(2021-10-16). Afghanistan: Russia Draws Redlines for U.S. Moscow Will Not Accept U.S. Military Presence in Central Asia. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-16). Pentagon offers unspecified 'condolence payments' for 7 Afghan children & aid worker murdered in botched drone strike. rt.com 
The US military is offering "condolence payments" to a family in Afghanistan after a badly planned drone strike killed 10 civilians, including seven children, in the country's capital in August, though did not provide any numbers. | Pentagon spokesman John Kirby revealed the offer on Friday, stating that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made a "commitment" to the Akhmadi family for compensation following the August 29 drone strike, "including offering ex gratia condolence payments" and State Department assistance in relocating family members to the United States. | The offer was raised during a virtual meeting b…
(2021-10-16). ISIS Claims Responsibility For Kandahar Mosque Massacre, Shares Photo Of Suicide Bombers. southfront.org 
Anas al-Khorasani and Abu Ali al-Blushi as seen in a photo released by ISIS' Amaq. | ISIS branch in Afghanistan, ISIS-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), has claimed responsibility for the In a statement released by its news agency, Amaq, the terrorist group said that the attack was carried out by two suicide bombers "Anas al-Khorasani" and "Abu…
(2021-10-16). Ireland has robbed poor working people of tens of trillions of dollars. zcomm.org Interview on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the morality of Ireland's tax regime and whether the human race can avoid the twin catastrophes of global warming and nuclear war…
(2021-10-16). How Feminists Can Support Afghan Women Living Under the Taliban. zcomm.org When the United States pulled out of Afghanistan, it froze billions of dollars in Afghan assets, grinding many of the country's most essential operations to a halt and spreading misery. The US government must release those funds…
(2021-10-16). Austin visit: U.S. think tank calls for massive NATO buildup in Black Sea region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From the Heritage Foundation. Excerpts. Time for Action: The U.S. and NATO Cannot Afford to Ignore the Black Sea Region The Black Sea sits at an important crossroads between Europe, Asia, and the Caucasus. For the U.S., the Black Sea's strategic importance is primarily derived from two issues. The first is America's treaty obligations under …
(2021-10-16). NATO's Caucasus, Central Asia special representative en route to Azerbaijan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Special Representative of the NATO Secretary General to visit Azerbaijan NATO Secretary General's new Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia Javier Colomina will visit Azerbaijan, APA [Azeri Press Agency] reports. Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to NATO…
(2021-10-16). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Ola and Uber drivers demonstrate in Tamil Nadu; Thai garment workers demand unpaid wages; Australia: Light rail drivers impose bans in Sydney…
(2021-10-16). In just one year, Indians are paying almost 50% more for cooking gas. peoplesdispatch.org 
Meanwhile, prices for petrol and diesel have risen by 26% and 31% across the four metros. These hikes are due to the Narendra Modi government's relentless increasing of the excise duty on petroleum products…
(2021-10-16). BIA Occupation in Washington: Native People Under Arrest Demanding Justice. indybay.org Native People occupying the Bureau of Indian Affairs are now being arrested, during Day 4 of People vs. Fossil Fuels. Follow Censored News for this breaking news story.
(2021-10-16). Mapping Faultlines: The Dilemmas of Non-Alignment. orinocotribune.com By NewsClick — Oct 14, 2021 | Newsclick's Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha talks about the history and legacy of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) which marks 60 years this year. He explains the role NAM played over the decades, especially in strengthening the force of decolonization. He also analyzes the challenges before the group today. | Featured image: Former Prime Minister of India, Ja…
(2021-10-16). Saturday 11/6: Settler Colonialism is a Sickness: How Federal Indian Health Failed Native Women. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2021-10-16). [World Report] Syria and Iraq facing severe drought. thelancet.com Climate change and conflict are driving a humanitarian emergency that threatens 12 million people. Sharmila Devi reports.
(2021-10-16). Band of 30 militant Israeli Squatters attack Palestinian Farmers, Steal Olive Harvest in continued Sabotage that has seen 1 mn Olive Trees destroyed by Israelis since 1967. juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — On Friday, some thirty militant Israeli squatters on Palestinian land in the West Bank attacked Palestinian farmers harvesting olives from their orchards at Salfit. At the same time the Israeli occupation army blocked other farmers from reaching their olive orchards near the large squatter settlement of Ariel, built on land …
(2021-10-16). Over 40 Palestinians Injured in Clashes With Israeli Soldiers in West Bank — Red Crescent. sputniknews.com GAZA/TEL AVIV (Sputnik) — More than 40 Palestinians were injured on Friday in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.
