(2023-06-01). Various Tribes Stage Protest in India's Manipur. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, various tribes from the state of Manipur, India, staged a demonstration seeking the government's intervention in the northeastern to mitigate escalated violence and resolve the ongoing tensions. | Related: | "The tribal solidarity march today is the symbolic event for the tribals to let the world witness that we are not the perpetrators, nor are we militants or drug warlord; but law-abiding citizens who are compelled…
(2023-06-01). BRICS: Will Egypt Join and Adapt BRICS Currency. infobrics.org BRICS is an acronym for five of the leading economies in the world: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Together, the nations are looking to establish their own currency, BRICS, in order to decrease the influence of the US in the global trade market by means of de-dollarization. New countries are already showing interest in joining the organization, including Egypt…
(2023-06-01). When Will The United States Join The Global Call To End The Ukraine War? popularresistance.org When Japan invited the leaders of Brazil, India and Indonesia to attend the G7 summit in Hiroshima, there were glimmers of hope that it might be a forum for these rising economic powers from the Global South to discuss their advocacy for peace in Ukraine with the wealthy Western G7 countries that are militarily allied with Ukraine and have so far remained deaf to pleas for peace. | But it was not to be. Instead, the Global South leaders were forced to sit and listen as their hosts announced their latest plans to tighten sanctions against Russia and further escalate the war by sending U.S.-built F-16 warplanes to…
(2023-05-31). Russia, China Welcome Venezuela's Interest in Joining the BRICS. telesurenglish.net The Chinese government has applauded Venezuela's willingness to join the BRICS, an economic cooperation forum that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. | RELATED: | Venezuela's intention highlights the increasing prestige of the BRICS in the world, stated Alexander Schetinin, the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry's representative for Latin America. | "We welcome the prompt accession of as many supp…
(2023-05-31). South African Business Community Expects BRICS Summit to Enhance Trade. infobrics.org BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) are expected to discuss measures to relax some trade hindrances, increase trade among member states and promote post-pandemic economic recovery, said Ayanda Ntsaluba, an official from the South African Chapter of BRICS Business Council…
(2023-05-31). House Select Committee pushes for India to join NATO Plus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com FirstpostMay 27, 2023 US Select Committee on CCP recommends India to be part of NATO PlusNATO Plus currently has five members — Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Israel, and South Korea. The group works toward boosting global defence cooperation A Congressional Committee or the Select Committee on CCP (Chinese Communist Party) in the US has recommended …
(2023-05-31). US hopes to snatch victory from jaws of defeat in Ukraine. indianpunchline.com Top Ukrainian intelligence official Kirill Budanov has proposed a 100-km-long demilitarised zone between Ukraine and Russia.
(2023-06-01). Maduro Makes Historic Trip To Brazil For South American Presidents' Summit. popularresistance.org Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro participated in a joint press conference on Monday May 29 from the Planalto Palace in Brasília and highlighted the importance of the neighboring countries resuming ties. The press conference was held following a bilateral meeting between the heads of state ahead of the South American Presidents' Summit. | Lula told national and international media that, "This is a historic moment. After eight years, President Nicolás Maduro is back to visiting Brazil and we have recovered our right to have a foreign policy with the seriousness w…
(2023-06-01). Tamil Nadu state government rescinds its Factories Amendment Act—a political fraud. wsws.org While the Stalinists have rushed to hail the DMK-led government's reversal, workers should anticipate that it will revive a version of its anti-worker Factories Act at the first available opportunity, most probably following next year's general election.
(2023-06-01). Second Tropical Depression Forms In The Atlantic. telesurenglish.net The National Hurricane Center (NHC), based in Miami, Florida, reported Thursday the formation of the second tropical depression of 2023 in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. | RELATED: | According to the most recent NHC bulletin, the tropical depression is moving at 2 mph (4 km/h) in a west-northwesterly direction with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 km/h). | The depression is 305 miles (490 kilometers) west-northwest of Ft.
