2024-11-23: News Headlines

United World International (2024-11-23). Azerbaijan's new success story. uwidata.com By Tehran Tapdygov, Azerbaijani journalist, political observer Azerbaijan, Baku. Today these words are familiar to the whole world. A short period of independence and a huge road travelled. Baku has become the center of international negotiations. Especially after the liberation of Azerbaijani territories from occupation, the foreign policy defined by Azerbaijan has made the small …

United World International (2024-11-23). Azerbaijan's new success story. unitedworldint.com Baku is hosting the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) By Tehran Tapdygov, Azerbaijani journalist, political observer Azerbaijan, Baku. Today these words are familiar to the whole world. A short period of independence and a huge road travelled. Baku has become the center of …

The Independent (2024-11-23). COP29: Nations disagree on climate text on the deadline date. independent.co.ug BAKU, Azerbaijan | THE INDEPENDENT | Today marked the final day of COP29, yet many critical negotiation issues remain unresolved. Despite efforts by negotiators to bridge gaps, progress has been limited, and several key matters will require further discussions in upcoming rounds. To address the stalemates, the COP29 President, Mukhtar Babayev convened a dialogue with heads of …

Abayomi Azikiwe, Black Agenda Report. (2024-11-23). Imperialism And The Destabilization Of The Alliance Of Sahel States. popularresistance.org Since the formation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, during 2023, the governments of France and the United States along with their surrogates have sought to undermine the political and economic objectives of these developing nations. | When the military Committee for the Safeguard of Our Homeland (CNSP) took power in Niger last year on July 26, Paris and Washington sought to have members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) stage a military intervention into this uranium-rich country to reimpose the French and U.S.-backed ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.

Contributing Writers (2024-11-23). Breaking the Silence on Genocide with Francesca Albanese. marktanliano.net

María Candela (2024-11-23). Comunistas franceses orgullosos de acoger foro solidario con Cuba. radiohc.cu París, 23 nov (RHC) El Partido Comunista Francés (PCF) expresó este sábado satisfacción por ser la sede del XIX Encuentro Continental Europeo de Solidaridad con Cuba, foro que sesiona el fin de semana en esta capital.

newarab (2024-11-23). Turkey dismisses two opposition mayors over 'terrorism'. newarab.com Two opposition mayors in eastern Turkey have been removed from office after being convicted of "terrorism" for belonging to a banned Kurdish militant group, the interior minister said on Friday. | The mayors of Tunceli and Ovacik were each sentenced to six years and three months in prison this week for membership of the outlawed Both were replaced by state-appointed administrators, the interior ministry said…

ecns.cn (2024-11-23). Visa-free entry coming for more countries. ecns.cn China announced on Friday the extension of its visa-exemption policy to nine more countries, including Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, and Japan, starting from the end of this month to the end of 2025.

Editor (2024-11-23). Report: US and European Officials Discussed Giving Ukraine Nuclear Weapons. scheerpost.com

infobrics (2024-11-23). Russia's final warning to NATO — you'll get your war, but it'll be over in 15 minutes. infobrics.org In terms of the functioning of the "Oreshnik's" warhead, the available footage shows at least 30 smaller projectiles divided into five groups (six in each). The lack of visible detonations suggests these are probably advanced kinetic penetrators capable of annihilating heavily defended and dug-in positions. This means that any NATO base anywhere in Europe and/or elsewhere would be in range, but Russia wouldn't need to rely on its thermonuclear arsenal to deter aggression.

