2023-07-14: News Headlines

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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2023-07-13: News Headlines

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-07-13). WASHINGTON IS BEGGING FOR A PREEMPTIVE NUCLEAR ATTACK FROM RUSSIA. thealtworld.com The Washington Dumbshits are encouraging Russia to wipe out the US in a desperate act of self-preservation. | Russian lawmakers have completed an investigation into Washington's military-related biological activities at laboratories across Ukraine on the basis of findings made public by Russia's Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops over the past year. | Washington is working on a "universal" genetically engineered bioweapon designed to cause severe damage to enemies comparable to that of a "nuclear winter," a Russian parliamentary commission investigating US biolabs in Ukraine has concluded. | "The U…

ecns.cn (2023-07-12). China slams NATO's 'eastward expansion' into Asia-Pacific: Chinese Mission to EU. ecns.cn China firmly opposes NATO's "eastward expansion" into the Asia-Pacific region, a spokesperson for the Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU) said on Tuesday.

infobrics (2023-07-13). Stoltenberg admits NATO began preparing Ukraine for war with Russia since 2014. infobrics.org France will complete training 7,000 Ukrainian soldiers by year's end.

Sara Flounders (2023-07-13). Jenin 2002 and now: Israel can't crush Palestinian resistance. workers.org Palestinian women rally on 47th anniversary of Land Day in occupied Palestine, March 30, 2023. The writer traveled to the occupied West Bank during the Second Intifada representing the International Action Center. She gained access to Jenin in April 2002 when Israeli Defense Forces were barricading the destroyed refugee camp. . . . |

Staff (2023-07-13). Stephen Wertheim: The West Cannot Ignore Role NATO Expansion Played in Russia's Invasion of Ukraine. democracynow.org After the closing of a major NATO summit in Lithuania, President Biden vowed to support Ukraine and warned the war may continue for a long time, before flying to Finland, the newest member of NATO, which shares an 830-mile border with Russia. The goal of this summit may have been to make Ukraine seem more aligned with NATO, but "they actually revealed that the alliance was split" when they did not offer a timeline for Ukraine's membership, says Stephen Wertheim, senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Wertheim says the real result of th…

ecns.cn (2023-07-13). Military alliance urged to uphold peace. ecns.cn NATO is being "extremely hypocritical" by making unfounded accusations against China's nuclear capabilities, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday, urging the bloc to take concrete measures to maintain world and regional peace.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-13). Germany Creates Equity in Western Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com M.K. Bhadrakumar German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) met Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of NATO summit, Vilnius, Lithuania, July 12, 2023. Germany is playing the long game. It is creating equity in western Ukraine where it is not Russia but Poland that is its contender as it is entirely conceivable that the ongoing…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-13). At the Vilnius Summit, NATO Reiterates it Will Fight Russia to the Last Ukrainian. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch At the Vilnius summit, NATO assured more arms to Ukraine to fight Russians instead of Zelensky's much-desired accession to the war alliance The two-day NATO summit concluded in Vilnius, Lithuania, and Ukraine continues to wait for membership into the military alliance. President Volodymyr Zelensky was, however, offered a three-part package of support to ensure…

Staff (2023-07-13). Headlines for July 13, 2023. democracynow.org As NATO Summit Wraps, Biden Pledges Ukraine Will Join Military Alliance "Some Day", Russian General with Advance Knowledge of Wagner Rebellion Disappears, U.N. Security Council to Meet Following North Korean Ballistic Missile Test, U.N. Calls for Probe After 87 Bodies Discovered in Mass Grave in Sudan's Darfur , Guatemala AG Suspends Progressive Semilla Party as Court Sends Leader Bernardo Arévalo to Runoff, Thailand's Coup-Installed Senate Rejects Popular Reformist Candidate Pita Limjaroenrat, 20 Million in Indian Capital Face Drinking Water Shortages Amid Historic Flooding, Spain Faces H…

ecns.cn (2023-07-12). Chinese embassy in UK slams British govt's discriminatory measures against China-related investments. ecns.cn Facts have shown that the British government has taken discriminatory measures against investment by Chinese companies, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the UK said on Wednesday.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-13). Jenin atrocity sparks call for Australia to ban all military exports to Israel. greenleft.org.au

