(2024-06-03). Why I Don't Condemn Hamas For October 7. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): In 1999, a woman named Cindy Hendy was stabbed in the neck with an ice pick by a woman named Cynthia Vigil inside a trailer home in New Mexico. Vigil then fled the scene to a nearby residence, whose owner promptly called the police. …
(2024-06-03). Hong Kong battles over the memory of June 4, the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. globalvoices.org 
(2024-06-03). French court sentences three officials close to Bashar al-Assad to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity. fidh.org The Paris Criminal Court has found three high-ranking Syrian officials guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes committed against two French-Syrians, Patrick and Mazzen Dabbagh.
Paris, 24 May 2024 – Ali Mamlouk, Jamil Hassan and Abdel Salam Mahmoud have been sentenced to life imprisonment for complicity in imprisonment, torture, enforced disappearance and murder constituting crimes against humanity — as well as for confiscation of property, qualified as war crimes. (…) | – |
(2024-06-03). Gold prices in Dubai Today Sunday, June 2, 2024. albawaba.com ALBAWABA — Gold prices in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today, Sunday, June 2, opened at a selling price of AED 8,546.44 per ounce, according to UAEgoldprices.com.24-karat gold rates in UAE Today: The price per gram of 24-karat gold in UAE stood at AED 274.66 today.22-karat gold prices in Dubai Today: The price per gram of 22-karat gold in UAE stood at AED 251.77 early today, June 2.21-karat gold rates in Dubai Today: The price per gram of 21-karat gold in UAE stood at AED 240.32 at the start of business today.18-karat gold prices in UAE Today: The price per gram of 18-ka…
(2024-06-03). Gold prices in Jordan Today 2 June, Sunday. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Gold prices in Amman, Jordan today opened at a selling price of JOD 1,649.862 per ounce, Sunday, June 2, not including taxes and fees.24-karat gold prices in Amman Today: The price per gram of 24-karat gold in Jordan stood at JOD 53.044 today.22-karat gold rates in Jordan Today: The price per gram of 22-karat gold in the Kingdom of Jordan stood at JOD 48.624 early today.21-karat gold prices in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Today: The price per gram of 21-karat gold in Jordan stood at JOD 46.414 at the start of the business day, today.18-karat gold rates in Amman Today: The…
(2024-06-03). Gold prices in Qatar Today Sunday, June 2, 2024. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Gold prices in Doha, Qatar, today, Sunday, June 2, opened at QR 8,476.58 per ounce, according to Qatar-goldprice.com24-karat gold rates in Qatar Today: The price per gram of 24-karat gold in Doha stood at QR 272.41 today.22-karat gold prices in Doha Today: The price per gram of 22-karat gold in Qatar stood at QR 249.71 early today.21-karat gold rates in Qatar Today: The price per gram of 21-karat gold in Qatar stood at QR 238.36 at the start of the business day, today.18-karat gold prices in Doha Today: The price per gram of 18-karat gold in Doha opened at QR 204.31.14-k…
(2024-06-03). Kuwait names Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah crown prince. albawaba.com
(2024-06-03). Gold prices in Riyadh Today 2 June 2024. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Gold prices in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia today, Sunday, June 2, opened at 8,732.74 per ounce, according to saudigoldprice.com.24-karat gold prices in Riyadh Today: The price per gram of 24-karat gold in Saudi stood at SAR 280.64 today.22-karat gold rates in KSA Today: The price per gram of 22-karat gold in Saudi stood at SAR 257.26 early today.21-karat gold prices in Saudi Arabia Today: The price per gram of 21-karat gold in KSA stood at SAR 245.56 at the start of the business day, today.18-karat gold rates in KSA Today: The price per gram of 18-karat gold in Saudi ope…
(2024-06-03). Neom's Trojena poised to be world's first 'vertical' ski village. geo.tv 
Saudi Arabia working on major ski resort as it hopes to emerge as host of Winter Olympics to be held in 2030…
(2024-06-03). Deadly heatwave in India kills at least 56. geo.tv 
Nearly 25,000 cases of suspected heat stroke have been triggered by ongoing heatwave…
(2024-06-03). Mexico's Sheinbaum wins landslide to become country's first woman president. geo.tv 
Sheinbaum wins around 60% vote as opposition candidate concedes defeat…
(2024-06-03). Video: Whispers of Power: U.S. Wargaming in Taiwan. globalresearch.ca
(2024-06-03). Claudia Sheinbaum is the next president of Mexico. peoplesdispatch.org The progressive leader is making history as the first woman president in North America and has vowed to follow in the footsteps of her colleague President López Obrador in building an anti-neoliberal economic development model…
