2022-10-01: News Headlines

Staff (2022-10-01). North Korea fires two ballistic missiles: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan, South Korean sources reported on Saturday, citing the country's military.

Staff (2022-10-01). Arrest warrant issued for Imran over remarks: Pakistan media. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — Local media in Pakistan said Saturday an arrest warrant has been issued for former PM Imran Khan over his remarks against the judge and other officials.

____ (2022-10-01). Chinese enterprise helps renewable energy transition in Jordan. ecns.cn On the barren desert of southern Jordan, numerous towering wind turbines are working to generate the renewable energy that the country needs to spur its green transition.

Staff (2022-10-01). VIDEO: Building collapses in Iraqi capital. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — Footage shows the full collapse of a building in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

Staff (2022-10-01). Zionist plane crashes in central West Bank. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — Palestinian sources reported on Friday that a Zionist plane crashed in Bethlehem city in the central West Bank, Palestine.

Staff (2022-10-01). Syrian army compels US convoy to retreat. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — The Syrian army blocked the way of a US military convoy on the northeastern outskirts of al-Hasakah on Friday night and forced it to retreat.

Staff (2022-10-01). VIDEO: IRGC targets terrorists' positions in Iraqi Kurdistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) once again targeted the bases of separatist terrorist groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region on Saturday.

____ (2022-10-01). Taiwan to cancel home quarantine requirement for arriving travelers. ecns.cn Starting on Oct. 13, travelers arriving in Taiwan will no longer be required to submit themselves to home quarantine and will instead undergo seven days of self-initiated prevention after arrival, the island's disease monitoring agency has announced.

Staff (2022-10-01). Saudi FM and Blinken discuss region, intl. developments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the Kingdom's foreign ministry said on Saturday, according to regional media reports.

WSWS (2022-10-01). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Tripura police attack teachers demanding reinstatement; Tamil Nadu district cooperative workers demand higher pay; Australia: Tasmanian public school teachers strike; BHP mine workers in Queensland to vote on strike action…

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-10-01). Sismo de fuerte intensidad en el norte de Indonesia deja un muerto. telesurtv.net La Agencia de Meteorología, Climatología y Geofísica apuntó que el sismo se produjo en la región norte de la provincia de Tapanuli, en el norte de Sumatra.

Staff (2022-10-01). Firman Vietnam y Cuba diez acuerdos en el ámbito empresarial. cubadebate.cu Con la firma de diez acuerdos, que incluyen memorandos de entendimiento, carta de intención y contrato de suministro y distribución, cerró el Foro Empresarial Cuba-Vietnam realizado ayer en Hanoi, como parte del programa de la visita oficial del miembro del Buró Político y primer ministro, Manuel Marrero Cruz.

_____ (2022-09-30). The Democratic Party, Now The Leading Party Of War. popularresistance.org The prowar mentality among the progressive Dem pols is not limited to Biden's cruel proxy war to the last Ukrainian. It extends to a second proxy war now being ginned up in Taiwan. When Nancy Pelosi recently visited the island to stir up secessionist sentiment, not a single progressive Democrat in Congress made so much as a peep of protest. In fact Rep. Ro Khanna, Co-chair of Bernie Sanders's 2020 Presidential campaign boosted it in rants on CNN and Twitter. | Both of these proxy wars bring the US into conflict with two other major global nuclear powers. If the progressive pols cannot be against military escalati…

Anonymous669 (2022-09-30). South Korea to Supply Weapons Worth $2.9 Billion to Ukraine — Report. southfront.org The KP-SAM Chiron MANPAD. Source: the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. | South Korea will supply weapons worth $2.9 billion to Ukraine, the Czech daily Mladá fronta DNES reported on September 30. | The newspaper said that the United States will pay for the weapons which will be first shipped to a Czech arms company. Later, the weapons, which will include KP-SAM Chiron man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADs), will be transferred as a gift to Ukraine. | South Korean w…

Jenny Pierson (2022-09-30). Tech Billionaires Are Actually Dumber Than You Think. independentmediainstitute.org In mid-September, for just a few days, Indian industrialist Gautam Adani entered the ranks of the top three richest people on earth as per Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. It was the first time an Indian, or, for that matter, an Asian, had enjoyed such a distinction. South Asians in my circle of family and friends felt …

WSWS (2022-09-30). Sri Lanka: Massive fire destroys dozens of shanty homes in Kajeemawatte, Colombo. wsws.org Survivors of Tuesday's fire told WSWS reporters that politicians falsely pledged to provide accommodation to homeless families after previous fires, and that similar empty promises would be made again.

