Monthly Archives: January 2024

2024-01-30: News Headlines

newarab (2024-01-30). Israeli firm behind attack on Jerusalem's Armenians. newarab.com [This article is the fourth part of On the morning of 28 December 2023, a group of masked men Members of the local Armenian community had recently erected this barrier. For alm…

newarab (2024-01-30). Armenia PM proposes non-aggression pact to Azerbaijan. newarab.com Yerevan and Baku have fought two wars – in 2020 and in the 1990s – over the disputed

newarab (2024-01-29). Israeli firm behind attack on Jerusalem's Armenians. newarab.com [This article is the fourth part of On the morning of 28 December 2023, a group of masked men Members of the local Armenian community had recently erected this barrier. For alm…

newarab (2024-01-29). Armenia PM proposes non-aggression pact to Azerbaijan. newarab.com Yerevan and Baku have fought two wars – in 2020 and in the 1990s – over the disputed

teleSUR, DRL (2024-01-29). Armenia propone a Azerbaiyán un pacto de no agresión. telesurtv.net Así lo comunicó el jefe de Gobierno armenio en una intervención con ocasión del Día del Ejército, en el cual Pashinián recordó que Armenia ya ha propuesto diversas medidas para generar confianza.

ecns.cn (2024-01-30). China ready to make comprehensive strategic partnership with France more solid, dynamic: Spokesperson. ecns.cn On January 27, 2024, President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron delivered video speeches and exchanged congratulatory messages on the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Pacific Community (2024-01-30). World: Epidemic and emerging disease alerts in the Pacific as of 30 January 2024. reliefweb.int Countries: Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia (France), Micronesia (Federated States of), Tokelau, World | Source: Pacific Community | Please refer to the attached Map. | Highlights/updates since the last map was sent on PacNet on 23 January 2024: | Dengue | Tokelau: During the period from 01/01 to 26/01, a total of two cases were detected. Since that start of the outbreak in December 2023, 5 cases have been hospitalized, due to loss of appetite and dehydration. All cases were mild, and no deaths were reported. The star is removed, and the alert is changed to blue. — Source: Personal communication with…

presstv.ir (2024-01-30). Farmers continue to block highway in France. presstv.ir French farmers vowed to continue protesting, maintaining traffic barricades on some of the country's major roads.

presstv.ir (2024-01-30). French farmers to mount 'siege' on Paris demanding better pay, conditions. presstv.ir French farmers prepare to mount a "siege" on Paris on Monday to pressure the government into meeting their demands on pay, tax, and regulations.

Sean Callebs (2024-01-30). The Heat: China-France Relations. america.cgtn.com

Staff (2024-01-30). Iran not responsible for actions of resistance groups: Iravani. muslimmirror.com New York : Iran's permanent representative and ambassador to the United Nations says in a letter to the Security Council that the Islamic Republic is not responsible for the actions of any individual or group in the region. Amir Saeid Iravani, in a letter addressed to the Ambassador of France, whose country holds the rotating …

WSWS (2024-01-30). Farmers' protests paralyze France and spread across Europe. wsws.org WSWS reporters interviewed farmers blockading Paris as protesting farmers and taxi drivers paralyzed cities across France, and farmers protested again in Germany and Belgium.

albawaba (2024-01-30). Hamas is considering the French truce proposal. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – AFP reported that Hamas is currently considering the proposal France offered for a new truce.In a statement published on the Hamas channel on Telegram, Ismail Haniyeh said: "confirms that the movement received the proposal which was circulated at the (Paris) meeting and that it (Hamas) is in the process of examining it and delivering its response,".

albawaba (2024-01-29). France announces halting UNRWA funding. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – France just announced that it will be suspending funding to UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA after accusations of staff involvement in the October 7 attack on Israel."France has not planned a new payment for the first half of 2024 and will decide when the time comes of the action to take together with the United Nations and the main donors".

