(2022-08-02). Rebel Artillery Strike Destroys Northern Syria Military Base. news.antiwar.com A military base belonging to Syria's Fourth Division Details are still emerging, as this is in rebel-territory and off the beaten path. State media confirmed that Syrian soldiers were killed in the attack, though the exact toll has not been released. | The Aleppo area and the adjoining part of Idlib Province are the last rebel-held territory in northern Syria. Turke…
(2022-08-02). Condolences sent by ICFI sections on the death of Wije Dias, Sri Lankan SEP chairman. wsws.org Sections of the ICFI have sent condolence messages on the death of Wije Dias, chairman of the Socialist Equality Party in Sri Lanka. Comrade Wije died on July 27 of a heart attack just one month from his 81st birthday.
(2022-08-02). Pakistan copter with army general on board goes missing. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — A Pakistan Army aviation helicopter — which was on flood relief operations in Balochistan's Lasbela — went missing on Monday after it lost contact with air traffic control (ATC), the military's media arm said in a statement.
(2022-08-01). Nancy Pelosi Taiwan Visit Could Get Us All Killed. commondreams.org The consequences—far from being only economic and diplomatic—could be existential for all of humanity.
(2022-08-01). Export of grain from Ukraine may start on August 1. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Spokesman of the President of Turkey Ibrahim Kalin said on Sunday that the Export of grain from Ukraine may start on Monday morning, August 1.
(2022-08-01). 1st grain-loaded ship leaves Ukraine for Lebanon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — The first ship to leave Ukraine under a historic grain export deal departed on Monday from the port of Odesa for Lebanon, the Turkish National Defense Ministry announced.
(2022-08-01). Pelosi scraps Taiwan from official Asia tour itinerary as domestic pressures increase. infobrics.org US in difficult position as it mulls whether Pelosi should visit Taiwan or not.
(2022-08-01). Nancy Pelosi's Reckless Trip to Taiwan: A Decision That Could Get Us All Killed. scheerpost.com 
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) answers questions during her weekly press conference on May 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) | By Norman Soloman / The arrogance of power is especially ominous and despicable when a government leader risks huge numbers of lives in order to make a provocative move on the world's geopolitical chessboard. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan to visit Taiwan is in that category. Thanks to her, the chances of a military confrontati…
(2022-08-01). Pelosi's plane may land in Taiwan due to emergency excuses. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — A plane carrying US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi may try to land in Taiwan under the pretext of an aircraft failure or refueling, a newspaper reported on Monday.
(2022-08-01). 1st Ship With Grain Leaves Ukraine's Black Sea Port. telesurenglish.net The first cargo ship carrying grain has left the Black Sea port of Odesa in southern Ukraine, Ukraine's Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Monday. | RELATED: | The vessel Razoni under the flag of Sierra Leone carrying 26,000 tons of corn is bound for the port of Tripoli in Lebanon, Kubrakov said, adding that the ship will move along a maritime corridor, the security of which was guaranteed by T຅
(2022-08-01). First Shipment of Ukraine Grain Leaves Odesa. themoscowtimes.com The cargo ship Razoni flying the flag of Sierra Leone and loaded with maize has left the port of Odesa bound for Lebanon.
(2022-08-01). Post-pandemic recovery, inflation, security high on agenda at 55th ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting. ecns.cn Post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery, rising global inflation and regional security will be top on the agenda at the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (55th AMM) and related meetings, which will be held from Wednesday to Friday, a senior Cambodian diplomat said on Monday.
(2022-08-01). David North's tribute to Wije Dias. wsws.org North, the chairman of the Socialist Equality Party (US), delivered this tribute online at the funeral of veteran Sri Lankan Trotskyist Wije Dias held in Colombo on Saturday, July 30.
(2022-08-01). Crisis in Sri Lanka: Is U.S. imperialism involved? mronline.org 
The scenes of massive people's protests that have forced Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee to Singapore have filled the news media. On July 20, Ranil Wickremesinghe, the former prime minister, was appointed interim president.