(2023-06-01). UNESCO Awards Venezuelan Theoretical Physics AnamarIa Font. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced that Venezuelan scientist Anamaria Font will receive a distinction for her contributions to theoretical particle physics. | RELATED: | Font is one of the five winners of the "L'Oreal-UNESCO International Awards for Women and Science", which honor the work of researchers around the world. They were chosen by an indepe…
(2023-06-01). Peruvian Workers Protest Against REPSOL Labor Abuses. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, La Pampilla Refinery Workers Union (SUTRELAPA) held a sit-in to denounce the breach of labor agreements by the transnational oil company REPSOL. | RELATED: | "So far, the company has not satisfied various demands to avoid arbitrary changes," the Peruvian workers said, explaining that they are requesting an annual shift schedule that allows establishing positions, vacations, medical breaks, and replacements for each…
(2023-06-01). Ghana Committed to Boost Sustainable Ocean Economy. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, during a two-day National Blue Economy Summit, the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, expressed his country's commitment to fostering a sustainable blue economy that would advance the wellbeing of all Ghanaian citizens. | Related: | Akufo-Addo emphasized the significance of the ocean as a potential catalyst for facilitating the development of West African countries and enhancing the well-being of i…
(2023-06-01). East German author Katja Oskamp wins Dublin Literary Award with 'Marzahn, Mon Amour'. peoplesworld.org 
The winner has been announced for the annual International Dublin Literary Award for 2023, and the top prize goes to Marzahn, Mon Amour, by East German writer Katja Oskamp. The title stands out for East Berliners in particular, who immediately recognize Marzahn as the GDR's once most ambitious and largest social housing program, providing homes …
(2023-06-01). WHO Concludes 76th Assembly As Debate Over 'Pandemic Treaty' Rages On. thelastamericanvagabond.com As the WHO concludes its 76th assembly, the Pandemic Treaty continues to be a hotly contested topic, with supporters claiming it will prevent future pandemics and critics warning it will end national sovereignty. "I think we'll get an accord in place if everyone realizes that our window before this next pandemic, this next health threat,
(2023-06-01). Ukraine, Human Rights, and International Law, with Alfred de Zayas. mintpressnews.com You can indict Vladimir Putin over war crimes in Ukraine. But if you do, you'd better indict Joe Biden as well. That is the message that Professor Alfred de Zayas, world-renowned human rights and international law expert, gave "MintCast" host Alan MacLeod on today's episode of the series. | A Swiss-American lawyer, academic and United Nations official with over 50 years' experience in the field of human rights, de Zayas joins us for a wide-ranging discussion about international law and Ukraine, U.S. sanctions, whistleblowers, the successes and failures of the United Nations and its bodies, and the growth of a new…
(2023-06-01). Human chain protests NAB loans to fossil fuel industry. greenleft.org.au More than 100 climate activists formed a human chain outside the National Australia Bank in Gadi/Sydney and a similar number in Meanjin/Brisbane, protesting the bank's funding of coal mining projects. Jim McIlroy and Alex Bainbridge report.
(2023-06-01). Covert wars in the shadow of international law. indybay.org In the years between the end of the Cold War in 1991 and 2022, the United States has carried out at least 251 military interventions in almost every country on earth. Going back to 1789, there were a total of 469. In all of these interventions, the United States formally declared war only 11 times.
(2023-06-01). Ghana Committed to Boost Sustainable Ocean Economy. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, during a two-day National Blue Economy Summit, the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, expressed his country's commitment to fostering a sustainable blue economy that would advance the wellbeing of all Ghanaian citizens. | Related: | Akufo-Addo emphasized the significance of the ocean as a potential catalyst for facilitating the development of West African countries and enhancing the well-being of i…
(2023-06-01). East German author Katja Oskamp wins Dublin Literary Award with 'Marzahn, Mon Amour'. peoplesworld.org The winner has been announced for the annual International Dublin Literary Award for 2023, and the top prize goes to Marzahn, Mon Amour, by East German writer Katja Oskamp. The title stands out for East Berliners in particular, who immediately recognize Marzahn as the GDR's once most ambitious and largest social housing program, providing homes …
(2023-06-01). WHO Concludes 76th Assembly As Debate Over 'Pandemic Treaty' Rages On. thelastamericanvagabond.com As the WHO concludes its 76th assembly, the Pandemic Treaty continues to be a hotly contested topic, with supporters claiming it will prevent future pandemics and critics warning it will end national sovereignty. "I think we'll get an accord in place if everyone realizes that our window before this next pandemic, this next health threat,
(2023-06-01). Ukraine, Human Rights, and International Law, with Alfred de Zayas. mintpressnews.com You can indict Vladimir Putin over war crimes in Ukraine. But if you do, you'd better indict Joe Biden as well. That is the message that Professor Alfred de Zayas, world-renowned human rights and international law expert, gave "MintCast" host Alan MacLeod on today's episode of the series. | A Swiss-American lawyer, academic and United Nations official with over 50 years' experience in the field of human rights, de Zayas joins us for a wide-ranging discussion about international law and Ukraine, U.S. sanctions, whistleblowers, the successes and failures of the United Nations and its bodies, and the growth of a new…
(2023-06-01). Human chain protests NAB loans to fossil fuel industry. greenleft.org.au More than 100 climate activists formed a human chain outside the National Australia Bank in Gadi/Sydney and a similar number in Meanjin/Brisbane, protesting the bank's funding of coal mining projects. Jim McIlroy and Alex Bainbridge report.