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-01-29). China optimistic about promising future relations with France. plenglish.com Beijing, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) China today expressed its optimism about the future of relations with France, amid celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties.

ecns.cn (2024-01-29). De Gaulle role in Sino-French ties hailed. ecns.cn As China and France marked the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two established, the man who was pivotal in making them happen was not forgotten.

presstv.ir (2024-01-29). Farmers continue to block highway in France. presstv.ir French farmers vowed to continue protesting, maintaining traffic barricades on some of the country's major roads.

presstv.ir (2024-01-29). French farmers to mount 'siege' on Paris demanding better pay, conditions. presstv.ir French farmers prepare to mount a "siege" on Paris on Monday to pressure the government into meeting their demands on pay, tax, and regulations.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-01-30). Severe drought affects Europe and Africa. plenglish.com The European Copernicus service said that the European Observatory for Climate Change (EUCOPERNICUS) has reported that there has been little rainfalls in recent years, especially in the Mediterranean basin. | This was assured by the European Drought Observatory for Resilience and Adaptation (EDORA) in a message on the social network X, in which it showed on a map different points with red color in the south of the Spanish Mediterranean area, the Balearic Islands, also in Spain, Sicily and Sardinia (Italy) and especially in northern Africa. | According to the Observatory, droughts have a substantial impact on nea…

albawaba (2024-01-29). Thomas Tuchel hints at possible move to LaLiga. albawaba.com Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel admits he is interested in a future move to the Spanish League (LaLiga).This comes just hours following Xavi Hernandez's announcement where he revealed he will be leaving Barcelona at the end of the season.Tuchel is being linked with the Barca job, as he himself is facing a difficult time at Bayern who trail leaders Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga.The German coach responded by saying, as quoted by Tribal Football: "Moving abroad is something that continues to attract me and Spain has an extraordinary league."From my point of view, and based on my experience working with Spanish…

Yakov M. Rabkin (2024-01-29). From the Siege of Leningrad to the Siege of Gaza: Colonialist Mentality. pressenza.com Eighty years ago, on January 27, 1944, people in the street were hugging each other and weeping with joy. They were celebrating the end of a nearly 900 days brutal siege. Soviet forces lifted the siege of Leningrad after ferocious | battles. Exactly a year later they liberated Auschwitz. Even today, walking in Saint-Petersburg's main avenue, the Nevsky Prospect, one notices a blue sign painted on a wall during the siege: "Citizens! This side of the street is the | most dangerous during artillery shelling". | The siege was enforced by armies and navies which had come from Germany, Finland, Italy, Spain, and Norway…

newarab (2024-01-30). Turkey: One killed in Catholic church shooting in Istanbul. newarab.com One man was killed after gunmen opened fire inside a Catholic church in The shooting, condemned by Two masked men carried ou…

_____ (2024-01-29). Emergency London Conference of Global Conscience (on #Palestine). transcend.org Watch via X: Prof. Richard Falk, Turkey ex-PM Ahmet Davutoglu, and British MP Jeremy Corbyn – Global Intellectuals of Conscience — 27 Jan 2024…

Maree F Roberts (2024-01-29). From protest movements to revolutionary change. greenleft.org.au Maree F Roberts reviews Vincent Bevins' book If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution. which chronicles the 2010's uprisings in Egypt, Brazil, Turkey, Ukraine and elsewhere, and asks why these mass protest movements failed to bring about revolutionary change.

newarab (2024-01-29). Turkey: One killed in Catholic church shooting in Istanbul. newarab.com One man was killed after gunmen opened fire inside a Catholic church in The shooting, condemned by Two masked men carried ou…

Staff (2024-01-29). Headlines for January 29, 2024. democracynow.org Drone Attack in Jordan Kills 3 U.S. Soldiers; Pentagon Blames Iran, UNRWA Blasts "Additional Collective Punishment" as U.S. and 12 Other Countries Halt Aid, Israeli Settlers, Far-Right Cabinet Members Meet in Jerusalem, Vow to Build More Illegal Settlements, U.S. Court Hears Testimony in Trial Against Biden and His Admin for Funding Israeli Assault on Gaza, Jury Ordered Trump to Pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 Million for Defaming Her in 2019, Biden Admin OKs $23 Billion Fighter Jet Sale to Turkey, Court Blocks U.N.-Approved Plan for Kenyan Police to Deploy to Haiti, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso Withdraw fr…

presstv.ir (2024-01-29). Iran, Turkey agree to develop free trade zone on joint border. presstv.ir Tehran and Ankara have agreed to establish a free trade zone upon a visit by Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi to Turkey.

