(2024-10-07). Police crack down on environmental activists protesting against the A69 route. presstv.ir Gendarmes in southern France are dislodging activists.
(2024-10-07). The CADTM welcomes the sovereign stance of the new Government of Mexico of not inviting King Felipe VI of Spain to attend the inauguration ceremony. cadtm.org
(2024-10-07). Germany reconsiders Turkey's Eurofighter request as regional tensions rise. middleeasteye.net 
Germany reconsiders Turkey's Eurofighter request as regional tensions rise | Berlin also reportedly approves a $368m weapons sale to Ankara for the first time in years | | German soldiers take part in a ceremony in front of an Eurofighter jet on 26 February (Lukas Barth-Tuttas/AFP) | Germany…
(2024-10-07). The Meaning of Marx in 21st Century Capitalism. counterpunch.org 
Two well-known economists from Turkey, Ahmet Tonak and Sungar Savran, have brought together a selection of their papers and essays presented as Chapters in their book, In the Tracks of Marx's Capital (Palmgrave). The authors are prominent representatives of contemporary Marxist social science in Turkey. These are papers on Marxist political economy. The scope is
(2024-10-07). Austria: stuck in the middle. cadtm.org
cyprus-mail.com (2024-10-07). One year on: a Gaza woman haunted by memories
The Reuters photograph of Inas Abu Maamar, face buried in the shrouded body of her dead five-year-old niece Saly, was taken days after Israel began its military offensive on Gaza. ⚪ It has become one of the most vivid images of Palestinian suffering during the year-long bombing of Gaza, Israel's response to Hamas' Oct. 7 attack. ⚪ Saly was killed with her mother, baby sister, grandparents, uncle, aunt and three cousins. Since then, Abu Maamar, 37, has also lost her sister, killed along with her four children in an airstrike in northern Gaza.
(2024-10-07). IBM opens 1st Quantum Data Center outside U.S. ummid.com IBM Wednesday October 02, 2024 unveiled the first IBM Quantum Data Center located outside of the United States in the presence of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, senior European government officials and European-based global enterprises.
(2024-10-07). West Asia on verge of 'dangerous slippery slope', Iraqi PM tells US president. presstv.ir Iraq's prime minister has warned the United States and Europe that West Asia is on the verge of a "dangerous slippery slope" that could threaten global stability.
(2024-10-07). Coffee export compromise. independent.co.ug 
How EU agreed to delay deforestation-free coffee export directive to December 2025 COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Sustained pressure from both within the European Union and coffee-producing countries such as Uganda has compelled the EU to extend the implementation of its Deforestation Regulation directive by 12 months. The ban is now set to take effect on …
(2024-10-07). Israel supporters attack woman wearing keffiyeh in Germany. aljazeera.com Video shows Israel supporters in Berlin attacking a woman wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf and pulling it off.
(2024-10-07). The fabrication of a slander: Aidan Beatty's forgery of Gerry Healy's youth—and Irish history. wsws.org This supplementary review exposes Beatty's manipulation of evidence related to Gerry Healy's youth in Ireland.
(2024-10-07). Iran's missile strike on Israel aimed to stop its crimes: Pezeshkian. presstv.ir The Iranian president says the country's recent missile attack on Israel aims to stop the regime's crimes in the region.
(2024-10-07). The war came to Pokrovsk. mronline.org Established as a minor Russian rail junction in 1880, it was badly damaged by the Italians and Germans who captured the city between 1941 and 1943, killing more than 8,000 Red Army defenders, 5,000 residents, and all the Jews.
(2024-10-07). Similarity of Russia's operation in Ukraine and Türkiye's fight against the PKK. uwidata.com Türkiye is at a crossroads, says Bercan Tutar, an expert on international politics and columnist at Turkish daily newspaper Sabah. He states that the Russian Special military Operation in Ukraine in many ways is like Türkiye's long-enduring fight against the terror organization PKK. Here are the reasons he states in the interview with UWI and …
(2024-10-07). 'Russia doesn't want to use nuclear weapons': The view from wartime Moscow. aljazeera.com Putin is revising Russia's nuclear doctrine at a critical juncture in Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
(2024-10-07). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 955. aljazeera.com As the war enters its 955th day, these are the main developments.
(2024-10-07). Freed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout back in business: Report. aljazeera.com Viktor Bout, dubbed the 'merchant of death', was exchanged two years ago for US basketball star Brittney Griner.
