WSWS (2023-07-15). Vilnius summit marks NATO's turn to war against China. wsws.org NATO's joint communiqué made clear that China was at the top of the list of perceived threats, presaging a build-up to a far greater NATO military presence in the Indo-Pacific alongside US allies in the region.

_____ (2023-07-15). Child Sex Trafficking From Ukraine: Fact, Fiction and Extrapolation. strategic-culture.org Westwards child sex trafficking is a much more serious issue than are the trumped-up charges NATO laid against Russian President Putin. | Join us on , , and . | In examining the issue of child sex trafficking from Ukraine, t…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-15). China To Push Back Against NATO Aggression In Asia-Pacific. southfront.org Written by Despite all the failures of its favorite puppet regime,

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-15). China to avoid bloc confrontation in Asia-Pacific region. plenglish.com The head of the Chinese Communist Party's Foreign Affairs Commission and member of its Political Bureau, Wang Yi, made this appeal during the Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which is taking place in Indonesia. | According to the Xinhua news agency, the senior diplomat urged the other members to adhere to openness and inclusiveness, in addition to promoting common security. In this regard, he opposed the so-called Asia-Pacific version of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) that incites confrontation in the region. | The Treaty of Friendship and Cooperatio…

ecns.cn (2023-07-15). Envoy refutes NATO accusations. ecns.cn China's top envoy to the United Nations on Thursday refuted NATO's "unwarranted attacks and accusations" against China in a recent communique issued during the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Ramzy Baroud, Mintpress News. (2023-07-15). A New Generation Of Palestinians Has Finally Buried The Ghosts Of The Past. popularresistance.org The deadly Israeli invasion of Jenin on July 3 was not a surprise. | Also unsurprising is the fact that the killing of 12 Palestinians, wounding of 120 more and the destruction of nearly 80 percent of the Jenin Refugee Camp's homes and infrastructure will not make an iota of a difference. | Even Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despite his lofty promises of destroying the "safe haven … of the terrorist enclave in Jenin", must have known that his bloody exercise was ultimately futile. | Indeed, as the Israeli military machine was toppling homes, smashing cars and harvesting lives, several Palestinian r…

mforinoco (2023-07-15). Provocations Escalate: US Nuclear Submarine Docks in Cuban Territory. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra Garcia — Jul 13, 2023 | It is no coincidence that just days before Cuba marked two years since the July 11 riots, a nuclear-powered US submarine crossed Cuban waters and docked at the illegal base at Guantanamo Bay. From July 5-8, it remained afloat in that Cuban territory usurped and illegally occupied by Washington 121 years ago as a clear threat to peace in the region. | On July 11, the Cuban Foreign Ministry formally denounced this provocative escalation by the United States, "whose political or strategic motives are unknown. The presence of a nuclear submarine at this time forces us to ques…

Movement Rights (2023-07-15). Monday 7/17: Banking on a Safe World: Divesting from Nuclear Weapons & Fossil Fuels. indybay.org Online event via Zoom…

Anand Naidoo (2023-07-15). The Heat: Iran Nuclear Deal. america.cgtn.com Eight years later, what is the fate of the Iran nuclear deal? In 2015, the U.S., UK, China, France, Germany, Russia, the European Union and Iran agreed to a deal that would ensure Tehran's nuclear program would be peaceful. The Comprehensive Plan of Action or …

Anonymous669 (2023-07-15). U.S. To Deploy F-16 Fighter Jets In Gulf To Prevent Iran From Seizing Ships. southfront.org A pair of F-16C of the 79th Fighter Squadron participate in the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group's Weapons System Evaluation Program East at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 16, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Lindsey Heflin) | The United States will deploy additional fighter jets around the strategic Strait of Hormuz to protect ships from Iranian seizures, a Pentagon official announced on July 14. | The unnamed official told reports that Washington is increasingly concerned about the growin…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-15). Kiev Forces Suffer More Losses Near Bakmut, Kupyansk And In Zaporozhye (Videos, Photos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military has inflicted more human and material losses on Kiev forces while repelling attacks in different directions. | On July 15, the Russian Yug Group of Forces said that it had repelled four attacks in the Lisichansk and Soledaro-Bakhmut directions. In addition, three assault detachments from Ukraine's 60th Mechanized Brigade suffered losses while trying to break through in the direction of the Berkhovsky reservoir. The group's forces also repelled an attack by sever…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-15). Kiev Forces Suffer More Losses Near Bakmut, Kupyansk And In Zaphorohey (Videos, Photos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military has inflicted more human and material losses on Kiev forces while repelling attacks in different directions. | On July 15, the Russian Yug Group of Forces said that it had repelled four attacks in the Lisichansk and Soledaro-Bakhmut directions. In addition, three assault detachments from Ukraine's 60th Mechanized Brigade suffered losses while trying to break through in the direction of the Berkhovsky reservoir. The group's forces also repelled an attack by sever…

Editor (2023-07-15). Biden's Corruption Led to Ukraine's Destruction: Former Kiev Diplomat. scheerpost.com By Aaron Maté / The Grayzone Former Ukrainian government official and diplomat Andrii Telizhenko joins Aaron Maté to discuss how, in his view, powerful US figures including Joe Biden have used Ukraine for personal corruption and the geopolitical aim of bleeding Russia — all to the detriment of Ukrainians. Telizhenko worked for the Ukrainian prosecutor …

