(2020-10-26). Sudan "Normalizes" Relations with Israel? Trump "Arranged the Deal" globalresearch.ca On October 23, Sudan became the third Arab state to normalize relations with Israel. | The UAE in August and Bahrain last month took this step — what Hamas called "a stab in the back of the Palestinian cause…serv(ing) only the …
(2020-10-26). Israeli museum postpones auction of rare Middle Eastern artifacts after outrage. middleeasteye.net 
Israeli museum postpones auction of rare Middle Eastern artifacts after outrage | The museum's primary donor said it hoped postponement will 'make it possible to reach agreements that will also be acceptable' to government officials | Mon, 10/26/2020 – 18: 19 | A pocket watch made for French Queen Marie Antoinette by famous watchmaker Abraham Louis Breguet at the Museum for Islamic Art in…
(2020-10-26). 70 Years after China and the DPRK Defeated the United States in Korea. dissidentvoice.org 
There is a piece of news on an important anniversary missing from western state and corporate news. This year, 2020, is the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) army entering the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to help in, what the Chinese call, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. …
(2020-10-26). Families demand repatriation of all foreign nationals from Syrian camps. middleeasteye.net 
Families demand repatriation of all foreign nationals from Syrian camps | Western governments facing mounting legal challenges with thousands of young children among those still stranded in Kurdish-controlled camps | Mon, 10/26/2020 – 13: 00 | Girls play with a bicycle in a section of al-Hol camp for foreign families in January 2020 (AFP) | Western governments are facing growing pressure to repatriate…
(2020-10-26). Clashes continue in Iraq on first anniversary of anti-government uprisings. middleeasteye.net 
Clashes continue in Iraq on first anniversary of anti-government uprisings | Police fire stun grenades and tear gas at protesters on bridge across from fortified Green Zone | Mon, 10/26/2020 – 12: 05 | Iraqi anti-government protesters clash with riot police on al-Jumhuriyah bridge, Baghdad, on 26 October 2020 (AFP) | Dozens of Iraqi protesters again clashed with security forces in Baghdad on Mon…
(2020-10-26). Don't trust China's COVID-19 science? Try surviving without it. peoplesworld.org 
For as long as I can remember, I have been engaged in a practice many would consider masochistic. Get those images out of your head, I don't mean that. Or that. No, my self-defeating habit is all too mundane to the casual observer: I read China stories in the Western media. It's not as bad …
(2020-10-26). Israeli bulldozers and settlers uproot Palestinian olive trees in West Bank. middleeasteye.net 
Israeli bulldozers and settlers uproot Palestinian olive trees in West Bank | Israeli forces razed almost 60 olive trees in the town of Salfit and also demolished a house in the village of Taybeh | Mon, 10/26/2020 – 10: 23 | Palestinians harvest olives from their land, which lies on the Israeli side of the separation wall in the West Bank, 30 October 2019 (AFP) | Israeli bulldozers demolished a Palestinian hou…
(2020-10-26). Saddam Hussein's right-hand man dead, announces Iraq's Baath Party. middleeasteye.net 
Saddam Hussein's right-hand man dead, announces Iraq's Baath Party | After evading capture for 17 years, circumstances of Ezzat Ibrahim al-Douri's death remain unknown | Mon, 10/26/2020 – 14: 30 | Ezzat Ibrahim al-Douri reviews a military honour guard during a ceremony marking Martyrs' Day in Baghdad, December 1999 (AFP) | One of the last surviving senior figures in the government of former Iraq…
(2020-10-26). Lithuanian Government Impoverishes Its Own Citizens As a Means to Topple Belarus President Lukashenko. globalresearch.ca Since the re-election of Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko on August 9, deemed a rigged election by the West, protests have persisted for nearly three months. Led by opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the protests do not only continue to persist, …
(2020-10-26). Haiti Has a Long History of Being Assaulted by Its Latin American Neighbors. counterpunch.org Thirteen United Nations peacekeeping missions are underway in various countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Haiti has been the epicenter of the UN peacekeeping missions in Latin America and the Caribbean; there have been eight UN missions since the International Civilian Mission in Haiti (MICIVIH) was deployed in Haiti in 1993. On October
(2020-10-26). Azeris Using Banned Cluster Munitions in Nagorno-Karabakh. globalresearch.ca According to reports on the ground, Azeris are using Israeli-supplied cluster munitions in Nagorno-Karabakh. | More on this below. | *** | The 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) bans production use, transfer, and stockpiling of these terror weapons that scatter submunition bomblets …
