(2024-07-17). Lebanon 'a hell with no return' for Israel if war breaks out, warns Iran. presstv.ir Iran's interim foreign minister has warned that Lebanon will "definitely be a hell with no return for the Zionists," if the Israeli regime attacks the Arab country.
(2024-07-17). Russia Worried about Possible Israeli Aggression against Lebanon. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed Moscow's concern about the escalation of Israeli onslaught on Gaza and a possible spread of fighting into Lebanon.
(2024-07-17). Defending Democracy: When Wars Come Home. counterpunch.org 
The elected majorities of both political parties argue Israel's genocide of Palestinians must be supported because Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East. $175 billion, in just 2 1/2 years, has been appropriated for war in Ukraine to defend democracy. The GOP and the Democrats have brought about a needless and reckless cold
(2024-07-17). Second Cold War in full swing as Europe becomes '80s-style 'continent of missiles'. infobrics.org The US-led political West is essentially turning back the clock to a time when the world was on the edge of an abyss virtually every single day for nearly half a century. Worse yet, it can be argued that the current situation is even more dangerous, as the balance of power in Europe was destroyed by American expansionism.
(2024-07-17). BRICS: Emergence of Polycentric, Multimodal Harmonic World. infobrics.org The catch in BRICS is that it is not a bloc formation of the Global South as style vintage monopoly used to be, so Europe is welcome to join provided it is ready to be treated equally because BRICS is a high-speed train on route to create a polycentric, multimodal harmonic world…
(2024-07-17). India-Russia Consolidate Strategic Partnership Amidst Chaos a Chaotic World. infobrics.org Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Russia for a bilateral summit with President Vladimir Putin has underscored the depth and resilience of India-Russia relations…
(2024-07-17). Angered by Palestine recognition, Israel rejects Norway FM visit. newarab.com 
Israel's Foreign Minister In May, Spain, Ireland and Norway Katz said Eide had requested several times to visit since then. | The Israeli ministe…
(2024-07-17). Tunisia urges Europe to increase assistance to tackle migration crisis. newarab.com 
Tunisia's prime minister urged European countries on Wednesday to increase financial assistance to his country and others to help tackle the flow of Tunisia has faced protests by local residents and extra financial costs over migrants arriving from other countries in the hope of
(2024-07-17). Oil slick off Yemen after Houthi tanker attack: charity. newarab.com 
An oil slick stretching nearly the length of Yemen's Satellite imagery from the European Space Agency showed the slick on Tuesday near the location of the The apparent slick, measuring 220 kilometres…
(2024-07-17). Turkey's border closures threaten north-west Syria with disaster. newarab.com 
(2024-07-17). Saudi activist held in Bulgaria announces hunger strike. newarab.com 
"I began an open-ended hunger strike on July 5 in protest of the Bulgarian authorities' violation of my human rights, European laws, and international treaties," Abd al-Rahman al-Khalidi told AFP. | He was speaking by phone from the detention centre in Sofia where he has been held for nearly three years. | He called on Bulgarian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally release" him. | "I will contin…
(2024-07-17). Syria's Assad says he will not meet with Turkey's Erdogan. newarab.com 
Syrian dictator "The problem is not the meeting, but its content," a video clip released by the p…
(2024-07-17). Nuclear War Is Imminent. popularresistance.org The world is headed toward nuclear war. The horrific nightmare of global destruction that has haunted humanity ever since Hiroshima and Nagasaki is nearly upon us. For decades, peace activists and nuclear experts have warned about the "growing danger of nuclear war." The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has moved the hands of their Doomsday Clock all the way to 90 seconds! How much closer can we get? Are these dire warnings being dismissed like the man with the sign shouting "The End Is Near?" | The original nuclear powers, the U.S., Russia, China, France and the UK — the five permanent members of the UN Secur…
(2024-07-17). Truth Dies: Uhuru 3 Trial May Set Dangerous Precedent For Free Speech. popularresistance.org On July 29, 2022, the FBI raided seven properties connected to the African People's Socialist Party/Uhuru Movement and fabricated charges against three prominent members: Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Jesse Nevel, Chair of the Uhuru Solidarity Movement, and Penny Hess, Chair of the African People's Solidarity Committee. They are facing up to 15 years in jail for speaking out against the proxy war in Ukraine. Their trial is currently scheduled for September 3. Clearing the FOG spoke with Penny Hess and Leonard Goodman, a criminal defense attorney with the Uhuru Legal Team. Mr. Goodman made the point that if this trial…
(2024-07-17). Will Immigrant Workers In Britain Win Europe's First Amazon Union? popularresistance.org Workers at fulfillment center BHX4 in Coventry, central England, cast votes July 8-13 for the GMB union to negotiate over pay, hours, and working conditions with the Amazon bosses. The results are expected July 17. | The watershed vote comes after a long, bruising battle; Amazon tried U.S.-style stalling and union-busting tactics. Meanwhile the workers have taken 37 days of strike action in two years. They've grown their union to 1,400 members, established a stewards network, and built multiethnic solidarity. In the U.K., workers can become dues-paying members before union recognition is attained.
