| APP | (2024-03-23). Pakistan launches bid for UNSC seat for 2025-26. tribune.com.pk Pakistan has formally launched its bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for a two year term from 2025 to 2026 with the promise of contributing meaningfully to the council's mandate for international peace and security. | Pakistan's Permanent Representative to UN Ambassador Munir Akram formally announced Pakistan's candidacy at a well-attended reception at the UN on Thursday held in connection with the Pakistan Day celebrations. | The reception at the Pakistani Mission to the UN in New York, was attended UN General Assembly (UNGA) President Dennis Francis, top diplomats fro…

Nick Harper (2024-03-23). Haiti crisis and evacuations. america.cgtn.com Political groups in Haiti say they're close to finalizing a transitional council to try and bring peace to the country. | This comes as the U.S. continues to evacuate Americans from the troubled nation, flying dozens to the neighboring Dominican Republic. | The UN has warned that around 1.5 million people in Haiti are at risk of famine, and as Nick Harper reports, some of them are visiting their neighbor for whatever support they can find.

Daria Saburova (2024-03-23). War or peace? A false dilemma in the controversy. internationalviewpoint.org "This is not a Ukraine-Russia conflict over borders and mutual security, but a brutal, absolutely unjustified invasion and occupation of Ukrainian territories by the Russian army." | – | / |

The Lancet (2024-03-23). Editorial] EU elections: a moment for pan-European health. thelancet.com The past 5 years in Europe have been characterised by crisis. Long-standing Euroscepticism culminated in the UK's exit of the EU in 2020. Europe was unprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic, which pushed even the best health systems to their limits, resulting in the deaths of more than 1 ∑1 million people in the European Union (EU). In 2022, peace in Europe ended abruptly with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The war has so far killed more than 10‚Äà000 Ukrainian civilians, destroyed cities, and sparked mass migration, as well as precipitated an energy crisis across Europe.

Angela (2024-03-23). Saturday 3/23: San Diego Peace Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Entry to Ocean Beach | Sunset Cliffs Blvd and W Point Loma Blvd | San Diego, CA…

Ana Perdigón (2024-03-23). US Congress' Foreign Affairs Committee Approves Resolution to Intensify Sanctions Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The Foreign Affairs Committee of the US Congress approved a resolution to intensify unilateral coercive measures against Venezuela. | As part of a Democrat-Republican bipartisan agreement, the House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a resolution that would cancel the few sanctions relief allowed in the General License 44 of the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). | El Comité de Exteriores de la Cámara de Representantes de EEUU aprueba la resolución para reimponer las sanciones al régimen…

scorinoco (2024-03-23). Venezuela VP Calls CIA Chief's Visit to Guyana a Threat to The Region. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, called the visit of the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States, William Burns, to Guyana a clear threat to the stability and peace of the Caribbean and Latin American region. | "Venezuela condemns the visit of CIA Director William Burns to Guyana and alerts its neighbors about the clear threat to the stability and peace of the Caribbean and Latin American region," the Venezuelan vice president wrote in a social media post on Friday, March 22. | t.co/SyNYINWGD3 | — Delcy Rodríguez (@delcyrodriguezv) yenisafak (2024-03-23). Venezuela'da devlet ba≈ükanlƒ±ƒüƒ± seàßimleri: Muhalif Machado adaylƒ±ktan àßekildi. yenisafak.com Ba≈ükent Karakas'ta basƒ±n toplantƒ±sƒ± dàºzenleyen Machado, 28 Temmuz'daki seàßimlerde Devlet Ba≈ükanƒ± Nicolas Maduro'nun kar≈üƒ±sƒ±na Corina Yoris'i à߃±karacaklarƒ±nƒ± duyurdu. | Yoris'in "Vente Venezuela" partisi adƒ±na ve kendisinin yerine yarƒ±≈üacaƒüƒ±nƒ± aktaran Machado, "Ortak bir ba≈ülangƒ±àß iàßin toplandƒ±k. Bugàºn seàßi…

Abdullah Jallow (2024-03-23). 5] Salaf's lofty manners in the presence of their elders and contemporaries. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Ibn Abbas stood up next to Zaid Bin Habit [may Allah be pleased with both of them] and held the stirrup of his riding beast. Zaid said to him, "Step aside, O cousin of Allah's Messenger [peace and blessings of Allah be upon …

