Jonathan Cook – The West’s support for Israel’s genocide is destroying the world as we know it

Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a winner of the Martha Gellhorn Special Prize for Journalism. His website and blog can be found at www.jonathan-cook.net. Picture by Zoriah Nowhere safe Attacking peacekeepers Operating in the shadows ‘Mowing the lawn’ ‘House of darkness’ Zero evidence The Generals’ Plan ‘Starve or surrender’ Time of monsters
| Geopolitics, Article, Gaza

Gabriela Cabaña – Hydrogen: Green Solution or Energy Colonialism?

Gabriela Cabaña is a Chilean PhD candidate at the LSE anthropology department interested in the interplay between energy, bureaucracy, value, and degrowth. Her ethnographic work is focused on energy transitions in southern Chile. She participates in the Centro de Análisis Socioambiental. Picture by alec boreham Chile: prioritising export  Infringed rights and compromised ecosystems  Energy hoarding  Alternative models 
| Climate Crisis, DeGrowth, Energy

‘Exiled in My Own Land’ – Enduring Displacement and War in Gaza

What we have endured during these long months is beyond comprehension. It genuinely feels like a horror movie, from which I emerge as just one of the endless list of victims. Hardship and Disease Feels like Exile – Noor Abu Mariam is a 20-year-old Business Administration student at the Al-Azhar University in Gaza, specializing in English. As Gazan, she is currently focused on
| Articles, Features, gaza

Belarusian tennis star Arina Sobolenko back in top place of WTA Rankings

The Belarusian player, who competes at the international tournaments under a neutral status, returned to the top of the WTA Rankings for the second time in her career after she reigned the list of the world’s best female players last year for eight weeks - between September 11 and November 5, 2023
| Sports

LIVE BLOG: Israeli Maj. Gen. Killed | Trying to Kill Netanyahu | Gaza Civilians Executed – Day 379

The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office confirmed that at least a drone launched from Lebanon directly hit Benjamin Netanyahu’s house in Caesarea. According to the office, Netanyahu and his wife were not in their residence, but military censorship is banning the publication of news. The Director of Health in Gaza, Dr. Munir al-Barsh, said that the situation in northern Gaza is catastrophic
| Blog, News, Slider

Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te says defence of island’s sovereignty ‘will not change’

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te speaks in the Presidential Office Building in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 24, 2024. Photo: Wang Yu Ching/Taiwan’s Office of the President. Taiwan celebrated National Day — also known as “Double Ten Day” — on October 10, 2024 with an annual military flypast. Photo: I Chen Lin/Office of the President.
| Defence & Foreign Policy, Politics & Protest, Taiwan

LIVE BLOG: Hamas Announces Sinwar’s Martyrdom | Rambam: More Casualties | Massacres in Besieged Jabaliya – Day 378

Israeli occupation forces have been besieging Jabaliya and northern Gaza for the 14th day, with continuous artillery shelling of the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz attacked UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres saying that he “ id not welcome the liquidation of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and did not consider Hamas a terrorist organization after October 7”. Three Israeli soldiers, injured
| Blog, News, Slider

Jonathan Cook – Police escalate the British state’s war on independent journalism

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| Media, Media Influence, National Politics

France and Germany cut aid to Ukraine due to budget problems

The West has been cutting its funding for Ukraine. Next year loans remain doubtful. European heavyweights have announced a reduction in funding for Ukraine. France, which promised 3 billion euros in aid to Ukraine this year, has cut it by 1 billion, or by one-third. This is due to budget problems — budget deficit for 2024 may amount to about six percent
| World

“Text Me You Haven’t Died” – My Sister was the 166th Doctor to Be Murdered in Gaza

Dr. Soma Baroud and her niece visit the grave of a loved one. Photo | X | @ZarefahBaroud Soma’s son found this childhood photo of Ramzy on Soma’s shoulders amid the rubble of thier family home Dr. Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, author and the Editor of The Palestine Chronicle. He is the author of six books. His latest book, co-edited with
| Foreign Affairs, Opinion & Analysis

