Positive Universe: Peace Education

Dave DeCamp (2025-02-10). Trump Says He's 'Committed to Buying and Owning Gaza'. news.antiwar.com On Sunday, President Trump continued to push his idea for a US takeover of the Gaza Strip, saying he was "committed" to owning the Palestinian territory. "I'm committed to buying and owning Gaza. As far as us rebuilding it, we may give it to other states in the Middle East to build sections of it," …

Editor (2025-02-10). Truth About USAID Cuts: Trump Will Keep Regime Change Ops Going in Other Agencies. scheerpost.com By Rania Khalek / BreakThrough News Rania Khalek and Eugene Puryear blast the notion that Donald Trump is "anti-war," exposing both his call for the US to "take over the Gaza Strip" and the real motives behind his and Elon Musk's defunding of USAID. They explain how Israel failed to seize control of Gaza, yet …

DikelediM (2025-02-10). Historic summit brings hope for peace in the DRC. sanews.gov.za Historic summit brings hope for peace in the DRC | President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated South Africa's commitment to a diplomatic solution that ensures stability in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its neighbours, while also protecting the well-being of the Congolese people. | | In his weekly newsletter to the nation, President Ramaphosa said South Africa supports the right of the Congolese people to live free from forces that violate their human rights, plunder their natural resources and terrorise their communities. | | "South Africa stands in solidarity with the Congolese people and their aspirati…

The Independent (2025-02-10). Fr Odeda criticized for asking Kabale diocese to vote for only Catholics. independent.co.ug Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabale Diocesan Peace and Justice Tribunal has come under criticism from sections of the public in the Kigezi region for allegedly promoting sectarianism ahead of the 2026 general elections. Concerns emerged last week after Rev. Fr. Felix Eugene Odeda, the Muko Parish priest in Rubanda Deanery and …

presstv.ir (2025-02-10). Focus on threat of Israel's nuclear arsenal: Iran embassy rejects Telegraph's 'lies'. presstv.ir Iran's embassy on London advised the British media, not least the Telegraph, to focus on the "imminent threat" posed by Israel's arsenal of nuclear weapons to international peace and security.

Ed Sykes (2025-02-10). The dancer who unfurled the Sudan/Palestine flag at the Superbowl timed it perfectly. thecanary.co A peace protester highlighted the death and destruction in Palestine and Sudan at Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday 9 February. They managed to unfurl the countries' flags during a performance of tv off. However, the security guards who tackled the Black protester all seemed to be white, in a microcosmic example of […] | By

The Independent (2025-02-10). President Museveni salutes Brig Gen Oluka for service to Uganda. independent.co.ug Kalaki, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has hailed the late Brig. Gen. Charles Oluka, the former Director General of the Internal Security Organization (ISO), for his outstanding contribution to Uganda's peace, stability, and prosperity. "The country has lost a true patriot. He did a commendable job as Director General of ISO. He …

The Independent (2025-02-10). Karamoja leaders urged to support security forces to restore peace. independent.co.ug Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the Karamoja sub-region have praised the joint security forces for restoring peace in the region. Peter Lokeris, the Minister for Karamoja Affairs lauded the security forces for reclaiming back the glory of Karamoja after a long time of instability. Lokeris appealed to the people to desist from …

Our Reporter (2025-02-10). President Museveni Salutes Brig. Gen. Oluka for His Service to Uganda. plusnews.ug President Yoweri Museveni has hailed the late Brig. Gen. Charles Oluka, the former Director General of the Internal Security Organization (ISO), for his outstanding contribution to Uganda's peace, stability, and prosperity. "The country has lost a true patriot. He did a commendable job as Director General of ISO. He has died in the prime of his …

Karen Juster Hecht (2025-02-10). Sunday 2/16: Hamze Awawde, Palestinian Peace Activist, on the Possibilities for a Shared Future. indybay.org Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar St, Berkeley CA…

Rebecca Ebner-Landy (2025-02-10). The Weekly Round Up: Review of Lucy Letby's case, Vos's AI endorsement, US trade war heats up and a deprivation of liberty order in the Court of Appeal. ukhumanrightsblog.com In UK News Medical experts have claimed that Lucy Letby did not murder any babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, concluding that the infants died of natural causes and negligent medical care. Having reviewed the medical evidence, a panel of 14 world-leading neonatologists have concluded that they "did not find any murders". The case …

____ (2025-02-10). A Little Bit On An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. smoothiex12.blogspot.com You know, famous Adam Smith's treatise which gives some (not all) reasonable insights into the nature of wealth accumulation. And since I mentioned today this "moron with Ph.D" such as Sarah. C. Paine who for some unknown reason teaches "strategy" in otherwise respectable US Naval War College, there are certain material signs of the wealth. We should start with recognizing the fact that REAL wealth's accumulation is susceptible to such events as continental warfare, which neither the UK nor, especially, the US know. As a result, not experiencing such pleasantries of continental warfare such as material devastatio…