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…

newarab (2024-01-29). 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…

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-01-29). Russia and Belarus sign agreement for strengthening relations. plenglish.com Moscow, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) With the meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State in St. Petersburg, Russia and Belarus strengthened their strategic relations, the Kremlin press service reported today.

Decensored News. (2024-01-30). Biden's UNRWA Cuts Are A Violation Of International And US Law. popularresistance.org During an appearance on MSNBC on Saturday, international law professor Francis Boyle discussed the implications of this week's International Court of Justice (ICJ) order in South Africa's genocide case against Israel, the cutoff of funds to UNRWA, the Biden administration's legal complicity under both international and US law, and how this might play out at the UN Security Council and General Assembly. | Boyle is well-qualified to weigh in on the matter: After becoming the first lawyer to successfully argue a genocide case at the ICJ (also known as the World Court) on behalf of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Boyle then…

ecns.cn (2024-01-30). Demand for China's fast fashion boosts global air freight cargo. ecns.cn The demand by American and European consumers for fast-fashion goods from Chinese e-commerce sites such as Shein and Temu has led to a boom in business for international air freight and logistics companies in Asia.

European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection, Humanitarian Aid Operations (2024-01-30). Philippines: Western North Pacific | 2023 Tropical cyclone season | DG ECHO Daily Map – 29/01/2024. reliefweb.int Countries: Cambodia, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Guam, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Micronesia (Federated States of), Northern Mariana Islands (The United States of America), Palau, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Thailand, Viet Nam | Source: European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations | Please refer to the attached Map. | The tropical cyclone season across the Western North Pacific basin lasts throughout the whole year, averaging nearly 27 typhoons/tropical storms per year during the reference perio…

presstv.ir (2024-01-30). Farmers rally in front of the European parliament in Brussels. presstv.ir

Redazione Italia (2024-01-30). Stop torture and inhumane treatment at Europe's borders. pressenza.com Launched a European mobilization by associations, movements, committees, parties, activists, volunteers, activists with the instrument of the ECI, the European Citizens' Initiative. | We are activists of Stop Border Violence, an Association formed in January last year, to promote an ECI (European Citizens' Initiative) called Art. 4: Stop Torture and Inhuman Treatment at Europe's Borders. | We ask the European Commission that the human rights enshrined in the founding Charter of the Union itself, be guaranteed to all and in particular, to the most fragile people, fleeing conflict, severe discrimination, climate ch…

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.

The Canary. (2024-01-30). Dutch Airport Calls For Air Traffic Polluters To Pay For CO ≤ Emissions. popularresistance.org Amsterdam's Schiphol airport has published new research which shows the need for a strong reduction of air traffic in order to halt the ongoing climate crisis. In a move likely to shock other airport companies, Schiphol proposes the 'polluter pays' principle, with measures such as a worldwide kerosene tax and a tax for business class and private flights. Schiphol's research showed that at least a 30% CO ≤ reduction (when compared to 2019) is needed for Schiphol and European aviation to be on track in 2030. That's more than the current Dutch goal of a 9% reduction. The Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) and res…

WSWS (2024-01-30). Global automakers in US and Europe slashing thousands more jobs. wsws.org Next week, more than 3,500 autoworkers at Stellantis plants in Detroit and Toledo will lose their jobs as part of previously announced job cuts.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-29). Genocide as a Political Weapon. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg Amid green hills dotted with white gravestones, thousands of people will gather on Saturday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, often described as the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II. On January 26, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a landmark ruling in the case brought by South Africa…

midwesternmarx (2024-01-29). Palestine notes: How Europe projected its unique antisemitism disease on the Middle East By: Palestine Will Be Free. midwesternmarx.com

presstv.ir (2024-01-29). Farmers rally in front of the European parliament in Brussels. presstv.ir

