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2023-07-18: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2023-07-18). Country's path of peaceful development boon for world. ecns.cn Defense Minister Li Shangfu said on Tuesday that China's path of peaceful development is a boon for the world, and the United States should exercise sound strategic judgment in this regard.

Editor (2023-07-18). Brussels: Global Women For Peace United Against NATO Meet With EU Parliament, NATO Representatives. scheerpost.com By Colonel (Ret) Ann Wright / Popular Resistance The weekend before the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Global Women for Peace United against NATO representing women in 35 countries met July 6-9, 2023 for three days of peace discussions in Brussels, Belgium. I am writing with details of each of the excellent panels and webinars …

Editor (2023-07-18). NATO Is a Warfare Alliance, Not a Force for Global Peace or Stability. scheerpost.com By Medea Benjamin and Marcy Winograd / CounterPunch At his speech during the NATO Summit in Lithuania, President Biden called the U.S. and Europe "anchors for global security" when in reality there are no anchors during this increasingly dangerous and polarized time of never-ending war in Europe. Our NATO allies are not, as Biden would …

teleSUR (2023-07-18). Peoples' Summit 2023 Closed in Brussels. telesurenglish.net The Peoples' Summit 2023 concluded in Brussels on Tuesday with the reading of the meeting's final declaration at the headquarters of the European Parliament. | RELATED: | The meeting was attended by representatives of organizations, social movements, and trade unions from Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The participants called for respect, peace, and reciprocity among nations. They proposed new forms of co…

infobrics (2023-07-18). BRICS Is a Reflection of the Change in the Global Scale. infobrics.org For those who still wonder what the BRICS is, it simply stands for the five emerging economies — namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — and its goal is to promote peace, security, development and cooperation. Due to the potential of these countries in becoming major economic powers, their impact on the international arena based on their growing economic strength and relevance globally is a factor as to why the union was made in the first place, notwithstanding their sweeping population and substantial natural resources…

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2023-07-18). Is Africa's "Peace Initiative" Directed against Russia? The St Petersburg Russia-Africa Summit. globalresearch.ca

Black Alliance for Peace (2023-07-18). Reject U.S./U.N./CARICOM Plan for an Armed Intervention of Haiti. Black Alliance for Peace. globalresearch.ca

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-18). Egyptian court sentences activist and scholar Patrick George Zaki to three years in prison. peoplesdispatch.org Patrick George Zaki has been accused of disseminating false news about the country's internal conditions to disturb security and social peace. His case is emblematic of the large-scale crackdown by the Abdel Fattah el-Sisi government on rights and freedoms in Egypt…

CODEPINK (2023-07-18). CODEPINK's statement on 2023 NATO summit. canadiandimension.com At the NATO Summit in Lithuania, President Biden referred to NATO as "anchors for global security." Yet, decades after NATO was established we still live in a dangerous and polarized time of never-ending wars. NATO has proven it is not an anchor but rather a catalyst for war on behalf of the US empire. | "NATO is a dangerous military alliance that, despite assurances to the contrary, expanded to Russia's border to provoke a confrontation that now finds us mired in a proxy war that could lead to World War III," warns Marcy Winograd, coordinator of CODEPINK Congress and co-chair of the Peace in Ukraine Coali…

Peter Boyle (2023-07-18). Campaigning to end the Korean War, 70 years after armistice. greenleft.org.au Thousands of peace activists will form a human chain around the largest United States overseas military base in the world, in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on July 27, as part of a campaign for an official agreement to end the Korean War, reports Peter Boyle.

Black Alliance for Peace (2023-07-18). Black Alliance for Peace Once Again Calls on the International Community to Reject U.S./U.N./CARICOM Plan for an Armed Intervention of Haiti. globalresearch.ca

progressive.international (2023-07-18). We seek lasting peace while NATO prepares for perpetual war. progressive.international

Joe Piette (2023-07-18). Protests to call for end of Korean War, 70 years after 1953 ceasefire. workers.org July 27 marks 70 years since the Korean War armistice was signed. In just three years, an estimated 4 million people — more than half of them Korean civilians — had been killed by the time of the 1953 ceasefire agreement. Credit: Korea Peace Action And up to this year, . . . |

_____ (2023-07-17). The US-Nordic Summit: NATO Expansion, Confusion and Repetition. transcend.org 13 Jul 2023 – It is extremely important to think of alternatives to the ongoing NATO militarism, re-think its triumphalistic, provocative expansion, and refer to words and concepts cancelled from the Western discourse: peace, cooperation, common security, reconciliation, media diversity.

