(2022-07-15). American imperialism meets its blood-soaked clients in the Middle East. wsws.org The US president is visiting Saudi Arabia to advance the predatory interests of the American ruling class, seeking to maintain its global domination and suppress domestic unrest.
(2022-07-15). Saudi King Salman, His Sons and Airbus. fairobserver.com Last month, a London court heard how a senior executive and associate of an Airbus subsidiary paid over $11.5 million ( £9.7 million) in bribes to Saudi Arabian military officials to secure lucrative contracts for the UK government. The case, which was first exposed by Private Eye in 2016, relates to a UK government deal to…
(2022-07-14). Mainland denounces DPP's sinister aim of damaging cross-Strait relations. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Thursday criticized Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority for its sinister intention of deliberately obstructing exchanges of compatriots across the Taiwan Strait and damaging cross-Strait relations.
(2022-07-15). Intensas lluvias en Pakistán dejan más de 160 fallecidos. telesurtv.net Las autoridades pakistaníes reportan que la provincia más afectada es Baluchistán.
(2022-07-15). Rajapakse formally resigns as Sri Lankan president after fleeing to Singapore. wsws.org Rajapakse flew into Singapore yesterday afternoon, emailing his resignation letter last night to Parliamentary Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.
(2022-07-15). Confirman renuncia de Gotabaya Rajapaksa a la presidencia de Sri Lanka. telesurtv.net El portavoz del Parlamento de Sri Lanka afirmó que el nuevo presidente será elegido en los próximos siete días desde la renuncia de Rajapaksa.
(2022-07-14). Ukraine cuts ties With N. Korea over recognizing Donbas Rep. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) — Ukraine has broken off relations with North Korea over Pyongyang's diplomatic recognition of the Donbas republics.
(2022-07-14). Iraq: Muqtada al-Sadr's Calculations and Miscalculations. journal-neo.org 
Last month, Shiite populist leader Muqtada al-Sadr called for his supporters to resign from the Iraqi parliament. Out of 73 deputies, 64 members bound by party discipline resigned immediately and were quickly replaced by others from other parties. The unprecedented for Iraq, but quick move could turn the entire electoral map over in favor of Sadr's …
(2022-07-14). Daily Round-up | Unions extend national strike against rising inflation in Panama & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode we bring you the latest from the strike in Panama, the extension of aid to reben-held areas in Syria, the impact of emissions from the US, and a WHO warning on COVID-19…
(2022-07-14). Patrick Lawrence: This Week in Fake News / Artless Dodgers. scheerpost.com 
Mark 6: 4 There is the case of Seymour Hersh, the great investigative reporter whose work vaults across the years from the My Lai massacre to the dirty war in Syria. Sy published at The New York Times until he reported and wrote too honestly, too pithily, too ;in short ;close to the truth. That is Sy's calling …
(2022-07-14). Artist Styles P Steps Into Paint As Good Samaritan After Police Confront Woman. moguldom.com Hip-hop artist Style P stepped in to aid a Black woman who was confronted in Yonkers, New York, by police. Video footage of the confrontation has gone viral. The "I Get High" artist got his start in the mid-1990s with the group The Lox, with childhood friends Sheek Louch and Jadakiss. He also released a …
(2022-07-14). Biden's visit signals nothing has changed on Saudi Arabia. peoplesdispatch.org Except for a brief bout of harsh criticism of Saudi Arabia during his campaign, Joe Biden has stayed the course when it comes to assistance to Saudi Arabia though it has been justified as being for 'defensive' purposes…
(2022-07-14). The Troubling Message of Biden's Trip to Saudi Arabia. juancole.com ( Foreign Policy in Focus)  ; President Biden has set out on his travels to Saudi Arabia. The implications of the trip for the intertwined issues of human rights and energy policy are dire. The Saudi Arabia visit represents a 180-degree turn for Biden, who once called Saudi Arabia a "pariah" while campaigning for president. …
(2022-07-14). Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation to be officially announced tomorrow. peoplesdispatch.org 
On Thursday, July 14, the speaker of the Sri Lankan parliament said that the resignation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa would be officially announced once legal formalities are concluded…
(2022-07-14). Protests escalate in Sri Lanka as PM Ranil Wickremesinghe takes over as acting President. peoplesdispatch.org On the day he had promised to resign, Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country, appointing the unpopular Wickremesinghe as acting President. Protests escalated rapidly…
(2022-07-13). 1st antechamber exchange session held in HKSAR to enhance executive-legislative collaboration. ecns.cn Led by John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), a team of top government officials of the HKSAR attended the first antechamber exchange session held in the Legislative Council (LegCo) of the HKSAR on Wednesday.
