International Water Management Institute(2024-01-30). World: Anticipatory Action in Communities Hosting Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: An Assessment of Current Approaches.reliefweb.int Countries: Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Chad, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, World | Source: International Water Management Institute | Please refer to the attached file. | Alexandra Schindler, Radhika Singh, Andrew Adam-Bradford, Merel Laauwen and Sandra Ruckstuhl | Abstract/Description | This paper is a global literature review of anticipatory action approaches in communities hosting forcibly displaced persons. Anticipatory action, or a set of actions taken to prevent or mitigate a potential disaster before acute impacts are felt, is an essential strategy to reduce the impacts of climate change and extreme weather…
Staff(2024-01-30). Pakistani court sentences ex-Premier Imran Khan to 10 years.muslimmirror.com ISLAMABAD, Pakistan : A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his top diplomat Shah Mahmood Qureshi to 10 years in jail in a case that accused the incarcerated ex-premier of leaking "state secrets." The sentence was announced by Judge Abual Hasnat Moham ≠mad Zulqarnain in the northeastern garrison city of Rawalpindi's …
Rifondazione Comunista, Sinistra Europea(2024-01-30). Assassinate UNRWA, US and EU retaliation after the Hague Court verdict.pressenza.com Since 1948, since the Nakba, the United Nations has created an agency, UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East) which has guaranteed relief, development, education, health care, social services, and aid emergencies to over five million Palestinian refugees present in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, as well as in the occupied territories and the Gaza Strip. [These] resources [are] not always managed in the best way, but [are] fundamental for a humanitarian emergency that has no equal in the history of the planet, [the emergency aid] having had to operate for 76 years now.
World Health Organization(2024-01-30). Bangladesh: WHO implements large-scale Ivermectin-based MDA for one million Rohingya refugees.reliefweb.int Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar | Source: World Health Organization | Please refer to the attached file. | The World Health Organization (WHO) Bangladesh is carrying out a large-scale Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign in partnership with the Government of Bangladesh and Health Sector partners to break the transmission of persistent scabies upsurge among Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char. | Running from November 29th, 2023, to February 01, 2024, this initiative strives to target nearly 1 million individuals residing in 33 camps in Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char Island, marking it as the worl…
Dave DeCamp(2024-01-30). Report: Drone That Hit US Base in Jordan Followed an American Drone.news.antiwar.com A one-way attack drone that killed three US troops in northeast Jordan may have followed an American drone into the US base, US officials told The Associated Press on Monday. The officials said that because of the timing, US forces may have thought the enemy drone was an American one and didn't try to shoot …
Lee Camp, BreakThrough News.(2024-01-30). The Biggest Financial Scam In Human History.popularresistance.org It's the largest financial scam in human history. $1 Trillion a year of your tax dollars goes to the Pentagon and they can't say where it's going. In fact they recently said they can't account for 63% of their assets — as they failed their sixth straight audit. But we do know they buy $52,000 trash cans. And we know they once lost $12 Billion of shrink-wrapped dollar bills in Iraq. And that's just the beginning of it. Most of the money is used to destroy lives around the globe. In this episode of America Inc. Lee Camp reveals all the dirty details with a dose of comedy thrown in to help the truth go down ea…
ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance(2024-01-30). World: The Column: Monthly Disaster Review and Outlook: Volume 85, September 2023.reliefweb.int Countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, World | Source: ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance | Please refer to the attached file. | GENERAL REVIEW OF SEPTEMBER 2023 | For the month of September 2023, a total of 111 disasters were reported. The number of reported occurrences was 42.49% less than the number of reported disasters in September of the last year. The ASEAN Member States affected for September 2023 were Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Most of the disasters (54.95%) occurred…
newarab(2024-01-30). Japan, Austria suspend UNRWA funding, but Norway continues.newarab.com Austria and Japan are the latest countries to suspend payments to the At least nine other countries, which account for about 60 percent of UNRWA's funding altogether, have paused funding. | Austria and Japan joined the UK, US, Germany, Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Nether…
Myanmar Information Management Unit(2024-01-30). Myanmar: Market Analysis Unit: Market Price Report – Sagaing Region (December 2023).reliefweb.int Country: Myanmar | Source: Myanmar Information Management Unit | Please refer to the attached file. | The MAU tracks market prices in southern Sagaing Region. Data are collected from three vendors per product per market at the end of each month. The data include prices from Monywa (main market), Myaung (Na Bet), Shwebo (main market), Ye-U (Tin Tein Yan), and Yinmarbin (Yin Paung Taing). Data and product specs are available at KEY FINDINGS | Essential food prices held stable again in December, and cooking oil…
Asian Development Bank(2024-01-30). ADB Provides $500,000 for Vanuatu Cyclone Relief.reliefweb.int Country: Vanuatu | Source: Asian Development Bank | MANILA, PHILIPPINES (30 January 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $500,000 grant to the Government of Vanuatu to help the recovery from Tropical Cyclone Lola which hit Vanuatu in October 2023. | "The ADB grant assistance will help support the Government of Vanuatu's efforts to restore livelihoods," said ADB Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office Regional Director Shane Rosenthal. "We extend our deepest condolences to Vanuatu for the loss of life, damage, and upheaval caused by the destructive winds, floods, and landslides from the c…
albawaba(2024-01-30). Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years in prison.albawaba.com ALBAWABA – According to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and VP Mahmood Qureshi have been sentenced to 10 years in jail, in the state secrets case which may be challenged in higher court. "Former prime minister Imran Khan and PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) vice-president Qureshi have been sentenced to 10 years each inside a prison in the cypher case," a spokesman for the party told AFP.The case is based on how the two handled a so-called "cypher" sent by Pakistan's ambassador to the United States, which claimed Washington was involved in a plot to remove Khan from off…
Staff(2024-01-30). AIM refutes ASI survey report on Gyanvapi.muslimmirror.com Varanasi: The Gyanvapi mosque management committee, Anjuman Intezamia Masjid (AIM), has termed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report on the scientific study and survey of the mosque as an attempt to "set a false narrative." Based on the history available with AIM, it claimed that this mosque was constructed in three phases, starting in …
ecns.cn(2024-01-30). Major lithium reserves discovered in Sichuan.ecns.cn Nearly 1 million metric tons of lithium reserves were recently discovered in Sichuan province, becoming the largest known pegmatite-type lithium mine in Asia.