(2024-10-07). Ethiopia to strengthen trade and economic relations through BRICS membership. tvbrics.com 
The country aims to expand trade and attract Russian investors for the establishment of economic zones…
(2024-10-07). Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrates his birthday. tvbrics.com 
The head of state turns 72…
(2024-10-07). India Considers Northern Sea Route Potential. infobrics.org The development of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is currently one of Russia's key strategic projects for the Arctic region. Given its scale and significance, developing the NSR also requires expanding international cooperation and participation in the project. Russia has been actively attracting Indian partners to find areas where the two can work together to expand the project…
(2024-10-07). Rússia está certa em remover o Talib࣠da lista de organizaàßàµes terroristas. strategic-culture.su 
(2024-10-07). UN Human Rights Council Should Renew Expert Monitor on Russia. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Defendants Alexander Dotsenko (L) and Anastasia Dyudyayeva, in a courtroom hearing accused of incitement to terrorism for leaving anti-war notes in a supermarket, St. Petersburg, Russia, July 18, 2024. | © 2024 Andrei Bok/SOPA Images/Sipa via AP Photo…
(2024-10-07). The new gang of four. independent.co.ug 
China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia don't have a formal defence alliance but they've formed an alignment driven by a shared dislike for the US-led world order COMMENT | RICHARD HAASS | The Gang of Four was the name given to four senior Chinese officials closely associated with some of the Cultural Revolution's most radical features. …
(2024-10-07). Russia: Opening of criminal proceedings against human rights defender Ilya Shumanov. fidh.org
(2024-10-07). Ex-NATO Chief Stoltenberg Says Ukraine Should Have Been Given More Weapons Before Russian Invasion. news.antiwar.com Jens Stoltenberg, the former Norwegian prime minister, stepped down as the head of NATO last week after 10 years in the position, leaving behind a raging proxy war and a shattered Ukraine that has no chance of regaining its lost territory. In an interview with the Financial Times, Stoltenberg said his only regret was that …
(2024-10-07). Thailand: Report on torture and ill-treatment submitted to UN body. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) submitted a shadow report to the United Nations (UN) Committee Against Torture (CAT), ahead of its review of Thailand's second periodic report under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The review of Thailand's report will take place on 5 and 6 November 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland.
30 September 2024. The joint FIDH-UCL shadow report details the Thai authorities' failure to comply (…) | – |
(2024-10-07). JACQUES BAUD: US MEDIA SHIFT NARRATIVE ON UKRAINE BEFORE US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS. ingaza.wordpress.com
(2024-10-06). Juan Cole: Macron Calls for Arms Embargo Against Israel in Response to Lebanon Invasion. scheerpost.com 
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — In a radio interview with France Inter on Saturday, French president Emmanuel Macron called for an arms embargo against Israel over its ongoing attacks on Gaza and now Lebanon. BFMTV reported that he said, "I think that today the priority is to return to a political solution, …
(2024-10-06). The African perspective on French imperialist policy in Africa. uwidata.com 
By Dr Halim Genàßoƒülu (The Wretched of the Earth) French colonialism in Africa, spanning from the 19th to the mid-20th century, profoundly impacted the continent's political, economic, and cultural landscape. Driven by economic interests, national prestige, and the mission civilisatrice (civilizing mission), France established colonies across West, Central, and North Africa, including territories such as …
(2024-10-06). Boy 'stabbed 50 times', burned alive in suspected drug turf war in France. aljazeera.com Prosecutor says slain teenager was allegedly hired by a 23-year-old prisoner to intimidate a member of a rival gang.
