(2024-04-13). I Resigned From World Central Kitchen. popularresistance.org At the time I resigned in early March, I was the only staff member of Palestinian descent at World Central Kitchen (WCK).1 I resigned in protest of extensive, unexplained censorship regarding Gaza at the organization. WCK leadership is taking a stand six months too late, only after 7 of its personnel were killed. | World Central Kitchen is a food relief NGO, founded by celebrity chef José Andrés in response to 2010's disastrous earthquake in Haiti. While the vast majority of the organization's work is in response to natural disasters, WCK had made exceptions, including feeding the National Guard and law enforceme…
(2024-04-13). US Officials Brazenly Deny Genocide. popularresistance.org US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was pressed by Senator Tom Cotton during a recent Senate Armed Services Committee meeting, on whether Israeli actions in Gaza constitute a genocide. | "We don't have any evidence of genocide being created," Austin responded, who recently met with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (the same Israeli official who called Gazans "human animals" in October), as Gallant came knocking on the US's door to ask for more weapons. The United States has sent tens of thousands of weapons to Israel since October, with Israel being the largest recipient of US military aid for decades.
(2024-04-13). Chile On Strike: Worker Anger Spills Over. popularresistance.org The diagnosis that emerged at the congress of the CUT, held in January, is that in Chile there is a political alliance between a right wing and a business sector that does not allow the reforms that Chile needs to move forward and a government that, in the face of this blackmail, gives in, because it has been, in political terms, far more centrist or even right wing than anybody expected. | During our congress, we elaborated a strategy designed to break this political stalemate and the "national active strike" today is part of this mould-breaking in which the CUT has an important role to play. | We have reached a…
(2024-04-13). Mercedes Tries To Punch Down Alabama Union Momentum. popularresistance.org Workers at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama were forced to attend 20-minute anti-union meetings with the company's top management today. | Recordings obtained by Labor Notes show top management dangled carrots and put on a contrite-boss act, promising to do better. | Workers filed with the National Labor Relations Board on April 5 for the first-ever election to unionize the 5,200 people who work at the plant. | Mercedes claims to be neutral in the election, but it's also listed as a supporter of the Business Council of Alabama's anti-union website, Alabama Strong. The Auto Workers (UAW) has filed multiple unfair labor pr…
(2024-04-13). UNAC conference draws hundreds to oppose genocide in Gaza and a hybrid war against China — Focus on building unity in action. workers.org 
The United National Antiwar Coalition released the following news release on April 8 which has been lightly edited. Over 400 antiwar, anti-imperialist and Palestine solidarity activists convened in St. Paul, Minnesota, on April 5, 6 and 7, in the first major conference of the U.S. antiwar movement since before the . . . |
(2024-04-13). On International Workers' Day: Urgent appeal from the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions. workers.org 
The call below was issued in March by the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions. Brothers and Sisters of unions and other labor organizations in the United States of America: In the midst of pain and blood, in the displacement camps, amidst the rubble and the ruins of our . . . |
(2024-04-13). Reclaiming our "Stolen Legacy" this 24th Annual Folsom Juneteenth Celebration. indybay.org In 2000, Joe Louis Moore led the way to establish public Folsom Juneteenth events that were chosen by the National Park Service to be included in their National Underground Railroad Project, one of only two projects in California to be selected for that honor. It is past time to reclaim our "Stolen Legacy" and restore our authentic Golden Legacy. An ongoing David vs. Goliath battle…
(2024-04-13). The Integral Crisis in the U.S. and the Purity Fetish By: Carlos L. Garrido. midwesternmarx.com 
Lecture at the National Autonomous University of Mexico The United States tells the world and its citizens that it is the greatest country on the planet, where freedom and democracy reign, and where there is an American dream that gives everyone the opportunity to live flourishing "middle class" lives with white-fenced houses and two cars. For the American working masses, however, as the great critical comedian George Carlin noted, "it's called the American dream because you have to be a …
(2024-04-13). Sexual violence plagues the female segment in Port-au-Prince. plenglish.com In Croix-des-Bouquets, Bel-Air, La Saline, Pernier and Ganthier, at least 74 women and girls were victims of this practice, including their rape by several members of a criminal gang, according to a report from the Haitian National Human Rights Network. | Previously, the Departmental Initiative against Trafficking and Child Trafficking in Haiti (Idette) called for the creation of a multi-sectoral mechanism that can protect women and children amid the insecurity that exists in Haiti. | The organization recommended finding ways to take care of the survivors of abuse, creating a unit for women and children at risk…
(2024-04-13). World Report] IHR talks advance ahead of key deadline. thelancet.com However, revisions to the International Health Regulations concerning equitable access and financial assistance are linked to troubled parallel talks on a pandemic accord. By John Zarocostas.
(2024-04-13). Perspectives] Shakuntala Thilsted: shifting our approach to food systems. thelancet.com Food scientist Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, Director for Nutrition, Health and Food Security Impact Area Platform for the agricultural research group CGIAR, is best known for pioneering whole-system approaches in food studies that have shaped how food systems are studied. At WorldFish, a CGIAR centre, she has led research and innovations in aquatic foods systems that influence multiple organisations and committees, providing thought leadership and shaping high-level conversations in transformation of food systems.
(2024-04-13). Editorial] India's elections: why data and transparency matter. thelancet.com Later this month, Indians will head to the polls in what will be the largest election in history. 970 million people, more than 10% of the world population, will vote in the 2024 Lok Sabha (House of the People) parliamentary elections between April 19 and June 4. Opinion polls suggest that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, and his coalition will win a third successive 5-year term. Under Modi's leadership, India has seen a remarkable, albeit unequal, economic boom.
