(2024-07-13). French Elections: Anti-Fascist Victory And Deep Political Crisis. popularresistance.org Many thousands of anti-fascists celebrated all night in rallies around the country on July 7, as the news came through of the second round election results in France. | It had been widely feared that the far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National, RN), led by Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, would be forming a government this week. Instead they were beaten back into third place, with 143 MPs (including their close allies). The left electoral alliance, New Popular Front (NFP), came first with 182 MPs (and they can count on the 13 "other Lefts" to vote with them). Macron's group got 168. A parliamentary maj…
(2024-07-13). US Exploits Animosity Towards Migrants To Demonize Socialist Countries. popularresistance.org The Republican party has been waging a blatantly racist campaign to criminalize migrants. Instead of pushing back on that narrative, the party that purports to be for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Democrats) is exploiting this racist anger to discredit a country it has targeted for regime change—Nicaragua—apparently for not sufficiently suppressing the rights of migrants. As Congresswoman Maria Salazar (R-FL) told a Biden administration representative at a recent hearing, "We agree on the end goal." This is part of a relentless campaign to punish countries that dare to resist Washington's agenda w…
(2024-07-13). Bahrain: Joint letter on Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace as he exceeds three years on hunger strike. fidh.org
(2024-07-13). Indonesian government attacks wages through phony public housing scheme. wsws.org Workers already face precarious employment and low wages as the capitalist class seeks to extract greater profits.
(2024-07-13). Cambodia: Convictions and prison sentences of ten members of Mother Nature Cambodia. fidh.org
(2024-07-13). A surprising litmus test for Kanaky New Caledonia's independence parties. asiapacificreport.nz 
ANALYSIS: By Denise Fisher The voters in the second round of France's national elections last weekend staved off an expected shift to the far-right. But the result in the Pacific territory Kanaky New Caledonia was also in many ways historic. Of the two assembly representatives decided, a position fell on either side of the deep…
(2024-07-13). Myanmar: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council. fidh.org
(2024-07-13). IMD issues orange alert as heavy rains lash Mumbai. devdiscourse.com The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rains in isolated areas of Mumbai on Saturday, putting the city under an orange alert. An orange alert has also been issued for Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts in Maharashtra's Konkan region.
(2024-07-13). WCPL 2024: Former India pacer Jhulan Goswami joins Trinbago Knight Riders as team mentor. devdiscourse.com Former India right-arm pacer Jhulan Goswami has joined the Women's Caribbean Premier League franchise Trinbago Knight Riders as a team mentor. Goswami retired from all formats of cricket in 2022 and ended her career as the leading wicket-taker for India in women's internationals.
(2024-07-13). Verghese Kurien: The Man Who Brought Milk to a Million Homes. fairobserver.com 
Kurien, staggering out of the dusty and rugged railway station with his luggage, gazed at the spools of dust and the dilapidated stone building before him as he got out. The station was small and almost in ruins. He could see a few turbaned shepherds grazing their cattle in the distance. Everything about this place…
(2024-07-13). World's Most Populous Nation Has Put Solar Out To Pasture. Other Countries Should Follow Suit. wattsupwiththat.com The story of Dharnai serves as a cautionary tale for the implementation of renewable energy projects in rural India, where pragmatism is the official choice over pie in the sky.
(2024-07-13). Pakistan court acquits former PM Imran Khan, wife in unlawful marriage case. aljazeera.com Acquittal comes after another appeals court upheld the couple's conviction, but Khan's lawyer says he won't be released.
(2024-07-13). Thailand: Killing of prominent human rights defender Roning Dolah. fidh.org
(2024-07-13). Radhika Desai: Peak Hindutva? newleftreview.org As Modi's BJP loses its overall majority, Radhika Desai examines the part played by India's capitalist conglomerates in his rise—and the contradictions on which their strategy has foundered. The economic crisis of the parched countryside as brake on Hindutva's forward march.
(2024-07-13). Azerbaijan extends pretrial detentions of journalists facing currency charges. reuters.com
(2024-07-13). Inflatable wonders or graveyards? Hong Kong exhibition triggers an outpouring of mockery. globalvoices.org 
(2024-07-13). Narendra Modi celebra su victoria en las elecciones generales. telesurtv.net Narendra Modi necesitará el apoyo de otros partidos para gobernar, algo inédito en sus anteriores mandatos.
