(2024-01-17). BRICS Expansion Displays Growing Aspirations for Multipolar World. infobrics.org Lauding the expansion of BRICS grouping, Russian Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov said that it represents the growing aspiration for a multipolar world based on sovereign equality and mutual respect…
(2024-01-17). Palestine solidarity protests face repression in Modi's India. mondoweiss.net 
Since October 7, there have been protests across India in support of the Palestinians and Israel, with much different responses from authorities. Palestine solidarity activists have faced a brutal crackdown, while Israel's allies have had a free hand.
(2024-01-17). Vibrant celebration in Delhi on the anniversary of India-Cuba ties. plenglish.com New Delhi, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) A vibrant party at the height of the excellent ties that Cuba and India share today took place here with the special participation of First Deputy Minister Wilfredo Gonzalez and the head of State Meenakshi Lekhi.
(2024-01-17). Friday 1/19: West Sacramento: Meet & Greet with David Mandel. indybay.org Pooja Indian Grill | 223 Merkley Ave. | West Sacramento, CA…
(2024-01-16). US Judge Rules In Favor Of Police 'Buffer Law' Viewed As Threat To Rights Of Journalists. thedissenter.org 
The following article was made possible by paid subscribers of The Dissenter. A United States judge in the state of Indiana ruled that a state law, which makes it a crime to enter a 25-foot "buffer" around police, does not violate press freedom or freedom of speech. | "This law has only an incidental effect on the public's First Amendment right to capture audio and video and otherwise to scrutinize police conduct," U.S. Distr…
(2024-01-16). For Prabir: No jail can arrest the march of time towards a more just tomorrow. peoplesdispatch.org Prabir's ever-growing legacy continues to inspire the struggle for Indian intellectual and material self-reliance, regardless of the misguided attempts of the RSS-BJP to throttle and subjugate the masses' aspirations for a better and more inclusive tomorrow.
(2024-01-16). Friday 1/19: West Sacramento: Meet & Greet with David Mandel. indybay.org Pooja Indian Grill | 223 Merkley Ave. | West Sacramento, CA…
(2024-01-16). Riddles of Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Consecration of Ram's idol- which one? muslimmirror.com By Pro. Shamsul Islam According to the Supreme Court of India (Ayodhya Judgment dated November 9, 2019), "The exclusion of the Muslims from worship and possession took place on the intervening night between 22/23 December 1949 when the mosque was desecrated by the installation of Hindu idols." [Supreme Court Ayodhya Judgment, pp. 921-22] The idol …
(2024-01-16). Riddles of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya: Consecration of Ram's idol: Which one? muslimmirror.com By Pro. Shamsul Islam According to the Supreme Court of India (Ayodhya Judgment dated November 9, 2019), "The exclusion of the Muslims from worship and possession took place on the intervening night between 22/23 December 1949 when the mosque was desecrated by the installation of Hindu idols." [Supreme Court Ayodhya Judgment, pp. 921-22] The idol …
(2024-01-16). What it means to be a secular Muslim in India. muslimmirror.com By Alsaba Bin Yamin Muslims in India can never be unsecular. There is no scope. If they do so, that would tantamount to inviting the apocalypse. Whereas, the fellow Hindu citizenry has that scope and enjoys it for sometimes now. I am pacified by the fact that a grand Ram temple is impatiently awaiting its …
(2024-01-16). Rusia e India acuerdan desarrollar futuras iniciativas conjuntas. telesurtv.net El presidente Putin y el primer ministro Modi debatieron también "una serie de temas internacionales, incluyendo la situación en torno a Ucrania".
