(2024-01-26). Prominent Jewish Activists Send Open Letter To German Officials. popularresistance.org United States — In anticipation of UN-designated Holocaust Remembrance Day, Saturday, January 27th, over 300 Jews worldwide have released an Open Letter to the German Government and other European Nations: Support South Africa at the World Court-Do Not Aid and Abet Israeli Genocide in Gaza. | Signed by rabbis, scholars, policy makers, filmmakers and activists, the letter reads, "We call on the governments of Germany, Austria and all European nations involved in the Nazi Holocaust to stand on the right side of history, to stand with South Africa in its courageous appeal to the highest court in the United Nations…
(2024-01-26). Eyewitness to Columbia University skunk attack says campus activists fear for safety. mondoweiss.net 
Mondoweiss spoke with Columbia student Zainab Khan who witnessed the chemical attack on pro-Palestine protesters. "After the other day, I totally believe that an IOF soldier could physically harm one of our protesters or, God forbid, even kill them."
(2024-01-26). Havas London Targeted by Climate Activists Over Agency's Relationship with Shell. desmog.com
(2024-01-26). Climate activists call on SA gov't to dump Santos from cycling race. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-01-26). Pack The Courtroom For Detained Climate Activists. indybay.org Pack the courtroom at the federal courthouse in Sacramento to support climate activists facing charges for taking direct action against the institutions of imperialism.
(2024-01-26). Activists unveil giant banner in Madrid to demand ceasefire in Gaza. presstv.ir Activists demanding ceasefire in Gaza unfurl a giant picture of a Palestinian child crying for help above the entrance to Madrid's Reina Sofia museum.
(2024-01-26). Yeh Man, the U.S. Has an Addiction to War and Empire. counterpunch.org 
What explains the Biden Administration's obsession with the Houthis and the Pentagon's almost daily launching of missile and air strikes on targets in Yemen? The ostensible rationale is to protect shipping in the Red Sea. Yet, other Arab allied nations, with the exception of Bahrain (a country that houses the largest US military base in
(2024-01-26). Imperial Costs: Two Stories Summarize the Cost of Empire to Democracy. counterpunch.org SEALs died taking part in a blockade mission against Yemen, a mission that dates back nearly a decade and is part of a two-decade-long history of US military action against Yemen (the US first launched a drone strike in Yemen in 2002). US policy towards Yemen is part of the larger, failed and counterproductive Global War on Terror, which itself is part of a larger, failed and counterproductive US Middle East policy. US Middle East policy, in its current form, goes back to the 1970s and is part of a larger, failed and counterproductive US militarized foreign policy. Can anyone go to the families of those two SEALs…
(2024-01-26). Roaming Charges: The Impotent Empire. counterpunch.org 
The problem with American politics isn't that it's polarized (we need more polarization over inequality, over war, over climate), but that it's polarized around two of the most inept and ridiculous figures in American history. The only two people Americans can apparently think of to run their dying Empire have both lost their frigging marbles, if they ever had any, which is a sure sign that your Empire is in fact dying.
(2024-01-26). Biden Must Choose Between a Ceasefire in Gaza and a Regional War. counterpunch.org 
In the topsy-turvy world of corporate media reporting on U.S. foreign policy, we have been led to believe that U.S. air strikes on Yemen, Iraq and Syria are legitimate and responsible efforts to contain the expanding war over Israel's genocide in Gaza, while the actions of the Houthi government in Yemen, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and
(2024-01-26). FPV Drones & Artificial Intelligence: How Russia is Transforming Drone Warfare. thealtworld.com — FPV drones transform cheap, easy-to-produce drones into precision guided weapons; | — FPV drones have several disadvantages including loss-of-signal as it begins its attack dive or encounters electronic warfare; | — AI targeting allows an operator to designate a target while still in signal line-of-sight and before entering an area defended by electronic warfare, for the AI to then automatically guide the drone to its target without any external signal; | — Russia's large military industrial base lends its an advantage in both quantity and quality over Ukraine and its Western sponsors;…
(2024-01-26). New Zealand personnel to assist in US-led bombing of Yemen. wsws.org The New Zealand ruling class is intervening against Yemen's Houthis, and in support of US-led warmongering in the Middle East and the Israel's genocide in Gaza.
