(2019-09-11). The War in Eastern Ukraine May be Coming to an End but Do Any Americans Care? dissidentvoice.org 
On Saturday September 7, Russia and Ukraine agreed to a prisoner swap which has brought hope of improved relations between the two countries and an end to the 5-year long conflict in Eastern Ukraine. A peace accord is being planned for later this month in Normandy involving Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany. Ukraine's newly elected …
(2019-09-11). Huge crowd in Barcelona in march supporting Catalonia's independence from Spain. thecanary.co 
Hundreds of thousands of people who support the secession of Catalonia from Spain gathered in Barcelona on the region's main holiday just weeks before a highly anticipated verdict in a case against 12 leaders of the independence movement.Supporters of Catalan secession came from all parts of the region to its main city. Many carried flags or wore T-shirts supporting Catalan independence as they met for the rally in a large public square.The 11 September holiday memorialises the fall of Barcelona in the Spanish War of Succession in 1714. Since 2012, it has become the date of massive rallies for the region's indepe…
(2019-09-11). Power and Tragedy. counterpunch.org Starting with the Trojan War in the thirteenth century BCE, the Greeks embarked on a gigantic Grexit that lasted for centuries. They migrated to other more prosperous lands. The Greeks of Euboea were pioneers in this political movement: searching and finding better life outside of Greece. In the eighth century BCE, some of them abandoned More
(2019-09-11). The legacy of Syriza: Four years of austerity, privatizations, militarism and attacks on refugees—Part 1. wsws.org The intention of this series of articles is to explain what four years of Syriza's government has meant concretely for workers, youth and retirees in Greece.
(2019-09-11). Germany's Angela Merkel Says Europe to Honor Iran Nuclear Deal. telesurenglish.net Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Europe has chosen to honor the 2015 nuclear agreement deal with Iran which was abandoned by the United States unilaterally last year. | RELATED: | Iran Calls on US to Avoid War Hawks Like John Bolton | The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed between Iran and six other countries. While Germany, France, the United Kingdom, China, and Russia kept the deal, Washington pulled out of it in 2018 saying that Iran has breached it by…
(2019-09-11). France and Germany escalate occupation of Mali and the Sahel. wsws.org France and Germany's neo-colonial occupation of the country is part of a renewed scramble for West Africa.
(2019-09-11). Egypt Court Sentences Top Muslim Brotherhood Leaders to Life. telesurenglish.net An Egyptian court Wednesday sentenced top Muslim Brotherhood leaders to life after a five-year trial. | RELATED: | Muslim Brotherhood Mourns Morsi's Death in Turkey | The leaders were also top officials of late President Mohamed Morsi whose rule ended when he was ousted from power by a military coup in 2013. | According to Judge Mohamed Sherin Fahmy, 11 officia…
(2019-09-11). KPFA's Philip Maldari On 9/5/19 Morning Show Says Erdogan "at least has fair elections" indybay.org KPFA's Philip Maldari on his Sunday morning show told the audience that Erdogan has fair elections.
(2019-09-11). People Should be Warned of the Adverse Health Effects of 5G Mobile Phone Microwave Radiation Technology. globalresearch.ca Read the Irish Independent article here. | *** | Dear Adrian, | I read with dismay your article in Saturdays Independent on the safety of 5G. I think you do a huge disservice to Ireland Inc but in particular to Irish Children …
(2019-09-11). New York Times: Main source for anti-Russia campaign may have been a "double agent" wsws.org The latest allegation reported by the New York Times Is a further exposure of the Democrats' concocted claims of Russian "subversion" of the US political system.
(2019-09-11). Bolton's Failures in Venezuela, Iran, Afghanistan and Russia Proved to be His Downfall. globalresearch.ca Trump's decision to fire Bolton likely stemmed from the latter's string of failures in Venezuela, Iran, Afghanistan, and Russia, with the American President finally realizing that enough is enough and that he needs to once again shuffle the "deep state" …
(2019-09-11). Russia: Stalinist and far-right candidates win with backing from Navalny. wsws.org The Western media has desperately tried to conceal the right-wing character of the political forces that have made gains in the elections in Moscow and Khabarovsk.