Staff (2025-02-10). Headlines for February 10, 2025. democracynow.org Constitutional Crisis: Trump Admin Hints It Will Ignore Judge's Ruling to Block Musk from Treasury Records, Freed Palestinians Say They Were Held by Israel in "Torture Center" Without Food, Water, In Occupied West Bank, Israel Kills Two Women, Including One 8 Months Pregnant, U.N. Warns U.S. Cuts Could Lead to 6 Million AIDS-Related Deaths as Trump Moves to Dismantle USAID, National Institutes of Health Moves to Cut $4 Billion in Biomedical Research, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Brink of Being Shuttered After Saving Consumers $21 Billion, Trump Announces 25% Tariff on Steel and Alumin…

Staff (2025-02-10). Constitutional Crisis: Who Is Musk's "DOGE Army," Gutting Gov't Agencies as Courts Question Legality? democracynow.org We look at how Elon Musk's executive branch agency, the Department of Government Efficiency, known as "DOGE," is wreaking havoc, with young male software engineers slashing government services and funding in what legal experts are saying could amount to a "constitutional crisis." Most of the DOGE staffers are pulled from Musk-linked tech companies and have limited work and educational experience. "Even if these young men are very technically gifted … some of them seem to have questionable backgrounds," says Wired reporter Vittoria Elliott, who has revealed key details a…

Staff (2025-02-10). Mustafa Barghouti on Trump, Ethnic Cleansing & Israel "Moving the War" from Gaza to the West Bank. democracynow.org Israel "has moved the war from Gaza to the West Bank," says the Palestinian National Initiative's Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, who joins us from Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military's ongoing assault there has displaced over 35,000 Palestinians through evictions, destruction of infrastructure and indiscriminate attacks resulting in over 80 deaths. Barghouti also condemns Donald Trump's declaration that the U.S. should take over the Gaza Strip. He calls both the "theft of Gaza" and the military campaign in the West Bank war crimes.

krish-rad_ind (2025-02-10). Israeli Soldiers Get Travel Insurance for Potential War Crimes Arrests. palestinechronicle.com

newarab (2025-02-10). Four Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza despite ceasefire. newarab.com Four Palestinians including an elderly woman were killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, despite Local sources said that Israeli troops targeted three of the Palestinians as they travelled to their destroyed homes to inspect them, east of the Kuwait Roundabout in Gaza City, where Israeli forces…

newarab (2025-02-10). Hamas, Israel complete fifth prisoner swap under Gaza deal. newarab.com Hamas and Israel completed the fifth prisoner swap under a fragile Gaza ceasefire deal on Saturday, with many of the Palestinians released suffering health problems from mistreatment in Israeli prisons, according to a local rights monitor. | Israeli released 183 Palestinians in exchange for Hamas freeing three Israeli captives held in Gaza. | Of the Palestinians released, seven were hospitalised and the majority were in poor health, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club said, accusing Israel of "systematic abuse". | An AFP correspondent later reported that more than 100 Palestinian prisoners had arrived in Gaza. | T…

newarab (2025-02-10). Israel withdraws from key Gaza road as UN says famine averted. newarab.com A Hamas official said Israeli troops completed their withdrawal on Sunday from a strategic road cutting through the As negotiations are set to begin on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire, which is intended to pave the way for a permanent end to the war, Palestinians on Sunday were able to cross the An official from…

Chaim Levinson (2025-02-10). Qatar warns Israel Netanyahu's conduct is threatening current stage of hostage deal. haaretz.com Qatar is deeply displeased with Netanyahu's conduct following his week of euphoria in Washington, particularly his statements about displacing Palestinians and the failure to send a delegation to Doha last Monday to start negotiations…

newarab (2025-02-10). Arab states slam Netanyahu on Saudi Arabia-Palestinian comments. newarab.com Arab governments have slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks that a Palestinian state should be established in Saudi Arabia. | Netanyahu — Riyadh quickly rebuffed the Israeli leader's comments in a foreign ministry s…

newarab (2025-02-10). Netanyahu 'seeks end to Gaza truce' as phase two talks uncertain. newarab.com Israeli Prime Minister Sources told Israeli publication Haaretz that Netanyahu's sending of an Israeli delegation to

presstv.ir (2025-02-10). Israel turning into 'laughingstock of Middle East': Ben-Gvir. presstv.ir The far-right Israeli politician has strongly denounced Netanyahu's handling of the war in the blockaded Palestinian territory…

