(2024-08-15). Power Struggle in Iran After the Assassinations. globalresearch.ca On May 19, 2024, Iran's President, Ebrahim Raisi, met the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, at the Giz Galasi Dam along the two countries' borders to inaugurate the hydroelectric complex there. In his return en route to Tabriz, the …
(2024-08-15). Capitalism, Imperialism, The 2024 French Olympics & The Working Class. indybay.org The 2024 Olympics in France should the role of profiteering and capitalism as well as nationalism and imperialism as tools used by the US and other major imperialist countries.
(2024-08-15). 2 French pilots die after Rafale fighter jets collide in mid-air. scmp.com Another pilot is safe after the rare accident involving the hi-tech planes, which are used to hunt enemy aircraft and carry nuclear warheads.
(2024-08-15). Will Biden and Harris' 'historic' drug price deal resonate with US voters in November? scmp.com US residents face the highest prescription drug prices in the world, leaving many people to pay partly out of their own pocket, despite already exorbitant insurance premiums.
(2024-08-15). FO ∞ Talks Can Europe Vote Itself Out of Its Crisis? fairobserver.com In this edition of FO ∞ Talks, Peter Isackson, Fair Observer Chief Strategy Officer, discusses the 2024 European Union Parliament elections with Fair Observer Editor at Large Alex Gloy and Institute of the Danube and Central Europe Director Sebastian Schaffer. Politics in France have been coming to a boil. The past elections symbolize the lessons people…
(2024-08-15). Newborn twins killed in Gaza strike while father was registering their birth. scmp.com Mohammed Abu al-Qumsan was still at the hospital when he learned that his house had been bombed.
(2024-08-15). 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.
(2024-08-15). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Three-day strike at easyJet Portugal over staffing levels and working hours undermined by minimum service requirements and union only calling out Portuguese-based crews; Iranian nurses' strike over pay and conditions continues and intensifies after death of nurse from overwork; state forces kill 21 workers demonstrating high cost of living and government policies in Nigeria…
(2024-08-15). King Abdulaziz Quran Competition 2024: Final qualifying round underway in Makkah. ummid.com The jury of the final qualifiers of the 44th edition of the King Abdulaziz International Competition for Memorization, Recitation, and Interpretation of Holy Quran Saturday listened to the recitations of 14 contestants from Kenya, Congo, Egypt, Uganda, Kuwait, Djibouti, Sri Lanka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yemen, the Philippines, Ghana, Jordan, Portugal and Bahrain.
(2024-08-15). Firefighters battle blaze in central Spain. presstv.ir Firefighters battle a blaze that broke out in central Spain.
(2024-08-15). Turkey to confront Israel attempts to set region on fire: Erdogan. presstv.ir Turkey says it will confront the Israeli regime's attempts "to set the region on fire," addressing Tel Aviv's ongoing incendiary acts of deadly aggression against the regional countries.
(2024-08-15). Turkey's Erdogan Vows to Confront Israel's Attempts to Set Region on Fire. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged on Wednesday to confront the Israeli regime's attempts "to set the region on fire," vowing to ensure those responsible for the deaths of thousands are brought to justice.
(2024-08-15). How the Gaza war highlights Bosnia's internal divisions. newarab.com 
The past ten months of Governments in this part of Europe have responded in various ways to the conflict, with each considering public opinion at home and geopolitical dynamics vis-à -vis the EU, the US, Israel, Arab states, Turkey, Iran, and Russia. | In
(2024-08-15). Erdogan Shocks Israel Weeks After Invasion Threat: Big Warning Ahead Of Iran Attack | Mahmoud Abbas. hindustantimes.com Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ankara on August 14. Erdogan assured Abbas that Turkey will continue to support the Palestinian cause and push the international community to increase pressure on Israel, according to his office. Erdogan also condemned Israel's war in Gaza and accused some Western countries of remaining silent and continuing to support Israel. Meanwhile, Abbas is set to address an extraordinary session of Turkey's parliament on Thursday. Abbas earlier met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on August 13.
