(2024-12-13). AP Inter 1st, 2nd Year 2025 Exam Time Table Released. ummid.com The first and second year Intermediate 2025 exams in Andhra Pradesh will respectively start from March 01 and March 03, according to the time table of the annual exams released by the Andhra Pradesh State Board of Intermediate Education.
(2024-12-13). The Tectonic Shift: The Gaza genocide and the limits of Israeli Hasbara. mronline.org 
Nothing that Israel and its supporters can say or do will avoid the historical accountability of the extermination of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
(2024-12-13). A discussion with Ajamu Baraka on people(s)-centered human rights, a framework born of struggle and crisis. mronline.org The Black Alliance for Peace just launched its North-South Project for People(s)-Centered Human Rights. Ajamu Baraka and Margaret Kimberley discussed why this project is so necessary. | December 13, 2024…
(2024-12-13). Mali's government issues arrest warrant for Canadian mining company CEO. mronline.org 
On December 2, 2024, Mali's popular anti-imperialist government issued an arrest warrant for Canadian mining company Barrick Gold's CEO, Mark Bristow, a South African national who fought for the apartheid army in the 1970s.
(2024-12-13). The eighth Continent is the Continent of Sleaze: The Fiftieth Newsletter (2024). mronline.org 
The Global North and its corporate executives have wielded the concept of 'corruption' to underdevelop the Global South, whose social wealth it instead injects into the Continent of Sleaze.
(2024-12-13). A NATO coup just took place in Romania. mronline.org 
The Romanian Constitutional Court's decision to nullify the election results based on unfounded allegations of Russian interference sets a terrifying precedent.
(2024-12-13). Plastics treaty failure shows need to curtail oil industry. mronline.org 
Oil companies have long lied about the impacts of burning their fuels. They also lie about the plastic they produce. The treaty talks were no exception.
(2024-12-13). Iranian singer gives online concert without hijab. newarab.com 
An Iranian singer was hailed as a hero by supporters on Thursday but faced Parastoo Ahmadi streamed the concert on her YouTube channel late on Wednesday. She wears no headscarf and is bare-shouldered in a long, flowing black dr…
(2024-12-13). Dedicated center for autistic kids launched. ecns.cn China's first national special education resource center for children with autism was launched on Wednesday in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, marking a significant milestone in the country's special education development.
(2024-12-13). Binary University offers shs5.5 billion in scholarships to Ugandan students. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan students aspiring to pursue higher education at Malaysia's prestigious Binary University now have a significant opportunity. A total of UGX 5.5 billion has been allocated for scholarships under the MyBinary International Grant (MyBIG), an initiative designed to support international students. The Ugandan chapter follows the successful launch of similar programs …
Anti-genocide campaigner's supporters will protest outside court As Skwawkbox covered last month, Jewish anti-genocide and anti-apartheid writer and campaigner Tony Greenstein is being charged under terror legislation for a comment supporting the right of Palestinians to resist Israel's occupation. Greenstein was made to appear at Brighton police station for the charge to be read to …
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | CAF Host Country Manager Kabelo Bosilong has assured Kenyans that their co-hosting rights for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2025 remain intact despite concerns over stadium readiness. Speculation emerged earlier this week, suggesting that CAF might revoke Kenya's hosting rights and award them to Rwanda. This followed an inspection of …
Download the color version. Download the black & white version. IN THIS ISSUE WW Statement: Syria: the struggle is not over Editorial: Compassion for CEO 'out of network' Germany: VW closings, strikes underline crisis FREE MUMIA! 43rd anniversary of his arrest Download the color version. Download the black & white . . . | 
The resolution – adopted by a vote of 158-9, with 13 abstentions – urges "an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire," and "the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages" – wording similar to a text…
As Ireland plans to formally join South Africa's Speaking after Wednesday's cabinet meeting, 
Dozens of activists protested in Oslo this week during Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi's visit, condemning his alleged complicity in The protesters, who gathered on Monday outside the Norwegian parliament, demanded immediate action from the Egyptian president, who was on an 
Ayat Mneina has always campaigned for human rights. | Her first protest was against the "It's really hard not to be aware and alert about what happens around the world, especially to people who look like us and move around in the world looking li…
The awarding of hosting rights for both tournaments will go to a vote during a FIFA Congress to be held virtually, but there is no doubt about the outcomes with neither bid having a rival. | As for 2034, FIFA…
As the corruption trial of Eli Feldstein, a former adviser to Netanyahu, is accused in the case of leaking a classified document related to captive negotiations in Gaza to shift critical media coverage of the Israeli leader. | The case, critics say, highlights d…
Rights organisations strongly criticised Hosting the global showpiece tournament is the pinnacle of Saudi Arabia's massive push into sports and entertainment over recent years as it seeks to improve its "FIF…
In 2013, the The group imposed its extremist ideology on the region, using violence and intimidation to enforce its rule. Those who opposed them faced severe consequences, including imprisonment and public beheadings. | While ISIS was indeed 
On October 17, 2024, then-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was murdered by Israel in Gaza.
According to the WSJ report, one of the concessions was Hamas telling mediators that they would agree to a deal that would allow Israeli forces to remain in some areas of Gaza te…
An The Palestinian ministry of health confirmed that the quadcopter targeted Joda, instantly killing him. | Joda is believed to have been the only orthopaedic surgeon in north Gaza, which has been under si…
Speaking at an event last week, Andrew Cayley questioned the credibility of Israeli…
Israeli forces have reportedly begun pulling out of Local media reports said Israeli soldiers began withdrawing from the border town of Khiam, which saw weeks of heavy fighting during the war. | A team from the UN peacekeeping force The st…
The body of a five-year old boy from the town of At the time, the Lebanese ministry of health reported that at least three were dead and nine wounded in a provisional report. | However, Lebanese rescue teams recovered the body of the child, who has been identified as Amir Hussein, on Monday evening. | Accordi…
Tensions erupted during the funeral of a Palestinian man killed in clashes between Palestinian armed resistance fighters and The 
A court in Morocco has On Tuesday, the…
Britain, France and Germany have told the They will lose the ability to take such action on October 18 next year when a 2015 UN resolution expires. | The resolution enshrines Iran's deal with Britain, Germany, France, the United States, Russia and China that lifted sanctions on Tehran in exchange for restrictions on it…
Columbia University staff are being suspended and terminated for participating in last Spring's Gaza Solidarity Encampment, even if they were off the clock at the time. Similar cases are being seen across the country.
At the 2017 March for Science in Washington, DC , Dr. Lydia Jennings wore a T-shirt that read, "Strong Resilient Indigenous," and held a sign saying, "Traditional Ecological Knowledge Is Science Too!"
We are all familiar with the charge that some policy or decision is a case of 'political correctness gone mad', part of the rhetoric of the 'culture wars', but we may not have thought a great deal more about it.
The solution is obvious and simple, which is why the nation's richest people hate it so much: Scrap the cap and make the wealthy pay a much fairer share in Social Security taxes.
The The two countries have been at loggerheads since landlocked Ethiopia struck a deal in…
The pair, who have previously met several times, discussed peace efforts during a private half-hour audience according to the Vatican, which released images of them smiling together. | Abbas then me…
For the first time, On 9 December, Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi informed the Moroccan Parliament of t…
Its goal is to promote the transformation of AI in Kazakhstan by attracting talent…
By Apenisa Waqairadovu in Suva Fiji's coalition government has come under scrutiny over allegations of human rights violations. Speaking at the commemoration of International Human Rights Day in Suva on Tuesday, the chair of the Coalition of NGOs, Shamima Ali, claimed that — like the previous FijiFirst administration — the coalition government has demonstrated a…
The event was an opportunity for foreign students to discover Russian culture in a new way…
The initiative seeks to develop transformative solutions for water scarcity and environmental sustainability…
As President-elect Donald J. Trump prepares to implement sweeping policy changes affecting American immigration and immigrants, one of the issues under scrutiny by his allies appears to be birthright citizenship — the declaration in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution that anyone born on U.S. soil is a U.S. citizen, regardless of their parents' nationalities 
Money sent home by relatives abroad is vital for families in Sub-Saharan Africa to withstand climate change impacts ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | The fact that remittances —the money sent home by migrant workers— is often a lifeline for millions of those left behind has been known for a long time. Now, however, the International Fund …
The finance ministry has reduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on electric mobility vehicles from 12 per cent to 5 per cent…
The programme offers up to US$6,000 for early-stage ideas and up to US$30,000 at the seed stage…
Main slogan of workers' protests is 'Raise our wages!' Tours, France, Oct. 1, 2024. On Dec. 4 France's parliamentary government failed to win a no-confidence vote, forcing Prime Minister Michel Barnier to resign. President Emmanuel Macron remains in office. Given France's long history of struggle and class consciousness and its . . . | 
The Bronx Anti-War Coalition hosted a successful Mutual Aid Day in St. Mary's Park, located in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx, in New York City, on Nov. 24. The event provided free clothes, hot food, toiletries, diapers and other essential items to the community while offering radical political . . . | 
Normally when someone is shot dead, human beings feel sad for the victim. But in the case of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, killed before dawn on the streets of Manhattan on Dec. 4, a large majority of public comments are that empathy is "out of network." Protesters outside United . . . | 
This commentary was posted on Prison Radio on Nov. 24, 2013, written to honor the National Day of Mourning. Every November, when Thanksgiving is scheduled, I think of the People of the First Nations (so-called Native Americans), and wonder about their mixed feelings for a holiday that celebrates their enormous . . . | 
Strike rally outside Volkswagen's largest German plant in Wolfsburg, Dec. 2, 2024. Over 100,000 autoworkers struck nine Volkswagen plants in Germany on Dec. 2. The primary issues are VW's plans to close three German plants and cut workers' pay. The plant closings would be the first in the company's 87-year . . . | 
Narciso Isa Conde Por Narciso Isa Conde El autor es un dirigente histórico del movimiento revolucionario en la República Dominicana. Publicado el 17 de noviembre en 
Manuel Ostermann's racism and calls for violence against anti-genocide protesters lead to formal complaint from human rights group Amnesty International's German office has filed a formal complaint against police union vice president Manuel Ostermann over his racism and incitement to violence against anti-genocide protesters. In a video, Ostermann has "called for the deportation of demonstrators …
Amnesty International this week confirmed what many others have already said: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. But the report goes to many lengths to prove one critical element in the case against Israel: that the genocide is fully intentional.