Staff(2024-01-30). Wedding called off after spat over a chair in UP.muslimmirror.com Bulandshahr : It all began over a humble chair and ended with the groom calling off the wedding in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh. Mohd Mubeen, the bride's father, said that after the baraat arrived and festivities had begun, a heated argument started between an elderly woman and one of the guests. According to reports, …
albawaba(2024-01-30). Video: Insects found in tea bags in Saudi Arabia.albawaba.com ALBAWABA The Saudi Food and Drug Authority has taken swift action in response to public concerns sparked by a video depicting an individual scrutinizing the contents of a tea bag under a microscope. The video brought to light the presence of impurities, organisms, and insects within the tea bag's components, elements that are not easily discernible to the naked eye. The circulating video raised doubts about its authenticity, leading to inquiries directed at the Food and Drug Authority to ascertain its accuracy.ÿ¥ÿߟáÿØ.. ŸÅŸäÿØŸ&aum…
British Medical Journal(2024-01-30). Trajectories and correlates of poor mental health in India over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide survey.reliefweb.int Country: India | Source: British Medical Journal | Emma Nichols, Sarah Petrosyan, Pranali Khobragade, Joyita Banerjee, Marco Angrisani, Sharmistha Dey, David E Bloom, Simone Schaner, Aparajit B Dey, Jinkook Lee | Abstract | Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic had large impacts on mental health; however, most existing evidence is focused on the initial lockdown period and high-income contexts. By assessing trajectories of mental health symptoms in India over 2 years, we aim to understand the effect of later time periods and pandemic characteristics on mental health in a lower-middle income context. | Methods We…
Staff(2024-01-30). NIA files charge-sheet against 3 in Rajasthan PFI conspiracy case.muslimmirror.com New Delhi : The NIA has filed a charge-sheet against three activists of the banned PFI in a case related to radicalisation of Muslim youths, and giving them weapons training to fight and establish Islamic rule in India by 2047. Further cracking down on unlawful and anti-national activities of the Popular Front of India (PFI), …
Government of Australia(2024-01-30). El Niño support for Timor-Leste and the Pacific.reliefweb.int Countries: Australia, Timor-Leste, World | Source: Government of Australia | Joint media release with: | The Hon Pat Conroy MP, Minister for International Development and the Pacific | Australia is investing $5 million to help Timor-Leste and the Pacific prepare for and respond to the early impacts of El Niño. | Our region is experiencing the effects of climate change and, in 2024, climate-related hazards and disasters are expected to intensify. The El Niño system brings extremely dry conditions to some areas of the region and wild weather to others. | In Timor-Leste, drought is impacting agriculture, freshwat…
ecns.cn(2024-01-30). Mainland, HK begin mutual recognition of legal judgments.ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Chinese mainland have implemented reciprocal recognition and enforcement of each other's judgments in civil and commercial court cases.
