Ali Salam (2024-12-26). Day 445: Israeli Military Kills Many Palestinians, Terrorizes the Population of Gaza. imemc.org 
On Tuesday, December 24th, 2024, day 445 of the ongoing Israeli assault against the entire civilian population of 2.2 million Palestinians in the Gaza prison camp, Israeli forces continued their relentless assault on Gaza's civilians.
Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2024-12-26). BRICS Expands With Nine New Partner Countries. popularresistance.org With its nine members and nine partners, BRICS now makes up roughly half of the global population and more than 41% of world GDP (PPP). | The group is an economic powerhouse, including top producers of key commodities like oil, gas, grains, meat, and minerals. | At the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia in October 2024, 13 countries were invited to become BRICS partners, meaning they are on the path to full membership in the near future. | Nine of these 13 nations accepted the invitation. The remaining four did not give a formal response as of the end of 2024. These were Algeria, Nigeria, Türkiye, Vietnam.
M. Reza Behnam, Consortium News. (2024-12-26). Deception And Politics From Washington To Tel Aviv. popularresistance.org In these difficult times, the voice of the late Palestinian-American scholar, Edward Said is ever present, "Writing is the final resistance we have against the inhuman practices and injustices that disfigure human history." | For more than fourteen painful months Israel has passed off its inhuman actions against the people of Gaza as "defensive." | We are to believe that the massacre of tens of thousands of civilians and attacks on its Arab neighbors are somehow Israel's "right." Championed by the Biden administration, Tel Aviv has grown ever more bold and barbaric in its efforts to crush the resistance and expan…
Sharon Zhang, Truthout. (2024-12-26). Palestinian Americans File Lawsuit Against United States. popularresistance.org A group of Palestinian Americans is suing the U.S. government for failing to evacuate American citizens and legal residents stranded in Gaza amid Israel's genocide, saying that the U.S. is violating constitutional protections afforded to all Americans by discriminating against Palestinians and leaving them stranded. | The group of nine Palestinian Americans, either themselves stuck in Gaza or whose family are stranded there, accuse the government of violating the Fifth Amendment, promising equal protection, "by depriving Plaintiffs of the normal and typical evacuation efforts the federal government extends to Ame…
Ramzy Baroud, Counter Punch. (2024-12-26). Why Is The Palestinian Authority Killing Palestinians In Jenin? popularresistance.org Following a ten-day siege, the Palestinian Authority began, on December 14, a violent raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank. | The PA security forces used similar tactics as used by the Israeli occupation forces in their routine attacks on the area. | The camp, which is a mere half a square kilometer in size, hosts an ever-growing population of 24 thousand refugees, mostly the descendants of Palestinians ethnically cleansed by Zionist militias during the great catastrophe, or Nakba, of 1948. | The raid began with a tight siege, followed by an attack from multiple directions that resulted in the…
Stephen Karganovic (2024-12-26). They Must Have Their Srebrenica in Syria… globalresearch.ca Following the abrupt and
Alexander Rubinstein (2024-12-26). Black Money, Black Flags: How USAID Paved the Way for Syria's Militant Takeover. mintpressnews.com As the designated terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) establishes its proto-government in Idlib, notoriously corrupt NGOs are stepping in to fill the gaps in public services, with some even defecting to work alongside the group. | The United States, which spent two decades and $5.4 trillion overthrowing governments hostile to al-Qaeda, now finds itself in a paradoxical position. Modern al-Qaeda has carved out its own quasi-state in Syria, yet remains on the U.S. list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations. To characterize this as a foreign policy misstep would be reductive; the U.S. has actively facilitated HT…
Vanessa Beeley (2024-12-26). The dapper head chopper: What lies ahead for the 'new' Syria? thealtworld.com We're joined by returning guest, Vanessa Beeley, having recently escaped the terrorist coup in Syria. | She recounts her harrowing journey across the border to Lebanon. We then discuss the politics involved in this rapid change in regional power dynamics and the ongoing treachery of the zionists.
tn.ai (2024-12-26). Yemen's Ansarullah Missile Strikes Alter Israel's Calculation: IRGC Official. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — An Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) official praised Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement for its missile attacks on Israel, asserting that these actions have forced the regime to reshape its strategies following its involvement in the Syria conflict.