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) were given valuable insights into thriving in the digital economy at Glovo's recent e-commerce day. The event, held in Kampala, aimed to empower businesses to leverage technology to reach a wider market and increase sales. Experts at the event highlighted the importance of a strong …
In an ultimate expression of international criminality, Washington and its allies, using al Qaeda and ISIS as proxies, have toppled the elected government in Syria, forcing President al-Assad into exile. This crime represents the anithesis of "freedom and democracy" and instead displays to the world, yet again, that Empire spreads and embraces terror and destruction, …
Pope Francis looks on as he's presented a new fully electric popemobile, at the Vatican on December 4, 2024. — AFP
NEW YORK/LONDON: In the latest development in the Government of India's attempt to assassinate Khalistan Referendum activist and lawyer Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York, the Indian national Nikhil Gupta, who tried to hire the US undercover agent, has been served with summons in…
May 12, 1986, Judge John F. Keenan of the southern district court of New York dismissed the complaint filed by the Union of India against Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) on April 8, 1985. The Order dismissing the complaint, which has been reproduced in Upendra Baxi (ed.), Inconvenient Forum and Convenient Catastrophe: The Bhopal Case, July 1986, 
The Russian president has hailed New Delhi's focus on economic policies that prioritize national interests | Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised efforts by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to foster "stable conditions" for economic development through policies that prioritize national interests. | Speaking at the VTB Investment Forum in Moscow on Wednesday, Putin drew parallels between Russia's import substitution program and a similar initiative in India, and expressed Russia's willingness to expand investments in the country. | "Prime Minister Modi has a similar program called Make i…
The government has also launched initiatives to generate IT jobs in smaller towns…
60 percent of people from Punjab expressed satisfaction…
Damage in Gaza Strip during the October 2023. Palestinian News & Information Agency (Wafa) in contract with APAimages, CC BY-SA 3.0 
A new investigation carried out by the leading rights group Amnesty International has concluded that A report published by the group, entitled 'You Feel Like You Are Subhuman: Israel's Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza', uses evidence compiled to document how Israel was committing grave atrocities in the besieged enclave…
The former Al-Qaeda Syrian militants would clean up the streets and engage with minorities, a pro-Israeli researcher has claimed | Syrian jihadist forces that recently led the surprise assault on the city of Aleppo could be better than the current regime at governing people and protecting minorities, a piece published in The Telegraph has argued. | The column reports on the PR campaign by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Idlib-based terrorist group formerly known as Al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra, and its current leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani. Last week, it conducted a military offensive against Syrian gove…
Warplane's distinctive outline clear in video clip A US A-10 'Warthog' ground attack aircraft has been filmed apparently attacking Syrian government forces in support of rebel fighters who have advanced to take control of Aleppo. The plane, which can devastate tank and infantry columns, has a distinctive silhouette as shown in this US Air Force …
Lebanon is set to welcome Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamieh announced on 4 December he had approved the resumption of airline operations to and from Beirut's internation…
Several Lebanese media outlets reported this week that the group was not going to participate in the conflict in Syria, with reports…
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A Syrian opposition figure has said that Ukraine and Speaking to The New York Times, Mouaz Moustafa, who heads the US-based 'Syrian Emergency Task Force' humanitarian organisation said that both Ukraine and the rebels wanted to work together to deal a blow to mutual enemy Russia. | "Two nations are fighting for their country to be free of tyranny and outside occupation," he told the newspaper. "It's natural for them to coord…
The director of the White Helmets, the Raed Al-Saleh made the comments on Tuesday during a UN Security Council meeting raising alarm over the Syrian regime's expected ret…
But a government minister cautioned the time may not yet be ripe for large scale population movements to Ale…
The head of state, Yoon Suk Yeol, also faces impeachment after parliament blocked his attempt to impose martial law | South Korean police have launched a probe targeting President Yoon Suk Yeol, after he briefly imposed martial law, a senior officer has announced. | The head of the National Police Agency's investigation headquarters, Woo Jong-soo, told South Korean lawmakers that "the case has been assigned" against Yoon, AFP news agency reported on Thursday. | According to Woo, the president is suspected of "insurrection." | The crisis in South Korea erupted on Tuesday when Yoon delivered a surprise televised…
For the first time in over sixty years, the 
Amman announced on Wednesday that they had received the bodies of the Jordanians. | "In coordination with the concerned authorities in the Kingdom, the bodies were received through the King Hussein (Allenby) Br…
Israeli settlers on Wednesday wounded a Palestinian and set buildings on fire while raiding two villages in the "Israeli civilians entered the village of Beit Furik" east of the Palestinian city of Local…
The decision to divest comes after the fund's ethics watchdog, the Council on Ethics, adopted a new, tougher interpretation of ethics standards for businesses that aid Israel's operations in the occupied Palesti…
U.S. House of Representatives Building and the east portico of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. (Ron Cogswell, Flickr, CC BY 2.0) By Scott Ritter / Consortium News Congress can be somewhat intimidating to the uninitiated—a literal shining house on a hill, where the empowered elite gather in chambers to debate the finer points of issues that …
Fred Hampton Sr. This Dec. 4, 2024, will mark the 55th anniversary of the assassination of Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton. The following article last appeared online Dec. 4, 2023, and has been updated. Fred Hampton, the official chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party and . . . | 
Lea Kayali speaking at National Day of Mourning, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Nov. 28, 2024. Lea Kayali, representing the Palestinian Youth Movement, gave this speech to the National Day of Mourning on Nov. 28, 2024, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. As a Palestinian, every day for the last 419 days has been a day . . . | 
Nudutdol demonstrates at South Korean Consulate, New York City, Dec. 4, 2024. The labor unions and mass organizations of the people of South Korea deserve the support of everyone who wants to struggle against war and dictatorship. They are fighting at this time — Dec. 4, 2024 — to rid . . . | 
Download the color version. Download the black & white version. IN THIS ISSUE EDITORIAL: Int'l Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People TEAR DOWN THE WALLS: All out for Mumia Abu-Jamal in December Mumia: No thanks for Thanksgiving MUNDO OBRERO: Evaluando el acuerdo de alto el fuego en el Líbano . . . | 
The outrage surrounding President Biden's pardon of his son Hunter Biden is not just about clemency for the relatively minor charges he was facing. The younger Biden has lived a life of great privileges, all granted to him by his father, who is equally undeserving of his own success. Fortunately, the two corrupt mediocrities will soon fade away and the public will be spared from watching them fail upward.
ROAPE's Peter Dwyer interviews the South African socialist David Hemson. Hemson was a leading labour militant and trade unionist during the mass working class uprising and strikes in Durban in 1973. In this introduction to the videoed interviews, Peter Dwyer discusses working class politics and the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, a history often forgotten or marginalised in popular accounts.
In his announcement declaring martial law, President Yoon Suk Yeol stated that he seeks to eradicate "shameless pro-North Korean anti-state forces".
