(2022-08-08). Shedding Light on Who, Exactly, Is Responsible for the War in Ukraine. transcend.org 6 Aug 2022 – Western capitals make statements about sending troops to Ukraine. London intends to send 600 military personnel. Rendering assistance to the state where settlement is a remote prospect and the domestic conflict is far from being resolved, the West should understand that it automatically becomes an accomplice in the crimes against Ukrainian civilians.
(2022-08-08). Most of the "Fact-checking" Organizations Facebook Uses in Ukraine Are Directly Funded by Washington. orinocotribune.com 
By Alan Mcleod — Aug 2, 2022 | Most of the fact-checking organizations Facebook has partnered with to monitor and regulate information about Ukraine are directly funded by the US government, either through the US Embassy or via the notorious National Endowment for Democracy (NED). | In light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, an information war as bitter as the ground fighting has erupted, and Meta (Facebook's official name) announced it had
(2022-08-08). Russia Launches Airstrikes Against US-Backed Fighters in Syria Near US Base. news.antiwar.com Russia announced on Friday that it conducted an airstrike against a group of US-backed militants in Syria near al-Tanf, a US military base located in the south of the country. Russia said it targeted Liwa Shuhada al-Qaryatayn (ShQ), a group that has fought against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Moscow said the Russian …
(2022-08-08). US Senate targets Social Security and Medicare. wsws.org America's billionaires are demanding that entitlement spending be pillaged to make the oligarchy richer and to fund America's new "forever wars."
(2022-08-08). Will Al Shabaab Become America's Next Proxy in its Hybrid War of Terror on Ethiopia? libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko The pieces are in place for the US to employ Al Shabaab as proxies for continuing its Hybrid War of Terror on Ethiopia if American strategists decide to do so following the failure of their TPLF puppets to overthrow their target's democratically elected government or "Bosnify" its administrative borders. The Western-led TPLF-driven Hybrid War of…
(2022-08-08). CBS Removes Documentary on Ukraine Military Aid After Pressure from Ukrainian Government. news.antiwar.com CBS News retracted a documentary it briefly released on Sunday after pressure from the Ukrainian government. The original documentary CBS put out examined the flow of military aid to Ukraine and quoted someone familiar with the process who said in April that only 30% of the arms were making it to the frontline. | "All of this stuff goes across the border, and then something happens, kind of like 30% of it reaches its final destination,"
(2022-08-08). US to Send Ukraine $5.5 Billion in New Budgetary, Military Aid. news.antiwar.com The US announced on Monday The $4.5 billion in budgetary aid is going to the Ukrainian government and is meant to pay for pensions, healthcare costs, and social welfare. The budgetary funds are being directed by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and will be sent in tranches, with the first sum of $3 billion being sent in August through the W…
(2022-08-08). Ukraine and Cognitive Warfare. libya360.wordpress.com Alexander Kirk Cognitive warfare" consists of disarticulating Cartesian reasoning and replacing it with one that "seems" logical, but in reality is a manipulated representation of reality. Ukraine: how to unlearn A few days ago, the Ukrainian government announced that it had ordered the shutdown of one of the reactors of the Zaporizie nuclear power plant…
(2022-08-08). Russian-Turkish talks raise concerns in Western capitals amid NATO war on Russia. wsws.org Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held talks in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi amid the war in Ukraine.
(2022-08-08). Sanders Says Senate Bill 'Nowhere Near' Enough as Dems, GOP Tank His Amendments. commondreams.org The Vermont senator nevertheless supported final passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, calling it "a step forward" on climate and drug prices.