(2024-01-17). 400,000 Marched In Washington DC Against Biden's Complicity In Genocide. popularresistance.org On January 13, a crowd of 400,000 gathered in Washington, DC's Freedom Plaza to take the Palestine solidarity movement straight to Biden's doorstep. Hundreds of thousands then marched, holding Palestinian, Yemeni, South African, and Puerto Rican flags, through DC and straight to the gates of the White House. | The mobilization was organized by the American Muslim Task Force on Palestine, which includes American Muslims for Palestine, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Islamic Circle of North America, Muslim American Society, Muslim Student Association-National, Muslim Legal Fund of America, Muslim Ummah of No…
(2024-01-16). 'BJP wanted to demolish Mosque &…': Congress leader Digvijay Singh. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Tuesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and RSS wanted to demolish the Babri Masjid, and not build a temple because until the mosque is demolished the issue does not become a communal issue. In a long post on X, Digvijay Singh said that …
(2024-01-16). Patna court summons Udhayanidhi Stalin over Sanatan Dharma remarks. muslimmirror.com Patna : A Patna court on Monday issued fresh summons to Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, the son of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, on a complaint against his remarks comparing Sanatan Dharma to dengue, malaria, and corona. The MP-MLA court of Patna has asked Udhayanidhi Stalin, who had made the remarks at a public meeting …
(2024-01-16). The rich get richer while global poverty deepens in "decade of division" peoplesdispatch.org Wealth accumulation by the rich has risen to the point that the world could see its first trillionaire within a decade. Meanwhile, it will take more than 200 years to end global poverty, a report by Oxfam International has found.
(2024-01-16). Nine Muslim youth arrested in Uttar Pradesh over 'AMU-ISIS Module' claims in past 2 months. muslimmirror.com In a series of operations under the guise of cracking down on an alleged ISIS module, the Uttar Pradesh Police, particularly the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), has arrested nine individuals associated with Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in the past two months. The arrests were made based on an FIR filed on November 3, 2023, against 10 …
(2024-01-17). Genocide in Gaza stretches past 100 days. electronicintifada.net "The dawn of freedom for our entire nation is nearing," says Qassam Brigades spokesperson Abu Obeida.
(2024-01-17). Al-Qassam Brigades' fighters engage in fierce clashes with an Israeli infantry force in Khan Yunis, employ anti-personnel projectile. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-01-16). Al-Qassam Brigades Says Destroyed About 1,000 Israeli Military Vehicles in Past 100 Days. orinocotribune.com The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says its fighters have destroyed or disabled hundreds of Israeli military vehicles over the 100 days that have passed since the beginning of the regime's military aggression against the Gaza Strip. | Abu Obaida, the spokesman for al-Qassam Brigades, which is Hamas' military wing, made the announcement "During these 100 days, we have destroyed or rendered out of service about 1,000 Zionist military vehicles that had infiltrated the Gaza Strip in its north, center, and south," he said. | T…
rabble.ca (2024-01-18). International Court of Justice deliberates need for provisional measures in GazaThrough its application to begin proceedings, South Africa is looking for the ICJ to rule in favour of the implementation of provisional measures that would require Israel to immediately suspend its military operations in Gaza. The ICJ has jurisdiction over South Africa and Israel because both countries signed the 1948 Genocide Convention.
english.ahram.org.eg (2024-01-18). ICJ case a blow to IsraelFirst, there is the military battle against Hamas, in which it does not appear to be achieving any of its declared goals, even though the war is in its fourth month. | | Second, there is the battle for international public opinion, which Israel appears to have lost. This week, huge demonstrations took place around the world from London, Paris, and Washington, to Brussels, Madrid, and Rome calling on the Israeli Government to immediately implement a ceasefire and bring urgent humanitarian aid to more than two million Palestinians in Gaza.
(2024-01-17). Letter urging the States of the world to support South Africa's application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel for violation of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in Gaza. cadtm.org
(2024-01-17). South Africa puts Israel on trial before the world. workers.org 
No matter the judges' decision on the historic complaint brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest court under the auspices of the United Nations, by the South African government against Israeli genocide in Gaza on Jan. 11, the hearing itself will have everlasting political ramifications worldwide. The . . . |
(2024-01-17). Video: The World Should be Ashamed. Genocide and the Criminalization of International Justice. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-17). The Criminalization of International Justice, Putting an End to the Genocide against the People of Palestine. Nuremberg Principle IV. globalresearch.ca The ICJ is under the spotlight of the White House. The President of the IJC Joan E. Donoghue was appointed by Hillary Clinton. She is a U.S. appointee. She takes her instructions from Washington.
