(2025-01-08). Azerbaijan: Arbitrary detention and judicial harassment against Rufat Safarov. fidh.org
(2025-01-08). 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.
(2025-01-08). France coach Didier Deschamps says he'll leave after FIFA World Cup 2026. aljazeera.com Deschamps, who led France to the FIFA World Cup title in 2018, will step away after the 2026 edition in North America.
(2025-01-08). Pro-France Alcide Ponga elected as New Caledonia's new president. asiapacificreport.nz By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk New Caledonia's newly-installed government has elected pro-France Alcide Ponga as territorial President. Ponga, 49, is also the first indigenous Kanak president of the pro-France Le Rassemblement-Les Républicains (LR) party. His election came after the first attempt to elect a President, on Tuesday, failed to bring out…
(2025-01-08). How long can an EU member state survive without a government? gilbertdoctorow.com How long can an EU member state survive without a government? In recent weeks there has been a lot of speculation among U.S.-based pundits over the imagined fragility of the European Union. After all, the traditional 'locomotives' of the EU, Germany and France, have both been experiencing domestic political turbulence. The government of Olaf Scholz …
(2025-01-08). Spanish universities validate intermittent fasting. plenglish.com This conclusion, released today, was reached by the research carried out by the Universities of Granada (UGR) and the Public University of Navarra, together with the Biomedical Research Networking Center (Ciber). | According to sources from the Center of High Studies in Granada, not eating anything from 5 p.m. until 9 a.m. the next day, helps to improve the regulation of glycemia and reduce subcutaneous abdominal fat. | The analysis published in the journal Nature Medicine indicates that in Spain, the prevalence of overweight and obesity reaches 70% in men and 50% in women. | It is associated with multiple metab…
(2025-01-08). The Syria Carve-Up Creates a De Facto Israel-Turkey Border Ensuring a Broader Middle East War. globalresearch.ca One Plan To Guide Them All: "…..The dissolution of Syria and Iraq… into ethnically or religiously unique areas… is Israel's primary target… while the dissolution of the military power of those states serves as the primary short-term …
(2025-01-08). Turkey threatens 'military operation' against Syrian Kurds, blasts US presence in Syria. presstv.ir Turkey has threatened to launch an offensive against the YPG in Syria if it fails to agree to Ankara's demands.
(2025-01-08). Israel must prepare for war with Turkey, gov committee warns. newarab.com 
A committee established by the The Nagel Committee issued a report on Monday detailing the defence budget and security strategy, where they raised concerns over Turkey's aspirations and possible future tensions with Is…
(2025-01-08). 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.
(2025-01-08). 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, (…) | – |
(2025-01-08). Scandinavians, the World's Happiest People, Love Killing for the USA. covertactionmagazine.com Part IV: The Yankees Are Coming to All Scandinavia [See Parts 1, 2 and 3 of veteran journalist and political activist Ron Ridenour's look into Denmark and its ties to the U.S. empire—Editors] Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen surprised the nation three days after Joe Biden warned Russia it would lose its Nord Stream natural gas …
(2025-01-08). The mysterious ways of Donald J. Trump. gilbertdoctorow.com Last night's and this morning's lead stories on the BBC and CNN focused on the latest public statement by Donald Trump that he does not exclude use of military force or economic pressure to take back American control of the Panama Canal and to take possession of Greenland over objections from fellow NATO member Denmark, …
(2025-01-08). 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.
(2025-01-08). Gaza ministry says fuel stock has run out in hospitals. newarab.com 
Gaza's ministry of health announced on Wednesday that fuel stocks have run out in healthcare facilities and warned that in a matter of hours hospital generators will completely stop working, urging for international organisations to take immediate action. | The ministry added the fuel shortage is "directly endangering" the lives of patients, particularly in the Al-Aqsa Hospital, the Gaza European Hospital and the Nasser Medical Complex. | The UN agency UNRWA said Gaza hospitals had become "death traps" and reiterated that the increased attacks coupled with cold weather in Gaza is worsening already dire conditi…
(2025-01-08). Watch: The video that landed European tourists in Dubai Police net. ummid.com The European tourists, who have been at the centre of a massive outrage following a video showing them mocking a Muslim couple went viral, finally landed in Dubai Police net.
