(2023-08-04). Ukraine Strikes Russian Commercial Port with Drones for First Time. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian drones struck a Russian commercial port for the first time since the start of the war. Novorossiysk was shut down for a few hours after it was hit by Ukrainian air and sea drones. Two percent of the world's oil supply and grain are shipped from Novorossiysk. The Russian Defense Ministry claims that it …
(2023-08-03). Poland Claims Wagner Fighters in Belarus are Trying to 'Destabilize' NATO. news.antiwar.com Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki claimed on Thursday that Wagner fighters were deployed to Belarus in an attempt to "destabilize" bordering NATO countries, which the alliance refers to as its eastern flank. Morawiecki called the Russian mercenary force "extremely dangerous" and said it had been "being redeployed to NATO's eastern flank to destabilize it." He …
(2023-08-03). President Biden Calls for the Immediate Release of Niger's President. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Thursday called for the immediate release of Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum, who's been detained since being ousted by a military coup last week. "I call for President Bazoum and his family to be immediately released, and for the preservation of Niger's hard-earned democracy," Biden said in a statement commemorating Niger's independence day. …
(2023-08-03). Russia's Economy Projected to Grow Despite Western Sanctions. news.antiwar.com The International Monetary Fund has said it expects the Russian economy to grow by 1.5% this year despite the US-led Western sanctions campaign against the country, which President Biden once vowed would "turn the ruble into rubble." The Russian economy shrank by 2.1% last year, but it has bounced back as Russia is adjusting to …
(2023-08-03). UK Says Its Air Force Intercepted 50 Russian Planes Over Estonia in Four Months. news.antiwar.com The Times of London reported Thursday that the British Royal Air Force intercepted 50 Russian planes over Estonia in the past four months while it led NATO's air policing mission on Russia's border. The skies in the Baltic region of Europe have become a potential flashpoint for a direct conflict between NATO and Russia as …
(2023-08-03). Ukraine Says Talks With US on Security Guarantees Have Begun. news.antiwar.com A Ukrainian official said Thursday that the US and Ukraine have started talks on security guarantees for Ukraine, part of a plan for Washington to provide long-term military support for Kyiv. The US and other G7 nations vowed at the recent NATO summit in Vilnius to negotiate their own bilateral security deals with Ukraine. "It …
(2023-08-03). US Military May Put Armed Troops on Commercial Ships in Strait of Hormuz. news.antiwar.com The US military may place armed troops on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a move that would significantly raise tensions between the US and Iran, The Associated Press reported Thursday. The idea would be to protect commercial vessels from being seized by Iran, but it could result in direct clashes between the US …
(2023-08-03). Green Left News Podcast Ep 17: CFMEU housing plan, Women's World Cup & Russian anti-war socialist arrested. greenleft.org.au Green Left journalists Isaac Nellist and Chloe DS go through the latest news from across the continent and around the world.
(2023-08-03). Two academics oppose censorship of IYSSE at Sydney's Macquarie University. wsws.org "The IYSSE's anti-war perspective has come under attack internationally, including by university managements, governments and fascistic Ukrainian nationalist groups that have tried, unsuccessfully, to block, obstruct or shut down a series of its meetings."
(2023-08-05). Perspectives] Dark matter. thelancet.com Successful, handsome New York lawyer Jude St Francis has a past with which he cannot find peace. Abandoned at birth, Jude was placed into the care of monks who groomed and preyed on him. Later came other abusers also, one of whom, a doctor, deliberately ran him over with a car. Wracked by self-loathing, he copes by secretly cutting himself. About his former life his friends know little, but wonder why he limps.