Steven Ganot (2024-12-26). Syrian Journalists Face Ethical Dilemmas in Post-Assad Reporting. themedialine.org
The Media Line Staff (2024-12-26). 14 Syrian Police Killed in Ambush as Unrest Spreads Post-Assad. themedialine.org 
Staff (2024-12-26). Black Money, Black Flags: How USAID Paved the Way for Syria's Jihadist Takeover. mintpressnews.com As the designated terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) establishes its proto-government in Idlib, notoriously corrupt NGOs are stepping in to fill the gaps in public services, with some even defecting to work alongside the group. The United States, which spent two decades and $5.4 trillion overthrowing governments hostile to al-Qaeda, now finds itself in …
ICRC (2024-12-26). Syria: What is the ICRC's contribution in the search for missing people? icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-26). Useful information for people affected by the conflict in Syria. icrc.org
Avi Steinberg (2024-12-26). Israeli Citizenship Has Always Been a Tool of Genocide — So I Renounced Mine. truthout.org I recently entered an Israeli consulate and submitted papers to formally renounce my citizenship. It was an unseasonably warm fall day and office workers on break were lounging by the pond in Boston Common. The night before had seen a particularly gruesome series of aerial attacks by Israel on refugee tent camps in Gaza. Even as Palestinians were still counting bodies or, in many cases… |
A A (2024-12-26). Syria's next chapter: Fragile unity or permanent fragmentation? strategic-culture.su ![]()
ICRC (2024-12-26). Syria: ICRC is calling for safe humanitarian access and protection of civilians. icrc.org The following quote is from ICRC's head of delegation in Syria Stephan Sakalian on the humanitarian situation:…
Andrea GIORGETTA (2024-12-26). Laos/Thailand: United Nations body petitioned over the enforced disappearance of Thai dissident. fidh.org On 20 December 2024, the International Federation for Human Rights and (FIDH) and Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) submitted a communication to the United Nations (UN) Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) concerning the enforced disappearance of exiled Thai political activist Surachai Danwattananusorn.
Bangkok, Paris, 23 December 2024. Surachai's enforced disappearance occurred in the context of efforts by Thai authorities to persecute dissidents who fled to (…) | – |
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). IRGC: Yemeni attacks change Israel's calculations amid regime's joy over Syria. presstv.ir An IRGC commander says Ansarullah's prompt missile attacks have changed the Israeli regime's calculations.
ICRC (2024-12-26). Brazil: Members of Safer Access network discuss ways to reduce impact of armed violence. icrc.org The event in Fortaleza covered operations in such fields as health, education, social work, youth and human rights.
ICRC (2024-12-26). Do you have a missing family member in Syria? icrc.org
SKWAWKBOX (2024-12-26). Video: 5 Palestinian journalists murdered as they slept in their 'PRESS' van. skwawkbox.org 
Israel's campaign to silence voices exposing its genocide continues horrifically Journalists Ayman Al-Jadi, Faisal Abu Al-Qumsan, Muhammad Al-Ladah, Ibrahim Al-Sheikh Ali and Fadi Hassouna were murdered last night as they slept in their 'Al-Quds Al-Youm' channel press van, which was clearly marked 'PRESS' on the sides and top, in the Nuseirat refugee camp. Israel has …
aljazeera (2024-12-26). Japan Airlines hit by cyber attack, delaying some flights. aljazeera.com JAL says it has suspended ticket sales for all services on Thursday following incident.
Hugo GABBERO (2024-12-26). Thailand : Sixth conviction of pro-democracy activist Anon Nampa under "lèse-majesté" charges. fidh.org
ICRC (2024-12-26). Syria: 35,000 registered missing in 13 years of conflict as ICRC helps families seek answers. icrc.org The following is a statement attributable to Stephan Sakalian, head of the delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Syria.
tn.ai (2024-12-26). Yemeni Parliament Condemns Global Silence over Gaza, Calls for Accountability. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Yemen's parliament criticized the lack of response from Arab and Muslim nations to Israel's crimes against Palestinians in Gaza, urging immediate action to halt the regime's genocide in the besieged territory.
Hugo GABBERO (2024-12-26). SOS-defenders platform: Expose arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide. fidh.org A collective of local, regional and international human rights organisations unveils SOS-Defenders, an action platform that exposes the alarming scale of arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide.
