(2025-01-04). Azerbaijan: Arbitrary detention and judicial harassment against Rufat Safarov. fidh.org
(2025-01-04). 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.
(2025-01-04). What's Happening In Niger? popularresistance.org "Homeland or death, we will win." This sign stands in the Place de la Patrie, one of the cradles of the popular struggle against France in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Today, it serves as a meeting point where people gather, chat, and watch the movement on Boulevard Zarmaganda, home to the headquarters of the first popular committee supporting the Nigerien army. | "It used to be called Place de la Francophonie. Today, it's Place de la Patrie because this is the birthplace of the patriotic struggle for complete national sovereignty. A week after the coup d'état, we moved here.
(2025-01-04). Algerian social media influencer detained in France. newarab.com 
(2025-01-04). Turkey jails 7 journalists and media workers, places 1 under house arrest. evrensel.net
(2025-01-04). 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.
(2025-01-04). SOS-defenders platform: Expose arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide. fidh.org A collective of local, regional and international human rights organisations unveils SOS-Defenders, an action platform that exposes the alarming scale of arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide.
Geneva, 13 December 2024. This information hub, which will progressively expand to cover more countries, has already documented 274 cases of arbitrarily detained human rights defenders across 17 countries (Bahrain, Belarus, Cambodia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Iran, Jordan, (…) | – |
(2025-01-04). 3rd World March for peace and nonviolence in Rijeka (Croatia) — 15.11.2024. pressenza.com 
On Friday 15th 2024 the World March for Peace and Nonviolence stoped in Rijeka (Croatia). | Some interesting events took placed in the morning. | The international delegation of the 3rd World March for Peace and Nonviolence start from the Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Trsat with the guidance of the guardian fra. Krunoslav Kocijan through the Franciscan monastery and church: a centuries old spiritual oasis of peace in Rijeka and the region.
| This was followed by a walk from the Shrine of Our Lady of Trsat, down the Trsat steps to Ivan Klobučarić Square, streets Korzo and Dolac.
(2025-01-04). Italy: Draft bill 1236 targeting peaceful environmental activism. fidh.org
(2025-01-04). 2025 Looks Bleak For Germany…Energy the Most Expensive In Europe …Growing Speech Tyranny. wattsupwiththat.com But 2025 will not be an easy year for dissenters and critics of the government, as this is increasingly being criminalized in Germany thanks to recently passed laws and acts that aim to suppress free speech.
(2025-01-04). Advances in pancreatic cancer screening. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getty Images Pancreatic cancer screening has advanced significantly in recent years. There are now research-based guidelines on screening for people at high risk of developing the disease, and researchers are collaborating to develop new screening approaches involving genetic testing and artificial intelligence (AI). "We have high-quality studies from the U.S. and Europe that show screening can detect cancer at an earlier stage and that detection leads to better overall outcomes — most notably, improved survival,"…
(2025-01-04). Open Letter: Germany must stop supporting the annihilation of Palestinians. mondoweiss.net 
For over one year, Germany has been actively participating in the killing and dehumanization of Palestinians by providing political, financial, military, and legal support to Israel. Germany's complicity in Israel's atrocities must stop.
(2025-01-04). UNRWA warns of Israel's 'unprecedented' aid ban to millions of Palestinians. presstv.ir The UNRWA issues an urgent warning about an impending Israeli ban on delivery of essential services to millions of Palestinian refugees.
(2025-01-04). The Tears Of Our Children. popularresistance.org A scientific study from 2017 found that deep childhood traumas can mark a person both physically and psychologically. Trauma reroutes children's developing nervous systems, causing them to be highly alert and anxious even decades later. This process, the authors write, generates a mechanism called 'enhanced threat processing'. No wonder studies of children who lived through earlier wars show that they disproportionately suffer from medical conditions, including heart ailments and cancer. | In March 2022, five doctors from Afghanistan, India, Ireland, and Sri Lanka wrote a heartfelt letter to The Lancet in which t…
(2025-01-04). Italy:Support for the Cuban Revolution on its anniversary reaffirmed. plenglish.com Rome, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) Groups in solidarity with Cuba in Italy reaffirmed today, as part of celebrations for the 66th anniversary of the Revolution in that nation, their support for their people who, amid difficulties, are struggling to defend their conquests.
