(2021-07-13). UN, EU and World Bank back siege on Gaza. electronicintifada.net Regime change is the aim of Israel and its international supporters.
(2021-07-13). 'Outside interference' in Cuban affairs is 'unacceptable' & foreign nations should let Havana solve its own issues, Moscow warns. rt.com 
Any foreign interference in the affairs of Cuba is completely unacceptable, Russia has declared, after the Caribbean country erupted in protest over an ever-worsening economy and the government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. | In a comment published on its website, Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that Moscow is "closely following the development of the situation in and around Cuba." | "We consider outside interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign state, and any other destructive actions that would encourage destabilization of the situation on the island, t…
(2021-07-13). Boxeo cubano por continuar tradición ganadora en Tokio. cubadebate.cu Dar continuidad a una historia de 37 títulos será el gran reto del boxeo cubano en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020. øSerá posible repetir las tres coronaciones de Río 2016? El palmarés de los aspirantes apunta al sí. øSe vislumbran clásicos 'paseos' hacia el podio? Categóricamente no. øQuiénes son los principales favoritos? Julio y Andy.
(2021-07-13). Why Human Rights in China and Tigray, but Not in Haiti, Palestine or Colombia? globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-13). Ongoing Israeli Genocide of Palestinians. dissidentvoice.org 
The world needs to know the horrendous dimensions of the ongoing Palestinian Genocide, and of the gross Apartheid Israeli maltreatment of 5.2 million Occupied Palestinians and in particular of the 2 million inmates of the blockaded and bombed Gaza Concentration Camp. A numbers-based summary of these ongoing atrocities will strengthen global Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions …
(2021-07-13). The Chinese Missile Crisis of 2026. scheerpost.com U.S. Pacific Fleet / CC BY-NC 2.0] By Michael Klare / TomDispatch It's the summer of 2026, five years after the Biden administration identified the People's Republic of China as the principal threat to U.S. security and Congress passed a raft of laws mandating a society-wide mobilization to ensure permanent U.S. domination of the Asia-Pacific region. Although major armed conflict between the… |
(2021-07-13). The Danger NATO Poses to Americans. counterpunch.org Imagine a massive nuclear exchange between the United States and China. That obviously would not be a pretty sight for the people of either nation. As the mushroom clouds arose over both nations, imagine thinking to yourself: "All this because of a socialist road." According to an article in the London Daily Mail, the governments
(2021-07-13). China-Russia-N.Korea Ties Reinforced on Equal Footing, Experts Believe. sputniknews.com China and its two neighbors with significant relations – Russia and North Korea – have been strengthening their ties recently, as Chinese analysts said that ties among China, Russia and North Korea are totally different in nature from the US-Japan-South Korea alliance.
(2021-07-13). China slams Washington's genocide claim as the 'biggest lie of the century'. ecns.cn China said on Tuesday that the Biden administration's report renewing genocide allegations against China in Xinjiang is the "biggest lie of the century."
(2021-07-13). China urges relevant Western countries to tackle racial discrimination. ecns.cn
(2021-07-13). The Forever War in Afghanistan is Far From Over. counterpunch.org Over the last week, I have been watching the Taliban sweep across the map of northern Afghanistan, capturing places that I first visited in 2001 at the beginning of the US-backed war. Taliban fighters have seized the main bridge to Tajikistan on the Amu Darya, a river that I crossed on an unwieldy raft a few months into the conflict.
