State prosecutors decline to press charges against western Illinois police in murder of four-year-old

Prosecutors claim there is no basis for charging police officers in the execution of four-year-old Terrell Miller and Anthony George, who reportedly used the boy as a human shield after a knife attack, but have released no body camera footage or other evidence, giving all the appearance of an official cover-up.
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Genocide and Gruesome Violence – Call to ‘Recalibrate SA Foreign Policy on Apartheid Israel Smacks of Opportunism

Unlike the past, Israel’s gruesome violence and defiance of international laws, are vividly displayed on television screens throughout the world. Rowan Polovin of the SAZF, in his article “Crucial crossroads – Realigning South Africa’s foreign policy” (News24 – July 23), resorts to discredited tactics used by the Nats, that not only are irrational but also steeped in the era of racism, apartheid,
| Articles, Commentary, gaza

‘Victory against Genocide’ – Jewish National Fund of Canada to Lose Charitable Status

The Canada Revenue Agency revoking the charitable status of the Jewish National Fund of Canada is an important victory against apartheid and Canada’s contribution to Palestinian dispossession. – Yves Engler is the author of Canada and Israel: Building Apartheid and a number of other books. He contributed this article to The Palestine Chronicle. Visit his website: yvesengler.com.
| Articles, Commentary, Activism

Will Kamala Harris become USA's first woman president?

Will Kamala Harris become USA's first woman president? Are there reasons for Republicans to worry? What is the future of US-Russian relationship? Pravda.Ru asked these and other questions to Alexandra Voitolovskaya, a research fellow in the US Foreign and Domestic Policy Sector at the Primakov Center for North American Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences. About Kamala Harris "When Joe
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Wang Yi: The historic step from peaceful coexistence to a shared future for humanity

With China having recently celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, on July 17, Foreign Minister Wang Yi published an important article outlining the historical progression from the Five Principles to President Xi Jinping’s vision of a shared future for humanity and their interrelationship of continuity, inheritance, application and development.
| Newswire, Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, Foreign Minister Wang Yi

Empty promises and broken taps in Uttarakhand

Misleading data Ganga Devi’s household water connection in Matena village, a village that officially has 100% functional household tap connection, is not only missing water but also taps (Image: Swati Thapa) Basanti Devi of Baghad village is forced to spend at least an hour every day to fetch water and carry back 10 litres of water walking on narrow trails to meet
| Water, Drinking water, The Third Pole

GAZA LIVE BLOG: Britain Shifts Position | Russia Demands Action | Qassam Destroys Merkavas | 26 Killed – Day 294

United States Vice President Kamala Harris said that it is time for the war in Gaza to end and the statement upset Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israeli forces carried out new massacres throughout several areas of the Gaza Strip, including Nuseirat, Khan Yunis, and Gaza City, killing and wounding many Palestinians. The Israeli army announced that a soldier was killed in
| Blog, News, Slider

Analysis: The perils of a Turkish-Syrian rapprochement

Since Turkey and Syria broke off relations in 2011, Ankara has played a prominent role in fighting Bashar Al-Assad's regime in Syria by supplying material support to insurgent groups seeking to overthrow Assad and maintaining forces in the opposition-held northwest. However, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Assad recently signaled they are interested in restoring diplomatic ties.
| Long War Journal, ISIS in Syria, pkk

Jonathan Cook – The World Court has just cleared the fog hiding western support for Israel’s crimes

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 ‘Top secret’ warning Sham peace-making Apartheid rule Acts of aggression Complicit in war crimes The fog clears Due to the Israeli war crimes in Gaza we have increased our coverage from five to six days
| Geopolitics, Article, Jonathan Cook

Ukrainian economy on verge of collapse as Western support is on decline

The Ukrainian economy is in agony. The Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation should in every possible way contribute to the increase in the budget deficit of Ukraine to directly affect the state of affairs within the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is becoming more and more expensive to support Ukraine Member of the Rada Budget Committee Pavel Frolov said that
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Craig Mokhiber – ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on the illegality of Israel’s occupation and its finding of racial segregation and apartheid

Listen HERE On July 19, the International Court of Justice, or ICJ, ruled that Israel’s occupation of Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem is illegal and must end immediately. Palestinians, of course, have been saying this for years. The court stated that Israel must halt all new settlement construction, evacuate settlers, and pay reparations to Palestinians, calling some of Israel’s
| Geopolitics, Craig Mokhiber, Mondoweiss

World Hepatitis Day: Celebrating Progress and Confronting Persistent Challenges

Only 18% of African infants have received the hepatitis B birth dose vaccine at birth in 2022, compared to 90% in Asia, so intensified efforts are required to protect the next generation of children around the world The WHO recommends that all babies receive the vaccine as soon as possible after birth, preferably within 24 hours, followed by two or three doses
| Africa, Headlines, Health

