(2024-10-03). Israeli attack on a high-rise building in central Beirut kills nine people. aljazeera.com
(2024-10-03). Harris Campaign Struggles to Regain Muslim and Arab Voter Support Amid Middle East Tensions. devdiscourse.com Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign is making efforts to win back disenchanted Muslim and Arab voters amid mounting tensions in the Middle East. On Wednesday, Harris' national security adviser Phil Gordan met with community leaders virtually, expressing the administration's support for a ceasefire in Gaza and diplomatic efforts in Lebanon. However, the move may be too late to sway opinions, as some community figures, like Lebanese-American attorney Ali Dagher, have expressed skepticism.
(2024-10-03). Nuclear Annihilation Threatened By Revival Of Cold War And Red Scare. popularresistance.org There had been a sense of waiting with bated breath in the wake of Russia's President Vladimir Putin recent announcement that he would lower the threshold for Russia's use of nuclear weapons, as the US and its NATO allies broadcasted their plans to ignore a repeated "red line" articulated by US President Biden not to provide arms to Ukraine which could be launched deep inside Russia. | Britain is playing its usual provocative role by sending clear messages that it would welcome US approval to let Ukraine use its "Storm Shadow" long-range missiles. We just got a short breather, in light of this recently issued pub…
(2024-10-03). Biden's Big Snub To Netanyahu? U.S. Opposes Potential Israeli Strikes On Iran's Nuclear Sites. hindustantimes.com US President Joe Biden said that he does not support Israel's retaliatory strike on Iran's nuclear program to avenge the October 1 missile and drone attack. Biden said "no" while responding to reporters' questions amid mounting chorus in Israel to attack Iran's nuclear sites or oil facilities. He, however, said that he will be "discussing with the Israelis what they're going to do, but all seven of us (the G7 nations) agree that they have a right to respond, but they should respond proportionally."
(2024-10-03). Israeli Airstrikes Target Medical Facility, Kill Five Health Ministry Workers. unicornriot.ninja 
Gaza, Palestine — More than 1,150 Palestinians working in the health sector in Gaza have been killed by Israeli forces since Oct. 7, 2023 — one of many atrocities inflicted upon Palestinians over the last year. Two weeks ago, 986 health workers who've been killed were named publicly. Four days later, on Sept. 21, five …
(2024-10-03). At least 8 Israeli troops killed in combat with Hezbollah. newarab.com 
(2024-10-03). Bangladesh recalls its envoy in India. ummid.com In a major diplomatic reshuffle, the interim government in Bangladesh has recalled its ambassador in India.
(2024-10-03). Guinness World Records recognise Saudi astronaut as 1st female Arab in space. ummid.com Guinness World Records Monday September 30, 2024 recognised Saudi astronaut Rayyanah Barnawi as first female Arab in space.
(2024-10-03). Iran's Intelligence Services Chief was Mossad agent: Ex-Iranian President. ummid.com Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed the head of Iran's intelligence services responsible for countering Israeli agents was himself Mossad agent.
(2024-10-03). Samsung Galaxy S24 FE: Specs and Price. ummid.com Samsung Electronics has expanded its popular Galaxy S24 Series by launching Galaxy S24 FE, the latest addition to the Galaxy AI1 ecosystem that delivers premium mobile experiences to more users.
(2024-10-03). Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Series: Specifications and Features. ummid.com Samsung Electronics has unpacked the Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra and Galaxy Tab S10 Plus – the company's first tablets purposefully built for AI. Explore the new tablets' specifications, features and price.
(2024-10-03). Solar Eclipse October 2, 2024 – Time and List of Cities, Countries to Watch. ummid.com An Annular Solar Eclipse, that will virtually leave Sun looking like a 'Ring of Fire' will be seen in different parts of the world on Wednesday October 2, 2024.
(2024-10-03). WuKong Education releases revamped Math curriculum. ummid.com WuKong Education, a leading global online education provider, Monday September 30, 2024 launched its revamped WuKong Math curriculum, along with a brand-new math learning kit.
(2024-10-03). Chinese scientists revive hope of Type 1 Diabetes clinical cure. ummid.com Chinese scientists revived hope of clinical cure for Type 1 Diabetes after carrying out the wold's first procedure to transplant islet cells in a female patient that reverses the major disease.
(2024-10-03). How Research Liquids are Revolutionizing Pharmacology. ummid.com The sphere of pharmacology is focused on the science of drugs and their effects on the living system.
(2024-10-03). Study: 1 of 14 patients at risk of wrong diagnosis. ummid.com One out of every 14 patients hospitalised are at risk of wrong diagnosis though these diagnosis errors are preventable, a new research has revealed.
(2024-10-03). GIGABYTE Unpacks Motherboards for AMD Ryzen 9000 Processors. ummid.com Leading computer brand, GIGABYTE, Tuesday launched X870E and X870 series motherboards, specifically manufactured for AMD Socket AM5 platform.
(2024-10-03). Israel bans UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. ummid.com In another move insulting to the United Nations, the far right and extremist Zionist Regime of Israel banned the entry of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calling him 'persona non grata'.
(2024-10-03). Manipur, Attacks on Churches and Mosques – USCIRF Flags Religious Freedom in India. ummid.com In yet another embarrassing moment for the Narendra Modi government, the United States has once again flagged worsening religious freedom and condition of minorities in India under the BJP rule.
(2024-10-03). Retired AMU Prof donates Rs 50L to create Endowment Fund. ummid.com Dr Suhail Sabir, a retired Professor from the Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), has donated Rupees 50 lakh to establish an Endowment Fund at the university…
(2024-10-03). Buzz, Sheikh Hasina could leave India for Russia. ummid.com When will Sheikh Hasina leave India for Russia? It would be extremely difficult to determine the time.
(2024-10-03). Frances W. Pritchett, Ghalib Institute to receive Sir Syed Excellence Awards 2024. ummid.com Internationally acclaimed Scholar, Translator, Critic and Author Professor Frances W. Pritchett, Professor Emerita, Department of South Asian, Middle Eastern and African Studies, Columbia University, New York will receive this year's Sir Syed Excellence Award in the international category.
(2024-10-03). Google invites application for Software Engineering Winter Intern 2025. ummid.com Software major Google has invited applications from aspiring students for the "Software Engineering Winter Intern 2025" to hire bright minds to join its team and work as intern.
(2024-10-03). Night sweats might be sign of Lymphoma. ummid.com Lymphoma is a type of cancer that strikes lymphocytes, i.e., the white blood cells your immune system needs.
(2024-10-03). There's more to Tirupati Laddu controversy than meets the eye. ummid.com The Tirupati laddu controversy is more than just a religious issue – it is a flashpoint in the ongoing battle for control over religious institutions and the identity of Southern India itself.
(2024-10-03). US Mission to India announces additional visa appointments. ummid.com The U.S. Mission to India has announced additional 250,000 visa appointments to help visa-seekers appear for interviews in timely manner.
(2024-10-03). In a 1st, scientists discover brain cells hanging out together. ummid.com A latest research has revealed that brain neuron cells exhibit patterns akin to friends spending time in each other's company and collaborating, and that networking and communal behavior are traits shared even by neurons.
(2024-10-03). Infants who receive only breast milk after birth at lesser asthma risk. ummid.com New born babies who are exclusively fed breast milk during their hospitalisation at birth are less likely to develop asthma in early childhood, researchers said.
(2024-10-03). NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 on Way to International Space Station. ummid.com The two crew members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission launched at 1: 17 p.m. EDT Saturday, for a science expedition aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
(2024-10-03). Let's Talk Gaza 365 AAUC Educational Fund Raising for Amputees, Saturday, October 5, Teaneck, 5pm. fightbackbetter.com 
üóìÔ∏è Saturday, October 5‚è±Ô∏è 5PM Special Guest @stevesosebeeFounder of @heal.palestine 100% Proceeds will go to@heal.palestine to support children in Gaza, as well as…
(2024-10-03). Ben Taylor Gains NJ CD-9 Momentum in Paterson "Little Palestine" fightbackbetter.com 
Each week, Ben Taylor and an entourage of supporters including other Pro-Palestine Green Party candidates have been hitting the streets of Paterson, NJ (Little Palestine) which is likely the US city with the most dense concentration of Palestinian Americans in the US. | On Thursdays from 6 — 7: 30 they meet at Main Street (Palestine Way) and Gould at a little triangle-shaped park which they use as a base of campaign operations — flanking both sides of the street and parading up and down the block — distributing fliers, striking up conversations and receiving overwhelming support from Paterson res…
(2024-10-03). A year after the attack on NewsClick, journalists in India call for a united fight against assaults on independent media. peoplesdispatch.org Many former NewsClick employees are struggling to find an alternative job even after months of unemployment due to the vilification and fear mongering campaign launched by the ultra-right government in India.
(2024-10-03). US leaves Hurricane Helene survivors behind while funding Israel's genocidal war. peoplesdispatch.org At least 204 people are dead as a result of Hurricane Helene, which has
(2024-10-03). Unrealisable Justice: Julian Assange in Strasbourg. counterpunch.org 
It was good to hear that voice again. A voice of provoking interest that pitter patters, feline across a parquet, followed by the usual devastating conclusion. Julian Assange's last public address was made in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. There, he was a guest vulnerable to the capricious wishes of changing governments. At Belmarsh Prison in London, he was
(2024-10-03). Destacan atractivo de Cuba para empresas vitivinícolas. radiohc.cu La Habana, 3 oct (RHC) Participantes en la 23 edición de la Fiesta Internacional del Vino del Hotel Nacional de Cuba destacaron hoy las potencialidades del mercado turístico de esta isla para firmas vitivinícolas.
(2024-10-03). Presidente de Ecuador decreta toque de queda para 20 localidades. radiohc.cu Quito, 3 oct RHC) Como parte de las restricciones del nuevo estado de excepción decretado hoy por el presidente Daniel Noboa, en 20 localidades de Ecuador regirá el toque de queda.
(2024-10-03). Primera etapa de campaña de vacunación contra el neumococo a la población pediátrica. radiohc.cu La Habana, 3 oct (RHC) Más del 89 % de la población pediátrica cubana prevista para inmunizarse con la vacuna antineumocócica Pneumosil 10 valente, recibió la primera dosis, informó el director nacional de Epidemiología del Ministerio de Salud Pública, Francisco Durán.
(2024-10-03). No cambies de caballo en mitad del río. radiohc.cu No cambies de caballo en mitad del río", significa no alterar tu curso de acción, plan o líder en medio de un proyecto, no cambiar de opinión en un momento inoportuno. El proverbio se atribuye a Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), el decimosexto presidente de los Estados Unidos…
(2024-10-03). Altos mandos de Carabineros de Chile en proceso por violación de DDHH. radiohc.cu La Habana, 3 oct (RHC) Cinco años después del estallido social en Chile, los altos mandos de Carabineros enfrentan hoy un proceso de imputación por las violaciones de los derechos humanos cometidas contra la población civil.
(2024-10-03). Washington Sets Trap for Iran, Will Iran Take the Bait? thealtworld.com The US has long-standing, documented plans to provoke a war with Iran via its Israeli proxies designed to deflect the consequences away from Washington and toward Israel. | The US also seeks an opportunity to wade into a conflict after it begins, but appear committed to peace beforehand, and only reluctantly enter into an "unprovoked" war — just as the US has done with Ukraine vis-a-vis Russia. | Related Article: | References: | Guardian…
(2024-10-03). Understanding Iran's overdue retaliation, w/Dr. Foad Izadi. youtube.com 
The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal interviews Dr. Foad Izadi, a professor of American Studies at the University of Tehran, on Iran's retaliation against Israel for its assassinations of key allies including Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, and addresses widespread criticism that the response came too late. Izadi charts the next step in …
(2024-10-03). WaPo Detailed The New Tactics Responsible For Russia's Latest Successes In Donbass. thealtworld.com To paraphrase the famous saying, "Russians saddle slow but ride fast", so it's possible that everything might soon accelerate as a result of Russia finally adopting these tactics. | The Washington Post (WaPo) published a piece on Wednesday about how "
(2024-10-03). Cuban children's company La Colmenita highly acclaimed in US capital. plenglish.com Washington, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban children's theater company La Colmenita gave another excellent performance, this time in the capital of the United States, the last stop of a tour that also included Tampa and New York.
(2024-10-03). Airstrike: Boeing's Machinists still on picket line after three weeks. peoplesworld.org 
RENTON, Wash.—The walkout from Boeing by 33,000 Machinists in Washington state and Portland, Ore., is about to enter its fourth week in spite of a "final" deal Boeing executives released directly to workers, demanding immediate ratification. Since then, negotiations have stopped with no indication either side is willing to give ground. As of Sept. 30, …
(2024-10-03). Biden's Israel policy has led us to the brink of war on Iran. nationofchange.org How Biden's unconditional support for Israel's expanding war with its neighbors has brought the United States to the brink of war with Iran.
(2024-10-03). Biden's Israel Policy Has Led Us to the Brink of War on Iran. globalresearch.ca
(2024-10-03). Biden's Israel Policy Has Led Us to the Brink of War on Iran. counterpunch.org 
On October 1, Iran fired about 180 missiles at Israel in response to Israel's recent assassinations of leaders of its Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), Hezbollah and Hamas. There are conflicting reports about how many of the missiles struck their targets and if there were any deaths. But Israel is now considering a counterattack that could propel it into an all-out
(2024-10-03). PDF of October 3 issue. workers.org 
Download the color version. Download the black & white version. Protests erupt as world condemns Israel/U.S. murder of Nasrallah WW Statement: On the murder of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah Workers strike at Eagles, 76ers and Phillies stadiums U.N. diplomats walk out on Netanyahu's speech The billionaire companies behind Israel's bombs Download . . . |
(2024-10-03). Zelensky's Laughable 'Victory Plan' Seems to be 'Working' — He Already Got $8 Billion. Is He Engaged in "Election Meddling"? globalresearch.ca In the last two and a half years, the Neo-Nazi junta frontman Volodymyr Zelensky pitched a number of "peace" plans, formulas, platforms and whatnot. Last year,
(2024-10-03). Fighting against war means fighting capitalism! wsws.org Never before has the threat of nuclear annihilation been as great as it is today. It is high time to stop the unbridled escalation of the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine by the NATO powers.
(2024-10-03). Biden escalates toward disastrous war against Iran. wsws.org The United States and Israel stand on the verge of a direct attack on Iran, with the most far-reaching and catastrophic consequences for the Middle East and the whole world.
(2024-10-03). Twisters: Social disaster as empty spectacle. wsws.org The film is totally uninterested in the social issues bound up with so-called "natural" disasters.
(2024-10-03). "We will not accept business as usual": Workers across the US support East Coast docks strike. wsws.org "We have to press our advantage. We are demonstrating in every industry that we are the most powerful social force and now it must be organized."
(2024-10-03). Residents divided as judge approves $600 million settlement over East Palestine, Ohio derailment. wsws.org Victims of industrial poisoning of East Palestine say that the class action settlement does not go far enough to restore what they have lost, or to compensate them if health problems develop in the future.
(2024-10-03). Vice-presidential debate: Political humbug covers up US drive to global war. wsws.org The 90-minute debate between Senator JD Vance and Governor Tim Walz put on display the basic agreement between the two right-wing corporate parties.
(2024-10-03). Hurricane Helene death toll rises to 190 as US Southeast digs out from catastrophe driven by climate change. wsws.org The full extent of the damage to infrastructure is still largely unknown, while hundreds of thousands of people in the Southeast are still without running water, electricity and cell phone service.
