Monthly Archives: July 2023

2023-07-11: News Headlines

WSWS (2023-07-11). Turkish President Erdogan gives go-ahead for Sweden's NATO membership. wsws.org The announcement came on the eve of NATO's Vilnius summit, where a major escalation of the war on Russia will be discussed.

Global Research News (2023-07-11). Selected Articles: Video: Nuclear War Between Russia and the US. "Nuclear Winter" globalresearch.ca By All the safeguards of t…

Larry Johnson (2023-07-11). Judge Napolitano and I Talk Turkey and Prigozhin. sonar21.com Strange times. Turkey made its move on the eve of the NATO Summit by giving the green-light for Sweden's admission to Club NATO in exchange for Europe "promising" to let…

Independent Jewish Voices (2023-07-11). Canada Must Take Action Following Israel's Assault on Jenin. socialistproject.ca

Anonymous103 (2023-07-11). Defense Minister Shoigu Recalled Russia Has Cluster Munitions That Are More Effective Than American Ones. southfront.org Illustrative Image | In response to Washington's decision to supply the Ukrainian military with dangerous cluster munition, Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu recalled that Russian forces also have similar weapons and they will be forced to use them against the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Shoigu noted that similar Russian shells are more effective than those made by the US, but the Russian military refrained from using them because of the threat to civilians. | Cluster munitions consist of s…

Editor (2023-07-11). Cambodian Premier reminds Ukraine of the horrors of cluster bombs. mronline.org Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen recalls Cambodia's "painful experience" with U.S.-dropped cluster munitions in the 1970s, which continue to cause casualties to this date.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-11). Jenin atrocity sparks call for Australia to ban all military exports to Israel. greenleft.org.au

Staff (2023-07-11). 22 July, Vancouver: Stand for Palestine: Shut Elbit Down! samidoun.net Join us on Saturday, July 22 at 2 pm at Denman and Davie in Vancouver to Stand for Palestine with information, music and speeches, before we proceed to Scotiabank with a message: Shut Elbit Down! On July 3, the Israeli occupation forces attacked and invaded Jenin city and refugee camp; on July 11, occupation forces …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-11). US Intelligence Report Says Iran Is Not Trying to Make Nuclear Weapons. news.antiwar.com A new US intelligence report has reaffirmed that Iran is not trying to build nuclear weapons despite constant claims made by Israel and Western media outlets to the contrary. "Iran is not currently undertaking the key nuclear weapons-development activities that would be necessary to produce a testable nuclear device," an unclassified summary of a report …

WSWS (2023-07-11). Japan to dump Fukushima radioactive water into Pacific Ocean. wsws.org The decision to discharge radioactive water accumulated after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has provoked opposition in Japan itself, as well as in neighbouring countries, over the potential impact on the environment and human health.

teleSUR (2023-07-11). Experts Criticize IAEA Report on Fukushima Nuclear Wastewater. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, a Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) expert panelist has criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for ignoring its own principle of justification in its report on Japan's planned dump of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. | RELATED: | The IAEA final report released last week claimed that the plan "is in conformity with the agreed international standards." However, the report was criticized by Arj…

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-11). Sullivan Says US to Move Forward With $20 Billion F-16 Sale to Turkey. news.antiwar.com National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Tuesday that the Biden administration will move forward with a $20 billion sale of Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. Sullivan's comments came a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to back Sweden's NATO bid after over a year of negotiations. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said …

Anonymous103 (2023-07-11). Military Situation South Of Bakhmut On July 11, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Klishchiivka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kurdyumivka; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions in Ivanivske; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions in Stupochky; | The AFU captured some positions to the northwest of Klishchiivka. The village and the commanding heights in the area are under Russian control; | On July 10, Chechen forces captured five Ukraini…

infobrics (2023-07-11). BRICS Is Evolving from China-Russia Dream to Potential U.S. Nightmare. infobrics.org Global interest among nations seeking to join the BRICS economic bloc led by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa is demonstrating its growing influence as a new geopolitical force with the potential to challenge the largely Western-led financial system…

infobrics (2023-07-11). China hits back at entire Western industries with rare-earth elements restrictions. infobrics.org Even the Pentagon seems to be in quiet panic, as it announced the invoking of the Defense Production Act to boost the domestic mining and processing capacity of gallium and germanium. This is because gallium is one of the key elements used in the production of advanced AESA (active electronically scanned array) radars.

infobrics (2023-07-11). Russian POWs used as human shields during Ukrainian demining operations. infobrics.org The case exposes very clearly Kiev's anti-humanitarian practices.

Anonymous103 (2023-07-11). Ukrainian Forces Struck Peaceful Cities In Zaporozhie Region With Storm Shadow And HIMARS Missiles. southfront.org On July 11, Ukrainian forces struck the city of Berdyansk in the Zaporozhie region with Storm Shadow missiles. The local authorities confirmed explosions in the city. Another target was the town of Tokmak in the same Zaporozhie region, which was targeted by HIMARS missiles. | The Kiev regime continues strikes with foreign missiles on civilian cities under Russian control. | There were at least two attacks on the city of Berdyansk in the afternoon. The first wave of missiles was intercepte…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-11). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 11, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Terny; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Robotyne; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Sinkovka; | Russian artillery destroyed a command post of the AFU near Orekhov; | Russian artillery destroyed a command post of the AFU near Zaporozhye; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Kherson; | The Russian Army repelled AFU attacks near Per…

Staff (2023-07-11). "Mission Creep": Katrina vanden Heuvel on Ukraine's Push to Join NATO & U.S. Plan to Send Cluster Bombs. democracynow.org At today's NATO summit in Lithuania, member countries are expected to debate Ukraine's request to join the military alliance, which would provide additional military support for its war with Russia. Opponents to Ukrainian membership, however, warn that such a move would needlessly escalate what Russia sees as a proxy war with the United States against NATO encroachment on its western border. For more, we speak to journalist Katrina vanden Heuvel, whose recent piece for The Guardian, co-authored with James Carden, is headlined "Now is not the time for Ukraine to join NATO."…

Ceren Sagir (2023-07-11). Zelensky pushes for Ukrainian NATO membership as summit focuses on fueling war. peoplesworld.org The war in Ukraine will dominate a two-day NATO summit starting on Tuesday in Lithuania's capital, Vilnius, as the U.S.-led military pact focuses on fuelling the Ukrainian military effort against Russia. The leaders meeting in the former Soviet Republic are set to endorse new defense plans outlining a response to any hypothetical bid by Russian …

