2025-02-03: News Headlines

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-03). Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan's PACE credentials at winter session 2025. fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to uphold the suspension of Azerbaijan's credentials for 2025, as escalating repression of civil society in the country violates the principles of the Council of Europe (…) | – |

tn.ai (2025-02-03). Iran Eager to Broaden Ties with Azerbaijan: FM. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The administration of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attaches special significance to the promotion of relations with the Republic of Azerbaijan on the basis of mutual respect and trust, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said.

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Eyewitness video shows moment of plane crash in Kazakhstan. presstv.ir A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Pezeshkian: Any geopolitical change to regional borders 'unacceptable'. presstv.ir The Iranian president says Tehran will never accept any geopolitical change to borders in the region.

Paul Haeder (2025-02-03). Zionism is Far-Right Bigotry, Hate of "the Other," and Supremacy. dissidentvoice.org They are trying to elevate France recognizing Josephine Baker as a hero, yet, Amy Goodman has the ability — and whatever else is going on with the Black journalist she interviews, French journalist Rokhaya Diallo — to sidestep the tribal and religious and historical and intellectual identity of this French monster, Éric Zemmour (above image). …

newarab (2025-02-03). Fans who waved Palestine flag at France basketball game fined. newarab.com A The Nanterre Court sentenced the two fans, aged 19 and 21,…

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Spain footballer Hermoso tells court Rubiales kiss ruined 'happiest day'. aljazeera.com Spanish footballer Jenni Hermoso appeared as a witness on the first day of Luis Rubiales's trial.

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Spain's Hermoso says no consent given for World Cup kiss at Rubiales trial. aljazeera.com Jenni Hermoso says at trial of ex-Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales that the kiss 'stained' her 2023 World Cup win.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2025-02-03). Shift in Military Alliances: America Declares War on Turkey? #NATOExit? globalresearch.ca While Turkey is still "officially" a member of NATO, president Erdoğan has been developing "friendly relations" with two of America's staunchest enemies, namely Iran and Russia. US -Turkey military cooperation dates back to the Cold War. Today Turkey is sleeping with the enemy. And Trump has "rhetorically" declared war on Turkey. We are ready for war, says President Erdogan.

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). 12 people killed in ammunition factory blast in northwest Turkey. presstv.ir A blast ripped through an explosives factory in northwest Turkey, killing a dozen people.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-02-03). Russia Normalises Terrorist, Ethnic Cleansing Junta in Damascus. libya360.wordpress.com Vanessa Beeley A lone official photograph shows Syria's new leader Ahmed Al Sharaa (right) and Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov posing for a picture during their meeting in Damascus — 29th January 2025. According to my sources, the Belarus delegation ( led by Foreign Minister Maxim Vladimirovich Ryzhenkov ) that headed to Damascus on…

Manlio Dinucci (2025-02-03). What Year Will 2025 be? Reminder of 2024. Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca In 2024, Sweden and Finland granted the United States 32 military bases where it can deploy its own forces, including nuclear forces, close to Russia. At the same time, the US deployed new B61-12 nuclear bombs in Italy, Germany, Belgium, …

Richard D. Wolff, Counter Punch. (2025-02-03). Settler Colonialism: 'It Ends With Us' In Palestine And Israel. popularresistance.org My birth emerged from European capitalism's fascistic catastrophe in the 1920s—1940s. That catastrophe also produced Israel's experiment with settler colonialism in Palestine. This article refers to both these incidents to analyze the current Palestine-Israel catastrophe. | My reasons or qualifications to write such an article start with the fact that my maternal grandmother and grandfather were killed at the Nazis' Mauthausen concentration camp. My father's sister was killed in Auschwitz. My mother and her sister spent years in different concentration camps. Because of these events, my parents fled Europe…

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Concerns mounting over new energy crisis in EU as Russian gas transit via Ukraine ends. presstv.ir As the agreement allowing Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe expires on Tuesday, concerns are mounting over new energy crisis in EU.

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Netanyahu took flight detour to US to avoid ICC arrest warrants: Report. presstv.ir The plane transporting Benajmin Netanyahu has avoided airspace of several European countries en route to the United States.

euobserver (2025-02-03). Guess who isn't invited to Europe's Holocaust memorials? euobserver.com Does the European Commission think that one has to be a Zionist to remember the Holocaust? Apparently so.

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Trump tariffs top agenda at EU meeting. aljazeera.com European Union leaders gathered on Monday amidst the threat of tariffs from US President Donald Trump on imports.