(2024-10-03). For The First Time, Congress Will Vote On Blocking Weapons To Israel. popularresistance.org Last week Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced that he had introduced legislation to block a $20 billion arms sale to Israel. | The Joint Resolutions of Disapproval would prevent the delivery of offensive weapons that the State Department approved in August, just days before ceasefire talks were set to resume. The package includes fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles. | "Sadly, and illegally, much of the carnage in Gaza has been carried out with U.S.-provided military equipment," said Sanders in a statement. "Providing more offensive weapons to continue this disastrous war would violate U.S. and inter…
(2024-10-03). Inside The Uncommitted Movement's Failure To Move The Democratic Party. popularresistance.org The Uncommitted National Movement* was formed by activists and delegates to the Democratic National Convention following months of protest against the Gaza genocide and a groundswell of opposition against the Biden-Harris administration for its support for Israel. Although the pro-Palestine movement succeeded in carrying out a historic campaign that gathered hundreds of thousands of uncommitted and protest votes during Democratic primaries across the country, the Uncommitted Campaign thus far has failed in its efforts to shift the Democratic Party, or its presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, in any meaningful w…
(2024-10-03). End The Siege On New York City. popularresistance.org On May 1, 2023, Jordan Neely walked onto the F train at the Second Avenue subway stop in Manhattan and never walked out. Daniel Penny, a former Marine from West Islip in suburban Suffolk County, executed Jordan Neely in a full subway car while passengers watched. They were forced to witness Penny keep Neely in a chokehold for about six minutes — even after he had gone completely motionless. | Neely, a known subway performer and Michael Jackson impersonator, was homeless and battled a number of mental health conditions. That day on the train, he began to cry out in anger and anguish and instead of receiving…
(2024-10-03). Imperialist Feminism: Canada Funds Haitian Human Rights Groups. popularresistance.org The Canadian government funds several non-governmental organizations (NGO) in Haiti under the banner of promoting human rights. A significant portion of this funding is devoted to feminist and women's advocacy groups in Haiti. Often in coordination with the United-Nations and private foundations, the Canadian government directly implicates itself in the governance of these NGOs. Other Canadian-funded programs in Haiti include leadership programs that provide training to individuals to participate in developing reforms related to governance. Key leaders in Haiti's feminist movement are also long-time recipients of…
(2024-10-03). Your Mind Is A Battlefield: Decolonize It To Prevent Global Catastrophe! popularresistance.org It's a great honor for me to join you in this extraordinary, historical moment of celebration and reflection on the 75th anniversary of the founding of the PRC. | As has been said, we are seeing changes unseen in a century. Changes both great and terrible. | We are currently seeing the unravelling of Empire ⚪ and its last desperate, violent, hideous death rattle. | We are seeing the unmasking of 500 years of western "civilization", and the laying bare of its hypocrisy and unspeakable brutality. | We are seeing the true face of capitalist imperialism, not its made up public relations face, but its resting bastard f…
(2024-10-03). Israel Planning Major Attack On Iran. popularresistance.org Israel is planning to launch a "significant retaliation" attack against Iran over the Iranian missile barrage that targeted Israel on Tuesday, which was a response to several Israeli escalations in the region. Israeli officials acknowledged to Axios that the situation could lead to a full-blown regional war, which would involve the US. | According to the Axios report, Israel could target oil production facilities inside Iran or other strategic sites. Israeli officials say that if Iran hits back, then all options will be on the table, including strikes on Iran's civilian nuclear facilities. | "We have a big questi…
(2024-10-03). Assemblies Can 'Make The Public A Formidable Force'. popularresistance.org Assemble is a group working to set up local assemblies around Britain. Its aim is for ordinary people to deliberate on important local, national, and international issues, and on the potential solutions to them. Then, delegates would come together at a House of the People. The launch of this house took place in August, and you can see the Canary's full, first-hand report on it here. | On 23 September, Assemble spokesperson Maddison Wheeldon delivered a statement outside parliament. She highlighted "five urgent political priorities" that people around the country had decided on at the launch. Having stood as an in…
(2024-10-03). US-Israeli Rampage in the Middle East: Barreling Towards WWIII. popularresistance.org Israel has started a ground invasion into Lebanon with the approval of the Biden/Harris administration. This is following an intense bombing campaign by Israeli authorities against Lebanon killing hundreds of civilians and leaving thousands injured. Hezbollah, the militant group Israel claims it's targeting, has been engaged in cross border exchange with the Israeli military over the last year, primarily hitting military targets. This is a defensible military action considering they are trying to prevent a full-scale genocide in Gaza. | Joining Abby Martin is Séamus Malekafzali to talk about Israel's invasion of…
(2024-10-03). Who Will Care For Americans Left Behind By Climate Migration? popularresistance.org When Hurricane Helene, the 420-mile-wide, slow-spinning conveyor belt of wind and water, drowned part of Florida's coastline and then barged its path northward through North Carolina last week, it destroyed more than homes and bridges. It shook people's faith in the safety of living in the South, where the tolls of extreme heat, storms and sea level rise are quickly adding up. | Helene was just the latest in a new generation of storms that are intensifying faster, and dumping more rainfall, as the climate warms. It is also precisely the kind of event that is expected to drive more Americans to relocate as climate…
(2024-10-03). Deal Or No Deal? popularresistance.org The case of the Gitmo plea agreement keeps getting curiouser and curiouser. | A few weeks ago, we learned that a plea agreement had been entered into by way of a signed contract among the retired general in the Pentagon who is supervising all Gitmo prosecutions, the Gitmo defendants and defense counsel, and the military prosecutors. | The agreement, as we understand it from sources who have seen it, provides that in return for a guilty plea, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and others will serve life terms at Gitmo, rather than be exposed at trial to the death penalty. The guilty plea is to include a public and detailed re…
(2024-10-03). Palestine Action Halt F-35 Supply Chain At Wirral Weapons Factory. popularresistance.org Palestine Action activists shut down a factory today that is known to supply crucial parts for warplanes being used in Israel's Gaza genocide. | They climbed onto the roof of Teledyne CML Composites in Bromborough on the Wirral, cut holes into it and sprayed blood-red paint into the factory. | Parent company Teledyne Technologies is the single-largest exporter of weaponry from Britain to Israel. | CML Composites specialises in components for the F-35 fighter jet, which Israel has used to drop 2,000lb bombs on Gaza. | Activists from the group previously targeted the site in July, driving a van through the factory…
(2024-10-03). Regional War Is Heating Up In West Asia. popularresistance.org "The UAV force of Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a military operation targeting a vital target in the [Tel Aviv] area in occupied Palestine with several Yaffa drones. The operation successfully achieved its objectives, as the drones reached their targets without the enemy being able to [shoot them down]," Saree said in a statement shared on social media. | The Ansrallah official did not give any details about the target of the strike, which he described as being part of the "fifth phase" of Yemen's military operations in support of the Palestinian resistance in Gaza. | Saree also called on "all Arab and Islamic…
(2024-10-03). Citibank Is Bankrolling The Largest Offshore Oil Facility In The US. popularresistance.org On an early morning this September, I stood in front of the headquarters of Citibank, chanting and singing as 31 activists were dragged away by police for blocking the building's entrance. I'm a retired teacher and a grandmother living in Texas. How did I wind up helping lead this action in New York City? | Over the past three months, organizers have engaged in the Summer of Heat on Wall Street, the largest sustained civil disobedience campaign in the climate movement's history. For the past twelve weeks this summer, more than 5,000 people‚Äâ—‚Äâfrom faith leaders to scient…
(2024-10-03). The Middle East After Nasrallah. popularresistance.org There is no doubt that leaders do matter in the life of nations and movements, no matter how much one must acknowledge the role played by the masses of ordinary, working people. | The death of Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser in 1970 changed the political landscape in the region forever and helped launch what is commonly dubbed the "Saudi era" (i.e., the domination of Saudi Arabia over the affairs of the Arab world). | Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's impact on the Arab-Israeli question has been, perhaps, bigger than Nasser's because he has been more effective — from the standpoint of the Arab strug…
(2024-10-03). Journalist Reaction Panel To Assange Testimony. popularresistance.org On October 1, 2024, Julian Assange broke his silence. The WikiLeaks founder testified before the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) about the chilling effect his detention and conviction has had on human rights. When Assange was detained,The Committee previously found he met PACE's definition of a political prisoner. | Assange's testimony marked his first substantive, public comments in over half a decade. Other than his remarks at his sentencing hearing, the public has largely not heard from Assange since his 2019 arrest.
(2024-10-03). In Louisville, 5,200 GE Appliance Workers Gear Up For A Fight. popularresistance.org Hundreds of workers who make dishwashers, refrigerators, washers and dryers, and other home appliances at GE Appliances in Louisville, Kentucky, rallied September 14 ahead of contract negotiations. Their contract, covering 5,200 workers, expires at the end of the year. | This plant complex, known as Appliance Park, is the only one unionized of nine GE Appliances manufacturing sites across the country and is its global headquarters. The union is part of the industrial division of the Communications Workers; bargaining starts October 14. Though Kentucky is a "right-to-work" state, union membership at the plant is o…
(2024-10-03). Iran Hits Multiple Israeli Bases In Massive Missile Barrage. popularresistance.org Iran launched hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel late on 1 October in a massive retaliatory attack that officials in Tehran say achieved direct hits on multiple military bases across the country. | "We targeted three military bases: Nevatim, which houses F-35 aircraft, Netzarim, which houses F-15 jets used in the assassination of [Hezbollah leader] Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and Tel Nof base near Tel Aviv with Fattah ballistic missiles," the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced following the launch of as many as 400 missiles, including its first-ever use of the Fattah hypersonic ballistic missil…
(2024-10-03). Nearly 50,000 US Dockworkers Strike And Flex Collective Power. popularresistance.org At midnight on October 1, nearly 50,000 dockworkers across the US's East Coast walked off the job, shutting down ports across the coastline across cities including Boston, New York, Miami, and Houston. This is the International Longshoremen's Association's (ILA) first strike since 1977. ILA dockworkers are a lynchpin of the US economy. Ports affected by the strike include the Port of New York and New Jersey, the nation's third largest port in terms of the volume of cargo. "When my men hit the streets from Maine to Texas, every single port will lockdown," said ILA President Harold Daggett. "Everything in the Unite…
(2024-10-03). Speech of Russia's Foreign Minister at the 79th UN General Assembly. orinocotribune.com Speech by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the 79th UN General Assembly | Dear Mr President, | Ladies and gentlemen, | A few days ago, this building hosted a forum called the Summit of the Future. Russia was supportive of the idea of the Secretary-General to convene it, since the crisis of our Organisation is deepening and something needs to be done about this. We devoted our efforts to preparing the summit. However, we were realistic in our expectations. There have been many ambitious events in the modern history of the United Nations which ended up with loud declarations which were soon forgotten. | Th…
(2024-10-03). US Threatens 'Severe Consequences' for Iran. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, the US military shot down Iranian missiles headed towards Tel Aviv, launched by Iran as part of a broader response against Israel's aggression in Lebanon | US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on October 1, that Iran's missile attack on Israel "appears to have been defeated and ineffective." He also stressed that "this is a significant escalation by Iran, a significant event. We have made clear that there will be consequences, severe consequences, for this attack, and we will work with Israel to make that the case." Such statements by US officials leave many waiting on potential US retaliat…
(2024-10-03). Israel's attacks on healthcare in Lebanon echo devastation in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Israel's destruction of Gaza's civil and health infrastructure continues to shock humanitarian workers who manage to enter the enclave during their missions. Isabelle Defourny, a physician with Doctors Without Borders (MSF), described the dire conditions in Gaza during a recent media briefing, following her latest visit to the region. She was once again stunned by the precarious living conditions of forcibly displaced people and the landscape, completely flattened by Israeli attacks. | One of the major concerns at the moment is the approaching winter, which most of Gaza's population will face in makeshift tents,…
(2024-10-03). Mother of Alaa Abdel Fattah starts hunger strike to protest his continued imprisonment. peoplesdispatch.org
(2024-10-03). AMLO and his eternal struggle to refound Mexico. peoplesdispatch.org This piece is part two in a series about former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) who finished his term in office on September 30, 2024. AMLO made history by leaving office with a record 80% approval rating largely attributed to his efforts of poverty reduction and wealth redistribution. After the defeat…
(2024-10-03). Six Factory Workers Feared Dead In Tennessee After Being Swept Away During Hurricane Helene. democracynow.org 
The death toll from Hurricane Helene has reached 190 as fallout from the storm becomes clearer. Hundreds remain missing and presumed dead. President Biden has ordered the Pentagon to deploy 1,000 active-duty troops to help with flood relief efforts. Power outages and water shortages remain rampant across six southeastern states hit by one of the most destructive hurricanes in U.S. history. Democracy Now! speaks with immigrant rights activist Cesar Bautista Sanchez about how the storm has affected his area of Tennessee and the increasing danger of extreme weather events under the climate crisis. "This is sta…
(2024-10-03). Will Republicans Ensure Voting Rights in Helene-Devastated Battleground State of North Carolina? democracynow.org We look at how Hurricane Helene is impacting election preparation in Republican-leaning hard-hit areas of the battleground state of North Carolina, where some roads are impassable and mail service is suspended. | We look at how Hurricane Helene is impacting election preparation in Republican-leaning hard-hit areas of the battleground state of North Carolina, where some roads are impassable and mail service is suspended.
(2024-10-03). Democracy Now! 2024-10-03 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for October 03, 2024; "Don't Do It": Lebanese Lawyer Warns Israel Against Using War to Create a "New Middle East"; "Starving Gaza": Al Jazeera Film Shows U.S. Keeps Arming Israel as It Uses Hunger as a Weapon of War; Six Factory Workers Feared Dead in Tennessee After Being Swept Away During Hurricane Helene | Headlines for October 03, 2024; "Don't Do It": Lebanese Lawyer Warns Israel Against Using War to Create a "New Middle East"; "Starving Gaza": Al Jazeera Film Shows U.S. Keeps Arming Israel as It Uses Hunger as a Weapo…
(2024-10-03). US Marine Who Volunteered in the IDF Speaks Out as Lebanon Invasion Kicks Off. mintpressnews.com Despite Israel's reliance on airstrikes and propaganda, its invasion of Lebanon faces daunting challenges. With no clear plan and an undisciplined military, former USMC Drill Instructor Sgt. Zuleyka Morales joins us to explain why the operation may repeat past failures.
(2024-10-03). Israel censors reports of damage to military sites by Iranian missiles. skwawkbox.org 
Govt has claimed it shot down 90% of missiles fired on Tuesday but video evidence suggests most missiles got through Footage of Iran's barrage of around two hundred ballistic and hypersonic missiles at Israeli military facilities on Tuesday evening shows a majority of them hitting their targets, leading to large explosions on the ground. Despite …
(2024-10-03). What we can learn from Gen Z workers. nationofchange.org Rather than blame young workers for bad attitudes, we need to understand why Gen Z prioritizes its well-being over company health—and learn from them.
(2024-10-03). For the First Time Ever There Will be a Vote in Congress on Blocking Weapons to Israel. scheerpost.com 
By Michael Arria / Mondoweiss Last week Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced that he had introduced legislation to block a $20 billion arms sale to Israel. The Joint Resolutions of Disapproval would prevent the delivery of offensive weapons that the State Department approved in August, just days before ceasefire talks were set to resume. The package includes …
(2024-10-03). For the First Time Ever There Will be a Vote in Congress on Blocking Weapons to Israel. scheerpost.com Bernie Sanders on Face the Nation, Feb. 19, 2023. Screenshot. By Michael Arria / Mondoweiss Last week Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced that he had introduced legislation to block a $20 billion arms sale to Israel. The Joint Resolutions of Disapproval would prevent the delivery of offensive weapons that the State Department approved in August, just days …
(2024-10-03). Iran's Operation "True Promise 2" against Israel. Remember Dick Cheney: "Let Israel Do the Dirty Work for Us" globalresearch.ca First published on October 2, 2024. Relevant updates on October 3, 2024 | *** | On October 1st, Iran launched Operation "True Promise 2: about 180 missiles were deployed (
(2024-10-03). Expanding Middle East War. Planned US-Israeli Attack on Iran, The War on Energy, Strategic Waterways. globalresearch.ca
(2024-10-03). Glenn Greenwald: Iran's Missile Attack On Israel Explained. scheerpost.com 
(2024-10-03). Glenn Greenwald: Who is Really Dragging the US Into Israel's Wars? scheerpost.com
(2024-10-03). Israel Planning Major Attack on Iran. scheerpost.com 
By Dave DeCamp / Antiwar.com Israel is planning to launch a "significant retaliation" attack against Iran over the Iranian missile barrage that targeted Israel on Tuesday, which was a response to several Israeli escalations in the region. Israeli officials acknowledged to Axios that the situation could lead to a full-blown regional war, which would involve the US. According to …
(2024-10-03). US-Israeli Rampage in the Middle East: Barreling Towards WWIII. scheerpost.com 
By Abby Martin / The Empire Files Journalist Séamus Malekafzali joins Abby Martin to talk about Israel's invasion of Lebanon, the assassination of Nasrallah, and the potential for war with Iran. They are also joined by Empire Files producer Mike Prysner. Abby Martin Abigail Suzanne Martin (born September 6, 1984) is an American journalist, TV presenter, and …
(2024-10-03). Palestine Action Disrupts the F-35 fighter jet supply chain in Wirral, England. youtube.com 
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(2024-10-03). Regional war feared as Biden backs Israel's threat to retaliate after Iranian missile attack. nationofchange.org The United States aided Israel in intercepting many of the Iranian missiles on Tuesday, and President Joe Biden has vowed to support Israel in further retaliation.
(2024-10-03). Will Harris lose the election over Gaza? nationofchange.org
(2024-10-03). America Is Falling Apart. dissidentvoice.org 
You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. — Bob Dylan A water main breaks every two minutes somewhere in the U.S., resulting in contaminated drinking supplies and boil water notices. One out of three bridges in the U.S. needs repair, endangering hundreds of millions of commuters. More than 42,000 bridges …
(2024-10-03). "Don't Do It": Lebanese Lawyer Warns Israel Against Using War to Create a "New Middle East" democracynow.org 
Israeli strikes continue to rain down on Lebanon, including a strike that killed rescue and health workers in Beirut. Lebanese authorities say 1.2 million people have been displaced by the Israeli attacks. Israel announced eight of its soldiers were killed while invading southern Lebanon this week. Israel launched the ground invasion after assassinating Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Friday, despite Nasrallah reportedly agreeing to a 21-day ceasefire. "This overwhelming use of force cannot change people's agency," says Nadim Houry, Lebanese researcher and executive director of the Arab Ref…
(2024-10-03). "Starving Gaza": Al Jazeera Film Shows U.S. Keeps Arming Israel as It Uses Hunger as a Weapon of War. democracynow.org 
A deliberate, man-made famine is underway in Gaza, according to many human rights experts. Starving Gaza is a new documentary by Al Jazeera English's Fault Lines investigating how Israel has killed civilians seeking aid and attacked humanitarian networks. The harrowing film is based on the work of Palestinian reporters in Gaza who are suffering the same conditions as their subjects. "They've been displaced, they've been injured, they've watched their own children die in front of them, and yet they somehow conjure the professionalism to pick up a camera and record and tell other peopl…
(2024-10-03). Headlines for October 3, 2024. democracynow.org Israeli Airstrike Kills 9 Near Lebanon's Parliament as Hezbollah Battles Israeli Invasion, Lebanese FM Claims Israel Killed Nasrallah Shortly After He Agreed to Ceasefire, U.S. Remains "Fully, Fully, Fully Supportive of Israel" as Netanyahu Mulls Attacks on Iran, Israel's Attacks on Gaza Have Wiped Out 902 Entire Palestinian Families, Court Filing Reveals New Evidence About Trump's Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election, Kamala Harris Tours Storm-Ravaged Parts of Georgia as Hurricane Helene's Toll Rises to 190, October Heat Wave Grips Western U.S., Breaking Hundreds of Records, U.K.
