(2019-09-21). Police use tear gas in Paris amid array of protests. thecanary.co 
Paris police have used tear gas to disperse anti-government demonstrators trying to revive the yellow vest movement in France.The French capital was placed under high security as a few hundred anti-government demonstrators protesting against perceived economic injustice and French President Emmanuel Macron started marching in the streets.Police in riot gear were moving quickly to disperse small crowds of protesters, using tear gas on and around the Champs-Elysees avenue, Saint-Lazare train station and Madeleine plaza — areas where protests have been banned this weekend.Paris has been placed under tight secu…
(2019-09-21). On the Road to Damascus: International Conference in Syria on Sanctions and Its Blowback. mintpressnews.com 
Syrians say it's even harder now to make ends meet than it was during the height of their country's war because of intensified U.S and European sanctions.
(2019-09-21). Strong Men in Europe: Tony Abbott Visits Hungary. dissidentvoice.org "I extend a special welcome to Australia's former prime minister. It is in part due to his tough policy that we regard Australia as a model country. We especially respect it for the brave, direct and Anglo-Saxon consistency which it has shown on migration and defence of the Australian nation". These words of Hungarian Prime …
(2019-09-21). Trump Regime is under the influence of the notorious Council for National Policy. indybay.org The Council for National Policy (CNP) is a non profit organization. The CNP is known for having founders and past or present officers, and some members that are or have been directly affiliated with such organizations as the National Rifle Association and the Gun Industry. In addition to the Knights of Malta, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Unification Church of Sun Myung Moon, the Church of Scientology, Freemasonry, the CIA, Nazis, Dominionism Based Organizations, the Church Universal & Triumphant, Eugenics Advocates, the Ku Klux Klan, Templeton Foundation, Racist Organizations, Homophobic Groups, includin…
(2019-09-21). Italy: new government to stop the far-right. greenleft.org.au 
Italian politics Daniele FulviIssue 1238 Spain anti-racism anti-fascismSeptember 21, 2019Following weeks of negotiations, Italy's 5 Star Movement (M5S) and the Democratic Party (PD) have agreed to form a…
(2019-09-21). Victory as Jock Palfreeman released on parole. greenleft.org.au 
Pip HinmanIssue 1238 Bulgaria anti-racism prisoners' rights RomaSeptember 21, 2019Anti-fascist campaigner and Australian citizen Jock Palfreeman was unexpectedly granted parole on September 19 after serving…
(2019-09-20). Defeating fascism: Greece's neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party is collapsing. peoplesworld.org 
Golden Dawn closed its national headquarters in Athens last Saturday. It is a further, massive blow to the Greek neo-Nazi party whose trial for organizing serious criminal activity is drawing to a close after four-and-a-half years. That and other news from Greece in the last few days should provide inspiration and some pointers to the …
(2019-09-20). Trump Urged Ukraine to Investigate Biden's Son. truthdig.com 
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump urged the new leader of Ukraine this summer to investigate the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. Democrats condemned what they saw as a clear effort to damage a political rival, now at the heart of an explosive whistleblower complaint against Trump. | It was the latest revelation in an escalating controversy that has created a showdown between congressional Democrats and the Trump administration, which has refused to turn over the formal complaint by a national security official or even describe its contents. | Trump defe…
(2019-09-20). Unipolar Governance of the Multipolar World. counterpunch.org 
The emergence in recent years of the economic and military powers in countries like China, Russia and India has given rise to theories and hopes of a multipolar world that could temper the heavy-handed unilateral/unipolar policies of the United States on a global level. Such hopes are further buoyed by the fact that these rising poles of economic development have instituted a number of regional international organizations such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the China-sponsored Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and the Eurasian Economic Union that incorporates Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzsta…