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Trump threatens tariffs against EU. aljazeera.com US President Donald Trump has said that trade tariffs on the European Union 'will definitely happen'.

Prof. Ruel F. Pepa (2025-02-03). Ukraine War: The Economic Toll on Europe: Unintended Consequences of Supporting Kiev Regime on behalf of US-NATO. globalresearch.ca The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has compelled European nations to extend substantial support to Kyiv, encompassing financial aid, military assistance, and humanitarian relief. This support has taken various forms, including direct monetary contributions to bolster Ukraine's economy, the provision of …

Peter Koenig (2025-02-03). European Union Facilitates Slave Trade in North Africa. globalresearch.ca Knowing Europe's horrendous colonial history and today's European Union's (EU) ever-growing tyranny, there is little surprise in the EU's facilitating slave trade in Northern Africa, mostly through Europe-NATO's destruction of today's chaotic Libya. The latter with the support of the …

Staff (2025-02-03). Video: Head of NATO Tells European Union to Move Money from Healthcare and Retirement to War. davidswanson.org

WSWS (2025-02-03). Hundreds of thousands demonstrate across Germany against promotion of the fascist AfD. wsws.org The decision in Germany's parliament to allow the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to secure a majority with its votes has triggered a political earthquake. Hundreds of thousands of people have since taken to the streets to protest against the return of fascism.

aljazeera (2025-02-03). As Germany braces for election, backing the far-right AfD no longer a taboo. aljazeera.com The hardline party has 'an increasing influence on public opinion', say analysts, as voters prioritise migration.

infobrics (2025-02-03). Political turmoil in Germany divides entire society. infobrics.org The wrong and non-functioning migration policy is currently leading to heated discussions in Germany. Right ahead of the federal election, this issue is severely dividing society.

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-03). Greece: Continued judicial harassment against migrants' rights defender Panayote Dimitras. fidh.org

infobrics (2025-02-03). Hungary and Poland could claim territories of Ukraine amid ethnic tensions. infobrics.org Ukraine's aggressive and chauvinistic strand of nationalism alienates its neighbors and is often seen by them as a potential threat, causing ethnic and religious tensions. The matter thus extends even beyond Russian-Ukrainian relations.

Maxime Duriez (2025-02-03). Italy's failure to surrender Libyan suspect to the International Criminal Court is a breach of its Rome Statute obligation. fidh.org

Human Rights Watch (2025-02-03). Kazakhstan: Founder of Satirical Instagram Account Arrested. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Temirlan Ensebek talks to reporters outside a police station in Almaty, Kazakhstan on May 15, 2021. | © 2021 RFE/RL | (Berlin, February 3, 2025) — Authorities in Kazakhstan should immediately drop criminal charges brought against a blogger who operates a satirical Instagram account and release him from pretrial detention, Human Rights Watch said today.The blogger, Temirlan Ensebek, 29, manages the satirical Instagram account Qaznews24. Police arrested him on January 17, 2025, and searched his home. On January 18, an Almaty court approved his pretrial detention for two months…

tvbrics (2025-02-03). Kazakhstan launches national geodetic coordinate system to enhance spatial data infrastructure. tvbrics.com This cutting-edge system ensures accuracy in geodetic and cartographic data…

Binoy Kampmark (2025-02-03). Trump, Tariffs and Russia: A Very Muddled Policy. dissidentvoice.org It has become something of a fixation in the Donald Trump war chest of options that cowing, discomforting and baffling his various counterparts on the international scene with tariffs is bound to work at every corner. Certainly, when it comes to allies, the potency of such announcements is magnified. Nation states, confusing common interests with …

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Moscow bomb reportedly kills pro-Russian Ukrainian separatist. aljazeera.com Pro-Russian paramilitary leader Armen Sarkisyan killed, while Ukraine eyes attacks on recruitment centres.

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Russia accelerating executions of Ukrainian POWs: UN. aljazeera.com A report finds that Russian troops committed 79 executions in the last six months or so.