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-07-11). What to expect from NATO summit 2023. peoplesdispatch.org The NATO Vilnius summit's decisions will reckon with the ground reality of the withering of NATO's hopes to defeat Russia in the battlefield. Thus, it is slowly emerging that there shall not be a NATO membership for Ukraine…

unitedEditor (2023-07-11). Erdoƒüan's scales and debates on NATO. uwidata.com President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan's statement "Ukraine undoubtedly deserves NATO membership" after hosting his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelenski in Istanbul is being discussed in the world public. In the context of Türkiye's relations with Russia and the Western camp, everyone attributes a different meaning to Erdoƒüan's statements: "Rapprochement with the West", "break with Russia", "balance policy", …

unitedEditor (2023-07-11). Negotiations with tribes in Syria: The CIA's plan to carry PKK terrorists to Ukraine. uwidata.com By àñzgàºr Altƒ±nba≈ü To stop the defeat in Ukraine, the US is trying to carry PKK/PYD terrorists from Syria to Ukraine to fight against Russia, Ria Novosti reported. A military-diplomatic source in Damascus stated to RIA Novosti that the US administration had engaged in talks with leaders of tribes affiliated with the YPG (PKK/PYD) in …

Editor (2023-07-11). NATO/CIA false flag operation in Raƒçak in 1999 set precedent for similar operations in Syria and Ukraine that were designed to create a pretext for military intervention. mronline.org Clinton administration claimed Serbian forces massacred civilians when deaths at Raƒçak resulted from fighting between Serbian Army and terrorist Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), which Washington supported…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-11). Erdogan Still Firmly In NATO Bloc Despite Blackmailing EU. southfront.org Illustrative ImageTurkey breaks deal with Russia and releases Ukrainian neo-Nazis. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the European Union on July 9 to open the doors for his country to join the bloc if they want to secure support for Sweden's accession to NATO. His blackmailing of the EU, which ultimately produced results, comes only days after he controversially broke an agreement with Moscow by releasing neo-Nazi Azov Battali…

_____ (2023-07-11). A Kaleidoscope of Stories about Korean Society. journal-neo.org Review of the book The Koreas: The Birth of Two Nations Divided by Theodore Jun Yoo In 2023, the book The Koreas: The Birth of Two Nations Divided by South Korean Professor Theodore Jun Yoo was published in Russian. It was praised in the West as "a rare multidisciplinary study of the two Koreas from […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

_____ (2023-07-11). Is Sleepy Joe Biden Trying to Outdo Hitler and History? journal-neo.org History is the most interesting subject for many reasons. Not the least of which is the fact it tends to repeat itself. And the fact that some are doomed by ignorance of this is an important lesson for today. Take German tanks, for instance. First, let's rehash a little history about the steppes of Russia […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Ann Brown (2023-07-11). Russian Expert: Putin Can't Kill Wagner Boss Prigozhin Right Away, He Needs Him and Time to Figure Out Replacement. moguldom.com People who oppose Russian President Vladimir Putin often go missing or wind up dead under mysterious circumstances, say observers. But one of his opponents, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is still around even after a failed attempt to oust Putin. Prigozhin is a former close confidant of Putin but is now a mercenary leader and outspoken critic of …

Philip Giraldi (2023-07-11). Did Yevgeny Prigozhin Really Lead an Armed Rebellion in Russia? globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2023-07-11). ASEAN Nations Start Ministerial Meetings to Discuss Challenges. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) kicked off its 56th Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia. | RELATED: | In his opening remaks, Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi called on the leaders of the bloc to show the world that ASEAN can navigate the regional and global dynamics and continue to create the paradigm of collaboration. | Marsudi said ASEAN needs to show its credibility, by consist…

Luis Feliz Leon (2023-07-11). Reform Caucus in Amazon Labor Union Sues Board to Hold Leadership Election. truthout.org One year after the landmark union victory at the Amazon warehouse JFK8 on Staten Island, New York, the brightly colored posters that once adorned the glass at the iconic bus stop in front of the plant are gone. This was the bus stop from which Chris Smalls, Derrick Palmer, Connor Spence, Gerald Bryson, Jordan Flowers, and others launched an insurrection that won an unprecedented union… |

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). Insights | Bangladesh student: CPC lifts millions of people out of poverty,achieves noticeable accomplishment. ecns.cn "Foreign students in China have heard a lot about the achievements made by the Communist Party of China. I have seen by my own eyes," Sabbir Ahamed, an international student from Bangladesh, said in a recent interview with China News Network.

Staff (2023-07-11). "A Historic Mistake": Swedish Peace Activist Decries Move to Join NATO & Abandon Neutrality. democracynow.org Sweden may soon join NATO after over a year of negotiations with Turkey over its bid for accession to the transatlantic military alliance. Turkey's right-wing President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan had staunchly opposed Sweden's bid due to the country's strong presence of Kurdish exiles, including members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, which Turkey considers a "terrorist" organization. Erdoƒüan attributed his unexpected change of heart to Turkey's own bid to join the European Union, which has been stalled for years, suggesting he will open the door…

Refaat Alareer (2023-07-11). Spyware exposé lets Israel off the hook. electronicintifada.net Testing of surveillance technology on Palestinians ignored by Pegasus investigators.

Michael Hudson, CounterPunch. (2023-07-11). Should There Be A Supreme Court? popularresistance.org Vested interests create "checks and balances" primarily to make political systems non-responsive to demands for social reform. Historically, therefore, the checks are politically unbalanced in practice. Instead of producing a happy medium, their effect often has been to check the power of the people to assert their interests at the expense of the more powerful. Real reform requires a revolution — often repeated attempts. The Roman Republic suffered five centuries of fighting to redistribute land and cancel debts, all of which failed as the oligarchy's "checks" imposed deepening economic dependency and imbal…

Hendrik Sybrandy (2023-07-11). Denver unveils new Chinatown mural. america.cgtn.com After several months of work, a mural commemorating Denver's old Chinatown district has now been completed.

Staff (2023-07-11). Headlines for July 11, 2023. democracynow.org Turkey Drops Opposition to Sweden's Membership as NATO Summit Opens in Lithuania, Kremlin Says Putin Spoke with Wagner Group Leaders, Including Prigozhin, After Mutiny , Historic Floods Hit Northeastern U.S. as Heat Wave Bakes Southern States, Witnesses Say Palestinian Shot by Israeli Troops Was Left to Bleed Out at Checkpoint, Protests Erupt as Israeli Lawmakers Advance Bill to Gut Judiciary, U.S. and Israel Launch Joint War Games, Rights Groups Condemn Tunisia's Government for Abandoning Asylum Seekers at Libyan Border, Iowa's GOP-Controlled Legislature Convenes Special Session to Consider Abo…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-11). A dark day for peace: Communists slam Sweden's likely accession to NATO. peoplesdispatch.org As Turkey agreed to lift its veto on Sweden's accession to NATO, communists in these countries condemned the expanding footprint of the military alliance and the accompanying militarization…

Editor (2023-07-11). Africa sets the course for Latin America and multipolarity. mronline.org The African continent, like the American continent, was subjected to colonization and intervention by European nations and, although the processes were different, there are common channels between the two histories, just as there are with Asia.

