(2024-07-11). Peru's President Boluarte visits China amid domestic crises and global tensions. wsws.org Two days after she left for China, human rights NGOs asked the International Criminal Court to investigate the massacre of 49 Peruvians following the December 2022 coup that brought Boluarte to power.
(2024-07-11). FO ∞ Talks: Divided Israel Faces New Hezbollah Threats and Rising US Tensions. fairobserver.com In this edition of FO ∞ Talks, Fair Observer Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh discusses the rising tensions between Israel and Hezbollah with Josef Olmert, a professor of Middle Eastern studies and former Israeli government official. Tensions in the region have been rising recently, and Hezbollah chief is warning of a war with Israel with no red lines….
(2024-07-11). To reach a hostage deal, Israel must address its control of Rafah and Egypt-Gaza border. haaretz.com Egypt is demanding that Israel withdraw from the Gaza border and that the PA operate the crossing in Gaza, while Israel demands assurance that international forces will be able to oversee the Gaza-Egypt border, amidst fragile hostage negotiations…
(2024-07-11). Why the West Bank is on the verge of economic collapse. mondoweiss.net 
The West Bank's economic crisis and the expansion of Israel's settlements are connected. Here's how.
(2024-07-11). Houthi: US, UK naval forces terrified of Yemen's ballistic missiles. presstv.ir The leader of the Ansarullah resistance movement says the US and its allies are unable to stop Yemen's maritime operations against Israeli-affiliated vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
(2024-07-11). Russia and India Unite at International Scientific Workshop. infobrics.org Over 200 people participated in the International Workshop on High Energy and Special Materials (HEMs-2023) held at the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) in India. Scientists exchanged their experience in the field of high-energy and specialty metallic and composite materials…
(2024-07-11). How BRICS Became So Much More Than Just a Slogan. infobrics.org The BRICS emerging-market nations — the acronym stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — has gone from a slogan dreamed up at an investment bank two decades ago to a real-world club that controls a multilateral lender…
(2024-07-11). Who will stop Israel's illegal annexations of Palestinian land ? fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) condemns Israel's plans to annex and expand illegal settlements in the West Bank, actions that constitute war crimes under the Fourth Geneva Convention. Third countries must uphold international law for the Palestinian people, or it will eventually cease to exist. FIDH call on all states to deploy all the necessary efforts in order to end Israel's settler-colonialism and apartheid, and work towards the realisation of the Palestinian (…) | – | /…
(2024-07-11). Rashid Khalidi: The Neck and The Sword. newleftreview.org Rashid Khalidi and Tariq Ali discuss the political and intellectual history of the Palestinian national movement, its fraught entanglement with neighbouring Arab regimes, the realities of the 'peace process', Israel's grip on the Biden Administration and the strategic calculations—or miscalculations—of Hamas.
(2024-07-11). Indian universities establish deeper ties with Israel amid Gaza war. presstv.ir Indian universities strengthen research collaborations with Israeli academic institutions amid calls at Western schools for Israeli disinvestment.
(2024-07-11). Morocco's $1 billion Israeli spy satellite deal faces opposition. newarab.com 
Despite rising opposition to "We condemn this deal and any agreement with the Zionist entity […] We demand an official statement and explanation from the government," stated Aziz Hanaoui, a member of the National Front Against Normalisation, to The New Arab. | The head of the Israeli mission in Rabat and Morocco's foreign ministry have yet to c…
(2024-07-11). Webinar Presentation: Venezuela Lets the Carter Center Observe Its 2024 Presidential Election. orinocotribune.com By Joe Emersberger — Jul 8, 2024 | This past Sunday (July 7) Orinoco Tribune hosted the first in a series of two webinars organized to highlight the relevance as well as the regional and international implications of the July 28 Venezuelan presidential elections. Joe Emersberger was among a wide range of expert commentators analyzing the challenges of this decisive moment in Venezuela's history. | We should realize what a huge concession that is. | Thanks to all the organizers of
(2024-07-11). 'Keep Public Housing Public': Texas Dispute Reflects National Tensions. popularresistance.org Even with low-cost housing harder than ever to find in most American cities, the stock of public housing is shrinking. The number of families living in public housing shrank 6.5 percent during a recent five-year period, according to the Urban Institute — not a huge decline, but a decline nonetheless. | Several federal initiatives to redevelop public-housing towers with lower-density, mixed-income projects have helped improve the image of public housing from its nadir in the mid-to-late 20th century. But they have also changed the mission of public housing authorities. Once focused solely on building and mai…
