(2024-07-13). French Elections: Anti-Fascist Victory And Deep Political Crisis. popularresistance.org Many thousands of anti-fascists celebrated all night in rallies around the country on July 7, as the news came through of the second round election results in France. | It had been widely feared that the far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National, RN), led by Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, would be forming a government this week. Instead they were beaten back into third place, with 143 MPs (including their close allies). The left electoral alliance, New Popular Front (NFP), came first with 182 MPs (and they can count on the 13 "other Lefts" to vote with them). Macron's group got 168. A parliamentary maj…
(2024-07-13). US Exploits Animosity Towards Migrants To Demonize Socialist Countries. popularresistance.org The Republican party has been waging a blatantly racist campaign to criminalize migrants. Instead of pushing back on that narrative, the party that purports to be for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Democrats) is exploiting this racist anger to discredit a country it has targeted for regime change—Nicaragua—apparently for not sufficiently suppressing the rights of migrants. As Congresswoman Maria Salazar (R-FL) told a Biden administration representative at a recent hearing, "We agree on the end goal." This is part of a relentless campaign to punish countries that dare to resist Washington's agenda w…
(2024-07-13). Bahrain: Joint letter on Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace as he exceeds three years on hunger strike. fidh.org
(2024-07-13). Indonesian government attacks wages through phony public housing scheme. wsws.org Workers already face precarious employment and low wages as the capitalist class seeks to extract greater profits.
(2024-07-13). Cambodia: Convictions and prison sentences of ten members of Mother Nature Cambodia. fidh.org
(2024-07-13). A surprising litmus test for Kanaky New Caledonia's independence parties. asiapacificreport.nz 
ANALYSIS: By Denise Fisher The voters in the second round of France's national elections last weekend staved off an expected shift to the far-right. But the result in the Pacific territory Kanaky New Caledonia was also in many ways historic. Of the two assembly representatives decided, a position fell on either side of the deep…
(2024-07-13). Myanmar: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council. fidh.org
(2024-07-13). IMD issues orange alert as heavy rains lash Mumbai. devdiscourse.com The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rains in isolated areas of Mumbai on Saturday, putting the city under an orange alert. An orange alert has also been issued for Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts in Maharashtra's Konkan region.
(2024-07-13). WCPL 2024: Former India pacer Jhulan Goswami joins Trinbago Knight Riders as team mentor. devdiscourse.com Former India right-arm pacer Jhulan Goswami has joined the Women's Caribbean Premier League franchise Trinbago Knight Riders as a team mentor. Goswami retired from all formats of cricket in 2022 and ended her career as the leading wicket-taker for India in women's internationals.
(2024-07-13). Verghese Kurien: The Man Who Brought Milk to a Million Homes. fairobserver.com 
Kurien, staggering out of the dusty and rugged railway station with his luggage, gazed at the spools of dust and the dilapidated stone building before him as he got out. The station was small and almost in ruins. He could see a few turbaned shepherds grazing their cattle in the distance. Everything about this place…
(2024-07-13). World's Most Populous Nation Has Put Solar Out To Pasture. Other Countries Should Follow Suit. wattsupwiththat.com The story of Dharnai serves as a cautionary tale for the implementation of renewable energy projects in rural India, where pragmatism is the official choice over pie in the sky.
(2024-07-13). Pakistan court acquits former PM Imran Khan, wife in unlawful marriage case. aljazeera.com Acquittal comes after another appeals court upheld the couple's conviction, but Khan's lawyer says he won't be released.
(2024-07-13). Thailand: Killing of prominent human rights defender Roning Dolah. fidh.org
(2024-07-13). Radhika Desai: Peak Hindutva? newleftreview.org As Modi's BJP loses its overall majority, Radhika Desai examines the part played by India's capitalist conglomerates in his rise—and the contradictions on which their strategy has foundered. The economic crisis of the parched countryside as brake on Hindutva's forward march.
(2024-07-13). Azerbaijan extends pretrial detentions of journalists facing currency charges. reuters.com
(2024-07-13). Inflatable wonders or graveyards? Hong Kong exhibition triggers an outpouring of mockery. globalvoices.org 
(2024-07-13). Narendra Modi celebra su victoria en las elecciones generales. telesurtv.net Narendra Modi necesitará el apoyo de otros partidos para gobernar, algo inédito en sus anteriores mandatos.
(2024-07-13). Thailand: Arbitrary arrest and imminent risk of extradition of Vietnamese human rights defender Y Quynh Bdap. fidh.org
(2024-07-13). Breakaway Turkish Cypriot state needs recognition, leader says. newarab.com 
The "Every day, we are working for recognition," said the president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), which Turkish Cypriot leaders declared in 1983 but which is recognised only by Ankara. | "Turkish Cypriots h…
(2024-07-13). Saudi Arabia to host first Esports Olympics in 2025. newarab.com 
"The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it has partnered with the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Saudi Arabia to host the inaugural Olympic Esports Games 2025 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," the body said. | "The proposal will be made to the IOC Session, which will be held on the eve of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. | "The duration of the partnership between the IOC and th…
(2024-07-13). Egyptian traveller caught disguising 1m pounds as shawarma wraps. newarab.com 
A traveller at the Cairo International Airport was caught trying to smuggle more than one million Egyptian pounds inside shawarma sandwich wraps. | The individual, whose initials were only revealed, was travelling to Kuwait on an Egyptair flight when airport security grew suspicious of their luggage contents, a source from the airport told local media. | Upon inspection, authorities found 1,253,000 Egyptian Pounds (around $26,100) packaged to appear like shawarma wraps. | The source added that legal measures had been taken against the traveller, an Egyptian national. | No further details were given on the matt…
(2024-07-13). South Koreans against NATO cooperation. presstv.ir The South Korean president is pushing for stronger cooperation with NATO following his participation in the group's summit in Washington this week. However, many South Koreans oppose this approach.
(2024-07-13). Pyongyang pans NATO's anti-North Korea declaration. presstv.ir North Korea censures NATO countries after they released an anti-Pyongyang declaration at the bloc's latest summit.
(2024-07-13). Samsung workers' union in South Korea kicks off three-day strike. presstv.ir Samsung Electronics workers in South Korea braved the rain on Monday, to chant slogans and raise their fists in unison as they kicked off a three-day strike demanding better pay.
(2024-07-13). Samsung Electronics' main South Korea union to go on indefinite strike. presstv.ir Samsung Electronics' main South Korea union will go on an indefinite strike.