(2021-07-13). How Not to Prevent U.S. Military Suicides. warisacrime.org 
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, July 13, 2021 If I were to just read the admirable recent study of U.S. military suicides from the Costs of War Project, my inclination would immediately be to join with President Biden and start proclaiming the war on Afghanistan a success, or with Obama in announcing that the …
(2021-07-13). Bill to Stop UK Arms Trade with Israel: Britain Risks Charge of Accessory to War Crimes. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-13). Action for Canada — Write a letter to Canadian government: Unconditional release of Khalida Jarrar to attend the funeral of her daughter, Suha Jarrar. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is joining with Just Peace Advocates and Al-Haq to call on Canadian government officials to pressure Israeli occupation officials to release Khalida Jarrar immediately: Write to Minister Garneau, Prime Minister Trudeau and UN Ambassador Bob Rae, calling them to work expeditiously to ensure from the Israeli authorities the immediate and unconditional release of Khalida Jarrar, so that she can attend the funeral of and mourn in dignity, her late daughter, Suha Jarrar. Write: actionnetwork.org/letters/write-letter-to-canadian-government-unconditional-release-o…
(2021-07-13). Khalida Jarrar's letter from Damon Prison on the tragic death of her daughter Suha. samidoun.net 
Khalida Jarrar, the imprisoned Palestinian feminist, leftist and parliamentarian, a Palestinian national leader and prominent representative of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, issued the statement below from her prison cell in Damon Prison on Tuesday, 13 July, mourning her daughter Suha. Khalida Jarrar was denied early release or even furlough to attend her daughter's funeral by the Israeli occupation. Suha, 30, died tragically of a heart attack on Sunday, 11 July. Hundreds of Palestinians joined in her funeral procession in Ramallah. Letter of Khalida Jarrar from Damon Prison, Haifa, occupied…
(2021-07-13). The Afghan War Is Over, So What About Iraq and Iran? progressive.org It's time for President Biden to realize that the United States should stop invading and attacking other countries.
(2021-07-13). Afghanistan: two decades of Nato help leaves a failed and fractured state on the brink of civil war. juancole.com 
By Natasha Lindstaedt | — ( The Conversation )- Afghanistan is falling apart. With US and Nato troops leaving the country earlier than planned, experts are warning that the Taliban could take control of the country within six months. Currently the insurgents control the strategically important province of Helmand, and control or contest territory nearly …
(2021-07-13). Palestinians appeal to the UN Security Council over further Israeli Land Theft, Squatter Settlement at Palestinian Beita. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that the government of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has agreed with Israeli squatter organizations on the Palestinian West bank to clear roughly 25 acres of land in the Palestinian-owned Jabal Sbeih hilltop area of the town of Beita between Ramallah and Nablus. The government …
(2021-07-13). More Attacks on Palestine Solidarity from Green Party Leadership. dissidentvoice.org 
Annamie Paul's team have once again smeared Green MPs and party members as anti-Semitic for opposing the dispossessing of Palestinians. These ongoing attacks are part of the Green leader's broader commitment to Canadian imperialism. Last week Paul appointed Richard Zurawski to her shadow cabinet. Three weeks earlier the new party critic for Green Recovery publicly denounced …
(2021-07-13). Israel denies Khalida Jarrar a final farewell to daughter. electronicintifada.net Suha Jarrar, who died unexpectedly, praised as innovative human rights defender.
(2021-07-13). Bangladesh factory owner among 8 detained on charge of murder after 52 workers die in fire. peoplesdispatch.org At least eight people have been detained by the Bangladeshi police under murder charges in connection with factory fire that broke out in a food processing factory in Rupganj. 52 people were killed in the incident…
(2021-07-13). The new 'Republic of Fear'. mronline.org The Indian state today seems to proclaim that everything in the country is in danger—whether it is religion, culture, communal harmony or public peace and tranquillity. | July 13, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-07-13). The Truth About Plastics And Why We Need To Stop Production Now. popularresistance.org More knowledge is being gained about and more attention is being given to the harm caused to our health and the planet by plastics, from the start of their production to their disposal as waste that doesn't ever go away. Clearing the FOG speaks with Yvette Arellano, the founder and director of Fenceline Watch, an environmental justice organization based in Houston, Texas. Yvette explains that the Gulf Coast is not only the home of the oil and gas industries, but also the plastic industries that use petroleum, and how they impact mostly Vietnamese and Spanish-speaking communities. They describe the global effects…
(2021-07-13). China apoya a Cuba y rechaza injerencia de E.E U.U en temas internos. cubadebate.cu China confirmó este martes su firme apoyo a Cuba en la protección de la estabilidad social, rechazó cualquier acto injerencista en sus asuntos internos y exigió a Estados Unidos levantar ya el bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero. Zhao Lijian, vocero del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, aseguró que su Gobierno respalda a la isla.