Officials in the bloc are privately considering diplomatic ways to wind down Kiev's conflict with Russia, according to the outlet | Ukraine's Western backers are shifting from attempting to push for a military victory against Russia towards trying to gain Kiev the best position to negotiate a ceasefire, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. | The report comes as Russian forces advance in Donbass at a rate unseen since 2022, while recapturing ground from Ukrainian forces entrenched in Russia's Kursk Region. | Russian President Vladimir Putin "has shown no willingness to discus…
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The new head of the Tom Fletcher, a longtime British diplomat who took up the UN post last month, said his agency is asking for less money in 2025 than this year. | He said it wants to show "we will focus and target the resources we have," even as crises grow more numerous, intense and long-lasting. | His agency, the UN Office…
The critically acclaimed musical Wicked has been While a reason for the ban has not been given, local media reports have suggested that the ban may be linked to the film's LGBTQ cast. | The film, directed by Jon M. Chu, is an adaptation of Broadway's reimagining of The Wizard of Oz. It pre…
A delegation from Qatar will be hosted by 
Iranian authorities on Wednesday freed Nobel peace prize winner Addressing reporters in Paris, Mohammadi's 18-year-old son, Ali Rahmani, said he had been able to speak by phone to his mother for the first time in two years. | Her lawyer Mostafa Nili earlier announced on X that her jail sentence had been "suspended" for three weeks and she had…
South Korean lawmakers submitted a bill on Wednesday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol The surprise declaration of martial law in the major US ally late on Tuesday caused a standoff with parliament, which rejected Yoon's attempt to ban political activity and censor the media, as armed troops forced their way into the National Assembly building in Seoul. | The main opposition Democratic…
President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the "I'm doing this for the war fighters, not the warmongers. The Left is afraid of disrupters and change agents. They are afraid of @realDonaldTrump — and me. So they smear w/ fake, anonymous sources & BS stories. They don't want truth. Our warriors ne…
The UN mission to Afghanistan on Wednesday urged the A health ministry source and managers from private medical institutes, which offer training in subjects such as midwifery and nursing, told AFP on Tuesday the public health ministry had issued a directive fr…
US President-elect Donald Trump's recent Over the past 48 hours, Egyptian analysts and talk show hosts, known for their loyalty to the government of President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, denounced Trump's threats. | For his pa…
Efforts are underway in Egypt's El Quseir to contain an oil slick caused by the sinking of the cargo ship VSG Glory near the shore on 2 December. | The ship, en route from Yemen to Egypt's Port Tewfik, Greenpeace MENA reports the cargo included 4,000 metric tonnes of bran, 70 tonnes of fuel oil, and 50 tonnes of diesel. The incident caused a fuel spill, with some of the ship's 70-tonne oil reserv…
The Daily Mail has had to retract a story about troops sent to Ukraine "as cannon fodder" | The Daily Mail has had to retract a story, which claimed that female North Korean soldiers were assisting Russia in the Ukraine conflict. The image upon which the report was based turned out to be doctored. | The 
The chancellor has defended last month's phone conversation with the Russian president | It would be absurd not to communicate with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine conflict, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said. Germany and other EU states would be consigning themselves to irrelevance if the failed to do so, he told lawmakers in Berlin. | Scholz held a phone conversation with Putin in mid-November, which was their first in almost two years. The German head of government urged the Kremlin to withdraw its troops from territories claimed by Ukraine, reiterating his determination to support Kie…
The satellite was successfully launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Wedensday, the Defense Ministry has said | Russia's Aerospace Forces successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket on Wednesday, delivering a satellite into orbit. The carrier blasted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk Region. | A video of the take-off has been shared by Russia's Defense Ministry. In a statement on its official Telegram channel, the MOD said the launch of the rocket and onboard spacecraft, which will "serve the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defense," went smoothly. | The onboard satellite successfully enter…
Andrey Yermak is telling the president-elect's inner circle that Kiev won't stand in the way of peace | Vladimir Zelensky's right-hand man Andrey Yermak is trying to convince people close to US President-elect Donald Trump that Kiev could endorse his peace plans rather than being an obstacle, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The Republican has claimed that he can resolve the Ukraine conflict in 24 hours after he returns to the Oval Office in January. | Yermak, the chief of staff to the Ukrainian leader, is visiting the US to meet key figures picked by Donald Trump for his future administration, t…
South Africa's presidency is expected to change the group's vision of the world economy | As South Africa assumes the presidency of the G20 in December 2024, it carries the hopes of Africa and the Global South for a more equitable world order. This pivotal moment comes amid growing discontent over neo-colonial economic systems, wars of profit, and unchecked exploitation of natural resources by the Global North. South Africa's leadership must challenge these systemic injustices and forge a path toward unity, sustainability, and justice for the Global South. | The stakes: Neocolonialism and exploitation:…
Aleksey Poroshenko has reportedly flouted mobilization law and ignored multiple conscription notices | The eldest son of former Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko, Aleksey Poroshenko, is being sought by law enforcement for dodging the military draft, several Ukrainian media outlets reported on Wednesday, citing sources in the armed forces. | The news comes amid an increasingly violent According to the news out…
Yerevan has passed the point of no return in its relations with the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Nikol Pashinyan has said | Armenia will not participate in the affairs of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), and essentially considers itself out of the alliance, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said. | The CSTO, established in 1992 following the break-up of the USSR, comprises several former Soviet republics, with Armenia as one of its founding members. | Under Pashinyan's leadership, Armenia has distanced itself from the CSTO, having frozen its participation earlier this y…
The Russian president has praised African nations' development potential and defense of their sovereignty | Africa holds a special place for Russia, rooted in shared values of sovereignty and self-determination, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. | Speaking at the plenary session of the VTB Investment Forum 'Russia Calling!', Putin emphasized the connection between Russia and African nations. | "Africa may seem geographically distant, but it is a continent close to us in spirit," the Russian leader said, noting that African nations "cherish their sovereignty" and make decisions that serve the interest…
The Lobito Corridor in Angola demonstrates how the US can fund initiatives to strengthen economies in the region, the White House says | US President Joe Biden has toured the Angolan port of Lobito on the final day of his three-day trip to the Southern African nation before leaving office next month. | The Atlantic port terminal is part of the Lobito Corridor railway redevelopment, a flagship project of Biden's administration that connects Angola to Zambia's Copperbelt Province and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). Washington has invested nearly $4 billion in the 1,300-km railroad and related pr…
Market players betting "wildly" on the technology are risking a correction, Vanguard's chief economist has said | Investor enthusiasm for AI equities in the US stock market has overestimated the near-term potential of the technology, risking a "correction" in share prices, American asset management giant Vanguard has warned, according to the Financial Times. | AI-related stocks have become key drivers behind the rise of the US stock market, with the S&P 500 index soaring by 27% this year. About one fifth of the increase comes from the contribution of Nvidia, a core chip supplier for AI, which saw its stock pri…
Washington has an "ironclad" commitment to bringing the country into the EU and NATO, the Secretary of State has said | The US is considering additional sanctions against individuals in Georgia it has deemed responsible for brutal violence amid the ongoing unrest, according to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. | The country's pro-Western political parties are staging nightly protests in…
The Ukrainian leader has called on the US, EU and "everyone in the world" to follow Kiev's lead | Ukraine has sanctioned the government of another former Soviet republic, Georgia, which Vladimir Zelensky has accused of "surrendering" the country to Russia. | Georgia has been gripped by protests since late October, when the pro-Western opposition refused to recognize the results of a parliamentary election in which the ruling Georgian Dream party achieved a convincing victory. | The rallies turned violent last week after the government announced that it would suspend accession talks with the EU, citing "constan…
Arms sales to the island "seriously undermine" China's sovereignty, the Foreign Ministry has said | Beijing has imposed sanctions on more than a dozen US military firms and senior executives in response to the latest approval of arms sales by Washington to Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday. | Last week, the US State Department authorized an additional $385 million in military sales to Taiwan. In October, a potential $2 billion arms sale package was approved, on top of another $567 million signed off in September. | The latest of the agreements "seriously violates" the One-China princip…
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Combatientes de Hizbulá. El 26 de noviembre se anunció un alto el fuego en el Líbano. øQué significa? Se trata de un acuerdo de alto el fuego negociado por el imperialismo estadounidense y aplaudido por Francia y el resto de países de la Unión Europea. Según declaraciones a la prensa . . . | 
The Garnet Mountains lie between the Blackfoot and Clark Fork Rivers, stretching from Bonner to east of Drummond, Montana. They are south of the Bob Marshall and Scapegoat Wilderness areas and provide critical habitat to bull trout, grizzly bears, wolverines, and lynx, all of which are on the Endangered Species List. Yet, the Bureau of Land 
Amnesty International released a "landmark new report" on Thursday 5 December. It concluded that Israel "has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip". But nine hours later, BBC News was still nowhere to be found. The UK's state broadcaster apparently had nothing to say about "the world's best …
Paul Iddon writes that with thousands having fled the rebel offensive in Aleppo, Syrian Kurds fear for their future. Plus statements from the Syrian Democratic Forces, Syrian Democratic Council, Women's Protection Units, Kurdistan Democratic Communities Union and Kurdistan National Congress.