(2024-07-17). Destabilizing the US-Russian Nuclear Balance. scheerpost.com 
(2024-07-17). Media hypocrisy in Gaza and Ukraine. workers.org 
Truth is the first casualty of imperialist war. The imperialist ruling class owns the corporate media. The government and the military serve that same class interest. It should be no surprise that when the politicians and generals lie, the media repeats it. The contradiction the liars faced this July is . . . |
(2024-07-17). 'Panda' welcomes world athletes in Paris Olympic Village. ecns.cn A banner with the image of a giant panda waving its paw and the Chinese national flags are hung on the buildings for the Chinese delegation in the Olympic Village, Paris, France, July 15, 2024.
(2024-07-17). Estonia PM to become EU's next top diplomat. ecns.cn Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas submitted her resignation on Monday after being nominated as the European Union's next top diplomat, which experts described as a challenging task given the increasingly complex global geopolitical landscape.
(2024-07-17). China, Russia navies wrap up joint patrol. ecns.cn Chinese and Russian navies recently wrapped up a joint naval patrol that stretched from northern Pacific waters to the South China Sea, meanwhile, the sea phase of a live-fire exercise between the two navies started.
(2024-07-17). Space-Based Warfare: America's Dominance Challenged. thealtworld.com 
— Space-based military capabilities allow for precision-guided weapons, navigation, and communication on the battlefield below; | — Russia has developed significant countermeasures for many of the space-based military capabilities the US has used to dominate the planet militarily for much of the 20th century; | — China is closing the gap in terms of space-based capabilities, matching the US in some areas, exceeding it in others; | — The US maintains advantages solely because of SpaceX and its pursuit of reusable launch systems; | — China is already testing prototypes for its own reusable…
(2024-07-17). France: Thanks to a massive mobilization of the Left the Far Right cannot control the government. cadtm.org
(2024-07-17). Dark clouds over Europe with a few sunny patches. cadtm.org
(2024-07-17). In Finland, the Left Alliance Just Trounced the Far Right. cadtm.org
(2024-07-17). Europe is turning black and brown. cadtm.org How should we interpret the results of the EU parliamentary elections?
| In Croatia the voter turnout was only 21.35%
| The first observation: in the EU elections held in all 27 member countries between 6 and 9 June 2024, voter turnout was once again very low. The average for the entire European Union was 51%. But keep in mind that countries where voting is compulsory also figure into the calculation of that average — for example Belgium, where voter turnout was 90%. Without those countries, (…) | – | /…
(2024-07-17). France: Macron's gamble. cadtm.org
(2024-07-17). What Do Voters Want? counterpunch.org 
The Right is resurgent! The Left is Back! The Center is on the march! It's always tempting to declare, on the basis of a few elections, that a political tendency is on the ascendant. I should know: I've done it myself. But the only commonality in the most recent consequential elections—France, the UK, and Iran—is
(2024-07-17). Why Russia Will Defeat NATO in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2024-07-17). ICRC and European Union continue successful IHL training series. icrc.org
(2024-07-17). Azerbaijan: Family receives remains of missing loved one, honours with a burial after 30 years. icrc.org
(2024-07-17). Paris Olympics 2024: Amnesty denounces France's hijab ban as 'discriminatory' against Muslim athletes. middleeasteye.net 
Paris Olympics 2024: Amnesty denounces France's hijab ban as 'discriminatory' against Muslim athletes | The rights group criticised the International Olympic Committee for failing to urge French sporting authorities to lift the headscarf ban on athletes | | Despite being authorised by the International Olympic Commit…
(2024-07-17). Diaz-Canel meets with Belarusian prime minister. plenglish.com The Cuban head of State wrote on his X profile that he had a pleasant and fruitful meeting with the Belarusian prime minister and conveyed warm greetings to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. | Diaz-Canel and Golovchenko highlighted the potentialities to strengthen ties in the agri-food, biopharmaceutical, industrial, and financial sectors, the Cuban president wrote on the same social platform. | On Wednesday morning, Golovchenko visited the Fidel Castro Center in Havana, an institution dedicated to the study and dissemination of the life, work, and thought of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution.