(2024-04-13). New study finds triple-negative breast cancer tumors with an increase in immune cells have lower risk of recurrence after surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A new multicenter, international study suggests that people who have early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and high levels of immune cells within their tumors may have a lower risk of recurrence and better survival rates even when not treated with chemotherapy. The study was published today in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA). TNBC is a breast cancer subtype that does not respond to drugs that target the estrogen receptor or…
(2024-04-13). Correspondence] The complexities of mental health in rural India. thelancet.com Depression is often taken as a fact of life. Relentless competition, stressful work lives, and additional responsibilities aggravate mental health circumstances for young people. Many parents also impose their interests and passions onto their children, causing them to neglect their own passions.1 Between 2017 and 2023, 23 students died by suicide at Kota, a popular education hub for examination preparation and pre-entrance examinations in Rajasthan, India, due to low examination grades.2 Poor mental health and suicide elsewhere in the world have been detailed in the literature.
(2024-04-13). Parliament delays allocation of Shs200 billion for UNRA staff. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has rejected and re-allocated Shs200 billion budgeted to compensate Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) staff that will be affected by rationalisation. The funds have now been earmarked for debt repayment. This decision came amidst deliberations led by Dan Atwijukire, the Chairperson of the Committee on Physical Infrastructure, during the …
(2024-04-13). More than 90 articles from 25 countries featured in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health journal's first year. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health, an open-access companion journal to the widely read and cited Mayo Clinic Proceedings, is marking its first anniversary, having published more than 90 articles on the digital transformation of healthcare internationally. Authors published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health's first year represent 25 countries on five continents, and the content has had more than 125,000 downloads. Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health focuses on the translation, adaptation and implementation of digital…
(2024-04-13). Pakistan: Historic Hindu temple demolished near Pakistan-Afghanistan border for commercial complex. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: A historical Hindu temple near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, known as the 'Khyber Temple', has been demolished in the Khyber district's Landi Kotal Bazaar, raising concerns among Hindu groups and cultural preservation advocates. The site, which had been closed since 1947 when the original Hindu occupants migrated to India, is now being used for constructing a commercial complex.The temple had slowly deteriorated over the years and was being dismantled brick by brick. The construction work at the site began around 10 to 15 days ago. Officials from various administrative departments have either de…
(2024-04-13). FBI announces $250,000 reward for info on one of most wanted fugitive – Gujarat's Chetanbhai Patel. ptcnews.tv
(2024-04-13). Correspondence] Over-diagnosis of psychiatric disorders. thelancet.com In their Perspectives piece, Cristian Montenegro1 highlights that international and national funding agencies might influence the definition of participation and community engagement in mental health research in a continuous cycle. To date, clinical practices adhere to a validated diagnostic process, and the treatment approach can vary depending on alterations in the diagnosed condition. An important illustration of this is the transition from a diagnosis of unipolar depression to bipolar depression, which necessitates a distinct therapeutic strategy.
(2024-04-13). Four Indians get 122 years in jail for brutal murder of 23-year-old delivery driver in UK. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: In the UK, four Indian-origin men have been sentenced to a total of 122 years in prison for the murder of Aurman Singh, a 23-year-old delivery driver of Indian origin. The brutal attack, | Four Indians get 122 years in jail for brutal murder of 23-year-old delivery driver in UK…
(2024-04-13). Petro anuncia presentará una nueva reforma tributaria al Congreso. telesurtv.net Petro realizó su anuncio durante su participación en el Congreso Naturgas en Cartagena de Indias.
(2024-04-13). US official admits parts of Gaza 'already suffering famine'. newarab.com 
A senior US humanitarian official stated that US Agency for International Development (USAID) chief Samantha Power's admission came on Wednesd…
(2024-04-13). Jordan should stop crackdown on pro-Gaza protesters: Amnesty. newarab.com 
Amnesty International has denounced The rights group
(2024-04-13). Iran's freestyle wrestling team crowned at 2024 Asian Championships. presstv.ir The Iranian men's national freestyle wrestling team has won the title of the 2024 Asian Championships.
(2024-04-13). Arkansas National Guard flight crew capture total solar eclipse. presstv.ir An Arkansas National Guard crew from the 189th Airlift Wing have captured images of Monday's total solar eclipse.
Can it get any busier? The World Court, otherwise known as the International Court of Justice, has been swamped by applications on the subject of alleged genocide. The site of interest remains the Gaza Strip, the subject of unremitting slaughter since the October 7, 2023 cross-border attacks by Hamas against Israel. The retaliation by Israel 
Within the first weeks of the war, the IDF placed extensive, even exclusive reliance on Lavender, with as many as 37,000 Palestinians being identified as potential Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants for possible airstrikes. This reliance signaled a shift from the previous "human target" doctrine used by the IDF regarding senior military operatives. In such cases, killing the individual in their private residence would only happen exceptionally, and only to the most senior identified individuals, all to keep in awkward step with principles of proportionality in international law. The commencement of "Op…
Wetlands at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland shows signs of 'pitting,' where areas of cordgrass have converted to open water. Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program via Wikimedia, CC BY-NC Wetlands have flourished along the world's coastlines for thousands of years, playing valuable roles in the lives of people and wildlife. They protect the land from 
Virtually all opinion polls suggest Modi's Hindu nationalist party will return to power for a rare third term…
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Alhaji Abdul Nadduli the Senior Presidential Advisor has asked the State Minister for Luwero Triangle to fulfil the pledges of Luwero district if the National Resistance Movement government is to regain its lost support. As Muslims worldwide celebrated Eid Ul Fitr to mark the end of the Ramadhan period, in …
A senior European Jewish leader has accused extremist Israeli National Security Minister Ariel Muzicant, president of…
The International Court of Justice imposed new provisional measures in South Africa's case against Israel for its genocide in Gaza, ordering Israel to ensure the entry of food and other supplies in order to stop the spreading famine.