(2022-08-01). Thousands pay their respects at funeral of veteran Sri Lankan Trotskyist Wije Dias. wsws.org The funeral of Socialist Equality Party chairman Wije Dias received an international audience and brought revolutionary salutes to his unwavering commitment to Trotskyist principles of socialist internationalism.
(2022-08-01). David North tribute to Wije Dias. wsws.org North, the chairman of the Socialist Equality Party (US), delivered this tribute online at the funeral of veteran Sri Lankan Trotskyist Wije Dias held in Colombo on Saturday, July 30.
(2022-08-01). Military Situation In Iraq On August 1, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On August 1, Iraqi resistance groups attacked Turkish military base in the Bamerne area with a rocket; | On July 31, a U.S. logistical convoy was targeted by IED attacks in the Salah al-Din province; | On July 30, Turkish serviceman was killed during Operation Claw Lock in northern Iraq, according to the Turkish MOD; | On July 30, while the political parties were waiting for the parliament session to start the new political process, Muqtada Sadr, the leader of the Iraqi S…
(2022-08-01). Political Crisis in Iraq: Assault on the Iraqi Parliament and Impossibility of Forming a National Government. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara López Protesters try to remove concrete barriers and cross the bridge towards the Green Zone area in Baghdad, Iraq. 30 July, 2022. | Image: The Cradle This Saturday, July 30, for the second time in the same week, hundreds of followers of the Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr stormed the Iraqi Parliament confronting…
(2022-08-01). Britain rewards terrorist bombing of Syrian Christians by sanctioning National Defence leaders/ with Vanessa Beeley. marktaliano.net 
In my section of UK Column News I investigate a new UK FCDO criminal sanction package targeting Syrian Christians and the Syrian phosphates industry. Original Link Here: Britain rewards terrorist bombing of Syrian Christians by sanctioning National Defence leaders. | The Wall Will Fall Cover image — photo of Nabel AlAbdallah by Vanessa Beeley. July …
(2022-08-01). Fire and ice, yet politicians still sleep. iacenter.org By Paddy Colligan and G. Dunkel July 27, 2022 No imagining is needed to picture what global warming/climate change might look and feel like. Millions of people in the Northern Hemisphere are currently living it. This is an extraordinary summer. Wildfires and record temperatures in Europe, grass fires in London and widespread and deadly wildfires in Portugal, Spain, France, Turkey and in the drought-riven U.S. West. Temperatures over 100 F are affecting the U.S., as well as several European countries, where this phenomenon is so unusual that few people have air conditioning. (Bloomberg News, July 21) A section of…
(2022-08-01). India's Bjp's Poor Record in Tribal Welfare. orinocotribune.com 
By Subodh Varma — Jul 27, 2022 | Droupadi Murmu was recently elected as India's first tribal president. However, behind the celebrations lies the reality of how the ruling party has failed to address the issues faced by tribals | From the day the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Parliamentary Board announced that Droupadi Murmu, a Santhal (a major tribal community in India) leader from Odisha, would be the party's nominee for India's presidency, the media has been overflowing with opinions on how this was another 'master stroke' from the party's high command, that it will win over tribal communities in…
(2022-08-01). South Korean "Case of the Killer Fishermen": Legal Aspects. journal-neo.org 
This is not the author's first publication on the infamous scandal in South Korea. In 2019, two North Korean fishermen were detained near the maritime border in the East Sea. They confessed to the murder of 16 of their comrades who were in the same boat, and expressed a desire to stay in the ROK. …
(2022-08-01). VIDEO: Streets in Oman blanketed with black for Muharram. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — With the beginning of mourning month of Muharram, some roads and streets in Oman are covered in black to mark martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH) and his true companions who were martyred in Karbala.