Moon of Alabama. (2023-07-11). Yellen's Visit To China Has Failed. popularresistance.org Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen visited China. There she tried to press the worlds biggest economy on several issues. Yellen's visit failed to achieve anything. She had some talks with Chinese officials but achieved nothing. She lectured and made demands that no one in China will be willing to fulfill. The Chinese side for one seems unimpressed by her performance: | Yellen mentioned multiple times the US is seeking a healthy competition with China rather than a "winner-take-all" approach. While this may sound good, the key lies in how we define "healthy competition." Is it a US-style one in which the geopoliti…

Richard D. Wolff, Naked Capitalism. (2023-07-11). It's Hard To Engage In China-Bashing Without Tripping On Contradictions. popularresistance.org The contradictions of China-bashing in the United States begin with how often it is flat-out untrue. The Wall Street Journal reports that the "Chinese spy" balloon that President Joe Biden shot down with immense patriotic fanfare in February 2023 did not in fact transmit pictures or anything else to China. White House economists have been trying to excuse persistent U.S. inflation saying it is a global problem and inflation is worse elsewhere in the world. China's inflation rate is 0.7 percent year-on-year. Financial media outlets stress how China's GDP growth rate is lower than it used to be. China now estimates…

Palestine Action. (2023-07-11). Palestinian Prisoners Call For The Freedom Of Palestine Action Prisoners. popularresistance.org From inside Israeli jails, the Palestinian Prisoners' Movement has issued a statement demanding the freedom of Palestine Action prisoners held in British jails. Six activists from Palestine Action are currently detained, and over 100 more are facing custodial sentences, for disrupting the British manufacture of Israeli weaponry [1] [2]. | On Wednesday 5th July, nearly 80 public figures including celebrities, activists, academics and lawyers issued a statement of solidarity saying "We demand the charges are dropped against those already incarcerated and at risk of prison over their work to disrupt the criminal pro…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-11). 6 People Killed In Takfiri Terrorists' Rais On Pakistan's Parachinar. southfront.org Direction of clashes between Takfiris and Shiites of Parachinar in Kurram Agency — click to view in full size | Originally published by Recent attacks by Takfiri groups on Shia areas in the Pakistani town of Parachinar, the center of the Kurram Agency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, six people were killed and dozens more were wounded. | As a result of the escalation of la…

_____ (2023-07-11). Chinese Prime Minister's Trip to Europe. journal-neo.org From June 19-23, Li Qiang, leader of the State Council (i.e., prime minister of China), who only took office in March of this year, made his first trip abroad. The focus of his first foreign tour was the European continent. Specifically, the two leading countries of the European Union, Germany and France, as well as […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Drago Bosnic (2023-07-11). Biden's Suicidal Economic Confrontation with China: Beijing Hits Back with Rare-earth Elements Restrictions. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). Solomon Islands opens embassy in China. ecns.cn The Solomon Islands opened its embassy in China on Tuesday. Its Prime Minister (PM) Manasseh Sogavare attended the ceremony in Beijing.

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). China to pilot network-free SIM card hardware wallet. ecns.cn Bank of China, China Telecom and China Unicom will jointly launch a SIM card hardware wallet on the e-CNY app, allowing digital RMB payments reliant on mobile phone's NFC function, according to the bank on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). Sino-U.S. ties have global ramifications, expert says. ecns.cn China and the United States need to realize that their bilateral relations can affect countries around the world, experts said while calling for more efforts to understand the peaceful rise of China.

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). NPC to boost ties with Solomon Islands' Parliament. ecns.cn The National People's Congress of China hopes to strengthen friendly exchanges with the National Parliament of Solomon Islands, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the NPC Zhao Leji said, calling on legislatures of both countries to play their special roles in promoting bilateral ties.

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). China and Saudi Arabia together combat desertification. ecns.cn A conference was held in Lanzhou, Gansu province on Thursday to promote China-Saudi Arabia cooperation in green industry development and combating desertification.

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). Wang Yi to attend series of meetings in Indonesia. ecns.cn Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, will attend a series of foreign ministers' meetings to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from Thursday to Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). Clear-air turbulence injures two passengers on Air China flight. ecns.cn Air China flight CA1524 from Shanghai to Beijing experienced severe clear-air turbulence Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). 20 years on, China's Three Gorges dam generates 1,600 TWh of electricity. ecns.cn China's Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Station has generated a total of over1,600 terawatt-hours (TWh) of clean electricity since its first generator unit was put into operation 20 years ago.

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). China to restore additional 2 mln hectares of land by 2025: official. ecns.cn China will restore an additional land of over 2 million hectares by the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) period, Wang Hong, the country's vice minister of natural resources said at a press conference on Tuesday.

Peter Koenig (2023-07-11). US Treasury Janet Yellen's Visit to China: Seeking Fake Harmony or Dishing Out Threats? globalresearch.ca

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-11). China calls for the UN to displace people and financialise the natural world in the name of "biodiversity" expose-news.com China's minister of ecology and environment, speaking at the United Nations, called for a collective effort to implement a global biodiversity framework. A framework which will displace an estimated 300 million indigenous …

Ryo Nakamura (2023-07-11). U.S. Plans Naval Logistics Hubs in India to Counter China. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-07-11). Yellen offers no concessions in economic push against China. wsws.org One of her central aims was to promote the fiction that the widespread technology bans are only related to possible military use and not aimed at crippling Chinese economic advances in this area.

DLI (2023-07-11). Janet Yellen, playing the "good cop" routine in China? indybay.org Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Beijing this week meeting with Chinese officials. But Western corporate media is trying to spin her role as a "good cop" for the NeoLiberal policy of coercing China to follow the USA-made "rules-based" international order.

Wolfgang Mueller (2023-07-11). China's further development has priority. indybay.org The focus of Chinese policy remains the economic and social development of the country… Despite the enormous successes in economic and social development, there is still a long way to go before China catches up and can also keep up with the rich industrialized countries in terms of per capita economic output.

_____ (2023-07-11). Turkish economy has to adjust to new challenges. journal-neo.org The current financial crisis in Turkey demonstrates the rapid devaluation of the Turkish lira. After the second round of presidential elections, the Turkish lira has been falling in value almost daily, breaking new historic lows. Thus, on June 22 it overcame the psychological mark of 24 lira per dollar. All of this was the result […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

_____ (2023-07-11). Our Biggest Errors in Afghanistan and What We Should Learn from Them. strategic-culture.org

Anonymous103 (2023-07-11). French Rioters And Palestinian Gunmen Send Similar Messages. southfront.org Written by At first, comparing Palestinian gunmen in the Israeli-occupied West Bank to rioting youth in France may resemble likening apples to pears. | In many ways, it is. | Youth in France are full-fledged French citizens demanding an end to disenfranchisement, marginalisation, alienation, racism and law enforcement and security force brutality. | That is where Palestinians would like to be after 56 years of occupation with…

KATIE (2023-07-11). #ShutDownNation: Admitted by former Israeli PMs. Ignored by Western media. bdsmovement.net

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-11). Israel has turned all of occupied Palestine into an open air prison, says UN expert's report. peoplesdispatch.org A report by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese says that apart from physically arresting over 800,000 Palestinians, including tens of thousands of children, Israel also controls the movement of millions through barriers, permits, and illegal settlements…