(2025-01-04). Tehran protests Italy's 'illegal' arrest of Iranian sought by US. newarab.com 
"Given the continued detention of Iranian citizen Mr. Mohammad Abedini by Abedini, 38, was arrest…
(2025-01-04). Moldova: Elections and consequences. uwidata.com By Gà∂kalp Erba≈ü The second round of Moldova's presidential elections, like the first one, was completed last November amid controversies and suspicions. The country now faces parliamentary elections planned for July 2025. After the official results were announced, Maia Sandu secured her presidency, even though the Socialist Party, whose presidential candidate lost by a very small margin, …
(2025-01-04). Moldova: Elections and consequences. unitedworldint.com
(2025-01-04). Bashar al Assad survives assassination attempt in Moscow: Report. ummid.com Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad was poisoned in the Russian capital Moscow, reports said adding he is now under medical treatment.
(2025-01-04). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,045. aljazeera.com Here are the key developments on the 1,045th day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
(2025-01-04). Did Biden Really Authorize Long-range Strikes Deeper Within Russia? NYT Quoting "Anonymous Officials" globalresearch.ca Important article first published on November 19, 2024 | This article is also available in Spanish. Scroll down for Spanish AI Translation | øBiden realmente autorizó ataques de largo alcance más profundos dentro de Rusia? NYT Citando "Funcionarios Anónimos": | por Drago Bosnic…
(2025-01-04). No, Russians Are Not Coming. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Recall Zhukov to Rokossovsky in Berlin in May 1945: "we liberated them from Nazism, and they will hate us for that." An interesting comment from the discussion under my new video:
(2025-01-04). Algeria and Russia seek to mend ties after 'Wagner attacks'. newarab.com 
Vyacheslav Volodin, Speaker of Russia's State Duma, is scheduled to visit Algiers in the coming weeks, marking his second trip to the North African nation in six months, reported local media. | The visit comes after Wagner Group airstrikes near Algeria's southern border with Mali…
(2025-01-04). Binding Treaty: Civil society decries corporate influence at the UN. cadtm.org
(2025-01-04). Ukraine's "Neo-Nazi Summer Camp". Military Training for Young Children, Para-military Recruits. globalresearch.ca The Azov battalion supported by its Western partners is not only involved in para-military operations in Donbass, it is also running a Summer Camp military training project for young children.
(2025-01-03). Azerbaijan: Arbitrary detention and judicial harassment against Rufat Safarov. fidh.org
(2025-01-03). 'Suspend Israel ties' plea to global medical professionals — Auckland hospital protest vigil over Gaza. asiapacificreport.nz 
Asia Pacific Report The UN's Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese, has called on "medical professionals worldwide" to suspend ties with Israel in an act of solidarity with the more than "1000 colleagues of yours" killed in Gaza over the past 14 months. Countless more Palestinian medical workers "were…
(2025-01-03). Frexit: Why Ivory Coast is joining African campaign to expel French troops. aljazeera.com Ivory Coast is the sixth in a growing list of African nations cutting military ties with former colonial power France.
(2025-01-03). What Took France Down? Richard C. Cook. globalresearch.ca There was a time when France was the strongest and most civilized nation in Europe. The peak of French ascendancy took place during the late 17th and early 18th centuries under Louis XIV (1638-1715), the "Sun King." French …
(2025-01-03). Iranian Bahai poet to be re-jailed after heart op: exile group. newarab.com 
A Bahai poet and writer is set to be returned to prison in Iran after undergoing open-heart surgery, a France-based group representing Iran's largest religious minority said Thursday. | She had previously been released in 2018 alongside Fariba Kamalabadi, another prominent Bahai who was also re-arrested in 2022. | The poet "recently underwent open-heart surgery and will be returned to prison very soon," the Bahais…
(2025-01-03). Spain ends with a good balance of employment. plenglish.com Madrid, Jan 3 (Prensa Latina) Spain ended 2024 with a good balance of the labor market, which registered 21.3 million employed people and 501,952 new members of Social Security.