(2021-10-16). New Escalation: Israel Assassinated Syrian Official, Ex-Lawmaker In Al-Quneitra. southfront.org 
File image. | On October 16, the Israeli military assassinated Medhat al-Saleh, director of the Golan Affairs Office in the Syrian government. | According to the Beirut-based al-Mayadeen TV, al-Shaleh was shot and killed by the Israeli military while he was visiting 'Ayn At Tina site, which is located right on the Separation of Forces Line that separates Syria's al-Quneitra from the Israeli-occupied part of the Golan Heights. | The Syrian government has not commented on the incident so far; neither did Israeli whi…
(2021-10-16). Hospital Denies Life-Saving Kidney Transplant for Woman Who Had COVID and Won't Get Vaccine. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-16). [Clinical Picture] Lumbar sediment sign seen in an unusual presentation of meningitis. thelancet.com A 39-year-old woman was transferred to our neurosurgical service following a fall and development of a progressive quadriparesis over the previous 24 h.
(2021-10-16). Wednesday 10/20: Support October 20 South Korean General Strike For Equality & Free KCTU President Yang Ky. indybay.org South Korean Consulate | 3500 Clay St., San Francisco…
(2021-10-16). Widespread global participation in second school strike against COVID threat to children. wsws.org The strike received massive support globally, with the central hashtag for the event, #SchoolStrike2021, tweeted nearly 7,500 times and videos submitted from Britain, the US, Canada, Brazil, Germany, France, Poland, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Australia and New Zealand.
(2021-10-16). Military Situation In Syria On October 16, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 15, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Minagh Airbase | On October 15, two Turkish soldeirs were killed by a roadside bomb near the town of Maarat Misrin | On October 16, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces near al-Barah village | MORE ON THE TOPIC: |
(2021-10-16). Turkish Military Dropped Leaflets Over Syria's Tell Rifaat Warning Locals Of Near Attack. southfront.org 
Turkish army tanks and military personal are stationed in Karkamis on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern Gaziantep province, Turkey, August 25, 2016. © Umit Bektas / Reuters | Late on October 14, Turkish drones dropped leaflets over the Syrian town of Tell Rifaat in the northern countryside of Aleppo warning the locals of an upcoming military operation by the Turkish military and its proxies. | ÿ£ŸÑŸÇŸâ ŸÖÿ≥ŸÑŸÄ.Ÿ&Au…
(2021-10-16). Turkey's Losses In Syria Mounts With New Greater Idlib Attack That Left Seven Casualties (Photos). southfront.org 
Turkish forces are seen near Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi | Late on October 15, a convoy of the Turkish military came under attack as it was leaving the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib where Ankara maintains a large force. | A heavy improvised explosive device struck the convoy as it was moving towards the Turkish border on the Bab al-Hawa highway in the eastern Idlib countryside. A Turkish BMC Kirpi MRAP [Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected] vehicle was…
(2021-10-16). HTS' Police Chief, Interrogator Killed In Precision Syrian Artillery Strikes On Greater Idlib (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | On October 16 afternoon, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) carried out a series of precision artillery strikes on the border town of Saramada in the northwestern region of Greater Idlib. | The strikes targeted HTS' main police station and several other positions of the terrorist group in Saramada, which is located in the northern Idlib countryside. The town is known to be a stronghold the terrorist group and an economic hub of its political front, the so-called Salvation Government. | | …
(2021-10-16). Deadly fire in Taiwan leaves nearly 50 people dead. wsws.org The blaze in the run-down apartment building highlights the dangerous and precarious conditions in which many working class people are forced to live.
(2021-10-16). Why Taiwan is an explosive flashpoint for a US-China war. wsws.org To understand the great dangers posed by the Biden administration's deliberately inflammatory actions it is necessary to examine the historical background.