Anonymous103 (2023-07-15). Terrorist Kiev Regime Prepared Attempts On Russian Opinion Leaders Simonyan And Sobchak. southfront.org On July 15, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) reported that Kiev was preparing attempts on editor-in-chief of Russia Today Margarita Simonyan and Russian public figure Ksenia Sobchak. | Together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Investigative Committee, the FSB thwarted the attacks and detained Kiev's puppets in Russia. They turned out to be members of the neo-Nazi group "Paragraph-88", who conducted reconnaissance near the places of work and residence o…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-15). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 15, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On the night of July 15, at least three strikes hit Ukrainian military facilities in Zaporozhie. Local authorities confirmed damage to a facility; | On the night of July 14, Russian forces reportedly struck Ukrainian warehouse with military vehicles in Krivuy Rig; | On July 14, Russian FAB bombs destroyed Ukrainian military base near Malinovka in the Zaporozhie region; | One woman was killed, three other civilians were wounded as a result of Ukrainian shelling in Belaya Ber…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-15). Biden Sends 3,000 U.S. Troops To Ukraine(?) Against Russia. southfront.org Written by On the morning of Friday July 14th, the New York Post published a very carefully worded headline,

Anonymous834 (2023-07-15). US Wants Neither Peace Nor Dialogue: Some Voices Call For Disintegration Of Russia. southfront.org Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts | The US-led West is not interested in peace or in any kind of compromise to put an end to the current conflict in Ukraine.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-15). Russia demands Ukraine to release abbot of the Caves Monastery. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) Russia demands Ukraine the immediate release of abbot, Metropolitan Pavel, of the Caves Monastery, the spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-15). Russia, Iran Are Coordinating To Pressure U.S. Forces Out From Syria: Pentagon. southfront.org File image. | The Russian military group in Syria had been quietly coordinating with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on long-term plans to pressure the United States to withdraw its forces from the country, a Pentagon official said on July 14. "There's a confluence of interests between those three groups, the Iranians, the Russians and the Syrians," the unnamed official told Al-Monitor."I see evidence of operational-level planning between mid-level Quds Force leadership tha…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-15). Video: A Jewish-Russian Proxy President: Zelensky Transformed into a Nazi. globalresearch.ca

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-15). Cuban PM receives St. Petersburg leader Dmitrievich Grigoriev. plenglish.com "During the meeting, we gave continuity to conversations held during my visit to St. Petersburg and reaffirmed our commitment to continue strengthening relations," Marrero live-tweeted. | Marrero stressed that Cuba and Russia share historic friendship ties which have always characterized the development of bilateral relations in all spheres of common interest.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-15). Russia develops drone for dousing fires using AI. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) Students of Irkutsk University developed a unique drone that allows extinguishing fires using artificial intelligence (AI) systems, the Russian National Technological Initiative program reported Saturday.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-15). Russians embrace Chinese cars after Western brands depart. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) As the exodus of Western automakers narrows options for Russian consumers, Chinese automakers are filling the gap, forcing Russians to overcome their reluctance to embrace Chinese brands and accept higher prices.

Matthew Hoh (2023-07-15). Who fuels war and profits from it. indybay.org It is morally indefensible to support the strategy of fighting Russia to the last Ukrainian. Nor is it moral to remain silent when the U.S. pursues strategies and policies that cannot achieve its stated | goals. This senseless pursuit of defeating Russia in the spirit of some kind of 19th century imperial victory is unattainable.

Staff (2023-07-15). Venezuela's Foreign Minister Meets With President of Serbia. orinocotribune.com The foreign affairs minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil, met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vuƒçiƒá and signed several bilateral cooperation agreements during his official visit to the Republic of Serbia. | On Friday, July 14, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Gil also met with his Serbian counterpart, Ivica Dacic, "with whom we reviewed the bilateral agenda and discussed ways to expand and strengthen the agreements that have already been signed." | Durante nuestra visita oficial a Serbia, sostuvimos un grato encuentro con el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores, Ivica Dacic, con quien pudimos revisar…

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-15). Does fear of US intervention explain Labor's support for AUKUS? greenleft.org.au

Ricardo Vaz (2023-07-15). Venezuela: Chavista Groups Deliver Writ to Demand Salary Measures. venezuelanalysis.com The legal document relies on the Venezuelan Constitution and labor legislation to argue for wage raises and the conversion of bonuses into salaries.

Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-07-15). Friday 7/14: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…

Teri Mattson, WtF is Going on in Latin America, the Caribbean. (2023-07-15). Sandinistas Speak: Nicaraguans Defend Their Revolution. popularresistance.org Friday, June 30, WTF returned to Managua, Nicaragua to do follow-up study of Caribbean Coast government funded infrastructure projects and to celebrate the 44th Anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution on July 19. While on assignment, each week we will share with you segments of the documentary Nicaragua Against Empire. The film journals our March 2021 Sanctions Kill / Friends of the ATC, Nicaragua delegation. | In this episode, you hear directly from working-class Nicaraguans who support their socialist government. You also hear their thoughts about U.S. sanctions and regime change. These are perspectives rarely…

ecns.cn (2023-07-15). Cradle of civilization: Temple of Confucius. ecns.cn Built in 478 BC, the Temple of Confucius in Qufu, East China's Shandong province, is a tribute to Confucius (551-479 BC) – the most influential ancient Chinese philosopher and founder of Confucianism.

