(2024-10-30). Israel Begins Intense Attack on Major Lebanese City of Baalbek. news.antiwar.com Earlier today, Israel issued a total evacuation order for the entire Lebanese city of Baalbek, a major city and metro area in the east which is home to a population of over 200,000 people. It's also a very ancient city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and home to a lot of ancient ruins, which are …
(2024-10-30). Biden Administration Overwhelmed With Reports of Israel Using Weapons To Kill Civilians but Has Not Taken Any Action. news.antiwar.com
(2024-10-30). "Soundtracks to the Struggle 3" drops amid censorship attempts: Lowkey talks to Mintcast. mronline.org A tireless fighter for justice, Lowkey's tracks have become anthems in the anti-war movement, particularly in the struggle for Palestine liberation. "Soundtrack to the Struggle 3" is no different and provides a political snapshot in time, taking on issues such as the genocide in Gaza, the persecution of WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, and the pervasive surveillance power of our smartphones.
(2024-10-30). The U.S. Military Continues Its Quest for Nuclear Readiness. progressive.org As the Nobel Committee awards a prize for nuclear peacemaking, the United States continues its moves toward nuclear war.
(2024-10-30). Nobel Peace Prize winner: The world is 'going backward on nuclear disarmament'. greenleft.org.au 
The fate of the survivors of the United States atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was hidden for years, but in 1956 local survivor associations, along with victims of nuclear weapons tests in the Pacific, formed Nihon Hidankyo. The organisation received this year's Nobel Peace Prize, reports Peter Boyle.
(2024-10-30). 'Because he…': Michigan Muslim leaders extend support to Donald Trump. ummid.com Muslim community leaders in Michigan Saturday October 26, 2024 extended their support to Donald Trump because they said the Republican Party candidate was promising peace.
(2024-10-30). US elections: Editorial writers at LA Times, Washington Post resign after billionaire owners block Kamala Harris endorsements. asiapacificreport.nz Writers resign from The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times in protest over the blocking of their editorials by the billionaire owners. Video: Democracy Now! Democracy Now! This is Democracy Now!, "War, Peace and the Presidency." I am Amy Goodman, with Juan González: The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post newspapers are facing mounting…
(2024-10-30). Trump promises 'peace' in letter to Lebanese-Americans. newarab.com 
Former US president and current Trump pledged to bring The Republican candidate reached out to the communi…
(2024-10-30). End Washington's New McCarthyism! dissidentvoice.org In April, the U.S. House passed H.R. 6408: "An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations." It was introduced in the Senate as S. 1436. It sounds benign, but it reaches well beyond any narrowly defined or momentarily intended targets. If enacted into law, …
(2024-10-30). At COP 16 — Defending Biodiversity at Risk and the Path to Regeneration. pressenza.com "Making Peace with Nature" is the title of the
(2024-10-30). The 3rd World March for Peace and Nonviolence in Sagada: The Philippine Experience. pressenza.com 
The 3rd World March for Peace and Nonviolence began in San Jose, Costa Rica on October 2, 2024, the International Day of Nonviolence, fifteen years after the 1st World March. Now traveling across the five continents, the World March base team representative, Wilfredo Alfsen entered the Philippines, and together with local advocates, came together to sound a call for peace, an urgent call, given the wars and armed conflicts still ongoing in the world today, not to mention all the forms of violence we see around us every day. | After visiting two cities—Malolos, and Baguio City, the World March entered the to…
(2024-10-30). Russian, Chinese senior diplomats concerned over situation on Korean Peninsula — MFA. tass.com Andrey Rudenko and Liu Xiaoming stressed that, to maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula and prevent large-scale conflict, the West must abandon its Cold War-era approach of bloc confrontation…
(2024-10-30). The ban on Glia's Emergency Medical Teams has been lifted. justpeaceadvocates.ca Over 3,500 people took up the call to write to their own elected official, to tell Canada to take action to lift Israel's ban on international humanitarian doctors is not only evil and cruel , it is also illegal and has to be challenged. 2024 October 30 — On 28 October, the Glia team was …
(2024-10-30). Kurdish Coalition Leader Calls for Peace Talks as Turkish Bombings Escalate. themedialine.org 
(2024-10-30). UN envoy lauds UPDF for peace interventions. independent.co.ug 
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The outgoing United Nations Resident Coordinator in Uganda, Susan Ngongi Namondo, has extoled Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) for its distinguished contribution to peace missions in the region. Namondo, who was meeting the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, said UPDF has been a force to rely on …
(2024-10-30). Why Sudanese refugees may not go back home even when peace is restored. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sudanese refugees in Uganda and other countries are worried that even when peace returns to their homes, they might not be able to go back. This is because, according to studies, there are sustained efforts by powers there to confiscate the land they occupied before the conflicts, especially the 2003 …
(2024-10-30). What Venezuelans Think About Their Presidential Election. popularresistance.org It's been nearly three months since the Venezuelans went to the polls on July 28, and there is still contention domestically and abroad regarding the winner of the presidential election. This is not unexpected. | The US has not recognized the legitimacy of the previous two presidential elections in Venezuela and had announced way before this election that if Washington's chosen candidate lost, it could only be because of fraud. | The official Venezuelan electoral authority (CNE) declared incumbent President Nicolás Maduro the winner with 52% of the vote. The nearest contender, the US-backed Edmundo Gonzalez Urrut…
(2024-10-30). Amazonian HuoÃßttà∂ÃßjaÃß People and the Bolivarian process: Río Cataniapo Commune (Part II). mronline.org A HuoÃßttà∂ÃßjaÃß community in the Venezuelan Amazon discusses their culture and organization as well as the Indigenous peoples' rights established in the 1999 constitution.
(2024-10-30). US Treats Georgia as Its Colony — Maduro. orinocotribune.com "The United States after the elections in Georgia interferes in its internal affairs as if it is a colony, in the modern world no one understands this and does not want to see it," Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said. | "Georgia, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, took a path closely linked to the United States,
(2024-10-30). Maduro: Veto by Brazil's Foreign Ministry Will Not Silence Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, confirmed that the country belongs "by nature" to the new multipolar world that has already been born and that, in his words, "we helped create." Similarly, he condemned the last-minute veto made by a Brazilian official of Venezuela's entry into BRICS. | In the 64th edition of his program Con Maduro +, the president said that before the start of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, "of the 10 full members, we had guaranteed the vote of nine members," but the work carried out by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez and Foreign Minister Yván Gil had already ensured Brazil's vote.
(2024-10-30). Brazil's Reported Veto Of Venezuela's BRICS Partnership Request Popped The PT's Narrative Bubble. pressenza.com The Venezuelan Question is a black-and-white issue: one either supports Lula and Biden's regime change efforts in Venezuela, with each advancing this in their own but still coordinated way, or they support Maduro and Putin's defense of Venezuela's independence and sovereignty. | Brazil's ruling Workers' Party (PT per its Portuguese abbreviation) has presented itself as an Ibero-American champion of multipolarity since its inception, as has its leader President Lula since his first term began in 2003, but these narratives are now challenged like never before after last week. Brasil de Fato cited diplomatic sources…
(2024-10-30). By creating hostilities with Venezuela, Brazil loses regional leadership. strategic-culture.su 
Brazilian veto on Venezuela's entry into BRICS creates more problems for Brasilia than for Caracas itself. | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Y…
(2024-10-30). Diplomatic Tensions Flare: Venezuela and Brazil Clash Over BRICS Membership. devdiscourse.com The diplomatic discord between Venezuela and Brazil has taken a dramatic turn, with Venezuela accusing Brazilian authorities of jeopardizing their bilateral relations. Venezuelan officials claim that Brazil acted under U.S. influence by opposing Venezuela's bid to join the BRICS bloc at the recent summit in Russia.