Government of the Philippines(2024-01-30). Philippines: DSWD DROMIC Report #2 on the Armed Conflict in Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur as of 26 January 2024, 6PM.reliefweb.int Country: Philippines | Source: Government of the Philippines | Please refer to the attached file. | I. Situation Overview | On 11 January 2024 at around 10: 30 AM, an armed conflict transpired between the alleged members of the 105th Base Command and the combined force of 106th and 118th Base Command of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) at Sitio Patawili, Brgy. Ganta, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur resulting to displacement of families and individuals. | Source: DSWD Field Office (FO) XII | II. Status of Affected Areas and Population | A total of 1,169 families or 5,845 persons are affe…
Larry Johnson(2024-01-30). The Attack Was in Jordan, But Jordan Plays Dumb.sonar21.com Wow! Talk about a Charley Foxtrot (aka Cluster Fuck). CENTCOM (i.e., U.S. Central Command put out a press release about the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) attack on its base located on the northern border of Jordan known as Tower 22. Why is it a Charley Foxtrot? Because it is now clear that Jordan did not want this base identified and is loathe to admit that it has U.S. troops in its territory. | The Kingdom of Jordan wasted no time in denying that this took Jordanian Minister of Government Commu…
albawaba(2024-01-30). Syrian star Nesreen Tafesh sentenced to prison in Egypt.albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Syrian star Nesreen Tafesh is in a pinch as the Misdemeanor Court in Egypt upheld a ruling issued by the Court of First Instance to imprison the actress and singer amid issuing "bad checks" to a woman. According to
Government of the Philippines(2024-01-30). Philippines: DSWD DROMIC Report #13 on the Effects of Shear Line as of 28 January 2024, 6PM.reliefweb.int Country: Philippines | Source: Government of the Philippines | Please refer to the attached file. | I. Situation Overview | On 15 January 2024, the effects of Shear Line were experienced in several municipalities in the province of Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur. | On 16 January 2024, several municipalities in Davao Region also reported the effects of Shear Line. | On 17 January 2024, the effects of Shear Line continued to bring scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms over Northern Mindanao, Caraga, and Davao Region. | On 18 January 2024, continuous heavy rains brought by the effects of Shear Line affec…
albawaba(2024-01-30). UAE Golden Visa new rules, you might be eligible!albawaba.com ALBAWABA — With UAE becoming a global hub for talented individuals and those seeking a brighter career feature, demand for the Emirates' Golden Visa has gone up 52% in the first half of 2023, according to the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs, while many are able to successfully apply with an employment in the UAE, the government allows different types of model residents to apply without having a job in the country.The Golden visa is a long-term residency permit for up to 10 years, that is offered to international individuals who wish to live, work, or study in the United Arab Emirates, w…
The Tricontinental(2024-01-30). Dossier no. 72: The churning of the global order.mronline.org In January 2023, a reporter from Yomiuri Shimbun asked the press secretary of Japan's foreign ministry, Hikariko Ono, for a definition of the term 'Global South'.
Saleem Samad(2024-01-30). India is not among the top 10 development partners of Bangladesh.pressenza.com When India promptly felicitated Bangladesh for holding a "free and fair" 12th National Elections, the government leaders in Bangladesh were visibly excited. | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on her "victory for a historic fourth consecutive term in the Parliamentary elections" and also said, "We are committed to further strengthen our enduring and people-centric partnership with Bangladesh." | On the eve of the 75th Republic Day of India, a Bangladesh business daily Share Biz in Bangla publishes a damning first-page lead story "India is not among the top…
Clive Tillman(2024-01-30). Japan: Jetstar crews strike for pay, union rights.greenleft.org.au The union representing pilots and cabin crew at budget airline Jetstar Japan began coordinated strike action ahead of Christmas, after a breakdown in collective bargaining negotiations with management, reports Clive Tillman.
Khubaka, Michael Harris(2024-01-30). 24th Annual, California Rosa Parks Day Dinner and California State Capitol Celebration.indybay.org 2024 Rosa Parks Day in California and beyond, we pause to reflect upon Sister Rosa, and remember her example of "Womanity" showcasing dignified faith, work and courage, this special 2024 Black History Month we begin preparations for our 25th Annual Rosa Parks Day Celebration in her winter home of Los Angeles, California.
Staff(2024-01-26). 75th Republic: Hindutva juggernaut rolls on to demolish democratic-secular of Indian republic!muslimmirror.comBy Shamsul Islam Since Narender Bhai Modi, who claims to be a 'Hindu Nationalist' and member of RSS took charge as PM of India, the largest democracy in the world, has no respite from receiving fatal blows. Sadly, judiciary which was to function as watch-dog of the Republic has completely capitulated to the Hindutva agenda. …
Staff(2024-01-26). Gyanvapi mosque security heightened post ASI report release.muslimmirror.comVaranasi : Security measures have been beefed up outside the Gyanvapi mosque, a day after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex revealed there "existed a large Hindu temple prior to the construction of the existing structure". Following the release of a survey report by the Archeological Survey of India, …
Staff(2024-01-26). Let's save the Republic on 75th Republic Day.muslimmirror.comBy Narender Aggarwal This 75th Republic Day celebration of India provides an opportunity to reflect on the critical challenges faced by the Indian state and to contemplate how to uphold, preserve and protect India's cherished ideals of democracy, secularism, and the rule of law, which are considered the cornerstone of the Indian republic. The notable …
