(2024-10-26). Armenia questions two clauses of the peace treaty with Azerbaijan. plenglish.com Yerevan, 26 October (Prensa Latina) – There are still disagreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan on two of the 17 clauses of the draft peace treaty, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Paruir Ovannisian said today.
(2024-10-26). Clueless 'Fact Check' of Daily Sceptic Climate Article Descends into Pure Gibberish. wattsupwiththat.com If there was an award for worst fact check of the year, the recent attempt by the French state-owned Agence France-Presse (AFP) to smear the Daily Sceptic would be the clear favourite to win. Taking issue with our report of a recent paper published by Nature that found no "surge" in global temperatures since 1970, the AFP author Manon Jacob branded the article "misleading" purely on the basis of a random selection of what other commentators had written on social media. The so-called fact check is so bad it could well be used in future journalism schools as an example of how not to take a poke at well-sourced mate…
(2024-10-26). Concern over Elon Musk's alleged secret Putin talks as SpaceX, Tesla CEO boosts Trump. scmp.com The head of Nasa says that claims Musk had contact with the Russian leader 'should be investigated', and 'would be concerning' if true.
(2024-10-26). Phil Lesh, co-founder of the Grateful Dead, dies at 84. scmp.com The innovative bassist co-wrote some of the California rock band's most notable, jam-worthy tracks, including 'Dark Star' and 'St Stephen'.
(2024-10-26). US says Russians made fake video of ballots for Trump being destroyed. scmp.com Officials said the clip showing a man ripping up ballots in Pennsylvania was part of Moscow's effort to 'stoke divisions among Americans'.
(2024-10-26). At BRICS summit, Russia tries to build a world without the US. csmonitor.com The group's latest meeting shows how much progress Russia has made — and how other BRICS members keep that goal from being fully realized.
(2024-10-26). China, EU reaffirms will to resolve EV differences. ecns.cn China and the European Union reaffirmed their political will to resolve differences through dialogue over the EU's anti-subsidy case involving Chinese electric vehicles, said the Ministry of Commerce on Friday.
(2024-10-26). MEP Rima Hassan on Palestine advocacy and wearing the keffiyeh. newarab.com 
keffiyeh represents that potent emblem of resistance and identity. | "Destroying symbols is also erasing a cause," begins Rima Hassan, who made history by becoming the first French-Palestinian member of the European parliament. The 32-year-old human rights activist, lawyer, and refugee advocate gained a significant following thanks to her activism for However, on September 17, Rima was
(2024-10-26). Award-winning Iranian-German photographer asked to apologise for saying "Free Palestine" wsws.org The campaign to suppress opposition to Israel's war of extermination embraces all of Germany's political parties.
(2024-10-26). Mr. Adama Dempster Joins Global Gathering of Frontline Human Rights Defenders. indybay.org Human Rights Ambassador Adama Dempster Joins Global Gathering of Frontline Human Rights Defenders in Dublin, Ireland…
(2024-10-26). Italy raises funds to support hurricane victims in Cuba. plenglish.com Rome, Oct 26 (Prensa Latina) The National Italy-Cuba Friendship Association (Anaic) is reportedly carrying out a fund-raising campaign to help the victims of hurricane Oscar that recently hit the eastern Cuban province of Guantanamo.
(2024-10-26). Poland: The ICRC supports National Societies in collecting and managing tracing cases of persons missing in relation to international armed conflict in Ukraine. icrc.org
(2024-10-26). Poland: Polish Red Cross launched Emblem Campaign. icrc.org
(2024-10-26). IHL commemoration in Romania: 70 years since the ratification of the Geneva Conventions. icrc.org
(2024-10-26). Gaza, Lebanon, Iran and Ukraine — Key Takeaways from Kazan Declaration. ummid.com BRICS Summit 2024 in Russia ended on Thursday adopting Kazan Declaration which focused on key issues including catastrophic situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Lebanon, Ukraine war and condemnation of Israel.
(2024-10-26). Galaxy of world leaders in 'isolated Russia' for BRICS 2024. ummid.com Over two dozen world leaders are currently in Russia City of Kazan to attend BRICS 2024 Summit.
(2024-10-26). De-dollarization strategic necessity: Putin. ummid.com Russian President Putin said de-dollarization and boosting trade settlements in national currencies between members of the BRICS group is a strategic necessity.