Labour whips told Begum they’d support domestic violence bills in return for Starver vote

Keir Starmer has covered up abuse of domestic violence victims – now his drones are using them as bargaining chips to try to persuade MPs to help Starmer keep kids poor blackmailing domestic violence victims into shoplifting and giving her their social security benefits making victims take speeding points on their licence that they did not incur sadistically abusing victims making the chief executive
| Analysis, Breaking, abject

‘Terrorist Organization’? What’s Behind the Israeli War on UNRWA

The Israeli attacks on the UN, all its institutions, but particularly the UN agency responsible for the welfare of Gaza’s refugees (UNRWA), serve a different purpose than that of mere ‘collective punishment’. – Ramzy Baroud is a journalist and the Editor of The Palestine Chronicle. He is the author of six books. His latest book, co-edited with Ilan Pappé, is “Our
| Articles, Commentary, Editorials

Open letter to AU Heads of State on Endorsed Continental AI Strategy

Produced by: Kristophina Shilongo, Tech Policy Researcher niitah467@gmail.com Irene Mwendwa, Executive Director: Pollicy mwendwa@pollicy.org Dr Tabani Moyo, Regional Director: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) tabani@misa.org CC: H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson – African Union Commission Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid, African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, Chief Executive Officer – AUDA-NEPAD Dr Msingathi Sipuka, Chief of Staff – AUDA-NEPAD Mr Symerre Grey-Johnson, Head: Partnerships, Regional Integration,
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Moldovan opposition concerned over threat of Russia-NATO confrontation on Dniester

Vasile Bolea expressed concern over the calls by the country’s top politicians to join NATO, as well as over boosting cooperation with the military bloc, which envisages that the Moldovan army should comply with the NATO standards, participation in the alliance’s operation, and joint military drills, the amount of which has already significantly increased
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‘Racial Discrimination’ – Australia’s Genocidal State Loyalists Wage War on Truth and Justice

Mary Kostakidis is respected for her commitment to truth and justice. She defends the Palestinians because that’s where truth and justice lie. – Jeremy Salt taught at the University of Melbourne, at Bosporus University in Istanbul and Bilkent University in Ankara for many years, specializing in the modern history of the Middle East. Among his recent publications is his 2008 book,
| Articles, Commentary, antisemitism

A Crowdstrike Update — WHY THE DNC WAS NOT HACKED BY THE RUSSIANS

The Deep State Narrative We also assess Putin and the Russian Government aspired to help President-elect Trump’s election chances when possible by discrediting Secretary Clinton and publicly contrasting her unfavorably to him. All three agencies agree with this judgment. CIA and FBI have high confidence in this judgment; NSA has moderate confidence.
| Politics & elections, Russia

Media Lens – ‘Aligned With Israel’s Propaganda Strategy’: BBC Correspondent Challenges the BBC Director General

‘A Dizzying Pace’ ‘Israel’s War on Context’ There was no challenge about different manifestations of what appears to be the Israeli government’s drive to destroy any chance of Palestinian self-determination, about Israeli officials in positions of power who had incited extreme violence against Palestinians prior to October 7, or what all of that might suggest about the motivations driving Israel’s conduct of the war.  Ruhayem
| Media, Media Influence, Article

At Peru’s largest gas field, communities still lack energy access

Recommended Failed distribution Yuveni, a village in La Convención province. Between 2017 and 2023, La Convención’s 18 districts had a combined budget of more than USD 2.6 billion to invest in local development, but around USD 705 million went unspent, amid inefficiency and corruption problems (Image: Presidencia Perú, CC BY-NC-SA) Pledges broken and delayed Former Peruvian president Ollanta Humala inaugurates the Southern Peru Gas
| Energy, Amazon, Energy transition

Former Ukrainian commander Valery Zaluzhny insults the West in his London speech

Valery Zaluzhny did not succeed as a replacement for Volodymyr Zelensky. Zaluzhny put forward an ultimatum to the West: either you enter the war, or "we will all die.” 'Russia is our eternal enemy' Former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and now Ukraine's Ambassador to London, Valery Zaluzhny, spoke at the Land Warfare Conference of the Royal United Services
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State Duma passes law banning references to drugs in literature, cinematography

The law on the propaganda does not apply to sectoral medical and pharmaceutical publications that contain information on narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors intended for medical use, scientific and educational publications, including audiovisual works that do not contain information on the accessibility, attractiveness or necessity of the illegal use of drugs
| DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Society & Culture

President Ruto Must Stop Threatening Kenyans and Act on Institutional Reforms to Stabilize the Country