(2025-01-03). Kurdish nationalist DEM Party delegation meets imprisoned PKK leader àñcalan. wsws.org The renewed negotiations between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers Party, which Turkey has been trying to suppress for 40 years, are part of the war in the Middle East ⚪ which has escalated with the genocide committed by Israel in Gaza, the struggle for the division of Syria, and the efforts of the US imperialism to reshape the region.
(2025-01-03). Turkey jails 7 journalists and media workers, places 1 under house arrest. evrensel.net
(2025-01-03). After Ocalan meet, Turkey opposition to brief Speaker, far-right leader. newarab.com 
A delegation from In a statement, DEM said its three-person delegation would meet with Speaker Numan Kurtulmus at 1: 30 pm (1030 GMT) and then with MHP leader Devlet Bahceli. | The aim was to brief the…
(2025-01-03). Suella Braverman mocked for claiming she visited non-existent land border. leftfootforward.org Suella Braverman has been mocked after claiming in an LBC radio interview that she visited a non-existent land border between Italy and Turkey. | The former Tory Home Secretary stated that she had seen a wall built by the Italian government between the two countries, despite them being 700 miles apart at their closest points. | She said: "Italy have reinforced their borders. They built a wall. I went to see that wall. They built a wall on the land border between Italy and Turkey." | However, neither the wall nor the land border exists. | After the interview, Braverman posted on X, stating: "And, obviously I me…
(2025-01-03). SOS-defenders platform: Expose arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide. fidh.org A collective of local, regional and international human rights organisations unveils SOS-Defenders, an action platform that exposes the alarming scale of arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide.
Geneva, 13 December 2024. This information hub, which will progressively expand to cover more countries, has already documented 274 cases of arbitrarily detained human rights defenders across 17 countries (Bahrain, Belarus, Cambodia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Iran, Jordan, (…) | – |
(2025-01-03). Cultural institutions in the UK face an existential crisis, with Labour government worsening austerity. wsws.org Government spending on culture in Britain is a tiny fraction of overall spending: only 0.17 percent of GDP in 2023 and among the lowest rates in Europe, where the average is around four-and-a-half times higher—at a still-low 0.74 percent.
(2025-01-03). The Political Consequences Of Ukraine's Decision To Cut Off Russian Gas To Europe. pressenza.com Russia and the EU will manage the latest phase of their US-instigated divorce without much difficulty, but the US might offer to bring them back together by authorizing its vassals' import of Russian pipeline gas in exchange for some concessions from the Kremlin in the energy sector and Ukraine. | Pundits are discussing Ukraine's decision to cut off Russian gas to Europe after Kiev
(2025-01-03). Best Bet for 2025: Stronger Trade Ties Between Europe and China. counterpunch.org 
One development for 2025 that can be seen clearly in the crystal ball is improving trade ties between China and Europe. The reason this is a virtual certainty is Donald Trump is doing everything he can to convince the world that, under his leadership, the United States is an unreliable trading partner. He already worked
(2025-01-03). The Emergence of Time as a Social Force. counterpunch.org 
In 1336, Milan was expanding to become one of the richest and most important cities in all of Europe. From the end of the 13th century, it was ruled by a powerful dynasty that would go on to found the Duchy of Milan, a major state that would remain intact until Napoleon's armies swept across
(2025-01-03). 27 migrants die off Tunisia, 83 rescued, in shipwrecks. newarab.com 
Twenty-seven migrants, including women and children, died after two boats capsized off central The rescued and dead passengers, who were found off the Kerkennah Islands off central Tunisia, were aiming to reach Europe and were all from sub-Saharan African countries, said Zied Sdiri, head of civil defence in the city of Searches w…
(2025-01-03). NATO, Ukraine, and the Looming Challenges of Trump's Return. fpif.org As Europe braces for President Donald Trump's return to the White House, questions loom over its impact on the war in Ukraine and NATO's future. Nearly three years on, Russia's invasion of Ukraine remains the most significant challenge to transatlantic security since World War II. | The year 2024 proved pivotal for the conflict. Russia secured minor territorial gains in Ukraine but paid a steep price. As it ramped up airstrikes on Ukrainian cities. Ukraine responded with bold moves, including an incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast and advancing weapons capable of hitting deep inside Russian territory. In a drama…
(2025-01-03). Serious pneumonia affects top EU executive and she suspends trips. plenglish.com Brussels, Jan 3 (Prensa Latina) A diagnosis of severe pneumonia forced the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to cancel her trips planned for the first two weeks of the year.