(2022-08-08). China Carries Out More Military Exercises Around Taiwan. news.antiwar.com 
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Monday The PLA's Eastern Theater Command said Monday's drills were focused
(2022-08-08). Russia 'Temporarily' Halts US Inspections Under New START Treaty Over Sanctions. news.antiwar.com On Monday, Russia told Washington The Russian Foreign Ministry said Russian inspections in the US have been hindered by sanctions that prohibit Russian flights and countries that have banned Russian planes from entering their airspace. | "However, there are no such obstacles for American inspectors in Russia. The Russian foreign ministry raised this matter before corresponding co…
(2022-08-08). Biden's Assassination of al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri Was Illegal. zcomm.org The United States must end its "global war on terror" once and for all. Drone strikes terrorize and kill countless civilians and make us more vulnerable to terrorism…
(2022-08-08). Chinese Army's Continues Military Drills Around Taiwan. telesurenglish.net The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) continued its joint combat exercises and training as scheduled on Monday in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan Island. | RELATED: | These exercises mainly focused on the joint anti-submarine operations and assaults on sea targets. The Command's navy deployed several destroyers, frigates, warplanes, and ground-to-ship missile units in a joint anti-submarine op…
(2022-08-08). How We Remember Hiroshima and Nuremberg Reflects Power Not Justice. transcend.org This year the remembrance of the atomic bombings of Japanese cities is especially poignant. The world, as the UN Secretary General noted, is just one miscalculation away from nuclear war. I was also reminded that 8 Aug was the day in 1945 that the Allied Powers had the unfathomable insensitivity to sign the London Agreement setting up the Nuremberg Tribunal to prosecute German war criminals–two days after the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and one day before the second one incinerated Nagasaki. Sad to note, times have not changed.
(2022-08-08). Expert Alert: What a formula change may mean for Black patients in need of a kidney transplant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Experts are hoping a new requirement that all U.S. transplant centers use a race-neutral formula to determine eligibility for a kidney transplant will improve African American access to lifesaving transplants. "This is an essential step toward reducing racial inequity in access to kidney transplantation," says Naim Issa, M.D., a Mayo Clinic nephrologist. "The inclusion of race in the calculation of kidney function has been linked to disparities in care for African Americans,…
(2022-08-08). On Hiroshima anniversary, Minneapolis says no to nuclear war. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Around 75 people rallied on August 6 to commemorate the deadly U.S. atomic bombings of Japan during World War II and to call for an end to U.S. wars and provocations that threaten nuclear war in the present. Activists lined busy Lake Street with signs and banners while chanting anti-war slogans and delivering speeches. | 77 years earlier, on August 6, 1945, the U.S. warplane Enola Gay detonated a nuclear bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, on August 9, U.S. forces detonated another nuclear bomb over Nagasaki. Comprising the only uses in history of nuclear weapons in an ar…
(2022-08-07). PLA continues joint exercises to test precision strike capabilities. ecns.cn Warplanes of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conduct operations during joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island, Aug. 7, 2022.
(2022-08-08). Arab Spring, Russian Spring, Latin American Spring? transcend.org 1 Aug 2022 – Consciousness becomes a determining factor in history when the dominant regime (i.e. the culture of war) collapses from its own contradictions. This occurred in the 60's with the Vietnam War and in end of the 80's with the collapse of the Soviet Empire. We approach another such moment with the imminent collapse of the US Empire.
(2022-08-08). Protesters Face Off with Cops at People's Park. indybay.org Photos by @calvinstewartphoto on IG. Do not reprint without permission.
(2022-08-08). Total Competition or Repressive Administration of People. indybay.org An awareness of the monstrosities of our glorious capitalist society is the first prerequisite for thinking beyond that society. | One should always remind oneself: ..The regularities of capitalist society are not laws of nature, so they can be abolished in principle. With such abolition, a new society can become possible.
(2022-08-08). CDC, Reuters suppress warnings about airborne transmission of monkeypox. wsws.org In a "fact check" article published by Reuters, the news outlet claims that social media posts exposing unexplained changes made in late May to the CDC's guidelines on monkeypox, are "missing the context" of the changes.
(2022-08-08). Why the Chair of the Lancet's COVID-19 Commission Thinks the US Government Is Preventing a Real Investigation into the Pandemic. transcend.org Prof. Jeffrey Sachs says he is "pretty convinced [COVID-19] came out of US lab biotechnology" and warns that there is dangerous virus research taking place without public oversight.
(2022-08-08). Why No One Cared That Al Qaeda Honcho Zawahiri Got Droned. transcend.org 3 Aug 2022 – That Zawahiri's killing went so quietly suggests that the cultural and political behemoth that was the war on terror had long preceded him into the grave.
(2022-08-08). NLRB demand for UMWA to pay Warrior Met Coal strike costs "outrageous" zcomm.org Threatens American workers' right to strike…
(2022-08-08). Trump outlines police-state plans in fascist speech to Texas CPAC conference. wsws.org The openly fascist agenda espoused by Trump, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Steve Bannon at the three-day conference amounts to a call for civil war against their political opponents and the working class.
