(2024-11-09). COP29 Must Not Be Another Greenwashing Event. popularresistance.org Countries must find real solutions for climate action and climate finance and reject false solutions such as biomass energy, says the Biomass Action Network as the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Climate Convention is set to open in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 11 November. COP29 will focus on finance, as did the Biodiversity COP16 which was suspended last weekend due to the lack of agreement. Developed countries refuse to commit to sufficient financial support for developing countries. Instead, they promote false solutions like centralised (large scale) biomass energy.
(2024-11-09). As COP29 nears, CPJ, partners urge EU to hold Azerbaijan to account over rights abuses. cpj.org
(2024-11-09). It Is important to Call a Genocide a Genocide/ By Francesca Albanese. marktanliano.net
(2024-11-09). Starmer appoints national security adviser who negotiated secret deal to free genocider Pinochet. skwawkbox.org 
Chilean dictator was arrested in London and set for extradition to Spain — but Blair adviser Jonathan Powell negotiated his freedom Keir Starmer has appointed Jonathan Powell as his national security adviser Jonathan Powell. Tony Blair's chief of staff for over a decade. In 1998, former Chilean dictator and mass murderer Augusto Pinochet was arrested …
(2024-11-09). Deafening Propaganda to Justify Israeli Football Hooligans. ummid.com Instead of condemning Israeli football hooligans who ran riot in Amsterdam, Washington and European governments reacted with a deafening propaganda campaign, denouncing those who clashed with the hooligans as "anti-semitic".
(2024-11-09). CADTM International Council | Day 3 | Strategic considerations and the political and economic situation in Europe. cadtm.org
(2024-11-09). Mind Control Technologies: The Convention on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Does Not Prevent the Abuse of Fundamental Human Rights, Mojmir Babacek. globalresearch.ca On September 5th, the European Commission representative signed the
(2024-11-09). EU sanctions directly impact Iran's medicine imports: Official. presstv.ir The deputy head of Iran's Food and Drug Administration (IFDA) says the European Union's sanctions have directly affected the country's pharmaceutical imports.
(2024-11-09). I Agree With The Title. smoothiex12.blogspot.com About Germany. It doesn't matter who comes to power in Germany, national consensus (yes, including the majority of population) is to settle score with Russia. It is a way to deal with WW II trauma. Germany as a nation is Russia's enemy.
(2024-11-09). 56 Chinese cultural relics returned from Italy. ecns.cn On Friday night, President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan appreciated cultural relics that were recently returned from Italy with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter Laura Mattarella at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
(2024-11-09). Chinese, Italian presidents meet representatives from cultural conference, university dialogue. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Friday jointly met with representatives attending the China-Italy Cultural Cooperation Mechanism Conference and the Dialogue between Chinese and Italian University Presidents in Beijing.
(2024-11-09). Xi urges China-Italy cooperation for building better world. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in Beijing on Friday, saying the two countries should make joint efforts to build a world of harmonious coexistence.
(2024-11-09). Poland: Polish Red Cross launched Emblem Campaign. icrc.org
(2024-11-09). IHL commemoration in Romania: 70 years since the ratification of the Geneva Conventions. icrc.org
(2024-11-09). Maria Butina: Russia's Iron Lady. covertactionmagazine.com Arnaud DEVELAY caught up with elected Member of the Russian State Duma and Ranking Member of the Duma's Commission for International Affairs, Maria BUTINA. Q: Let us start with what has been a crackdown on free speech around the world with the raid on Scott Ritter's house, the arrest of individuals in the UK for …
(2024-11-09). Neoliberalism Has "Become a Totalitarian Ideology" — Vladimir Putin. thealtworld.com At the Valdai Forum Putin said that neoliberalism stifles national sovereignty and traditional values and erodes national cultures, thus eliminating diversity. "There is no room for difference in the neoliberal order. It seeks to flatten diversity rather than celebrate it." Washington's unipolar system "only serves a small number of powerful elites." Now that Putin has come to these realizations, perhaps he will replace his neoliberal central bank director. | Putin thanks Washington for the economic sanctions that forced Russia off the mistaken path of globalism. "The sanctions have forced us to look inward, to f…
(2024-11-09). Russia-Ukraine International Armed Conflict: Missing a pastry-scented home. icrc.org
(2024-11-09). EU pledges 'unwavering support' to Ukraine after Donald Trump's win. aljazeera.com The 27-member bloc's foreign policy chief visited Kyiv and said EU support is necessary to fight Russian aggression.
(2024-11-09). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 988. aljazeera.com As the war enters its 988th day, these are the main developments.
(2024-11-09). Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Meets President Maduro in Caracas, 17 Agreements Signed. orinocotribune.com As part of the High-Level Intergovernmental Commission (CIAN) between Russia and Venezuela, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro signed a series of agreements with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko. | The high-level meeting took place at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, where Venezuela's President Maduro and Vice President Delcy Rodríguez were present alongside Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dimitri Chernyschenko and the Russian delegation to participate in the 18th meeting of the Venezuela-Russia High-Level Intergovernmental Commission (CIAN). | During the meeting, 17 strategic agreements were signed…
(2024-11-09). Russia's Doctrine of "Peaceful Coexistence". A Solution to Avoiding WWIII? globalresearch.ca
(2024-11-09). Russian doctors develop new technique for the treatment of rib fractures. tvbrics.com 
This method does not disturb soft tissues and keeps the ribs in the correct position…
(2024-11-09). This weekend's essays: Putin at Valdai, entertainment in St Petersburg and the personal banking revolution in Russia. gilbertdoctorow.com
(2024-11-09). An Independent Platform Is Needed to Articulate the Best Interests of the Ukrainian People. globalresearch.ca Ukraine's people have experienced the most extreme distress in recent times, the kind of extreme distress that had not been since the Second World War. What is more, the future of the country has become extremely grim and uncertain. It …
(2024-11-09). Pentagon allows US military contractors to fix weapons in Ukraine. aljazeera.com US eases restrictions for a few contractors to work away from the front lines and says they won't engage in combat.
(2024-11-09). UTB, Expedia Group to tell the world compelling stories from Uganda. independent.co.ug 
UTB embarks on Explore Uganda campaign on Expedia Group Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has launched a fresh new campaign dubbed "Uniquely Yours" to promote the country's iconic sustainable tourist experiences including gorilla tracking, bird watching and adventure tourism activities. Uganda Tourism Board has eyes particularly on the lucrative core source markets of United Kingdom, United …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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. …