2024-02-10: News Headlines

krish-rad_ind (2024-02-10). Biden Admin Admits to 'Missteps' in Handling Gaza Genocide But Will Not Alter. news.antiwar.com

Dave DeCamp (2024-02-09). Report: Israel Backing Off on Hostage Talks After Rejecting Hamas's Latest Offer. news.antiwar.com Israel is backing off from Qatari and Egyptian-mediated hostage talks with Hamas after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the Palestinian group's latest proposal, The Times of Israel reported on Thursday. An Israeli official told the Times that instead of offering a counter-proposal, Israel will try to get the US to apply pressure on Qatar, although …

Dave DeCamp (2024-02-09). Senate Votes to Deliberate on $95 Billion Foreign Military Aid Bill. news.antiwar.com The Senate on Thursday voted to begin deliberations on a $95 billion foreign military aid bill that stripped out border spending that was in the original $118 billion piece of legislation, which the chamber voted down on Wednesday. The Senate voted 67-32 to take up the new bill, signaling that it will get the 60 …

Kyle Anzalone (2024-02-09). Biden Admin Admits to 'Missteps' in Handling Gaza Genocide But Will Not Alter Policy. news.antiwar.com A top US official admitted that the White House had made some missteps in how it has handled the Israeli slaughter in Gaza. President Biden has shipped 25,000 tonnes of weapons to Israel per Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, and refused to place any conditions on the aid the US provides to Israel. The unfettered support …

People's Dispatch. (2024-02-10). US Anti-War Activists Confront Senators Over Support For Israel. popularresistance.org On February 7, activists with feminist anti-war group CODEPINK confronted several US Senators who have been doubling down on their support for Israel throughout the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip. | "Killing Hamas makes Israel safe," said Florida Senator Ted Cruz to an activist who told him that "the war does not make Jews safer." Cruz has received over one million dollars from the pro-Israel lobby since 1990, receiving USD 489,419 from 2019 to 2024. Cruz's top pro-Israel Political Action Committee (PAC) donors are the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and the Republican Jewish Coalition. "Kill…

Abdullah Jallow (2024-02-10). 1] An elder reminded us of the Hadith "Ahead of you is the era of patience", so let's recall Surah Al-Asr! salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. The Messenger [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] said, "Verily ahead of you is the era of patience during which (one's firm) adherence (to the religion) will be the reward of fifty men". [1] Imam Muhammad Ibn Abdil Wahhaab [may Allah …

Abdullah Jallow (2024-02-10). 3] Trials of Life- [Some issues we didn't contemplate thoroughly — during our youth — in our religious and worldly affairs, and during serious disagreement between close ones]. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. A Supplication of The Night Prayer The Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] used to say in a supplication of the night prayer — after Takbeer and before recitation: ÿߟџџëŸáŸèŸÄŸÖŸéŸë ÿ±Ÿéÿ®ŸéŸë ÿ¨ŸêŸÄÿ®Ÿíÿ±ÿßÿ¶ŸäŸÑ ÿå ŸàŸé&Yum…

Dongsheng Collective (2024-02-10). China grew more than any other developed economy in 2023 | January 2024. dongshengnews.org China strengthens its role as an international peace broker by intervening in multiple international conflicts; China supports Palestine's full UN membership; PetroChina now controls Iraq's largest oil field; Taiwan's separatist ruling party won elections…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-02-10). Dr. Jemima Pierre: Haiti Doesn't Have a 'Gang' Problem, It Has a US Imperialism Problem. libya360.wordpress.com Haiti doesn't have a 'gang' problem, it has a US imperialism problem, says Dr. Jemima Pierre, Professor of Global Race in the Institute of Race, Gender, Sexuality and Social Justice (GRSJ) at the University of British Columbia and a member of Black Alliance for Peace. Pierre joins hosts Eugene and Rania to discuss the nationwide…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-02-10). Unilateral Coercive Measures: The Devastating Impact of Economic Sanctions on Countries and People. libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina Dr. Alena Douhan, UN Special Rapporteur talks about the devastating impact of economic sanctions on countries and people. Dr. Alena Douhan is a professor of International Law, the Director of the Peace Research Center at the Belarusian State University, and an Associated member of the Institute for International Law of Peace and…

Jessica Buxbaum (2024-02-10). "Facts for Peace": The Billionaire-backed Propaganda Campaign Attacking the Palestinian Cause. globalresearch.ca

News Desk, The Cradle. (2024-02-10). Arab World Calls US Top Security Threat, No Peace With Israel. popularresistance.org A new opinion poll conducted in 16 Arab countries shows that Washington's continued support for Israel's campaign of genocide in the Gaza Strip has dramatically hurt its image across West Asia and North Africa, as 94 percent of respondents describe the US position as "bad." At the same time, more than half say the US poses the biggest threat to regional security. | Other western states fared almost as poorly, with more than three-quarters of those polled saying the position of the UK, France, and Germany in relation to Gaza is "bad" or "very bad." | In contrast, Iran received a surge in recognition, with 48 perce…

