(2022-08-11). Wang Yi warns against three dangerous movements across the Taiwan Straits. ecns.cn Noting the situation across the Taiwan Straits is still developing, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi Wednesday called for remaining vigilant and alert to the "three new dangerous movements."
(2022-08-11). Turkish drone attack on N Syria leaves causalities. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) — Syrian news sources reported a Turkish drone attack in the northern country which lead to the killing of several people.
(2022-08-11). Space Cooperation Between Russia, Iran Raises Western Concerns. juancole.com Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter. I'm senior correspondent Golnaz Esfandiari. Here's what I've been following and what I'm watching out for in the days ahead. The Big Issue ( RFE/RL )  ; Russia successfully launched an Iranian satellite into …
(2022-08-11). A Looting Matter: Cambodia's Stolen Antiquities. dissidentvoice.org Cambodia has often featured in the Western imagination as a place of plunder and pilfering. Temples and artefacts of exquisite beauty have exercised the interest of adventurers and buccaneers who looted with almost kleptocratic tendency. In 1924, the French novelist and future statesman André Malraux, proved himself one of Europe's greatest adventurers in making off …
(2022-08-11). In Turkey, religious Values are used to censor online ontent. juancole.com By Arzu Geybullayeva |  ; ( Globalvoices.org )  ; Turkish authorities are increasingly censoring content online that does not fit Turkey's religious values, morality, and family values in recent years. The most recent example is an investigation launched by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against Spotify. The Office claims the music streaming platform, approved …
(2022-08-11). US, Europe greenlight Israel's latest Gaza massacre. greenleft.org.au Western weapons, money and political support sustain and prolong Israel's settler-colonial persecution of the Palestinian people and ensure that the blood keeps flowing, writes Ali Abunimah.
(2022-08-11). PLA Eastern Theater Command completes joint exercises around Taiwan. ecns.cn The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army has accomplished all tasks in the series of joint military operations carried out recently in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan Island.
(2022-08-11). Irony Alert: Amateurish Iranian attempt to hit John Bolton may derail Nuclear Negotiations Bolton wanted Derailed. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment)  ; An attempt to hire a hit man to kill former National Security Adviser John Bolton by an alleged member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps was revealed by the Department of Justice at a delicate time in the negotiations to bring both the US and Iran back into compliance with …
(2022-08-11). Alleged Taiwan secessionist accused of separatist actions. ecns.cn Yang Chih-yuen has been under surveillance at a designated residence since Aug 4 after being apprehended by the Wenzhou State Security Bureau in Wenzhou.
(2022-08-10). CovertAction Bulletin — Don't Let FBI's Trump Raid Fool You: They're Still Enemies of the People. covertactionmagazine.com On Monday, the FBI raided Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago, Florida home, searching for documents that may have been classified and should not have left the White House. The right wing immediately jumped to condemning the raid, with far-right Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene posting "Defund the FBI," while liberals hailed the bureau as defenders of democracy and justice. | We discuss how the right is being disingenuous and the left ahistorical in their assessments of the Bureau, and what the raid means especially in the context of an expected 2024 run by Trump, and how the continuing January 6 hearings could be impa…
(2022-08-10). Intelligence Services Interference in British Democracy, with Kit Klarenberg. mintpressnews.com The MintPress podcast, "The Watchdog," hosted by British-Iraqi hip hop artist The well propagated myth is that Britain functions democratically. This, of course, flies in the face of a system where a mon…
(2022-08-10). Will New Zealand be the Next Member of AUKUS? Towards the Formation of An "Asia-Pacific NATO"? globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-09). Indonesia opts for wheat alternative to address food security. ecns.cn Indonesia is preparing for alternatives to replace wheat whose supply chain has been disrupted by conflicts in Ukraine, the Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday.
(2022-08-10). Military Situation In Iraq On August 10, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On August 10, Muqtada Al-Sadr called on the Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq to dissolve parliament within a week; | On August 9, Iraqi warplanes struck ISIS hideout near Tikrit; | On August 9, clashes between Iraqi forces and ISIS were reported near Muqdadiyah; | Nouri al-Maliki, the former Iraqi PM and leader of the State of Law rejected any decisions to dissolve the parliament and hold early elections.