(2022-08-08). People's Park: Berkeley City Council to Vote on "Tear Gas" Authorization Tonight. indybay.org A special meeting of the Berkeley City Council is scheduled for TONIGHT, Thursday August 4 @ 8: 15PM. The topic is to suspend the city's policy banning the use of chemical weapons. This proposed change of policy is in response to the People's Park protest. | Zoom link: us02web.zoom.us/j/89083608532…
(2022-08-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Learning the ABCDEs of melanoma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that develops in cells that produce your skin's pigment. Regular skin checks can help you identify the warning signs and differentiate melanoma from noncancerous skin formations, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cMEGrDdVGE Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2022-08-08). Wednesday 8/10: Police Brutality Against Protesters: John Burris to Announce Case Against City of SF. indybay.org The Chase Center | 3rd St between 16th & Warriors Way…
(2022-08-08). Machinists' union cancels strike of Boeing defense workers at last minute, rams through sellout deal. wsws.org Given the impact a strike would have had on Washington's war plans, it is almost certain that Biden intervened behind the scenes to prevent a strike.
(2022-08-08). Wednesday 8/31: International Overdose Awareness Day 2022. indybay.org In Person (4: 30-6pm): | Aptos Village Park | 100 Aptos Creek Road, Aptos | Virtual Event (12-1: 30pm). Registration: | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrcu6tqDosGtVRm5lfvbaD81y7sduRDm1u…
(2022-08-08). Regular Scandals with the Blue Helmets in Africa Are a Sign of their Failure. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov Unfortunately, protests against the Blue Helmets in Africa discrediting the UN peacekeeping activities are becoming a common occurrence. Thus, during the meeting of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, the Central African Republic once again raised the question of the efficiency of the Blue Helmets' presence in this country, pointing out the repeated…
(2022-08-08). Crisis in Matanzas: Venezuelan Delegation Already in Cuba as Third Tank Explodes. orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, August 8, 2022 ( "On the instruction of President Nicolás Maduro, a mission of specialist firefighters and technicians fro…
(2022-08-08). President Maduro Congratulates Petro After His Swearing-In. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro congratulated Gustavo Petro who was sworn in as the new president of Colombia for the period 2022-2026. | RELATED: | "My congratulations to Colombia. I extend my hand to Gustavo Petro to rebuild the brotherhood on the basis of respect and love for the peoples," said the Venezuelan president. | Referring to one of the phrases of Petro's inaugural speech, in which the new C…
(2022-08-08). Arriba a Cuba ayuda venezolana para combatir incendio en Matanzas. telesurtv.net La ayuda por parte del Gobierno venezolano comprende un grupo de bomberos especialistas y técnicos de la estatal petrolera.
(2022-08-08). Presidente Maduro felicita a su homólogo colombiano. telesurtv.net "Mis felicitaciones a Colombia, a Gustavo Petro tiendo mi mano para reconstruir la hermandad sobre la base del respeto y amor sobre los pueblos", expresó el mandatario.
(2022-08-08). Refuerzan labores de lucha contra incendio industrial en Cuba. telesurtv.net En el terreno hay especialistas de México y Venezuela, primeros países en llegar en apoyo a Cuba con 5 vuelos nocturnos.
(2022-08-08). Trabajan ininterrumpidamente para sofocar incendio en Matanzas. telesurtv.net Nuevos medios aéreos se incorporaron a combatir el incendio en la base de supertanqueros de la occidental provincia cubana.
(2022-08-08). Nicolás Maduro invita a su homólogo Gustavo Petro a "reconstruir la hermandad" entre Venezuela y Colombia. cubadebate.cu El pasado domingo, al finalizar la toma de posesión del presidente colombiano, Gustavo Petro, el mandatario venezolano, Nicolás Maduro, lo felicitó por su investidura en un video difundido en su cuenta de Twitter, y lo convocó a "reconstruir la hermandad" entre ambos países sobre la base del respeto y el amor.
(2022-08-08). The "Circle of Peace and Tranquility": The Karamat of Sheik Sayed Abduraghman Motura (Part 1). transcend.org Humanoids Are in Regular Pursuit of Materialism at the Expense of Inner Tranquility, Peace and Excellence in Health…
(2022-08-08). Mourning ceremony in Imam Hossein Sq. on Ashura Day. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) — Concurrent with the Day of Ashura, which marks martyrdom anniversary of Third Imam of Shia Muslims Imam Hussein (Peace Be Upon Him), people in Tehran held mourning ceremony at Imam Hossein Square on Monday.
