(2023-08-07). Four Syrian Soldiers Killed by Israeli Airstrikes on Damascus. news.antiwar.com Israeli airstrikes targeted the Syrian capital of Damascus early Monday morning, killing four Syrian soldiers and wounding four more, Syria's SANA news agency has reported. "At around 02: 20 am on Monday, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial act of aggression from the direction of occupied Syrian Golan, targeting some sites in Damascus," a Syrian …
(2023-08-07). Over 3,000 US Marines and Sailors Arrive in Middle East in Deployment Aimed at Iran. news.antiwar.com Over 3,000 US Marines and Navy sailors arrived in the Middle East on Sunday as part of a previously announced deployment aimed at Iran as tensions are rising in the region. The troops are part of an Amphibious Readiness Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit (ARG/MEU) and arrived onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and dock landing …
(2023-08-07). Zelensky Aide Vows There Will Be 'No Compromise' With Moscow. news.antiwar.com An aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed Monday that there will be "no compromise" with Moscow to end the fighting in Ukraine and rejected the idea of a ceasefire. Mykhailo Podolyak said the only "foundation for negotiations" could be Zelensky's "peace formula," which calls for a full Russian withdrawal before peace talks can happen. "There …
(2023-08-07). 78 Years Ago: Truman's Announcement Set the 'Hiroshima Narrative' That Endures Today. antiwar.com
(2023-08-06). China, India Attend Talks on Ukraine War in Saudi Arabia. news.antiwar.com The US, China, and India attended talks on the Ukraine war in Saudi Arabia on Saturday that were aimed at convincing neutral countries to support Ukrainian demands for a peace deal. According to The Wall Street Journal, the meetings in Jeddah were attended by officials from 42 countries, including other non-aligned nations; Brazil, Indonesia, and …
(2023-08-06). Hiroshima Mayor Calls Nuclear Deterrence a 'Folly'. news.antiwar.com Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui on Sunday called for world leaders to recognize the "folly" of nuclear deterrence at a ceremony marking the 78th anniversary of the US dropping an atomic bomb on the city, killing an estimated 140,000 people. "Leaders around the world must confront the reality that nuclear threats now being voiced by certain …
(2023-08-06). Nigeria Senate Warns Against Military Intervention in Niger. news.antiwar.com Nigeria's Senate has warned against military intervention in neighboring Niger after Nigerian President Bola Tinubu requested backing for such an action against Niger's new military junta. Nigeria currently holds the rotating presidency of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which has threatened to use military force if Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum is not …
(2023-08-06). Poll: Most Americans Oppose More Spending on the Ukraine War. news.antiwar.com The majority of Americans oppose additional spending on the war in Ukraine, according to a CNN poll that was released on Friday. The poll was conducted by SRSR from July 1-31, with a sample size of 1,279 respondents. It found that 55% of the respondents say Congress should not authorize more spending on the war …
(2023-08-06). Russia Says Ukraine Used Storm Shadow Missiles to Hit Bridge Connecting Kherson to Crimea. news.antiwar.com
(2023-08-06). Russia Vows Response After Ukrainian Drone Hit Russian Tanker. news.antiwar.com Russia has vowed it will respond to a Ukrainian attack that hit a Russian oil tanker in the Black Sea near Crimea on Friday night, which came after Ukraine's first strikes on a Russian commercial port. "Such barbaric actions cannot be justified and they will not remain without response, while their authors and perpetrators will …
(2023-08-06). Resisting Russia's war in Ukraine: Left voices speak out. greenleft.org.au 
Jonathan Strauss introduces a new collection published by Resistance Books in Australia, featuring the voices of Ukrainian leftists, Russian left anti-war activists and members of the international left who defend Ukraine's right of national self-determination.
(2023-08-06). Hiroshima Day: The Movie and the Moment: An Oppenheimer Review Through the Lens of an Anti-War Activist. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). Russia-Africa Summit Held Amid Worsening Global Security Situation. transcend.org 2 Aug 2023 – African Union member-states put forward their peace plan for ending the conflict in Ukraine and received a positive response from Moscow.