Fran Shor(2024-01-26). Yeh Man, the U.S. Has an Addiction to War and Empire.counterpunch.org What explains the Biden Administration's obsession with the Houthis and the Pentagon's almost daily launching of missile and air strikes on targets in Yemen? The ostensible rationale is to protect shipping in the Red Sea. Yet, other Arab allied nations, with the exception of Bahrain (a country that houses the largest US military base in
Niranjali Amerasinghe(2024-01-26). A moment of clarity at the International Court of Justice.actionaidusa.org I woke up today to hundreds of messages about the genocide case brought by South Africa against Israel. Some were calling it a victory, an unequivocal legal demand for Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza. Some were expressing disappointment that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) did not call for a ceasefire. A part of…
Staff(2024-01-26). Headlines for January 26, 2024.democracynow.org ICJ Orders Israel to Prevent Genocide But Stops Short of Calling for Ceasefire, Israel Pounds Khan Younis, Targets Hospitals as Death Toll Tops 26,000, CIA Dir. Burns to Travel to France for Truce Talks with Qatar, Egypt and Israel, Minneapolis and Somerville, MA, Pass Gaza Ceasefire Resolutions, U.S. and Iraq to Start Talks on Phased Withdrawal of U.S. Coalition Forces, "Humanity Takes a Step Backwards": Alabama Executes Kenneth Smith Via Nitrogen Asphyxiation, Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Sentenced to 4 Months for Defying Congressional Subpoena, 65,000 Pregnancies a Result of Rape Since End of Roe in…
News Desk, The Cradle.(2024-01-26). Iraqi Drones Target Israel's Ashdod Port For Second Time In Three Days.popularresistance.org The Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) announced a new attack on the Israeli Port of Ashdod on 25 January, one day after the start of "phase two" of Iraqi operations in support of Gaza. | "In continuation of our approach to resisting [US] occupation, in support of our people in Gaza, and in response to [Israeli] massacres … the Islamic Resistance in Iraq today, Thursday … attacked the port of Ashdod in the occupied territories with drones," the IRI said in a statement on Thursday. | This marks the second time in less than a week that the Iraqi coalition has launched a drone attack on Ashdod. | On Wednesday, Abu…
Dave DeCamp(2024-01-26). US Confirms It's Entering Talks That Could Lead to US Withdrawal From Iraq.news.antiwar.com Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin confirmed on Thursday that the US and Iraq will start talks on the future of the US military presence in Iraq in the "coming days," which could result in a US withdrawal. Baghdad has been calling for an end to the presence of the US-led anti-ISIS coalition in response to …
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies(2024-01-26). Biden Must Choose Between a Ceasefire in Gaza and a Regional War.counterpunch.org In the topsy-turvy world of corporate media reporting on U.S. foreign policy, we have been led to believe that U.S. air strikes on Yemen, Iraq and Syria are legitimate and responsible efforts to contain the expanding war over Israel's genocide in Gaza, while the actions of the Houthi government in Yemen, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and
Staff(2024-01-26). International Court of Justice Orders Israel to Prevent Genocide in Gaza But Fails to Order Ceasefire.democracynow.org In a highly anticipated ruling, the International Court of Justice at The Hague has found that there is a "real and imminent risk" that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, and supported "at least some" of the provisional measures South Africa had requested when it brought the case in order to rein in Israel's military assault. Though the ruling falls short of calling for an immediate ceasefire, analysts say it is nevertheless a significant milestone. We discuss the "unprecedented" decision by the World Court with a panel of experts: Palestinian human rights attorney Di…
MEE staff(2024-01-26). ICJ orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza and allow in aid.middleeasteye.net ICJ orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza and allow in aid | Hague-based court gives ruling on provisional measures put forward by South Africa in genocide case against Israel | Fri, 01/26/2024 – 10: 52 | The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has delivered a interim ruling calling on
Marjorie Cohn, Truthout.(2024-01-26). Biden's Illegal Bombing Of Yemen Intensifies The Risk Of Regional War.popularresistance.org In response to Israel's assault on the people of Gaza in early October, Yemen's Houthi movement, Ansar Allah, began mounting attacks on commercial ships in and around the Red Sea. The Houthis said the attacks were aimed at Israeli-connected or Israel-bound ships and they would continue until there is a ceasefire in Gaza. Meanwhile, the pressure on this vital trade route is impacting the global economy as ships are being redirected to more expensive routes. | On January 11, South Africa presented its case documenting Israel's genocide in Gaza to the International Court of Justice. The following day, the U.S. and U…
Sharon Zhang(2024-01-26). ICJ Finds It's "Plausible" That Israel Is Committing Genocide in Initial Ruling.truthout.org The International Court of Justice (ICJ) found that it is "plausible" that Israel is committing genocide in a highly anticipated initial ruling on Friday, ordering Israel to take steps to avoid going even further in its violence in Gaza but stopping short of calling for a ceasefire. In its decision, the ICJ ordered Israel to abide by its obligations under Article II of the UN Genocide Convention… |
Democracy Now!(2024-01-26). Democracy Now! 2024-01-26 Friday.democracynow.org Democracy Now! 2024-01-26 Friday: Headlines for January 26, 2024International Court of Justice Orders Israel to Prevent Genocide in Gaza But Fails to Order Ceasefire
