(2022-09-15). Senate Panel Advances Bill That Would Radically Change US Taiwan Policy. news.antiwar.com The Senate Armed Services Committee approved a bill on Wednesday The amended version of the Taiwan Policy Act would give Taiwan $6.5 billion in military aid, give the island the benefits of being a "major non-NATO ally," expedite arms sales to Taipei, and require sanctions in the event of Chinese aggression. | The bill was easily passed by the Senate Armed Services Committee in a vote of 17-5. Th…
(2022-09-15). U.S.-proposed Taiwan bill strongly opposed. ecns.cn The U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is set to review a draft of the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022 on Wednesday, which was described by its sponsors as "the most comprehensive restructuring of U.S. policy toward Taiwan "since the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979.
(2022-09-15). Defend Esquel and Aura workers jobs at the Koggala Free Trade Zone in Sri Lanka! wsws.org The destruction of jobs at the Esquel and Aura garment factories is part of an escalating attack on the living standards and basic democratic rights of the entire working class.
(2022-09-15). Remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in Korean War casketed in S.Korea. ecns.cn The remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War were casketed in South Korea on Thursday to be sent back to their homeland.
(2022-09-15). It's Time to Call it What It Is: A Capitalism-Induced Ecological Crisis. dissidentvoice.org One-third of Pakistan is under water. Record heat waves blanket the globe driving up temperatures beyond what humans can survive. Polar glaciers are melting much faster than scientists predicted. Droughts, fires and floods are ravaging the planet, forcing the displacement of tens of millions of people. And this is just the beginning. It's time to …
(2022-09-15). 1992 Consensus remains anchor of cross-Strait relations: spokesperson. ecns.cn A mainland spokesperson on Wednesday stressed that the 1992 Consensus remains the anchor for improving and developing relations across the Taiwan Strait, no matter how cross-Strait ties change over time.
(2022-09-15). Saturday 9/17: Free Palestine. indybay.org Corner of Ocean and Water Streets, Santa Cruz…
(2022-09-15). Question sanctions and The cry of the poor. indybay.org In Germany, we tend to moralize and romanticize in politics. This prevents us from taking a sober view of world events. We fail to recognize that the U.S. is ruthlessly asserting its own interests, against enemy and friend. By now it should have become clear that the interests of the EU and the U.S. have long since ceased to coincide.
(2022-09-15). Press center for upcoming SCO summit. ecns.cn Photo taken on Sept. 14, 2022 shows an exterior view of the press center for the upcoming 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
(2022-09-15). Taiwan businesspeople support, promote peaceful development of cross-Strait relations. ecns.cn Over the past decade, Taiwan businesspeople and enterprises have been beneficiaries, staunch supporters and strong promoters of the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations, a mainland spokesperson said on Wednesday.
(2022-09-15). Chinese President Xi pays state visit to Kazakhstan. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony held by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Ak Orda Presidential Palace in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sept. 14, 2022.
(2022-09-15). DPP official slammed for remarks on cross-Strait relations. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday spoke out against the recent remarks concerning cross-Strait relations made by an official of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities.
(2022-09-15). Fall 2022 National Immigrant Solidarity Network Immigrant Justice News Alert! indybay.org U.S. Political Prisoners Special Report: We Have Hundreds of Political Prisoners, Thousands of Asian-American Hate Victims, Half Million Child Farm Labors!
(2022-09-15). Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping met with President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov at Forumlar Majmuasi Complex in Samarkand on Thursday morning.
(2022-09-15). Oak Flat: Biden's Justice Dept opposes Apache Elder, NCAI, Grandmothers in Federal Court. indybay.org In an insulting blow, President Biden's Justice Department is opposing an Apache Elder, the National Congress of American Indians, the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, and the MICA Group, who filed as friends of the court in support of the Apache Stronghold's protection of sacred Oak Flat in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
(2022-09-15). Xi, Mirziyoyev hold talks in Uzbekistan's Samarkand. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday held talks with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
(2022-09-15). Enthusiasm at Nur-Sultan's Confucius Institute soars. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping's state visit to Kazakhstan is set to boost trust and understanding between people of the two countries, said Yang Lei, Chinese director of Eurasian National University's Confucius Institute in Nur-Sultan.
