(2022-07-21). Which Side Is Aggressor In War In Ukraine? southfront.org 
Written by According to Ukraine's Government, Russia's 24 February 2022 invasion of Ukraine was entirely unprovoked, not at all responding to a threat that Ukraine was posing to Russia's national security. | According to Russia's Government, this invasion was a result of Ukraine's seeking NATO membership — membership in America's anti-Russian NATO military allian…
(2022-07-21). US plans to send NATO-made jets to Ukraine to fight against Russia. wsws.org In a massive expansion of US involvement in the war in Ukraine, the Pentagon is actively preparing to send new, modern military aircraft made in NATO countries to fight against Russian forces in Ukraine.
(2022-07-21). Online events w) Gary Snyder. John Clark, Nina Turner, Medea Benjamin, Karen Armstrong etc. indybay.org Here are some 15 online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 10: 30 am tomorrow, July 20th), featuring people such as Gary Snyder, Kim Stanley Robinson, tiny (lisa) gray-garcia, John P. Clark, Nina Turner, David Sirota, Medea Benjamin, Dilar Dirik, Karen Armstrong, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.
(2022-07-21). ISIS Kills Six Iraqi Police North of Baghdad. news.antiwar.com At least six Iraqi police were ISIS is known to be active in the area, which is why the police are there. ISIS tends to favor hitting police sites as a way of looting weapons and equipment. After years of war almost all of the gear is shared across both sides. | Police were overrun in fighting in about an hour, and ISIS is still believed to be in the area. Such fights are not as common as they o…
(2022-07-21). Venezuela Enacts Special Economic Zones Law. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, July 20, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, enacted the Organic Law of Special Economic Zones (LOZEE), a legal tool approved by the Venezuelan National Assembly (AN) to promote productive development in defined areas providing special incentives for economic development. | "The Organic Law of the Special Economic Zones has undergone an intense debate within the National Assembly with proposals, modifications, additions for final approval, and which has been the subject of a large national consultation," he said from the International Center for Productive Investment (CIIP), located in Car…
(2022-07-21). European states commit to climate inaction as heat wave begins to recede. wsws.org Thousands are dead, and wildfires are still burning across Europe, yet European officials are signaling no substantial action will be taken to halt emissions that are fueling global warming.
(2022-07-21). Syria to receive Chinese communications equipment in aid. ecns.cn Syria is set to receive communications equipment from China as part of an ongoing aid to the war-torn country, according to a deal signed at an exchange-of-notes ceremony held in Damascus on Wednesday.
(2022-07-21). War against Russia plunging Germany into a massive energy crisis. wsws.org Government officials, business representatives and the media are preparing the German public for a massive energy crisis this winter.
(2022-07-21). Consumer Health: Treating glioblastoma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Glioblastoma Awareness Day will be observed Wednesday, July 20, which makes this a good time to learn more about treating one of the most complex, deadly and treatment-resistant cancers. More than 13,400 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2022, according to the National Brain Tumor Society. The five-year survival rate is 6.8%, and the median length of survival is eight months. Glioblastoma, also known as glioblastoma multiforme, is a type of glioma,…
(2022-07-21). Gobierno venezolano pide unirse a Tratado de Cooperación con Asia. telesurtv.net En un encuentro con el secretario general de la Asociación de Naciones del Sudeste Asiático (Asean), Lim Jock Hoy, la viceministra venezolana recalcó la coincidencia en los principios básicos de ambas partes.
(2022-07-21). Driverless vehicles on course in Chongqing. ecns.cn After introducing China's first fully automated bus service in November last year, Yongchuan district in Chongqing is steering toward becoming more than just a regional powerhouse for autonomous driving in western China.
(2022-07-21). Promulgan Ley de Zonas Económicas Especiales en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Esta ley representa un "impulso nuevo y especial al proceso de desarrollo de la nueva economía venezolana", señaló el presidente de Venezuela.
(2022-07-21). Oregón 2022: Yaimé Pérez y un agridulce séptimo lugar (+ Videos). cubadebate.cu Esta noche la cubana llegó a 63.07m y terminó en la séptima posición. Es otra vez una de las mejores del mundo y mantiene una tradición del disco femenino cubano que ya llega a ocho finales consecutivas en citas del orbe, pero cuando uno mira lo sucedido esta noche en el Hayward Field le cuesta no imaginar a una Yaimé mejor.
