(2022-12-09). Indian students and workers support December 10 rally to build international anti-war movement. wsws.org Supporters of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) in India have received significant support from workers and students in their campaign to build the international online rally, "For a mass movement of youth and students to stop the war in Ukraine!" organized by the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) on December 10.
(2022-12-09). HK affirms 42 candidates for top legislature election. ecns.cn Forty-two candidates have been confirmed as qualified to run for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's deputies to the nation's top legislature. The election, which will pick 36 new deputies, is scheduled to take place on Dec 15.
(2022-12-09). Xi meets with Kuwaiti crown prince. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday met with Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in Riyadh.
(2022-12-09). House Democrats pick former CIA agent Spanberger for leadership post. wsws.org The congresswoman from Virginia, one of the group of CIA and military veterans playing an increasingly prominent role in the Democratic caucus, was elected to a newly created post representing members in closely contested "battleground" districts.
(2022-12-09). Demolition of Stadium 974 for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 begins. ecns.cn The stadium was primarily built using 974 repurposed shipping containers – 974 is the dialing code for Qatar. It will be fully dismantled after the World Cup and could be shipped to countries that need the infrastructure.
(2022-12-09). Saudi Arabia OKs use of Mandarin language textbooks. ecns.cn Chinese language textbooks developed by a company in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, have been certified by the Ministry of Education of Saudi Arabia, marking the first set of foreign textbooks approved by that country.
(2022-12-09). UAE and Saudi Arabia Joining in BRICS Will Be Game Changing. infobrics.org If UAE and Saudi Arabia were to join in BRICS, it will forever shift balance of global power…
(2022-12-09). Xi Jinping's Visit to Saudi Arabia: A 'Double Blow' to the US? orinocotribune.com The current visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Saudi Arabia comes against the backdrop of persistent tensions between Beijing and Riyadh, on one side, and Washington on the other. | On December 7, Host of Hefty Deals? | A Saudi news outlet reported e…
(2022-12-09). "If they use the nuclear bombs nothing will be left," Sri Lankan student tells IYSSE campaigners. wsws.org Campaigns by the SEP and IYSSE in Sri Lanka for the global IYSSE anti-war webinar have won significant support from youth and workers who were shocked to learn of the rising danger of a nuclear world war.
(2022-12-09). Finland Doesn't Have a Clear Date on When Turkey Will Approve NATO Bid. news.antiwar.com Finland's foreign minister said Thursday that while there's been progress alleviating Turkey's concerns on Finland's and Sweden's NATO bids, there is still no "clear date" on when Ankara will ratify their memberships. "What we are still missing is the clear date, a clear plan for the Turkish parliament to deal with this issue," Finnish Foreign …
(2022-12-09). Diálogo Documental con el presidente de Venezuela y la primera combatiente. telesurtv.net El presidente Nicolás Maduró destacó que el comandante Hugo Chávez lo dio todo por el pueblo venezolano.
(2022-12-09). Nicaragua resalta importancia del legado del comandante Chávez. telesurtv.net El texto de Ortega y Murillo resalta que vivir el legado dejado por el líder bolivariano "reinstaló la gloria de nuestros pueblos".
(2022-12-09). Argentina y Países Bajos jugarán en cuartos del Mundial de Qatar. telesurtv.net Esta será la sexta ocasión en el que ambas selecciones se vean las caras, siendo el último partido en semifinales de Brasil 2014.
(2022-12-09). Brasil enfrentará a Croacia en cuartos de final de Qatar 2022. telesurtv.net El ganador de este duelo se enfrentará al vencedor de la llave conformada por Países Bajos y Argentina.
(2022-12-09). Zurda Infinita analiza a equipos que disputarán los cuartos de final. telesurtv.net Morales y Sorín hicieron un repaso por los equipos clasificados que este 9 de diciembre darán inicio a la nueva fase del torneo.
(2022-12-08). Suicide bomber hits Indonesian police station, killing 1. indybay.org
(2022-12-08). How activists sailed into a war zone and helped build the mass movement against the Vietnam War. nationofchange.org At a time when Americans had little interest in the Vietnam War.
(2022-12-08). Venezuela-Vietnam Trade Grows 700% in 2022. orinocotribune.com 
This Tuesday, Venezuela and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam commemorated the 33rd anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations with the presentation of an album of 33 photographs depicting the historical ties between both nations. | The commemoration took place in Casa Amarilla, in Caracas, and was attended by the accredited Vietnamese ambassador in Venezuela, Le Viet Duyen; the president of the Venezuelan Vietnamese Business Chamber (Cavenviet), Oswaldo Hernández; diplomatic representatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); and authorities from the Office of the Vice Mini…
(2022-12-08). 42 candidates qualify to run for HK NPC deputies. ecns.cn Forty-two candidates have been confirmed as qualified to run for the Hong Kong Administrative Region's deputies to the nation's top legislature. The election, which will pick 36 new deputies, is scheduled to take place on Dec 15.
