Daily Archives: November 5, 2024

2024-11-05: News Headlines

UMMID (2024-11-05). UNGA must suspend Israel's membership: Top UN official. ummid.com The UN General Assembly (UNGA) must consider suspending Israel's membership due to its repeated violations of international law and its ongoing occupation of Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Palestinian Territories, said.

Maxime Duriez (2024-11-05). Siria: El francés Sabri Essid será juzgado por genocidio y crímenes de lesa humanidad. fidh.org

Klaus Drà§ger (2024-11-05). The New EU Commission: A 'European War Deal' Next? socialistproject.ca At their summit meeting at the end of June 2024, the European heads of state and government (the European Council) decided that Portugal's former Prime Minister António Costa will succeed the Belgian Charles Michel as their President. Ursula von der Leyen (UvdL) was confirmed for a second five-year term as President of the Commission. The Commission consists of one person from each of the 27 member states and is sometimes considered as the EU's executive body, although only the Commission has the right to make legislative proposals. The June summit also appointed Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as the new…

newarab (2024-11-05). Over 1,000 US arms exports to Israel made via Spain port: report. newarab.com An investigation by two NGOs has uncovered that The probe, carried out by the Palestinian Youth Movement and Progressive International and reported by Spanish website El Diario, revealed that US ships carrying weapo…

ecns.cn (2024-11-05). At least 214 dead in Spain's worst floods. ecns.cn The deadliest flash floods in Spain's modern history have killed at least 214 people, and dozens were still unaccounted for, four days after torrential rains swept the eastern region of Valencia.

Staff (2024-11-05). Spain's Royals 'Welcomed' With Boos and Mud in Valencia. orinocotribune.com During the tour by Spanish King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, alongside a delegation of other high-ranking officials, through the areas of Valencia most affected by recent floods, victims and survivors threw mud and objects at the royals with shouts and boos, demanding that they leave the area and expressing discontent with their presence. Valencia has been declared ground zero of DANA, the weather phenomenon that caused the flooding in the region last week. | "You are not welcome here! You don't lack water; people are dying here!" "You don't lack anything," the inhabitants and volunteers shouted, outraged by the…

infobrics (2024-11-05). India will not become Western pawn despite Spain pursuing closer relations. infobrics.org The West can very quickly turn against India as happened with Russia and China.

Anthony Watts (2024-11-05). Flooding Facts Drowned by Climate Hysteria: The BBC Ignores Spain's Weather History. wattsupwiththat.com By Anthony Watts and H. Sterling Burnett The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) article, titled "Scientists sure warming world made Spain's storm more intense," ties recent flash flooding in Spain to…

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-11-05). Gaza Tells Us Who We Are. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Some days it's hard to say which is more horrific: the Gaza genocide itself, or the moral decay throughout our society which makes it possible. | I mean, the atrocities in Gaza have a couple million victims. If you add up the populations of the US, Europe, Canada and Australia, you've got around a billion people living in a dystopia whose collective conscience is so warped and twisted that they'd allow their governments to support a live-streamed genocide in full…

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2024-11-05). "The Train Has Left the Station and No One Can Stop It". Europe Will be at War with Russia. Serbia's President A. Vucic. globalresearch.ca [Incisive article by Dr. Paul Craig Roberts first published by Global Research on June 13, 2024] | *** | These are the words of Serbia's President Aleksander Vucic. He ought to know. He is in the middle of it. He thinks …

Prof. Ruel F. Pepa (2024-11-05). Catastrophe Strikes Valencia: Deadly Floods and Tornado Devastate Region Amidst Financial Strain. globalresearch.ca The Spanish region of Valencia has been struck by one of the deadliest natural disasters in recent European history, as intense flash floods and a rare tornado ravaged communities, killing at least 200 people, displacing thousands, and causing extensive property …

aljazeera (2024-11-05). EU reliance on US for security "no longer tenable" aljazeera.com HA Hellyer talks about why European countries are reconsidering their heavy reliance on the White House for security.

A A (2024-11-05). Kosovo, a time-bomb to extend the European front. strategic-culture.su

aljazeera (2024-11-05). Eight members of far-right group arrested in Germany and Poland. aljazeera.com Prosecutors say Saxonian Separatists group sought to target 'unwanted groups of people by means of ethnic cleansing'.