(2022-07-21). Europe scorched by heat wave as global warming wreaks havoc. ecns.cn The United Nations' World Meteorological Organization has warned that extreme heat waves in Europe will become more frequent due to climate change after high temperatures scorched western parts of the continent.
(2022-07-20). Ukraine Defense Minister Offers Ukraine as a 'Testing Ground' for NATO Weapons. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov on Tuesday Reznikov said that Ukraine "is essentially a testing ground" for the advanced weaponry the US and its allies are pouring into the country. "Many weapons are now getting tested in the field in the real condit…
(2022-07-20). IMF Warns of Deep Recessions in Europe If Russia Cuts Gas Supply. news.antiwar.com The IMF warned Tuesday that if Russia cuts off its natural gas supplies to the European Union, IMF researchers
(2022-07-20). Nancy Pelosi Will Visit Taiwan in August Despite Warnings from China. news.antiwar.com According to several media reports, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to lead a delegation to Taiwan next month despite repeated warnings from China that the visit will escalate tension between Washington and Beijing. Pelosi's visit would mark the first time in 25 years that a sitting House speaker visited the island since Newt Gingrich …
(2022-07-20). Israel's crimes against children manifestation of war crimes. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Majid Takht Ravanchi calls on the world body to demand accountability on the part of the Israeli regime for its "heinous" crimes against children.
(2022-07-20). Zelensky's Sacking of Senior Officials Raises Corruption Concerns. news.antiwar.com Before Russia invaded Ukraine, Western officials always cited corruption in Ukraine as the reason why Kyiv couldn't join NATO or the EU. After the invasion, those concerns appeared to fall by the wayside as the US and its allies shipped billions of dollars worth of weapons and economic aid into Ukraine. But Ukrainian President Volodymyr …
(2022-07-20). Ukrainian First Lady Asks Congress for More Weapons. news.antiwar.com The wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Olena Zelenska, a "I'm asking for weapons, weapons that would not be used to wage a war on somebody else's land, but to protect one's home and the right to wake up alive in that home," Zelenska said. | Before speaking to Congress, Zelenska met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department and first lady Jill Biden at…
(2022-07-20). US, Allies Discussing Training Ukrainian Pilots on Western Aircraft. news.antiwar.com The US Air Force's chief of staff Ukraine has been seeking F-15 and F-16 fighter jets from the US, but its pilots are only trained to use Soviet-era planes, such as the MiG-29. The US and its NATO allies have said they eventually want Ukraine to be accustomed to Western weaponry…
(2022-07-20). Lavrov Says Russia's Goals in Ukraine Now Expand Beyond Donbas. news.antiwar.com Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday When Russia pulled its forces out of areas in northern Ukraine, Moscow said it would focus on the "liberation" of the breakaway…
(2022-07-20). Russia's campaign in Ukraine: Nearing an inflection point? mronline.org 
Notice how the amount of Western reporting on Ukraine has fallen off dramatically? That's because the war is going well for Russia and its allies.
