2022-10-12: News Headlines

Staff (2022-10-12). EU reiterates claims on Iran delivering drones to Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) — The spokesman for the European Union made baseless claims about the involvement of Iranian drones in Russia's Ukraine operation on Wednesday, saying such actions would have serious consequences.

Staff (2022-10-12). Headlines for October 12, 2022. democracynow.org Russia Detains 8 People for Crimea Bridge Blast; Zelensky Calls for Sanctions, Boost to Air Defenses, Biden to "Reevaluate" U.S.-Saudi-Relationship as Congressmembers Call for Halt to Arms Sales, Israel and Lebanon Agree to U.S.-Brokered Maritime Border Deal, Anti-Government Protests Continue in Iran Despite Deadly Crackdown, Spread to Other Sectors, Biden Calls for Racist L.A. City Councilmembers to Resign Amid Political Firestorm, San Antonio Ex-Cop Arrested and Charged for Shooting Unarmed Teen in McDonald's Parking Lot, Texas Officer Found Not Guilty for Killing Pamela Turner During a Mental…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-10-12). NY Times Fires Palestinian Journalist for Supporting Palestinian Resistance. orinocotribune.com Palestinian photojournalist, Hosam Salem, has been fired by the New York Times over social media posts in which he expressed support for the Palestinian resistance against the Israeli occupation. | In another violation to the freedom of the Press by US mainstream media this week, Palestinian photographer Hosam Salem, just like Jewish American journalist Katie Halper who was fired by the Hill two days ago, can't voice his opinion on issues related to the Israeli apartheid regime and keep his job. | The Gaza-based journalist has worked as a freelancer for the US outlet for four years, but was fired after a pro-Isra…

JANET (2022-10-12). In the end, who promotes fascism? iacenter.org By Manuel Raposo October 7, 2022 The author is editor of the Portuguese Marxist webzine jornalmudardevida.net, where this article was published Sept. 30. Translation: John Catalinotto. One hundred years after Mussolini took power, fascism is once again governing Italy. For weeks before the election, Giorgia Meloni's expected victory drew no comments from European leaders, and it seemed that they all saw it not only as inevitable but also as normal and acceptable. Only on the eve of Election Day, the Eurocrats' spokeswoman Ursula von der Leyen decided to issue a warning, as useless as it was stupid, brandishing th…

JANET (2022-10-12). Youth join global strike for climate justice. iacenter.org By Kathy Durkin September 26, 2022 Climate strikers in Bengaluru, India, one of 450 global locations, were among hundreds of thousands demanding "climate reparations and justice" Sept. 23. Young people in Asia, Africa and Europe joined a coordinated Global Climate Strike that called for wealthy countries to pay reparations to poorer countries that have been the hardest hit by the disasters caused by global warming. Climate strikers in Bengaluru, India, Sept. 23. Demonstrators emphasized the more frequent, ferocious and deadly heat waves; floods; wildfires; and droughts wreaking havoc worldwide, causing devastatio…

____ (2022-10-12). Xpeng 2-seater car flies in Dubai to better explore 'future mobility'. ecns.cn Chinese electric carmaker Xpeng's aviation arm tested a flying vehicle on Monday in the United Arab Emirates, marking a major step toward the global urban mobility market.

Press TV (2022-10-12). OPEC: Is Washington Behind the OPEC Decision to Cut Petrol Output? dissidentvoice.org PressTV Background Tensions are heating up between the United States and Saudi Arabia after Riyadh-led OPEC and allied oil producing countries announced a big output cut, defying Washington's pressure. US Secretary of state, Antony Blinken, says the government is working closely with Congress to review alternatives regarding ties with Saudi Arabia. That's a day …

Staff (2022-10-12). Zionist regime not understand covenants: Raeisi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) — The Zionist regime does not understand covenants, said the Iranian President, adding those who thought that the solution to save Palestine is at the negotiation table are wrong.

Staff (2022-10-12). At least 9 military forces injured in N Baghdad explosion. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) — Iraqi news sources on Wednesday morning reported a blast in the country's Tarmiyah region following which at least 9 military forces were wounded.