(2024-01-17). Israel's argument at The Hague: We are Incapable of Genocide. counterpunch.org 
Israel's relationship with the United Nations, international institutions and international law has at times bristled with suspicion and blatant hostility. In a famous cabinet meeting in 1955, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion famously knocked back the suggestion that the United Nations 1947 plan for partitioning Palestine had been instrumental in creating the State of Israel. "No, no, no!"
(2024-01-17). Pro-Palestinian protesters call for Israeli 'accountability' outside World Court. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Friday (January 12).
(2024-01-17). London: 200,000 Protesters March Against Israel's War On Gaza. popularresistance.org Around 200,000 protesters marched across central London on Saturday to protest against Israel's continuing assault on Gaza and the U.K. government's involvement in arming, funding, and providing diplomatic cover to Israel. The national demonstration, which coincided with a day of action in other cities around the world, saw around 1,700 police officers put into action. | The massive demonstration comes as the U.K. joined a U.S. bombing campaign against the Houthi (Ansar Allah) rebels in Yemen in retaliation for their sustained blockade of ships in the Red Sea destined for Israeli ports.
(2024-01-17). UN Warns — Tensions In The Red Sea May Soon Be Impossible To Contain. pressenza.com UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said at a press conference in New York on Monday: The current instability in the Middle East may soon spiral completely out of control.: | Guterres once again addressed the crisis triggered by the events of October 7, when Hamas militants launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing around 1,200 people and taking more than 200 hostages. The ensuing Israeli blockade, bombing, and ground assault of Gaza has since killed almost 24,000 people, according to local health officials. | The civilian death toll in Gaza has resulted in widespread international condemnation of I…
(2024-01-17). International Educators Must End Their Silence on Gaza. counterpunch.org 
"There is a price to pay for speaking the truth. There is a bigger price for living a lie." — Cornel West I recently saw a post on LinkedIn by Elena D Corbett, director of education abroad at Amideast, whom I immediately recognised as a kindred spirit. In no uncertain terms, she threw down the
(2024-01-17). Thousands shut down port to demand Gaza cease-fire. workers.org 
Oakland, California Block-the-boat protesters, calling for a cease-fire in the 100-day-old Israeli military assault on Gaza, shut down the port of Oakland starting at 5 a.m. on Jan. 13. Mass picket lines were honored by members of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Locals 10 and 34, who refused to cross . . . |
(2024-01-17). War on Gaza: Ben & Jerry's joins calls for 'permanent and immediate' ceasefire. middleeasteye.net 
War on Gaza: Ben & Jerry's joins calls for 'permanent and immediate' ceasefire | Ben & Jerry's becomes one of the first multinational companies to call for a 'permanent' end to violence in Gaza | Wed, 01/17/2024 – 11: 15 | A Ben & Jerry's ice cream truck at a Black Lives Matter protest in Seattle, Washington state, on 14 June 2020 (AFP) | Ice cream manufacturer Ben & Jerry's has joined the calls for a c…
(2024-01-17). US imperial dominance, BRICS sub-imperialism and unequal ecological exchange. cadtm.org Patrick Bond is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg, as well as a political economist, political ecologist and scholar of social mobilisation. He is the author of BRICS: An Anti-Capitalist Critique and Extreme Uneven Development: Financial Volatility, Deep Capitalist Crisis and Super-Exploitation in South Africa and the World. In this interview with Federico Fuentes for LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal, Bond discusses modern-day (…) | – | / |
(2024-01-17). Oppose the mass firings at Stellantis and the escalating assault on jobs! wsws.org The International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees calls for a mass movement to be built, uniting workers across the entire industry across the planet and drawing in workers in logistics and other sectors, to force a halt and reversal to the job cuts.
(2024-01-17). Oppose the mass firings at Stellantis and the escalating assault on jobs! wsws.org The International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees calls for a mass movement to be built uniting workers throughout the entire industry and across the planet, and drawing in workers in logistics and other sectors, to force a halt and reversal to the job cuts.