(2024-06-03). Bangladesh in UN Peacekeeping: A Legacy of Blue Helmets. pressenza.com Bangladesh, a nation once recognized for its
(2024-06-03). Open Letter to the Election Commission of India by the Farmers' Movement Organization. pressenza.com To: Sri. Rajiv Kumar | Honorable Chief Election Commissioner of India | Subject: Apprehension on free and fair counting to 18th Lok Sabha election 2024- people's will must prevail* | Respected Sir, | Please accept our warm greetings- | On behalf of the farmers across India, we wish to bring to your kind attention our apprehension on any eventuality of tampering with the counting process — scheduled for June 4, 2024, to subvert the people's verdict to help the present regime to cling on power. | Unlike the past elections, the farmers of India had directly opposed the election campaign of the BJP against the g…
(2024-06-03). What Happened to Our Ape Ancestors? pressenza.com Millions of years ago, in the Miocene Epoch (23 to 5.3 million years ago), about 100 species of apes roamed Europe, Asia, and Africa. Just a few million years later, this number had drastically declined, presenting fascinating questions for today's paleoanthropologists. | By Marjorie Hecht | What happened to the extinct species, which have been identified in Eurasian fossil remains over recent decades? How did some apes of these species persist and evolve? And, the most hotly debated question: Did the apes who were our human ancestors originate in Africa or Eurasia? | The traditional view, following Darwin, hypot…
(2024-06-03). Sheinbaum is 1st Female Mexican President in 200 Years: AMLO. telesurenglish.net During Monday's morning press conference, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) highlighted the importance of the election of Claudia Sheinbaum as the first female president of Mexico. | RELATED: | "Yesterday I already congratulated her. I am very happy because you can imagine what it means to hand over the presidency to a woman after 200 years of republican life in which only men governed Mexico since 1824," he said.
(2024-06-03). North Korea: Government-sponsored Labor Migration. transcend.org Historically, migration has benefited the economies where it has happened, but it has also led to popular antagonism. The main argument is usually about the numbers arriving and the nature of the immigrants–often displaying traits of racism and ethnic contempt.
(2024-06-03). Refugee Experiences of Identity Documents and Digitisation in India and Myanmar. transcend.org May 2024 – Drawing on the authors' joint activism on the rights of refugees and stateless people in India and Myanmar, this article considers how digital ID systems can be used to exclude minorities.
(2024-06-03). Maung Zarni: What's Next for Myanmar Crisis? transcend.org 27 May 2024 – "Everything I have learned as a radical, a peace and rights activist, and a scholar on my country's affairs. What is wrong with Burma/Myanmar and her people, incapable of building a peaceful and stable human community for the last nearly 80 years?"
(2024-06-03). Saudi Arabia's conservationists save the Arabian oryx from oblivion. tvbrics.com 
The desert antelope is of great cultural importance, as evidenced by the numerous ancient rock carvings found throughout the region…
(2024-06-03). Sri Lankan government to entrench IMF austerity in legislation. wsws.org The new bill, which concentrates economic policy powers in the hands of Sri Lanka's executive president, is a further move towards autocratic forms of rule.
(2024-06-03). Thailand: Third verdict against Anon Nampa and ongoing arbitrary detention. fidh.org
(2024-06-03). Little Ima puts a question to PM Marape for Mulitaka survivors. asiapacificreport.nz By Miriam Zarriga in Mulitaka, Papua New Guinea Little Ima met Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape last Friday during the "haus krai" in Mulitaka, Enga, after the landslide disaster more than a week ago. His meeting happened when Marape beckoned him to get water from him. The action of the Prime Minister only…
(2024-06-03). FO ∞ Talks: Geopolitical Guru on the State of Indian Democracy, Part 2. fairobserver.com On Tuesday, June 4, India will release the official results of its 2024 parliamentary elections. At least 644 million people have cast their votes in the largest democratic election in human history. For most of its history since independence in 1947, India has been ruled by the Indian National Congress party. Leadership of the party…
(2024-06-03). Singapore singles shun dating apps, a visual guide to severe flight turbulence: 5 weekend reads you may have missed. scmp.com From singles in Singapore to a Hong Kong culinary classic, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.