(2022-07-14). US MQ-9 Reaper Combat Drone Crashes In Romania (Video). southfront.org 
Romanian and U.S. key defense leaders pose for a photo with Airmen from the 31st Expeditionary Operations Group, Detachment 1 at Campia Turzii, Romania, Feb. 4, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Savannah L. Waters) | On July 14, an MQ-9 Reaper combat drone of the US Air Force (USAF) crashed during a training mission south of the Romanian Air Force 71st Air Base near the city of Campia Turzii in Romania's northern region. | Romanian Defense Minister Vasile DàÆncu said that the crash caused no…
(2022-07-14). Manifestantes en Sri Lanka abandonan edificios públicos tomados durante protestas. telesurtv.net Cientos de manifestantes invadieron el pasado sábado la residencia oficial del presidente Rajapaksa y lo obligaron a huir el miércoles a Maldivas.
(2022-07-14). Over 15 powerful explosions reported on Syria-Iraq border. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) — News sources early on Thursday reported that several powerful blasts hit near the border between Syria and Iraq.
(2022-07-14). Biden Trip to Saudi Arabia Is a Signal to All Brutal Dictators of the World. commondreams.org President's visit to grovel for more oil shows that U.S. is perfectly happy to turn a blind eye to human rights atrocities and political repression if it suits U.S. business and geopolitical interests.
(2022-07-14). VIDEO: Preparing Imam Ali shrine for Eid al-Ghadir. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) — Imam Ali (as) holy shrine in Iraq's Najaf is being decorated ahead of the occasion of Eid al-Ghadir.
(2022-07-14). Draft Agreement Reveals US Plan To Turn Sri Lanka Into Military Colony. popularresistance.org The full text of the five page SOFA draft — which the Americans now also call the Visiting Forces Agreement to mislead locals — has been obtained by the Sunday Times and published in full. | The text reveals incriminating details of demands made by the U.S. to accommodate their military forces and the free movement and passage for military personnel, vessels and aircraft in Sri Lankan territory. | It also raises many questions regarding the U.S. agenda for Sri Lanka and raises serious doubts on the assurances given by U.S. Ambassador Alaina B. Teplitz that a U.S. military base would not be established…
(2022-07-14). Saturday 7/30: "Lil Tokyo Reporter" 10th Anniversary Screening. indybay.org 388 9th St. #290 | Oakland, CA 94607 United States…
(2022-07-13). Man charged in rape of girl crossing U.S. states to seek abortion. ecns.cn A man in Columbus in the U.S. state of Ohio has been charged with raping a 10-year-old girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion.
(2022-07-14). Hong Kong sees boom in learning Mandarin. ecns.cn For half a year, 10-year-old Kee Sum-yuet and her 8-year-old twin brothers have been going to a Mandarin tutorial session every Saturday afternoon in the Mongkok area of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
(2022-07-14). Sri Lanka's acting president orders military, do "what is necessary to restore order" wsws.org As the despised Rajapakse-Wickremesinghe cabal takes a big step towards military dictatorship, the acting president employs the technique of the Big Lie pioneered by the Nazis to declare that he is defending "democracy" against "the fascists."