(2022-12-08). Northern Plains tribes bring back their wild 'relatives'. peoplesworld.org 
FORT BELKNAP AGENCY, Mont. (AP) — Native species such as swift foxes and black-footed ferrets disappeared from the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation generations ago, wiped out by poisoning campaigns, disease and farm plows that turned open prairie where nomadic tribes once roamed into cropland and cattle pastures. Now with guidance from elders and outside wildlife …
(2022-12-08). Elections in India: What Explains Three Different Outcomes—Delhi to Gujarat to Himachal? Modi's BJP is "Vulnerable"? globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-08). Nothing Good Will Come from the New Cold War with Australia as a Frontline State. libya360.wordpress.com Tricontinental The US Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), steams in formation with ships from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Navy, and Indian Navy during Exercise Malabar 2022. Photo: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael B. Jarmiolowski/US Navy On 15 November 2022, during the G20 summit in Bali (Indonesia),…
(2022-12-08). Iraqi Airstrikes Hit ISIS Terrorists In Diyala, Kirkuk (Videos). southfront.org 
This file photo shows an Iraqi Air Force AC-208 Cessna Caravan aircrew launch a Hellfire missile during a previous test at a target on the Aziziyah Training Range, south of Baghdad, Nov. 8, 2010. US Army photo by SGT Brandon Bolick. | The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) continue to target ISIS cells throughout Iraq in coordination with local security forces and intelligence services. | On December 6, F-16 fighter jets of the IQAF carried out airstrikes on three hideouts of ISIS cells located within the so-called…
(2022-12-08). Military Situation In Iraq On December 8, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2022-12-08). Japanese banks fund Whitehaven Coal. greenleft.org.au Climate campaigners are demanding that Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, MUFG Union Bank and Mizuho Bank stop funding Whitehaven Coal. Coral Wynter reports.
(2022-12-08). Japan to Increase Military Budget By 56% Over Five Years. news.antiwar.com Japan is planning a massive boost in military spending that will increase its defense budget by 56% over the next five years to $318 billion. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered his ministers to raise the spending levels on Monday in the latest sign that Japan is moving away from being a pacifist country as …
(2022-12-08). Fort Worth protest demands justice for Atatiana Jefferson. fightbacknews.org Fort Worth, TX – On Saturday, December 5, over 20 protesters showed up at the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center in downtown Fort Worth, where Fort Work police officer Aaron Dean was on trial for the murder of Atatiana Jefferson. | Jefferson, an African-American woman was shot by Dean, who fired through her window with no warning while she was playing videogames with her nephew. The protest demanded justice for her and condemned the court for not including any African Americans on the jury. The rally was organized by the National Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression – Dallas. | Rick Majumdar of NAARPR…
(2022-12-08). Congresswoman AOC Under Investigation By House Ethics Committee Over Ethics Violations. moguldom.com Popular Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is under investigation by the House Committee on Ethics, according to a statement released on Wednesday, Dec. 7. The statement did not specify what the investigation was about. However, the non-partisan Office of Congressional Ethics forwarded an inquiry about Ocasio-Cortez to the committee in June, according to a report by Forbes. The committee said it …
(2022-12-08). Xi attends welcoming ceremony held by Saudi Arabia's crown prince. ecns.cn Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday attended a welcoming ceremony held by Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud on behalf of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at the royal palace in the capital Riyadh.
(2022-12-08). Scenery of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. ecns.cn This photo taken on Dec. 4, 2022 shows the Kingdom Centre Tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
(2022-12-08). Second general strike by truck drivers in ROK. journal-neo.org 
Do you recall the summer story about the truckers' strike in South Korea? It is now reoccurring and, in the author's view, is not so much part of the workers' struggle for their rights as an instance of the political confrontation between conservatives and democrats. On November 22, 2022, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions …
(2022-12-08). 1 killed, 3 injured in S.Korean plant fire. ecns.cn One person was killed and three others injured in a fire that occurred Wednesday night at a South Korean ferroalloy plant, Yonhap news agency reported Thursday citing firefighting authorities.