(2025-01-08). Germany defunds two Israeli rights groups critical of Gaza war. newarab.com 
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(2025-01-08). Headlines for January 8, 2025. democracynow.org Israeli Attacks on Gaza Kill 51, Including Five Children, in Israeli-Designated "Safe Zone", Far-Right Israeli Minister Calls for Destruction of West Bank Cities, Ireland Joins South Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel at International Court of Justice, U.S. Concludes Sudanese Paramilitary Group Has Committed Genocide, Trump Threatens Military Action to Seize Greenland, Panama Canal; Says Canada Should Join U.S., Pope Names Trump Critic and Immigrant Rights Defender as Archbishop of Washington, D.C., Congress Approves Bill to Deport Immigrants Charged with Minor Crimes, L.A. Orders Mass Evacua…
(2025-01-08). EU blasts Russia for weaponising gas in Moldova. aljazeera.com Moscow blames Ukraine and Moldova for halting supplies; Chisinau suspects Russia seeks to influence upcoming election.
(2025-01-08). Russia gained 4,000sq km of Ukraine in 2024. How many soldiers did it lose? aljazeera.com Verifying casualty figures for soldier in the Russia-Ukraine war is difficult, as experts call it 'a war of narratives'.
(2025-01-08). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,049. aljazeera.com Here are the key developments on the 1,049th day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
(2025-01-08). Selected Articles: The Second Long Telegram, US Aid, and Russia's Economic Trauma. globalresearch.ca 
By The National Security Archive of George Washington University, as it so often does, performed a fabulous …
(2025-01-08). Points Of Interest. . smoothiex12.blogspot.com Yes, this is a great interview of Colonel Macgregor to Judge, but Judge's quip about Air Force and Army at 28: 50 is as hilarious as it is accurate))
Now to a point that Acqua brought to our attention and that fits extremely well in my thesis that American "realists" are nothing more than collection of American exceptionalists ⚪ a euphemism for imperialists ⚪ with milder more aesthetically acceptable manners. These were and are the guys who played all along into the narrative of Russia's weakness and decline (no, Mearsheimer is not alone marked with this dubious distinction) which created the impression among u…
(2025-01-08). Russia e Vietnam continuano ad approfondire il loro partenariato strategico globale. strategic-culture.su Un legame storico, consolidato e in continua evoluzione sin dai tempi dell'Unione Sovietica: le relazioni tra Vietnam e Russia si fondano su una lunga tradizione di cooperazione e fiducia reciproca, che oggi si rafforza con nuovi accordi strategici in materia di difesa ed energia. | Segue nostro L'amicizia tra Vietnam e Russia affonda le proprie radici nelle storiche relazioni ai tempi dell'Unione Sovietica, quando Mosca fu il princip…
(2025-01-08). New Years Letter 2025. The Pact for the Future and the Temple of Solomon Project. Jacob Nordangard. globalresearch.ca Last year I reported about how my home town in Sweden has turned into 1930s Chicago. The local gang war has continued into this new year with the brutal execution of a rap artist in a car park in central …
(2025-01-08). Binding Treaty: Civil society decries corporate influence at the UN. cadtm.org
(2025-01-08). NATO, Gaza and Greenland: Key takeaways from Trump's news conference. aljazeera.com Trump's grandstanding covered Ukraine joining NATO, Israel's war on Gaza, and Greenland.
(2025-01-08). President Zelensky Exposed Lex Fridman's Own Bias on Ukraine. bylinetimes.com
(2025-01-08). The cancellation of western mainstream debate on what's happening in Ukraine. strategic-culture.su
(2025-01-07). Azerbaijan: Arbitrary detention and judicial harassment against Rufat Safarov. fidh.org
(2025-01-07). Ukraine deliberately provokes rift between Russia and Azerbaijan. unitedworldint.com Kyiv tries to make use of the recent airline accident. By Erkin Feyyaz E≈üli An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190AR passenger jet en route from Baku to Grozny crashed in Aktau, Kazakhstan on December 24. The tragedy was apparently caused by a provocation by Ukraine, supported by the West. That day the plane with 67 passengers …
(2025-01-07). Ukraine deliberately provokes rift between Russia and Azerbaijan. uwidata.com By Erkin Feyyaz E≈üli An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190AR passenger jet en route from Baku to Grozny crashed in Aktau, Kazakhstan on December 24. The tragedy was apparently caused by a provocation by Ukraine, supported by the West. That day the plane with 67 passengers was flying from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the Russian …
(2025-01-07). 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.
