Daily Archives: April 26, 2024

2024-04-26: News Headlines

WW Editors (2024-04-26). Hands off the heroic student uprising in solidarity with Gaza! To resist police repression is justified! workers.org Workers World is in full support of the heroic U.S. student uprising that has mushroomed in the form of Gaza solidarity encampments. This national uprising was sparked on April 17, Palestinian Prisoners' Day, by Columbia University students in Harlem, New York, demanding that this Ivy League school divest all its . . . |

Palestine Legal (2024-04-26). Columbia Students File Civil Rights Complaint After NYPD Arrests, National Guard Threat. indybay.org April 25, New York, NY — Today, Palestine Legal filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR), demanding an investigation into Columbia University's discriminatory treatment of Palestinian students and their allies, including by inviting NYPD officers in riot gear — for the first time in decades — to arrest over a hundred students peacefully protesting Israel's genocide last week.

Colonel Ann Wright, Popular Resistance. (2024-04-26). Gaza Flotilla Sails While Blinken Attempts To Take Focus Off Genocide. popularresistance.org While I am in Istanbul, Türkiye with hundreds of international participants from 40 countries who are attempting to sail in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla to break the illegal Israeli naval blockade of Gaza and bring food and medicine to starving Palestinians in Gaza, the survivors of the Israeli/US genocide of Gaza, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is brazeningly attempting to divert world attention from U.S. complicity in the genocide of Gaza to China's human rights issues. | Hundreds of thousands of university students in the United States are defying the Biden administration's blatant attempt to divert…

Bharat Dogra (2024-04-26). To Give Peace A Chance, Should Russia Consider A Unilateral Ceasefire? globalresearch.ca

Vijay Prashad (2024-04-26). How Africa's National Liberation Struggles Brought Democracy to Europe. dissidentvoice.org Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (Portugal), A Poesia Está Na Rua I [Poetry Is out on the Street I], 1974. Fifty years ago, on 25 April 1974, the people of Portugal took to the streets of their cities and towns in enormous numbers to overthrow the fascist dictatorship of the Estado Novo ('New State'), formally …

National Lawyers Guild (2024-04-26). NLG Condemns Attacks on Gaza Solidarity Encampments. indybay.org April 25th, 2024 – The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) unequivocally condemns the ongoing repression of pro-Palestinian activism taking place on university campuses across the country. The NLG is firm in its support for a free Palestine, and is against Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza and occupation of the West Bank. The violent and unprovoked attacks by police on student encampments at Columbia, Yale, NYU, University of Southern California, Emory, University of Texas, and other universities exhibit a dangerous overreach against students' 1st Amendment rights and further illustrates our country's spiral into a surv…

infobrics (2024-04-26). Russia Builds New Asia Trade Routes to Weaken Sanctions Over War. infobrics.org Rail and shipping to link European Russia to India via Iran…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-04-26). 'A Productive Language': On Western Intellectual Paradigms and Refaat al-Areer. libya360.wordpress.com Ameed Faleh On the 6th of December 2023, Refaat Al-Areer was assassinated along with his brother, sister, and their children by an Israeli airstrike. Before his murder, Refaat had been contacted by an Israeli intelligence officer threatening to kill him. A literature professor at the Islamic University of Gaza and a refugee living in the al-Shuja'iyya…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-04-26). Why Human Agency is Still Central to Israel's AI-Powered Warfare. libya360.wordpress.com Sophia Goodfriend Israeli soldiers from the 8717 Battalion of the Givati Brigade operating in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, December 28, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) The destruction that Israel has ravaged upon Gaza evokes an analog era of warfare. Craters swallow residential complexes, whole streets have been reduced to rubble, and clouds of dust block…

Qassam Muaddi, Mondoweiss. (2024-04-26). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 202: Hundreds Of New Bodies In Mass Graves. popularresistance.org The Gaza-based Palestinian health ministry announced that 208 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes since Monday, while 313 others were wounded. | Meanwhile, in the northern Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued to shell the al-Zeitoun neighborhood and other areas in Gaza city. | In the central Gaza Strip, Israeli air strikes targeted the Wadi Gaza bridge area, killing at least four Palestinians on Wednesday. More Israeli strikes targeted the north of Nuseirat, al-Maghazi, and the east of al-Bureij refugee camp.