(2022-12-08). CIA Director Warned Turkey After Recent Strikes On Kurdish Forces In Northern Syria Report. southfront.org CIA director Bill Burns gave his Turkish counterpart a strongly worded message opposing the recent Turkish air and artillery strikes…
(2022-12-08). Five Militants Killed, Wounded Or Captured In Syrian Army Ambush In Northern Lattakia. southfront.org 
. | On December 8, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) ambushed a reconnaissance group of the 1st Coastal Division in the northern Lattakia countryside. | The reconnaissance group, which was made up of five militants, was scouting key frontline positions of the army near the village of al-Tuffahiyeh when it was ambushed. | The 1st Coastal Division is a key faction of the so-called National Front for Liberation, a coalition of Turkey's proxies in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater…
(2022-12-08). Atentado suicida deja un muerto y 11 heridos en Java, Indonesia. telesurtv.net El hecho ocurrió sobre las 8.30 (hora local) en la comisaría de Astanaanyar cuando el atacante entró en una motocicleta.
(2022-12-07). German police arrest fascists and monarchists plotting to overthrow government. peoplesworld.org 
BERLIN (AP)—Thousands of police officers carried out raids across much of Germany on Wednesday against suspected far-right extremists who allegedly sought to overthrow the government in an armed coup. Officials said 25 people were detained. Federal prosecutors said some 3,000 officers conducted searches at 130 sites in 11 of Germany's 16 states. While police raids …
(2022-12-07). Syria, Nazi w Zionists, Twitter Files, w/ Vanessa Beeley, Zelensky Times, Coup in Peru. thealtworld.com
(2022-12-07). Uniparty: Congress Likely to Deliver Tens of Billions More to Ukraine in Coming Days. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-07). Now Fashion Retailer Simons Promotes Euthanasia. "Freedom to End Your Own Life" globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-07). "One Army! One Power! One Fist! Long live Turkish-Azerbaijani brotherhood!" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyDecember 6, 2022 Turkish Defence Minister: We will be one Army, one force, and one fist wheneever threat comes against Azerbaijan Whenever threat comes against Azerbaijan, we will be one Army, one force, and one fist, said Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, APA reports. ==== Azeri Press AgencyDecember 6, 2022 Turkish MoD …
(2022-12-07). How Activists Sailed Into A War Zone. popularresistance.org A navy warship was waiting for us when our sailing ship Phoenix came close to Da Nang, South Vietnam. It was October 1967, during a recently-escalated hot war in Vietnam. The 50-foot ketch-rigged Phoenix was loaded with medical supplies for civilians wounded by the U.S. war. I'd already been to the South Vietnamese capitol of Saigon, now named Ho Chi Minh City, in order to negotiate this trip with the government. | We weren't surprised that warships would be looking out for us. The surprise was the word from Vietnamese officials when they came up next to us. "Turn around and go back to Hong Kong," they said. "You…
(2022-12-07). Bombshell. India's "Shock" and Sudden Excess Mortality (April-July 2021), Caused by Covid Vaccine Rollout In its Early Stages? globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-07). Turkey Lost Two Soldiers In Northern Iraqi In Single Week. southfront.org 
Turkish forces are seen near Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi | Turkey acknowledged losing two soldiers in Iraq's northern region within a week to attacks carried out by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). | On November 30, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense said that Artillery Master Sergeant Nedim Korkmaz was killed during clashes with the PKK in the Operation Claw-Lock zone. Later on December 5, the ministry announced that Infantry Commando Major Mehme…
(2022-12-07). 81 Years Ago: Pearl Harbor and The Wars of Corporate America. globalresearch.ca Washington knew a Japanese fleet was on its way to Pearl Harbor, but welcomed the attack since a Japanese aggression would make it possible to "sell" the war to an anti-war American public.
(2022-12-07). Dialogue between descendants of Nanjing Massacre survivor, Japanese veteran recorded by Memorial Hall of the Victims. ecns.cn A conversation between descendants of a Nanjing Massacre survivor and a Japanese veteran was recorded by the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders.
(2022-12-07). Remilitarized Japan: NATO's linchpin in the East. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com National DefenseDecember 6, 2022 Japan Seeks Deeper Defense Ties with NATO ,,,Tokyo is…seeking a stronger relationship with NATO that benefits Japan's defense needs and the alliance's goals…. Japan has been building its collaboration with NATO for a little more than a decade….The country participated in a NATO summit for the first time when Japanese Prime …
(2022-12-07). December 7, 1941: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor and Japan's Early Conquests 81 Years Ago. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-07). Chinese vice premier to visit Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan. ecns.cn Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua will pay a visit to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan from Dec. 8 to 10 at the invitation of the two countries' governments.
(2022-12-07). A Life in Struggle: Exclusive with Leila Khaled, Icon of Palestinian Resistance. thealtworld.com BT's Rania Khalek sat down with Palestinian icon and revolutionary Leila Khaled in Beirut, Lebanon to discuss her life and participation in the Palestinian struggle for liberation.