(2024-08-15). PA's Abbas tell Turkey parliament he will 'go to Gaza' amid war. newarab.com 
(2024-08-15). Join us on 4, 5 and 6 October 2024 for our next Autumn Meetings! cadtm.org The Autumn Meetings of CADTM Europe will occur on October 4, 5 and 6 October 2024. As of 2023, the venue will be the Simenon Youth Hostelin Liège, Belgium.
| The 2024 edition will use different formats: debates, workshops, interactive activities, and book presentations. It will focus on several issues: the rise of the Far Right, the debt crisis in the South, China and the BRICS as creditors. It will also consider the ecological debt and food sovereignty.
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(2024-08-15). Version 2.0: Europe is moving to the Right and far Right. cadtm.org
(2024-08-15). Europe's left: the time for tactics is over. indybay.org Across Europe, we are experiencing a crisis of democracy; a systemic crisis that cannot be solved with the old structures and offers, in terms of personnel and programmatic. This is an opportunity for the left to put forward candidates like Li Andersson in Finland or Dadgostar in Sweden: both formulate a clear new policy that prioritizes social justice combined with climate justice.
(2024-08-15). How Islamophobia, misinformation added fuel to UK riots? ummid.com The recent riots in the UK have made one thing clear that the far-right is on the increase in Europe and elsewhere too, including India. Further in its vilifying campaigns its in now-a-days heled by the rising social media, and the time has come to reign-in the social media's negative use.
(2024-08-15). Greece: Continued judicial harassment of migrants' rights defender Panayote Dimitras. fidh.org The recent summons by the Athens Magistrate marks a new development in Mr Dimitras' long history of judicial harassment, this time also prospecting the criminal prosecution of his wife, constituting a major violation of their right to defend human rights as well as of the recently adopted European Union (EU) anti-SLAPP Directive. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT) urges the Greek authorities to put an immediate end to this practice of harassment and to (…) | – |
(2024-08-15). Germany suspects Russia tried to contaminate drinking water at military base. scmp.com An official said a hole was cut in the fence around the base in Cologne-Wahn, where a warning system indicated 'abnormal values' in water quality.
(2024-08-15). Elon Musk, J.K. Rowling named in cyberbullying suit by Olympic boxing star Imane Khelif. scmp.com Khelif, who won an Olympic gold medal in women's boxing in Paris, faced intense scrutiny over her biological sex and gender identity.
(2024-08-15). German government supports Tabeen massacre and Kursk invasion. wsws.org For Germany's ruling class, which has committed the worst crimes in human history, genocide and world war are once again part of political normality.
(2024-08-15). Why Germany must end blanket support for Israeli war in Gaza? ummid.com Germany's blanket support for the Israeli war in Gaza is harmful not only for it's own interests but also for its international standing.
(2024-08-15). Germany says Ukrainians sabotaged Nord Stream pipelines. ecns.cn This handout photo taken on September 28, 2022 from an aircraft of the Swedish Coast Guard (Kustbevakningen) shows the release of gas emanating from a leak on the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, in the Swedish economic zone in the Baltic Sea.
(2024-08-15). Strengthening recessionary trends in global economy. wsws.org Investor sentiment seems to have "collapsed" in the eurozone and its largest economy, Germany, according to a recent survey.
(2024-08-15). Greece wildfires rage near Athens. presstv.ir Greek wildfires engulf mountain as they approach the Greek capital.
(2024-08-15). Aerial images of burned-out landscape after wildfires in Greece. presstv.ir Drone images show the burned-out landscape in Greece.
(2024-08-15). Climate change fueled last year's extreme wildfires — some more than others. grist.org 
(2024-08-15). Felicita Cuba al Principado de Liechtenstein. radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 ago (RHC) El ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba felicitó hoy al Principado de Liechtenstein, a propósito del Día de la Asunción, Fiesta Nacional de esa nación situada en los Alpes.
(2024-08-15). Will Poland Refurbish Israeli Patriots for Ukraine War? dissidentvoice.org In June, rumors swirled in the media that the Biden administration was holding discussions with Israel and Ukraine about the possibility of transferring aging Patriot air defense systems currently in Israel to Ukraine. The CNN reported: "The systems would likely need to be transferred to the US first, where they would undergo refurbishment, before being …
(2024-08-15). Will Poland Refurbish Israeli Patriots for Ukraine War? globalresearch.ca In June, rumors swirled in the media that the Biden administration was holding discussions with Israel and Ukraine about the possibility of transferring aging Patriot air defense systems currently in Israel to Ukraine.
