2025-01-04: News Headlines

Javier Arana Villasusa (2025-01-04). Notifications of dengue cases increase in Paraguay. plenglish.com It also warned that the risk of introduction of the DENV-3 serotype and the Oropouche virus into the country is evident, due to cases registered in the region. | The Ministry insisted that it is essential to persist in the actions of elimination of breeding sites of transmitting mosquitoes and in the timely consultation in case of symptoms. | However, according to the general director of Health Surveillance, Andrea Ojeda, quoted by IP Paraguay, despite the increase in notifications, there is still no significant viral circulation in the country. | However, the official clarified, that unprecedented outbreaks of d…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-04). Minnesota Partnership awards four collaborative research grants for 2024. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getty Images ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics (MNP) has announced its four research awardees for 2024. MNP is funded by the State of Minnesota and provides support for innovative research conducted by teams from the University of Minnesota (UMN) and Mayo Clinic. Totaling $3 million, this year's awards support innovative projects on cognitive aging, cardiovascular disease, cancer and pulmonary hypertension. They are: An essential role for complement signaling in microglia on…

Frank Bergman (2025-01-03). Red Alert Issued as Excess Deaths Still Skyrocketing in Covid-Vaxxed Children. globalresearch.ca A world-renowned data expert has just issued a red alert after uncovering evidence that reveals excess deaths are continuing to skyrocket in children who received Covid mRNA "vaccines." | According to an alarming warning from leading Wall Street data analyst Ed …

newarab (2025-01-03). Gazans struggle against cold, diseases and displacement amid war. newarab.com

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2024-12-31: News Headlines

Bronx Anti-War Coalition (2024-12-31). How the U.S. and its allies destroyed a sovereign state. workers.org The Bronx Anti-War Coalition posted the following article on its website on Dec. 27, 2024. A version of this article was presented on a webinar on Syria organized by the United National Antiwar Coalition. Bronx Anti-War Coalition demonstration against imperialist destruction in Syria, New York City, Dec. 15, 2024. The . . . |

Jason Ditz (2024-12-31). Fighting Between Turkey, Syrian Kurds Escalates, at Least 31 Killed. news.antiwar.com Fighting has been raging off and on for weeks, but seems to be picking up intensity this weekend along the Syria-Turkey border, with Turkey and its affiliates fighting against the Kurdish SDF in and around Manbij. At least 31 combatants between the two sides have been killed since Sunday. Turkey had been building up forces …

aljazeera (2024-12-31). China's Xi highlights 'world peace' in New Year's message to Russia's Putin. aljazeera.com Chinese leader underscores 'rapidly evolving changes not seen in a century and the turbulent international situation'.

newarab (2024-12-31). Jimmy Carter: The architect of Arab-Israeli normalisation. newarab.com More than four decades after leaving the White House, Jimmy Carter is remembered as a pivotal figure in Middle East diplomacy – a legacy defined by his greatest achievement but also tied to the challenges that ultimately ended his presidency. | The former president, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 100, brokered the historic peace agreement between Egypt and Israel, altering the course of the Palestinian struggle for statehood and paving the way for the Arab-Israeli normalisation process. | However, his triumph was soon overshadowed by the Iran hostage crisis, which erupted just months after the signing…

presstv.ir (2024-12-31). Iran's president hopes war, genocide would end in New Year. presstv.ir President Pezeshkian hopes for an end to oppression, violence, war, and genocide in 2025.

presstv.ir (2024-12-31). Iran's president urges peace and security in region, Muslim world. presstv.ir Iran's President Pezeshkian says Tehran's practical approach is based on the promotion of peace and security among the regional and Muslim countries.

tn.ai (2024-12-31). Iran Resolved to Promote Regional Peace: President. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed his administration's determination to expand peace and security in the West Asia region and among all Islamic countries.

Editor (2024-12-31). China demands withdrawal of U.S. missile system from the Philippines, calls it a threat to regional peace and security. mronline.org Both the U.S. and Philippines have refused to withdraw the U.S. Typhon missile system deployed in April near Chinese borders despite earlier claiming it to be a temporary move.

newarab (2024-12-31). Jimmy Carter's life and legacy in the Middle East. newarab.com After nearly two years in hospice following years of cancer, 100-year-old former US president For the US president who oversaw a landmark Middle East peace treaty, it is ironic but perhaps fitting that he is more known for his life after politics. | The 39th president of the United States was probably best known during his one term for overseeing the Camp David Accords between

newarab (2024-12-31). In Iran, late Jimmy Carter remembered as 'architect of sanctions'. newarab.com Iran played a central role in The former US president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who passed away on Monday at the age of 100, left behind a legacy of punitive measures whose impact on Iran has endured since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. | "Carter had a bad character," said Hassan Taherifar who works at a Tehran bazaar outside the former US e…

San José Peace & Justice Center (2024-12-31). Monday 1/6: Yoga for Activists. indybay.org San José Peace & Justice Center | 48 South 7th Street, Room 101 | San José, CA 95112…

Hugo GABBERO (2024-12-31). Italy: Draft bill 1236 targeting peaceful environmental activism. fidh.org

Catherine Crockett (2024-12-31). Saturday 1/25: Tending Grief, Building Resilience: A Workshop. indybay.org Monterey Peace & Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd.Seaside, CA…

UMMID (2024-12-31). Jimmy Carter, Architect of Camp David Peace Accords, dies aged 100. ummid.com Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President and Noble Peace Prize winner – better known for making possible the Camp David Middle East Peace Treaty, died on Sunday December 29, 2024.

Staff (2024-12-31). Venezuela's Supreme Court Fines Tiktok $10 Million. orinocotribune.com The social media corporation TikTok will have to pay a $10 million fine to the Venezuelan National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) for "its negligence in controlling content and viral challenges" that encourage children and teenagers to cause harm to themselves. This ruling was declared by the constitutional chamber of the Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) on Monday, December 30. | The decision, read by the president of the Constitutional Chamber of the TSJ, magistrate Tania D'Amelio, establishes that TikTok has an eight-day period to pay the fine. If the deadline is not met, "the Constitutional C…

Staff (2024-12-31). Venezuela's Supreme Court Fines Tiktok $10 Million for Dangerous Viral Challenges. orinocotribune.com The social media corporation TikTok will have to pay a $10 million fine to the Venezuelan National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) for "its negligence in controlling content and viral challenges" that encourage children and teenagers to cause harm to themselves. This ruling was declared by the Constitutional Chamber of the Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) on Monday, December 30. | The decision, read by the president of the Constitutional Chamber of the TSJ, magistrate Tania D'Amelio, establishes that TikTok has an eight-day period to pay the fine. If the deadline is not met, "the Constitutional C…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2024-12-31). Venezuela joins Marathon of Love for Cuba. plenglish.com Caracas, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela joined the Marathon of Love for Cuba of the Continental Network of Solidarity with the island, announced here today the national coordinator of the Movement of Friendship and Mutual Solidarity between the two countries, Yhonny García.