(2025-01-07). Azerbaijan leader says Russia 'guilty' over deadly plane crash. newarab.com 
An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 jet crash-landed in Kazakhstan on December 25, killing 38 of the 67 people on board, after being diverted from a scheduled landing in the southern Russian city of Grozny. | Moscow has admitted its air defences were operational in the area…
(2025-01-07). France's far-right Jean-Marie Le Pen dies at 96. aljazeera.com Jean-Marie Le Pen was instrumental in shaping French far-right politics, even though he never won the presidency.
(2025-01-07). Paris marks ten years since Charlie Hebdo, Jewish supermarket attacks. aljazeera.com France commemorated the tenth anniversary of attacks against Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket.
(2025-01-07). French police arrest three Algerians over social media posts. newarab.com 
A police dragnet in France has swept up three Imad Ould Brahim, a 31-year-old video blogger known as Imad Tintin, reportedly urged his followers to "burn alive, kill and rape" in France and was taken into cus…
(2025-01-07). What Donald Trump's election means for the world. workers.org 
This article was requested and published in the Winter edition of Seara Nova, a print magazine of politics and culture of the Portuguese left. The print magazine has existed since 1921 and is sold in hundreds of kiosks throughout Portugal. The following is the original, which was written Nov. 25. . . . |
(2025-01-07). Venezuelans Rally To Protect Their Government From US Interference. popularresistance.org On January 10, President Maduro will be inaugurated and begin his third term in office. This follows a turbulent July election, which a US-backed opposition attempted to disrupt through violence, cyber attacks and allegations of fraud. Venezuelans mobilized successfully to thwart that effort but the United States continues to intervene through mercenaries, growing regional militarization and claims that the US-backed candidate, currently living in asylum in Spain, is the recognized president of Venezuela. Clearing the FOG speaks with Leonardo Flores of the Venezuela Solidarity Network about Venezuelans' preparati…
(2025-01-07). Morocco, Spain custom deal turns autonomous Melilla 'Moroccan'. newarab.com 
After nearly three years of protracted negotiations, However, within the enclaves, officials and merchants fear Madrid has given Rabat a foothold in the autonomous territories— at least trade wise. | For the…
(2025-01-07). Fighting Between North Syria Kurds, Turkey-Backed Fighters Escalates. popularresistance.org Since the Syrian regime change, there has been almost constant fighting between the Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) and the US-backed Kurdish SDF. That fighting is escalating precipitously, with over 100 combatants killed over the last 48 hours, and no signs of the fight slowing down. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported 85 SNA fighters killed in that span of time, along with 16 SDF fighters. Turkey's own Defense Ministry claimed they had "neutralized" 32 Kurds across the north, but didn't offer specific details.
(2025-01-07). Syria To Receive Electricity Ships from Turkey and Qatar, Aiding Energy Recovery. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-07). Israel must prepare for war with Turkey, gov committee warns. newarab.com A committee established by the The Nagel Committee issued a report on Monday detailing the defence budget and security strategy, where they raised concerns over Turkey's aspirations and possible future tensions with Is…
(2025-01-07). 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.
(2025-01-07). Austria's far-right handed mandate to form government. newarab.com 
Austria's president tasked far-right leader Herbert Kickl with trying to form a government Monday, in a historic move after coalition talks that excluded the Freedom party (FPOe) collapsed. | While the far-right party has been part of Austria's government several times, it is the first time that it will lead coalition talks. | The FPOe topped the poll in September's national election for the first time ever, winning almost 29 percent of the vote but until now had been unable to find partners to govern. | After a one-hour-meeting, President Alexander Van der Bellen said he had tasked Kickl with trying to form a…
(2025-01-07). Will Austria's Freedom Party form a coalition and create stable government? aljazeera.com Herbert Kickle first far-right leader since World War II to be invited to form a government.
(2025-01-07). Far-right Austrian Freedom Party on the verge of heading the government. wsws.org President Alexander van der Bellen, a former Green Party member, met with Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl on Monday and officially tasked him with forming a government.