(2023-06-01). Covert wars in the shadow of international law. indybay.org In the years between the end of the Cold War in 1991 and 2022, the United States has carried out at least 251 military interventions in almost every country on earth. Going back to 1789, there were a total of 469. In all of these interventions, the United States formally declared war only 11 times.
(2023-06-01). NLG Condemns State Repression and Raids Against Atlanta Solidarity Fund Activists. indybay.org This morning, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and Atlanta Police Department (APD) raided the homes of and arrested three activists with the Atlanta Solidarity Fund. These arrests are a clear attempt to silence protest and sever activists from legal counsel and community support.
(2023-06-01). Blowing the whistle on Henry Kissinger / Benjamin B. Ferencz and the Nuremberg legacy. indybay.org On the birthday of the lawless (and never indicted) former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, I believe it is important to underscore the fact that the impunity enjoyed by senior Pentagon officials who knowingly promote far-right former foreign terrorists in Department of Defense international programs (and regularly engaged in the racism, sexism, homophobia and coup mongering overseas [Honduras], as well as common corruption), is a peculiar brand of "American Exceptionalism."
(2023-06-01). Australian inflation rate moves back up as real wages continue to fall. wsws.org Despite data which indicates a growing crisis for ever increasing sections of the population, the Reserve Bank of Australia, in line with its counterparts internationally, is determined to press ahead with the suppression of the living standards of the working class.
(2023-06-01). Republican governors sending National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border. wsws.org The governors of Virginia, South Carolina, West Virginia and Iowa all announced on Wednesday that they would support the call of Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott for the National Guard and law enforcement to "help combat the border crisis."
(2023-06-01). Quebec's political elite mounts hysterical anti-immigration campaign. wsws.org A new stage has been reached in the Quebec ruling elite's promotion of an explicitly chauvinistic Quebec nationalism, with the media and all four parties in the National Assembly lending support to hysterical claims of a "federalist plot" to destroy the "Quebec nation" through "mass" immigration.
(2023-06-01). Positive outcomes of the Arab Summit in Jeddah. journal-neo.org 
The new world order, based on equality of all its participants and initiated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, is increasingly making its way in international relations. The results of the Arab summit, which just ended in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, are a vivid example of this. This year's Summit came amid signs that the oil-rich kingdom […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-06-01). Our Struggle for Reparations: Recognitions, Apologies and Other Stories. libya360.wordpress.com Sungu Oyoo Prisoners from the Herero and Nama tribes during the 1904-1908 war against Germany. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository In this phase of the struggle for reparations, our generation is unapologetically pointing out historical facts and demanding reparative justice. At a future date, African people will again demand for reparations relating to…
(2023-06-01). Water Wars: Drought, Disputes, and Deadly Skirmishes Between Iran and the Taliban. libya360.wordpress.com F.M. Shakil Recent border clashes have escalated tensions to a critical point between the Islamic Republic and the Taliban over Iran's unfulfilled water rights. Do the Taliban have a deeper motive, and what are their demands? Long spells of drought in Afghanistan and southeastern Iran have reignited a decades-old dispute between the two countries over the…
(2023-06-01). Russiagates Missing Pieces: What Was Not Said in the Durham Report? libya360.wordpress.com Seymour Hersh Special Counsel John Durham in 2022. / Ron Sachs/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images. The first thing to understand about John Durham is that he was a fearless prosecutor who went after organized crime and put in prison retired and active FBI agents who protected the mob for money or other enticements. One of the…
(2023-06-01). President Petro Announces Colombia's Re-Entry Into UNASUR (+International Conference on Venezuela). orinocotribune.com 
Caracas ( "I have decided to make the country rejoin UNASUR by ratifying the treaty approved by Congress through law and I requested that it be named the Association of South American Nations to guarantee pluralism and permanence over time," wrote Petro on his social media acc…
(2023-06-01). Fake News Alert: Did President Maduro's Security Attack a Journalist in Brazil? orinocotribune.com 