Al Mayadeen English (2024-12-31). 'Israel' imprisoning Dr. Abu Safiya exposes its 'cowardice': Colombian President Petro. indybay.org Colombian President Gustavo Petro expresses solidarity with the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who was detained by the Israeli occupation forces.

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (2024-12-31). PFLP-GC Condemns Zionist Siege of Kamal Adwan Hospital. indybay.org The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine — General Command condemns the Nazi Zionist terrorist army's storming of Kamal Adwan Hospital and burning it after imposing a siege on it with fire, systematically targeting it and the medical staff, torturing patients and accompanying staff and forcing them to leave it, not to mention the deaths of more than 50 martyrs, some of whom were burned to death as a result of the fire spreading throughout the hospital, in a complete war crime that is added to the record of Nazi crimes committed by the enemy in its violation of international humanitarian laws.

Lawrence Davidson (2024-12-31). Auschwitz to Gaza: The War Against International Law. counterpunch.org At Home and Abroad Police in America need a great deal of reform, a project that translates to freeing them from the racist nature of U.S. culture while tying them more firmly to the culture of civil and human rights. Not easy, but certainly a worthwhile task compared to maintaining the present situation. Here is

UMMID (2024-12-31). 2024 in Retrospect: Palestinian Resistance Overwhelm Zionist War Machine. ummid.com Even with the failure of the international community to stop the genocide and reign in Israel, ther steadfastness, sumoud of Palestinians will remain strong until freedom is finally attained.

Ron Jacobs (2024-12-31). New Year's Resolution Number One: Join the Movement Against World War. counterpunch.org There's a precipice and we are standing on its edge. The world as it exists on the eve of 2025 is a world of war and genocide. It is a world where millions of humans exist in a state not just of uncertainty, but in a state where tomorrow is likely to be worse than

Dean Baker (2024-12-31). Sen. Chris Coons and the Cult of Patent Monopolies. counterpunch.org Last week, Delaware Senator Chris Coons, the chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, made an assertion about the nature of patents that is flat out wrong. Senator Coons said: "OUR FOUNDING FATHERS MADE IT CLEAR THAT INVENTORS SHOULD HAVE EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO THEIR INVENTIONS. IN OTHER WORDS, THE CONSTITUTION IN ITS SCRIPT GUARANTEES

newarab (2024-12-31). Who is Hussam Abu Safiya, Gaza's Kamal Adwan hospital director. newarab.com On Friday, the Abu Safiya's abduction came after the Israeli army stormed Kamal Adwan hospital to force those present inside to…

newarab (2024-12-31). Doctors launch campaign to free Gaza hospital head Abu Safiya. newarab.com Healthcare workers around the world have launched an online campaign demanding the Hundreds of medical professionals are using the hashtag #FreeDrHussamAbuSafiyeh to decry Israel's capture and detention of him as well as calling fo…

newarab (2024-12-31). Gaza's Dr. Abu Safiya held in Sde Teiman detention camp: report. newarab.com

newarab (2024-12-31). Israeli forces detain four Gaza patients on way to hospital. newarab.com Since Israel attacked and raided the north Gaza Kamal Adwan Hospital, patients were forced to the Indonesian Hospital, which has been rendered out of function due to incessant Israeli shelling. | The head of the World Health Organis…

newarab (2024-12-31). Four Gaza detainees die in Israeli prisons amid torture, neglect. newarab.com Four The slain detainees were identified as Mohammed Rashid Aka, 44, Samir Mahmoud Al-Kahlout, 52, Zuhair Omar Al-Sharif, 58, and Mohammed Anwar Labad, 57, according to a joint statement by the two Palestinian detainees rights groups.

newarab (2024-12-31). Israel's claims of armed groups using Gaza hospitals 'vague': UN. newarab.com A United Nations report on Tuesday found that Israel's claims that The 23-page report condemned Israeli In the report documenting various attacks between 12 October 2023 and 30 June 2024, the UN rights office said they had documented severe co…

newarab (2024-12-31). How did the MENA region react to Jimmy Carter's death. newarab.com World leaders, journalists and political commentators have offered their condolences and weighed in on former US The former US leader was behind several major foreign policy decisions affecting the While he has been regarded as a champion of Palestinian rights later in his career, he was also responsible for controversial actions such…

newarab (2024-12-31). UN rights expert slams Israeli plan for volunteer prison guards. newarab.com UN Special Rapporteur The draft bill, approved by a ministerial committee on Sunday, aims to expand Israel's prison workforce to manage the increasing number of Palestinians imprisoned in the country's detention facilities. | "This…

presstv.ir (2024-12-31). 825 Israeli forces killed in Gaza since war started: Daily. presstv.ir Israeli daily says 825 Israeli troops have been killed in the Gaza Strip since last October, when the regime began taking the coastal sliver under a war of genocide.

newarab (2024-12-31). Israeli author renounces citizenship over Gaza genocide. newarab.com

Editor (2024-12-31). BBC Staffers Reveal Editor's 'Entire Job' To Whitewash Israeli War Crimes. scheerpost.com

James North (2024-12-31). '60 Minutes' program on Lebanon pager attack was nothing more than Israeli propaganda. mondoweiss.net 60 Minutes's story on Israel's pager attack that killed dozens and injured thousands of Lebanese featured no Lebanese voices and was told completely from the Israeli perspective. In the process, it justified war crimes in Lebanon and Gaza.

ANON (2024-12-31). War Crimes in Ukraine: Should President Zelensky Be Held Accountable Before the Internatio. indybay.org The ongoing conflicts in Ukraine not only raise geopolitical issues, but also serious legal and ethical problems. In particular, reports of extrajudicial killings by the Ukrainian secret service SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) should raise international concern. These killings concern suspected collaborators, civilians, military personnel, journalists, bloggers and political activists – in short, ordinary citizens. People who are not involved in hostilities, such as military personnel who are not actively participating in combat operations, are also affected. Such killings endanger the protection of civilia…

Noa Shpigel (2024-12-31). PM Netanyahu leaves hospital to vote on budget law as coalition, facing internal rebellion, lacks majority. haaretz.com Parties in the coalition are threatening to vote against a budget law in protest over various issues, including Smotrich's actions toward the police and prison service, and delays over the military draft exemption law for Haredim…

Maayan Hoffman (2024-12-31). After a Year of War, What Does 2025 Hold for Israel? themedialine.org

The Media Line Staff (2024-12-31). At UN, Israel Warns Houthis: Halt Attacks or Face Consequences. themedialine.org

presstv.ir (2024-12-31). US, British warplanes bomb targets in Yemeni capital. presstv.ir US and British warplanes have conducted new airstrikes on the Yemeni capital Sana'a in response to the Arab country's operations against Israel.

presstv.ir (2024-12-31). Israel hiring Indian workers as Palestinians leave construction industry amid war. presstv.ir About 16,000 workers have come to the Israeli-occupied territories from India in 2024 to replace Palestinians in the regime's construction industry.

aljazeera (2024-12-31). Israel's war on Gaza: 12 months, 12 pictures. aljazeera.com Israel's war on Gaza has killed at least 45,541 Palestinians and wounded 108,338 since October 7, 2023.

aljazeera (2024-12-31). The pope is right about Israel and Gaza. This is cruelty, not war. aljazeera.com The pontiff simply says what needs to be said.