(2024-10-30). Israel's 'inhumane' ban on UNRWA causes outrage worldwide. newarab.com 
Israel faced an international backlash on Tuesday after its parliament approved a bill banning the main Despite global concerns, including from Israel's ally the United States, lawmakers in the Knesset overwhelmingly voted to ban the The lawmakers al…
(2024-10-30). Israeli strike kills over 100 in Gaza amid ire as UNRWA banned. newarab.com 
A single Israeli strikes on Tuesday killed at least 143 Palestinians since dawn, with medical sources saying 132 of those were killed in the north of the Strip, where Israel has imposed an over three-week long siege. | Many Palestinians remain trapped under the rubble, as there ar…
(2024-10-30). What Is Going On At The International Criminal Court? popularresistance.org The International Criminal Court has never faced such scandalous pressure since its establishment. Even when an arrest warrant was issued against Russian President Vladimir Putin, the head of a nuclear state, we did not see major threats being made against the ICC and its staff as we are seeing now. | The court has been rightfully criticised for its procrastination and slowness over issues linked to Palestine. Since the referral of numerous crimes to the ICC in June this year, the Office of the Chief Prosecutor has not acted at the same level that it has done in other situations, especially in cases related to Af…
(2024-10-30). Cattle Dog Gusto: How Bluey Conquered the United States. counterpunch.org 
For decades, the cultural phenomenon known as Americanisation has taken place with diffusing ease. Momentum was gained with the retreat of communism from Europe's eastern states with the end of the Cold War and the eventual termination of the Soviet Union in 1991. Global brands of Americana from fizzy drinks to Dallas became pervasive cultural presences. Not even children's programming
(2024-10-30). Argentinian Analyst Atilio Borón: Role of BRICS Is Now More Important Than Ever (Interview). orinocotribune.com The leaders of the Global South and East are raising their voices for a common purpose: a multilateral, equitable and fairer world, in which the most vulnerable nations and the developing countries can unite and join forces to achieve a change. At the recently concluded 16th BRICS Summit that took place in the Russian city of Kazan, for three days leaders of emerging economies and special guests discussed the most pressing issues that the world is facing today, including sustainable development, eradication of poverty, adaptation to climate change, unilateral sanctions as a political weapon, and the war in the Mi…
(2024-10-30). Banning UNRWA is a new way to kill children, aid groups warn. electronicintifada.net Israeli move will likely "see the collapse of the humanitarian system in Gaza."
(2024-10-30). Public Employees Pass Strong Resolution To Divest From Apartheid Israel. popularresistance.org St. Paul, MN — MAPE, the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, is an independent union representing approximately 15,000 employees of the State of Minnesota. At their October 26 delegate assembly, MAPE approved a resolution titled "Supporting a Ceasefire and Divestment in Israel-Palestine." It included strong steps towards divesting both MAPE and Minnesota's State Board of Investments (SBI) from apartheid Israel. The MAPE Ceasefire Caucus organizing team had conversations with nearly every delegate over the last six weeks in preparation for the vote, which ended up with 82 for, 49 against, with 1…
(2024-10-30). How Biden's West Asia policy helped fuel a regional war. peoplesdispatch.org Despite the Biden administration's efforts to incentivize Netanyahu to calibrate Israel's attack on Iran, the White House has proven unwilling to use its leverage to rein in Israel's war machine…
(2024-10-30). 100,000 Palestinians trapped in northern Gaza amid ongoing Israeli massacres and siege. peoplesdispatch.org The Biden's administration expressed its "deep concern" regarding Israel's latest war crime in Gaza despite fueling the Israeli war machine for more than one year.
(2024-10-30). Media hawks make case for war against Iran. mronline.org 
The media hawks are flying high, pushing out bellicose rhetoric on the op-ed pages that seems calculated to whip the public into a war-ready frenzy.
(2024-10-30). Macron visits Morocco as NATO-Russia war spreads across Africa. wsws.org Macron's "strategic framework" is a proposal to use Morocco as a source of cheap qualified labor and logistics to boost French corporations' profits and increase French imperialism's influence in the contested areas of the Sahel and West Africa more broadly.
(2024-10-30). Nigel Farage set to speak alongside Steve Bannon. leftfootforward.org Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is set to speak alongside far-right former Trump advisor Steve Bannon who has just been released from jail. | The arch Brexiteer, who has been accused of not giving a toss about his constituents in Clacton since being elected in July, making repeated trips to the U.S. in order to support Donald Trump, will now be heading to New York in a few weeks, so that he can headline the New York Young Republican Club gala dinner on Wall Street on December 15th, the Mirror reports. | Tickets are priced between $500 to $30,000. Speaking at the event along with Farage is Bannon, who was jailed…
(2024-10-30). 5 key takeaways from Labour's first budget in 14 years. leftfootforward.org Chancellor Rachel Reeves laid out her plans to rebuild Britain once more, as she set out Labour's policies to repair public services, help those struggling to make ends meet and repair the economy.
(2024-10-30). Labour gives a pay boost to millions of working people with a 6.7% rise in minimum wage. leftfootforward.org As a result of the increase in the minimum wage, more than 3 million low-paid workers are in line for a pay rise.