Xinhua (2024-01-29). Russia: NATO's Steadfast Defender exercises could lead to "tragic consequences for Europe". pressenza.com North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Steadfast Defender exercises are a provocation and could lead to tragic consequences for Europe, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Friday."For several months, 90,000 troops from 31 NATO member countries, as well as from Sweden, will operate near Russia's borders in an area stretching from Norway to Romania," Zakharova said. | The move is a "provocation" and "deliberately aimed at escalating the situation", she said, warning that it will increase the risk of military incidents and "finally could lead to tragic consequences for Europe". | NATO on Wed…

albawaba (2024-01-29). PSG confident of signing Newcastle star Bruno Guimaraes. albawaba.com Paris Saint-Germain feel confident they can get Newcastle United's star midfielder Bruno Guimaraes who has a £100 million release clause.Newcastle are battling to comply with the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability Rules and may be forced to sacrifice the Brazilian.The 26-year-old is being chased across Europe, as reported by The Mirror, with PSG leading the race for his signature.Guimaraes moved to Newcastle in January of 2022 from Lyon and put pen to paper on a four-and-a-half-year deal for a reported fee of up to £40 million.He went on to sign a new five-year contract on 7 October 2023 that…

Zero Hedge (2024-01-29). 'Largest Ever' NATO Exercise to Rehearse Russian Attack on Europe. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, DRL (2024-01-29). Candidato derechista va al frente del escrutinio en Finlandia. telesurtv.net Los finlandeses votaron para elegir a su presidente, cuyo papel ha ganado importancia debido al fuerte aumento de las tensiones con la vecina Rusia desde la guerra en Ucrania.

teleSUR- lvm, JCM (2024-01-29). Finlandeses eligen en las urnas a su nuevo presidente. telesurtv.net Entre tanto, expertos insisten prestar atención a la figura del ultranacionalista Jussi Halla-aho.

People's Dispatch. (2024-01-30). Western Countries Punish UNRWA For Work In Gaza Strip. popularresistance.org Late on Saturday, January 27, a set of Western countries announced they would cease funding UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees, after Israeli authorities alleged implication of some staff members in the attack conducted by Hamas against Israel on October 7, 2023. | In a matter of hours, the United States, Germany, Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Italy, and a couple of other allies announced they would cease contributions to the organization's work. While some of them stated the cuts would be temporary, until an internal investigation is concluded, UN officials pointed out that th…

midwesternmarx (2024-01-29). The Entry of a New German Left Party Shakes up the Country By: Vijay Prashad. midwesternmarx.com In October 2023, 10 members of the German parliament (Bundestag) left Die Linke (the Left) and declared their intention to form their own party. With their departure, Die Linke's parliamentary group fell to 28 out of the 736 members of the Bundestag, compared to the 78 members of the far-right Alliance for Germany (AfD). One of the reasons for the departure of these 10 MPs is that they believe that Die Linke has lost touch with its working-class base, whose decomposition over issues …

WSWS (2024-01-29). Train drivers in Germany demand their strike be extended. wsws.org The GDL train drivers' union has already backed away from its earlier demands. It wants to prevent a broader mobilisation, but this is precisely what many of the strikers are demanding.

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-29). Western countries punish UNRWA for work in Gaza Strip. peoplesdispatch.org Late on Saturday, January 27, a set of Western countries announced they would cease funding UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees, after Israeli authorities In a matter of hours, the United States, Germany, Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Italy, and a couple of other allies announced they would cease contributions to the organization's work. While some of the…

infobrics (2024-01-30). EU considers sabotaging Hungary's economy to provide military aid to Kiev. infobrics.org Charles Michel will not step down as EC President to stop Orbán from presiding over summits.

newarab (2024-01-30). Iceland considers Eurovision boycott over Israel's entry. newarab.com

presstv.ir (2024-01-30). Police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters in Italy's Vicenza. presstv.ir Italian police used a water cannon to disperse pro-Palestinian demonstrators in the Italian northern city of Vicenza.