The Security Council's ceasefire resolution has offered "little hope" in Gaza as Israel's genocidal attack continues to rage. "We believe the reality around us, not the Security Council," Huda Amer, a Palestinian journalist in Gaza, tells Mondoweiss.
Editor's Note: Build the Party, Build the Clubs is one of three discussion documents submitted by the CPUSA in preparation for its 32nd National Convention. It was approved for submission by the party's National Board at its March 27th meeting. | As the 2024 election unfolds, the U.S. working class is increasingly taking the fight to the bosses. Last year, strike action was way up, as was involvement in electoral struggles all over the country. Labor is taking greater independent political initiative to set the national agenda. The AFL-CIO, for example, recently demanded a ceasefire in Gaza. | This independen…
The International Peoples' Assembly (IPA), representing political organizations and people's movements across five continents, has called for massive mobilizations worldwide to mark the Yawm al-Ard (Land Day)—a day to celebrate the struggle of Palestinians against occupation. Land Day marks the anniversary of the killing of six protesters by the Israeli occupation on March 30, 1976, …
"We continue to push the Taliban to fulfil all of their counterterrorism commitments to the international community," says spokeperson…
Abby and Brittany Hensel, the conjoined twins who first gained national attention when they appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1996, have reached a major life milestone: Abby is married.The Hensel twins later starred in the feel-good TLC reality series "Abby and Brittany," which showcased their daily lives. From driving to traveling across Europe, the show provided a glimpse into their unique experiences. When the series ended after one season, Abby and Brittany had just graduated from college with degrees in education.Abby, now 34 years old, is married to Josh Bowling, a nurse and United States Army veteran.
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A South African national, Joachim Ugochukwu Onyeako has been sentenced to 30 years in jail for kidnapping with the intention to procure a ransom. Onyeako was sentenced by a panel of three Court of Appeal Justices comprised of Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera, Justices Christopher Gashirabake, and Oscar …
New York City, March 27 Outside Metropolitan Transit Authority meeting, New York City, March 27, 2024. Reflecting the widespread, popular rejection of National Guard troops in the New York City subway system, on March 27 pro-Palestinian activists protested in front of the Metropolitan Transit Authority. They demanded New York Gov . . . | 
Last December, one of the most intrusive provisions in the federal statute book was set to expire. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authorizes the National Security Agency to vacuum up trillions of emails and other data. A bevy of bipartisan members of Congress called for radically curtailing those nullifications of Americans' 
A crowd gathered in the Plaza de Mayo this Sunday to commemorate the National Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice, on the 48th anniversary of the coup d'état, on an unprecedented 24 March with a national government that, for the first time in democracy, takes a denialist stance and rejects the figure of 30,000 disappeared. | Source: 
Source: Art Wager / Getty | School leaders at Tennessee State University are hosting a national press conference to address the recent extremist Republican legislatures across the country that are attacking and defunding historically black colleges and universities. | The press conference, which will take place this Monday, April 1, at 11 a.m. CST, will include national faith and civil rights leaders such as Bishop William J. Barber, II, Latosha Brown, Rev. Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes III, Tamika Mallory and Roland Martin. | It will be located at the Rotunda of the Tennessee State Capitol, 600 Dr. Martin L King…
Ajman to host first folklore festival celebrating history and identity…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform- NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has distanced the party from comments by Ali Kateregga, a NUP Councilor from Masaka who pleaded with President Yoweri Museveni to release the jailed NUP party supporters. At the swearing-in ceremony of new ministers at State House on …
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Oil Company — UNOC will effective May 2024 start importing petroleum products into the country. This is after the Kenyan government agreed to award it a certificate of incorporation, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development has said. It follows a meeting between Kenya's President, Dr. …
Future In the new test, which applicants must pass to acquire German nationality, candidates could be asked the founding year of Israel or Germany's alleged particular The punishments for Holocaust denial, the name of the Je…
Several human rights organisations A total of 27 local, regional, and international…
By CSSS Team The build up to the 18th Lok Sabha election witnessed communal churning in India. According to the monitoring of Centre for Study of Society and Secularism, in February alone, the media reported ten communal riots, nine minor and one major riot. The communal riots left over 153 injured and six dead. It appears …
Following the UN Security Council ceasefire resolution, Israel continued its attacks on Gaza hospitals, killing 76 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, in southern Lebanon, Israel killed 7 Lebanese people during cross-border fighting.
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) has overhauled its assessment approach, shifting towards competency-based evaluation required under the new lower secondary curriculum. Upon examining the sample papers released on Monday and comparing them with past papers, it's evident that UNEB has implemented significant changes. One notable adjustment is the reduction …
An immigration battle continues on the border between Texas and Mexico, as Texas's state government increases its militarization of the region, deploying hundreds of National Guard troops and constructing new infrastructure on the border. Meanwhile, a new federal spending bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden has increased funding for ICE and CBP, and state and federal courts have been wrangling over the legality of SB4, a new Texas state law that gives local police sweeping powers to arrest and deport anyone they suspect has entered the United States without authorization. We hear…
The world court will rule on the requested additional measures in the coming days, which may include criticism of Israel as well as requests for additional monitoring reports, according to the KAN broadcaster report.
Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has conducted multiple operations against Israeli military outposts in the northern part of the 1948 occupied territories, expressing its unwavering support for Palestinians in Gaza amid a genocidal war.