The Independent(2024-01-26). UN court to deliver ruling on South Africa's genocide case against Israel.independent.co.ug THE HAGUE | Xinhua | The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to deliver a ruling on South Africa's genocide case against Israel on Friday in the Hague. It will also rule on South Africa's demand for the court's urgent intervention to stop Israel's military operation in Gaza. Judge Joan E. Donoghue, the president …
teleSUR(2024-01-26). Hague Court Demands Israel to Prevent Genocide in Gaza.telesurenglish.net On Friday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) made its first decision on the lawsuit filed by South Africa against Israel for genocide crimes against Palestinians in Gaza. | RELATED: | While the judges did not rule on whether the Zionist state is committing genocide, they issued a kind of "restraining order" to study the case in its entirety, which could take years. | The ICJ requires Israel to take immediat…
Democracy Now!(2024-01-26). Democracy Now! 2024-01-26 Friday.democracynow.org Democracy Now! 2024-01-26 Friday: Headlines for January 26, 2024International Court of Justice Orders Israel to Prevent Genocide in Gaza But Fails to Order Ceasefire
Consortium News.(2024-01-26). ICJ To Rule Friday On South Africa V. Israel Genocide Case.popularresistance.org The International Court of Justice said it would reveal its decision on provisional measures in the case of South Africa accusing Israel of genocide on Friday at 1pm, 7 am EST. | The World Court will tell the world on Friday whether it is ordering Israel to stop or alter its military operation in Gaza after considering the arguments in South Africa v. Israel by both sides on Nov. 11 and 12. | South Africa said in an 84-page application that Israel is committing genocide and that its intent to do so is evident, while Israel denied the accusation. The 15-judge court, with two more ad hoc judges appointed by both si…
Staff(2024-01-26). Hamas ready to observe ceasefire in Gaza if ruled by ICJ.muslimmirror.comGaza : Hamas has announced that the group is ready to observe a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip if the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issues a ruling calling for it as long as Israel reciprocates. "If the court issues a ceasefire decision, the Hamas movement will adhere to the ceasefire as long as Israel …
Amy Goodman(2024-01-26). Genocide Scholar: ICJ Ruling Is "Beginning of a Process of Isolating Israel"truthout.org In a highly anticipated ruling, the International Court of Justice at The Hague has found that there is a "real and imminent risk" that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, and supported "at least some" of the provisional measures South Africa had requested when it brought the case in order to rein in Israel's military assault. Though the ruling falls short of calling for an immediate ceasefire… |
MEE staff(2024-01-26). Watch in full: ICJ interim ruling South Africa's genocide claim against Israel in Gaza.middleeasteye.net Watch in full: ICJ interim ruling South Africa's genocide claim against Israel in Gaza | Watch the International Court of Justice deliver its interim ruling on South Africa's request for an emergency order to stop Israel's military action in Gaza | Fri, 01/26/2024 – 10: 23 | "> | Pro-Palestinian protesters gather near the International Court of Justice on 12 January (Reuters/Thilo Schmuelgen…
the International Coalition To Stop Genocide In Palestine, Popular Resistance.(2024-01-26). International Coalition To Stop Genocide In Palestine Welcomes World Court's Order.popularresistance.org In its provisional ruling issued today on the South African Genocide Convention case against Israel, the International Court of Justice (ICJ—also known as the World Court) demanded Israel stop killing civilians and destroying civilian infrastructure and medical facilities; prevent and punish incitement to genocide by its top officials; and permit the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza. The International Coalition to Stop Genocide in Palestine (ICSGP) applauds the Court's Order as a crucial first step toward forcing Israel and its primary sponsor and strongest political ally—the United States—t…
Kyle Anzalone(2024-01-26). ICJ Rules Against Israel in Gaza Genocide Case.news.antiwar.com The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Israel's actions in Gaza plausibly breach the Genocide Convention. The ICJ ordered several injunctions on Israel but stopped short of ordering a ceasefire in Gaza. Late last year, South Africa filed charges against Israel at the ICJ, alleging Tel Aviv is conducting genocide in an 84-page indictment. …
Dave DeCamp(2024-01-26). US Refuses to Say If It Will Respect ICJ Ruling on Genocide Case Against Israel.news.antiwar.com The US is refusing to say if it will respect an upcoming ruling from the UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) on South Africa's genocide case against Israel that could order a halt to Israel's onslaught in Gaza. The ruling on whether Israel is committing genocide will take years, but South Africa has asked the …
Melissa Garriga, CODEPINK.(2024-01-26). Prominent Jewish Activists Send Open Letter To German Officials.popularresistance.org United States — In anticipation of UN-designated Holocaust Remembrance Day, Saturday, January 27th, over 300 Jews worldwide have released an Open Letter to the German Government and other European Nations: Support South Africa at the World Court-Do Not Aid and Abet Israeli Genocide in Gaza. | Signed by rabbis, scholars, policy makers, filmmakers and activists, the letter reads, "We call on the governments of Germany, Austria and all European nations involved in the Nazi Holocaust to stand on the right side of history, to stand with South Africa in its courageous appeal to the highest court in the United Nations…
Mitchell Plitnick(2024-01-26). Biden is following Netanyahu off a cliff.mondoweiss.net In refusing to pressure Israel into a ceasefire while continuing to launch strikes on Yemen, Biden has shown utter contempt for all Arabs and Muslims, including his own Arab and Muslim American citizens who say they won't vote for him over Gaza.