Ex-French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, member of parliament and president of the Ensemble pour la Republique parliamentary group, is applauded by members of parliament after he delivered a speech at the National Assembly in Paris, France, December 4, 2024. — ReutersPresident…
On November 27, Karim Khan, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, announced that he is seeking an arrest warrant against Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar's military junta, for his role in the commission of crimes against humanity against his country's Rohingya minority. This announcement comes at an awkward moment for American politicians of both parties who have been promising to impose sanctions on the ICC, its Prosecutor, its judges and their families as punishment for the ICC's "outrageous" issuance of arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant for their roles in the co…
PARIS, France | Xinhua | The deputies of the French National Assembly voted on Wednesday evening in favor of a no-confidence vote, forcing French Prime Minister Michel Barnier to resign and his government to collapse. A total of 331 deputies, mostly from left-wing parties alliance New Popular Front (NFP) and far-right party National Rally (RN), …
Across Canada and internationally, we are seeing a marked rise in violent repression of the Palestine solidarity movement. Independent Jewish Voices condemns the mounting criminalization of Palestine solidarity activism, and the use of excessive force by police to intimidate and harass activists. | On October 15, 2024, the Canadian government listed the group Samidoun, also known as the Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, as a "terrorist entity" under the Criminal Code, in response to months of pressure by pro-Israel lobby groups, a few Liberal MPs and the opposition Conservatives. On November 14, 2024, a…
Ensuring sustainable economic and social well-being of citizens will be the key topic of discussion…
The introduction of the tourist card is seen as a step towards greater convenience for international travellers…
Rather than seeking common African positions, prioritising Africa's development and peace can provide a foundation for meaningful global influence. The international order is being challenged by tensions between the global north or West and the emerging global south powers, particularly the BRICS+ group. In a divided world, major and middle powers from both sides are …
The statement follows the worst internet disruptions in the country and billions of rupees in losses to the national economy…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The cumulative investments in the oil and gas sector stood at over 7.5 billion dollars by the end on 2023 says the Petroleum Authority of Uganda. Peninah Aheebwa , the Director Economic and National Content Monitoring at the Petroleum Authority Uganda (PAU) reveals that as 2024 comes to the end, …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts attending the National Girls Summit have expressed concern that despite the push for affirmative action and policies to ensure girls stay in school, many still don't offer basics to ensure girls stay. Joseph Sewungu Gozanga a teacher and Member of Parliament says many schools don't have spaces where girls …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Association of Women Lawyers (FIDA Uganda) urged the government to fast-track the passing of the National Legal Aid Bill, a critical piece of legislation designed to enhance access to justice for vulnerable populations. The bill seeks to regulate legal aid service providers and ensure free legal services for …
A Sikh volunteer stands guard inside the holy Sikh shrine of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, in the northern state of Punjab, India, September 20, 2023. — Reuters Police arrest shooter from Golden Temple. Attack foiled due to "alertness", say police. Reason for attack…
Members of Canada's Sikh community participate in an 'Azad Khalistan' rally near Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in British Columbia, ahead of the Khalistan Referendum, on October 28, 2023. — Geo News
Soon after the disaster, several concerned lawyers arrived in Bhopal to provide legal assistance to the gas victims. Many 'ambulance chasers' also swooped down on the city in that guise, motivated by greed rather than compassion. Following the filing of many lawsuits against the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) by victims of the disaster through private 
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Pension of a 55-year-old person will be reduced by 10 percent…
The Kremlin's ban on LGBT propaganda should not be affecting homosexuals' private lives much, Valery Fadeev has said | The head of Russia's Human Rights Council has said the state ban on LGBT propaganda has no bearing on private homosexual relationships, and that he hopes gay people have not been negatively affected. | In an interview with the news outlet RBC published on Tuesday, Valery Fadeev was asked whether he thought the Kremlin is interfering in citizens' private lives. | "Homosexual relationships and propagandizing those relationships are different things," the human rights chief responded. "A homosexu…
This article was posted on the Bronx Anti-War Coalition website on Nov. 28, 2024. Syria has become the central target of a coordinated U.S./Zionist-backed offensive, because it plays a crucial role in the Resistance against U.S. and "israeli" dominance in the region. The offensive, led by terrorist proxies supported by . . . | 
This statement was posted by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine on Resistance News Network on Nov. 30, 2024. The terrorist gangs' attack on Aleppo is a Zionist and Western scheme that aims to undermine Syria's stability and its role in supporting the resistance. The Popular Front for . . . | 
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "I am working hard to promote the encouragement of migration from Gaza with the prime minister, and I am beginning to discover some openness on the matter," Ben Gvir said in an interview…
In a resolution passed by a 157-8 vote, with the United States and Israel among those voting no, and seven abstentions, the Assembly expressed "unwavering support, in acc…
On Nov. 28, some 20 protesters brought part of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City to a halt for five minutes. They jumped the barricades for a sit-in in the street to protest Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza. With their fists in the air and an . . . | 
Lebanese officials are considering dumping war rubble from Talks are taking place on reconstruction efforts following a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel which came into effect last week and followed months of intense Israeli bombing across Lebanon, including Beirut, which saw apartment blocks and homes flattened with thousands killed and wounded. | In a meeting held at the Serail Palace on Monday to address the war damage…
With a "The situation here is still the same as before the ceasefire," says Pierre, a schoolteacher in Rmeish, a small Lebanese town just 2km from the Israeli border. "The Israeli warning is still in place, and they are still bombing around us," he added. | "We still have to stay in our homes in Rmeish, we can't go to our neighbouring vill…
Brokered by the US and France, the From the agreement's implementation on 27 November until 25 January 2025, there will be a 60-day period for Israeli military forces to leave southern Lebanon. | Hezbollah agreed to transfer its arms north of the Litani River and the 
Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced that diplomatic contacts were "ongoing and intensified" to stop Mikati said that the Lebanese army was expanding deployment in south Lebanon, where Israeli forces were still occupying border areas. | He added that the Lebanese army had begun a…
Palestinians in the town of The town's residents told The New Arab that the Israeli army escalated its assault, besieging a school housing displaced people and targeting…
The Canadian government said the group had instigated "unrest in the Middle East" through various attacks on civilian and naval vessels in the Red Sea and other waters, as well as strikes on Israel. | It noted that the group was closely linke…
"Three Hamas terrorists who planned an imminent terrorist attack were eliminated" when the Israeli air force struck vehicles in the Aqaba area near Tubas, the military said. | Following the strike, "soldiers conducted a…
Upon arriving at the "Al-Yassin" station, the largest desalination station in northern Gaza, Saleh Barakat, 42 years old, was surprised to find its doors closed until further notice. | Barakat was one of hundreds of citizens who returned to their families without providing drinking water for their children due to the closure of the station.
Troops seize medics and open fire inside hospital building Occupation troops stormed the Turkish government hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Tubas yesterday afternoon and detained several doctors and the hospital's director after opening fire within the building. The soldiers were looking for a man wounded in an airstrike on a vehicle, but …
The conservative journalist believes the US and Russia are the closest they've ever been to a "nuclear holocaust" | Independent American journalist and political commentator Tucker Carlson has promoted an upcoming conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, promising to provide a perspective on how close Washington and Moscow could be to a direct clash. | Despite the growing risks of conflict, Americans are only provided the perspective allowed to them by "NBC News and The New York Times," Carlson said in a three-minute video on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, adding that viewers should get th…
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Workers World received this appeal from Nodutdol calling for a demonstration at the ROK (South Korean) Consulate in New York City at 57th Street and Park Avenue, Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 5 p.m. Join us this Wednesday as we mobilize against the martial law declared by South Korean president Yoon . . . | 
My trip through what appeared as a labyrinth of coincidences began when I received an email containing an obituary from the Nov. 23 New York Times about French Resistance hero Madeleine Riffaud, who died Nov. 6 in Paris at the age of 100. Madeleine Riffaud greeted by Vietnamese President Ho . . . | 
Plymouth, Massachusetts The article introduces speakers using the Indigenous nation(s) they are a member of in parentheses. Speakers use the original Indigenous geographical names. National Day of Mourning, Plymouth, Massachusettts, Nov. 29, 2024. (Photo: Cherie Lee, Facebook) Hundreds of Indigenous activists and their allies defied wind, cold and driving rain . . . | 
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol visits the Navy Special Warfare Flotilla in Jinhae, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, on March 10, 2023. (Republic of Korea, Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) By Kiji Noh / Consortium News South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared martial law, suspended the South Korean legislature and banned elected representatives from accessing the National …
The Lowndes, commander of the South Litani Sector, is a senior military figure with "significant experience" coordinating security and stability efforts with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the source said, adding that he wou…
The novel, Khalifah's first, appeared in Arabic in 2020 and is out this month in The short, bantering book starts on ordinary ground, introducing us to four bumbling Palestinian journalists in Jordan. But the action soon veers in…
"Rain soaks our open wounds, deepening the pain." | Instead of enjoying the warmth and comfort of their homes, this is how Gazans are describing the harsh reality of winter in displacement camps. | Currently, over For many, these conditions are reminiscent of 1948, during…
The first group of detainees which were held in the "As part of the political agreement between the three Arab bloc members…
Palestinians in the besieged Speaking to The New Arab, several Palestinians have argued that Abbas does have a role to play to end the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza, even if his actions may violate Palestinian laws. | "In Gaza…
The event will be just one of a handful of appearances that Prince William's wife, better known as Kate, has made since she was diagnosed with cancer in…
The "The partnership is expected to create thousands of highly skilled jobs over its lifetime and will see the launch of world-leading climate technology hubs across the UK and Qatar to accelerate development in climate-friendly technologies," according t…
Al-Nassr was already guaranteed a place in the round of 16 so Ronaldo, who has five goals in his last three matches, was rested. He watched from the sidelines. | Al-Sadd took the lead through Akram Afif, named the Asian player of the year in November, eight minutes after the break…
According to the Naval News website and open-source intelligence analysts, one of the vessels station…
"To safeguard a liberal South Korea from the threats posed by North Korea's communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements… I hereby declare emergency martial law," Yoon said in a live televised address to the nation. | It wasn't immediately clear how the steps would affect the country's governance and democracy. | Yoon — whose approval ra…
A Turkish court has jailed pending trial nine protesters who disrupted The incident occurred during Erdogan's televised address at a forum on Friday, where the protesters said the government was failing to uphold They chanted slogans…
Reversing an earlier ruling that found too much time had passed since the alleged wrongdoing, the Brussels appeals court said the women, born in Belgian-ruled Congo and now in their 70s, were abducted in "an inhumane act of persecution". | The conduct of colonial Belgium constituted a crime aga…
The American journalist made the statement as he previewed a conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov | American journalist Tucker Carlson has said the US government has been blocking his attempts to organize an interview with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky for more than a year. | On Wednesday, Carlson published a video on X in which he previewed the upcoming release of an interview with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. | The journalist said the conversation with Russia's top diplomat was aimed at providing a perspective on how close Washington and Moscow could be to a direct clash,…
Earlier this year, Gregor Formanek was deemed not fit to appear before the courts | German courts have opened the way for a 100-year-old alleged former concentration camp guard to stand trial, overturning an earlier lower court's decision that he was unfit to do so. | The suspect, identified as Gregor Formanek in the German media, was charged last year with complicity in the murder of more than 3,300 people while working in an SS guard battalion at the Sachsenhausen death camp during World War II. | An medical expert determined in February that the centenarian was unable to stand trial due to his physical and…
Union puts up banners and pins its colours to anti-worker protest as members react in disgust The Unite union has been condemned by workers and their union representatives for its attack on staff who complained about bullying in the unit run by Unite general secretary Sharon Graham's husband, Jack Clarke — who was on a …
The International Criminal Court's recent issuance of arrest warrants to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza has stirred up a considerable backlash. Dismissing the charges as "absurd and false," Netanyahu announced that Israel would "not recognize the validity" of the ICC's action. U.S. President Joe Biden denounced 
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces impeachment after opposition parties in the country's National Assembly introduced a motion to force him from office for his shocking declaration of martial law. The conservative Yoon made his announcement in a televised briefing Tuesday evening, accusing the liberal opposition of undermining the state and possibly colluding with North Korea. Thousands of Koreans massed at the parliament to oppose the move as lawmakers rushed inside to vote unanimously to overturn Yoon's declaration, which he rescinded just hours later. Yoon's ouster is now all but cert…
WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA | Xinhua | Namibia made history on Tuesday by electing the country's first female president, 72-year-old Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah from the ruling South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. The announcement marks a significant milestone in Namibia's 2024 presidential and National Assembly elections. The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) Chairperson Elsie Nghikembua declared the …
South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, lawmakers and people attend a rally to condemn president's surprise declaration of the martial law and to call for his resignation, at the national assembly in Seoul, South Korea December 4, 2024. — Reuters
People gather by the gate of the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. — ReutersSEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Wednesday he would lift a surprise martial law declaration he…
ALBAWABA — Uber, the American multinational transportation company that provides ride-hailing services, courier services, food delivery, and freight transport announced the launch of its new service, 'Uber by Woman.' This service offers female drivers for women riders who prefer this option for added safety. Currently, it is only available in Paris, France.Women in the driver seat: According to the company, the new 'Uber by Woman' service is now available in Paris, France, with no additional fees. However, it may take longer for the app to find a ride for women requesting female drivers. | "Waiting t…
ABC Pacific Australia's government is being condemned by climate action groups for discouraging the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from ruling in favour of a court action brought by Vanuatu to determine legal consequences for states that fail to meet fossil reduction commitments. In its submission before the ICJ at The Hague yesterday, Australia argued…
Sasha Yaropolskaya and Philippe Alcoy interviewed LeftEast editor Volodymyr Ishchenko, a Ukrain…
Recent actions at the 2024 International Association of Machinists (IAM) Grand Lodge National Convention in New York City point the way to increased labor movement leadership in combating climate change and creating a more just society. The IAM passed a resolution to include "Just Transition" in any actions oriented toward fighting climate change, creating new …
The decision was made during a meeting of the ministerial group on industrial development…
Uganda and Türkiye are bolstering their defence cooperation, with a focus on military equipment, training, and technology transfer. This growing partnership was reaffirmed during the 4th Uganda-Türkiye Defence Industries Cooperation meeting, held at the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) headquarters in Kampala today. Lt Gen James Mugira, Managing Director of NEC, emphasized the significance of the …
Ashley Smith explores the practical implications of the rise of China for socialists and activists fighting for a better and more just world today.