Movement Rights (2023-07-13). Monday 7/17: Banking on a Safe World: Divesting from Nuclear Weapons & Fossil Fuels. indybay.org Online event via Zoom…

Editor (2023-07-13). Cuba rejects presence of U.S. nuclear submarine in Guantanamo Bay. mronline.org The Ministry of Foreign Affairs categorically rejects the entry into Guantanamo Bay, on July 5, 2023, of a nuclear-powered submarine that remained until July 8 at the U.S. military base located there, which constitutes a provocative escalation by the United States, whose political or strategic motives are unknown.

infobrics (2023-07-13). How BRICS Became a Real Club and Why Others Want In. infobrics.org The BRICS group of emerging markets — Brazil, Russia, India and China, with South Africa added later — has gone from a slogan dreamed up at an investment bank to a real-world club that also controls a major development bank…

infobrics (2023-07-13). How China-Russia Grain Corridor Can Help Beijing Safeguard Food Security. infobrics.org By using the grain corridor with Russia to further diversify supply routes, China can reduce its reliance on global chokepoints while ensuring a more secure food supply chain…

infobrics (2023-07-13). Half of Russian strategic missile divisions now use hypersonics in response to US escalation. infobrics.org It wasn't precisely clear why Putin "suddenly" had to emphasize the importance of Russia's hypersonic weapons and other key strategic systems. Namely, in early July, the US Army reported that it has demonstrated the operational capability of its newest ground-based missile launcher with the system's recent successful firing of a "Tomahawk" land-attack cruise missile.

infobrics (2023-07-13). FBI cooperated with Kiev regime to remove verified social media accounts. infobrics.org The attempt at mass censorship went wrong due to inaccurate analysis, having even listed an official American account in Russian language.

Staff (2023-07-13). Biden's corruption led to Ukraine's destruction: fmr. Kiev diplomat. youtube.com Pushback with Aaron Maté Former Ukrainian government official and diplomat Andrii Telizhenko joins Aaron Maté to discuss how, in his view, powerful US figures including Joe Biden have used Ukraine for personal corruption and the geopolitical aim of bleeding Russia — all to the detriment of Ukrainians. Telizhenko worked for the Ukrainian prosecutor general's office …

Anonymous669 (2023-07-13). Russian Army Strikes Ukrainian Ammunition Depots, Repels New Wave Of Attacks (Videos). southfront.org File image. | The Russian military had launched an attack with long-range sea-based high-precision weapons strike against ammunition depots of Kiev forces, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on July 13. | In a statement, the ministry said that all designated targets were "neutralized" in the attack, without providing any additional details. | The ministry also said that a new wave of Ukrainian attacks was repelled in the directions of Donetsk, Krasny Liman and South Donetsk. | In Donetsk d…

thecommunists (2023-07-13). Stop the War's capitulation hides truth about Ukraine, stops workers organising. thecommunists.org RT reporter and CPGB-ML member Steve Sweeney is currently reporting live from the Donbass. ***** Small numbers of antiwar activists took part in a national day of action organised by Britain's Stop the War coalition on 8 July which, while calling for 'peace' in Ukraine, rallied around a demand that would in reality lead to …

ecns.cn (2023-07-13). Cold-chain logistics train brings Russian meat, ice cream to SW China's Chengdu. ecns.cn A cold-chain logistics train carrying 31 containers of meat and five containers of ice cream from Moscow arrived in Chengdu on Monday, the Chengdu International Railway Port told the Global Times on Wednesday.

Drago Bosnic (2023-07-13). Half of Russian Strategic Missile Divisions Now Use Hypersonics in Response to US Escalation. Pentagon Failures in Strategic Weapons Capabilities? globalresearch.ca

Matthew Hoh (2023-07-13). Who fuels war and profits from it. indybay.org It is morally indefensible to support the strategy of fighting Russia to the last Ukrainian. Nor is it moral to remain silent when the U.S. pursues strategies and policies that cannot achieve its stated | goals. This senseless pursuit of defeating Russia in the spirit of some kind of 19th century imperial victory is unattainable.