(2024-08-15). Israel holds the key to freeing the hostages – but Iran will decide if the Middle East goes to war. haaretz.com Thursday's summit in Doha is a Russian doll filled with layer upon layer of obstacles: it's unclear how much flexibility Netanyahu has given Israeli negotiators and whether that will be enough for Hamas; and no one knows whether Iran and Hezbollah will see a Gaza cease-fire as an excuse to forgo their military response to two humiliating assassinations…
(2024-08-15). How a BRICS trio is staring down Israel. thealtworld.com While Israel increasingly isolates itself on the international stage, BRICS members Iran, Russia, and China are quietly coordinating a full-spectrum effort to support Palestine diplomatically and militarily. | The Global Majority is fully aware that the genocidals in Tel Aviv are trying as hard as they can to provoke an apocalyptic war — with full US military support, of course. | Contrast that combative mindset with 2,500 years of Persian diplomacy. Iran's acting Foreign Minister, Ali Bagheri Kani, has recently remarked how Tehran is trying hard to prevent "the Israeli regime's 'dream' of triggering an all…
(2024-08-15). Starbucks names new CEO after Gaza war boycott hits sales. newarab.com 
Narasimhan steps down as chief executive and as a member of the Starbucks board "with immediate effect," said the company in a statement. | Starbucks shares were around 21 percent higher in early afternoon trading, while Chipotl…
(2024-08-15). Ukraine leverages limited resources for incursion into Russia's Kursk. aljazeera.com As Ukraine gains a rare upper hand, the world awaits Russian talk of red lines and its promised response.
(2024-08-15). Mapping Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region. aljazeera.com Ukraine claims to control over 1,000sq km (386sq miles) of Russian territory since a surprise offensive began August 6.
(2024-08-15). Ukraine puts 'pressure on the aggressor', catches Russia off-guard in Kursk. aljazeera.com President Putin and his officials appeared unprepared for Ukraine's daring invasion.
(2024-08-15). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 902. aljazeera.com As the war enters its 902nd day, these are the main developments.
(2024-08-15). Russia sentences US dual citizen to 12 years for treason. aljazeera.com Supporters say she donated about $50 to charity, but investigators accuse her of helping Ukraine buy weapons.
(2024-08-15). Russia evacuates thousands from Kursk as Ukrainian forces advance. aljazeera.com Ukrainian military says Russia has moved some troops from the occupied south but this is not a major redeployment.
(2024-08-15). Trump slams Harris on economy ahead of major policy rollout. geo.tv 
Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks at a campaign event in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. August 14, 2024. — Reuters
(2024-08-15). Carefully Planned NATO-Kiev Operation: Is Russia Really "Losing in Kursk"? globalresearch.ca Since last week, there's been a lot of panic among many supporters of Russia due to
(2024-08-15). Mali and Niger Break Diplomatic Relations with Ukraine Accusing NATO Ally of Involvement in Terrorist Attacks. globalresearch.ca Since the beginning of the Russian Special Military Operation in Ukraine, the African continent has become a major battleground in the renewed Cold War between Moscow and Washington. | In recent weeks in response to an attack by rebels in the …
(2024-08-15). Friday 9/13: "From Russia with Lev": Film & Panel on Trump Impeachment w/ Producer, Rachael Maddow. indybay.org Roxie Cinema | 3117 16th Street | San Francisco, CA 94103…
(2024-08-15). Russia authorizes clinical trials of vaccine for allergic polen. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Federal Medical-Biological Agency (FMBA) announced today it has received the approval to proceed with clinical trials of the first vaccine for birch pollen allergy sufferers.
(2024-08-15). Calm reigns in Syrian province after success of Russian mediation. plenglish.com Damascus, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Calm returned today to the northeastern Syrian provinces of Hasakeh and Deir Ezzor after the successful mediation of the commander of the Russian forces operating in Syria, Andrei Serdyakov, between the government and the separatist militia.