(2024-07-13). Thailand: Arbitrary arrest and imminent risk of extradition of Vietnamese human rights defender Y Quynh Bdap. fidh.org
(2024-07-13). Breakaway Turkish Cypriot state needs recognition, leader says. newarab.com 
The "Every day, we are working for recognition," said the president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), which Turkish Cypriot leaders declared in 1983 but which is recognised only by Ankara. | "Turkish Cypriots h…
(2024-07-13). Saudi Arabia to host first Esports Olympics in 2025. newarab.com 
"The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it has partnered with the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Saudi Arabia to host the inaugural Olympic Esports Games 2025 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," the body said. | "The proposal will be made to the IOC Session, which will be held on the eve of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. | "The duration of the partnership between the IOC and th…
(2024-07-13). Egyptian traveller caught disguising 1m pounds as shawarma wraps. newarab.com 
A traveller at the Cairo International Airport was caught trying to smuggle more than one million Egyptian pounds inside shawarma sandwich wraps. | The individual, whose initials were only revealed, was travelling to Kuwait on an Egyptair flight when airport security grew suspicious of their luggage contents, a source from the airport told local media. | Upon inspection, authorities found 1,253,000 Egyptian Pounds (around $26,100) packaged to appear like shawarma wraps. | The source added that legal measures had been taken against the traveller, an Egyptian national. | No further details were given on the matt…
(2024-07-13). South Koreans against NATO cooperation. presstv.ir The South Korean president is pushing for stronger cooperation with NATO following his participation in the group's summit in Washington this week. However, many South Koreans oppose this approach.
(2024-07-13). Pyongyang pans NATO's anti-North Korea declaration. presstv.ir North Korea censures NATO countries after they released an anti-Pyongyang declaration at the bloc's latest summit.
(2024-07-13). Samsung workers' union in South Korea kicks off three-day strike. presstv.ir Samsung Electronics workers in South Korea braved the rain on Monday, to chant slogans and raise their fists in unison as they kicked off a three-day strike demanding better pay.
(2024-07-13). Samsung Electronics' main South Korea union to go on indefinite strike. presstv.ir Samsung Electronics' main South Korea union will go on an indefinite strike.
When people say, "Joe Biden's a decent man," what Biden are they talking about? The man who befriended Strom Thurmond, the man who treated Anita Hill dismissively, the man who plagiarized Neil Kinnock's speeches, the man who crafted the most punitive and racist crime laws of the 20th Century, the man who voted for the Iraq war and armed a genocide? 
The powerful military, in a country that has been ruled by the army for almost half its independent history, can make or break governments in Pakistan, and the new powers for its…
Jordan has announced the opening of a The military alliance's office in Amman is the first in the Arab region and comes as a result of close cooperation and "deep strategic ties between NATO and the kingdom", the statement said. | The decision was made during a historic NATO summit in Washington, which marks the 75th anniversary of the allian…
Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party candidates contested the Feb. 8 election as independents after it was barred from the polls. They won the most seats but the election commission said independe…
With the World March for Peace and Non-violence 2024 planning to visit Pakistan in its March for Peace across the globe this October, a Football Festival was organized on July 8 and 9 in Bahria Town, to set things in motion for the World March visit to the country. | The Football Festival featured five teams with around 100 youth and officials involved in the event: | 1) IRWA Eagles FC, Izmir Society, Lahore | 2) Bahria Town Football Academy, Bahria Town Lahore | 3) Al Noor Football Academy, Dream Garden Lahore | 4) Margalla Hills Football Academy, Islamabad | 5) EME — DHA Football Academy, Lahore | HERE ARE…
Country: Philippines | Source: Government of the Philippines | Please refer to the attached file. | I. Situation Overview | On 08 July 2024, heavy rainfall brought by localized thunderstorms caused significant flooding in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte. Said rainfall led to the overflow of Ligasawan Marsh, flooding its tributaries and waterways and affecting several families. | Source: DSWD Field Office (FO) XII | II. Status of Affected Areas and Population | A total of 4,800 families or 10,680 persons are affected in 10 barangays in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte.
Country: Philippines | Source: Government of the Philippines | Please refer to the attached file. | I. Situation Overview | On 08 July 2024 at around 4: 00 PM, heavy rains were experienced in Lumbanao, Iloilo which caused flooding in low-lying areas, particularly in Brgy. Tranghawan. The flood reached households and lasted for about 2 to 3 hours before it eventually subsided. There was also reported landslide incident in Brgy. Pughanan around 7: 00 PM which caused partial damage to one (1) residential house. | Source: DSWD Field Office (FO) VI | II. Status of Affected Areas and Population | A total of 56 fami…
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CHICAGO—Racing to make everything tidy ahead of the quickly approaching visit, local woman Ellen Crandall was frantically cleaning up the entire city before her parents came into town for a visit, sources confirmed Thursday. "I've got to hide all these weed shops," said Crandall, who wiped the sweat off her brow as…