(2022-07-20). Why Is Biden Joining The Warpath Against Iran? popularresistance.org On March 24, President Biden drew a red line: if Russia uses chemical weapons in Ukraine, it "would trigger a response" from NATO. Asked to elaborate on the nature of the response, Biden had no script to guide him. "The nature of the response would depend on the nature of the use." Then, he elaborated: "It would trigger a response in kind," seemingly announcing that the US would respond to a Russian chemical weapons attack with a chemical weapons attack of their own. | Two days later, at the end of his speech, Biden seemed to call for a coup in Russia, adding the line, "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in p…
(2022-07-20). The American Empire Has No Clothes. popularresistance.org The United States is an empire. It has 800 military bases around the world . More than $840 billion has been set aside for the latest Pentagon budget, a sum bigger than the military expenditure of the next nine countries combined. U.S. military operations, whether overt or covert, have devastated more than eighty countries since the end of World War II and killed more than 30 million people. And these numbers are likely undercounts since the U.S. national security state is far from transparent. | The American Empire is protected by a series of lies otherwise known as the ideology of American exceptionalism. Ameri…
(2022-07-20). China Calls US 'Creator of Security Risks' After US Warship Transits Taiwan Strait. news.antiwar.com The Chinese military on Wednesday denounced the US The US Navy destroyer USS Benfold "The frequent provocations a…
(2022-07-20). CovertAction Bulletin: Why Were 400 Officers Not Enough to Stop the Uvalde Mass Shooter? covertactionmagazine.com The chilling video released last week of the police response inside Robb Elementary in Uvalde, TX on May 24 exposes the police. Dressed in tactical gear, officers waited over an hour to confront the gunman who killed 21 people in a senseless act of violence. Rather than being a local problem, this is a national issue: Over and over again, videos—many of them shot by bystanders—show police killing unarmed Black people. At the same time the police are hailed as heroes required to keep the peace and bring criminals to justice. The Uvalde response and video are the latest example of how this couldn't be f…
(2022-07-20). Despite the evidence, courts yet to take note of spyware used against Elgar Parishad accused. mronline.org 
The evidence of malware use has now come in from multiple studies, but the accused remain in jail and the trial is yet to begin.
(2022-07-20). Reject CPTPP, Stay Out Of New Cold War. popularresistance.org 'US President Barack Obama's 'pivot to Asia' after his 2012 re-election sought to check China's sustained economic growth and technological progress. Its economic centerpiece was the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). | But the US International Trade Commission (ITC) doubted the Washington-based Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) and other exaggerated claims of significant TPP economic benefits in mid-2016, well before US President Donald Trump's election. | The ITC report found projected TPP growth gains to be paltry over the long-term. Its finding was in line with the earlier 2014 findings of t…
(2022-07-20). 'A Possible Coup' Against The Labour Government? scheerpost.com 
Former Prime Minister Harold Wilson in 1986. (Allan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons) | By Richard Norton-Taylor / A file released on Tuesday by the National Archives, titled "Allegations concerning a possible coup in 1968", reveals how rattled MI5 and the Home Office were many years later about conspiracies that have never been properly investigated. | The declassified file refers to discussions about how to topple the then Labour prime minister, Harold Wilson. Wilson was smeared by right-wing…
(2022-07-20). Military Situation In Iraq On July 20, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On July 20, Turkish aircraft attacked several locations in Duhok's Zakho, killing at least two civilians and injuring about a dozen others; | On July 19, ISIS attacked positions of Iraqi police in the Meteibeja sector. Six Iraqi policemen were killed; | On July 20, the Iraqi Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency thwarted operation to smuggle 0,000 liters of oil products, breaches at 11 sites in Kirkuk, Diyala, Salahadadin, Baghdad and Basra; | On July 20, Turkish…
(2022-07-20). Military Situation In Syria On July 20, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On July 20, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 10 times: 1 in Idlib province, 7 in Aleppo province, 2 in Lattakia province; | On July 20, an SAA member was killed by unknown gumen on the Inkhil and Jasim road; | On July 19, the SAA sent a new military convoy to the north of Manbij city; | On July 20, the SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces near al-Barah; | On July 19, the 7th Summit…
(2022-07-20). Biden's Attempt To Turn Saudi Arabia Against Russia Utterly Failed. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageSaudi FM stresses that OPEC's decisions will be not based on "hysteria" or "geopolitics". | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | During his visit to Jeddah on July 15, American President Joe Biden tried to convince his Saudi partners to increase oil production and delivery in order to inflict economic damage on Russia and turn the Arab country towards an anti-Moscow policy. Instead, Biden's visit to the Red Sea city was a complete di…
(2022-07-20). Will Florida Follow The California Reparations Task Force Model? Candidate For Governor Says Yes. moguldom.com California became the first state in the country to move forward on reparations by establishing a task force to study and develop a plan for reparations in the state. Could Florida follow? Nikki Fried is running for governor of Florida, and she recently said she would consider following California's lead on reparation. As the current …
(2022-07-20). Community organizing puts a stop to proposed Amazon Newark hub. liberationnews.org 
The community spoke up, and organizers knocked on thousands of doors in Elizabeth and Newark to spread awareness about the backroom deal and educate the community on the risks of this new facility.