(2024-01-17). U.S.-led strikes in Yemen risk wider conflict. ecns.cn Airstrikes by the United States and United Kingdom against Yemen's Houthi militia violate international laws as well as Yemen's sovereignty, and risk sparking a broader regional conflict, contrary to their claimed goals and international de-escalation efforts.
(2024-01-17). Casino Capitalism And Derivatives Market: Time For A 'Lehman Moment'? popularresistance.org Reading the tea leaves for the 2024 economy is challenging. On January 5th, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said we have achieved a "soft landing," with wages rising faster than prices in 2023. But critics are questioning the official figures, and prices are still high. Surveys show that consumers remain apprehensive. | There are other concerns. On Dec. 24, 2023, Catherine Herridge, a senior investigative correspondent for CBS News covering national security and intelligence, said on "Face the Nation," "I just feel a lot of concern that 2024 may be the year of a black swan event. This is a national security event…
(2024-01-17). MPs demand justification to increase Uganda Airlines budget. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Budget Committee have asked government to justify the continuous capitalisation of Uganda National Airlines, following the proposal to increase the airline's budget in the 2024/2025 financial year. The budget increase is entailed in the report of the Committee on Physical Infrastructure on the National Budget …
(2024-01-17). Venezuela Now Produces 96.7% of its Food Domestically: President Maduro. orinocotribune.com In 2023, the Bolivarian government achieved a slowdown in inflation, a stabilization of the exchange market, and growth in the non-oil economy. | On Monday, President Nicolas Maduro presented his annual report to the Venezuelan nation. During his speech before the National Assembly (AN), he highlighted the achievements made by his administration in 2023 amid the US economic blockade and sanctions. | "Venezuela is one of the 19 countries whose economic, commercial and human rights have been illegally and systematically violated by the United States every day for nine years," the Bolivarian leader said. | Betwee…
(2024-01-17). Marzalyuk at BelTA's photo exhibition: Positive agenda is impossible if you hate the other side. eng.belta.by According to Igor Marzalyuk, the photo exhibition Parallel Worlds, which opened at the National Library of Belarus on 17 January, is a vivid testimony to the fact that an absolute majority of Belarusians is intent on creation, on positive changes in their own country.
(2024-01-17). Mainland security authorities reveal espionage by Taiwan spies. ecns.cn National security agencies have uncovered hundreds of cases of espionage and theft of secrets by Taiwan in recent years and have arrested a group of spies and operatives from the island.
(2024-01-17). Dozens of Black churches receive total of $4 million for historic preservation. anabaptistworld.org Thirty-one Black churches have received a total of $4 million to help preserve their buildings and the Black history they represent. The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced the second round of Preserving Black Churches grants from its African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund on January 15, the national holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther …
(2024-01-17). Aleinik off to Uganda for 19th NAM Summit. eng.belta.by Sergei Aleinik will speak at the plenary session of the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in his national capacity and on behalf of a group of European countries. The Belarusian foreign minister will also take part in a meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations.
(2024-01-17). New Operation Truth documentary to be released in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) With the premiere of the documentary "Nueva Operación Verdad" (New Operation Truth), the international forum of the same name, organized by the Latin American News Agency, Prensa Latina, will take place in this capital next weekend, its organizers informed.
(2024-01-17). Panda born in Singapore arrives in Sichuan. ecns.cn The giant panda Le Le successfully arrived at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport from Singapore on Tuesday evening, becoming the first overseas-born giant panda to come to China this year.
(2024-01-17). RINOs in DEnial Over Donald Trump While Democrats Are Flailing. sonar21.com 
Normally I choose not to bore my international readers with U.S. domestic politics but I must make an exception tonight in light of Donald Trump's crushing victory in the Iowa caucus event. The Republican establishment went all out to put a dent in Trump and failed spectacularly. Neo-Con Nikki Haley is the fav of the Republican aristocratic effetes who cannot stand the smell of Trump supporters. The country club set just cannot bear to be associated with the unwashed masses who lionize Donald. For that reason they poured millions of dollars into an organized effort to knock the Trumper off of his bandstand.