Staff (2023-07-11). Free Mohammed Abu Sakha! Palestinian circus artist in administrative detention. samidoun.net On Monday, 10 July, an Israeli occupation military court ordered Palestinian circus artist Mohammed Abu Sakha to six months in admininistrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial. In the past year, the use of administrative detention to target Palestinians has spiked dramatically, with approximately 1,083 Palestinians currently jailed without charge or trial, over one-fifth of …

Anonymous103 (2023-07-11). Military Situation In Syria On July 11, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

teleSUR (2023-07-11). Iran Seeks Dialogue to Resolve Dispute Over Maritime Gas Field. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Naser Kanani, the spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Affairs Ministry, affirmed that his country seeks to resolve the dispute with Kuwait over the Al Dorra oil field through diplomatic means. | RELATED: | The announcement on the Persian Gulf oil field comes just a few days after Iran and Saudi Arabia rejected Tehran's rights to the gas-rich deposit. | "Iran's policy is based on dialogue, cooperation, and eng…

Middle East Eye (2023-07-11). Palestinians Removed from Jerusalem Home to Make Way for Israeli Settler Takeover. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-07-11). Netanyahu presses ahead with neutering the judiciary, mobilising the police to suppress protests. wsws.org With Tuesday designated a "Day of Resistance," they are protesting against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right and ultra-religious government's introduction of legislation aimed at curtailing the powers of the judiciary as the crucial step toward assuming dictatorial powers.

teleSUR (2023-07-11). UN: "Serious Breakthrough" Needed to End Conflict in Yemen. telesurenglish.net On Monday, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg called on the warring parties in Yemen to make efforts for a "serious breakthrough" in the ongoing talks to end the conflict in the country. | Related: | According to Grundberg, the period of relative calm has opened the door for serious discussions with Yemeni actors on the way forward toward ending the conflict, noting that to sustainably end the war, the ongoing talks "have to rea…

Ann Brown (2023-07-11). Popular YouTuber Issues Social Media Fatwa Against Twerk Culture: You've Been Dumbed Down, F'd Into Submission. moguldom.com The recent Essence Festival was full of powerful performances and female empowerment speeches, but hitmaking soul singer India.Arie spoke out about performances by Megan Thee Stallion and Janelle Monáe that were, some others also complained, unnecessarily risqué—and the twerk culture was in full effect. The "Video" singer-songwriter noted that Megan and Monáe lacked "discretion" and encouraged their audiences to …

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-11). US-backed militia abducts young men in 'recruitment' campaign in eastern Syria. new.thecradle.co

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-11). Tropas israelíes asesinan a un palestino al oeste de Ramala. telesurtv.net El ministerio de Salud palestino señaló que la víctima fue identificada como Bilal Ibrahim Husni Kadán.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2023-07-11). China y Rusia consolidan relaciones bilaterales. telesurtv.net El funcionario chino Zhao Leji refirió que Rusia y China se reconocen como socios prioritarios.

Editor (2023-07-11). The Jenin Operation Didn't End. Phase Two Has Already Begun. scheerpost.com The Israeli army's bulldozers and airstrikes not only leveled Jenin refugee camp, but paved the way for the PA to return to the camp and reassert its influence. This is the unofficial second phase of the Jenin operation.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-11). Explosión de fuegos artificiales deja cinco muertos en China. telesurtv.net La operación de rescate en el lugar ya ha concluido y los involucrados en la producción ilícita han sido puestos bajo custodia policial, de acuerdo con la misma fuente.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-07-11). Sindicatos de Israel reactivan protesta anti-reforma judicial. telesurtv.net Miles de manifestantes tomaron las calles y autopistas e interrumpieron el acceso a ciudades como Tel Aviv y Jerusalén.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-11). Inicia 56 Reunión de cancilleres de la Asean en Indonesia. telesurtv.net Los presentes abogaron por promover la implementación efectiva de la Visión de la Asean para el Indo-Pacífico y fomentar la cooperación entre socios con la agrupación.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-11). Dos muertos por deslizamiento de tierra en noroeste de China. telesurtv.net El desastre tuvo lugar en la aldea de Zhangzigou del distrito de Xiahe hacia las 23H34 horas de este lunes, según el departamento provincial de gestión de emergencias.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-10). NATO Summit Convenes to Add Fuel to the Fire! libya360.wordpress.com Adnan Akfƒ±rat On Tuesday, July 11, a NATO summit will be place in Vilnius, Lithuania's capital. It is argued that holding the summit in Lithuania, a former Soviet republic, especially on Ukraine's NATO membership, is a message to Russia. The leaders of 31 NATO member countries, as well as the head of Sweden, which has…

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Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-10). NATO Summit Convenes to Add Fuel to the Fire! libya360.wordpress.com Adnan Akfƒ±rat On Tuesday, July 11, a NATO summit will be place in Vilnius, Lithuania's capital. It is argued that holding the summit in Lithuania, a former Soviet republic, especially on Ukraine's NATO membership, is a message to Russia. The leaders of 31 NATO member countries, as well as the head of Sweden, which has…

Larry Johnson (2023-07-10). Turkey's Erdogan Betrays Putin. sonar21.com On the cusp of the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Turkey's President Erdogan dropped a couple of turds in the Russian punch bowl — he broke the agreement he made with…

ecsorinoco (2023-07-10). BRICS New Development Bank De-dollarizing, Adding Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe as Members. orinocotribune.com The BRICS bloc's New Development Bank, an alternative to the US-dominated World Bank, is de-dollarizing its loans, promoting local currencies, and adding new members: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, and Zimbabwe. | The One of the most important institutions created by the BRICS is the New Development Bank (NDB). This is a Global South-oriented alter…

_____ (2023-07-10). Dispelling the Myths about Palestinian Refugees — in Jenin and Beyond. transcend.org 9 Jul 2023 – With Israel's Jenin invasion sparking a new round of misinformation, here are the truths behind five hasbara tropes on Palestinian refugees.

Anonymous103 (2023-07-10). Over 150k Israelis Protest Against Netanyahu. southfront.org Originally published on More than 150,000 Israelis protested against the Israeli prime minister's controversial judicial reform program in Tel Aviv and several other cities of the occupied territories of Palestine for the 27th consecutive week. | ISWNews Analysis Group: Following the increase of the number of protests, the Hebrew news website Walla reported…

_____ (2023-07-10). 'A Real Massacre': Israel's Attack on Palestinians in Jenin. transcend.org 3 Jul 2023 – Israel's bloody incursion against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank continues with growing calls for the protection of civilians and fears the tense situation could explode into another devastating war. Israeli forces kill at least nine Palestinians as major military operation continues in the Jenin refugee camp.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-10). Jenin atrocity sparks call for Australia to ban all military exports to Israel. greenleft.org.au

_____ (2023-07-10). Palestinian Hope: Present and Future. transcend.org 3 Jul 2023 – The past 30 hours, Israeli occupation and apartheid forces invaded the city of Jenin including the Jenin Refugee camp. They bulldozed streets and electricity and water infrastructure. They prevented ambulances and attacked he press. Thousands of people were forced to leave their homes. A second ethnic cleansing for them.