Yazeed Ibrahim (2024-02-10). A Prescription for Peace in Gaza. globalresearch.ca

Adriaan Alsema (2024-02-09). Colombia's government and FARC's former political chief announce peace talks. colombiareports.com Colombia's government and former FARC commander "Ivan Marquez" of guerrilla group "Segundo Marquetalia" announced formal peace talks. In a joint press statement, Marquez and Peace Commissioner Otty Patiño said they…

Adrian McMahon (2024-02-09). Conservative support for Netanyahu harms any prospect of peace. independentaustralia.net

Bharat Dogra (2024-02-09). Path Ahead for Palestine and Israel Based on Transparency, Peace and Trust (TPT). globalresearch.ca

Canadians for Justice, Peace in the Middle East (2024-02-09). Government Misleading Canadians on Canada-Israel Arms Trade, Aid to Gaza. globalresearch.ca

geo.tv (2024-02-09). WATCH: Putin says defeating Russia in Ukraine 'impossible'. geo.tv Putin states that peaceful resolution to war would be possible if US stopped supplying weapons to Ukraine…

International Crisis Group (2024-02-09). Unrest on Repeat: Plotting a Route to Stability in Peru. reliefweb.int Country: Peru | Source: International Crisis Group | Please refer to the attached file. | No country in Latin America suffers higher rates of dissatisfaction with democracy and government institutions than Peru. Absent remedies for political polarisation and state dysfunction, the mass protests that rocked the country in late 2022 could easily recur, bringing comparably violent crackdowns. | Principal Findings | What's new? The protests that engulfed Peru after the arrest of the president in late 2022 marked its largest outbreak of instability in recent times. Although peace has returned, public grievances…

teleSUR (2024-02-09). Colombian State and Segunda Marquetalia Start Peace Process. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Colombian government and the "Second Marquetalia," a dissident group of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), announced the beginning of peace negotiations. | RELATED: | "We agree on the need to carry out an orderly, agile, rigorous, and respectful peace process, which provides tranquility and certainty to Colombian society in the genuine commitment to political solution and peacebuilding," says a join…

teleSUR (2024-02-09). Russia Sought Peaceful Solution to Problems in Ukraine: Putin. telesurenglish.net On Thursday night, former FOX host Tucker Carlson published a two-hour interview with President Vladimir Putin in which the Russian leader addressed issues related to the Ukrainian conflict, the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO), and the explosion of the Nord Stream pipeline. | RELATED: | NATO expansion: | Putin recounted the main moments of NATO's expansion through the countries o…

UN Secretary-General (2024-02-09). Concerned by Developments in Senegal, Secretary-General Urges Dialogue among National Stakeholders, Restraint to Uphold Peaceful Political Environment. reliefweb.int Country: Senegal | Source: UN Secretary-General | SG/SM/22131, | 9 FEBRUARY 2024 | The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: | The Secretary-General is closely following with concern the developments in Senegal. | The Secretary-General urges national stakeholders to engage in dialogue, uphold a peaceful political environment, refrain from the use of violence and to ensure the holding of an inclusive and transparent presidential election within the framework of the Senegalese Constitution. | The Secretary-General reaffirms the United Nations commitment…

UN Secretary-General (2024-02-09). South Sudan: Security Council Press Statement on Peacekeeper Deaths in Abyei. reliefweb.int Countries: South Sudan, Sudan | Source: UN Secretary-General | SC/15584, | 8 FEBRUARY 2024 | The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett (Guyana): | The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the reported series of attacks in the Abyei Administrative Area on 27 and 28 January that resulted in the deaths of two peacekeepers — one Ghanaian and one Pakistani — as well as injuries to several other United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) personnel and wider civilian casualties. | The members of the Security C…

Ariadna Eljuri, Orinoco Tribune. (2024-02-10). Venezuela Presents Anti-Blockade Policies To Burkina Faso Delegation. popularresistance.org This Wednesday, Venezuelan vice minister for anti-blockade policy, William Castillo, made a presentation to the visiting delegation from Burkina Faso. Castillo's presentation covered the impact on Venezuela's economy of the illegal coercive measures—euphemistically referred to as "sanctions"—imposed by the US and its vassals and spoke about how Venezuela has overcome them. | In a statement, Castillo wrote that both parties agreed that "the sanctions are part of an illegal and criminal foreign policy and of a model of neocolonialism that uses attacks on the economy as a spearhead for the geopolitical c…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-02-10). Washington Promotes Opposition Candidate Setting the Stage for Delegitimizing the Venezuelan Presidential Election. libya360.wordpress.com Roger D. Harris Image: HFAC Roundtable: "The Fight for Freedom in Venezuela: A Conversation with María Corina Machado" Despite continuous US-led hybrid warfare to overthrow the socialist project, this month marks the 25th anniversary of the Bolivarian Revolution. The Venezuelan government of President Nicolás Maduro has successfully forced the US to de facto engage with…