(2024-07-11). Colombian Paramilitaries Alert Opposition Plot To Assassinate Maduro. popularresistance.org On July 5, the Colombian paramilitary group Conquering Self-Defense Forces of the Sierra Nevada (Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada), ACSN, published a video on social media in which they denounce an apparent plot to assassinate Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and provoke chaos in the country. | According to the ACSN paramilitaries, formerly known as "Los Pachencas", certain Venezuelan extreme right-wing groups contacted them in the locality of La Guajira and asked them to carry out a series of actions to destabilize the Venezuelan government. | Several days ago, Maduro denounced that an invasion…
(2024-07-11). Why The SCO Summit In Kazakhstan Was A Game-Changer. popularresistance.org Let's start with the final declaration. As much as SCO members state "tectonic shifts are underway" in geopolitics and geoeconomics, as "the use of power methods is increasing, with norms of international law being systematically violated", they are fully engaged to "increase the SCO's role in the creation of a new democratic, fair, political and economic international order." | Well, there could not be a sharper contrast with the unilaterally-imposed "rules-based international order". | The SCO 10 — with new member Belarus — are explicitly in favor of "a fair solution to the Palestinian issue". They…
(2024-07-11). Coalition To March On The RNC Is Set To Protest In Milwaukee On July 15. popularresistance.org Milwaukee, WI — With the Republican National Convention just a week away, some are asking "Why march on the RNC?" However, the correct question should be: "Why not? Why not march on the Republican National convention? Why not march on those leading the attacks on women's and reproductive rights? Why not march on those leading attacks on trans, immigrants and human rights in general?" | The Republicans have left us no shortage of reasons to mobilize and amplify the people's agenda over their racist and reactionary agenda. | While the Republicans may not be in control of the executive branch of the U.S. gover…
(2024-07-11). China issues white paper on marine eco-environmental protection. ecns.cn China on Thursday issued a white paper on marine eco-environmental protection, presenting a full picture of China's ideas, actions, and achievements in marine eco-environmental protection to the international community.
(2024-07-11). Xizang to promote outdoor sports. ecns.cn Domestic and international experts have called for increased efforts to promote outdoor sports in the Xizang autonomous region, which they believe could become a new engine for economic growth.
(2024-07-11). China's CPI rises for the fifth straight month. ecns.cn China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, rose by 0.2 percent year-on-year in June, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Wednesday.
(2024-07-11). Macron faces problems over govt formation after polls. ecns.cn France's President Emmanuel Macron may have seen the far-right National Rally party, or RN, relegated to third place in the country's national assembly election on Sunday, but he still faces a major headache over the makeup of the country's next government.
(2024-07-11). The conjuncture in the crisis. cadtm.org
(2024-07-11). Thanks to a Massive Mobilization of the Left in France, the Far Right Cannot Control the Government. counterpunch.org 
What are the results of the parliamentary elections in France on 7 July 2024? In the second round of France's parliamentary elections on 7 July 2024, the National Rally (Rassemblement National -RN-) suffered a political defeat, even though it increased its number of MPs. The wager of the far-right party was to win a
(2024-07-11). How is the term "armed conflict" defined in international humanitarian law? icrc.org Opinion paper – definition of "international armed conflict" and "non-international armed conflict" under International Humanitarian Law, the branch of international law which governs armed conflict.
(2024-07-11). Customary international humanitarian law: Questions and answers. icrc.org
(2024-07-11). CHINA: First national inter-university moot court competition on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) held in Beijing. icrc.org
(2024-07-11). Launch of the Chinese Version of the Customary International Humanitarian Law Study. icrc.org
(2024-07-11). Monday 7/15: Project 2025: How Christian Nationalism Threatens Our Democracy w/ Heather Cox Richardson. indybay.org Zoom: redwine-blue.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e-XCH1TZQyiBlWxT61gANg#/registration…
(2024-07-11). Activists Protest NATO — While Biden Seeks Union Support. indybay.org In a city snarled with traffic and security barriers related to hosting the 75th anniversary of NATO and attendant summit, President Biden started his day this morning by meeting with national union leaders at the AFL-CIO headquarters near the White House. As Biden seeks union endorsements, the call for him to step aside continues to grow.
(2024-07-11). SiegedSec hacks the Heritage Foundation. indybay.org The Heritage Foundation is a conservative think tank in America, among the most influential public policy organizations. this organization is responsible for leading Project 2025, an authoritarian Christian nationalist plan to reform the United States government.
(2024-07-11). IBT SOB Don't Go to Republican Convention! Fascism, Labor & IBT SOB's Visit to Rep Convent. indybay.org Teamster president Sean O'Brien has said that he is going to the Republican national convention despite the union busting anti-labor racist record. General Vice President of the Teamster John Palmer is calling on SOB not to attend the convention and also urging Teamsters to call on the officers and SOB not to attend.