(2024-07-17). Russia and Iran are interested in boosting ties, FMs state. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) The foreign ministers of Russia, Sergei Lavrov, and Iran, Ali Bagheri Kani, expressed their willingness to strengthen relations between their countries, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported on its official website on Wednesday.
(2024-07-17). Belarusian prime minister visits Fidel Castro Center in Cuba. plenglish.com At the center, dedicated to the study and dissemination of the life, work and thought of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, the visitor was briefed about the characteristics of the facility by Director René González Barrios, and toured its exhibition and interactive rooms. | On Tuesday, Golovchenko was received by his Cuban counterpart, Manuel Marrero, at | Havana's Convention Center, where both leaders confirmed the excellent state of mutual ties. | During his meeting with Golovchenko, Marrero highlighted the potential of economic and trade relations, mainly in sectors like food production, the medica…
(2024-07-17). Russia confirms other nations' interest in using their own currencies. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) Russia sees other nations' willingness to establish agreements in national currencies and through new instruments, even in the BRICS context, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksander Novak stated on Wednesday.
(2024-07-17). France Villa France. pressenza.com Hallelujah, hallelujah, the left has won in France. But I was wrong, because I wasn't talking about France, I was talking about Villa Francia. | Of course they did not celebrate the victory. Because Villa Francia has a lot to do with France, that's clear, that's why it's called Villa Francia, and that's why they were attacked, ambushed, screwed, because they were singing the Internationale on the Place de la Republique. Or rather, they were playing the Internationale on Radio Villa Francia to celebrate the anniversary of Mrs Luisa Toledo. | So, the police, armed with their authorisation to shoot in self-defence n…
(2024-07-17). Russia says destroyed multiple Ukrainian warplanes over past 24 hours. presstv.ir The Russian army conducted cluster strikes on Ukrainian military airports with high-precision weapons.
(2024-07-17). Thierry Henry kicks off Olympic torch relay in Paris. presstv.ir Arsenal and France football great Thierry Henry bears the Olympic torch as it begins its journey through Paris.
(2024-07-17). Russia downs 36 drones, HIMARS rockets; Ukraine reports 69 battles. presstv.ir Russia's Defense Ministry reported on Monday that Russian air defense forces had shot down a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 aircraft.
(2024-07-17). Russian military vessels dock in Venezuela. presstv.ir Russian military vessels arrive in Venezuela shortly after visiting Cuba.
(2024-07-17). Presidente cubano recibe a Primer Ministro de Belarús. radiohc.cu La Habana, 17 julio (RHC) El presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel, recibió hoy, en el Palacio de Convenciones, de esta capital, a Román Golóvchenko, primer ministro de Belarús.
(2024-07-17). More human rights: Protocol 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
The ECHR's Additional Protocols 4, 7 and 12 have never been ratified by the UK and are not included in the schedule to the Human Rights Act 1998. This post suggests that the new government remedy this. It also sets out part of the history to the Additional Protocols, what the rights in those Protocols …
(2024-07-17). The foreign agent law 1: Scope and cases. uwidata.com By Gà∂kalp Erba≈ü The foreign agent law, as it is known in the public opinion, appears under different names and scopes in the laws of each country where it is in force. Although it came into force in the Russian Federation in 2012 and a similar law was discussed in Ukraine in 2014, it is …
(2024-07-17). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 873. aljazeera.com As the war enters its 873rd day, these are the main developments.
(2024-07-17). Improving relations between Russia and Iran at the municipality level within BRICS+ framework. uwidata.com On June 21, the founding meeting of a new organization, the Association of Cities and Municipalities of the BRICS+ countries, took place in the Russian city of Kazan. The meeting of the new body was attended by more than 200 mayors, vice-mayors and leaders of associations of municipalities of the BRICS states and cooperating countries: …
(2024-07-17). French New Popular Front's attempt to form government collapses. wsws.org The collapse, amid bitter infighting between the Socialist Party and France Unbowed, betrays the expectations of all those who voted for the NFP to oppose both Macron and the far right.