teleSUR(2024-01-26). Israel Keeps Hospitals in Khan Younis Under Siege.telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Palestinian Resistance Movement (Hamas) accused Israeli forces of encircling and paralyzing the hospitals in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. | RELATED: | The Health Ministry said that the Israeli army's besiegement has rendered the hospitals in Khan Younis completely paralyzed and hindered the movement of ambulances. | Israel conducted 21 attacks against families in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, r…
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Simon Hooper(2024-01-26). War on Gaza: British man fighting for Israel wore shawl of Holocaust survivor who said 'do not hate'.middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: British man fighting for Israel wore shawl of Holocaust survivor who said 'do not hate' | Close friend and fellow survivor says Zigi Shipper would have been 'heartbroken' by conflict in Gaza and angered by Israeli forces | Fri, 01/26/2024 – 12: 05 | The footage shows Levi Simon wearing the tallit belonging to Zigi Shipper in a building in Gaza, where he drew a Star of David (Screen…
Leila Warah, Mondoweiss.(2024-01-26). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 111: Hospitals Under Siege.popularresistance.org In Khan Younis, Palestinians continue to face constant Israeli attacks, including those on medical centers, further crippling Gaza's healthcare infrastructure and institutions. | The Israeli military has put several medical complexes under siege in Khan Younis, the second-largest city in Gaza, located in the southern district. | At Nasser Hospital, The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) reports that "no one can enter or exit" because of the nearby bombardment . | In addition to about 400 dialysis patients at Nasser Hospital who cannot access treatment, hundreds of wounded people, sick…
Staff(2024-01-26). Israel requests evacuation of largest UNRWA shelter in Khan Younis.muslimmirror.comGAZA CITY, Palestine : The Israeli army requested Thursday that displaced people located in the largest shelter belonging to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the city of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip evacuate the premises by the following afternoon. The army warned those …
The Independent(2024-01-26). The international order is dying in Gaza.independent.co.ug The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has dealt a particularly crushing blow to the system COMMENT | MOHAMED ELBARADEI | After COVID-19 struck in 2020, creating chaos and misery, I hoped that some silver lining would emerge from this global tragedy. For a time, it seemed possible. The pandemic was a powerful reminder of our …
The Dissenter(2024-01-26). Unauthorized Disclosure: Matthew Hoh.thedissenter.org "Unauthorized Disclosure" is back for another season in 2024! | We kick the year off with a show regular, Matthew Hoh, who is a former Marine, former State Department official, and the associate director for the Eisenhower Media Network. You can find his writing on war and foreign policy at Matthew discusses the US government's attacks on Yemenis and how the Israeli government's war on Gaza is expanding to a wider regional conflict. He addresses the denial and detachment from reality exhibited by offici…
Lawrence Wittner, Counter Punch.(2024-01-26). Overcoming Obstacles To United Nations Maintenance Of Peace.popularresistance.org Although, according to the UN Charter, the United Nations was established to "maintain international peace and security," it has often fallen short of this goal. Russia's ongoing military invasion of Ukraine and the more recent Israeli-Palestinian war in Gaza provide the latest examples of the world organization's frequent paralysis in the face of violent international conflict. | The hobbling of the Security Council, the UN agency tasked with enforcing international peace and security, bears the lion's share of the responsibility for this weakness. Under the rules set forth by the UN Charter, each permanent memb…
Caitlin Johnstone(2024-01-26). Gaza Is Exposing Western Liberals For The Frauds They Are.orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Jan 24, 2024 | The entire western liberal worldview is currently balanced on the ability to psychologically compartmentalize away from the mass atrocities in Gaza and what western governments are doing to perpetuate them. | Everything that mainstream liberals claim to oppose is on full display in Israel's actions in Gaza. Racism. Fascism. Tyranny. Injustice. Genocide. Yet they must necessarily avoid throwing themselves into opposing these things there at all cost, because it would mean acknowledging that their own political allegiances are inseparably interwoven with them. | <...
teleSUR(2024-01-26). 61 Palestinian Journalists Are Imprisoned in Brutal Conditions.telesurenglish.net Shurua Asad, the spokeswoman for the Palestinian Journalists' Union, denounced that Israel is holding 61 journalists in poor conditions. | RELATED: | Among them, 15 were detained in the first eight months of 2023, and another 46 after the conflict with Hamas erupted. This means a significant increase in media employees detained by Israel since the outbreak of the war in October. | Most of the journalists are from occupied West Bank. They…
teleSUR, MS(2024-01-26). Israel bombardea puntos civiles en el centro de Gaza.telesurtv.net Se contabilizaron cerca de 14 muertos y un número no especificado de heridos tras los intensos bombardeos de Israel contra la población civil en Gaza; las víctimas en su mayoría eran mujeres y niños.
Ramzy Baroud(2024-01-26). Genocide in Gaza as an Opportunity: What Ben-Gvir Wants in the West Bank.counterpunch.org If what is currently happening in the occupied Palestinian West Bank took place before October 7, our attention would have been completely fixated on that region in Palestine. The ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza, however, has devalued the important, if not earth-shattering events underway in the West Bank, which is now a stage for the
Maha Hilal(2024-01-26). Israel, the United States, and the Rhetoric of the War on Terror.counterpunch.org In a New Yorker piece published five days after the attacks of September 11, 2001, American critic and public intellectual Susan Sontag wrote, "Let's by all means grieve together. But let's not be stupid together. A few shreds of historical awareness might help us understand what has just happened, and what may continue to happen." Sontag's desire to
presstv.ir(2024-01-26). Aid trucks enter Gaza through Rafah.presstv.ir Aid trucks enter Gaza through Rafah in the south of the coastal sliver, where much of the population is in a humanitarian crisis amid an ongoing Israeli war.
ecns.cn(2024-01-26). Chinese firms top Japan on worldwide influence list.ecns.cn A total of 48 Chinese firms have made the world's top 500 most powerful brands, surpassing Japan for the first time and securing third place globally, according to the 20th edition of the 2023 World's 500 Most Influential Brands.
ecns.cn(2024-01-25). Healthy China-Japan ties urged.ecns.cn Premier Li Qiang called on Thursday for joint efforts from both China and Japan to uphold the principles of peace, friendship and cooperation in order to bring bilateral ties back on the track of healthy and stable development.
