2025-08-02: News Headlines

WSWS (2025-08-02). US Israeli ambassador Mike Huckabee praises IDF and GHF killers in visit to Gaza. wsws.org The visit by Huckabee and Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff was aimed at providing cover for the ongoing genocide and forced starvation campaign.

ICRC (2025-08-02). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC president calls for urgent collective action by states to end abhorrent suffering in Gaza. icrc.org The following is a statement attributable to ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric on the humanitarian situation in Gaza…

MAPA (2025-08-02). Tuesday 8/12: Webinar: Gaza Apocalypse. indybay.org Online | masspeace.us/gaza-apocalypse

Soul of my Soul Exhibit (2025-08-02). Sunday 8/3: Pleasanton: Community Rally/Vigil for Gaza. indybay.org Delucchi Park | 4501 1st Street | Pleasanton, CA…

tn.ai (2025-08-02). Israeli Forces Resume Bombing Displaced Civilians in Gaza despite Global Outcry. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Israeli occupation forces launched renewed airstrikes on tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis on Saturday, killing and injuring several civilians, in what human rights groups are increasingly condemning as systematic war crimes.

ICRC (2025-08-02). ICRC mourns colleague killed in Gaza. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC outraged by attack that wounded ICRC staff, PRCS volunteer during Gaza rescue mission. icrc.org

Leon Kunstenaar (2025-08-02). Protest at Genocide Enabler BCG. indybay.org Noisy protest counters BCG's (Boston Consulting Group) pr and calls out Netanyahu's former employer as complicit in genocide. See their pledge to "make the world a better place."

LVP (2025-08-02). Tariff Trade War Against Brazil, Bolsonaro, Lula, Palestine & the Working Class. indybay.org The fascist Trump government has declared tariff trade war on Brazil demanding that charges against Bolsonaro for organizing an insurrection and the assassination of Lula and other people be dropped. Sà£o Paulo transit worker and a member of Conlutas Fabio Bosco reports on this and also the struggle against the genocide in Palestine and BRICS…

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-08-02). Marjorie Taylor Greene Called It A Genocide Before Bernie Sanders. caitlinjohnstone.com.au

Abby Zimet (2025-08-02). Defend the Homeland, Get A Brown Shirt! commondreams.org Still insanely claiming they're arresting "the worst of the worst" gardeners, roofers, abuelas and taco-makers – and eager to spend their shiny new billions on more rag-tag thugs to meet their quotas – ICE Barbie et al have launched a new recruitment campaign asserting, "Your country is calling you (to) defend the homeland," a phrase surely inadvertently carrying a crisp whiff of blood-and-soil Nazism. Ditto – right? – an Uncle Sam raging of an America "invaded by criminals and predators – we need YOU to get them out."Of course the urgent call for 10,000 more racist goons with anger issues and zero oversight…

geo.tv (2025-08-02). Trump moves nuclear submarines after statements by former Russian president. geo.tv Combination picture showing Russia's Security Council's Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting of the Council for Science and Education at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the Moscow region's city of Dubna, Russia June 13, 2024 and US President Donald Trump at Trump…

geo.tv (2025-08-02). UN report finds United Nations reports are not widely read. geo.tv UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a press briefing during the third United Nations Ocean Conference at the Centre des Expositions conference centre in Nice, France, June 10, 2025.—ReutersA United Nations report seeking ways to improve efficiency and cut costs has…

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2025-08-02). Cidadà£os americanos acompanham mídia russa, apesar da censura. globalresearch.ca Aparentemente, nem mesmo o bloqueio ilegal imposto pelos EUA aos canais de notícias russos está conseguindo esconder a verdade. De acordo com um alto funcionário da inteligência americana, a mídia russa continua sendo assistida por muitos cidadà£os americanos. Em vez …

Manlio Dinucci (2025-08-02). I Tributi dei Vassalli. globalresearch.ca I controdazi che l'Unione Europea aveva stabilito sui prodotti statunitensi importati, per l'ammontare di oltre 90 miliardi di euro. vengono accantonati. Oltre a cià≤ l'Unione Europea si impegna a effettuare negli Stati Uniti investimenti per 600 miliardi di euro, e …

ICRC (2025-08-02). Nigeria: "We go to bed hungry sometimes for two to three days" icrc.org Hunger deepens as farmers in conflict-affected northeast struggle to survive…

Angela (2025-08-02). Wednesday 8/6: Virtual Sudan Teach-In. indybay.org Zoom | KafiaHaile.com/Teach-In

Angela (2025-08-02). Wednesday 8/27: Palestine & The African American Experience. indybay.org Zoom | KafiaHaile.com/Teach-In

Center for Biological Diversity (2025-08-02). Lawsuit Launched to Protect Whales in California From Ship Strikes. indybay.org OAKLAND, Calif., July 30, 2025 — The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth sent a notice today of their intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Coast Guard for failing to consult on how California shipping lane designations contribute to whale and sea turtle vessel strikes.

David Giesen (2025-08-02). Friday 8/1: Planning supper for MeglaDon, a terpsichorean performance art meets devour of MAGA show. indybay.org Notable House | 189 Ellsworth St. | SF…

Edited by Michael Harris (2025-08-02). Reparations and the 175th Anniversary of the birth of California. indybay.org 175th Anniversary of the State of California opens a path to reconsider California Juneteenth law toward alignment with our Title 5 US Juneteenth Federal Law celebrating the close of our US Civil War and path to end chattel slavery in America/…

First Amendment Coalition (2025-08-02). San Joaquin County Sued for Charging Unlawful Fees for Autopsy Records About Deaths Caused by Police. indybay.org Irvine, Calif., July 30, 2025 — The Investigative Reporting Program ("IRP") at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism filed a lawsuit against San Joaquin County challenging unlawful fees for copies of autopsy reports about deaths caused by law enforcement officers. IRP is represented by Professors Susan E. Seager and Jack Lerner with the Press Freedom Project of the Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology Clinic at UC Irvine School of Law, as well as the First Amendment Coalition.

Gavrilah (2025-08-02). Wednesday 8/6: Close Guantánamo & Dismantle the Inhumane Deportation Machine NOW! indybay.org Mission Street @ 22nd Street San Francisco, CA…

Hikers for Palestine (2025-08-02). Saturday 8/2: Hikers for Palestine: Walk in Solidarity, Walk for Water. indybay.org Berkeley Marina. Meeting at the Seabreeze Parking lot, 598 University Ave…

Institute for the Critical Studies of Zionism (2025-08-02). Tuesday 8/5: Webinar: Anti-Zionism means Abolition. indybay.org Zoom | bit.ly/AZAbolition

John-Mario Sevilla (2025-08-02). Saturday 8/23: Luna Dance & Creativity Open House. indybay.org 931 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley…

Leon Kunstenaar (2025-08-02). Repeat Lesson for Wells Fargo Delivered by Activists. indybay.org Slow learner gets repeated demand to stop war crime complicity and fulfill environmental responsibility as Stop Billionaires Summer protests continues.

LVP (2025-08-02). The War on UC Workers & Union Busting Attack on NUHW Oakland Hospital Workers. indybay.org The University of California management and regents are engaged in a frontal union busting attack on the NUHW and other workers at the Oakland Children's Hospitals. They are telling workers they have no right to their own union representation but must join other unions that they don't want. They have imposed massive pay cuts on these workers by ending their paid healthcare benefits and other conditions flagrantly violating their union contracts. Governor Newsom and the Democrats in the legislature have been completely quite about this union busting attack and Newom who is an ex-officio has supporting million…

LVP (2025-08-02). Healthcare Not Prisons! On 60th Anniversary of Medicare, Rally at Alcatraz Tours Against Prison. indybay.org On the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Medicare, a press conference was held at Alcatraz Tours on Pier 33 to oppose the building of a new prison on Alcatraz and for the implementation of national single payer so all people in the United States can get heatlhcare. Speakers from unions and community groups spoke out against Trump's ICE raids and privatization of the prison industry to make more profits.

LVP (2025-08-02). Solidarity! Hospice East Bay NUHW Workers Strike Against Union Busting & For A Contract. indybay.org Hospice of the East Bay NUHW workers went on strike on 7/29/25 for a contract after more than a year. The workers talked about their work and also the concessions the company wants in order to get their first contract.

Lynda Carson (2025-08-02). Trump's evil myrmidon Emil Bove is a major threat to the Constitution. indybay.org Convicted Felon President Trump's Emil Bove Has A Face So Evil That Is The Type That Only A Mother Can Love.

Nayvin Gordon (2025-08-02). Turn on the War-makers: Fight for Peace and Social Needs. indybay.org is past time for the people to take matters into their own hands through mass mobilizations and strikes to demand peace and social needs, not war and inequality.

Phil Pasquini (2025-08-02). "Wells Fracko Bank" Called Upon to Divest from Fossil Fuels. indybay.org Calling Wells Fargo & Company Bank "Wells Fracko," the group "Stop Billionaires Summer" picketed their global headquarters building for a second time this month as part of its eight-week campaign of mass action, disruption and information leafleting by calling attention to the bank's role in "climate collapse, fueling Fascism and throwing our futures into the fire." Organizers also accused the bank of ensuring that "billionaires protect their profits and power" and for allowing the ultra-wealthy elites "to fuel the crises we're living in."

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2025-08-02). Brasil: Entrevista a Joà£o Pedro Stédile (MST) Julio 2025. indybay.org Brasil: Entrevista a Joà£o Pedro Stédile (MST) Julio 2025 | "El capitalismo destruye la naturaleza, nuestra lucha es global"

repost (2025-08-02). SAFTU condemns Trump's 30% tariffs on South African exports: Calls for urgent meeting. indybay.org The South African trade union federation SAFTU has protested Trump's tariffs and called for a national emergency meeting…

Sebastian Mueller (2025-08-02). "The shareholder has become a common good" indybay.org Western societies are divided, authoritarianism is on the rise, social inequality is increasing, and trust in political institutions has dwindled… | The 1968 movement was not least a reaction to fascism, colonialism, and racism, and against this backdrop it sought alternatives.

tn.ai (2025-08-02). Preparations Made for Iranian President's Visit to Pakistan. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The foreign ministers of Iran and Pakistan discussed the arrangements for Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's upcoming visit to Islamabad.

tn.ai (2025-08-02). Israel Addicted to Belligerence: Araqchi. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi denounced the Zionist regime's addiction to bellicosity and law-breaking, urging regional countries to remain vigilant in the face of the Israeli plots to upset security in the region.

A Guest Author (2025-08-02). Palestinian factions issue statement on New York Declaration. workers.org Islamic Resistance Movement — Hamas, Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine — General Command (PFLP-GC) and Vanguards of the Popular Liberation War — Al-Sa'iqa Forces issued a joint . . . |

A Guest Author (2025-08-02). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine exposes two-state solution. workers.org Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine leader Marwan Abdel-Al made the following remarks to L'Humanité, a French publication, published on Resistance News Network on July 31, 2025. The so-called two-state solution conference is not so much a peace initiative as it is a recycling of a political illusion that . . . |

Alexander Charles Campbell, Rania MH Baleela, William Mude, Suad Sulaiman (2025-08-02). Correspondence] Innovation in health and humanitarian aid: lessons from Sudan. thelancet.com Since civil war broke out in April, 2023, nearly half of Sudan's 50 million people now face acute food insecurity, 14 ∑5 million people have been forcibly displaced, outbreaks of multiple infectious diseases have been reported, and thousands of women and children have experienced sexual violence.1 Delivery of essential services is insufficient, with more than 70% of health-care facilities in conflict-affected areas damaged or destroyed, and aid delivery systematically obstructed by both sides of the conflict.

Clotilde Bigot (2025-08-02). World Report] 5 years on: the health legacy of the Beirut port blast. thelancet.com The 2020 port explosion in Beirut killed more than 250 people and injured 7000. 5 years later, many Beirutis still suffer physical and mental ill effects. Clotilde Bigot reports from Lebanon.

Cui Cheng (2025-08-02). Correspondence] Cadonilimab in advanced cervical cancer: the COMPASSION-16 trial. thelancet.com The COMPASSION-16 trial by Xiaohua Wu and colleagues addresses a crucial need in the management of advanced cervical cancer by evaluating cadonilimab, a novel bispecific antibody targeting PD-1 and CTLA-4, as a first-line therapy in combination with chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab. The COMPASSION-16 trial presents strong evidence supporting the efficacy of cadonilimab, with statistically significant improvements in progression-free survival and overall survival compared with standard chemotherapy.