KITGUM, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) Kitgum Branch faces a significant challenge in recovering UGX 700 million in unpaid water bills accumulated over the past five years. Tonny Ojom, the Technical Supervisor at NWSC Kitgum Branch, revealed that despite numerous strategies aimed at encouraging customers to settle their …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Owners of Private schools and institutions have once again called on the government to address the challenges they face in delivering education. However, they remain firm in their opposition to any regulation on school fees. Under the National Private Education Institutions Association (NAPEIA), private school owners have highlighted the …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda's retirement benefits sector is now worth sh25.40 Trillion, an 18.6% increment from UGX21.4 trillion in 2023. According to the latest figures by the Uganda Retirement Benefit regulatory Authority (URBRA), the sector's contribution to the national GDP has grown to 12.2%, up from 10% in 2023 . The Annual …
GAZA | Xinhua | Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, on Friday claimed responsibility for a shooting attack at a bus of Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank that injured nine people. The brigades, in a statement, identified the shooter as 46-year-old Samer Mohammed Ahmed Hussein from the village of Einabus, south of …
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Far-right Dutch politician This comes after the Dutch Parliament voted to sanction the party's powerbroker and prominent Israeli settler leader, Wilders, who heads the Pa…
Airlines will soon resume flights to and from Lebanon, Beirut airport authorities said, after a ceasefire with Israel came into effect this week. | Head of the Rafic Hariri International Airport Fadi al-Hassan announced that some airlines have already begun flights to Jordan said it would restart flights on Sunday, while Iraq said it would begin flights next week. | Al-Hassan told local broadcaster LBC…
Hamas is open to discussing "all ideas and proposals", a senior official of the Palestinian group told AFP, as representatives arrived in Cairo Saturday for talks on a possible ceasefire in Gaza. | The group has "not received any new offer or proposal so far", the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the topic. | But Hamas "is open to discussing all ideas and proposals that lead to the end of the war, Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the return of the displaced, the entry of humanitarian and relief aid, and a serious deal to exchange prisoners," he said. | The…
Israel's former defence minister Moshe Yaalon on Saturday accused the Israeli army of "ethnic cleansing" in the Gaza Strip, sparking an outcry in the country. | "The road we are being led down is conquest, annexation and ethnic cleansing," Yaalon said in an interview on the private DemocratTV channel. | Pressed on the "ethnic cleansing" appraisal, he continued: "What is happening there? There is no more Beit Lahia, no more Beit Hanoun, the army intervenes in Jabalia and in reality the land is being cleared of Arabs." | The north of the Gaza Strip, which includes the areas Yaalon mentioned, has been the target…
In a letter to the UK The letter, spearheaded by MPs Richard Burgon and Imran Hussain, calls for sanctions following the International Court of Justice's The court labelled Israel's occupation as unlawful and demanded an end to it. | "The UK Governme…
Palestinian group Hamas published a video of an The family of hostage soldier 
Two children were killed by an Israeli missile that hit a tent encampment The children's mother and a sibling were also injured in the attack, according to medics at the Nasser Hospital. | Four people were killed in a separate strike in In the central Gaza camp of Nuseirat, an Israeli…
The US military has appointed Major General Jasper Jeffers to oversee the implementation of the The head of the Special Operations Command Central will carry out his mission alongside US Special envoy Jeff…
Pakistan is a Sunni-majority country, but Kurram district, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, near the border with Afghanistan, has a large 
Armed men in two speedboats took off with women and children after a Dozens of men and boys who were aboard the overcrowded dinghy jumped into the sea, Doctors Without Borders said. The group's boat, Geo Barents, arrived at the scene in international waters on Thursday, rescuing 83 men and unaccompanied mi…
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A Pakistani court approved bail for a journalist arrested this week after investigating claims of casualties in a "He should be hom…
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has called for the closure of French military bases in Senegal ahead of the upcoming 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre. | In an interview with AFP on Thursday, Faye said that France's military presence in Senegal is "incompatible" with the country's sovereignty. | The former tax inspector, who rose to power at the general election last March behind the promise of achieving Senegal's independence, said: "Sovereignty does not allow for foreign military presence on our soil." | However, Faye insisted that his call for the withdrawal of French troops should not be seen as a…
The On Thursday, Spain's Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo confirmed that the Council of Ministers had authorised the move, allowing STC to raise its voting rights from 4.97 percent and appoint a representative to Telefónica's board. | The decision…
The country is expected to focus on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and advancing the interests of the Global South…
The policy of incremental escalation is looking increasingly unwise | By Paul ROBINSON | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Back in 1997, when Ca…
On Papuan Independence Day, the focus is on discussing protests against Indonesia's transmigration programme, environmental destruction, militarisation, and the struggle for self-determination. Te Aniwaniwa Paterson reports. By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson of Te Ao MƒÅori News On 1 December 1961, West Papua's national flag, known as the Morning Star, was raised for the first time as…
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The proposed canal will be a joint effort led by Latin American and Caribbean businesses, with participation from China and open to international cooperation.
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Ghanaian Oil and gas expert says national content in the upstream sector, if handled very well may result in indigenous companies breaking out into international spheres. Egbert Faibile Jnr, the Chief Executive Officer at Petroleum Commission of Ghana also cautions that Uganda needs to ensure that petroleum revenues are …
People commute along a street amid heavy rains ahead of a cyclonic storm in Chennai, India, November 30, 2024. — AFP India's weather bureau urges fishing crews to stay off water. Predicts surging waves posing flood risk to low-lying coastal areas.At least 471 people moved to…
Gautam Adani, ranked the second richest man in India and the 22nd richest man in the world by Forbes, was indicted in New York on Nov. 20 on charges rising from the Foreign Corrupt Practices (FCP) Act, a U.S. anti-bribery law. A few days later, federal prosecutors issued arrest warrants . . . | 
Saudi Arabia has joined Gulf neighbours the UAE and Oman in the cricket world, with an announcement it will host India's IPL auction next year. | Meanwhile, Saudi teams won both their games in the AFC Champions League this week thanks to two goals each from Ivan Toney and Cristiano Ronaldo, while in England, Egyptian King Mo Salah is mulling his future at Liverpool. | Saudi Arabia enters cricket world with IPL auction | After spending billions on the 
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has expressed Cairo's support for the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity | Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has said Cairo is concerned over the recent escalation in Syria, in which jihadist militants launched a large-scale assault in Aleppo and Idlib provinces. | Abdelatty made the statement while being briefed on the situation by his Syrian counterpart, Bassam al-Sabbagh, in a phone call on Friday, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said. | Abdelatty expressed Egypt's "unwavering support" for Syria and its "national institutions, sovereignty, and territorial in…
Dr Ahmad al-Kahlout had refused to leave his patients Dr Hassam Abu Safiya, the director of the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, has paid tribute to his colleague Dr Ahmad al-Kahlout, the head of the hospital's intensive care unit. The Kamal Adwan is the only hospital in northern Gaza still functional in any form, …
An attack led by Hayat Tahrir-al-Sham has failed to establish permanent positions in Aleppo, the country's General Command has said | The Syrian military is not allowing terrorists that launched a surprise offensive on Aleppo to establish well-entrenched positions in the city and is gathering forces for a counterattack, the country's General Command has said. It admitted, however, that dozens of its troops have been killed in the fighting. | Earlier this week, the Hayat Tahrir-al-Sham (HTS) terrorist group, an offshoot of Jabhat al-Nusra, and its allies launched the first major attack in Syria in years, captur…
A coalition of Syrian rebels have reached deep into Syria's second city of The fighting is some of the deadliest since the last major round of fighting in 2020, with 277 people killed, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The toll includes 28 civilians, mo…
Moscow's new weapon could be used to hit Vladimir Zelensky's HQ in Kiev, Aleksey Zhuravlyov has said | Moscow could use its new Oreshnik ballistic missile to strike Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky's office in Kiev, senior Russian MP Aleksey Zhuravlyov has said. | Russia revealed the Oreshnik to the world on November 21, when it was used to hit a weapons factory in the Ukrainian city of Dnepr. President Vladimir Putin said the strike was a response to Ukrainian attacks deep inside Russia with Western-supplied missiles, including the ATACMS and Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG. | "I'm confident that the Russian Defense…
Voting got under way in Polls opened at 0700 GMT and will close at 2200 GMT as voters choose new members of the 174-seat lower chamber of parliament, the Dail. | Final opinion polling put the three main par…
A ceasefire in Lebanon was announced on Nov. 26. What does it mean? This is a ceasefire deal brokered by U.S. imperialism and applauded by France and the rest of the countries in the European Union. According to press statements the deal is to "secure Israel from the threat of . . . | 
The following statements were published by Resistance News Network on Nov. 27, 2024. Hamas — Islamic Resistance Movement We commend the pivotal role played by the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, in support of the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian resistance, and the great sacrifices made by Hezbollah and its leadership, . . . | 
The Palestinian Hamas group may drop some key demands in exchange for a Hamas has long conditioned the pullout of Israeli soldiers from the Gaza Strip in any deal. 