Ann Brown(2024-01-26). Spelman College Secures $100 Million Gift, Largest Single Donation In History.moguldom.com Spelman College, a prestigious private women's college in Atlanta, is celebrating a monumental milestone with the announcement of a historic $100 million donation. The generous gift, the largest single donation ever given to a Historically Black College or University (HBCU), comes from businesswoman and philanthropist Ronda Stryker and her husband, William Johnston, chairman of Greenleaf …
ecns.cn(2024-01-26). Tennis star Zheng Qinwen makes history.ecns.cn Tennis star Zheng Qinwen made history on Thursday and became the second Chinese woman to reach a Grand Slam singles final with a straight-set semifinal win over Dayana Yastremska at the Australian Open.
ecns.cn(2024-01-25). Tennis star Zheng Qinwen makes history.ecns.cn Tennis star Zheng Qinwen made history on Thursday and became the second Chinese woman to reach a Grand Slam singles final with a straight-set semifinal win over Dayana Yastremska at the Australian Open.
Richie Merino(2024-01-26). Fund people's needs in the Bronx, not genocide in Gaza!workers.org From a talk given by Richie Merino, an organizer of the Bronx Antiwar Coalition, at a panel he chaired on "Workers' struggles and building internationalism" during the International Assembly against Imperialism in Solidarity with Palestine, held on Jan. 21 in New York City. We gather here today in the spirit . . . |
Arjae Red(2024-01-26). Leninism: 'A doctrine of action'.workers.org From a talk given by Arjae Red, an initial organizer with Starbucks Workers United and an anti-imperialist fighter, at the panel on "Internationalism Today — A Global Struggle, during the International Assembly against Imperialism in Solidarity with Palestine, held on Jan. 21 in New York City. I want to talk . . . |
Mel Buer, The Real News Network.(2024-01-26). Palestine And The Crisis Of Free Speech On College Campuses.popularresistance.org Colleges and universities have long acted as incubators for social movements, and the movement in solidarity with Palestine is no exception. While repression against students and faculty for support of Palestine is nothing new, the upsurge in mobilization and agitation for Palestinian liberation since last fall has been met with a frenzied response from actors within and outside of university administrations. Students and faculty alike have faced retaliation from university administrators and Zionists within and beyond the student body, ranging from revocation of scholarships to expulsions, firings, and even phys…
ecns.cn(2024-01-26). Philippine S. China Sea claims opposed.ecns.cn China resolutely opposes the Philippine side conducting any form of construction on China's islands or reefs in the South China Sea that the Philippines have illegally occupied, a defense spokesman said on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2024-01-25). Philippine S. China Sea claims opposed.ecns.cn China resolutely opposes the Philippine side conducting any form of construction on China's islands or reefs in the South China Sea that the Philippines have illegally occupied, a defense spokesman said on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2024-01-25). China, Singapore sign visa waiver agreement.ecns.cn China and Singapore on Thursday signed an agreement on mutual visa exemption in Beijing, which allows the holders of ordinary passports stays of up to 30 days.
John P. Ruehl(2024-01-26). Houthis Emerge as Latest Threat to U.S. Control Over Global Shipping.counterpunch.org On December 30, 2023, the Singapore-flagged Maersk Hangzhou, owned by Danish company Maersk Line, came under missile and subsequent boat attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. The U.S. Navy responded by using helicopters to destroy three of the four ships used in the assault. Maersk, the world's largest shipping company, immediately announced it was suspending operations in
ecns.cn(2024-01-25). PLA organizes routine patrol around Taiwan island.ecns.cn The People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command recently organized routine joint maritime and aerial patrol around the Taiwan island, the Ministry of National Defense announced on Thursday.