ecns.cn (2023-07-15). Wang Yi: China-South Korea ties should make sound, steady progress. ecns.cn The relations between China and South Korea can and should make sound, steady and long-term progress, Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi said on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-15). Wang Yi: China, EU should strengthen communication, deepen cooperation. ecns.cn China and the European Union (EU) should strengthen communication, enhance trust and deepen cooperation which serves the common interests of both sides, senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi has said.

ecns.cn (2023-07-15). China authority says aspartame safe under nation's standard. ecns.cn China's food safety assessment authority said on Friday it is safe to use aspartame, a common artificial sweetener used in many products, based on China's current standards and regulations.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-15). Solomon Islands PM Hails Decision to Forge Diplomatic Relations with China as Historic. libya360.wordpress.com By severing its ties with the Taiwan region and establishing diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 2019, the Solomon Islands has entered a new phase of rapid development and found a reliable partner to embark on a path of modernization and stability. In this edition of Leaders Talk, CMG anchor Zou Yun…

_____ (2023-07-15). China hosts "Summer Sessions" of the World Economic Forum. journal-neo.org

WSWS (2023-07-15). House Republicans load Pentagon bill with anti-abortion, anti-gay provisions. wsws.org Both parties sought to defend their positions on the grounds that they were necessary to uphold and strengthen US military readiness and prosecute the current war in Europe and prepare for war against China.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-15). China urges EU for multilateralism and free trade. plenglish.com Beijing, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) China on Saturday called on the European Union (EU) to avoid politicizing economic issues and urged for globalization and the free trade system with an inclusive approach.

ecns.cn (2023-07-15). China's total box office in 2023 reaches $4.2 billion. ecns.cn As of July 14, the total box office of the Chinese film market, including presale tickets, in 2023 exceeded 30 billion yuan ($4.21 billion), which is close to the 30.67 billion yuan of 2022, according to Chinese ticketing platform Beacon. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-15). Water level of China's second-largest freshwater lake drops during main flood season. ecns.cn Dongting, China's second-largest freshwater lake, located in central China's Hunan Province, has reported a lower water level compared to that in many past years during the 2023 main flood season, according to local authorities. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-15). China holds International Sniper Competition. ecns.cn The "Sharp Blade 2023" International Sniper Competition opened in a training base of the Chinese People's Armed Police (PAP) Force in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region"ÄÄon Wednesday. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-15). Insights‰∏®Australian sinologist: China has grown more confident, open and stable. ecns.cn During the exclusive interview with China News Network, Australian sinologist Colin Mackerras highly commended the achievements of the CPC in multiple areas from maintaining national stability to building infrastructure, developing the economy, and promoting the status of women. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-15). Core module of China's Linglong One reactor ready to be delivered. ecns.cn The core module of the Linglong One, the world's first commercial small modular reactor (SMR), passed final acceptance on Thursday, signaling that China is leading the world in terms of SMR technology.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-15). Israeli Army Fires Warning Shots At Lebanese Lawmaker, Journalists Near Separation Line. southfront.org File image. | On July 15, the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) fired warning shots and stun grenades at a Lebanese parliamentarian and a number of journalists near the separation line in southern Lebanon. | In a statement, the IDF said that troops took the measures after the group crossed the separation line into the Shebaa Farms. The group, which included some 18 people, walked some 80 meters into Israeli-occupied territory but did not breach Israel's so-called border barrier. | Ali Shoeib, a correspondent for the Hezbolla…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-15). PM Netanyahu rushed to hospital after fainting at home. plenglish.com Tel Aviv, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was taken to the hospital after he passed out at his home in Caesarea and had been experiencing chest pain.

scorinoco (2023-07-15). Israeli Occupation Forces Attack Palestinian Towns in West Bank. orinocotribune.com Israeli occupation forces are carrying out extensive raids and arrests in West Bank towns amid clashes with Palestinian resistance fighters. | On Friday, July 14, Israeli occupation forces launched a raid and arrest operation in several cities and villages of the occupied West Bank. | According to local sources, the occupation military raided the town of Naalin, west of Ramallah, where it…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-15). U.S. army loots new batch of Syrian oil. plenglish.com Damascus, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) US forces continue to plunder Syrian oil fields and transport this crude to northern Iraq through illegal border crossings, activists in the northeastern part of Syria claimed.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-15). Persecution of protesters intensifies in Argentina's Jujuy: Police raid homes, break into university, and arrest protesters. peoplesdispatch.org The police raids of activists' homes, the university, and arrests have been condemned by human rights organizations across Argentina who have raised concerns about respect for human rights in the Jujuy province…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-15). Argentina: Persecution Intensifies in Jujuy as Police Raid Homes, University, Arrest Protesters. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch On July 13, hundreds of people returned to the streets across Jujuy, Argentina, to demand the abolition of the new provincial constitution and the release of the people arrested the day before. Photo: Edgardo Valera/Télam The police raids of activists' homes, the university, and arrests have been condemned by human rights organizations across…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-15). Cuba reports 10 new Covid-19 cases, no deaths. plenglish.com According to MINSAP ¥s latest report, 67 patients remained hospitalized, 36 of them reported as suspected cases and 31 as confirmed active cases with a stable clinical progress. | Since the beginning of the pandemic (March 2020), Cuba has carried out as many as 14,377,912 tests, 1,114,996 of them came back positive. | Out of total contagion toll, eight of them were reported as contact of already confirmed cases and other two with no confirmed source of infection. | Cuba ¥s overall death toll remains at 8,530, for a lethality rate of 0,77% compared to 1% worldwide and to 1,53% in the Americas.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-15). Cuban Prime Minister calls to boost recovery in provinces. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) Yesterday, Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero urged to give more dynamism to the recovery of damage caused to houses and infrastructures by recent pelting rains and hurricanes in several provinces.