A spokesman for the UN children's agency said on Tuesday that the situation in the war-torn Gaza is so bad that teens are increasingly expressing their desire to be quickly murdered in order to end the "nightmare". 
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued a notice to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for not issuing certified forms and other documents related to the general polls 2024 results and sought a reply by Wednesday (today). | IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard the applications of Salman Akram Raja and Shoaib Shaheen who participated in the general elections as members of the National Assembly. | Shaheen appeared before the court in person whereas Raja was represented by his counsel. | During the hearing, the IHC chief justice remarked that obtaining certified forms was the petitioners' legal right. He…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform — NUP party has cried foul and slammed Parliament for blocking the removal of Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba, from the Parliamentary Commission to defend ongoing corruption practices in the August House. NUP Secretary-General Lewis Davis Rubongoya, commented after Speaker Anita Annet Among's letter dated 25th March 2024 rejecting the …
Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo, expressed optimism for a brighter future, emphasizing the need for collaborative efforts from all stakeholders, including politicians, administrative authorities, and police, to navigate the country out of challenging times. | The 'time of comfort will come', he remarked. | In a meeting with members of national and provincial assemblies from Faisalabad Division, the former premier lamented the removal of their government in 2017, asserting that Pakistan would have made significant progress otherwise. | He criticized those who seized power, stating the…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Senior Men's Football team, the Uganda Cranes, settled for a two-all draw against Ghana in their second friendly match of the March international break, held at Stade Grande Marrakech. KCCA FC striker Shaban Muhammad Jagason emerged as Uganda's savior of the day, scoring a late goal that salvaged a …
Spectators look skyward during a partial eclipse of the sun on August 21, 2017, at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York. | Source: Bruce Bennett / Getty | ABC News and National Geographic announce the unparalleled event "Eclipse Across America." Here's how more than 30 million Americans can find themselves in the path of a total On Monday, April 8, at least 32 million people across America could see the total solar eclipse, where the moon will completely block the s…
Fresh Israeli strikes on eastern Lebanon on Tuesday killed two people, Lebanese official media said, after the deepest raid since cross-border hostilities erupted between The Israeli army said it had struck Hezbollah targets "deep inside Lebanese territory" near the town of Zboud, some 130 kilometres (80 miles) from the Israeli frontier. | Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) said "an Israeli strike targeted the Wadi Faara region", a similar location to the one repor…
A Turkish security official on Tuesday said two of the Moscow concert hall attack suspects travelled "freely" to Russia as no arrest warrants were issued against them. | Russian authorities detained 11 people in connection with Friday's attack, which saw camouflaged gunmen storm into Crocus City Hall, open fire on concert-goers and set the building ablaze, killing at least 139 people. | Two of those, Tajik nationals Rachabalizoda Saidakrami and Shamsidin Fariduni, "were able to travel freely between Russia and Turkey since there was no warrant for their arrest", the official told AFP, speaking on condition of…
During a U.N. Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East and following the adoption of a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield delivered brief remarks. The ambassador said the United States supports the resolution but chose to abstain from the vote because they did not agree with everything in the resolution.
In her honest reflections, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan invites readers on a spiritual journey of self-accounting, helping us to think about how we see ourselves and want to be seen
"It was both empowering and sobering to be in the room alongside many of our Jewish brothers and sisters who are committed to upholding their Jewish values in support of a liberated Palestine" said Tahirah Moton (Ng?ti Maniapoto) from the Muslim youth community.
Budi Hernawan said it ten years ago: "torture in Papua … has become a mode of governance." It hasn't stopped. It's got worse. It's got worse precisely because it's a mode of governance accepted and blessed by the international "community" whose neoliberal politics of extraction means extermination of anything and anyone getting in its way. 
A Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government official on Sunday expressed his concerns over the reports of alleged torture on PTI President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi in Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail and demanded that his province's team of doctors should be given permission to conduct his medical examination. | In a statement, K-P Information Adviser Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif claimed that the Punjab government's attitude towards the former chief minister of the province in prison was "alarming". | According to Elahi's medical report presented to a court by the jail authorities on Thursday, the PTI leader had a nasty fall in the p…
By Tim Anderson — Mar 22, 2024 | "Many experts call [the SMO of Feb 24, 2022] a turning point in world history, and some saw it as Russia becoming the military spearhead of the 'Global South' in the fight against the fading world order based on the destructive hegemony of the West" (Sadygzade 2024). | A remarkable consequence of the Russian Special Military Operation (SMO) in South East Ukraine was that, while it initially attracted very little international approval (UN 2022), within quite a short time, most of the world — and virtually all the global south — rallied to Russia and to BRICS, mark…
ISIS-K, an affiliate of the Islamic State, has claimed responsibility for an attack on a popular concert hall in Moscow that killed at least 137. Authorities say gunmen opened fire inside the Crocus City Hall building during a sold-out rock concert and then set part of the venue on fire. More than 100 people were injured in the attack, and many remain in critical condition. Authorities have detained 11 suspects, four of whom, all reportedly citizens of Tajikistan, are charged with terrorism and face life sentences. As more details emerge about the attack, we speak with professor of international affairs at The Ne…