(2024-10-30). How Green, Independent, Lib Dem, SNP and Plaid Cymru MPs responded to the budget. leftfootforward.org MPs from across the political spectrum have been responding to the first Labour budget in 14 years announced by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves today. | Here's a quick rundown of what parties on the left have said about Labour's budget. | The Green Party: | While the Greens have praised some elements of the budget, they've been critical of it overall, with the party's co-leader Carla Denyer saying that Reeves delivered 'half measures'. She
(2024-10-30). How trade unions responded to the budget. leftfootforward.org
(2024-10-30). Why nations succeed or fail: a Nobel cause. uwidata.com By Michael Roberts * Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A Robinson have been awarded the Nobel (really the Riksbank prize) in economics "for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity." Daron Acemoglu is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Simon Johnson is a professor at the same university. And James …
(2024-10-30). Uyghur rights body meets in Bosnia under tight security over threats. newarab.com 
A body fighting for The Germany-based World Uyghur Congress (WUC) held a four-day conference until Sunday with several hundred delegates from 25 nations in a Sarajevo hotel – but few outside would have known. | There were no signs or placards, reception staff hes…
(2024-10-30). Egypt's anti-Ethiopia alliance takes shape in the Horn of Africa. newarab.com 
(2024-10-30). What the US election could mean for the Middle East. newarab.com 
(2024-10-30). Capturing Palestine's unheard voices in Daybreak in Gaza. newarab.com 
While the publication of In the preface, editors Mahmoud Muna…
(2024-10-30). Unpacking the Shia-Sunni schism in The House Divided. newarab.com 
(2024-10-30). AOC under fire over 'gibberish' Arabic-language election posters. newarab.com 
US Democratic Congresswoman
(2024-10-30). French court overturns ban of Israeli companies at defence trade fair. newarab.com 
A Paris commercial court on Wednesday threw out a French government decision to ban Israeli companies from setting up stands or exhibiting hardware at the Euronaval defence trade fair, according to a decision seen by AFP. | The court ordered the organisers "to suspend the execution of the measures adopted against the Israeli exhibiting companies whose stands were prohibited at the Euronaval 2024 exhibition until the closing date of the exhibition", the judgment said. | Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz hailed court verdict as a "significant victory against the unjust and undemocratic decision by the French…
(2024-10-30). Gaza's Beit Lahia 'disaster zone' as Israeli strikes kill scores. newarab.com 
The municipality of Beit Lahia in northern On Tuesday an
(2024-10-30). Hamas says will discuss Gaza truce plan for Israel withdrawal. newarab.com 
A Hamas official said Wednesday that the group would discuss any ideas for a "We have not officially received any comprehensive proposal. We are prepared to engage with any ideas or proposals presented to us, provided they ultimately lead to an end to the war and a withdrawal by the army from the (Gaza) Strip," the official told news agency AFP. | The official, who preferred to remain anonymous, ad…
(2024-10-30). Hochstein, McGurk expected in Israel for Lebanon ceasefire talks. newarab.com 
(2024-10-30). Iran appoints first Baluch governor in restive province. newarab.com 
"Mansour Bijar was chosen as the governor of Sistan-Baluchistan," government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said after a cabinet meeting. | Bijar, 50, hails from the Baluch community, a mainly Sunni Muslim ethnic group in a majority Shiite country. | His appointment follows an attack in Sistan-Baluchistan that killed at least 10 policemen, later claimed by the Sunni jiha…
(2024-10-30). Israel minister 'proposed killing Lebanon PM' over drone attack. newarab.com 
An Israeli minister has reportedly proposed the assassination of According to Israel's Channel 13, Transportation Minister Miri Regev suggested the killing of Mikati during an Israeli security cabinet meeting on Monday, during which the cabinet members were debating the possibility of carrying o…
(2024-10-30). KDP and PUK retain power in Iraqi Kurdistan amid fraud claims. newarab.com 
The two main The ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) emerged…
(2024-10-30). Macron brands Hamas 'barbaric' in Moroccan parliament speech. newarab.com 
French President
(2024-10-30). Nun captured by Israelis in Lebanon returns to native France. newarab.com 
A Catholic nun who was living in south Beatrice Mauger, a 60-year-old Catholic nun and founder of a hermitage in the
(2024-10-30). Protesters demand Gaza ceasefire at Harris speech in Washington. newarab.com 
US pro-Palestine protesters interrupted Groups of demonstrators appeared throughout the crowd, with videos on social media capturing chants of "Stop Arming Israel!" and "Arms Embargo Now!" | The protests led by advo…
(2024-10-30). Saudi hosts meeting of new group pushing for Palestinian state. newarab.com 
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday hosted the first meeting of a new "international alliance" to press for the establishment of a Palestinian state. | Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said nearly 90 "states and international organisations" were taking part in the two-day meeting in Riyadh. | "A genocide is happeni…
(2024-10-30). Saudi minister says reforms 'on track' despite 'challenges'. newarab.com 
"We're not shying away from the challenges ⚪ challenges in relation to human resource and ability to execute," Mohammed al-Jadaan told a panel at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, sometimes dubbed "Davos in the desert". | Because of these challenges the government was "recalibrating our plans", trying not to overh…
(2024-10-30). Ship carrying explosives for Israel Gaza war docks in Alexandria. newarab.com 
(2024-10-30). Thousands evacuate Lebanon's Baalbek after Israeli threats. newarab.com 
Residents of The Israeli army issued threats to attack the historic city of Baalbek and its surrounding towns and villages, saying it was preparing attacks on alleged Hezbollah targets. | "The (Israeli army) will act forcefully against Hezbollah interests within your city and villages," military spokesman Avichay Ad…
(2024-10-30). Turkey's Erdogan backs outreach to Kurds. newarab.com 
President Last week, Devlet Bahceli, who heads Turkey's The PKK, or Kurdistan Workers' Par…
(2024-10-30). UAE pardons Egypt's Zamalek football trio after jail verdict. newarab.com 
The UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Following the verdict on Tuesday, the official spokesman for the Egyptian M…
(2024-10-30). US: 'Horrifying' Israeli strike in Gaza that killed children. newarab.com 
The United States on Tuesday voiced concern about a "horrifying" "We are deeply concerned by the loss of civilian life in this incident. This was a horrifying incident with a horrifying result," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters, pointing to "reports of two dozen children killed" in the bombing that destroyed the five-story block in Beit Lahia. | "We have reached out to the go…
(2024-10-30). US tracking nearly 500 incidents of civilian harm during Israel's Gaza war. newarab.com
(2024-10-30). Israel 'eradicating Hezbollah' means erasure for Lebanese Shia. newarab.com 
On September 17, Israel Before this attack, Israel focused its efforts on a policy of "slow killing" and collective punishment in South Lebanon following Hezbollah's announcement of the "Support Front" on October 8 2023. | Nevertheless, events following the attack marked the beginning of a new dangerous stage of…
(2024-10-30). Israel's strikes on Iran: Calculated message or prelude to war?>. newarab.com 
In the early hours of 26 October, following more than three weeks of escalating tensions and rhetorical brinkmanship, Israel Dubbed 'Days of Repentance,' the military operation encompassed three coordinated waves of attacks focusing on
(2024-10-30). Uncovering the ugly truth of Italy's migrant pushback tactics. newarab.com 
(2024-10-30). Activists demand Netflix reinstates Palestinian films. newarab.com 
Activist group CODEPINK is set to deliver a petition to Earlier this month, 19 films which were part of the "Palestinian Stories" collection on Netflix, were removed from the streaming giant's platform. | In a statement,…
(2024-10-30). Dozen Egyptian migrants feared dead off Libyan coast: sources. newarab.com 
A dozen The 13 men had set off for Al-Abreen, a group that provides humanitarian assistance…
(2024-10-30). Erdogan says Turkey aims to have "Steel Dome" air defence system. newarab.com 
President Tayyip NATO member Turkey has in recent years significantly reduced its dependence on external suppliers of defence equipment. It has become a leading manufacturer of armed drones for the global market and produces much of its own defence needs at home. | Speaking at a ceremony in Ankara to inaugurate the home-ma…
(2024-10-30). Gulf states condemn Israel's UNRWA ban. newarab.com 
Gulf states Israel's parliament on Monday overwhelmingly voted to ban UNRWA from working in Israel and occupied east Jerusalem. | The lawmakers also pass…
(2024-10-30). Harris to rally where Trump riled Capitol riot crowd. newarab.com 
(2024-10-30). Iran moves to triple military budget amid Israel tensions. newarab.com 
Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani outlined the move that would see "a significant increase of more than 200 percent in the country's military budget" at a news conference in Tehran, without elaborating. | Tehran ha…
(2024-10-30). Iraqis returning from Syria face torture: Amnesty. newarab.com 
Amnesty International on Tuesday said there were cases of "torture and ill-treatment" among The London-based human rights group said it documented cases involving seven men and one woman, de…
(2024-10-30). Ireland urges EU to review Israel trade ties over UNRWA ban. newarab.com 
Ireland's Prime Minister The Irish leader criticised the Israeli parliament's "shameful" banning of the agency, which coordinates nearly all aid to The move has stirred a growing international…
(2024-10-30). Israel advances bill to expel Palestinian attackers' relatives. newarab.com 
(2024-10-30). Lebanon ceasefire talks 'advance' following massacre in Baalbek. newarab.com 
(2024-10-30). Libya and Italy sign slew of cooperation deals. newarab.com 
The accords were signed by Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah and his Italian counterpart, Georgia Meloni, during the Italian-Libyan Business Forum, being held in the capital Tripoli after a decade's hiatus. | Libya is still strug…
(2024-10-30). Muslim men on 'no fly-list' lose appeal over FBI treatment. newarab.com 
A The second US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said the 16 agents were protected by qualified immunity, despite their "improper behaviour" and the three men's belief that Muslims in the United States had been unfairly targeted. | Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch wrote for a three-judge…
(2024-10-30). Satellite photos show Israeli strike likely hit important Iran Revolutionary Guard missile base. newarab.com 
The damage at the base in Shahroud raises new questions about Israel's attack early on Saturday, particularly as it took place in an area previously unacknowledged by Tehran and in…
(2024-10-30). Sexual violence on 'staggering' scale in Sudan civil war: UN. newarab.com 
(2024-10-30). Spain cancels purchase of police ammunition from Israeli firm. newarab.com 
Spain's Interior Ministry said on Tuesday it was cancelling a contract to buy ammunition from an Israeli firm, widening a Spanish pledge Cadena Ser radio earlier reported that the Guardia Civil police force had agreed to buy more than 15 million 9-mm rounds for six million euros ($6.48 million) from Guardian LTD Israel. | Spain said it would stop arms sales to Israel in October 2023 when Israel's war on the devastated territory began. | "The Spanish gover…
(2024-10-30). Suspect in killing of three UK girls faces 'terrorism' charges. newarab.com 
The suspect in the devastating UK knife attack in July that killed three young girls was charged with producing a deadly poison and "terrorism" offences, British police said on Tuesday. | The new charges against Axel Rudakubana, 18, came after a search of his home where an Al Qaeda training manual was found, police said. | Rudakubana is accused of killing the three young girls aged between six and nine at a Taylor Swift dance event in Southport, murders which shocked the nation. | Police said the incident was still not being treated as terrorist related but said after searches of his home, Rudakubana had now b…
(2024-10-30). UN rapporteur says Israel committing 'settler-colonial genocide'. newarab.com 
The UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine In her report to the UN General Assembly, The report emphasised "genoc…
(2024-10-30). UNRWA ban could kill more children in Gaza, UNICEF says. newarab.com 
Israel's decision to ban the U.N. relief agency A law passed by Israel on Monday to ban the UN Palestinian refugee agency from operating inside Israel has raised concerns about its ability to provide relief in Gaza The agency, which employs thousands of people in Gaza, provides…
(2024-10-30). War in Sudan has displaced over 14 million, or about 30% of the population, UN says. newarab.com 
The war in Of those, 11 million are internally displaced and 3.1 million have fled to neighbouring countries, Amy Pope, director-general of the IOM, said in a press briefing from Port Sudan. The number of the displaced had increased by 200,000 since September…
(2024-10-30). It's time the UK protected Black history, instead of erasing it. newarab.com 
This Black History Month, it's important that we not only celebrate and honour Black achievements in the UK but also confront the ongoing attacks on Black history, academia, and Black representation. | The systematic efforts to erase our narratives from educational institutions and political discourse are happening in clear plain sight. | Two recent alarming cases, the axing of Professor Hakim Adi's Black history course and Professor Kehinde Andrews' undergraduate Black Studies program, raise an urgent need to safeguard and treasure Black history and counter an alarming wave of repression. | Professor Hakim Ad…
(2024-10-30). Saudi MBC's news chief quits after channel calls Sinwar and Nasrallah 'terrorists'. middleeasteye.net 
Saudi MBC's news chief quits after channel calls Sinwar and Nasrallah 'terrorists' | Musaad al-Thubaity triggered backlash after controversial report celebrating Israeli killings of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders | | Palestinian security forces close off the entrance of the offices of Saudi broadcas…
(2024-10-30). Israel orders all residents of Lebanon's historic Baalbek to leave. middleeasteye.net 
(2024-10-30). Continued conflict leaves Myanmar mired in crisis: UN. aljazeera.com Human suffering at unprecedented levels and criminal networks 'out of control', UN special envoy warns.
(2024-10-30). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 978. aljazeera.com As the war enters its 978th day, these are the main developments.
(2024-10-30). Fighting Russia from a distance: Inside a Ukrainian drone school. aljazeera.com As drones dominate the Russia-Ukraine war, even Ukrainians who aren't conscripts are learning how to make and fly them.
(2024-10-30). Heat-related deaths and diseases rising due to climate change, experts warn. aljazeera.com Lancet report says average person experienced 50 more days of dangerous temperatures than normal due to climate crisis.
(2024-10-30). Lebanon: a fragile country becomes a new war front. internationalviewpoint.org Below we publish three articles from Jospeh Daher translated from L'Anticapitaliste about Lebanon. | – | / |
(2024-10-30). Commander Cai gears up for his record-breaking mission. ecns.cn Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe, commander of the Shenzhou XIX mission, said he has been looking forward to returning to the Tiangong space station since his last orbital journey, during which he helped complete the massive outpost.
(2024-10-30). Biden advisers to visit Israel to lay grounds for ending war in Lebanon: Axios. albawaba.com ALBAWABA — Citing three unidentified sources, Axios revealed that Senior Biden advisers will visit Israel later this week to try to establish a ceasefire and end the war in Lebanon.U.S. President Joe Biden's senior advisers Amos Hochstein and Brett McGurk will arrive in Israel on Thursday to try to finalize a deal between Israel and Hezbollah to end the war in Lebanon.According to the report, Hochstein and McGurk are anticipated to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer.Axios on the outline of a deal for Lebanon, as H…
(2024-10-30). Several killed as flash floods swarm eastern and southern Spain. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Emergency personnel have retrieved several dead bodies after torrential rain triggered flash floods in various parts of Spain, closing highways and high-speed rail links.On Tuesday, raging muddy flood waters raced through the town of Letur in the eastern province of Albacete, driving automobiles through the streets, according to photos carried on Spanish television.Carlos Mazon, the chairman of the eastern Valencia region, told reporters early on Wednesday that numerous dead bodies had been discovered in flood-affected districts, but did not say how many.#ValenciaFloods… (2024-10-30). A Duty to Warn America: A Face-off with a Future of Fascism? counterpunch.org 
Is it a time of historical reckoning for America, in this social media dominated age, riddled by lots of gaslighting hyperbole and rabbit-holed halls full of meme-filled mirrored walls? Is it just a caricatured stage play of days long political games with a crazy old man on one side telling people the country is like
(2024-10-30). Hamas Without Sinwar: a Setback or a Catalyst? counterpunch.org 
Ever since the October 7 attack last year, Israeli intelligence claimed that Yahya Sinwar, Hamas's military leader, was hiding deep within Gaza's complex underground tunnels, using Israeli hostages as a strategic shield. They alleged that he was using these hostages as a deterrent to complicate any rescue attempt or targeted strike. Sinwar's elusiveness became almost
(2024-10-30). 'I am not familiar….' : US responds to expulsion of Indian diplomats claims following Pannun plot. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: The United States have denied reports of expelling Indian Diplomats amid India and Canada row. During a media briefing, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said, "The reports are completely baseless and that I am not familiar with this report that we expelled Indian diplomats…I'm not aware of any expulsion." | The development comes after India recalled Indian diplomats from Canada following its remarks designating Indian officials as "persons of interest" in connection with the murder of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The US also responded to queries regarding Vikash Yadav, a forme…