Salman Shaheen (2025-02-10). Labour must not let the polls spook it into chasing Reform rightwards. leftfootforward.org If Labour try to act like a slightly nicer version of Reform, it's not going to win over the 90% of Reform's voters who would vote Reform anyway…

newarab (2025-02-10). Lebanon Finally Decides. newarab.com Lebanon finally has a new president. | After an over two year wait, Joseph Aoun was chosen to be the new President of Lebanon, with a healthy majority of the votes in parliament . | Aoun, who is also the commander-in-chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces comes into office with a bulging in tray of problems to sort out. | This week on The New Arab Voice podcast, we examine what Aoun's priorities will and what are the challenges that he will have to face? Can Aoun bring stability to the Israel/Lebanon border? And following their war with Israel, where does Hezbollah stand in this new phase of Lebanon's history. | J…

_____ (2025-02-10). Italian investigative journalist Francesco Cancellato targeted with Paragon spyware. fanpage.it

newarab (2025-02-10). 35,000 Palestinians displaced by Israeli assault on West Bank. newarab.com

newarab (2025-02-10). Israeli forces kill pregnant Palestinian woman in Nur Shams camp. newarab.com Israeli forces killed two Palestinian woman, including one who was pregnant, in the Nur Shams refugee camp on Sunday, amid an expanding Israeli Sondos Jamal Muhammad Shalabi, 23, and Rahaf Fuad Abdullah, 21, were killed during an

newarab (2025-02-10). Netzarim exit proves Israel 'failure to reach war goals': Hamas. newarab.com

presstv.ir (2025-02-10). Netzarim withdrawal another 'failure' of war goals for Israel: Hamas. presstv.ir Hamas says the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Netzarim Corridor is another failure for the occupying regime in achieving its declared goals in the 15-month-long genocidal war on Gaza.

Clau O'Brien Moscoso, Black Agenda Report. (2025-02-10). US Puppet Narco State: CIA/State Department Control Over Ecuador. popularresistance.org On January 3rd, Black Agenda Report contributor Clau O'Brien Moscoso interviewed economic analyst Juan Fernando Terán on the deadly war on crime that President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa has imposed on the Ecuadorian people, with fatal consequences for African, indigenous and poor communities. One such case is that of the Guayaquil Four , four young African boys forcibly disappeared then murdered by members of the Ecuadorian Air Force on Dec 8, 2024. The following is the second part of the interview…

Matt Willgress, Morning Star. (2025-02-10). Socialism Or Barbarism: A Statement Of Fact. popularresistance.org Engels once said that capitalist society "stands at the crossroads, either transition to socialism or regression into barbarism." | Commenting on these remarks during World War I, the great socialist Rosa Luxemburg said: "What does 'regression into barbarism' mean to our lofty European civilisation? Until now, we have all probably read and repeated these words thoughtlessly, without suspecting their fearsome seriousness. A look around us at this moment shows what the regression of bourgeois society into barbarism means. This world war is a regression into barbarism. The triumph of imperialism leads to the annihil…

aljazeera (2025-02-10). Trump to escalate trade war with retaliatory tariffs. aljazeera.com US president announces latest tariffs following trade measures directed at Canada, Mexico and China.

aljazeera (2025-02-10). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events — day 1,082. aljazeera.com Here are the key developments on the 1,082nd day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

aljazeera (2025-02-10). US committed to 'buying and owning' Gaza, Trump says. aljazeera.com US president says other countries in the Middle East could be tasked with rebuilding parts of the war-ravaged enclave.

aljazeera (2025-02-10). 'I was running out of money': After quitting wartime Russia, some return. aljazeera.com Russia's war saw many flee due to the fear of persecution or being drafted, but some life abroad fraught with challenge.

NEO (2025-02-10). Government activities for the week 10 — 14 February 2025. sanews.gov.za Government activities for the week 10 — 14 February 2025 | On Monday, 10 February, Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, will hand over Smart Card IDs to fire victims in Kayamandi Sports Grounds, Stellenbosch. | | Also on Monday, Ministers of Education, Siviwe Gwarube and Nobuhle Nkabane host G20 Education Working Group Ministerial Breakfast with ambassadors and high commissioners in Cape Town. | | On Tuesday, 11 February, no confirmed event. | | On Wednesday, 12 February, no confirmed event. | On Thursday, 13 February, Department of Employment and Labour hosts breakfast session on importance of complia…

Yoav Litvin (2025-02-10). The Art of the Steal: Lawless Sheriff Trump Goes Rogue in Gaza. counterpunch.org After two weeks of Donald Trump at the helm, it's clear the warnings about creeping fascism and America going rogue were too optimistic. The bar wasn't just low, it's six feet under, buried alongside the last remnants of US neoliberal democratic norms and illusions courtesy of Biden, Harris and Blinken. In a spectacle of diplomacy with the