scorinoco (2024-04-26). US Sanctions Force Cuba's National Airline to Cancel Flights to Argentina. orinocotribune.com The Cuban national airline, Cubana de Aviación, cancelled its flights to Buenos Aires CU360/CU361 that were scheduled for last Tuesday and Wednesday, after aviation fuel suppliers in Argentina announced they will refuse to provide service to the airline. The Argentine suppliers cited the provisions of the sanctions, that is the unilateral coercive measures, imposed by the United States against Cuba. | This measure has affected other airlines contracted by Cubana de Aviación, preventing them from fulfilling their commitments to passengers. Although the flights were approved by the National Civil Aviation Administr…

Ana Perdigón (2024-04-26). Comptroller General of Venezuela Disqualifies 5 Politicians From Holding Public Office. orinocotribune.com The Office of the Comptroller General of Venezuela has disqualified five politicians from holding public office. | On Tuesday, April 24, the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic announced that four of the five disqualified politicians will not be able to run for public office for the next 15 years, that is, until 2039. | These politicians include the mayor of the municipality of El Hatillo (Miranda state), Elías Sayegh; the mayor of the municipality of Los Salias (Miranda state), José Antonio Fernández López; former National Assembly deputy for the Justice First party, Tomás Guanipa; and former deput…

scorinoco (2024-04-26). Venezuela: 10 Candidates Will Compete in July 28 Presidential Elections. orinocotribune.com After the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela extended for 72 hours—from April 20 to April 23—the time period for modification of presidential candidacies, some aspirants withdrew while their political parties declared their support for some other candidate. Consequently, the number of candidates reduced from 13 to 10. The CNE is soon expected to make announcements in this regard, with the final list of candidates for the July 28 presidential elections. | Candidates who withdrew | The first aspirant to withdraw was Manuel Rosales, current governor of the state of Zulia, who had been register…

Staff (2024-04-26). EMTRASUR Case: International Civil Aviation Organization Accepts Venezuela's Lawsuit Against Argentina. orinocotribune.com The secretary general of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Juan Carlos Salazar Gómez, has announced that the body had accepted the lawsuit filed by Venezuela against Argentina for serious violations of international law, which allowed the US government to carry out the theft and subsequent scrapping of a aircraft that legitimately belonged to the Venezuelan people. Venezuela has condemned these violations and the illegal unilateral restrictive measures enabling them on multiple occasions. | In a memorandum sent to the members of the ICAO Council on Thursday, April 25, Salazar noted that the la…

krish-rad_ind (2024-04-26). EMTRASUR Case: International Civil Aviation Organization Accepts Venezuela's Lawsuit Against Argentina. orinocotribune.com

teleSUR (2024-04-26). High US Fiscal Deficit Poses Risks to Global Economy. telesurenglish.net With the U.S. government showing no sign of containing its spending in an election year, economists and observers have warned that high U.S. deficit poses risks to the U.S. and global economy. | RELATED: | First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Gita Gopinath said that while high deficits are supporting growth in the United States and globally, there is a downside. | "Along with that growth, you're gettin…

teleSUR (2024-04-26). Russian Cosmonauts Complete Spacewalk Ahead of Schedule. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos said that cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub completed their spacewalk tasks ahead of schedule, returning to the International Space Station (ISS) two hours earlier than planned. | RELATED: | Their spacewalk lasted 4 hours and 36 minutes. During the spacewalk, Kononenko and Chub brought the radar of the Napor-miniRSA experiment into working condition. | They installed equ…

teleSUR (2024-04-26). Skilled Labor Situation in German Healthcare Remains Tense. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Expert Council Health and Care (SVR) published a report showing that the skilled labor situation in the German healthcare system remains tense, although the number of doctors, nurses, and medical assistants has gone up in recent years. | RELATED: | "In an international comparison, the German healthcare system has a relatively large number of employees in relation to the population. Nevertheless, th…

Chris Walker (2024-04-26). David Pecker Testifies That Trump Thanked Him for Suppressing Salacious Stories. truthout.org David Pecker, the former publisher of The National Enquirer, testified on Thursday in the New York trial against former President Donald Trump, providing damning details of the scheme to "catch and kill" negative news stories for the then-GOP nominee for president in the runup to the 2016 election. The Manhattan District Attorney's office alleges that Trump and his then-fixer lawyer Michael Cohen… |