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Moscow bombing kills pro-Russian paramilitary leader. aljazeera.com

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events — day 1,075. aljazeera.com Here are the key developments on the 1,075th day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

infobrics (2025-02-03). BRICS Bloc, the Dollar Brick Wall. infobrics.org Many countries are not comfortable with the dollar's domineering influence in the global economic scene. Russia and China, two arch-rival of the United States of America and its western allies, are nauseated by the dollar's dominant influence in the global economic scene…

Ahmed Adel (2025-02-03). Even with Western Aid Drying Up, Corruption Continues to Flourish in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca The deep-rooted corruption in Ukraine began to surface after it became clear that the Kiev regime was losing the war. Although the West used a corrupt Ukraine to attack and weaken Russia, the Westerners themselves now look for an alibi …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2025-02-03). The Smoking Gun: Who Started the War? Was It Russia or Was It US-NATO? NATO Confirms That the Ukraine "War Started in 2014" globalresearch.ca [First published on August 27, 2023. Slight change in the title of the article.] | Author's Update: | : | The smoking gun: Who Started the War. Was it Russia or US-NATO? | The answer comes from the Horse's Mouth. NATO STARTED THE WAR IN …

infobrics (2025-02-03). India-Russia JV Begins Production of 1920 Coaches. infobrics.org Vande Bharat Sleeper Trains: Now, Vande Bharat Sleeper coaches will also be manufactured at the Latur-based Marathwada Rail Coach Factory…

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Russian general targeted as deadly blast hits Moscow residential building. presstv.ir An explosion has hit an apartment complex in Moscow and injured 8, including a high ranking Russian general.

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Man convicted of hate crimes over Quran burnings in Sweden. aljazeera.com Court hands suspended sentence to Salwan Najem, whose fellow anti-Muslim campaigner Salwan Momika was killed last week.

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-02). Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan's PACE credentials at winter session 2025. fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to uphold the suspension of Azerbaijan's credentials for 2025, as escalating repression of civil society in the country violates the principles of the Council of Europe (…) | – |

presstv.ir (2025-02-02). Eyewitness video shows moment of plane crash in Kazakhstan. presstv.ir A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.

Staff (2025-02-02). Sham trials against former Nagorno-Karabakh officials continue in Baku. defenddemocracy.press Jan27, 2025 The illegal and fabricated trial against the former military-political leadership of Nagorno-Karabakh continued at the Baku Military Court on January 27. According to Azerbaijani media, the second session of the trial against former Nagorno-Karabakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan also started on January 27, separately from the trials of former Nagorno-Karabakh President Arayik Harutyunyan …

presstv.ir (2025-02-02). Iran's top security official warns enemies trying to disrupt Azerbaijan ties. presstv.ir Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council warns of enemies' plots to disrupt the friendly relations with Azerbaijan.

Professor Piers Robinson (2025-02-02). Homs 2012 and the Genesis of Syria Chemical Weapons Narrative. globalresearch.ca During the 2011-2014 war to overthrow the Syrian Government in 2011, its belligerents, specifically the US, Turkey, France, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Israel, have repeatedly accused the Syrian Government of both stockpiling and using chemical weapons (CW). | These …

newarab (2025-02-02). Italian journalist names self as target of Israel spyware attack. newarab.com An Italian journalist was the first person to publicly proclaim that he has been targeted by Francesco Cancellato, who investigates fascism in

presstv.ir (2025-02-02). 12 people killed in ammunition factory blast in northwest Turkey. presstv.ir A blast ripped through an explosives factory in northwest Turkey, killing a dozen people.

newarab (2025-02-02). Northern Cyprus to scrap double jeopardy conscription. newarab.com Authorities in the Turkish Republic of This refers to the requirement for Turkish Cypriot men living in Turkey, who are also Turkish citizens, to complete military service both in A bill drafted by National Unit…

presstv.ir (2025-02-02). Islamophobic politician repeats Holy Qur'an desecration in Denmark. presstv.ir Swedish-Danish Islamophobic politician Rasmus Paludan once again desecrates the Holy Qur'an by burning a copy of Islam's most revered book in the Danish capital Copenhagen.

presstv.ir (2025-02-02). Concerns mounting over new energy crisis in EU as Russian gas transit via Ukraine ends. presstv.ir As the agreement allowing Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe expires on Tuesday, concerns are mounting over new energy crisis in EU.

Rachel Fink (2025-02-02). Multinational alliance pushing for legal, diplomatic and economic sanctions against Israel. haaretz.com Government ministers from nine African and South American countries announced the group's launch on Friday, saying, 'When future generations inquire about our contribution to Palestine's right to self-determination, our response must be, we took concrete measures'…

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2025-02-02). "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 …

Ana Luisa Brown (2025-02-02). Putin predicts Europe's subordination to Trump. plenglish.com Moscow, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin today predicted that his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, will make the European elites "bend at his feet" and subordinate them to his orders.