Melvin Goodman (2025-02-10). The American President is a "Meshuggener" counterpunch.org Donald Trump has occupied the White House for only three weeks, and the term "crazy town," which former chief of staff John Kelley applied to Trump's Washington in the first term, is gaining greater credibility and meaning. According to Bob Woodward's book "Fear," Kelly said that Trump was an "idiot. It's pointless to try to convince him of anything. He's gone off the rails We're in Crazytown. I don't know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I've ever had."

ecns.cn (2025-02-10). U.S. tariff threat fueling inflation concerns. ecns.cn United States President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will announce 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports starting on Monday, a move which analysts warn could make it harder for the White House to tame inflation.

newarab (2025-02-10). Gaza govt slams 'double standards' over released captives. newarab.com The Gaza government's Detainee Media Office has issued a statement slamming what it called "international double standards" in media treatment of Media reports on Saturday focused on the gaunt and emaciated condition of the three released captives [mda…

newarab (2025-02-10). Iran says displacement of Palestinians threatens Middle East. newarab.com Iran's top diplomat has said a "Forcibly displacing Palestinians from Gaza is part of a scheme to eliminate Palestine in a colonial manner," Foreign Minister

Chaitanya Davé (2025-02-10). Never Mind the Propaganda, the World Should Know About America's Countless Wars. globalresearch.ca First published on January 13, 2025 | Throughout history, U.S. Administrations, led by their presidents, on the pretext of one fictitious reason or another, go to wars with a weaker country around the world. The real reasons being their unsatiable greed …

infobrics (2025-02-10). Need for integrated BRICS visa system – Indian expert's opinion. infobrics.org In a special interview, an Indian citizen familiar with BRICS matters comments on how the bloc could work towards creating a unified visa system.

newarab (2025-02-10). 2 mass graves with bodies of nearly 50 migrants found in Libya. newarab.com

newarab (2025-02-10). Egypt to host emergency Arab summit to discuss Palestine. newarab.com

Elsy Fors Garzon (2025-02-10). US remittances to Cuba suspended, hard side of irrational policy. plenglish.com Washington, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) Countless Cuban families will be affected by the suspension of remittances to Cuba as a result of the U.S. government's change of course in its irrational hardline policy toward the island.

WSWS (2025-02-10). To stop fascism and war, young people must fight for socialism! wsws.org The IYSSE is the only political tendency that advances a genuine socialist perspective based on the lessons of history and the interests of the working class.

GABIK (2025-02-10). Residents urged to handle waste disposal wisely. sanews.gov.za Residents urged to handle waste disposal wisely | The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) has called on residents and businesses to exercise caution and follow protocols for the safe handling and disposal of all types of waste, especially hazardous waste. | "Failure to do so exposes people to serious health hazards," Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Public Health, Thsonono Buyeye warned. | The call follows the unfortunate death of a 13-year-old child, who is suspected to have consumed a poisonous substance from a refuse bag in Bluewater Bay recently. | Following the unfortunate incident, the city's Wa…

NEOB (2025-02-10). Gauteng's first MitraClip Implants a 'gamechanger' for heart valve treatment. sanews.gov.za Gauteng's first MitraClip Implants a 'gamechanger' for heart valve treatment | The Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) has performed the first successful MitraClip implants on three State-funded patients in the province. | The minimally invasive procedure is designed to treat Mitral Regurgitation, a heart condition where the mitral valve does not close properly, causing blood to leak backwards into the heart. | The Gauteng Health Department explained that the MitralClip itself is a "minute clip passed through a catheter, which aids the mitral valve in sealing properly, subsequently restoring n…

Olivia Barber (2025-02-10). Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage to speak at climate denial 'festival'. leftfootforward.org Leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch and Reform leader Nigel Farage have been announced as keynote speakers at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference later this month, alongside close allies of President Donald Trump. |

newarab (2025-02-10). Dancer waves Palestinian, Sudanese flags during Super Bowl show. newarab.com

newarab (2025-02-10). Egypt's FM heads to Washington for talks with US officials. newarab.com Egyptian Foreign Minister His departure came as Cairo

newarab (2025-02-10). Iran shuts schools, offices in 10 provinces due to cold snap. newarab.com Authorities in Freezing temperatures have gripped the northern half of the country over the past few days, causing a spike in energy consumption. | "All government offices and schools are closed on Sunday, and remote learning has been arranged for students," the state news agency IRNA announced. | Among the provinces affected are Lorestan in the west, Semnan in the east…

newarab (2025-02-10). KRG security forces clash with teachers demanding salaries. newarab.com Tensions Public school…

newarab (2025-02-10). Sudan to form new government after regaining Khartoum. newarab.com