A A (2024-11-23). Putin, the nuclear doctrine, the new deterrence: ultimatum to Europe. strategic-culture.su

Pepe Escobar, The Cradle. (2024-11-23). G20 Knocks Out G7 Agendas. popularresistance.org The G20 summit in Rio earlier this week offered the quite intriguing spectacle of a deeply divided world, geopolitically and geoeconomically, trying to put on a brave 'holiday in the sun' face. | There was plenty of fluff to amuse attentive audiences. French President Emmanuel Macron surrounded by a beefy security detail strolling on Copacabana beach near midnight; European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen barefoot in the sand, stunned by the lapping waves; the White House lodger, US President Joe Biden — with his expiry date in less than two months — missing the G20 family pic because he was…

CADTM International, Maxime Perriot (2024-11-23). CADTM International Council | Day 3 | Strategic considerations and the political and economic situation in Europe. cadtm.org

María Candela (2024-11-23). Europeos con Cuba y contra el bloqueo. radiohc.cu Una convocatoria a más acciones en contra del genocida bloqueo, económico, comercial y financiero a Cuba, marca las intervenciones del XIX Encuentro continental europeo de solidaridad con Cuba, que sesiona este fin de semana en París, Francia con la participación de 300 delegados de 25 naciones.

María Candela (2024-11-23). Condenan en Francia extraterritorialidad del bloqueo contra Cuba (+Fotos). radiohc.cu París, 23 nov (RHC) Dirigentes políticos y sindicales europeos repudiaron este sábado en Francia el carácter extraterritorial del bloqueo estadounidense contra Cuba al comenzar aquí el XIX Encuentro Continental Europeo de Solidaridad con la isla.

Staff (2024-11-23). Reports: IDF targeted Hezbollah operations chief in Beirut overnight, 12 killed. haaretz.com LEBANON: IDF reports several UNIFIL soldiers wounded by Hezbollah fire on post in southern Lebanon ‚ñ GAZA: Israeli soldier seriously wounded in south Gaza combat ‚ñ THE HAGUE: Germany to scrutinize ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant but take no immediate action; Slovenia says it will fully comply will ICC ruling…

Guest Blogger (2024-11-23). Wind Speeds Dropping, Rainfall Similar to a Century Ago — the Climate News You Won't Hear in the Mainstream. wattsupwiththat.com No doubt computer models are behind this crystal ball gazing but the actual evidence of recent trends suggests something more modest. Homewood notes that annual rainfall in England and Wales has been increasing since 1980 but the 10-year average is at a similar level to earlier periods such as the 1870s and 1920s. There was a significant rise in rainfall in Scotland during the 1980s, he observed, but there has been little change in trend since. Meanwhile, rainfall trends in Northern Ireland have barely changed since 1931. As to rainfall becoming "more intense", Homewood notes that in England and Wales only seven…

FEDAA (2024-11-23). A solidarity event for the Arab peoples in the face of Zionist attacks and crimes, Moscow. sana.sy Moscow, SANA- Members of Arab communities in Russian Federation with their Russian citizen's fellows condemned the brutal aggressive actions and attacks committed by the Israeli entity in Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. At a solidarity event held by the Lebanese House in Moscow on the occasion of the eighty-first anniversary of Lebanon's independence, the participants affirmed …

WSWS (2024-11-23). Pentagon "adjusts nuclear deterrence strategy" amid escalating war with Russia. wsws.org The Department of Defense published a report on Thursday with details of changes to US arms strategy in an environment of multiple nuclear peer adversaries, especially Russia and China.

presstv.ir (2024-11-23). Russia holds strategic nuclear exercise. presstv.ir Russia successfully conducts a strategic nuclear exercise.

Editor (2024-11-23). Jeffrey Sachs Explains the Russia-Ukraine War. scheerpost.com

presstv.ir (2024-11-23). Putin vows more test of new hypersonic missile. presstv.ir Russian President Vladimir Putin vows more combat test-firing of an experimental hypersonic missile fired at Ukraine on Thursday.

A A (2024-11-23). Biden's lust for war. strategic-culture.su The U.S. is waging war on Russia without a congressional declaration and in violation of treaty that requires the consent of the United Nations, writes Andrew Napolitano. | By Andrew P. NAPOLITANO | Join us on , , and .

aljazeera (2024-11-23). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,003. aljazeera.com These were the key developments on the 1,003rd day of the Russia-Ukraine war.