(2022-12-07). Red Theory: Socialism and patriarchy, women's liberation and LGBTQ liberation. fightbacknews.org The historic task of the working class in the socialist revolution is to eliminate all oppression. This includes the oppression of women and LGBTQ people from the shackles of patriarchy. | In her 1949 article "We Seek Full Equality for Women," Claudia Jones states, "Marxism-Leninism exposes the core of the woman question and shows that the position of women in society is not always and everywhere the same, but derives from woman's relation to the mode of production." | In The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State, Friedrich Engels gives us a historical materialist analysis of patriarchy's foundat…
(2022-12-07). Peru: First Woman President Offers Broad-Based Government. libya360.wordpress.com Lima, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) Today, lawyer Dina Boluarte assumed the presidency of Peru and promised to appoint a ministerial cabinet "of all bloods", for its diversity, while asking for a truce, dialogue and unity for her administration. BREAKING: Vice President Dina Boluarte is sworn in as President of Peru following the legislative coup against…
(2022-12-07). An overview of the situation in Pakistan. journal-neo.org 
NEO has frequently reported on the situation in Pakistan, which has been in a highly unstable situation for most of this year, and at the time of this author's last article supporters of Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister who stood down this spring, were gathering for a protest march to Pakistan's first national capital, Rawalpindi …
(2022-12-07). Turkish and Egyptian leaders Meet at the World Cup in Qatar. strategic-culture.org Football diplomacy brought Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan together in Doha for the opening of the World Cup 2022 in Qatar. | Football diplomacy brought Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan together in Doha for the opening of the World Cup 2022 in Qatar. |
(2022-12-07). Buskers perform stilts in Doha. ecns.cn Buskers performed on stilts at the Esplanade in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday night. Accompanied with exciting music, they twisted their bodies and made some bizarre poses, attracting many onlookers.
(2022-12-07). Sri Lankan workers need action committees to fight IMF austerity measures. wsws.org The trade unions have called limited and scattered protests in a bid to defuse the mounting anger in the working class over the government's ruthless budget attacks on jobs, conditions and essential services.
(2022-12-07). U.S. Forces Held Rehearsal Exercise With M777 Howitzers In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size. (U.S. Army photo) | On December 6, the United States-led coalition announced that its forces in northeastern Syria had conducted an operational rehearsal exercise with M777 towed 155 mm howitzers. | On Twitter, the coalition said that the exercise was held at the Conoco Mission Support Site, which is located within a key gas facility in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor.According to the coalition, the exercise was conducted "to validate weapons systems and maintain readiness in m…
(2022-12-07). President Maduro Receives Credentials from Syrian Ambassador. orinocotribune.com
(2022-12-07). Will GOP-Dominated Congress Shift US Focus Towards Taiwan? southfront.org 
(2022-12-07). Will GOP-dominated Congress shift US focus towards Taiwan. infobrics.org The Republican takeover of the House, officially set to start next month, might end the aforementioned "blank check" support for the Kiev regime and its armed forces.
(2022-12-07). U.S. Congress approves sale, upgrade of 120 F-16s for Turkey. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyDecember 7, 2022 Tàºrkiye hails US move to exclude conditions on F-16 saleApproval of bill, completion of purchases would serve 'everyone's interest,' says Tàºrkiye's foreign minister Tàºrkiye on Wednesday hailed the recent US move to exclude certain provisions in the final text of the US defense budget on the sale of F-16s to Ankara. …
(2022-12-07). U.S. Congress approves sale, upgrade of 120 F-16s to Turkey. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyDecember 7, 2022 Tàºrkiye hails US move to exclude conditions on F-16 saleApproval of bill, completion of purchases would serve 'everyone's interest,' says Tàºrkiye's foreign minister Tàºrkiye on Wednesday hailed the recent US move to exclude certain provisions in the final text of the US defense budget on the sale of F-16s to Ankara. …
(2022-12-07). Marruecos logra pase histórico a cuartos de final en Qatar 2022. telesurtv.net Los males de la selección española reaparecieron para volver a caer en los octavos de final de un Mundial.
(2022-12-07). Portugal clasifica a cuartos de final tras golear a Suiza. telesurtv.net Cristiano Ronaldo entró al minuto 77 y buscó la sexta diana del partido que llegó para Rafael Leão, quien firmó el 6 – 1 para Portugal.
(2022-12-07). Zurda Infinita analiza cierre de octavos de final de Qatar 2022. telesurtv.net Uno de los invitados del programa fue el exfutbolista portugués Pedro Pauleta y habló sobre la clasificación de la selección de su país.