The Independent (2025-02-10). Battery storage is booming in Africa. independent.co.ug As Africa shifts towards renewable energy, homes, businesses, and institutions are increasingly adopting battery storage systems to reduce reliance on the national grid. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa is experiencing a major boom in battery storage, as residential homes, businesses and institutions like hospitals and schools cut down their dependence on national grid …

The Independent (2025-02-10). Police defends decision allowing PLU procession to Parliament. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force (UPF) has justified its decision to allow the members of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) to hold processions to Parliament, protesting perceived disrespect towards General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, their leader. Hundreds of supporters of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) took to the streets, wearing …

The Independent (2025-02-10). West Nile LRA war victims raise new demands for compensation. independent.co.ug Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lord Resistance Army (LRA) war victims in West Nile have renewed their demand for compensation. The 1,102 members under their umbrella organization West Nile Kony War Victims Association lost money, merchandise and motor vehicles among other property between 1992 and 1997 during the LRA insurgency in northern Uganda. …

The Canary (2025-02-10). Labour wants to make real-terms CUTS to fire services — and only the FBU has noticed. thecanary.co Fire Brigades Union (FBU) general secretary Steve Wright has pushed back against Labour Party real-terms cut to fire and rescue services across England, warning that "austerity under a Labour government is still austerity". "Next time there is a fire, a flood, or an extreme weather event, the public will ask why their fire service is […] | By

Olivia Barber (2025-02-10). Liz Truss blames Tory general election defeat on plastic straw ban in ridiculous tweet. leftfootforward.org Liz Truss, the UK's shortest-serving prime minister, has praised Donald Trump for overturning former President Joe Biden's plan to phase out plastic straws. | In a post on Truth Social, the social media platform he has a majority share in, Trump wrote: "Paper straws don't work," before adding, "BACK TO PLASTIC!" | In response, Truss posted on X, stating: "I tried to stop the ludicrous British government plastic straw ban back in 2018. | "These lefty policies resulted in the Conservatives getting trounced in 2024. | "Good for

Nicola Jeffery (2025-02-10). Is it just me, or does fashion not fit anymore? thecanary.co Are we all just fashion misfits, or being failed by fashion itself? Ooh, suits you…? Whilst many of our readers are incredibly stylish, when it comes to buying our clothes most of us are not regulars at Savile Row. So, acquiring a made to measure bespoke suit, from upwards of £3,500, isn't in many of […] | By

Basit Mahmood (2025-02-10). Tories could be forced to move CCHQ headquarters to cheaper location as donations dry up. leftfootforward.org With its rich donors fast losing faith in the Tory party, Kemi Badenoch's troubles appear to be worsening.

Staff (2025-02-10). El Gobierno de Donald Trump expulsa a más reporteros del Pentágono de sus puestos de trabajo. cubadebate.cu El gobierno de Trump duplicó el número de medios que desalojó de sus espacios de trabajo en el Pentágono para rotar a medios más afines. Se pedirá a CNN, The Washington Post, The Hill y War Zone dejar sus puestos, que serán ocupados por Newsmax, Washington Examiner, Daily Caller y Free Press, según un memorando de John Ullyot.

Dave DeCamp (2025-02-09). Israeli Forces Kill Four Palestinians in Gaza Despite Ceasefire. news.antiwar.com On Sunday, Israeli forces killed at least four Palestinians, including an elderly woman, in Gaza despite the ceasefire agreement. The latest violence came as Israeli troops withdrew from the Netazarim Corridor, a strip of land that separated northern Gaza from the rest of the Strip. Palestinian health officials said three were killed while trying to …

Dave DeCamp (2025-02-09). Report: Netanyahu Intends To Sabotage Gaza Ceasefire Deal. news.antiwar.com Israeli sources have told Haaretz that they believe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to sabotage the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal and that Israeli negotiators headed to Qatar will not advance the agreement to its second phase. "It's a show," one source told Haaretz. "Netanyahu is signaling quite clearly that he doesn't want to move …

Jason Ditz (2025-02-09). Six Killed in East Lebanon as Israel Escalates Airstrikes. news.antiwar.com Israel commits multiple violations of the ongoing Lebanon ceasefire daily, but this weekend those violations seem to be intensifying in scope and casualty figures. The largest incident this weekend was near the town of Janta, along the Syria border. An Israeli drone attacked an area in the al-Sharaa neighborhood, killing at least six people and …

Jason Ditz (2025-02-09). Israel Expands Syria Occupation, Bombs Several Military Sites in Southern Syria. news.antiwar.com Concern among residents of southern Syria continues to grow as the Israeli occupation of the area escalates, and gives the appearance of being long-term, if not permanent. More Israeli ground troops have entered Syria in recent days, and expanded control over villages near the city of Quneitra. Israel invaded Syria after the regime change in …