(2020-10-26). Protests in Iraq: Corruption, Unemployment, Impoverishment. globalresearch.ca Long-suffering Iraqis have legitimate grievances in…
(2020-10-26). Former CIA: Blaming Moscow for Hunter Biden's Laptop is "Russiagate Disinformation" globalresearch.ca Former intelligence officials, Democratic leaders, and media outlets dismissing the Hunter Biden story as "Russian disinformation" are spreading more Russiagate disinformation, ex-CIA officer Ray McGovern says. | Media outlets are amplifying the claims of former intelligence officials, including John Brennan and …
(2020-10-26). Recep Erdogan: Turkey's Meddlesome and Mischievious Neo-Ottoman Sultan. globalresearch.ca Turkish President Recep Erdogan's recent comments regarding his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron's mental state has led to the recall of the French ambassador from Ankara. His assertion that Macron was "in need of mental health treatment" was not his first …
(2020-10-26). Thousands come out to mark anniversary of popular protests in Iraq. peoplesdispatch.org Protesters, who marched in several cities renewing their demands for an overhaul of Iraq's political system and an end to corruption, were met with police repression…
(2020-10-26). Trusted Demonologies: US Electoral Interference, the Proud Boys and Iran. counterpunch.org Iran, Russia and electoral interference. It is all part of the delicious mess that any observer of US politics has come to expect. Were the US body politic capable of being examined on the clinician's couch, historical fears, psychic disturbances, and a range of unsettling syndromes would be identified. The issue of electoral interference would
(2020-10-26). Indonesian trade unions call for bigger mobilization against Omnibus law. peoplesdispatch.org The Confederation of Indonesia Trade Union has called for massive protests in November if president Joko Widodo approves the Omnibus job creation law which weakens labor and environmental protection provisions…
(2020-10-26). France recalls ambassador to Turkey over Turkish criticisms of law on Islam. wsws.org The recalling of an ambassador is the most serious gesture taken between states short of a complete breakdown of diplomatic relations and war.
(2020-10-26). At UN, Iranian Foreign Minister Blames US War on Terror for 'Countless Broken Societies'. commondreams.org The Iranian foreign minister took at at the "eight violent wars that the United States initiated or joined since 2001." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/zarif-75-un-war-terror.png …
(2020-10-26). 'Grossly disturbing': Australia refers invasive search of women at Qatar airport to police. middleeasteye.net 
'Grossly disturbing': Australia refers invasive search of women at Qatar airport to police | Australian women were taken off plane and examined after the discovery of a newborn baby abandoned in the terminal | Mon, 10/26/2020 – 07: 37 | Hamad International Airport said the newborn found abandoned on 2 October had not been identified and was receiving medical care (AFP) | An incident at Doh…
(2020-10-26). Impunity and Carefree Violence: Australia's Special Forces in Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca In 2016, Australian Major General Jeff Sengelman approached the then chief of the Australian army Lieutenant General Angus Campbell
(2020-10-26). Half a Million Chickens Will Be Boiled Alive This Year. commondreams.org The level of suffering the vast majority of chickens in our nation's food supply chain endure is unimaginable to most—and it's cruelty that shouldn't exist. (Photo: Food & Water Watch) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/ban_factory_farms_0.jpg …
(2020-10-26). "They Wanted to Take My Womb Out": Survivor of Medical Abuse in ICE Jail Deported After Speaking Out. democracynow.org 
An independent medical review team has submitted a report to Congress on a lack of informed consent and "disturbing pattern" of questionable gynecological surgical procedures at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia, after an account from a nurse whistleblower in September prompted congressional and federal investigations. At least 19 women, most of whom are Black and Latina, have come forward to allege they were pressured into "unnecessary" gynecological treatment and surgeries — including procedures that left them sterile — while they were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. We s…
(2020-10-26). US imposes new sanctions on Iran's Ministry of Petroleum. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) — The US has imposed new sanctions on Iran's Ministry of Petroleum and a number of top Iranian officials.