(2025-01-03). Italy: Draft bill 1236 targeting peaceful environmental activism. fidh.org
(2025-01-03). 'Dialogue Works' edition of 2 January. gilbertdoctorow.com This discussion with host Nima Alkhorshid focused on the prospects for a deal being done between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to define a new security architecture for Europe. But that is not the real novelty of the show. Rather it is to be found in the final minutes of our discussion in which I …
(2025-01-03). Tehran summons Italian ambassador to protest arrest of Iranian national. presstv.ir Iran summons the Italian ambassador to Tehran to protest continued detention of an Iranian citizen in Milan over unfounded accusations.
(2025-01-03). Elon Musk to Host X Event Promoting Neo-Nazi AfD Party Ahead of German Elections. truthout.org Mega-billionaire Elon Musk, owner of the social media site X, plans to hold an online audio discussion on the platform with the leader of a far right German party, amplifying the party's fascist and neo-Nazi ideology. The discussion between him and Alice Weidel, a leader for Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the party's candidate for chancellor in the February 23 snap elections… |
(2025-01-03). Iran's Ambassador Discusses Detained Nationals with Italy's Foreign Ministry. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Reza Sabouri met with Italy's Foreign Ministry Secretary-General Riccardo Guariglia in Rome to address consular matters and the cases of detained nationals, including Mohammad Abedini and Cecilia Sala.
(2025-01-03). 5 must-have Mediterranean ingredients from Porta Palazzo market. newarab.com 
Nestled in the heart of As you walk through the main square and explore the nearby alleys, you can feel the rich multicultural vibes that have animated the neighbourhood since the 1960s, when historic migrations from "il Mezzogiorno", the South of Italy, set the…
(2025-01-03). Mass Hysteria Strikes Again: The Great Drone Invasion of 2024. counterpunch.org 
The latest American mass psychosis involves drones, a rather mundane twist in a long, gaudy, societal psychopathology leading from communists under the bed, to the lunatic Havana Syndrome, to dastardly Chinese spy balloons. So our current fixation is mystery drones, sighted across the U.S. but most alarmingly, for birdbrains I guess, over U.S. military bases.
(2025-01-03). Ukraine On The Verge Of Defeat. popularresistance.org In 2023 the situation in Ukraine had developed into what looked like a stalemate. But 2024 proved that bigger things had been in the making. In 2024, after taking Avdivka, the Russian forces began to deliberate and steadily move forward. | The introduction of FAB bombs, precision ammunition delivered from airplanes flying outside Ukrainian air defenses, broke the Ukrainian defense fortifications. Russian infantry, covered by ample artillery and with the help drones, infiltrated and overwhelmed Ukrainian lines. An ever increasing shortage of Ukrainian troops helped to increase the tempo of progress.
(2025-01-03). Bashar al Assad survives assassination attempt in Moscow: Report. ummid.com Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad was poisoned in the Russian capital Moscow, reports said adding he is now under medical treatment.
(2025-01-03). 'Highest price for war': Russia lost 430,000 soldiers in 2024, says Ukraine. aljazeera.com Casualties understood to have reached record levels last year as Russia seized less than 1 percent of Ukrainian lands.
(2025-01-03). One killed, four injured as barrage of Russian drones hits Ukraine's Kyiv. aljazeera.com Ukraine says its air defences shot down 60 out of 93 Russian drones as Moscow escalates its aerial attacks.