Misión Verdad (2023-07-15). Data vs Reality: What Is Happening With Venezuela's Economy? orinocotribune.com

Ana Perdigón (2023-07-15). Venezuela: María Corina Machado Not Welcome in La Guaira State. orinocotribune.com

Rodolfo Bueno (2023-07-15). A propósito de la actual geopolítica mundial. globalizacion.ca China, Estados Unidos y Rusia son los centros de poder de un mundo cada vez más volátil, que vive un periodo de inestabilidad peligrosa en el que crece sin parar el riesgo de que estalle la Tercera Guerra Mundial. | A…

teleSUR- lvm -DRL (2023-07-15). Venezuela continúa movilizándose en respaldo a la Revolución. telesurtv.net Asimismo el jefe de Estado, Nicolás Maduro refirió que Cariaco, Sucre se desbordó de alegría y revolución.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-15). China insta a EE. UU. a concretar mejora de relaciones. telesurtv.net Alto diplomático chino pide a la parte estadounidense adoptar una actitud racional y dejar atrás una política confrontacional propia de la Guerra Fría.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-15). Presidente Díaz-Canel se reúne con cubanos residentes en Portugal. telesurtv.net Posteriormente, Díaz-Canel dialogó con cerca de una treintena de empresarios, algunos con presencia en Cuba y otros en vías de estarlo.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-15). Anuncian ejercicios militares conjuntos entre China y Rusia. telesurtv.net Una flotilla naval china de cinco buques de guerra y cuatro helicópteros participarán en los ejercicios militares "Norte/Interacción-2023".

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-15). Siria extiende autorización para uso de paso fronterizo con fines humanitarios. telesurtv.net El Gobierno sirio informó sobre la decisión al secretario general de la ONU y al presidente del Consejo de Seguridad.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-15). Gobierno de Colombia y ELN revelan protocolos de cese al fuego. telesurtv.net Este sábado 15 de julio conluyó en La Habana la sesión plenaria de la Mesa de Diálogos de Paz entre el Gobierno colombiano y el Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN).

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-15). Presidente cubano aboga por impulsar cooperación con Portugal. telesurtv.net "En nombre de Cuba reiteramos la voluntad de profundizar las relaciones económico comerciales", afirmó Díaz-Canel.

Staff (2023-07-14). 14-15 July, Washington DC, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles: PYM Events to #Free_Walid_Daqqah. samidoun.net The following events in Washington DC, Houston, Dallas and Los Angeles are being organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement and partners as part of the campaign to free Walid Daqqah, the Palestinian prisoner, intellectual and freedom fighter suffering from a rare cancer who has been repeatedly denied release and subjected to systematic Israeli medical neglect. …

Larry Johnson (2023-07-14). Is Biden Preparing to take the U.S. to War Against Russia? sonar21.com This is disturbing and alarming — Biden issued an order activating up to 3000 Ready Reserve and Select Reserve military personnel and sending them to Europe for potential combat with…

People's Dispatch. (2023-07-14). At Summit, NATO Reiterates It Will Fight Russia To The Last Ukrainian. popularresistance.org The two-day NATO summit concluded in Vilnius, Lithuania, and Ukraine continues to wait for membership into the military alliance. President Volodymyr Zelensky was, however, offered a three-part package of support to ensure the continuation of the war against Russia. | The package includes the establishment of the NATO-Ukraine Council, which according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, "will meet as equals, hold crisis consultations, and jointly take decisions." On the sidelines of the summit, various NATO countries have committed to a multi-year program of assistance to help the Ukrainian armed forces tr…

Eric Zuesse (2023-07-14). Why The Most Urgent Need, in Order to Prevent WW III, Is to End All Military Alliances Now. dissidentvoice.org World Wars I and II were contests between empires, and so America's President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was determined that after WW II, all empires would be outlawed and all international relations (between nations) would be controlled only by a global all-inclusive federation of nations, which in 1941 he referred to would be called "the …

Anonymous834 (2023-07-14). Half Of Russian Strategic Missile Divisions Now Use Hypersonics In Response To US Escalation. southfront.org Written by It's certainly not breaking news that Russia is the world's leader in advanced military technologies, particularly new types of missiles and other similar weapons. As Moscow has a comfortable lead over Washington DC in

Orinoco Tribune. (2023-07-14). Cuba Condemns US Nuclear Submarine In Guantanamo. popularresistance.org Cuba condemned the presence of a US nuclear submarine at the Guantánamo naval base in Cuba earlier this month. Cuban authorities labeled the move a military provocation. | On Tuesday, July 11, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez stated via social media, "We categorically condemn the presence between July 5 and 8 of a nuclear submarine at the Guantánamo naval base. It constitutes a provocative escalation by the US, which forces us to question what strategic purpose it is pursuing in our region, declared a Zone of Peace." | According to the Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS), the submarine tha…