Editor (2025-08-02). WWP condemns brutal attack on Freedom Flotilla ship, beating of labor leader Chris Smalls : WWP statement. workers.org Workers World Party condemns the illegal attack by the Israel Occupation Forces (IOF), carried out in international waters, on the Freedom Flotilla Coalition's ship Handala and the kidnapping of all 21 crew members. Freedom Flotilla Coalition's boat the Hondala prepares to leave for Palestine from Italy, July 27, 2025. Photo: . . . |

Gerhardt Attard (2025-08-02). Comment] Personalising PARP inhibitor combinations for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. thelancet.com Prostate cancer is a major cause of cancer-related mortality in men and the burden is forecast to increase significantly over the next decade.1 The outcome of patients diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer can be highly variable but cancers with BRCA gene alterations have worse outcomes.2 BRCA protein loss occurs in approximately 10% of advanced prostate cancers. PARP inhibition is an established treatment for patients with BRCA-mutant tumours progressing after androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPIs), at which time the treatments both delay progression and prolong survival.

Graham Shortland (2025-08-02). Correspondence] Screening for spinal muscular atrophy in the UK. thelancet.com I read with interest the Correspondence on spinal muscular atrophy in the UK.1…

Ibrahim Nagmeldin Hassan, Shahzaib Ahmed, Eeman Ahmad, Allahdad Khan, Hamza Ashraf (2025-08-02). Correspondence] Impact of conflict on cholera epidemiology in Sudan. thelancet.com When water and hospitals become targets of conflict, cholera becomes inevitable. Since April, 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in armed conflict that has systematically destroyed civilian infrastructure. This structural violence has transformed cholera from a controllable disease into a cause of recurrent epidemics, with three distinct waves recorded since mid-2023.

Ibrahim Nagmeldin Hassan, Shahzaib Ahmed, Eeman Ahmad, Allahdad Khan, Hamza Ashraf (2025-08-02). Correspondence] Sudan's measles crisis and the global zero-dose gap. thelancet.com When vaccines stop, measles returns. Since 2023, Sudan has witnessed several measles outbreaks, each a predictable outcome of systemic immunisation failure in a nation engulfed by civil war. Once a preventable disease, measles has re-emerged as a leading killer of children in conflict-affected regions of Sudan.

Jacqui Thornton (2025-08-02). Obituary] Rinaldo Bellomo. thelancet.com Intensive care physician, researcher, and mentor. He was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on Aug 8, 1956, and died in Melbourne, VIC, Australia, on May 6, 2025, aged 68 years.

Jan Hattendorf, Jennifer Keiser (2025-08-02). Comment] Chasing the end of helminths: is elimination within reach? thelancet.com Soil-transmitted helminths are a group of parasitic intestinal worms that infect roughly 1 ∑5 billion people globally. The most prevalent species are Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and hookworms. WHO aims to eliminate soil-transmitted helminths as a public health problem by 2030, which is defined as reaching a less than 2% prevalence of moderate and heavy intensity infections (as detected using coprological approaches, such as the Kato—Katz method).1 The central element of controlling soil-transmitted helminths is the widespread administration of anthelmintics to at-risk populations without…

Louisa J Ells, Catherine Homer, Jamie Matu, Dita Aswani, Caroline Steele (2025-08-02). Correspondence] Compassionate child obesity care within a stigmatising society. thelancet.com The UK National Health Service Complications from Excess Weight (CEW) clinics were established to provide holistic, person-centred care to treat obesity and related comorbidities in children and young people. Recent findings, presented at the European Congress on Obesity 2025,1 showed that nearly 5000 children have entered regional CEW services since 2021. These data highlight the characteristics of children and young people accessing the clinics, who often live in the most deprived areas, are of diverse ethnic heritage, and nearly a quarter have a learning disability or are neurodiverse.

Martha Grevatt (2025-08-02). WW Commentary — Trump and Epstein: Two pigs in a pen. workers.org Few people would argue with the fact that the ultra-misogynist finance capitalist Jeffrey Epstein, who sexually abused and exploited teenaged girls, was a despicable human being. Not many tears were shed when he died in prison in 2019, supposedly by suicide, denying Epstein's many victims their day in court. The . . . |

Ngashi Ngongo, Wessam Mankoula, Merawi Aragaw, Ibrahima Sonko, Kyeng Mercy, Jacques Mukwende, Yap Boum, Nebiyu Dereje, Lul Pout Riek, Paul Ngwakum, Etleva Kadilli, Elijah Julaki Muchima, Roma Chilengi, Jean Kaseya (2025-08-02). Correspondence] A continental call to action to end cholera by 2030. thelancet.com On June 4, 2025, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government from 20 cholera-affected countries in Africa united to adopt a collective call to action aimed at stopping ongoing cholera outbreaks and hastening efforts to eliminate cholera across the continent by 2030. This call represents an unprecedented political commitment to address cholera as a major public health issue in Africa. The call comes at a critical moment: cases of cholera are increasing, mortality rates are worsening, global health funding to combat the disease is declining, and the ability of African countries to allocate resources is being stra…

Sabine C Linn, Florentine S Hilbers (2025-08-02). Comment] Balancing quality and quantity of life in older patients with breast cancer. thelancet.com Overtreatment is considered harmful in terms of decreasing quality of life, wasting resources, and environmental damage.1—3 These risks are especially relevant when considering adjuvant chemotherapy besides adjuvant endocrine therapy for older adult patients (older than 70 years) with oestrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.4 Older patients with breast cancer represent around a third of all patients with breast cancer.4 However, patients older than 70 years with breast cancer, especially those with comorbidities, have generally been excluded from clinical trials.

Sarah S Richardson (2025-08-02). Perspectives] Gender under attack. thelancet.com The Lancet Commission on Gender and Global Health lucidly highlighted how attacks on the concept of gender, and on gender equality and women's rights more broadly, are not new. As Sarah Hawkes and her colleagues demonstrated, such attacks are part of a well-funded, global right-wing movement that over the past two decades has sought to challenge the concept of gender and erase it from public policy and discourse. With the advance of these ideologies, the USA—a country that has been an established global leader in medical research at the intersection of health and gendered power inequalities—now risks…

The Lancet (2025-08-02). Editorial] Sudan: a health catastrophe ignored. thelancet.com Sudan's women and children are paying the highest price for a war the world barely acknowledges. 12 million people have been displaced by conflict and more than half are children—many are malnourished, separated from their families, or traumatised. Pregnant women are forced to give birth without skilled attendants, sterile equipment, or access to emergency obstetric care. Gender-based violence is surging: reports from Amnesty International and UNICEF document the systematic use of rape as a weapon of war, including against girls aged as young as 1 year.

WSWS (2025-08-02). With the state killing of Edward Zakrzewski, Florida on track to execute 11 death row inmates in 2025. wsws.org Florida has carried out one-third of the 27 executions so far this year. With 10 more state killings planned, the US is on track to execute 37 people in 2025 compared to 25 in 2024.

WSWS (2025-08-02). Family of Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre raises: What did Trump know and when did he know it? wsws.org The family of Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent public accusers of financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, issued a statement Wednesday and gave an interview on Thursday suggesting that President Donald Trump was aware of the criminal actions of Epstein while he associated with the abuser of teenage girls.

WSWS (2025-08-02). The militarist agenda at the centre of Trump's tariff war against the world. wsws.org The US has now erected a tariff barrier around itself equivalent to that imposed, with disastrous consequences both economically and politically, during the Great Depression of the 1930s.

WSWS (2025-08-02). Initial results of the IWA-RFC investigation into the death of Ronald Adams Sr. wsws.org At the July 27 public hearing, WSWS labor editor Jerry White reviewed what the IWA-RFC investigation has uncovered so far about the death of the Stellantis autoworker.

WSWS (2025-08-02). Readers protest against the closure of Mehring Verlag's bank account. wsws.org We are publishing some of the many protest emails and expressions of solidarity from our readers.

WSWS (2025-08-02). The lessons of the Philadelphia municipal strike and the way forward. wsws.org The Philadelphia municipal strike was not the end but the opening act in a rapid series of confrontations in Philadelphia and beyond.

WSWS (2025-08-02). Texas flood hearings reveal widespread failures in response and prevention while leaving Abbott and Trump blameless. wsws.org Noticeably absent from the hearings Thursday and a previous such event held on July 23rd were Texas governor Greg Abbott and officials from either the Trump administration or the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), who bear the lion's share of blame for the disaster.

WSWS (2025-08-02). Australia: Winter surge of respiratory disease ignored by government. wsws.org Increases in COVID, RSV, and influenza are the result of governments refusal to enact public health measures and address declining vaccination.

WSWS (2025-08-02). Trump enacts tariffs, sanctions state officials and invokes "national emergency" against Brazil. wsws.org Trump's order represents an unprecedented escalation of US imperialist aggression against Latin America.

WSWS (2025-08-02). Secretive overhaul of New Zealand terror law targets protests. wsws.org The NZ population is being kept in the dark about the government's draconian revised anti-terror law that echoes the UK proscription of Palestine Action.

The Independent (2025-08-02). WWF Uganda hands over Forestry Development Plans to Rwenzori districts. independent.co.ug Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Uganda has officially handed over District Forestry Development Plans (DFDPs) to four local governments surrounding the Rwenzori Mountains National Park, in a renewed push to combat forest degradation and promote sustainable land use. The plans, developed under the Restoration for a Resilient …

The Independent (2025-08-02). BALAALO: Over 19,800 cattle evicted from northern Uganda in one month. independent.co.ug Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), under "Operation Harmony", have evicted over 19,826 heads of cattle from northern Uganda in just over a month, as the military enforces President Museveni's Executive Order No. 2 of 2023, which prohibits illegal nomadic grazing in northern Uganda. At a press conference held …

The Independent (2025-08-02). Amuru district seeks shs900 million for cholera response. independent.co.ug Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru District Taskforce has unveiled a 913.2 million shillings cholera response budget as the district grapples with an outbreak of the disease that has so far claimed five lives and infected over 200 people since early this month. The draft budget was presented on Tuesday during the district's weekly …

The Independent (2025-08-02). World Vision closes operations in Kakumiro. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | World Vision Uganda has closed its operation in Kasambya Area, in Kakumiro district, after 19 years. The organisation has been focusing and extending support to critical sectors, including education, health, climate change, agriculture, and environmental conservation, among others. In Kasambya, World Vision has constructed schools and health facilities and …

Anand Naidoo (2025-08-02). The Heat: U.S. Tariff Turmoil. america.cgtn.com On Thursday, the White House announced a flurry of new reciprocal tariffs just hours before its midnight deadline. The new rates go as high as 50% scheduled to take effect August 7th, targeting more than 90 countries and territories. | Meanwhile, the August 1st levies, including those imposed on America's top three trading partners Mexico, Canada, and China commenced Friday. Global stock markets tanked, leaving U.S. trading partners scrambling to curb economic volatility. | Joining the discussion: |

Charles Rotter (2025-08-02). Some Thoughts on Our DOE Report Regarding CO2 Impacts on the U.S. Climate. wattsupwiththat.com we are the "Red Team"; the "Blue Team" has had their say since the late 1980s.

Guest Blogger (2025-08-02). Grid on the Brink: PJM's Record Auction Proves We Must Keep—and Build—More Coal Plants. wattsupwiththat.com We need coal-fired power. We need it now. And we will need it for decades to come.

Angela (2025-08-02). Saturday 8/2: Free virtual screening of the documentary "The Hidden History of Israel" indybay.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). Afghanistan: Futsal for empowering children with disabilities. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). Ethiopia: A personal account on helping affected communities in Oromia. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). Hungary: 8 May Celebrations. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). ICRC accompanies Iranian Red Crescent Society to locations affected by hostilities. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). The ICRC and China: cooperation in humanitarian forensics. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). ICRC voices: Life and Death in the Red Cross Field Hospital. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). More than 30 years after Iran-Iraq war, families still hope to find out the fate of their missing loved ones. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). Luxembourg: ICRC Director-General's visit reflects the long-standing strategic partnership with Luxembourg. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). Philippines: Understanding challenges in detention through Health Information System. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). Poland: The 2nd Regional Conference of European National IHL Committees (NIHLC) in Warsaw. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). Poland: ICRC Brings Together National Societies and IFRC to Boost Emergency Preparedness in Europe. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). Poland: Sub-regional Restoring Family Links Conference hosted by the Polish Red Cross. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). Romania: 1st High-level IHL Conference organized by the Romanian Red Cross with ICRC's support. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). Humanitarian Exemptions in Domestic Counterterrorism Legislation – Factsheet. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). DRC: The ICRC stands ready to support detainee releases between conflict parties. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). Nigeria: Hunger deepens as farmers in the conflict-affected northeast struggle to survive. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). Syria: ICRC gains access to Sweida, calls for sustained humanitarian response. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). Syria: ICRC warns of deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Sweida and southern Syria. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). Yemen: A new medical clinic opens at Sa'ada New Remand Prison to improve health and living conditions of detainees. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). Iran: Robert Mardini, Director General of the ICRC on the IRCS's 100th anniversary. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-08-02). Israel and the occupied territories: Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah receives unprecedented influx of fatalities. icrc.org

jacobin (2025-08-01). Israel Has Made Gaza a Hell on Earth. jacobin.com How much longer will we watch Israel starve children to death and massacre civilians?>

Abba A. Solomon (2025-08-01). "Moral Injury" : Murdered in Gaza, Disappeared in America. counterpunch.org We're now exposed — often in real-time — to video of abducted mothers torn from their children, workers taken at their jobs, green card holders handcuffed when reporting to ICE appointments, in the USA — and to videos of people in Gaza shot, burned, or bombed, or herded, starving, from blasted place to blasted place by pitiless IDF operations in a not so hidden logic of extermination.