A A (2024-11-23). "After us, silence": Russia's "apocalyptic" troops officially engaged in the special military operation. strategic-culture.su

The Independent (2024-11-23). Russia vows to "respond" to any weapon deployment in space. independent.co.ug MOSCOW, RUSSIA | Xinhua | Russia will "respond" if any nation attempts to militarize and deploy weapons in space, Yury Borisov, head of Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos, said Friday, local media reported. "Russia has firmly and consistently maintained its position against the deployment of any weapons into space," Borisov said. While Russia has such …

aljazeera (2024-11-23). 1000 days of war and the toll on Ukraine's media. aljazeera.com The war in Ukraine hits a new escalation point and the battle of narratives sharpens.

aljazeera (2024-11-23). 'Genocide-free' cola makes a splash in the United Kingdom. aljazeera.com Gaza Cola offers its drinkers an 'apartheid-free' alternative as they boycott big-name brands.

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2024-11-22: News Headlines

ICRC (2024-11-22). Armenia: Helping health-care professionals acquire essential life-saving skills. icrc.org

Amy Goodman (2024-11-22). Activists Slam COP29 Draft Climate Financing Plan as "a Great Swindle" truthout.org Broadcasting from Baku, Azerbaijan, on the final official day of this year's finance-themed United Nations climate summit, we look at how climate justice activists are outraged at how little money is being offered by the most polluting nations to countries most severely affected by climate change. We speak with Mohamed Adow, founding director of Power Shift Africa, and Claudio Angelo… |

Gareth Dale (2024-11-22). As Summit Ends in Cop-Out, Can Social Tipping Points Change Climate Trajectory? truthout.org Another year of climate breakdown approaches its end, marked by reports that 2024 will be the first year in which the world's average surface temperature exceeded the pre-industrial average by 1.5 degrees Celsius (1.5°C) — and by another COP climate conference. Would the 29th in the series, held in Azerbaijan, be more of the same, a fossil fuel-friendly cop-out? It began with poetry. |

Staff (2024-11-22). "A Great Swindle": Activists Slam Draft Climate Plan Reducing How Much Rich Polluting Countries Owe. democracynow.org Broadcasting from Baku, Azerbaijan, on the final official day of this year's finance-themed United Nations climate summit, we look at how climate justice activists are outraged at how little money is being offered by the most polluting nations to countries most severely affected by climate change. We speak with Mohamed Adow, founding director of Power Shift Africa, and Claudio Angelo, head of international policy at the Brazilian Observatório do Clima (Climate Observatory), who describe the latest text as "a great swindle" and "totally unacceptable."…

Staff (2024-11-22). "Trillions, Not Billions": Climate Activists Protest as COP29 Closes in on a "Bad Deal" democracynow.org On the final official day of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, it is still unclear if this year's United Nations climate summit will lead to an agreement before the end of the official conference or if talks will extend into the weekend. The COP29 presidency has released a draft text that calls for a $1.3 trillion in annual climate financing by 2035, but it only obligates rich countries to provide $250 billion of that total. Climate justice activists and members of civil society who held a protest at COP29 on Friday say that amount falls far short of what's needed, demanding "trillions, not billions.&#…

newarab (2024-11-22). Iran says censure would 'disrupt' its dealings with UN watchdog. newarab.com A censure motion put forward by Western governments at the Britain, France, Germany and the United States have submitted a text to the IAEA board of governors condemning Iran for alleged lack of cooperation with the agency and its monitors. | The vote, scheduled for l…

ecns.cn (2024-11-22). Insights | French historian: Sino-French dialogues need explore commonalities and disparities to deepen mutual understanding. ecns.cn Borbalan highlighted that both China and France have rich, diverse cultures. He said that French culture is shaped by European civilization, while Chinese culture has been influenced by Indian Buddhism and Western religions.

ecns.cn (2024-11-22). 6th China-France Cultural Forum shows importance of staying curious and respectful. ecns.cn China and France are both ancient civilizations, so we must stay curious about each other's cultures while respecting our differences, said Jean-Pierre Raffarin, former prime minister of France and president of the Foundation Prospective and Innovation (FPI), during the 6th China-France Cultural Forum held from Nov. 12 to 14 in Deauville, France.

ecns.cn (2024-11-22). Insights | French historian: Sino-French cooperation is to strike balance between commonalities and disparities. ecns.cn To seek common interests, discussing differences and similarities between China and France is tremendously important for bilateral cooperation.