(2024-01-17). China adjusts surveyed youth unemployment statistics for greater accuracy. ecns.cn China has adjusted surveyed unemployment statistics by age group to reflect greater accuracy among young people, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
(2024-01-17). Prof. Muganga Lawrence calls for scrapping of national exams. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Lawrence Muganga, the Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University, has joined the ranks of Ugandans calling for the scrapping of national examinations. Muganga also wants the continuous assessment advanced, restructuring of UNEB, and the implementation of a regional-based education system. Professor Muganga was on Tuesday appearing before the Education Policy Review …
(2024-01-17). 2023 jobless rate down slightly from 2022. ecns.cn China saw a steady job market last year, with the unemployment rate down slightly from 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.
(2024-01-17). Sri Lanka's organic way. pressenza.com 
Navdanya and Regeneration International, together with two Sri Lankan organizations, the Lanka Organic Agriculture Movement (LOAM) and Earth Restoration, released a joint statement in October 2023 responding to allegations in the international press that the switch to organic farming has plunged Sri Lanka into economic chaos. | Joint Statement Rebutting Distorted Media Lies About Sri Lanka's Organic Pathway: | Agribusiness cartels and media articles stated that Sri Lanka's economic chaos was caused by the government forcing the country to go organic. | These articles' familiar false narratives, untruths,…
(2024-01-17). José Martí to be honored in Venezuela with multiple events (+Photo). plenglish.com 
Caracas, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelans will hold multiple political and cultural events to honor Cuban National Hero José Martí on the 143rd anniversary of his arrival in this country and his 171st birthday, on January 28, 1853.
(2024-01-17). Xi makes important speech at study session on promoting high-quality development of financial sector. ecns.cn A study session on promoting high-quality financial development, attended by provincial and ministerial-level officials, was opened at the Party School of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee(the National Academy of Governance) on the morning of Jan 16.
(2024-01-17). Iranian forces see no limits in defending national interests, citizens: Defense minister. presstv.ir The Iranian defense minister says the country's Armed Forces see no limits in defending public interests and the nation.
(2024-01-17). Iran attack didn't target Pakistani nationals, but Iranian terrorists: FM. presstv.ir Iran's FM says the Tuesday missile attacks on areas in Pakistan were aimed at protecting the security of Iran, its neighbors, and also the wider region.
(2024-01-16). Leftists in Slovenia hit the streets for Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Leftists in Slovenia are demanding that the government join South Africa's case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel's ongoing genocidal war on Palestinians. | On January 11, Levica (The Left) insisted that being a signatory state to the Geneva Convention and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the Republic of Slovenia must do everything to prevent the execution of genocide, because otherwise they bear co-responsibility for violating international law. | Levica, along with the Social Democrats, is a part of the center-left coalition government led by the…
(2024-01-16). Will the Law or Political Considerations Sway the ICJ Judges? libya360.wordpress.com Muhammad Jamil Judges take their seats prior to the hearing of Israel's defense at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against South Africa's genocide case in Gaza against Israel, in the Hague, Netherlands on January 12, 2024 [Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency] No lawsuit would ever be able cover all the details of the genocide to which…
(2024-01-16). Israel Tells ICJ It Has the "Most Moral Army in the World" at Genocide Hearing. truthout.org In a historic appearance before the International Court of Justice (ICJ or World Court) in The Hague, the legal team representing the Republic of South Africa presented a powerful and compelling case that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. South Africa asked the court to impose nine emergency "provisional measures" to stop the slaughter. |
(2024-01-16). Your Man In The Hague (In A Good Way). popularresistance.org I attended the hearing on Thursday of South Africa's case against Israel for genocide at the International Court of Justice. I was able to sit in the public gallery and watch all the proceedings. I was, however, handicapped in reporting by the fact that we were not allowed pens or pencils (though we were allowed paper). I asked the Head of Security at the ICJ why pens were not allowed in the public gallery. He told me, with a perfectly straight face, that they could be used as a weapon. So bereft of my deadly ballpoint, this account is less detailed and more impressionistic than I would wish to give you.
