Editor (2023-07-12). Are nuclear weapons next after cluster bombs? workers.org 
So desperate is President Joe Biden to expand the U.S./NATO war against Russia being carried out in Ukraine, that on July 7 he announced plans to send in $800 million worth of cluster bombs. Over 120 countries, including many U.S. allies, have signed agreements to prohibit the production or use . . . |
_____ (2023-07-12). The Middle East is once again in turmoil. journal-neo.org 
On the eve of military exercises simulating war with Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brazenly and bluntly said: "I have a clear message for Iran and the international community: Israel will do everything it has to do to prevent Iran from building a nuclear bomb." Apparently, Tel Aviv thinks that it has completely replaced […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
Mondoweiss Palestine Bureau. (2023-07-12). The Jenin Operation Didn't End; Phase Two Has Already Begun. popularresistance.org As Israel's 48-hour onslaught on the Jenin refugee camp last week entered its denouement, former Israeli Brigadier General Tamir Hayman discussed the operation's objectives during an INSS podcast. He came away with two primary aims: the restoration of the Israeli army's "operational freedom" — the ability of the army to enter any part of the West Bank unchallenged and unmolested by resistance — and, most notably, to facilitate the conditions for the return of the Palestinian Authority to the camp. | Hayman couched his explanation in the language of desiring to ameliorate the "lack of efficiency" of th…
Fight Back (2023-07-12). Emergency rally in Seattle, solidarity with Palestine. fightbacknews.org Seattle, WA- On July 8, 50 people united to rally and voice their opposition to the U.S-backed Israeli attacks on the people of Jenin, Palestine last Sunday. This gathering took place at Ruby Chow Park directly across from the Boeing Propulsion Engineering Lab, where weapons of war are manufactured. After the rally, the participants marched to Interstate 5 and dropped a banner. | "The military raid on Jenin has been the deadliest and most extensive military operation since the second Intifada over 20 years ago. All the martyrs – past, present and future – of the Palestinian people, and all revolutionary struggles…
greenleft.org.au (2023-07-12). Jenin atrocity sparks call for Australia to ban all military exports to Israel. greenleft.org.au 
Staff (2023-07-12). Jenin, Toulouse is with you! samidoun.net 
At the call of the Association France-Palestine Solidarité, the Collectif Palestine Vaincra, Solidarité Palestine Toulouse and the Comité 31 du Mouvement de la Paix, around 50 people gathered at the exit of the Jean Jaurès metro station in Toulouse, France, on Tuesday, 11 July. Participants in the demonstration included delegations from the CGT labour union, the Union Syndicale Solidaires, political parties …
Anonymous765 (2023-07-12). Russia Counterattacks In Donbass, Grindering Kiev Forces In Zaporozhie. southfront.org 
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Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-12). Interview with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu: The Failure of the Ukrainian Counteroffensive. libya360.wordpress.com If Ukraine uses cluster munitions, Russia will respond in kind! Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu gave an interview about the situation in Ukraine. Shoigu noted that the Ukrainian counter-offensive had failed.
Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2023-07-12). The Proxy War Against Russia Could be Stopped Immediately and Thus a Third World War Prevented. globalresearch.ca
Drago Bosnic (2023-07-12). More Grumbling From Zelensky Because NATO Doesn't Want Direct War with Russia. globalresearch.ca
teleSUR (2023-07-12). Report on Fukushima's Nuclear Water is Regretable: IAEA Expert. telesurenglish.net An expert in the technical working group of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said he is disappointed with the agency's recent report on Japan's plan for dumping its nuclear-contaminated water. | RELATED: | Liu Senlin, a researcher with the China Institute of Atomic Energy who participated in the IAEA assessment work, said the report on the safety of the discharge of the nuclear-contaminated water from Japan…
Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-12). Venezuela rejects entry of US submarine into Cuban bay. plenglish.com Caracas, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) The entry of a US nuclear-powered submarine in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, whose space was hijacked by the United States, was rejected by the National Movement of Friendship and Mutual Solidarity Venezuela-Cuba, according to a statement issued today.