(2024-06-03). Los Angeles: 23-year-old Indian student goes missing in US. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: The newest case in the nation as the community deals with a run of similar incidents involving students is a 23-year-old Indian student who has been missing in the US state of California since last week. Police have asked the public for assistance in finding her.Police say that on May 28, Nitheesha Kandula, a student at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB), vanished from sight.John Guttierez, the Chief of Police at CSUSB, stated in a post on X on Sunday that she was last seen in Los Angeles and was reported missing on May 30. | "#MissingPersonAlert: California State University, San…
(2024-06-03). Auto-Brewery Syndrome: Canadian woman's gut produces alcohol internally. ptcnews.tv Auto-Brewery Syndrome: A Canadian case report published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on Monday details how doctors treated a 50-year-old woman who had a syndrome that caused her gut to produce alcohol and feel intoxicated without getting drunk. | The woman was diagnosed with auto-brewery syndrome, a rare condition in which gut fungi ferment alcohol, by doctors at the University of Toronto and Mount Sinai.The woman had high blood alcohol levels, alcohol on her breath, and major daytime sleepiness and slurred speech for two years, even though she did not consume alcohol.Nevertheless, despite her cla…
(2024-06-03). Lonely Asian elephant finds a mate. ecns.cn The Changchun Zoological and Botanical Garden in Jilin province is abuzz with excitement after a new male elephant, Xixi, was introduced to resident female Angya.
(2024-06-03). India election results 2024: Winners and losers of all past Lok Sabha votes. aljazeera.com From 1951 to 2019, Congress and the BJP have seen highs and lows in India's parliamentary elections.
(2024-06-03). SATIRE: Cult Leader Not Even Charismatic. theonion.com 
NEW YORK—Baffled by the woman's sway over her millions of acolytes, sources confirmed Monday that local cult leader Taylor Swift, 34, was not even charismatic. "Typically, the cult leaders I study are highly persuasive individuals with magnetic personalities—Ms. Swift, however, presents a unique case," said cult…
(2024-06-03). Preview: Sri Lanka vs South Africa — ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Group D match. aljazeera.com The tournament's 'group of death' opens with a massive clash at New York's purpose-built Nassau County Stadium.
(2024-06-03). North's trash balloon attacks push South Korea to freeze military deal. aljazeera.com Seoul to suspend agreement as tensions rise with tit-fot-tat balloon excursions.
(2024-06-03). Syria/Dabbagh case : First trial in France of the crimes of the Syrian authorities. fidh.org
(2024-06-03). King's Birthday Honours: NZ journalist reflects on work in the Pacific. asiapacificreport.nz 
By Alakihihifo Vailala of PMN News Flipped "back in time" is how New Zealand author, journalist and media educator Dr David Robie describes the crisis in New Caledonia. Robie has covered the Asia-Pacific region for international media and educated Pacific journalists for more than four decades. He reported on the indigenous Kanak pro-independence uprising in…
(2024-06-03). Tajikistan: Two-year anniversary of the arrest of human rights defender Manuchehr Kholiqnazarov. fidh.org For two years, Manuchehr Kholiqnazarov, lawyer and human rights defender in Tajikistan, has been arbitrarily detained and serving a 16-year prison sentence in reprisal for his human rights work. Six human rights organisations, including OMCT and FIDH in the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call for his immediate release.
29 May 2024- Yesterday marks the sad anniversary of the arrest of lawyer and human rights defender Manuchehr Kholiqnazarov in (…) | – |
(2024-06-03). Violence mars Mexico vote as country prepares to elect first woman president. scmp.com Mexicans on Sunday voted in historic elections weighing gender, democracy and populism, as they chart the country's path forward shadowed by cartel violence.