José Luis Granados Ceja (2023-07-18). CELAC and EU Hold Summit After Eight-Year Absence Amid Strong Disagreements. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuelan delegation leader Delcy Rodríguez said Europe's energy crisis was due in part to its support for sanctions.

teleSUR (2023-07-18). Venezuela Asks to Eliminate Blockades in CELAC-EU Summit. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez advocated for the elimination of blockades against nations during her participation in the summit between the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) that takes place in Brussels, Belgium. | RELATED: | The Bolivarian leader called for the construction of a common action plan and agenda between Europe and Latin America t…

teleSUR, YSM (2023-07-18). Canciller de Venezuela insta a construir un mundo diferente. telesurtv.net Gil resaltó las alianzas del capitalismo con el fascismo en distintos momentos de la historia, y destacó que en los últimos tiempos, se evidencian en el avance de las derechas.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-18). Venezuela aboga por eliminar desigualdades y bloqueos a las naciones. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta ejecutiva de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, participó en la III Cumbre de jefes de Estado y de Gobierno de la Celac-UE.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-18). Economists Blast Menendez for 'False Narrative' About Crises in Cuba, Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By Arturo Domínguez — Jul 14, 2023 | Bob Menendez (D-NJ) for recent remarks he made about First, a bit of backstory… | On May 10, Reps.

Ana Perdigón (2023-07-18). Governments in the Region Will Study Resumption of Venezuela Dialogue. orinocotribune.com

ddorinoco (2023-07-18). Venezuela and Russia Strengthen Energy Ties With Joint Declaration. orinocotribune.com The event took place during a preparatory meeting for the upcoming October meeting. | In a significant move to bolster cooperation between the two nations, Venezuela and Russia signed a joint declaration on energy matters this Monday. | The news came to light through Petroleos de Venezuela's social media channels, where they announced that the Minister of Petroleum and Mining, Pedro Tellechea, signed a declaration with Russia's Deputy Prime Minister and Co-Chair of the High-Level Intergovernmental Russia—Venezuela Commission Alexander Novak focusing on energy development. | The signing took place ahead of a…

ddorinoco (2023-07-18). Who Is Interested in Venezuela's Opposition Primaries? orinocotribune.com

Ana Perdigón (2023-07-18). Venezuela's Military Locates and Destroys Illegal Mining Equipment. orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian National Armed Force of Venezuela (FANB) has found and destroyed 14 engines that were used for illegal mining in a forest in Bolívar state. | On Saturday, July 15, the head of the Strategic Operational Command of the FANB (CEOFANB), General Domingo Hernández Lárez, posted the information on his social media. | En operaciones de búsqueda, detección y desmantelamiento de actividades ilegales en las reservas forestales y parques nacionales del estado Bolívar,

Staff (2023-07-18). Delcy Rodríguez in Brussels: Fascism Will Not Be Tolerated in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, stated at the People's Summit, organized by grassroots organizations in Brussels in parallel to the CELAC-EU Summit, that Latin America and the Caribbean have been careful so that fascism does not grab political power in the region. | "We can say that we are trying to keep fascism away from power in Latin America, and if these ideologies reach political power, we know that it would be costly for our peoples," the Venezuelan vice president said on Monday, July 17, during her participation in the People's Summit plenary. | "If something defines this period of Venezu…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-18). Honduras pide en cumbre de Celac-UE levantar el bloqueo a Cuba. telesurtv.net En su intervención, la presidenta de Honduras, Xiomara Castro, también abogó por Venezuela y Nicaragua.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-18). Venezuela lleva a la cumbre Celac-UE mensaje de paz y cooperación. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta ejecutiva de Venezuela fue recibida previo a la cumbre por el presidente del Gobierno español, Pedro Sánchez y Ursula von der Leyen, presidenta de la Comisión Europea.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-07-18). Venezuela participa con respeto y verdad en Cumbre Celac-UE. telesurtv.net Maduro repudió declaraciones de un exdiputado opositor, quien ha reiterado el llamado a la imposición de sanciones contra Venezuela.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-18). Inicia XVII edición del Festival Mundial de Poesía de Venezuela. telesurtv.net El ministro de Cultura, Ernesto Villegas, dio la bienvenida a los participantes en el evento que coincide con el Primer Congreso del Movimiento Poético Mundial.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-07-18). Culmina primera jornada de Cumbre de los Pueblos 2023 en Bruselas. telesurtv.net La Cumbre de los Pueblos contó con la presencia de representantes gubernamentales de Venezuela, Bolivia, Cuba y Colombia.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-07-18). Realizan reunión de diálogo político sobre Venezuela en Bruselas. telesurtv.net El encuentro tuvo lugar en el Edificio Europa de Bruselas con la presencia de los presidentes de Argentina, Brasil, Colombia y Francia.

