2023-10-29: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-29). Attacks on US Bases in Iraq and Syria Continue After US Airstrikes. news.antiwar.com Attacks on US bases in Iraq and Syria have continued through the weekend after the US launched airstrikes in eastern Syria early Friday. Lebanon's Al Mayadeen reported that a group calling itself the Islamic Resistance in Iraq said it "successfully" targeted the US's al-Shadadi base in northeast Syria's al-Hasakah province on Sunday. The British-based Syrian …

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-29). House Speaker Says Bill to Split Israel Aid from Ukraine Will be Brought to Floor. news.antiwar.com Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Sunday that a stand-alone bill to provide Israel with billions more in military aid will be brought to the House floor this week instead of President Biden's $105 billion request that also includes spending for Ukraine, Taiwan, and the border. "We're going to move a stand-alone Israel …

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-29). Russian Forces Pushing to Encircle Eastern Ukrainian City of Avdiivka. news.antiwar.com Russian forces are pushing to encircle Avdiivka, a city in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast that's about three miles north of the provincial capital, as fighting continues to rage along the entire front. The Washington Post reported on Saturday that Russian forces had advanced to the north of Avdiivka in recent days. According to SouthFront, which …

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-29). US Says Chinese Jet Came Within 10 Feet of B-52 Bomber Over South China Sea. news.antiwar.com The US military has accused a Chinese fighter jet of making an "unsafe intercept" of a US B-52 bomber that was flying over the South China Sea on October 24. US Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement that the Chinese jet came within 10 feet of the American bomber. "We are concerned this pilot was …

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-29). Israel Following US Advice in Its Gaza Ground Operation. news.antiwar.com Israel's current ground operation in Gaza is in line with the advice the US has been giving, a US official told The Times of Israel. The official said Israel had launched a "limited" ground incursion as opposed to a full-scale invasion, which is what the US recommended to avoid harming hostages. Hamas has claimed 50 …

Editor (2023-10-29). We Are Witnessing the Largest U.S. Anti-War Protests in 20 Years. scheerpost.com

ecns.cn (2023-10-29). Comicomment: Who is the disruptor of peace and stability in Middle East?>. ecns.cn The General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution calling for a humanitarian truce in Gaza. The resolution received 120 votes in favor, with 14 votes against, including those from the United States and Israel. Prior to this, the U.S. had twice exercised veto power at the United Nations Security Council to block resolutions regarding the situation in Palestine.

ecns.cn (2023-10-29). Experts call for trust amid global turmoil. ecns.cn In an increasingly divided and conflict-ridden world, experts called on Thursday for countries to enhance mutual trust, strengthen dialogue and cooperation, and make concerted efforts to promote global stability and peaceful development.

Staff (2023-10-29). Venezuela's Vice President Calls Out President of Guyana for Beating Drums of War. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said that the president of Guyana, Irfaan Ali, is beating the drums of war and is threatening the peace of Latin America and the Caribbean, violating CELAC declaration of the region being a zone of peace. | At an event in El Valle parish of Caracas on Saturday, October 28, the Venezuelan Vice President said that the Guyanese president has turned his back on the negotiations mandated by the 1966 Geneva Agreement on the Essequibo territorial dispute. Instead he is following verbatim the plan made by ExxonMobil to sow confrontation between Venezuela and Guyana. | Rodríguez f…

ecns.cn (2023-10-28). Comicomment: Who is the disruptor of peace and stability in Middle East?>. ecns.cn The General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution calling for a humanitarian truce in Gaza. The resolution received 120 votes in favor, with 14 votes against, including those from the United States and Israel. Prior to this, the U.S. had twice exercised veto power at the United Nations Security Council to block resolutions regarding the situation in Palestine.

ecns.cn (2023-10-28). Experts call for trust amid global turmoil. ecns.cn In an increasingly divided and conflict-ridden world, experts called on Thursday for countries to enhance mutual trust, strengthen dialogue and cooperation, and make concerted efforts to promote global stability and peaceful development.