(2024-06-03). Turkey: Galatasaray Square must be open to Saturday Mothers/People. fidh.org International human rights organisations, including FIDH and OMCT within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, stand in solidarity with the Saturday Mothers/People. Since May 1995, they have been protesting for truth and justice for their forcibly disappeared loved ones. As they approach their 1,000th weekly vigil on May 25, 2024, the Saturday Mothers/People are Türkiye's longest-standing peaceful protest. Despite facing severe repression, the group (…) | – |
(2024-06-03). UK election 2024: Labour's Diane Abbott confirms she will run after confusion over candidacy. scmp.com Britain's first black woman lawmaker, Diane Abbott, said she intends to run for the Labour Party in a July 4 general election, after confusion over her candidacy.
(2024-06-03). Namibia vs Oman: Wiese holds nerves in super over finish at T20 World Cup. aljazeera.com Wiese scored 13 runs and restricted Oman to 10 in the super over after the match was tied at the end of 20 overs each.
(2024-06-03). From the Abdali Sleeper Cell to the Jordan Sleeper Cell. themedialine.org 
(2024-06-03). How an Aboriginal woman fought a coal company and won. grist.org In 2019, Australia was on the cusp of approving a new coal mine on traditional Wirdi land in Queensland that would have extracted approximately 40 million tons of coal each year for 35 years. The Waratah coal mine would have destroyed a nature refuge and emitted 1.58 billion tons of carbon dioxide. | But that didn't happen, thanks to the advocacy of Murrawah Maroochy Johnson, a 29-year-old Wirdi woman of the Birri Gubba Nation, who led a lawsuit against the coal company in 2021, and won. | The case was groundbreaking in many ways, but perhaps most strikingly, Johnson's work helped set a new legal precedent tha…
(2024-06-03). UST Acquires Endeavor to Enhance Life Sciences Digital Transformation. devdiscourse.com ALISO VIEJO, Calif. and BENGALURU, India, June 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — UST, a leading digital transformation solutions company, announced its acquisition of Endeavor Consulting Group, a global player in supply chain management and product commercialization consulting. Founded in 2006, Endeavor's expertise in life sciences and SAP Gold Partner status will significantly boost UST's capabilities.
(2024-06-03). South Korea to Suspend 2018 Military Pact Amid Balloon Provocations. devdiscourse.com South Korea plans to suspend a military agreement signed with North Korea in 2018 aimed at easing tensions, the presidential office said on Monday, after Seoul warned of a strong response to balloons launched by Pyongyang carrying trash to the South.
(2024-06-03). Claudia Sheinbaum set to be Mexico's first woman president, exit polls show. scmp.com Claudia Sheinbaum was set to be elected Mexico's first woman president, exit polls showed on Sunday, a milestone in a country plagued by rampant criminal and gender-based violence.
(2024-06-03). Malaysian auto hub in pipeline after Geely revives Proton brand. ecns.cn Chinese carmaker Geely Holding Group and Malaysian conglomerate DRB-Hicom are revving up efforts to build a high-tech automotive park that will make the Southeast Asian nation a regional power in the era of smart new energy vehicles.
(2024-06-03). Sally Buzbee, first woman to lead The Washington Post, steps down. aljazeera.com Buzbee's departure comes after publisher told employees the paper lost $77m last year.
(2024-06-03). Tribunal de Islamabad anula condena expremier Imran Khan. telesurtv.net Khan y el ex ministro de Asuntos Exteriores Shah Mehmood Qureshi fueron condenados a 10 años de cárcel en enero.