MERICS Forum: Chinese EV investments in Europe

MERICS Forum: Chinese EV investments in Europe H.Seidl Thu, 10/17/2024 - 09:58 picture alliance / CFOTO Comment Oct 17, 2024 9 min read MERICS Forum: Chinese EV investments in Europe Are Chinese EV investments in Europe an essential boost or a brewing risk? Jörg Wuttke Ágnes Szunomar Jakub Jakóbowski Gregor Sebastian Wendy Chang Alexander Brown Related content about EU-China The new European
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HK Policy Address 2024: Chief Exec. John Lee says democratic reform is ‘settled’ and ‘not an issue’ during his term

Chief Executive John Lee at the 2024 Policy Address press conference on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Members of League of Social Democrats, one of the last remaining pro-democracy groups in Hong Kong, files a petition outside the Central Government Offices on October 16, 2024, hours before Chief Executive John Lee is set to deliver his third Policy Address.
| Hong Kong, 2024 Policy Address, Democracy

HK Policy Address 2024: SMEs should reform and improve, leader John Lee says amid a wave of biz closures

Shops on a Hong Kong street in October 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Chief Executive John Lee at the 2024 Policy Address press conference on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Several vacant stores at Park Lane Shopper’s Boulevard in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, on May 22 May, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Sales drop 2024 Policy Address in full: Activists urge democracy, free
| Business, Hong Kong, Travel & Transport

Localization in Zimbabwe: A Critical Look at the Grand Bargain and Charter for Change

Localization refers to the process of empowering local actors—NGOs, community-based organizations and local governments—to lead in humanitarian and development responses. The idea is to shift control from international actors to local ones, ensuring that aid is more sustainable, context-specific and effective Frameworks such as the Grand Bargain and Charter for Change have played a crucial role in shaping the narrative
| Africa, Aid, Development & Aid

HK Policy Address 2024: Concern group ‘disappointed’ with subdivided flat phase-out plan, urges rehousing

A flat converted into bedspace units. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Chief Executive John Lee at the 2024 Policy Address press conference on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Rent caps A subdivided unit in Mong Kok. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. 2024 Policy Address in full: Activists urge democracy, free press and enhanced worker rights outside legislature Hong Kong cuts tax on premium liquor amid slump in bar
| Community & Education, Environment & Health, Hong Kong

Qana Massacre 3 – Israel’s History of Civilian Massacres in Lebanon

What is remarkable is that Israel has now murdered more than double the number of people in Lebanon than it had in 2006, inflicting countless massacres across the country – Robert Inlakesh is a journalist, writer, and documentary filmmaker. He focuses on the Middle East, specializing in Palestine. He contributed this article to The Palestine Chronicle.
| Articles, Features, israel

World Food Day 2024: DG Highlights Joint IAEA and FAO Atoms4Food Initiative to Reduce Global Hunger

Speaking on World Food Day at the opening session of the FAO Science and Innovation Forum in Rome, Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, marked the day with Qu Dongyu, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization. The Director General highlighted the IAEA and FAO’s long-standing partnership and the importance of their joint Atoms4Food initiative.
| News Story

Benefit of AU data policy relies on harmonised legal frameworks

Can the AU Data Policy Framework (DPF) support Digital Trade in SACU? Approach: The DPF’s overemphasis on legal frameworks such as FRAND, and regulatory sandboxes as only positive aspects needs to be recalibrated with a more balanced approach to better support digital trade in Africa. CBDF should be prioritized alongside data sovereignty and mutual recognition agreements – greater flexibility and policy space
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HK Policy Address 2024: Gov’t to test locally trained GenAI for document processing

Chief Executive John Lee at the 2024 Policy Address press conference on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. A laptop. Photo: Rachel Johnson, via Flickr. 2024 Policy Address in full: Activists urge democracy, free press and enhanced worker rights outside legislature Hong Kong cuts tax on premium liquor amid slump in bar business Hong Kong expands top talent scheme as city seeks to
| Hong Kong, Science & Technology, Artificial intelligence (AI)

HK Policy Address 2024: Gov’t to launch online emotional support platform for young people after spate of suicides

Students in Hong Kong. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Chief Executive John Lee at the 2024 Policy Address press conference on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Waiting time concerns Students at the University of Hong Kong, File photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. 💡If you are in need of support, please call: The Samaritans 2896 0000 (24-hour, multilingual), Suicide Prevention Centre 2382 0000 or the
| Community & Education, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Student Alliance on Student Suicide

HK Policy Address 2024: Young Hongkongers to get better chance of buying subsidised flats