(2023-08-04). World Leaders Congratulate Ceasefire in Colombia. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, several countries showed their complacency for the entry into force of the bilateral ceasefire agreement between the Colombian state and the National Liberation Army (ELN). | RELATED: | From Cuba, President Miguel Diaz-Canel showed his support for the "Total Peace" process that President Gustavo Petro is implementing and expressed his hope for the prospects opened by the entry into force of the ceasefire agreed…
(2023-08-04). Multilateral Peace System Is Needed to Tackle Hunger: Ghelani. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Reena Ghelani, the United Nations Famine Prevention and Response Coordinator, called for a reinvigorated multilateral system for peace in order to address the root causes of hunger. | RELATED: | A quarter billion people suffered from acute food insecurity last year, the highest number recorded in recent years. Of these people, some 376,000 were facing famine-like conditions in seven countries. Anothe…
(2023-08-04). The Heat: Donald Trump Charged. america.cgtn.com 
Former President Donald Trump returns to Washington to face charges for allegedly attempting to overturn the 2020 election and block the peaceful transfer of power. Former U.S. President Donald Trump was arraigned and formally charged on Thursday at the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. …
(2023-08-04). Headlines for August 4, 2023. democracynow.org Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Charges He Plotted to Overturn 2020 Election, Third Trump Ally Charged over Alleged Plot to Tamper with Michigan Voting Machines, Amnesty Warns of "Rampant" War Crimes Against Civilians in Sudan, Ukraine Says Sea Drones Damaged Russian Warship in Black Sea, Blinken Accuses Russia of Assaulting Global Food System with Attacks on Ukraine's Granaries, Greenpeace Activists Cover U.K. Prime Minister's Home with Anti-Oil Message, Tribunal Finds Mexico Guilty of Ecocide and Ethnocide over Mayan Rail Project, Appeals Court Allows Biden Administration to Continue Blocking…
(2023-08-04). Korean community calls for peace across the peninsula, 70 years after the armistice. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-04). Pacific peace activist fights US militarism for love, peace, decolonisation & anti-racism. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-04). US military base expansions 'threat to peace & indigenous' communities Okinawa peace activist warns. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-04). Video: Peace conference panel against AUKUS. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-04). The Heat: Donald Trump Charged. america.cgtn.com Former President Donald Trump returns to Washington to face charges for allegedly attempting to overturn the 2020 election and block the peaceful transfer of power. Former U.S. President Donald Trump was arraigned and formally charged on Thursday at the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. …
(2023-08-04). Headlines for August 4, 2023. democracynow.org Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Charges He Plotted to Overturn 2020 Election, Third Trump Ally Charged over Alleged Plot to Tamper with Michigan Voting Machines, Amnesty Warns of "Rampant" War Crimes Against Civilians in Sudan, Ukraine Says Sea Drones Damaged Russian Warship in Black Sea, Blinken Accuses Russia of Assaulting Global Food System with Attacks on Ukraine's Granaries, Greenpeace Activists Cover U.K. Prime Minister's Home with Anti-Oil Message, Tribunal Finds Mexico Guilty of Ecocide and Ethnocide over Mayan Rail Project, Appeals Court Allows Biden Administration to Continue Blocking…
(2023-08-04). Korean community calls for peace across the peninsula, 70 years after the armistice. greenleft.org.au
(2023-08-04). Pacific peace activist fights US militarism for love, peace, decolonisation & anti-racism. greenleft.org.au
(2023-08-04). US military base expansions 'threat to peace & indigenous' communities Okinawa peace activist warns. greenleft.org.au
(2023-08-04). Video: Peace conference panel against AUKUS. greenleft.org.au
(2023-08-04). In Haiti, Kenya Chooses Imperialist Servitude Over Pan-African Solidarity. popularresistance.org The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) condemns in the strongest possible terms Kenya's proposal to lead what amounts to a foreign armed intervention in Haiti. | Kenya has offered to deploy a contingent of 1,000 police officers to help train and assist Haitian police, ostensibly to "restore order" in the Caribbean republic. Yet, their proposal is nothing more than military occupation by another name; an occupation of Haiti by an African country is not Pan-Africanism, but Western imperialism in Black face. By agreeing to send troops into Haiti, the Kenyan government is assisting in undermining the sovereignty and self…
(2023-08-04). Ethiopia and European Union held talks on peace and regional issues. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Demeke Mekonnen, spoke today with the European Union's special envoy for the Horn of Africa, Annette Weber, about peace and the cooperation process.
(2023-08-04). Foreign Armed Intervention in Haiti: Kenya Chooses Imperialist Servitude Over Pan-African Solidarity. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-04). The Nicaraguan Coup Attempt: How Peace Was Restored and What Has Happened Since. mronline.org 
This final article, covering the period from mid-July to the present day, shows how the coup was defeated and what happened in the aftermath.