(2024-01-26). Biden's Illegal Bombing Of Yemen Intensifies The Risk Of Regional War. popularresistance.org In response to Israel's assault on the people of Gaza in early October, Yemen's Houthi movement, Ansar Allah, began mounting attacks on commercial ships in and around the Red Sea. The Houthis said the attacks were aimed at Israeli-connected or Israel-bound ships and they would continue until there is a ceasefire in Gaza. Meanwhile, the pressure on this vital trade route is impacting the global economy as ships are being redirected to more expensive routes. | On January 11, South Africa presented its case documenting Israel's genocide in Gaza to the International Court of Justice. The following day, the U.S. and U…
(2024-01-26). Biden is following Netanyahu off a cliff. mondoweiss.net 
In refusing to pressure Israel into a ceasefire while continuing to launch strikes on Yemen, Biden has shown utter contempt for all Arabs and Muslims, including his own Arab and Muslim American citizens who say they won't vote for him over Gaza.
(2024-01-26). Unauthorized Disclosure: Matthew Hoh. thedissenter.org "Unauthorized Disclosure" is back for another season in 2024! | We kick the year off with a show regular, Matthew Hoh, who is a former Marine, former State Department official, and the associate director for the Eisenhower Media Network. You can find his writing on war and foreign policy at Matthew discusses the US government's attacks on Yemenis and how the Israeli government's war on Gaza is expanding to a wider regional conflict. He addresses the denial and detachment from reality exhibited by offici…
(2024-01-26). Yemen confirma ataques de 200 drones contra barcos en mar Rojo. telesurtv.net Según el líder del movimiento hutí, los ataques contra los barcos continuarán hasta que cese el genocidio de Israel.
(2024-01-26). °Yemen. Un pueblo indomable! — La historia (I). workers.org 
Por Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein* El 3 de enero de 2024 — En 2015, Yemen, un país desconocido para muchos en Occidente, inició una guerra en defensa de su soberanía que estaba siendo amenazada por una alianza intervencionista liderada por Arabia Saudí. El pueblo yemení tuvo que pagar con la vida . . . |
(2024-01-26). Al-Houthi: Targeting of Israel-linked ships in Red Sea will continue. presstv.ir Yemen's Ansarullah leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi says the targeting of ships linked to Israel will continue until aid reaches the Palestinian people in Gaza.
(2024-01-26). A moment of clarity at the International Court of Justice. actionaidusa.org I woke up today to hundreds of messages about the genocide case brought by South Africa against Israel. Some were calling it a victory, an unequivocal legal demand for Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza. Some were expressing disappointment that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) did not call for a ceasefire. A part of…
(2024-01-26). Raeisi: South Africa's ICJ case against Israel admired by all freedom seekers. presstv.ir Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has drawn admiration from all freedom-seekers across the globe.
(2024-01-26). Raeisi calls for UN reform, says body unable to end Gaza genocide. presstv.ir President Raeisi laments the UN has failed to prevent the brutal onslaught against Gaza.
(2024-01-26). Iran president: US rights slogans aim to serve own interests. presstv.ir The Iranian president says the US chants human rights slogans to serve its own interests.
(2024-01-26). Iran, Russia, Turkey stress fighting terrorism, blast Israeli attacks on Syria. presstv.ir Iran, Russia and Turkey have jointly stressed fighting against terrorism in all forms, slamming Israel's fresh attacks in Syria.
(2024-01-26). Iran, Russia security chiefs assert anti-terror fight will continue. presstv.ir The top Iranian and Russian security officials call for the expansion of bilateral relations in different fields, among them the anti-terror fight.
(2024-01-26). Iran Army highly prepared to give crushing response to threats: Cmdr. presstv.ir A senior Iranian commander says the Army's Ground Force is highly prepared to give a crushing response to any kind of threat.