(2024-10-06). The African perspective on French imperialist policy in Africa. unitedworldint.com 
France's colonial legacy in Africa is a somber reminder of the brutalities of empire. By Dr Halim Genàßoƒülu Colonialism is not satisfied merely with holding a people in its grip and emptying the native's brain of all form and content. Frantz Fanon (The Wretched of the Earth) French legacy in West Africa (The Wretched of …
(2024-10-06). Macron's call to limit arms exports to Israel doesn't signal French policy shift. haaretz.com The French president's call to halt weapon shipments to Israel on Saturday was mostly directed at the U.S. administration, a diplomatic source told Haaretz, as France supplies Israel mostly with defensive security equipment…
(2024-10-06). Political Figures & Social Movements Demand Release of Ecuadorian Former VP Jorge Glas. orinocotribune.com Political and social organizations from Latin America and Europe demanded that the president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, release the former vice president of that country, Jorge Glas, who has been held for six months in a maximum-security prison. | On Saturday, October 5, the International Committee for the Freedom of Jorge Glas held a webinar, bringing together political figures and social movements across Latin America and Europe to demand the issuance of a safe conduct that would allow Glas to leave Ecuador and go to Mexico, a country that has granted him political asylum. | "Every day we hope that Jorge Glas su…
(2024-10-06). Julian Assange's Address to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. thealtworld.com "Mr. Chairman, esteemed members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, ladies and gentlemen. | The transition from years of confinement in a maximum-security prison to standing here before the representatives of 46 nations and 700 million people is a profound and surreal shift. | The experience of isolation for years in a small cell is difficult to convey; it strips away one's sense of self, leaving only the raw essence of existence. | I am not yet fully equipped to speak about what I have endured — the relentless struggle to stay alive, both physically and mentally, nor can i speak yet abo…
(2024-10-06). Students for Peace: Creating a Human Peace Symbol in Schools Across Greece. pressenza.com The action was the creation of a human Peace sign by the students and teachers of one or more classes or all the students and teachers, in the school yard, with a corresponding photo of the sign from a high point. It was suggested that the students hold a large sheet of white paper, thus protecting personal data (faces), and at the same time making the peace sign even more visible. | The goal was for the students to "take their stand for Peace". An occasion to discuss Peace and Nonviolence before and after the action in the classroom, the importance of everyone's participation in cultivating these two life values…
(2024-10-06). Olafur Eliasson: Can art inspire reflection amid world crises? aljazeera.com The Icelandic-Danish artist reclaims public spaces with Lifeworld, exploring art's role in conflicts and crises.
(2024-10-06). Gig Organizing 101. popularresistance.org The great Seattle-based songwriter, Jim Page, was coming to the east coast back in the mid-1990's. I was living in Boston then, and offered to organize a gig. I was already well into my twenties, but I had never done such a thing before. | Jim was and is fairly well-known in Ireland, with one of Ireland's most revered musicians, Christy Moore, having recorded a number of his songs, one brilliant example of which became a real anthem for anti-nuclear sentiment in Ireland, "Hiroshima-Nagasaki-Russian Roulette." | Boston had (and has) a large population of people who were born and raised in Ireland, and a much large…
(2024-10-06). Italy reports 13,073 Covid-19 cases per week. plenglish.com Rome, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) From September 26th to October 2nd, Italian authorities reported on Sunday 13,073 Coivd-19 cases and 85 deaths from the disease, with more infections and fewer deaths than the previous week.
(2024-10-06). What's Wrong with Boris Johnson's Plan to "Save" Ukraine? thealtworld.com Former UK PM Boris Johnson suggests Ukraine join NATO even as the current conflict rages on, and committing NATO troops to a standoff with Russian forces. The highly reckless plan to "save" Ukraine is unlikely to stop the war and will further compound the crisis that has led to the West's failure to win its proxy war in Ukraine in the first place. | Related Article: | References: | The Spectator — It's time to let Ukraine join Nato (Sept…
(2024-10-06). Zero Plus film festival ends in Russian city of Tyumen. plenglish.com Moscow, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) The XI international children's and family film festival Zero Plus ended today in the Russian city of Tyumen, with 29 countries attending, reported the TVBrics television channel.
(2024-10-06). A Friendly Touch. smoothiex12.blogspot.com My thanks to Kazmans. A cruise ship Sapphire Princess in Med is visited by Russian ASW and patrol IL-38N (Novella). Boys in IL-38N enjoyed bodies of ladies at swimming pools' lounge chairs, while passengers had fun making videos of a friendly bird)).Here was the main point of interest for Russian crew.
(2024-10-06). Trump would understand better how to engage with Russia than Harris. strategic-culture.su The U.S. has the most diplomatic clout in the world and should deploy it by restarting long-overdue negotiations with Russia should Trump come to power. | ❗️Join us on , , and .
(2024-10-06). Putin's Army To Defend Iran From US-Israeli Attack? Tehran Minister's Threat From Russia Ally Nation. hindustantimes.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Saturday to strike back against Iran for its missile attack on October 1. Netanyahu said that Israel has an obligation to retaliate and will do so. However, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi issued a chilling threat to Israel from a Putin ally nation on October 5. Araghchi said, "For every action, there will be a corresponding and similar or even a stronger reaction."
(2024-10-06). Jeffrey Sachs: D.C. Doesn't Care About Ukraine War Mass Deaths. scheerpost.com 