Hagar Shezaf (2024-12-31). Gazans disappear in Israeli military custody. The army claims it doesn't know where they are. haaretz.com A large number of Palestinians have contacted the IDF to locate relatives who went missing during the war. The army responded it had 'no information' on their whereabouts. Some of the people were later found in detention or dead…

newarab (2024-12-31). The best books of 2024: Top 10 picks for the year. newarab.com This year was a remarkable year for book publishing, especially with works focusing on Palestine that shed light on Israel's From Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin to Mosab Abu Toha, The New Arab presents a breakdown of the top 10 best books of 2024 featured in the Sand-Catcher: | by Omar Khalifah | newarab (2024-12-31). Indian workers replace Palestinians in Israel's building sector. newarab.com Wearing a safety belt, helmet and work boots, Raju Nishad navigates the scaffolding, hammering blocks that will form part of a building in a new neighbourhood in central Israel's town of Beer Yaakov. | While he and other Indians working alongside him do not look out of place on the expansive construction site, they are relative newcomers to Israel's building industry. | They are part of an Israeli government effort to fill a void left by tens of thousands of Palestinian construction workers barred from entering Israel since 7 October 2023. | Israel's latest wars with its regional neighbours and global accusati…

newarab (2024-12-31). Israel pounds Gaza's Jabalia as displacement tents flood. newarab.com The attacks on Jabalia come just one day after bombings killed 27 Palestinians around Gaza and more hospitals were shelled and damaged. | The Israeli army also bombed Gaza City's sewage pumping station, raisin…

newarab (2024-12-31). Will Israeli apartheid live longer than president Carter. newarab.com The death of former US Indeed, what is happening in Palestine challenges the very principles of the so-called rules-b…

newarab (2024-12-31). Christmas in Palestine under the shadow of war and occupation. newarab.com Bethlehem – Even the Israeli military checkpoints in But the The city'

newarab (2024-12-31). Far-right Israeli minister storms Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. newarab.com Israel's far-right communications minister, Shlomo Karhi, and a group of extremist settlers have stormed the The pro-settler minister entered the tunnels below the Western Wall and performed a prayer for Israeli soldiers in Gaza. | "When Israeli soldiers are victorious in all directions, I am remind…

newarab (2024-12-31). Hamas official says Israel 'obstructing' Gaza ceasefire talks. newarab.com Hamas' In an interview with the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV on Saturday, Hamdan said Hamdan said the Palestinian group was "willing to negotiate" if Israel a…

presstv.ir (2024-12-31). Hezbollah thanks Leader for supporting Lebanon. presstv.ir Hezbollah expressed its gratitude towards Iran's Leader for leveling support behind the country's reconstruction efforts.

Felix Feistel (2024-12-31). The change of strategy. indybay.org Any attack from Ukraine on Russia carried out by any of these powers could provoke a nuclear counterstrike‚Ää—‚Ääand it is not clear against whom this strike would be directed. However, this nuclear doctrine has not dampened the West's ambitions. They declared that they were prepared for a nuclear war. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock boasted they would not be intimidated.

newarab (2024-12-31). Lebanon: Protesters urge release of Egyptian opposition activist. newarab.com Several activists in Lebanon have demonstrated outside Beirut's Courts of Justice urging The opposition activist and prominent figure of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution was arrested at the Masnaa border crossing with Lebanon, following coordination between Lebanese and Egyptian authorities. | Al-Qarad…

Staff (2024-12-31). Female Palestinian Journalist Shot Dead as PA Forces Raid Jenin Refugee Camp. orinocotribune.com A female Palestinian journalist has been killed after she was shot in the head during a raid by the Palestinian Authority (PA) forces at the Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank. | The family of Shaza al-Sabbagh said their daughter was on the way to a grocery store when she was directly shot from a PA forces military point located near their house. | A spokesman for the PA's so-called security forces, Colonel Anwar Rajab, claimed in a statement that the troops were not present in the area at the time of the shooting. | The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate says the death of Shaza al-Sabbagh, who…

newarab (2024-12-31). PA forces arrest Palestinian students at Hebron university. newarab.com The Palestinian Authority (PA) has come under fire on Monday for the arrest of university students at the Palestine Polytechnic University in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron as its ongoing campaign against Palestinian fighters in the Jenin refugee camp continues. | PA security forces carried out a raid on the university's student accommodation and detained several students, according to sources cited by the Shehab news agency on Monday. | Among those arrested were two students from Jenin, one from Nablus and two others who had filmed the incident, the report said, adding that some of the detainees were a…

aljazeera (2024-12-31). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,041. aljazeera.com Here are the key developments on the 1,041st day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

aljazeera (2024-12-31). South Korean court issues arrest warrant for Yoon over martial law decree. aljazeera.com Court's issuance of warrant marks first time South Korean authorities have sought to arrest a sitting president.

aljazeera (2024-12-31). Trinidad and Tobago imposes state of emergency over gang wars. What to know. aljazeera.com The dual island nation has recorded hundreds of murders linked to gang violence this year.

aljazeera (2024-12-31). South Korean court issues arrest warrant for Yoon over martial law decree. aljazeera.com Court's issuance of warrant marks first time South Korean authorities have sought to detain a sitting president.