unitedEditor (2023-07-17). The Attorney General of Venezuela: "The International Criminal Court faces enormous challenge to convince the world that it is impartial" uwidata.com By Douglas Bolivar, Caracas / Venezuela The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has been a State party to the Rome Statute since June 7, 2000, recalls at this interview's beginning the Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab. "The Venezuelan government has supported the mandate given by the States parties to the International Criminal Court (ICC) …

teleSUR (2023-07-17). Petro, Lula, Fernandez, Macron Meet With Venezuelan Government. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the presidents of Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, and France held a private meeting with a delegation of the Venezuelan government and opposition in Brussels, reports Venezuelan broadcaster YVKE Mundial. | RELATED: | Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez and Venezuelan opposition chief negotiator Gerardo Blyde participated in the meeting that took place in the framework of the III Community of Latin American an…

Ana Perdigón (2023-07-17). Cabello Slams Venezuelan Opposition's Hypocritical Labeling of Outraged Citizens as 'Violent'. orinocotribune.com Diosdado Cabello, the vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), expressed disbelief that the Venezuelan opposition, after having requested sanctions be placed upon the country, would label Venezuelan citizens who were outraged by their actions as "violent." | Taking to his social media accounts, Cabello criticized the hypocrisy of those who had advocated for invasion; invoked the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR), a treaty imposed on the region by the US during the Cold War with functionality similar to that of NATO; and resorted to burning people alive, only to now bra…

Staff (2023-07-17). Vice President Rodríguez Arrives in Brussels to Represent Venezuela at III EU-CELAC Summit. orinocotribune.com Delcy Rodríguez, the vice president of Venezuela, arrived in Brussels, Belgium, on Sunday to take part in the III Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU). | Vice President Rodríguez was received by European Union officials along with the Venezuelan Minister for Foreign Affairs Yván Gil, Venezuelan ambassador to Belgium, Claudia Salerno, and Venezuelan ambassador to the EU, Jorge Valero. | Rodriguez expressed via her social media accounts that Venezuela will advocate for "respectful relations between nations" at the summit, countering the supremacist and r…

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2023-07-17: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp, Antiwar. (2023-07-16). Biden Order Activates 3,000 Reservists For Europe Deployments. popularresistance.org President Biden on Thursday signed an executive order allowing the Pentagon to mobilize 3,000 reservists for deployments in Europe, where the US military has significantly increased its presence since Russia invaded Ukraine. | Since February 2022, the US has deployed over 20,000 additional troops to Europe, bringing US troop levels on the continent to over 100,000 for the first time since 2005. The US has beefed up its presence in Eastern Europe and currently has over 10,000 troops in Poland, which has become a hub for weapons bound for Ukraine. | The mobilization of 3,000 reservists signals the US military is st…

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-16). House Passes $886 Billion National Defense Authorization Act. news.antiwar.com The House on Friday passed its version 2024 National Defense Authorization Act in a vote of 219-210, which largely fell along partisan lines due to amendments added by Republicans relating to social policies in the military. The Republican amendments covered abortion, transgender surgery, and diversity initiatives. Only four Democrats voted in favor of the bill, …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-16). Indonesia Warns Southeast Asian Nations 'Can't Be a Proxy' for Any Country. news.antiwar.com Indonesian President Joko Widodo warned Friday that the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) can't become a "proxy" for any country as tensions between the US and China are soaring in the region. "ASEAN cannot be a competition, it can't be a proxy of any country, and international law should be respected consistently," …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-16). Pentagon Intelligence Official Says Ukraine War at a 'Stalemate'. news.antiwar.com A senior Defense Intelligence Agency official has described the war in Ukraine as a "stalemate" and said none of the weapons the US and NATO are providing will help Ukrainian forces "break through" in their counteroffensive. "Certainly we are at a bit of a stalemate," DIA Chief of Staff John Kirchhofer said at a conference …