Hong Kong will give people under the age of 40 a leg up in owning their own home by allocating them an extra ballot to purchase a subsidised sale flat, Chief Executive John Lee has said. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Chief Executive John Lee at the 2024 Policy Address press conference on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Better odds Hong Kong skyline
| Community & Education, Environment & Health, Hong Kong

HK Policy Address 2024: Loan-to-value ratio for home mortgages to be relaxed amid home price slump

Aerial view of Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Chief Executive John Lee at the 2024 Policy Address press conference on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The pro-Beijing New People’s Party 2024 Policy Address press conference on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Luxury home investment allowed People line up outside a Louis Vuitton store on Canton
| Business, Community & Education, Hong Kong

HK Policy Address 2024: New HK$5k monthly subsidy for elderly to live in Guangdong care homes

Elderly in Hong Kong. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Residential care voucher Elderly in Hong Kong. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. 2024 Policy Address in full: Activists urge democracy, free press and enhanced worker rights outside legislature Hong Kong cuts tax on premium liquor amid slump in bar business Hong Kong expands top talent scheme as city seeks to attract ‘high-calibre talent’ Multiple-entry visa rules for Cambodia, Laos
| Community & Education, Environment & Health, Hong Kong

HK Policy Address 2024: Hong Kong revives loan concession scheme to support small and medium enterprises

Central in Hong Kong. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Chief Executive John Lee delivers the 2024 Policy Address on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at the legislature. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. 2024 Policy Address in full: Activists urge democracy, free press and enhanced worker rights outside legislature Hong Kong cuts tax on premium liquor amid slump in bar business Hong Kong expands top talent scheme as city seeks to
| Business, Hong Kong, John Lee

HK Policy Address 2024: Hong Kong to phase out subdivided units under 8 sq. metres, but ‘coffin homes’ to stay

A subdivided unit in Mong Kok. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Chief Executive John Lee delivers the 2024 Policy Address on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at the legislature. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Coffin homes review A flat converted into bedspace units in Mong Kok. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Hong Kong skyline showcasing public housing. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. 2024 Policy Address in full: Activists urge democracy, free press and enhanced
| Hong Kong, Housing, policy address 2024

HK Policy Address 2024: Chief Exec. John Lee urges religious, language and catering support for Muslim visitors

Halal dim sum in Hong Kong. File Photo: Jennifer Creery/HKFP. Chief Executive John Lee following the 2024 Policy Address on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at the legislature. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. 2024 Policy Address in full: Activists urge democracy, free press and enhanced worker rights outside legislature Hong Kong cuts tax on premium liquor amid slump in bar business Hong Kong expands top talent scheme as
| Hong Kong, Travel & Transport, Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (ASEAN)

HK Policy Address 2024: Hong Kong expands top talent scheme as city seeks to attract ‘high-calibre talent’

Hong Kong’s Central district. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Chief Executive John Lee delivers the 2024 Policy Address on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at the legislature. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Non-local graduates The opening ceremony of Hong Kong Talent Engage, an office specially for talent attraction and services launched on October 20, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/ HKFP. 2024 Policy Address in full: Activists urge democracy, free
| Business, Hong Kong, John Lee

HK Policy Address 2024: Multiple-entry visa rules for Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar citizens relaxed

Immigration Tower. File photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP. Chief Executive John Lee delivers the 2024 Policy Address on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at the legislature. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. 2024 Policy Address in full: Activists urge democracy, free press and enhanced worker rights outside legislature Hong Kong cuts tax on premium liquor amid slump in bar business Hong Kong expands top talent scheme as city seeks to attract
| Hong Kong, Travel & Transport, Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (ASEAN)

HK Policy Address 2024: Hong Kong cuts tax on premium liquor amid slump in bar business

Bottles of sake in a Hong Kong shop. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Chief Executive John Lee delivers the 2024 Policy Address on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at the legislature. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. A bar in Tai Hang. File photo: GovHK. 2024 Policy Address in full: Activists urge democracy, free press and enhanced worker rights outside legislature Hong Kong cuts tax on premium liquor
| Business, Hong Kong, Alcohol

Live: Hong Kong Policy Address 2024

Chief Executive John Lee presents the 2024 Policy Address document at a press conference on Tuesday, October 15. Photo: GovHK. 2024 Policy Address in full: Activists urge democracy, free press and enhanced worker rights outside legislature Hong Kong cuts tax on premium liquor amid slump in bar business Hong Kong expands top talent scheme as city seeks to attract ‘high-calibre talent’ Multiple-entry visa rules for
| Community & Education, Hong Kong, Politics & Protest