(2020-10-26). Lebanon court rejects new migrant worker contract to replace criticised kafala system. middleeasteye.net 
Lebanon court rejects new migrant worker contract to replace criticised kafala system | Officials said the new standard contract for domestic workers would be the first step needed to abolish the kafala system | Mon, 10/26/2020 – 10: 36 | Ethiopian workers let go because of Lebanon's economic crisis wait outside Ethiopia's embassy in Beirut (AFP) | A court in Lebanon has suspended the implementation of a…
(2020-10-26). Oxford Study Challenges Israel's Claims Concerning Palestinian Refugees. popularresistance.org There needs to be a fundamental change in the way Palestinian refugees are seen, no longer as victims but as people with rights who are entitled to shape their own destiny. This assertion is made in a new study whose importance cannot be overstated. | According to international law, Palestinian refugees have a right to return to their homes and land and receive restitution and compensation for their suffering and personal and communal losses. Furthermore, the State of Israel, which is responsible for Palestine's ethnic cleansing, must pay for the repatriation, the rehabilitation, and the rebuilding that the retur…
(2020-10-26). LGBTQ, homelessness, family, prison at 2020 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. peoplesworld.org 
In what is likely my final report from this year's Festival, here are more capsule reviews of short films from Hawaii being screened at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, which is taking place through Oct. 31. The topics include LGBTQ, homelessness, family, and prison. Gimme shelter: Strangers in their own homeland Writer/director Kimi …
(2020-10-26). This is Why Israel's Mass Protest Movement Will Never Lead to Change. mintpressnews.com 
Though seldom reported in the US, thousands are taking to the streets every week in Israel demanding that Netanyahu step down, but carefully crafted coalition agreements and the political reality in the country promise to keep him in the PM's seat for the foreseeable future.
(2020-10-26). Chomsky: OPCW Cover-Up of Syria Probe Is 'Shocking'. strategic-culture.org Noam Chomsky says that the OPCW's cover-up, under US pressure, of a Syria chemical weapons probe raises "very severe suspicions." | Aaron MATÉ | In his first public comments on the OPCW's Syria cover-up scandal, Noam Chomsky criticizes the chemical watchdog for suppressing, under US pressure, evidence that undermined the pretext for the US-led bombing of Syria in April 2018. The censorship recently extended to the UN Security Council, where the US, UK, and France blocked former OPCW Director General José Bustani from testifying in support of the inspectors whose findings were kept from the public. | "What happene…
(2020-10-26). Iraq's Kurdish region says it foiled PKK plot to attack foreign diplomats. middleeasteye.net 
Iraq's Kurdish region says it foiled PKK plot to attack foreign diplomats | The statement from KRG intelligence service comes a year after the killing of a Turkish diplomat in Erbil | Mon, 10/26/2020 – 12: 31 | A picture shows a general view of Erbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region on 20 October 2020 (AFP) | Authorities in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region said…
(2020-10-26). VIDEO: Demonstrations in front of French embassy in Baghdad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) — Iraqis demonstrated on Monday in front of the French embassy in Baghdad, to protest against insulting the Prophet Muhammed by French President Emmanuel Macron.
(2020-10-26). Over 87 tons of narcotics seized in S Iran in 6 months. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) — Police forces of the Sistan and Baluchestan province, southeastern Iran, have seized over 87 tons of illicit drugs in the first six months of the year.
(2020-10-26). US Withdrawal from INF grave mistake: Putin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin Says US exit from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty was a "grave mistake" which creates the risk of a renewal of the nuclear arms race.
(2020-10-26). Removing banking barrier activates Iran-Iraq border capacity. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) — First Deputy Speaker of the Iranian Parliament said that removal of banking barrier will activate border capacities between Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq.
(2020-10-26). Largest Iranian containership docks at Shahid Rajaee Port. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) — The director general of Hormozgan Ports and Maritime Organization announced that the largest Iranian containership has docked at Shahid Rajaee Port in south Iran.
(2020-10-26). US spent 220 years of its history in war: Zarif. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister said that the UN should contain its host which has spent 220 years of its history in war.
(2020-10-26). 'Careless Crime' to go on screen at Tokyo Filmex. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) — Iranian film, 'Careless Crime' directed by Shahram Mokri will be screened at the Tokyo Filmex International Film Festival in Japan.
(2020-10-26). European troika still call for maintaining JCPOA: German FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) — German Foreign Minister revealed the continuation of effort of European troika (UK, France and Germany) to maintain nuclear deal, JCPOA, with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
(2020-10-26). Western governments seeking to attribute terrorism to Islam. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) — Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Force said that Western governments are seeking to attribute brutal acts of terrorism to Islam, while they themselves have created terrorist groups.
(2020-10-26). Anti-Racist Activists Brutally Arrested In Michigan. popularresistance.org On Saturday, an anti-racist demonstration in Shelby Township, Michigan was brutally repressed by the police. According to a video posted online several dozen police turned out in full riot gear and riot shields and beat and assaulted protesters before arresting several of them. Many of those arrested were thrown to the ground and there are reports that officers reportedly kneeled on their necks while they were being restrained. One woman, a photographer, was stripped down to her underwear in the middle of the street before being searched and arrested.