Fight Back (2023-07-13). Jacksonville rallies for Tampa 5, against SCOTUS affirmative action ruling. fightbacknews.org Jacksonville, FL — As part of a coordinated effort across the country, the activist community in Jacksonville stood in solidarity with the Tampa 5. On July 11, 65 people gathered in front of the Duval County Courthouse to demand legal charges be dropped against the four members of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and a union worker who were arrested in early March. Laura Rodriguez, Gia Davila, Lauren Pineiro, Jeanie Kida and Chrisley Carpio are facing felony charges. | The Tampa 5 are activists who exercised their right to protest the racist, sexist, homophobic and transphobic Florida House Bill 999…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-13). BDS leads widespread calls for South African football club Orlando Pirates to boycott match with Israeli team. peoplesdispatch.org Despite increasing pressure and appeals from all quarters, the Orlando Pirates have justified the decision to participate in the match citing rules of the world's football governing body FIFA…

Editor (2023-07-13). The Rice Bowl of the Chinese People Is Held Firmly in Their Hands. scheerpost.com By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research At the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), member states decided to replace the Millennium Development Goals (established in 2000) with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The first SDG was to 'end poverty in all its forms everywhere'. Despite the enthusiastic verbiage, it was clear that …

ecns.cn (2023-07-13). Insights | Pakistani scholar: People-centered approach key to CPC's success. ecns.cn On the occasion of the 102nd anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Hannan Hussain, assistant research associate at the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI), expressed his appreciation for the actions taken by the CPC in poverty alleviation, rural revitalization, and the fight against COVID-19 in an exclusive interview with China News Network. He believes that its people-centered philosophy has been the mainstay of the CPC's vision.

John Catalinotto (2023-07-13). 'The East Is Still Red' a necessary read. workers.org With his recently published book, "The East Is Still Red," Carlos Martinez has clarified the role of the Chinese revolution in improving the lives of a fifth of humanity. The book is a contribution to the discussion among Marxists regarding the class character of the People's Republic of China. As . . . |

Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-07-13). Friday 7/14: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…

Eric Zuesse (2023-07-13). How Clearly Israel Is an Apartheid Country. globalresearch.ca

Mnar Adley (2023-07-13). MintPress News Is Being Targeted: Join Us in Standing up to the War Machine. mintpressnews.com Stand up for truth. Stand up against war. Today, we invite you to join us in empowering MintPress News, the vanguard of fearless investigative journalism that unearths the hidden web of the military industrial complex.

midwesternmarx (2023-07-13). Can China and the United States Establish Mutual Respect to Lessen Tensions? By: Vijay Prashad. midwesternmarx.com ​On June 3, 2023, naval vessels from the United States and Canada conducted a joint military exercise in the South China Sea. A Chinese warship (LY 132) overtook the U.S. guided-missile destroyer (USS Chung-Hoon) and speeded across its path. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command released a statement saying that the Chinese ship "executed maneuvers in an unsafe manner." The spokesperson from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang Wenbin, responded that the United States …

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-13). Yellen's Visit To China Has Failed. popularresistance.org

teleSUR (2023-07-13). UNIFIL: Lebanon and Israel Must Avoid Escalation, Drone Attack. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) urged Lebanon and Israel to stop any action that may lead to an escalation in southern Lebanon, a few hours after three Hezbollah members were reportedly injured by an Israeli drone attack near the two countries' border. | Related: | According to official statements, on earlier Wednesday, an Israeli drone attacked Hezbollah members, an Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon, a…

ecns.cn (2023-07-13). SOEs to step up power supply amid heat wave. ecns.cn China's State-owned enterprises, including power generators and grid operators, are making all-out efforts to ensure adequate power supply in the country in response to recent surging electricity demand caused by scorching temperatures in many parts of China.

ecns.cn (2023-07-13). Clean coal use key to deep cuts in emissions, stable electricity supply. ecns.cn China must push for the clean use of coal and step up integration of the dirty fuel with carbon capture, utilization and storage to achieve sustained reductions in emissions, industry experts have said.

ecns.cn (2023-07-13). China's parcel delivery sector sees impressive growth. ecns.cn China's parcel delivery sector has seen double-digit growth in the first half of this year, boosting consumption recovery and enhancing the economy.

ecns.cn (2023-07-13). China's foreign trade up 2.1% in H1. ecns.cn China's foreign trade of goods went up 2.1 percent year-on-year in the first half of the year to 20.1 trillion yuan, customs data showed on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-13). China, U.S. set for 'in depth' talks on climate. ecns.cn U.S. climate envoy John Kerry's upcoming visit to China is expected to focus on enhancing engagement on climate and clean energy issues between the two countries.

ecns.cn (2023-07-13). 'World's supermarket' Yiwu embraces surging orders driven by Asian Games. ecns.cn Yiwu in East China's Zhejiang Province, dubbed the world's supermarket or the world's small commodity capital, is witnessing surging orders as the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou approaches.