(2024-10-30). A Lasting Impact: Sexual Health and Empowerment (SHE) Project Wraps Up with Milestones in Women's Health and Rights. pressenza.com Metro Manila, Philippines- —The Sexual Health and Empowerment (SHE) Project marked its impactful six-year journey with a vibrant closeout event titled "YES SHE DID! A Celebration of the Sexual Health and Empowerment (SHE) Project's Journey Towards Change" at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria on October 24, 2024. | Attended by representatives from various organizations, government agencies, and community members, the celebration highlighted the significant strides made in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and preventing gender-based violence (GBV) among women and girls in marginalized…
(2024-10-30). Case against Ukrainian servicemen, enemy losses: situation in Kursk Region. tass.com Russia's Battlegroup North repelled eight enemy counterattacks towards the settlements of Daryino, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novoivanovka and Plekhovo…
(2024-10-30). Russia to achieve all special op goals, to ensure its security — top diplomat. tass.com "The collective West, led by the United States, has increased tenfold its efforts to systematically deter Russia, to unleash a full-scale hybrid war against our country, to inflict a so-called strategic defeat on it," Sergey Lavrov noted…
(2024-10-30). Slovak PM calls claims of Ukrainian divers sabotaging Nord Stream pipelines 'nonsense'. tass.com Earlier, German prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian diving instructor who might be involved in the Nord Stream sabotage…
(2024-10-30). Slovak prime minister looks forward to attending Moscow's Victory Day Parade in 2025. tass.com Robert Fico emphasized that he has consistently paid tribute to the bravery of Soviet soldiers, particularly during celebrations of the Slovak National Uprising and the 80th anniversary of the Red Army's Carpathian-Dukla offensive earlier this year…
(2024-10-30). Slovakia's Fico warns of possible further assassination attempts. tass.com Robert Fico described the current political climate in Slovakia as disturbing…
(2024-10-30). In Failing To Probe Robodebt, Australia's Anti-Corruption Body Fell At The First Hurdle. It Now Has A Second Chance #Failing #Probe #Robodebt, #Australia's #Anti-Corruption #Body #Fell #First #Hurdle. #Second #Chance #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | The inspector of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has released her long-awaited report on the failure of the commission to investigate the Robodebt …
(2024-10-30). NACC Decision Not To Investigate Robodebt References Will Be Revisited By 'Eminent Person' #NACC #Decision #Investigate #Robodebt #References #Revisited #'Eminent #Person' #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | The National Anti-Corruption Commission's controversial decision not to investigate referrals from the Robodebt Royal Commission will be revisited by an independent …
(2024-10-30). Martha Stewart Paved The Way For Influencers. But Not Everyone Finds Her Brand Empowering #Martha #Stewart #Paved #Influencers. #Everyone #Finds #Brand #Empowering #Cinema #Music #Movie #Disney #Netflix. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | From showing us how to cook the perfect turkey to mastering the art of folding a fitted sheet, Martha Stewart's name has long been a byword for doing things well at …
(2024-10-30). The 'Courage Tour' Is Attempting To Get Christians To Vote For Trump " And Focused On Defeating 'Demons' #'Courage #Tour' #Attempting #Christians #Vote #Trump #Focused #Defeating #'Demons' #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | As a scholar of religion , I attended the Courage Tour, a series of religious-political rallies, when it made a stop in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, from Sept. 27-28, …
(2024-10-30). People With Blindness And Low Vision Are Squeezed By High Costs Of Living " New Research #People #Blindness #Vision #Squeezed #Costs #Living #Research #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Colin Wong, a blind Ph.D. student, can't forget having to pay US$100 for an Uber when he needed to take a standardized test. There was no testing center in San …
(2024-10-30). Why Vote For Harris Or Trump? A Cheat Sheet On The Candidates' Records, Why Their Supporters Like Them And Why Picking One Or The Other Makes Sense #Vote #Harris #Trump? #Cheat #Sheet #Candidates' #Records, #Their #Supporters #Like #Them #Picking #Other #Makes #Sense #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | If you are still undecided and mulling your pick for president , there are clear differences between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic …
(2024-10-30). Abortion And Marijuana Ballot Measures May Bring Out Florida Democrats, But The GOP Has 1M More Active Voters In The Sunshine State #Abortion #Marijuana #Ballot #Measures #Bring #Florida #Democrats, #More #Active #Voters #Sunshine #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | The number of voters registered as Democrats has tumbled in recent years in Florida, effectively removing the Sunshine State as a battleground and placing it firmly in …
(2024-10-30). Misinformation Is More Than Just Bad Facts: How And Why People Spread Rumors Is Key To Understanding How False Information Travels And Takes Root #Misinformation #More #Than #Just #Facts: #People #Spread #Rumors #Understanding #False #Information #Travels #Takes #Root #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | On Sept. 20, 2024, a newspaper in Montana reported an issue with ballots provided to overseas voters registered in the state: Kamala Harris was not on the ballot . …
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(2024-10-30). Ukraine to mobilise another 160,000 troops as Russia advances. scmp.com Russia advanced 478 sq km into Ukraine in October, record since 2022, war data suggests.
(2024-10-30). China and Russia reaffirm close ties in Andrey Rudenko-Wang Yi talks. scmp.com Rudenko discusses the war in Ukraine and the Korean peninsula with Chinese officials but authorities offer no details.
(2024-10-30). Ukraine's Army Threatens to Conduct Medical Experiments on Russian Prisoner – Recording. sputnikglobe.com LUGANSK (Sputnik) – The Ukrainian armed forces are threatening to conduct medical experiments on the Russian prisoner of war, Igor Shchegolevaty, for whom they are demanding a ransom from his family, according to an audio recording obtained by Sputnik on Wednesday.
(2024-10-30). Ukraine War Day #980: The Kursk Captivity — Part II. awfulavalanche.wordpress.com 
Dear Readers: | Today concluding my post based on Here is what Kots writes: | On our Telegram channel, just as with the other military correspondents, you will be able to see hundreds of photos and videos of Ukrainian soldiers surrendering, along with videos consisting of their [subsequent] interrogations.
(2024-10-30). North Korean Troops in Russia: A Dangerous Escalation in the Ukraine Conflict. devdiscourse.com In a significant escalation, North Korea has deployed around 10,000 troops to assist Russia in its conflict with Ukraine, potentially prolonging the ongoing war, according to U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
(2024-10-30). Rehome the hounds: wildlife organisation calls for hunts to stop breeding hounds. thecanary.co Protect the Wild is calling for an immediate end to the breeding of hounds for use in the hunting industry. With the industry on its last legs, the organisation believes now is the time for it to — finally — show some compassion towards the hounds in its care by ceasing breeding and putting a […] | By
(2024-10-30). Climate change is driving sleep loss as nights get warmer. scmp.com Rising temperatures, drought and heavy rainfall are increasingly impacting people's health, according to a Lancet study.
(2024-10-30). 5 ways to get out the vote for climate in the final days before the U.S. presidential election. grist.org 
| | The vision: | "For so long, we've assumed that when the climate crisis got bad enough, everybody would just wake up, come together, and solve it in some grand 'kumbaya' moment — and that's not necessarily how the story will go. When crises get worse and scarcity gets worse, sometimes it gets harder to love your neighbor. And there is no doubt in my mind that the empathy and respect we will need for our fellow citizens in order to address the climate crisi…
(2024-10-30). Speed-enforcement cameras coming to Broad Street next year, PPA ads warn. whyy.org What questions do you have about the 2024 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Speed-enforcement cameras will be turned on along Broad Street in February 2025, according to new advertisements from the The ads feature black-and-white confessionals from loved ones of people hit and killed by speeding cars on the busy stretch of road. | "We wanted to show there's a human element to this and that you need to slow down on the roads when you're traveling," said Rich Lazer, PPA executi…
(2024-10-30). The case for an eco-friendly alternative to GDP. scmp.com We need new metrics that recognise the full value of biodiversity and the ecosystem, and new financial tools that reward conservation.