Currently, Kenya is spending 68% of its gross domestic product (GDP) towards servicing its financial liabilities. A recent Christian Aid report highlights that Kenya could direct 3.7 billion US dollars towards health and education, if it did not have to pay external debt The proposed law that catalyzed current events in the country had sought to bridge a $2.7 billion national
| Democracy, Headlines, Human Rights

GAZA LIVE BLOG: Israel Reinvades Khan Yunis | Netanyahu-Biden Meeting May Be Cancelled | Massacres in Deir Al-Balah, Al-Zaytoun – Day 290

At least 32 Palestinians were killed as a result of the continued Israeli bombardment of various areas of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, as Israel issued an evacuation order in preparation for the start of a military operation. According to CNN, it is not certain that a meeting will be held between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime
| Blog, News, Al-Aqsa Flood Live Blog

Gaza Genocide – Human Rights Watch and the Limits of a Rights-Based Approach

None of these issues could be resolved through using only a rights approach, as there are very few human rights guaranteed to a population under occupation. – 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 Nor Exile are Words’: ‘Situated Knowledge’ in
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Biden says will not seek reelection as US president

"It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term," he
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Michael Hudson – All Of Our Wealth Has Been Coming From You

Michael Hudson is President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET), a Wall Street Financial Analyst, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. He is the author of Killing the Host (published in e-format by CounterPunch Books and in print by Islet). His new book is J is For Junk Economics Due to the Israeli
| Economics, Finance, Geopolitics

Hong Kong’s traditional street food stalls – popular with residents and tourists, less so with officials

New People’s Party lawmaker Judy Chan. Photo: Hillary Leung/HKFP. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan attends a meeting to discuss the delay of a waste charging scheme at the Legislative Council, in Hong Kong, on May 27, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. People dining in Yuen Long. Photo: Peter Lee/HKFP. People eat at street food stalls along Temple Street, in Hong Kong,
| Community & Education, Environment & Health, Opinion

Hong Kong Book Fair exhibitors told to remove certain titles after ‘complaints’

Bookworms in Hong Kong visit the annual book fair on July 17, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Hong Kong independent bookstore and publisher Boundary holds a booth in the annual book fair for the second consecutive year. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. A man reads a book compiling speeches and writings of Chinese president Xi Jinping on the first day of the annual book fair
| Hong Kong, Law & Crime, Politics & Protest

Jonathan Cook – Israeli soldiers tell story of savage cruelty in Gaza – one hidden from western publics

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 Biblical vengeance Shoot-everyone policy ‘Like a computer game’ Burning homes Culture of violence Snake-like politicians All my posts are freely accessible, but my journalism is possible only because of the support of readers. If you
| Geopolitics, Article, Jonathan Cook

Trump accepts Republican nomination as Biden teeters

Donald Trump promised Thursday to bring an end to raging international crises and restore American prestige on the world stage and predicted an "incredible victory" in accepting the Republican presidential nomination from a party euphoric over his escape from assassination and buoyed by the apparent implosion of Joe Biden's reelection campaign.
| World

Alabama executes Keith Gavin despite serious constitutional questions in his case

Gavin had argued that his attorneys were ineffective during his trial and that the prosecution lacked forensic or DNA evidence against him. Defense counsel failed to present mitigating evidence that might have led jurors to vote for a life sentence without the possibility of parole instead of a death sentence.
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Generation Jihad Ep. 190 — Partnering with terrorists to fight terrorists

The UN Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team has released its latest report on Afghanistan and the myriad of jihadist activity therein. To discuss, Bill is joined by former director of this team at the UN and longtime friend of the show Edmund Fitton-Brown. Edmund is now a senior advisor to the Counter Extremism Project and previously served as the
| Feature Articles, Generation Jihad, Long War Journal

Pelosi to Biden: You Can’t Win

Islam Times - Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi privately told President Joe Biden in a recent conversation that polling shows that the president cannot defeat Donald Trump and that Biden could destroy Democrats’ chances of winning the House in November if he continues seeking a second term, according to four sources briefed on the call.
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Shortage of writers hurting local literary scene, publishers say as Hong Kong Book Fair opens

Book worms in Hong Kong visit the annual book fair on July 17, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Leanne Liu of Hong Kong independent publisher Boundary Bookstore talks to HKFP on the first day of the annual book fair, on July 17, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Hong Kong independent bookstore and publisher Boundary holds a booth in the annual book fair for the
| Arts, Lifestyle & Events, HKFP Reports, Hong Kong

‘Our great union is to be Starmer’s poodle’ – furious Unite members on ‘abandonment’

Left-wing union members abused by Labour have ‘been abandoned by Unite’ says leading member of group, after union refuses to support them against party that she attempted to have evidence destroyed in bullying and misogyny complaints about her husband, whom she now employs in her office despite a final warning from the union for his behaviour after her supporters failed in their bid to take
| Analysis, abandonment, abuse