(2019-09-20). The Rising Monopoly of Monsanto-Bayer. counterpunch.org 
Monsanto was an agrochemical and agricultural biotech company established in the US that became a large producer of GMO crops, with their main GMO crop having been corn. Monsanto was bought by Bayer, a German multinational pharmaceutical company, in late 2016 for $63 billion dollars. This deal was approved in early 2018 by the European Union More
(2019-09-20). To the Adults Who Are Striking Today for the Future, Thank You. commondreams.org Participants of a demonstration clap their hands and write the Icelandic "Hu". The demonstrators follow the call of the movement Fridays for Future and want to fight for more climate protection. They want to support the calls for strikes and protests all over the world. (Photo: Patrick Seeger/dpa/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/climate_strike.jpg …
(2019-09-20). Germany Accepts Climate Protection Deal Amid Worldwide Protests. telesurenglish.net The German government reached a consensus Friday on a new climate protection package, which includes a domestic carbon price and the possibility of more stringent measures in future, a source close to the talks said. | RELATED: | Australia 'Sets Standard' as Thousands Join #ClimateStrike | According to the reports, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and her Social Democrat partners agreed a carbon price for energy used in buildings and transport in line with the existing…
(2019-09-20). Germany Advocates to Reduce Greenhouse Gases in Half. telesurenglish.net German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Friday a list of measures the government will take attain the nation's climate targets: 55 percent fewer greenhouse gases by 2030 than the country created in 1990. | RELATED: | Germany Accepts Climate Protection Deal Amid Worldwide Protests | From Berlin, the nation's leader said from Berlin that from 2021 on, national transport and construction sectors will see a fixed price on carbon for petrol, diesel, heating oil and natural ga…
(2019-09-20). Thousands Join World Climate Strike as UN Summit Approaches. telesurenglish.net Thousands of people from all over the world took to the streets to join the "Third World Climate Strike" on September 20, a protest triggered by the Fridays for The Future (FFF) movement, which demands from governments concrete actions to resolve the ongoing environmental emergency generated by increased global warming. | RELATED: | Brazil Will Not Take The Floor At The UN Climate Summit | In Europe, Asia, Africa and Noth America, hundreds of environmental, social, labor and human rig…
(2019-09-20). Italy's 5-Star Backs Local Pact with Center-Left PD. telesurenglish.net Members of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement ‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äãbacked Friday a local alliance with the center-left Democratic Party (PD) in an online vote that could strengthen the new government and change the shape of Italian politics. | RELATED: | Italy: Mayors of Bologna and Lampedusa Propose Migration Pact | Following the recommendation of party chief Luigi Di Maio, 61 percent of 5-St…
(2019-09-20). Global Climate Action's Biggest Obstacle Is US Foreign Policy. truthout.org | | The climate crisis and war are both international problems that cross borders and threaten the future of humanity. The melting of glaciers in Greenland has global repercussions, just as the catastrophic war in Syria has drawn in and impacted countries way beyond the Middle East, including the United States and Russia. | These crises must be addressed by international agreements, negotiations and cooperation. But the U.S.'s insistence on leveraging its economic and military power to have the final say…
(2019-09-20). Is Norway better off with socialism that the U.S. is with capitalism? nationofchange.org You might want to examine…
(2019-09-20). Georgia Supreme Court Urges State to Stop Stonewalling In Devonia Inman Case: "Let Justice Be Done" theintercept.com Justice David Nahmias lamented the court's previous refusal to review Devonia Inman's case and expressed grave doubts about Inman's underlying guilt.