(2022-09-15). Giant panda celebrates 30th birthday in western Japan zoo. ecns.cn A male giant panda, Eimei, at a zoo in western Japan's Wakayama Prefecture celebrated his 30th birthday on Wednesday, local media reported.
(2022-09-15). Street view of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. ecns.cn The 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO will be held in Samarkand.
(2022-09-15). Bajo los brillos de Hanoi. cubadebate.cu Pasados 40 años de la renovación del modelo socialista, Vietnam es hoy una nación pujante dentro de su propio entorno geográfico y en el mundo, que se proyecta vertiginosamente al futuro sin renegar de su pasado, mejor aun dignificándolo con el aliento de cambios que transpira su sociedad. "Cambio o muerte" es una de las ocurrentes y lapidarias sentencias con la que nos sorprenden.
(2022-09-15). Azerbaiyán ofrece alto al fuego a Armenia, tras combates. telesurtv.net Azerbaiyán capturó 1 kilómetros cuadrados del territorio armenio y hasta ahora habría causado 105 muertos.
(2022-09-14). Contractors Cash In As Congress Adds Billions To Pentagon Budget. popularresistance.org Congress has spoken when it comes to next year's Pentagon budget and the results, if they weren't so in line with past practices, should astonish us all. The House of Representatives voted to add $37 billion and the Senate $45 billion to the administration's already humongous request for "national defense," a staggering figure that includes both the Pentagon budget and work on nuclear weapons at the Department of Energy. If enacted, the Senate's sum would push spending on the military to at least $850 billion annually, far more — adjusted for inflation — than at the height of the Korean or Vietnam war…
(2022-09-14). Turkey Calls on Next Swedish Government to Take Steps to Fulfill NATO Deal. news.antiwar.com
(2022-09-14). Armenia Warns Clashes With Azerbaijan Could Escalate Into War. news.antiwar.com Armenia warned on Wednesday that fresh clashes with Azerbaijan "There is a clear risk," Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan told Reuters when asked if the situation could turn into another war. "You know how fragile the situation is in our region. The situation as we just mentioned continues to escalate." | Armenia said that the fighting started when Azerbaijan st…
(2022-09-14). At Least 99 Killed in Fighting Between Azerbaijan and Armenia. news.antiwar.com The heaviest fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia since the 2020 Nagorono-Karabakh war erupted early Tuesday morning, Armenia said Azerbaijan started the violence by launching intensive artillery shelling against Armenian military positions. | Azerbaijan claimed that its shelling was a response to "large-scale subversive acts" on the border that included attacks on its military. | Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said t…
(2022-09-14). SEP and IYSSE in Sri Lanka call public meeting to oppose state repression against anti-government protesters. wsws.org Amid a growing crackdown by President Wickremesinghe, the online public meeting entitled "Stop the repression of anti-government protesters! Release all political prisoners!" will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 25.
(2022-09-14). Okinawa Governor Poll Results Hamper Plans to Expand US Military Presence in Japan. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-14). US "Steals" 88 More Tankers of Syrian Oil: State Media. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-14). Argentina and Chile on Alert for New US Military Plans. libya360.wordpress.com Telma Luzzani The speed of international changes is precipitating (as a necessity and, at the same time, as a pretext) a thorough acceleration of the plans that the US already had in the pipeline to preserve its role as the only global hegemon. Europe and Asia are not the only ones included in the new…
(2022-09-14). Scenery of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. ecns.cn It is an ancient city on the Silk Road and a melting port of the world's cultures.
(2022-09-14). Xi arrives in Kazakhstan for state visit. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Nur-Sultan Wednesday for a state visit to Kazakhstan.
(2022-09-14). 1 killed, 2 injured at Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border shootings. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — A shootout between border guards took place on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the Kyrgyz border service of the State Committee for National Security said on Wednesday.
(2022-09-14). Scenery of Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. ecns.cn Photo taken on Sept. 9, 2022 shows the night view of Nur-Sultan in Kazakhstan.
(2022-09-14). Justice Department expands criminal probe of Trump's coup plot. wsws.org On Monday, the New York Times reported that in addition to the subpoenas, top Trump advisers Boris Epshteyn and Mike Roman had their phones seized by federal agents last week.