(2019-09-11). GoFundMe Shuts Down Homophobic Page Against LGBT School Lessons. telesurenglish.net The crowdfunding website GoFundMe said Tuesday that they have taken down a page launched in June to campaign against LGTBQ education inside schools in the United Kingdom. | RELATED: | Brazil Newspaper Publishes Gay Kiss To Rebuke Homophobic Mayor | "We have removed this page as it violates our terms of service," the website said. Humanists U.K. had demanded twice…
(2019-09-11). Behind Britain's Brexit mess: A push to destroy workers' rights. peoplesworld.org 
LISBON, Portugal—Britain's version of Donald Trump, right-wing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, was handed a major defeat Monday when his second try at calling an election to solve the Brexit mess was rebuffed. Labor and left forces in Britain say his call for a "snap election" is nothing more than an attempt to crush the opposition …
(2019-09-11). U.K. Court Rules Johnson's Suspension of Parliament Unlawful. truthdig.com 
LONDON — A Scottish court dealt another blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit plans Wednesday, ruling that his decision to suspend Parliament less than two months before the U.K. is due to leave the European Union was an unlawful attempt to avoid democratic scrutiny. | The government immediately said it would appeal, as the political opposition demanded Johnson reverse the suspension and recall lawmakers to Parliament. | With Brexit due in 50 days, the court ruling deepened Britain's political deadlock. Johnson insists the country must leave the EU on Oct. 31, with or without a divorce deal to smoot…
(2019-09-11). New poll suggests increasing support for break-up of the UK. thecanary.co 
A new poll suggests that a majority of people living in the north of Ireland would vote to join the Republic of Ireland if there was a referendum. And with similar support also showing for an independent Scotland, the UK's days could well be numbered. | pic.twitter.com/muhAdZ5LUh<...
(2019-09-11). DUP politician indicates massive U-turn on the 'backstop' agreement. thecanary.co 
The DUP's Jim Wells has revealed a possible shift in his party's position on a "Northern Ireland-only backstop" agreement. Should it become official DUP policy, Wells's revelation would mean the DUP ha…
(2019-09-10). Boris Johnson Trips: Duvets, Toothbrushes and the House of Lords. counterpunch.org 
In 2017, MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, a Tory creature trapped in cold storage, suggested that the UK's withdrawal from the European Union was tantamount to fighting the battles of Agincourt, Waterloo and Trafalgar, a true statement of British strength. (Much inconsistency there, but let him ride with it.) "This is Magna Carta, it's the Burgesses coming More
(2019-09-10). Putin Suffers Setback in Moscow Election, But Remains Secure Nonetheless. therealnews.com 
In what many analysts saw as a test for Vladimir Putin's rule, the Moscow election was a setback of sorts, but the opposition's orientation towards capitalism undermines its own anti-corruption platform, says Tony Wood…
(2019-09-10). Jon Ossoff Is Back: "I'm Still Standing and I'm Ready to Fight" theintercept.com Ossoff, a Democrat who narrowly lost a Georgia congressional special election in 2017 — the most expensive House race of all time — starts the race as a frontrunner.
(2019-09-10). Scandal erupts over Público exposure of state complicity in Barcelona attack. wsws.org The exposure of NATO intelligence agencies' complicity in Islamist networks' August 2017 terrorist attack in Barcelona has provoked a deep political crisis in Spain.
(2019-09-10). UN health agency spotlights stalled effort to close health divide across Europe, in new report. un.org Progress on equal access to a healthy life for all, is at a standstill across Europe, a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed on Tuesday, despite their being a clear path to close gaps in national care.
(2019-09-10). UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson prorogues Parliament. wsws.org Johnson's anti-democratic suspension of Parliament was carried out to prevent opposition MPs from taking control of Parliament's order paper over the next five weeks and derailing his plans to withdraw the UK from the European Union, without a deal if necessary.