(2022-08-08). Sea Cup 2022 heralds peace, friendship among regional states. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) — Head of Iranian naval delegation to "Sea Cup 2022″Competition Captain Amin Arshadi said the event heralds peace and friendship among countries in the region.
(2022-08-07). (W.E. Talk) How is China Playing an Active Role in Global Human Rights Governance. ecns.cn On February 28, 2022, Wang Yi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China, attended the High-level Segment of the 49th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Beijing via video link. In the Segment, he put forward China's four proposals for promoting and protecting human rights, stressing that China will hold fast to encouraging democratization and legalization of international relations, practicing true multilateralism, and moving global human rights governance toward a fairer, more reasonable and inclusive direction. China will uphold the current Chinese concept of huma…
(2022-08-07). The Strategies of Global Warfare: War with China and Russia? Washington's Military Design in the Asia-Pacific. globalresearch.ca Pivot to Asia: China is threatened by the US military in the South and East China Sea. War with China is currently on the drawing board of the Pentagon as outlined in a Rand Report commissioned by the US Army…
(2022-08-07). SF Protest Against Nancy Pelosi For Pushing War Drive Against China. indybay.org There is growing anger against Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi for pushing for war in Asia and massive expansion of the military encirclement.Her trip to Taiwan has been strongly supported by the Republicans and she is supporting the Asian Pivot.
(2022-08-07). (W.E. Talk) Wolfram Elsner: Why has China found a way to peaceful rise, without repeating the previous hegemonic conflicts. ecns.cn
(2022-08-07). Kiev's Nuclear Terrorism Towards the Zaporozhye Power Plant Threatens All of Europe. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko Since he's beginning to fret that unprecedented US-led Western pressure might soon be put upon him to compromise with Russia as strongly suggested by the Mainstream Media's decisive shift against him last week, to which end Kiev would have to unilaterally capitulate on some or all issues that it previously said were non-negotiable,…
(2022-08-07). Taiwan: Washington Plays with Dragon's Fire. orinocotribune.com By Brian Berletic Aug 2, 2022 | Tensions continued to build between the United States and China with the recent trip of US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan against Beijing's warnings. | The unfolding row is depicted with immense ambiguity by the Western media in what is otherwise a clear-cut case of America violating China's sovereignty. | US publication Newsweek in its
(2022-08-07). Amnesty Says It 'Fully Stands' Behind Ukraine Report Findings Amid Backlash. news.antiwar.com Amnesty International has come under pressure after releasing "Amnesty International deeply regrets the distress and anger that our press release on…
(2022-08-07). US Anti-Radiation Missile Makes Surprise Appearance In Ukraine (Photos). southfront.org 
A view of an AGM-88 HARM high-speed anti-radiation missile mcounted beneath the wing of a 37th Tactical Fighter Wing F-4G Phantom II "Wild Weasel" aircraft. By SSGT. SCOTT STEWART \ US Army | The US has reportedly supplied Kiev Forces with advanced anti-radiation missiles in a bid to weaken air defenses providing cover to the ongoing Russian special military operation in Ukraine. | On August 7, Russian sources shared photos showing the remains of a US-made AGM-88 HARM anti-radiation missile, that was al…
(2022-08-07). China Winds Down Unprecedented Military Drills Near Taiwan, But Tensions Remain. news.antiwar.com The South China Morning Post reported on Sunday that China The exercises were the largest China has ever held around the island and featured a series of unprecedented actions. From Thursday to Sunday, China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) shut down six areas aroun…
(2022-08-07). US to Participate in Military Drills Near India's Disputed Border With China. news.antiwar.com The US will participate in war games with the Indian military in an area of India that is The drills will be held from October 18-31 and will be the eighteenth iteration of annual exercises between the two militaries known as Yudh Abhyas, which is Hindi for "war practice." They will be held in the Auli area of the Indian state of Uttarakhand in the Himalayas mountain rang…