Jordan Atwood (2025-08-01). Senate vote on Sanders resolutions marks historic shift in US support for Israel's war on Gaza. nationofchange.org Though blocked, Bernie Sanders's efforts to halt weapons transfers to Israel gained unprecedented Democratic support amid Gaza's worsening famine and civilian death toll.

Human Rights Watch (2025-08-01). Gaza: Israeli Killings of Palestinians Seeking Food Are War Crimes. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Palestinians at a US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution site for humanitarian aid in the "Netzarim Corridor, "central Gaza Strip, May 29, 2025.‚ÄØ | © 2025 Ahmad Salem/Bloomberg via Getty Images | US-backed Israeli forces and private contractors have put in place a flawed, militarized aid distribution system that has turned aid distributions into regular bloodbaths.The dire humanitarian situation is a direct result of Israel's use of starvation of civilians as a weapon of war—a war crime—as well as Israel's continued intentional deprivati…

WSWS (2025-08-01). Stop Israel's imperialist-backed starvation of the Palestinians in Gaza! wsws.org Israel's genocide of the Palestinians, backed by the European and North American imperialist powers, is a crime against humanity comparable with the Nazis' "final solution" of European Jewry—the Holocaust.

Philip Weiss (2025-08-01). Israel's international isolation has begun. mondoweiss.net U.S. and global politics surrounding Israel are shifting rapidly as the world recoils in horror at Israel's starvation of Gaza. Here are several lessons the left should take note of.

Mitchell Plitnick (2025-08-01). U.S. and Europe play games with a Palestinian state while Israel starves Gaza. mondoweiss.net France, Great Britain, and Canada's recognition of a Palestinian state might matter someday. But, as usual, the Palestinians won't get any immediate help from Europe, much less from North America, in stopping the Gaza genocide now.

Amy Goodman (2025-08-01). NY doctor just back from Gaza: Starvation is widespread undeniable, despite Israeli PM claims. nationofchange.org Despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that there is "no starvation" in Gaza, a U.S. doctor who just returned from Gaza says the reality is undeniable.

Adam Johnson (2025-08-01). In a Biden-era retread, media push bogus narrative that Trump is helpless to stop Gaza genocide. therealnews.com

APR editor (2025-08-01). Bloodshed at GHF-run Gaza aid sites 'a great sin', says former top UN official. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report A former senior UN aid official has condemned the bloodshed at the notorious US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's aid food depots, describing the distribition system as having turned into a "catastrophe". The number of aid seekers killed continues to climb daily beyond 1000. Martin Griffiths, director of Mediation Group International and…

Dave DeCamp (2025-08-01). Report: Israel Tells Hamas It Will Start Annexing Parts of Gaza If It Doesn't Agree to Israel's Ceasefire Terms. globalresearch.ca Israeli officials have sent a message to Hamas that if the group doesn't accept the latest ceasefire proposal, Israel will begin annexing parts of Gaza, According to …

Dr. Paul Larudee (2025-08-01). All the plans to rescue Gaza is that they're too little, too late. By design. Paul Larudee. globalresearch.ca The problem with all the plans to rescue Gaza is that they're too little, too late. By design. | There are plans for bigger flotillas of aid by sea, reduction of military aid to Israel, sabotage of Israeli interests abroad, military …

geo.tv (2025-08-01). Israeli writer David Grossman denounces Gaza 'genocide'. geo.tv Israeli author David Grossman. — Reuters/File Award-winning Israeli author David Grossman called his country's campaign in Gaza "genocide" and said he was using the term with a "broken heart".This came days after a major Israeli rights group also used the same term,…

Jack Hunter (2025-08-01). How MTG became MAGA's moral compass on Gaza. responsiblestatecraft.org This week, Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor-Greene

Sharon Zhang (2025-08-01). Israeli Forces Killed Young Boy After He Kissed Hand of GHF Contractor, He Says. truthout.org A small, emaciated Palestinian boy in Gaza named Amir was killed by Israeli forces just moments after receiving aid from American contractors in May, former U.S. Green Beret Anthony Aguilar has recounted. The horrific incident took place during his 45 days in Gaza with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) — and was one of over 800 killings of Palestinian aid seekers near GHF sites. |

Ed Sykes (2025-08-01). A list of all the experts saying Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. thecanary.co Genocide scholars, human rights groups, and ethical legal experts agree that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. Some reached that conclusion before the end of 2023. Others reached it in 2024. And some took until 2025 to use the word genocide. Below is a comprehensive list of those figures and organisations, […] | By

CounterSpin (2025-08-01). Ari Paul on Genocide in Gaza, Scout Katovich on Forced Institutionalization. fair.org

albawaba (2025-08-01). Ben Gvir: "Germany back to supporting Nazis 80 years after the Holocaust" albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Radical Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir has ignited widespread outrage after accusing Germany of "returning to supporting the Nazis", a shocking statement prompted by Berlin's reported intent to recognize a Palestinian state as part of a two-state solution. Ben Gvir's inflammatory comment comes despite Germany being one of Israel's strongest backers after the United States, and a key supplier of military and diplomatic support during its ongoing war on Gaza."Eighty years after the Holocaust, Germany is once again siding with the Nazis," Ben Gvir claimed, in response to growing inte…

albawaba (2025-08-01). Netanyahu gambles on his last chance to prevent the collapse of his rule. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in danger of losing his weak government, so he has promised to slowly take over parts of the Gaza Strip if Hamas doesn't agree to end the fighting within days. The move comes as his minority government, which has only 50 seats now that ultra-Orthodox parties quit, faces growing problems within the country and pressure from other countries.Haaretz says the takeover plan seems to be less about security and more about making friends with far-right groups. In particular, it seems to be an attempt to make Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich happy, since his Religio…

aljazeera (2025-08-01). 'A death journey': Palestinians describe GHF aid site turmoil in Gaza. aljazeera.com Palestinians tell Al Jazeera they witness 'shooting, killing, death' by soldiers at GHF distribution sites in Gaza.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). These Palestinians survived a visit to the GHF's deadly aid sites. aljazeera.com Palestinians take Al Jazeera on journey showing how hard it is to get food at Gaza's aid distribution hubs.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2025-08-01). Arab States Call on Hamas To 'Disarm,' Give up Governance in Gaza. orinocotribune.com

Black Alliance for Peace, Popular Resistance. (2025-08-01). Detainment Of Chris Smalls: White Supremacy At The Core Of Zionism. popularresistance.org The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) unequivocally denounces the brutal assault and abduction of Amazon Labor Union co-founder Chris Smalls, who was detained by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Though he is now released, the exceptionally heinous treatment of Smalls by the Zionist state forces demonstrates the historical neurotic fear of any interconnection between Black / African resistance to white supremacy and resistance to capitalist exploitation. | As part of the 21-member international collective aboard the aid ship Handala, a flotilla that was headed to Gaza to protest and break the blockade on the Palestin…

Staff (2025-08-01). Talk World Radio: Norman Solomon on the State of the Genocide. davidswanson.org This is the August 6, 2025 show posted early. AUDIO: Talk World Radio is recorded on Zoom. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. VIDEO: This week on Talk World Radio we welcome back RootsAction Co-Founder / National Director Norman Solomon, who founded the Institute for Public Accuracy in 1997 and …

Ubai al-Aboudi (2025-08-01). The global economic benefit from the genocide of Palestinians. peoplesdispatch.org On June 16, 2025, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied Since 1967, Francesca Albanese,

Workers World Boston Bureau, Workers' World. (2025-08-01). No To Fascist Austerity! No Pride In Genocide! popularresistance.org Over 1,500 demonstrators rallied outside Boston City Hall on July 23 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A coalition of Massachusetts disability rights organizations and labor unions, including Boston Center for Independent Living, Dignity Alliance Massachusetts and Service Employees International Union 1199, along with dozens of others sponsored the commemoration. | Decades of protests, sit-ins and shutdowns by disabled activists and their allies forced Congress to pass the ADA in 1990.

WSWS (2025-08-01). UCLA agrees to $6 million settlement with Zionist plaintiffs as repression intensifies against pro-Palestinian students. wsws.org In line with Columbia and other universities, UCLA has capitulated to Trump's fascistic demands to crush anti-genocide protests.

John Feffer (2025-08-01). Is a state the 'reward' for genocide? nationofchange.org Voices around the world are saying: it's now or never for a Palestinian state.

Ray Acheson (2025-08-01). Building Power for Palestine and for a New World Order. counterpunch.org A coalition of cross-regional states met in Bogotá, Colombia in mid-July to discuss measures to disrupt Israel's genocide of Palestinians. The subsequent commitments by some of those governments to end all material support to Israel and to uphold international law is an important development not just to end the genocide, but to counter the relentless miltarism and profiteering of Western states. People power is the strength behind these commitments, and is what will lead to their implementation.

Abayomi Azikiwe (2025-08-01). Congressional Bill Designed to Destabilize South Africa. Abayomi Azikiwe. globalresearch.ca A renewed legislative effort by the United States House of Representatives seeking to sanction the Republic of South Africa has received a boost from the Foreign Relations Committee which voted to forward the measure to the full body for further …

Abayomi Azikiwe (2025-08-01). Don Freeman, 1939-2025, Veteran Cleveland-based Activist Leaves a Profound Political Legacy. globalresearch.ca During the 1960s, the city of Cleveland, Ohio was at the center of several political trends emerging within the African American community nationwide.

Abdul Rahman (2025-08-01). Worker resistance stops Karnataka government's plan to increase IT work hours. peoplesdispatch.org The Karnataka IT/ITes Employees Union (KITU) is the only registered union for IT and related industries in India's southern state of Karnataka, the hub of the software industry in the country.

admin_ips (2025-08-01). Bold Ideas for a New Progressive Majority. ips-dc.org

Adriaan Alsema (2025-08-01). Colombia's former President Alvaro Uribe sentenced to 12 years house arrest. colombiareports.com Colombia's former President Alvaro Uribe was sentenced to 12 years in prison for using fraud and bribery to try to frustrate investigations into his family's alleged ties to paramilitary groups. Judge Sandra Liliana Heredia, who declared Uribe guilty of fraud and bribery on Monday, sentenced the former president to 144 months in prison, according to …

Adriaan Alsema (2025-08-01). President and opposition clash over Colombia's 2026 budget bill. colombiareports.com Colombia's leftist President Gustavo Petro and the far-right of the opposition clashed over the government's 2026 referendum bill and a tax reform that seeks to increase revenue. The 2026 budget bill would allow the government to increase spending to $133 billion (COP557 trillion). In order to finance this, the government also proposed a finance bill, …

Alexis Sterling (2025-08-01). 'Financial insecurity runs deep': Americans blame Trump economy for rising hardship. nationofchange.org New polling and data reveal deepening financial strain across the U.S. under Trump's second term, with many blaming corporate power, deregulation, and GOP-backed policies for rising prices and declining economic security.

Anatol Lieven (2025-08-01). Trump vs. Medvedev: When talking tough is plain turkey. responsiblestatecraft.org President Donald Trump

APR editor (2025-08-01). 'Glorious' sisters showcase Auckland's Polynesian experiences for tourists. asiapacificreport.nz By Torika Tokalau, Local Democracy Reporter The sisters running Auckland's first authentic Polynesian show for tourists say it's not just for visitors, but also to help uplift Pacific people. Louisa Tipene Opetaia and Ama Mosese's Glorious Tours was pooled as one of 10 new "Treasures of TƒÅmaki Makaurau": a go-to guide by TƒÅtaki Auckland Unlimited…

APR editor (2025-08-01). New Caledonia's oldest party for independence rejects 'Bougival' deal. asiapacificreport.nz By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific Desk New Caledonia's oldest pro-independence party, the Union Calédonienne (UC), has officially rejected a political agreement on the Pacific territory's political future signed in Paris last month. The text, bearing the signatures of all of New Caledonia's political parties represented in the local Congress — a total…

APR editor (2025-08-01). Roch Wamytan: Paris political agreement for New Caledonia 'not enough' for Kanaks. asiapacificreport.nz By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/bulletin editor A former New Caledonia Congress president says there are "not enough" benefits for Kanaks in a new "draft" agreement he signed alongside pro and anti-independence stakeholders in France last month. Roch Wamytan said that, after 10 days of deadlock discussions in Paris, he failed to secure the pro-independence…

Ashley Curtin (2025-08-01). Endangered salmon species returns to Northern California river habitat in over 100 years. nationofchange.org Listed under the Endangered Species Act since 1994, this is the first time in almost a century Chinook salmon, the largest Pacific salmon species, returned to the McCloud River, which flows through Siskiyou and Shasta counties.