(2019-09-10). Parliament is suspended, so what is happening on Brexit with MPs gone? thecanary.co 
Boris Johnson has sent MPs packing by suspending Parliament for five weeks in a controversial move as the Brexit deadline looms large.But politics does not stop when politicians depart Westminster — far from it.Here the PA news agency looks at what will happen before the current Brexit deadline of October 31.(PA Graphics)— EU negotiations ahead of the summitThe Prime Minister's team will continue negotiations with Brussels in an attempt to get a new deal.Johnson has long pledged to tear up the backstop to prevent a hard border on the island of Ireland, which was a main sticking point for Theresa May dur…
(2019-09-10). Headlines for September 10, 2019. democracynow.org Wilbur Ross Under Fire After Reports of Political Meddling at NOAA, Trump Says "Bad People" from Hurricane-Ravaged Bahamas Trying to Enter U.S., Boris Johnson Dealt More Blows over Brexit Plan as U.K. Parliament Suspended, U.N. Human Rights Chief: Climate Change Greatest Threat to Human Rights, French Summer Heat Waves Linked to 1,500 Deaths, Paraguay: Human Remains Found Under Former Property of Ex-Dictator Alfredo Stroessner, Bangladesh Imposes Mobile Phone Blackout on Rohingya Refugees, North Korea Fires 2 Projectiles After Proposing Renewal of Talks with U.S., Reports: CIA Extracted Russian Informant Who Prov…
(2019-09-09). Dramatic rescue operation underway to save 4 trapped inside capsized cargo vessel (PHOTO, VIDEO). rt.com 
The US Coast Guard has confirmed that four missing crew of the Golden Ray are alive and has launched a rescue operation to retrieve the men, trapped inside the cargo ship that caught fire and capsized off the coast of Georgia.
(2019-09-09). Another probe?! Democrats to investigate Trump 'pressuring Ukraine' into 2020 election meddling. rt.com 
Democrat chairs of three House committees have accused the White House of pressuring Ukraine into "politically motivated" investigations into the business dealings of 2020 Democrat presidential frontrunner Joe Biden's son Hunter. | In a letter sent to the White House counsel on Monday, heads of the Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees cited a "growing public record" for "nearly two years" that allegedly showed President Donald Trump's personal attorney Ru…
(2019-09-09). Georgia Kumho Tire workers opt for union. fightbacknews.org Macon, GA – Workers at the Kumho Tire factory in Macon, Georgia, voted to join the United Steelworkers (USW) union, September 7, nearly two years after the initial vote was marred by the company's numerous violations of workers' rights. | While some legal challenges remain before the election results are official, the initial vote count showed 141 votes for the union and 137 against, with 13 challenged ballots still to be resolved at an upcoming hearing. | About 325 workers would be in the USW bargaining unit at Kumho. | An administrative law judge issued an order in May for a new vote at the Kumho factory after…
(2019-09-09). Safe zone in Syria, Trump and the Taliban, Maduro vs. Guaido. uwidata.com Safe zone in Syria On Sunday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States of attempting to use the creation of a security zone in northeastern Syria, not for Ankara's sake, but in order to protect the Washington-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDS) operating in the area. Turkey sees the SDS and the Kurdish units of …
(2019-09-09). You've got to hand it to the Irish PM, he just out-Boris-ed Boris right to his face. thecanary.co You've got to hand it to Ireland's PM Leo Varadkar — he played a blinder on 9 September. In a press conference with Boris Johnson, he proved he's got the UK PM's number: by out-Boris-ing the man himself. | Classic: | In the press conference in Dublin, Johnson reaffirmed his desire to leave the EU on 31 Oc…
(2019-09-08). Four missing, 20 rescued after cargo ship capsizes off Georgia coast. rt.com 
The US Coast Guard is searching for four crew members of a large cargo vessel that capsized while a fire on board still raged. Twenty people have so far been rescued, and four remain missing. | The 656-foot vehicle carrier, the M/V Golden Ray, is listing heavily in the St. Simons Sound. Images from the scene show smoke rising from its side. | 71,000-ton GRT vehicle carrier GOLDEN RAY is in distress in St Simon Sound off Brunswick, Georgia. US #Coast Guard photos show the 200-meter-long vessel with an extreme list and an internal fire…
(2019-09-08). UN chief welcomes prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine. un.org United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed on Sunday, yesterday's exchange of prisoners and detainees between Russia and Ukraine.