_____ (2023-07-14). Israel, After All, Fears Iran… journal-neo.org Israeli experts, including former Israeli Ambassador to Russia, Ukraine, and Moldova Zvi Magen, point out once more that Tel Aviv and Moscow share a mutual understanding regarding the inadmissible Israeli arms transfers to the Kiev regime to use against the Russian Armed Forces in the future. It is well known that the Ukrainian authorities, through […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Staff (2023-07-14). What Is the Point of NATO? Historian Grey Anderson on How U.S. Has Used Alliance to Strengthen Power. democracynow.org This week's NATO summit in Lithuania ended with the military alliance agreeing to extend membership to Ukraine at some point in the future but declining to give a firm timeline. Meanwhile, Sweden is set to become the newest member, bringing the alliance to 32 countries, after it started in 1949 with just 12 founding members. Historian Grey Anderson says that while NATO is officially about common defense, its true purpose has always been more about giving the United States a dominant role in European affairs. He adds that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has "remarkably strengthened" both NATO and…

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). Envoy refutes NATO accusations. ecns.cn China's top envoy to the United Nations on Thursday refuted NATO's "unwarranted attacks and accusations" against China in a recent communique issued during the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Staff (2023-07-14). Gold Repatriation Grows Fearing 'Western Sanctions'. orinocotribune.com The phenomenon of gold repatriation is currently growing, particularly among nations of the Global South. The wealth-backed metal that many central banks and sovereign wealth funds keep in vaults offshore, be it in London or in other Western states, is safer at home, amid rising concerns about "sanctions," illegal seizures and security. | This insecurity has grown due to the sanctions and blocking of assets enacted against Russia by the United States and the European Union, following NATO provocation and the subsequent Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Eurasian country had almost half its foreign currency and gold…

infobrics (2023-07-14). China to push back against NATO aggression in Asia-Pacific. infobrics.org While China avoids using its economic might for geopolitical purposes, it has demonstrated to NATO what it's like when the Asian giant actually does what the belligerent alliance has previously accused it of doing.

infobrics (2023-07-14). Western media calls Baltic Sea "NATO lake" after summit in Vilnius. infobrics.org However, the Western strategic calculation seems wrong, as Russia already had the alliance's moves in mind and has its own plans for the region.

Editor (2023-07-14). Is Turkey Abandoning Russia to Turn Back Toward the West? scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Given the decisions announced by Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, some have speculated that Turkey is "turning back toward the West" after a long period of estrangement and flirtation with Russia. Erdogan finally dropped his opposition to Sweden …

Abdul Rahman (2023-07-14). US cluster munitions supply to Ukraine will harm civilians the most. peoplesdispatch.org Millions of people have been affected by the use of cluster munitions by the US in countries like Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, even years after the wars have ended. The same plight awaits civilians in the current war zone in Ukraine…

Editor (2023-07-14). Israel Killed Civilians, Targeted Hospitals in Jenin With US Weapons and Support. scheerpost.com

Staff (2023-07-14). Lima, Peru, gathering stands in solidarity with Jenin. samidoun.net The voice of Palestine resounded on Tuesday, 11 July in Miraflores, Lima, Peru. The organizers of the demonstration emphsized that it was important to stand for Palestine, "because the call for justice cannot be cloistered within four walls, nor can it be silenced just because the Israeli oppressor cuts off innocent lives with increasing viciousness." …

Anonymous103 (2023-07-14). Nuclear Terrorism: Kiev Targeted Russian Kursk NPP With Drones. southfront.org The Kiev regime does not stop attempts to hit Russian strategic rear areas. On the night of July 14, Ukrainian UAVs targeted two Russian border regions of Voronezh and Kursk, where the target of the strike was the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant. | Three Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed by Russian Air Defence Forces over the village of Maslovsky located on the southern outskirts of the city of Voronezh. The attack was filmed by several street cameras, which confirmed that Ukrainian drone…

Cubaminrex (2023-07-14). Cuba Rejects Presence of U.S. Nuclear Submarine in Guantanamo Bay. Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. globalresearch.ca

Movement Rights (2023-07-14). Monday 7/17: Banking on a Safe World: Divesting from Nuclear Weapons & Fossil Fuels. indybay.org Online event via Zoom…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-14). Israeli Army, U.S. Air Force Conclude Week-Long Drill (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | On July 14, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the United States Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) concluded a joint air drill, the third this year. | In a statement, the IDF says the drill, dubbed Juniper Oak, is "part of the cooperation and close relations with the U.S., even at this time." | The drill, which began on July 10, included Israeli and American fighter jets carrying out "long-range strategic strike miss…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-14). U.S.-Led Coalition Violated Syrian Airspace Ten Times, Held Air Defense Exercise: Russian MoD. southfront.org Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 263rd Air Defense Artillery, South Carolina National Guard, send a stinger missile downrange from the Humvee-mounted Avenger missile system at Range 91 near Oro Grande, N.M., Oct. 23, 2011. Source: US Army. | Fighter jets of the United States-led coalition violated the airspace of Syria ten times over the past 24 hours, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation In Syria, said on July 13."In the al-Tanf area, which is a zone of internationa…

infobrics (2023-07-14). Building a Flourishing Economy, BRIC by BRIC. infobrics.org Over the past twenty years, there has been a rapid restructuring of global economic power. The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) have played a big part in this shake-up…