A A (2025-02-02). La politica energetica del Chihuahua: è un gas, gas, gas. strategic-culture.su Chihuahua europei, goditi le tue fantasie di "sconfitta strategica"! | Segue nostro Cominciamo con la storia di un Impero che si vanta al vento. |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-02). Greece: Continued judicial harassment against migrants' rights defender Panayote Dimitras. fidh.org

Maxime Duriez (2025-02-02). Italy's failure to surrender Libyan suspect to the International Criminal Court is a breach of its Rome Statute obligation. fidh.org

Martin Hacthoun (2025-02-02). Italy reports 750,000 fewer young people than a decade ago. plenglish.com In 2014, Italy had 12.8 million young people in this age group, while ten years later their number has fallen to around 12.1 million, according to a study by the Research Centre of the General Confederation of Italian Artisans (CGIA), that also brings together entrepreneurs of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. | The decline in the youth population over the decade reached 5.8% and mainly affected the southern regions of the country, where it reached an alarming 14.7 percentage points, with the most serious situation in the provinces of South Sardinia, Oristano and Isernia, where it reached 25.4, 23.4 and…

The Hague Group (2025-02-02). The Hague Group of Nations – Inaugural Joint Statement – January 31, 2025. indybay.org We, the Representatives from the Governments of Belize, Plurinational State of Bolivia, Republic of Colombia, Republic of Cuba, Republic of Honduras, Malaysia, Republic of Namibia, Republic of Senegal and Republic of South Africa in The Hague, Netherlands, on this 31st day of January 2025, inaugurate The Hague Group,…

Ana Luisa Brown (2025-02-02). Russian Foreign Ministry blames the West for Ukrainian war crimes. plenglish.com Moscow, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova today blamed arms suppliers to Ukraine for being complicit in the recent missile attack on the boarding school in the city of Sudzha.

Martin Hacthoun (2025-02-02). Russia denounces new war crime against civilians in Kursk. plenglish.com Moscow, 2 February (Prensa Latina) The Russian Ministry of Defence today denounced that the Ukrainian army committed another crime by shelling a boarding school building in the town of Sudzha, in the Russian region of Kursk.

aljazeera (2025-02-02). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events — day 1,074. aljazeera.com Here are the key developments on the 1,074th day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2025-02-02). Rússia nà£o está interessada em negociaàßàµes porque está vencendo a guerra — político dos EUA. globalresearch.ca No meio das promessas de Trump de "acabar com a guerra", algumas figuras públicas nos EUA està£o a comeàßar a pensar de forma mais realista. Um proeminente senador dos EUA disse recentemente que as negociaàßàµes sà£o improváveis neste momento, dada …

newarab (2025-02-02). Sweden releases suspects over killing of anti-Islam campaigner. newarab.com A Swedish prosecutor said on Friday he had decided to release from detention five suspects who were held over the killing on Wednesday of an

presstv.ir (2025-02-02). US pushing Ukraine to hold elections by yearend: Report. presstv.ir The administration of US President Donald Trump is reportedly pushing Ukraine to hold elections by the end of the year amid attempts to broker a truce agreement between Kiev and Moscow to end the protracted war in the coming months.

Staff (2025-02-02). Jeffrey Sachs: Understanding the Ukraine conflict. defenddemocracy.press Dec 6, 2024 A mini-documentary on the background of the Ukraine conflict follows Jeffrey Sachs' lecture at the Cambridge Union. The journey begins in the early 1990s and continues to the present day. The documentary features interviews and statements from world leaders along the way, shedding light on significant historical geopolitical events and questioning the …

Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, EcoWatch. (2025-02-02). In 'Historic Win,' Court Rules Against UK's Rosebank Oilfield. popularresistance.org The decision by the previous Conservative government in the United Kingdom to approve the giant Rosebank oilfield off Shetland was ruled unlawful by an Edinburgh court on Thursday. | The judgment by Lord Ericht at the Court of Session said the carbon emissions that would be created by the burning of oil and gas at the largest untapped oilfield in the UK had not been taken into consideration. | "Today's ruling is part of a clear trend we're seeing from courts in the UK — marking the third time in the last year that judges have found that 'downstream' emissions must be considered in planning decisions," said…

Ana Luisa Brown (2025-02-02). Pope Francis renewed his call for an end to wars. plenglish.com Vatican City, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) Pope Francis renewed today his call to increase efforts to put an end to wars in the world in this year of the Catholic Jubilee.

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