Anonymous103 (2023-07-10). Kiev Looking For Foreign Mercenaries After Up To Ten Thousand Already Killed Or Escaped — Russian MoD. southfront.org The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that amid the disruption of the next wave of mobilization in Ukraine, and in…

Marjorie Cohn (2023-07-10). Israel Killed Civilians, Targeted Hospitals in Jenin With US Weapons and Support. truthout.org From July 3-4, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) — using weapons funded by the United States — mounted the most violent military assault in the occupied West Bank in two decades. In what Israel dubbed "Operation Home and Garden," more than 1,000 ground troops invaded the Jenin refugee camp. Assisted by helicopter gunships and armed drones, the IOF killed 12 Palestinians — including six civilians… |

Zena Al Tahhan (2023-07-10). 'Disaster': Palestinian Homes Used as Israeli Bases in Jenin. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-07-10). Video: Fadia Barghouti speaks from occupied Palestine about Jenin, resistance and the prisoners' movement. samidoun.net Samidoun Spain joined with Alkarama Palestinian Women's Mobilization and fellow organizations in the Masar Badil, the Palestnian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, in Spain, to organize an online political seminar on Sunday 9 July about the current situation in occupied Palestine, the Palestinian resistance and Zionist attacks, with Fadia Barghouti, a Palestinian political activist based in …

Staff (2023-07-10). Vancouver event honours Ghassan Kanafani and the Palestinian resistance in Jenin. samidoun.net On Saturday evening, 8 July, Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network Vancouver organized a political and cultural evening for Palestine commemoratiing the 51st anniversary of the assassination of Palestinian revolutionary leader and writer Ghassan Kanafani. The event also highlighted the complicity of the Canadian government and corporations in Zionist war crimes in occupied Palestine, the rising …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-10). Victoria Nuland Inciting WWIII with Russia. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-07-10). Leading German media outlets call for unlimited arms deliveries to Ukraine and "tank battles" in Europe. wsws.org In the run-up to the NATO summit in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, leading German politicians and media outlets are sparking a war hysteria whose aim is the complete military defeat of Russia—even if this means nuclear war.

_____ (2023-07-10). IAEA Endorses Japan's Release of Treated Water from Fukushima Plant. transcend.org 4 Jul 2023 – The International Atomic Energy Agency gave an essential endorsement today of a controversial plan by Japan to release treated water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the Pacific, paving the way for it to be released this summer.

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-07-10). Russia, US exchange glances as Prigozhin heads for Moscow. peoplesdispatch.org Renegade Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's defiance of the regime in Russia has apparently turned into a bulldog fight. The last we heard is that the This coincides, strangely, with a sensational disclosure by NBC News regarding Track-2 diplomacy between the Americans and Russians over the Ukraine war. The media leak in Washington coincided with a conciliatory Kremlin statem…

infobrics (2023-07-10). Can Russia Mediate Between India and China. infobrics.org Given that India would prefer to deal with the disputes with its neighbours bilaterally, how can its partners help? Apart from direct mediation, friendly partners can assist through a variety of ways, depending on the willingness of the parties. These involve backchannel talks, support at international forums, and the facilitation of meetings between disputing parties, writes Valdai Club expert Nivedita Kapoor…

infobrics (2023-07-10). Brazil and China: Steady as a Rock and on Autopilot. infobrics.org Brazil may well continue to be under the geopolitical spotlight for the next few years. The rotating presidency of the G20 will move from India to Brazil in 2023, and Brazil will become the cynosure of all eyes as it hosts what Lula enthusiastically termed the 'diplomatic world cup.'

ecsorinoco (2023-07-10). Iran Welcomes BRICS Common Currency, Challenges US Dollar. orinocotribune.com

infobrics (2023-07-10). Turkey makes a mistake by releasing Ukrainian neo-Nazis. infobrics.org Attitudes in favor of NATO and the Kiev regime taken by Erdogan could have serious consequences for the country in the future.

thecommunists (2023-07-10). Japan to release radioactive wastewater into the Pacific despite regional alarm. thecommunists.org The Japanese government plans to pump more than one million tonnes of radioactive wastewater, trapped on site ever since the Fukushima disaster, straight into the Pacific Ocean. In the teeth of impassioned pleas from south Korean fishermen fearful of losing their livelihoods and warnings from Greenpeace about the wider environmental implications, the IAEA (International Atomic …

Anonymous103 (2023-07-10). Crimean Bridge Missile Attack Fails, Bringing No Results Ahead Of NATO Summit. southfront.org Illustrative ImageRussian President Vladimir Putin was right in his assessments that NATO-sourced long-range weapons in the hands of the Neo-Nazi junta would be an existential threat to Russia and that Moscow would never allow any mass deployment of such missiles along its western borders. | Written by In yet another major escalation, on July 9, the Kiev regime fired several missiles at Bryansk and Rostov oblast…

Grace Storrie (2023-07-10). The Weekly Round-up: the COVID-19 Inquiry, Crimes of Aggression in Ukraine, and UK Special Forces in Afghanistan. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news On Thursday, the High Court dismissed a claim for judicial review brought by the Cabinet Office, regarding a notice issued by the Chair of the COVID-19 Inquiry which requested the disclosure of correspondence between former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his senior advisers. The Cabinet Office argued the Inquiry Chair's notice was unlawful …

Anonymous834 (2023-07-10). How America's Billionaires Rule. southfront.org Written by The U.S. Government only seems to be a competition between the Democratic and Republican Parties but is actually their bipartisan crushing of poor people throughout the world such as in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya, Ukraine, and many other lands. Only domestically within the United Stat…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-10). Ukrainian Offensive On July 10, 2023: Attacks Resumed After Pause (Videos 18+). southfront.org Illustrative Image | The Ukrainian military resumed attacks along the front lines in the Zaporozhie region. After a brief pause, the AFU regrouped and launched a new offensive in the Orekhov area, attacking Russian positions in Rabodino. | The day before, in the northeast of Rabodino, assault detachments of the 47th separate motorized rifle brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which included about 25 servicemen, with the support of several Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, wedged 500 meters into the depth…

Andrew Korybko (2023-07-10). Removing Ukraine's MAP Requirement For Joining NATO Isn't As Important As It Seems. thealtworld.com This country will still have to make major reforms, despite having already brought its military up to the bloc's average standards after serving as its anti-Russian proxy since February 2022, so the latest development is just symbolic. Even NATO itself doesn't expect Ukraine to join anytime soon, which that's why it's being extended an "Israel-style umbrella" instead. | Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-10). Ukraine attempts attacking three Russian regions using S-200 missiles. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) Ukraine launched an unsuccessful attack against three Russian regions using modified S-200 surface-to-air missiles, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-07-10). CIA Director Affirms U.S. Regime Change Strategy in Russia in Address at British Foundation. covertactionmagazine.com Advances the Fantasy that the U.S. is Winning the Ukraine War and that Putin Will Soon Fall As the Ukrainian counteroffensive continues to sputter, CIA Director William J. Burns delivered a talk at the British Ditchley Foundation on July 1, affirming the U.S. strategy of regime change in Russia. The talk, titled "A World Transformed …

