(2023-10-25). Israel Demands UN Chief Resign for Saying Hamas Attack Didn't Happen in a Vacuum. news.antiwar.com Israel's ambassador to the UN has lashed out at UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for saying the Hamas attack on southern Israel "did not occur in a vacuum" and demanded his resignation. "It is important to also recognize the attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum," Guterres said at a UN Security Council meeting. …
(2023-10-24). US Sends More Air Defenses To Middle East As Escalation Risk Rises. popularresistance.org On Saturday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the US was sending more air defense systems to the Middle East as US forces in the region are coming under attack due to President Biden's backing of Israel's onslaught on Gaza. | Austin blamed the escalations on Iran, although there's no sign Iran plans to get directly involved in the fighting. "Following detailed discussions with President Biden on recent escalations by Iran and its proxy forces across the Middle East Region, today I directed a series of additional steps to further strengthen the Department of Defense posture in the region," he said.
(2023-10-24). House Members Circulate Bipartisan Letter to Urge Biden to Drop Assange Case. news.antiwar.com Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and James McGovern (D-MA) are circulating letters in the House urging their colleagues to join them in demanding that President Biden drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Fox News Digital reported on Monday. In the letter to fellow House members, Massie and McGovern ask them to join them to …
(2023-10-24). France's Macron Says US-Led Anti-ISIS Coalition Should Fight Hamas. news.antiwar.com French President Emmanuel Macron was in Israel on Tuesday and said the US-led anti-ISIS coalition based in Iraq and Syria should also fight Hamas. "France is ready for the coalition, which is fighting in Iraq and Syria against ISIS, to also fight against Hamas," Macron said alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Macron did not …
(2023-10-24). Netanyahu Says Monday Strikes on Gaza Were Hardest Yet. news.antiwar.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a group of Israeli soldiers on Tuesday that the strikes Israel launched on Gaza on Monday were the hardest yet. "We are striking our enemies with tremendous force," Netanyahu said, according to his office. "Yesterday, during our attacks in Gaza, we dealt the enemy the hardest blow he has …
(2023-10-24). Pentagon: US Forces in Iraq and Syria Attacked 13 Times in Last Week. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon said Tuesday that US troops stationed in Iraq and Syria have been attacked 13 times within a week as the US is backing Israel's bombardment of Gaza. Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said between October 17 and 24, troops in Iraq came under attack 10 times while troops in Syria were attacked …
(2023-10-24). Russia Says It's Aware of US Support for Ukraine's Intelligence Agencies. news.antiwar.com The Kremlin said Tuesday that Russian intelligence agencies are aware of the support Ukrainian intelligence receives from the US and Britain. The comments came in response to a report published by The Washington Post on Monday that detailed how the CIA has funded and built up Ukrainian intelligence services that are now conducting attacks inside …
(2023-10-24). White House Says Israel Will Continue to Kill 'Innocent Civilians' in Gaza. news.antiwar.com White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday that Israel will continue to hurt "innocent civilians" in its onslaught on Gaza. "This is war. It is combat. It is bloody, ugly and it's going to be messy and innocent civilians are going to be hurt going forward," Kirby said when asked if the …
(2023-10-24). Official documents show Australian government doing nothing to free Assange. wsws.org The Labor government's full-throated support of imperialist militarism, in Israel, Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific, is incompatible with the defence of a persecuted anti-war publisher.
(2023-10-25). US Blocks Peace In Gaza, Supporting Israel's Genocidal War On Civilians. popularresistance.org While Israel indiscriminately bombs the Gaza strip, killing thousands of Palestinian civilians, the United States has blocked numerous ceasefire proposals at the United Nations Security Council. | Instead of supporting peace, Washington has sent more weapons and military aid to Israel. | Meanwhile, mainstream Western human rights organizations have clearly stated that Israel is carrying out rampant war crimes, wiping out entire families. | A top UN expert warned "that Palestinians are in grave danger of mass ethnic cleansing".