A Guest Author (2024-04-26). Strike for Palestine May Day and Nakba Day. workers.org Call to action from the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions — Gaza: This May Day and Nakba Day [May 15], we, the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions — Gaza, urgently appeal to our brothers and sisters in the international trade union movement to take a stand in solidarity . . . |

John Laforge (2024-04-26). US Nuclear Weapons in Europe Violate Treaty Law. counterpunch.org The US Air Force practice of deploying nuclear weapons on military bases in other countries — and training foreign pilots to attack third countries with H-bombs — is called 'nuclear sharing' or 'forward basing.' The system has been repeatedly condemned in recent years by lawyer's groups, international law experts, UN delegates, civil society, and foreign

Alfred de Zayas (2024-04-26). International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace. counterpunch.org On 24 April 2024, a well-attended conference took place at the United Nations Office in Geneva to commemorate International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, a tradition that goes back to the adoption by the UN General Assembly of Resolution 73/127, which reaffirms the UN Charter and the purposes and principles of the UN,

geo.tv (2024-04-26). Rahul Gandhi in the fray as India begins voting in 2nd phase of giant election. geo.tv With religious hatred at its peak, India began voting on Friday in the second phase of the world's biggest election…

Bharat Dogra (2024-04-26). How and When the Ukraine Conflict May Involve a Direct Confrontation Between Russia and NATO, Possibly a Nuclear One. globalresearch.ca

≈Ωivadin Jovanoviƒá (2024-04-26). Never Forget! 1999—2024. "From Aggression to a New, Fairer World Order". Belgrade International Conference. globalresearch.ca

American Indian Resource Center at UCSC (2024-04-26). Saturday 4/27: Indigefest. indybay.org Quarry Amphitheater, UC Santa Cruz…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-04-26). Abu-Obeida's Multi-Layered Message: Gaza's Resistance Could Be Transformative for the Arab World. libya360.wordpress.com Abdel Bari Atwan Millions of people around the world eagerly await the occasional televised appearances of Abu-Obaida, the official spokesman of Hamas' military wing the Izzedin al-Qassam Brigades. There are several reasons for this. His speeches are short and to-the-point. He conveys morale-raising good news about the resistance's achievements in confronting the occupation. And he…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-04-26). Kwame Nkrumah Today. libya360.wordpress.com Yao Graham Arrival of President Kwama Nkrumah, to the Non-Alignment Movement conference, Belgrade 1961. Image credit the Historical Archives of Belgrade New documents looking at British and American involvement in overthrowing Kwame Nkrumah give us pause to reflect on his legacy, and its resonances today. One of the most important dates for the Ghanaian left…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-04-26). Weaponizing Reality: The Dawn of Neurowarfare. libya360.wordpress.com Stavroula Pabst Stavroula Pabst explores the race to apply emerging neurotechnologies, such as brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), in times of both war and peace, expanding conflicts into a new domain — the brain — while perhaps forever changing humans' relationship with machines. Billionaire Elon Musk's brain-computer interface (BCI) company Neuralink made headlines earlier this year for inserting its first brain…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-04-26). Debt From Above: The Carbon Credit Coup. libya360.wordpress.com Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin Latin America is quietly being forced into a carbon market scheme through regional contractual obligations — enforced by the satellites of a US intelligence-linked firm — which seeks to create an inter-continental "smart grid," erode national and local sovereignty, and link carbon-based life to the debt-based monetary system via a…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-04-26). Gaza, Hezbollah and the Decline of Zionism. libya360.wordpress.com Interview With Asad Abukhalil Richard Medhurst…

Staff (2024-04-26). Don't be swayed by diversionary tactics, come out and vote to protect democracy: Kharge to voters. muslimmirror.com NEW DELHI : As polling for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections began, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday urged voters to come out and vote to protect democracy from the clutches of dictatorship. In a fervent appeal to voters, he said this is not an ordinary election and they should not be swayed …

Staff (2024-04-26). Salman Khan house firing: Mumbai court extends 2 accused's police custody till April 29. muslimmirror.com Mumbai : The Mumbai Esplanade Court on Thursday extended the police custody of the accused duo in the Salman Khan house firing case by four days till April 29. The two accused, Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21), both from Bihar and allegedly members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, were produced before the Additional …