Staff (2023-07-12). Cuba Condemns US Nuclear Submarine in Guantánamo. orinocotribune.com 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…
Yves Engler (2023-07-12). Nation State 'Anarchists' Side With Capitalists to Silence Talk of Peace. orinocotribune.com By Yves Engler — Jul 10, 2023 | On June 19, Dimitri Lascaris began a cross country speaking tour on "Making Peace With Russia, One Handshake At A Time." A cabal of US and Canadian military funded figures such as Marcus Kolga and Jean-Christophe Boucher, as well as the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and Ukrainian Embassy, campaigned to shut down events seeking to end the violence and danger of nuclear war. Despite requiring advanced tickets and only revealing the locales at the last-minute, five venues buckled to pressure and canceled. |
Movement Rights (2023-07-12). Tuesday 7/11: Banking on a Safe World: Divest from Nuclear Weapons & Fossil Fuels w/ Indigenous Leaders. indybay.org Online event via Zoom…
Movement Rights (2023-07-12). Monday 7/17: Banking on a Safe World: Divesting from Nuclear Weapons & Fossil Fuels. indybay.org Online event via Zoom…
Anonymous669 (2023-07-12). American, British And French Fighter Jets Violated Syria's Airspace: Russian MoD. southfront.org 
Staff Sgt. Roidan Carlson, 2d Combat Camera Squadron aerial combat broadcaster, and Royal Jordanian Air Force Lt. Col. Firas Masadeh, a flying wing commander, taxi in an RJAF F-16 Fighting Falcon before an aerial photography mission May 13, 2014, at an air base in northern Jordan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Sara Greco/Released) | United States-led coalition's fighter jets violated Syria's airspace nine times during the past day, Oleg Gurinov, deputy chief of the Russian Ministry of Defense' Center for Reconciliation…
Anonymous103 (2023-07-12). Russian Forces Struck Zmeiny Island, Sending Signals To Kiev And Ankara — Report. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | On July 12, Russian military sources reported that Russian forces launched a massive strike on Ukrainian military facilities located on the island of Zmeiny (Snake Island), which was the first attack on the island since February 2023. | According to the reports, the island was attacked by Russian fighter jets and UAVs. Scouts of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation reportedly acknowledged that there are military facilities on the island that pose a threat to Russian population. The Ukrainian m…
Mark Gruenberg (2023-07-12). Tenth anniversary of Lac Mégantic tragedy shows little change on rail safety. peoplesworld.org 
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio—It's sometimes amazing what one event—in this case, the Norfolk Southern freight train derailment that sent an atomic-like cloud over East Palestine, Ohio—can do to move minds in the Nation's Capital. Whether it'll move legislation is another matter. Especially when you combine the reaction to that smash, which befouled the air and water …
Anonymous669 (2023-07-12). Russian Army Repels Several Attacks In Donetsk (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | On July 12, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Kiev forces had made several attempts to advance in the directions of South Donetsk, Krasny Liman and Donetsk without any success. | In a statement, the ministry said that the Russian Yug Group of Forces had repelled 30 attacks close to Zolotaryovka, Spornoye, Kleshcheevka, Andreevka, Sol, Severnoye, Veseloye, Vodyanoye, Pervomaiskoye, Krasnogorovka and Petrovskoye. The group also targeted Ukrainian gatherings of manpower and equipment to…
Anonymous669 (2023-07-12). Russian Minister Of Defense Says Ukraine's Hyped Up Counteroffensive, Reveals Losses. southfront.org 
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. © Vadim Savitsky/TASS | Kiev hyped up its counteroffensive so much that many of its allies expected to see substantial results by the start of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu told reporters on July 11."I think they have touted and hyped up this counteroffensive issue so much that practically, if not half the world, then a third of it for sure, was waiting for the 11th to take stock of some results such as what was achi…
Anonymous669 (2023-07-12). Heavy Ukrainian Losses Reported In Zaphorohey, Donetsk (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
File image | Kiev forces have reportedly suffered from more losses while attempting to advance towards Rabotino and nearby areas in the Zaphorohey direction. | On July 12, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division defending this direction destroyed four Ukrainian main battle tanks, six infantry fighting vehicles and 30-40 troops during a recent battle. | Videos and photos from the direction confirmed that several American-made Bradley vehicles were destroyed, po…
Liberation Staff (2023-07-12). PSL Editorial — Member or not, NATO as committed as ever to Ukraine proxy war. liberationnews.org 
As the NATO summit in Lithuania concludes, there is no doubt that the alliance remains fully committed to its profoundly dangerous proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.