(2023-10-25). Oct 25, 2023. sitrepworld.info 
‚ô´ Agnus Dei — Samuel Barber How Much Killing Is Enough Killing? by Caitlin Johnstone Bobby Kennedy, Israel, and the hypocrisy of Peace and Diplomacy, by Scott Ritter The No Statutes of Limitation Forum: Lavrov's Address, by Karl Sanchez From Balfour to Now, Western Duplicity Covers Israeli State Terrorism and Genocide, by Finian Cunningham Is a Palestinian Genocide in the making or an Israeli Defeat? by Paul Craig Roberts Israeli Official Threatens to Wipe Iran, Lebanon Off the Face of the Earth, by Jason Lemon Gaza, Hamas & Netanyahu's Likud, by Dan Steinbock HRW: In War Crime, Israel is…
(2023-10-25). To Fix Short-Staffing, Raise Wages, PeaceHealth Strikers Say. popularresistance.org One of the largest non-nurse health care strikes in Pacific Northwest history began at 6: 30 a.m. this morning, shedding light on skilled workers who often get overlooked. | We're demanding that PeaceHealth, a Jesuit-run health system, raise wages and fix critically short staffing—two issues that are closely related. | The strikers are 1,300 workers at two hospitals in southwest Washington: PeaceHealth Southwest in Vancouver, and PeaceHealth St. John in nearby Longview. | The strike will last five days; workers will return to work October 28. PeaceHealth had announced that it would cut off health insurance i…
(2023-10-24). Labour and Civil Society Organizations Press Trudeau for Gaza Ceasefire. globalresearch.ca
(2023-10-24). Xi vows China's continued efforts to help build peaceful, prosperous Asian homeland. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a message to an international symposium on China's neighborhood diplomacy, which was held in Beijing on Tuesday.
(2023-10-24). Hospital Chain Threatened to Cancel Health Insurance of 1,300 Striking Workers. truthout.org On Monday morning, over 1,300 unionized health care workers employed by PeaceHealth Southwest and PeaceHealth St. John in Washington State walked out of their workplace to commence a five-day unfair labor practice strike in protest of low wages, chronic understaffing and management's canceling of bargaining sessions. They are represented by the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals… |
(2023-10-24). Sunday 10/22: Stop the Genocide: Peaceful Solidarity Protest in Monterey County. indybay.org Window on the Bay, 717 Del Monte Blvd., Monterey, CA…
(2023-10-24). The US once again refuses to seek peace for Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org
(2023-10-24). Iran: With war over in South Caucasus, time ripe for peace and cooperation. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says war has ended in the South Caucasus region and now the time is ripe for improving peace and cooperation in the region.
(2023-10-24). Headlines for October 24, 2023. democracynow.org Israeli Strikes Kill 700 Palestinians Across Gaza as Hospitals Face Critical Fuel Shortage, Freed Israeli Hostage Yocheved Lifshitz Says She Was Treated Well by Hamas Captors, Israel-Hezbollah Cross-Border Violence Displaces 20,000 in Southern Lebanon, French President Emmanuel Macron Visits Israel Pledging "Full Support" for Gaza Bombardment, Ontario Legislative Assembly Censures MPP Sarah Jama After She Calls for Gaza Ceasefire, New Delhi Police Arrest Protesters Near Israeli Embassy as They Demand Gaza Ceasefire, Jewish Peace Activists in New Mexico Hold Protests Demanding Senators Call for Gaza Ce…
(2023-10-24). Freed Hamas Hostage Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, Says She Was "Treated Well" After Enduring "Hell" democracynow.org 
Hamas has released two Israeli civilians held hostage in Gaza, 79-year-old Nurit Cooper and 85-year-old Yocheved Lifshitz, with the militant group saying they were let go for "humanitarian reasons and poor health grounds." Hamas shared a video of armed fighters releasing the elderly hostages that shows Lifshitz reaching back to shake the hand of one of her captors and saying "Shalom" — the Hebrew word for "peace." We feature comments from Lifshitz upon her release as she describes humane treatment by her captors and expresses criticism of Israel's intelligence failu…
(2023-10-25). Beijing calls for end to hostilities in Gaza, more peacemaking efforts. ecns.cn Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke by phone on Monday with his Palestinian and Israeli counterparts, driving China's latest efforts to end hostilities and restore peace in the Gaza Strip.
(2023-10-25). Taiwan companies should help promote peaceful cross-Strait relations, mainland says. ecns.cn Taiwan enterprises should fulfill their social responsibilities and play an active role in promoting the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations.
(2023-10-25). China's manned space program of 'peaceful nature', says program leader. ecns.cn China's manned space program has been of a peaceful nature since its first day and has never sought "space hegemony", according to a program leader.