Middle East Children's Alliance (2024-03-23). Saturday 4/6: Poetry for Peace in Palestine. indybay.org Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, 4th & Guadalupe, Carmel…

Abdullah Jallow (2024-03-23). 5] Salaf's lofty manners in the presence of their elders and contemporaries. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Ibn Abbas stood up next to Zaid Bin Thabit [may Allah be pleased with both of them] and held the stirrup of his riding beast. Zaid said to him, "Step aside, O cousin of Allah's Messenger [peace and blessings of Allah be upon …

teleSUR, JGN (2024-03-23). Presidente Maduro afirma que la paz prevalecerá en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El gobernante Maduro reiteró que la extrema derecha continúa pidiendo sanciones contra el pueblo venezolano.

palestinechronicle.com (2024-03-23). Amid Israeli Genocide – Gaza's Faith Unbroken (PHOTOS & VIDEO) Faith is a central component in the lives of Palestinians. Gaza, now undergoing an Israeli genocide, is in greater need of its faith than ever before.

inthesetimes.com (2024-03-23). Defunding UNRWA Was Never About HamasThe refugee agency is a reminder that Palestinian refugees exist and have inalienable political rights—a truth the Israeli government finds deeply inconvenient.

sfgate.com (2024-03-23). The UN Security Council is set to vote on a resolution demanding a Ramadan cease-fire The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a NEW resolution demanding a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The resolution, put forward by the 10 elected council members, is backed by Russia and China, who vetoed a U.S.-sponsored resolution Friday. The council is expected to vote on the resolution Monday morning.

truthout.org (2024-03-23). US Has Redefined "Human Shields" to Enable Israel's Slaughter of Gaza Civilians President Biden and members of Congress have cynically reinterpreted "human shields" to flout international law.

palestinechronicle.com (2024-03-23). 'She Never Returned Home' – Palestinians Children Remember Their Mothers, Killed in Israeli Airstrikes In fact, for many children, there will be no mothers to celebrate anymore as well over 9,000 Palestinian women have been killed since the beginning of the war. Moreover, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement on X on Thursday that the Israeli war on Gaza has been killing an average of 37 mothers daily since October 7.

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teleSUR, YSM, JGN (2024-03-23). Líderes mundiales condenan ataque terrorista en Moscú, Rusia. telesurtv.net Venezuela, Cuba, Bolivia, Belarús, Nicaragua, Pakistán, China, la India y Palestina han alzado sus voces condenando el atroz hecho.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-03-23). Avanza en Venezuela postulación de candidatos presidenciales. telesurtv.net Organizaciones políticas concurrieron ante el Consejo Nacional Electoral. Cuatro fuerzas del Gran Polo Patriótico postularon al actual presidente, Nicolás Maduro.

krish-rad_ind (2024-03-22). Israeli Minister Says Israel Will Invade Rafah No Matter What the US Thinks. news.antiwar.com

Staff (2024-03-22). U.S. Said It Was Calling for a Gaza Ceasefire, But Its U.N. Resolution Didn't Say That: Phyllis Bennis. democracynow.org At the U.N. Security Council, China and Russia have vetoed a U.S. draft resolution on the war in Gaza. The U.S. resolution appeared to call for a ceasefire, but it was written in a way to make the resolution unenforceable. Our guest Phyllis Bennis says this was mere "wordplay" and a "convoluted" attempt by the Biden administration to play both sides, as it comes under increasing internal and external criticism over its close relationship with Israel. Bennis is a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and an international adviser to Jewish Voice for Peace. She has written several books…

Ana Perdigón (2024-03-22). Venezuela Approves Guayana Esequiba Defense Law. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's National Assembly (AN) has unanimously approved the Organic Law for the Defense of Guayana Esequiba, following the popular referendum on the Essequibo territory held in the South American nation last December. | This Thursday, March 21, the second discussion of the Organic Law for the Defense of Guayana Esequiba took place, which was approved in an ordinary session of the AN. The law will now be sent to the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice, for them to rule on the constitutionality of its organic nature. | "We respond to the people of Venezuela who came out en masse to say yes to…