(2022-08-01). Droupadi Murmu Is the New President of India. transcend.org Mrs. Droupadi Murmu, a 64-year-old tribal politician and former teacher from the Orissa state, was sworn in as the 10th successive president of the Republic of India on 22 July 2022 in New Delhi becoming the constitutional head of India.
(2022-08-01). Iraqi people stage massive demonstrations in Baghdad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Iraqi news sources on Monday evening reported the massive demonstrations of supporters of the Coordination Framework in Baghdad.
(2022-08-01). Several killed in drone attack on Iraqi Kurdistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — News sources on Monday reported that several people were killed in a drone attack on a vehicle in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
(2022-08-01). Physiological Murmur in a Pregnant Woman. jamanetwork.com This case report describes a 29-year-old woman who presented for an antenatal checkup and was found to have a systolic murmur in the left upper parasternal region.
(2022-08-01). VIDEO: Big fire breaks out in Iraqi capital. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Iraqi news sources on Monday reported that a massive fire in the city of Baghdad.
(2022-08-01). Cuba marcha al frente de América Latina y el Caribe en la 44 Olimpiada de Ajedrez. cubadebate.cu Los conjuntos varonil y femenino de Cuba mantienen un buen paso desde el inicio de la 44 Olimpiada de Ajedrez por equipos y este domingo entablaron duelos ante dos fuertes rivales: Ucrania y Australia. La cita tendrá este lunes su cuarta ronda en la localidad india de Mahabalipuram, donde existen varios sitios Patrimonio de la Humanidad.
(2022-08-01). Reportan terremoto de magnitud 6.0 en Nepal. telesurtv.net El sismo se convierte en el tercero registrado en el mes de julio y el de mayor magnitud ocurrido desde julio de 2020.
(2022-08-01). California's longest serving death-row prisoner on pain and Native identity. peoplesworld.org 
Douglas Ray Stankewitz is California's longest-serving death-row prisoner. The 63-year-old Monache and Cherokee Indian from the Big Sandy Rancheria has spent 43 years in San Quentin State Prison for a crime he says he didn't commit: the Feb. 8, 1978 carjacking and murder of 21-year-old Theresa Graybeal in Fresno, California. (Stankewitz says that while he …
(2022-08-01). VIDEO: Heavy flooding in Riyadh. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Footage shows widespread flooding in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh.
(2022-08-01). 1st European woman walks in space. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — For the first time, a European female astronaut made a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS).
(2022-08-01). Voices From Uvalde, Mooney Cult Murder Connection To JPN Abe's Murder & Rev Poets Brigade. indybay.org WorkWeek covers Voices From Uvalde , The Mooney Cult Murder Connection To Japan PM Abe & Poetry From The Revolutionary Poets Brigade…
(2022-08-01). Turkish base in Iraq reportedly comes under missile attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — News sources on Monday reported that a Turkish military base located in Iraqi Kurdistan's Dohuk region was targeted by a missile.
(2022-07-31). New Migrant Caravan Heads to the U.S. popularresistance.org On Monday, about 3,700 Central American migrants left the border state of Chiapas for the United States. According to reports from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the caravan is made up of people from countries including Venezuela, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Ecuador, Cuba, Panama, and also from Asia. | Members of this new caravan reported that this mobilization is taking place after two weeks of unsuccessful waiting for a response from authorities of the National Migration Institute (NMI) for the issuance of temporary permits to travel through the territory and thus alleviate some of th…
(2022-07-31). New Migrant Caravan Heads To The US. popularresistance.org On Monday, about 3,700 Central American migrants left the border state of Chiapas for the United States. According to reports from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the caravan is made up of people from countries including Venezuela, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Ecuador, Cuba, Panama, and also from Asia. | Members of this new caravan reported that this mobilization is taking place after two weeks of unsuccessful waiting for a response from authorities of the National Migration Institute (NMI) for the issuance of temporary permits to travel through the territory and thus alleviate some of th…