Cesar Chelala (2024-12-31). What Cowards Do. counterpunch.org There are two kinds of cowards. Charles Joseph Coward was a British soldier who grew up in Edmonton, London, and enlisted in the British Army in 1937. During the war, he was wounded and captured by the Germans at the fall of Calais in 1940 while serving as a battery sergeant. He tried to escape

AROC (2024-12-31). Friday 1/3: "The Heart of Gaza" – A Photo Exhibition. indybay.org Shawarmaji | 2100 Franklin St, Unit 2190 | Oakland, California…

Isidro Estrada Dela (2024-12-31). El Salvador on tenterhooks over US migration policies. plenglish.com The topic is frequently featured in local media, which warn about the effects of large deportations of Salvadorans on the local economy and the eventual drop in remittances from the US, which represent almost a quarter of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). | This Tuesday, the newspaper El Mundo reported that more than 40,000 Salvadoran migrants were detained at the United States border during 2024, the majority on its southern border, from January to November 2024, according to data from the Customs and Border Patrol Office (CBP, for its acronym in English). | High as it may look, the figure stands as a…

____ (2024-12-31). Culture (as Art) Is a Very Complex Thing … smoothiex12.blogspot.com here is one of the greatest Russian piano players who ever walked this earth, Denis Matsuev, giving an incredible classic music concert in … jazz and blues tones. When you have the whole orchestra … rocking. What can I say, enjoy. Including the conclusion with Sviridov's Time Forward going into the Christmas Tree. Blues and Jazz, which are purely American art forms, are immortal … Yes, remember these guys saying to Bethoven to roll over …It is universal …

newarab (2024-12-31). The Taliban say they will close all NGOs employing Afghan women. newarab.com The Taliban say they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental groups in It comes two years after they told In a letter published on X Sunday night, the Economy Ministry warned that failure to comply with the latest order would lead to NGOs losing their license to o…

WSWS (2024-12-31). Film, television and politics in 2024. wsws.org Amid war, austerity and the promotion of far-right forces, a major radicalisation of workers and youth is underway. Films and television series have spoken very weakly so far to these complex, convulsive processes.

Guest Blogger (2024-12-31). Climate change will devastate value of homes, warns Bank of England. wattsupwiththat.com Certainly there is a problem with uninsurable properties, but this is due to them being built on flood plains, not climate change. | Surely the Bank should be more concerned about the economic catastrophe coming our way thanks to Net Zero?>

newarab (2024-12-31). How Turkey's diplomacy in the Horn of Africa challenges Egypt. newarab.com President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey Relations between the two Horn of Africa nations have

newarab (2024-12-31). Jewish and Muslim community reflections in post-clash Amsterdam. newarab.com

newarab (2024-12-31). Arise Sir Sadiq Khan: Muslim London mayor receives knighthood. newarab.com

newarab (2024-12-31). Declassified files show UK anger at Chirac over Iraq. newarab.com Newly-declassified UK government documents published Tuesday reveal the frustrations of then-prime minister Tony Blair and his government with French leader Jacques Chirac for blocking the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. | Minutes of an emergency cabinet meeting on 17 March, 2003 ⚪ a week after Chirac said he would veto any resolution approving military action ⚪ showed UK ministers agreed "the French attitude had undermined the mechanism of the UN to enforce the will of the international community." | "We had tried our utmost" but the French "were not prepared to accept that if President Saddam Hussein of I…

newarab (2024-12-31). Egypt tycoon with security ties launches National Front Party. newarab.com Egyptian tycoon Ibrahim Al-Arjani, who is known for his close ties to Al-Arjani made the announcement at a ceremony held in a hotel owned by the Egyptian army in the new administrative capital, according to The New Arab's Arabic language sister publication, Al-Araby al-Jadeed. | The party is made up of former housing minister Assem el-Gazzar, the head of the preside…

newarab (2024-12-31). Signs Magdeburg attack suspect mentally ill: German minister. newarab.com The German government, under fire for failing to prevent a Interior Minister Nancy Faeser along with security and intelligence chiefs faced questioning by a parliamentary committee about the attack that killed five people and wounded more than 200, and on whether there had been missed clues and security lapses. | Faeser said no m…

newarab (2024-12-31). South Korean court issues warrant for impeached President Yoon. newarab.com South Korean anti-corruption agency said Tuesday that a court has issued a warrant to detain The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials said in a statement that the Seoul Western District Court issued a warrant to detain Yoon over his stunning yet short-lived The agency said it is investigating whether his declaration o…

newarab (2024-12-31). What to look forward to in the Maghreb for 2025. newarab.com The Even…

newarab (2024-12-31). Climate change brought extreme weather, heat in 2024: UN. newarab.com Climate change sparked a trail of extreme weather and record heat in 2024, the The outgoing year is set to be the warmest ever recorded, the UN's weather and climate agency said, capping a decade of unprecedented heat. | Meanwhile emissions of greenhouse gases grew to new record highs, locking in more heat for the future, the World Meteorological Organisation said. | "Climate change plays out before our eyes on an almost daily basis…

newarab (2024-12-31). Egypt tests new extension of the Suez Canal. newarab.com Two ships used the new extension on Saturday, a statement from the Suez Canal Authority said. | Authority chief Osama Rabie said the development in the canal's southern region will "enhance navigational safety and reduce the effects of wa…

newarab (2024-12-31). Iran confirms arresting the Italian journalist Cecilia Sala. newarab.com Tehran confirmed Monday that an Italian journalist has been arrested on charges of violating the laws of the The country's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, which oversees media activity, said in a statement that Cecilia Sala traveled to Iran on December 13 on a journalist visa and was arrested six days later on charges of violating the Islamic Republic's laws, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. | The statement also said that Sala's case is under…

newarab (2024-12-31). Two dead as light aircraft crashes off UAE coast: authority. newarab.com A light aircraft crashed Sunday off the coast of "A light aircraft operated by the Jazirah Aviation Club crashed into the sea, claiming the lives of both the pilot and co-pilot," said the General Civil Aviation Authority in a statement. | It added that an investigation had been launched "to determine the cause" of the deadly crash. | The statement said the victims were of Indian and Pakistani nationality. | "The crash o…

newarab (2024-12-31). 2024: The year Starmer's government served the few over the many. newarab.com If the UK were a functional democracy, 2024 would have been the year where the electorate decisively rejected the agenda of national asset-stripping and managed decline of the last Conservative government. | Alas, while the personalities have changed, the institutions of the Thatcherite Consensus have dug in hard enough to continue to tick over regardless. | It hasn't taken long for the majority of the public to sour on our new government. Ipsos has most recently

UMMID (2024-12-31). CA Nov 2024 Final Result Out – Full Toppers List. ummid.com Heramb Maheshwari, Rishab Ostwal R, Riya Kunjankumar Shah and Kinjal Ajmera are among the toppers of the CA Final exams held in November 2024 the results of which were declared by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) Friday night.