Anonymous103 (2023-07-12). Military Situation In Zaporozhie And Kherson Regions, Ukraine, On July 12, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Orekhov; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Makarivka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue north of Rabotino; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Pryyutne; | Up to 90 Ukrainian servicemen, 4 tanks, 15 armored vehicles, 5 pickups, 1 FH-70 howitzer, 4 howitzers were destroyed in Zaporozhye region, according to the Russian MOD; | Up to 50 Ukrainian se…
Anonymous103 (2023-07-12). Military Situation On Svatove-Kreminna Front On July 12, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russian forces advanced along the road from Kreminna and entered Torske; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Torske; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Terny; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Neveske; | Russian forces destroyed 105 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 tanks, 5 armored vehicles, 3 pickups, D-20 and D-30 howitzers in Krasny Liman area; | Russian forces advanced 1,5 km deep into Ukrainian defence near Karmaz…
Anonymous103 (2023-07-12). In Video 18+: Ukrainians Abandon Their Comrades On Battlefields. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | The Ukrainian military is launching the so-called 'meat assaults' on the Zaporozhie front lines. While infantrymen are used as cannon fodder in assaults on Russian military positions, Ukrainian military columns are burning on Russian minefields. | Suffering heavy losses, Ukrainian servicemen do not bother about their comrades and abandon them on the battlefields under threat of Russian attack and artillery shelling. | The recently shared video showed another Ukrainian military column stoppe…
Anonymous103 (2023-07-12). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 12, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kharkiv; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Sinkovka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Toretsk; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Orekhov; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Spirne; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery destroyed a command post of the AFU near Antonovka; | The Russian Army repelled AFU attacks near Pervomayskoye; | The Russian Army…
Staff (2023-07-12). NATO Summit: Will Ukraine's Demand to Join Military Alliance Help Prolong the War? democracynow.org 
During a major summit in Lithuania, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Ukraine is "closer than ever" to joining NATO, but the military alliance is resisting calls to give Kyiv a timeline to membership. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is attending the NATO summit and is meeting with President Biden and other world leaders. This comes as a number of nations have announced new military assistance for Ukraine. "The main condition for Ukraine membership [to NATO] is an end to this war," says Andreas Zumach, defense correspondent for the left-wing German daily Die Tageszeitung.
Larry Johnson (2023-07-12). The War in Ukraine Shifts Decisively in Russia's Favor. sonar21.com 
Volodomyr Zelensky got the bad news in Vilnius — notwithstanding lip service from some of the NATO members — the United States and Germany are refusing to let Ukraine join…
Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-12). At Vilnius summit, NATO reiterates it will fight Russia to the last Ukrainian. peoplesdispatch.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…
teleSUR (2023-07-12). G7 Countries Vows to Guarantee Ukraine's Long-Term Security. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) signed a declaration with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, committing to ensuring Ukraine's long-term security and coordinating with Kyiv in the event of any future Russian attack to determine "appropriate steps." | RELATED: | The text of the declaration was made public after the signing event, which took place on the sidelines of the Vilnius summit of the…
Staff (2023-07-12). Headlines for July 12, 2023. democracynow.org NATO Promises Ukraine Eventual Membership, But No Timeline Offered, U.N. Condemns Russian Veto to Extend Aid Delivery Route in Syria, Taliban Evicts Hundreds of Displaced Families from Kabul Camp, Killing 2 Children, Iowa GOP Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban That's Set to Go into Effect This Week, Vermont Floodwaters Recede, But Officials Warn More Destructive Rain Could Be on Its Way, Court Halts Section of Construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline, EU Approves Nature Restoration Law in Win for Environment, Greek Coast Guard May Have Caused Disastrous June Shipwreck, Which Likely Killed Over 500 Migrants, "…
Dave DeCamp (2023-07-12). Russia's Spy Chief Says He Spoke With CIA Director About Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Sergey Naryshkin, the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), confirmed on Wednesday that he spoke with CIA Director William Burns after Yevgeny Prigozhin's short-lived rebellion. US media outlets reported at the end of June that Burns phoned Naryshkin to assure that the US was not involved in Prigozhin's mutiny. But Naryshkin said the two …
Editor (2023-07-12). Without the 2014 coup, Ukraine would be living in peace. mronline.org 
Oleg Nesterenko: "When we talk about the reasons that led the Russians to intervene militarily in Ukraine, root causes and triggers are often confused, especially in the Western press. The triggers are mistaken for the causes. As for the causes, we don't even talk about them, or we just talk nonsense. It's important to distinguish one from the other."
Editor (2023-07-12). Underestimate Russia at your own risk: A comparison of Hubris by Germany during WWII and today's collective West. mronline.org 
In honor of the NATO summit July 11 and 12, this is a comparison of how the Nazi leadership in World War Two and today's collective West similarly underestimated Russia and overestimated their capabilities.