(2024-10-30). Government to establish unit to deal with money laundering. sanews.gov.za Government to establish unit to deal with money laundering | As part of efforts to exit the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, government will establish a shared forensic capability within the Financial Intelligence Centre to strengthen efforts to exit the grey list. | "From the 2025 Medium‚ÄêTerm Expenditure Framework (MTEF) period onwards, funding will be reprioritised within the function to departments and entities to establish a shared forensic capability within the Financial Intelligence Centre," National Treasury's document on the 2024 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)…
(2024-10-30). Slow compliance with servicing Eskom debt a risk to debt write-offs. sanews.gov.za Slow compliance with servicing Eskom debt a risk to debt write-offs | National Treasury has warned that municipalities' slow compliance with conditions of the debt relief programme on arrears to Eskom risk delaying debt write-offs., , According to the National Treasury's document on the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), success depends on municipalities maintaining a quarterly revenue collection rate of 85 %, which is below the National Treasury collection norm for local government of 95 %., , "Around 70 of the municipalities that had applied for debt relief have been approved. Between March and August…
(2024-10-30). CONSUMER ALERT: Attorney General James Warns Businesses Against Selling Realistic-Looking Toy Guns Ahead of Halloween. urbancny.com 
AG James Urges Consumers to Report Retailers That Are Selling Realistic-Looking Toy Guns In Stores or Online New York — New York Attorney General Letitia James today issued a consumer alert ahead of Halloween reminding businesses and online retailers that they cannot sell realistic-looking toy guns. New York law prohibits retailers from selling toy guns that are black, dark blue, silver, or aluminum-colored and look like a real gun. Toy guns sold in New York must be made in bright colors or made entirely of transparent or translucent materials. Realistic-looking toy guns can pose a danger to children and ca…
(2024-10-30). Conduc et impera: Evolving the narrative from divisive identity politics and dehumanisation towards understanding and unity. strategic-culture.su
(2024-10-30). Lifting Sanctions on Iran, Threatening Sanctions on Israel, Enabled Israel-Hamas War: Former Ambassador Friedman to TML. themedialine.org 
(2024-10-30). German President Rejects Greece's Demands for World War II Reparations. sputnikglobe.com ATHENS (Sputnik) – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday rejected Greece's demand for World War II reparations, adding that for Germany legally the question was considered closed.
(2024-10-30). Hezbollah Declares Readiness to Continue War Against Israel, Rejects Ceasefire Requests. sputnikglobe.com BEIRUT (Sputnik) – Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah will not ask for a ceasefire and is ready to continue the war against Israel for as long as it takes, the new secretary general of the movement, Naim Qassem, said on Wednesday.
(2024-10-30). Israel Warns Iran Next Attack to Involve 'Capabilities Not Used' in Latest Air Raid. sputnikglobe.com The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out missile strikes targeting Iran overnight to Saturday, saying that it had struck military targets in response to the attacks on the Jewish state on October 1. The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned the strikes as a "clear violation" of international law.
(2024-10-30). Warships From One of NATO's Top Navies Take Long Way Home From Asia to Avoid Running Into Houthis. sputnikglobe.com The Yemeni militia's campaign to shut Israeli and Israel-allied merchant shipping out of the Red Sea through hijackings, missile and drone attacks has spooked insurers, added billions to global shipping costs, and prompted Washington and Brussels to assemble two separate coalitions to try to deal with the problem.
(2024-10-30). Lebanon: Israeli Attacks on Medics Apparent War Crimes. hrw.org Click to expand Image | An ambulance lies destroyed in the rubble of an Israeli airstrike in Kafra, Lebanon on October 9, 2024. | © 2024 Carl Court/Getty Images | (Beirut) — The Israeli military has repeatedly attacked medical workers and healthcare facilities in Lebanon, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch documented three attacks, involving apparent war crimes, in which Israeli forces unlawfully struck medical personnel, transports, and facilities, including paramedics at a civil defense center in central Beirut on October 3, 2024, and an ambulance and a hospital in southern Lebanon…
(2024-10-30). Apple's Vision Pro: A potential path toward vision impairment care. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-10-30). Three Khawarijis killed in Orakzai. gnnhd.tv 
Officials say that attacking innocent people is a cowardly move by the Khawarij…
(2024-10-30). Why nations succeed or fail: a Nobel cause. unitedworldint.com Posted by by United World International 10 Min Read October 30, 2024 By Michael Roberts * Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A Robinson have been awarded the Nobel (really the Riksbank prize) in economics "for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity." Daron Acemoglu is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of …
(2024-10-30). New Hezbollah leader won't last 'long', Israel defence minister says. scmp.com Yoav Gallant warns the 'countdown has begun' for Naim Qassem, who is replacing assassinated militant chief Hassan Nasrallah.
(2024-10-30). Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war. Mohamed Mandour
(2024-10-30). Israel's defense chiefs say fighting in Gaza and Lebanon has run its course. Does Netanyahu agree? haaretz.com The defense establishment agrees that, given Israel's achievement and to avoid getting embroiled, Israel should seek to end the fighting on both fronts and secure the release of the hostages. The state of the Jabalya operation highlights the gaps between Israel's resolute rhetoric and facts on the ground…
(2024-10-30). IDF: One drone intercepted, two others fell after sirens activated across northern Israel. haaretz.com IRAN: Iran's missile production not disrupted by Israeli strikes, state media says ‚ñ GAZA: IDF says it attacked Hamas, Islamic Jihad terrorists operating in humanitarian area in Khan Yunis ‚ñ LEBANON: IDF issues evacuation warning to northern Lebanon residents ‚ñ HOSTAGE DEAL: Netanyahu says Israel trying to promote release of several hostages in exchange for temporary Gaza cease-fire…
(2024-10-30). Israel at war, day 390: New Hezbollah chief says he will follow Nasrallah's war plan. haaretz.com In first TV speech as Hezbollah chief, Naim Qassem says that 'if Israel decides to stop the war, we will accept it under conditions that suit us' ‚ñ Sources: U.S. working on 60-day truce proposal for Lebanon ‚ñ IDF says it killed deputy commander of Hezbollah's elite Radwan Force ‚ñ Hamas receives Israel-backed proposal for 30-day truce that would initially secure release of small number of hostages ‚ñ Here's what you need to know 390 days into the war…
(2024-10-30). Poll finds Democrats and Republicans split on Israel's responsibility for war's escalation. haaretz.com The conflict in the Middle East has become a major campaign issue as both former President Trump and Vice President Harris attempt to win over Muslim and Jewish voters in battleground states…
(2024-10-30). Arielle Angel: Leaving Zion. newleftreview.org The rejection of Israel's hegemony by a new generation of Jewish Americans—and their radical critique of its revenge war on Gaza—have altered the political-intellectual terrain in the US. Arielle Angel, editor in chief at Jewish Currents, discusses the journal's role in this rupture with the Zionist establishment.
(2024-10-30). Joshua Craze: Taxonomies of Hunger. newleftreview.org Death by hunger stalks millions in the Sahel and Horn of Africa—the upshot of West-led political and economic processes as much as climate change and war. Yet only a few instances can pass the demanding criteria for famine set by the humanitarian technocrats of the international bodies charged with its alleviation.