Editor (2023-10-28). Oct 28, 2023. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Schubert "Serenade" — Orquesta Club Miranda Thou Shalt NOT Kill: Our survival depends upon surmounting moments such as these, by Dennis Kucinich One Mistake Before Armageddon, by Paul Craig Roberts Biden Must Call a Ceasefire in Gaza — If Only to Save Himself, by Martin Jay Courting Armageddon vs. cultivating peace, by Alex Krainer Ukraine, Palestine, Taiwan. The course to World War and how to stop it, by D Konstantakopoulos SC: Western Media 'Cancel' the Ukraine Conflict as Palestinian Genocide Exposes Their Lies and Fake News The Greatness of Simplicity, by N.S. Lyons Israel Has…

WSWS (2023-10-28). Two Dartmouth College students arrested for peacefully protesting genocide in Gaza. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site received this submission from the Sunrise Movement at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, documenting the university administration's crackdown on a peaceful protest against Israel's attack on Palestinians.

WSWS (2023-10-28). Thousands of supporters of Jewish Voice for Peace occupy Grand Central Station in New York City to protest genocide in Gaza. wsws.org Mass protests erupted around the world on Friday against the intensification of the Israeli military assault and genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

Martin Hacthoun (2023-10-29). Leaders of India, Egypt call for peace and stability in Middle East. plenglish.com New Delhi, Oct 29 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, and the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, reportedly share in a telephone conversation their concern about Israel's war against Palestinian territories.

Staff (2023-10-29). Venezuela's Vice President Calls Out President of Guyana for Playing War Drums. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said that the president of Guyana, Irfaan Ali, is playing war drums and is threatening the peace of Latin America and the Caribbean, violating CELAC declaration of the region being a zone of peace. | At an event in El Valle parish of Caracas on Saturday, October 28, the Venezuelan Vice President said that the Guyanese president has turned his back on the negotiations mandated by the 1966 Geneva Agreement on the Essequibo territorial dispute. Instead he is following verbatim the plan made by ExxonMobil to sow confrontation between Venezuela and Guyana. | Rodríguez further…

teleSUR (2023-10-29). Colombians Attend Territorial Elections Threatened by Violence. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Colombians head to the polls to choose mayors, governors, council members, deputies, and local representatives amidst an atmosphere of violence and insecurity, with 37 electoral violence-related murders recorded. | RELATED: | Historically, elections in Colombia have been marred by violence, but the 2016 Peace Agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) significantly reduced it in recent yea…

teleSUR (2023-10-29). President Petro Encourages Colombians to Vote in Peace. telesurenglish.net After casting his vote on Sunday, President Gustavo Petro urged Colombians to participate in the local and regional elections peacefully and to respect the results. | RELATED: | He voted at a polling station in the Puente Aranda neighborhood in the southern part of Bogota, not at Bolivar Square, the usual polling place for presidents and authorities. | From this voting station, the president assured that "all the…

Chicago Alba Solidarity, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-10-29). Medea Benjamin Reveals Details Of Visit To Venezuela's Diplomat Alex Saab. popularresistance.org Activist and founder of the CODEPINK women's group, Medea Benjamin, stated that the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, kidnapped by the United States, "has a commitment to himself, to his dignity, to his honor and his major commitment is with the Venezuelan people." | Benjamin, who had the opportunity to visit the special envoy in the Miami federal prison recently, commented on her impressions during the most recent webinar of Hands Off Venezuela, organized by the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign of the Fire This Time Movement of Canada. | Medea Benjamin highlighted that Saab remains "firm, with his head held high."

scorinoco (2023-10-29). Venezuela's Oil Production Will Increase After Sanctions Eased, Energy Policy Expert Says. orinocotribune.com The United States implemented a partial and temporary lifting of the illegal sanctions imposed on Venezuela, after the signing of agreements between the Venezuelan government and a sector of the opposition in Barbados. | The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department issued an order specifically aimed at relaxing the coercive measures applied against Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) since 2019. | Over two-thirds of these general licenses, as Washington calls them, are directed at the oil and gas sector of Venezuela, which has been seriously harmed by the unilateral coercive measures that…

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-10-29). Venezuela insta al diálogo a Guyana en diferendo por Esequibo. telesurtv.net Caracas resaltó que el mandatario guyanés, Irfaan Ali, muestra una conducta guerrerista y contraria al Acuerdo de Ginebra de 1966.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-29). Venezuela respalda a la ONU para que Israel cese hostilidades en Gaza. telesurtv.net "Cese ya el asesinato de niños palestinos, de mujeres palestinas, cese ya esta política de exterminio", señaló la vicepresidenta ejecutiva Delcy Rodríguez..

teleSUR, JDO (2023-10-29). Colombia es el nuevo rey del béisbol panamericano. telesurtv.net Venció 9-1 a Brasil en la final. A continuación se ubicaron México, Panamá, República Dominicana, Cuba, Venezuela y Chile.

