(2023-12-14). Stop the torture! Free Dr. Aafia Siddiqui! workers.org 
The report below is excerpted from Pakistan Aaj TV, followed by excerpts from The News. Incarcerated Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui met with her sister Dr. Fowzia for the second time in two years at a prison hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday. In one of her earlier videos, Dr. . . . |
(2023-12-14). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Solidarity strikes in support of Tesla workers at Swedish subsidiary spread to Denmark, Norway and Finland for collective agreement, but union's agenda is corporatism; 24-hour strikes across Middle East including in parts of Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Tunisian teachers walk out to demand ceasefire in Gaza; 170,000 teachers and lecturers still out after 75 days in Iraqi Kurdistan over wage arrears; platinum miners in Bakubung, South Africa stage underground sit-in over three days for better pay and conditions…
(2023-12-14). Unilateral Sanity Could Save the World. tomdispatch.com Top American officials in the "national security" establishment are notably good at smooth rhetoric and convenient silences. Their scant regard for truth or human life has changed remarkably little since 1971 when Daniel Ellsberg risked decades in prison to leak the Pentagon Papers to the world. During the years between then and his death six months ago, he was a tireless writer, speaker, and activist. Most people remember him, of course, as the whistleblower who exposed voluminous official lies about the Vietnam War by providing 7,000 top-secret pages of classified documents to the New York Times and other newsp…
(2023-12-14). Is ICC still relevant? Not so, says Brazil's Lula da Silva. And he is not alone. infobrics.org Having been formed in 2002, with the exception of the Putin/Lvova-Belova arrest warrant and the investigation on Rodrigo Duterte (former President of the Philippines), all other cases thus far launched by the criminal court have been against Africans. It is no wonder its legitimacy and impartiality is being questioned.
(2023-12-14). Cuba to international meet: Never before has world peace been so threatened. thecommunists.org The following speech was made on behalf of the Communist Party of Cuba by the party's head of international relations Emilio Lozada Garcia at the 23rd International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties in Turkey on 20 October 2023. ***** Dear Kemal Okuyan, general secretary of the Communist party of Türkiye, Dear comrades, brothers and …
(2023-12-14). NDN Collective's Second Week At COP28 In Dubai. popularresistance.org For three weeks, members of NDN Collective's Policy and Advocacy, Regional Deep Dive program, NDN Fund, Communications, Tactical Media, and Creative Resistance Teams, have been on the ground in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Our second week of being on the ground began with the official opening of the United Nations 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) and opening of the International Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion. It was also filled with panels and discussions with panels, side events, participating in actions to uplift the Indigenous caucus' priorities, and tracking negotiations and meeting with government offic…
(2023-12-14). Concerted efforts key to tackling haze issue in region. ecns.cn Haze has become a serious environmental problem in Southeast Asia as it not only brings a negative impact on human health but also affects economies in the region.
(2023-12-14). Mainland-made planes showcased in Hong Kong. ecns.cn The two planes are being displayed at the HKIA.
(2023-12-14). Two home grown aircraft make debuts in Hong Kong. ecns.cn A welcoming ceremony for the two aircraft, which will be displayed until Sunday, was held on Wednesday.
(2023-12-14). Event mourns victims of Nanjing Massacre. ecns.cn Nanjing, Jiangsu province, was the focal point of a national ceremony commemorating the 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre on Wednesday, the 86th anniversary of the start of the murderous rampage by invading Japanese troops in 1937.
(2023-12-14). Kishida to overhaul scandal-hit cabinet. ecns.cn Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he plans to announce cabinet changes on Thursday amid mounting pressure triggered by political fundraising scandals and expressed his intention to lead the efforts for recovery of trust.
(2023-12-14). COP28: Navigating petrostate politics and the quest for climate action. nationofchange.org The path forward demands a concerted global effort, alternative strategies, and a commitment to transformative action.
(2023-12-14). Republicans Vote to Authorize Impeachment Inquiry Into Biden. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, U.S. House Republicans voted to authorize impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, in a 221-212 vote along party lines. | RELATED: | "The impeachment power resides solely with the House of Representatives," Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, a hardliner within the Republican party, told reporters. | "If a majority of the House now says we're in an official impeachment inquiry as part of our…
(2023-12-14). Large gold deposit discovered in Inner Mongolia. ecns.cn A large-scale gold deposit whose value is estimated at 17 billion yuan ($2.38 billion) was discovered recently in Urad Middle Banner of Bayannuur, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, during a geological exploration.
pbs.org (2023-12-14). Argentina's new president implements shock economic measures, devalues currency and cuts subsidiesArgentina on Tuesday announced a sharp devaluation of its currency and cuts to energy and transportation subsidies as part of shock measures new President Javier Milei says are needed to deal with an economic emergency.
(2023-12-14). Siria y Vietnam dialogan para mejorar relaciones bilaterales. telesurtv.net Thanh Son manifestó que su país desea fortalecer sus vínculos con la nación árabe.
(2023-12-14). Armenia y Azerbaiyán intercambian prisioneros de guerra. telesurtv.net El primer ministro armenio confirmó la llegada de los 32 militares detenidos en el transcurso de los últimos tres años.
(2023-12-14). Rescuing Realpolitik From Henry Kissinger. counterpunch.org 
Henry Kissinger wrote his doctoral dissertation about Europe's "long peace" after the defeat of Napoleon, focusing on how conservative statesmen negotiated the Concert of Europe through a mixture of diplomacy and military power. Kissinger was enamored of this approach to achieving an "equilibrium of forces." The lesson he absorbed, and later applied as a presidential
(2023-12-12). The hidden death toll of flooding in Bangladesh sends a dark signal about climate and health. peoplesworld.org 
In the summer of 2022, one of the worst monsoons on record turned swaths of Bangladesh, a low-lying country in South Asia, into huge, muddy lakes. When the brunt of the flooding finally eased, at least 141 people had died and millions of others throughout the region had been injured, impoverished, or displaced. The sheer scale of the destruction …