The Independent (2024-12-31). Police clears 2900 venues for new year fireworks display. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has cleared 2,900 venues to display fireworks as Ugandans usher in the New Year. However, the venues cleared by Director Operations Service AIGP Frank Mwesigwa on behalf of the IGP, are warned against displaying fireworks which have not been distributed by the eight licensed …

NEOB (2024-12-31). Use fireworks responsibly this New Year's Eve. sanews.gov.za Use fireworks responsibly this New Year's Eve | Residents of Johannesburg have been warned to use fireworks responsibly as they usher in the New Year. | In a post on social media platform, X, the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) explained that fireworks can only be used under certain conditions on specific celebratory days between 7pm and 10pm. | On New Year's Eve, however, fireworks can be used between 11pm and 1am. | "While fireworks can add excitement to celebrations, it is crucial to use them responsibly to ensure the safety of everyone. | "Fireworks cannot be used in public places, such as school…

IGD (2024-12-31). Going Forward: An Update from the Editors of It's Going Down. indybay.org We have decided to continue publishing at It's Going Down and operating the platform for the near future.

Amy Goodman (2024-12-30). Jimmy Carter, Who Urged "Peace Not Apartheid" in Palestine, Dead at 100. truthout.org Former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, at 100 years old. The 39th president served a single, tumultuous term in the White House from 1977 to 1981. As we begin our look at his life and legacy, we hear Carter's own words in a Democracy Now! interview discussing his book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. Carter criticized Israel's policies in the West Bank and Gaza… |

Olivier Turquet (2024-12-30). Pressenza: why we are a press agency. pressenza.com Several times I have heard Pressenza referred to as 'that blog', 'the Pressenza magazine', the website and other inaccurate names that have made me reflect on the nature and manner in which Pressenza presents itself to its readers. | It is true that the world of information in the age of the web has become a hybrid and often confusing world and that it is not always easy to identify who is what. | It is also true that the 'classical' definitions of media have undergone transformations and contaminations. | But at the end of the day, I think it is good that Pressenza is what it is: a press agency for peace and non…

newarab (2024-12-30). Jimmy Carter: The architect of Arab-Israeli normalisation. newarab.com More than four decades after leaving the White House, Jimmy Carter is remembered as a pivotal figure in Middle East diplomacy – a legacy defined by his greatest achievement but also tied to the challenges that ultimately ended his presidency. | The former president, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 100, brokered the historic peace agreement between Egypt and Israel, altering the course of the Palestinian struggle for statehood and paving the way for the Arab-Israeli normalisation process. | However, his triumph was soon overshadowed by the Iran hostage crisis, which erupted just months after the signing…

The Independent (2024-12-30). üü•YEAR2024: Peace, stability in Middle East still distant in 2025. independent.co.ug CAIRO | Xinhua | In a region where turmoil has long been the norm, the cascade of events in the Middle East in 2024 has nevertheless shocked the world due to its intensity and complexity. The Israel-Palestine conflict entered the second year, leaving Gaza stranded in a dire humanitarian crisis and creating ripple effects …

presstv.ir (2024-12-30). Iran's president hopes war, genocide would end in New Year. presstv.ir President Pezeshkian hopes for an end to oppression, violence, war, and genocide in 2025.

Staff (2024-12-30). Jimmy Carter Dead at 100: Fmr. Pres. Urged "Peace Not Apartheid" in 2007 DN! Interview on Palestine. democracynow.org Former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, at 100 years old. The 39th president served a single, tumultuous term in the White House from 1977 to 1981. As we begin our look at his life and legacy, we hear Carter's own words in a Democracy Now! interview discussing his book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. Carter criticized Israel's policies in the West Bank and Gaza, and argued Israel's settlements in the Occupied Territories were the main barrier to peace. "Americans don't want to know and many Israelis don't want to know what is going on inside Pa…

presstv.ir (2024-12-30). Iran's president urges peace and security in region, Muslim world. presstv.ir Iran's President Pezeshkian says Tehran's practical approach is based on the promotion of peace and security among the regional and Muslim countries.

_____ (2024-12-30). Disarmageddon: Do We Have a Choice? transcend.org All religions have certain texts declared to be "sacred." One cannot question the directives or prophecies in them. Which raises an unusual question: If Jesus returned today, either in spirit or in person, would he become a peace activist? Would he speak out against nuclear war and Armageddon?>

Steven Ganot (2024-12-30). Jimmy Carter: A Legacy of Peace and Complexity in the Middle East. themedialine.org

newarab (2024-12-30). Former US president Jimmy Carter dies aged 100. newarab.com Carter had been in hospice care since mid-February 2023 at his home in Plains, Georgia, the same small town where he was born. He once ran a peanut farm before becoming governor of the Peach State and running for the White House. | Carter died "peacefully" at his home in Pl…

newarab (2024-12-30). Jailed PKK leader says 'ready' to support Turkey peace drive. newarab.com

newarab (2024-12-30). Jimmy Carter's life and legacy in the Middle East. newarab.com After nearly two years in hospice following years of cancer, 100-year-old former US president For the US president who oversaw a landmark Middle East peace treaty, it is ironic but perhaps fitting that he is more known for his life after politics. | The 39th president of the United States was probably best known during his one term for overseeing the Camp David Accords between

Staff (2024-12-30). Network in Defense of Humanity Expresses Solidarity With Former Argentinian Ambassador to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The Argentina chapter of the Network of Intellectuals and Artists in Defense of Humanity (REDH) expressed its solidarity with the former ambassador of Argentina to Venezuela and former president of the South American Parliament (Parlasur), àìscar Laborde, following the attacks against him by Argentinian Security Minister Patricia Bullrich for delivering a letter to Argentinian policeman Nahuel Gallo, who is under criminal investigation in Venezuela. | "The ridiculous accusation of treason for the humanitarian gesture of delivering a letter from his family to the policeman detained in Venezuela, at the requ…

Alice Rothchild, Mondoweiss. (2024-12-30). Demand The Reinstatement Of Dr. Rupa Marya At UC San Francisco. popularresistance.org In September 2024, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) placed Dr. Rupa Marya on paid leave and threatened her medical license. These actions against Dr. Marya, a professor of medicine who has written extensively on the health impacts of systemic oppression, provoked many important questions. | After being approached by alarmed students, Dr. Marya raised concerns about the implications of admitting students who may have recently served in the Israeli Defense Force, which has credibly been accused of human rights violations, war crimes, and genocide in Gaza and the West Bank.

Sam Husseini, Substack. (2024-12-30). Seven Lessons From South Africa's Genocide Convention Case. popularresistance.org On December 29, 2023, South Africa invoked the Genocide Convention against Israel at the International Court of Justice. | To some people, this came out of the blue. | Some are aware there was a concerted effort to that end through the fall of 2023 which involved myself and others. | Few are aware that the story goes back further. | And tragically few are aware that there are clear steps that can be taken now to give it force which the US government has insidiously undermined. | In 2000, Prof. Francis Boyle published the piece "Palestine Should Sue Israel for Genocide before the International Court of Justice."