Bharat Dogra (2025-08-01). Trump Is the Perfect Face: A Desperate Imperialism Impelled to Act in Highly Arbitrary Ways. Bharat Dogra. globalresearch.ca US President Donald Trump has been setting ever new records for arbitrary actions, only to breach them himself.

Black Alliance for Peace (2025-08-01). The Zionist Brutalization and Detainment of Chris Smalls: Emblematic of the White Supremacy at the Core of Zionism. dissidentvoice.org The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) unequivocally denounces the brutal assault and abduction of Amazon Labor Union co-founder Chris Smalls, who was detained by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Though he is now released, the exceptionally heinous treatment of Smalls by the Zionist state forces demonstrates the historical neurotic fear of any interconnection between Black …

Brandon Tensley (2025-08-01). The Voting Rights Act Turns 60. Its Future Has Never Looked More Fragile. capitalbnews.org Khadidah Stone will never forget the day in 2023 she learned that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld voting rights in her home state of Alabama. She was in a store when her phone buzzed, flooded with messages. "I was standing in the aisle crying," she recalled. "And the guy at the front of the store …

Caleb Crowder (2025-08-01). Does the UK Have Its Own "Dickensian" Big Beautiful Bill? ips-dc.org When it comes to the safety net, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's center-left government sounds a little too similar to Trump's GOP for some advocates.

Canadians for Justice, Peace in the Middle East (2025-08-01). CJPME Cautiously Welcomes Canada's Recognition of Palestinian State, Raises Serious Concerns. globalresearch.ca Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) cautiously welcomes Prime Minister Mark Carney's announcement that Canada will recognize a Palestinian state. However, CJPME expresses deep concern over the conditional nature of the statement and the domestic context …

Catherine Atim (2025-08-01). Breaking: Kabuleta Suspended as NEED Party President. plusnews.ug The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) Party has suspended its President, Joseph Kizza Kabuleta, from his positions as National Chairperson and Party President for 90 days, effective immediately. The decision, announced in a press release dated August 1, 2025, cites multiple breaches of party protocols and procedures. The suspension …

Dan Lieberman (2025-08-01). The World Divided. dissidentvoice.org An interesting news report revealed the discovery of a Russian woman and her two young daughters living in a southern India cave. Earth's inhabitants ponder how they can escape the madness, and this woman found a simple and agreeable solution. She described a close to nature life — swimming in waterfalls, painting, and doing pottery. …

David Ochieng Mbewa (2025-08-01). Breaking through at CHAN: Africa's heroes who made it big. africa.cgtn.com The Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) is a tournament reserved for players from their country's domestic leagues. The tournament may not always feature household names such as those who participate in the Africa Cup of Nations. However, the success of previous tournaments proves CHAN's value as a launchpad for domestic-based talent. Here's a look at some …

Drago Bosnic (2025-08-01). Russia Responds with Hypersonics to Trump's '10 Days' Threat Theatrics. America's Insatiable Hunger for Neocolonies Worldwide. Drago Bosnic. globalresearch.ca As American President Donald Trump continues to live in a fantasy land of "tariffs that can defeat Russia", the latter is sending a very clear message — multiple hypersonic strikes obliterating the NATO-backed Ukraine Neo-Nazi junta forces. Namely,

Drago Bosnic (2025-08-01). "Small Carrot, Big Stick" Approach: Trump's Economic Warfare Targets BRICS+ Countries. globalresearch.ca After Donald Trump once again became the President of the United States, tariffs became the new buzzword in the halls of power in Washington DC.

Emma Jones (2025-08-01). Starmer and The Sun: An Appointment that Shows Everything that Is Wrong with Power and the Press in Britain. bylinetimes.com As the country basked in the afterglow of the Lionesses' triumph — a team that has come to embody a new kind of sporting heroism grounded in merit, solidarity, and freedom from the male gaze — the Prime Minister cut-through the public mood with an announcement. | In the same breath as celebrating women who have redefined what power, skill, and leadership can look like, Keir Starmer appointed David 'the dinosaur' Dinsmore — a man whose career was built on The Sun's Page 3 sexism, phone-hacking denialism, and media intrusion — to a civil service role as his chief communications advisor.

Frank Bergman (2025-08-01). Canadian Government Begins Testing Inhaled COVID mRNA 'AeroVax'. "An Atomized Spray that is Inhaled" globalresearch.ca The Canadian government has begun ramping up testing for a chilling new Covid mRNA "AeroVax" that seeks to overcome "vaccine hesitancy" by using aerosols to "vaccinate" the general public. | Unlike traditional "vaccines" that are deployed using injections, the new …

geo.tv (2025-08-01). South Korea's Yoon resists questioning by lying in underwear. geo.tv Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review his arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2025. — Reuters

geo.tv (2025-08-01). Another country to nominate Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize. geo.tv US President Donald Trump waves as he leaves the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 31, 2025. — ReutersCambodia will nominate United States President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, its deputy prime minister said on Friday, following his direct…

Global Research News (2025-08-01). Selected Articles: The Zionist Occupation of Cyprus? Israelis Buying Land in Record Numbers Rings Alarm Bells for Locals. globalresearch.ca By Israelis have been buying land in Cyprus, and the locals are concerned. Why should they be …

Gregg Wager (2025-08-01). Mockingbirds Singing Far and Wide. covertactionmagazine.com Listen to the Mockingbird. Let early birds catch worms, but Mockingbirds sing catchy ear worms. Tone-deaf historians and criminologists continue to neglect music and thereby ignore an important soundtrack to events. Even if our frustration has now reached a boiling point as we long for information that makes sense, dubbing in a voice that sings …

Human Rights Watch (2025-08-01). Tanzanian Opposition Leader's Trial Again Postponed. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, a former Chadema party presidential candidate, at the magistrate court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, June 16, 2025. ( | © 2025 Emmanuel Herman/Reuters…

Huseyin Vodinali (2025-08-01). Israel Has Destroyed Palestine and Syria and Set Its Sights on Cyprus. globalresearch.ca The AKP's neo-Ottomanist "Magnificent" Syria policy has brought Turkey to the brink of war with Israel. Ironically, every action taken has served Israel's interests. | The overthrow of Assad by terrorists brought from all over the world, the installation of Al-Sharah…

infobrics (2025-08-01). US threatens Colombia with aid cut for not aligning with its interests. infobrics.org US aid cut could also be an opportunity to diversify Colombia's sources of cooperation.

infobrics (2025-08-01). Ukrainian MP compares conscript soldiers to slaves. infobrics.org According to him, Ukraine is not achieving its goals with compulsory conscription.

infobrics (2025-08-01). Trump's economic warfare targets virtually entire BRICS. infobrics.org The US-led political West is a threat to every remotely sovereign nation on the planet. No matter how many concessions a country makes, it'll never be enough, as the most aggressive power pole in human history wants nothing but blind obedience. According to Washington DC's geopolitical logic, if this means that countries (or entire groups of countries, as evidenced by the EU/NATO) need to sacrifice their most basic national interests to satisfy the US, then "so be it".

infobrics (2025-08-01). BRICS a Key Platform for Global South Cooperation, Inclusive Governance – Ethiopian Scholar. infobrics.org "BRICS stands as a symbol of unity, equality and shared progress, empowering nations seeking a stronger voice in global governance," an Ethiopian scholar said…

infobrics (2025-08-01). Largest China-Russia Land Port Reinvents Itself as Industrial Hub. infobrics.org As China's largest land port, Manzhouli is expanding beyond its traditional role as a "transit station." By promoting local processing of grain, oil and timber, the city is steadily evolving into a regional industrial hub…

infobrics (2025-08-01). End of an Era? World Moves Beyond the Dollar. infobrics.org More than 90 countries have initiated a historic break with the US dollar in their international trade…

James Corbett (2025-08-01). Video: Essays on the New World Order: James Corbett and Drago Bosnic. globalresearch.ca In another program with our friends from We primarily focused on his new book, titled "

John W. Whitehead (2025-08-01). The New Gulag: Mental Health Detentions and the Criminalization of Dissent. globalresearch.ca The government's war on homelessness—much like its war on terrorism, its war on drugs, its war on illegal immigration, and its war on COVID-19—is yet another Trojan Horse. | First, President Trump issues an

Kebede Bekere (2025-08-01). Five things Friday roundup: Dealing with "good" challenges in the MKC. anabaptistworld.org Throughout the centuries, the Church of Jesus Christ has faced numerous challenges in a world often opposed to the Christian faith. In Ethiopia, the Meserete Kristos Church (MKC) endured a decade of persecution under a socialist regime in the 1980s. However, there are "good" challenges that MKC currently faces due to its remarkable growth, and are rooted in the healthy expansion of the church.

Kizito Nkazalujja, Catherine Atim (2025-08-01). Why Nathan Nandala Mafabi Faces an Uphill Battle to Unseat Museveni in 2026. plusnews.ug Nathan Nandala Mafabi, the newly declared presidential flagbearer for the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), faces an uphill battle to unseat President Yoweri Museveni in the 2026 general elections. Mafabi's long tenure as the FDC's Secretary General, marked by the party's inability to wrest power from Museveni's National Resistance Movement (NRM), raises questions about his …

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2025-08-01). Balaam to Represent President Museveni at COUSA Convention in Johannesburg. plusnews.ug Balaam Barugahara, Minister of State for Gender, Labour, and Social Development, is set to represent President Yoweri Museveni at the 3rd Convention of the Confederation of Ugandans in Southern Africa (COUSA). The convention is scheduled for tomorrow Saturday August 2nd and Sunday Rd, 2025, at the Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre. The event, …

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2025-08-01). CID Boss Magambo Rallies Regional Commanders in Crime-Fighting Drive. plusnews.ug The Director of Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), AIGP Tom Magambo, this evening chaired the quarterly review meeting for all Regional CID Commanders at the CID Headquarters in Kibuli, Kampala, with a renewed call to step up efforts against crime across the country. The meeting, held in the Directorate's newly modernized conference facility, reflected the ongoing …

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2025-08-01). Museveni Returns Home After Inspiring Regional Unity Talk in Kenya. plusnews.ug President Yoweri Museveni returned to Uganda yesterday after delivering a high-level opportunity lecture to senior officers attending Course No. 28 (2025-2026) at the National Defence College (NDC) in Karen, Nairobi, Kenya. The address, which focused on the historical and ideological foundations of Uganda's National Resistance Movement (NRM) and the broader vision for African unity and …

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2025-08-01). Traffic Directorate Announces Road Diversions for CHAN 2025 in Uganda. plusnews.ug The Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety has announced a comprehensive traffic management plan to facilitate the smooth and secure movement of teams, officials, and guests during the upcoming African Nations Championship (CHAN 2025). In a July 30, 2025, press statement, Michael Kananura, the spokesperson of the Traffic Directorate, revealed that several roads in and …

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2025-08-01). Uganda Cranes Faces Publicity Crisis as CHAN 2025 Kicks Off. plusnews.ug The Uganda national football team, the Cranes, is gearing up for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), which begins tomorrow, August 2, 2025. However, as the team prepares for its opening match against Algeria on August 4, a lack of publicity due to bureaucratic delays in releasing government funds threatens to rob them of their …

Linsay Taylor (2025-08-01). 'Keir Starmer's Palestine Recognition Delay Is Obscene The UK Must Act Now Without Conditions'. bylinetimes.com

Lois Parshley (2025-08-01). Can protecting nature be nonpartisan? grist.org

Maximillian Alvarez (2025-08-01). He's worked in the US for 30 years—then masked ICE agents beat and kidnapped him in broad daylight. therealnews.com We speak with Alejandro Barranco at the IHOP in Santa Ana, CA, where Alejandro's father, Narciso Barranco, was working as a landscaper when armed, masked ICE agents without a warrant brutally beat him and kidnapped him in broad daylight. | We speak with Alejandro Barranco at the IHOP in Santa Ana, CA, where Alejandro's father, Narciso Barranco, was working as a landscaper when armed, masked ICE agents without a warrant brutally beat him and kidnapped him in broad daylight. documentary,ICE,immigration,Trump,video,immigration