(2022-07-14). In Video: PKK Snipers Ambush Turkish Soldiers In Northern Iraq. southfront.org 
On July 14, the media center of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) released a video documenting a recent ambush in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region that allegedly claimed the lives of more than a dozen service members of the Turkish military. | The ambush, which took place late on July 6, saw snipers of the PKK opening fire at a fairly large Turkish infantry force that was operating on Amedi hill. The snipers used advanced infrared imaging sights to hunt down Turkish service members. The…
(2022-07-14). Trabajadores panameños toman las calles por demandas sociales. telesurtv.net Colectivos de Panamá exigen respuestas ante la compleja situación que vive el país…
(2022-07-14). "Organize a 'no' vote among your coworkers": Open letter from an Indianapolis Kroger worker. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site received the following letter from a Kroger worker in Indianapolis, where workers are oting this week on a second tentative agreement brought by the United Food and Commercial Workers union.
(2022-07-13). DPP warned not to use mainland patrol vessel for political manipulation. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday warned Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority to stop using the mainland's patrol vessel Haixun 06 to bring about political manipulation and confusion.
(2022-07-14). Países Bajos y Suecia ganan en nueva jornada de Eurocopa Femenina. telesurtv.net En el grupo A Inglaterra con nueve puntos lidera las acciones, mientras que en el B comanda Alemania; en el D Francia.
(2022-07-14). 'India after Naxalbari: Unfinished History'. mronline.org 
Bernard D'Mello's India After Naxalbari: Unfinished History is simultaneously a history of India's political, economic and social development since the British Raj to the present; a historical retracing of the different attempts to build a revolutionary movement in India; and a political intervention into contemporary debates within the Indian left.
(2022-07-14). Abandonan en Sri Lanka edificios públicos tomados en protestas. telesurtv.net Cientos de manifestantes invadieron el pasado sábado la residencia oficial del presidente Rajapaksa y lo obligaron a huir el miércoles a Maldivas.
(2022-07-14). Autoridades de Sri Lanka imponen toque de queda. telesurtv.net La medida entrará en vigor este jueves a partir de las 12H00 hora local, hasta las 05H00 hora local del viernes.
(2022-07-14). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Widespread strikes in aviation industry in Italy, France and Spain; UK rail strikes continue; 38,000 BT telecommunication workers in UK poised for first national strike in 35 years; UK bus drivers' pay strikes continue; public sector strikes spread in Lebanon; thousands of South African tax workers continue pay strike…
(2022-07-14). Saturday 8/6: "Painting The Streets" Book Talk. indybay.org Oakland Asian Cultural Center | 388 9th St. #290 | Oakland, CA 94607 United States…
(2022-07-13). Ilhan Omar's meddling in Horn of Africa earns boos at Somali American concert. thegrayzone.com Framed by Republican media as a backlash against Ilhan Omar's "woke" politics, the boos of a Somali American crowd expressed growing anger over the congresswoman's role in US meddling in the Horn of Africa. Ilhan Omar was greeted with vigorous booing during a July 2 Minneapolis concert featuring Somali singer Suldaan Seeraar in Minneapolis. The booing was so profound and so sustained that it was impossible to mistake it for cheering, or all the thumbs down for thumbs up. It …
(2022-07-13). Residents Resist Millionaire Developers. popularresistance.org Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Darlene Foreman, a 60-year-old Black woman and one of the UC Townhomes tenant representatives, told the assembled press on July 11: "This is a fight for the Townhomes but not only the Townhomes." It's for people "all over the country who are facing displacement." | Behind her were about 50 other residents and supporters holding signs or cell phones as she continued: "I will not be displaced. . . . Me, the residents here and people all over the country are sick of it. So, if this fight takes today, tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, the year after that, then we're gonna be out…
(2022-07-13). Meet 'Corsa': Legendary Commander Of Reactive Artillery Unit Of DPR People's Militia. southfront.org 
Olga Kachura who has call sign 'Corsa' is commander of the reactive artillery unit of the DPR People's Militia. Since 2014, she has trained hundreds of fighters, and now she has 140 artillerymen under her command. The woman became a living legend in the DPR."The most important thing for us," smiles Korsa, —is time and accuracy. The faster you learn, the longer you live. The faster we work out and hit the enemy, the less likely we will come under fire." |