HK Policy Address 2024: Activists urge democracy, free press and enhanced worker rights outside legislature

Members of League of Social Democrats, one of the last remaining pro-democracy groups in Hong Kong, files a petition outside the Central Government Offices on October 16, 2024, hours before Chief Executive John Lee is set to deliver his third Policy Address. The banner reads: “ etached from public opinion, empty talk about reform, return to democracy, reform people’s livelihood.”
| Hong Kong, Law & Crime, Politics & Protest

Make it easier for Hong Kong-based mainland Chinese talent to move money from China, pro-Beijing party urges

Mainland tourists queue at a Bank of China branch to open bank accounts. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. DAB hosts a press conference on October 14 to announce a series of suggested measures to support arriving talents. Photo: DAB. Hong Kong Talent Engage, an office specially for talent attraction and services, is launched on October 20, 2023 by the Hong Kong government.
| Business, Community & Education, Hong Kong

Caitlin Johnstone – The Media When IDF Soldiers Get Killed Vs When A Hospital Patient Is Burned Alive In Gaza

Caitlin Johnstone is a reader-supported independent journalist from Melbourne, Australia. Her political writings can be found on Medium. Articles are re-posted from Caitlins Newsletter. https://x.com/miqdaad/status/ https://x.com/AbubakerAbedW/status/ https://x.com/SaulStaniforth/status/ https://x.com/SanaSaeed/status/ My work is entirely reader-supported, so if you enjoyed this piece here are some options where you can toss some money into my tip jar if you want to. Go here
| Fake News, Geopolitics, Media

Direct Job Creation in America with Steven Attewell (New Transcript!)

This month we are re-publishing our conversation with Steven Attewell along with a new written transcript and episode graphic. Attewell is author of the incredible book, People Must Live by Work: Direct Job Creation in America from FDR to Reagan, published in 2018 by University of Pennsylvania Press. The book examines the history of job creation programs in the United States
| Money on the Left Episodes, Featured

Three weeks before the US elections: The political issues confronting the working class

The closeness of the race does not mean that tens of millions of American workers are in favor of a fascist dictatorship. Instead, it reflects a deep and widespread hostility toward the Democratic Party, which is both opposed to and incapable of advancing policies that address the needs of the broad mass of the population.
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From Turtle Island to Palestine: Indigenous People’s Day and Palestine Solidarity

Both Israel and North America share similar rhetoric that justifies their origins. Infused with biblical references to “salvation, redemption, and destiny,” settlers in both countries believed that they had reached the Promised Land. – Benay Blend earned her doctorate in American Studies from the University of New Mexico. Her scholarly works include Douglas Vakoch and Sam Mickey, Eds. (2017), “’Neither Homeland
| Articles, Commentary, Colonialism

Caitlin Johnstone – It’s So, So Bad, And It’s About To Get A Whole Lot Worse

Caitlin Johnstone is a reader-supported independent journalist from Melbourne, Australia. Her political writings can be found on Medium. Articles are re-posted from Caitlins Newsletter. https://x.com/SanaSaeed/status/ https://x.com/OmarBaddar/status/ https://x.com/MsJamshidi/status/ My work is entirely reader-supported, so if you enjoyed this piece here are some options where you can toss some money into my tip jar if you want to. Go here to find video versions of
| Geopolitics, Article, Caitlin Johnstone

Journalists can play a key role in holding Hong Kong’s gov’t to account

Journalists wait outside Wan Chai’s District Court after a guilty verdict was delivered in the sedition case of defunct Hong Kong media outlet Stand News, on August 29, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Former Stand News editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen leaves District Court in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, on August 29, 2024, after being found guilty of conspiring to publish “seditious” materials.
| Law & Crime, Opinion, Politics & Protest

New BBC ‘fight for truth’ self-promotion video breaks irony meters

State broadcaster’s record on disinformation is a mockery covered for the Tory government’s failure to achieve its covid testing promises during the pandemic and kept repeating the Tories’ claims about covid deaths among NHS workers even after they were shown to be false replaced footage of a dishevelled Boris Johnson at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday with footage of an earlier
| Analysis, Breaking, abuse