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albawaba (2024-01-29). Jannik Sinner defeats Daniil Medvedev to claim Australian Open title. albawaba.com Italy's Jannik Sinner won the Australian Open on Sunday after a 5-set victory over Russia's Daniil Medvedev.The Italian defeated his opponent in five sets 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 to claim his first ever Grand Slam title.The 22-year-old only lost one set in the competition prior to facing Medvedev in the final.The Italian knocked World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and ended his 33-match winning streak in the semi-final.

presstv.ir (2024-01-29). Police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters in Italy's Vicenza. presstv.ir Italian police used a water cannon to disperse pro-Palestinian demonstrators in the Italian northern city of Vicenza.

Staff (2024-01-30). Venezuela: Government and Opposition Ready to Join Verification Commission of Barbados Agreement. orinocotribune.com The delegations of the Venezuelan government and the opposition Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) are ready for the formation of the Commission for Monitoring and Verification of the Barbados Agreements, signed by both parties in October 2023. This was reported by the head of the delegation of the Venezuelan government, Jorge Rodríguez, at a press conference on Monday, January 29. He highlighted that the decision was taken after receiving an invitation from the head of the facilitating delegation of the Kingdom of Norway, Dag Nylander, on January 27. | "We have consulted President Nicolás Maduro, and our response…

albawaba (2024-01-30). Nancy Pelosi sparks controversy by telling pro-Palestine protesters to 'go back to China'. albawaba.com Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was caught on camera yelling at a group of pro-Palestine protesters who gathered outside her residence in San Francisco on Monday.The incident occurred amid growing criticism of Pelosi's remarks on Sunday, when she suggested that some of the antiwar demonstrations were linked to Russia and called for an FBI investigation.In a video clip that went viral on social media, Pelosi can be seen confronting the protesters on her driveway, demanding that they leave the area immediately. Her frustration reached a boiling point when she shouted a racial statement, "GET OUT OF MY WAY!.. GO B…

newarab (2024-01-30). Pelosi faces backlash after linking Gaza activists to Russia. newarab.com A Her comments were dismissed as "unsub…

albawaba (2024-01-29). Dubai housing prices could crash down. albawaba.com ALBAWABA — Dubai has seen a big surge in real estate sales, especially after the COVID Pandemic, with 2023 seeing a boost in property sales compared to 2022, especially from Russian buyers who took to Dubai in hopes to protect their assets after the Russia-Ukraine war started early 2022 according to The Media Line, later followed by a trend of Chinese buyers, seeing UAE's market as a target for wealthy customers, according to property agency Knight Frank, which added expectations for the city to become a major hub comparable to New York City, London and Singapore.However, a report by Reuters sheds light on…

albawaba (2024-01-29). Nancy Pelosi sparks controversy by telling pro-Palestine protesters to 'go back to China'. albawaba.com Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was caught on camera yelling at a group of pro-Palestine protesters who gathered outside her residence in San Francisco on Monday.The incident occurred amid growing criticism of Pelosi's remarks on Sunday, when she suggested that some of the antiwar demonstrations were linked to Russia and called for an FBI investigation.In a video clip that went viral on social media, Pelosi can be seen confronting the protesters on her driveway, demanding that they leave the area immediately. Her frustration reached a boiling point when she shouted a racial statement, "GET OUT OF MY WAY!.. GO B…

albawaba (2024-01-29). Israel's bombing on Gaza surpasses 2 year Russia-Ukraine war. albawaba.com

infobrics (2024-01-29). Russia and India Partner to Create a Digital Economy in BRICS Expansion. infobrics.org Both countries are also exploring a native BRICS currency…

infobrics (2024-01-29). Tolstoy, Gandhi and Cultural Ties on One Canvas. infobrics.org Exhibition of paintings by Kalesh Kala, displayed at the Roerich Art Gallery of the Russian House in Thiruvananthapuram…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-29). 'Swarming' the US in West Asia, Until it Folds. libya360.wordpress.com MK Bhadrakumar The US is so deeply mired in an unwinnable battle from the Levant to the Persian Gulf that only its adversaries in China, Russia, and Iran can bail it out. Deterrence in defense is a military strategy where one power uses the threat of reprisal to preclude attack from an adversary, while maintaining…

newarab (2024-01-29). Pelosi faces backlash after linking Gaza activists to Russia. newarab.com A Her comments were dismissed as "unsub…

tvbrics (2024-01-29). An exhibition of photographs of UNESCO cultural heritage images in the BRICS countries to open in Russia. tvbrics.com The Cosmonautics Museum will present pictures of the Earth taken from the ISS…