Staff (2023-07-10). Headlines for July 10, 2023. democracynow.org Biden Visits U.K. Ahead of NATO Summit Amid Condemnation of Plan to Send Ukraine Cluster Bombs, U.S. Destroys Final Chemical Weapons More Than a Decade Behind Schedule, White Nationalist Mass Murderer Who Killed 23 People at El Paso Walmart Gets 90 Life Sentences, Dozens Killed in South Asian Flooding; Torrential Downpours Hit Northeast U.S, Tennessee Court Reinstates Ban on Transgender Healthcare, U.N. Warns Sudan Could Plunge into "Full-Scale Civil War" as Airstrikes Kill Dozens, Pentagon Claims U.S. Airstrikes in Somalia Killed 10 al-Shabab Fighters and No Civilians, Pentagon Claims Drone Strike Ki…

Tai Kawabata (2023-07-10). Japanese Scholars Call on the G7 Group for a Ceasefire to End Escalation in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-10). NATO summit in Vilnius set to escalate militarism across the world. peoplesdispatch.org The 2023 NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania will be attended by leaders of its 31 member countries, along with Ukraine, Sweden, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand…

WSWS (2023-07-10). The bankruptcy of DSA politics: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorses Biden reelection. wsws.org The supposed "left" and even "socialist" congresswoman declared her support Thursday, amid newspaper reports that Biden was about to approve the delivery of cluster bombs to Ukraine.

WSWS (2023-07-10). Erdoğan backs Ukraine's NATO membership, releases Azov commanders in Turkey. wsws.org Hosting Zelensky in Istanbul before the war summit in Vilnius, Erdoğan declared his support for Ukraine's NATO membership and authorised the repatriation of the Azov commanders in Turkey.

WSWS (2023-07-10). NATO's Vilnius summit will authorize escalation of its war against Russia. wsws.org On Tuesday and Wednesday, NATO will hold a summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, against the backdrop of a media campaign for direct intervention of NATO troops against Russia to prevent the collapse of the Ukrainian war effort.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-10). Russia rejects Ukrainian attempts to break through defense line. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) The Russian units of the South Battlegroup rejected the Ukrainian attempts to break the defenses in three main directions of the contact line, as informed on Monday by the group's spokesman Adim Astafiev.

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-10). Russia Says Putin Met With Prigozhin After His Mutiny. news.antiwar.com A Kremlin spokesman said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin after his short-lived mutiny. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the meeting took place on June 29 at the Kremlin and lasted three hours. The talks were held just a few days after Prigozhin's 24-hour rebellion, which started on …

Ruaa al-Jazaeri (2023-07-10). Russian Intelligence: US Forces Handed Over Missiles with Poisonous Substances to Daesh in al-Tanf. globalresearch.ca

John Helmer (2023-07-10). Silence of the Lambs: How the Russian Communists Have Responded to the Wagner Mutiny and Prigozhin's Empire. mronline.org The calls have begun in Mosco, for keeping intact Yevgeny Prigozhin's conglomerate of military budget contractors. The reason argued is that they have established themselves so strategically in the logistics of the military services that they cannot be purged without doing greater damage than Prigozhin himself has caused. In short, a Russian oligarch who knows too much, with too many mouths to feed, too many pockets to fill, and so too big to fail.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-10). Yemen and Cuba promote ties in environmental matters. plenglish.com According to the source, the matter was discussed during a meeting in Havana between the first deputy minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment of Cuba, Ana Teresita González, and the head of Water and Environment of Yemen, Tawfeeq al-Sharjabi. | Al-Sharjabi ratified the importance of the Cuban experience in the elaboration of an economic and investment vision. He pointed out the necessity of increasing the level of cooperation between the two countries and reactivating the joint committee. He also stressed the importance of strengthening the ties in the sector through the exchange of technical consultati…

WSWS (2023-07-10). SEP public meeting in Sri Lanka discusses how to fight Wickremesinghe's privatisation measures. wsws.org Over 100 people attended the meeting, including workers from the ports, health, railways, and plantation sectors. Koggala Free Trade Zone, cinnamon industry and hotel workers travelled from Sri Lanka's south to participate.

midwesternmarx (2023-07-10). Addressing allegations of "Chinese spy base" in Cuba.By: Manolo De Los Santos & Kate Gonzales. midwesternmarx.com On June 8, the U.S. media added to its long storybook of tales to scare people away from normal relations with Cuba. The Wall Street Journal published an article on that day claiming that China has plans to set up a "spy base" in Cuba, to "eavesdrop" on the United States and "identify potential strike targets." WSJ has already published two more pieces since rapidly ramping up its narrative against the Cuban state and fermenting more paranoia as the new …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-10). US Claims Drone Strike Killed ISIS Leader in Eastern Syria. news.antiwar.com US Central Command on Sunday said that it killed an ISIS "leader" in a drone strike in eastern Syria that it launched on July 7 and suggested that a civilian may have also been injured in the bombing. "On July 7, US Central Command conducted a strike in Syria that resulted in the death of …

SAMIR (2023-07-10). Palestinians respond to Orlando Pirates: don't sportswash apartheid Israel. bdsmovement.net

Binoy Kampmark (2023-07-10). An Accident Waiting to Happen: NATO Looks to Asia. dissidentvoice.org Since the end of the Cold War, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation has distinctly strayed from its original purpose. It has become, almost shamelessly, the vessel and handmaiden of US power, while its burgeoning expansion eastwards has done wonders to upend the applecart of stability. From that upending, the alliance started bungling. It engaged, without …

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-07-10). Biden Keeps Lying About The US "Not Trying To Surround" China. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | President Biden had a

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-10). Report: NATO to Push Back Plans to Open Liaison Office in Japan. news.antiwar.com NATO will push back a decision to open a liaison office in Japan to this fall or later due to French objections to the plans, Nikkei Asia reported on Monday. The alliance wanted to formally enshrine the Japan office in NATO documents at the two-day summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, that starts Tuesday. But all 31 …

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-10). Turkey's Erdogan Agrees to Back Sweden's NATO Membership. news.antiwar.com Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to back Sweden's NATO membership on the eve of a two-day NATO summit in Lithuania. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that Erdogan has agreed to submit Sweden's accession protocols to Turkey's Parliament, the Grand National Assembly, which needs to ratify Stockholm's NATO membership. The announcement came after Erdogan …

Editor (2023-07-10). Despite warnings, IAEA approves Japan release plan for contaminated Fukushima water. mronline.org "Piping water into the sea is an outrage. The sea is not a garbage dump," said one local fisherman earlier this year.

midwesternmarx (2023-07-10). Book Review: Understanding China By: Morning Star. midwesternmarx.com Recognising how important it is for Today's Left to understand China, BEN CHACKO recommends a highly readable and well-researched book of essays CHINA looms large in today's world. Its economy is predicted to exceed the US's in size within the decade; by purchasing power parity, it is already larger.It is racing ahead too in diplomacy and trade: it has now replaced the US as the country with the most diplomatic missions overseas, and is the biggest trading partner of a …

Dongsheng Collective (2023-07-10). Why are there no slums in China? dongshengnews.org Slums were not uncommon in Chinese cities a few decades ago, from the precarious working class districts of 1930s Shanghai to the shanty towns of British-occupied Hong Kong in the 1950s onwards. How did China manage to develop in a way that decreased mass housing precarity? What are the structural reasons behind it?