In the ruins of his home, Ibraheem* was rifling through the debris of his former life. On the floor, furniture was twisted with metal, breezeblocks and grubby clothes. | After 12 hours of driving, a journey which took four hours two months before, he cautiously returned home to reclaim what remained of his possessions after a year of conflict and an intense A huge bomb crater in the middle of the family home wiped out where colourful rugs once lay. In its place, a large unexploded bomb.
In February, the Hague Court of Appeal ordered the government to block those exports over concerns they were being used to violate international law during the war in Gaza, prompting the government to seek advice from the Supreme C…
Israel extended for one year a waiver allowing Israeli banks to work with Palestinian ones just days before it was due to expire, threatening to paralyse Palestinians financial institutions. | The extension was approved Thursday during a security cabinet meeting ahead of expiration of the waiver at the end of the month, a spokesman for far-right Finance Minister Smotrich had threatened in May to cut the vital connection between Israel and Palestinian banks in the occupied West Bank in retal…
The meetings in Geneva, the first since the US election, come after Tehran was angered by a European-backed resolution last week that criticised Iran for poor cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog. | A senior…
Moscow has observed a voluntary moratorium since 1990 | Russia does not rule out the resumption of nuclear tests, which it has not conducted since the waning days of the Soviet Union, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said. | Asked in an interview with TASS on Saturday whether Moscow is considering this option as a response to the escalatory actions of the US, Ryabkov replied that "the issue is on the agenda." 
November 24, 2024 The analysis that Raposo, editor of 
The Ukrainian leader has said Kiev could sign a truce without recapturing territory from Russia | Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has said for the first time that he might be willing to agree to a ceasefire with Russia without taking control of territory he demands be returned to Kiev. | Zelensky has previously insisted that only the "complete withdrawal" of Russian forces from territory that was once part of Ukraine and the restoration of the country's 1991 borders would serve as a precondition for peace negotiations. | In an interview with Sky News on Friday, Zelensky was asked to comment on recent report…
The Middle East is one of the most ancient regions on Earth. The world's first manmade cities were built here; Damascus, Syria, Jericho, Palestine, and Byblos, Lebanon. | For thousands of years, its historical legacy was protected not only by the governments and rulers of the territory but also by common citizens. However, the last century has witnessed the devastating destruction and looting of many archaeological sites in the Middle East. | The 
Long-range strikes are "reckless military adventurism" by the West and Ukraine, the country's leader has insisted | Pyongyang will continue to support Moscow in its quest to defend its national sovereignty against the West, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said, according to the state-run KCNA news agency. | Kim made the remarks during a meeting with Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, who arrived in Pyongyang on Friday to discuss defense cooperation between the two countries. | Relations between Russia and North Korea reached a new high in June when they signed the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic P…
The Gaza Strip has descended into anarchy, with Palestinians are suffering "on a scale that has to be seen to be truly grasped", Ajith Sunghay, head of the UN Human Rights Office in the Palestinian territories, said after concluding his latest visit to the devastated Palestinian terri…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called the meeting for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) a "moonshot moment" to protect and restore land and respond to drought. | Activists accused Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, of trying to water down calls to phase…
The "terrorist attack" was carried out by "gangs directed by Serbia," the breakaway region's prime minister has claimed | Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has accused the Serbian authorities of being behind a blast on a canal that provides water to the breakaway region's two main coal-fired power plants. | Kurti spoke about the attack on the Ibar-Lepenac waterway near the town of Zubin Potok during a televised address on Friday evening. Parts of the region could be left without power if the damage caused by the explosion is not fixed soon, he warned. | "This is a criminal and terrorist attack aimed at damagin…
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called for "navy policing" in the Baltic Sea to be carried out by countries in the region in order to counter Russia. | Tusk came up with the proposal on Wednesday before traveling to Sweden for a meeting of the heads of governments of the Baltic and Nordic nations. | He noted that NATO countries had already begun carrying out "air policing" above the territory of the Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. 
A group of the country's major news outlets have accused the maker of ChatGPT of breaking copyright terms by using news stories to train its chatbot | A coalition of Canadian news media corporations has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the creator of ChatGPT breached copyright and online terms of use to train its artificial intelligence models. | The suit, 
Pyotr Andryushchenko earlier revealed that around a third of residents have moved back to the city, which is now part of Russia | A Ukrainian official who revealed the extent to which former residents have returned to the now-Russian city of Mariupol has been fired. | According to a Telegram post by the Kiev-assigned city Mayor Vadim Boychenko on Saturday, his adviser Pyotr Andryushchenko has been stripped of his position and will no longer perform his duties as the official speaker of the Mariupol City Council. | The Black Sea city in the Donetsk People's Republic has been under Russian control since May 2022…
At least ten law enforcement officers have been injured in clashes with demonstrators in Tbilisi | Police detained several dozen protesters at demonstrations in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Friday night during unrest that ensued after opposition parties denounced the government's decision to freeze Georgia's EU accession talks. | According to a statement released on Saturday by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, at least 107 activists have been detained "for disobedience" and "petty hooliganism." | Crowds of protesters have been flocking to Tbilisi's central Rustaveli Avenue since Thursday evening, when G…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) is set to conduct a countrywide malaria indicator survey with data collection scheduled to start on Sunday. The results of this survey which is intended to obtain national estimates of the prevalence of malaria and its risk factors in addition to checking the levels …
Urgent call to action as 2.5 Million Ugandans reported to have lost their lives to drowning in the last decade. Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commissioner, International and Transboundary Water Affairs, Ministry of Water and Environment, Eng. Sowed Sewagude, has called for collective action in addressing the rising cases of drowning deaths which have …
Dmitry Pozhidaev — On November 29, 1943, amid the turmoil of World War II, the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ) proclaimed the foundation of a new Yugoslavia that envisioned a radically different future.
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Key provisions of the treaty include relaxed time limits, the ability to reinstate lost rights, and simplified processes for recording design assignments…
Vietnam, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates are reportedly interested in the BrahMos system | Three more countries are considering purchasing supersonic cruise missiles developed by Russian-Indian consortium BrahMos Aerospace, the joint managing director of the corporation told TASS on Wednesday. | Vietnam, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates are in talks with the New Delhi-based consortium to buy the missiles, Aleksandr Maksichev said. Saudi Arabia and Malaysia have also been named as potential buyers of the missiles. | The Philippines became the first foreign buyer of the BrahMos, receiving its firs…
The conglomerate has refuted claims against its board members, including Gautam Adani, Asia's second richest man | Indian conglomerate Adani Group has announced a loss of almost $55 billion in market value since The indictment issued on November 20 in New York accused Gautam Adani and several top managers of group companies of intentionally misleading international investors in relation to a $265 million bribery…
"Unpacking Reuse in Asia": A New Report Highlighting Regional Solutions to Combat Plastic Pollution: | GAIA Asia Pacific, Plasticdiet Indonesia, and Break Free From Plastic — are releasing a comprehensive report entitled, 'Unpacking Reuse in Asia ,' which emphasizes pioneering efforts across the region and offers scalable solutions to address the global plastics crisis. | From the Philippines' "Kuha sa Tingi" initiative, where consumers bring reusable containers to buy daily essentials, to India's Crockery and Cutlery Banks, which eliminate the need for disposable tableware at events, thes…
Pakistan's Babar Azam is first, India's Rohit Sharma is in second position…
Punjab Chief Minister said that she is extremely sorry for the suffering and trouble caused to the people…
Police officials said that more than 25 terrorists attacked the checkpost with rockets and hand grenades…
Members of Cleveland's Palestinian community and Palestine supporters marched on the home of Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne on Nov. 24 to demand the county divest from Israel Bonds. The county's investment in genocide is worth $16 million. Ronayne has adamantly refused to divest. Cleveland, Nov. 24, 2024. (WW Photo: . . . | 
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Nov. 21 for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister, Yoav Gallant, for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Gaza. The charges address crimes that began on Oct. 8, 2023, the day after the heroic Al-Aqsa Flood initiated . . . | 
The Israeli PM may have immunity from the ICC war crimes warrant, the foreign ministry in Paris has said | Arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be difficult, as he may have immunity from the International Criminal Court (ICC), French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has claimed. | The Hague-based court issued an arrest warrant for the Israeli leader last week, charging him and former defense minister Yoav Gallant with crimes against humanity over the invasion of Gaza. While a number of European countries have publicly declared that they would honor the warrant, Paris has hedged its bets.