(2023-08-07). Headlines for August 7, 2023. democracynow.org Nigerien Coup Leaders and Supporters Remain Defiant as ECOWAS Deadline to Restore Bazoum Passes, Attacks by Ukrainian and Russian Forces Intensify as World Leaders Meet in Jeddah for Peace Talks, Ukrainian Authorities Charge Peace Activist Yurii Sheliazhenko, Raid His Home, Russian Court Sentences Alexei Navalny to Another 19 Years in Prison, Ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan Calls for Supporters to Keep Up Protests as He Receives 3-Year Sentence, Rahul Gandhi, Lawmaker Critical of Narendra Modi, Reinstated to Indian Parliament, Another Bloody Weekend in the West Bank as Israelis Kill at Least 5 Palestinians, Incl. Teen…
(2023-08-07). On the 78th Anniversary of Hiroshima: An Urgent Call for Peace Action. Canadian Peace Congress. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). Pacific peace activist fights US militarism for love, peace, decolonisation & anti-racism. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-07). US military base expansions 'threat to peace & indigenous' communities Okinawa peace activist warns. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-07). At least four killed and four injured in another Israeli missile attack in Syria. peoplesdispatch.org The UN Security Council has so far failed to take any action on Syria's repeated complaints about Israeli violations of its sovereignty which is endangering regional peace…
(2023-08-07). Russia-Africa Summit Held Amid Worsening Global Security Situation. transcend.org 2 Aug 2023 – African Union member-states put forward their peace plan for ending the conflict in Ukraine and received a positive response from Moscow.
(2023-08-07). Headlines for August 7, 2023. democracynow.org Nigerien Coup Leaders and Supporters Remain Defiant as ECOWAS Deadline to Restore Bazoum Passes, Attacks by Ukrainian and Russian Forces Intensify as World Leaders Meet in Jeddah for Peace Talks, Ukrainian Authorities Charge Peace Activist Yurii Sheliazhenko, Raid His Home, Russian Court Sentences Alexei Navalny to Another 19 Years in Prison, Ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan Calls for Supporters to Keep Up Protests as He Receives 3-Year Sentence, Rahul Gandhi, Lawmaker Critical of Narendra Modi, Reinstated to Indian Parliament, Another Bloody Weekend in the West Bank as Israelis Kill at Least 5 Palestinians, Incl. Teen…
(2023-08-07). On the 78th Anniversary of Hiroshima: An Urgent Call for Peace Action. Canadian Peace Congress. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). Pacific peace activist fights US militarism for love, peace, decolonisation & anti-racism. greenleft.org.au
(2023-08-07). US military base expansions 'threat to peace & indigenous' communities Okinawa peace activist warns. greenleft.org.au
(2023-08-07). At least four killed and four injured in another Israeli missile attack in Syria. peoplesdispatch.org The UN Security Council has so far failed to take any action on Syria's repeated complaints about Israeli violations of its sovereignty which is endangering regional peace…
(2023-08-07). Wednesday 8/30: How to Prevent the Next Cold War. indybay.org San José Peace & Justice Center | 48 South 7th Street | San José, CA 95112…
(2023-08-07). West African states to hold Thursday summit on Niger intervention. wsws.org ECOWAS commissioner for political affairs, peace and security Abdel-Fatau Musah warned Friday, "All the elements that will go into any eventual intervention have been worked out."