____ (2024-11-05). German Coalition Tensions: Finance Minister Sparks Economic Policy Debate. devdiscourse.com The political landscape in Germany faces turbulence as Finance Minister Christian Lindner's proposals for economic revitalization have challenged the stability of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition government. Lindner's party, the Free Democrats, surprised coalition partners with plans advocating public spending cuts and tax reductions.

Chris Jarvis (2024-11-05). Full list of Kemi Badenoch's shadow cabinet appointments. leftfootforward.org The new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has today announced who will be in her top team by publishing a full list of her shadow cabinet appointments. | Here's the full breakdown of everyone she's appointed. | Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer: Mel Stride MP | Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs: Priti Patel MP | Shadow Home Secretary: Chris Philp MP | Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Alex Burghart MP | Shadow Secretary of State for Defence: James Cartlidge MP | Shadow Secretary of State for Justice: Robert Jenric…

ICRC (2024-11-05). Poland: Polish Red Cross launched Emblem Campaign. icrc.org

Andrew Korybko (2024-11-05). Poland's Military Loan Proposal to Ukraine Shows That Warsaw Is Finally Wising Up. globalresearch.ca This is in response to Polish public opinion souring on the proxy war and the ruling liberal-globalist coalition consequently trying to exploit that in an attempt to raise the chances that their candidate replaces the outgoing conservative-nationalist president during next …

ICRC (2024-11-05). IHL commemoration in Romania: 70 years since the ratification of the Geneva Conventions. icrc.org

infobrics (2024-11-05). US again exempts Russian banks from sanctions to buy vital commodities. infobrics.org The exemptions are related to energy and include gas, oil, "other products capable of producing energy" (specifically coal, wood or agricultural products used to manufacture biofuels), "uranium in any form", as well as the "development, production, generation, transmission, or exchange of power, through any means, including nuclear, thermal, and renewable energy sources".

newarab (2024-11-05). Russia launches dozens of satellites, including two from Iran. newarab.com Russia launched a Soyuz rocket early on Tuesday carrying two satellites designed to monitor the space weather around Earth and 53 small satellites, The Soyuz-2.1 launch spacecraft, which lifted off from Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome, carried two The ionosphere, where Earth's atmosp…

ICRC (2024-11-05). Russia-Ukraine International Armed Conflict: Missing a pastry-scented home. icrc.org

Kris Parker (2024-11-05). 'If you Hear That Sound, You're Probably Dead': How Drone Attacks are Making Evacuations in Ukraine Increasingly Unsafe. bylinetimes.com Everything seemed to be on fire the last time Nicholas Samuels visited Toretsk. A renewed Russian shelling, which was gradually levelling the small town, had ignited nearby fields, sending up billowing smoke that mixed with smoke from the nearby village of New York, which was also burning. The increased threat of drone attacks only…

thecommunists (2024-11-05). Project Ukraine unravelling as Zelensky touts risible 'victory plan'. thecommunists.org Whilst all hell is breaking out across the middle east, hogging most of the headlines, Nato's proxy war against Russia is coming to an ever stickier end. Project Ukraine, instigated primarily by the USA and Britain, had as its aim regime change in Moscow, to be followed by the weakening and balkanisation of the whole …

tn.ai (2024-11-05). FM Urges EU to Lift Ban on Iranian Airlines. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Referring to the Ukrainian president's admission that no Iranian missiles have been delivered to Russia, Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Araqchi called on the EU to lift a ban on Iranian airlines that has been imposed on the basis of unfounded claims.

aljazeera (2024-11-05). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 984. aljazeera.com As the war enters its 984th day, these are the main developments.

presstv.ir (2024-11-05). Iran calls on EU to end targeting ordinary Iranians after missile transfer claims refuted. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says the EU flight ban targets ordinary Iranians based on claims even refuted by the Ukrainian president himself.