Dave DeCamp (2023-07-16). Wagner Fighters Train Soldiers in Belarus. news.antiwar.com Belarus announced Friday that members of the Wagner mercenary force were in the country training Belarusian soldiers. The Belarusian Defense Ministry said Wagner members were training soldiers in Osipovichi, a town about 60 miles southeast of Minsk. The ministry did not specify the number of Wagner fighters in the country, and at this point, it's …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-16). White House Says Reservists Will Provide 'Administrative' Support. news.antiwar.com The White House said Friday that the 3,000 reservists President Biden has made available for the Pentagon to deploy to Europe would serve "administrative" functions. "These are people that are specialists in things like administrative functions, logistics, supply, maybe medical, dental, those kinds of things," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told Fox News. "The …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-16). White House Says Reservists Would Provide 'Administrative' Support. news.antiwar.com The White House said Friday that the 3,000 reservists President Biden has made available for the Pentagon to deploy to Europe would serve "administrative" functions. "These are people that are specialists in things like administrative functions, logistics, supply, maybe medical, dental, those kinds of things," Kirby told Fox News. "The kind of enabling functions that …

Colonel Ann Wright, Popular Resistance. (2023-07-17). Brussels: Global Women For Peace United Against NATO Meet With EU Parliament, NATO Representatives. popularresistance.org The weekend before the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Global Women for Peace United against NATO representing women in 35 countries met July 6-9, 2023 for three days of peace discussions in Brussels, Belgium. | I am writing with details of each of the excellent panels and webinars to provide a sense of the numbers of women from around the world who participated in the program. Six webinars provided opportunities for women and men worldwide to hear from community members who are concerned about the militarization of our world and wars that threaten the survival of the human race. | We will continue to meet to…




SFBA Japanese Lantern Ceremony World Peace (2023-07-17). Saturday 8/5: SF Bay Area Peace Lantern Ceremony in Commemoration of Hiroshima & Nagasaki. indybay.org Berkeley: RSVP for location details | Saturday, Aug. 5th in the evening…

Tri-Valley CAREs, peace partners (2023-07-17). Friday 8/4: Abolish Nuclear Weapons at Lawrence Livermore Lab & Globally – Hiroshima-Nagasaki Vigil. indybay.org West Gate of Lawarence Livermore Lab | 7000 East Ave | Livermore CA 94550…

Uriel Araujo (2023-07-17). US Wants Neither Peace Nor Dialogue: Some Voices Call for Disintegration of Russia. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-07-16). Talk World Radio: Sean Conner on Working for Peace with the International Peace Bureau. davidswanson.org

SFBA Japanese Lantern Ceremony World Peace (2023-07-17). Saturday 8/5: SF Bay Area Peace Lantern Ceremony in Commemoration of Hiroshima & Nagasaki. indybay.org Berkeley: RSVP for location details | Saturday, Aug. 5th in the evening…

Tri-Valley CAREs, peace partners (2023-07-17). Friday 8/4: Abolish Nuclear Weapons at Lawrence Livermore Lab & Globally – Hiroshima-Nagasaki Vigil. indybay.org West Gate of Lawarence Livermore Lab | 7000 East Ave | Livermore CA 94550…

Uriel Araujo (2023-07-17). US Wants Neither Peace Nor Dialogue: Some Voices Call for Disintegration of Russia. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-07-16). Talk World Radio: Sean Conner on Working for Peace with the International Peace Bureau. davidswanson.org

Anonymous103 (2023-07-16). Shia Communities Of Parachinar, Takfiri Tribes Reconcile. southfront.org Originally published by After heavy attacks by Takfiri tribes and militant groups against Shia residents in the Pakistani town of Parachinar, Kurram District in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the warring parties made peace and signed a ceasefire treaty with the mediation of the local tribal council (Jirga-e-Qaumi). | Five days after heavy attacks b…

Juan M. Garcia (2023-07-16). No more sanctions against Cuba, claim in front of White House returns (+Photos). plenglish.com Washington, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of social movements and organizations in the United States held a peaceful protest in front of the White House on Sunday to demand an end to the illegal and cruel sanctions against Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.

