Brian Berletic (2024-11-21). US Foreign Policy vs. China Continues Under Trump. thealtworld.com The incoming Trump administration is poised to pick up where the Biden administration has left off on the decades-spanning centerpiece of US foreign policy ‚Äí the encirclement and containment of China. | This includes through an intense US military build up across the Asia-Pacific region, provocations over the island province of Taiwan, and continued interference in nations along China's periphery. | It also means a continuation of opposing cooperation between China and nations around the globe seeking alternatives to the debt, division, and destitution decades of US domination have imposed upo…

Hugo GABBERO (2024-11-21). India: Three years of arbitrary detention of Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez. fidh.org November 21, 2024 – On November 22, 2024, Khurram Parvez, a prominent Kashmiri human rights defender, will mark three years of wrongful incarceration on unsubstantiated charges of terrorism and related offences. His arrest is a deliberate act of reprisal for his work documenting severe human rights violations in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. The continued judicial harassment of Khurram Parvez is a calculated assault on civil society and dissent in Kashmir. We, the undersigned human (…) | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2024-11-21). India: Three years of arbitrary detention of Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez. fidh.org On November 22, 2024, Khurram Parvez, a prominent Kashmiri human rights defender, will mark three years of wrongful incarceration on unsubstantiated charges of terrorism and related offences. His arrest is a deliberate act of reprisal for his work documenting severe human rights violations in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. The continued judicial harassment of Khurram Parvez is a calculated assault on civil society and dissent in Kashmir. We, the undersigned human rights (…) | – |

UMMID (2024-11-21). Jamia hosts gender critical analysis of India's Oscar pick 'Laapataa Ladies'. ummid.com The Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women's Studies (SNCWS) at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) organized an online film discussion analyzing noted film maker Kiran Rao's directed and critically acclaimed Indian film and India's Oscar entry 'Laapataa Ladies' through a gender-critical lens.

UMMID (2024-11-21). 'Where're you last 5 years': Asaduddin Owaisi faces backlash in Malegaon. ummid.com All India Malis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President and Hyderabad MP, Asaduddin Owaisi, faced backlash and greeted with black flags when he visited Malegaon to campaign for the party candidate Mufti Ismail Qasmi Saturday November 17, 2024.

infobrics (2024-11-21). BRICS+: Towards a New International Order. infobrics.org Are we heading for an alternative international order? What are the strategic advantages of the BRICS+? Can they embody the voice of the global South? Interview with Jean-Joseph Boillot, Associate Research Fellow at IRIS, specialised in the Indian economy and the emerging world…

Juan M. Garcia (2024-11-21). Cuba and Laos recall 50 years of friendship and common challenges. plenglish.com Havana, Nov 21 (Prensa Latina) The strong friendship between Cuba and the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR) was celebrated in this capital on Thursday, during the cancellation of a commemorative postage stamp on the 50th anniversary of bilateral relations.

The Independent (2024-11-18). Africa topples Asia, Europe, US as Africa's preferred trade market. independent.co.ug Easier cross-border trade thanks to a new continental trade agreement, a rise in quality of made-in-Africa goods, lower market prices, and accessibility compared to those in Asia, US and European markets, is driving Africa to trade more with Africa than with the rest of the world, according to the latest Africa Trade Barometer. SPECIAL REPORT | …

The Onion Staff (2024-11-18). SATIRE: Notre-Dame To Reopen. theonion.com Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris will reopen to the public five years after a devastating fire, with the bells ringing out for the first time since 2019. What do you think? | "It was more eye-catching when it was on fire." | Scott Polomo, Chain Linker |
| "Will it still have the original pedophiles?" | Erin Jehl, Cart Puller |
| "I can't even remember why they set it on fire in the first place." | Leo Savalle, Crane Swiveler

Hugo GABBERO (2024-11-18). Azerbaijan: Call on the participants of the European Political Community Summit to address the climate of repression. fidh.org The undersigned human rights organisations call on the participants of the forthcoming European Political Community Summit to address the climate of unprecedented repression in Azerbaijan and to demand the release of Anar Mammadli and other human rights defenders, civil society activists, environmental activists and journalists whose arrests are politically motivated.
6 November 2024. Less than a week before the opening of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework (…) | – |

Ann Wright, Popular Resistance. (2024-11-18). From Guantanamo To Abu Ghraib: Female Participation In Prisoner Abuses. popularresistance.org As a retired U.S. Army Reserve Colonel with 13 years on active duty and 16 in the Reserves, I became interested in the topic of women involved in prisoner abuses when so many U.S. women at all levels were linked to the prisons or prisoners in Afghanistan, Guantanamo, Cuba, and Iraq. In reading press articles about detentions, incarcerations, and the abuse and torture of prisoners identified as threats to national security, I was struck by the number of women who had some role in the detentions ⚪ women in the U.S. military, civilian women in various U.S. government agencies and civilian women contractors.

ICRC (2024-11-18). Afghanistan: Supporting primary health care for people most in need. icrc.org

infobrics (2024-11-18). India Key to Future of BRICS Grouping. infobrics.org The loosely affiliated group called BRICS, which emerged in the mid-2000s consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, the People's Republic of China (PRC) and later South Africa, faces mounting challenges as it continues to expand…

UMMID (2024-11-18). 'Where're you last 5 years': Asaduddin Owaisi faces backlash in Malegaon. ummid.com All India Malis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President and Hyderabad MP, Asaduddin Owaisi, faced backlash and greeted with black flags when he visited Malegaon to campaign for the party candidate Mufti Ismail Qasmi Saturday November 17, 2024.

Brian Berletic (2024-11-18). US Gives Green Light for Launching US Missiles into Russia. thealtworld.com Strikes would require US intelligence and targeting data as well as the possible use of US "contractors" to prepare missiles for fire, essentially US strikes on Russia; Reuters claims the decision was made based on still yet-to-be verified claims of North Korean troops inside Russia, not Ukraine; The US proxy war on Russia aims at causing maximum damage for Russia, not aiding Ukraine in victory — this decision was made knowing Ukraine will likely suffer the full brunt of Russian retaliation; Russia reserves multiple means of escalating including eliminating all Ukrainian shipping in the Black Sea, the comple…

Pressenza Philippines (2024-11-18). From BCU Classroom to the Economic Freeport: MBA Students' Educational Visit to SBMA. pressenza.com By: Genevieve B. Kupang & Remedios O. Laroco | 30 Master of Business Administration (MBA) students, under the tutelage of Dr. Janice D. Alejandrino, Baguio Central University's Graduate School MBA faculty and former Dean of the College of Business Administration, left the four-cornered classrooms of the University on November 15, 2024, for a business educational tour at the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) in Olongapo City, Zambales. | Vicente A. Evidente Jr., SBMA's Acting Deputy Administrator, warmly welcomes BCU MBA students and faculty aboard the ship of innovation, charting a dynamic course toward a…

ecns.cn (2024-11-18). Comicomment: The Philippines' legislative trick only puts himself in danger. ecns.cn The Philippines stirred up trouble again by enacting two domestic laws which gravely infringed upon China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea.

The Onion Staff (2024-11-18). SATIRE: What To Know About The 4B Movement. theonion.com The South Korean radical feminist 4B movement, in which women swear off marriage, childbirth, dating men, and sex with men, has sparked intense conversations among Americans on social media. Here is what you need to know about 4B. Q: How did the 4B movement start? A: It was developed in South Korea by a group …