A group of senior UK lawmakers and public figures have urged Washington and London to find a peaceful resolution to the conflict | British politicians and public figures have urged the US and the UK to work towards de-escalating the Ukraine crisis. The call was issued after London and Washington gave Kiev permission to launch long-range missiles they have given to Ukraine deep into Russian territory. | Last week, Ukraine launched long-range attacks on Russia's Bryansk and Kursk regions using US-made ATACMS missiles and British-supplied Storm Shadows. In response, Moscow deployed its brand-new hypersonic Oreshn…
US President The ceasefire will begin at 4: 00 am local time (0200 GMT), Biden said, speaking at the White House after Netanyahu's office said his ministers had approved the deal. | Ten ministers vote…
The 87-year-old's words, to diplomats at the Vatican, came just days after he called for an investigation into claims Israel was conducting "ge…
The Gaza-based group has blamed Israel for the failure of previous talks | The Palestinian militant movement Hamas has reportedly informed multiple international mediators that it is willing to reach an armistice with Israel, following the announcement of a truce in Lebanon. | The US-brokered ceasefire provides for a withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon within 60 days and the deployment of the Lebanese army along the border previously held by Hezbollah. | "Hamas appreciates the right of Lebanon and Hezbollah to reach an agreement that protects the people of Lebanon and we hope that this agreement…
The US-brokered ceasefire was announced on Tuesday following tense negotiations | A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanon-based armed group Hezbollah, brokered by the US and France, came into force at 4 am local time on Wednesday. There were no immediate reports of violations. 
Since the United Arab Emirates (UAE) normalised diplomatic relations with Israel in 2020 through the But their sense of security in the UAE may change as a result of this month's killing of Although not all the important facts surrounding the murder are clear, this deadly episode has created a situation…
Egypt welcomed on Wednesday the Israel-Lebanon In an official statement, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said "that the deal could contribute to de-escalation in the region by applying the 
This follows over two months of full-scale Israeli war on Lebanon, which broke out after nearly a year of cross-border clashes which began around the same time as Thousands of…
Two journalists were injured by Israeli gunfire while reporting from the southern Lebanese town of According to Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA), the attack occurred as the journalists were covering the return of residents to Khiam, a town that had seen heavy fighting. | The NNA said that Israeli forces in Khiam opened fire on the group of journalists, injuring two of them. | Video journalist Abdelkader Bay, one…
Tens of thousands of Under the terms of the deal that brought the war to a halt, the Lebanese military started reinforcing its presence in the country's south. | The war escalated after nearly a year of cross-border fire launched by Hezbollah in support of its Palestinian al…
A US general will lead an international committee tasked with monitoring the The ceasefire was announced on Tuesday by Israel, the US, and French leaders, Beirut made an official announcement Wednesday morning when the truce came into effect, while US envoy Amos Hochstein played a key role in mediating the negotiations between Israel and Lebanon. | There was also reportedly a addendum agreed with the US…
The International Criminal Court's (ICC) recent issuance of It is the first time the court has targeted leaders from a Western-aligned nation, setting a groundbreaking precedent for 
When Samir Al-Dadah woke up from a two-week coma after The 39-year-old completely lost his hearing on 24 December 2023 after the Israeli bombing, which killed over 20 people, including five of his family members. | He was wounded in his foot and back, but more startling was when people…
The truce, which began at 4: 00 am (0200 GMT), should bring to a halt a war that has hundreds of thousands into displacement in the country, and plunged the region into further chaos. | The Israeli army warned soon after the ceasefire began that residents of south Lebanon should not approach Israeli army positions and villages its forces had ordered…
Israel unleashed hell on Lebanon and its capital on Tuesday, hours before a While Beirut has been targeted multiple times since Israel dramatically escalated its war on Lebanon in mid-September, Tuesday's airstrikes were the most violent, with a string of deadly attacks in different locations in the city. | The strikes began shortly after the Israeli military issued evacuation orders. | A building in the Basta area – already hit…
The commander of an Israeli brigade has handed in his letter of Yoav Yarom, a reservist colonel and chief of staff in the Golani Brigade, asked to resign from his post on Monday over the death of 71-year-old Yarom took…
In video footage widely shared online, the soldiers break into the church at night with torches and mimic the religious imagery on the walls, before going on to imitate a bride and groom at the altar while holding microphones. | The soldiers then procee…
If no last-minute obstacles arise, Israel and Lebanon are expected to officially sign off on a US-brokered truce deal on Tuesday, which could end a devastating Israeli assault that has killed thousands and Ceasefire negotiations, which were mediated by US envoy Amos Hochstein, are said to be in the very final stages, after reports on Monday that stated both Israel and Lebanon's leadership had greenlighted a two-month truce. | The truce could commence as early as Wednesday,…
The In a statement carried by the state news agency, the ministry thanked Turkish authorities for "their cooperation in arrestin…
The breakdown of private Russia-NATO diplomacy increases the risks of a terrible event | The ongoing standoff over Ukraine is increasingly becoming a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO, raising serious concerns about the risk of nuclear escalation. | In this new phase, both Moscow and the bloc's leading members have nuclear capabilities, and how these powers communicate with each other has become crucial. The question is whether sufficient signals are being sent, red lines are being properly marked, and deterrence is being maintained. | During the Cold War, a system of communication was gradually dev…
The initial goal is reportedly to reestablish basic engagement between Washington and Pyongyang | US President-elect Donald Trump's team is contemplating direct talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in an effort to lower the risks of a potential armed conflict, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing sources. | The North Korean leader this month accused the US of fueling tension and provocations, claiming that by doing so, Washington is raising the risk of a nuclear war. | People familiar with the matter told the outlet that an initial goal would be to reestablish basic engagement and break the ice with Kim.
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Dozens of students and longtime labor activists gathered at Boston's Democracy Brewery Nov. 23 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the historic Boston national "Freedom March against Racism." Front page Workers World, Dec. 20, 1974. (Photo: UMass Boston archives On Dec. 14, 1974, over 25,000 demonstrators turned out — from . . . | 
The head of a prominent anti-landmine NGO advocates for giving them to Kiev despite the atrocious history of their use | A former British army general, now the CEO of the largest Western NGO focused on demining efforts, has decided it is a good idea for the United States to send deadly anti-personnel mines to Ukraine (which will almost certainly use them against Russian civilians). This is absolutely insane logic. | The US government recently 
Neither Vladimir Putin nor Vladimir Zelensky will agree to sign any deal the US president-elect could offer, Dmitry Kuleba has claimed | US President-elect Donald Trump will not be able to keep his promise of swiftly ending the Ukraine conflict after returning to the White House, Kiev's former foreign minister, Dmitry Kuleba, has claimed. | Neither Russian President Vladimir Putin nor Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky would be willing to sign a deal that the incoming Trump administration could put forward, Kuleba told Politico on Wednesday, in what the outlet described as a "grim" and "pessimistic" interview.
The outgoing White House team reportedly wants Vladimir Zelensky to remove his objections to conscripting the country's youth | President Joe Biden's outgoing US administration is urging Ukraine to lower the country's conscription age to 18, in a desperate bid to increase its military ranks, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Wednesday. | A senior US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told the news agency that the White House believes the move is essential in order to bolster Kiev's fighting capabilities. | Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has previous pledged not to force his country's you…
The bloc has received a complaint from Romania, alleging the platform "amplified" anti-NATO presidential candidate Calin Georgescu's content | The European Commission has received a complaint from Romania's national media watchdog Ancom urging a probe into TikTok's handling of the country's presidential election, The Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing a written statement it received from Brussels. | Calin Georgescu, who is a critic of NATO and opposes arming Ukraine, surged into a lead, stunning mainstream candidates in the first round of the presidential election last Sunday. TikTok was reportedly…
Vladimir Zelensky previously claimed that only some 31,000 Ukrainian servicemen had been killed | Up to half a million Ukrainian troops have been killed or wounded in the ongoing conflict with Russia, according to new estimates provided by The Economist, which cited leaked intelligence reports, official statements and open sources. | In an article published on Tuesday, the outlet noted that it is difficult to calculate Kiev's actual losses, given that Ukrainian officials and their allies are "reluctant to provide estimates." | Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky claimed in February that only 31,000 troops had been kil…
Soldiers have complained that many newly supplied mortar shells misfire or fail to explode on impact | Ukrainian authorities have launched an investigation after troops fighting on the front line received a shipment of defective mortar shells. | The problem was first revealed by Yury Butusov, editor-in-chief of the popular news website 
Most of the drones were intercepted, according to the air force, but apartment buildings and critical infrastructure such as the national power grid were damaged. | No casualties were immediately reported in the 17 targeted regions.