(2024-10-30). US election: Kamala Harris urges voters to beware of Trump's desire for unchecked power. scmp.com On Tuesday, Trump spoke in Allentown, Pennsylvania, home to big Puerto Rican community, following controversial comments made on Sunday.
(2024-10-30). Harris warns of dangers of another Trump presidency in speech at Jan 6 riots site. gnnhd.tv 
More than 53 million Americans have already voted in the election…
(2024-10-30). Trump vs Harris: Who are the Big Money Players Supporting the Candidates and What's Soros' Game? sputnikglobe.com As the federal election cycle races toward becoming the most expensive in US history, both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are being backed by staggering sums. But how do the financial forces and interests stack up between the two?
(2024-10-30). California Airlines Propel Sustainable Skyward Vision. devdiscourse.com The state of California, in collaboration with major U.S. airlines, has announced a landmark agreement to dramatically increase the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This deal, revealed on Wednesday, could transform the aviation sector's approach to fuel efficiency and environmental responsibility.
(2024-10-30). KKids Foundation, Bafrika Creations and Eco-Warriors win top prizes in Ecobank Challenge. independent.co.ug 
Ecobank Uganda Honors Community Heroes Through the #EcobankUGExtramile Challenge in Celebration of Service Month Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ecobank Uganda has announced the three winning organizations in their newly launched #EcobankUGExtramile Challenge in Celebration of Service Month. Karothk Kids Foundation, Bafrika Creations and Eco-Warriors Uganda take home a total cash prize of sh2 million, each selected …
(2024-10-30). West Nile leaders urge community to embrace Wendi mobile wallet to boost the region's economic potential. independent.co.ug 
Over 7500 SACCOs targeted for the financial inclusion drive Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | The West Nile community has been called upon to embrace digital transformation as a gateway to economic empowerment, citing Wendi mobile wallet as a key driver towards scaling up financial inclusion in the region. This appeal was made during the …
(2024-10-30). Actions speak louder than words as Real Madrid boycott Ballon d'Or ceremony. independent.co.ug 
OPINION | Xinhua | Real Madrid likes to define itself as a 'Club Senor' — literally a gentleman that represents the most sporting behavior — but events on Monday have shown that words are one thing and actions are another. The club decided at the last minute to boycott the award ceremony for the Ballon …
(2024-10-30). General Musuguri, who led 1979 Liberation war, dies at 104. independent.co.ug 
President Samia Suluhu Hassan salutes former Tanzania CDF Mwanza, Tanzania | DAILY NEWS TANZANIA | Former Chief of Defence Forces, General David Musuguri, 104, has passed away in Mwanza, where he was going under treatment. President Samia Suluhu Hassan soon after conveyed a message of condolence to Tanzania's Chief of Defence Force, General Jacob Mkunda following …
(2024-10-30). CDW misses quarterly revenue estimates on slow hardware solutions demand. channelnewsasia.com
(2024-10-30). 10 new albums that ridicule world leaders. greenleft.org.au 
Mat Ward looks back at October's political news and the best new music that related to it.
Counter-protesters take part in a demonstration against Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, a British anti-immigration activist known as Tommy Robinson and the far-right, during a march organised by Stand Up To Racism and other groups, in London, Britain, October 26, 2024. — Reuters
Kiev could end up ceding some of its territory to Russia to end the hostilities, the Republican vice-presidential candidate says | Both Russia and Ukraine have been "exhausted" by the ongoing conflict, and Kiev could ultimately decide to give up some of its territories in exchange for peace, Donald Trump's running mate J.D. Vance has suggested. | The vice-presidential candidate made the remarks on Thursday when he appeared on News Nation's town hall to discuss the pressing issues for American society, such as abortion, migration, and housing costs. The enduring conflict between Russia and Ukraine was also invo…
(Second in a Series) | by Josefa P. Dampilag, Pacita E. Gawaen, Genevieve B. Kupang, Christine S. Luyosen, Alaska J. Turaray | With the publication of the first series, ( 
(First in a Series) | by Josefa P. Dampilag, Pacita E. Gawaen, Genevieve B. Kupang, Christine S. Luyosen, Alaska J. Turaray | The 3rd World March (3WM) for Peace and Nonviolence was more than just a gathering—it was a powerful testament to humanity's enduring yearning for harmony and compassion. Held on October 21, 2024, at the Margarita J. Fernandez Hall of Baguio Central University, the event resonated like a symphony of peace, each moment contributing to a grand crescendo of hope. The gathering was attended by BCU administrators, faculty, students, and both local and international guests, all united in t…
The 3rd World March in a Community Feeding Program for Indigent School Children: | "There comes a time | When we heard a certain call | When the world must come together as one | There are people dying | Oh, and it's time to lend a hand to life | The greatest gift of all… | We can't go on | Pretending day-by-day | That someone, somewhere soon make a change | We're all a part of God's great big family | And the truth, you know, love is all we need | We are the world | We are the children | We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving | There's a choice we're making | We're…
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Pakistan's Foreign Office also strongly condemns Israel's strikes against Iran…
NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday pledged to promote peace among communities along the country's borders with Uganda and South Sudan through cultural activities. Ruto said the country will host annual cultural activities that bring together the Turkana of Kenya, Toposa of South Sudan, and Karamajong of Uganda, communities that …
"In response to months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran against the State of Israel ⚪ right now the Israel Defense Forces (Israeli military) is conducting precise strike…
Moscow has close relations with Iran…
Israel has carried out hundreds of attacks on Lebanon's healthcare system since last year, the country's health minister revealed, as he called on the international community to stop ignoring During a press conference Friday, Firas Abyad detailed what he called Israel's "direct and intentional" attacks on facilities, workers and vehicles. | Abyad said there has been at least 200 attacks on first-aid agencies. There have been 55 attacks on hospitals — 36 of them direct attacks —…
Al-Mayadeen, a Beirut-based pan-Arab broadcaster, said its cameraman Ghassan Najjar and technician Mohammad Reda were killed in what it described as a "deliberate strike on a journalists' residence" in Hasbaya. | Lebanese television station Al-Manar said its cameraman Wissam Qassem was also killed in the strike. Three others were injured in the attac…
Israeli forces have killed at least 820 Palestinians in a 22-day siege of northern Israel has prevented the entry of aid into the area and launched a renewed assault, in what appears to be an attempt to kill, starve or forcibly expel Palestinians from their homes and shelters. | "The Israeli army has killed over 820 Palestinians within the span of just over three weeks in northern Gaza," said Ismail Thawabta, director of the media office. | "Dozens of bodi…
Five Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon Thursday night, the military has announced, as invading troops continue clashing with Hezbollah fighters. | Twenty-four other soldiers were wounded, four of them in critical condition, the military said. | According to Times of Israel, four of the reservists were killed when Hezbollah fighters emerged from a tunnel shaft and threw grenades, while the fifth soldier was killed in a separate incident. | This brought the number up to 10 soldiers killed and more than 60 wounded in the past 24 hours, according to the military. | Israel says only 27 soldiers have…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Friday to work with "real urgency" for a diplomatic resolution to end Meeting Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati in London, 
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said it "strongly condemned" the attack, u…
When Israel started attacking Gaza in October last year, Lebanese native Dalia Hourani said, "We knew we were next." | But it was only after Lebanon's Hezbollah chief The 42-year-old mother of two from southern Lebanon said she has learnt what the "copy and paste" speeches of Israeli politicians mean now — especially when looking at the brutality of Israel's war in Gaza. | 
Kiev's first drawdown can be expected as early as December, as Moscow warns it'll mirror the move and use frozen Western monies | The leaders of G7 nations have agreed on lending billions to Ukraine to be backed by the earnings that have accrued on Russian sovereign assets currently frozen by Western countries. In June, members of the group pledged to lend a total of $50 billion to Kiev using this money. | Following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022, the US and its allies have blocked an estimated $300 billion in assets belonging to the Russian central bank. The bulk of the funds, around…
The plan espoused by the head of the Kiev regime proposes that NATO enter into direct conflict with Russia, but does not explain why | Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky has finally unveiled his 'victory plan' which is supposed to help Kiev win the war against Russia. Ukrainians themselves were the last to learn the details, but now it has been completely disclosed, except for a few classified points. | And it's probably not going to go down in history as a substantial document. | Zelensky demanded that Western powers endorse his plan within three months. However, the 'victory plan' seems too far fetched for his back…
Dmitry Pozhidaev — Criticism of the UN has never been as harsh as it is today, with the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East exposing its perceived inability to address them.