Anonymous669 (2023-07-12). In Video: Russian Airstrikes Hit Militants Stronghold Near U.S. Garrison In Syria's Al-Tanf. southfront.org 
File image. | Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have reportedly carried out a series of airstrikes against a militant stronghold located near the United States-led coalition garrison in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf. | Video footage showing the airstrikes surfaced online on July 10. However, it is still unclear when exactly the airstrikes took place. | The militants who were based at the targeted stronghold were reportedly a part of sabotage groups which were t…
Matthew Hoh (2023-07-12). 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.
Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-12). UN Security Council fails to agree on aid to rebel-held areas in Syria after Russia and West veto resolutions. peoplesdispatch.org Syria has long maintained that all aid to the country should flow through the government as the current mechanism violates its sovereignty and prolongs the war…
Ahmed Adel (2023-07-12). Central Banks Hoarding Gold After Russian Asset Freeze. globalresearch.ca
ecns.cn (2023-07-12). Russia becomes No.1 export destination for Chinese-made automobiles. ecns.cn Chinese-made automobiles are making a wider and firmer foothold in Russia amid a strong export momentum since the start of the year.
Leonid Savin (2023-07-12). Russia-Cuba: a new beginning. thealtworld.com In the current geopolitical turbulence, not many countries continue to maintain an unambiguous and friendly stance towards Russia. Even among its neighbours there are states whose leaders prefer to keep silent or use the situation to improve their own position. But among old friends, the Republic of Cuba maintains a clear course. At the UN, Cuba always votes in favour of Russia (or against anti-Russian resolutions pushed by the collective West). Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has expressed some support for Moscow's special military operation and condemned NATO countries. Cuban media, primarily those with inter…
Staff (2023-07-12). UN fails to agree Syria aid lifeline extension. thecanary.co On 11 July, the UN Security Council failed to reach consensus on extending a key Syria aid route. This threw into doubt a vital mechanism that provides life-saving support to millions of people. Russia vetoed a nine-month extension of the agreement authorising the operation of the conduit during a vote at the UN headquarters in …
Scott Ritter, Consortium News. (2023-07-12). NATO Summit, A Theater Of The Absurd. popularresistance.org The leaders of NATO's 31 constituent member states have begun to assemble in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, for the alliance's 33rd summit, an event that has come to symbolize the military organization's increasingly difficult task of transforming political will into tangible reality. | Since the Wales Summit of 2014, when NATO made Russia a top priority in the aftermath of the Russian annexation of Crimea, and the Warsaw Summit of 2016, when NATO agreed to deploy "battlegroups" on the soil of four NATO members (Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Poland) in response to perceived Russian "aggression" in the region…
_____ (2023-07-12). Iraq Turns to Qatar, Turkmenistan to Reduce Reliance on Iranian Gas. strategic-culture.org 
Iraqis are suffering from soaring summer temperatures amid electricity shortages caused by reduced supplies of Iranian gas. | Join us on , , and . | Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani held an emergency meeting on 1…
ecns.cn (2023-07-12). Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to attend BRI Forum in China. ecns.cn Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will attend the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held in China in October.
ecns.cn (2023-07-12). China to enhance digital ties with more countries. ecns.cn China is committed to collaborating with all parties concerned, particularly developing countries, to promote digital connectivity for the larger goals of global economic growth and international development.
Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-07-12). Friday 7/14: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…
Ali Abunimah (2023-07-12). What we know about Elizabeth Tsurkov. electronicintifada.net Who is the Israeli researcher and why was she in Iraq?
Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-07-12). Israel expels Palestinian family from their Jerusalem home. electronicintifada.net City officials celebrate and call for "Nakba now."
Rod Such (2023-07-12). Why are colleges "civil" to Israel? electronicintifada.net Politics and culture of Western universities promote thinking over acting.
krish-rad_ind (2023-07-12). It's Hard To Engage In China-Bashing Without Tripping On Contradictions. popularresistance.org
Editor (2023-07-12). Patrick Lawrence: A Yellen in the China Shop. scheerpost.com 
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.
ecns.cn (2023-07-12). China's renewable energy continues to grow, leading Asia. ecns.cn The China Electricity Council predicted that the country's power use, a key barometer of economic activity, will register stable growth in 2023 driven by the overall recovery of the country's economy.
ecns.cn (2023-07-12). Wind, solar power surge in China. ecns.cn China may beat its 2030 development target for solar and wind energy five years ahead of schedule, a report from a San Francisco-based independent nonprofit organization said, as the country celebrates National Low-carbon Day on Wednesday.