Officials in Kiev had to quickly devise a plan B in the wake of the Republican triumph in the US elections, Ukrainska Pravda has reported | Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky and his team had been banking on Democratic candidate Kamala Harris winning November's US presidential election, Ukrainska Pravda has reported. With Donald Trump having emerged victorious, senior officials in Kiev are allegedly concerned that the Republican will be far less accommodating to their requests than a Democrat president. | While on the campaign trail, Trump repeatedly vowed to put an end to the Ukraine conflict. While he has ye…
European NATO nations can't stand up to the Kremlin without US support, the former German chancellor has said | European NATO member-states must enhance their defense capabilities in order to deter potential Russian aggression, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned. The former politician also expressed concern that US President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House could potentially undermine regional security. | Speaking during a presentation of her memoirs, titled 'Freedom: Memories 1954-2021', in Berlin on Tuesday, Merkel acknowledged that her government had failed to reach NATO's 2% de…
Slovakia's Robert Fico says he has a "keen interest" in paying tribute to the Red Army's role in defeating the Nazis | Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has accepted an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to take part in the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazism next year. | "The government of Slovakia puts full value in the legacy of the fight against fascism, the historical truth about the Second World War and the role played by the Red Army in it," Fico wrote on Facebook on Wednesday, confirming that his office had received a formal invitation from the Kremlin. | The USSR…
The regulator will suspend its operations on the foreign exchange market to reduce ruble volatility | The Bank of Russia announced on Wednesday it will suspend purchases of foreign currency on the domestic exchange from November 28 until the end of the year, to reduce market volatility. | The announcement came as the Russian currency slid to near-record lows, reaching 114 rubles against the US dollar on Wednesday. | The regulator also said it will continue to sell foreign currency to replenish the National Wealth Fund. The volume of such operations currently amounts to 8.4 billion rubles ($74 million) per day,…
The Catholic Church has faced a slew of scandals involving clergymen who used false mystical experiences to harm others | Pope Francis has instructed the Vatican to explore whether the Catholic Church should classify "spiritual abuse" as a crime to prevent priests from using alleged mystical experiences to harm others. | The head of the Vatican's doctrinal department, Cardinal Victor Fernandez, met with Pope Francis last week to discuss the proposal and signed a communiqué to address a longstanding dispute among canonists on the concept of "false mysticism." | Following their meeting on Friday, the Pope…
The incoming US president's team has been targeted by "swatting" and bomb threat calls | A number of candidates for top posts in Donald Trump's administration have been targeted with bomb threats and 'swatting' calls, according to the presidential transition team. | Trump won the November 5 election and is scheduled to be sworn in as the 47th US president on January 20 next year. He has already announced dozens of names of future officials, some of whom need to be approved by the Senate first. | "Last night and this morning, several of President Trump's Cabinet nominees and administration appointees were targe…
Instead of reducing biases, DEI programs 'heighten racial suspicion,' research has found | The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs that have become commonplace at US colleges and corporations and are meant to tackle discrimination could actually be counterproductive and incite racial tension, a new study has found. | The report by Rutgers University's Social Perception Lab and Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) published on Monday, found that certain DEI practices have led some participants to become irrationally confrontational. | "Across all groupings, instead of reducing bias, [DEI train…
Audrey Diwan says young people in her country are rejecting intimacy in favor of emotional detachment | French filmmaker Audrey Diwan, whose latest film 'Emmanuelle' is an English-language remake of the notorious 1970s soft-porn classic, has raised eyebrows with her comments about shifting attitudes towards sex among younger generations in France. | In an interview with Izvestia ahead of the film's release in Russia on Thursday, Diwan expressed concern over what she perceives as a growing disinterest in intimacy among young people in her home country. | "Young people refuse sex. There is a revolution in our ci…
The government is working to employ artificial intelligence in sectors such as administration and defense | The Russian government plans to check artificial intelligence models to ensure they do not pose "threats to national security and defense," business daily Kommersant has reported, citing a new federal project on digital public administration. | The government earlier said it was seeking to accelerate the introduction of AI technology in areas including public administration and defense. | The planned security checks will apply to AI models that detect patterns based on government data sets, according to…
The tit-for-tat response will affect the media group ARD, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said | Two employees of German media group ARD have been ordered to leave Moscow in response to the expulsion of staff from Russia's Channel 1 from Berlin, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. | Earlier in the day, Russian public broadcaster Channel 1 announced that journalist Ivan Blagoy and cameraman Dmitry Volkov have been ordered to leave Berlin by early December, with the German authorities citing national security concerns. | "As a mirror measure, German correspond…
The Russian currency plunged to 113 rubles against the dollar on Wednesday amid mounting geopolitical instability | The Russian ruble has continued to slide, reaching 113 against the US dollar on Wednesday, trading data from the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) showed. The sharp decline comes amid Western sanctions and growing geopolitical uncertainty, analysts say. | On Wednesday, the ruble was trading at its lowest since March 2022. The Russian currency has fallen to 119 to the euro. | The ruble's slump has been exacerbated by the latest Western sanctions, analysts told business daily RBK. 
Berlin's response comes after Moscow already had announced reciprocal measures | Germany has denied claims made by Russian public broadcaster Channel 1 that the EU country has ordered the closure of its Berlin bureau, insisting that the allegations are untrue. | Christian Wagner, the official representative of the German Foreign Ministry, reacted to the claims at a Cabinet briefing on Wednesday, saying, "Russian statements are not true. The government did not close the bureau of this channel. Russian journalists can, as before, broadcast freely and unhindered in Germany." | EU sanctions, which censor broadcast…
The TV station has said its staff have been told to leave Berlin | The German government has ordered the closure of Russia's Channel One office in the country, the broadcaster has said. | Correspondent Ivan Blagoy and cameraman Dmitry Volkov were told to depart from Berlin in early December, Channel One announced in a statement on Wednesday. | The German authorities explained the move by citing the country's security policy, the broadcaster added. | Channel One described the expulsion of its staff as "a punishment for truth and professionalism." It said Blagoy and Volkov "have made powerful enemies for themsel…
Vehicles carrying food for 1.5 million people are heading to 14 severely deprived areas, a UN spokesperson has said | More than 700 trucks carrying food aid have been sent to famine-hit regions of Sudan, the UN World Food Program announced on Tuesday. | Sudan's Sovereign Council leader, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, confirmed on Monday that the airports in El Obeid, Kadugli, and Damazine would function as humanitarian hubs. The locations, previously inaccessible due the current armed conflict, will now facilitate aid distribution for UN agencies, according to officials. | "In total, the trucks will carry about 17,50…
The Russian military has seized control of the village of Novaya Ilyinka, representing an important advance in southwest Donbass | The Russian Defense Ministry has announced the liberation of the village of Novaya Ilyinka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). | The small village lies directly to the north of the key town of Kurakhovo, across the eponymous reservoir. | Over the past few weeks, the town had been among the main targets of the ongoing Russian offensive in the southwest of the DPR, with Moscow's forces advancing on it from the eastern, southern and northern directions. | Kurakhovo has been heavil…
Baghdad – Impunity for As the country's private security industry shifts ever more into local hands, with a focus on protecting energy installations in the southern part of the country, a case involving incidents from over 20 years ago has now resulted in millions being awarded to surv…
"The night of the pig, Cometh. LEAVE. By Order of the Blood Of Christ Crusaders": This is the letter Marah's mum finds at their door, complete with upside-down red crucifixes and an image of a pig's head. It is a warning from the far-right, fascist Christian militia, the Bloods, of what is to come. And come it does. | 
For years, fashion has provided a space for limitless creativity, allowing iconic ideas to come to life. | However, in recent years, especially with the rise of For instance, a Burberry hoodie with a noose around the neck, from the 2…
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Pakistani protesters demanding the release of Convoys of pro-Khan demonstrators have been marching on Islamabad since Sunday, hauling aside roadblocks and skirmishing with police and paramilitary forces firing volleys of rubber bullets and tear gas. | Khan has been jailed since last summer, sidelined by dozens of legal cases he claims…
More than 300 Afghan journalists have suffered rights breaches since Afghanistan's media sector has dramatically shrunk under three years of Taliban government, while international monitors have criticised Kabul's new rulers for allegedly trampling reporters' rights. | Research by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and its Geneva-based Human Rights Office said journali…
Shoigu, a former defence minister, also said the US should play a leading role in rebuilding Afghanistan in view of its many years of military involvement in the country. | Taliban…
The world's chemical watchdog said Monday that it was "seriously concerned" by large gaps in Syria agreed in 2013 to join the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, shortly after an alleged chemical gas attack killed more than 1,400 people near Damascus. | "Despite more than a decade of intensive work, the Syrian Arab Republic chemical weapons dossier still can…
President-elect Donald Trump is not taking any chances this time around. Three weeks after his Talking heads in D.C. remind us that the only predictable thing about Donald Trump is his unpredictability. But that isn't strictly true. Rather, Trump's cabinet picks reveal an ideological, religious essence that first reared its head in Trump's first…
President Donald Trump won a resounding mandate at the start of November, and he will return to the White House in January. | This week on The New Arab Voice podcast we look at how a new Trump administration might approach the Middle East, what will they want to achieve, and how will the region's governments deal with Trump this time round. | Can Trump end the ongoing war in Gaza? Will the Abraham Accord negotiations be restarted, and will Trump be able to get Saudi Arabia on board? And what will happen with Iran? Can a deal be done, or will it be a return to a campaign of maximum pressure? | We speak with Bri…
Union under Graham promoted husband Clarke to manage unit despite final warning for bullying — now Unite has suspended staff accusing him and members of his management team of bullying GMB union members working in Unite's 'National Bargaining and Disputes Support Unit' (BDSU) scheduled to strike next week over alleged 'bullying and victimisation' by the …
Share Subscribe now Situation The International Criminal Court (ICC) recently issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former military chief Yoav Gallant, as well as Hamas military commander Mohammad Deif. The ICC Prosecutor had requested these warrants in late May. As co-perpetrators, Netanyahu and Gallant are wanted for "the war crime of …
Damascus countryside, SANA- The Syrian authorities on Wednesday launched works to reopen the international road linking the Jdeidet Yabous crossing with the Lebanese border after filling in the craters resulting from the Israeli aggression and creating a temporary road until the completion of the full rehabilitation works. Syrian officials at the border site said that …
President-elect of the US Donald Trump and NIH director nominee Dr Jay Bhattacharya. — Reuters/filePresident-elect Donald Trump has decided to appoint Dr Jay Bhattacharya as the next director of the National Institute of Health . Announcing the new appointment, Trump…
Former US President Donald Trump gestures during an event following his arraignment on classified document charges, at Trump National Golf Club, in Bedminster, New Jersey, US, June 13,2023. — ReutersWASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has officially signed…
In the first 10 months of this year, more than 5.4 million international tourists visited Brazil…
In the dying days of his administration, President Biden must have needed a reminder by his officials on November 22. He had to decide whether Nicaragua still poses an "unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States". Presumably he agreed that it does, because he renewed its status 
The following is the text of the main report given by Communist Party USA Co-Chair Joe Sims to the CPUSA National Committee meeting in New York on Nov. 16. For more information on the event and the decisions made, see our earlier article in People's World. Well comrades, the election results are in, and to …
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