Dave DeCamp (2025-02-09). Saudi Arabia Slams Netanyahu for Suggesting Its Territory Be Used for Palestinian State. news.antiwar.com Saudi Arabia has rebuked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's suggestion that Saudi land could be used for the establishment of a Palestinian state. In a recent interview, Netanyahu suggested the Saudis could create a Palestinian state, saying they have "a lot of land over there." The Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday …

Dave DeCamp (2025-02-09). Israeli Military Kills Pregnant Woman in West Bank as It Expands Raids. news.antiwar.com On Sunday, a pregnant Palestinian woman was among two women killed by Israeli forces during a raid in the Nur Shams refugee camp near the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm. Sundus Shalabi, 23, who was eight months pregnant, was shot by Israeli gunfire while traveling in a car with her husband and two children. …

Dave DeCamp (2025-02-09). Zelensky Interested in Trump's Rare Earth Idea: 'Let's Do a Deal'. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview on Friday that he was interested in President Trump's proposal for a deal that would involve the US getting access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals in exchange for continued military aid. "If we are talking about a deal, then let's do a deal, we are only for …

Dave DeCamp (2025-02-09). Trump Says He Has Spoken With Putin by Phone About Ending Ukraine War. news.antiwar.com President Trump told The New York Post on Friday that he's spoken by phone to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine, a claim the Kremlin said it couldn't confirm or deny. When asked how many times he's talked with the Russian leader, Trump said, "I'd better not say." Trump said Putin wanted …

Randolph Borges (2025-02-09). President Maduro: We Are Working Everyday for Peace in Venezuela and Colombia. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, stated that his government is working constantly for preserving peace in both Venezuela and Colombia. | "We want peace in Venezuela and Colombia, we are working every day … For there to be peace in both countries, there must be integration between the two," said President Maduro during the inauguration event of the National Chamber of the People's Government System on Friday, February 7. | The president highlighted that the Lightning of Catatumbo military operation that was initiated last week by the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) will rid Venezuela of armed g…

Drago Bosnic (2025-02-09). Bombshell: Google Finally Admits It Pursues Advanced AI Weapons Programs: "AI Should Protect National Security" globalresearch.ca Google is among the largest companies in the world. Its influence on the global high-tech industry cannot be overstated, making it a very potent leverage for the United States. | Officially, the company is "pacifist" and insists on "a peaceful …

The Independent (2025-02-09). Museveni: Tshisekedi must have dialogue with M23. independent.co.ug Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has reiterated his stand that direct talks between President Felix Tshisekedi and all is opponents are vital for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Museveni, who was in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for the joint Summit of the East African Community (EAC) and …

Elsy Fors Garzon (2025-02-09). President of Venezuela regrets death of African leader Sam Nujoma. plenglish.com Caracas, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, regretted the death of the African fighter and former leader of Namibia, Sam Nujoma, who died today at the age of 95.

Bárbara Gómez (2025-02-09). Inicia cronograma para las elecciones del 27 de abril en Venezuela. radiohc.cu Caracas, 10 feb (RHC) Con la normativa para la consignación de recaudos para la conformación de grupos de electores e iniciativa propia, inició este domingo en Venezuela el cronograma para las elecciones nacionales del 27 de abril.

Nathan Klabin (2025-02-09). Israel's Postwar Economic Recovery Tempered by Fragile Ceasefire. themedialine.org

Elsy Fors Garzon (2025-02-09). Lebanese Army mobilizes reinforcements toward Syrian border. plenglish.com Beyrouth, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) Amid a tense calm on the border with Syria, the Lebanese Army carried out today a large mobilization of military reinforcements from the central and northern Bekaa to the north.

APR editor (2025-02-09). Analyst condemn's Netanyahu's 'crocodile tears' over captives as 'beyond absurd'. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report Speaking about the frail, disoriented appearance of the three freed Israeli captives yesterday, Al Jazeera's senior political analyst Marwan Bishara said: "People are starving in Gaza. "Children are dying of malnutrition because Netanyahu has weaponised hunger and famine." "Incidentally", Bishara told Al Jazeera, "that's why Netanyahu is sought [on a war crimes…

Eden Solomon (2025-02-09). Or Levy's brother: Hamas starved the hostages, remaining men won't survive captivity. haaretz.com Tal Levy, whose brother was released after 491 days, expected Or to return skinnier, but not like this. 'I saw a Holocaust survivor,' Levy says. He reveals that Israeli officials told him months ago that Sinwar ordered the starvation of the male hostages. 'If they knew, there's no way Netanyahu didn't'…

Marjorie Cohn (2025-02-09). Trump Plan for Gaza "Worse Than Ethnic Cleansing," Says UN Human Rights Expert. truthout.org Donald Trump's outrageous plan to remove the Palestinian people from Gaza, assume U.S. ownership of the Gaza Strip and make it into the "Riviera of the Middle East" reveals his intent to commit a war crime and a crime against humanity. What Trump proposed during a February 4 news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House is "unlawful… |