_____ (2022-09-30). Walk To Freedom For Leonard Peltier Halfway To Washington. popularresistance.org Volunteers demanding the freedom of Leonard Peltier have trekked 500 miles over the last four weeks in a protest walk organized by the American Indian Movement (AIM) Grand Governing Council. | Peltier (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians), 78, was convicted of aiding and abetting in the murder of two Federal Bureau of Investigation agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation on June 26, 1975. He has spent the last 46 years in federal prison. | AIM hopes the walk will raise awareness for Peltier's plight and apply some pressure on President Joe Biden to grant executive clemency to Peltier. | "The walk and pra…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-09-30). At Least 100 Dead After Lebanese Migrant Boat Sinks off Syria. orinocotribune.com In recent months, thousands of people—mostly Lebanese, Syrians, and Palestinians —have left Lebanon on rafts in an attempt to seek better opportunities in Europe | The death toll of the capsized The most recent reports indicate that at least 100 people have died due to the accident, and Damascus confirmed that there are 20 survivors currently b…

Jordan Uhl (2022-09-30). How Wall Street Profits Off Of The Sick And Elderly. levernews.com

Lev Koufax (2022-09-30). Philippines administration displays hypocrisy on political prisoners. struggle-la-lucha.org

Rann Miller (2022-09-30). Opinion: Brett Favre Is The New Head Of The Welfare Fraud Monarchy. moguldom.com In 1976 while running for president, Ronald Reagan told the story of Linda Taylor, "a woman from Chicago," who wore fur coats while driving a Cadillac. She had 80 names, 30 addresses and 15 phone numbers while making $1 ,000 a year from government checks, the candidate said, alleging welfare fraud. Linda Taylor was a biracial …

____ (2022-09-30). Chinese envoy urges dialogue, consultation to resolve Syrian chemical weapons issue. ecns.cn Dialogue and consultation is the only way to resolve the Syrian chemical weapons issue, a Chinese representative said Thursday.

Anonymous669 (2022-09-30). HTS Attack Turkish-Backed Militants Near Main Frontline In Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org On September 29, heavy clashes broke out between al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the Turkish-Backed Sham Legion right on the frontline with the government-held town of Saraqib in the southern part of Syria's Greater Idlib region. | The clashes reportedly started when militants of HTS attacked several posts of the Sham Legion in the outskirts of Saraqib in order to expel the faction from the frontline. | The Sham Legion is one of the largest factions of the so-called National Fro…

____ (2022-09-30). Turkey hits 16 PKK targets in N Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) — A total of 16 targets have been destroyed by the Turkish armed forces in a military operation against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Thursday.

Anonymous669 (2022-09-30). ISIS Shares Photos From Recent Attacks On Iraqi Government Forces In Kirkuk. southfront.org

Anonymous669 (2022-09-30). Protests In Syria's Al-Tanf Against US-led Coalition (Videos). southfront.org

Anonymous669 (2022-09-30). Syrian Troops Continue To Restrict Movements Of US Convoys In Northeastern Region (Videos). southfront.org The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continues to restrict the movement of US-led coalition convoys in the northeastern Syrian governorate of al-Hasakah. | On September 27, army troops intercepted a convoy of the coalition near the village of Qubur al-Ghraginah in the northern countryside of al-Hasakah. The convoy, which consisted of five vehicles, attempted to enter the town. However, it was eventually forced to withdraw. | Three days later, on September 30, army troops intercepte…

WSWS (2022-09-29). Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE to hold online public meeting against nuclear war. wsws.org The online public meeting "Build an international working class movement to stop nuclear war danger" will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 16.

Jason Ditz (2022-09-29). US Citizen Killed in Rocket Strike in Iraqi Kurdistan. news.antiwar.com The US State Department has reported that Wednesday's attack on Iraqi Kurdistan The unnamed citizen was one of

_____ (2022-09-29). Exclusive: Tracking The Flow Of Stolen Syrian Oil Into Iraq. popularresistance.org Although the porous Iraqi-Syrian border stretches for over 600 kilometers, about half of it — in practice — is not subject to the authority of either state. Over the years, this lack of comprehensive border control has given rise to a number of security threats to both nations, not least the persistent presence of ISIS elements in border regions. | From the Iraqi side, there has been a pro-active approach in countering this low-level terrorism with the establishment of two defensive lines by the Joint Operations Command, in addition to concrete barriers and watchtowers. | Smuggling from Syria into Ira…

Anonymous669 (2022-09-29). SDF Uncovers Large Weapons Cache Of ISIS Near Al-Hawl Camp In Northeastern Syria (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Syrian Democratic Forces. | On September 28, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that it had uncovered a large weapons cache of ISIS cells near the notorious al-Hawl camp in Syria's northeastern region. | The weapons cache was located in the village of Al-Qairouan, just a few kilometers away from the al-Hawl in the eastern countryside al-Hasakah. | In the cache, SDF units and security forces, Asayish, found dozens of assault rifles and…

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