The Palestinian News & Info Agency (2024-12-30). WAFA: "Palestinian prisoner Ashraf Abu Warda, from Gaza, dies in Israeli detention" imemc.org GAZA, December 29, 2024 (WAFA) — Fifty-one-year-old Palestinian detainee, Ashraf Mohammad Fakhri Abu Warda, from Gaza, has died in mysterious circumstances in the Israeli Soroka Hospital. The Palestinian Prisoners' Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) announced that they were informed of Abu Warda's death after he was transferred from Naqab Prison to Soroka …

Levi Rickert, Native News Online. (2024-12-30). Native Vote Calls On Biden To Remove Medals Given To Calvary Members Of Massacre At Wounded Knee. popularresistance.org In a letter addressed to President Joe Biden, dated just two days before the 134th anniversary of the Wounded Knee Massacre, Four Directions Native Vote called on the president to rescind the Medals of Honor awarded to members of the U.S. 7th Cavalry involved in the massacre. | The letter, co-authored by Oliver and Barbra Semans, revisits the tragic events of December 29, 1890, when Chief Spotted Elk (also known as Chief Big Foot) and more than 300 unarmed Lakota men, women, and children were brutally killed at Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

Yakov M. Rabkin (2024-12-30). War on Gaza Crystalizes Israel's Image. pressenza.com Modern Israel attracts much attention from analysts and the public but our ability to understand it is hindered by ideology, prejudice, and myth. Many tread carefully when discussing Israel lest they be accused of antisemitism. In an

Robert Inlakesh (2024-12-30). BBC Exposé: Israeli Lobby and Government Collaborate in Free Speech Crackdown. mintpressnews.com Israeli lobbyists, organizations, and former intelligence operatives are actively working behind the scenes to suppress free speech, stifle debate at academic institutions, ban advocacy groups, and curtail the right to assembly. This coordinated effort has intensified during the ongoing Gaza war, with substantial complicity from Western governments and major social media platforms. | On December 17, the BBC published an

Sharon Zhang (2024-12-30). 6 Newborns Freeze to Death in Gaza — Just Miles From Trucks Carrying Aid. truthout.org At least six newborn babies have frozen to death over the past week in Gaza, after humanitarian groups have warned for months that Israeli forces are blocking the entry of crucial cold weather supplies to the besieged enclave. The latest death came on Monday, when 21-day-old Ali al-Batran died in the intensive care unit of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza City. The baby's twin brother, Jumaa… |

Robert Inlakesh (2024-12-30). A Saudi Atheist and a Web of Lies: The Distortion of the Magdeburg Attack. mintpressnews.com In a calculated effort to stoke anti-Muslim hysteria, pro-Israeli right-wing social media accounts distorted the facts surrounding a tragic car-ramming attack on a German Christmas parade. This manipulation aligns with a broader trend of reviving post-9/11 Islamophobia to advance imperialist war narratives that ultimately benefit Israel. | When news broke that a Saudi-born man was responsible for the

David Andersson (2024-12-30). 2025: My New Year's Resolutions. pressenza.com As the new year begins, I am taking this opportunity to make fresh personal commitments. I want to reflect on what is outdated or unhelpful in my life and envision the type of future I desire by implementing the necessary lifestyle changes. | One of my most profound realizations is this: I am done with war. For over 40 years, I have marched, protested, and spoken out against wars. From now on, the issue of war belongs to the past for me. I will no longer think, write, or talk about war. As an editor at Pressenza, I will not publish articles covering wars in Ukraine, Gaza, or the potential conflicts with China.

Jake Johnson (2024-12-30). Billionaire Wealth Soared in 2024. So Did Child Hunger. truthout.org An analysis published Monday by the humanitarian group Save the Children estimates that roughly 35 kids across the globe were born into hunger every minute in 2024 — a year in which the world's billionaires saw their combined wealth surge to a record high. At least 18.2 million children were born into hunger this year, according to the new analysis, as war and climate-fueled extreme weather… |

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (2024-12-30). PFLP-GC Condemns Zionist Siege of Kamal Adwan Hospital. indybay.org The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine — General Command condemns the Nazi Zionist terrorist army's storming of Kamal Adwan Hospital and burning it after imposing a siege on it with fire, systematically targeting it and the medical staff, torturing patients and accompanying staff and forcing them to leave it, not to mention the deaths of more than 50 martyrs, some of whom were burned to death as a result of the fire spreading throughout the hospital, in a complete war crime that is added to the record of Nazi crimes committed by the enemy in its violation of international humanitarian laws.

News Desk, The Cradle. (2024-12-30). BBC Staffers Reveal Editor's 'Entire Job' To Whitewash Israeli War Crimes. popularresistance.org BBC editor Raffi Berg has almost complete control of the British broadcaster's online coverage of Israel's war on Gaza and is ensuring that all events are reported with a pro-Israel bias, according to a new report published on 28 December by Drop Site News. | "This guy's entire job is to water down everything that's too critical of Israel," one former BBC journalist said. | Drop Site News spoke to 13 current and former staffers who stated that the BBC's coverage consistently devalues Palestinian life, ignores Israeli atrocities, and creates a false equivalence in an entirely unbalanced conflict.

Ramzy Baroud (2024-12-30). A Palestinian Year in Review: Genocide, Resistance and Unanswered Questions. counterpunch.org The story of the Israeli war on Gaza can be epitomized in the story of the Israeli war on Beit Lahia, a small Palestinian town in the northern part of the Strip. When Israel launched its ground operations in Gaza, Beit Lahia was already largely destroyed due to many days of relentless Israeli bombardment which

Michael K. Smith (2024-12-30). Jimmy Carter: the False Savoir. counterpunch.org A pious Sunday school teacher confessing to lust in his heart but swearing never to lie, he came to Washington to reestablish public faith in government just when popular disgust at monstrous U.S. crimes in Indochina had reached unprecedented heights. The big business agenda during his term in office (1977-1981) was to roll back the welfare state, break the power of unions, fan the flames of the Cold War to increase military spending, engineer tax breaks for wealthy corporate interests, and repeal government regulation of business. While portraying himself as a peanut-farming populist, Carter delivered the goods…

Alexis Sterling (2024-12-30). Global conflicts shatter childhoods: Record number of children living in war zones in 2024. nationofchange.org 2024 marked an unprecedented crisis for children globally, with record numbers displaced, malnourished, and deprived of basic rights due to escalating conflicts.