WSWS (2024-01-29). Norman Jewison (The Russians Are Coming…, In the Heat of the Night), popular filmmaker of the 1960s and 1970s, dies at 97. wsws.org Jewison is especially identified with liberal views, including concerns about bigotry and various forms of social injustice.

tvbrics (2024-01-30). Russia's BRICS Sherpa names the priority areas of cooperation in the year of Russia's chairmanship in the group. tvbrics.com One of them is harmonious joining of new members to the common work…

tvbrics (2024-01-30). Russian and Chinese companies concluded more than 50 deals in Shenyang. tvbrics.com The city hosted a conference on Sino-Russian trade and economic co-operation…

presstv.ir (2024-01-29). Ukraine beset by $40m fraud in arms procurement amid war with Russia. presstv.ir The Ukrainian military and defense officials have misappropriated a total of $40 million through a fraudulent arms procurement scheme amid the country's US-backed war against Russia.

Rhoda Wilson (2024-01-30). Slovakia: Prime Minister launches investigation into the "whole covid circus" and chooses an "anti-vaxxer" to lead it. expose-news.com "Have you seen the statistics on how our deaths from various cardiovascular events have risen because of vaccinations?" Prime Minister Robert Fico asked the Slovak parliament. "The Slovak public simply needs an …

Angela (2024-01-30). Friday 2/2: San Jose: Peace Vigil – Call for Ceasefire Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

Global Research News (2024-01-30). Selected Articles: Ukraine Sells Its Soul to the WEF'ers: Launches Program to Fully Digitize Citizenry in Partnership with Globalist World Economic Forum. globalresearch.ca By The World Economic Forum…

RT (2024-01-30). US and UK to blame for Ukraine conflict — former Czech president. pressenza.com The conflict between Moscow and Kiev really began in 2008 when NATO agreed to eventually admit Ukraine, Vaclav Klaus said | The ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kiev is the result of a series of mistakes made by the US and its NATO allies, former Czech President Vaclav Klaus, told the World Economic Forum in Davos in a speech published on Friday. | The West's blatant disregard for the geopolitical context led to this "tragic historic event" that "could and should have been avoided," Klaus, who led the Czech Republic between 2003 and 2013, said."This war started on 4 April 2008," Klaus said, referring to a NATO…

Jim Spellman (2024-01-29). U.S. lawmakers struggle to compromise on a border deal. america.cgtn.com U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill are trying to craft a package including increased military aid for Ukraine and Israel plus more resources for the U.S. border with Mexico. | Standing in the way of a compromise is former President Donald Trump.

infobrics (2024-01-29). US creating new strategy for Ukraine that deemphasises retaking territories. infobrics.org Washington and Berlin are realising Ukraine cannot win the war.

infobrics (2024-01-29). Ukrainian demand for UK retired ships a sign of desperation. infobrics.org The ships are old and virtually useless, which is why there is no expectation of change in the maritime military situation of Ukraine with their possible arrival.

Leo Hohmann (2024-01-29). Ukraine Sells Its Soul to the WEF'ers: Launches Program to Fully Digitize Citizenry in Partnership with Globalist World Economic Forum. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2024-01-29). Biden pledges to shut down the border to gain Ukraine war funds. wsws.org Biden is campaigning as the defender of democracy, but his priority is securing tens of billions more dollars for the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. To get it he will destroy the rights of immigrants and witch-hunt workers and youth who oppose US/Israeli genocide against the Palestinians.