Philip Giraldi (2024-11-22). A Week from Hell. thealtworld.com The United States attacks Russia and is complicit in Israeli war crimes | Unfortunately, a machine has not yet been developed that can take one back in time and undo terrible mistakes being made due to lack of appreciation of possible downstream consequences of certain actions. If Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary had been somewhere else other than in Sarajevo back in June 1914 Serbian Gavrilo Princip might never have been able to assassinate him and the European system of military alliances might never have been triggered to start World War I. Going through the subsequent history of wars since the Grea…

Andrew Korybko (2024-11-22). Putin Is Finally Climbing The Escalation Ladder. thealtworld.com He wants to deter the even greater provocations that the West might now be plotting, such as destabilizing and then invading Belarus, with the intent of coercing him into freezing the existing LOC and then possibly accepting the deployment of Western/NATO peacekeepers there. | Putin surprised the world on Thursday when he

WSWS (2024-11-22). European Central Bank points to return of sovereign debt crisis. wsws.org In a speech this week ECB president Christine Lagarde said the euro bloc risked facing "a future of lower tax revenues and higher debt ratios" which would mean "fewer resources for social spending."

ICRC (2024-11-22). Speech by ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric on receiving the 2024 International Bridge Prize of the European City of Gà∂rlitz/Zgorzelec. icrc.org

WSWS (2024-11-22). Germany's early federal election: Social Democrats want to be "ready for war" wsws.org Three months before Germany's early federal election, pressure is growing within the ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD) to choose Defence Minister Boris Pistorius as the party's lead candidate instead of Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

aljazeera (2024-11-22). Lava flow from Iceland volcano creeps towards homes. aljazeera.com

Staff (2024-11-22). "A Great Day for Justice": Palestinian Lawyer Raji Sourani on ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu & Gallant. democracynow.org We speak with the celebrated Palestinian human rights lawyer Raji Sourani after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over the war in Gaza. Israel called it "an antisemitic decision," and the Biden administration said it rejects the charges on the grounds that the ICC does not have jurisdiction. But many other countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy and the Netherlands, have vowed to comply with the court's decision, which obligates states party to the Rome Statute that establi…

newarab (2024-11-22). Rocket fire wounds four UN peacekeepers in Lebanon. newarab.com Four UN peacekeepers from Italy were wounded by rocket fire in Prime Minister "These attacks…

newarab (2024-11-22). Hague Invasion Act: Can US invade Netherlands to protect Israel. newarab.com The What is the Hague I…

aljazeera (2024-11-22). Pro-Palestinian groups sue Dutch gov't for failing to stop Gaza 'genocide'. aljazeera.com The NGOs want the Netherlands to ban the export and transit of weapons, weapon parts, and dual-use items to Israel.

Anna Burd (2024-11-22). 'We had to hide that we're Israelis while visiting Nazi death camps. What was the point?'. haaretz.com This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: Two high school seniors and their teacher on what it's like to visit death camps in Poland while war is raging in Israel; a family struggling with the father's PTSD has a message for others in the same position…

ICRC (2024-11-22). Poland: The ICRC and the Swiss Embassy commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. icrc.org

ICRC (2024-11-22). Poland: Response to the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. icrc.org

Dave DeCamp, Antiwar. (2024-11-22). Ukraine Fires British Storm Shadow Missiles Into Russia. popularresistance.org Ukraine fired at least 10 British-provided Storm Shadow missiles into Russia's Kursk Oblast, The Wall Street Journal and several other media outlets reported on Wednesday. | Ukraine has used the Storm Shadow missiles, which have a range of up to 155 miles, in strikes on Crimea, but Wednesday's attack, which targeted the Kursk Oblast, marks the first time Ukrainian forces fired them into the Russian mainland, another major escalation of the proxy war. So far, Russia hasn't confirmed the use of Storm Shadows. | The US and the UK reportedly authorized Ukraine's use of the Storm Shadows in strikes on Russian territor…