(2024-01-16). Chicago Protesters Condemn Bombing Of Yemen, Genocide In Palestine. popularresistance.org Chicago, IL — Over 750 protesters braved the coldest weekend of this winter so far on Saturday, January 13 to demand that the U.S. and its allies take their hands off Yemen and end their support of Israel's genocide in Palestine. | The protesters spoke in favor of Yemen's naval blockade against Israel as well as in support of South Africa charging the apartheid state with genocide at the International Court of Justice. This was the latest in a string of weekly protests organized by the Coalition for Justice in Palestine since October 7, 2023. | In addition to the usual chants of "Free Palestine" and "No mor…
(2024-01-16). At The Hague, Aharon Barak Will Play Dr. Jekyll To Israel's Mr. Hyde. popularresistance.org The announcement that Israel has chosen Aharon Barak, the renowned former Supreme Court President, to join the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as it judges a landmark case charging Israel with genocide has sent the country into a tizzy. Barak will be Israel's representative on a panel that is hastily being convened to discuss South Africa's petition for an emergency suspension of Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip — a panel that will consist of the ICJ's 15 permanent judges plus one from Israel and one from South Africa. | Barak has long been reviled by the Israeli right for having enshrined various li…
(2024-01-16). Western Racism laid the Foundations for Israel's Genocide in Gaza. dissidentvoice.org 
It should surprise no one that the prize-match fight for the rule of international law has pitted Israel and South Africa against each other at the International Court of Justice at The Hague. The world is split between those who have crafted a self-serving global and regional order that guarantees them impunity whatever their crimes, …
(2024-01-16). Letter urging the States of the world to support South Africa's application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel for violation of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in Gaza. cadtm.org
(2024-01-16). South Africa vs Israel: What is at Stake is the Fate and Future of All Humanity. libya360.wordpress.com I am joined today by two amazing guests. Diana Buttu, Palestinian lawyer, part of the Palestinian legal team in 2004 at the ICJ and William Schabas, the most prominent legal expert in the world on the question of Genocide. William was counsel at the ICJ in 2014 for the Serbia vs Croatia case and in…
(2024-01-16). Pro-Palestinian protesters call for Israeli 'accountability' outside World Court. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Friday (January 12).
(2024-01-16). President Maduro: Venezuela Suffers an Economic Genocide. orinocotribune.com A true economic genocide has been committed against Venezuela, said President Nicolás Maduro forcefully, during his annual message before the National Assembly, due to illegal sanctions that have been applied to Venezuela by the North American empire since 2015 and that continue to affect the Venezuelan people. | The head of state said this Monday, January 15, that due to the drop in oil production by 87 percent, due to the sanctions, 323 billion dollars have been lost only in oil production, which stopped entering the country. Oil production stood at more than 2.5 million barrels per day in 2015 and fell to 339…
(2024-01-16). Communities of color demand an immediate ceasefire. cpusa.org 
There is a lot of movement in protest of the genocide against Palestinians, including over 2,000 Palestine solidarity and peace demonstrations in the U.S. over the past three months. | The struggle for peace in Palestine intersects with the 2024 national elections. The Biden administration's continuation of U.S. foreign policy on Israel is fracturing its support among youth and people of color, which are key constituencies needed for victory over the MAGA right. | In November 2023, about 1,000 Black Christian Faith Leaders published an
(2024-01-16). Cypriots Protest Use of Bases by UK Against Yemen and Gaza. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Anti-imperialists and progressive protest in front of the UK military base in Akrotiri. (Photo: Pancyprian Peace Council) The British military has been using the Akrotiri and Dhekelia bases in Cyprus for its war-mongering, such as in the recent bombing of Yemen. On Sunday, January 14, anti-imperialist groups in Cyprus protested outside the UK…
(2024-01-16). US-British Attacks on Yemen a Portent for Wider War. thealtworld.com In the opening weeks of 2024, the US and British unilaterally launched several large-scale missile and air strikes on targets in territory held by Ansar Allah (referred to as the "Houthis" across the Western media) in Yemen. | The strikes follow a campaign of missile strikes and boardings conducted by Ansar Allah against commercial shipping destined to and from Israel in response to Israel's ongoing punitive operations in Gaza. | While the stated purpose of the US-British strikes are to protect commercial shipping, hostility of any kind in the Red Sea is likely to prompt international shipping companies to contin…