Andy Kroll (2024-01-30). Remote Warfare and Expendable People. tomdispatch.com In war, people die for absurd reasons or often no reason at all. They die due to accidents of birth, the misfortune of being born in the wrong place — Cambodia or Gaza, Afghanistan or Ukraine — at the wrong time. They die due to happenstance, choosing to shelter indoors when they should have taken cover outside or because they ventured out into a hell-storm of destruction when they should have stayed put. They die in the most gruesome ways — shot in the street, obliterated by artillery, eviscerated by air strikes. Their bodies are torn apart, burned, or vaporized by weapons designed to destroy p…

Nick Turse (2024-01-30). US Military Considers Civilians Expendable Despite New Harm Mitigation Plan. truthout.org In war, people die for absurd reasons or often no reason at all. They die due to accidents of birth, the misfortune of being born in the wrong place — Cambodia or Gaza, Afghanistan or Ukraine — at the wrong time. They die due to happenstance, choosing to shelter indoors when they should have taken cover outside or because they ventured out into a hell-storm of destruction when they should have… |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-30). Yemen's Houthis Speak to MintPress About U.S. Attacks, Their Blockade of Israel. libya360.wordpress.com Mnar Adley The United States and the United Kingdom recently carried out their eighth round of strikes against targets in Yemen that they claim are being used by Yemen's Ansar Allah — known in the West as the Houthis — to threaten maritime navigation in the Red Sea. Since Israel began its deadly incursion into…

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2024-01-26: News Headlines

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…

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Xi, Macron eye stronger ties. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping delivers a video address to a reception celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and France in Beijing on Thursday.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-01-26). Censuran aspectos más lesivos de nueva ley migratoria francesa. telesurtv.net El pasado mes de diciembre, el proyecto de ley "Inmigración" de Gérald Darmanin provocó fuertes tensiones en todos los partidos políticos.

teleSUR, hvh, YSM (2024-01-26). Agricultores franceses anuncian bloqueo de París. telesurtv.net La Federación Nacional de Sindicatos de Agricultores (Fnsea, por sus siglas en francés) anunció la medida de fuerza.

Antonio Sempere (2024-01-26). Spain condemned for illegally returning migrant minors. pressenza.com The Administrative Chamber of the Spanish Supreme Court has condemned Spain for the return of eight unaccompanied migrant minors in August 2021. This followed the migration crisis in May of the same year, in which approximately 12,000 people, including more than 1,500 minors, swam to Ceuta. In the explanatory memorandum, the magistrates of the Spanish high court argue that "this situation lasted for three months, during which there is no evidence that the Spanish authorities, whether state or regional, initiated individualised proceedings to determine the circumstances and needs of each of the minors. | In August…

presstv.ir (2024-01-26). Iran, Russia, Turkey stress fighting terrorism, blast Israeli attacks on Syria. presstv.ir Iran, Russia and Turkey have jointly stressed fighting against terrorism in all forms, slamming Israel's fresh attacks in Syria.

presstv.ir (2024-01-26). Biden calls on Congress to approve sale of F-16 jets to Turkey 'without delay'. presstv.ir The US president has urged Congress to swiftly approve the sale of F-16 jets to Turkey once Ankara okays Sweden's NATO bid.

presstv.ir (2024-01-26). Iran: President Raeisi's visit begins 'new chapter' in ties with Turkey. presstv.ir Iran's foreign minister says the official visit by President Ebrahim Raeisi to Turkey and its results will mark "the beginning of a new chapter" in bilateral and regional cooperation between the two powerful neighbors.

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…

Priyanka Shankar (2024-01-26). Why Has Belgium Vowed to Back the ICJ's Verdict on Gaza 'Genocide'? globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2024-01-26). Massive wave of COVID infections throughout Europe. wsws.org The coronavirus pandemic is spreading unchecked across Europe, causing soaring death rates and pushing hospitals to their limits.

ecns.cn (2024-01-26). Greater roles of China, EU in intl collaboration stressed. ecns.cn China and Europe can play greater roles in international cooperation, said Romano Prodi, a former president of the European Commission and two-time Italian prime minister.