(2019-09-20). Europe's Complicity in Latin America's Deforestation Crisis. globalresearch.ca Dear President-elect Ursula von der Leyen, | First Vice-President Frans Timmermans, | President of the European Parliament David Sassoli, | Dear Heads of State [heads of government] of countries signatory to the Amsterdam Declaration: | Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister …
(2019-09-20). Climate Strikes Hit Europe. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-09-20). "Young People Have Had Enough": Global Climate Strike Youth Activists on Why They Are Marching Today. democracynow.org 
Today is the Global Climate Strike, inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. As people took to the streets in Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia, we host a roundtable discussion with youth activists organizing marches in the United States — in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Minneapolis — ahead of next week's U.N. Climate Action Summit. We are joined by Xiye Bastida, a 17-year-old climate justice activist originally from Mexico who is an organizer with Fridays for Future New York and a student at Beacon High School in New York; Katie Eder, a 19-year-old climate justice activist wh…
(2019-09-19). Venezuela oil production continues decline as China cancels more shipments. mronline.org 
Russian oil giant Rosneft blasted threats of U.S. sanctions as "unfair competition." | Source
(2019-09-19). Russiagate's last stand? #Resistance works itself up over whistleblower complaint on Trump's alleged 'favor to foreign leader'. rt.com 
Just when you thought the Russiagate horse was well and truly dead, count on House Intelligence chair Adam Schiff to whip it back into life with another saucy tale of collusion, conspiracy and cover-up. | President Donald Trump's alleged "collusion" with Russia to swing the 2016 election has largely been absent from the news of late. After the Mueller Report cleared the president of wrongdoing, and after the damp squib that was Special Counsel Mueller's testimony before Congress in July, the story finally exited the news cycle. | Here comes Congressman Schiff (D-California), determined to breathe new life into…
(2019-09-19). Murdered Activist Marielle Franco Nominated For Sakharov Prize. telesurenglish.net Marielle Franco, a Brazilian human rights activist, is one of four Brazilian activists who were announced this Thursday as nominees for the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize 2019. | RELATED: | Brazil Won't Accept US$20 Million G7 Aid to Tackle Amazon Fire | The European Parliament (EP) Sakharov Prize is awarded every year to individuals and organizations that excel in the defense of human rights and fundamental freedoms. | This year, the list of nominees, which is proposed b…
(2019-09-19). French Unions Strike Against Privatization of Electricity. telesurenglish.net More than a third of EDF's workforce in France was on strike on Thursday for the second day in a row in protest against a privatization plan, yet without affecting households, affirmed labor union leaders. | RELATED: | French Gov't Budget, Actions To Tackle Femicides Falls Short of Expectations | EDF workers are protesting plans steered by the French government to restructure and split the group in two, privatizing its nuclear power generation business set to one side. | The rest…
(2019-09-19). Spy vs Spy vs Spy: The Mysterious Mr. Smolenkov. globalresearch.ca A new spy story has been making the rounds in Washington, but this time it involved a brave Russian official who allegedly was allegedly recruited while in the Russian Embassy in Washington in 2007 and then worked secretly for the …
(2019-09-19). Hands Off Exarcheia: Athens's Anarchist Community Fights Back. thenation.com Hands Off Exarcheia: Athens's Anarchist Community Fights Back…
(2019-09-18). Turkey's Erdogan Presents Plan to Turn Kurds into a Minority in Northern Syria. therealnews.com 
President Erdogan of Turkey says that it's time for Turkey to send Syrian refugees to northern Syria, currently inhabited by Syrian Kurds. Meanwhile Erdogan's position in Turkey is weakening, both politically and economically, says Baris Karaagac…
(2019-09-18). Will Russia Be Driven From the West? thenation.com Will Russia Be Driven From the West?
(2019-09-18). Climate change affects the German economy. mronline.org 
In 2018, one of the longest dry spells on record left part of the Rhine in Germany at record low levels for months, forcing freighters to reduce their cargo or stop using the river altogether. | Source
(2019-09-18). Another German Court rules in favor of supporters of BDS Movement. bdsmovement.net 
Another German Court rules in favor of supporters of BDS Movement: In the NewsCourt orders City of Bonn to allow Women's Association to participate in festival, ruling their exclusion due to BDS support is "not even remotely justified." | Right To BoycottSeptember 18, 2019 | By: | | The European Legal Support Center
(2019-09-15). Outing of CIA's Kremlin mole echoes Iraq WMD hoax. thegrayzone.com The outing of a CIA informant inside of the Kremlin raises new questions about the Russia investigation and the intelligence…
(2019-09-12). Venezuela Oil Production Continues Decline as China Cancels More Shipments. venezuelanalysis.com Russian oil giant Rosneft blasted threats of US sanctions as "unfair competition."
(2019-09-12). MintPress Sits Down with Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova. mintpressnews.com 
(2019-08-26). Israeli Filmmakers Letter on Greenhouse Project. bdsmovement.net Israeli Filmmakers Letter on Greenhouse Project: In the NewsLeonidas Kioussis
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| (European Commission Delegation in Morocco) Cultural BoycottFebruary 16, 2006 | By: | | Israeli filmmakers, producers, scholars and artists
(2019-08-08). Venezuelan Gov't Suspends Dialogue as EU Criticizes US Embargo. venezuelanalysis.com The European Union objected to the "extraterritorial application of unilateral measures."