Ociel Ali Lopez (2024-02-10). US Ponders on Venezuela: Repeat the Mistake of 'Guaidó experience' or Consent to Another Candidate? orinocotribune.com By Ociel Alí López — Feb 9, 2024 | The Venezuelan extreme-right politician María Corina Machado, who created the phrase "until the end," has come up with a new mantra: "there can be no elections without me." She has been one of the biggest proponents of voting abstention and foreign intervention. She also supposedly This time she has taken the electoral route, although it seems that…

scorinoco (2024-02-10). Venezuela Condemns US Interference in Internal Affairs (+Fake Attack on Machado). orinocotribune.com The foreign affairs minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil, condemned another attempt by the government of the United States to interfere in the internal affairs of Venezuela, and advised the US under secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Brian A. Nichols, "to distance himself from such position." | "Mr. Nichols not only shows cynicism in speaking of violence from the bloodiest empire ever known, but he is also a great liar who shamelessly reproduces any bullshit from his failed protégés in our country," Minister Gil wrote in a Twitter post. "I advise him to move away from such position and avoid creating a…

Staff (2024-02-10). Venezuela's National Assembly Condemns European Parliament's Interventionist Resolution (+Persona Non Grata). orinocotribune.com Caracas ( In a new example of imperial interference, on Thursday, February 8, the European…

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. (2024-02-10). Dawn Is Breaking Out All Over, And The World Is Waking Up. popularresistance.org On 2 February 2024, the people of Venezuela celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Bolivarian Revolution. On that day in 1999, Hugo Chávez took office as the president of Venezuela and began a process of Latin American integration that — because of US intransigence — accelerated into an anti-imperialist process. Chávez's government, understanding that it would not be able to govern on behalf of the people and address their needs if it remained tied to the 1961 Constitution, pushed for deeper and deeper democratisation. In April 1999, a referendum was held to set up a Constituent Assembly, task…

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-02-09). Colombia's exports to Venezuela grew 6.5 percent. plenglish.com According to a press release from the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, of the total in value, 95 percent corresponded to non-mining energy goods, or 640.2 million dollars, for a growth of 6.3 percent compared to 2022. | Through all borders, airports and ports, 370,090 tons were dispatched, a growth of 8.4 percent in volume of goods, the statement added. | Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Germán Umaña emphasized that we are moving forward in a purposeful and positive way in the process of reestablishing our relationship with Venezuela. | "We have the deepening of the Partial Scope Trade Agree…

Ana Perdigón (2024-02-09). Diosdado Cabello: Chavismo Ready for Presidential Elections Whenever CNE Chooses. orinocotribune.com The vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, has stated that the party is ready for presidential elections to be held whenever the National Electoral Council (CNE) calls them. | During the broadcast of his television program Con el Mazo Dando this Thursday, February 8, Cabello said that the forces of Chavismo are prepared to take part in the electoral process whenever it is determined and convened by the CNE. "The ones who decide are the CNE, but I'm going to tell you something," he noted, "if the Electoral Power determines that the elections are in March, then we are re…

teleSUR, MER (2024-02-09). AN de Venezuela rechaza resolución del Parlamento Europeo. telesurtv.net El Parlamento venezolano recalcó que esta acción viola y desconoce flagrantemente principios del derecho internacional.

teleSUR, MS (2024-02-09). àöltima fecha de infarto para el Preolímpico Venezuela 2024. telesurtv.net Las cuatro selecciones del cuadrangular final se verán las caras el domingo en el Estadio Nacional Brígido Iriarte para jugarse la vida por el pase a los Juegos Olímpicos Brasil 2024.

teleSUR, SH (2024-02-09). Arranca el celebre carnaval de El Callao en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Los carnavales de El Callao cuentan con características propias, debido a la mezcla de los migrantes que han llegado a la región por la explotación de oro.

teleSUR, SH (2024-02-09). Venezuela y Dominicana jugarán la final de la Serie del Caribe. telesurtv.net Los Tigres del Licey aspiran a conseguir su décima segunda Serie del Caribe, por su parte los Tiburones de La Guaira buscará su primer campeonato.

UOFCHA (2024-02-09). Venezuela: Contactos de Coordinación Humanitaria (Febrero, 2024). reliefweb.int Country: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs | Please refer to the attached file.

Vijay Prashad (2024-02-09). Dawn is breaking out all over, and the World is waking up: The Sixth Newsletter (2024). mronline.org On 2 February 2024, the people of Venezuela celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Bolivarian Revolution.

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