Staff (2024-04-26). SC dismisses pleas seeking mandatory EVM-VVPAT tally. muslimmirror.com NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a batch of petitions seeking mandatory cross-verification of the votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips. However, a bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna asked the Election Commission of India to examine the suggestion if the VVPAT slips may, …

Staff (2024-04-26). Don't be swayed by diversionary tactics, come out and vote to protect democracy: Kharge to voters. muslimmirror.com NEW DELHI : As polling for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections began, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday urged voters to come out and vote to protect democracy from the clutches of dictatorship. In a fervent appeal to voters, he said this is not an ordinary election and they should not be swayed …

Staff (2024-04-26). No Modi wave in Karnataka but one in favour of Congress govt: Siddaramaiah. muslimmirror.com Mysuru : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said there is "no Modi wave" in Karnataka but there is one in favour of Congress government's guarantee schemes, as he claimed his party will win about 20 out of total 28 Lok Sabha polls in the state. He was speaking to reporters after casting his vote …

Staff (2024-04-26). Salman Khan house firing: Mumbai court extends 2 accused's police custody till April 29. muslimmirror.com Mumbai : The Mumbai Esplanade Court on Thursday extended the police custody of the accused duo in the Salman Khan house firing case by four days till April 29. The two accused, Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21), both from Bihar and allegedly members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, were produced before the Additional …

Staff (2024-04-26). No Modi wave in Karnataka but one in favour of Congress govt: Siddaramaiah. muslimmirror.com Mysuru : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said there is "no Modi wave" in Karnataka but there is one in favour of Congress government's guarantee schemes, as he claimed his party will win about 20 out of total 28 Lok Sabha polls in the state. He was speaking to reporters after casting his vote …

Reynard Loki (2024-04-26). Should harming mother Earth be a crime? The case for ecocide. nationofchange.org The destruction of nature might one day become a criminal offense adjudicated by the International Criminal Court.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-04-26). International Poetry Festival opens in Argentina. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) Creators from several countries are participating in the 17th International Poetry Festival that opens in Argentina on Friday as part of the 48th edition of the Buenos Aires Book Fair.

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-04-26). Venezuelan Film Festival closes in India. plenglish.com Caracas, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) The second edition of the Venezuelan Film Festival in Calcutta closes in that Indian city, after four days of cinematographic exhibition that started with the screening of the film Blindado, by Carlos Malavé.

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-04-26). Cuba Unica at professional tourism fair in Macao, China. plenglish.com Beijing, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will promote its Cuba Unica campaign at the 12th Macao International Travel Exhibition (Industry) (MITE), a professional tourism fair that will run until April 28.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-04-26). International Construction Fair ends in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) The 14th edition of the International Construction Fair, Fecons 2024, ends in Cuba on Friday, in which more than 100 exhibiting companies participated, with Russia as a guest of honor.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-04-26). VCP accepts resignation of Parliament chairman Vuong Dinh Hue. plenglish.com Hanoi, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (VCP) today accepted the resignation from office and work of the member of the Political Bureau and chairman of the National Assembly (Parliament), Vuong Dinh Hue.

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-04-26). In 2023, 11,000 people died in Italy due to hospital infections. plenglish.com Rome, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) Some 11 thousand people lost their lives in Italy in 2023 due to hospital infections, a high figure that indicates the importance of strengthening national programs to address this serious problem, a statement said.

Kurit-Lagting (2024-04-26). Writers' Group Presents 'Poems in Print' Exhibit: A Celebration of Local Poetry at Kapihan Café, Legazpi City. pressenza.com Legazpi, Albay— Rhymes of PEG, a community of writers and artists, is set to hold a "Poems in Print" Exhibit at Kapihan Café in Legazpi City, Albay from April 27 to May 11, 2024. | Featuring poetry pieces by local writers, the exhibit aims to celebrate poetry just in time for National Poetry Month, which occurs every April. It also aims to showcase and highlight the works of poets, regardless of their native language, and to present them together in an exhibit for many people to read and appreciate. It's like achieving the best of both worlds when art meets poetry and combines them into one masterpiece.