The Independent (2024-01-26). Ssenyonyi asks EU to put pressure on Govt over missing persons. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi has appealed to European Union Ambassadors to push the Government of Uganda to account for Ugandans who went missing after the last general elections. He also asked them to ensure a speedy trial of political prisoners most of whom belong to …

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2024-01-26). Cruz Roja reclama medidas urgentes para atención médica en Gaza. telesurtv.net El ente recalcó que en la Franja solo funcionan el Complejo Médico Nasser y el Hospital Europeo de Gaza.

teleSUR, YSM (2024-01-26). Vicepresidenta venezolana se reúne con jefes de misión de la UE. telesurtv.net El encuentro tuvo lugar en el marco de una agenda de actividades que desarrollan los diplomáticos europeos en Venezuela.

presstv.ir (2024-01-26). Farmers rally in front of the European parliament in Brussels. presstv.ir

Muhammed Shabeer, People's Dispatch. (2024-01-26). Protests Erupt In Germany After Exposure Of Far-Right Conspiracy. popularresistance.org In the wake of revelations about a far-right conspiracy in Germany to expel migrants and "non-assimilated citizens", progressive sections in Germany have launched militant anti-far-right demonstrations across the country, raising the banner "Together Against the Right," in defense of democracy and against fascism. | From January 19 to January 22, more than 1.4 million people, including leftists, trade unionists, youth-students groups, and various other anti-fascist groups hit the streets in more than a hundred cities across Germany, protesting the xenophobic maneuvers and political schemings of far-right groups,…

presstv.ir (2024-01-26). Police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters in Italy's Vicenza. presstv.ir Italian police used a water cannon to disperse pro-Palestinian demonstrators in the Italian northern city of Vicenza.

presstv.ir (2024-01-26). Russian president visits Kaliningrad bordering NATO countries. presstv.ir The Russian president has arrived in Russia's westernmost region of Kaliningrad that borders NATO members Poland and Lithuania.

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…

unitedEditor (2024-01-26). Ankara's approval of Sweden's entry into NATO is a betrayal. uwidata.com UWI author, Doctor of Historical Sciences, representative of the Vatan (Patriotic) Party Mehmet Perinàßek, in an interview with Russian NEWS.ru, called Ankara's agreement to Sweden's entry into NATO "a betrayal of the Turkish people" due to serious disagreements and conflicts with NATO. Among such problems, he named the Alliance's position towards the PKK and the …

thecommunists (2024-01-26). TUC launches fake 'campaign to defend the right to strike'. thecommunists.org If there is one area where the British ruling class is still innovative, it is in creating ways to repress and divide the working class. Our rulers may have long since given up innovating in the fields of science and technology, China may have surpassed them in creating new means of production, and the Russians …

Brian Berletic (2024-01-26). FPV Drones & Artificial Intelligence: How Russia is Transforming Drone Warfare. thealtworld.com — FPV drones transform cheap, easy-to-produce drones into precision guided weapons; | — FPV drones have several disadvantages including loss-of-signal as it begins its attack dive or encounters electronic warfare; | — AI targeting allows an operator to designate a target while still in signal line-of-sight and before entering an area defended by electronic warfare, for the AI to then automatically guide the drone to its target without any external signal; | — Russia's large military industrial base lends its an advantage in both quantity and quality over Ukraine and its Western sponsors;…

WSWS (2024-01-26). Ukraine shoots down Russian plane carrying prisoners of war. wsws.org The Ukrainian government makes one contradictory statement after another in an effort to cover up shooting down a military aircraft over Russian territory carrying 65 its own prisoners of war.

Drago Bosnic (2024-01-26). CIA's Openly Declared Spy War on Russia Not Going So Well. globalresearch.ca

presstv.ir (2024-01-26). Iran, Russia security chiefs assert anti-terror fight will continue. presstv.ir The top Iranian and Russian security officials call for the expansion of bilateral relations in different fields, among them the anti-terror fight.

presstv.ir (2024-01-26). Thousands protest alleged fraud in Serbia vote. presstv.ir Thousands of people rally in the Serbian capital of Belgrade to protest alleged fraud.

Ann Brown (2024-01-26). DeepMind Co-Founder Mustafa Suleyman Warns: Artificial Intelligence Tools Are Fundamental 'Labor Replacing'. moguldom.com In a recent video, Mustafa Suleyman, the co-founder of DeepMind and Inflection AI, issued a stark warning about the nature of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, characterizing them as fundamentally "labor replacing." Suleyman, speaking at the World AI Forum meeting in Davos, which took place Jan. 15-19 in Davos-Knosters, Switzerland, emphasized that despite being in its …

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