(2025-01-24). California fires prove reality of climate crisis driven by global warming. peoplesworld.org 
The recent California wildfire outbreak is merely the latest in an episodic sequence of worsening disasters. These calamities, however, seem insufficient to dispel the willful ignorance of the fossil fuel industry and its cabal of climate deniers. These forces have profit-driven incentive to turn a blind eye to the cost of climate change — a …
(2025-01-24). Hamas releases names of captives to be freed amid W. Bank raids. newarab.com 
Hamas has announced the names of four captives expected to be released on Saturday as part of a ceasefire agreement with Israel. | The individuals—Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag—are set to return to Israel in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. | The latest developments come as the Israeli military's operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin enters its fourth day on Friday. | According to Palestinian health officials, 12 Palestinians have been killed and 40 others wounded since the operation began. | This marks the third major Israeli military raid in Jenin in les…
(2025-01-23). Gordon Brown takes apart Trump's reasons for leaving the World Health Organisation. leftfootforward.org Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has taken apart Donald Trump's reasons for pulling out of the World Health Organisation (WHO), as he warned that it was only a matter of time before the next pandemic breaks out. | On his first day in office, Trump signed an order to remove the US from the World Health Organization (WHO), citing its perceived mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and "unfair" payments as a driving force for doing so. | However, former Prime Minister Brown has blasted the decision to do so, writing a piece in the Guardian where he dismantled Trump's reasoning. | Brown took on Trump's claims tha…
(2025-01-23). "Attack on Science": Trump's Exit from WHO Could Make Next Pandemic More Likely, More Deadly. democracynow.org 
In one of his first executive orders after taking office, President Trump ordered the United States to withdraw from the U.N.'s World Health Organization, putting numerous WHO programs at risk, including efforts to tackle tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. Lawrence Gostin, a professor of global health law at Georgetown University, says the move is a "grave mistake for American national interests and our national security," as well as "an attack on science, public health and public health institutions." He warns that the U.S. will likely fall behind on public health innovation and disease pre…
(2025-01-23). Bahamas government ready to sign deal with medical guild. plenglish.com Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis said he respects the work of health workers and wants the best for them. | I respect the sacrifices you make every day. I see them up close: my daughter is a doctor and I know the dedication required. | "When I was fighting Covid-19, it was our doctors who saved my life. That's why I'm ready to sign a deal. I'm ready for this and moving forward together," Davis said. | We can't see signing in and out of the hospital as an act of distrust, it's about assuring everyone is in our hospitals and clinics at the required time. | It's vital to know who's there, and the hours our docto…
(2025-01-23). CAIR Strongly Opposes Planned Immigration Raids at Houses of Worship, Other Sensitive Locations — Newark Raid, ACLU Advice on Raids. fightbackbetter.com 
CAIR Strongly Opposes Planned Immigration Raids at Houses of Worship, Other Sensitive Locations The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the…
(2025-01-23). Iran arrests 10 Bahai women in 'shocking' raids: group. newarab.com 
"Security forces arrested ten Bahai women, without arrest warrants or prior notification, in a series…