(2024-01-16). The Military-Industrial Complex Is the Winner (Not You). tomdispatch.com 2023 was a year marked by devastating conflicts from Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine to Hamas's horrific terror attacks on Israel, from that country's indiscriminate mass slaughter in Gaza to a devastating civil war in Sudan. And there's a distinct risk of even worse to come this year. Still, there was one clear winner in this avalanche of violence, suffering, and war: the U.S. military-industrial complex. In December, President Biden signed a record authorization of $886 billion in "national defense" spending for 2024, including funds for the Pentagon proper and work on nuclear weapons at the Department of…
(2024-01-16). Ben & Jerry's Calls for "Permanent and Immediate" Ceasefire in Gaza. truthout.org The board of ice cream company Ben & Jerry's is calling for a "permanent and immediate" ceasefire in Gaza, potentially becoming the largest multinational corporation to do so as the Palestinian death toll amid Israel's assault nears 25,000. "Peace is a core value of Ben & Jerry's," Ben & Jerry's board chair Anuradha Mittal told the Financial Times in an article published this week. |
(2024-01-16). The "Rules-Based International Order" caitlinjohnstone.com.au If this is what the "rules-based international order" looks like, would we not, perhaps, be better off without it?>
(2024-01-16). Russia Wants BRICS to Have More Power in the IMF. infobrics.org Russia, assuming BRICS chairmanship in 2024, aims to increase the bloc's influence within the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
(2024-01-16). Who wants the next pandemic and why. infobrics.org Why are the WEF and the so-called "international community" so "worried" about an unknown disease, but they keep ignoring clear-cut evidence of America's massive (and rapidly expanding) bioweapons program? Why is the US military conducting this sort of research (on a global scale, at that), although any official civilian public health institution could easily do so on its own and without such deadly biohazard risks?>
(2024-01-16). US imperial dominance, BRICS sub-imperialism and unequal ecological exchange. cadtm.org Patrick Bond is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg, as well as a political economist, political ecologist and scholar of social mobilisation. He is the author of BRICS: An Anti-Capitalist Critique and Extreme Uneven Development: Financial Volatility, Deep Capitalist Crisis and Super-Exploitation in South Africa and the World. In this interview with Federico Fuentes for LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal, Bond discusses modern-day (…) | – | / |
(2024-01-16). Martin Luther King Would Condemn the U.S. Today. thealtworld.com The official dedication to MLK is more public relations than a genuine reflection of the man's principles and what he really stood for. | Like Thanksgiving Day, the United States indulges in another national fraud holiday called Martin Luther King Day. | We could add more such bogus ballyhoo and days of deception: Columbus Day, Labor Day, Independence, and Christmas too for that matter. | Monday, January 15, saw the annual federal holiday dedicated to the famed civil rights preacher who was assassinated in 1968. | MLK was bestowed in 2000 a federal holiday marking his life's struggle for overcoming racist inequal…
(2024-01-16). Yemen: "We Will Be Victorious in the Red Sea" libya360.wordpress.com àñzgàºr Altƒ±nba≈ü "The US and UK have launched a war that can only end with the victory of Yemen, Palestine and the region, the liquidation of colonialism and the independence of the nations of the region." — Ali Al-Gahum After Yemen was hit by air strikes, Ali Al-Gahum, member of Ansarallah's Political Bureau, provided an…
(2024-01-16). Iraq: Baghdad recalls Iran ambassador after deadly attacks in Kurdistan region. middleeasteye.net 
Iraq: Baghdad recalls Iran ambassador after deadly attacks in Kurdistan region | Strikes kill at least four after hitting civilian areas near consulate in Erbil, sparking international backlash | Tue, 01/16/2024 – 11: 36 | A man inspects the damage at a home following a missile strike launched by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps on the Kurdistan Region's capital, Erbil, on 16 January (AFP) | Baghdad rec…
(2024-01-16). Cuba to boost tourism industry at Fitur in Madrid. plenglish.com Madrid, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will exhibit its attractions at the International Tourism Fair (Fitur), with a diversification of offers and investment potentials, an official source said.