UOFCHA (2024-04-26). Haiti: Latin America & The Caribbean Weekly Situation Update as of 26 April 2024. reliefweb.int Countries: British Virgin Islands, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, World | Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs | Please refer to the attached file. | KEY FIGURES | 3M children in need of humanitarian or protection assistance in Haiti | 169K people affected by flooding in Ecuador since 29 January | 722 people displaced due to clashes in rural areas of Cauca, Colombia | HAITI: CHILDREN | As the humanitarian and security situation in Haiti continues to deteriorate, there is increasing concern for the safety and well-being of children. In the Port-au-Prince area al…

International Federation of Red Cross, Red Crescent Societies (2024-04-26). Kenya, Africa | Floods 2023 Operation Update (MDRKE058) (26/04/2024). reliefweb.int Country: Kenya | Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies | Please refer to the attached file. | To date, this Emergency Appeal, which seeks CHF18,000,000 Federation Wide is 16% funded. Further funding contributions are needed to enable the Kenya Red Cross Society, with support from IFRC, to continue with the response efforts by providing humanitarian assistance and protecting the people affected by the floods. | A. SITUATION ANALYSIS | Communities in Kenya are once again facing heavy rains and devasting floods. Since mid-March it is reported that at least 38 people have died…

Centers for Disease Control, Prevention (2024-04-26). DR Congo: The President's Malaria Initiative – 18th Annual Report to Congress (April 2024). reliefweb.int Countries: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cà¥te d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Zambia, Zimbabwe | Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Agency for International Development | Please refer to the attached file. | Driving Progress in the Fight to End Malaria | For Immediate Release | Office of Press…

US Agency for International Development (2024-04-26). USAID Launches New Partnerships to Support Malaria Prevention, Strengthen Infrastructure, and Bolster Food Security in Angola. reliefweb.int Country: Angola | Source: US Agency for International Development | For Immediate Release | Office of Press Relations, press@usaid.gov | Thursday, April 25, 2024, | Press Release | During her trip to Angola, Administrator Samantha Power announced expanding partnerships that reflect the deepening relationship between the United States and Angola. | At Angola's Instituto Nacional de Investigaàßà£o em Saúde (National Health Research Institute) Administrator Power announced that USAID-led U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) is expanding geographic coverage for malaria prevention and control activ…

unitedEditor (2024-04-26). Franàßois Hollande: A caricature of social democracy. uwidata.com By Ali Rƒ±za Ta≈üdelen Ever since French President Emmanuel Macron started to engage in warmongering against Russia, one of the former French presidents, the social democrat Franàßois Hollande, has re-emerged on the scene. After reading an article by journalist Danielle Bleitrach on reseauinternational.net titled "Hollande, one of the funniest and undoubtedly despicable French presidents, gives …

Vijay Prashad (2024-04-26). How Africa's national liberation struggles brought democracy to Europe: The Seventeenth Newsletter (2024). mronline.org African liberation struggles not only won independence in their own countries; they also defeated Estado Novo colonialism, which spurred the Carnation Revolution 50 years ago.

WSWS (2024-04-26). May Day 2024: Build a socialist movement of workers and youth to stop World War III, fascism and dictatorship! wsws.org On Saturday, May 4, the International Committee of the Fourth International will hold an online rally to celebrate May Day. This year's rally is of exceptional importance.

ptcnews.tv (2024-04-26). Pakistan optimistic about the completion of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline amid US warnings. ptcnews.tv Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project: Amid warnings from the US, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif expressed optimism regarding the completion of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project. He emphasised the need for regional stakeholders to unite amidst growing interference from major powers like the European Union and the United States. Asif highlighted the recent visit of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to Pakistan as a significant development, particularly in the context of the stalled pipeline project due to geopolitical tensions and international sanctions.Despite US advice against engaging in business de…

ecns.cn (2024-04-26). Chengdu to stage 'green' horticultural exhibition. ecns.cn The International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu, scheduled to open on Friday in the capital of Sichuan province, fully incorporates a green and low-carbon approach, an expo official said.