(2024-07-11). A Sudanese rebel once wanted by the ICC takes up the army's cause. middleeasteye.net 
A Sudanese rebel once wanted by the ICC takes up the army's cause | Bahar Idriss Abu Garda, the first person to voluntarily hand themselves into the international court, is seeking justice for abuses in his native Darfur | | Bahar Idriss Abu Garda sits in the courtroom of the Internation…
(2024-07-11). Egypt: Viral video shows Wafd party members 'planning antique smuggling'. middleeasteye.net 
Egypt: Viral video shows Wafd party members 'planning antique smuggling' | The liberal nationalist party downplayed the footage, insisting that those featured were low level members | | Wafd party head Abdel-Sanad Yamama (centre) said investigations were ongoing to find the truth behind the video (K…
(2024-07-11). Ram Temple took 500 years to build due to Hindu tolerance: Khattar. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff Addressing the Chhattisgarh BJP's executive meeting, Union Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar criticized Rahul Gandhi for recent remarks about Hindus, stating, "Had Hindus not been tolerant, it wouldn't have taken 500 years to construct the Ram temple in Ayodhya." Khattar accused the Congress of spreading falsehoods and defaming Lord Ram and …
(2024-07-11). Nurses: High Court's Chevron ruling a 'direct threat' to workers, families. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling stripping federal regulators of the power to write rules without judges or Congress intervening even before the regulations take effect, is "a direct threat to every American worker and family," says National Nurses United. That threat comes from the six-Justice Republican majority's decision, just before the court quit for …
(2024-07-11). Experience and Traditions event to show Haitian culture in Cuba. plenglish.com Ciego de Avila, Cuba, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) The music-dance group Fanm Zetwal, promoter of French-Haitian cultural expressions, will attend as a guest at the International Meeting Experience and Traditions Caracol 2024 to be held next October in Cayo Coco, in the north of this Cuban province.
(2024-07-11). Venezuela received more than one million tourists this year. plenglish.com Caracas, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela received at the end of the first semester of this year more than one million 90 000 international tourists, a growth of more than 400 000 visitors compared to the same period of 2023, the local press published today.
(2024-07-11). German Parliamentarian in Washington Says No to NATO — Yes to Peace. pressenza.com Peace Instead of NATO: Speech by Sevim Dagdelen, Member of the German Bundestag at | ‚ÄûNo to NATO — Yes to Peace"-rally in Washington DC on July 7th 2024. | As NATO marks its 75th anniversary on the eve of its Washington summit, three of its great myths are unravelling. | First myth: That NATO is a defensive alliance abiding by international law. | In reality, over the last quarter century, NATO has waged unprovoked, illegal wars of aggression against Yugoslavia and Libya; and the United States, the leader of the alliance, invaded and occupied Iraq, in a catastrophic adventure [mdas…
(2024-07-11). Russia and Iran to broaden their cultural ties through the Role of Friendship Festival. tvbrics.com 
To strengthen creative and artistic connections between the two nations, an international arts festival is scheduled to take place in Moscow…
(2024-07-11). Zimbabwe's tourism sector uses cooperation with the media to stimulate growth. tvbrics.com 
Zimbabwe intends to promote tourism both locally and internationally…
(2024-07-11). National Education Association shuts down annual convention, locks out striking staffers. wsws.org The largest union in the US, the NEA, was forced to call off its annual convention when delegates honored the picket line of striking staff members.
(2024-07-11). Sri Lankan public sector workers take national industrial action over pay. wsws.org The unions are desperate to prevent a political confrontation with the Wickremesinghe government, which has refused to grant any pay rise and threatens to ban all strike action.
(2024-07-11). An Electoral Stunner! How Engineer Rashid Suddenly Won From Prison. fairobserver.com 
"My father has kept us away from politics, whether it is me, my brother or any other family member. My little brother returned back from Delhi a few days ago only to campaign and become the voice of our jailed father." These were the words of Abrar, son of the jailed Indian politician Sheikh Abdul…
(2024-07-11). British Model of Democracy and Lesson for India. ummid.com The British model of electoral system or simply First Past…
(2024-07-11). Radhika Desai: Peak Hindutva? newleftreview.org As Modi's BJP loses its overall majority, Radhika Desai examines the part played by India's capitalist conglomerates in his rise—and the contradictions on which their strategy has foundered. The economic crisis of the parched countryside as brake on Hindutva's forward march.
(2024-07-11). Surat: Multi floor building housing textile workers collapses. ummid.com A 6-storey building in Krishnanagar, Sachin GIDC area of Surat where textile workers were staying with their families collapsed Saturday afternoon.
(2024-07-11). Sanjay Subrahmanyam: Blood and Bombast. newleftreview.org Sanjay Subrahmanyam on Vinayak Chaturvedi, Hindutva and Violence and Janaki Bakhle, Savarkar and the Making of Hindutva. Intellectual biographies of Hindu nationalism's Mazzini-inspired theoretician.
(2024-07-11). US President Joe Biden renews Hong Kong's 'emergency status' in executive order. scmp.com The original order, issued in 2020 by Donald Trump after the imposition of a national security law, removed the city's preferential trade status and other privileges.