Staff (2024-12-30). Report: IDF used AI targeting system in Gaza, possibly increasing civilian casualties. haaretz.com GAZA: IDF says it won't allow Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital to reopen after mass arrests, leaving north Gaza with one functioning hospital; Hamas' health ministry reported dozens killed in explosion next to hospital ‚ñ CEASE-FIRE TALKS: Report: Hostage talks may collapse due to Israel's conduct, Egyptian sources say ‚ñ LEBANON: Israeli forces destroyed tunnel leading to Hezbollah command post…

Staff (2024-12-30). IDF shoots down missile fired from Yemen before it entered Israeli territory. haaretz.com GAZA: Israeli soldier killed in northern Gaza combat, IDF announces ‚ñ CEASE-FIRE TALKS: Hostage talks may collapse due to Israel's conduct, Egyptian sources say ‚ñ ISRAEL: Investigation finds soldier killed by tank turret in operational accident, IDF says ‚ñ IRAN: Israeli arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran…

Vladislav Davidzon (2024-12-30). Israel no longer needs to appease Russia. It's time to commit to Ukraine. haaretz.com Netanyahu promised Putin he wouldn't intervene in Russia's war on Ukraine, based on Israel's need for Russia's 'permission' to strike Syria against Hezbollah and Iran. But with the Middle East's new geopolitical landscape, and Putin ramping up antisemitism, there's no longer any need to bargain with the Kremlin…

presstv.ir (2024-12-30). Israel struggling to contain attacks as Yemeni missiles rain down: US report. presstv.ir A report says the Israeli regime is struggling to contain the damage resulting from extensive Yemeni strikes against the occupied Palestinian territories.

newarab (2024-12-30). Gaza: Dr. Abu Safiya hailed for 'bravery' moments before arrest. newarab.com The final moment of The facility's director, who has repeatedly warned about the precarious situation in the hospital and north Gaza, was seen wearing his medical coat as he walked towards an Israeli tank, indicating that he had continued wor…

newarab (2024-12-30). Gaza's Dr. Abu Safiya held in Sde Teiman detention camp: report. newarab.com

newarab (2024-12-30). WHO demands Israel release Gaza hospital director. newarab.com The WHO chief called Monday for the immediate release of The Friday-Saturday assault on Kamal Adwan in Beit Lahia left northern Gaza's last major health facility out of service and emptied of patients, the World Health Organisation said. | "Hospitals in Gaza have once again become battlegrounds and the health system is under severe threat," WHO director-general Tedros Adha…

newarab (2024-12-30). How did the MENA region react to Jimmy Carter's death. newarab.com World leaders, journalists and political commentators have offered their condolences and weighed in on former US The former US leader was behind several major foreign policy decisions affecting the While he has been regarded as a champion of Palestinian rights later in his career, he was also responsible for controversial actions such…

presstv.ir (2024-12-30). 'The saboteurs': Hamas says Israel obstructing truce talks as Gaza genocide rages. presstv.ir A Hamas official says Israel has been sabotaging the talks aimed at securing a Gaza ceasefire deal by refusing to withdraw its occupation forces and end its genocidal war on the Palestinian territory.

cbc.ca (2024-12-30). Israel's Netanyahu successfully undergoes prostate removal surgery, hospital saysIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent successful surgery Sunday to have his prostate removed, hospital officials said, a procedure that came as he manages multiple crises including the war in Gaza and his trial for alleged corruption.

cbc.ca (2024-12-30). Israel's Netanyahu successfully undergoes prostate removal surgery, hospital saysIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent successful surgery Sunday to have his prostate removed, hospital officials said, a procedure that came as he manages multiple crises including the war in Gaza and his trial for alleged corruption.

UMMID (2024-12-30). 2024 in Retrospect: Palestinian Resistance Overwhelm Zionist War Machine. ummid.com Even with the failure of the international community to stop the genocide and reign in Israel, ther steadfastness, sumoud of Palestinians will remain strong until freedom is finally attained.

Pavan Kulkarni (2024-12-30). The DRC's historic case against Apple over blood minerals in its supply chain. peoplesdispatch.org The war-torn country has accused the US-based global tech giant of war crimes, forgery and deception by using illegally extracted and smuggled minerals in its products.

presstv.ir (2024-12-30). Yemeni forces conduct 13 anti-Israel missile operations in 10 days. presstv.ir Yemeni Armed Forces have undertaken at least 13 operations against Israeli targets in the past 10 days in defense of their country and in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza amid the Tel Aviv regime's genocidal war.

presstv.ir (2024-12-30). WHO calls for end to Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals. presstv.ir The World Health Organization (WHO) calls for an end to deadly Israeli attacks on hospitals in the Gaza Strip, where the health system has collapsed due to the occupying regime's genocidal war.

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-30). IOF announces Israeli settler from Petah Tikva arrested for spying for Iran, including surveillance of former War Minister Benny Gantz's house and vehicle arson. english.almanar.com.lb

Bar Peleg (2024-12-30). 'This government betrayed me, but it also betrayed the entire State of Israel'. haaretz.com Yehuda Cohen, father of kidnapped soldier Nimrod Cohen, is set to meet the ICC's chief prosecutor. 'The warrants were not motivated by antisemitism, but the fact that the unnecessary continuation of the fighting causes suffering to Palestinians and Israelis, and results in the killing of civilians and soldiers'…

Dahlia Scheindlin (2024-12-30). Palestinians are souring on Hamas — and they want an end to the war. haaretz.com There's the bad news — apocalyptic destruction in Gaza, rampant poverty, utter despair about the Palestinian Authority — and there's more bad news: Over half of Palestinians still back the October 7 attack. But recent polls show that's not the whole story…

Jack Khoury (2024-12-30). Seven people, including six infants, die of hypothermia in Gaza, authorities say. haaretz.com The Gaza health ministry warns that the number of people dying from hypothermia is expected to rise as the result of heavy rain and difficult living conditions in flooded encampments…

Yaniv Kubovich (2024-12-30). Israeli soldier killed in northern Gaza, three seriously wounded, IDF announces. haaretz.com Sergeant Uriel Peretz, 23-years-old from Beitar Illit, served in the Kfir Battalion's Netzah Yehuda Brigade. Since the start of the war, 825 Israeli soldiers have been killed…

newarab (2024-12-30). Christmas in Palestine under the shadow of war and occupation. newarab.com Bethlehem – Even the Israeli military checkpoints in But the The city'

newarab (2024-12-30). Aid groups demand end to Israel's attacks on Gaza hospitals. newarab.com The head of the "Hospitals in Gaza have once again become battlegrounds and the health system is under severe threat," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X. | "We repeat: stop attacks on hospitals. People in Gaza need access to health care. Humanitarians need access to provide health a…

newarab (2024-12-30). Israel army to stay in south Lebanon beyond truce: report. newarab.com The Israel Hayom newspaper said the army was "considering" remaining in some control points in south Lebanon even after the 60 days specified in the agreement ends, adding that the topic has been discussed in recent days…

newarab (2024-12-30). Israel pounds two Gaza hospitals as sixth baby dies from cold. newarab.com Overnight and early on Monday, Israeli forces the al-Wafaa Hospital where at least seven were killed and the al-Ahli hospital. | Gaza civil defence crews and witnesses confirmed many were critically wounded in t…

newarab (2024-12-30). Israeli forces order evacuation in besieged northern Gaza town. newarab.com Israeli forces carrying out a weeks-long offensive in The fresh expulsion orders caused a new wave of displacement, although it was not immediately clear how many people were affected, the residents said. | Palestinian and United Nations offi…

aljazeera (2024-12-30). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,040. aljazeera.com Here are the key developments on the 1,040th day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

aljazeera (2024-12-30). South Korea authorities seek arrest of Yoon over martial law declaration. aljazeera.com Joint investigation unit requests arrest warrant for suspended president over brief imposition of martial law.

aljazeera (2024-12-30). Salah says new Liverpool deal is 'far away'. aljazeera.com Egypt forward Mohamed Salah says he is a long way from extending his contract at Liverpool, which expires in the summer.