(2024-04-26). Australian journalist Avani Dias leaves India over visa delay, censorship. abc.net.au

ptcnews.tv (2024-04-26). Indian woman arrested, barred from Princeton University over pro-Palestine protests on campus. ptcnews.tv An Indian-origin woman hailing from Coimbatore and raised in Columbus, one of two students at the esteemed Princeton University who have been arrested and banned from campus for organising pro-Palestine demonstrations.Achinthya Sivalingan has been barred from campus and is subject to disciplinary measures, according to a university spokesperson.The incident unfolded as protesters erected tents for a student-led pro-Palestine encampment in McCosh Courtyard around 7 a.m. on April 25th. Following warnings from university officials, two Princeton students were apprehended. Despite the arrests, the remaining proteste…

bwitanek (2024-04-26). Indiana State — Sharpshooter — 4/25. fightbackbetter.com Now Sharpshooters appearing on a least 2 universities — Ohio State and Indiana State. | Will add more Indiana State info as it surfaces.

ecns.cn (2024-04-26). Chang'e 7 to carry foreign payloads. ecns.cn China's Chang'e 7 robotic mission will carry six science payloads built by foreign scientists to the moon's south pole, according to the China National Space Administration.

Arjun Singh (2024-04-26). LEVER TIME: Amazon Is Eating The Economy. levernews.com

ecns.cn (2024-04-26). Travel to and from China rise during the May Day holiday. ecns.cn The daily average number of entries and exits at national ports during this year's May Day holiday, which falls from May 1 to May 5, is expected to reach 1.76 million, a 40.5 percent increase compared to the same period last year.

ptcnews.tv (2024-04-26). New York: 42-year-old Indian-origin man shot dead by San Antonio police. ptcnews.tv New York: In a tragic and unfortunate incident, 42-year-old Indian-origin man Sachin Sahoo was shot dead by San Antonio police in connection with an aggravated assault case. Hailing from Uttar Pradesh, Sahoo was shot and killed by officer Tyler Turner on April 21 after he struck two officers with his vehicle while attempting to evade arrest. As per the reports, just before 6.30 pm on April 21, officers arrived at a home in Cheviot Heights in San Antonio for a report about aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. | They found a 51-year-old woman who had been intentionally struck by a vehicle, allegedly driven by…

nosihle (2024-04-26). Nine sentenced to a cumulative 10 939 years. sanews.gov.za Nine sentenced to a cumulative 10 939 years | The sentencing of nine people for a cumulative of 10 939 years for committing various crimes including money laundering, fraud and forgery, has been welcomed by National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya. | The sentence was handed down at the South Gauteng High Court for 391 counts of money laundering, fraud, forgery, uttering, assisting another to benefit from unlawful activities and acquisition, possession or use of proceeds of unlawful activities. | They also contravened legislation in relation to bir…

The Independent (2024-04-26). Ugandan military court frees 32 Kenyans jailed for illegal possession of firearms. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | A Ugandan military court has ordered the release of 32 Kenyan nationals who were previously sentenced to 20 years in prison for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. The decision by the General Court Martial (GCM), which convened late Wednesday, overturned an earlier ruling by a lower court. The GCM …

NEOB (2024-04-26). Former athletics boss pays back the money. sanews.gov.za Former athletics boss pays back the money | Former Athletics South Africa Acting CEO, Terrence Magogodela, has paid back ill-gotten gains he unduly gained from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) grant funding for a sports facility development. | According to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), Magogodela agreed to pay back some R388 733,05 after it was found that he signed a funding application to construct athletics tracks in the Northern Cape but used the money to buy property. | "On the form, he indicated that he was the project coordinator for Inqaba Yokulinda, but he was neither the project coordinato…

ptcnews.tv (2024-04-26). Instagram video sparks online hostility for Indian student in Canada. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: In recent days, Mehul Prajapati, a 26-year-old student at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada, has found himself at the center of a whirlwind of online controversy, resulting in the closure of all his social media accounts. The catalyst for this storm was a seemingly innocuous Instagram video in which Prajapati offered advice to fellow university students on how to make the most of local food banks. Little did he know that this act of goodwill would thrust him into a maelstrom of misinformation and social media outrage.