(2024-10-03). In Madison, Wisconsin, Pressuring Congress to End Wars. worldbeyondwar.org 
We want our members of Congress to join Senators Merkley, Welch, and Sanders in blocking weapons sales to Israel. We also call on Congress to halt NATO-backed strikes inside Russia, stop arming Ukraine. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2024-10-03). Ukrainian neo-Nazi ideology causing problems in Kiev-Warsaw cooperation. infobrics.org According to Poland's Defense Minister, Ukrainian have "no memory" about his country's war efforts to support Kiev.
(2024-10-03). "Grand Failure of Biden's Adventure in Ukraine": Resources of Ukraine's NATO Allies including Military Aid Will Dwindle by 2025. globalresearch.ca NATO's continued arms shipments to Ukraine next year are at risk due to a lack of resources among key backers of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, experts told Bloomberg on September 27. This is a far cry from the promises …
(2024-10-03). Balkan Stability Threatened: Kosovo PM Warns of Russian Influence. devdiscourse.com Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has expressed concerns that the Balkans' stability could be at risk if Russia emerges victorious in Ukraine, potentially emboldening Serbia's expansionist tendencies. Kurti urged the West to maintain firm support for Ukraine to prevent further instability in the region.
(2024-10-03). Words Kill — Why Israel Gets Away with Murder in Gaza and Lebanon. counterpunch.org 
(2024-10-03). Israel's Orwellian Strategy in Lebanon. progressive.org Turning pagers and walkie-talkies into weapons of war is a new escalation in a growing war in the Middle East.
(2024-10-03). Venezuela: Iran Has Invoked Its Right to Self-Defense. orinocotribune.com Through a statement published on the Telegram account of Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil, the government of Venezuela set out its position in relation to the events in West Asia, stating that the actions of Iran correspond with "its right to legitimate defense, as established in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, in response to the threats and crimes against humanity committed by the Netanyahu regime against Palestine, Lebanon, and the Iranian people." | The statement published this Wednesday, October 2, continued by stating that Venezuela "urges the international community to mobilize to resto…
(2024-10-03). President Maduro: àÅlvaro Uribe & Leopoldo López Were Masterminds Behind Robert Serra's Assassination. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has stated that the former president of Colombia, àÅlvaro Uribe, had hired a group of hitmen to assassinate the late Chavista revolutionary leader, Robert Serra. | During a ceremony this Tuesday, October 1, for the tenth anniversary of the assassination of the then-Deputy Robert Serra—when he was only 27 years old—the Venezuelan president praised the young revolutionary, and said he was a perfect model of a fighter against fascism. | In his speech, the head of state noted that the person who was in fact responsible for the murder committed on October 1…
(2024-10-03). Hezbollah Fighters Force 'Israeli' Troops To Retreat From Lebanon Border. orinocotribune.com Hezbollah says the Lebanese resistance fighters have repelled an infiltration attempt by 'Israeli' forces in several southern border areas. | Hezbollah said Wednesday, the 2nd of October, that its fighters engaged in ground clashes with the 'Israeli' regime's infantry and forced them to retreat from the Lebanese town of Odaisseh. | The fighters then were battling 'Israeli' soldiers who Hezbollah said infiltrated the village of Maroun al-Ras in the south of Lebanon. | The Lebanese army also confirmed that 'Israeli' forces had briefly breached the Blue Line by approximately 400 meters (yards) into Lebanese territor…
(2024-10-03). The Most Important US Presidential Election of Our Lifetime: The Rightward Trajectory of the Two-Party System. orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris — Sep 30, 2024 | Left-liberals plea every four years that this really is the most important election ever and time to hold our noses and send a Democrat to the White House. The manifest destiny of US world leadership, we are told, is at stake, as is our precious democracy which we have so generously been Let's leave aside the existential threats of climate change or nuclear war. However important, these issues are not on the November 5 ballot. No…
(2024-10-03). Venezuela's Foreign Minister Gil: FM Albares Has Sided With Spanish Extremists (+Colombia's Murillo). orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yván Gil questioned the recent statements made by the Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, who described as "insults and slander" the statements issued by President Nicolás Maduro against the president of Spain's Popular Party (PP), Alberto Núñez Feijóo. | The controversy stems from statements issued by the Venezuelan head of state on September 29, after the leader of the PP (Feijoó) appeared publicly in Madrid offering support to the former Venezuelan far-right presidential candidate Edmundo González at a rally. | In this regard, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil spoke o…
(2024-10-03). Sheinbaum Announces Key Actions for First 100 Days as President of México (+Hurricane John). orinocotribune.com The newly elected president of México, Claudia Sheinbaum, has detailed out the main actions her government will be taking during her first 100 days as the head of state. | In her first press conference this Wednesday, October 2, Sheinbaum explained that the two main aspects she will be focusing on are the promotion of social programs such as the registration of women aged 60 to 64 to receive financial support—the initiation of which had already been announced—and scholarships for young students—between 12 and 15 years old—in high schools. | A census will also be conducted among older adult…
(2024-10-03). These Are US Wars. These Are Biden's Wars. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Israeli warmongering isn't getting worse and worse because the Biden administration can't control Israel, it's getting worse and worse because the Biden administration knowingly refuses to make use of the control that it has.
(2024-10-03). These Are US Wars. These Are Biden's Wars. thealtworld.com 
Politico has an obnoxiously propagandistic and deceitful article out titled " Politico's Jonathan Lemire and Robbie Gramer report, completely falsely, that Biden may be unable to stop "what his administration has spent a yea…
(2024-10-03). Highway Robbery: How Bad Trade Policies Make Life Unaffordable. otherwords.org Many of us know the pain of paying steep tolls, especially when a turnpike is taken over by a private company. | Now imagine you live in one of our hemisphere's most impoverished countries. Do that and you'll get a glimpse into how unfair trade deals help make life unlivable in many countries — and force countless people to seek a living in countries like the United States. | When a private company suddenly put up toll booths in the middle of a taxpayer-funded highway, local residents in El Progreso, Honduras were furious. | They knew the new fees would also hike the price of food, bus fares, and their dail…
(2024-10-03). In OtherWords: October 3, 2024. otherwords.org
(2024-10-03). Israeli Troops Invade West Bank; Abduct Palestinians. imemc.org 
In its daily pre-dawn invasion of various parts of the West Bank, the Israeli military invaded northern, central and southern Gaza Israeli troops abducted, before dawn on Thursday, six young men, including two brothers, during their raid into the town of Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah. The Palestinian Wafa news agency reported that the Israeli …
(2024-10-03). WAFA: "UNSC Members Renews Support To UN Secretary-General Guterres" imemc.org 
NEW YORK, October 2, 2024 (WAFA) — Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Wednesday renewed their support to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres after Israel declared him "persona non grata," as reported by Anadolu Agency (AA). Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia described Israel's decision concerning Guterres as "unheard of, and is a slap, not just …
(2024-10-03). Israeli Violations In Jerusalem, Third Quarter Of 2024. imemc.org 
Jerusalem Governorate: Israeli occupation soldiers Killed eight Palestinians, abducted 304, and 16,138 colonizers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque, in addition to many demolition and expulsion orders, among numerous serious violations against the indigenous Palestinians of the occupied city, during the Third Quarter of this year, 2024. In its monthly report, The Jerusalem Governorate office stated that eight …
(2024-10-03). The Corporate Assault on Honduras. ips-dc.org Introduction: |
(2024-10-03). New Report: Corporate Assault on Honduras Is Worsening Its Economic, Environment, and Human Rights Crises. ips-dc.org The analysis exposes the cynical profit-driven motives behind an avalanche of corporate lawsuits aimed at draining Honduras and blocking much-needed environment and human rights protections.
(2024-10-03). New BioDB Global Tool Highlights Conservation Efforts Across 180 Countries: The Nature Conservation Index (NCI). pressenza.com Findings Underscore the Need for Strategic Biodiversity Protection Worldwide | September 27, 2024. As global leaders focus on conserving biodiversity in the face of rapid development, the newly launched Nature Conservation Index (NCI) provides critical insights into the effectiveness of conservation efforts across 180 countries. Developed by BioDB.com in collaboration with the Goldman Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, the NCI uses 25 key indicators to evaluate protected area coverage, species at risk, conservation laws, and future trends. | The Nature Co…
(2024-10-03). EcoWaste Coalition to PBBM: Waste-to-Energy Is Not the Answer to Flooding. pressenza.com 
A critical factor exacerbating waste and flooding issues is the continued production and use of single-use plastics. These materials dominate waste streams, clogging drainage systems and waterways, leading to severe flooding in urban areas. Rather than relying on WtE, we must shift towards reducing plastic production, promoting reuse, and phasing out single-use plastics. | At the heart of addressing this issue is ecological waste management, as envisioned in Republic Act 9003. The law mandates the segregation, collection, and disposal of waste through environmentally sound methods such as recycling, composting, a…
(2024-10-03). The Visionary Behind the World University Rankings for Innovations. pressenza.com 
The World University Rankings for Innovation (WURI) is a visionary initiative transforming the way universities are recognized and celebrated. Founded by Dr. Dong-Sung Cho, a renowned academic and business leader, WURI redefines traditional metrics of academic excellence by focusing on the innovative, real-world contributions universities make to society. This platform allows institutions of all sizes to shine, regardless of their research output or financial resources. | By Genevieve B. Kupang | Brunei's University Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA) leaders receive their wooden plaque of recognition from Dr. Cho.
(2024-10-03). The Visionary Behind the World University Rankings for Innovations. pressenza.com Trailblazer Dr. Dong-sung Cho, the visionary behind WURI, has been igniting creativity and driving innovation in higher education since 2020 through the WURI initiative. | by Genevieve B. Kupang | The World University Rankings for Innovation (WURI) is a visionary initiative transforming the way universities are recognized and celebrated. Founded by Dr. Dong-Sung Cho, a renowned academic and business leader, WURI redefines traditional metrics of academic excellence by focusing on the innovative, real-world contributions universities make to society. This platform allows institutions of all sizes to shine, rega…
(2024-10-03). Russia's BRICS Chairmanship Set Stage for Memorable, Impactful Summit in Kazan. infobrics.org With its packed agenda and new initiatives, Russia's BRICS Chairmanship has set the stage for a memorable and impactful summit in Kazan. The event promises to strengthen ties among BRICS nations and drive cooperation in various areas, shaping the future of global collaboration…
(2024-10-03). India-Russia Collaborate on Space Monitoring for Disaster Management. infobrics.org India and Russia discussed utilizing space monitoring technologies for risk forecasting and emergency response at their joint commission meeting on emergency management in Moscow. They signed a working plan for 2025-26, focusing on disaster management cooperation, including training rescue specialists, and agreed to intensify joint efforts for enhanced early warning systems and capacity building…
(2024-10-03). South Africa Should Strengthen Its BRICS Alignment. infobrics.org South Africa, as a key player in the global economy, has been a member of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) bloc since its inception in 2009 hence the acronym BRICS…
(2024-10-03). Jaishankar says India does not share Japan's vision of NATO-like alliance in Asia. infobrics.org Russia backs India's pursuit of permanent membership in the UNSC.
(2024-10-03). Zelensky's laughable 'victory plan' seems to be 'working' — he already got $8 billion. infobrics.org What is this "victory plan" about? It wouldn't be the first time that the Neo-Nazi junta is claiming that it can "win", but it "just needs this one game changer". So far, only nuclear weapons and aircraft carriers haven't been delivered to its forces. However, nothing worked, so how would this new "plan" turn the tide? Russian offensive capabilities only keep growing, with a deadly combination of artillery dominance and air superiority aided by unrivaled long-range strike systems. Not even NATO itself can match that, let alone the battered Kiev regime forces.
(2024-10-03). After 34 years of unification, Germany is more divided than ever before. infobrics.org "German Unity Day" is celebrated on October 3rd, but this year there is not much of the spirit and atmosphere of back then. The current political developments in Germany are also being observed very critically internationally.