(2021-07-13). 11 claves del exito de la República Popular China. globalizacion.ca El 1 de julio de 2021 se cumplió el Centenario de fundación del Partido Comunista de China y el 6 de julio se llevó a cabo una Conferencia virtual del Secretario General del PCCh y presidente de la República Popular…
(2021-07-13). Accelera la corsa nucleare. globalresearch.ca Nella base di Redzikowo in Polonia sono iniziati i lavori per l'installazione del sistema Aegis Ashore, con una spesa di oltre 180 milioni di dollari. Sarà la seconda base missilistica Usa in Europa, dopo quella di Deveselu in Romania divenuta …
(2021-07-13). Unearthing the horror of Native American boarding schools. therealnews.com 
Calls for deeper investigations rise after hundreds of unmarked graves were recently discovered at Canadian boarding schools used to assimilate Native children; Jews against Israeli apartheid say "Not in our name."
(2021-07-13). Saudi Arabia: New Details of Alleged Torture Leaked. juancole.com ( Human Rights Watch ) — (Beirut) — New accounts have emerged of alleged torture of high-profile political detainees in Saudi prisons, Human Rights Watch said today. Saudi authorities failed to independently and credibly investigate allegations that Saudi authorities tortured Saudi women's rights activists and others detained in early 2018, including with electric shocks, beatings, …
(2021-07-13). Over 160 unmarked graves found on island where infamous residential school branded 'Canada's Alcatraz' stood — indigenous group. rt.com 
In the fourth such discovery in recent months, a Canadian indigenous group has said it has found over 160 "undocumented and unmarked" graves on Penelakut Island, which once housed a residential school dubbed 'Canada's Alcatraz'. | Representatives of the Penelakut tribe confirmed that the graves had been found on the "grounds and foreshore" of the territory, previously known as Kuper Island, located in the strait of Georgia between Vancouver Island and the western province of British Columbia on the mainland. | In a statement to "neighboring tribes and organizations" on July 8, the tribe's Chief Joan Brown and…
(2021-07-13). Former British Ambassador to Damascus Says OPCW Mere 'Puppet' of West Against Syria. orinocotribune.com It is a "tragedy" that the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has been "corrupted" in a way that it is being used as a "puppet" by the West to exert pressure on Syria rather than being an international and technical monitoring organization, the former British ambassador to Syria tells Press TV. |
(2021-07-13). On the Brink in 2026: US-China Near-War Status Report. commondreams.org A perverse loophole allows owners of profitable teams—and their heirs—to lower their tax bills by claiming huge paper losses.
(2021-07-13). Military Situation In Afghanistan On July 13, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 12, Taliban reportedly captured the districts of Kahmard and Sayghan in Bamyan province | On July 12, Taliban captured Alingar district in Laghman province | On July 12, Taliban captured Malistan district in Ghazni province | 267 Taliban militants were killed, 119 wounded and 4 others were arrested as a result of Afghan Army operations in Nangarhar, Laghman, Kandahar, Herat, Balkh, Faryab, Jowzjan, Helmand, Badakhshan, Kunduz, Takhar, Kapisa and Kabul provi…
(2021-07-13). At Least 64 Dead, Hundreds Injured In Iraq Hospital Fire (Videos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 12th, a fire that broke out in the coronavirus ward of a hospital in southern Iraq has killed at least 64 people and injured dozens more, according to Iraqi health officials. | Flames swept through outbuildings of the al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in the southern city of Nasiryah on Monday that had been set up to isolate those sick with COVID-19. | Patients became trapped inside, with rescue teams struggling to reach them in time. | Photographs from the scene showed onlookers silhouet…
(2021-07-13). US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Is The Sun Setting On Western Hegemony. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageAmerican retreat from the region is symbolic of a broader trend of waning western influence on the world stage… | Written by Johanna Ross, journalist based in Edinburgh, Scotland. | It was America's longest war, and a war which ultimately it has lost. The US withdrawal from Afghanistan has begun, and will be completed by 11th September this year. It will be exactly 20 years to the day after the Al-Qaeda attacks on the World Trade Centr…
(2021-07-13). Israel Blocks Aid Delivery, Demolishes Palestinian Structures. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 13th, the Palestinian Information Center According to