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The International Day of Water was celebrated worldwide, with Pakistan actively participating in the global observance. This year's theme, "Leveraging Water for Peace," underscored the critical role water plays in our ecosystems, economies, and lives. | Despite progress, millions globally still lack access to clean drinking water and sanitation, emphasising the urgent need for collective action, reported PTV news channel. A symbolic ceremony was held at the Indus River, attended by government officials, environmentalists, and community leaders. Participants came together to honour Pakistan's rich water heritag…
By Khalil Harb — Mar 21, 2024 Our people are ready to send hundreds of…
The budget debate in the Punjab Assembly was marred by a walkout from the treasury benches for the second time in a week on Monday. | Information Minister Azma Bukhari alleged that a legislator from the opposition had made an explicit gesture towards the treasury benches. | On the direction of Deputy Speaker Zaheer Iqbal Channar, opposition and treasury members persuaded their colleagues who had walked out to return to the house. | On the third day of the general discussion on the annual budget 2023-24, opposition highlighted weaknesses in the document, while the legislators from the treasury benches applauded…
After a romantic Bahamas getaway, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were pictured grabbing lunch at Nobu Malibu, hopefully ending speculations of a break up. | This sighting on Sunday comes just a day after Kelce was seen in Cleveland. | It marks a rare public appearance for Swift since returning from her international tour dates. | The notoriously private pair haven't been seen together in LA for quite some time, with Swift keeping a low profile since the Super Bowl. | While their lunch date may quiet speculation about a potential break-up, that had started when fans noticed Kelce's absence at the first few night…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After the five-day reflection on water resources and the environment, coinciding with International Meteorological Day, the Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) has appealed to the government to provide the necessary equipment for its operations instead of considering rationalization. UNMA is one of the statutory agencies that the government intends to …
Russia lowered flags to half-mast for a day of mourning and charged four men it accused of gunning down scores of people at a concert outside Moscow on Friday night in the deadliest attack inside Russia for two decades. | President Vladimir Putin declared Sunday a national day of mourning after pledging to punish all those behind the attack, in which 137 people were killed, including three children, and 182 were injured. | Over 100 people remained in hospital, some of them in a serious condition. Video footage showed a sombre-looking Putin lighting a candle at a church at his residence outside Moscow on Sunday…
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for transparent investigation of the murder of Hidayatullah Lohar, a school teacher who was also associated with a nationalist party, who was killed in Naseerabad town of Qambar district of Larkana on February 16. | In a statement on Monday the HRCP's Chairman Asad Iqbal Butt asked the provincial government to ensure that the investigation of his murder is carried out without taking any pressure. | He also demanded immediate release of the protesters, including two sons of Lohar, who were arrested during a sit-in protest. Butt said the protesters have t…
The federal government has decided to obtain a waiver of US sanctions on the Iran-Pakistan (IP) Gas Pipeline Project, aiming to fulfil contractual obligations with Iran. | The caretaker government opted to construct a portion of the 80-kilometre pipeline within its territory to preempt potential legal disputes with Iran in international courts. | Pakistan feared facing an $80 billion penalty if it lost the case in the international court, hence the decision to proceed with its portion of the pipeline while concurrently seeking a US waiver on sanctions related to the IP gas pipeline project. | In an informal co…
AU has prioritized vaccine manufacturing for up to 22 diseases NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | The European Union intends to support its partner, the African Union, in its ambitious goal of producing 60% of vaccines on the continent for African citizens by 2040, according to Jutta Urpilainen, the European Commissioner for International Partnerships. "Learning the …
Christine Lagarde is one of the strongest proponents of gender equality amongst the global elite. President of the European Central Bank, she is also a former International Monetary Fund Managing Director and French finance minister. The former lawyer was the first woman to chair global law firm Baker McKenzie, the first woman to serve as a finance minister from …
Two threats to the continued existence of the human family, and even the earth as a living planet, are nuclear war and climate scorching. These threats are linked. Addressing them is urgent. | Our Party's November national peace conference, in planning for over a year, spotlighted the critical importance we place on building the peace movement. It couldn't have come at a more fitting moment. | As anyone who has been around long enough knows, the peace movement has its ups and downs. Today there is a major uptick. | The global peace movement took a sharp turn after October 7. Hamas' breakout from the open air p…
The burden of post-TB lung disease and the health and well-being of TB survivors is poorly understood Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | The National TB and Leprosy Programme at the Ministry of Health, Makerere University Lung Institute and the Global Fund have partnered to implement an innovative programme focused on affordable and accessible post- TB …
The Hindu community celebrated Holi on Monday. In this regard, Holi celebrations were held in temples across the city in which the Hindu community participated in large numbers. | On this occasion, pooja was performed and sweets were distributed while according to Hindu belief, an effigy was set on fire to mark the victory of good over evil. | Renowned businessman Dr Sham Sunder K. Advani said in his address on the occasion of Holi celebration that Holi is a festival of peace, love and joy that is celebrated with great enthusiasm by the Hindu community on the arrival of spring, who express their love by throwi…
In the run-up to the Senate elections scheduled for the first week of April, the political landscape across Pakistan is once again being dominated by familiar faces and family ties rather than merit-based selections. | The trend is evident across Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), and Balochistan, reflecting a nationwide phenomenon of prioritising personal relationships and dynastic politics over a democratic process. | In Sindh, where the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) holds sway, the distribution of Senate tickets underscores the influence of personal connections within the party. For instance, se…