A new fake news operation was launched on some social media platforms by local and international far-right outlets regarding Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's visit to Brazil, when a journalist working for said outlets falsely spread the idea that President Maduro's security team supposedly attacked a Brazilian journalist. | The event was reported this Tuesday night, May 30, at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasília—the building housing the Brazilian Foreign Ministry—at the end of the Summit of South American Presidents, called for by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. At the end of the summ…
(2023-06-01). President Maduro: 'We Are Working as Single Entity to Respond to Rainy Season'. orinocotribune.com After his successful visit to Brazil, participating in the Summit of South American Presidents, President Nicolás Maduro met with his general staff upon return to Venezuela, in order to take stock of the arrival of the rainy season in the Caribbean country and devise necessary response measures. | The president met with governors via video-conference this Wednesday, May 30, who shared live reports on the impacts of rainfall across the national territory "state by state, municipality by municipality," the president announced on a televised broadcast. Particularly in recent hours, Venezuela is feeling the arrival o…
(2023-06-01). The White House Cannot Ignore the Islamophobic Watchlist—It Must End. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-31). Unemployment In Brazil Stands At 8.5 Percent In February-April. telesurenglish.net The state-run Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported Wednesday, that unemployment in Brazil stood at 8.5 percent in the moving quarter between February and April this year. | RELATED: | According to the Continuous National Household Sample Survey, unemployment in the South American country increased in the reference period 0.1 percentage points compared to the November-January mobile qua…
(2023-05-31). Over 16,000 Venezuelans Participate in the 2023 Rainfall Plan. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Venezuelan Risk Management and Civil Protection Vice Minister Carlos Perez announced the deployment of over 16,000 troops to ensure security throughout the country. | RELATED: | Currently, the General Staffs of the subnational governments are activated as part of the 2023 Rainfall Plan, he explained. | The Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) is articulated with the National Risk Management System, which includes fir…
(2023-05-31). Boluarte Authorizes the Entry of US Military Into Peru. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, President Dina Boluarte authorized the entry into Peruvian territory of over a thousand U.S. soldiers, who will train the Armed Forces and the National Police. | RELATED: | The U.S. military will carry out operations with the Peruvian Joint Intelligence and Special Operations Command (CIOEC), the Joint Special Forces (FEC), the Navy's Special Operations Forces (FOE), the Air Force's Special Forces Group (GRUFE), t…
(2023-05-31). With union backing, Sanders reintroduces Medicare For All. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —With strong union backing, led—as usual—by National Nurses United, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt., reintroduced his Medicare For All legislation. Sanders has 14 Senate co-sponsors and 110 in the House, but the measure may not get much farther than Sanders' own Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. That's though academic studies estimate it would save …
(2023-05-31). After exposing Starbucks boss as union-busting liar, worker gets his job back. peoplesworld.org 
NEW ORLEANS—Jaysin Saxton, the Starbucks worker who exposed for the U.S. Senate and the world to see that company CEO Howard Schultz lied about not busting unions, will get his job back. Saxton told the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists convention in New Orleans that the National Labor Relations Board ruled for him, deciding Starbucks …
(2023-05-31). Boycott of Finnish National Gallery ends in success. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-05-31). University of Washington students hear Carlos Montes speak on immigrant rights and Chicano power. fightbacknews.org Seattle, WA- On May 25, 60 students and community members gathered at the Ethnic and Cultural Center of UW Seattle to listen to the experiences of longtime organizer Carlos Montes. Carlos Montes is a nationally recognized leader in the Chicano, immigrant rights and anti-war movements. He co-founded the Brown Berets, a Chicano youth organization, in the late 1960s and was a key figure in the Chicano Blowouts, a series of high school walkouts protesting racism and inequality. Today, Carlos Montes is an active and well know community leader in East Los Angeles. | Montes opened the event with a story about how he he…
(2023-05-31). Biden's impending new war: Peru. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com TelesurMay 31, 2023 Boluarte Authorizes the Entry of US Military Into Peru On Wednesday, President Dina Boluarte authorized the entry into Peruvian territory of over a thousand U.S. soldiers, who will train the Armed Forces and the National Police. The U.S. military will carry out operations with the Peruvian Joint Intelligence and Special Operations Command …