(2023-10-25). AI to preserve oral history of 'comfort women'. ecns.cn After years of efforts, U.S. and Chinese researchers and peace activists have developed an interactive system that uses artificial intelligence to narrate the biography of a Chinese "comfort woman" and enables viewers to have a "conversation" with her.
(2023-10-25). Venezuela's Maduro urges world to 'raise voice against genocide' of Palestinians in Gaza. presstv.ir Venezuela's President Maduro urges the world to stop the genocide by Israel against the Palestinian people.
(2023-10-24). José Félix Rivas Alvarado Named Minister of Economy for Venezuela. orinocotribune.com
(2023-10-24). Beyond the Numbers: Getting a Read on Venezuela's Opposition Primaries. orinocotribune.com The opposition's primary elections got off to a rocky start. From the beginning, the infrastructure provided for the manual process was deficient and marred by technical errors. The highly concentrated electoral centers were meant to make it look like it was "election day." However, this approach led to disorderly voting centers with long lines and a painfully slow voting process. | From the above, it is evident that this was actually a fundamentally political public relations event based on a plan to hype up the opposition's strength. | The National Primary Commission (CNdP), under allegations of an alleged "ext…
(2023-10-24). Venezuela's Maduro urges world to 'raise voice against genocide' of Palestinians in Gaza. presstv.ir Venezuela's President Maduro urges the world to stop the genocide by Israel against the Palestinian people.
(2023-10-24). María Corina Machado Wins Opposition Primaries With 10% of Votes (+Reactions). orinocotribune.com Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—On Monday night, the far-right opposition's National Primaries Commission (CNP) released its second update on the results of the opposition primaries held on Sunday, where María Corina Machado declared herself the winner. The update reports that with 64,88% of the votes counted, Machado remains in first place with almost 1.5 million votes, representing 92.56%. Meanwhile, Democratic Action (AD) candidate Carlos Prosperi sits significantly behind in second place with only 70,000 votes (4.45%). | The last update of Venezuela's electoral roll reports almost 21 million voters, meanin…
(2023-10-24). Venezuela Announces Questions for Consultative Referendum on Essequibo Territory. orinocotribune.com This Monday, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) released the five questions that will be asked in the consultative referendum called by the Venezuelan National Assembly in defense of Essequibo, scheduled for December 3. CNE President Elvis Amoroso announced the questions during a press conference broadcast by Venezolana de Televisión (VTV). | ‚Ä¢ Do you agree to reject, by all means under the law, the line fraudulently imposed on the Paris Arbitration Award of 1899 that seeks to deprive us of our Essequibo territory? | ‚Ä¢ Do you support the 1966 Geneva Agreement as the o…
(2023-10-24). 111 venezolanos fueron repatriados desde Estados Unidos. telesurtv.net El Gobierno de Venezuela brindó atención médica primaria a sus ciudadanos y garantizó sus derechos humanos.
(2023-10-24). Presidente venezolano agradece respaldo de líderes que piden levantamiento de medidas coercitivas. telesurtv.net El mandatario aseguró que el Encuentro de Palenque ratifica que el pueblo de Venezuela está del lado correcto de la historia.
(2023-10-25). Cuestionan resultados de primarias de un sector opositor venezolano. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con resultados proporcionados por la Comisión Nacional de Primarias (CNP) 478 personas votaron por cada mesa instalada, lo que da a un minuto por cada sufragio, pero ese cálculo no es posible…
(2023-10-25). Venezuela denuncia fraude en elecciones primarias de un sector de la oposición. telesurtv.net "Lo que ocurrió el día domingo no fue una elección fue una estafa, fue una farsa", indicó Jorge Rodríguez.
(2023-10-25). Solicitan investigar por fraude a la extrema derecha venezolana. telesurtv.net A juicio del diputado Jose Brito se perpetró un fraude electoral este 22 de octubre durante la elección primaria realizada por un sector de la extrema derecha.
(2023-10-25). Venezuela rechaza declaraciones de Guyana sobre referéndum. telesurtv.net A través de un Comunicado Oficial Venezuela señala que "las declaraciones de Guyana, nuevamente, están siendo redactadas por el bufete de abogados empleados de la Exxon Mobil"