Staff (2023-10-28). CODEPINK's Medea Benjamin Reveals Details of Visit to Venezuela's Diplomat Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com Activist and founder of the CODEPINK women's group, Medea Benjamin, stated that the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, kidnapped by the United States, "has a commitment to himself, to his dignity, to his honor and his major commitment is with the Venezuelan people." | Benjamin, who had the opportunity to visit the special envoy in the Miami federal prison recently, commented on her impressions during the most recent webinar of Hands Off Venezuela, organized by the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign of the Fire This Time Movement of Canada. | Medea Benjamin highlighted that Saab remains "firm, with his head held high," and…

Staff (2023-10-28). Thousands March in Caracas in Solidarity With Palestine. orinocotribune.com Thousands of Venezuelans participated in a demonstration of solidarity with the people of Palestine, which went from Plaza Morelos on Mexico Avenue to the headquarters of the National Assembly in Caracas. The October 19 demonstration is the third march in the Venezuelan capital since the beginning of the genocidal Israeli bombing on Palestine after the October 7 Palestinian Resistance offensive. The Israeli assault has killed more than 7 thousand Palestinians according to its Health Ministry, almost 3 thousand of them defenseless children. | The action was headed by Caracas head of government, Nahúm Fernández, wh…

Staff (2023-10-28). Thousands March in Caracas this Thursday in Solidarity with Palestine. orinocotribune.com Thousands of Venezuelans participated in a demonstration of solidarity with the people of Palestine, which went from Plaza Morelos on Mexico Avenue to the headquarters of the National Assembly in Caracas. The October 19 demonstration is the third march in the Venezuelan capital since the beginning of the genocidal Israeli bombing on Palestine after the October 7 Palestinian Resistance offensive. The Israeli assault has killed more than 7 thousand Palestinians according to its Health Ministry, almost 3 thousand of them defenseless children. | The action was headed by Caracas head of government, Nahúm Fernández, wh…

teleSUR, MS (2023-10-28). Acuerdos suscritos por Guyana sobre el Esequibo quedarán nulos. telesurtv.net El canciller de Venezuela, Yván Gil, aseguró que los acuerdos suscritos por Guyana con empresas de capital extranjero no tendrán validez sobre el Esequibo porque están violando la soberanía venezolana sobre el territorio en reclamación.

teleSUR, SH, JGN (2023-10-28). øCómo Venezuela logra la eliminación del analfabetismo?>. telesurtv.net La Unesco reconoció el 28 de octubre del año 2005 la labor del Gobierno venezolano, y dos años más tarde el país suramericano fue declarado territorio libre de analfabetismo.

Victoria Torres (2023-10-28). Venezuela Public Ministry Summons Jesús María Casal for Opposition Primaries Fraud Investigation. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Public Ministry (MP) issued a summons to the president of the National Primary Commission (CNP), Jesús María Casal, for an investigation of fraud in the opposition primaries held last Sunday. | Through his social media accounts, Attorney General Tarek William Saab announced this Friday, October 27, that in addition to Casal, Mildred Camero and Roberto Abdul-Hadi Casanova were also summoned. They must appear at MP headquarters on Monday, October 30, as people of interest. |

Victoria Torres (2023-10-28). Venezuela Public Ministry Summons Jesús María Casal for Opposition Primaries Fraud Investigation. orinocotribune.com

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-10-28). Venezuela insta al diálogo a Guyana en diferendo por Esequibo. telesurtv.net Caracas resaltó que el mandatario guyanés, Irfaan Ali, muestra una conducta guerrerista y contraria al Acuerdo de Ginebra de 1966.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-28). Venezuela respalda a la ONU para que Israel cese hostilidades en Gaza. telesurtv.net "Cese ya el asesinato de niños palestinos, de mujeres palestinas, cese ya esta política de exterminio", señaló la vicepresidenta ejecutiva Delcy Rodríguez..

teleSUR, SH, JGN (2023-10-29). øCómo Venezuela logra la eliminación del analfabetismo?>. telesurtv.net La Unesco reconoció el 28 de octubre del año 2005 la labor del Gobierno venezolano, y dos años más tarde el país suramericano fue declarado territorio libre de analfabetismo.

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