Naveena Sadasivam (2025-08-01). Texas lawmakers grill Kerr County officials as flood recovery plods on. grist.org On Thursday, for the first time since flash floods along the Guadalupe River killed at least 138 people and left thousands of homes and buildings in ruins, Texas lawmakers questioned local emergency and disaster preparedness officials in Kerr County, the epicenter of the disaster. Unlike some of its neighbors, the county had not installed emergency sirens, and Kerr County's emergency management coo…

Newswire Editor (2025-08-01). AFL-CIO Chief Economist on July Jobs Numbers. commondreams.org AFL-CIO Chief Economist Dr. Darrick Hamilton issued the following statement on the July jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Average job growth over the past three months has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade. Core sectors of the economy—manufacturing, government, retail and mining—are hemorrhaging jobs. Without modest gains in the health care and social assistance sectors, we'd be facing three straight months of net job loss. And yet, in the midst of this instability, the administration has pushed through what will likely be the largest health care cut in American history…

Newswire Editor (2025-08-01). CAIR-Chicago to Call for DOJ Probe of Killing of U.S. Citizen by Israeli Forces, Illegal Settlers in Occupied West Bank. commondreams.org Later today, the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) will hold a news conference to condemn the brutal murder of Khamis Ayyad, an American citizen from the Chicagoland and call for a DOJ probe. Khamis Ayyad was a beloved father of five, whose life was tragically taken during a settler arson attack in the occupied West Bank on July 31, 2025, that targeted Palestinian cars and homes in the town of Silwad where Khamis rushed to help extinguish the fires. He was killed by the smoke, and reportedly gas fired by the Israeli army. WHAT: Press Conference on Murder of US Citizen…

Newswire Editor (2025-08-01). Indonesian Fishers Respond to Bumble Bee's Attempt to Dismiss Forced Labor Suit. commondreams.org Indonesian fishers who sued Bumble Bee, alleging years of forced labor while catching fish sold by the U.S. tuna brand, responded to the company's motion to dismiss their suit, arguing in the U.S. legal filing on July 31 that they have a right to have their allegations heard in court…

Newswire Editor (2025-08-01). Trump's Attack on BLS is Outrageous and Irresponsible, Union Leader Says. commondreams.org American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley today issued the following statement: "President Trump's attack on the Bureau of Labor Statistics and his call to fire the long-time federal worker who leads the agency over today's publication of employment data is outrageous and irresponsible."The civil servants at BLS are not political actors. They are professionals committed to producing accurate, independent data, regardless of who is in power. BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, who Trump now wants to fire, has worked in the federal government for more than two decades under mult…

Nicholas Mwangi (2025-08-01). Two years on: Niger's revolutionary anniversary marks continued defiance for sovereignty. peoplesdispatch.org Niger's revolution in July 2023 and the creation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) reignited the spirit of sovereignty and Pan-African resistance across the continent. A recent webinar hosted by Pan African Today explored the significance of this moment.

Our Reporter (2025-08-01). Electoral Commission Deploys Advanced BVVS for 2026 Elections. plusnews.ug The Electoral Commission has assured Ugandans of a credible 2026 general election through the deployment of an upgraded Biometric Voter Verification System (BVVS). Hajjat Aisha Lubega, the Commission's Vice Chairperson, expressed confidence that the newly enhanced voter verification software will significantly boost the integrity of Uganda's electoral process. Speaking at a symposium for Electoral Commission …

Pablo Meriguet (2025-08-01). Argentine pensioners face heavy repression in weekly march. peoplesdispatch.org 30 people were injured and seven were arrested in the weekly pensioners protest in Argentina In the afternoon,

Paul Dragu (2025-08-01). Tulsi Gabbard's Report on Obama's "Treasonous Conspiracy" to Undermine the First Trump Presidency. Paul Dragu. globalresearch.ca In the summer of 2016, months before the public was hit with a barrage of headlines about Donald Trump's supposed electoral collusion with the Russians, American intelligence agencies had already learned of a plan by Hillary Clinton to plant that …

Peoples Dispatch (2025-08-01). New documentary highlights struggle of South African shackdwellers, who denounce post-apartheid "freedom" without "economic emancipation" peoplesdispatch.org Thousands of members and supporters of the shack dwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo marched through the streets of Durban to mark "Unfreedom Day"

Peter Koenig (2025-08-01). Switzerland: 730 Years of an Independent Sovereign Nation — Really? globalresearch.ca [First published on August 3, 2021, minor edits] | The legend has it that Switzerland Today is celebrating on 1 August 2025 her 734th Anniversary. That's the legend about the creation of an independent, neutral and sovereign nation. It's a …

Philip Giraldi (2025-08-01). Hypocrisy Thy Name Is Trump. His Cult of Personality Grows Even as His Popularly Declines. Philip Giraldi. globalresearch.ca In some ways it is refreshing to have a president who is so profoundly ignorant that one's expectations regarding what good policies might actually come out of the federal government are really, really low. It took Donald Trump six months …

Plus News (2025-08-01). The Special Tribunal for Ukraine: A Flawed Pursuit of Justice. plusnews.ug The proposed Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, championed by the United States and its European allies, is being framed as a landmark effort to hold Russian officials accountable for their role in the ongoing conflict. Yet, this initiative reeks of selective justice, double standards, and a troubling politicization of international law …

Plus News (2025-08-01). TikToker Remanded For Spreading Malicious Content on ESO Boss. plusnews.ug A TikTok content creator has been remanded to Luzira Prison on charges related to allegedly posting defamatory content targeting the head of Uganda's External Security Organisation (ESO), Ambassador Joseph Ocwet. The accused, Benson Muyingo, 32, also known by his social media moniker Benson Pro UG, appeared before Senior Principal Grade One Magistrate Winnie Nankya Jatiko …

Prabhav Khandelwal (2025-08-01). Mirror or Mirage? The Future of Truth and Freedom of the Press Today. dissidentvoice.org Truth or Perception? True to the words of the legendary 19th-century French novelist Gustave Flaubert, "there is no truth. There is only perception". The truth may sound or taste bitter. But in reality, there is no singular truth and perception about anything and everything in this divine universe, even about the most abstract ones. Inherent …

Prof. Akbar E. Torbat (2025-08-01). The European Troika's Empty Threat to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran. globalresearch.ca On July 25, 2025, a meeting was held in Istanbul between representatives of Iran and the European Troika (the UK, France, and Germany), members of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). In that meeting, the Troika demanded commitments from …

Staff (2025-08-01). "A Danger to the Entire Planet" : Amid Deadly Extreme Weather, Trump's EPA Rejects Climate Science. democracynow.org The Trump administration is attempting to revoke a landmark rule that allows the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars, power plants and other sources under the authority of the Clean Air Act. For over a decade, what is known as the "endangerment finding" has been one of the most important legal underpinnings in the federal effort to combat climate change. Since it was instituted, says David Doniger of the Natural Resources Defense Council, "we've made a lot of progress" in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. "But now [EPA Administrator L…

Staff (2025-08-01). "Toxic Air" : Meet the Mother-Daughter Duo Fighting Pollution in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley" democracynow.org We're joined by a mother-daughter duo from Louisiana's "Cancer Alley." Roishetta and Kamea Ozane are part of a group of environmental activists on a national tour to confront the financial backers of destructive natural gas projects that have devastated their community. The "Toxic Billionaire Tour" is targeting the offices of major banks and the homes of executives, who "sit here in New York and in offices in D.C. [and] make decisions for our community, decisions that are killing our children, decisions that are harming our air, our water and our life." Roishetta Oz…

Staff (2025-08-01). "Unprecedented Power Grab" : Trump & Texas Try to Create 5 More GOP House Seats with New Gerrymander. democracynow.org President Trump is pushing for a major redrawing of Texas's congressional districts to favor Republicans and shape the outcome of future elections, including next year's midterms. Voting rights expert Ari Berman says this "unprecedented" Republican gerrymandering scheme manipulates an already-gerrymandered map that "limits democratic representation. It already limits representation for communities of color, and now that would be much worse." The map was released this week, and a hearing is underway today as Republicans try to ram it through.

Staff (2025-08-01). How the Military Industrial Complex Chose What Killed the Dinosaurs. davidswanson.org Your average person, school teacher, or Wikipedia editor will tell you that we've long known what killed the dinosaurs millions of years before humans came around: an asteroid smashing into what is now Mexico. The reality is that many geologists and other scientists have seriously doubted that explanation since it was first proposed in 1980, …

Staff (2025-08-01). Interview with Professor Glenn Diesen: Europe is doomed, Regime change in Kiev. gilbertdoctorow.com This 47 minute discussion with Professor Diesen was concentrated on the two interrelated issues in the headline. Europe is doomed because 25 of the 27 heads of government of the European Member States presently have no interest in the prosperity and wellbeing of their citizens and are interested only in holding on to power, for …

Stuart Littlewood (2025-08-01). UK's Starmer and Lammy Prepare Ground for Dubious "Peace Plan" dissidentvoice.org Public opinion and party pressure have forced Sir Keir Starmer and David Lammy to speak warm words about Palestinian statehood. But these guys are a Zionist double-act and will do the Palestinians no favours if they can help it. UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, addressing the UN Conference on The Peaceful Settlement of the Question …

Tim Huber (2025-08-01). Bluffton names J. Alexander Sider as next president. anabaptistworld.org Bluffton University's Board of Trustees has named the 11th president in Bluffton's 125-year history. J. Alexander Sider has accepted the call to serve as Bluffton's next president, effective Aug. 1.

Tim Huber (2025-08-01). Two congregations cross Mennonite conference lines to unite in Germany. anabaptistworld.org In an era of division and splits impacting churches and conferences around the world, unification is coming to two congregations in southwest Germany.

Tom Engelhardt (2025-08-01). Bankruptcy is us. nationofchange.org However it happens, he really does need to be trumped before he Trumps us all off this planet and global bankruptcy becomes us.

United World International (2025-08-01). The Strategic Importance of Iran and the Black Sea Region: A Vision for Economic Multilateralism, Connectivity, and Regional Development. unitedworldint.com Speech of the Consul General of Iran in Istanbul. The Center for National Strategy (USMER) has organized an international conference on the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea on July 18 and 19 in Istanbul, Türkiye. Today, we present the speech of Aboulghasem Tahmasebi Shahrbabek, general consul of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Istanbul, …

United World International (2025-08-01). Can BYD Turn Cambodia into the "Next Thailand" ? unitedworldint.com It will require political vision, institutional reform, and sustained investment in human capital. By Mehmet Enes Be≈üer For decades, Thailand has been Southeast Asia's automotive powerhouse, earning the title of the "Detroit of Asia." Thailand boasts a robust manufacturing base, world-class logistics centers, and stable policy backing, which have attracted investments from top carmakers and …

William Okeyo (2025-08-01). U.S. tariffs hit Africa hard: South Africa, Algeria, and Libya face steepest rates. africa.cgtn.com The U.S. is imposing a new wave of tariffs on African exports, with South Africa, Algeria, and Libya facing the continent's highest rate of 30 percent. These tariffs are set to take effect on August 7 and follow a missed deadline of August 1 for trade negotiations between the U.S. and African nations. However, no …

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tn.ai (2025-08-01). Cleric Warns Israel of Iran's Fierce Response to Fresh Aggression. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Tehran's Provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami warned the Zionist regime that any new act of aggression against Iran will draw its decisive reaction.

tn.ai (2025-08-01). Israeli Cities Plagued by Suspicious Fires, Blasts, Disruptions. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Zionist regime's media outlets have reported a sudden and uncontrollable surge in suspicious explosions and fires across the occupied territories during the past ten days.

tn.ai (2025-08-01). Iran Voices Concern about Sudan Crisis. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry expressed concern about the deterioration of domestic conflict in Sudan following the announcement of formation of a new parallel government.

tn.ai (2025-08-01). Iran Reaffirms Support for Palestine's Right to Self-Determination. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's ambassador to the United Nations emphasized that lasting peace and security in the region can only be achieved through the establishment of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine, rooted in the genuine will of its original inhabitants regardless of their religion.

tn.ai (2025-08-01). Iran Refutes Allegations in Statement by Western Governments. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry dismissed the "baseless" accusations that 14 Western countries have leveled against the Islamic Republic in a joint statement.