(2024-10-03). Israel Attacks Targets In and Around Russian Air Base in Western Syria. news.antiwar.com Israel has been attacking virtually all its neighbors on a near daily basis to the point that full-scale regional war looms. Now Israel looks to be picking fights beyond the region, targeting Russia's regional presence in Syria. On Tuesday, an Iranian cargo plane arrived in Latakia with humanitarian aid for the hundreds of thousands of …
(2024-10-03). An Excellent Impersonation. commondreams.org 
If you missed it — staying in the cave is so enticing — there was a vice-presidential "debate" Tuesday night. What you missed: Walz did fine, Vance lied about everything — Trump saved Obamacare, we got no abortion ban plans here — working hard not to say anything weird or hateful about women, migrants, children, …
(2024-10-03). New Study Confirms LNG is Worse for Climate Than Coal. commondreams.org A peer reviewed study published today provides conclusive evidence that liquefied natural gas (LNG) has a larger greenhouse gas footprint than coal, dealing a major blow to claims that LNG can serve as a "bridge fuel" to a clean energy future. The study, conducted by Dr. Robert Howarth of Cornell University, found that the total …
(2024-10-03). Selected Articles: The One World Order Is Here. UN Pact of the Future. "United under UN Tyranny" globalresearch.ca 
By The Pact was approved during the weekend 22 / 23 September 2024, by all 193 UN member countries, …
(2024-10-03). COVID mRNA Vaccine Injury: 28-year-old Model and Journalist Forced to Take COVID-19 Vaccines in 2021, Developed Turbo Brain Cancer in 2023 and Died in 2024. globalresearch.ca Below is an article titled "Thais Belém, journalist and missionary, dies at 28" by
(2024-10-03). COVID mRNA Vaccine Injury: 29-year-old Ballerina Forced to Take COVID-19 Vaccines in 2021, Dropped Dead in September 2024. globalresearch.ca Below is an excerpt from an article on NPR: | Ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, an inspirational and pioneering figure in the dance world, has died at age 29 of undisclosed causes. | Her death was announced via her
(2024-10-03). Video: 'My Biggest Battle' against the Covid-19 Vaccine: The Journey of Heiko Sepp, Norway's Courageous Ironman. globalresearch.ca Join Heiko Sepp, Norway's extreme triathlete, on a harrowing journey from heart inflammation to autoimmune disease. | Witness his relentless quest for answers. | . | . | . | * | Click the share button below to email/forward this article to your friends and …
(2024-10-03). China, Iran, Pakistan and Russia Statement Sharply Critical of the Taliban Regime. The Hosting of ISIS Terrorist Groups in Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca All four agree that it isn't doing enough to fight international terrorist groups inside Afghanistan. | The Chinese, Iranian, Pakistani, and Russian Foreign Ministers gathered for their third quadrilateral meeting on Afghanistan on the sidelines of the UNGA last week. The …
(2024-10-03). New Film: Vaxxed 3, Authorized to Kill. globalresearch.ca Children's Health Defense embarked on a nine-month journey across America, gathering powerful testimonies from the people. Our interviews ranged from mothers and fathers to teenagers, families, medical professionals, whistleblowers, lawyers, and people from all walks of life. | What we …
(2024-10-03). What Was COVID Really About? Triggering a Multi-Trillion Dollar Global Debt Crisis. "Ramping Up an Imperialist Strategy"? globalresearch.ca If it was indeed about public health, why close down the bulk of health services and the global economy knowing full well what the implications would be? And why mount a military-style propaganda campaign to censor world-renowned scientists and terrorise entire populations…
(2024-10-03). The Federal Reserve Cartel: The Eight Families. globalresearch.ca The Four Horsemen of Banking (Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo) own the Four Horsemen of Oil (Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch/Shell, BP and Chevron Texaco)…
(2024-10-03). Kievan Russia (882‚àí1242): The Original National State of Russians. globalresearch.ca In the years from 882 to 1242 the first and original national state organization of the Russians — the Kievan Russia (not Kyivan Rusia or Kyiv Rus'!) became directly and indirectly subject to external political influences by several external political …
(2024-10-03). The Dark Origins of the Davos' Great Reset. globalresearch.ca Klaus Schwab is little more than a slick PR agent for a global technocratic agenda, a corporatist unity of corporate power with government, including the UN…
(2024-10-03). Video: The Dimming, Full Length Climate Engineering Documentary. globalresearch.ca [This was originally published by Geoengineeringwatch in 2021.] | Global weather engineering operations are a reality. Atmospheric particle testing conducted …
(2024-10-03). Towards A New Oil Crisis? globalresearch.ca The US is looking to start a new regional war in the Middle East with the dual objective of drying up China's energy sources and subsequently, designing the cartography of the new Greater East. Such an escalation of war could …
(2024-10-03). The One World Order Is Here. UN Pact of the Future. "United under UN Tyranny" globalresearch.ca The UN Pact of the Future is perhaps best explained by Dr. Sherry Tenpenny. (Video Below) She explains in simple terms the way the Pact was ratified and what appalling elements for humanity's future it contains. | The Pact was approved …
(2024-10-03). "Rules-based international order": The US-Israeli terror state. uwidata.com By Oràßun Gà∂ktàºrk, Beijing / China The decline of American hegemony, which has spread blood and death across the globe for decades, is now gasping for breath, especially with the terror state it created in West Asia—Israel. The inhumane war that Israel, the satellite of American imperialism, is waging in Palestine, alongside its increasing acts …
(2024-10-03). President Erdoƒüan at the United Nations; President of Parliament, Kurtulmu≈ü in Moscow; "Israel is preparing to attack Türkiye" uwidata.com Türkiye's agenda last week was tied to global developments. | President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan's speech at the United Nations, President of Parliament Numan Kurtulmu≈ü's visit to Russia and Presidential Advisor Yiƒüit Bulut's statements regarding Israel were the key topics. | President Erdoƒüan at the United Nations: | President Erdoƒüan visited New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly. In addition to delivering a speech at the General Assembly, Erdoƒüan met with numerous leaders. | During his address to the General Assembly…
(2024-10-03). The Left in Latin America: Trends and Perspectives (2nd and final part). uwidata.com By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein During the first 15 years of this century, Latin America and the Caribbean witnessed a series of democratic and popular processes that placed different versions of the left at the center of events. However, the leading role of Cuba and Venezuela and the overwhelming influence that commanders Fidel Castro and Hugo …
(2024-10-03). A Tribute to a Brave Anti-Mining Activist. °Juan López, Presente! inequality.org As hired gunmen kill human rights leaders to protect private interests, transnational corporations are suing Honduras for halting "mafia-style" investments made during coup-instituted regimes, before the current government led by Xiomara Castro. Juan López is the latest in a long list of environmental defenders whose lives have been taken for opposing extractivism, often linked …
(2024-10-03). Highway Robbery: How Bad Trade Policies Make Life Unaffordable. inequality.org Many of us know the pain of paying steep tolls, especially when a turnpike is taken over by a private company. Now imagine you live in one of our hemisphere's most impoverished countries. Do that and you'll get a glimpse into how unfair trade deals help make life unlivable in many countries — and force …
(2024-10-03). Is this how western media would report Netanyahu's killing by Hezbollah? indybay.org ùëæùíÜùíîùíïùíÜùíìùíè ùíãùíêùíñùíìùíèùíÇùíçùíäùíîùíïùíî ùíÑùí&cc…
(2024-10-03). Colombia to join China's Belt and Road Initiative to strengthen bilateral ties. tvbrics.com 
The next year will mark the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations‚Å…
(2024-10-03). Egypt to establish investment guarantee agency for African countries. tvbrics.com 
The institution is expected to stimulate investment and strengthen exports on the continent…
(2024-10-03). Russia and Brazil celebrate 196 years of diplomatic relations. tvbrics.com 
The countries actively cooperate within the framework of the BRICS group, covering areas such as the economy, trade, culture, and education…
(2024-10-03). Russia to provide Ethiopia with mobile laboratories aimed at strengthening health care. tvbrics.com 
Russia continues to expand its partnership with African countries in the field of healthcare…
(2024-10-03). South Africa to modernise payment systems for greater accessibility and security. tvbrics.com 
South African bank launches major payment system upgrades to accelerate the transition towards digital payments…
(2024-10-03). UAE leads Arab countries in the use of soil salinisation technologies. tvbrics.com 
The technologies are being implemented as part of the G20 Global Initiative on Reducing Land Degradation…
(2024-10-03). Israeli Strikes in Lebanon Killed at Least 37 on Wednesday. news.antiwar.com Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least 37 people on Thursday, the country's Health Ministry said early Friday. "The Israeli enemy's raids in the past 24 hours on towns and villages in southern Lebanon, Nabatieh, Bekaa, Baalbek-Hermel, Mount Lebanon, and the capital Beirut resulted in a total death toll of 37 people and 151 injuries," …
(2024-10-03). Report: Iran Tells US It Doesn't Want War But Phase of 'Self-Restraint' Is Over. news.antiwar.com Al Jazeera reported on Thursday that Iran has delivered a message to the US, saying it doesn't want a regional war but warning that its "unilateral self-restraint" is over. The message, delivered through Qatari meditators, said that "individual self-restraint" does not secure Iran's "national security requirements." Iran also warned that if Israel launched an attack …
(2024-10-03). American Healthcare Workers Who Volunteered in Gaza Say Over 118,000 Have Been Killed. news.antiwar.com Ninety-nine American healthcare workers who volunteered in Gaza over the past year published an open letter to President Biden and Vice President Harris on Thursday that detailed the horrors they witnessed and called for an end to US military support for Israel. The healthcare workers said they believe the true death toll in Gaza is …
(2024-10-03). Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill at Least 99 Palestinians in 24 Hours. news.antiwar.com Gaza's Health Ministry said Thursday that Israeli forces killed 99 Palestinians in Gaza over the previous 24-hour period, bringing its death toll since October 7, 2023, to 41,788. Another 169 Palestinians were injured, bringing the number of wounded to 96,794. The ministry's numbers only account for dead and wounded Palestinians who have been brought to …
(2024-10-03). Biden Says US and Israel Are Discussing Strikes on Iranian Oil Facilities. news.antiwar.com President Biden said Thursday that the US and Israel were discussing the possibility of striking Iran's oil facilities in retaliation for the Iranian missile barrage that targeted Israel on Tuesday, which was a response to multiple Israeli escalations. When asked by a reporter if he would support Israeli strikes on Iranian oil sites, Biden said, …
(2024-10-03). An Academic Boycott of Israel is Necessary But Not Sufficient. counterpunch.org 
When I first heard about the Palestinian Campaign for an Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, about twenty years ago, I thought, this makes perfect sense. Here was a way to bring international pressure to bear on Israel—a peaceful way for people of good conscience to try to stop Israel's abuse of the Palestinian people.
(2024-10-03). "The Blessing" for Genocide: Nearly all BRICS+ Regimes Nurture Israel, Economically. counterpunch.org 
The Biden-Harris genocide-facilitation team is celebrating the latest atrocities from Gaza to the West Bank to Lebanon, as is to be expected from an imperialist core power bloc lacking an iota of humanity when it comes to the peoples whom Israelis now oppress beyond comprehension.
(2024-10-03). The Rightward Trajectory of the Two-Party System. counterpunch.org 
Left-liberals plea every four years that this really is the most important election ever and time to hold our noses and send a Democrat to the White House. The manifest destiny of US world leadership, we are told, is at stake, as is our precious democracy which we have so generously been exporting abroad. Let's leave aside
(2024-10-03). Cubans recall creation of the Communist Party's Central Committee. plenglish.com Havana, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) Cubans recall the creation, 59 years ago, of the first Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), an event that consolidated the ideological and organizational unity, vanguard of the Revolution.
(2024-10-03). Argentine workers to reinforce fight against layoffs. plenglish.com According to the organization, the first of these actions will take place in front of the Ministry of Human Capital, which is expected to last 24 hours, after which a press conference will be held. | "We do not rule out the occupation of some organizations. We reject all illegal dismissals that translate into the dismantling of public policies and the loss of rights of the entire society. We demand the immediate reincorporation of the persons expelled arbitrarily," said the general secretary of ATE, Rodolfo Aguiar. | Last week, union members held a national strike, and a mobilization in the Plaza de Mayo in the…
(2024-10-03). Bolivia strengthens training of specialists in the nuclear field. plenglish.com La Paz, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) The departure of 18 scholarship holders to Russia to specialize as operators of the first Bolivian Nuclear Research Reactor (RB-01) confirms Bolivia's will to develop the nuclear field through solid training of its human resources.
(2024-10-03). Chilean Carabineros' top officers on trial for human rights violation. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) Five years after the social uprising in Chile, the top officers of the Carabineros are facing charges for human rights violations committed against the civilian population, during the social protests of October 2019, which were violently repressed by law enforcement.
(2024-10-03). Colombia to join China's Belt and Road initiative. plenglish.com Bogotá, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) Colombia will join China's Belt and Road initiative to strengthen the political and commercial ties that already unite both nations, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Rojas.
(2024-10-03). Lebanese resistance strikes Israeli forces. plenglish.com The Lebanese resistance movement confirmed in separate statements that it had launched artillery shells and rockets towards these Israeli concentrations in the early morning, achieving precise impacts. | According to the statements, the operations are part of the response in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and in defense of Lebanon and its people. | Hizbullah stopped yesterday several Israeli attempts to enter Lebanese soil and caused casualties in the enemy ranks in clashes in the axes of Maroun Al-Ras, Yaroun, Kafr Kila and Odaisseh. | Resistance sources revealed to the Al-Mayadeen pan-Arab chann…
(2024-10-03). Russian base in Syria repels massive drone attack. plenglish.com Damascus, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) The Russian and Syrian air defense shot down a large number of drones and missiles launched against the Russian air base in Khmeimim and its surroundings, in the Syrian province of Latakia.
(2024-10-03). Syria welcomes a quarter of a million displaced people from Lebanon. plenglish.com Damascus, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Immigration and Passport Department revealed that around 270 thousand people arrived in Syria fleeing the Israeli bombings against Lebanon.
(2024-10-03). MASTER PLAN Bonus: The Federalist Society's "Pipeline For Power" levernews.com
(2024-10-03). Comrade President? Change and Continuity in Sri Lanka. cadtm.org
(2024-10-03). The CADTM welcomes the sovereign stance of the new Government of Mexico of not inviting King Felipe VI of Spain to attend the inauguration ceremony. cadtm.org
(2024-10-03). The "gender equity" farce: a feminist reading of World Bank policies. cadtm.org
(2024-10-03). The Latin American Left amid China, the United States, late progressivism and the far Right. cadtm.org
(2024-10-03). When Israel's accomplices accustom us to a monstrous, heartless and inhuman world! cadtm.org
(2024-10-03). Strategic Reflections on the Escalation of Israeli Intimidation in Lebanon. cadtm.org
(2024-10-03). Austria: stuck in the middle. cadtm.org
(2024-10-03). PRC 75 today . cadtm.org
(2024-10-03). Forum on China-Africa Cooperation evades contradictions at the end of the Belt and Road: Chinese investment, finance and trade controversies in Southern Africa. cadtm.org
(2024-10-03). 'The Blessing' for genocide. cadtm.org
(2024-10-03). Funeral of Palestinian teenager killed in Israel West Bank raid. presstv.ir Mourners gather for the funeral of 16-year-old Palestinian teenager Lujain Osama Musleh.
(2024-10-03). London's pro-Palestinian march marks 11 months of war in Gaza. presstv.ir Several thousand people joined a pro-Palestinian demonstration that marched through central London to the Israeli embassy.
(2024-10-03). Dramatic aerial video shows massive fire at California's Trabuco Canyon. presstv.ir Aerial video shows a brush fire raging in Trabuco Canyon, prompting evacuation warnings.
(2024-10-03). Protesters in Tel Aviv demand release of Gaza hostages. presstv.ir Families of Israeli captives in Gaza staged a new protest in Tel Aviv, urging a deal with Palestinian resistance groups.
(2024-10-03). 'Rohingya in pain'- Refugees on hunger strike at India detention center. presstv.ir More than 100 Rohingya refugees living at Goalpara detention center in the Indian state of Assam began hunger strike.
(2024-10-03). 'Silence is violence' – Pro-Gaza demonstrators in Rotterdam urge end to Israel genocide. presstv.ir Hundreds of pro-Palestine demonstrators marched across the streets of Rotterdam.
(2024-10-03). Police crack down on environmental activists protesting against the A69 route. presstv.ir Gendarmes in southern France are dislodging activists.
(2024-10-03). Heavy rain causes floods in northern Thailand's Lampang province. presstv.ir Heavy rain triggered floods in Thailand's Lampang province.
(2024-10-03). Flames, smoke across southern Lebanon amid Israeli airstrikes. presstv.ir Israeli warplanes conducted large-scale strikes on Hezbollah targets.
(2024-10-03). 1000s evacuate to Beirut amid intense Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon. presstv.ir Tens of thousands of residents of southern Lebanon continue to flee their villages and cities toward Beirut.
(2024-10-03). Iran vows 'more crushing' response in case of Israel's further mistake. presstv.ir The Iranian president says Tehran will definitely give a stronger and more crushing response to Israel in case of any further mistake.
(2024-10-03). Israel censors reporting on sites hit in Iran's retaliatory attack: Report. presstv.ir Israel reportedly shuts military installations and prevents the publication of reports on impacts of the missiles attack by Iran.
(2024-10-03). Yemen strikes 'vital target' in Tel Aviv with Yaffa drones. presstv.ir Yemen's Armed Forces have targeted with several drones a "vital target" in the center of the Israeli-occupied territories.
(2024-10-03). Israel's F-35 airbase damaged in Iran's missile strike, satellite images show. presstv.ir Satellite images reveal that Iran's massive missile attack has damaged a key Israeli military airbase.
(2024-10-03). New York condemns Nasrallah assassination. presstv.ir Pro-Palestine protesters organized an emergency protest and flooded the streets of New York City to call for an end to the bloodshed and occupation.
(2024-10-03). Iran regards Muslim states, including Saudi Arabia, as its 'brothers': President Pezeshkian. presstv.ir President Pezeshkian says Iran regards Muslim countries, including Saudi Arabia, as its "brothers."
(2024-10-03). Hezbollah rocket attack triggers power cut in northern Israeli occupied territories. presstv.ir A barrage of rockets launched by Hezbollah has caused a power outage in the northern Israeli occupied territories.
(2024-10-03). Iran will continue to support resistance until Palestine's liberation: Pezeshkian. presstv.ir The Iranian president says Tehran will continue to support the strong tree of resistance groups until Palestine is liberated.
(2024-10-03). Iran summons German, Austrian envoys over pro-Israeli antics. presstv.ir Iran's Foreign Ministry has separately summoned the German and Austrian ambassadors after their respective governments rebuked the Islamic Republic's retaliatory missile attack on the Zionist regime.
(2024-10-03). Iran slams G7's 'irresponsible' stance on 'necessary response' to Israel. presstv.ir Iran has condemned the Group of Seven (G7)'s "biased and irresponsible" approach toward the developments in West Asia, including Tehran's "necessary response" to Israel's acts of aggression.
(2024-10-03). Israel declares UN chief 'persona non grata' over Iran reaction. presstv.ir Israel has prevented the UN chief from entering the Israeli-occupied territories for not condemning Iran's missile attack.
(2024-10-03). IRGC announces martyrdom of military advisor in Syria. presstv.ir The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the martyrdom of Majid Divani in a statement on Thursday.
(2024-10-03). Israeli helicopters evacuate dead, injured troops from south Lebanon. presstv.ir Israeli military has failed to make any significant gain against Hezbollah during a ground incursion into Lebanon.
(2024-10-03). Houthi: Nasrallah foiled Israeli plots, inflicted heavy defeats on regime. presstv.ir Houthi says the late Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah thwarted Israeli conspiracies, and inflicted pretty humiliating defeats on the usurping regime.
(2024-10-03). Iraqi fighters use new advanced drone to hit vital Israeli target. presstv.ir The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has used an advanced kamikaze drone for the first time to strike a vital Israeli target in the southern part of the Israeli-occupied territories.
(2024-10-03). Tel Aviv on fire after being hit by kamikaze drone barrage. presstv.ir A barrage of kamikaze drones targets Tel Aviv in the occupied Palestinian territories, setting off sirens across the coastal city and causing a large fire.
(2024-10-03). Fare Britannia: Greenpeace urges UK to tackle highest train fares in Europe with fairer pricing. leftfootforward.org The cost of rail travel in the UK is among the highest in Europe, especially for single travel tickets booked on the same day. A study by the TUC in 2019 found that rail fares in Britain had risen by 46 percent over the last 10 years while nominal weekly earnings increased by only 23 percent. | Across Europe, a new way to pay for train travel is becoming increasingly available, allowing passengers to pay a subscription basis through a monthly account. This is notably different to the UK, where the rail fare system has been described by Greenpeace as 'overly complex.' | In 2021, Austria took the lead by introdu…
(2024-10-03). Report shows financial gap between disabled community and others is widening, and urgent action is required. leftfootforward.org 'The new UK government claims that "there is light at the end of the tunnel" well, shine it on disability, urgently.'
(2024-10-03). Reversing two-child limit would be 'cost-effective' way to pull 540,000 children out of poverty, says IFS. leftfootforward.org 'The recent rise in measured child poverty is entirely driven by higher rates of poverty among families with three or more children. Scrapping the two-child limit would be a cost-effective way of reducing child poverty.'