infobrics (2023-07-14). US wants neither peace nor dialogue: some voices call for disintegration of Russia. infobrics.org Dialogue and diplomacy are hampered by US exceptionalism.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-14). Russian Army Repels New Attacks In Donetsk And Krasny Liman (Videos). southfront.org File image. | Kiev forces had attempted to advance in the directions of Donetsk and Krasny Liman without any success, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on July 14. | In a statement, the ministry said that the Russian Yug Group of Forces repelled 16 attacks close to Belogorovka, Zaitsevo, Veseloye, Krasnogorovka, Severnoye, Maryinka and west of Kleshcheevka. The group also targeted gatherings of manpower and equipment near Bogdanovka and Krasnogorovka. | Moreover, two ammunition depots of Ukraine's 79th Airbo…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-14). Kiev Forces Continue To Bleed Across The Front (Videos). southfront.org File image. | Kiev forces continue to sustain heavy human and material losses while attempting to advance as a part of their so-called spring counteroffensive. | The Russian Vostok Group of Forces said on July 14 that its units suppressed the activities of a Ukrainian reconnaissance group near Novodonetskoye and foiled an attempt to conduct combat reconnaissance close to Ravnopol in the South Donetsk direction. | In addition, the group destroyed a number of pickup trucks east of Oktyabr state farm and disrupted…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-14). Ukraine Is Scamming Syrian Militants (Video). southfront.org illustrative image. | Ukraine is reportedly scamming Syrian militants who were recruited to fight as mercenaries with its forces against the Russian military. | On July 13, a video surfaced online showing a militant of the so-called Syrian National Army (SNA) claiming that he was scammed by Ukrainian authorities after fighting there for three months. The militant, who was only identified by his nom de guerre "Abu Mohamad," said that he was paid in counterfeit money. | The SNA is a coalition of Turkish-b…

Staff (2023-07-14). Headlines for July 14, 2023. democracynow.org Russia Threatens to End Ukraine Grain Deal as U.N. Warns 1 in 10 Worldwide Faced Hunger in 2022, Senior Russian Commander Fired After Blasting Military's Handling of Ukraine War, Russian Lawmakers Approve New Restrictions on Transgender Rights, FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Oral Contraceptive, Unaccompanied 15-Year-Old Migrant from Guatemala Dies in U.S. Custody, Phoenix Poised to Surpass Record Number of Consecutive 110 ∞ Days, Unionized Actors Join Writers on Picket Line, Bringing Hollywood to a Standstill, Federal Jury Finds Pittsburgh Synagogue Gunman Eligible for Death Penalty, Fox News Hit…

Editor (2023-07-14). From ICC to 'Sportswashing': West's Self Serving Narratives Must Be Combated. scheerpost.com By Ramzy Baroud / CounterPunch In March, the South Africa Communist Party (SACP) denounced what it described as the 'imperialist bias' of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The denunciation of the ICC as a "supranational institution at the service of imperialist states" came two days after the Hague-based court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and …

Anonymous669 (2023-07-14). Putin Says Wagner Group Does Not Exist. southfront.org File image. | Russian law does not recognize the existence of private military companies, including the Wagner Group, President Vladimir Putin told the newspaper Kommersant on July 13. | While attending a technology fair in Moscow, Putin was asked whether Wagner will continue operating as a combat formation."Well, PMC Wagner does not exist," Putin told the Kommersant correspondent. "We don't have a law on private military companies. So it simply doesn't exist.""The group exists, but legally it does not," the presid…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-14). Russian Foreign Minister arrived in Thailand on an official visit. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Foreign Minister, Serguei Lavrov, arrived in the Thai city of Phuket, on an official visit, coming from the Indonesian capital, the Russian Foreign Ministry informed.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-14). Russia DM issues mine warning in northwest Black Sea. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Black Sea Fleet command has issued a mine warning for the shipping route in the northwestern Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Friday.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-14). Cuba receives 1.3 million foreign visitors. plenglish.com He added on Facebook that preliminary figures indicated an increase of 50.6 percent compared to the same period in 2019, accounting for a little more than 1.298 million foreign holidaymakers. | The recovery of Canadian tourism, Cuba's major tourist-sending market, reached 80.3 percent with respect to 2019, with 583,025 travelers. | Three markets accounted for 70 percent of the accumulated total of international tourist arrivals, following the Canadians: Cuban residents abroad (176,349), the United States (82,280) and Russia (67,615). | The latter market should show a better performance as of July 1, after the re…

Matthew Hoh (2023-07-14). Who fuels war and profits from it. indybay.org It is morally indefensible to support the strategy of fighting Russia to the last Ukrainian. Nor is it moral to remain silent when the U.S. pursues strategies and policies that cannot achieve its stated | goals. This senseless pursuit of defeating Russia in the spirit of some kind of 19th century imperial victory is unattainable.

teleSUR (2023-07-14). China Urges the Cessation of Hostilities in Sudan. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, n Cairo summit, a Chinese envoy called on the warring parties in Sudan to cease hostilities Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said that the armed conflict in Sudan has carried on for three months, noting that fighting has continued despite the two parties having reached multiple temporary truces. | Related: | According to Dai, China hopes that all parties in Sudan will prioritize…

Fight Back (2023-07-14). Minneapolis protest against U.S. Supreme Court decisions. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – 30 protesters gathered in front of Mayday Books in the West Bank neighborhood on July 8 to oppose the recent U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decisions that end affirmative action, enable LBGTQ discrimination, and block student loan forgiveness. | Activists also commemorated the first anniversary of the June 24, 2022, overturn of Roe v. Wade by the SCOTUS in the Dobbs v. Jackson decision. In the year since, 14 states now have near, or total, abortion bans while six states have gestational restrictions. | "When Roe was overturned, many activists sensed that this was only the beginning. Unfortunately…