Amy Goodman (2025-08-01). Activists From "Cancer Alley" Launch US Tour to Confront Fossil Fuel Financiers. truthout.org We're joined by a mother-daughter duo from Louisiana's "Cancer Alley." Roishetta and Kamea Ozane are part of a group of environmental activists on a national tour to confront the financial backers of destructive natural gas projects that have devastated their community. The "Toxic Billionaire Tour" is targeting the offices of major banks and the homes of executives, who "sit here in New York and… |

Brad Reed (2025-08-01). FBI Officials Reportedly Redacted References to Trump From Epstein Files. truthout.org Bloomberg reported on Friday that FBI officials earlier this year redacted the name of U.S. President Donald Trump from the agency's files on late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Three unnamed sources confirmed to Bloomberg that the FBI had redacted the names of Trump and other prominent public figures even before the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last month that "no… |

Corey G. Johnson (2025-08-01). Trump Admin Halts Lawsuits Targeting Civil Rights Abuses in Prisons, Group Homes. truthout.org The Trump administration has halted litigation aimed at stopping civil rights abuses of prisoners in Louisiana and mentally ill people living in South Carolina group homes. The Biden administration filed lawsuits against the two states in December after Department of Justice investigations concluded that they had failed to fix violations despite years of warnings. |

Derrick Broze (2025-08-01). Big Tech and AI Firms are "Winning" Under Trump's Second Administration. thelastamericanvagabond.com While Big Tech and AI firms may be winning under Donald Trump's 2nd presidency, the American people are going to suffer as Technocracy rises. Big Tech and Artificial Intelligence firms are having one hell of a week. First, last week US President Donald Trump unveiled his "Winning the AI Race: America's AI Action Plan", which

Dianne Mathiowetz (2025-08-01). History of U.S. intervention in Korea. workers.org The following is a talk given at a Workers World Party meeting in New York City, on July 24, 2025, prior to the start of the People's Summit for Korea at Riverside Church July 25-27. I appreciate the opportunity to say a little about the importance of the Korean War . . . |

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg (2025-08-01). Trump Plans to Build $200 Million White House Party Room. truthout.org While millions of people in the U.S. struggle to afford basic necessities, Trump has announced plans to build a $200 million White House party room. "For 150 years, Presidents, Administrations, and White House Staff have longed for a large event space on the White House complex that can hold substantially more guests than currently allowed," the White House said in a statement on its website. |

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg (2025-08-01). US Abducts, Illegally Deports Mother, Child with Cancer, Suit Says. truthout.org Immigration officers abducted a mother and her two children, detained them in a hotel room, and then illegally deported them to Honduras — all within the span of less than 24 hours, a new lawsuit says. The children, a 7-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy, are both U.S. citizens. The boy has stage four kidney cancer. On July 31, the National Immigration Project and others filed suit on behalf… |

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg (2025-08-01). Utility Bills Hit Record Highs Under Trump. truthout.org Congressional lawmakers are demanding to know how the Trump administration plans to bring down energy prices as electricity bills hit record highs. "A combination of the Administration's regulatory decisions, the impacts of tariffs, and the Administration's reversal of key energy investments is driving up energy bills for Americans around the country," Senators Elizabeth Warren (D… |

Howard Altman (2025-08-01). U-2 Just Set New Records On The 70th Anniversary Of Its First Flight (Udated). twz.com To celebrate the anniversary of its first flight 70 years ago to the day, a "So we're gonna uh…we took off about 930 last night, California time," the pilot said Friday morning Eastern time, according to an audio recording of a po…

Jake Johnson (2025-08-01). Economists Slam Trump's New Tariffs as US Consumers See Rising Prices. truthout.org President Donald Trump on Thursday used emergency authority to impose high tariff rates on imports from dozens of American trading partners, including Canada — a move that economists criticized as a senseless approach to global trade that will further increase costs for consumers who are already struggling to get by. Trump outlined the new tariff rates in executive orders signed just… |

Joe Piette (2025-08-01). Protest outside Philippine Consulate. workers.org Philippine activists and supporters demonstrated July 27 outside the Consulate General of the Philippines in New York City to give a People's State of the Nation address, in opposition to the State of the Nation address by Philippine President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on the same day. Organized by BAYAN . . . |

Joe Piette (2025-08-01). U.S. out of Korea! workers.org Anti-imperialist activists rallied and marched in New York City on July 27 to say "U.S. out of Korea!" "U.S. out of the Philippines!" and more so, "U.S. out of everywhere! Organized by Nodutdol, a Korean anti-imperialist organization, the protest followed a very successful Peoples Summit for Korea held on the . . . |

Joseph Trevithick (2025-08-01). China Teases First Catapult Launches From Its New Carrier Fujian. twz.com

Mike Ludwig (2025-08-01). Democrats Are Struggling to Block Trump's Texas Power Grab. truthout.org Texas Democrats are fighting an uphill battle to block the latest Republican-led effort to gerrymander the Lone Star state for electoral advantage, and Black and Latino voters are once again most likely to be impacted. This time around, President Donald Trump is publicly pressuring lawmakers in Texas and beyond to preemptively meddle in the midterm elections to preserve the GOP majority in the… |

Razan Bayan (2025-08-01). Bush Lawyers' Legal Arguments for Guantánamo Bay Paved the Way for CECOT. truthout.org After months of outrage and denouncements from judges, lawmakers, and the general public, 252 Venezuelans sent from the U.S. to a prison in El Salvador have finally been released. For six months, those imprisoned at El Salvador's notorious Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) were denied core human rights, including the right to due process. Former prisoners said they were subject to… |

Ryan Cristián (2025-08-01). Trump's Backdoor Vaccine Passport, Horrifying Inside Look At CECOT October 7 Foreknowledge. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, an in-depth investigatory show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (8/1/25). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the

Sharon Zhang (2025-08-01). Israel Is Imprisoning Florida-Born Cousin of American Slain by Settlers. truthout.org The family of a Palestinian American child whose cousin is slain American Sayfollah Musallet is begging for his release from Israeli prison, where he has been held for nearly six months in pre-trial detention over allegations of throwing rocks. Mohammed Zaher Ibrahim was 15 when Israeli authorities imprisoned him, and turned 16 in Israeli detention, his family told news outlets this week. |

tvbrics (2025-08-01). Belarusian President calls BRICS and SCO membership a powerful tool for expanding global engagement. tvbrics.com Aleksander Lukashenko emphasised the need to enter the markets of the BRICS partner states…

tvbrics (2025-08-01). Brazil officially bans cosmetics testing on animals. tvbrics.com From the date of law's publication, the sanitary authorities will have two years to implement the necessary measures…

tvbrics (2025-08-01). Egypt begins export of high-tech potato seeds to Uzbekistan. tvbrics.com The move forms part of a wider strategy to expand Egypt's role as a regional seed exporter…

tvbrics (2025-08-01). Ethiopia digitalises over 900 government services. tvbrics.com The initiative is being implemented under the Digital Ethiopia 2025 strategy…

tvbrics (2025-08-01). Harbin Marathon to bring together more than 35,000 participants. tvbrics.com This is a record number of athletes participating in the tournament…

tvbrics (2025-08-01). Heavy rains in Vietnam cause deaths and missing people. tvbrics.com The disaster has damaged dozens of houses and paralysed traffic on key highways…

tvbrics (2025-08-01). Indonesia sets world record for largest Sekubal cake. tvbrics.com 25-Metre "Sekubal" cake officially registered by the Indonesian Museum of World Records…

tvbrics (2025-08-01). South Africa to host key events for Marine Protected Areas Day 2025. tvbrics.com Nation marks fifth annual MPA Day with coastal clean-ups, research, and public engagement…

tvbrics (2025-08-01). UAE becomes Zimbabwe's top export market in June 2025. tvbrics.com Semi-processed gold and nickel mattes drive Zimbabwe's exports…

tvbrics (2025-08-01). UAE, Malaysia, and Rwanda forge AI alliance to empower Global South. tvbrics.com The agreement seeks to promote ethical AI practices that will support economic progress in developing nations…

Tyler Rogoway (2025-08-01). Bunker Talk: Let's Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn't Cover This Week. twz.com Welcome to Bunker Talk. This is a weekend open discussion post for the best commenting crew on the net, in which we can chat about all the stuff that went on this week that we didn't cover. We can also talk about the stuff we did or whatever else grabs your interest. In other words, it's an off-topic thread. | The caption to this week's top shot reads: | PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, CO — DECEMBER 9: Around-the-clock crews monitor U.S. skies from the command center of the Northern Command December 9, 2002 located deep within Cheyenne Mountain at the foot of the Rocky Mountains near Colorado Springs, Colorado.

WSWS (2025-08-01). Japanese prime minister under pressure to resign. wsws.org Ishiba's removal will not resolve the crisis facing the Japanese ruling establishment as it faces demands from the Trump regime in Washington and developing anger in the working class over declining living conditions.

WSWS (2025-08-01). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org India: Tamil Nadu middle school teachers demand equal pay; Bangladesh: Gazipur police attack ceramic factory workers; Australia: Queensland teachers demand better pay and conditions; South Australian public sector healthcare strike.

WSWS (2025-08-01). Angola's MPLA regime kills 22 anti-austerity protestors, arrests 1,200. wsws.org The protests erupted in response to austerity measures imposed by the long-ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) government at the behest of the International Monetary Fund.

WSWS (2025-08-01). Facing attacks from billionaires, Mamdani reassures ruling class by embracing police. wsws.org At least five different fund-raising operations have been launched to try to reverse the results of the Democratic primary in June.

WSWS (2025-08-01). Students speak out about impact of Australian university job cuts. wsws.org The Labor government's cuts and pro-corporate and war economy restructuring are having a serious effect on students.

WSWS (2025-08-01). Vernon, California: The company town where Brayan Neftali Otoniel Canu Joj was killed. wsws.org The "city" of Vernon shows, in an extreme form, the domination of every aspect of society by the capitalist ruling elite. The city's 1,800 businesses employ 50,000 to 55,000 workers, but Vernon has only 222 residents.

WSWS (2025-08-01). New Zealand nurses strike against wage cuts, staffing crisis. wsws.org The one-day strike by 36,000 nurses and other public healthcare workers is in response to the right-wing government's deepening austerity and privatisation agenda.

WSWS (2025-08-01). Wes Streeting boasts of Labour government's war on resident doctors. wsws.org The problems health workers sought to resolve through the unprecedented UK strike wave of 2022—24—low pay and the degradation of the National Health Service—are now posed at a more malignant level against a Labour government even less restrained in its hostility than its Conservative predecessor.

WSWS (2025-08-01). Sri Lankan SEP and estate workers action committee intensifies defence of victimised Alton workers. wsws.org The criminal case against the 26 workers, who have strenuously denied the charges, will begin on September 10. If convicted, the workers could be sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment.

WSWS (2025-08-01). Buzz Hargrove and the rotten corporatist legacy of the Canadian Auto Workers—Part 2. wsws.org Hargrove was among the principal architects of the union-NDP-Liberal alliance, which has been used to politically suppress the working class for the past quarter-century.

WSWS (2025-08-01). Kremlin steps up internet censorship. wsws.org The new law means virtually unlimited possibilities for restricting what remains of internet freedom in Russia.

WSWS (2025-08-01). Anger erupts as strike by 2,100 miners in Turkey is effectively banned. wsws.org The government's withdrawal of its wage increase offer, the banning of the Eti Maden strikes, and the complicity of the trade union apparatus indicate that the bourgeoisie's attack on the living conditions of the working class, particularly wages, is being stepped up.

Ahmad Sharawi (2025-08-01). UN report shows Islamic State and Al Qaeda exploiting post-Assad chaos in Syria. longwarjournal.org On July 29, the United Nations Security Council Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team released its latest report detailing terrorist group activities around the world. The section on Syria discussed the most recent developments related to the resurgence of the Islamic State and Al Qaeda, in addition to the difficulties of integrating various groups into the country's military.

Charlie Jaay (2025-08-01). TikTok appoints ex-IDF solider as its 'hate speech manager'. thecanary.co TikTok has appointed a former soldier in the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) as its Hate Speech Policy Manager. TikTok: employing Zionists to oversee hate speech Erica Mindel, a 'proud Zionist' is a former instructor in the Israeli army's Armoured Corps, in which she spent two and a half years. From 2022 to 2025 she was […] | By

James Wright (2025-08-01). It turns out Reform voters prefer Corbyn to Starmer in almost every way. thecanary.co People who are currently planning to vote for Reform opt for Jeremy Corbyn over Keir Starmer in almost every category. A better way to defeat Reform Merlin Strategy polling seen by Novara Media shows that 67% of voters for Nigel Farage's party believe that Corbyn is "for working people", compared to 33% who think that […] | By

James Wright (2025-08-01). Labour is being dragged to court to force it to nationalise Thames Water. thecanary.co River Action has begun a legal challenge against environmental secretary Steve Reed. Lawyers for the charity argue that Thames Water has met the conditions for Special Administration for years now and that Reed has failed in his legal obligation to publish his policy on the matter. Pressing ahead with the Special Administration Regime (SAR) would […] | By

John Hardie (2025-08-01). Ukraine reports new Russian glide bomb. longwarjournal.org Russia has employed a new guided glide bomb in Ukraine that appears to be a more powerful derivative of a similar munition introduced last year. The latest weapon is part of Russian efforts to develop a growing variety of cheap standoff munitions.