(2024-06-03). Turkish strikes in Syria kill 4 wounds 11, Kurdish group says. newarab.com 
The strikes on areas held by the
(2024-06-03). Kuwait's emir names Sheikh Sabah as new crown prince. newarab.com 
(2024-06-03). KDP rejoins Kurdistan general elections amid new date talks. newarab.com 
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) announced on Sunday that it will participate in the upcoming Elections in Iraqi Kurdistan, initially scheduled for late 2022, faced repeated delays due to disputes between the KDP and the Patriotic U…
(2024-06-03). Indian opposition leader returns to jail after vote ends. newarab.com 
A top opponent of Indian Prime Minister His expected return to prison comes as Modi looks set to win a third straight
(2024-06-03). Jordan releases first photos of pregnant Princess Rajwa. newarab.com 
(2024-06-03). Claudia Sheinbaum becomes Mexico's first woman president. newarab.com 
Claudia Sheinbaum was elected Flag-waving supporters sang and danced to mariachi music in celebration of the ruling party candidate's victory, in a nation where around ten women or girls are murdered every day. | "I want to thank millions of Mexican women and men who decided to vote…
(2024-06-03). Indonesia ready to send peacekeepers, medical staff to Gaza. newarab.com 
US President
(2024-06-03). Saudi Arabia takes orders for new Aramco share sale. newarab.com 
The Saudi government may sell up to a 0.7 percent stake in the world's top oil exporter. The deal's banks will take orders through Thursday, and the price will be the follow…
(2024-06-03). New NATO: US, Japan, S Korea set to conduct massive war games. presstv.ir The United States, Japan and South Korea agree to hold new massive military exercises in the Asia-Pacific this summer, amid concerns over US attempts to militarize the region.
(2024-06-03). Pakistan battles forest fires amidst heat wave. presstv.ir Authorities in Pakistan battled forest fires in multiple areas, including the capital Islamabad, on Friday (May 31) as the country grappled with heat waves and dry weather.
(2024-06-03). Claudia Sheinbaum becomes Mexico's first woman president. presstv.ir Claudia Sheinbaum win a landslide victory in Mexico's presidential election, becoming the country's first woman president.
There are multiple differences between antiquity's economic practices and those of the modern world, and these should be borne in mind when considering the changing context for enterprise through the centuries. Whereas modern business largely operates on credit, in archaic and classical times handicraft workshops were located on basically self-sufficient landed estates, including those of 
ALBAWABA – The Syrian artistic community is in mourning following the death of 70-year-old director Abdul Latif Abdul Hamid last night, Wednesday, May 15. He left behind a 20-year career that included writing, directing, and acting."Leaving behind a rich cinematic legacy that carried great value in the history of Syrian and Arab cinema in general," the Syrian Ministry of Culture and the General Film Foundation stated in a joint statement.Among the Syrian stars who paid tribute to the departed were Tim Hassan, Qusay Khouli, Amal Arafa, Qais Sheikh Najib, and others."No laughing after you," Syrian director Jude Sae…
Will Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. participate in either of the two presidential election debates thus far announced by the Joe Biden and Donald Trump campaigns? How about independents Cornel West and Afroman, Green party candidate Jill Stein, Constitution Party candidate Randall Terry, and whoever receives the Libertarian Party's nomination over Memorial Day weekend? The answer, 
India maintains its position as the fastest growing major economy in the world…
The event is aimed at promoting agricultural products and supporting farmers…
Atia Mohamad Abu Salem, a 24-year-old Jordanian authorities arrested Abu Salem and a Jordanian friend on 9 Apri…
While wandering in a civilian market in Idlib, Syria in April 2018, Muhsen's life changed forever when the city was attacked from the air. His left leg was too injured to save and it was amputated from directly above his knee. | "I became unable to carry out the simplest tasks at home," the 35-year-old husband and father tells The New Arab. | Most regrettably, Muhsen could no longer ride a motorcycle, his escape and "source of relief." | "The protracted conflict in Syria has resulted in widespread violence, including bombings, shelling, and armed confrontations, leading to a significant number of injuries, am…
Greek police have arrested a Turkish national, the suspected leader of a criminal group wanted by Ankara for a range of crimes including manslaughter, Greek police and intelligence sources said on Wednesday. | Police acted on an international warrant and arrested the 29-year old man on Friday last week following an initial tipoff by the Turkish intelligence service. | The man was named…
The head of a HTS was formerly affiliated to Al-Qaeda and controls much of Syria's northwestern Idlib province. | HTS security forces accompanied by military fighters are on high alert in and around 
The other day, I did an interview with a podcaster, Mr. Sarp Sinar Harici, based in Türkiye. I must applaud him for his ability to dig into video archives, and boy, the opening is a trot down memory lane. The introduction contains a montage of testimony and interviews I did over the last 30 years. You won't recognize the young Larry Johnson. Hell, I barely recognized me. | The interview is in English with Turkish subtitles. It is being well received by viewers in Türkiye. I discuss the plight of the Palestinians and the start of the collapse of the Ukrainian military.