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2025-02-09). Scottish Refugee Council celebrates 40 years of helping refugees. leftfootforward.org The Scottish Refugee Council is celebrating its 40th anniversary, marking four decades of supporting refugees and asylum seekers. | Established in 1985 in response to the humanitarian crisis in Vietnam, the charity quickly expanded its mission as Scotland opened its doors to people fleeing persecution and violence from around the world. | In 1999, when Glasgow joined the UK's dispersal scheme to welcome asylum seekers, the Scottish Refugee Council relocated from Edinburgh to Glasgow. It began supporting people fleeing conflicts in countries like Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of Cong…

Mnar Muhawesh (2025-02-09). Jerusalem Post Attacks MintPress for Investigating Israel's Media Influence. thealtworld.com Senior MintPress journalist Alan MacLeod joins MintCast to discuss how his investigations into Israeli spies working in American newsrooms led to a smear campaign from The Jerusalem Post. | While the destruction in the Middle East has been fierce, the media war surrounding who controls the narrative of events has been no less intense. And MintPress News has been caught up in it. Our investigations into Israeli attempts to manipulate public understanding of the genocide in Gaza have drawn the ire of The Jerusalem Post, who recently attempted to cancel us, labeling MintPress as part of a network of Iranian, Russian…

Aluf Benn (2025-02-09). Trump and Netanyahu are fulfilling a legacy of Jewish supremacy 'day-after' transfer. haaretz.com When one examines Netanyahu's actions ever since he formed his narrow right-wing coalition a decade ago, and up to the management of the current war, as the head of a fully-right-wing government, one finds a clear trend indicating the fulfillment of the legacy of Rabbi Meir Kahane who said, 'let them live there in love and fraternity and in coexistence with their brethren, an Arab coexistence, but not here'…

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-09). Video Shows Israeli Munitions, Humvee Vehicle Destroyed by Hezbollah Fighters during Ground Battle in Lebanon Border Area. english.almanar.com.lb The massive destruction caused by the barbaric Israeli war on Lebanon may have managed to bloc the heroic scenes of victory in every inch of South Lebanon territory. However, the Israeli enemy's withdrawal has enabled the disclosure of such samples and instances. In this regard, after the Israeli enemy had withdrawn from Rab Thalatheen, Bani …

Assaf David (2025-02-09). 'Speak Arabic': How Israel turned a language into a campaign of revenge against Palestinians. haaretz.com In recent years there has been an increasingly bleak, dehumanizing turn to how Israel understands its Arab and Palestinian neighbors, mixing retaliation and religious nationalism, which has accelerated since October 7. From Fauda to IDF graffiti in Gaza, weaponizing Arabic is a core feature of this other war…

hindustantimes (2025-02-09). Trump Backtracks After Khamenei's On-Camera Threat? US Prez's Stunning Offer To Iran Amid War Fears. hindustantimes.com U.S. President Donald Trump said he would prefer to make a deal with Iran days after issuing a warning to the Shiite nation. Speaking exclusively with the New York Post, Trump said he would like a deal done with Iran on non-nuclear rather than bombing the hell out of it." He also offered Iran that "Israel would not carry out a strike if there was an agreement." Watch this video to know more.

SKWAWKBOX (2025-02-09). Video: BBC's Simmonds at it again — repeating Israeli claims as fact, omitting the obvious. skwawkbox.org Once again, Samantha Simmonds cuts off inconvenient fact-teller — as Skwawkbox has shown, she was a member of a Zionist youth movement BBC News presenter Samantha Simmonds was at it again on Saturday. As Israeli prisoners of war were released as part of the ongoing exchange deal, she: and more. Nor did she mention that …

Mark Lesseraux (2025-02-09). The Art of the 21st Century Deal (The US is Finished, Unless…). pressenza.com More of the Same, Despite All the Bluster | Before Donald Trump was elected he gave indications that he had some understanding of the war in Ukraine and how it has exponentially accelerated the transformation of the global economic world order over the course of the last 2 and Ω years. (1) He also spoke of his "very good relations" with the leaders of China and Russia and how he, unlike the neocon led Biden administration, would be able to put a stop to the war between Russia and Ukraine "within 24 hours" of being elected.(2) | Judging by his actions during his first month in office however, all indications…

ecns.cn (2025-02-09). Records tumble, gold medals galore on first day of Games. ecns.cn A total of 17 gold medals were awarded at the 9th Asian Winter Games on Saturday, the first competition day after the opening ceremony, marking it the day with the most gold medals generated during the Games…