Nora Loreto (2024-03-22). Here's What Canada's Vote to End Arms Sales to Israel Means for Antiwar Effort. truthout.org This week Canada's House of Commons passed a resolution that supported ending future arms exports to Israel. As the motion was nonbinding, activists reacted to the vote by promising to force the governing Liberal Party to respect the decision. It wasn't immediately clear that the Liberals would respect the decision, despite the overwhelming number of Liberal members of Parliament (MPs) who voted… |

Dave DeCamp (2024-03-22). US Claims It Hasn't Received Formal Request to Leave Niger. news.antiwar.com

Peoples Dispatch (2024-03-22). Hypocrisy at work: anti-migrant politicians call for more sanctions against Venezuela. peoplesdispatch.org On March 21, US Senator Marco Rubio and US Representative María Elvira Salazar, together responsible for pushing some of the deadliest sanctions against the socialist nations of Cuba and Venezuela, have applauded the House Committee on Foreign Affairs for passing the Venezuela Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance, and Development (VERDAD) Reauthorization Act. | The Act would reauthorize an anti-Venezuela sanctions bill passed into law in 2019, the original VERDAD Act. This new act would extend existing US sanctions against Venezuela. The Act is a bipartisan effort, having been introduced both by Republican Repr…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-03-22). Sanctions on Russia never sought peace in Ukraine, Austria affirms. plenglish.com Vienna, Mar 22 (Prensa Latina) The sanctions on Russia were never an instrument to seek peace in the Ukrainian conflict, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg admitted on Friday, quoted by the capital's television.

Misión Verdad (2024-03-22). Mythification of Tren de Aragua Compared to Real Criminal Gangs in Latin America. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Mar 21, 2024 | Regarding the network of organized crime in Latin America, the narrative of attributing to the Venezuelan state the responsibility for the supposed expansion and strengthening of the mega-gang Tren de Aragua has been gaining steam. This is part of the media campaign that intends to criminalize the Venezuelan state in order to create a fictitious enemy to justify the international pressure campaign led by the United States. | It is therefore imperative to expose the real criminal structures with the greatest power in the region, those that have been able to infiltrate the sta…

Staff (2024-03-22). Presidential Candidate Registration Begins in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The Democratic Action party candidate, Luis Eduardo Martínez, was the first candidate that registered his candidacy this Thursday, March 21, at the CNE headquarters in Caracas. He was accompanied by his wife, and Democratic Action…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-03-22). Venezuela's Vice President warns of CIA visit to Guyana. plenglish.com Caracas, March 22 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela condemned on Friday the visit paid by CIA Director Williams J. Burns to Guyana, in addition to warning their neighbors of it.

Angela (2024-03-22). Saturday 3/23: San Diego Peace Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Entry to Ocean Beach | Sunset Cliffs Blvd and W Point Loma Blvd | San Diego, CA…

ecns.cn (2024-03-21). Top political advisor highlights readiness to deepen relations with DPRK. ecns.cn China's top political adviser Wang Huning highlighted on Thursday the nation's readiness to deepen unity, cooperation and strategic communication with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and to jointly create a peaceful and stable external environment.

youtube.com (2024-03-22). LIVE: Outside Moscow concert hall after shooting by several gunmenRussia's Federal Security Service said 40 people died and more than 100 were wounded in an attack Friday at a Moscow concert hall.
  The attack, which Russian authorities are investigating as terrorism, is the deadliest in Russia in recent years.
  Several gunmen burst into the concert hall on the edge of Moscow and sprayed visitors with automatic gunfire, killing and wounding dozens and starting a massive blaze

PositiveUniverse.com Comment (2024-03-22). The duplicitous American MSM wants the public to believe that Russia vetoed the US drafted Security Council calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.The American MSM wants the public to believe that Russia vetoed the US drafted Security Council calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
  It was a trick resolution question. It did NOT call for a ceasefire and simply stated that a ceasefire is an 'imperative' (important), further enabling the march by Israel for an upcoming Rafah invasion and massive slaughter of Palestinians.