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-10-12). Women, Life, Freedom! Iranians Protest Oppression of Women by Iran Regime. indybay.org Thousands of Iranians and supporters demand regime change as worldwide opposition intensifies…

WSWS (2022-10-12). Indian Ford workers mount protests for jobs in defiance of union-management severance deal. wsws.org Hundreds of workers at the recently shuttered Ford assembly plant in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu have rebelled against a management-union severance deal that sanctions the elimination of thousands of jobs.

____ (2022-10-12). Chinese VP to attend 6th CICA summit in Kazakhstan. ecns.cn Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan will lead a delegation to Kazakhstan and attend the sixth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Astana from October 12 to 13, the Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Tuesday.

____ (2022-10-12). Japan's space agency orders self-destruction of Epsilon rocket after failed launch. ecns.cn Japan's space agency sent a self-destruct signal to an Epsilon rocket after its failed launch on Wednesday, Kyodo News reported.

Staff (2022-10-12). Japan's Epsilon rocket failed after launch. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) — The Japanese space agency's Epsilon rocket failed after it was launched on Wednesday, domestic media reported.

Staff (2022-10-12). Shots fired at Azerbaijan embassy vehicle in Washington. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) — A vehicle which belongs to the Azerbaijani embassy in Washington has been attacked, the country's foreign ministry stated on Wednesday.

Sabrina Syed (2022-10-12). Bangladesh: The struggle for liberation after colonial rule. greenleft.org.au The expansion of capitalism, through globalisation and imperialism, has caused social exclusion, poverty and environmental degradation in Bangladesh, writes Sabrina Syed.

Anonymous669 (2022-10-12). Nine Killed In Fierce Battle Between Al-Qaeda, Turkish-Backed Militants In Syria's Aleppo (Videos). southfront.org . | A fierce battle involving al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and several Turkish-backed factions is currently taking place in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | The battle broke out on October 10 when the Turkish-backed 3rd Corps, led by the al-Shamiya Front, kicked off an operation against the Hamzah Division which was reportedly behind the October 7 assassination of opposition activist Mohammed Abdullatif, "Abu Ghanoum," and his pregnant wi…

TeleSUR, SH (2022-10-12). Junta militar condena a lideresa de Myanmar a seis años de cárcel. telesurtv.net La activista y líder birmana Aung San Suu Kyi es acusada, entre otros cargos, de supuestamente abusar de su posición como presidenta del país.

_____ (2022-10-11). Building An Indigenous Agenda To Decolonize The United States. popularresistance.org Today is Indigenous People's Day, still celebrated by some as the violent colonizer Christopher Columbus Day. Clearing the FOG speaks with Jean-Luc Pierite of the North American Indian Center of Boston (NAICOB) and United American Indians of New England (UAINE) about the growing recognition of the trauma and murder of American Indian children who were sent to assimilation centers called residential schools across the US and Canada and how that theft of children's cultural heritage and identity continues today through the foster care system. A major Supreme Court case that could destroy the Indian Child Welfare Ac…

_____ (2022-10-11). The FBI Is An Enemy Of Indigenous Liberation. popularresistance.org In 1969, American Indian Movement (AIM) activists occupied Alcatraz Island, invoking the Sioux Treaty of 1868, which grants unused federal lands to indigenous groups. Over the next several years, AIM also occupied the Mayflower. And Mount Rushmore. And the Bureau of Indian Affairs. And Wounded Knee. And other sites across the United States emblematic of the ongoing refusal of the American government to fulfill treaty obligations. | In the late 1960s and early 1970s, AIM became the vanguard of indigenous liberation. They fought back against police violence, illegal seizure of land, and the economic marginalization…

Anonymous103 (2022-10-11). Military SItuation In Iraq On October 11, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Infobrics (2022-10-11). How Will Brazil's Next President Approach Asia Policy. infobrics.org Whether Bolsonaro or Lula, Brazil's next president will face a complex global milieu in which Asia is increasingly the center of the world…

_____ (2022-10-11). Qatari and US gas won't save Europe. journal-neo.org Experts estimate that in order to avoid a catastrophic fall in GDP and the risk of a prolonged economic depression, the total public spending by European countries to mitigate the energy collapse unleashed by Washington will have to exceed ‚Ǩ1 trillion! A crisis of this magnitude would result in more bankruptcies and a domino effect …