New book compares what journalists in Kenya and Rwanda have to say about doing their jobs BOOK REVIEW | KAREN MCINTYRE | A majority of the world's population has experienced a decline in press freedom in recent years, according to a UN report. In east Africa, the results are mixed and debatable. In Uganda, both international …
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif visited on Monday the house of Asif Ashfaq, a young man who was killed by metallic kite string. | Both the chief minister and the former prime minister offered their condolences to Asif Ashfaq's father Muhammad Ashfaq and other family members. | They expressed their deep grief, sorrow and sympathies with the bereaved family. | "I am a mother and understand the pain of a mother," the CM remarked while consoling the victim's mother. | "The painful death of Asif Ashfaq is a matter of concern for the enti…
QUITO | Xinhua | Ecuador's youngest mayor, Brigitte Garcia, was shot dead inside a vehicle Sunday, according to the National Police. The mayor of San Vicente, a city in western Ecuador's Manabi province, was found dead along with Jairo Loor, an advisor and director of communication for the local government. "Inside the car, ballistic …
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that there is growing international consensus to tell 'Israel' that a ceasefire is needed and that an assault on Rafah would cause a humanitarian disaster. During a visit to Jordan he stressed that banning UNRWA from delivering food aid to northern Gaza, where people are starving, is totally unacceptable. …
During his visit, Guterres plans to reiterate his call for a humanitarian ceasefire, though renewed international pressure has so far failed to dissuade Israel from the planned attack on Rafah, the southernmost territory of the Gaza Strip where most of the devastated territory's population has taken shelter. | Despite warnings that suc…
A French politician has filed a case against a Thomas Portes, a member of the National Assembly Multiple videos showing allegedly show French-Israeli soldiers humiliating Pale…
An Israeli drone strike on Lebanon's official National News Agency said the strike Sunday near the village of Suwairi in the The security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP that the target was Mohammad Assaf of Ja…
Pakistan has formally launched its bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for a two year term from 2025 to 2026 with the promise of contributing meaningfully to the council's mandate for international peace and security. | Pakistan's Permanent Representative to UN Ambassador Munir Akram formally announced Pakistan's candidacy at a well-attended reception at the UN on Thursday held in connection with the Pakistan Day celebrations. | The reception at the Pakistani Mission to the UN in New York, was attended UN General Assembly (UNGA) President Dennis Francis, top diplomats fro…
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Friday declared 800 hectares in the occupied West Bank as state land, in a move that will facilitate the use of the ground for settlement building. | The announcement, on the day US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, underlined the government's determination to press ahead with settlement building in the West Bank, despite growing international opposition. | Palestinian authorities condemned the move. | "While there are those in Israel and in the world who seek to undermine our right to Judea and Samari…
Critical tips to keep your puppies alive and licking in spring as world celebrates National Puppy Day 2024…
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Faith is a central component in the lives of Palestinians. Gaza, now undergoing an Israeli genocide, is in greater need of its faith than ever before.
The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a NEW resolution demanding a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The resolution, put forward by the 10 elected council members, is backed by Russia and China, who vetoed a U.S.-sponsored resolution Friday. The council is expected to vote on the resolution Monday morning.
President Biden and members of Congress have cynically reinterpreted "human shields" to flout international law.
In fact, for many children, there will be no mothers to celebrate anymore as well over 9,000 Palestinian women have been killed since the beginning of the war. Moreover, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement on X on Thursday that the Israeli war on Gaza has been killing an average of 37 mothers daily since October 7.
As the authorities take strides towards privatisation of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Pakistan has set its sights on securing clearance from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in a bid to lure top-notch bids for the national carrier. | During a high-level chaired by Aviation Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday, the minister hinted at the possibility of EASA's nod coming around mid-May this year. | Asif highlighted that the green light from the international agency would significantly enhance the appeal and value of the national carrier, attracting potential investors. | The meeting, att…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended reinstating an 18% general sales tax (GST) on petrol during the ongoing discussions with the government for the release of the last tranche of its bailout package. | According to Express News, the IMF has proposed increasing the levy on petrol by Rs60 and reinstating the 18% GST previously abolished in March 2022. | The amount of federal excise duty on petroleum products in the fiscal year 2023 was 0.7% of the GDP, while for other items, it was 0.4% of the GDP, mainly obtained from the federal excise duty on cigarettes. | The Petroleum Development Levy has…
Accra, Ghana | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Under-20 team, the Hippos, narrowly missed clinching a gold medal at the ongoing 13th edition of the African Games in Accra, Ghana. Despite delivering a commendable performance on Friday night at the Accra Sports Stadium, the Hippos succumbed to hosts Ghana with a score of 1-0 in …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A recent National Social Security Fund- NSSF beneficiary survey report indicates that savers are spending their benefits on non-income-generating expenses, such as education, constructing residential homes, and acquiring land. According to the report, the expenditures come at the expense of ensuring a decent standard of living after retirement, which contradicts …
Poverty in short had increased significantly between 2011-12 and 2017-18. After 2017-18 we have had a pandemic, and a lockdown induced by it, from which the economy is just recovering, though unemployment today is higher than before the pandemic.