(2024-10-03). The maddest comments at the Conservative Party conference. leftfootforward.org If there's one thing the Tories are good at, it's conference blunders. Who can forget Theresa May and Here are some of the maddest comments from Birmingham this week. | "Lock up thousands of civil servants" | It was a close call between Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick for the most controversial comments, but Badenoch may have taken the lead…
(2024-10-03). (W.E.Talk) Kurt Grà∂tsch: Chinese Culture in the Eyes of a Spanish Museum Director. ecns.cn
(2024-10-03). George Mann produces Si Kahn's 'Labor Day: A Tribute to Hard Working People Everywhere'. peoplesworld.org 
Larry Cohen, past president of the Communications Workers of America (CWA), and founding chair of Our Revolution, the successor organization to the Bernie Sanders campaign of 2016, generously lent his name and a short memoir to the liner notes of George Mann's new album: "When it comes to A Tribute to Hard Working People Everywhere, …
(2024-10-03). California legislature candidate pegs profit as the root of healthcare woes. peoplesworld.org 
ARCATA, Calif.—Meeting with constituents in Arcata in late September, Democratic candidate for the California State Assembly Chris Rogers declared that a healthcare system based on profit rather than on delivery of services cannot meet the needs of Californians. Rogers, who is strongly favored to win in this heavily Democratic district, pointed to the huge number …
(2024-10-03). Bombshell report released by Judge Chutkan spells out additional Trump crimes. peoplesworld.org 
Donald Trump began his drive to overthrow the Constitution of the U.S. and the 2020 election well before he actually lost that election by launching what he knew were false statements about voter fraud. To make matters worse, he committed actual criminal acts in what ended up as a failed attempt to maintain his power …
(2024-10-03). Gerrymandering and the filibuster are holding back workers' gains. peoplesworld.org 
New waves of workers are standing up and demanding fair treatment on the job—from the fast food workers of the Fight for $15 to the workers at companies like Starbucks, Trader Joe's, and Volkswagen that are fighting for a union and a fair contract. But as these workers have made significant gains, they've simultaneously run into huge barriers: our …
(2024-10-03). Communist lawmakers in Israel demand end to bloodshed in Gaza and Lebanon. peoplesworld.org 
TEL AVIV—The assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, who led Lebanese Hezbollah movement for more than three decades, will not bring peace or security for Israel. That's the warning being given by lawmakers from the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash) coalition. The Israeli army announced Nasrallah's killing on Saturday morning, Sep. 28, which immediately prompted …
(2024-10-03). "What Should I Do With This Pain?" tomdispatch.com With the first anniversary of the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel approaching, the death toll in Gaza climbing to more than 41,500, and Israel inflicting ever more extreme violence on the West Bank and now on Lebanon as well, something very different happened recently in a poky classroom at Columbia University. Two young men, one Palestinian and one Israeli, both of whom had lost people they deeply loved to the conflict, came to speak not about fear and anger, revenge or oppression, but about reconciliation, friendship, and peace. One of them was Arab Aramin, a 30-year-old Palestinian from Jerusalem whose litt…
(2024-10-03). Israel is replicating its brutal Gaza playbook in Lebanon. newarab.com 
(2024-10-03). How did paper play an integral role in Zaha Hadid's designs? newarab.com 
(2024-10-03). Theatre play Ostan on asylum, profit over lives & 'Kurdishness'. newarab.com 
(2024-10-03). After Iran's rockets hit, Israel commits massacres in Gaza. newarab.com 
(2024-10-03). Australia helps hundreds of its citizens leave Lebanon, thousands remain. newarab.com 
Australia has secured 580 seats on flights departing on Thursday and Saturday for citizens, permanent residents and their families who want to leave Lebanon, Wong told a press confe…
(2024-10-03). Coates defends pro-Palestine views in 'hostile' CBS interview. newarab.com 
American writer and activist Coates faced what many said was an "aggressive" and "hostile" interview with US journalist Tony Dokoupil, who had accused the renowned American author of using his latest book, The Message', to call for the Coates and Dokoupil…
(2024-10-03). Four Iraqi soldiers killed in Islamic State group ambush. newarab.com 
Four Iraqi troops were killed Wednesday and several wounded in an ambush by the extremist Islamic State group, Iraq's Interior Ministry said. | The attack came days after the U.S. military announced that troops from its coalition against IS in Iraq and Syria Despite IS losing its so-called caliphate where it controlled large swaths of land in Iraq and eastern Syria in 2019, it continues to launch attacks through its scattered…
(2024-10-03). Fresh Israeli strikes on Beirut as nations ramp-up evacuations. newarab.com 
A Lebanese soldier was killed and four Red Cross volunteers were wounded in a rescue operation after they were targeted by The latest attack comes after an Israeli strike on an apartment in central Beirut late on Wednesday killed seven civil defence rescue workers in a rare attack in the heart of the Lebanese capital without prior warning. | "A soldier was killed and another was wounded as a resul…
(2024-10-03). Harris adviser meets Muslim, Arab leaders about Israel support. newarab.com 
A senior adviser to Vice President Harris'
(2024-10-03). Hezbollah's Nasrallah agreed to a ceasefire before assassination. newarab.com 
Lebanon's foreign minister, Abdallah Bou Habib, revealed on Thursday that Hezbollah's secretary-general, In an interview with American broadcast PBS, Bou Habib said that Nasrallah had agreed to a ceasefire moments before he was assassinated,…
(2024-10-03). As Israel invades Lebanon, Biden under pressure for no action. newarab.com 
As Israel The concern is coming from multipl…
(2024-10-03). Israel strikes Beirut for the second time, killing six. newarab.com 
Israel bombed central Beirut in the early hours of Thursday, killing at least six people, after its forces suffered their deadliest day on the Lebanese front in a year of clashes against the Hezbollah militant group. | It was the second airstrike within the Lebanese capital's city limits since border hostilities began a year ago. | Israel claimed it conducted a "precise" airstrike on Beirut. Reuters witnesses reported hearing a massive blast, and a security source said it targeted a building in the Bachoura neighbourhood, close to downtown, the nearest Israeli strikes have come to Lebanon's seat of government.
(2024-10-03). Israel 'used phosphorus bombs' in Beirut medical office strike. newarab.com 
The strike started a fire in the heavily-populated Beirut district close to Lebanon's parliament and UN headquarters, according to comments from the prime minister's office and the Lebanese parliament. | It hit the office of a medical centre run b…
(2024-10-03). Israeli army has wiped out over 900 Gaza families since 7 Oct. newarab.com 
The Israeli military has wiped out 902 The office says that the killing of entire family members has erased them from the civil registry. | The GMO also adds the army has killed 1,364 Palestinian families, killing all their members except one and killing 3,472 families, leaving only two survivors per family. | "We strongly condemn the Israeli occupation's crime of killing entire Palestinian families, and we also condemn…
(2024-10-03). Lebanese factions revive bid to fill presidency as Israel attacks. newarab.com 
Lebanon has not had a president or a fully empowered cabinet since October 2022 due to a power struggle in which Iran-backed Hezbollah has played a big part. Along with its allies, the heavily armed Shia group has insisted…
(2024-10-03). New Israeli air strikes target Beirut suburbs, border clashes. newarab.com 
(2024-10-03). Sadr bloc sues Iraqi diplomat on attending Netanyahu's UN speech. newarab.com 
(2024-10-03). Satellite images show Israeli bases damaged by Iran missiles. newarab.com 
Satellite images have revealed damage to areas of an The images from Planet Labs PBC show that rockets struck two aircraft hangars housing F-35 fighter jets at the A large hole can be s…
(2024-10-03). Ship carrying Israel explosives requests Portugal flag removal. newarab.com 
A The German-owned MV Kathrin is due to arrive in Montenegro on Thursday, where the explosives will be transferred to arms manufacturers producing weapons for Israel. The ship will also head to Slovenia to offload the cargo, according to Amnesty International. | Citing an u…
(2024-10-03). Walz and Vance agree on backing Israel against Iran in VP debate. newarab.com 
Minnesota Governor Although foreign policy did not get much attention on the debate stage, it was the inaugural issue of the night, specifically in…
(2024-10-03). WHO chief says Lebanon health system 'struggling to cope'. newarab.com 
The World Health Organization chief warned Tuesday that Lebanon's health system was struggling to keep up, after Israel escalated airstrikes and launched ground raids into the country. | "The death toll in Lebanon is rising, and hospitals are overwhelmed with the influx of injured patients," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned on X. | "The health system has been weakened by successive crises and is struggling to cope with the immense needs," he said, adding that WHO was scaling up its response. | Israel shifted its focus last month from the war in Gaza, which was sparked by the October 7 attacks by Iran-backed H…
(2024-10-03). Yazidi woman freed from Gaza in US-led operation. newarab.com 
(2024-10-03). Coconut is not a racial slur, it's a critique of White supremacy. newarab.com 
There are moments in life that are so bizarre you feel as though you have stepped onto a movie set. I've found myself in utter disbelief twice in the last few weeks. | The first was watching Professor Gargi Bhattacharyya tell off the prosecution barrister in the case against Marieha Hussain for "not doing his homework".
(2024-10-03). A practical plan for peace in the Middle East>. newarab.com 
There will be no peace in the Middle East until the people of Palestine secure their unalienable right to life and liberty within a sovereign State of Palestine. | This is a right that Israel cannot deny or veto. It is a right that is enshrined in the UN Charter, many
(2024-10-03). Are the US and Turkey about to resolve the S-400 dispute. newarab.com 
(2024-10-03). What Nasrallah's death could mean for Yemen's Houthis. newarab.com 
When Listening closely to every word he said, many believed he would deal painful blows to the Israeli army. On Saturday, however, the veteran leader of Hezbollah was pronounced dead, killed in a
(2024-10-03). Saffron, love and sisterhood in The Lion Women of Tehran. newarab.com 
Set against Iran's tumultuous political history from the reign of the Shah in the 1950s to the present-day fundamentalist government, the story revolves around Homa, a lifelong activist who strives for women's rights and equality and Ellie, whose family is linked to royalty. | The book traces the l…
(2024-10-03). Uncovering Zanzibar's unseen 19th-century history in Samahani. newarab.com 
Literary fiction novels exploring the slave trade in Africa often focus on the Western side of the continent, detailing the rise and impact of the brutal European transatlantic project. | However, enslavement practices abounded throughout Africa and were not exclusively the purview of Western Europe. | Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin's latest novel, "I wasn't planning to write about Zanzibar at…
(2024-10-03). 100 newborns in Iraq named 'Nasrallah' after Hezbollah leader. newarab.com 
(2024-10-03). Displaced migrant workers in Lebanon left to fend for themselves. newarab.com 
With airstrikes across Israeli bombing of Lebanon has displaced around 1 million people and in the capital, some are forced to sleep on the beach or streets…
(2024-10-03). Iran says 'no exchange' of messages with US before Israel attack. newarab.com 
(2024-10-03). Israel strike on Syria capital kills three: war monitor. newarab.com 
(2024-10-03). Morocco's students rise up against Israeli ties on Gaza genocide. newarab.com 
It has been almost a year since Israel's This October, Moroccan student unions are poised to escalate their dem…
(2024-10-03). UAE oil giant ADNOC swoops on German chemicals firm Covestro. newarab.com 
Elevated energy costs in the wake of
(2024-10-03). UK leaders rally behind Israel but silent on Lebanon massacres. newarab.com 
(2024-10-03). US condemns Iran strike on Israel at UN Security Council. newarab.com 
The "Time is running out," The 15-member council met after Israel killed the le…
(2024-10-03). US senators seek answers on probe into Egypt-Trump bribery case. newarab.com 
(2024-10-03). US 'trying to limit' Israel's strong response to Iran attack. newarab.com 
(2024-10-03). Walz and Vance agree on backing Israel against Iran in VP debate. newarab.com Tim Walz (D) and Ohio Senator Although foreign policy did not get much attention on the debate stage, it was the inaugural issue of the night, specifically in light of Iran and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
(2024-10-03). Walz and Vance clash at policy-heavy vice presidential debate. newarab.com 
Democrat The two rivals, who have forcefully attacked each other on the campaign trail, mostly struck a cordial tone, instead saving their fire for the candidates at the top of their tickets, Democ…
(2024-10-03). What missiles did Iran use in its attack on Israel. newarab.com 
Iran launched its The attack came as retaliation for Israel's killing of Hamas leader Most of…
(2024-10-03). Hezbollah can't save Lebanon's future: Only state-building can. newarab.com 
October 7 happened. Since then, Gaza has From the systematic destruction of civilian infrastructure and whole neighbourhoods to the deliberate bombing of universities, schools, and hospitals, it has been a plan of erasure meant to depopulate Gaza and ethnically cleanse the Palestinian population. | Benjamin Netanyahu, with full US backing and Israel's strong integration in an internatio…
(2024-10-03). Losing its leverage, Jordan has become Israel's insurance policy. newarab.com When will Jordan, the anointed That moment may be upon us sooner than we think, though Friday nights in Amman's Abdali boulevard — a copy of the Gulf's glass-ridden skyline — still heaves with Jordanian youth, iced lattes in hand, puffing the tobacco industries' latest, if equally carcinogenic invention. | This is brochure Amman: a cacophony of Arab influence and Western compulsions, complete with noughties stereotypes of malls, jocks, a…
(2024-10-03). Israeli soldiers 'TikToking' potential war crimes in Gaza, new documentary reveals. middleeasteye.net 
Israeli soldiers 'TikToking' potential war crimes in Gaza, new documentary reveals | Since invading Gaza, Israeli soldiers have routinely taken photos and videos of themselves blowing up homes and schools, and abusing captives | | This handout picture released by the Israeli army on 23 Au…
(2024-10-03). Highway Robbery: How Bad Trade Policies Make Life Unaffordable. fpif.org Many of us know the pain of paying steep tolls, especially when a turnpike is taken over by a private company. | Now imagine you live in one of our hemisphere's most impoverished countries. Do that and you'll get a glimpse into how unfair trade deals help make life unlivable in many countries — and force countless people to seek a living in countries like the United States. | When a private company suddenly put up toll booths in the middle of a taxpayer-funded highway, local residents in El Progreso, Honduras were furious. | They knew the new fees would also hike the price of food, bus fares, and their dail…
(2024-10-03). In South Sudan, hunger complicates plans to end wildlife poaching. aljazeera.com Conservationists urge the protection of wildlife, but in absence of food, many communities say they are forced to hunt.
(2024-10-03). No cookers, showers or gas — displaced people shelter in Lebanese schools. aljazeera.com Schools around the country are receiving thousands of people fleeing Israel's bombardment.
(2024-10-03). Why are Italy and Switzerland redrawing their Alpine border? aljazeera.com Unlike most border changes that often happen due to conflicts, there is no dispute between Italy and Switzerland.
(2024-10-03). 'As if we don't exist': Under bombs in Lebanon, Americans feel abandoned. aljazeera.com Critics say the US rushed to evacuate its citizens in Israel last year. For Lebanon, the response has been much slower.
(2024-10-03). Bird flu suspected of killing dozens of captive tigers in Vietnam. aljazeera.com Tigers at resort in Dong Nai province died after being fed sick chicken, additional deaths reported in other locations.
(2024-10-03). Defying protesters, Argentina's Milei shoots down university funding plan. aljazeera.com Milei vetoed a law that would guarantee funding for free public universities, angering students and educators.
(2024-10-03). Doctor pleads guilty over overdose death of Friends star Matthew Perry. aljazeera.com Mark Chavez admits to obtaining ketamine with a fraudulent prescription for Perry, who died aged 54 in October 2023.
(2024-10-03). How might Israel respond to Iran's missile attacks? aljazeera.com All options are on the table as Israel is expected to launch a retaliatory attack on strategic Iranian assets.
(2024-10-03). Israel attacks heart of Beirut as Hezbollah pushes back in southern Lebanon. aljazeera.com Israel's military kills nine in attack on central Beirut as eight Israeli soldiers killed in southern ground offensive.
(2024-10-03). Singapore's ex-transport minister jailed for 12 months in landmark ruling. aljazeera.com S Iswaran sentenced to a year in jail in a rare corruption trial in the city-state that prides itself on a clean image.
(2024-10-03). Trump's 2020 election case: What Jack Smith's new filing argues. aljazeera.com The prosecutor has argued that Donald Trump acted in a private capacity in trying to overturn the US election.
(2024-10-03). UK agrees to give sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. aljazeera.com The deal includes the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, which is used by the United States as a military base.
(2024-10-03). Two killed as 'weird' Typhoon Krathon crashes into southwestern Taiwan. aljazeera.com As storm batters island, soldiers in south mobilised to help battle electrical fire in hospital that killed nine.
(2024-10-03). 'Dahiyeh Doctrine' returns to Dahiyeh. aljazeera.com After Gaza, Israel's military strategy of destroying civilian life to deter its adversaries is back in play in Lebanon.
(2024-10-03). US military action in the Middle East is not making Israel safer. aljazeera.com Lasting security for the entire region requires an equitable peace with the Palestinians, which the US will not broker.
(2024-10-03). What would be the cost of a regional war in the Middle East? aljazeera.com Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are escalating after Iran's major missile attack on Israel.
(2024-10-03). Boat capsizes in Democratic Republic of Congo. aljazeera.com Video shows the moment a boat carrying scores of passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo.
(2024-10-03). South America gets 'ring of fire' solar eclipse. aljazeera.com An annular solar eclipse known as the "ring of fire" was seen across parts of South America and Pacific islands.
(2024-10-03). The maps that help explain the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. aljazeera.com Israel is again fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon, nearly two decades after a UN resolution that was meant to bring peace.
(2024-10-03). Video: Israel bombs Lebanon escape route after issuing evacuation orders. aljazeera.com Al Jazeera's Imran Khan reports on how Israel has repeatedly attacked a main escape route for people in south Lebanon.