(2022-08-07). Strikes spread across Amazon UK warehouses as workers reject "pathetic" pay offer. popularresistance.org Amid a landmark wave of labor unrest in the UK, workers across at least four Amazon warehouses have staged wildcat strikes this week to protest a new pay offer. | On August 3, over 700 workers at the Amazon facility in Tilbury, Essex downed tools and launched a protest in the warehouse cafeteria against a pay offer of a mere 0.35 ($0.42) increase per hour. The offer would amount to an increase of 3%, at a time when inflation in the UK is projected to rise to 13%, amounting to a real-terms pay cut for workers. | The strike action soon spread to another Amazon warehouse in Rugeley, Staffordshire. Over a 100 workers…
(2022-08-07). Strikes Spread Across Amazon UK Warehouses. popularresistance.org On August 3, over 700 workers at the Amazon facility in Tilbury, Essex downed tools and launched a protest in the warehouse cafeteria against a pay offer of a mere 0.35 ($0.42) increase per hour. The offer would amount to an increase of 3%, at a time when inflation in the UK is projected to rise to 13%, amounting to a real-terms pay cut for workers. | The strike action soon spread to another Amazon warehouse in Rugeley, Staffordshire. Over a 100 workers walked out to protest a 0.50 pay increase offer, with one worker telling Birmingham Mail that it was an "embarrassment of [an] announcement that comes as a mocker…
(2022-08-07). People's Action: Grassroots Organizing Won Big Steps Forward for Climate, Health Care, and Corporate Taxes. peoplesaction.org 
WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action celebrated the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act today by the U.S. Senate, highlighting the historic investment in climate change mitigation, as well as provisions that would force rich corporations to pay more of their fair share in taxes and allow Medicare to fight price gouging by drug companies. "These investments are …
(2022-08-07). The Collapse of America: Distant Early Warning Signs of Uncle Sam's Demise. Andrei Martyanov. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-07). Military Situation In Syria On August 7, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size map | On August 7, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 9 times: 2 in Idlib province, 7 in Aleppo province; | On August 6, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the al-Barah area; | On August 6, Turkish drones attacked a vehicle in the Qamishli city. Four people, including two children, were killed; | On August 6, two SAA members were killed in the ISIS ambush in the Ashara desert. | MORE ON THE…
(2022-08-07). War Crimes and Human Rights Violations by Morocco Continue in Western Sahara, Says CODESA Report. orinocotribune.com CODESA's first annual report since its formation in 2020 asks the UN and other international organizations to take immediate steps to complete the decolonization process in Western Sahara. | The Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders in Western Sahara (CODESA) released its first annual
(2022-08-07). Vancouver action stands in solidarity with Palestinian people and their resistance. samidoun.net 
Advocates for Palestinian liberation in Vancouver gathered in a busy downtown area on Saturday, 6 August to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people and the Resistance confronting the Israeli attacks on Gaza, and to demand an end to Canadian complicity in Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity. Demonstrators drew widespread attention from passers-by …
(2022-08-07). Where We Stand on August 6 and 9, 2022. commondreams.org "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living."
(2022-08-07). Israel wages war against Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad and gives free rein to the far right. wsws.org
(2022-08-07). Inaugural 2022 Golden Harvest Parade and Festival includes People of African Descent. indybay.org August 2022, we mark the anniversary of the long road to establishing the U.N. Permanent Forum on People of African Descent. Here in the Capitol Region of the State of California we are reimagining how to share the authentic story of free and enslaved people of African Descent in California History.
(2022-08-07). A Conversation with the President of Guyana. america.cgtn.com 
Guyana's long-seek oil exploration became a reality with the first commercial-grade crude oil draw made in December of two-thousand nineteen. By doing so, Guyana was awarded the title of one of the newest oil-producing countries in the world. But is this a sustainable achievement when …
(2022-08-07). Iranian destroyers arrive in Baku for Sea Cup competition. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) — The Defense Ministry of Republic of Azerbaijan announced the arrival of two Iranian warships in the Azeri capital of Baku's shores on Sunday to take part in Sea Cup Competitions.