(2020-10-26). Can Georgia's Jon Ossoff Finish the Job This November? thenation.com Can Georgia's Jon Ossoff Finish the Job This November?
(2020-10-26). Sri Lankan parliament boosts president's autocratic powers. wsws.org The move towards dictatorship in Sri Lanka coincides with the drive by the ruling classes in every country towards fascist and autocratic rule.
(2020-10-26). Early Leaders of India and Pakistan Ignored Religious Extremism Warnings. strategic-culture.org Indian Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi and various Muslim extremist political leaders of Pakistan represent the sum of all fears expressed by leaders of princely states and their governments at the dawn of India and Pakistan in the late 1940s. Secular political leaders, including the Indian National Congress (INC) leader Jawaharlal Nehru and All-India Muslim League leader Mohammed Ali Jinnah, claimed there was nothing to worry about since both majority Hindu India and majority Muslim Pakistan would be secular republics governed by leaders committed to democratic rule, not by dictates from Hindu nat…
(2020-10-26). Survivor Deported After Speaking Out About Medical Abuse in ICE Jails. truthout.org An independent medical review team has submitted a report to Congress on a lack of informed consent and "disturbing pattern" of questionable gynecological surgical procedures at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia, after an account from a nurse whistleblower in September prompted congressional and federal investigations. At least 19 women, most of whom are Black and Latina, have come forward to allege they were pressured into "unnecessary" gynecological treatment and surgeries — includin…
(2020-10-25). Blaming Moscow for Hunter Biden's Laptop Is Russiagate Disinformation. strategic-culture.org Aaron MATÉ | Former intelligence officials, Democratic leaders, and media outlets dismissing the Hunter Biden story as "Russian disinformation" are spreading more Russiagate disinformation, ex-CIA officer Ray McGovern says. | Media outlets are amplifying the claims of former intelligence officials, including John Brennan and James Clapper, as well as of top Democrats, including Joe Biden and Adam Schiff, that the Hunter Biden laptop revelations are "Russian disinformation." | They have done so even though no one from the Biden camp has disputed the authenticity of a single leaked email or document, or denied that…
(2020-10-25). Nothing Will Fundamentally Change: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com A propaganda machine that can make people worry about foreign governments while their own government is destroying lives in their own country and all over the world is a propaganda machine that can make people believe anything. | ~ | Americans are hurt by their own government infinitely more than they are hurt by Russia, China and Iran. People around the world are hurt by the US government far more than Americans are hurt by their own government. Stop worrying about foreigners, America. It serves only the powerful. | ~ | Joe Biden: Nothing will fundamentally change. | Liberals: THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION…
(2020-10-25). Will the Next Head of the WTO Impose a Gates-Davos "Great Reset" Agenda? globalresearch.ca It is all but certain that the next head of the influential World Trade Organization (WTO) will be an African by birth and a woman. But neither is what makes the all-but certain naming of Nigerian-born Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala cause for …
(2020-10-25). Third time's the charm? Armenia & Azerbaijan pledge to resume ceasefire on Monday after talks in Washington. rt.com 
Yerevan and Baku have renewed their commitments under a ceasefire deal agreed on earlier this month in Moscow, but which was plagued with violations from both sides, after separate meetings with US officials in Washington. | Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers representing the two regional rivals locked in a decades-old conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh "reaffirmed their countries' commitment to implement and abide by the humanitarian ceasefire agreed in Moscow on October 10," the US, Armenia, and Azerbaijan said in a joint statement released by the US Department of State on Saturday. | The tr…
(2020-10-25). Third time's the charm? Armenia & Azerbaijan pledge to resume ceasefire on Monday after weekend talks in Washington. rt.com Yerevan and Baku have renewed their commitments under a ceasefire deal agreed on earlier this month in Moscow, but which was plagued with violations from both sides, after separate meetings with US officials in Washington. | Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, representing the two regional rivals locked in a decades-old conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh, "reaffirmed their countries' commitment to implement and abide by the humanitarian ceasefire agreed in Moscow on October 10," the US, Armenia, and Azerbaijan said in a joint statement released by the US Department of State on Saturday. | The…
(2020-10-25). US-funded Sedition in Hong Kong Officially "Join" Thai Mobs. thealtworld.com 
Thailand's protest movement is clearly part of the United States' regional anti-China campaign. | Bangkok Post in an article titled, "