(2024-07-17). Uganda, France strengthen trade, diplomatic ties. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has hailed the cooperation between Uganda and France in the areas of trade, investment and diplomatic relations as a formidable uniting factor that ought to be fostered for further growth. "We are looking forward to increasing the trade volumes between our two countries …
(2024-07-17). Germany's Summer Falls Way Short Of Predicted Hellish Temps..North, Baltic Seas Cool. wattsupwiththat.com In fact, quite to the contrary, the North Sea and Baltic Sea are severely under-cooled in mid-July, as Europe finds itself surrounded by under-cooled seas.
(2024-07-17). Russia: Oleg Orlov's appeal rejected. fidh.org
(2024-07-17). European Parliament must defend democracy under threat. fidh.org
(2024-07-17). More than just an electoral upwind? Nordic left-wing parties after the EU elections. links.org.au 
Record results for (Centre-)Left parties in the Nordic countries, with far-right parties losing ground. Ada Regelmann gives a sober assessment of the European elections results in Denmark, Finland and Sweden.
(2024-07-17). Joe Biden back in campaign mode against Donald Trump after shooting. scmp.com The US president called for a ban on the type of gun used in the assassination bid, but did not hold back from political attacks on Trump.
(2024-07-17). Spain outclass England to lift Euro Cup 2024 – Highlights. ummid.com Euro 2024 Final: Spain Sunday defeated England 2-1 to lift the Euro Cup 2024 trophy, dashing the Three Lions' hope of winning the first title in over six decades.
(2024-07-17). Improving relations between Russia and Iran at the municipality level within BRICS+ framework. unitedworldint.com On June 21, the founding meeting of a new organization, the Association of Cities and Municipalities of the BRICS+ countries, took place in the Russian city of Kazan. The meeting of the new body was attended by more than 200 mayors, vice-mayors and leaders of associations of municipalities of the BRICS states and cooperating countries: …
(2024-07-17). Sweden's Left Party celebrates its biggest win in 20 year. links.org.au 
John Hà∂rnquist — After winning over 11 percent of the vote in June's European Parliament elections, the Swedish Left Party Và§nsterpartiet is celebrating its best election results in twenty years.
(2024-07-17). Belarus: Three years after their arbitrary arrest, Viasna members must be immediately released. fidh.org On July 14, 2021, the Belarusian authorities detained Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Viasna chairperson Ales Bialiatski, FIDH Vice President Valiantsin Stefanovic and Viasna lawyer Uladzimir Labkovich in an unprecedented raid against Belarusian civil society. Convicted on fabricated charges to heavy prison terms, to this day, the three human rights defenders remain unlawfully imprisoned, and are regularly subjected to severe harassment and ill-treatment. On the third anniversary of their (…) | – |
(2024-07-17). Elon Musk to move SpaceX and X from California to Texas over transgender law. scmp.com Musk called a law blocking schools from forcing teachers to notify parents about changes to a student's gender identity 'the final straw'.
(2024-07-17). El apoyo al sionismo se derrumba en todos los frentes. workers.org 
La admisión del ministro de Defensa israelí, Yoav Gallant, el 1 de julio -que el ejército de su país necesitaba 10.000 soldados más de forma inmediata- podría haber conmocionado al mundo incluso hace un año. Pero desde que Hamás lanzó la operación Inundación de Al-Aqsa el 7 de octubre, el . . . |
(2024-07-17). Primer ministro de Belarús continúa visita oficial a Cuba (+Fotos). radiohc.cu La Habana 17, julio (RHC) El primer ministro de Belarús, Román Golóvchenko, continúa hoy su vista oficial a Cuba, con un programa que incluye un recorrido por las áreas expositivas del centro Fidel Castro Ruz en esta capital.
(2024-07-17). Militares franceses en Ucrania serán blanco legítimo para tropas rusas. telesurtv.net Canciller Lavrov se reúne con su homólogo congoleño en Oyo, tras comenzar este lunes una gira por África para reforzar los vínculos de Rusia en el continente.
(2024-07-16). 170 Years of U.S. Aggression against Nicaragua. dissidentvoice.org When the Monroe Doctrine was declared, in 1823, it was aimed at European colonial powers. It told them to butt out: the US "sphere of influence" included all of Latin America and the Caribbean. During the past two centuries,virtually every Latin American and Caribbean country has had to endure US intervention and interference in their …