(2023-08-03). UN Welcomes Ceasefire With Citizen Participation in Colombia. telesurenglish.net The Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres, welcomed the beginning of the ceasefire between the Government of Colombia and the guerrilla National Liberation Army (ELN). | RELATED: | UN spokesman Farhan Haq said in a statement that "the Secretary-General congratulates the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) for initiating a new stage in their peace process, with the entry into force…
(2023-08-03). Ceasefire with Colombia's ELN guerrillas takes force. colombiareports.com 
A ceasefire between Colombia's security forces and guerrilla group ELN took force in support of ongoing peace talks. The ceasefire will be monitored by the United Nations, the Catholic Church…
(2023-08-03). Tell the Ukrainian Government to Drop Prosecution of Peace Activist Yurii Sheliazhenko. davidswanson.org Yurii Sheliazhenko has been formally charged by the Ukrainian government with the crime of justifying Russian aggression. The evidence is this statement which explicitly condemns Russian aggression.
(2023-08-03). John F. Kennedy on Ending the US War on Vietnam: His Own Words. dissidentvoice.org With the advent of a new Kennedy running for president, new life was given to JFK's World Peace speech on June 10, 1963, both among some progressives, and even the LaRouche Schiller Institute. Their thesis is that Kennedy was planning on making peace with the Soviet Union and was going to withdraw US troops from …
(2023-08-03). Cutting The Ties Between Higher Education And The Military. popularresistance.org This episode of Nonviolence Radio welcomes @hellaJinsella from the UK peace organization, DeMilitarise Education, or dED. Jinsella has been actively working to raise awareness about the ties between higher education and the military. As these relationships have not generally been made public, military funding, and the accompanying environmental degradation the arms industry entails, has been able to thrive within universities without sustained challenge. DeMilitarise Education seeks to bring these connections to light. To this end, it has set up a database which tracks schools' ties with the military and arms com…
(2023-08-04). Venezuelan VP Participates in 9th CII India-Lac Conclave Closing. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, participated in the closing session of the IX India-Latin America and the Caribbean Economic Conclave, held for two days in the city of New Delhi. | Related: | In her speech, the vice-president of the South American nation stressed that this bi-regional forum, organized by the Industrial Confederation of India, "is extraordinarily very important". | The Venezuelan…
(2023-08-04). Burkina Faso's New President Condemns Imperialism. popularresistance.org The new president of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, has vowed to fight imperialism and neocolonialism, invoking his country's past revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara and quoting Che Guevara. | The West African nation has also formed close diplomatic ties with the revolutionary governments in Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran, as well as with NATO's arch-rival Russia. | In January 2022, a group of nationalist military officers in Burkina Faso toppled the president, Roch Kaboré, a wealthy banker who had fostered close ties with the country's former colonizer, France, where he was educated.
(2023-08-04). Expone Venezuela en India retos tecnológicos de Latinoamérica. telesurtv.net En la región más del 50 por ciento de su población son mujeres y niños; el desafío es generar una educación inclusiva.
(2023-08-04). Presidente de Venezuela recibe delegación de la República del Congo. telesurtv.net La reunión se realiza en el marco de la instalación de la Primera Comisión Mixta entre Caracas y Brazzaville.
(2023-08-04). Presidente de Venezuela denuncia campañas mediáticas. telesurtv.net El mandatario destacó que La Voz de América construye matrices de opinión con datos falsos que dañen el desarrollo económico del país.
(2023-08-04). Bolivia and Venezuela express interest in joining BRICS. peoplesdispatch.org The governments of Bolivian President Luis Arce and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have officially applied to join the BRICS economic bloc and contribute in building a multipolar world…
(2023-08-04). Venezuela insta a alianza India – América Latina y el Caribe. telesurtv.net La India tiene un papel fundamental como productor de tecnologías en las áreas de protección de cultivos, de fertilizantes y de tecnología para la mecanización y la irrigación.
(2023-08-04). Vicepresidenta de Venezuela participa en clausura de IX Cónclave Económico India-ALC. telesurtv.net La vicemandataria destacó que este foro, organizado por la Confederación Industrial de la India, "es extraordinariamente importante".
(2023-08-04). Burkina Faso's new president condemns imperialism, quotes Che Guevara, allies with Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba. mronline.org 
Burkina Faso's new President Ibrahim Traoré has vowed to fight imperialism and neocolonialism. Pledging a "refoundation of the nation", invoking revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, and quoting Che Guevara, his government has allied with Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba.