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-12-30). The Empire Burns The Middle East While US Homelessness Surges. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The US empire is up to its elbows in the middle east working frenetically to manipulate what happens there, while in the United States itself homelessness has taken another record-shattering leap forward.

WSWS (2024-12-30). New Sri Lankan president visits India on his first overseas trip. wsws.org President Dissanayake's selection of India to visit first is to signal his government's commitment to aligning Colombo with the US-led preparations for war against China.

Michael Albert (2024-12-30). Fascism and Radical Left Lunacy. counterpunch.org Donald, the idiot, the madman, the consummate cowardly thug is preparing to unleash shock and awe to paint his agenda onto the American and the world stage such as we have never seen before. Day one, two, three…infinity. He will attempt to unleash the hounds of horror. Why? To impose his horrendous agenda—of course. But

Dr. William Makis (2024-12-30). I Warned an Alberta Leftist Activist Mom About Vaccines in 2022. Last Month She Took Her 10-month Old for Flu and COVID-19 Shots and Her Baby Just Died Suddenly. globalresearch.ca I wrote this to Alberta mom Jessy Roos, an NDP activist, about pediatric COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. | I don't have the original post. I assume it was something about promoting mRNA vaccines in children. | . | . | . | . | . | . ….

Judy Maltz (2024-12-30). For pro-Palestinian protesters on U.S. campuses, 2024 began with a bang, ends in a whimper. haaretz.com At the end of the U.S. fall semester, Gaza war encampments appear to be fizzling out. Some blame repression of free speech, others cite fatigue. All sides say there are less visible sides to the pro-Palestinian protests that are still bubbling…

WSWS (2024-12-30). Trudeau government scrapes all names from "Victims of Communism" monument in attempt to hide Canada's patronage of Nazi collaborators and war criminals. wsws.org No member of the Liberal government was allowed to show their face at the inauguration ceremony, for fear it would once again draw public attention to the Canadian state's longstanding and ongoing patronage of fascist forces.

A A (2024-12-30). Should Russia cut a real estate deal with Ukraine to end the war? strategic-culture.su

newarab (2024-12-30). Taliban leader bans windows overlooking women's areas. newarab.com The According to a statement released late Saturday by the Taliban government spokesman, new buildings should not have windows through which it is possible to see "the courtyard, kitchen, neighbour's well and other places usually used by women". | "Seeing women working in kitchens, in courtyards or collecting water from we…

newarab (2024-12-30). The Taliban say they will close all NGOs employing Afghan women. newarab.com The Taliban say they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental groups in It comes two years after they told In a letter published on X Sunday night, the Economy Ministry warned that failure to comply with the latest order would lead to NGOs losing their license to o…

WSWS (2024-12-30). This week in history: December 30-January 5. wsws.org NY state to pay Attica victims; top Nixon aides convicted in Watergate scandal; Soviet trial of Japanese war criminals; Stalin steps up slander of Trotsky.

WSWS (2024-12-30). Homelessness in US has doubled under Biden. wsws.org The latest report shows an 18 percent rise in 2024, with only a trickle of federal aid compared to the hundreds of billions wasted on war.

editor (2024-12-30). Renewable energy finally sails off into the past. onlineopinion.com.au None of these solutions are yet commercially realistic for production designs, but they do tick the box for the company's corporate image in window dressing, striving towards the hallowed zero emissions.

Poppie Mphuthing (2024-12-30). Trump news in 2024, ahead of second presidency. america.cgtn.com During his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump's key political promises centered on his America First slogan. On the domestic front, he doubled down on illegal immigration and articulated a hardline toward American allies regarding foreign policy. Poppie Mphuthing reports.

Guest Blogger (2024-12-30). Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #624. wattsupwiththat.com In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies…

newarab (2024-12-30). Iran says one arrested after suicide blast kills officer. newarab.com The attack took place Saturday in the southern coastal city of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iranian media reported. | On Sunday, the separatist group

newarab (2024-12-30). Morocco's Family Code reform pleases no one, especially women. newarab.com

newarab (2024-12-30). Sudan government rejects UN-backed famine declaration. newarab.com The Sudanese government strongly rejected on Sunday a report backed by the United Nations which determined that famine had The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) review, which UN agencies use, follows repeated warnings from the IPC said last week that…

newarab (2024-12-30). Turkey announces $14b development plan for Kurdish southeast. newarab.com The announcement comes amid increased hopes for an end to a decades-long insurgency waged by the outlawed

newarab (2024-12-30). Egypt tests new extension of the Suez Canal. newarab.com Two ships used the new extension on Saturday, a statement from the Suez Canal Authority said. | Authority chief Osama Rabie said the development in the canal's southern region will "enhance navigational safety and reduce the effects of wa…

newarab (2024-12-30). Two dead as light aircraft crashes off UAE coast: authority. newarab.com A light aircraft crashed Sunday off the coast of "A light aircraft operated by the Jazirah Aviation Club crashed into the sea, claiming the lives of both the pilot and co-pilot," said the General Civil Aviation Authority in a statement. | It added that an investigation had been launched "to determine the cause" of the deadly crash. | The statement said the victims were of Indian and Pakistani nationality. | "The crash o…

UMMID (2024-12-30). CA Nov 2024 Final Result Out – Full Toppers List. ummid.com Heramb Maheshwari, Rishab Ostwal R, Riya Kunjankumar Shah and Kinjal Ajmera are among the toppers of the CA Final exams held in November 2024 the results of which were declared by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) Friday night.

Rhoda Wilson (2024-12-30). Jeff Bezos gives Pirbright Institute £7.3 million to "define" what an anti-methane vaccine for cows needs to achieve. expose-news.com As part of his Earth Fund grants, Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos, has awarded a £7.3 million grant to a UK-based project aimed at reducing cattle emissions through a potential new vaccine to …

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