Daily Archives: November 25, 2023

2023-11-25: News Headlines

Drago Bosnic (2023-11-24). Is Armenia Really Arming the Kiev Regime? globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-11-25). China announces visa-free travel for five European countries and Malaysia. ecns.cn China decided to offer visa-free entry to travelers holding ordinary passports from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia from December 1, 2023, to November 30, 2024, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning announced on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-11-25). China to trial unilateral visa-free policy to six countries from Dec. 1. ecns.cn To further facilitate cross-border travel and China's high-quality development and high-standard opening up, China has decided to apply unilateral visa-free policy to six more countries on a trial basis, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced at a news briefing on Friday. The six countries are France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia.

Ferry Biedermann (2023-11-25). World Report] France cools on assisted dying and euthanasia. thelancet.com A draft bill was due to come before the Cabinet in December, but Emmanuel Macron has thrown the plans into doubt. Ferry Biedermann reports.

ecns.cn (2023-11-24). China announces visa-free travel for five European countries and Malaysia. ecns.cn China decided to offer visa-free entry to travelers holding ordinary passports from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia from December 1, 2023, to November 30, 2024, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning announced on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-11-24). China to trial unilateral visa-free policy to six countries from Dec. 1. ecns.cn To further facilitate cross-border travel and China's high-quality development and high-standard opening up, China has decided to apply unilateral visa-free policy to six more countries on a trial basis, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced at a news briefing on Friday. The six countries are France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia.

presstv.ir (2023-11-25). Barcelona city suspends relations with Israel over Gaza war. presstv.ir Barcelona City Council has suspended the city's relations with the Israel regime as long as the latter sustains its ongoing hugely deadly war against Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-11-25). Spain blasts Israeli accusations after criticizing Gaza genocide. presstv.ir Spain has slammed Israel for "terror" accusations against Madrid, calling them false and out of place.

presstv.ir (2023-11-24). Spanish PM 'whitewashing war criminal Netanyahu,' outspoken ex-minister says. presstv.ir A former Spanish minister, who has been openly censuring the West's mum on the genocidal Israeli war on Gaza, persists with her outspoken criticism.

The Independent (2023-11-24). China rejects EU's allegations of EV overcapacity export. independent.co.ug Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | Chinese Ambassador to the European Union (EU) Fu Cong on Thursday dismissed a recent claim that China is exporting its overcapacity of electric vehicles (EV) to the European market. "I want to emphasize the fact that the Chinese companies are selling cars in Europe does not by itself signify an …

Staff (2023-11-24). Israel only targets civilians, children in Gaza: Survivor. muslimmirror.com ZENICA, Bosnia Herzegovina : Nowhere in Gaza is safe and Israel only targets civilians and children, said a 55-year-old Palestinian man who was recently evacuated from the enclave. Nabil El-Tanany is a dual citizen of Palestine and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He arrived in Bosnia during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war and started a family. After 23 …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-11-25). Estonia notifies WHO that it rejects the Pandemic Treaty and amendments to International Health Regulations. expose-news.com On 22 November, 11 Members of the Estonian Parliament wrote a letter to the World Health Organisation ("WHO") to reject the proposed international agreement on pandemic prevention preparedness and response — also …

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-25). Ashes of Italian expeditionary of Granma yacht to be taken to Cuba. plenglish.com Rome, Nov 25 (Prensa Latina) A delegation from the Italian-Cuba Friendship Association (ANAIC), led by its President, Marco Papacci, will travel to Cuba to take the ashes of partisan Gino Doné, the only Granma yacht expedition member from Europe, a spokesperson said on Friday.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-11-25). España evalúa posible reconocimiento a Palestina como Estado. telesurtv.net Pedro Sánchez afirmó que, si la Unión Europea no reconoce a Palestina como Estado, España "adoptará su propia decisión".

teleSUR, rzr, MS (2023-11-25). Presidente cubano se reúne con representante de Derechos Humanos. telesurtv.net El encuentro coincidió con la celebración en La Habana, en la misma jornada, del IV Diálogo de Derechos Humanos entre Cuba y la Unión Europea.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-24). Commission launches EU green hydrogen auction. plenglish.com Brussels, Nov 24 (Prensa Latina) The European Commission launched its first EU green hydrogen auction on Thursday, with 800 million euros that should support subsidies to the industry and encourage private investment.

infobrics (2023-11-24). Ukraine's backflip on Greece shows it cannot be trusted partner to Europe. infobrics.org Kiev and Athens clash over transportation of Russian oil.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-24). Wars and Revolutionary Transformations. libya360.wordpress.com Christopher Black And maybe… something good does come out of this tragedy … the loss of America's claimed moral hegemony; a loss so severe that it can lead to a revolutionary transformation of nations' and peoples' world view, an awakening of their consciousness to a new reality of a future without American and European aggression,…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-11-24). EU Digital Identity: Eurocrats want to create a regime in which citizens are increasingly controlled by Brussels. expose-news.com The agreement between the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on the EU Digital Identity Wallet is open to abuse and gives Brussels the ability to deny people rights …