ecns.cn (2023-07-12). Rise in new water projects underway this year. ecns.cn More new water management projects with even greater investments have been proposed so far this year, as China strives to boost economic recovery through infrastructure, according to the Ministry of Water Resources.
ecns.cn (2023-07-12). China shares design for lunar mission with public. ecns.cn China made public on Wednesday specific designs for its manned lunar mission that is scheduled to be achieved before the end of this decade.
ecns.cn (2023-07-12). AMEC wins second trial in safeguarding its intellectual property. ecns.cn Chinese semiconductor equipment company Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc said that it has prevailed in its second instance of a trade secret misappropriation lawsuit filed in China against Lam Research Corp of Fremont, California.
ecns.cn (2023-07-12). China advances 15-minute neighborhood construction. ecns.cn China will fully advance the construction of 15-minute neighborhoods, where residents could complete their daily activities within 15 minutes of walk, in the next three years as part of the country's efforts to restore and expand consumption.
ecns.cn (2023-07-12). China announces manned moon landing plan. ecns.cn China's manned moon landing plan will be carried out in three phases, announced Zhang Hailian, deputy chief designer of China Manned Space Program, on Wednesday at central China's Wuhan.
Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-12). China launches methane-powered space rocket. plenglish.com Beijing, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) China sent into space its first methane-powered rocket, which was developed by the domestic company LandSpace.This issue is considered a milestone of high technology in the hands of the private sector.
Staff (2023-07-12). Can U.S. Capitalists Really "Decouple" from China? soundcloud.com On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's trip to China for some of the highest-profile talks yet between the Chinese government and the Biden administration. As a fierce struggle over the future of the world economy plays out, the United States has maintained the Trump-era tariffs and is …
DLI (2023-07-12). Janet Yellen, playing the "good cop" routine in China? indybay.org Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Beijing this week meeting with Chinese officials. But Western corporate media is trying to spin her role as a "good cop" for the NeoLiberal policy of coercing China to follow the USA-made "rules-based" international order.
Wolfgang Mueller (2023-07-12). China's further development has priority. indybay.org The focus of Chinese policy remains the economic and social development of the country… Despite the enormous successes in economic and social development, there is still a long way to go before China catches up and can also keep up with the rich industrialized countries in terms of per capita economic output.
Anonymous669 (2023-07-12). Explosion Reported On Separation Line Between Israel And Lebanon Amid High Tensions (Video). southfront.org 
File image. | An explosion was heard near the separation line between Israel and Lebanon on July 12 afternoon, according to Hebrew and Arab media reports. | Initially, a security source and an informed source told Reuters that several members of Lebanon's Hezbollah were wounded in an "attack". From its side, Israel's public broadcaster Kan said that the group's members had set a fire at line, setting off landmines, and that Israeli troops had fired warning shots during the incident. | The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) a…
Global Research News (2023-07-12). Selected Articles: The Occupation and Jewish Values. globalresearch.ca 
By The intensifying violent encounters between the two sides since the beginning of the year have claimed the lives of 147 Palestinians and 23 Israelis. The vicious cycle …
Staff (2023-07-12). 13 July, Twitter Space: Political Prisoners for Palestine: A crime to care? samidoun.net 
DON'T MISS THIS IMPORTANT DISCUSSION OF THE PALESTINE ACTION PRISONERS ▪️ What shall we do when Palestine supporters are repeatedly put behind bars for protesting for our brothers and sisters in Palestine? ▪️ What can we do to help them continue fighting against companies like Elbit Systems who provide the arms to kill innocent men, …
Susan Price (2023-07-12). 10 West Papuan activists arrested in Jayapura. greenleft.org.au 
Ten activists — members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) — were arrested by Indonesian authorities on July 11 in Jayapura, while handing out leaflets to promote a protest, reports Susan Price.