(2022-07-20). Young workers show the way forward as economic crisis deepens. workers.org 
A global economic crisis is emerging, and for readers of Workers World, this comes as little to no surprise. As Marxists and dialectical materialists, we are cautious about making predictions. It is no secret that corporations are bragging about record profits at the same time working people are struggling to . . . |
(2022-07-20). Daily Round-up | Turkey accused of war crimes after drone strike & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories from Turkey's drone strike in Iraqi Kurdistan, the hunger strike of Palestinian prisoners, repression in Morocco, and a court verdict on elections in Brazil…
(2022-07-20). Selfishness Fuels the War on Abortion. otherwords.org The Supreme Court's Contrary to the idea that men have foisted the abortion ban on women, though, the ban is a patriarchal attack by conservatives — men and women — on the rest of us. | There's a general attitude that forms th…
(2022-07-20). From Invading Iraq to Guaidó's Flop: The CV of Coup-Plotter John Bolton. orinocotribune.com 
By Tanupriya Singh — Jul 15, 2022 | In a recent interview with CNN, former US National Security Advisor John Bolton affirmed his role in coups abroad. The hardliner was an architect of the invasion of Iraq, and most recently, played a role in the attempted coup against Venezuelan President Maduro. | On July 12, former US National Security advisor John Bolton, admitted on national television that he had helped orchestrate coups in foreign countries. Bolton was speaking to CNN host Jake Tapper amid the hearings in Congress on the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, by supporters of former president Donald…
(2022-07-20). Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas Becomes First Triple Jumper to Win 3 Consecutive World Championships. orinocotribune.com 
Yulimar Rojas, the triple jump star of Venezuela, became the first female athlete to win three consecutive golds in the event in world championships. She won her third straight world title on Monday, July 18, at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, the United States. The earlier world championships that she won were London 2017 and Doha 2019. | Winning the gold on Monday night, 26-year-old Rojas once again won the hearts of her fans and brought respect and pride for all Venezuelans. Her family members, friends as well as the entire nation watched her participation and cheered for her when she…
(2022-07-20). US Threatens Venezuela and Other Countries With Sanctions for Detaining US Citizens. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, July 19, US President Joe Biden signed an executive order that gives Washington the right to impose unilateral coercive measures against states that "unjustly" detain US citizens, "The sanctions authority included in this EO enables the United States to impose financial and travel sanctions on those who are responsible for unjustly holding US nationals, whether their captor is a terrorist netw…
(2022-07-20). Iran Helps Venezuela's PDVSA to Increase Production, Says Reuters. orinocotribune.com Iran will be increasing the supply of a key type of crude oil to Venezuela, with the aim of boosting the productivity of Venezuelan refineries, and thus freeing up its oil for exports. | According to a Iran w…
(2022-07-20). Extradited—Ernesto Quintero, Leopoldo López's Protégé, Back in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, July 19, in his regular press conference, the attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, reported that Leopoldo López's protégé, Ernesto Quintero, was extradited from Spain to Venezuela. Quintero is implicated in the financial scam carried out by ABA Mercado de Capitales. | The representative of the Public Ministry said that about 300 people, mostly elderly, were victimized by this fraud, carried out by Ernesto Quintero and others, for an amount of some $ million. | Saab specified that Quintero was charged on July 18, electronically, from the 51st Control Court of the Metropolitan Area of &…
(2022-07-20). Untouchable! Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas Becomes Three-Time Triple Jump World Champion. venezuelanalysis.com The Venezuelan athlete reigned supreme in the women's triple jump field with a 15.47m leap and added a sixth world champion title to her career.
(2022-07-20). Right-Wing Selfishness Fuels the War on Abortion and Other Rights. commondreams.org Stories abound of conservative women who picket out front of clinics quietly coming in the back to get their own abortions.
(2022-07-20). Australian workers and youth speak out: "If there was democracy Assange would never have gone to jail" wsws.org "The attack on Assange is being used as a warning against any journalist, including future journalists to be careful as to what they bring to the attention of the general public."
(2022-07-20). Extreme heat waves 'here to stay': WMO. ecns.cn The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Tuesday that Europe's heat wave could persist into the middle of next week, whereas the negative impacts of climate change are bound to continue at least until 2060s.