(2024-08-15). Specialists from Latin American countries visit Russian fuel and energy companies. tvbrics.com 
Familiarity with the Russian fuel and energy complex may open up new opportunities for co-operation between Russia and the countries of the region…
(2024-08-15). Kursk Incursion Turning Into Self-Goal For Zelensky? Russia Mocks Ukraine: 'Kyiv Killed Chance For…'. hindustantimes.com As Ukrainian forces advance deeper into Russia's Kursk region, Moscow has made a big claim. Top Russian diplomat Rodion Miroshnik stated that Ukraine's incursion has ended any chance of peace talks with Moscow. Miroshnik accused Kyiv of deliberately sabotaging negotiations by launching the attack on Kursk, referring to alleged attacks on civilians in the border areas. Watch for more.
(2024-08-15). Claims Swirl Around Strike On Key Russian Logistics Hub In Kursk. twz.com 
The Kursk Oblast city of Lgov came under fire Thursday, the 10th day of Ukraine's
(2024-08-15). Ukraine War Day #904: Did Ukraine Seize Russia's Gas Meter? — Part III. awfulavalanche.wordpress.com 
Dear Readers: | Today continuing (and concluding) my review of Where we left off:…
(2024-08-15). Ukrainian soldier says unarmed Russian troops 'drinking coffee' during Kursk invasion. scmp.com Volodymyr said the Russians were unaware about the rare cross-border incursion that saw Ukraine seizing several villages and towns.
(2024-08-15). Unyielding Conflict: Ukraine's Resistance Against Russian Pressure in Eastern Front. devdiscourse.com Ukraine said there was no sign Russian military pressure was receding along the eastern front inside its borders on Thursday, more than a week after its incursion into Russia, and reported the heaviest fighting in weeks near Pokrovsk. Ukraine launched a major assault into Russia's Kursk region on Aug. 6, carving out a strip of land in what military analysts have said is, in part, an attempt to divert Russian reserve forces to act as reinforcements.
(2024-08-15). Amid Kursk Gamble, Zelensky Refuses To Repay Foreign Debt: Ukraine Economy Hit By Rating Downgrade. hindustantimes.com Ukraine's economy is on the brink of disaster as the war with Russia rages on and Western support weakens. In a shocking move, Ukraine has defaulted on a major debt repayment, prompting Fitch Ratings to downgrade the country to 'Restricted Default.' With billions in Western aid failing to stabilize the situation, could this be the beginning of Ukraine's economic collapse?>
(2024-08-15). On Thin Ice: Another Fire Aboard A Coast Guard Icebreaker Underscores Glaring Capability Gap. twz.com 
A fire that recently broke out onboard the medium icebreaker USCGC Healy has forced the vessel to abandon its annual summer Arctic patrol. The incident highlights the inadequacy of the Coast Guard's current icebreaker fleet, which Healy represents half of and the other ship is in dry dock getting a much-needed overhaul in an attempt to extend its service life even further. | Healy
(2024-08-15). Belgrade ready to deepen ties with Beijing, Serbian president says. ecns.cn Serbia cherishes the friendship with China and is willing to deepen all-around cooperation, including in sports, to promote common development and benefit the two peoples, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said.
(2024-08-15). Sweden confirms first case of mpox strain outside Africa. aljazeera.com Swedish officials say they have registered the first case outside Africa of the more dangerous variant of mpox.
(2024-08-15). Sudan peace talks begin in Switzerland despite army's no-show. scmp.com UN officials warn the country is at 'breaking point', amid a 16-month-old civil war and a humanitarian crisis threatening thousands of lives.
(2024-08-15). Western analysts worry Ukraine throwing scarce resources at Kursk. infobrics.org EU does not want to increase aid to Kiev but current support gives no chance of victory.
(2024-08-15). US Defense Firms Reluctant to Cooperate with Ukraine Due to Safety, Corruption. globalresearch.ca US military contractors are concerned about corruption and the security of co-production in Ukraine and are therefore in no rush to sign contracts, a US State Department spokesperson said. Without the US being able to construct military-industrial infrastructure, Ukraine will …
(2024-08-15). JASSM Stealth Cruise Missiles Now On The Table For Ukraine: Report. twz.com 