Mark Lesseraux (2024-11-22). US Military, Green Lighted by Biden Admin. to Attack Russia in Coming Weeks. pressenza.com Introduction | The following article is written in the form of a short letter to members of the US Democratic Party. | Hey Fellow Democrats, | The current US president, the one we voted for, is openly attempting to start a World War with a month left in his term. The AMERICAN military has just been green lighted by the Biden administration to operate long range rockets into Russia.(1)(2) Meanwhile Russia has, as of yesterday, upped its nuclear arsenal's readiness level to 100%.(3) That's the highest level in its history. If the US forces a war to start with Russia, we will be at war with China as well. | I ask yo…

WSWS (2024-11-22). Stop the escalating NATO war against Russia! wsws.org After US-UK bombings of Russia, the alarm must be sounded: Whether or not war has been declared, a state of war effectively exists between major nuclear-armed powers.

newarab (2024-11-22). Putin hints at strikes on West in 'global' Ukraine war. newarab.com The Kremlin strongman spoke out after a day of frayed nerves, with Russia test-firing a new generation intermediate-range missile at Ukraine – which Putin hinted was capable of unleashing a nuclear payload. | Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky branded the strike a major ramping up of the "scale and brutality" of the war by a "crazy neighbour", wh…

aljazeera (2024-11-22). What do we know about Russia's new ballistic missile, Oreshnik? aljazeera.com Moscow says the Oreshnik, a nuclear-capable weapon, was used in an attack on Ukraine amid escalating tensions.

aljazeera (2024-11-22). Putin says Russia will continue testing new missile fired at Ukraine. aljazeera.com President Zelenskyy condemns Russia's use of new hypersonic missile, which Kremlin says was a warning to the West.

aljazeera (2024-11-22). Ukraine parliament cancels session over Russia missile strike threat. aljazeera.com President Zelenskyy condemns Russia's use of new hypersonic missile, which Kremlin says was a warning to the West.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-11-22). US Providing Ukraine With Antipersonnel Mines Threatens Civilian Lives — Human Rights Watch. orinocotribune.com The US sending antipersonnel mines to Ukraine to use in its conflict with Russia risks civilian lives and violates the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) non-governmental organization has said. | On Wednesday, two US officials told The Washington Post, that US President

ecns.cn (2024-11-22). Mummy of 32,000-year-old saber-toothed cat cub discovered in Russia. ecns.cn The mummy found by Russian scientists in the Siberian permafrost in the region of Sakha is allegedly the world's first discovery of the specimen in such good preservation that still has its dark brown fur, at a laboratory in Yakutsk, Russia.

FEDAA (2024-11-22). Russian air defense downs 23 Ukrainian drones over three Russian provinces. sana.sy Moscow, SANA- Russian Defense Ministry announced Friday intercepting and downing of 23 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) over three Russian provinces. The ministry said in a statement quoted by Sputnik: "The Kiev regime tried last night to carry out a terrorist attack using 23 drones on objectives in Russia territory, and the air defense systems …

infobrics (2024-11-22). Kiev asking for more long range missiles, despite clear Russian warning. infobrics.org Ukraine is reportedly asking for US Tomahawk missiles.

aljazeera (2024-11-22). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,002. aljazeera.com These were the key developments on the 1,002nd day of the Russia-Ukraine war.

aljazeera (2024-11-22). South Korea says Russia sent North Korea missiles in exchange for troops. aljazeera.com South Korea's national security adviser says North plans to use the weapons to defend its airspace over the capital.

infobrics (2024-11-22). Russia, BRICS, and the Multi-Polar Future. infobrics.org The current geopolitical environment is elevating BRICS into a cornerstone of Russian foreign policy. Having ruptured political and economic ties with the West, Moscow is actively re-orienting itself towards political and economic partnerships with the Global South…

ecns.cn (2024-11-22). Potential seen for China-UK cooperation. ecns.cn Experts said the dialogue between Chinese President Xi Jinping and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit on Monday underscores the vast potential for more China-United Kingdom collaboration.

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