APR editor (2025-02-09). NZ must take robust Gaza stance — 'stop tip-toeing' around Trump, warns academic. asiapacificreport.nz By Rachel Helyer Donaldson, RNZ News journalist New Zealand should be robust in its response to the "unacceptable" situation in Gaza but it must also back its allies against threats by the US President, says an international relations academic. Otago University professor of international relations Robert Patman said the rest of the world also "should…

Avshalom Halutz (2025-02-09). What it means to be a Gazan poet during wartime (if you survive). haaretz.com A packed event in Tel Aviv-Jaffa on Saturday offered a haunting recital of works by Palestinian poets, many of whom were killed during the war in Gaza…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-02-09). The Boomerang Comes Back. libya360.wordpress.com Noura Erakat Police detain a protester at a May 3, 2024 protest at NYU. Image: Getty Images How the U.S.-backed war on Palestine is expanding authoritarianism at home—from Project Esther to violence at the border. In the fallout of the election, a stream of social media content—some from passionate Harris supporters, some from lesser-evil Democratic…

Nicholas Mwangi (2025-02-09). Kenya's port workers fight for fair wages amid repression. peoplesdispatch.org Kenya's private port workers, also called Bangaizas, in the coastal city of Mombasa are fighting against severe exploitation and oppressive working conditions despite their critical role in the supply chain. In recent weeks, these workers have been organizing to demand that employers and industry brokers comply with the 2023 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) which sets rates for daily labor, overtime, Sunday work, and waiting hours. | In the last week of January, thousands of private port workers at the Changamwe and Shimanzi warehouses staged mass protests to demand employers pay them at agreed upon rates in…

____ (2025-02-09). When You Are a Credentialed Idiot. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Or, in Mencken's lingo ⚪ moron with Ph.D. Sarah Paine is moron who teaches some humanities shit in the US Naval War College. No wonder US officer corps believes all kind of mythological crap and has about zero tool kit for understanding the world outside the US.
This pseudo-academician is utterly situationally unaware, which is pretty much normal state for the US military and "intel". And here is fresh demonstration. Good ol' town of Simbirsk, known today as Ulyanovsk (the birthplace of Vladimir Ulyanov (Lenin)). And you cannot use here this beaten to death "argument" of Moscow being the facade of Russia, w…

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2025-02-09). Smear of the week — Telegraph's tizzy over Sadiq Khan dropping pronouns on X profile. leftfootforward.org In a world filled with pressing issues — climate disasters, economic hardship, and geopolitical unrest — it's baffling to see major newspapers like the Telegraph and Daily Mail waste their ink on something as trivial as Sadiq Khan's pronouns disappearing from his X profile. | But sadly the 'story' made its way into the national news cycle. | The Telegraph ran a piece entitled: "Sadiq Khan appears to have dropped 'he/him' pronouns from social media profile." | The article goes into detail about how the London mayor, an outspoken critic of Elon Musk and Donald Trump for their attacks on "wokeness," ha…

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2025-02-09). Think-tank calls for official inquiry into racial inequality within UK housing sector. leftfootforward.org 'The possibility of structural discrimination in our housing market is a serious concern, and one that warrants an official inquiry.'

The Independent (2025-02-09). Life in Medieval Europe: Governance, culture, and belief. independent.co.ug What happens when a continent is torn apart by a hundred years of war, while another flourishes with trade, innovation, and unity? COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | The medieval era offers a stark contrast between Europe, struggling with feudal conflicts and the devastating Hundred Years' War, and Africa, where empires like Mali and kingdoms like Buganda …

The Canary (2025-02-09). Racist Labour minister wished death on voters. Here's why no one's shocked. thecanary.co On Sunday 9 February, the Labour Party "sacked and suspended" health minister Andrew Gwynne (sacked as a minister/suspended from the party). Why did they suspend him? Because leaked WhatsApp messages showed him being racist, sexist, and vile towards colleagues and older constituents — constituents he also wished death on for daring to ask Gwynne to […] | By

Yossi Verter (2025-02-09). Golden showers in Washington and the absurd grotesqueness of Netanyahu's disregard and detachment regarding the Israeli hostages in Gaza. haaretz.com Smotrich, Stock, will demand end of negotiations, return to high-intensity warfare. The "religious" bloc, which for the hostages and their families is the disastrous bloc, will threaten to dismantle the government as if "Trumpsfer" hadn't been promised to us in Gaza. And they surely won't be the only ones demanding more war. And the hostages still languishing in the tunnels? Let them wait for better days…

tn.ai (2025-02-09). Iran Urges Collective Action against Plot to Relocate Gazans. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The foreign minister of Iran condemned the plan for the forced relocation of people from Gaza as part of a colonial plot to erase Palestine, calling for collective and decisive action by the world countries to thwart this dangerous conspiracy.

aljazeera (2025-02-09). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events — day 1,081. aljazeera.com Here are the key developments on the 1,081st day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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