(2023-05-31). Balkans: NATO holds 30-nation Adriatic Strike ground support drills in Slovenia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandMay 30, 2023 Thirty nations to train Air-Land-Integration capabilities in Slovenia From May 29 to June 9, 2023, the Republic of Slovenia hosts the multinational exercise Adriatic Strike 2023 for the eleventh consecutive time. The Slovenian Armed Forces and 29 other NATO and Partner Nations are going through realistic simulated Joint Terminal Attack …
(2023-05-31). Despite Commission of Sins that Would Please Lucifer, Director of National Intelligence is Billed as Woman of Great Integrity After Winning Leadership Award at "Washington Oscars" covertactionmagazine.com Avril Haines receives major leadership award despite having helped perpetrate the Russia Gate hoax, sanctioned drone assassinations, falsified intelligence, and covered up torture. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines was the big star of a gala awards ceremony hosted by the Atlantic Council that was touted as the "Washington Oscars." The Atlantic Council is a …
(2023-05-31). Erdoğan Reelected to 5 More Years in Turkey as His Government Grows More Authoritarian & Nationalist. democracynow.org 
We look at the impact of the reelection of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan Sunday in a tight runoff vote, extending his 20-year rule for a further five years. Erdoƒüan received just over 52% of the vote, beating challenger Kemal Kƒ±lƒ±àßdaroƒülu, an economist and former civil servant who unified a broad coalition but failed to unseat Erdoƒüan despite growing dissatisfaction with his governance and deep economic pain within the country. We speak with Cihan Tuƒüal, UC Berkeley sociologist and author of The Fall of the Turkish Mo…
(2023-05-31). Attend "The war in Ukraine and how to stop it" on June 4 in Toronto! wsws.org All workers and young people in the GTA looking for a way to oppose war should make plans to attend Sunday's meeting and join the struggle for the construction of an international working class-led anti-war movement.
(2023-05-31). 30 Years Later, Justice for Forced Sterilization Cases During Fujimori Dictatorship? libya360.wordpress.com Clau O'Brien Moscoso Protest against forced sterilizations in Peru (Photo: Iván Vicente) The Fujimori regime forcibly sterilized thousands of people in Peru and the victims are still fighting for justice. National Strike, Day 147 After almost six months of a coup regime that has murdered over 80 people during continuous protests against the illegal ouster of…
(2023-05-31). Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Sheepdogging and Liberal Fantasy. libya360.wordpress.com Margaret Kimberley Image: Twitter @RobertKennedyJr There is an understandable yearning for a progressive president. But like dreams of happily ever after endings, the fantasy is just that. In 2015, Black Agenda Report co-founder Bruce Dixon coined the term "sheepdog" to describe the role that Bernie Sanders would play in the 2016 presidential campaign. Dixon presciently said, "Bernie's…
(2023-05-31). Proletarian Political Revolution: Myth and Reality. libya360.wordpress.com Workers League An essential element of the lexicon of Orthodox Trotskyism is the concept of the proletarian political revolution. From 1933, Russian revolutionary leader LD Trotsky (co-leader with VI Lenin of the October Revolution of 1917) and his supporters called for a proletarian political revolution in the then Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), after conservative…
(2023-05-31). Report: US Official Discussed Oman Possibly Mediating Talks With Iran. news.antiwar.com Brett McGurk, the top Middle East official on the National Security Council, recently made an unannounced trip to Oman to discuss potential diplomatic outreach with Iran over its nuclear program, Axios reported Tuesday. Tensions have been soaring between the US and Iran since indirect negotiations to revive the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, broke …
(2023-05-31). Ukraine and Its Western Backers Plan 'Peace Summit' Without Russia. news.antiwar.com Ukraine and its Western backers are planning to hold an international summit to increase support for Kyiv's terms for a settlement to the conflict with Russia, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. While being sold as a peace summit, the plan does not involve inviting Russians. Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of …
(2023-05-31). Ukrainian Police Tortured Kherson Residents for 'Ties with Russia'. orinocotribune.com The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has reportedly set up torture chambers in two police stations in Kherson — Dnieper and Komsomolsk — to deal with people who, according to the SBU, collaborated with the Russian authorities, a representative of law enforcement agencies, citing a source in the Ukrainian National Police, told Sputnik. | "The Dnieper Police Department is mainly staffed by Ukrainians. The unit is headed by Grigory Nikolaevich Nevkryty, the head of the Strategic Intelligence Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kherson, with Alexander Priveda as his deputy. Senior officers…
(2023-06-01). Sri Lankan government approves paying wards in state hospitals. wsws.org The introduction of paying wards, to convert the free public health system to a paid service, is occurring amid a deliberate rundown of the public health system and its network of government hospitals.