(2022-07-16). Senator Black on the West's Criminal Siege and War on Syria and Syrians. marktaliano.net READ MORE:
(2022-07-16). Iraq's Sadr Calls for Disbanding Uncontrolled Militias. news.antiwar.com Top Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's mass resignations may have removed him from the direct political scene in Iraq, but tens of thousands of his supporters have massed around Baghdad, Iraqi media marveled at the show of strength, but Sadr didn't even deliver the Friday sermon, The sermon set…
(2022-07-16). Primer ministro de Sri Lanka asume como presidente interino. telesurtv.net El próximo 20 de julio será elegido en el Parlamento el nuevo mandatario, quien asumirá hasta noviembre de 2024.
(2022-07-16). Saturday 7/30: "Lil Tokyo Reporter" 10th Anniversary Screening. indybay.org 388 9th St. #290 | Oakland, CA 94607 United States…
(2022-07-16). Saturday 8/6: "Painting The Streets" Book Talk. indybay.org Oakland Asian Cultural Center | 388 9th St. #290 | Oakland, CA 94607 United States…
(2022-07-16). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org Thousands of Myanmar garment workers strike over pay cuts; India: Outsourced municipal workers strike in Andhra Pradesh corporations; Pakistan: Garment workers demonstrate in Karachi for higher pay; Western Australia: Shell responds to workers' pay demands by shutting down offshore LNG platform.
(2022-07-16). US approves possible sale of military assistance to Taiwan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) — Despite Beijing's warnings, the US State Department has approved the potential sale of military-technical assistance to Taiwan worth an estimated $108 million, the Pentagon said on Friday.
(2022-07-16). Global actors interfere in region at their own discretion. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) — Referring to Biden's tour to West Asia, Margoev says due to different challenges in the region some states engage global actors as providers of their security but those actors interfere in affairs at their own discretion.
(2022-07-16). Biden's approval rating below 39%: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) — News sources announced that US President Joe Biden's approval rating is now below 39%; the statistics come days after Biden has kicked off his West Asia tour.
(2022-07-16). [Perspectives] Navigating recovery: the healing power of patients' narratives. thelancet.com The Miskito are Indigenous people of Nicaragua. They come from the Mosquito coast where remote villages nestle between the Caribbean Sea and lush jungle. Their communities are affected by a disorder called grisi siknis that manifests as highly contagious convulsions. It predominantly affects young women and sweeps through villages in sporadic outbreaks. The Miskito believe that grisi siknis is caused by a spirit called the duende. Traditional healers cure it with ritual and herbal potions. Krasnogorsk, a small town in Kazakhstan's vast northern steppe that is now nearly deserted, is another place said to have a u…
(2022-07-16). Sri Lankan PM sworn in as interim president: PM's office. ecns.cn Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as interim president before the chief justice on Friday.
(2022-07-16). Wickremesinghe threatens state repression following his formal installation as acting Sri Lankan president. wsws.org Having been Sri Lankan prime minister six times since 1993, Wickremesinghe is a long-standing pro-US defender of bourgeois rule and a committed supporter of the International Monetary Fund austerity measures.
(2022-07-16). Right-wing media, politicians seize on Ohio child's pregnancy to promote reactionary anti-abortion agenda. wsws.org Ohio now bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy and does not allow exceptions for rape or incest. Six weeks and three days' pregnant, the 10-year-old was not eligible to receive an abortion in her home state and was forced to travel to Indiana for the procedure.