Editor (2023-07-10). Healing the wounds of War in Vietnam. mronline.org From 1964 to 1973, the United States released 6,162,000 tons of bombs and other ordnance in Indochina, far greater than the combined amount during the Second World War and the Korean War.

ecns.cn (2023-07-10). Global Gen Zs embrace Tai Chi in Central China. ecns.cn Over 60 international students from Asia, Africa, and Europe gathered in central China's Henan Province from July 6 to 9 to participate in the 2023 Chinese Kung Fu (Tai Chi Chuan) International Promotion — the"Invite In" Activity Training Camp.

ecns.cn (2023-07-10). Minor planet named after Fan Jinshi. ecns.cn A minor planet was named after Fan Jinshi at a naming ceremony in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province on Monday. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-07-10). China's machinery industry achieves rapid growth. ecns.cn The production of China's machinery industry experienced a sustained and stable recovery during the first half of this year, achieving rapid growth in various key economic indicators, according to the China Machinery Industry Federation on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-10). Dynamic version of Along the River During the Qingming Festival on display in S China's Nanning. ecns.cn Citizens visit the dynamic "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" exhibition held at Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 9, 2023. (Photo/China News Service)…

ecns.cn (2023-07-10). China-Vietnam Dulong Port border market commences operation. ecns.cn The market at the Dulong Port, located on the China-Vietnam border, has officially opened and is expected to further enhance local economic growth and industrial development, according to local Border Opening Service Center.

ecns.cn (2023-07-10). 'Daughter of Dunhuang' Fan Jinshi donates another $1.38 million for cultural relic protection. ecns.cn Fan Jinshi, former president and current honorary president of the Dunhuang Academy, donated another 10 million yuan (about $1.38 million) for Dunhuang cultural relic research and protection as well as talent cultivation, according to a symposium citing Fan's 60-year work on Dunhuang cultural relic protection held in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province.

ecns.cn (2023-07-10). Decoupling would be disastrous for U.S., China: Janet Yellen. ecns.cn U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen on Sunday said her conversations with Chinese senior officials were "direct, substantive, and productive", and she reaffirmed that the U.S. is not seeking to decouple from China, which "would be disastrous for both countries and destabilizing for the world," at a press conference in Beijing.

ecns.cn (2023-07-10). Fire breaks out in Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village scenic spot in SW China's Guizhou. ecns.cn A sudden fire broke out in Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village in Leishan County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on Monday, according to local emergency management department.

ecns.cn (2023-07-10). Sun protection products on hot sale as heatwave continues in China this summer. ecns.cn Sun protection products from "facekinis" to arm sleeves are on hot sale as the heatwave continues to hit China this summer. Among them, "facekinis" which hide most of the face apart from the eyes are very popular, with over 300,000 have been sold in Yiwu, known as the world's capital of small commodities, in Zhejiang Province.

ecns.cn (2023-07-10). China launches new satellite to test satellite internet technology. ecns.cn A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying a test satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 7: 00 p.m. (Beijing Time), July 9, 2023. The satellite has already entered its predetermined orbit. It will carry out test missions for satellite internet technologies.

_____ (2023-07-10). Asians Can Think for Themselves on Taiwan. strategic-culture.org Kishore Mahbubani is Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute of the National University of Singapore and author of "The Asian 21st Century" and "Has China Won?: The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy." He previously served as Singapore's ambassador to the United Nations. | By Kishore MAHBUBANI | A war over Taiwan would be disastrous for Asia. By contrast, it would have only a marginal impact on Europe. | The total population of the 53 countries that make up the U.N.'s Asia and the Pacific Group comes to about 4.5 billion. By contrast, the total population of the 27 countries that make up the Europe…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-10). China awaits US response to its economic concerns. plenglish.com Beijing, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) China expects concrete actions from the United States on Monday to respond to its economic concerns, especially the additional tariffs and controls on exports related to high technology.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-10). Nicaragua participates in global development forum in China. plenglish.com Managua, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) A Nicaraguan delegation is participating in the first high-level conference of the shared global development forum taking place in China, as said by an official note.

DLI (2023-07-10). Janet Yellen, playing the "good cop" routine in China? indybay.org Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Beijing this week meeting with Chinese officials. But Western corporate media is trying to spin her role as a "good cop" for the NeoLiberal policy of coercing China to follow the USA-made "rules-based" international order.

Wolfgang Mueller (2023-07-10). China's further development has priority. indybay.org The focus of Chinese policy remains the economic and social development of the country… Despite the enormous successes in economic and social development, there is still a long way to go before China catches up and can also keep up with the rich industrialized countries in terms of per capita economic output.

_____ (2023-07-10). Indian origins do not guarantee love for India. journal-neo.org In November 2022, on the margins of the G20 Summit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak. There was unprecedented interest in the meeting on the part of the media and the expert community. They singled out the Indian origin of the British prime minister, with whom the Indians associated […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

_____ (2023-07-10). Facebook* vs. Cambodia: A Lesson in Securing Information Space. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-07-10). Speaker of the Mongolian khural in Moscow — an unusual but revealing visit. journal-neo.org

Staff (2023-07-10). International lawyers call to free Palestine Action prisoners, divest from Elbit Systems. samidoun.net The International Association of Democratic Lawyers adopted a resolution at its Council meeting on 2 July 2023, calling for freedom for Palestine Action prisoners in British jails and divestment from Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems. Founded in 1946, the IADL is accredited to UNESCO and ECOSOC at the United Nations, and it has sections and members …

The Lever (2023-07-10). üéß LEVER TIME PREMIUM: Norman Solomon On America's Invisible Wars. levernews.com On this week's bonus episode, exclusively for The Lever's supporting subscribers, David Sirota sits down with activist and journalist Norman Solomon to discuss his new book, War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine. | The book details how the United States military has been in a perpetual state of war since the United States invaded Afghanistan in 2001 — wars that have either gone underreported by the media or have been purposely obscured by military officials. David and Norman discuss how certain journalists have helped obscure these wars, how civilian injuries and de…

teleSUR (2023-07-10). Man With 77 KG Heroin Arrested in South Afghanistan. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Spokesman for the Interior Ministry Abdul Matin Qani said that Afghan police have arrested a man with 77 kg heroin in south Afghanistan's Uruzgan province. | Related: | According to Qani, the counter-narcotics police have detained the man along with the drugs in Uruzgan province and three more drug smugglers in the eastern Khost province and another in Parwan province over the past 24 hours. | Qani also said that the counter-narcotics police have als…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-10). Over 4000 Israeli violations against Palestinians in six months. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) Israeli security forces and settlers have committed more than 4,000 violations against the Palestinian people during the first half of this year, the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission denounced on Monday.