(2023-08-04). Venezuela's Oil Production Rebounds in July Amidst Global Challenges. orinocotribune.com Venezuela saw a rise in its oil production in July, reaching 843,700 barrels per day according to figures from the Venezuelan Ministry of Petroleum. This marks a return to growth following a decline in June, which stood out as one of the first declines experienced this year "The July figure includes condensates and natural gas liquids (NGLs)," wrote the website. "Once those byproducts a…
(2023-08-04). Government of Venezuela Bans Use and Sale of E-Cigarettes. orinocotribune.com 
The Venezuelan government has implemented a ban on the utilization and sale of electronic cigarettes, commonly referred to as "vapes." This action comes in response to the presence of harmful toxic substances within these devices, which can lead to addiction and pose significant risks to health, including increased risk of heart disease, lung disorders, and other chronic complications. | The resolution, designed to protect children and adolescents throughout the country against these substances, was published in Official Gazette No. 42,682, dated August 1, 2023, stipulating the prohibition of the manufacture, sto…
(2023-08-04). Venezuela's Attorney General Dismisses 'Union Leader' Claims of URP Members Convicted of Conspiracy. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, clarified that the six Venezuelans who were sentenced for conspiracy were not actually union leaders, despite being labeled as such by certain private media sources. These individuals, who are part of the subversive organization known as the Unidad de Resistencia Popular (Popular Resistance Unit, URP) have received a 16-year prison sentence for their involvement in plotting acts of terrorism during a 2022 parade. | In a press conference held at the headquarters of the Attorney General's Office in Caracas on Thursday, August 3, Saab reported that the six people who…
(2023-08-04). President Maduro Condemns Voice of America's New Smear Campaign. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has condemned a recent smear campaign orchestrated from the White House through the Voice of America news service that has been targeting the economic growth of Venezuela. | President Maduro pointed out during an address made from Miraflores Palace this Thursday, August 3, that it is a dirty campaign being carried out by the White House and the US State Department alongside "their wimps in Venezuela" who intend to hide the true economic growth of Venezuela in this year 2023 with false narratives. | "I condemn these media campaigns that are undertaken from the White Hous…
(2023-08-03). Venezuela: Gov't Presents Plan to Clean Up Oil-Contaminated Maracaibo Lake. venezuelanalysis.com A team of experts is working alongside the community to decontaminate Maracaibo Lake from waste, microalgae and oil leaking from corroded pipelines.
(2023-08-03). Venezuela Primaries: The Engine of Confrontation. libya360.wordpress.com Mision Verdad The insistence on electing disqualified persons and the gaps in their organization suggest that the opposition is only looking for one alternative: violent confrontation (Photo: Carlos García Rawlins / Reuters). The impact of the primary elections on the opposition enthusiasm has tended to decrease since both the United Democratic Platform (PUD) and the…
(2023-08-03). Hundreds of human rights organizations urge Biden to release Alex Saab. peoplesdispatch.org On August 2, hundreds of social and human rights organizations around the world sent an open letter to US President Joe Biden, calling for the release of imprisoned Venezuelan diplomat
(2023-08-03). Venezuela's Vice President Participates in India—Latin America Conclave. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, arrived in the Republic of India to participate in the Ninth Conclave of the Industrial Confederation of India and Latin America and the Caribbean, to be held in the city of New Delhi. | Upon reaching India this Wednesday, August 2, the vice president was received by the Venezuelan ambassador to India, Capaya Rodríguez González, together with various diplomatic representatives of that nation. | The conclave will be held in th…
(2023-08-03). Preliminary Statement and Findings of the Venezuela Fact-Finding Mission. samidoun.net 
The following statement was issued by the Venezuela Fact-Finding Mission of the International People's Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism, carried out between July 24-28 with the National Lawyers Guild and the International Association of Democratic Lawyers. Charlotte Kates, Samidoun's international coordinator, participated in the Mission. As the Fact Finding Mission of the International People's Tribunal, we …
(2023-08-03). Objective Conditions in Venezuela: Maduro's Defensive Strategy and Contradictions Among the People. orinocotribune.com By Steve Ellner — July 2023 | ABSTRACT: In 2020, the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) withdrew support for President Nicolás Maduro even though Washington had recently intensified the "war on Venezuela," which included sanctions and military threats. The PCV's decision was in response to Maduro's business-friendly "defensive strategy" in the face of the imperialist aggression, which was more severe than that directed against other progressive Latin American governments, particularly after 2015. Maduro appeared to view the PCV and other critics on the left through the same lenses that he did critics on the…