(2022-07-16). Saudi leaders meet with Biden over bilateral ties. ecns.cn Saudi Arabian leaders on Friday met with visiting U.S. President Joe Biden in the city of Jeddah to discuss bilateral relations, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
(2022-07-15). Daily Round-up | Rights groups criticize Biden's visit to West Asia and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories from Joe Biden's visit of West Asia, the rise in violence in Haiti, a deal to export grain from Ukraine, and a report on the impact of war on children…
(2022-07-15). Ukraine Has Received First M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System From Its Western Allies. southfront.org 
An M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System fires during an exercise in September 2017 at Rocket Valley, South Korea, conducted by the 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division to train on field artillery operations. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) | Ukraine has received the first M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) from its Western allies, the country's defense minister, Oleksiy Reznikov, announced on July 15."Long Hand Family of Ukrainian army has been enlarged: the first MLRS M270 have arrived … They will…
(2022-07-15). US Plans to Train 3, 0 More Kurdish SDF Forces in Syria in 2023. news.antiwar.com US Plans to Train 3, 0 More Kurdish SDF Forces in Syria in 2023 | US-backed SDF among the largest users of child soldiers in Syria…
(2022-07-15). Ilhan Omar's Meddling in Horn of Africa Earns Boos at Somali American Concert. libya360.wordpress.com ANN GARRISON Framed by Republican media as a backlash against Ilhan Omar's "woke" politics, the boos of a Somali American crowd expressed growing anger over the congresswoman's role in US meddling in the Horn of Africa. Ilhan Omar was greeted with vigorous booing during a July 2 Minneapolis concert featuring Somali singer Suldaan Seeraar in Minneapolis. The booing was…
(2022-07-15). Ilhan Omar's Meddling in Horn of Africa Earns Boos at Somali Concert. towardfreedom.org Framed by Republican-oriented media as a backlash against U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar's "woke" politics, the boos of a Somali crowd in Minneapolis expressed growing anger over the Democratic congresswoman's role in U.S. meddling in the Horn of Africa. Ann Garrison reports.
(2022-07-15). From invading Iraq to Guaidó's flop: the CV of coup-plotter John Bolton. peoplesdispatch.org 
In a recent interview with CNN, former US National Security Advisor John Bolton affirmed his role in coups abroad. The hardliner was an architect of the invasion of Iraq, and most recently, played a role in the attempted coup against Venezuelan President Maduro.
(2022-07-15). 90 coal miners have died in work-related accidents in Pakistan in 2022. peoplesdispatch.org As of July, 90 workers have died in at least 60 mine-related accidents. Recent flash floods and increased work pressure has worsened the plight of miners…
(2022-07-15). Saudi King Salman, His Sons and Airbus. fairobserver.com Last month, a London court heard how a senior executive and associate of an Airbus subsidiary paid over $11.5 million ( £9.7 million) in bribes to Saudi Arabian military officials to secure lucrative contracts for the UK government. The case, which was first exposed by Private Eye in 2016, relates to a UK government deal to…
(2022-07-15). Intensas lluvias en Pakistán dejan más de 160 fallecidos. telesurtv.net Las autoridades pakistaníes reportan que la provincia más afectada es Baluchistán.
(2022-07-15). American imperialism meets its blood-soaked clients in the Middle East. wsws.org The US president is visiting Saudi Arabia to advance the predatory interests of the American ruling class, seeking to maintain its global domination and suppress domestic unrest.
(2022-07-15). Rajapakse formally resigns as Sri Lankan president after fleeing to Singapore. wsws.org Rajapakse flew into Singapore yesterday afternoon, emailing his resignation letter last night to Parliamentary Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.
(2022-07-15). Confirman renuncia de Gotabaya Rajapaksa a Presidencia de Sri Lanka. telesurtv.net El portavoz del Parlamento de Sri Lanka afirmó que el nuevo presidente será elegido en los próximos siete días desde la renuncia de Rajapaksa.
(2022-07-15). Confirman renuncia de Gotabaya Rajapaksa a la presidencia de Sri Lanka. telesurtv.net El portavoz del Parlamento de Sri Lanka afirmó que el nuevo presidente será elegido en los próximos siete días desde la renuncia de Rajapaksa.
(2022-07-15). SDF Commander Says His Forces Will Fight With Syrian Army Against Turkey All Over Northern Syria. southfront.org 
The Commander-in-Chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Ferhat Abdi Sahin has threatened Turkey with a full blown battle…
(2022-07-14). Mainland denounces DPP's sinister aim of damaging cross-Strait relations. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Thursday criticized Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority for its sinister intention of deliberately obstructing exchanges of compatriots across the Taiwan Strait and damaging cross-Strait relations.
(2022-07-15). Sri Lanka MPs to elect new president after Rajapaksa resigns. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) — Sri Lanka's Parliament speaker says President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned and Parliament will convene to choose a new leader after massive protests took over government buildings to force him out of office.
(2022-07-15). U.S. Saudi controversial relationship met with a fist bump. america.cgtn.com It started with "make them pay the price" and ended with a fist bump. From November 2019 to July 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden seems to have changed his firm stance of making Saudi Arabia leaders the "pariah" for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. …