon blowhard for all seasons, in or out of office) wrote an article in the Telegraph newspaper shortly after Christmas. The article lambasted the inaction of the Biden administration over attacks on Israel-affiliated shipping, accusing it of "ignoring the reality of who is calling the shots in …
(2024-01-07). General Elections in Bangladesh: Voting for the 12th National Assembly elections begins. muslimmirror.com By Muhammad Shoaib The 12th National Assembly elections are underway, encompassing 299 of the 300 seats of the Jatiya Sangsad. Commencing at 8 a.m. this Sunday morning, voting will persist until 4 p.m., with an unfortunate cancellation of polling for the Naogaon-2 constituency due to the demise of one candidate. Within these 299 constituencies, the …
(2024-01-07). Mexico's State Oil Company Pemex Approaches PDVSA to Strengthen Oil Cooperation. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, met with a high-level delegation of the Mexican national oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) in Caracas. PEMEX will soon start extensive cooperation with the Venezuelan state-owned oil corporation Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). | The PEMEX delegation was led by the president of the company, Octavio Romero, who was accompanied by the director general of Exploration and Production of PEMEX, àÅngel Cid Munguía, and the director general of Regional and American Organizations and Mechanisms of the Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, Efraín Guadarrama Pér…
(2024-01-07). Bangladesh General Elections 2024: Allegations of widespread rigging reported across the country. muslimmirror.com By Muhammad Shoaib, Dhaka Reports of mass rigging have marred the sanctity of the democratic process during Bangladesh's 12 General Elections. The latest 12th National Assembly elections, commencing at 8 a.m. and concluding at 4 p.m. on a Sunday, have once again been plagued by numerous irregularities across the nation. Statistics from the Election Commission …
(2024-01-07). Fighting glioblastoma — one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Casper family treasuring their time together Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center and Columbia University recently announced being named the recipients of a $10.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to advance research in fighting glioblastoma – one of the deadliest and most aggressive forms of brain cancer. Every year, thousands are diagnosed with the disease. Many are given little time to live. The prognosis is often poorer for older patients. Researchers are searching…
(2024-01-07). Mayo Clinic transplant programs achieve record volumes in 2023. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In addition to celebrating 60 years as a leader in organ transplant practice, Mayo Clinic is also celebrating a record year in the number of transplants performed. Mayo Clinic, as the largest integrated transplant center in the country represented by sites in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota, performed a collective 1,986 organ transplants in 2023. Transplant volumes not only exceeded previous records held by Mayo Clinic, but also those of other national transplant programs. Since the…
(2024-01-07). Comicomment | U.S. national debt hits record $34 trillion, another crisis brewing. ecns.cn The U.S. federal government's total public debt has surpassed 34 trillion U.S. dollars for the first time, as recorded at the end of last week, according to the Treasury Department. This is a truly depressing achievement, barely three months after the debt first hit 33 trillion.
(2024-01-07). Beijing steps up pursuit of fugitives abroad. ecns.cn China has maintained momentum in pursuing fugitives who are wanted in the country on corruption charges and will continue to enhance international cooperation and coordination to hunt down such individuals who are hiding abroad, experts said.
(2024-01-07). Air route aims to boost Hainan free port status. ecns.cn With the take-off of flight MU551 from South China's Sanya Phoenix International Airport to London Heathrow at 08: 39 am on Friday, China Eastern Airlines became the first Chinese airliner to launch a regular passenger flight from Sanya in Hainan province to Europe since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Shanghai-based carrier.
(2024-01-07). Australia must support South Africa's International Court of Justice case against Israel. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-01-07). Saturday 1/13: Sacramento: Solidarity Rally with National March on Washington. indybay.org State Capital, West Steps | Sacramento, CA…
truthout.org (2024-01-06). Israel Is Terrified the World Court Will Decide It's Committing Genocide
For nearly three months, Israel has enjoyed virtual impunity for its atrocious crimes against the Palestinian people. That changed on December 29 when South Africa, a state party to the Genocide Convention, filed an 84-page application in the International Court of Justice (ICJ, or World Court) alleging that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.