West intent on pushing Zelensky’s ultimatum through at any cost — Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister recalled that after the conference in the Swiss resort of Burgenstock, Zelensky announced "a first leap towards the peace summit" and the consequent requirement to "draft a document that will be put on the table in front of Russia so that a variety of powerful countries could try to put an end to this war
| Russian Politics & Diplomacy

Orly Noy – Israel: Only an anti-fascist front can save us from the abyss

Orly Noy is an editor at Local Call, a political activist, and a translator of Farsi poetry and prose. She is the chair of B’Tselem’s executive board and an activist with the Balad political party Israeli soldiers stand guard as religious Jews walk through the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, May 25, 2024. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90) Israeli activists protest against the arrest
| Geopolitics, National Politics, Racism

“Voices for African Liberation”

In 1974, 50 years ago, the newly launched Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE) journal boldly announced its intentions in the first editorial, “Appropriate analysis and the devising of a strategy for Africa’s revolution must be encouraged and we hope that the provision of this platform for discussion will assist that process”.
| Newswire, Review

China’s youth unemployment rate edges down in June, as officials conduct closed-door meetings on economy

This photo taken on June 14, 2023 shows university graduates and youths attending a job fair in Yibin, in China’s southwestern Sichuan province. Photo: China Out/AFP. — Christophe Barraud🛢🐳 (@C_Barraud) July 17, 2024 President of China, Xi Jinping arrives in London. File photo: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, via Flickr CC2.0.
| Business, China, Community & Education

Richard Hargy – Donald Trump and the gathering darkness threatening US politics

Richard Hargy is Visiting Research Fellow in International Studies, Queen’s University Belfast Guns and angry folks Due to the Israeli war crimes in Gaza we have increased our coverage from five to six days a week. We do not have the funds to do this, but felt that it was the only right thing to do. So if you have not already
| Media Influence, National Politics, Article

‘Urban Warfare’ – Resistance Roundup – Day 284

Abu Hamza is the nom de guerre of the spokesman of Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Abu Hamza Al-Qassam Brigades Al-Quds Brigades “1. Targeting the Kiryat Shmona settlement (Al-Khalisa village) with dozens of Katyusha rockets, in response to the Israeli enemy’s attacks on the steadfast southern villages, safe homes, and targeting of civilians, especially in Kfar Tibnit, resulting
| Blog, News, Abu Hamza

Conservation collides with local rights in fight over Chagos Islands

An ocean paradise What is an MPA? Conserving Chagos’s brilliant biodiversity The Chagos region hosts a huge variety of wildlife and thriving corals, such as these near Diego Garcia (Image: John Parker / Sylvia Cordaiy Photo Library Ltd / Alamy) Conserving while upholding local rights The fight for tuna rights Years after their expulsion, the original residents of the islands and their descendants continue to insist
| Ocean, Justice, Coral reefs

Graham-backed Gething resigns after Senedd ministers quit in protest – only 4 months in

Unite accused of engineering nomination when executive looked set to back rival – now Gething is history after a series of scandals that she attempted to have evidence destroyed in bullying and misogyny complaints about her husband, whom she now employs in her office despite a final warning from the union for his behaviour after her supporters failed in their bid to take control of
| Analysis, Breaking, abuse

How Access to US Market Changed Fortunes of two South African Sisters

Michelle Mokone (Left) & Morongwe Mokone (right). Credit: UN magazine Two entrepreneurs take traditional African designs and sustainable materials and turn them into international success. What started as a pastime desire to sell crafts at local markets, deeply rooted in the South African culture, has since blossomed to become an international business entity for two local women. Green products
| Africa, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade

Putin gives start to Togliatti bypass motor traffic

"This route will make the motor traffic in the region more comfortable and secure, relieve the road on the Zhigulevskaya Hydropower Plant dam from traffic jams, and will help in general to unlock to a greater degree the export, logistical, industrial and tourist potential of the Volga Region," the Russian leader said at the opening ceremony
| Business & Economy, DOMESTIC POLICY, Russian Politics & Diplomacy

A Moral Outrage – Assaulted for Questioning ‘Charitable’ Donations by Billionaire

Over the past two decades Reisman and Schwartz have put at least $185 million into HESEG. They’ve likely recouped nearly half of that sum through tax credits for “charitable” donations. Yet HESEG’s operations almost certainly violate Canada Revenue Agency rules for registered charities. CRA rules state that “increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of Canada’s armed forces is charitable, but supporting the armed forces of another
| Articles, Commentary, canada

Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson – NATO Focus: From Defensive to Offensive

Michael Hudson is President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET), a Wall Street Financial Analyst, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. He is the author of Killing the Host (published in e-format by CounterPunch Books and in print by Islet). His new book is J is For Junk Economics Dr. Radhika Desai is
| Economics, Finance, Geopolitics