(2022-09-14). ISIS Terrorists Captured Then Executed Six SDF Fighter Near US Base In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
SDF fighters begging for their lives before being executed by ISIS terrorists in Syria's Deir Ezzor on September 11. | On September 11, ISIS terrorists captured then executed six fighters of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the northeastern Syrian governorate of Deir Ezzor. | The terrorist group's official news agency, Amaq, said that the SDF fighters were ambushed and captured near the town of Ruished on al-Kharafi highway. The fighters were on their way back from the a…
(2022-09-14). Fuel price hike sparks protests in Indonesia. wsws.org Fuel increases have previously sparked explosive struggles, including the mass movement that toppled the Suharto dictatorship in 1998.
(2022-09-14). Fresh clashes between Armenia, Azerbaijan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — Fresh clashes erupted between Azerbaijan and Armenia on Wednesday, a day after 99 soldiers were killed in the Tuesday clashes between the two countries.
(2022-09-14). Xi eyes common growth in visits to Central Asia. ecns.cn Neighborly friendship, connectivity and common development stand out as key phrases used in both of President Xi Jinping's signed articles published by leading media outlets in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on Tuesday.
(2022-09-14). Karbala on eve of Arbaeen ceremonies. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — Million Muslims gather every year in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala to participate in the Arbaeen mourning of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shia Imam.
(2022-09-14). 5 dead, 14 injured in Jordan building collapse. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — Five people were killed and 14 others were reportedly injured when a four-story residential building collapsed in Jordan's capital Amman.
(2022-09-14). Fire, loud explosions reported in US base in east of Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — A huge explosion has been reported in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Al-Zur on Wednesday afternoon.
(2022-09-14). VIDEO: Imam Hussein (PBUH) shrine in Karbala 94 year ago. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — The footage shows the holy Shrine of Imam Hussein (PBUH) in the city of Karbala in Iraq which was filmed by French photographer and videographer Frédéric Godmer in 1927 .
(2022-09-14). First two large parts of A321 arrive at assembly center in Tianjin. ecns.cn European aircraft manufacturer Airbus plans to start assembling A321 single-aisle aircraft at its final assembly line in Tianjin, Asia's only assembly line for Airbus civil aircraft, later this year.
(2022-09-14). Scenery of night sky near Tashkent, Uzbekistan. ecns.cn Photo taken on Aug. 21, 2022 shows the night sky above a mountainous area near Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
(2022-09-14). 'Extremely Traumatizing': Louisiana Woman Forced to Travel 2, 0 Miles for Abortion Speaks Out. commondreams.org Nancy Davis was forced to carry a fetus with a deadly skull deformity for six weeks due to her state's post-Roe trigger law banning most abortions.
(2022-09-14). Hong Kong to unveil I&T development plan for next 5-10 years. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government will release a development plan for innovation and technology (I&T) for the next five to 10 years within the next six months, said an official Tuesday.
(2022-09-14). Chinese President Xi attends SCO summit, visits Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan. ecns.cn
(2022-09-14). Turkish army launch fresh airstrikes on Iraq' Dohuk. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — News sources reported on Tuesday night that helicopters of the Turkish army launched an airstrike on areas in Dohuk province in northern Iraq.
(2022-09-14). Rumbo a Cuba contenedor con ayuda desde Cataluña. cubadebate.cu La iniciativa partió de Cataluña este martes rumbo a la Isla. Está comandada por el Movimiento Estatal de Solidaridad con Cuba (Mesc), compuesto por 60 organizaciones, entre estas la plataforma catalana Defensem Cuba. El contenedor contempla distintos tipos de ayuda, en esta ocasión, material sanitario, escolar y ropa de trabajo.
(2022-09-13). Chain of Corruption: How the White Helmets Compromised OPCW Investigations in Syria. orinocotribune.com 
By Aaron Maté  ; Sep 9, 2022 | By enlisting the sectarian insurgent-allied, US-funded White Helmets for chemical weapons probes in Syria, the OPCW abandoned impartiality and broke its fundamental rules for collecting evidence. | Before it mired the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in an international
(2022-09-13). Resuming of Azeri-Armenian conflict would be quite suitable for the political West. infobrics.org Baku is trying to use the current geopolitical situation to fulfill its long-term goals.