Steve Topple (2025-08-01). Horoscope today: your 24-hour briefing for life, love, and more. thecanary.co Here's today's horoscope from the Canary — helping guide you through life, with a daily dose of lifestyle musings for our readers. Your horoscope for Friday 1 August 2025 Aries ‚ôà Mars conjunct Uranus in your horoscope is rattling your cage — and you're ready to charge. But today, resist the solo uprising. Rage is […] | By

Anti-War Short Film Festival in Turkey (2025-08-01). Anti-War Short Film Festival in Turkey Call for Films. indybay.org Call for films for International Anti-War Film Festival In Turkey…

Bay Area Labor for Palestine (2025-08-01). Saturday 8/9: Fundraiser for Palestinian Women Workers and Liberation. indybay.org 350 Rhode Island St. #100, San Francisco 94103…

Clara Bunger (2025-08-01). The attack comes from the right – the defense from below. indybay.org When the rights of refugees are attacked, it affects us all. When labor rights are dismantled, it hits the invisible first, such as people without work permits — but never only them. Our struggles are not separate. They are connected — or they will be lost. It is our task to make this commonality visible and to organize it: against the authoritarian restructuring from above.

Rachel Small (2025-08-01). Minister Anand Responds to Our Report, Continues to Deceive the Canadian Public. worldbeyondwar.org Minister Anand's statement today in response to the report we released on Tuesday continues a pattern of deception. This statement does not deny that Canada continues to ship arms to Israel, but instead tries to muddy the waters. #WorldBEYONDWar…

Jianlu Bi (2025-08-01). Latest Trump Moves on China Are Not Concessions. fpif.org A

Black Rose Anarchist Federation (2025-08-01). Help Bring Lorenzo and JoNina Ervin to California for Speaking Tour! itsgoingdown.org Announcement for crowd-funding campaign to help support west coast speaking tour for Lorenzo and JoNina Ervin. Donate and view here. "Where there is repression, there is resistance…period." — Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin "You still have to get out in the streets and do it." — JoNina Abron-Ervin It's no secret our communities and the movements to…

Cahaya Arga Putri Diponegoro (2025-08-01). The Politics of Music Tourism: How Morocco's Branding of Gnaoua Music Reinforces Cultural Inequality. moderndiplomacy.eu "Gnaoua Festival Essaouria: World music, fusion, and living culture. Join us from June 19 to 21, 2025, for a unique edition in Essaouira." This is the promotional slogan of Morocco's internationally recognized music festival. For more than two decades, the Gnaoua and World Music Festival has drawn attention from artists as well as audiences globally. …

Hadley Tomicki (2025-08-01). Weekend Eats: A New CDMX-Inspired Wine and Espresso Bar Opens In Chinatown. lataco.com While John Legend's wines are rallying on top of one of L.A.'s best rooftops and a former Dodger opens up a pizzeria on Sawtelle.

Ismail D. Osman (2025-08-01). Mogadishu Is Not in Tatters, It's in Transformation. moderndiplomacy.eu By any serious measure, Mogadishu today is more stable, more vibrant, and more hopeful than it has been in decades. So when The Economist recently published a nameless and cowardly article claiming Somalia's state-building is "in tatters" and predicting that Mogadishu may fall to al-Shabab, it became clear that the magazine has abandoned responsible journalism …

Mathew Maavak (2025-08-01). The Palestine Distraction: Why Pakistan's Kashmir Obsession Serves Israel. moderndiplomacy.eu There is a well-worn rhetorical device deployed from Islamabad to Istanbul, echoed with minor variations across various Muslim-majority capitals: Kashmir is the Palestine of South Asia. But what appears on the surface as a passionate defense of Muslim dignity is in fact a geopolitical sleight of hand — one that has shielded some of the …

Memo Torres (2025-08-01). DAILY MEMO: State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies are Opposing California State Bills Aimed at Unmasking and Identifying Federal Agents. lataco.com Memo Torres speaks with California state assembly members Sade Elhawary and Mark Gonzalez about the two bills currently in debate at the state level intended to unmask and identify federal agents, the 'No Vigilantes Act' and the 'No Secret Police Act.' We were surprised to hear that there is opposition coming from state and local police agencies. The assembly members break down how and why.

newleftreview (2025-08-01). Aaron Benanav: Beyond Capitalism—1. newleftreview.org In the first instalment of a major contribution to the reconceptualization of a post-capitalist social order, Aaron Benanav marshals insights from a long century of socialist thought and practice—Cabet, Marx, Preobrazhensky, Neurath, Keynes—to lay the theoretical foundations for his own multi-criterial model.

newleftreview (2025-08-01). Alyssa Battistoni: Situating Freedom. newleftreview.org How might we reimagine freedom on an increasingly turbulent and resource-constrained planet? Charting a course between rival left accounts, Alyssa Battistoni offers a conception inspired by de Beauvoir's Ethics of Ambiguity: a 'situated' freedom, which recognizes natural contingency and centres human agency.

newleftreview (2025-08-01). Michael Burawoy: Palestine through a South African Lens. newleftreview.org In a draft text sent to NLR before his tragically early death, the sociologist reflects on the reasons for the starkly different outcomes of Afrikaner and Zionist settler colonialisms: in South Africa, a unified democratic republic, with all its problems; in Israel, ongoing war.

newleftreview (2025-08-01). Michael Levien: Michael Burawoy. newleftreview.org Intellectual reconstruction of the work of Michael Burawoy, from globe-spanning analysis of production regimes—post-colonial, advanced capitalist, state socialist—to theoretical dialogues with Polanyi, Bourdieu and Du Bois.

newleftreview (2025-08-01). NLR Editors: Michael Burawoy: 1947—2025. newleftreview.org The well-travelled life and consistently lucid, radical thought of global labour's great comparative ethnographer—and social theorist.

newleftreview (2025-08-01). Roberto Schwarz: Political Polyphonies. newleftreview.org Interview with the Brazilian critic and theorist on the literary and political ideas informing his epic play, Queen Lira. A volatile cacophony of voices disputing his country's path, from Dilma's impeachment to Bolsonaro's rise and Lula's unexpected return.

newleftreview (2025-08-01). Zhang Yongle: Reconfiguring Hegemony. newleftreview.org A view from China of the battle for America's ideological soul, pitting Trump, home-grown nemesis of Western liberal democracy, against Francis Fukuyama, subtlest philosopher of its world-historical triumph. Are these contrasted figures two manifestations of the same hegemonic principle?

Newsroom (2025-08-01). Texas Loves Freedom So Why Can't You Gamble There? moderndiplomacy.eu Texas built its identity on independence, personal liberty, and resistance to government overreach. Yet when it comes to gambling, the state draws a hard line. Casinos, poker rooms, and even most forms of sports betting remain illegal within Texas borders, despite growing demand and billions of dollars flowing elsewhere. That's why many residents now turn …

Putri Widhyastiti Prasetiyo (2025-08-01). Interstellar: Freedom of Exploration vs. Common Heritage of Mankind on Space Resources. moderndiplomacy.eu Space exploration has now developed into an area of global economic growth, with the involvement of superpower states and various private companies. The rapid advancement of space technology over the past decade has enabled non-state actors, including private companies such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic, to take on central roles in satellite launches, …

Shiwen Yap (2025-08-01). U.S. Tech Titans Can Win the AI Race with Smart Stakes Global Stacks. moderndiplomacy.eu In 2017, as India's digital market cooled from its startup frenzy, Chinese internet giants like Tencent, Alibaba, and Baidu saw opportunity where others saw risk. As detailed in a Founding Fuel article, "2017: The year of the Chinese internet bounty hunters," these firms deployed strategic minority stakes, cultural savvy, and ecosystem-building to outmaneuver Western competitors …

Staff (2025-08-01). Donald Trump's $TRUMP Meme Coin Black-Tie Dinner Sparks Ethics Debate. moguldom.com Donald Trump's exclusive black-tie dinner for top investors in his personal $TRUMP meme coin has sparked a firestorm of ethical and legal concerns in Washington. The May 22, 2025, event at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, attracted 220 wealthy cryptocurrency enthusiasts from around the globe, raising serious questions about the intersection of presidential …

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2025-08-01). Kenya and Uganda Sign Eight MoUs to Boost Bilateral Ties and Economic Growth. plusnews.ug Kenya and Uganda have signed eight Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) to strengthen bilateral cooperation and drive economic development, building on 17 existing agreements. The agreements were signed during Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's official visit to Kenya, with both leaders expressing commitment to fostering people-to-people ties and regional integration. Speaking at State House Nairobi on Wednesday, …

Our Reporter (2025-08-01). Uganda Among Most Affected by Hunger, FAO Reports. plusnews.ug The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has revealed that an estimated 673 million people faced hunger globally in 2024, with Uganda listed among the most affected countries. The findings are contained in the 2025 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, launched on Monday during the Second UN …

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2025-08-01). Uganda Gears Up for LPG Exploitation with UNOC-Vivo Energy Deal. plusnews.ug The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) and Vivo Energy Uganda (VEU) have signed a partnership agreement to kickstart preparations for the commercial exploitation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Uganda, ahead of the country's anticipated upstream oil production set to begin by mid-next year. The Early Project Activities Agreement (EPAA) was signed on Tuesday at …

Plus News (2025-08-01). Outpouring of Grief for Ambassador Angualia, Killed in Motor Accident. plusnews.ug Heartfelt tributes are pouring in from across West Nile and beyond following the death of Laus Angualia Richard, Uganda's former Ambassador to Egypt and the Middle East. Angualia, aged 52, died instantly on Tuesday at around 4: 00 pm after a head-on collision involving two motorcycles along Rhino Camp Road, near Abi Zonal Agricultural Research Institute, …

Our Reporter (2025-08-01). Security Holds Joint CHAN Preparatory Meeting. plusnews.ug With only two days left to the official opening of the African Nations Championship (CHAN), security agencies have held a joint preparatory meeting. CHAN, which will be hosted by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, officially kicks off on Saturday with the first match being Tanzania versus Burkina Faso. Uganda will host the first CHAN match between …

Our Reporter (2025-08-01). Financial Industry Calls for Incentives to Boost Diaspora Remittances. plusnews.ug The financial industry, local and international, is calling for tax incentives and a general national policy on remittances to boost their inflows and enhance their potential influence on the economy. Officially, Uganda receives 1.4 Billion Dollars or about 5 Trillion Shillings annually from Ugandans working outside the country, according to the 2023 figures. However, this …