(2024-07-11). üî¥BREAKING NEWS: Kenyan President Ruto fires cabinet. independent.co.ug 
Ruto to form broad-based government to eliminate wastage, fight corruption and cut the national debt. Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | Embattled Kenyan President William Ruto has dissolved his cabinet with immediate effect, leaving out only Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi. "Upon reflection and listening keenly to what the …
(2024-07-11). Meet Indian origin, Faraz Khalid, granted Saudi Citizenship by Royal Decree. ummid.com Saudi Arabia has accorded citizenship by a Royal Decree to a number of scientists, doctors, researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs among them is also Faraz Khalid, an India origin entrepreneur.
(2024-07-11). Video: Astronauts stuck on International Space Station give update. aljazeera.com Two US astronauts stuck on the International Space Station because of problems with Boeing's Starliner transport craft.
(2024-07-11). India-Iran Ties Under President Masoud Pezeshkian. ummid.com With a new President, Masoud Pezeshkian, in office in Iran, questions are being asked about the future course of Indo-Iran bilateral ties. However, no reset should be expected as both countries understand the need to stand together as bilateral relation have indeed consolidated during the recent past, under Modi 3.0.
(2024-07-11). President Museveni Commissioned Spiro electric Motorcycles. plusnews.ug 
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni commissioned Spiro electric motorcycles today at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi. The Spiro delegation was led by Mr. Odrek Rwabwogo, Chairperson of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID). Spiro, formerly known as M Auto Electric, is a leading electric bike company in Africa, noted for …
(2024-07-11). The Heat: South Africa politics. america.cgtn.com 
Weeks after the African National Congress failed to win a majority in South Africa's elections, the country's coalition government is up and running. | A new cabinet has been sworn in with most seats going to the ANC. The Democratic Alliance party also holds some key positions. But, can this government of national unity work together and what are some of its biggest priorities and challenges. | To discuss: | Mavuso Msimang is an ANC veteran and a former member of its National Executive Committee. |
(2024-07-11). Alarming surge in crimes against Muslims after 2024 LS Polls: APCR. ummid.com Crimes against Muslims have increased in India after the conclusion of the Lok Sabha election on June 4, 2024, Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) said in a report.
(2024-07-11). KEAM 2024 marks verification for Engineering Rank List before July 9. ummid.com Candidates, who have registered for KEAM 2024 also choosing Engineering stream should verify their Plus 2 score or marks obtained in other qualifying exams through candidate log-in on official website cee.kerala.gov.in.
(2024-07-11). NEET UG 2024: SC grills NTA but non-committal on re-exam. ummid.com The Supreme Court of India Monday July 08, 2024 grilled the National Test Agency (NTA) over the irregularities and reports of paper leak in The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET (UG) but refused to grant any immediate relief to those seeking re-exams.
(2024-07-11). MAH MCA CET Counselling 2024 Starts – Apply Here. ummid.com The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has published on its official website mca2024.mahacet.org.in the notification and has simultaneously started online registration for Admission to Master in Computer Application (MCA) course for the year 2024-25.
(2024-07-11). OFSS Inter 1st Merit List 2024, Intimation Letter Published. ummid.com Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has released OFSS Inter 2024 1st Selection List or Merit List of students who have applied for admission in Class 11 (Intermediate) for the academicyear 2024-25 through Online Facilitation System For Students website www.ofssbihar.info.
(2024-07-11). China: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council. fidh.org On 4 July 2024, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) delivered a statement at the 56th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council for the adoption of the report of China's Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The statement expressed disappointment over the Chinese government's rejection of numerous key recommendations made by UN member states. Read the statement below.
UN Human Rights Council — 56th session
| Item 6: Adoption of the Universal Periodic Review (…) | – | /…
(2024-07-11). Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace recognizes Wiwa people and their ancestral territory as victims of international crimes. fidh.org
(2024-07-11). Divorced Muslim women entitled to maintenance from former husband: SC. ummid.com In a judgement likely to read as interference in the Muslim Personal Law, the Supreme Court of India Wednesday ruled that divorced Muslim women are entitled to maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(2024-07-11). Nothing against Hindus in Rahul Gandhi's LS speech: Shankaracharya. ummid.com In a big blow to PM Modi-led campaign against Rahul Gandhi, Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, the 46th Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math, categorically said there was nothing against Hindus or Hinduism in the Leader of Opposition's speech in the Lok Sabha.
(2024-07-11). UAE Sentences Dozens to Life Imprisonment, Sparking Widespread International Outrage. themedialine.org 
(2024-07-11). Narendra Modi celebra su victoria en las elecciones generales. telesurtv.net Narendra Modi necesitará el apoyo de otros partidos para gobernar, algo inédito en sus anteriores mandatos.