(2024-10-03). Video: Israeli air attacks kill several in Beirut city centre. aljazeera.com Video shows the scene of an Israeli air attack on an apartment in the centre of Lebanon's capital, Beirut.
(2024-10-03). Video: Report from scene of Beirut city centre air attack. aljazeera.com Al Jazeera reports from the scene of a deadly Israeli air attack around a kilometre from Lebanon's parliament in Beirut.
(2024-10-03). Jenin's Freedom Theatre: Voice of Resistance. aljazeera.com Despite Israeli incursions into Jenin, Mahmoud and his young actors are staging a play they hope to perform abroad.
(2024-10-03). Messi double helps Inter Miami edge Columbus 3-2 for MLS Supporters' Shield. aljazeera.com Argentina star bags his 46th trophy and gives Miami a chance to secure home advantage in the upcoming MLS playoffs.
(2024-10-03). South America witnesses a 'ring of fire', the final solar eclipse of 2024. aljazeera.com
(2024-10-03). Dominican Republic says will expel up to 10,000 Haitian migrants a week. aljazeera.com Haiti is reeling from gang violence, hunger and instability, prompting the UN to warn against sending people back.
(2024-10-03). Israel attacks heart of Beirut as Hezbollah pushes back in southern Lebanon. aljazeera.com Israel's military kills six in attack on central Beirut as eight Israeli soldiers killed in southern ground offensive.
(2024-10-03). Mexican soldiers kill six after opening fire on truck carrying migrants. aljazeera.com Rights groups warn that migrants and asylum seekers journeying north through Mexico often experience violence.
(2024-10-03). US prosecutors detail new evidence in Trump election subversion case. aljazeera.com Special Counsel Jack Smith says Mike Pence was among those who told former president to accept the 2020 election result.
(2024-10-03). Editor's Note: 'Co-Governing' Our Future. progressive.org A note from Guest Editor Alexandra Tempus on Vice President Kamala Harris' and the Democrats' right-leaning messages—and how progressives can use that to devote ourselves to the politics of the people.
(2024-10-03). Kamala Harris Shoves Immigrants Under the (Campaign) Bus. progressive.org The historic, first-generation candidate isn't fighting Trump on immigration policy. She's echoing him.
(2024-10-03). The Reason Netanyahu and Putin Both Want a Trump Victory. theintercept.com 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet on Jan. 23, 2020, in Jerusalem, Israel. | Photo: Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images | The outcomes of the two biggest wars in the world hang in the balance of the American presidential election, even though U.S. troops are not involved in combat in either one. | If Donald Trump wins the election, both wars will get much, much worse. | Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu both want Trump to win the American presidential election so that they can prolong and intensify their brutal wars with…
(2024-10-03). India Monsoon Drying Up, Says BBC. wattsupwiththat.com As is often the case with the BBC's coverage of climate, the opposite is true. Far from drying up, India's monsoons have been getting wetter since the 1960s:…
(2024-10-03). Posobiec's "Unhumans": a fascist rewriting of history. cpusa.org 
A new book came to our attention recently, first because our Party's logo is on the cover, alongside an image denoting the Black liberation struggle, and second because it was endorsed by Ohio's junior Senator JD Vance, now a Vice Presidential candidate. Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them) was written by Jack Posobiec, alt-right One America News Network grifter known for his promulgation of the "Pizzagate" conspiracy theory and his close ties to white supremacist and antisemitic forces. His co-author is Joshua Lisec, a ghostwriter from Dayton Ohio. The book was publish…
(2024-10-03). Following NATO's Nasrallah hit, Netanyahu is on a roll. strategic-culture.su 
(2024-10-03). Encuentro de Nuestra América: "Militarización Vs Paz Global" worldbeyondwar.org 
By World BEYOND War, October 3, 2024 | Upcoming webinar in Spanish only / Próximo seminario web solo en español |
(2024-10-03). How to Get Aid to Victims of a Genocide. worldbeyondwar.org 
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, October 3, 2024 | Remarks to Global Peace Summit's Round Table Conference, October 3, 2024 | One obvious step would be for the U.S. government to restore funding of UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency). For five reasons. | It's pocket change compared to what the U.S. is spending on militarism — not trillions or hundreds of billions but merely $100 million or so — (Note that the U.S. military spent over $200 million on a public…
(2024-10-03). Video: Faculty—Student Discussion on Humanity, Warfare, and Peacefare Held at U. of Wisconsin. worldbeyondwar.org On September 30th in Madison, Wisconsin, a Faculty-Student Roundtable Discussion on Humanity, Warfare, and Peacefare was held. Participants included Anthropology Professor Nam C. Kim. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2024-10-03). We Can Learn from the Greensboro Massacre. worldbeyondwar.org 
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, October 3, 2024 A new book called Morningside: The 1979 Greensboro Massacre And The Struggle For An American City's Soul by Aran Shetterly provides a detailed examination, in historical context, of a largely forgotten incident in which KKK and Nazi shooters (some of them veterans of the war on …
(2024-10-03). Imperial success in Research England's Knowledge Exchange Framework. imperial.ac.uk Imperial College London has scored top marks in five out of seven categories in Research England's Knowledge Exchange Framework.
(2024-10-03). True global impact of human-driven bird extinctions far greater than expected. imperial.ac.uk The ongoing loss of bird species is likely to have severe knock-on effects as their unique roles in ecosystems are not fulfilled, shows a new study.
(2024-10-03). Death threat sent to Serbian news agency Tanjug over Kosovo reporting. tanjug.rs
(2024-10-03). Europe's Health Crisis Demands Urgent Focus. thecanary.co As Europe grapples with an alarming rise in obesity and related health conditions, the European Medicines Agency has recently backed the use of Novo Nordisk's drug Wegovy to manage heart failure in people with obesity. This move signals a critical need for effective, science-backed health interventions that go beyond simple weight loss to address complex …
(2024-10-03). Here's what's revealed in Al Jazeera's damning new documentary into Israel's war crimes. thecanary.co Al Jazeera has released a damning new documentary called Investigating war crimes in Gaza. It outlines the horrors of the last 12 months of Israel's genocide in Gaza, using video footage and interviews with people on the ground, journalists, human rights workers, and other experts. It is an essential watch. It will serve as a …
(2024-10-03). The EU is under pressure over fossil fuel subsidies — with a mass protest planned. thecanary.co More than 30 leading climate crisis and social justice groups under the United for Climate Justice (UCJ) coalition have issued an urgent open letter to EU leaders, calling for an end to fossil fuel subsidies by 2025. Stop fossil fuel subsidies, NOW The letter, addressed to the Presidents of the European Commission, Council, and Parliament, and …
(2024-10-03). Rachel Reeves just ABANDONED a pledge she made a WEEK ago at Labour conference. thecanary.co In Chancellor Rachel Reeves' speech at Labour conference, she said: It is time the Treasury moved on from just counting the costs of investment in our economy to recognising the benefits too. In the same speech, Reeves also claimed: Let me say one thing straight up. There will be no return to austerity. Conservative austerity …
(2024-10-03). Shocking new figures show increasing rates of sexual violence against older people in the NHS. thecanary.co A groundbreaking new piece of research has uncovered increasing rates of sexual violence against older people in NHS hospitals in England. The NHS: sexual assaults going under the radar Charity Hourglass has teamed up with independent researcher Amanda Warburton-Wynn to publish her new research which reveals there were 274 allegations of staff sexually assaulting older …
(2024-10-03). Palestine Action co-founder back in court AGAIN. Here's where and when. thecanary.co Richard Barnard, Palestine Action co-founder, is facing ANOTHER court appearance, this time at the Old Bailey on Friday 4 October from 9: 30am. It is over three charges relating to two speeches. Palestine Action in court Cops first arrested Barnard for the accusations he has been charged on 9 November 2023. This was four days before he …
(2024-10-03). The Walz-Vance VP debate was a civil display of our appalling politics. therealnews.com 
Tuesday night's VP debate took place in the context of multiple overlapping crises: Iranian missiles raining down on Tel Aviv, intensifying the threat of a regional war; a catastrophic hurricane ripping through Appalachia; a massive explosion at a biolab in the Atlanta metro area; a rising tide of neo-fascist anti-immigrant sentiment fueled by the Trump campaign and rightwing media. The Real News staff and friends of the outlet recap Tuesday night's debate and discuss what it revealed about the political crisis Americans are facing. | Studio: Maximillian Alvarez | Post-Production: Alina Nehlich |
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(2024-10-03). Cornell is about to deport a student over Palestine activism. therealnews.com 
The student encampment movement last school year turned institutions of higher education into flashpoints of struggle over Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, US support for it, and the right to speak out against it. This year, college and university campuses have become laboratories of repression where different administrative efforts to silence Palestine solidarity and antiwar demonstrators are being deployed. And that is playing out right now at Cornell University. | As Aaron Fernando writes at The Nation, "Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York, has taken disciplinary action against an internati…
(2024-10-03). Cornell is about to deport a student over Palestine activism. therealnews.com The student encampment movement last school year turned institutions of higher education into flashpoints of struggle over Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, US support for it, and the right to speak out against it. This year, college and university campuses have become laboratories of repression where different administrative efforts to silence Palestine solidarity and antiwar …
(2024-10-03). The Walz-Vance VP debate was a civil display of our appalling politics. therealnews.com Tuesday night's VP debate took place in the context of multiple overlapping crises: Iranian missiles raining down on Tel Aviv, intensifying the threat of a regional war; a catastrophic hurricane ripping through Appalachia; a massive explosion at a biolab in the Atlanta metro area; a rising tide of neo-fascist anti-immigrant sentiment fueled by the Trump …
(2024-10-03). General Qassem Soleimani venceu: Israel caiu na armadilha do Eixo da Resistência. strategic-culture.su
(2024-10-03). Great Britain: Unregistered chickens could land their owners in jail. strategic-culture.su Critics cry fowl at unhinged government priorities. | ❗️Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Today is
(2024-10-03). How the West changed the direction of Russian oil exports without changing the volumes. strategic-culture.su
(2024-10-03). Iranian wisdom leading the Islamic Alliance. strategic-culture.su The Turkish proposal for an Islamic Alliance against Israel is indeed a well-crafted idea, but politically and religiously problematic. | ❗️Join us on , , and . | Contact us:
(2024-10-03). Silence for citizenship: What is known about Germany's Palestinian mandate? strategic-culture.su The decision by the German state, above all, raises questions about the concept of "freedom of expression," frequently referenced in Western democracies. | ❗️Join us on , , and .
(2024-10-03). Some Narrations That Bring Happiness to Those Who Follow The Pious Predecessors-By Shaikh Khalid Adh-Dhafiri. salaficentre.com Shaikh Khalid Adh-Dhafiri, may Allah preserve him, stated: ÿ®ÿ≥ŸÖ ÿߟџџá ÿߟÑÿ±ÿ≠ŸÖŸÜ ÿߟÑÿ±ÿ≠ŸäŸÖ These are some of the Aathaar as-Salafiyyah and Aqwaal Al-Athariyah [I] that illustrate the obligation of harbouring hatred and disdain for the proponents of innovation in religious matters for the sake of AllƒÅh. I present this to the seeker of truth and the …
(2024-10-03). After Defeating Hezbollah, Will Israel Pivot Back to Gaza or Declare Victory? themedialine.org 
(2024-10-03). Video: US official — 'I said [the lie about Israel not starving Gaza] would haunt us — and it has'. skwawkbox.org 
Stacey Gilbert, who resigned from US State Dept over big lie to protect Israel, breaks down as she talks about the government's butchering of her department's report that Israel was starving the people of Gaza A former State Department official who resigned over the US government's butchering of her report that Israel was (and is) …
(2024-10-03). Is it time to go back to gold? onlineopinion.com.au Gold prices have risen almost 30 percent during the last year. Most central banks have also been increasing their gold reserves through purchasing.
(2024-10-03). Contagiously enthusiastic ! Come to Queensland. onlineopinion.com.au Stuart Ballantyne is seeking the few remaining positive people for a coffee.
(2024-10-03). Cambodia: Investigative Journalist Arrested on Baseless Charge. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Mech Dara on December 10, 2022. | © Private | (Bangkok) — Cambodian authorities have arrested and charged an award-winning journalist in apparent reprisal for his investigative journalism, Human Rights Watch said today. Mech Dara, 36, had recently reported on human trafficking and cybercrime that was critical of the government's role.Military police arrested Dara on September 30, 2024, while he was in his car with his family in an expressway toll line heading to Phnom Penh. A court charged him with inciting social unrest under articles 494 and 495 of the Criminal Code. Prior…
(2024-10-03). Egypt Should Release Prominent Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah (R) walks with his sister Mona Seif prior to a conference held at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, September 22, 2014. | © 2014 Nariman El-Mofty/AP Photo…
(2024-10-03). Tunisia: Authorities Undermine Election Integrity. hrw.org Click to expand Image | The Chairman of the Independent High Electoral Body (ISIE) Farouk Bouasker, (3-R) at a press conference on August 10, 2024, to announce just three preliminary candidates for the presidential election to be held in Tunisia. | © 2024 Mohamed Hammi/SIPA/Shutterstock.
(2024-10-03). UN: Reject Saudi Bid for Human Rights Council Seat. hrw.org Click to expand Image | UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, February 26, 2024. | © 2024 Janine Schmitz/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images | (New York) — United Nations member countries should reject Saudi Arabia's bid for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council because of the government's widespread human rights violations, including possible crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said.On October 9, 2024, the UN General Assembly will select 18 new members for three-year terms on the Human Rights Council beginning in January 2025. In that vote, which is nearly devoid of competition, country delegation…
(2024-10-03). SATIRE: Disturbing Video Shows Dunkin' Hatchery Workers Tossing Male Donuts Into Industrial Grinder. theonion.com CANTON, MA—Shining a light on the unsettling realities behind the foods we eat, a disturbing video shot by undercover activists and posted on YouTube Thursday reportedly shows workers at a Dunkin' hatchery disposing of male donuts in an industrial grinder. "When a donut hatches at one of Dunkin's production facilities, a professional donut sexer quickly …
(2024-10-03). SATIRE: The Onion's Exclusive Interview With Joaquin Phoenix And Lady Gaga. theonion.com Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga star and sing in the jukebox musical Joker: Folie à Deux, the sequel to the controversial 2019 Academy Award-winning movie. The Onion sat down with the actors to discuss collaboration, chemistry, and craft. The Onion: How would you describe your relationship on set? Gaga: We had this really playful chemistry …
(2024-10-03). SATIRE: Tylenol Introduces New Extra-Strength Fainting Couch For Feverish Women. theonion.com MONTGOMERY, NJ—Touting faster relief from the symptoms of delirium common to women, Tylenol introduced a new extra-strength fainting couch Thursday for use by feverish consumers. "This fast-acting chaise longue promises instant relief from agonizing hysteria," said Victoria Holmes, a spokesperson for Tylenol parent company Kenvue, adding that it was already the No. 1 doctor-recommended piece …
(2024-10-03). SATIRE: Vatican Dispatches Micro-Missionaries On First-Ever Trip To Convert Native Bacteria. theonion.com VATICAN CITY—Saying the effort could bring the Lord's message to an entirely different scale of life, the Vatican dispatched its first-ever micro-missionaries Wednesday on a trip to convert native bacteria. "The church teaches that God's glory shines upon all living things, even the heathen E. coli and salmonella bacteria our microscopic pastors will be ministering …
(2024-10-03). Wesley Bell's Swan Song: Felonies for Ferguson Protesters. theintercept.com 
One of Bell's last actions before taking Rep. Cori Bush's seat in Congress was to charge protesters arrested on the 10-year anniversary of the police killing of Michael Brown Jr.
(2024-10-03). Microsoft 'Buys' Nuclear Power Plant to Run AI — and it's Showing Us the Future. wattsupwiththat.com AI and nuclear energy are a marriage made in heaven it seems. It holds out hope for a more sensible energy policy in the U.K. to be developed after all. But expect to see all kinds of hand-wringing and hypocritical statements from the Government as it tries to make nuclear power palatable to its Left-wing supporters.
(2024-10-03). Who Should We Punish for the Fake Science Poisoning our Children's Futures? wattsupwiththat.com The celebrities and media who lend any support or comfort to those who manipulate the young to commit crimes based on flawed science are worse than those who encouraged flagellation to cure the Black Death in medieval times.