Andrea Rodríguez (2023-07-12). Onetime child symbol of the U.S. blockade Elián González elected to Cuba's congress. peoplesworld.org 
HAVANA (AP)—Elián González has the same big, expressive eyes he did 23 years ago when an international custody battle transformed him into the face of the long-strained relations between Cuba and the United States. Now 29, González is stepping into Cuban politics. He was recently elected to his country's legislature with hopes of helping his …
Ana Perdigón (2023-07-12). Venezuela 'Hikes' Diesel Price to $0.32 per Liter. orinocotribune.com 
An adjustment to the price of diesel fuel for the industrial sector was made official in Venezuela after being published in the government gazette. The new price is equivalent to 32 US cents per liter. In addition, Article 2 of the resolution states that the government may evaluate the use of different prices for sectors considered to be a priority. | The new price is a necessary adjustment after the US restricted, under illegal sanctions, exports of diesel to Venezuela in 2021, while President Maduro's administration retained a subsidized price equivalent to slightly less than half a cent per liter in US dollars…
William Van Wagenen (2023-07-12). How the Taliban Crushed the CIA's Heroin Bonanza in Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca
teleSUR (2023-07-12). Kenya and Iran Strengthen Bilateral Relations. telesurenglish.net Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi received a red carpet welcome from Kenyan counterpart William Ruto on Wednesday as he began a three-country tour of Africa that Tehran has touted as a "new beginning" in relations with the continent. | Related: | Raisi's trip to Africa, which will also take him to Uganda and Zimbabwe, is the first by an Iranian president in more than a decade and represents a bid to diversify economi…
Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-12). Israeli forces illegally evict Palestinian family from East Jerusalem home. peoplesdispatch.org After the Sub Luban family was evicted, their home was given to illegal Israeli Jewish settlers in violation of international law. The family has been fighting to retain its house for over 45 years…
teleSUR (2023-07-12). Israel to Build 450 New Settlement Units in East Jerusalem. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Palestine rejected an Israeli plan to build 450 new settlement units in East Jerusalem, saying the plan has disregarded the countries that support the two-state solution. | RELATED: | Israel's plan is "disregarding the countries that reject the settlement," the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said in a press statement, adding the plan "aims to separate Palestinian neighborhoods, towns, and communities in Je…
Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-12). Palestine criticizes international reaction to Israeli crimes. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Government criticized Wednesday the timid reactions of the international community in the face of the ethnic cleansing Israel conducts in occupied East Jerusalem.
Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-07-12). Colombia's Vice-Minister of Health explains the country's new health reform. peoplesdispatch.org The government of Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez has initiated an ambitious health reform in Colombia, which could make essential care more accessible to the people. Health activists from the WHO Watch program met with Dr. Jaime Urrego, Vice-Minister of Health of Colombia, to discuss its impacts.
teleSUR (2023-07-12). Uganda and Its Campaign to Normalize Homophobia. telesurenglish.net In Uganda, you can simply be arrested for being gay or lesbian. Since May, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act, despite widespread condemnation from many Western governments and human rights activists. Since that time, sexual relations between people of the same sex have been punishable by jail or life imprisonment. | Related: | This violative practice has been legal in the co…
teleSUR (2023-07-12). Cuba Rejects European Parliament Interference. telesurenglish.net The International Relations Commission of the National Assembly of People's Power (Parliament) on Wednesday rejected a resolution adopted by the European Parliament (EP) calling for sanctions against Cuban officials for alleged "human rights violations." | RELATED: | The Assembly points out that the European document shows highly interfering content, defaming not only the Cuban reality, its legal system, and the rule of law b…
Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-12). Belarus ambassador describes relations with Cuba as very good. plenglish.com At the political level we are two sister nations that exchange similar criteria and on the economic field we have common challenges with important logistical aspects that are being improved, the diplomat said. | Baranovsky explained that in 2021 Belarus exported 156 tractors to Cuba in order to boost the development of agriculture, one of the sectors in which there are major agreements between the European and Caribbean nations. | The ambassador said that the start of flights from Moscow to Varadero is a great opportunity to boost the arrival of tourists from his country to Cuba, although he noted that there are…
Ana Luisa Brown (2023-07-12). MEP slams EP resolution against Cuba. plenglish.com Despite the infamous insulting resolution, the peoples of the world are with you (Cuba), he said in a message of fraternal greetings to Cuba. | According to the Left Group member, the European Parliament (EP) has become a loudspeaker for the most reactionary and extreme right-wingers. | Regarding the adopted document, Pineda asserted that it contaminates and stains what should be the house of Europe's sovereignty. | The text used the human rights issue to attack Cuba, with the clear intention of affecting the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement signed by the European Union (EU) and Cuba in 2016. | Pineda…
Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-12). Cuba reports 7 new Covid-19 cases, no deaths. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is nowadays maintaining a too much favorable epidemiological situation in its control over Covid-19, where just seven cases were reported on Wednesday in three provinces, as informed by Public Health Ministry (MINSAP).
Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-12). Seismicity in Cuba during the first half of the year, no fear. plenglish.com Santiago de Cuba, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) Although a large part of all 13 active zones of the Cuban National Seismological Service (SSNC) registered a high occurrence of tremors during the first semester of this year, the summary of that trend points to moderation.
Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-12). Medicines for Cuba, solidarity without blockade. plenglish.com Washington, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) More than two tons of medicines purchased and collected in the United States thanks to a project by the Interfaith Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO) are set in Miami to be shipped to Cuba.
Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-12). Peoples' Summit demands Cuba's removal from terrorism list. plenglish.com Brussels, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) In a declaration of principles, the Brussels-2023 Peoples' Summit demanded that the United States remove Cuba from its unilateral list of countries sponsoring terrorism.
Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-12). Cuban lawmakers reject European Parliament's interfering resolution. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) The International Relations Commission of Cuba's National People's Power Assembly on Wednesday rejected the European Parliament's resolution, whose content highly interferes with and defames Cuba's reality.
Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-12). European youths are summoned to condemn the blockade against Cuba. plenglish.com Brussels, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) Youth in Europe were invited today by the Youth Network of the European Left Party to stand up with Cuba in its struggle against the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States.
teleSUR (2023-07-12). Venezuela Formally Presents New Ambassador to Colombia. telesurenglish.net The Venezuelan ambassador to Colombia, Carlos Eduardo Martínez Mendoza, has presented to the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, the Letters of Credence, thus institutionalizing his functions in the neighboring country. | RELATED: | Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil commented on the new ambassador, saying that his country's government is confident that Martínez Mendoza will have "fruitful management." | "Venezuela and Colombia…
teleSUR (2023-07-12). President Maduro: Capriles Conspires Against Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro denounced that opposition politician Henrique Capriles continues to conspire and encourage economic warfare against this South American nation. | RELATED: | During his weekly television program, Maduro recalled that Capriles supported the arbitrary U.S. sanctions against Venezuela, the urban riots ("guarimbas") aimed at destabilizing the country, and the political farce…
Staff (2023-07-12). Venezuela and Suriname Sign Agreements to Strengthen Relations. orinocotribune.com On Monday, in Caracas, Venezuelan Minister of for Foreign Affairs Yván Gil and his counterpart from Suriname, Albert Ramdin, signed a joint declaration at the fifth meeting for the Mechanism for Political Consultations between both countries. | The activity took place in the Salvador Allende hall of the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry and represents an example of the actions carried out by both countries to strengthen the ties of cooperation and mutual fr…
scorinoco (2023-07-12). Venezuela's Communist Party Members Request Supreme Court to Appoint Special Board for Party Restructuring. orinocotribune.com A group of Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) members requested the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) to appoint a special board for restructuring the party. | The group's spokesperson, Victor Parra, spoke to the media outside the court. He explained that they went to the court to "ask for justice regarding the administration of the party." | Parra reported that the group filed an appeal before the Constitutional Chamber of the TSJ asking for a special board because they consider the current PCV leadership illegitimate and illegal for having been elected in a party congress where "more than 80% of the party members…
Editor (2023-07-12). Caged, stripped, beaten: Latest 'Save the Children' report on Palestine makes chilling read. mronline.org 
According to a just-released report by the international rights organization, Save the Children, four out of five Palestinian children in the Israeli military detention system are beaten and 69 per cent are strip-searched.
teleSUR, nama (2023-07-12). Cuba rechaza presencia en la isla de submarino nuclear de EE.UU. telesurtv.net La declaración alerta que la presencia del submarino nuclear obliga a cuestionar cuál es la razón militar del hecho.
teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-12). Asamblea Nacional de Cuba condena injerencismo de Parlamento Europeo. telesurtv.net Señala que el texto promovido por eurodiputados de derecha busca torpedear los lazos entre Cuba, la Celac y la UE, y es servil a la hostilidad de Gobierno de EE.UU.
teleSUR, YSM (2023-07-12). Presidente Maduro: Capriles sigue conspirando contra Venezuela. telesurtv.net "El pueblo te conoce: apoyaste las guarimbas, al guaidosismo y las sanciones", destacó Maduro en su cuenta de Twitter.
teleSUR, JGN (2023-07-12). Presidente de Irán comienza en Kenia gira por países africanos. telesurtv.net Raisi "ha viajado a Kenia al frente de una delegación económica y política de alto nivel", resaltó la cancillería del país persa.
teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-12). Presidente palestino visita Yenín tras ataque israelí. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con medios palestinos, Abbas colocó una ofrenda floral en las tumbas de las víctimas mortales.
teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-12). Retiran condecoración laboral a dictador español. telesurtv.net Además de Francisco Franco, les fue retirada la orden a antiguos ministros del régimen como José Luis Arrese, Juan Yagüe, José Antonio Girón, Jesús Romero Gorría y José Solís Ruiz.