Roger Stoll (2023-11-24). On the Perpetration of Mass-Death Events. orinocotribune.com By Roger Stoll — Nov 20, 2023 | The holocaust now visited on Palestine by the US/Israel is unique in many ways. Rates of killing and maiming exceed those of previous Israeli assaults on Gaza, the perpetrators announce their genocidal intent with unusual frankness, and Western media and official apologists are especially shameless. | But in a world under centuries of West European domination, this particular intentional genocide/mass-death event ought to seem familiar. These mass killings have always been necessary for the global system to function, providing land for settlement, cultivation and resource extr…

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-11-24). España evalúa posible reconocimiento a Palestina como Estado. telesurtv.net Pedro Sánchez afirmó que, si la Unión Europea no reconoce a Palestina como Estado, España "adoptará su propia decisión".

Victor Grossman (2023-11-24). Split on the Left in Germany. counterpunch.org Is it a tragedy or a new hope? After months, in fact years of inner-party squabbling in Germany's LINKE party (The Left), the die has been cast, the Rubicon crossed, and Sahra Wagenknecht, with nine other Bundestag deputies, has quit the party and announced their decision to found a new party in January. Until then,

WSWS (2023-11-24). Thousands join protests across Germany to demand an end to Gaza genocide. wsws.org Protests have occurred in the face of an extraordinary police and state crackdown overseen by the Social Democrat-led federal government.

Ahmed Adel (2023-11-24). Greece Plays Both Sides: Delivers Weapons to Ukraine, Greek Shipping Companies in Lucrative Trade in Russian Oil. globalresearch.ca

Alberto Toscano, In These Times. (2023-11-25). The Rise Of The Far Right Is A Global Phenomenon. popularresistance.org Across the globe, the far Right appears to be on the ascent. It has seized commanding heights in Giorgia Meloni's Italy and Viktor Orbán's Hungary, while formerly ostracized ethno-nationalist parties like the Sweden Democrats and the True Finns are now in governing coalitions. Shortly after this issue went to press, Argentina elected as president the voluble anarcho-capitalist Javier Milei, whose promise to commodify all facets of social life is accompanied by rabid anti-feminism and culture war invectives‚Äâ—‚Äâ"In my government there will be no cultur…

presstv.ir (2023-11-25). Italy: Journalists demand freedom of information on Gaza. presstv.ir Italian journalists are calling for freedom of information in the Gaza Strip contending that it has become impossible to cover the ongoing situation.

presstv.ir (2023-11-24). In Netherlands, anti-Islam Wilders wins general elections. presstv.ir Geert Wilders has been advocating the "de-Islamization" of the Netherlands.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-11-25). Palestine condemns comments by far-right Dutch politician. plenglish.com Ramallah, Nov 25 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned statements made by far-right legislator Geert Wilders, whose party was the most voted in the recent elections in the Netherlands.

Larry Johnson (2023-11-25). Explaining the Failure to Properly assess Russia. sonar21.com Kudos to

Editor (2023-11-24). Brics Leaders Condemn Israeli War Crimes in Gaza, Call For End of Hostilities. scheerpost.com Leaders of the IX Summit of the BRICS.. Photo from Wikimedia Commons by Beto Barata. | By Abdul Rahman / Leaders of the BRICS bloc called for an immediate end to the hostilities in Palestine in an online meeting held on Tuesday, November 21. | The meeting was attended by the heads of government of Brazil, Russia, China, S…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-11-24). Fidel Castro is remembered in Moscow. plenglish.com Moscow, Nov 24 (Prensa Latina) The workers of the Cuban state mission in the Russian Federation today paid tribute to the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, seven years after his physical disappearance, Prensa reported. Latina.