_____ (2023-07-10). Israel's Bloodcurdling 'Poison Policy' to Replace Palestinians with Jewish Settlers. transcend.org 4 Jul 2023 – A shocking document last September revealed that, during the 1948 Nakba, Zionist militias engaged in a wide-ranging chemical and biological warfare campaign to expel indigenous Palestinian communities from their lands, slow the advance of intervening Arab armies, and poison citizens of neighboring states.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-10). Lebanese resist Israel's building of permanent structures inside occupied village. peoplesdispatch.org Israel has refused to abide by a UN resolution passed in 2006 asking it to vacate the Ghajar village on Lebanon's borders with the Syrian Golan Height. Golan has been under Israeli occupation since 1973…

Sanket Jain (2023-07-10). Childhood Immunization Schedules Increasingly Delayed in India As Floods and Other Climate Change Impacts Get In the Way. towardfreedom.org Climate change impacts have caused a delay in children's immunization schedules throughout India, making them vulnerable to diseases. Sanket Jain reports from the western Indian state of Maharashtra.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-10). G-20 in India for agreement on trade and investment. plenglish.com New Delhi, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) The Group of 20 (G-20) discussed in Kevadia on Monday the adoption of an agreement on trade and investment in response to proposals of the bloc's presidency.

teleSUR (2023-07-10). At Least 34 Dead From Heavy Rain in Past 24 Hours in India. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the state-run broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) said that torrential rain in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has killed at least 34 people in the past 24 hours. | Related: | According to the AIR, 5 people drowned in Raebareli district and 4 others drowned in Bareilly district. | Furthermore, the AIR also stated that several deaths due to lightning and heavy rain were reported in Muzaffarnagar, Kaushambi Etah, Kannauj, Budaun, Ghazipur, J…

teleSUR (2023-07-10). Bangladesh: 6 New Deaths Due to Dengue and 836 New Infections. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said that the number of dengue fever cases has continued to grow in Bangladesh, with six new reported death. | Related: | According to official data, in the last 24 hours as of 8: 00 a.m. local time Sunday, Bangladesh reported 836 new infections. | According to the DGHS, due to the newly reported infections, the total number of dengue cases has increased to 12,954 so far this year…

Jordan Schachtel (2023-07-10). The Weaponization of Mosquitos: WHO and Gates Inc Announce Plans to Flood Africa with Ultra Dangerous Malaria "Vaccines" globalresearch.ca

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-10). Gun violence tearing US communities apart, Rep. Shontel Brown warns. plenglish.com Washington, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) Congresswoman Shontel Brown on Monday warned that gun violence is today's epidemic that is "tearing at the fabric of our communities and will not end without meaningful legislative action".

Kheetanat Synth Wannaboworn, Walden Bello (2023-07-10). Thailand on the Brink of Change. fpif.org The next few days leading up to July 13 will probably be the most decisive days in Thailand after nearly a decade of military rule. The key question on everyone's mind is: "Will the conservative forces allow the young leader of the Move Forward Party (MFP), Pita Limjaroenrat, to become the next prime minister?" | Naturally follows the second question, which is, if Pita is blocked, what will happen? Will people go out to the streets in protest? Will soldiers be sent to disperse them? Will the violence of over 10 years ago, which led to the military's ouster of a civilian government installed by popular vote, retur…

teleSUR (2023-07-10). Early Presidential Election Held in Uzbekistan. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Uzbekistan held an early presidential election. Polling stations opened at 8: 00 am local time and closed at 20: 00 pm; data from the Central Election Committee show that around 69.85% of 19.5 million eligible voters cast their vote; about 800 international observers monitored the elections. | Related: | Early voting occurred from June 28 to July 5 at polling stations in Uzbekistan and abroad. | Official reports show t…

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-10). Tropas israelíes asesinan a un palestino al oeste de Ramala. telesurtv.net El ministerio de Salud palestino señaló que la víctima fue identificada como Bilal Ibrahim Husni Kadán.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-10). Ataque a una guardería infantil deja seis muertos en China. telesurtv.net La Policía China indicó que las víctimas del ataque incluyen una maestra, dos padres y tres alumnos.

teleSUR, rzr, JCM (2023-07-10). Al menos 18 muertos tras intensas lluvias en el norte de India. telesurtv.net Las autoridades climatológicas han reportado el desbordamiento de la mayoría de los ríos, incluido el Yamuna, que atraviesa Nueva Delhi.

_____ (2023-07-10). Mintieron sobre Afganistan e Irak y ahora mienten sobre UcraniaPublicado originalmente por ScheerPost. strategic-culture.org El público estadounidense ha sido engañado, una vez más, para que invierta miles de millones en otra guerra interminable. | El manual de jugadas estratégicas que los proxenetas de la guerra utilizan para arrastrarnos a un fiasco militar tras otro, incluyendo Vietnam, Afganistán, Irak, Libia, Siria y ahora Ucrania, no cambia. | La libertad y la democracia están amenazadas. El mal debe ser derrotado. Hay que proteger los derechos humanos. Está en juego el destino de Europa y de la OTAN, así como el ´ orden internacional basado en reglas ª. La victoria está asegurada… | Los resultados también son los…

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-10). Gobierno colombiano y ELN discutirán protocolos sobre cese al fuego. telesurtv.net Entre los protocolos a acordar hay uno referente a la evaluación, prórroga o suspensión del cese al fuego.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-10). Concluye visita de la secretaria del Tesoro de EE.UU. en China. telesurtv.net "Mi objetivo durante este viaje es establecer y profundizar las relaciones con el nuevo equipo económico de Beijing", manifestó la secretaria del Tesoro.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-10). Cancilleres de Rusia y Türkiye mantienen conversación sobre Ucrania. telesurtv.net Este es el primer contacto de alto nivel entre Moscú y Ankara desde la decisión de Türkiye de transferir a los comandantes de Azov a Ucrania en violación de acuerdos anteriores entre las partes.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-10). Accidente de autobús deja 11 muertos y 40 heridos en Sri Lanka. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con medios locales, el vehículo de pasajeros transportaba a más de 67 personas con destino a Akkaraipaththu.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-10). Detienen en México a general vinculado al caso Ayotzinapa. telesurtv.net El general en retiro Hernández Nieto era el comandante del 41 Batallón de Infantería de Iguala, Guerrero, durante los hechos del 26 de septiembre de 2014, donde desaparecieron los 43 estudiantes normalistas.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-10). Presidente de Uzbekistán reelegido con el 87,05 % de los votos. telesurtv.net Shavkat Mirziyóyev ganó las elecciones presidenciales anticipadas en el país centroasiático.

teleSUR, rzr, JCM (2023-07-10). Concluyen elecciones presidenciales en Uzbekistán. telesurtv.net Según la Comisión Electoral Central, alrededor de 20 millones de uzbekos están convocados este domingo a las urnas.

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