Fernando G. Jaén Coll (2023-07-12). Los Estados Unidos de América (del Norte) impelidos a aumentar la apuesta de la guerra en Ucrania. globalizacion.ca La guerra en Ucrania es la guerra promovida por los EE. UU. para debilitar a Rusia y reducir con ello la fuerza resultante de la alianza de Rusia con China. No hay otro motivo en la raíz del comportamiento de…
teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-12). Explosión de fuegos artificiales deja cinco muertos en China. telesurtv.net La operación de rescate en el lugar ya ha concluido y los involucrados en la producción ilícita han sido puestos bajo custodia policial, de acuerdo con la misma fuente.
teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-07-12). Sindicatos de Israel reactivan protesta anti-reforma judicial. telesurtv.net Miles de manifestantes tomaron las calles y autopistas e interrumpieron el acceso a ciudades como Tel Aviv y Jerusalén.
teleSUR -JCM (2023-07-12). Venezuela respalda denuncia de Cuba sobre manipulación de la UE. telesurtv.net Venezuela respalda las denuncias realizadas por Cuba relacionadas con la falta de transparencia y la conducta manipuladora de la UE en la preparación de cumbre con la Celac.
teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-12). China rechaza calificación de amenaza por parte de la OTAN. telesurtv.net Las declaraciones del portavoz de la cancillería china se producen cuando en Lituania concluyó este miércoles la Cumbre anual de la Alianza Atlántica.
teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-12). Dos muertos por deslizamiento de tierra en noroeste de China. telesurtv.net El desastre tuvo lugar en la aldea de Zhangzigou del distrito de Xiahe hacia las 23H34 horas de este lunes, según el departamento provincial de gestión de emergencias.
Palestinian women rally on 47th anniversary of Land Day in occupied Palestine, March 30, 2023. The writer traveled to the occupied West Bank during the Second Intifada representing the International Action Center. She gained access to Jenin in April 2002 when Israeli Defense Forces were barricading the destroyed refugee camp. . . . | 
After the closing of a major NATO summit in Lithuania, President Biden vowed to support Ukraine and warned the war may continue for a long time, before flying to Finland, the newest member of NATO, which shares an 830-mile border with Russia. The goal of this summit may have been to make Ukraine seem more aligned with NATO, but "they actually revealed that the alliance was split" when they did not offer a timeline for Ukraine's membership, says Stephen Wertheim, senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Wertheim says the real result of th…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs categorically rejects the entry into Guantanamo Bay, on July 5, 2023, of a nuclear-powered submarine that remained until July 8 at the U.S. military base located there, which constitutes a provocative escalation by the United States, whose political or strategic motives are unknown.
Pushback with Aaron Maté 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 general's office …
File image. | The Russian military had launched an attack with long-range sea-based high-precision weapons strike against ammunition depots of Kiev forces, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on July 13. | In a statement, the ministry said that all designated targets were "neutralized" in the attack, without providing any additional details. | The ministry also said that a new wave of Ukrainian attacks was repelled in the directions of Donetsk, Krasny Liman and South Donetsk. | In Donetsk d…
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research At the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), member states decided to replace the Millennium Development Goals (established in 2000) with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The first SDG was to 'end poverty in all its forms everywhere'. Despite the enthusiastic verbiage, it was clear that …
With his recently published book, "The East Is Still Red," Carlos Martinez has clarified the role of the Chinese revolution in improving the lives of a fifth of humanity. The book is a contribution to the discussion among Marxists regarding the class character of the People's Republic of China. As . . . | 
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On June 3, 2023, naval vessels from the United States and Canada conducted a joint military exercise in the South China Sea. A Chinese warship (LY 132) overtook the U.S. guided-missile destroyer (USS Chung-Hoon) and speeded across its path. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command released a statement saying that the Chinese ship "executed maneuvers in an unsafe manner." The spokesperson from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang Wenbin, responded that the United States …
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—A debate with opposition pre-candidates running for the primaries has been held in the exclusive private university of Caracas, the Catholic University Andres Bello, in an auditorium filled with many sympathetic journalists and few ordinary voters. The debate, held this Wednesday, July 12, is not a very common occurrence within the Venezuelan opposition due to its constant infighting. | This occurrence, too, was not exempt of controversies, due to the unexplained absence of six out of the total of 14 pre-candidates that registered for the primaries. The absence of Henrique Capri…