(2025-01-03). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,044. aljazeera.com Here are the key developments on the 1,044th day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
(2025-01-03). Transcript of NewsX panel discussion. gilbertdoctorow.com Transcript submitted by a reader NewsX: 0: 00On New Year's Day, Russia launched a drone strike on Kiev, killing two and injuring six while damaging buildings in two districts, including a residential building. President Zelenskyy confirmed Russia's actions, emphasising that even on New Year's Eve, Russia's focus was solely on harming Ukraine. In a related development, …
(2025-01-03). "Yes. The CIA entered Afghanistan Before the Russians". Zbigniew Brzezinski. globalresearch.ca Introduction : | According to this Nouvel Observateur (1998) interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski, the CIA's intervention in Afghanistan preceded the 1979 entry of Soviet troops. | To label this as The Soviet Afghan War is a misnomer. Confirmed by Brzezinski, It …
(2025-01-03). The Fall of the Regime. itsgoingdown.org Anarchist media collective subMedia teams up with Elia Ayoub of From the Periphery for a new short documentary on the fall of the Assad regime. On December 8th 2024, Bashar al-Assad boarded a Russian military plane, and flew away into exile. His hasty, ignoble retreat marked the surreal culmination of the most brutal and bloody…
(2025-01-03). La Russia dovrebbe fare un accordo immobiliare con l'Ucraina per porre fine alla guerra? strategic-culture.su
(2025-01-03). Algeria and Russia seek to mend ties after 'Wagner attacks'. newarab.com Vyacheslav Volodin, Speaker of Russia's State Duma, is scheduled to visit Algiers in the coming weeks, marking his second trip to the North African nation in six months, reported local media. | The visit comes after Wagner Group airstrikes near Algeria's southern border with Mali…
(2025-01-03). How US "Realists" Contributed … smoothiex12.blogspot.com to a catastrophe in 404. Their "realist" picture of Russia, her people, her economy, her history and her military was a caricature which differed very little from the caricature by neocons or US "establishment". They are as culpable in watering down the deterrent effect of Russia's actions since Putin's 2007 Munich speech as neocons. The virus of American exceptionalism kills, literally, including through self-proclaimed "realists" who never had realistic picture of Russia. Now, last Ukranian sperm pool of 18-year-olds is getting ready to be disposed of by Biden's regime. Russian Armed Forces will oblige. Re…
(2025-01-03). Real Life Vs. Movies. smoothiex12.blogspot.com This is exactly why there are limits to martial arts in being outnumbered situation, before one either runs or pulls his gun and stands his ground. Same as competent robbers in Home Alone: The script and analogies today write themselves, pretty much. I am talking about geopolitics. I am planning to make a video tomorrow about this dramatic contrast. I also want to point out one critical fact of SMO and why Russian Army is by far the best army in the world today. Take a look, again, at fighters of the 5th Brigade hoisting the Russian Flag over Kurakhovo's Power Plant and other industrial facilities a few days ago.
(2025-01-03). Voleibol cubano participará en varios certámenes mundiales durante 2025. cubadebate.cu La temporada en este 2025 también depara al voleibol de Cuba la presencia en la Liga de Naciones, pero solo en su versión masculina. Esa justa se desarrollará del 11 junio al 3 de agosto y el representativo de la Isla debutará en Brasil, enfrentando en la primera semana a los de Estados Unidos, Eslovenia, Ucrania, Irán y el elenco anfitrión.
(2025-01-03). Binding Treaty: Civil society decries corporate influence at the UN. cadtm.org
(2025-01-03). Switzerland's Burqa Ban: A Crossroads of Freedom, Identity, and Social Cohesion. counterpunch.org 
At the call of midnight on December 31 of the year 2024, Switzerland has put in the practice of a new burqa ban, and in this way the question of freedom and culture freedom along with the authority of the state comes again in the front line. It bans full-face veils, like the niqab, in
(2025-01-03). British scientists reveal medieval paintings in digital image. plenglish.com London, Jan 3 (Prensa Latina) Medieval wall paintings hidden in a French cathedral were revealed in digital images by a team of art historians and conservators from the United Kingdom, according to the newspaper Artnewspaper today.