Patrick Lawrence, Consortium News. (2023-07-14). A Yellen In The China Shop. popularresistance.org Janet Yellen did an excellent job during her just-completed four-day visit to Beijing, we are now able to read in the corporate press. The Treasury secretary managed not to break any more China in the China shop. | This counts as a diplomatic success for Americans. Given where the Biden regime sets the bar for its trans—Pacific statecraft these days, you have to wonder whether they chant "Limbo lower now!" as they send off the next official on one of these pointless demarches. | Yellen's trans—Pacific overture was another in a long line of such journeys the Biden regime's top officials have made since…

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-14). Does fear of US intervention explain Labor's support for AUKUS? greenleft.org.au

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-14). International project to promote Cuba's food sovereignty. plenglish.com Camagàºey, Cuba, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) The region with the highest livestock potential in Cuba continues to develop the international collaboration project Improvement of cow milk production potential, led by the University of Camagàºey.

Dianne Mathiowetz (2023-07-14). People's Town Hall demands: 'Rent control NOW!'. workers.org Atlanta Tenants and housing activists packed the Neighborhood Church in East Atlanta July 8 for a People's Town Hall to launch a statewide effort to overturn a Georgia law that forbids any rent control measures from being enacted in any jurisdiction. Credit: Housing Justice League, Facebook People traveled from around . . . |

Dianne Mathiowetz (2023-07-14). Atlanta/People's Town Hall demands: 'Rent control NOW!'. workers.org Atlanta Tenants and housing activists packed the Neighborhood Church in East Atlanta July 8 for a People's Town Hall to launch a statewide effort to overturn a Georgia law that forbids any rent control measures from being enacted in any jurisdiction. Credit: Housing Justice League, Facebook People traveled from around . . . |

Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-07-14). Friday 7/14: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…

Jon Jeter, Black Agenda Report. (2023-07-14). Mourning Mutulu Shakur And The Black Radical Tradition. popularresistance.org Inspired by the Cuban Revolution and the Black Panthers, a clique of poor and working class Puerto Ricans founded the liberation organization, the Young Lords, in Chicago in 1968 and opened its New York chapter a year later. The activists got down to business immediately, creating a free, daily breakfast program for children and testing them for lead poisoning, organizing clothing banks and street patrols to monitor police abuse, and launching inmates' rights and school reform efforts. | In October of 1969, the militants protested abysmal living conditions in East Harlem and the South Bronx by forming a human cha…

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). 'New three' helping drive exports. ecns.cn China's foreign trade landscape is undergoing a green transformation as traditional export categories, such as clothing and furniture, make way for high-tech innovations in the new energy sector, typified by electric vehicles, lithium batteries and solar cells.

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). Embassy: China is a partner, not a rival to Germany. ecns.cn China's Embassy in Germany on Thursday responded to an assertive China strategy paper issued by the German government, urging Berlin to view China's development rationally, comprehensively and objectively.

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). Offshore RMB sees strongest surge in month. ecns.cn While downward pressure has been piling up on the US dollar, the recent rebound in the Chinese yuan may sustain in the following months amid China's on-track economic recovery and rising market anticipation of more stabilizing policies"ÄÇ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). China, Nicaragua hard at work on free trade agreement: Ministry. ecns.cn China will strive to complete negotiations on a free trade agreement with Nicaragua by the end of July, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). Ministry criticizes upcoming trade restrictions from Japan. ecns.cn China has called on Japan to follow international trade rules and refrain from political interference to safeguard independent business operation and fair competition, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). China open to a visit from US Commerce Secretary. ecns.cn China is open to and welcomes the United States Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's willingness to visit the country this year, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). Remote-sensing satellite system to be built by 2030. ecns.cn China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, one of the country's major space contractors, announced on Thursday in Wuhan, Hubei province, that it plans to construct a massive remote-sensing satellite network before 2030.

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). Heat waves expected to hover in central, east. ecns.cn A subtropical high-pressure system lingering in eastern China will continue to pester the region, making the next 10 days feel like a sauna with high temperatures and high humidity.

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). China: U.S. should lift sanctions before visit. ecns.cn China has urged the United States to abandon irrational suppression of Chinese companies and lift unilateral sanctions on them ahead of a possible visit by the U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). China conducting review of Australian barley tariffs according to legal procedures: MOFCOM. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Thursday that its review of anti-dumping and countervailing measures against imports of Australian barley was progressing according to legal procedures.

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). China's high-speed railway is far more outstanding than U.S.: media reports. ecns.cn CNBC on Wednesday presented two sets of data regarding railway construction in a mini-documentary. "The United States ranks below many industrialized nations when it comes to ridership on its passenger rail," CNBC said, while that of China is far more outstanding, according to its figure.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-14). Israeli Defense Minister Claims 50 Iranian Plots Were Foiled In Recent Years. southfront.org File image. | Israel and its allies foiled more than 50 Iranian plots to carry out attacks against Israelis and Jews across the world in recent years, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on July 13. "In recent years, Iran has been leading a worldwide terror campaign, with unprecedented scope, targeting Israelis and Jews around the world," Gallant told reporters during an official trip to Azerbaijan, according to The Times of Israel. | Most of the Iranian plots were foiled at the "last moment," a…

Editor (2023-07-14). Takeaways from the UN Special Rapporteur report on Guantanamo. mronline.org On June 26—the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture—the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism, released the final report of her technical visit to the United States, which included unprecedented access to the Guantanamo detention facility.