Criminalizing Opposition – Biggest Terrorists Seek to Put Anti-Terrorists on Terror List

Canada’s terrorist list targets those opposing Israeli terror. In a stark example of our upside-down world those promoting Israel’s endless crimes are on the offensive seeking to criminalize opposition to Israel’s holocaust. No one claims Samidoun has engaged in any violence. If Samidoun is a terrorist organization what is the Israeli military? Mossad? Likud? Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit party? Sar-El? HESEG Foundation for
| Articles, Commentary, Activism

Explainer: Websites blocked in Hong Kong – when, how, and why the list is growing

File photo: Clarote & AI4Media / Better Images of AI / Power/Profit / CC-BY 4.0. Under what law can a website be blocked? Photo: Court of Final Appeal. The 2020 national security law for Hong Kong. Photo: GovHK. YouTube shows videos of Glory to Hong Kong on May 14, 2024 before the tech giant blocked some 32 videos of the protest song on
| Hong Kong, 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, 2021 Hong Kong Charter

Craig Mokhiber – The beginning of the end of Israel

Craig Mokhiber is an international human rights lawyer and former senior United Nations Official. He left the UN in October of 2023, penning a widely read letter that warned of genocide in Gaza, criticized the international response, and called for a new approach to Palestine and Israel based on equality, human rights, and international law A formula for disaster Maintaining Western support Expedited
| Geopolitics, Article, Craig Mokhiber

Starmer, Lammy silent as Spain, Italy, France, Ireland condemn Israel’s attacks on UN peacekeepers

Foreign ministers of other countries summon embassies, condemn lawbreaking – but Starmer and Lammy stay silent on attacks and even spokesperson refuses to say Israel breaking international law Lammy and Starmer found time for this, but not to condemn yet more Israeli war crimes Make a one-time donation DonateMake a monthly donation Donate monthlyMake a yearly donation Donate yearly
| Analysis, aggression, ambassador

Heavy quadcopter Berdysh: A new chapter in Russian unmanned aviation

Uraldrone Plant presented the new Berdysh quadcopter for supporting assault troops. The new drone is designed to support assault troops, capable of using a grenade launcher and a flamethrower, Vladimir Tkachuk, Uraldrone Plant CEO said. The Berdysh is the latest development of Russian engineers. This is a heavy combat drone designed to support assault troops. This vehicle is a combination of impressive
| Incidents

Dubai Unlocked: The Politically Exposed Kenyans Investing in Dubai’s Luxe Landscape

Key Findings Dubai Unlocked, an investigation by Africa Uncensored, OCCRP, and more than 70 other media outlets globally, reveals how the emirate’s status as a global financial hub has made it an attractive destination for investment, particularly in real estate. While much of the investment appears to be above board, lax regulations, transactions conducted in cash and cryptocurrency, and a reputation for
| General, Dubai, Emirates

LIVE BLOG: Rockets, Missiles from Lebanon | No Decision regarding Iran | Gaza ‘Second Battlefield’ – Day 371

At least one Israeli was killed and another seriously injured as a result of an anti-tank missile fired toward the Yar’on area in northern Israel. According to Israeli media, no decision was taken by the Israeli security cabinet regarding a possible response to Iran. Meanwhile, Gaza was classified as a ‘secondary battlefield’ for the first time since October 7, 2023. More resources
| Blog, News, Slider

Brett Wilkins – Historic ICC War Crimes Complaint Names 1,000 Israeli Soldiers

Brett Wilkins is a staff writer for Common Dreams Destruction of civilian infrastructure: Targeted attacks on homes, hospitals, schools, markets, mosques, and other civilian infrastructure. Illegal occupation and looting: Soldiers were documented occupying civilian homes, looting personal belongings, and exploiting occupied properties. Participation in the Gaza blockade: The soldiers played an active role in enforcing a blockade that deprived civilians of essential goods
| Geopolitics, Article, Brett Wilkins

Beijing says Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te’s ‘provocations’ will ‘bring disaster’

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te speaks at an event to celebrate the island’s National Day, on October 10, 2024. Photo: Wang Yu Ching/Taiwan’s Office of the President. A military flyover at an event to celebrate the island’s National Day, on October 10, 2024. Photo: I Chen Lin/Taiwan’s Office of the President.
| China, Defence & Foreign Policy, Politics & Protest