(2019-09-06). NATO Deep State in Turkey. uwidata.com àúnal àáevikà∂z, the deputy opposition leader of the main opposition party in Turkey, the Republican People's Party (RPP, Turk. CHP), commented on President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan's recent trip to Russia, saying: "We are concerned that if Turkey, a member of NATO, continues to purchase weapons that are not can be integrated into the Alliance system, …
(2019-09-06). Hungary: Europe's creeping fascism. greenleft.org.au 
immigration Luke CooperIssue 1236 Hungary rise of the far right Refugees holocaustSeptember 6, 2019Just along from the Hungarian parliament buil…
(2019-09-06). Denmark passes landmark consent-based rape laws. greenleft.org.au 
sexual consent Lisbeth LathamIssue 1236 Denmark rape lawsSeptember 6, 2019Denmark's Red-Green Alliance or Enhedslisten (United List) announced on July 14 that the g…
(2019-09-05). Russia and Turkey's ongoing cooperation provokes tension with Europe and the US. uwidata.com 
Turkey's purchase of the Russian S-400 systems (in spite of US sanctions and threats), along with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent visit to Russia and joint inspection of the latest Su-35 and Su-57 fighters with Russian President Vladimir Putin, are both clear indications of the ongoing split in the American-European axis. The US quickly …
(2019-09-05). Elections in Germany, Split in the Italian Government, US-China Trade War. uwidata.com Elections in Germany Angela Merkel's the Christian Democratic Union came out victorious in the elections which took place in Brandenburg and Saxony. However, the party was followed closely by the far-right party "Alternative for Germany" (AfD). According to preliminary data, in Saxony, the right-wing formation received 27.5% of the vote, while the CDU received 32.1%. …
(2019-09-05). Headlines for September 5, 2019. democracynow.org 2020 Dem Candidates Talk Fracking, Green New Deal, Nuclear Energy & More at Climate Crisis Town Hall, Brexit Battle Heats Up as Lawmakers Vote to Block "No-Deal" Scenario, Trump Shows Doctored Hurricane Map as Dorian Hits U.S. Coast After Ravaging Bahamas, Report: FBI Tracking Immigration Activists Who Oppose Trump Policies, Aid Groups Uncover More Human Remains at Arizona-Mexico Border, State Dept. Official Offered Millions to Captain of Iranian Oil Tanker to Divert Vessel, Mexico: Main Suspect in 2014 Ayotzinapa Student Disappearance Acquitted, Denmark Bans PFAS from Food Packaging, Germany Announces Glyphosate…
(2019-09-04). Conservative Revolt Against Boris Johnson Exposes Republicans' Complicity in the Cult of Trump. theintercept.com 
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speak before a working breakfast at the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France, on Aug. 25, 2019. | Donald Trump, brothers in chaos," read a headline in the Los Angeles Times over the weekend. | Chaos, indeed. The two right-wing soul mates seem to be competing with one another to see who can do more damage to the political, economic, and social fabric of their respective countries. The American president and British prime…
(2019-09-04). "This Is a Climate Emergency": Devastated by Dorian, the Bahamas Are on Frontlines of a Dying Planet. democracynow.org 
It is a scene of utter devastation after the Category 5 Hurricane Dorian ravaged the Bahamas. Residents of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas are now bracing for the storm, which has been downgraded to Category 2. The official death in the Bahamas is at seven but is expected to rise. On the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama, as many as 13,000 homes have been destroyed or heavily damaged. Rescue efforts have been hampered by widespread flooding. Some reports say 70 to 80% of the affected areas remains underwater, including the Grand Bahama International Airport. The Bahamas Red Cross and other relief groups are sc…
(2019-09-03). Monthly review August 2019. uwidata.com Europe G7: the split intensifies The G7 summit was held in France between August 24 and 26. The leaders of the US, France, Germany, UK, Canada, Japan and Italy discussed internal contradictions between the world's leading economies, particularly between Washington and the rest of the member nations, and compromises were reached on some issues. The …
(2019-08-29). A safe zone in Syria: a renewed military crisis or a diplomatic solution? uwidata.com 
The establishment of safe zones in war-torn countries is supposed to entail a reduction in violence. However, in the present situation in Syria, US involvement in the establishment of a safe zone will lead to the direct military entrenchment of Washington, Turkey, Russia, and Syria, and will only cause the situation to deteriorate further. WHY …
(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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(2019-08-14). BDS condemns antisemitic, fascist forces in Germany and worldwide. bdsmovement.net 
BDS condemns antisemitic, fascist forces in Germany and worldwide: BNC StatementOur nonviolent movement opposes all forms of racism and racial discrimination. | Right To BoycottAugust 14, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)
(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."