When politicians install relatives as successors,turning a party into a quasi-dynasty or political family business COMMENT | JAN-WERNER MUELLER | Among her final acts as chair of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel requested that her colleagues endorse the two people handpicked by Donald Trump to replace her. Following loud cheering, she announced that she would …
Cartoon: Tony Murphy New York City The announcement by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul that 750 National Guard members and 250 state troopers will be deployed into the New York subway — on top of the 1,000 additional New York Police Department cops introduced into the subway in January — . . . | 
The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has signed two loan agreements to the tune of $107 million with Pakistan for hydropower projects in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). | A visiting SFD delegation called on Economic Affairs Minister Ahad Khan Cheema in Islamabad. | Later, Economic Affairs Division Secretary Dr Kazim Niaz and SFD CEO Sultan Bin Abdul Rehman Al-Marshad signed the loan pacts worth $66 million for the 48 MW Shounter Hydropower Project and $41 million for the 22 MW Jagran IV Hydropower Project. | According to a news statement issued by the Economic Affairs Division, these endeavours are aimed at harn…
In a significant development, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday expressed intentions to reconsider trade relations with India, suspended since India's controversial move to revoke the special autonomous status of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) in August 2019. | Dar made these remarks during a press conference in London, following his participation in the Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels. He highlighted the eagerness of Pakistan's business community to resume trade activities with India, indicating a potential shift in diplomatic stance towards its neighbouring nation. | The strained…
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | In recent years, Uganda has made significant strides in promoting forest conservation through heightened public awareness campaigns and the introduction of advanced technologies. These efforts are beginning to yield positive results. According to data from the National Forest Authority, Uganda's state-run forest conservation agency, forest cover has increased from 9 …
Arab teams competed for a place in the 2026 World Cup, while Israel was knocked off its perch by Iceland in the Euro 2024 qualifiers. | Meanwhile a veteran of Qatari football retired from international play while a mystery over the departure of a top Israeli player from pro-Palestine Celtic has finally been revealed. | Smooth sailing for Arab teams in Asian FIFA World Cup qualifications | 
One of the most prominent voices of contemporary Turkish cinema, filmmaker Zeki Demurkubuz is hitting the big screen again with a new drama, The 59-year-old, Isparta-born helmer is best known for films such as Innocence (1997), Destiny (2006), Inside (2012), Ember (2016) and his Premiered in 2023, Hayat was recently showcased in the Harbour section of this year's International Film Festival Rotterdam, which…
At the U.N. Security Council, China and Russia have vetoed a U.S. draft resolution on the war in Gaza. The U.S. resolution appeared to call for a ceasefire, but it was written in a way to make the resolution unenforceable. Our guest Phyllis Bennis says this was mere "wordplay" and a "convoluted" attempt by the Biden administration to play both sides, as it comes under increasing internal and external criticism over its close relationship with Israel. Bennis is a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and an international adviser to Jewish Voice for Peace. She has written several books…
SpaceX's Elon Musk has a particularly bad track record. He vigorously helped squash a union drive at his 20,000 worker Tesla plant in Fremont, California in 2017 — and later in Buffalo. As In These Times headlined an article February 16, 2023, "Tesla Workers Announced a Union Drive. The Next Day They Were Fired." Over 30 workers in Buffalo lost their jobs, for partnering with the SEIU-affiliated Workers United. (At the time, the company sent an email to employees banning recording workplace meetings without all participants' permission — such recordings of illegal management threats and lies had been…
NEW DELHI : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was taken into custody on Thursday evening by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the liquor policy case after being questioned at his official residence for over two hours, sources said. Searches were also conducted at his residence by the ED team, which included a Joint Director. â‚Ǩ≈ìHe …
UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology shares important news on the advancement of the national industrial sector…
It will help achieve the goals of the Energy Strategy 2050…
Tijuana, Mexico — Where the United States, the Pacific Ocean, and Mexico meet, a place sometimes referred to as "the corner of the world," a sprawling 18-foot-tall barrier stretches out into the salt water, marking the international border. Waves crash against its concrete foundations and, at high tide, against the bollards themselves that stretch out …
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It aims to promote a culture of quality and innovation in Indian business…
After nearly a year of war, Sudan is suffering one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history, the United Nations warned Wednesday, slamming the international community for its lack of action. | Fighting between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, has since April killed tens of thousands and led to acute food shortages and a looming risk of famine. | "By all measures – the sheer scale of humanitarian needs, the numbers of people displaced and facing hunger – Sudan is one of the worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory," said Edem Wosornu, director of oper…
A new report by the research group Forensic Architecture counters Israel's argument at the International Court of Justice that it followed humanitarian policies to safeguard civilian life in Gaza. South Africa argued in January before the ICJ that Israel was guilty of genocide during its war on Gaza. The report argues that what Israel says are humanitarian evacuations in Gaza actually amount to the forced displacement of Palestinians, which is a war crime. It found that since October 7, Israel has issued imprecise and sometimes contradictory evacuation orders, attacked people even in so-called safe zones an…
Government officials said that they were interested in killing only "terrorists". But the "terrorists" were supported by most of the population, whom the authorities in fact considered collaborators and fair game.
We speak with British surgeon Dr. Nick Maynard, who recently led an emergency medical team at Gaza's Al-Aqsa Hospital, about Israel's ongoing attacks on healthcare infrastructure and the worsening humanitarian crisis in the besieged territory, where Israel's brutal assault has killed about 32,000 Palestinians since October 7. Maynard is part of a group of international doctors with experience in Gaza who met with officials at the United Nations and in Washington, D.C., this week to express alarm over civilian suffering. Medical workers in Gaza are "working under extremely challenging condi…
According to information published by Bloomberg on March 21, 2024, the Houthi group has assured China and Russia that their naval vessels will be granted safe passage through the strategically critical maritime zones of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
War on Gaza: US to review Israeli assurances it is not violating international law | If US believes Israel lacks the assurances it needs, Biden could suspend some weapons transfers to Israel | | An Israeli soldier signs a bomb in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel, as an artillery unit shells sou…
The government of Honduras has defined investment in tourism as a priority. | That includes promoting some of its lesser-known sights to international travelers and facilitating the logistical steps required of visitors to the Central American nation. | As Honduras celebrates one year of diplomatic relations with China, it's taking special interest in attracting tourists from the Asian giant. | CGTN's Paulo Cabral reports.