(2021-07-13). U.K. Royal Navy Allegedly Hunted For Russian Submarines In The Mediterranean. southfront.org 
On June 27th, the UK's Royal Navy allegedly evaded Russian submarine that were stalking the flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier. | It was just revealed that the UK Navy's flagship was allegedly being tailed by Russian submarine, while it was sailing near Cyprus. | Upon realising that they were being followed, the Royal Navy scrambled two Merlin Mk2 helicopters to search for the submarine, the Daily Telegraph The helicopters then dropped sonobuoys into the water, which use…
(2021-07-13). Military Situation In Syria On July 13, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 12, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 36 times: 17 — in Idlib province, 10 — in Latakia province, 6 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province | On July 12, one SAA member was killed by an IED blast near Palmyra | On July 12, the US forces conducted a military patrol in the Jamaya neighborhood at the entrance to the city of Qamishli | On July 12, the US Army brought 37 vehicles, including tru…
(2021-07-13). U.S. Diplomat Steals Russian Railroad Sign, For Some Reason, Gets Deported. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | A US embassy employee stole a railroad sign in Russia's Tver R…
(2021-07-13). Military Situation In Yemen On July 13, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 86 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On July 12, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 5 airstrikes on the Madghal area | On July 12, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On July 12, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Najran area | On July 12, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on…
(2021-07-13). In Video: Turkish Military Convoy Entered Syria, Ran Over Civilian — SOHR. southfront.org 
ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE: Turkish troops | A Turkish military convoy was spotted entering Syria through the Kafr Lousin border crossing in northern Idlib countryside. It was heading towards the frontlines in eastern Idlib to reinforce Turkish military posts located in the region. |
(2021-07-13). Sri Lankan government to remove pandemic restrictions despite continuing Delta variant infections. wsws.org The Rajapakse government is moving to do away with existing restrictions defying numerous warnings from the World Health Organization and Sri Lankan health experts.
(2021-07-13). Sunday 7/11: Tell Pelosi: Stop Prosecutions of Assange & Hale; Stop Asian Hate. indybay.org Pelosi's residence, Broadway @ Normandie Terrace, Pacific Heights, San Francisco…
(2021-07-13). Headlines for July 13, 2021. democracynow.org Texas House Democrats Flee State to Stop GOP-Backed Voter Suppression Bills, Dozens Killed, 100+ Injured as Fire Tears Through COVID Ward in Iraq, Conflict, Climate Crisis and COVID-19 Cause Sixfold Rise in People Suffering Famine , WHO Blasts Calls for Extra Booster Shots While Billions Lack Vaccine Access, FDA Warns of Very Rare Guillain-Barré Cases Tied to Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine, Suspects in Assassination of Haitian President Had Ties to U.S. Law Enforcement, Cuban President Calls for End to Blockade as Biden Voices Support for Cuban Protesters, 32 Killed Across South Africa in Protests That Erupte…
(2021-07-13). "Fly So Far": New Film Tells Stories of Women in El Salvador Jailed for Decades Under Abortion Ban. democracynow.org 
The award-winning documentary "Fly So Far" looks at the criminalization of abortion in El Salvador through the incredible story of Teodora Vásquez, a woman who in 2008 was sentenced to 30 years in prison after she had a stillbirth at nine months pregnant. Vásquez was released in 2018 after more than a decade behind bars. El Salvador has enforced a total ban on abortions since 1998, and dozens of people have been convicted and imprisoned after having miscarriages, stillbirths and other obstetric emergencies in the Central American country. The film highlights the stories of women convicted of aggravated homicide f…
(2021-07-13). Koreans in Japan face new wave of discrimination. answercoalition.org
(2021-07-13). Biden ally denies links to group formerly on US terrorism list after she appears at their event to endorse Iran regime change. rt.com 
Michele Flournoy, an ex-Obama official and a close ally to President Biden, issued a mea culpa after addressing an event held by an Iranian group formerly on the US terrorism list, claiming she was "unaware" of its involvement. | Flournoy — who served as Barack Obama's undersecretary of defense for policy and now heads up a major consulting firm with close ties to the Biden administration —