WSWS (2023-07-07). Ontario Public Service Employees Union utterly silent on why it cancelled Toronto anti-war meeting, bowing to far-right threats. wsws.org OPSEU has failed to provide any information about the far-right forces that threatened the June 21 anti-war meeting, let alone taken any action to mobilize opposition to them among its 180,000 members and the working class as a whole.

A Guest Author (2023-07-07). African organizations work for peaceful solutions. workers.org By Carlos Lopes Pereira The author, a former member of the Secretariat of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC), writes of African events for Avante!, the newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party. Translation: John Catalinotto. A meeting of the leaders of four African organizations . . . |

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). China-Japan relations should remain undisturbed by external distractions: Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi. ecns.cn Bilateral relations between China and Japan should remain undisturbed by external distractions, and the two countries should jointly safeguard the hard-won peace and stability in Asia.

ecns.cn (2023-07-07). Speech affirms commitment to peace. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping's speech at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization virtual summit is a powerful reiteration of China's commitment to peace, multipolarity, multilateralism and the principles of the United Nations Charter.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-07). March in Pakistan in protest against profanation of the Koran. plenglish.com Islamabad, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif described the profanation of the Koran in Sweden as an attempt to divide Muslims and Christians. Peaceful demonstrations will take place today in Pakistan in protest against this act.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-07). Colombian government and ELN halt offensive operations ahead of ceasefire. peoplesdispatch.org The cessation of offensive operations was agreed upon in June during the third round of peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the ELN in Havana, Cuba. It comes ahead of a 180-day truce that will take effect on August 3…

scorinoco (2023-07-07). Colombia: President Petro Signs Decree Enacting Bilateral Ceasefire With ELN. orinocotribune.com Colombian President Gustavo Petro has signed a decree announcing a formal ceasefire with the guerrilla group National Liberation Army (ELN). The ceasefire will come into effect on August 3, 2023 and will last until January 29, 2024. | The decree also stipulates that the ceasefire may be extended as agreed upon by the parties. Similarly, its continuity is contingent on the fulfillment of the agreements and protocols approved by the Peace Talks. | "The Bilateral and Temporary National Ceasefire may be extended after evaluation of the Peace Talks, based on the reports of the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, an…

teleSUR (2023-07-07). Cubans Discuss the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, an international seminar on the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was held to mark the 10th anniversary of the mutually beneficial and cooperative initiative. | RELATED: | "China will continue to promote world peace and progress with its own stability and development and work together with all parties to achieve win-win cooperation," Ma Hui, Chinese Ambassador to Cuba, said, adding that there…

Andreína Chávez Alava (2023-07-07). Venezuela: Army Dismantles Illegal Mining Camps in the Amazon, Gov't Promises Reforestation Plan. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuelan Indigenous communities have denounced the alleged involvement of the armed forces in illegal mining.

Adriaan Alsema (2023-07-07). Colombia's infamous rebel leader "Ivan Marquez" dead: reports. colombiareports.com One of Colombia's most prominent rebel leaders, "Ivan Marquez," has died in Venezuela, reported news program CM&. Sources close to Marquez, whose real name was Luciano Marin, have confirmed the…

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-06). Lukashenko Says Wagner Chief Prigozhin Is in Russia. news.antiwar.com Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday that Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was now in Russia, raising questions about the deal between Moscow and the mercenary leader that ended his short-lived mutiny. "As for Evgeny Prigozhin, he is in St. Petersburg. Maybe he went to Moscow, but he is not on Belarusian soil," Lukashenko said, according …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-06). Report: Former Senior US Officials Held Secret Talks With Russians. news.antiwar.com A group of former senior US officials has held talks with influential Russians, including Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in an effort to lay the groundwork for negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, NBC News reported on Thursday. The meeting with Lavrov took place when he was in New York for a UN Security Council …

Editor (2023-07-06). No justice, no peace in France. mronline.org "Tout le monde deteste la police!"—Everyone hates the police—was chanted at demonstrations and riots across France last week.

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-06). Biden Calls Cuba "Terrorist" While the People Demand an End to U.S. Terrorism against Cuba. masspeaceaction.org

Michael Welch (2023-07-06). Making Peace with Russia, One Handshake at a Time. Dimitri Lascaris. globalresearch.ca

G. Dunkel (2023-07-05). France: Racist police incites massive youth rebellion. workers.org During a traffic stop by two motorcycle cops in the Paris suburb of Nanterre June 27, one of the cops shot and killed a young driver, Nahel M., born in France of North African descent. The cops' story tried to justify the killing using the pretext that Nahel was using . . . |

Staff (2023-07-06). President Maduro: Venezuela Is and Will Always Be a Free Nation. orinocotribune.com "The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is, and will always be, a free nation," stated President Nicolás Maduro, at the launching of the civic-military parade marking the 212th anniversary of the signing of the Venezuelan Act of Independence, and the Day of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB). | From the Bolivarian Military Academy in Caracas, the president participated in a number of ceremonial events this Wednesday, July 5, including a military parade as a precursor to the civic-military parade celebrating Venezuelan soldiers, which took place in the Paseo Los Próceres. | The head of state stated that it…

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-07-06). Venezuela y México ganan oro en aguas abiertas en San Salvador 2023. telesurtv.net El mexicano Strehlke salió airoso en la prueba de aguas abiertas, al derrotar en una apretada competencia al venezolano Diego Vera con ventaja de tres segundos.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-06). Presidente Nicolás Maduro encabeza desfile cívico-militar por el aniversario de la independencia. telesurtv.net Patentizan la lealtad del pueblo y sus oficiales y soldados con sus principios y la historia patria.

Ana Perdigón (2023-07-05). Venezuela's Opposition Primaries: Registration Extended Due to Expats' Apathy. orinocotribune.com Given the low level of interest shown by Venezuelans expats to register and participate in the opposition primary elections, the National Primary Commission (CNP) extended the deadline for voters to register and update their information. The measure was adopted with the hopes of increasing participation in the opposition's internal electoral process. | Through a press release, the CNP announced on Monday, July 3, that the deadline will be extended for two more days, until Sunday, July 9 at 23: 59 p.m. | Despite the fact that approximately three million Venezuelans abroad have been notified to register, only 112,00…