(2024-01-16). UK Media Continue to Ignore Military Build-Up at RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus. libya360.wordpress.com Richard Morton-Taylor Cypriots protest outside RAF Akrotiri on Sunday. (Photo: Afoa.cy / Instagram) "This government and the UK arms industry are drenched in the blood of children" Journalists, if not MPs, should always know when there is a good story out there — it is when those most expected to write about it keep silent…
(2024-01-16). Palestinian Foreign Ministry calls for placing Israeli settler organizations on 'terror' lists. presstv.ir The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has called for putting Israel's settler organizations on international terror lists, amid rising settler violence across the occupied territories.
(2024-01-16). Washington and London Make Mockery of International Law. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). "War Guilt" and the Complex History of Modern Warfare. The Renunciation of War in International Law. Dr. T. P. Wilkinson. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). UN Office Warns AL Nitrogen Execution May Violate International Ban on Torture. truthout.org As the United States insists on continuing state-sanctioned killings despite a European ban on drugs commonly used in capital punishment, the United Nations Human Rights Office warned Tuesday that Alabama officials may soon violate international laws banning torture as they plan to use nitrogen gas in an upcoming execution. A number of U.N. officials have said in recent days that the planned… |
(2024-01-16). Despite Trump's Triumph in Iowa, Many GOP Voters Say Legal Troubles Could Make Him Unfit for Reelection. democracynow.org 
Former President Donald Trump has won the Iowa caucuses by a landslide, but polls reveal almost a third of voters believed Trump would not be fit to serve as president if convicted in his ongoing criminal trials. "These trials of Trump may well turn out to be far more significant than a lot of political pundits assume," says national affairs correspondent at The Nation John Nichols, who says one upcoming state will determine if any other Republican candidate has a chance to be the GOP's nominee. "It all comes down to New Hampshire."…
(2024-01-16). Venezuela's Oil Sector Registers 13% Growth in Final Quarter of 2023. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced during his annual message to the nation that oil activity increased in the third quarter of 2023 by 13%, managing to reach the end of the year with an increase in oil exports of 60.5%. | "Our oil activity grew by 12.99% in the third quarter of 2023," said President Maduro on Monday, January 15, from the National Assembly, "with the extraction of crude oil and natural gas increasing by 14.60%, generating an increase in oil exports of 60.46%." | From the Protocol Chamber of the Federal Legislative Palace, headquarters of Venezuela's National Assembly, the head o…
(2024-01-16). Visa-free regimes to boost African tourism. independent.co.ug 
As more countries tear up visa requirements, major African markets are beginning to record rising numbers in Intra-Africa tourism, a trend expected to extend through 2024 SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African countries are set to record an increase in tourism numbers in 2024, as more countries continue to open their borders to nationals of …
(2024-01-16). The Long Quest for Reproductive Justice in Mexico: Feminist Legal Strategies and Challenges to Changing Abortion Precedent in a Federal System. scheerpost.com 
By Alma Beltrán y Puga / Georgetown Journal of International Affairs As the Green Wave echoes throughout the Latin American feminist movement, the Mexican legal system has progressed accordingly. Feminist legal groups have adopted innovative legal strategies to solidify the right to abortion at the federal level, but state-level protections are still needed to satisfy …
(2024-01-17). Protest letters against pro-government thug attack on Sri Lankan SEP members. wsws.org The SEP and its sister parties of the ICFI have launched a campaign in defence of Fernando and Wasantha, and the SEP's democratic right to conduct political campaigns.