Some 2,000 Ukrainian servicemen have ended up encircled in Russia's Kursk Region | The past week in the Ukraine conflict has seen intensive fighting along the front line, with active combat continuing in the border areas of Russia's Kursk Region, as well as in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), where Moscow has reported making new gains. | The Russian military announced that it had secured two communities in the north of the republic: the village of Serebryanka, located immediately north of the town of Seversk, as well as Novosadovoye, an abandoned settlement adjacent to the border with the Lugansk People's…
keffiyeh represents that potent emblem of resistance and identity. | "Destroying symbols is also erasing a cause," begins Rima Hassan, who made history by becoming the first French-Palestinian member of the European parliament. The 32-year-old human rights activist, lawyer, and refugee advocate gained a significant following thanks to her activism for However, on September 17, Rima was 
At least 10 police officers were killed in a "terrorist attack" in an area of They were killed during an attack on "police vehicles" in No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred so…
"This to me is one of the most consequential things I've ever had an opportunity to do in my whole career," Biden said in his apology at an outdoor football and track field in Laveen Villag…
The American human rights activist Joe Stork has died, leaving behind him a legacy of human rights campaigning, The activist, whose resume boasts the likes of Human Rights Watch (HRW), Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) and Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCFHR), reportedly died aged 81 on Wednesday. | Tributes have…
Iran might strike Israel with up to 1,000 ballistic missiles if a Four officials, including two from the 
Gaza's civil defence agency said 12 people were killed Friday by Israeli drone strikes that hit a The drones struck near the "Civil defence teams retrieved 12 martyrs and several injured ind…
Israel carried out airstrikes on Iran early on Saturday, in retaliation for Tehran's missile attacks on 1 October, warning Iran that it would "pay a heavy price" if it Two Iranian soldiers, Hamze Jihandideh and Mohammad Mehdi Shahrokhifar, were killed during Israel's attacks, the Iranian army said. The Revolutionary Guard Corps named Mehdi Naqvi and Sajjad Mansouri as the latest casualties of the attack. | Israel's military said it struck missile manufacturing facilities, missile arrays and other systems…
Israeli forces also trapped women in the hospital in a room, without any water or food. | "The current situation inside Kamal Adwan Hospital is alarmingly deteriorating. The total number of people inside the hospital is 600, including patients, wounded, medical staff and c…
Of those killed, at least 129 were killed by Israeli live ammunition "mostly in the upper body and head", the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said, while 36 were killed by air strikes. | The latest child to be killed was 11-year-old Abdullah Jamal Hawash, who was shot during a raid in 
The strikes targeted the capital Tehran as well as the southwestern provinces of Khuzestan and Ilam, lasting several hours and involving more than 100 Israeli fighter jets, including F35s, F16s and F15s, Israeli media reported. | Israel used…
A military source in the Jordanian army said, "no military aircraft were allowed to cross Jordanian airspace" and that "armed forces were closely following the military escalations that occurred during the past hours". | The army added that the "Royal Air Force was monitoring th…
The two employees told The Associated Press they were fired by phone call late on Thursday, several hours after a lunchtime event they organised at Microsoft's campus in Redmond, Washington. | Both employees were members of a coalition of employees calle…
Iraqi authorities are under intense scrutiny over alleged mass executions at Nasiriyah's Al-Hout prison. Rights groups claim the government oversaw one of the largest waves of executions since the 2003 US-led invasion. Although the AFAD, the Iraqi Human Rights Observatory on October…
A Dahmani, 56, was Her arrest came when masked police…
Israeli forces bombed the It comes amid a devastating assault on Gaza, including the northern refugee camp of Jabalia where dozens of civilians have been killed. | The attack on the Kamal Adwan Hospital caused disruptions to v…
A banned Kurdish militant group on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack on the headquarters of a key defense company in the A statement from the military wing of the 
The US and UK could be playing a key part in Israel's Over 6,000 
IDF warplanes launched multiple missiles early on Saturday, targeting a number of facilities in the Islamic Republic | Israel relayed a warning to Iran through several third parties ahead of its missile strike against the Islamic Republic on Saturday, Axios has reported, citing three anonymous sources. According to the media outlet, West Jerusalem indicated what type of targets it would attack, while cautioning Tehran against retaliating. | Early on Saturday, IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari reported that Israeli forces were conducting "precise strikes on military targets" in Iran. The operation, reportedly code…
The Democratic presidential nominee's words were "the worst thing" he ever heard, the 94-year-old has said | Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris should apologize before all victims of the Third Reich for comparing her Republican rival Donald Trump to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, a Holocaust survivor has said in a video released by Trump's campaign. | The clip, which was posted on social media on Friday, featured Jerry Wartski, a 94-year-old who had been a prisoner at the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during the Second World War. Wartski has spent most of his life in the US, working as…
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The CAF Disciplinary Board fined Libya Football Federation $50,000 and awarded Nigeria three points for the unplayed game between the two teams in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. The Super Eagles faced a harrowing experience on 14 October when Libyan authorities stranded the team for over thirteen hours at Al Abraq Airport …
The International Crimes Division of the High Court (ICD) has sentenced to 40 years in jail former Lord's Resistance Army rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo over war crimes and crimes against humanity. The sentence was delivered Friday by a four-member panel of judges of the ICD sitting at Gulu High Court in Northern Uganda. Kwoyelo was …
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Por: Gabriel Aguirre, World BEYOND War, 25 de Octubre del 2024 | Cómo parte de la agenda de actividades organizadas en la ciudad de Medellín se organizó a través del programa de Desarrollo Humano del Instituto Técnico Metropolitano una conferencia sobre los desafíos actuales en el mundo, la importancia de poner fin a la guerra y de la construcción de Paz. | Esta conferencia contó con la participación de más de 1700 estudiantes de diversas profesiones en la Universidad quienes pudieron compartir las reflexiones realizadas por los conferencistas: Alicia Cabezudo de GAMIP de Argentina, Lourdes Beltrán de México y…
The British foreign intelligence service MI6 was particularly involved, Russia's envoy to the UN has said | Western intelligence services have trained Ukrainian saboteurs to carry out provocations at Russian nuclear power plants, Moscow's permanent representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, has claimed. | The attempts by Ukraine to target nuclear facilities inside Russia are "beyond reckless" and could end up plunging the European continent "into a radiation nightmare," Nebenzia warned during an unofficial meeting of the UN Security Council on Friday. | The authorities in Moscow "have credible information tha…