(2021-10-16). 27,247 Deaths and 2,563,768 Injuries Following COVID Shots in European Database — Taiwan Records More Deaths from Vaccine than Virus. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-16). NATO's eastern powerhouses Poland, Turkey strengthen military ties. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Poland keen to deepen military ties with Turkey: defence minister "We have agreed to conduct more joint exercises between Polish and Turkish soldiers, and we expect that training relations between Polish and Turkish troops will intensify," [Polish Defence Minister Mariusz] B≈Çaszczak said [after meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar]. He added that Poland was …
(2021-10-16). Next sale to Britain, then Turkish combat drones "flying in European skies" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey presents options to UK for armed drone purchase: Minister Turkey has presented options to the U.K. for the sale of armed drones, the Turkish industry and technology minister said on Oct. 15. "The U.K. is very interested in Turkish armed drones. Now, they have to decide. We presented them with the options. Right now, …
(2021-10-16). Protest works! Turkish political prisoner is freed on bail but still faces trial with over 100 other leaders and activists of the left-wing HDP. mronline.org 
PETER TATCHELL and ERIC LEE shine a light on the case of Cihan Erdal, a trade union, peace and LGBTI+ campaigner, who faces trumped-up charges in one of Turkey's biggest mass trials.
(2021-10-16). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Next steps, new leader for Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Cheryl Willman was named executive director of Mayo Clinic Cancer Programs, and director of the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center in May. In this role, Dr. Willman is leading the expansion and strategic development of Mayo Clinic Cancer Center locations in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota, as well as newly developing Mayo Clinic global cancer programs in London and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Mayo Clinic Cancer Center is designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as…
(2021-10-16). Military Situation In Yemen On October 16, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 15, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 10 airstrikes on the Abdiyah district | On October 15, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 4 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On October 15, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Hazm district | On October 16, clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continued in the Jubah district | On October 16, clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continued in the west of Marib city…
(2021-10-15). US Marines on Taiwan: Major Provocation, But Not News. newatlas.report October 15, 2021 (Brian Berletic — NEO) — When the Wall Street Journal reported recently that US special forces and Marines have been secretly based in Taiwan to train their Taiwanese counterparts for over a year, it was considered breaking news. It was followed by headlines like the Guardian's, "Secret group of US military trainers has been in …
(2021-10-15). Afghanistan Tackles the Islamic State. counterpunch.org On October 8, a terrible blast struck the worshippers attending Friday noon prayers at the Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque in the Khan Abad district of Bandar, the capital of Kunduz, one of Afghanistan's largest cities in its northern belt. This is a mosque frequented by Shia Muslims, who were referred to as "our compatriots" by Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid. Forty-six
(2021-10-15). Endless Enemies and the Permanent War Economy. counterpunch.org President Biden took a predictable hit on the Afghan crisis, but the war's flawed beginnings and mis-guided execution were caused by many of his current critics who were pitchmen for deepening our involvement. This fiasco lasted twenty years because all presidents and power players were vested in this atrocity, willing to cover up its failure with deceptions and bureaucratic lies, insulating Americans from casualties in order to continue the war indefinitely.
(2021-10-15). Lebanon Rocked By Violence As Fascist Militia Guns-Down Protesters. popularresistance.org Unarmed protesters affiliated with Hezbollah and Amal were gunned down by the Saudi-backed Lebanese Forces militia in Beirut on Thursday, October 14, provoking a sectarian gun battle that risked igniting a civil war. | Why did this happen? Why are some trying to pin the blame on Hezbollah? And what's with the media obscuring the fact that it was a fascist group behind the violence, the same group responsible for the 1982 massacre of hundreds of Palestinians in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps? | Rania Khalek, journalist and host of the Breakthrough News program Dispatches, breaks it all down.