India: Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas criticised for visiting temple on ruins of mosque | The historic Babri Masjid stood for hundreds of years until 1992 when a Hindu nationalist mob destroyed it | | Indian actress Priyanka Chopra and her husband, the American pop star Nick Jonas (AFP) | The…
While immigration and abortion are the two hottest issues driving voters' passion, the national economy has remained one of the public's top three concerns for years. More recently, in three 2023 polls the Wall Street Journal conducted from April to December, the economy ranked as the top issue out of twelve. Those surveyed were asked: What issue 
Safe, affordable and climate-friendly energy for all: | The international nuclear lobby, at the invitation of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Prime Minister of Belgium, will hold a Media advisory: Media are invited to cover the world's first Nuclear Energy…
Summary of Part I After briefly reviewing the theories of the relationship between religion and nationalism, I find the theories of Anthony Smith, George Mosse and Adrian Hutchinson the most compelling. They all agree that religion provides the propagandistic foundation for nationalism. But I also claim that it is a particular kind of religion, monotheism, that is …
The United Nations and its member states have renewed their call for an end to racial discrimination. | The world body is commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination but says dismantling the structures and paradigms perpetuating modern day racism is still far off. | CGTN's Jody Jacobs reports.
TYLER, Texas—The dangers of the continuing power of right wing judges and their ability to hurt all Americans were once again on display in Texas where the right has been running rampant for years. A Donald Trump-named federal district judge in rural Tyler, Texas, tossed out the National Labor Relations Board's recent rule governing joint …
One of the largest oil refineries in the United States resumed full production on Monday, more than a month after shutting down in the wake of a power outage and a series of leaks. | The recent incidents at the refinery in Whiting, Indiana, caused concern among the local community and also led to some locals getting more involved in collecting their own air quality data. | CGTN's Dan Williams reports.
The organisers plan to continue working on the international promotion of the league until 2030…
Police recorded 8,500 crimes and misdemeanours "committed because of the ethnicity, nationality, supposed race or religion…
ALBAWABA – A video circulating on X (formerly Twitter) shocked internet users worldwide as a live stream showed an Indian wife hitting her husband's elderly father with his own steel crutch that he uses out of old age and necessity. The video in question was broadcast and streamed live through what seems an Indian live-stream service where the wife was seen hitting the elderly man till he fell and started crying, while her husband was working abroad in the Gulf area. Video: Indian wife hits Husband's elder father with steel crutch: While the wife targeted the elder man's legs, he tried to fight back but en…
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The new warships of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have participated in a joint naval drill in the Indian Ocean. Naval forces from Iran, Russia, and China have jointly launched the ongoing drill, known as "Marine Security Belt 2024". Martyr Mahmoudi warship, Martyr Soleimani combat patrol vessel, Martyr Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis warship, Martyr Tavvasoli …
*The following is from a speech given by CODEPINK co-director, Danaka Katovich, gave at Palestinian Feminist Collective's International Working Women's Day Vigil for Palestine on Friday March 8th* I was three years old when CODEPINK was founded, by women I still interact with on a daily basis. So I've been able to hear what sort 
For International Women's Day, Counterfire asked women activists their views on the state of the struggle for women's liberation. We are publishing a selection of answers over the weekend.
As China grows and prospers many in the U.S. want us to believe that China will follow the same path that the U.S. itself pursued—global military aggression, the overthrow of numerous governments around the world and persecution of minorities at home.
Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel "will finish the job in Rafah" despite growing international concern over an invasion, including from the U.S. Meanwhile, Israeli forces kill 5 Palestinians in the West Bank in the last 24 hours, including 3 children.
A handful of Hollywood celebs, some highly recognizable including Jane Fonda, Barbra Streisand, Lily Tomlin, Emma Thompson and Michael Douglas, as well as musicians such as Jackson Brown and Graham Nash, just signed their names to a letter published in theLA Times urging that we "Make Nukes History". Hooray, right? Well, only half hooray. The 
Israeli jails are planning to receive thousands of During a meeting with representatives from the Israeli ministries of defence and national security, the Israeli army and intelligence presented estimates that thousands of Palestinians would be arrested despite the lack…
Jordan's Queen Rania slammed the "slow motion, mass murder" of Gaza's children, as the kingdom works to drop aid on the besieged enclave. | The queen spoke exclusively from the King Abdullah II Air Base in Jordan with CNN's Chief International Correspondent, Queen Rania discussed the siege on Gaza, condemning…
Over 1,000 people marched in rain and sometimes gale force winds in recognition of Palestinian Martyrs Day and International Working Women's Day in Philadelphia on March 9. Starting with a rally at Rittenhouse Square, the crowd took to the streets, heading around City Hall and up North Broad to Spring . . . | 
This article goes into a little more detail on the criminality of Israeli settler gangsterism with a picture of one…
How many people in India are going hungry? Researchers working on the Global Hunger Index are currently tracking 125 nations across the world. Exactly 110 of those nations, those researchers reported last fall, are suffering less hunger than India. But India, by contrast, is doing quite well on the gluttony front. Few nations today can 
Yellowstone's wild, free-roaming buffalo are wildlife. The biggest threat to wild buffalo today is settler-colonialism, domestication, and plantation farming for trophy hunters. Unfortunately, 21st-Century American colonial adventures persist in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. In February 2024, 141 wild Yellowstone buffalo were kidnapped, loaded into trucks, and relocated to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, some 500 
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New Jersey real estate fair marketing land in occupied West Bank draws charged protests | The event held by an Israeli firm outside a synagogue descended into scuffles as protesters accused organisers of violating international law | | Several hundred protest outside a synagogue in Teaneck, New Jer…
In the wake of International Women's Day, thousands of pro-Palestine protesters across the country pointed out that supporting Palestine is a feminist issue.
Critical theorist, feminist and author Nancy Fraser continues her conversation with Green Left's Federico Fuentes, focussing on the role of expropriation and transnationals in modern imperialism, and the challenges facing anti-imperialists and anti-capitalists.
South Africans are deeply disturbed by the character assassination and threats levelled against Leila Khaled, an icon of anti-colonial struggle, writes South African human rights activist, Salim Vally.