(2022-08-10). There Must be Consequences for Israel's War of Aggression in Gaza: Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME). globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-10). New Turkish Drone Strike On Northeastern Syria Leaves Three Dead. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Hawar News Agency. | On August 10, a Turkish combat drone targeted a vehicle near the village of Mala Sbat to the west of the town of al-Qamishli in the northern countryside of Syria's al-Hasakah. | The drone strike completely destroyed the vehicle, killing three people who were aboard. The victims may have been members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) or its civil administration. | It's worth noting that the Syrian Arab Army maintains a pos…
(2022-08-10). The Multilateral Trading System and Partnerships with India: A View from Brazil. infobrics.org Brazil and India were among the 23 founding members of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which entered into force in January 1948. The two countries adopted similar policies to develop their economies based on an import substitution model…
(2022-08-10). In Wait for the Seventh Nuclear Test of the DPRK. journal-neo.org 
The speech of Kim Jong-un, which we reviewed earlier on July 27, 2022, was perceived as a sign that this time the DPRK will definitely conduct the seventh nuclear test in the very near future, and North Korean experts are waiting for a corresponding decision by Kim Jong-un. It seems that "experts" and specialists on …
(2022-08-10). US Occupation Daily Steals 66,000 Barrels Of Oil Out Of 80.000 Barrels From The Production Of Eastern Fields In Syria/ By Basma Qaddour. marktaliano.net Original Link Here: US occupation daily steals 66,000 barrels of oil out of 80.000 barrels from the production of eastern fields in Syria — Syrian Times (syriatimes.sy) DAMASCUS, Aug.9, (ST)- The Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources has declared that the amount of oil production during the first half of this year reached about 14.5 …
(2022-08-10). Taiwan Dominates the World's Supply of Computer Chips — No Wonder the US Is Worried. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-10). Lithuanian officials become the first to visit Taiwan following Pelosi's visit. infobrics.org Lithuania inflates its own importance by antagonising Beijing with visit to Taiwan.
(2022-08-10). Empresas indias están dejando de usar el dólar en transacciones con Rusia. cubadebate.cu Las empresas indias están dejando de usar el dólar en la compra de recursos rusos, sobre todo carbón, según Reuters. Empresas indias pagaron el 44% del carbón ruso adquirido en junio en otras monedas. En esos pagos, el yuan representó el 31%, el dólar de Hong Kong, el 28 %, el euro, menos del 25%, y el dírham emiratí, alrededor del 15%.
(2022-08-10). Japanese PM reshuffles cabinet, LDP leadership as support rates tumble. ecns.cn Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet and the executive lineup of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Wednesday as the administration faces slipping public support.
(2022-08-10). 'Lavender Men': A theatrical fantasia on the (likely) gayness of Abraham Lincoln. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES—Was there even an off-chance that Pete Buttigieg could have become the country's first gay president? He didn't think it was so preposterous. And now he has a Cabinet post (Transportation), the first for an openly LGBTQ person in our history. But what if we've already had our first gay president? Maybe two! And …
(2022-08-10). ISIL cheiftain killed in suicide attack in Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) — Media sources reported on Wednesday that a top ISIL chieftain killed himself with a suicide belt after being besieged by Syrian security forces.
(2022-08-10). Japan's government resigns in its entirety. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) — Media sources reported on Wednesday that the entire Japanese government has resigned.
(2022-08-10). La Unión Europea deja de importar carbón ruso como parte de sanciones. cubadebate.cu Como parte del quinto paquete de sanciones a Moscú, la Unión Europea no importará más carbón ruso a partir de este miércoles. Según la Comisión Europea, las sanciones afectarán el 25% de las exportaciones en este renglón, que tendrían un valor de 8 000 millones de euros al año. La India y Turquía han aumentado los pedidos de carbón ruso luego del anuncio de la UE.
(2022-08-10). Heavy rainfall batters S Korea, killing at least 8. ecns.cn Eight people, including 1 Chinese citizen, were killed and six others went missing as South Korea's metropolitan region was pounded by heavy rains.
(2022-08-10). Dangerous terrorist detained in NW Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) — Iraq's Popular Mobilization unit (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha'abi, on Wednesday managed to arrest a dangerous terrorist in the northwestern country.
(2022-08-09). Joseph Stalin out on bail after mass Sri Lanka protests. peoplesworld.org 
Sri Lankan trade union leader Joseph Stalin has been released on bail a week after he was arrested for leading an anti-government protest. The general secretary of the Sri Lanka Teachers Union was one of the organizers of a large demonstration on May 28 calling for the government to resign over the country's deep economic …
(2022-08-09). Indiana passes first post-Roe abortion ban. liberationnews.org 
The ban introduced by Indiana lawmakers will have the most significant impact on poor and working class people.
(2022-08-09). Another Delegation of Japan Visited Taiwan. journal-neo.org 
It is hardly an exaggeration to say that the most high-profile action of world politics in recent months carried out (and probably planned) in the style of a Hollywood hard thriller was the visit to Taiwan of the speaker of the lower house of the US parliament Nancy Pelosi. But the information noise raised by …