scorinoco (2023-07-16). Colombia Peace Talks: Government and ELN Publicize Ceasefire Protocols. orinocotribune.com The delegations of the Colombian government and the guerrilla organization National Liberation Army (ELN) held peace talks in Havana, Cuba, signing the protocols and technical documents for a ceasefire and the process of social participation, in accordance with the agreements reached in June 2023. | This past Saturday, the two sides publicized the protocols for the bilateral ceasefire that will come into effect on August 3 and will continue until January 29, 2024, with provisions for extension. | The protocols include rules with which the parties must specify how the ceasefire will operate, what actions will be p…

Pivot to Peace (2023-07-16). Sign-on in Support: Justice for Li Tang "Henry" Liang! peacepivot.org This statement has been republished from the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance The APALA Massachusetts Chapter and UNITE HERE Local 26 are supporting a local worker who has been wrongfully targeted. Read the statement below and sign-on to show your support. Sign-on LetterJustice for Li Tang "Henry" Liang! Chinese American community activist and hotel worker …

Juan M. Garcia (2023-07-16). Mexico is satisfied with Colombia's peace talks held in Cuba. plenglish.com Mexico, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) Mexico on Sunday expressed satisfaction with Colombia's peace achievements that resulted from the negotiating table held in Cuba for a ceasefire with the National Liberation Army (ELN).

Tri-Valley CAREs, peace partners (2023-07-16). Friday 8/4: Abolish Nuclear Weapons at Lawarence Livermore Lab & Globally – Hiroshima-Nagasaki Vigil. indybay.org West Gate of Lawarence Livermore Lab | 7000 East Ave | Livermore CA 94550…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-17). Delcy Rodríguez llega a Bruselas para participar en Cumbre Celac-UE. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta ejecutiva de Venezuela fue recibida por el ministro para Relaciones Exteriores de Venezuela, Yván Gil, y el embajador de Venezuela ante la UE, Jorge Valero.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-17). Celebra teleSUR 18 años de su fundación con caminata-carrera. telesurtv.net La presidenta de teleSUR, Patricia Villegas. agradeció el esfuerzo de los trabajadores para acudir a las actividades que dan inicio a los eventos para celebrar los 18 años de la multiplataforma.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-17). Venezuela y Cuba ratifican en Bruselas su posición antiimperialista. telesurtv.net Yván Gil y Bruno Rodríguez rechazaron las medidas coercitivas unilaterales y el bloqueo impuesto por los Estados Unidos a los dos países.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-07-17). Venezuela gana sus primeras medallas en Juegos Suramericanos. telesurtv.net El campeón de lucha libre de playa y abanderado de la delegación venezolana, José Daniel Díaz Roberti, debutó con un triunfo en su categoría de más de 90 kilogramos.

teleSUR (2023-07-17). Venezuela and Cuba Ratify Anti-Imperialist Position in Brussels. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Yván Gil, and Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez, held a meeting in the Belgian capital, Brussels, where they traveled to attend the III Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU), scheduled for July 17 and 18. | Related: | Both diplomats reviewed the relations of fraternity and solid…

Andreína Chávez Alava (2023-07-16). Venezuela: Oil Output Increases, Russian Firm Seeks Chevron-type Deal. venezuelanalysis.com The Petromonagas crude upgrader was recently reactivated in eastern Venezuela as part of efforts to recover the oil sector under US sanctions.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-07-16). Cuban president meets with Venezuelan foreign minister. plenglish.com Brussels, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil met in this capital on Sunday in the framework of the 3rd Summit between the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (EU-Celac).

Juan M. Garcia (2023-07-16). Cuban, Venezuelan foreign ministers condemn US sanctions. plenglish.com Brussels, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) The foreign ministers of Venezuela, Yván Gil, and Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez, met here on Sunday and expressed their anti-imperialist position by condemning the unilateral coercive measures and blockade imposed by the United States on the two countries.

Staff (2023-07-16). National Assembly Deputy Jesús Faría: Venezuela Moving Towards New Tax System. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan National Assembly approved 25 articles out of 30 of the draft Organic Law for the Coordination and Harmonization of the Tax Powers of the States and Municipalities, on Friday, July 14. The chairman of the Permanent Commission of Economy, Finance and National Development, PSUV Deputy Jesús Faría, stated that this law "will serve as a support to move towards a new tax system for a post-oil Venezuela." | He explained that the preparation of the new law is "an absolutely urgent requirement for the whole nation; we must do everything in our power to stimulate the recovery of the country's productive apparat…

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