(2021-11-29). Honduras: Xiomara Castro de Zelaya Proclaimed President-Elect. libya360.wordpress.com Xiomara Castro, proclaimed president-elect of Honduras and first woman to govern the country, celebrated her triumph at the polls this Sunday and announced that she will form a government of "reconciliation", of "peace and justice". Although the scrutiny continues, the candidate of the Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre) is imposed with a wide advantage to…
(2021-11-29). Xiomara Castro Leading by Wide Margin in Honduras Elections. orinocotribune.com After a historic voter turnout of 62%, and despite attempts by the right-wing National Party (PAN) to claim an early victory, democratic socialist candidate Xiomara Castro de Zelaya is leading by a nearly 20% margin in the country's presidential elections. | Leading ovr Nasry Asfura, current mayor of the capital city Tegucigulpa and PAN candidate, as well as Yani Rosenthal, candidate for the Liberal Party, Castro is on track to become the first woman president of the Central American nation, and the first leftist leader of the country since her husband Manuel 'Mel' Zelaya was ousted in a U.S.-backed coup in 2009.
(2021-11-29). Countries close borders to foreigners amid Omicron fears. rt.com 
Japan will close its border to foreign nationals, including business travelers and students from Tuesday, marking one of the most severe responses to the emergence of Omicron. Israel shut its borders from midnight on Sunday. | Speaking on Monday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced the imminent closure of the border to non-Japanese nationals from Tuesday. "This is a preventive, emergency measure to avoid a worst-case scenario," Kishida told reporters at the Prime Minister's office. | The measures apply to all foreign nationals with the exception of those who are residents of Japan. "These are temporary, exc…
(2021-11-29). Saudi Coalition Kills Over 90 Houthis in Maarib Airstrikes. news.antiwar.com Though there are not always daily casualty reports out of Yemen's contested city of Maarib, that fight is still ongoing. On Friday, 16 strikes were reported around the contested province in the 24 hour period, and 12 military vehicles were claimed destroyed. The Houthis have not commented on the matter. | The Houthis have taken the vast majority of the Maarib Province in an offensive that has been ongoing since February. Maari…
(2021-11-29). Two Palestinian prisoners continue hunger strike for freedom; Louay al-Ashqar suspends strike after 49 days. samidoun.net 
Palestinian prisoner Louay al-Ashqar suspended his hunger strike after 49 days with an agreement to set a specific date for the end of his administrative detention, Israeli imprisonment without charge or trial. Hisham Abu Hawash, on hunger strike for 104 days, and Nidal Ballout, on hunger strike for 30 days, are continuing to refuse food […] | The article
(2021-11-29). The Ainu and the Pandemic of Japanese Territorial Claims. journal-neo.org 
Not only has the coronavirus pandemic become worse in Japan lately, but so have the new government's territorial claims. As soon as Fumio Kishida, Japan's new Prime Minister, took office in October, he hastened to announce a new round of the land of the rising sun's territorial claims. As regional media outlets stress, Tokyo has …
(2021-11-29). Video: How would socialists in government have handled the pandemic. greenleft.org.au Malaysian Socialist Party secretary general Sivarajan Arumugam addresses the question of how socialists in government would have handled the pandemic at the #Socialism2021 conference.
(2021-11-29). South Africa puts Canada to shame regarding Palestine. dissidentvoice.org 
Like Canada, South Africa is a former British colony and settler state. But the divide between these two countries regarding the world's most aggressive ongoing European colonialism is stark. While Pretoria assists Palestinians by advocating the boycott of a cultural event, Canadians subsidize huge private donations to a wealthy apartheid state. On November 13 the …
(2021-11-29). 2.5 Million Nurses Demand UN Probe Into 'Covid-19 Criminals' Blocking Patent Waiver. zcomm.org The European Union, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, and Singapore "must be investigated for blocking a faster global vaccine rollout leading to the loss of countless lives."
(2021-11-29). Over 50,000 Sri Lankan health workers strike for higher pay and allowances. wsws.org Last week's sick-leave strike was called by the Health Professionals Collective to dissipate health workers' anger, but the mass response demonstrates workers' determination to fight the government's social assault.
(2021-11-29). Erdogan's Expansion into Africa intensifies. journal-neo.org 
After the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in Turkey in 2002, became one of the main priorities of Erdogan's foreign policy. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan does not spend a year without touring Africa: since coming to power in 2002, he has visited 31 African countries, some more than once, notably Algeria, Senegal, …
(2021-11-28). NYT: Israel Was Behind Cyber Attack on Iran's Fuel System in October. sputniknews.com Iran and its arch-foes the US and Israel have regularly accused each other of cyber attacks since 2010, when the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme was hit by the Stuxnet computer virus.
(2021-11-28). Military Situation In Yemen On November 28, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 98 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On November 27, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 10 airstrikes on the Jubah district; | On November 27, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Sanaa city; | On November 28, clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continued in the west of Marib city; | On November 28, clashes between Ansar…
(2021-11-28). Taliban leader pleads for help in first address. rt.com 
The leader of the Taliban has delivered his first televised address since the group took power in Afghanistan in mid-August. He vowed not to interfere in other countries, and asked for international aid. | "We assure all the countries that we will not interfere in their internal affairs and we want to have good economic relations with them," Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, the co-founder of the Taliban and now the prime minister of its government, promised on Saturday. | Read more | | During his 30-mi…
(2021-11-28). Turkey's Expansion into Central Asia Intensifies. journal-neo.org 
Under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, claiming the role of a new regional superpower, Turkey has been increasingly active in recent decades pursuing an independent foreign policy with an attempt to position itself as the key state of the so-called "Afrasia," that is, as a link between Africa, Asia, and Europe. Recently the Turkish …
(2021-11-28). As Climate Emergency Shakes Iran, Government Attacks, arrests Water Protesters at Isfahan. zcomm.org After two weeks of protests by thousands of farmers in the dry riverbed of the historic Zayandeh Rud river in Isfahan, the police have struck back…
(2021-11-28). Military Situation In Syria On November 28, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On November 28, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 5 times: 1 — in Idlib province, 1 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province; | On November 28, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Ruwayha village; | On November 28, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SAA positions in Hantunin area; | On November 27, an Iraqi refugee was killed in al-Hol camp by unknown gunmen. | MO…
(2021-11-28). 80 Years Ago: Pearl Harbor and The Wars of Corporate America. globalresearch.ca Washington knew a Japanese fleet was on its way to Pearl Harbor, but welcomed the attack since a Japanese aggression would make it possible to "sell" the war to an anti-war American public.
(2021-11-28). US-led Coalition Held Another Live-Fire Exercise At Syria's Al-Tanf (Video). southfront.org 
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Crisis Response-Central Command, engage targets during a live-fire demonstration near At-Tanf Garrison, Syria, Sept, 7, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carlos Lopez) | The US-led coalition and its proxy, the Revolutionary Commando Army (MaT), have held another joint live-fire exercise in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf where they maintain a large garrison. | In the course of the exercis…
(2021-11-28). Taiwan: U.S. Deployment Area Against Mainland China Since 1945. strategic-culture.org It has never been more necessary than now that the EU should finally break away from the highly dangerous policy of the "only world power", which feels threatened and which is contrary to human rights and international law. | Under U.S. guidance, the regime of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek was installed in Taiwan beginning in 1945: He had already been supported by the USA in the 1920s, then also by Hitler's Germany. Taiwan is being instrumentalized against the People's Republic of China, again intensified since U.S. Presidents Obama and Trump. The current U.S. President Biden is even toying with a possible war wi…