(2024-10-03). U.S. Citizens in Lebanon "Abandoned" by the State Department as Israel Invades. theintercept.com 
After Israel dropped more than 80 bombs, including American-made 2,000-lb bombs, on residential buildings in a suburb of Beirut, Hana Bechara, one of 86,000 U.S. citizens who live in Lebanon, decided it was time to leave. | Bechara started to make plans to fly her family to Miami, where her two sisters live. However, flights remained few and expensive, and her family — her husband, parents, grandmother, and uncle — are not U.S. citizens and need visas. Bechara reached out to the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, asking for financial support and help with securing visas to travel to the U.S. | Then late Monda…
(2024-10-03). The Untold Link Between Justice Alito and Trump's Election-Denying Efforts. theintercept.com 
On the evening of January 6, 2021, retired North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin had a nine-minute conversation with former President Donald Trump. This call followed weeks of efforts by Martin to Just 20 days after the insurrection, Martin had another intimate audience with another powerful right-winger: He taught a three-day seminar on con…
(2024-10-03). The Israeli rampage in the Middle East is in fact a new U.S. proxy war to avenge its humiliations there in the last two decades. gilbertdoctorow.com
(2024-10-03). Tim Walz's voting record on military spending. stephensemler.com *This note is for paid subscribers only. | | Read more |
(2024-10-03). US Marine Who Volunteered in the IDF Speaks Out as Lebanon Invasion Kicks Off. youtube.com 
Join us tonight on this episode of State of Play, we sit down with Sgt. Zuleyka Morales, an American who volunteered with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), to discuss her experiences serving in the Israeli military during the ongoing occupation of Palestine. Host and former Army Ranger Greg Stoker interviews Sgt. Morales about the realities …
(2024-10-03). How it Feels to Survive Genocide | Ahmad Alnaouq | Lowkey's Watchdog. youtube.com 
In this powerful interview, Ahmad Alnaouq shares his heart-wrenching story of survival, loss, and resilience amidst the ongoing genocide in Gaza. As a founder of 'We Are Not Numbers' and a survivor now living in exile, Ahmad provides a deeply personal account of the Palestinian struggle and the human cost of the conflict. Follow Ahmad …
(2024-10-03). "Rules-based international order": The US-Israeli terror state. unitedworldint.com Humanity's common destiny against US-backed separatism. By Oràßun Gà∂ktàºrk, Beijing / China The decline of American hegemony, which has spread blood and death across the globe for decades, is now gasping for breath, especially with the terror state it created in West Asia—Israel. The inhumane war that Israel, the satellite of American imperialism, is waging …
(2024-10-03). President Erdoƒüan at the United Nations; President of Parliament, Kurtulmu≈ü in Moscow; "Israel is preparing to attack Türkiye" unitedworldint.com
(2024-10-03). The Left in Latin America: Trends and Perspectives (2nd and final part). unitedworldint.com 6 major currents and the need to redefine what's left. By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein During the first 15 years of this century, Latin America and the Caribbean witnessed a series of democratic and popular processes that placed different versions of the left at the center of events. However, the leading role of Cuba and Venezuela …
(2024-10-03). NicaNotes: They Are All Our Children: Memories from Nicaragua. afgj.org 
By Dorothy Granada (Dorothy Granada is a US-born peace activist and nurse who has lived and worked in Nicaragua for many years. She has been honored many times for her work with women and children by the Nicaraguan government, the Central American Parliament, and the North Caribbean Autonomous Region, among others. The hospital in Matiguas…
(2024-10-03). Cambodia: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council. fidh.org
(2024-10-03). Thailand: Report on torture and ill-treatment submitted to UN body. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) submitted a shadow report to the United Nations (UN) Committee Against Torture (CAT), ahead of its review of Thailand's second periodic report under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The review of Thailand's report will take place on 5 and 6 November 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland.
30 September 2024. The joint FIDH-UCL shadow report details the Thai authorities' failure to comply (…) | – |
(2024-10-03). Vietnam: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council. fidh.org On 27 September 2024, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) delivered a statement at the 57th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council during the Interactive Dialogue for the adoption of Vietnam's Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The statement expressed criticism of the Vietnamese government's behavior during the current UPR and urged UN member states to press the Vietnamese government to release all political prisoners and initiate legal, institutional, and (…) | – |
(2024-10-03). What a second Trump presidency could mean for Indigenous peoples. grist.org 
When Indigenous community organizer The underground oil pipeline snaking from North Dakota to Illinois had been the target of years of opposition by Indigenous activists like Begay, who had filed lawsuits against the pipeline and then withstood freezing temperatures and armed police to block its constructi…
(2024-10-03). Inter-American Court of Human Rights: Landmark ruling in favour of victims of the Pinochet dictatorship. fidh.org
(2024-10-03). Is climate anxiety a pressing problem, or a luxury? grist.org 
This story is part of the Grist arts and culture series In May 2014, Kate Schapira carted a little table with a hand-painted sign out to a park near her home in Providence, Rhode Island, and started listening to strangers' problems. The sign read "Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth," referencing an emotion that was rel…
(2024-10-03). Azerbaijan: PACE should hold an Urgency Debate to address the grave human rights situation. fidh.org
(2024-10-03). Egypt: Alaa Abd el-Fattah must be released this month at the end of his prison sentence. fidh.org
(2024-10-03). Jammu & Kashmir: New report details India's land rights violations since the abrogation of statehood. fidh.org
(2024-10-03). Saving ginseng means balancing conservation and culture. grist.org 
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Each fall, hopeful foragers throughout the Appalachian mountains don heavy work pants and sturdy boots to clamber into dark, steep, moisture-laden coves in hopes of finding Old Man Sang. | The name is a colloquialism for ginseng, a perennial with a gnarled and bulbous root prized for its medicinal qualities. The plant, a staple of traditional medicine and flavorful additi…
(2024-10-03). A programme officer human rights and responsible investment (M/F) – Full time permanent contract. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) composed of 188 national human rights organisations from 116 countries. FIDH is a nonpartisan, non-sectarian, apolitical, and not for profit organisation. Since 1922, FIDH has been defending all human rights — civil, political, economic, social, and cultural — as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. You can find us on our social networks: : www.fidh.org/en (…) | – |
(2024-10-03). After Gaza, Israel brings war to Lebanon. fidh.org
(2024-10-03). Trova cubana en Panamá de la mano de Adrián Berazain. radiohc.cu Ciudad de Panamá, 3 oct (RHC) Con la conferencia "Cuba, la historia cantada", los panameños se adentraron hoy en una peculiar narrativa que matizó con interpretaciones de piezas antológicas y propias el trovador de esa nación caribeña, Adrián Berazain.
(2024-10-03). Presidente de Cuba reitera denuncia de crímenes de Israel en Líbano. radiohc.cu La Habana, 3 oct (RHC) El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, reiteró hoy la denuncia de los crímenes que comete Israel en el Líbano, y demandó acciones de la comunidad internacional para detener la agresión.
(2024-10-03). Una familia que apuesta por el barrio. radiohc.cu Cada año en Cuba se entrega el Premio del Barrio, importante reconocimiento otorgado por los Comités de Defensa de la Revolución (CDR) a colectivos destacados, cederistas y familias por su quehacer sobresaliente en los barrios y comunidades.
(2024-10-03). La amistad detrás de la moringa (+Foto y Audio). radiohc.cu El agricultor Omar González Santamaría de la provincia de Matanzas introdujo el cultivo de la moringa en Cuba. No obstante, el campesino jamás pudo imaginar que su investigación fuera el inicio de una profunda amistad con el Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro Ruz.
(2024-10-03). Inicia Parlamento diálogo para revisar leyes electorales en Venezuela. radiohc.cu La Habana, 3 oct (RHC) La Asamblea Nacional (Parlamento) de Venezuela iniciará hoy un diálogo político con todas las fuerzas y movimientos que participaron en las elecciones presidenciales del 28 de julio, con el objetivo de revisar todas las leyes electorales.
(2024-10-03). Bombardeos israelíes dejan al menos 90 muertos en la Franja de Gaza en 24 horas. radiohc.cu La Habana, 3 oct (RHC) La Media Luna Roja Palestina (PRCS por sus siglas en inglés) comunicaron la víspera que alrededor de 90 personas murieron en la Franja de Gaza debido a ataques y bombardeos israelíes.
(2024-10-03). Rememoran en Cuba creación del Comité Central de Partido Comunista. radiohc.cu La Habana, 3 oct (RHC) Los cubanos rememoran hoy la creación hace 59 años del primer Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC), hecho que consolidó la unidad ideológica y organizativa de la agrupación de vanguardia de la Revolución.
(2024-10-03). Crece el rechazo en el mundo ante lista espuria de Estados Unidos. radiohc.cu La Habana, 3 oct (RHC) Cuba no está sola en la batalla por su exclusión de la lista estadounidense de Estados patrocinadores del terrorismo, miles de voces repudian hoy una política que mantiene al pueblo cubano "bajo un castigo colectivo ilegal e inhumano".
(2024-10-03). Tensión en Medio Oriente: Israel realiza nuevas incursiones militares en Beirut. cubadebate.cu Israel lanzó hoy una nueva serie de ataques aéreos en la capital del Líbano, Beirut, reportan medios locales, citados por varias agencias de prensa. Uno de los corresponsales de Al Mayadeen señaló que los bombardeos de Israel alcanzaron el edificio de la oficina del grupo chiita Hezbolá para las relaciones con los medios en el barrio de Moawad, en el sur de Beirut.
(2024-10-03). El Che que nos inspira: Envíanos tu imagen sobre el Guerrillero Heroico. cubadebate.cu Desde La Tira de los Lectores te invitamos a que nos envíes fotos sobre cómo te inspira el Che en tu día a día. Las imágenes serán recibidas a través del correo comentacubadebate@gmail.com y publicadas el próximo domingo en nuestro sitio web y redes sociales.
(2024-10-03). Crean en Cuba el primer buró sindical para nuevos actores económicos. cubadebate.cu El sector del comercio, la gastronomía y los servicios de La Habana, conformó el primer buró sindical del país para la atención directa a nuevos actores económicos, un paso importante en el quehacer del movimiento obrero y que responde a lo aprobado por el Secretariado Nacional de la Central de Trabajadores de Cuba en noviembre del pasado año.
(2024-10-03). Hoy en la Mesa Redonda: EEUU a un mes de las elecciones. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu Sobre la contienda electoral de EEUU, sus trasfondos y los elementos que hoy la dominan se hablará este jueves en la Mesa Redonda, con la participación de periodistas y académicos.
(2024-10-03). Carta de Fidel desde el presidio: "Hay que tener dignidad; hay que saber hacerse respetar" (+ Facsímil). cubadebate.cu El 3 de octubre de 1954, Fidel Castro redactó un manifiesto dirigido a todos los miembros del Movimiento Revolucionario 26 de Julio. Este documento fue refrendado por los combatientes del 26, quienes en ese momento cumplían sanciones en el Reclusorio Nacional para Hombres de Isla de Pinos.
(2024-10-03). Exitosa presentación de La Comenita de Cuba en Estados Unidos. cubadebate.cu Una nueva actuación de excelencia tuvo la compañía de teatro infantil cubana La Colmenita, esta vez en la capital de Estados Unidos, último punto de la gira que llevó también al colectivo a Tampa y Nueva York. La de ayer fue una tarde noche de plena complicidad a ver la versión del director y fundador de la agrupación Carlos Alberto 'Tin' Cremeta del popular cuento La Cenicienta…
(2024-10-03). Firman Héctor Béjar, Carlos María Alsina y Sonia Rivera Valdés carta de Ramonet a Biden. cubadebate.cu El abogado, sociólogo y escritor peruano Héctor Béjar, el dramaturgo y director teatral argentino Carlos María Alsina y la narradora cubana, radicada en los Estados Unidos, Sonia Rivera Valdés, todos ganadores del Premio Casa de las Américas, se unieron a los firmantes de la carta de Ramonet a Biden, en la que se exige retirar a Cuba de la lista de países patrocinadores del terrorismo.
(2024-10-03). Realizan en Cuba importante inversión para el mantenimiento de locomotoras. cubadebate.cu En la mañana de hoy miércoles visitamos el Taller de Tracción José Ramírez Casamayor (Ciénaga) para intercambiar con quienes ejecutan la importante inversión que allí tiene lugar. Con la conclusión de este proyecto, como promedio, podremos garantizar anualmente reparaciones medias y generales a más de 40 locomotoras.
(2024-10-03). Rechazamos la Política de Injerencia y Agresión Contra Venezuela y Honduras. worldbeyondwar.org 
Por: Campaña América una Zona de Paz, World BEYOND War, Jueves de Octubre 2024 | La Campaña América una Zona de Paz, espacio integrado por diversas organizaciones y movimientos sociales de América, rechazamos las acciones de agresión e injerencismo por parte del imperialismo estadounidense contra el pueblo de Venezuela y Honduras, durante los últimos días. | El abultado expediente de acciones violatorias del derecho internacional, del respeto a la soberanía de los pueblos y de intromisión en los asuntos internos por parte de EE.UU, ha marcado la historia de este país, y la forma en la que ha pretendido imponer…
(2024-10-03). Nasralá como mártir / leyenda: las tierras del islam se preparan para canalizar su rabia. strategic-culture.su Se hizo añicos un símbolo. Ha nacido una leyenda. La Resistencia, más que nunca, no retrocederá. | àönete a nosotros en , y . | Escríbenos: | Se hizo añicos…
(2024-10-03). Presentación de libro iniciará homenajes a Che Guevara en Bolivia. radiohc.cu La Habana, 3 oct (RHC) La presentación hoy del libro Mundo Che marcará el inicio de los homenajes al comandante Ernesto Guevara en el aniversario 57 de su presencia en Bolivia.
(2024-10-03). Felicitan a trabajadores agropecuarios por su día. radiohc.cu La Habana, 3 oct (RHC) El secretario general de la Central de Trabajadores de Cuba, Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento congratuló a los afiliados del sector agropecuario por celebrar su día y laborar con nuevos bríos para cumplir las misiones agrícolas encomendadas.
(2024-10-03). Respuesta a "Homenaje al Indio Naborí, desde la matemática y el conocimiento" cubadebate.cu Por delante mi agradecimiento al amigo Fidel Antonio Orta, hijo del Indio Naborí por su comentario. Buenas respuestas las de RARJ y de Jorgem; ambos ganadores en el Concurso Modo Verano. Y enhorabuena reapareció Orlando con sus décimas. Vamos por partes.
(2024-10-03). Tormenta tropical Leslie no ofrece peligro para Cuba. cubadebate.cu Durante la noche de este miércoles, la depresión tropical Trece continuó ganando en organización e intensidad y se convirtió en la duodécima tormenta tropical de esta temporada: Leslie. Sus vientos máximos sostenidos se han incrementado hasta 55 kilómetros por hora, con rachas superiores. Su presión mínima central descendió hasta 1005 hectopascales.
(2024-10-03). Mejor guion original en Oscar 2024 llega a Cine Francés en Cuba. radiohc.cu La Habana, 3 oct (RHC) En el contexto del Festival de Cine Francés en Cuba la sala Acapulco, de esta capital, proyectará hoy el filme ´Anatomía de una caída ª, de la directora francesa Justine Triet, y ganadora del Oscar como Mejor guion original.
(2024-10-03). Cuba y México, una profunda amistad. radiohc.cu La gran amistad entre los pueblos de Cuba y México se ha vuelto a poner en evidencia, durante el viaje a territorio mexicano del presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz Canel, para asistir a la asunción de Claudia Sheinbaum como presidenta del país latinoamericano.
(2024-10-03). Unión Eléctrica pronostica déficit de 1264 MW para el horario pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu En el día de ayer se afectó el servicio por déficit de capacidad de generación las 24 horas del día y se ha mantenido durante toda la madrugada de hoy. La máxima afectación por déficit de capacidad de generación en el horario pico fue de 1249 MW a las 20: 40 horas, coincidente con el horario pico. Para hoy se pronostica una afectación de 1264 MW en el pico nocturno.
(2024-10-03). Cerca de dos mil muertos en Líbano por agresión de Israel. radiohc.cu Beirut, 3 oct (RHC) Un total de mil 974 muertos y 9 mil 384 heridos es el resultado de la agresión israelí contra Líbano desde hace casi un año.
(2024-10-03). Díaz-Canel encabeza pleno del Partido en Las Tunas. radiohc.cu Las Tunas, 3 oct (RHC) El primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba, PCC y presidente de la República Miguel Díaz-Canel, encabeza el Pleno extraordinario del comité provincial de esa organización política en Las Tunas.
(2024-10-03). Constituyen Consejo electoral del municipio Bayamo (+Foto y Audio). radiohc.cu Bayamo, 3 oct (RHC) Los integrantes del Consejo Electoral del municipio Bayamo en la provincia cubana de Granma, tomaron posesión de sus cargos ante la autoridad electoral provincial en ceremonia efectuada este miércoles en el Museo Casa Natal de Carlos Manuel de Céspedes.
(2024-10-03). Premian a notables autores y editores en Cuba. radiohc.cu La Habana, 3 oct (RHC) El Instituto Cubano del Libro (ICL) y el Centro Cultural Dulce María Loynaz reconocieron a notables autores y editores en Cuba con los Premios de la Crítica Literaria y la Crítica Científico Técnica 2023.
(2024-10-03). El tiempo este 3 de octubre: Tarde cálida y algunas lluvias en zonas del interior. cubadebate.cu Estará parcialmente nublado en gran parte del país, con nublados ocasionales y aislados chubascos en la costa norte central, así como en Isla de la Juventud. En la tarde se nublará con algunos chubascos y tormentas eléctricas hacia zonas del interior, más aisladas en el resto.
(2024-10-03). Entrará en vigor la Ley de Comunicación Social: øCómo se implementará? (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El próximo 4 de octubre entrará en vigor la Ley de Comunicación Social, aprobada por la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular. Sobre cómo se implementará y sus disposiciones complementarias dialogaron hoy en la Mesa Redonda directivos del Instituto de Información y Comunicación Social (ICS).