(2022-07-20). Amazon worker in New Jersey dies during Prime Week amid worldwide heat wave. wsws.org The deaths at Amazon highlight an ongoing crass exploitation and disregard for worker safety in the warehouse and logistics industry.
(2022-07-20). Electoral Count Reform Hailed as 'Essential First Step' Toward Safeguarding US Democracy. commondreams.org While praising the proposal, one democracy defender also emphasized that "this bill is no substitute for comprehensive voting rights legislation."
(2022-07-20). Iranian musicians honored at Global Music Awards. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Several Iranian musicians have been honored at the Global Music Awards.
(2022-07-20). Iran to export 4mn oil barrels to Venezuela this month. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Islamic Republic of Iran will export four million barrels of oil to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the current month.
(2022-07-20). Real Debt Trap: Sri Lanka Owes Vast Majority to West, Not to China. towardfreedom.org Sri Lanka owes 81 percent of its external debt to U.S. and European financial institutions and to Western allies, Japan and India. China owns just 10 percent. But Washington blames imaginary "Chinese debt traps" for the nation's crisis, as it considers a 17th IMF structural adjustment program, reports Benjamin Norton.
(2022-07-20). Political heat rises on Biden to declare climate change emergency. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—"Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun," Noel Coward once wrote in a popular song. But not when the midday sun scorches London with a temperature record of 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Or when so much of the U.S. Great Plains hits similar highs, raising visions of a second Dust Bowl. Or …
(2022-07-20). Customary Barbarity: Britain's SAS in Afghanistan. scheerpost.com 
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch The insistence that there is a noble way of fighting war, one less bloody and brutal, has always been the hallmark of forces self-described as civilised. Restraint characterises their behaviour; codes of laws follow in their wake, rather than genocidal impulses. Killing, in short, is a highly regulated, disciplined affair. …
(2022-07-20). Foreigners give reasons to love Beijing. ecns.cn With sunshine and breeze, the Award Ceremony of the Second "100 Reasons to Love Beijing" Short Video Competition was held at China Arts and Crafts Museum in Beijing last week.
(2022-07-20). Women charge abuse at Georgia's Stewart Detention Center. workers.org 
Activists march to shut down Stewart Detention Center, Lumpkin, Georgia, November 2014. Atlanta July 17 — Once again, a privately-operated immigrant detention center in Georgia is the focus of abuse charges by several women detainees. A male nurse employed by CoreCivic at the Stewart Detention Center (SDC) in Lumpkin, Georgia, . . . |
(2022-07-20). Iran FM summons interim Argentine charge d'affaires. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Following the imposition of restrictions on exit of five Iranian nationals as crew members of Venezuelan cargo plane in Argentina, the interim charge d'affaires of Argentine Embassy to Tehran was summoned to Foreign Ministry.
(2022-07-20). China, India agree to keep peace at border. ecns.cn China and India have agreed to maintain security and stability in the western sector of China-India border areas, according to a joint news release.
(2022-07-19). Europe Facing Major Economic Crisis From Sanctions Against Russia. popularresistance.org The US-led sanctions campaign against Russia has done nothing to stop the war in Ukraine or hurt Vladimir Putin, but the toll continues to mount on Western economies and there are increasing signs that Europe is facing a major economic crisis. | The euro has reached a 20-year low against the dollar, inflation is at a record-high 8.6%, and economists are predicting a recession if the EU is cut off from Russian gas. Russia has already stopped supplying some EU members for their refusal to pay in rubles, something Putin required in retaliation for sanctions that targeted Russia's use of the dollar and euro. | The No…
(2022-07-19). BAP Condemns 2022 Renewal Of The United Nations Mission To Haiti. popularresistance.org On Friday, July 15, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously adopted the resolution to extend the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) for one year (until July 15, 2023). The vote took place two days after it was postponed by the People's Republic of China, which wanted additional consultation and significant adjustments to the resolution co-penned by Mexico and the United States. | The Black Alliance for Peace welcomed this delay, as well as several of the objections to BINUH's renewal raised by China and supported by the Russian Federation. In reviewing the terms of BIN…