(2023-08-07). Nagasaki Day Commemoration in Milwaukee August 9, 2023. wibailoutpeople.org Meet at the Lincoln Park Canoe Launch (Picnic Area 3) for a Ceremony and floating of traditional Japanese lanterns on the Milwaukee River. Peace Action of WI
(2023-08-07). Black women are under attack: Here's how to protect our sisters in the movement. therealnews.com 
This op-ed is authored by three Black women who—for safety reasons—cannot reveal our names. We have chosen to tell our stories by releasing an anonymous report: We All Deserve Peace, which details our experiences and recommendations as frontline leaders living under threat (trigger/content warning: the linked report includes detailed accounts of doxxing, stalking and threats made against the authors and other Black women in movement spaces). View the report We are mamas, daughters, sisters, and aunties. We are teachers, s…
(2023-08-07). Korean community calls for peace across the peninsula, 70 years after the armistice. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-07). Mayo Clinic remembers Sister Lauren Weinandt. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Sister Lauren Weinandt, Mayo Clinic's longest-serving staff member, passed away on July 31, at the Saint Marys Campus, where she lived and worked for nearly 70 years. Sister Lauren Weinandt, a beloved Mayo staff member who embodied the Franciscan and Mayo Clinic values, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, July 31, at the hospital she loved and worked at for 67 years. She will be remembered for her open door, open heart, and…
(2023-08-07). Mexico: Gunmen Group Kidnapped 7 Police Officers in Zacatecas. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, at least seven Mexican police officers were kidnapped when a group of armed men broke into the police headquarters in the municipality of Villa Hidalgo, in the state of Zacatecas. | Related: | Through a communiqué, the State Round Table for the Construction of Peace informed that the whereabouts of the police officers are still unknown. | The text indicated that elements of the Mexican Army, National Guard and the Immediate Reaction Fo…
(2023-08-06). India committed to diplomacy for resolution of conflict. plenglish.com New Delhi, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The National Security adviser, Ajit Doval, reiterated India's approach to a solution to the conflict in Ukraine through dialogue and diplomacy as the only path to peace.
(2023-08-07). The US Plot to Finalize the Theft of Venezuela's Oil. orinocotribune.com The U.S. has used its influence to steal another country's oil revenues. Venezuela is in the crosshairs because it dares to be socialist in the hemisphere the US claims as it's "backyard." | It was always about the oil. United States assertions that the government of elected president Nicolas Maduro was illegitimate were always a ruse needed to get US corporate hands on Venezuela's oil company, CITGO. | All the years of demonization, choosing an "interim president" who addressed Congress and met with US allies around the world, and collusion with corporate media to spread war propaganda, were all part of a bipart…
(2023-08-07). Democrats Don't Care About Trump's Real Crimes: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com 
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | Ask an anti-imperialist what's the worst thing Trump did and they'll talk about real things like Yemen, Venezuela, Soleimani, Assange, the JCPOA, and the new cold war. Ask a Democrat what's the worst thing Trump did and they'll talk about pretend nonsense like Russian collusion and insurrection. | The US government is doing literally hundreds of things right now as you read this that are more harmful and concerning than a pretend "insurrection" that never at any time had a higher than zero percent chance of succeeding, but that's the issue liberals…
(2023-08-06). Lula Signs Decree Authorizing Brazil's Purchase of Electricity From Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has signed a decree reopening the country's ability to purchase electricity from Venezuela, a collaborative opportunity that had been suspended during the government of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. | The Brazilian minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, emphasized the decree's significance, stating that it will facilitate the "execution of contracts aimed at importing clean and renewable energy from Venezuela to Brazil from the Guri hydroelectric plant, which will once again play an important role in guaranteeing cheap and sustainable ene…
(2023-08-06). Venezuela's VP Delcy Rodríguez Meets With India's Vice President and Foreign Minister in New Delhi. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, held a meeting with the vice president of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, in New Delhi, where they discussed the economic cooperation between the two countries. | The meeting took place on Thursday, August 3, after Rodríguez's participation in the 9th India, Latin America, and Caribbean Conclave in New Delhi, the capital of India. | The Venezuelan vice president posted on social media X (formerly Twitter) that new growth opportunities for both countries were discussed at the meeting. | H.E. Ms. Delcy Rodríguez, Executive Vice-President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venez…
(2023-08-06). What is the OAS Doing in Guatemala, 70 Years After the Fatal and Irredeemable Coup d'Etat it Endorsed? libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the OAS, visited Guatemala and evaluated both presidential candidates. In March 1954, the U.S. government promoted and organized the X Summit of the Organization of American States (OAS), in Caracas, Venezuela, with the objective of punishment of the Guatemalan National Revolution (1944-1954). Two months after that Summit, where…