(2024-01-26). Iran: President Raeisi's visit begins 'new chapter' in ties with Turkey. presstv.ir Iran's foreign minister says the official visit by President Ebrahim Raeisi to Turkey and its results will mark "the beginning of a new chapter" in bilateral and regional cooperation between the two powerful neighbors.
(2024-01-26). Palestine And The Crisis Of Free Speech On College Campuses. popularresistance.org Colleges and universities have long acted as incubators for social movements, and the movement in solidarity with Palestine is no exception. While repression against students and faculty for support of Palestine is nothing new, the upsurge in mobilization and agitation for Palestinian liberation since last fall has been met with a frenzied response from actors within and outside of university administrations. Students and faculty alike have faced retaliation from university administrators and Zionists within and beyond the student body, ranging from revocation of scholarships to expulsions, firings, and even phys…
(2024-01-26). Cuba to host International Biennial of Political Humor. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 26 (Prensa Latina) The 1st International Biennial of Political Humor will take place in Havana from June 1 to 30, 2024, the National Association of Cuban Writers and Artists (UNEAC) announced.
(2024-01-26). Cuban Prime Minister highlights work of leaders in economic sphere. plenglish.com Guantánamo, Cuba, January 26 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Cuba, Manuel Marrero, ratified the importance of the work of government leaders at all levels to wipe out the distortions which the country's economy faces.
(2024-01-26). Cuba's Meliá Las Américas wins award again. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 26 (Prensa Latina) The Meliá Las Américas hotel, in the Cuban coastal resort of Varadero, was awarded with the HolidayCheck Award 2024 by the German market, according to a press release from the hotel chain.
(2024-01-26). Cuba participates in ECLAC meeting of Ministers of Education. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Jan 26 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Minister of Education, Naima Trujillo, highlighted the importance of the extraordinary meeting, in ECLAC, of ministers of the sector, where the challenges for the reactivation of education after Covid-19 are analyzed.
(2024-01-26). Cuba amplía hasta 15 meses la licencia de maternidad. telesurtv.net Esas prestaciones pueden ser disfrutadas no solo por las madres, sino también por padres y abuelas y abuelos.
(2024-01-26). The New Cold War and the Risk of Nuclear Annihilation. counterpunch.org 
The Cuban missile crisis of 1963 is etched into the minds of anyone old enough to experience the terror it triggered. For the first time, our leaders had ordered and succeeded in creating a military system that could destroy us all—and where there was and remains no possible way to survive the inevitable conflict. The
(2024-01-26). Venezuela and Guyana Meet Again in Brazil to Address Tensions. orinocotribune.com
(2024-01-26). Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez: We Will Send Evidence of Coup Attempts to Opposition Politicians Who Signed Barbados Agreement. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan government delegation at the Barbados dialogue intends to present its opposition counterparts with evidence of terrorist plots planned by certain opposition groups. These plans, according to the government, aimed to disrupt national peace and to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro and Governor Freddy Bernal of Táchira state. | This announcement was made by Jorge Rodríguez, head of the government delegation and president of the National Assembly. He further noted that one point of agreement reached in Barbados is the mutual commitment of both parties to refrain from any actions that could jeopardiz…
(2024-01-26). Venezuela and Guyana Meet Again in Brazil to Address Tensions. orinocotribune.com Caracas (
(2024-01-26). Vicepresidenta venezolana se reúne con jefes de misión de la UE. telesurtv.net El encuentro tuvo lugar en el marco de una agenda de actividades que desarrollan los diplomáticos europeos en Venezuela.
(2024-01-26). Jorge Rodríguez denuncia planes conspirativos contra Venezuela. telesurtv.net Rodríguez puntualizó que sobre la denuncia presentada por la Fiscalía el pasado lunes, como Poder Legislativo "debatirán para tomar acciones contundentes contra los que atentan a la paz de la República".
(2024-01-26). Cancilleres de Venezuela y Guyana acuerdan continuar el diálogo sobre controversia del Esequibo. telesurtv.net El acuerdo fue recogido en una declaración conjunta divulgada por el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Brasil.