(2022-08-07). Israel wages war against Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad. wsws.org Israel's air strikes have killed at least 43 Palestinians, including Taysir al-Jabari and Khalid Mansour, senior PIJ military leaders in northern and southern Gaza, including 15 children and four women since Friday…
(2022-08-07). Aid Arrives in Cuba in Response to the Fire in Matanzas. libya360.wordpress.com Aid from Mexico and Venezuela Arrive in Cuba to Fight the Fire in Matanzas Planes from Mexico and Venezuela arrived early Sunday in Cuba to support the fight against the fire in the industrial zone of the western city of Matanzas. The first to arrive was a Boing 737-700 of the Mexican Airforce Force with…
(2022-08-07). Aid from Mexico and Venezuela Arrive in Cuba to Fight the Fire in Matanzas. libya360.wordpress.com Planes from Mexico and Venezuela arrived early Sunday in Cuba to support the fight against the fire in the industrial zone of the western city of Matanzas. The first to arrive was a Boing 737-700 of the Mexican Airforce Force with 62 military personnel and 16 experts in the oil area. Brigadier General Juan Bravo…
(2022-08-07). Arriba a Cuba ayuda venezolana para combatir incendio en Matanza. telesurtv.net La ayuda por parte del Gobierno venezolano comprende un grupo de bomberos especialistas y técnicos de la estatal petrolera.
(2022-08-07). Venezuela envía misión a Cuba para superar incendio en Matanzas. telesurtv.net Tareck El Aissami detalló que la misión está integrada por 35 bomberos especializados, así como de 20 toneladas de insumos y polvos químicos.
(2022-08-07). Llega a Matanzas ayuda desde Venezuela: 35 especialistas de PDVSA y 20 toneladas de insumos. cubadebate.cu En la madrugada de este domingo 7 de agosto arribó al aeropuerto internacional Juan Gualberto Gómez de Varadero la aeronave de Conviasa, procedente de Venezuela, con la ayuda solidaria para contribuir a sofocar el incendio de grandes proporciones desatado en la Base de Supertanqueros, ubicada en la zona industrial de la ciudad de Matanzas.
(2022-08-07). Iran chief negotiator attends mourning ceremony in Vienna. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) — Members of Iranian negotiating team participated in the mourning ceremony of Third Imam of Shia Muslims Imam Hussein (Peace Be Upon Him) held at Islamic Center in Austrian capital of Vienna on Saturday night.
(2022-08-07). ASEAN foreign ministers vow to strengthen bloc's centrality, credibility: joint communique. ecns.cn Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have vowed to strengthen the bloc's centrality and credibility for the sake of peace, stability and prosperity in the region and in the world.
(2022-08-06). Report: White House At Odds With Lawmakers Over Taiwan Policy Act. news.antiwar.com As tensions with China continue to rise to dangerous levels, President Joe Biden's administration is lobbying Senate Democrats to "put the brakes" on the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The bill was recently introduced by the hawkish Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Lindsey Graham …
(2022-08-06). EU: 'One Last Effort' Needed to Finalize Iran Nuclear Deal. news.antiwar.com The EU has brought the US and Iran to the table once again for nuclear talks in Vienna, and there is reason to be hopeful. EU officials say they believe one last serious effort is all This should come as no surprise. Since March, the last time negotiations moved measurably, indications have been that the talks were effectively over, the draft mostly finished and just waiting to be finalized. | Between then and now, nothing ba…
(2022-08-06). Tara Reade and the War Against the Truth. marktaliano.net
(2022-08-06). LA Supervisors vote to place sheriff accountability measure on November 8 ballot. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (BOS) voted (4-1), August 2, to finalize the placement of a measure on the November 8, 2022 ballot, which, if approved, would amend the county charter to give the board the power to remove a sheriff for serious violations of the law. | After years of organizing, Black and Chicano groups like BLM-LA and Centro CSO, and civil rights groups like the ACLU, NLG, HERE Local 11, along with Black and Latino families of victims of sheriff's deputy violence successfully pushed the Board of Supervisors to support the amendment, paving the way towards communi…
(2022-08-06). Venezuelan Gov't Warns of US Effort to 'Steal' Cargo Plane. venezuelanalysis.com The Boeing 747-300 belonging to state-owned Emtrasur has been stranded in Argentina since June 6.
(2022-08-06). [World Report] Rights groups warn over new Tunisian constitution. thelancet.com The judiciary's independence is being undermined as the country faces a cost-of-living crisis and health-care challenges. Sharmila Devi reports.
(2022-08-06). 7 August, Gothenburg: Gaza Under Attack The Resistance Continues! samidoun.net 
Sunday, 7 August | 4 pm | Peace Bridge in Brunnsparken | Gothenburg, Sweden | Info: Manifestation fà∂r Gaza | Sà∂ndag 07.08 | Kl 16: 00 | Brunnsparken vid Fredsbron.