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-11-05). Russia's Soyuz rocket puts more than 50 satellites into orbit. plenglish.com Moscow, Nov 5 (Prensa Latina) The Soyuz-2.1b rocket, successfully launched from the Vostochny space center in southeastern Russia, put 53 satellites into orbit, the Roscosmos space corporation announced.

presstv.ir (2024-11-05). Russian, Chinese warships conduct joint drills in Pacific Ocean. presstv.ir Russian and Chinese warships have carried out anti-submarine firing exercises in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

presstv.ir (2024-11-05). Iranian satellites launched into space as private sector debuts in space industry. presstv.ir Two domestically-manufactured Iranian satellites are successfully launched into space in a debut entrance by the country's private sector in the space industry.

tn.ai (2024-11-05). Iran's First Privately Developed Satellites Launched into Orbit on Russian Soyuz Rocket. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — In a milestone for Iran's private space sector, satellites "Kowsar" and "Hodhod" were successfully launched into orbit aboard a Russian Soyuz launcher, marking the country's initial private effort in satellite production and space deployment.

aljazeera (2024-11-05). North Korean troops reportedly on Russian front lines amid escalation fears. aljazeera.com

aljazeera (2024-11-05). Russian rocket takes Iranian satellites into orbit as ties grow closer. aljazeera.com The Iranian-made satellites, Kowsar and Hodhod, were successfully placed into orbit by a Russian Soyuz-2.1 spacecraft.

The Media Line Staff (2024-11-05). Russian Rocket Launches 2 Iranian Satellites, Signaling Growing Ties. themedialine.org

The Independent (2024-11-05). BRICS and Africa: A transformative opportunity. independent.co.ug For Africa, BRICS is not just a partnership but an opportunity that must be seized now COMMENT | IQBAL SURVE & SESONA MDLOKOVANA | As BRICS convened its pivotal summit, in Kazan, Russia, Africa stands on the brink of an unparalleled opportunity. This meeting is not just a gathering of global powers; it is a moment …

Jeffrey St. Clair (2024-11-05). The Wolf at Our Door. counterpunch.org CounterPunch went online 30 years ago, just in time for Clinton's war on Serbia. Clinton's war was premeditated, our transit to the World Wide Web was reluctant, at best. Alexander Cockburn's relationship with computers was hostile. Mine was indifferent. I surfed the web, like anyone else, but had no idea how it would be useful for us. At the time, CounterPunch was a 6-page newsletter that we published fortnightly. We called it "fortnightly" because the word had a nice ring to it and no one was precisely sure how many days or even weeks a fortnight encompassed. But if we ran pieces online, who would pay to receiv…

____ (2024-11-05). Raging Protests in Serbia: The Call for Accountability and Reform. devdiscourse.com Thousands of opposition supporters in Serbia took to the streets of Novi Sad on Tuesday, enraged over a deadly accident at a local railway station. They accused the government of negligence and corruption after a roof collapsed, killing 14 and severely injuring three people.

United World International (2024-11-05). DPRK, The land of smiles and wonders — Pt. 2: All for the masses. unitedworldint.com Ideological teachings, the Victory Museum, and how the Korean War reminds of the current Ukraine conflict. By Stary Shakhtyor Every day in the evening and morning in Pyongyang, the melody of the song dedicated to Kim Il-sung plays on loudspeakers. The whole city listens to this tune. The synopsis of the song is as follows. …

NEOB (2024-11-05). President Ramaphosa to receive visit from Prince William. sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa to receive visit from Prince William | President Cyril Ramaphosa is today expected to receive a courtesy call from His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Prince William., , Tuesday's meeting between the President and The Prince of Wales will take place at the Official Residence of the President in Cape Town., , "The President and Prince William will hold discussions on a number of key issues of mutual interest., , "The visit is indicative of the strong ties the United Kingdom, including the Royal Family, share with South Africa, and also another step towards the deepening of these historic ti…

Josiah Mortimer (2024-11-05). Kemi Badenoch Told to Face up to Conservatives' Democratic Failings After Years of Sleaze and Rule-Breaking. bylinetimes.com Leading democracy experts have hit out at the dire state of ethics and integrity in the last Conservative Government, in a warning to the party's new leader Kemi Badenoch to learn from their mistakes. | The United Kingdom Constitution Monitoring Group (UKCMG) is run by the independent Constitution Society and made up of leading academics and former Government practioners, including Lord John Thomas, Dame Ursula Brennan, Sir Richard Mottram, Sir Paul Silk and a suite of respected professors. | The timeframe of their 'state of the constitution' report covers the period between July 2023 and July 2024, while Kem…

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