(2024-10-03). Qué trae la prensa cubana, jueves 3 de octubre de 2024. cubadebate.cu
Israeli forces continue expanding their aggression on Sunday, dropping bombs on civilians in southern, central and northern Lebanon, while also bombing sites in Yemen. The US, while sending additional troops and naval air carriers to the area, also dropped bombs in Syria on Sunday. Seventeen people from one family were killed on Sunday afternoon as …
Israeli forces abducted, on Sunday, at least thirteen Palestinian citizens in the central and southern parts of the occupied West Bank. Occupation forces abducted three young men in the Al-Am'ari refugee camp, south of Al-Biereh in the central West Bank governorate of Ramallah and Al-Bierheh. Media sources said that soldiers abducted Asem Mohammed Al-Bureiji, Yousef …
On Monday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded Tuqu' town, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, stormed and ransacked many homes, abducting ten Palestinians and summoning two children for interrogation. Media sources said that several military jeeps invaded the town before the soldiers broke into and violently searched homes, causing damage and interrogating several …
Israel's Biden-backed war machine is once again bearing down on defenseless Lebanese people. Hostilities on the Israeli/Lebanon border have been occurring since the establishment of Israel and the dispossession of Palestinians and their land in 1948. But last week's war-crime-laden escalation by Netanyahu stunned the world. It started with bombings followed by the simultaneous booby-trapped 
The strike, shortly after 
A top adviser to former US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Israel must be allowed to finish defeating Hezbollah after Jared Kushner, who is also former US president Donald Trump's son-in-law praised the Friday killing of Nasrallah in a massive Israeli airstrike on a southern Beirut suburb. | Kushner was seen as the architect of Trump's "Deal of the Century" peace plan which would have allowed Israel to annex huge tracts of the West Bank and was unanim…
Israel said Sunday it killed another senior Hezbollah official in an airstrike a day earlier after dealing the Iran-backed group a seismic blow by assassinating its leader, Israel announced the killing of Hezbollah officially announced Qaouq's death in a statement later on Sunday. | Israeli strikes have in re…
An Iranian spy allegedly tipped off Israel about the location of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah before the latter was targeted and killed in a massive airstrike on Friday, the French newspaper A Lebanese security source told the daily that Nasrallah was killed in his highly secure underground headquarters built beneath a residential block of six buildings in the heart of Bei…
Israel could be preparing for a limited Israel has already ABC News said that there were already small-scale ground operations against Hezbollah positions on the Leban…
World leaders warned of potential repercussions on Saturday after Lebanese group Hezbollah confirmed that its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah The killing of the Iran-backed group's chief has intensified fears of all-out war in the Middle East, with states across the region condemning it. | US President Joe Biden however claimed that it was "a measure of justice". | 
Israel The death toll in Israeli strikes across the country Sunday rose to 105, including 32 in Ain Deleb, a town southeast of the port city of Sidon, 33 in the northeastern district of Baalbek-Hermel and seven more in Marjayoun | The strikes come after Nasrallah was killed in a massi…
Dozens of buildings in Smoke could still be seen billowing from several buildings on Saturday in the southern suburb of 
Pope Francis, asked on Sunday about On the flight back to Rome from Belgium, the pontiff said countries cannot go "over the top" in using their military forces. | "Even in war there is a morality to safeguard," he said. "War is immoral. But the rules of war give it some morality." | Responding to a question during an in-flight press conference about Israel's latest strikes…
Israel will not achieve its goals, he said. | "We will face any possibility and we are ready if the Israelis decide to enter by land and the resistance forces are ready for a ground engage…
The Israeli military carried out an airstrike near the Syrian capital Sunday night, with reports saying a villa belonging to President A military source told the London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper that a drone targeted Maher al-Assad's home with three missiles in the Yafour area, west of Damascus, along the highway leading to the Sounds of…
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.—An estimated 150 protesters gathered in a county park across the road from the Indian Island Naval Magazine on Sunday, Sept. 22, to demand a halt to the delivery of U.S. bombs and missiles used in Israel's war on Gaza that has killed an estimated 41,000 unarmed Palestinians including 16,000 children. The crowd …
Six people have died of alcohol poisoning in northern Iran banned the production and consumption of alcoholic beverages after the Ever since, smuggled and unregulated alcohol has proliferated on the black market, with methanol often added to drinks as a cheaper alternative to ethanol. | Official…
Israeli forces began sweeping farmlands on Sunday in preparation for the construction of a segregation wall in the Bulldozers leveled crops in the town of Sinjil in the central West Bank, with the wall set to deprive landowners of access to their groves and confiscate around 8,000 dunams of land. | The decision to erect the wall was taken eight months ago, part of the far-right Israeli government's plan to isolate Palestinian lands from Highway 60, a South—North intercity road…
On Monday at dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted five Palestinians from their homes in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank's northern part. Local and media sources stated that Israeli military vehicles invaded the eastern and western areas of Nablus and the Old Askar refugee camp in the east, leading to protests. They added that the soldiers …
On 27 September, Israel Felt dozens of kilometres away, these Israeli airstrikes produced the By targeting Hezbollah's Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and other leaders in the Lebanese party, Tel Aviv's military strikes da…
Israel is "currently conducting" limited "This is what they have informed us that they are currently conducting, which are limited operations targeting Hezbollah infrastructure near the border," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told journalists. | Israel had warned Monday that it could send in troops to fight Hezbollah, with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant saying near the Lebanese border: "We will use al…
Hashem Safieddine, a potential successor to his slain cousin Safieddine bears a striking resemblance to his charismatic maternal cousin Nasrallah but is several years his junior, aged in his late 50s or early 60s. | A source close to Hezbollah, requesting anonymity as they were not authorised to speak to the media, said the grey-bearded, bespectacled Safieddine was the…
People took to the streets Saturday night across the Arab world denouncing Israel's killing of Hezbollah leader Hezbollah confirmed their leader's death after the Israeli military said he had been killed in an airstrike. | In 
How will Iran respond to the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah? | Conservatives have blamed moderate Iranian officials over the killing, and demanded direct retaliation against Israel | | A woman stands holding an Iranian flag and draped in the yellow fl…
The rally occurred at the Four Corners of Freedom on Crown and John Streets in Kingston, N.Y. | Speakers: | Judge Andrew Napolitano, constitutional expert, and host of Judging Freedom podcast | Scott Ritter, former U.N. weapons inspector | Joe Lauria, editor-in-chief of Consortium News | Gerald Celente, founder of Occupy Peace, the Universal Church of Freedom, Peace and Justice and publisher of the Trends Journal magazine… | Plus live Zooms with other renowned guests, like Roger Waters invited by Randy Credico radio host, and activist. | Organized by Yo…
While Vancouver is 10,000 miles away from most Middle Eastern capitals, its growing diaspora communities are reflected in this year's programming at the Rather topically, most of the films from the MENA region this year are from Iran (where there are over 50,000 Farsi speakers in the greater Vancouver area) and Lebanon (home to over 6,000 Lebanese). The festival includes an array of documentaries, short films, and feature films. | Spotlight on Lebanon's trauma : | As Lebanon once again reels from Israeli bombardment, the wo…
An extremist Israeli settler group which wants to The group, known as 
The Mikati said Lebanon was ready to fully implement 
In cities across the US this past week, Lebanese flags were added to the sea of Palestinian ones, as demonstrators gathered to show their support for the latest After nearly a year of continuous 
Lebanon's army on Sunday warned Lebanese against actions that would disturb public order in the crisis-hit country after The army in a statement said it "calls on citizens to preserve national unity and not to be drawn into actions that may affect civil peace at this dangerous and delicate stage", following the massive Friday strike that killed Nasrallah and as Israel continues to bombard the country. | "The Israeli e…
Signaling an Invasion Israel's planting of explosive material in pagers and walkie-talkies could be the forerunner to an invasion of southern Lebanon. Defense minister Yoav Gallant implied as much when he said those explosions are "the beginning of a new era in this war." Israeli fighter jets bombing around Beirut reinforced the message. The Guardian reports that 
Justin Trudeau justified the brutal killing of the leader of a Lebanese political party on the grounds Canada lists his organization as "terrorist". On Friday Israel leveled six large apartment buildings in the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut with some 80 bombs weighing 2,000 to 4,000 pounds each. Dropped by US-made F-15 fighter jets, the US-made BLU-109 …
On 17 March 2021, 
As another October approaches, the beautiful season of colors begins here in New England. Call it October's Surprise Party. The turning leaves with all their colors come to announce the earth's glory, the possibility of peace and happiness for all. Yet as the month transpires and November nears, I think we might expect what for many will …
Serendipity, picking Viet Thanh Nyugen's memoir, A Man with Two Faces as the main book for the memoir writing class I am teaching. Last time it was Liar's Club and Wild and other things to haunt the student with other writers' haunting memoirs. Mary Karr and Cheryl Strayed, and the students learned about all sorts …
An Israeli businessman believed to be close to Roni Mizrachi, a well-known Israeli contractor, 
Two weeks ago, shocking news emerged that Gideo Sa'ar could replace Sa'ar was once heralded as a new force in Israel right-wing politics and one of the biggest threats to Netanyahu's decades-long grip on power. The formation of his right-wing 
I was shot by the Israeli army less than a month before my Turkish-American colleague The gun Israel used was manufactured in the United States of America, the bullet paid for by my own taxes. | Both of us posed no threat. In my case, I was running away with my back turned. In Ay≈üenur's case, as per protocol, she had stationed herself out of harm's way or any heightened risk. For her awareness, she was shot in the head. Despite my escape, I was shot in the up…
Is it possible to expand the stakes of this election beyond the nation's two-party pseudo-democracy? I have to write this. I have to express solidarity with all the other lost and torn voters out there, who are struggling with the question of the moment: Who should I vote for? Israel's genocidal and expanding war — 
TEL AVIV—"Accept the deal, end the war, out of Gaza!" Thousands of placards carrying this message, in both Hebrew and Arabic, were distributed last weekend in the weekly anti-government protests in cities throughout Israel. Some looked with suspicion at these signs, as they preferred sticking to the popular "Deal now!" signs. But others, many others, …
"As of today, the 30th of September 2024, I consider that Alaa is unlawfully detained [and] kidnapped. I am going on a full hunger strike until he is released. This is to protest the crime committed against him by the Egyptian authorities and to protest th…
The triumph of the Eurosceptic, Fac…
The The oil-rich Gulf state, which has repeatedly denied accusations of involvement in the Sudan's army denied carr…
Egyptian authorities have refused to release dissident Abdel Fattah, 42, was arrested on September 29, 2019. | Just over two years later, he was handed a five-year sentence for "spreading false news" by sharing a Facebook post about police brutality. | His family on Thursday urged the government of 
The military mission of the US-led coalition in This was announced in a joint statement from both nations on Friday and marks a significant change in 
The Gulf monarchy executed the third highest number of prisoners in the world after China and Iran in 2023, according to Amnesty International. | The latest tally surpassed its previous highs of 196 in 2022 and 192 in 1995, according to the London-based human rights group, which began recording the annual data in 1990. | The co…
US forces conducted two separate strikes in A September 24 strike in northwest Syria killed nine "terrorist operatives," including senior Hurras al-Din leader Marwan Bassam 'Abd-al-Ra'uf, the US military said. | A September 16 strike in c…
Only a politics based on building unity and mutually beneficial cooperation can deliver on the potential of the Horn of Africa and its peoples.
The new rail route is open to travellers from more than 100 countries…
These two countries have large populations and are important sources of tourists…
September 15 marked the third anniversary of the announcement of the AUKUS (Australia, the UK, the U.S.) agreement.
There has been a deplorable consistency in the remarks and efforts of Robert M. Gates over the past four decades. In the 1980s, Gates was a major player in the falsification of intelligence regarding the Soviet Union, designed to justify unneeded increases in the defense budget. In 1986, Gates had to withdraw his name from congressional confirmation for…
A crowd of 3,000 anti-tourism protesters descended on posh downtown Barcelona last July, their demeanor one of delighted malice. They cordoned off hotels and eateries with hazard tape, as if demarcating a crime scene. They sprayed with water guns the blithe holidaymakers seated in restaurants. Video footage showed unhappy couples and glowering young men chased from their seats by the mob, stunned at the indignity. | The protesters shouted "tourists go home." They held signs that said "Barcelona is not for sale." They spoke of "mass touristification" and inveighed against the greed of restaurateurs and hoteliers a…
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world —Nelson Mandela Paulo Freire, the radical Brazilian educator, would have turned 103 on September 19, 2025. Freire was not merely an academic; he was a revolutionary, a fierce champion of the oppressed whose lifelong fight for economic, educational, and social justice 
September 15 marked the third anniversary of the announcement of the AUKUS (Australia, the UK, the U.S.) agreement. The purpose of this agreement is for Australia to buy nuclear-powered submarines from the UK and the U.S. This increases interoperability with U.S. forces that are projecting their power in the region along the Chinese coast. Furthermore, 
The webzine ShiftMag points out that 80 percent of software developers worldwide are unhappy with their jobs, yet 68 percent code outside the workplace as a hobby, according to a May 2024 survey by Developer Survey. This suggests that the dissatisfaction of these developers stems from job-related factors such as pressure-induced burnout and frustration with bureaucracy rather 
A recent column by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan called into sharp question the "gallingly disingenuous" refusal of Montana's Democratic Senator Jon Tester to endorse the Harris-Walz ticket at the very top of his party. And the Daily Montanan is right — it's the worst kind of phony stances taken by people who have 
While this article will be nowhere near a comprehensive review, a sampling of just three studies offers an introductory glimpse into heat's broad capacity to govern and regulate behavior, health and death across the realm of Earth's land animals. Some further detail will surface in subsequent paragraphs. For a first example of heat's broad impacts 
ERIE, Pa.—Republican presidential nominee, the criminal and adjudicated rapist Donald Trump, escalated his personal attacks on his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, here on Sunday by repeating an insult that she was "mentally impaired" while also saying she should be "impeached and prosecuted." His speech also reflected the fears of his campaign that white voters in …
ERIE, Pa., — Republican presidential nominee, the criminal and adjudicated rapist, Donald Trump, escalated his personal attacks on his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, here on Sunday by repeating an insult that she was "mentally impaired" while also saying she should be "impeached and prosecuted." His speech also reflected the fears of his campaign that white voters …
Canada's carbon emissions are down for the first time since the pandemic, according to a 2023 estimate from publicly funded think tank the Canadian Climate Institute. The drop of 0.8 percent between 2022 and 2023 brings the total reduction since the baseline year of 2005 to eight percent — a long way from the 2030 goal of 40 percent, a …
WASHINGTON —Longtime AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer and civil rights icon Bill Lucy, who helped assemble and lead the famous "I Am A Man" unionization drive and strike by Black sanitation workers in 1968 in Lucy's hometown of Memphis, Tenn., died September 25 at his D.C. home. He was 90. Lucy, who later co-founded and was the first …
WOODBURY, Tenn.—For the second year in a row, the "Trail of Tears" art show was held in this Tennessee city a few miles from the bustling municipality of Murfreesboro, 30 miles south of Nashville. The show opened on Aug. 2 in the city art center. The exhibition was organized by Melba Checote-Eads, a citizen of …
Renaissance man Kris Kristofferson — singer, actor, activist, veteran, Rhodes Scholar and "one of the greatest songwriters of all time" — has died at 88. Known for meticulously crafted songs of regret and longing — despite a voice "like a barking bullfrog" — he was also "an epic human with the biggest heart" who advocated …
We assess why a refugee crisis is brewing due to the wars in Ukraine, West Asia and Africa, all of which the West is complicit in. 
A dazzling display of sustainable innovation as participants from both male and female categories showcase their meticulously crafted sci-models adorned with exquisite, recycled costumes. Starting with Mr. and Ms. SCIMA 2024: Solomon Damaso and Jehan Reese Damogos, 1st place: Jaymar Andales and Charize Ann Tambalque, 2nd place: Ralph Sapdoy and Jessica Marcos, 3rd place: Shanthy Bangyay and Erika Mae Topacio. | By: Christine S. Luyosen | The Science and Mathematics Month of September is a yearly tradition at Easter College, headed by the SciMa advisers Jessa Obispo, Algyn Kidit, Krisjane Galingan, and Elvie P…
Why firing top leaders at KCCA is an excuse and not a solution to the problems of our capital city THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | This week, President Yoweri Museveni fired the top leadership of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). This was because a report by the Inspector General of Government accused them of negligence …
Uganda makes a major leap in energy future but more work lies a head COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Uganda commissioned its largest hydropower project, the Karuma Hydropower Dam, on September 26, marking a significant milestone in the country's journey towards enhanced electricity generation for both industrial growth and household access. The commissioning of the …
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eighteen workers who sustained serious injuries from a fire that broke out at Landy Industries in Mukono district are demanding compensation. The factory manufactures Plastic shoes, Sandals, boots, and health sandals. The fire broke out after an explosion was heard in the factory. Vicky Akello, 19, from Pader District in Northern …
ANALYSIS | JORDANNA MATLON | Africa is the world's largest market for Guinness beer (and Nigeria is second only to Britain for the most consumers in one country). The Irish brand's success on the continent is regarded as a trailblazing business model. And that has a lot to do with their advertising campaigns over the years. …
Based on dubious carbon accounting, Drax, which runs the U.K.'s biggest power plant, is rapidly expanding its wood pellet operations across America.
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Oil Company-UNOC has commended players in the oil and gas sector for adhering to the local content needs that have seen numerous Ugandans benefit from the sector. Jessica Kyeyune made the remarks while representing the UNOC CEO at a National Supplier engagement organised by Threeways Shipping (TWS) …