Anonymous103 (2022-10-11). Another ISIS Leader Reportedly Killed By US UAV In Northern Syria. southfront.org On October 10, the UAV of the US-led coalition struck northern Syria. According to the Kurdish-Syrian security official, the attack resulted in death of a high-ranking ISIS member. | The drone strike took place in the village of Hammam at-Turkman on the outskirts of Tell Abyad. The area is under control of Turkish-backed forces. The victim was reportedly killed when driving a motorbike. | The US Central Command is to comment on the reports and to take credit for the strike. | Earlier on Octo…

TeleSUR (2022-10-11). Bill Aims To Stop US Arms Supplies to Saudi Arabia for a Year. telesurenglish.net This comes amid comments of a reassessment of the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia by President Joe Biden following the approval of the largest OPEC+ oil supply cut. | RELATED: | The bill introduced on Tuesday, is aimed at establishing "a one-year temporary suspension of all proposed direct commercial sales and foreign military sales to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of weaponry and munitions." | This would mean a…

WSWS (2022-10-11). US transforming Taiwan into "giant weapons depot" wsws.org A New York Times article last week revealed the extent of US military preparations underway to transform Taiwan into a heavily armed camp as the Biden administration goads Beijing into taking military action.

Staff (2022-10-11). Money, not human rights rules in America: Prof. Askari. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) — Referring to recent tensions in US and Saudi Arabia ties, Hossein Askari, Professor of Business and International Affairs says that the US pays lip service to human rights and corruption in Saudi Arabia.

____ (2022-10-11). Muslims must establish unity, solidarity in practice. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) — The Secretary-General of Lebanon's Hezbollah Resistance Movement Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah said that Muslims throughout the world must establish unity, amity, empathy and solidarity in practice.

WSWS (2022-10-11). Australian government to detain women repatriated from Syria. wsws.org The largest yet use of control orders overriding freedom of speech, movement, association and communication to be used against Australian women returning from Syrian detention camps.

Staff (2022-10-11). Baku, Yerevan agreed on fundamental points of peace treaty. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) — Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed on the main points of a peace treaty, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has announced.

Staff (2022-10-11). 21 killed in rain-related incidents in north India. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) —At least 21 people were killed in rain-related incidents in the last 48 hours as heavy rains lashed parts of north India, officials said on Monday.

Daniel Yebra Carmona (2022-10-11). El FMI da marcha atrás y avisa de que subir los tipos "demasiado" provocará una "recesión prolongada" globalizacion.ca La institución admite que la inflación se ha vuelto "más persistente", que el riesgo de recesión está aumentando y que, incluso con crecimiento, se sentirá como una crisis por el golpe a los salarios. Por eso, advierte a los bancos…

_____ (2022-10-10). The visit of a US carrier strike group to the ROK and its aftermath. journal-neo.org On September 23, for the first time since October 2017, a US Navy carrier strike group led by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan arrived in South Korea's Port of Busan. The strike group consisted of three ships: USS Ronald Reagan, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier; USS Chancellorsville, a Ticonderoga-class missile cruiser; and USS Barry, an …

____ (2022-10-10). The Democratic Party, Now the Leading Party of War. transcend.org The prowar mentality among the progressive Dem pols is not limited to Biden's cruel proxy war to the last Ukrainian. It extends to a second proxy war now being ginned up in Taiwan. When Nancy Pelosi recently visited the island to stir up secessionist sentiment, not a single progressive Democrat in Congress made so much as a peep of protest.

_____ (2022-10-10). On the th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the PRC and Japan. journal-neo.org In the history of relations between the two now leading Asian powers, the PRC and Japan, the date of September 29 marks a very remarkable event. On this day exactly years ago, Prime Ministers Zhou Enlai and Kakuei Tanaka signed the nine-point Joint Communiqué. The first one stated an end to "the abnormal state …

Staff (2022-10-10). Malaysia PM dissolves parliament, paving way for election. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) — Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Monday announced the dissolution of parliament, paving the way for the country's 15th general election.

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