(2021-10-15). Christian fascist militia accused of murdering six peaceful protesters in Lebanon. peoplesworld.org 
Christian fascist militia allegedly shot dead at least six peaceful protesters in Beirut Thursday as they gathered for a demonstration against Tarek Bitar, the lead judge of the port blast investigation. Members of the notorious Lebanese Forces are believed to have opened fire as people gathered for the rally called by the Shi'ite Amal and …
(2021-10-15). Death Toll From Beirut Clashes Rose To Seven, Former Israel Ally Held Responsible. southfront.org 
File Image based on the flag of Lebanon. | The death toll from the The clashes broke out when snipers, reportedly members of the far-right Lebanese Forces (LF), opened fire at a group of Hezbollah and Amal supporters who were protestin…
(2021-10-15). Headlines for October 15, 2021. democracynow.org Bomb Attack on Mosque in Afghanistan's Kandahar Province Kills at Least 32, Lebanon Holds Day of Mourning After Beirut Violence Leaves Seven Dead, U.K. and EU Nations Block COVID Vaccine Patent Waiver at World Trade Organization, FDA Panel Recommends Moderna Vaccine Boosters for Some Groups, Biden Welcomes Kenyan President Kenyatta Amid Pandora Papers Scandal, Chilean Lawmakers Move to Impeach President Piñera over Pandora Papers Revelations, African Asylum Seekers File Civil Rights Complaint Against ICE Over "Cruel, Inhumane" Restraints, House Memo Shines Spotlight on Police Use of Tear Gas, a Chemical Banned in…
(2021-10-15). Roaming Charges: Supply Chain of Fools. counterpunch.org As Biden vows to keep the ports of LA and Long Beach running 24/7, likely gutting labor rules to in the process in effort to speed the import of consumer goods made by low-wage Asian laborers, it's hard not to reach the conclusion that the most pressing supply chain issue is housing, where there's not a single state in the US where an employee who works a 40-hour can afford a 2-bedroom rental at the current minimum wage of $7.25 hour.
(2021-10-15). Why Record Numbers of Workers Are Quitting and Striking. independentmediainstitute.org On September 14, a young woman in Louisiana named Beth McGrath posted a selfie Facebook video of herself working at Walmart. Her body language shows a nervous energy as she works up the courage to speak on the intercom and announces her resignation to shoppers. "Everyone here is overworked and underpaid," she begins, before going …
(2021-10-15). Two months after Taliban's takeover, Afghanistan teeters on the brink. peoplesdispatch.org Growing threats of violence, concerns about the future of women, price rise and lack of a concrete economic recovery plan haunt the people of Afghanistan two months after the Taliban's takeover…
(2021-10-15). Taliban Ban Logging in Afghanistan, Spokesman Says. sputniknews.com KABUL (Sputnik) – The Taliban* have outlawed logging and timber trade in Afghanistan, Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Taliban-run council of ministers, announced on Twitter.
(2021-10-15). Attack In Kandahar Shia Mosque Leaves At Least 33 Dead. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 15th, a blast at a Shia Mosque in Kandahar, Afghanistan killed at least 33 people and wounding 73, officials said, the second massive attack in a week targeting worshippers from the minority sect. | Qari Saeed Khosti, the spokesman of the Taliban's new government's interior ministry said, the blast which took place during Friday prayers caused "heavy casualties", adding that authorities are collecting details of the explosion. | The latest incident came just…
(2021-10-15). Funeral Rites for COVID Zero. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2021-10-15). 'Squid Game': Holding a dystopian mirror to life under capitalism. greenleft.org.au Alex Salmon reviews Squid Games, a dystopian tale set in Asia's economic "miracle".
(2021-10-15). The American Way—2021. counterpunch.org The evidence surrounds most of us, no matter where we live—city, suburb or country. Europe, Asia and the Americas. The concept we understood to be the USA is unraveling in a manner many might never have considered. I've always been a bit of a pessimist despite a reasonably cheery disposition. The fact of an economy
(2021-10-15). 30-year-old Azerbaijan has made 100 years of progress during 18-year reign of Genghis Aliyev. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan has undergone a century of development in 18 years 18 years have passed since the election of Ilham Aliyev, a prominent statesman and the new Leader of the new century [why not millennium? or Millennium?>, as President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. On October 15, 2003, Ilham …
(2021-10-15). Women Hold Up More Than Half the Sky. dissidentvoice.org 
Junaina Muhammed (India) / Young Socialist Artists, A woman working in the korai fields, where women often work from a young age to earn a living. Reminder: Indian peasants and agricultural workers remain in the midst of a country-wide agitation sparked by the proposal of three farm bills that were then signed into law by …
(2021-10-15). Indigenous Demonstrators Make Statement At Interior. popularresistance.org Washington – Dozens of Indigenous leaders held a sit-in Thursday at the Interior Department in Washington, D.C., in an effort to stop the extractive fossil fuel industries. | Jennifer Falcon, Nakoda, Lakota and Dakota, with Indigenous Rising Media, was inside and said before Thursday's sit-in at the Bureau of Indian Affairs that they warned President Joe Biden to "respect us or expect us" and he didn't listen. | "So we're going to keep showing up until we die," Falcon said. | There's been a historic surge in Indigenous resistance in Washington since Indigenous Peoples' Day on Monday, where "expect us" was written…