Sam Gindin (2025-08-01). Sam Gindin on "Thinking as a Class" socialistproject.ca If what we were saying to workers in a workplace was in the 1950s and 60s, you didn't actually have to think about anybody else. If you were an auto worker, you were probably strong and you could win things for yourself. And what a lot of auto workers learned is we don't actually need anybody. They didn't learn that this was a temporary situation. | If you're just going to fight things on your own, you're going to lose. So what's the lesson? The lesson is you have to think as a class. We actually got people to think about what does it mean to be to think as a class? What does it mean in bargaining? What doe…

albawaba (2025-08-01). 53 killed in China as torrential rains lash Beijing and northern provinces. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- At least 53 people have been killed and dozens more remain missing as relentless rainstorms battered northern China this week, triggering deadly floods, landslides, and widespread destruction across multiple regions.In Beijing, one of the worst-hit areas, 44 people were confirmed dead and nine remain missing, according to state-run Xinhua News Agency. The Miyun District, a suburban area northeast of the capital, suffered the highest death toll, 31 people perished at a nursing home overwhelmed by flash floods.üåßÔ∏è Heavy rainstorms kill 44 people and leave 9 ot…

albawaba (2025-08-01). Israeli airstrikes pound southern Lebanon. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- The Israeli Air Force launched a series of heavy airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon on Thursday, targeting areas near Brital Jurud and the outskirts of the town of Masa in the Bekaa Valley. Israeli Defense Minister allegedly stated that IDF again attacked Hezbollah's largest precision missile production site.The latest escalation comes just one day after Hezbollah's Secretary-General, Naim Qassem, publicly rejected Israeli and U.S. demands to disarm the group, declaring Hezbollah's weapons a source of national strength and a strictly internal Lebanese matter.Israel carried out multiple airstrike…

albawaba (2025-08-01). U.S. slaps sanctions on Palestinian leaders for seeking justice. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- In a move widely condemned as an act of blatant bias and hypocrisy, the United States announced sanctions against officials of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), accusing them of violating peace commitments by "internationalizing the conflict with Israel."According to a statement issued Thursday by the U.S. State Department under the administration of former President Donald Trump, the sanctions will include visa restrictions on members of both the PA and PLO. The U.S. accused the Palestinian leadership of "supporting terrorism" and "undermining prospects for…

aljazeera (2025-08-01). In the wake of new tariffs, how are US-China trade talks going? aljazeera.com Amid Trump's trade war blitz, any tariff pause extension between the US and China will need the US president's approval.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). Climate change threatens yaks, herding culture in India's Ladakh. aljazeera.com Centuries-old yak herding way of life faces extinction as climate change alters a fragile Himalayan ecosystem in Ladakh.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). Protesters demonstrate against Trump's steep tariffs in Brazil. aljazeera.com Trump has slapped Brazil with 50 percent tariffs in reaction to the prosecution of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, an ally.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). 'Accountability elusive' a year after Nigeria protest killings: Amnesty. aljazeera.com Rights group says perpetrators 'must be held to account', a year after 24 people killed during cost of living protests.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). DR Congo and Rwanda hold first talks since signing of peace deal. aljazeera.com The African Union, Qatar and the United States joined the oversight committee meeting in Washington.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). How are countries and markets reacting to Trump tariffs? aljazeera.com Nearly 70 countries face export duties from the US that are coming into effect this month.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). Slovenia becomes first EU country to impose arms embargo on Israel. aljazeera.com The Central European country has also recognised Palestinian statehood in 2024.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). Switzerland says 'disappointed' by Trump tariffs, will try to negotiate. aljazeera.com European nation faces 39-percent tariff rate as Trump administration unveils new duties on dozens of trade partners.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). Thailand returns two Cambodian troops in advance of key border talks. aljazeera.com Cambodia demands return of more soldiers held by Thailand as border tensions simmer between the two countries.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). Top EU court strikes a blow against Italy's Albania migrant camps scheme. aljazeera.com Italy has signed a deal with Albania, where it planned to process up to 36,000 asylum seekers per year.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). Trump calls on Fed board to take control from Powell over interest rates. aljazeera.com The US president has hurled insults at Jerome Powell, renewing calls for the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). What are US 'red flag' gun laws? Why didn't they stop New York shooter? aljazeera.com Shane Tamura triggered prior mental health alerts in Nevada but red flag gun laws are underutilised.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). What has triggered deadly clashes at Uganda's border with South Sudan? aljazeera.com Disputes between the two over border demarcations have been ongoing but heavy, armed fighting has been rare until now.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). Forced back from Iran, Afghans face drought, poverty and repression. aljazeera.com Emergency aid isn't enough. Only smart investment in livelihoods and water can stop the crisis from spiralling.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). Megan Romano: Enhanced Games signs first female athlete. aljazeera.com Megan Romano announced as first female competitor at 2026 debut of Olympic-style Enhanced Games in Las Vegas.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). Infantino says 'important step' taken for Afghan women's football. aljazeera.com FIFA President Gianni Infantino hails first talent camp staged for Afghanistan women's refugee football team.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). Isak's Liverpool link grows as Newcastle absence continues. aljazeera.com Sweden striker Alexander Isak heavily linked to Liverpool move after reportedly telling Newcastle he wants to leave.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). Pakistan and Afghanistan pen UAE T20 tri-series before Asia Cup. aljazeera.com Tri-series between UAE, Pakistan and Afghanistan hastily penned as warm-up for Asia Cup and T20 World Cup.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). Why has Washington sanctioned the Palestinian leadership? aljazeera.com US accuses Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian Authority of undermining prospects for peace.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). Endangered rhinos get radioactive implants to deter poachers. aljazeera.com Scientists have injected radioactive material into the horns of several rhinos as part of an anti-poaching push.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). Israel's policy toward Palestinians "shifted to annihilation" aljazeera.com Professor Rami Khouri says Israel's long strategy of control has entered a new, deadlier phase targeting Palestinians.

aljazeera (2025-08-01). Is AI transforming the future of healthcare? aljazeera.com We examine how artificial intelligence is transforming physical medicine and mental health.

slorinoco (2025-08-01). Colombia: Dimensions of the Judicial Ruling Against Former President Uribe. orinocotribune.com In addition to the legal dimension, the ruling against former President Uribe can be interpreted in terms of its potential sociological, geopolitical, and institutional dimensions. | From a sociological point of view, the legal proceedings in Colombia embody the confrontation between two key social sectors in contemporary Colombian history. On the one hand, Uribe represents the new rentier bourgeoisie, which emerged from the rise of drug trafficking in the 1970s; on the opposite side is the movement of victims of state crimes, led by left-wing Senator Iván Cepeda, son of the historic leader Manuel Cepeda, who was…

slorinoco (2025-08-01). Bolivia: As Elections Approach, President Arce Urges Citizens to Vote. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, Bolivian President Luis Arce urged citizens to exercise their right to vote in the upcoming general elections on August 17. | During his speech at the opening of the 29th La Paz International Book Fair (FIL) at the Chuquiago Marka Exhibition Center, the president emphasized the importance of democratic participation. | "And just as we come together around culture and books, let us also come together around our collective responsibility to Bolivia, fully exercising our citizenship," he said. It marks the second such occasion that President Arce has encouraged voter participation. | Along these lines,…

Staff (2025-08-01). President Maduro Awards Iranian Broadcaster Who Defied 'Israeli' Missile Strike Live on Air. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The award, initially granted on June 27 during a ceremony at Miraflores Palace to all 2025 awardees, was presented in person this Thursday, July 31, at the Sarría Rebelde commune in La Candelaria parish, C…

Staff (2025-08-01). Venezuela Survey: 68% Report Active Commune Where They Live. orinocotribune.com According to an online survey conducted by the news outlet àöltimas Noticias, 68% of the population of Venezuela reports an active commune where they live, strengthening President Maduro's assertion that the communes will soon be the new "epicenter of people's power." | During the presentation of the Constitutional Reform project in February of this year, President Nicolás Maduro announced that Communal Power would be incorporated into the new constitution. Then, on April 27, during the second National Popular Consultation of 2025, he stated that his plan was for Venezuela to have designed its own socialist…

Freedom Flotilla. (2025-08-01). Final Two Handala Volunteers Freed From Israeli Occupation Prison. popularresistance.org This morning, the final two Handala volunteers held in Givon Prison—Christian Smalls from the United States and Hatem Aouini from Tunisia—were freed via Jordan's King Hussein/Allenby Bridge after five days of unlawful imprisonment in occupied Palestine. Both had been on hunger strike to protest mistreatment. Aouini was received by the Tunisian embassy at the border. Despite repeated requests for assistance, neither the U.S. Consulate nor U.S. Embassy officials met Christian at the border, even after being notified in advance of his arrival details.

News Desk, The Cradle. (2025-08-01). Iran Sets Conditions For US Nuclear Talks. popularresistance.org Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an interview published on 31 July that Tehran is seeking financial compensation for Israel's war, an explanation on why Iran was attacked during negotiations, and security guarantees for any resumption of nuclear talks with Washington. | Araghchi told the Financial Times (FT) that Iran will not accept going back to "business as usual" after Israel launched its unprovoked war on the country in mid-June. | "They should explain why they attacked us in the middle of … negotiations, and they have to ensure that they are not going to repeat that [during future talks]. A…

Pavan Kulkarni, People's Dispatch. (2025-08-01). Niger's Revolution Against French Neocolonialism Enters Third Year. popularresistance.org Under siege by France's monetary strangulation and a war against their state by armed groups, Nigeriens marked the second anniversary of the July 26 revolution against French neocolonialism. | The wave of mass protests against French military deployment in its former colonies had already washed away the regimes it had propped up in Mali and Burkina Faso when Niger's then-president, Mohamad Bazoum, was also toppled in a coup on this date in 2023. | With the support of pan-Africanists, the left, and the mass movement protesting against French domination, the coup leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, established t…

Jill Castellano, Shoshana Walter, The Marshall Project. (2025-08-01). New Immigration Laws 2025: How States Are Criminalizing Migrants And Allies. popularresistance.org When Alabama lawmakers passed a sweeping anti-immigration bill in 2011, backlash was swift. Immigrant advocates warned that Latinos were fleeing the state, fearing arrests for their status or for "harboring" undocumented people. And some business leaders condemned the law after police arrested German and Japanese car executives for not having their licenses on them, a practice intended to funnel undocumented people from police stops into deportation proceedings. | Civil rights groups sued, and courts overturned much of the law as unconstitutional. Activists thought the effort was behind them.

Fight Back! News. (2025-08-01). Charges Dropped Against Anti-ICE Protester Alejandro Orellana. popularresistance.org Los Angeles, CA — On July 29, the federal government announced the conspiracy charges against Chicano activist Alejandro Orellana were dropped — a victory for Centro CSO and all freedom fighters in the immigrant rights movement fighting against ICE terror! | On June 12, the FBI, National Guard, and the East LA Sheriff station raided Orellana's home. They arrested Orellana, destroyed his family home, and locked him up at the Metropolitan Detention Center that has been the site of many anti-deportation protests. The Justice Department charged him with conspiracy to commit civil disorder and aiding and a…

Ellen Brown, Scheer Post. (2025-08-01). The Genius Act And The National Bank Acts Of 1863-64. popularresistance.org This month, Congress passed the GENIUS Act, an acronym for the "Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins of 2025." Designed to regulate stablecoins, a category of cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable value, the Act is highly controversial. | Critics variously argue that it anoints stablecoins as the equivalent of "programmable" central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), that it lacks strong consumer protections, and that government centralization destroys the independence of the cryptocurrency market.

Barbara Madeloni, Labor Notes. (2025-08-01). Teacher Strike Threat And Community Support Stop Bad Proposal. popularresistance.org As educators fend off attacks at the federal and state level, they're also seeing some local wins. From striking for more recess to demanding more nurses and support personnel, teachers across the country have successfully organized for policies that improve children's school day. | In May, members of the Coquille Educators Association in Oregon challenged the district on a critical decision and won. And they did it in a way that built unity between the union and their small community. | It started when the district superintendent announced a new schedule. As in most elementary schools, fifth-grade classes in the…

SAM (2025-08-01). Columbia University's Capitulation To Trump Endangers Students. progressivehub.net ERIC SANTOMAURO-STENZEL | PRISM…

WSWS (2025-08-01). Germany deports family to Iraq despite legal ruling declaring they can remain. wsws.org The German government is increasingly adopting the policies of the AfD on migration issues.

WSWS (2025-08-01). German government adopts 2026 budget: Rearmament and social cutbacks. wsws.org On Wednesday, the German government adopted the draft budget for 2026 and the financial plan through to 2029. The figures—and the accompanying campaign in politics and the media—make clear that the greatest social attacks in twenty years.

WSWS (2025-08-01). Detroit Opera cancels season opener as the impact of Trump's cuts impacts cultural life across Michigan. wsws.org The Detroit Opera, like arts organizations across Michigan and nationally, is being staggered by the elimination of federal support for the arts and cultural organizations.

WSWS (2025-08-01). Providence, Rhode Island: Butler Hospital workers overwhelmingly reject management's "last, best and final offer" wsws.org Striking Butler Hospital workers, now in the longest hospital strike in Rhode Island history, have voted by a resounding 98 percent to reject the hospital's "last, best and final offer," taking a stand against the ruthless dictates of profit-driven healthcare.

WSWS (2025-08-01). Family, lawyers and community members demand freedom for falsely imprisoned Korean American scientist Tae Heung "Will" Kim. wsws.org According to Tae Heung "Will" Kim's lawyers, the 40-year-old legal US resident was held incommunicado for over a week by Customs and Border Protection agents at San Francisco International airport before being transferred to an immigrant detention facility.

WSWS (2025-08-01). Worker killed at Michigan LG Energy battery plant. wsws.org The contract worker was crushed to death while setting up a machine, which suddenly activated.

WSWS (2025-08-01). Shamenia Stewart-Adams, widow of Ronald Adams Sr.: "Our family is demanding the truth" wsws.org Shamenia Stewart-Adams delivered powerful remarks to the public hearing on the death of her husband at the Dundee Engine Complex.

David McCall (2025-08-01). How grassroots union activists fight Trump, Republican callousness. nationofchange.org One man is battling the callousness of Donald Trump and congressional Republicans, who have the power to help but prefer to inflict additional hardships on the people they ostensibly represent.

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