UN Security Council (2024-04-26). oPt: Le Conseil de sécurité achève son débat sur la situation au Moyen-Orient, y compris la question de la Palestine, entamé il y a une semaine. reliefweb.int Country: occupied Palestinian territory | Source: UN Security Council | REPRISE DE LA 9608E SÉANCE — APRààS-MIDI, | CS/15681 | Le Conseil de sécurité s'est réuni cet après-midi pour entendre les orateurs restants qui n'avaient pu s'exprimer la semaine dernière lors du débat public organisé au niveau ministériel à l'initiative de la Présidence maltaise en présence du Secrétaire général de l'ONU. À cette occasion, le Chef de l'Organisation avait prévenu que le Moyen-Orient ´ est au bord du précipice ª, exhortant la communauté internationale à se lancer dans une ´ désescalade ª,…

UOFCHA (2024-04-26). Haiti: Latinoamérica & El Caribe Resumen de Situación Semanal al 26 de abril 2024. reliefweb.int Countries: British Virgin Islands, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, World | Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs | Please refer to the attached file. | CIFRAS CLAVE | 3M de niños y niñas necesitan ayuda humanitaria o protección en Haití | 169K personas afectadas por las inundaciones en Ecuador desde el 29 de enero | 722 personas desplazadas por enfrentamientos en zonas rurales de Cauca, Colombia | HAITÂ: INFANCIA | A medida que la situación humanitaria y de seguridad en Haití continúa deteriorándose, aumenta la preocupación por la seguridad y el bienestar de los…

Fátima Martín (2024-04-26). Geopolitical conflicts could exacerbate the new international debt crisis, which has already reached the record level of $313,000 billion, according to the IIF. cadtm.org

CADTM International (2024-04-26). The CADTM Denounces the Lack of Action on Climate Change and the Neoliberal Approach of the Bretton Woods Institutions. cadtm.org

newarab (2024-04-26). Belgium summons Israeli ambassador over aid worker's killing. newarab.com "Bombing civilian areas and populations is contrary to international law. I will summon the Israeli ambassador to condemn this unacceptable act and demand an explanation," Forei…

newarab (2024-04-26). Ben-Gvir visits Al Aqsa amid settler raids during Passover. newarab.com Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir's visit coincided with illegal settlers forcing their way into the mosq…

newarab (2024-04-26). Far-right Israeli minister Ben-Gvir involved in car accident. newarab.com Israel's hardline national security minister Video aired on Israeli media showed the car Ben-Gvir was travelling in had flipped over. | Police commissioner Kobi Shabtai told reporters two other people were injured in the incident. | "Minister Ben-Gvir feels good, is conscious, and will continue to receive medical treatment at Assaf HaRofeh Hospital," his office said. | Ben-G…

newarab (2024-04-26). Student protests: From Vietnam to Palestine. newarab.com The recent Whether pushing back against international conflicts or fighting for social justice on their turf, student activists have consistently been at the forefront of societal transformation. | The Vietnam Era: A turning point in student activism: | Let's rew…

newarab (2024-04-26). Trump compares US protests to 2017 white nationalist rally. newarab.com Trump, the Republican candidate for president in the November el…

newarab (2024-04-26). Student protests: From Vietnam to Palestine. newarab.com The recent Whether pushing back against international conflicts or fighting for social justice on their turf, student activists have consistently been at the forefront of societal transformation. | The Vietnam Era: A turning point in student activism: | Let's rewind to the…

newarab (2024-04-26). Mass casualties feared as RSF encircles Sudan's Al-Fashir. newarab.com The capital of the Sudanese state Sudanese activists and international researchers warned on Thursday that the city of

presstv.ir (2024-04-26). US House speaker wants National Guard to quell pro-Palestine student protests. presstv.ir House Speaker Mike Johnson has threatened to use National Guard against student's pro-Palestinian protests at US universities.

Pressenza Berlin (2024-04-25). #ECSA To build another Europe, activists from the entire continent meet in Marseille. pressenza.com From April 26 to 28, hundreds of social movement activists will converge on Marseille from all | over Europe. Associations, trade unions, NGOs and local collectives want to make the voice of | civil society heard for a social, ecological, pacifist, and democratic Europe, in contrast to the | resurgence of nationalism and authoritarianism in Europe. Workshops, conferences, concerts: | for 3 days, they will be working to unite their forces for future struggles. | What better way to counter the poison of the far right and authoritarian neoliberalism than to strengthen emancipatory alternatives at the European level?

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