Kyle Anzalone (2023-11-24). Russia Claims to Foil Major Ukrainian Attack on Crimea. news.antiwar.com Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks targeting the Crimean Peninsula since Russia invaded the country last year. The Russian Defense Ministry reported downing 16 Ukrainian drones near or above Crimea. The attack on the critical peninsula comes as Russian forces are close to taking a key city in the Donbas. According to the …

Larry Johnson (2023-11-24). Lloyd Austin and Richard Haass Refuse to Admit Ukraine's Defeat. sonar21.com Joe Scarborough and Richard Haass | I realize this is a bit of old news, but recent comments by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Richard Haass, long-term diplomat and former head of the Council on Foreign Relations, bears revisiting. Their remarks on the dire situation in Ukraine reflects a combination of delusion and magical thinking. They are not lying in the sense that they know they are saying something that is deliberately false. I think they genuinely believe what they are saying. The only way they will come to their senses is when Russia forces Ukraine to surrender. But when that happens, these guy…

The Palestine Information Center. (2023-11-24). 1,000 Boats To Leave Türkiye For Gaza In New 'Freedom Flotilla'. popularresistance.org Approximately 1,000 boats have gathered in Türkiye on Wednesday before heading toward Gaza in an attempt to break the Israeli blockade in a similar attempt from over a decade ago. | In an interview with Turkish news website Haber7, Volkan Okàßu, one of the organizers of the protest, indicated the boats will carry 4,500 people from 40 countries, "including anti-Zionist Jews." | Among the 1,000 vessels would be 313 boats filled with Russian activists, and 104 filled with Spanish activists, he said. Only 12 Turkish vessels will join the flotilla, he told Haber7. | However, Okàßu said in a later twee…

Staff (2023-11-25). Hamas Praises Contributions of China, Russia, and Arab Countries in Gaza Truce (+Prisoner Exchange). orinocotribune.com The political leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, highlighted the efforts of several Arab countries, as well as Russia and China, behind the truce in Gaza Strip. | "We reaffirm the importance of the efforts of Arab and Islamic countries, as well as friendly states like Russia and China, to help our people fulfill their aspirations for freedom, return and independence," Haniyeh said on Friday, November 24, in a short video posted on social media. | The Hamas leader also thanked Egypt and Qatar for their mediation efforts in the truce agreement, underlining the Palestinian movement'

Rhoda Wilson (2023-11-25). Slovakia will not be entering into any international pandemic agreements with WHO, Prime Minister says. expose-news.com During a SMER party conference, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico declared that his government will not sign the World Health Organisation's Pandemic Treaty and SMER Members of Parliament will not ratify in …

Angela (2023-11-25). Friday 11/24: Silent Vigil for Peace in Ukraine and Palestine and honoring Native American Heritage Day. indybay.org corner of El Camino & Embarcadero, outside Town & Country shopping center, on the public sidewalk | 855 El Camino | Palo Alto, CA…

WSWS (2023-11-25). The "No to Wars" demonstration: A cover for the war policy of the German government. wsws.org The national "No to Wars" demonstration taking place in Berlin on Saturday is a cynical attempt to push the growing opposition to the NATO war in Ukraine and the genocide in Gaza into a dead end.

Alexander Rubinstein (2023-11-24). US govt-linked Ukraine activists hold pro-Nazi Veterans Day rally outside White House. thegrayzone.com A recent rally in front of the White House featuring Nazi iconography has been wholly ignored by the same mainstream media outlets pushing the narrative of rising antisemitism. The two DC-based organizations behind the events collaborated with the Biden administration on a similar event last February. This Veterans Day, on November 11, passersby outside the White House gates were met with the sight of protest signs bearing Nazi-inspired Wolfsangels and protesters performing fascist salutes. While the rally may have fallen …

Angela (2023-11-24). Friday 11/24: Silent Vigil for Peace in Ukraine and Palestine and honoring Native American Heritage Day. indybay.org corner of El Camino & Embarcadero, outside Town & Country shopping center, on the public sidewalk | 855 El Camino | Palo Alto, CA…

Drago Bosnic (2023-11-24). F-16 Fighter Jets Yet to Arrive. Kiev Regime is Desperate. Ukraine Air Force in Shambles. globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-11-24). West pressures Ukraine to hold elections amid talks about land-for-peace deal. infobrics.org Washington has funded, supported and white-washed far-right violence and even neo-Nazism in Ukraine for years. So this time it might just try to find a way to get rid of Zelensky, as it often does with its allies, and proxies. And a former far-right activist Alexey Arestovich might be just the right man for the job.

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-11-24). Mass Migration, Depopulation. "Ukrainians are Fleeing Ukraine". Kiev Regime Trying to "Prevent Escapes" on the Western Transcarpathian Border. globalresearch.ca

Misión Verdad (2023-11-24). Venezuelan Opposition Politician María Corina Machado's Changing Opinions on ICJ's Jurisdiction in Essequibo Dispute. orinocotribune.com The Geneva Agreement, signed in 1966 between Venezuela, the United Kingdom, and the then colony of British Guyana, is the only instrument in force that constitutes the legal basis for resolving the dispute over the Essequibo territory. For this reason, Venezuela denounces the self-imposition of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the main judicial body of the United Nations, as the arbitrator intending to solve the territorial dispute. | Once upon a time, this position was defended by far-right Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado, who stated in 2018 that the Geneva Agreement was the only way to reach…

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