Nicky Reid (2024-03-22). Free Gaza and Free the Donbas Too! counterpunch.org I quite frequently use this space to lament the untimely demise of the antiwar movement in this country and to wallow shamelessly in the miseries of what could have been. Those of my readers who have gone on to join the ranks of the loyal followers whom I lovingly describe as my very dearest motherfuckers

scorinoco (2024-03-22). Venezuela Condemns United States' Robbery and Destruction of EMTRASUR Plane Before International Civil Aviation Organization. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Minister of Transportation Ramón Celestino Velásquez Araguayán alerted the international community about the serious danger that the United States government poses to aviation security worldwide. This is in light of the violation of international civil aviation laws committed by the governments of the United States and Argentina in the theft and destruction of the Boeing aircraft belonging to the Venezuelan state cargo airline EMTRASUR. | During his presentation before the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the Venezuelan minister urged the international body to take adequ…

Stansfield Smith (2024-03-22). The Russiagate Hoax illustrates the Power the National Security Police State. dissidentvoice.org The US rulers and their national security state foisted two major campaigns of lies on us to win our support for their planned wars. The first that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. This bogus story was rejected by the progressive and anti-war movements. The second that Trump colluded with Putin to steal the …

ecns.cn (2024-03-22). Special envoy pushes for peace, stability in region. ecns.cn A Chinese special envoy has concluded a nine-day trip to Switzerland, Russia and the headquarters of the European Union, making a new round of diplomatic efforts to maintain stability in Northeast Asia.

Aníbal Feres Figueroa (2024-03-22). China declares itself a force for peace in a turbulent international environment. pressenza.com Five years after the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962), Latin America and the Caribbean became the first nuclear-weapon-free zone, committing the nuclear powers to non-aggression and non-nuclear threats in the region and promoting global denuclearization. | Yes, many countries have signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, but the major nuclear powers have not. | Yesterday, Qiu Xiaoqi, the Chinese government's special representative for Latin American affairs, answered Pressenza's questions on the nuclear issue at a press conference in the Diplomatic Room for the Latin American press. | Mr Qiu replied: "

krish-rad_ind (2024-03-22). Venezuela Condemns United States' Robbery and Destruction of EMTRASUR Plane. orinocotribune.com

scorinoco (2024-03-22). Venezuela Criticizes UN Secretary General's Support for Arrested Coup Plotters. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, expressed her regret that the secretary general of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has never spoken out against the assassination attempts against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, nor against the destabilizing plots of the Venezuelan ultra-right, but has criticized alleged "obstacles to electoral guarantees" in the upcoming presidential elections in Venezuela. | "Venezuela regrets that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has never made a statement against the open threats of assassination against President Nicolás Maduro, nor against the destabilizing…

teleSUR, MS (2024-03-22). Venezuela rechaza visita del director de la CIA a Guyana. telesurtv.net Desde el país caribeño aseguran que es una provocación más de Estados Unidos ya que Venezuela y Guyana se encuentran en una disputa territorial activa.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-03-22). Venezuela lamenta que António Guterres desdeñe planes de magnicidio. telesurtv.net Rodríguez lamentó que el representante de la ONU no haya hecho referencia a los peligros de magnicidio contra el presidente Nicolás Maduro.

teleSUR, MER (2024-03-22). Presidente Maduro: Hugo Chávez formó a un pueblo para resistir. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado resaltó que una de las mayores orientaciones dadas por el comandante Chávez fue tener una comunicación permanente con el pueblo.

teleSUR, YSM (2024-03-22). Venezuela y Cuba repasan avances del Convenio Integral de Cooperación. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano calificó de excelente la reunión que sostuvo en esta jornada con el premier cubano.

teleSUR, SH (2024-03-22). Fiscal venezolano recordó que planes golpistas datan de 2014. telesurtv.net El fiscal general de Venezuela explicó que los impulsores de las acciones violentas recordadas como Guarimbas promovían un cambio de gobierno a través de la violencia.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-03-22). Salud por la cercanía de Cuba y Venezuela. radiohc.cu La Habana, 22 mar (RHC) Con el objetivo de sostener encuentros con las autoridades de la nación suramericana, y evaluar la marcha del Convenio Integral de Cooperación Cuba-Venezuela, suscrito hace más de 20 años, llegó la víspera, a Caracas, el miembro del Buró Político del Partido y primer ministro, Manuel Marrero Cruz.

teleSUR, YSM (2024-03-22). Inauguran Festival Internacional de Teatro Progresista en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El festival rinde homenaje a la actriz venezolana Aura Rivas.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-03-22). Avanza en Venezuela postulación de candidatos presidenciales. telesurtv.net Organizaciones políticas concurrieron ante el Consejo Nacional Electoral. Cuatro fuerzas del Gran Polo Patriótico postularon al actual presidente, Nicolás Maduro.