Mary Triny Mena (2023-07-14). Venezuela's abandoned oil industry. america.cgtn.com Once one of the wealthiest oil nations in the world, Venezuela's oil industry is now broken. But the government is initiating efforts to fix it. CGTN correspondent Mary Triny Mena traveled to Zulia state, where Venezuela's oil industry first started, to see how that plan could work.

Robert Inlakesh (2023-07-14). The UK Again Lashes Out At Iran, Corporate Media Continues To Peddle Propaganda. thelastamericanvagabond.com The UK Government took steps to further sanction the Islamic Republic of Iran, gaining instant praise from Washington, in what is primarily going to be a symbolic move with little real world impacts. What appears to be a tantrum from the British government, over the successes of Iran, coincidentally comes just prior to their "planned"

Robert Inlakesh (2023-07-14). Israel's Netanyahu Government Comes Under Internal Pressure, Looks For A Way Out. thelastamericanvagabond.com The Israeli public have again escalated their demonstrations, both against and for the current far-right coalition government's planned legal system overhaul, leading to violence, road blockages, and calls on US President Joe Biden to condemn Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As the civil unrest picks up, will the Israeli leadership look for a way out

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-14). Palestinian journalist Lama Ghosheh sentenced to community service by Israeli court. peoplesdispatch.org Ghosheh has already spent 10 months in house arrest with a ban on her social media use. She is accused of causing incitement to violence and "identification with a terrorist group" for her social media posts and writings…

Staff (2023-07-14). Interview: Freeing Georges Abdallah requires collective action. samidoun.net On Tuesday, 11 July, the Lebanese TV channel Al Mayadeen conducted an interview with a member of the Collectif Palestine Vaincra (a member organization of the Samidoun NetworK) about the mobilization for the release of Georges Abdallah. Tom Martin, speaking for CPV, emphasized the significant growth of the campaign in support of the Lebanese Arab communist struggler …

Fight Back (2023-07-14). New York activist solidarity with the Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – 20 activists held a solidarity rally at City Hall in Manhattan to demand that charges be dropped against the Tampa 5. The Tampa 5 are campus activists arrested for protesting the attacks on education by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The solidarity rally was part of a national day of action on July 12. | On March 6, four members of Tampa Bay's SDS and a union worker were arrested for protesting for more diversity on their University of South Florida campus. They rallied and marched against the repressive laws that DeSantis passed in Florida, specifically around the bills that target LGBTQ people, a…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-14). Fidel Castro Chair of Colombia repudiates EP action against Cuba. plenglish.com Bogota, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) The Fidel Castro Chair of Colombia expressed its rejection of the recent resolution of the European Parliament (EP) and the measures imposed by the United States against Cuba.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-14). Japanese cinema to be screened in Cuba's summer. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) Havana's Multicine Infanta is presenting a series of films from Japan from today until July 16 in tribute to the 125th anniversary of Japanese migration to Cuba.

Victoria Torres (2023-07-14). Venezuela's National Assembly: European Union Observers Won't Set Foot in Venezuela Again. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, announced during an ordinary session of parliament that they will not allow an Electoral Observation Mission of the European Union (EUOM) in 2024, stating in no uncertain terms that "the future of Venezuela is decided by Venezuelans alone." | The statement made by Rodríguez this Thursday, July 13, directly repudiated the fifth Resolution No.

Martin Hacthoun (2023-07-14). Cuban President visits Portugal. plenglish.com Lisbon, Jul 13 (Prensa Latina) The president of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, arrived today in this capital for a state visit until July 16, at the invitation of his Portuguese counterpart, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-07-14). Jorge Boccanera reitera solidaridad con poeta Nancy Morejón. telesurtv.net Boccanera lamentó que PEN Club se sume a la política de sofocación en el marco del bloqueo al que ha sido sometida Cuba.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-14). China insta a EE. UU. a concretar mejora de relaciones. telesurtv.net Alto diplomático chino pide a la parte estadounidense adoptar una actitud racional y dejar atrás una política confrontacional propia de la Guerra Fría.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-07-14). Presidente de Cuba llega a Portugal en visita oficial. telesurtv.net Díaz-Canel desarrollará una agenda bilateral en esa nación. Con posterioridad, asistirá a la Cumbre Celac-Unión Europea.

teleSUR, ats, JGN, JDO (2023-07-14). Conozca diez curiosidades sobre el prócer Francisco de Miranda. telesurtv.net Francisco de Miranda participó en la Guerra de Independencia de Estados Unidos, la Revolución francesa y la Guerra de Independencia Hispanoamericana.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-14). Siria extiende autorización para uso de paso fronterizo con fines humanitarios. telesurtv.net El Gobierno sirio informó sobre la decisión al secretario general de la ONU y al presidente del Consejo de Seguridad.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-14). Presidente iraní visita Zimbabue en pos de impulsar cooperación. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado iraní destacó los esfuerzos de ambos países para desarrollar los nexos bilaterales.

teleSUR- lvm, DRL (2023-07-14). Israelíes hieren de gravedad a cuatro palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Los cuatro palestinos heridos fueron admitidos en el Hospital Público de Qalqilia.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-14). Presidente cubano aboga por impulsar cooperación con Portugal. telesurtv.net "En nombre de Cuba reiteramos la voluntad de profundizar las relaciones económico comerciales", afirmó Díaz-Canel.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-07-14). Presidente de Venezuela condena ataques contra la Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano designó nuevos comandantes de Regiones Estratégicas de Defensa Integral (REDI).