guest author(2024-01-26). °Yemen. Un pueblo indomable! — La historia (I).workers.org Por Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein* El 3 de enero de 2024 — En 2015, Yemen, un país desconocido para muchos en Occidente, inició una guerra en defensa de su soberanía que estaba siendo amenazada por una alianza intervencionista liderada por Arabia Saudí. El pueblo yemení tuvo que pagar con la vida . . . |
Matthew Hoh(2024-01-26). Imperial Costs: Two Stories Summarize the Cost of Empire to Democracy.counterpunch.org SEALs died taking part in a blockade mission against Yemen, a mission that dates back nearly a decade and is part of a two-decade-long history of US military action against Yemen (the US first launched a drone strike in Yemen in 2002). US policy towards Yemen is part of the larger, failed and counterproductive Global War on Terror, which itself is part of a larger, failed and counterproductive US Middle East policy. US Middle East policy, in its current form, goes back to the 1970s and is part of a larger, failed and counterproductive US militarized foreign policy. Can anyone go to the families of those two SEALs…
Countries: Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Chad, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, World | Source: International Water Management Institute | Please refer to the attached file. | Alexandra Schindler, Radhika Singh, Andrew Adam-Bradford, Merel Laauwen and Sandra Ruckstuhl | Abstract/Description | This paper is a global literature review of anticipatory action approaches in communities hosting forcibly displaced persons. Anticipatory action, or a set of actions taken to prevent or mitigate a potential disaster before acute impacts are felt, is an essential strategy to reduce the impacts of climate change and extreme weather…
Yerevan and Baku have fought two wars – in 2020 and in the 1990s – over the disputed 
Business Council meeting emphasised the potential of economic relations between the countries…
Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar | Source: World Health Organization | Please refer to the attached file. | The World Health Organization (WHO) Bangladesh is carrying out a large-scale Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign in partnership with the Government of Bangladesh and Health Sector partners to break the transmission of persistent scabies upsurge among Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char. | Running from November 29th, 2023, to February 01, 2024, this initiative strives to target nearly 1 million individuals residing in 33 camps in Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char Island, marking it as the worl…
Countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, World | Source: ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance | Please refer to the attached file. | GENERAL REVIEW OF SEPTEMBER 2023 | For the month of September 2023, a total of 111 disasters were reported. The number of reported occurrences was 42.49% less than the number of reported disasters in September of the last year. The ASEAN Member States affected for September 2023 were Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Most of the disasters (54.95%) occurred…
Austria and Japan are the latest countries to suspend payments to the At least nine other countries, which account for about 60 percent of UNRWA's funding altogether, have paused funding. | Austria and Japan joined the UK, US, Germany, Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Nether…
Country: Myanmar | Source: Myanmar Information Management Unit | Please refer to the attached file. | The MAU tracks market prices in southern Sagaing Region. Data are collected from three vendors per product per market at the end of each month. The data include prices from Monywa (main market), Myaung (Na Bet), Shwebo (main market), Ye-U (Tin Tein Yan), and Yinmarbin (Yin Paung Taing). Data and product specs are available at KEY FINDINGS | Essential food prices held stable again in December, and cooking oil…
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh "It is the only opportunity available to calm the situation,"
A local leader and seven other members of a militia in The cradle of the 2011 uprising against regime 
Victim says media attention made cops more responsive to dognapping…
One man was killed after gunmen opened fire inside a Catholic church in The shooting, condemned by Two masked men carried ou…
Country: Philippines | Source: Government of the Philippines | Please refer to the attached file. | I. Situation Overview | On 11 January 2024 at around 10: 30 AM, an armed conflict transpired between the alleged members of the 105th Base Command and the combined force of 106th and 118th Base Command of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) at Sitio Patawili, Brgy. Ganta, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur resulting to displacement of families and individuals. | Source: DSWD Field Office (FO) XII | II. Status of Affected Areas and Population | A total of 1,169 families or 5,845 persons are affe…
Wow! Talk about a Charley Foxtrot (aka Cluster Fuck). CENTCOM (i.e., U.S. Central Command put out a press release about the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) attack on its base located on the northern border of Jordan known as Tower 22. Why is it a Charley Foxtrot? Because it is now clear that Jordan did not want this base identified and is loathe to admit that it has U.S. troops in its territory. | The Kingdom of Jordan wasted no time in denying that this took Jordanian Minister of Government Commu…
ALBAWABA – Syrian star Nesreen Tafesh is in a pinch as the Misdemeanor Court in Egypt upheld a ruling issued by the Court of First Instance to imprison the actress and singer amid issuing "bad checks" to a woman. According to 
Country: Philippines | Source: Government of the Philippines | Please refer to the attached file. | I. Situation Overview | On 15 January 2024, the effects of Shear Line were experienced in several municipalities in the province of Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur. | On 16 January 2024, several municipalities in Davao Region also reported the effects of Shear Line. | On 17 January 2024, the effects of Shear Line continued to bring scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms over Northern Mindanao, Caraga, and Davao Region. | On 18 January 2024, continuous heavy rains brought by the effects of Shear Line affec….jpg)
ALBAWABA — With UAE becoming a global hub for talented individuals and those seeking a brighter career feature, demand for the Emirates' Golden Visa has gone up 52% in the first half of 2023, according to the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs, while many are able to successfully apply with an employment in the UAE, the government allows different types of model residents to apply without having a job in the country.The Golden visa is a long-term residency permit for up to 10 years, that is offered to international individuals who wish to live, work, or study in the United Arab Emirates, w…
In January 2023, a reporter from Yomiuri Shimbun asked the press secretary of Japan's foreign ministry, Hikariko Ono, for a definition of the term 'Global South'.
The union representing pilots and cabin crew at budget airline Jetstar Japan began coordinated strike action ahead of Christmas, after a breakdown in collective bargaining negotiations with management, reports Clive Tillman.