(2025-01-07). 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, (…) | – |
(2025-01-07). Health workers in Brussels demand release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya. peoplesdispatch.org Health workers and activists in Belgium are rallying for the release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, abducted by Israeli forces following the siege of Kamal Adwan Hospital…
(2025-01-07). Hostage negotiators from the U.S., Canada and Europe arrive in Israel. haaretz.com ISRAEL: Two Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza, IDF released names ‚ñ GAZA: List of hostages to be released in first stage of potential deal published; Hamas yet to confirm status of hostages ‚ñ LEBANON: U.S. Envoy Hochstein in Beirut for Lebanon cease-fire monitoring meeting ‚ñ WEST BANK: Two killed in Israeli airstrike in the West Bank…
(2025-01-07). Watch: The video that landed European tourists in Dubai Police net. ummid.com The European tourists, who have been at the centre of a massive outrage following a video showing them mocking a Muslim couple went viral, finally landed in Dubai Police net.
(2025-01-07). Syria's new ruler fails his first test. haaretz.com Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa assured Germany's foreign minister and her French counterpart that minorities and women will be involved in Syria's future. But that needs to start with the present…
(2025-01-07). How Elon Musk is ushering in a new era of global far-right power. newarab.com 
The Nazis first entered regional power in 1930. It was in the Eastern state of Thuringia where the Nazis first held ministerial-level posts. Three years later, Adolf Hitler became chancellor. | Nearly a century on, the far-right in Germany is once again in the ascendancy. Echoing this dark history, last September, on the very date Adolf Hitler invaded Poland, a far-right party won a regional election for the first time in Germany's post-war history. | The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) won
(2025-01-07). Kosovo election authority bans main ethnic Serb party from parliamentary vote. defenddemocracy.press Dec 23, 2024 Kosovo's election authority on Monday barred the main ethnic Serb party from competing in the upcoming parliamentary election, justifying the move by pointing to its nationalist stance and close ties to Serbia. The Central Election Commission declined to certify Kosovo's main ethnic Serb party, Srpska Lista, or Serb List. Some commission's members …
(2025-01-07). 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.
(2025-01-07). US accuses Russia of funding both sides of Sudan's war. newarab.com 
The United States accused Russia at the United Nations on Monday of funding the two warring parties in Sudan, an apparent step up from Washington's previous assertion that Moscow was playing both sides of the conflict to advance its political objectives. | The war erupted in April 2023 amid a power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) ahead of a planned transition to civilian rule, triggering the world's largest displacement and hunger crisis. | In November Russia vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution that called on the warring parties to immediatel…
(2025-01-07). Indonesia joins BRICS group of emerging economies. aljazeera.com Indonesia joins Russia, China and others in the group, which is viewed as a counterweight to the West.
(2025-01-07). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,048. aljazeera.com Here are the key developments on the 1,048th day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
(2025-01-07). Lavrov Elaborated On Russia's Approach To The Global Systemic Transition. pressenza.com It envisages helping developing countries rebalance their relations with the West while avoiding the neocolonial pitfalls for the 'green agenda' that's being weaponized as a ploy to entrap them. | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov elaborated on his country's approach to the global systemic transition in an interview with
(2025-01-07). Take Your Money and Shove it: The Second Long Telegram, US Aid, and Russia's Economic Trauma. globalresearch.ca "It was as if the West's central philosophical commitment to limited government was extirpated by a crude economic determinism that insisted on no government in Russia." —Peter J. Stavrakis, Diplomatic advisors and analysts are …
(2025-01-07). Hell and High Water: the Year in Climate Chaos. defenddemocracy.press 
By Jeffrey St. Clair Dec 20, 2024 2024 will be the warmest year on record, the year warming topped 1.5 degrees Celsius. It's the year the US set new oil and gas production records, surpassing Saudi Arabia and Russia. It's a year that saw the US re-elect a climate denier who vows to double US …
(2025-01-07). Tolstoy, Yashin, Dostoevsky and Russia's other immortals rock on. strategic-culture.su
(2025-01-07). Binding Treaty: Civil society decries corporate influence at the UN. cadtm.org
(2025-01-07). The downward spiral of Ukraine in 2024 will only continue in 2025. defenddemocracy.press Throughout 2024, Ukraine and its armed forces have been shaken by corruption scandals, primarily related to orders of military supplies for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) but also related to the embezzlement of funds which Western countries provided for the functioning of the Ukrainian state. By Dmitri Kovalevich Dec 28, 2024 2024 was a year …