DLI (2023-07-13). Janet Yellen, playing the "good cop" routine in China? indybay.org Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Beijing this week meeting with Chinese officials. But Western corporate media is trying to spin her role as a "good cop" for the NeoLiberal policy of coercing China to follow the USA-made "rules-based" international order.

Staff (2023-07-13). Opposition Debate: Exclusion & María Corina Machado's New Performance. orinocotribune.com Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—A debate with opposition pre-candidates running for the primaries has been held in the exclusive private university of Caracas, the Catholic University Andres Bello, in an auditorium filled with many sympathetic journalists and few ordinary voters. The debate, held this Wednesday, July 12, is not a very common occurrence within the Venezuelan opposition due to its constant infighting. | This occurrence, too, was not exempt of controversies, due to the unexplained absence of six out of the total of 14 pre-candidates that registered for the primaries. The absence of Henrique Capri…

WSWS (2023-07-13). Trump lawyers seek indefinite delay in documents trial as legal cases pile up. wsws.org The fascist ex-president could face overlapping trials in New York, Washington DC, Georgia and Florida, in the midst of the presidential election campaign.

Surangya (2023-07-13). How Walid Daqqah has kept the struggle for dignity alive behind the bars of Israeli prison. peoplesdispatch.org A global campaign is demanding the freedom of Palestinian writer, intellectual, and activist Walid Daqqah, who has been imprisoned in Israeli jails for over 37 years, and is facing severe health issues. Sahar Francis, the General Director of Ramallah-based Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, talks about Daqqah's life of resistance and the importance of the campaign…

Israel Shahak (2023-07-13). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-13). Cuba and Venezuela Condemn EU's Unilateralism Ahead of CELAC-EU Summit. libya360.wordpress.com Zoe Alexandra The VI Summit of the Heads of State of CELAC in Mexico in September 2021. The regional integration mechanism has grown in importance and strength in recent years with the victories of progressive governments in the region. Photo: CELAC Authorities from the countries have condemned that both the agenda and the format of…

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-13). Cuban youth with a lot to say in Brussels forum. plenglish.com Brussels, Jul 13 (Prensa Latina) Cuban youth has much to say and contribute here at the European Union (EU)-Latin America and the Caribbean civil society forum, despite the limitations imposed, said today the island's delegate Grettel Gomez.

Zoe Alexandra (2023-07-13). Cuba y Venezuela condenan el unilateralismo de la UE frente a la Cumbre CELAC-UE. peoplesdispatch.org Autoridades de los países han denunciado que tanto la agenda como el formato de la Cumbre han sido dictados por la UE sin la debida consulta con sus homólogos latinoamericanos…

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-13). Presidente palestino visita Yenín tras ataque israelí. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con medios palestinos, Abbas colocó una ofrenda floral en las tumbas de las víctimas mortales.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-13). Irán y Kenia firman cinco documentos de cooperación. telesurtv.net Los acuerdos firmados profundizarán las relaciones bilaterales para el crecimiento sostenible.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-13). China rechaza calificación de amenaza por parte de la OTAN. telesurtv.net Las declaraciones del portavoz de la cancillería china se producen cuando en Lituania concluyó este miércoles la Cumbre anual de la Alianza Atlántica.

Staff (2023-07-12). 13 July, Twitter Space: Political Prisoners for Palestine: A crime to care? samidoun.net DON'T MISS THIS IMPORTANT DISCUSSION OF THE PALESTINE ACTION PRISONERS ▪️ What shall we do when Palestine supporters are repeatedly put behind bars for protesting for our brothers and sisters in Palestine? ▪️ What can we do to help them continue fighting against companies like Elbit Systems who provide the arms to kill innocent men, …

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