(2024-10-26). The BRICS summit in Russia offers no alternative. cadtm.org
(2024-10-26). IMF and BRICS: no return to Bretton Woods. cadtm.org This week the IMF-World Bank semi-annual meeting takes place in Washington, US. At the same time, the BRICS+ group meets in Kazan, Russia, that set the future world economic order to be established at the end of WW2. At the time, the then US president Franklin Roosevelt offered these prophetic words: "The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and of danger. The world will either move toward unity and widely shared prosperity or it will move apart into necessarily competing (…) | – | / | <...
(2024-10-26). Rising dangers of imperial+sub-imperial partnering. cadtm.org Following the Johannesburg BRICS summit in August 2023, the new 'BRICS+' — whose leadership will be hosted by Vladimir Putin in Kazan from October 22-24 — now consist of not only Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, but also Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates — with Saudi Arabia potentially joining before 2024 ends, in the event Donald Trump is not elected U.S. President on November 5.
| And on November 18-19 in Rio de Janeiro, Inácio Lula da Silva will welcome leaders of (…) | – | /…
(2024-10-26). Xi's Russia trip strengthens BRICS' pillars. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping's recent visit to Russia to attend the 16th BRICS Summit provides a fresh outlook on how China effectively responds to the changing global landscape, reflects the common will of the Global South countries.
(2024-10-26). Uganda joins BRICS as Kampala Roots for New Strategic Partnerships. plusnews.ug Uganda, on Thursday, officially joined BRICS as partner state, allowing Kampala more opportunities to cooperate with an economic grouping looking to challenge a Western-led global status quo. The new partnership status follows months of speculation about Uganda's interest in joining the group, which consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. In a three-day-long …
(2024-10-26). As Brics grows, 'the race is on' between China, Russia and the West for global influence. scmp.com The growing bloc, which seeks alternatives to Western-led institutions, is being leveraged by Beijing and Moscow to forge a multipolar world.
(2024-10-26). 'No Protocol. We're Brothers': Watch Chechen President greeting his UAE counterpart. ummid.com A very interesting video has surfaced showing how Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov received and greeted UAE President and Abu Dhabi Ruler Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan upon his arrival in Russia Tuesday.
(2024-10-26). Russia worried over military escalation between Israel and Iran. plenglish.com The spokeswoman wrote on her Telegram channel on Saturday that the concern stems from the fact that the situation poses a real threat to stability and security in the Middle East region. | According to the diplomat, the causes of this situation lie in the failure to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis of the well-known decisions of the Security Council and the UN General Assembly, which has lead to increasing tensions. | "We consider it extremely necessary to normalize the military and political situation in the Middle East as soon as possible, which would meet the interests of all reasonable pl…
(2024-10-26). Russia-Ukraine International Armed Conflict: Missing a pastry-scented home. icrc.org
(2024-10-26). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 974. aljazeera.com As the war enters its 974th day, these are the main developments.
(2024-10-26). A nation torn between Russia, the West: Your simple guide to Georgia's vote. aljazeera.com Experts say that Saturday's elections will define where the Caucasus nation's geopolitical future lies.
(2024-10-26). Georgia votes in high-stakes election affecting EU membership ambitions. aljazeera.com An alliance of pro-Western opposition parties is challenging the ruling pro-Russian Georgian Dream.
(2024-10-26). US coastguard eyes China, Russia in making Indo-Pacific 'a top regional priority'. scmp.com Geostrategic importance and criticality to global trade cited amid 'active' cooperation this year between Beijing and Moscow in Arctic Ocean.
(2024-10-26). ICC judge weighing arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant replaced, likely delaying decision. haaretz.com Judge Iulia Motoc of the International Criminal Court at The Hague asked to be taken off the case on medical grounds, and is set to be replaced by Slovenian judge Beti Hohler…
(2024-10-26). War And The Constitution. popularresistance.org Can the president fight any war he wishes? Can Congress fund any war it chooses? Are there constitutional and legal requirements that must first be met before war is waged? | These questions should be addressed in a national debate over the U.S. military involvement in Ukraine and Israel. Sadly, there has been no debate. The media are mouthing what the C.I.A. is telling them, Congress is in lock-step, and only a few websites and podcasts — my own, "Judging Freedom" on YouTube, among them — are challenging the government's reckless, immoral, illegal and unconstitutional wars.
(2024-10-26). Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein calls for release of Bogdan Syrotiuk. wsws.org Stein has made this statement calling for the release of socialist and anti-war activist Bogdan Syrotiuk, who has been imprisoned by the Zelensky regime in Ukraine.
(2024-10-26). Poverty rife in EU amid record military spending. presstv.ir The EU spends a record amount of money on deadly weapons for Ukraine, despite growing poverty and homelessness affecting more than one in five within the bloc.