Geneva, 13 December 2024. This information hub, which will progressively expand to cover more countries, has already documented 274 cases of arbitrarily detained human rights defenders across 17 countries (Bahrain, Belarus, Cambodia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Iran, Jordan, (…) | – |
Hagar Shezaf (2024-12-26). IDF prevented victims of a West Bank drone strike from reaching hospital, relatives say. haaretz.com Two womens' homes were struck, and the IDF admits they were not the intended targets. 'We couldn't get her out of the camp for about two hours because of the lockdown,' says family member. 'They didn't allow the ambulance to enter'…
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Turkey will bury Syria's Kurdish militia if they fail to disarm: Erdogan. presstv.ir The Turkish president has warned that the Kurdish militia in Syria will be eliminated if they fail to lay down arms.
krish-rad_ind (2024-12-26). 'Surrender or get buried': Erdogan to US-backed Kurds in Syria. thecradle.co
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Yemen parl. condemns 'shameful' silence of Arab states on Israeli crimes in Gaza, Syria. presstv.ir The Yemeni parliament has denounced the "shameful" silence of Arab and Muslim countries amid Israel's heinous crimes against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Syrians take to streets nationwide against shrine desecration; HTS militants fire on protesters. presstv.ir Protests have erupted across Syria after the viral spread of a video depicting an assault on an Alawite shrine in the north.
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Iran FM: 'Too early' to predict Syria's future for those thinking 'victories' achieved. presstv.ir Iranian Foreign Minister says it is "premature" to make any predictions about Syria's future as that there will be a multitude of developments in the Arab country, given the recent collapse of President Assad's government.
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Dozen people killed in armed clashes in Syria's Tartus. presstv.ir Syria's security forces have clashed with armed men in the western city of Tartus, leaving several people dead and injured.
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Protesters gather in Jordan in solidarity with Palestinians. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in the Jordanian capital, Amman, on Friday, condemning Israel's genocide in Gaza and expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people.
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Haiti gang massacres at least 110 people in Cite Soleil: Rights group. presstv.ir National Human Right Defense Network says at least 110 were killed in Haiti's Cite Soleil by gang led by Monel Felix.
newarab (2024-12-26). Dutch parliament fights anti-Semitism by discriminating Muslims. newarab.com 
The Netherlands is in the midst of a heated public and political discussion about 'integration' following streetfights in early November between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax of Amsterdam. | November's fighting, instigated by In the six weeks since,…
newarab (2024-12-26). Algeria targets #ManichRadi activists as Tebboune faces unrest. newarab.com 
The According to Al Ahdath Al Maghribia, dozens of individuals have been arrested over the past two days for sharing content related to the hashtag. Human rights group Chouaa claimed many activists were arrested publicly. | The campaign, which gained traction on social media, pa…
newarab (2024-12-26). Morocco presents new women's rights legislation. newarab.com 
Based on landmark 2004 legislation that was hailed as a breakthrough at the time, the proposals include raising the legal marriage age and expanding women's custody rights, said Justice Minister Abdelatif Ouahbi. | The new legislation, which still require parliamentary and royal approval, come afte…
The Independent (2024-12-26). üü¢FROM THE ARCHIVES: Museveni fights for eastern vote. independent.co.ug 
üü•Does History Repeat Itself? The Independent looks back 10 years by reproducing a BIG STORY from 2015 that illustrates the mood of the time. How much has changed since then? What does it tell about the future for Uganda? You can find out if you read on, in this bi-monthly #Uganda10YearsAgo series, that started yesterday. …
Hugo GABBERO (2024-12-26). Zimbabwe's civic space in crisis: New report details growing operational obstacles and legal threats to civil society. fidh.org The ouster of President Robert Mugabe in 2017 in Zimbabwe was followed by a brief period of cautious optimism for increased civil liberties. Regrettably, that optimism has been overshadowed by persistent restrictions, with recent years marked by heightened repression, harassment, and arrests of human rights defenders. The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a joint programme of the International Federation for Human (…) | – |
Charles Rotter (2024-12-26). Santa's Green Energy Crisis. wattsupwiththat.com This Christmas, I learned an important lesson. While green energy has its place, it's not yet ready to power the demands of a global holiday operation. Reliable energy sources are crucial for ensuring everyone gets their gifts—and for keeping the elves warm and happy.
Steven Ganot (2024-12-26). Bethlehem's Christians Struggle To Survive Economic Crisis and Conflict. themedialine.org 
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). In Christmas message, Pope laments 'extremely grave' situation in Gaza. presstv.ir Pope Francis has described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as "extremely grave."
The Lever (2024-12-26). The Human Face Of The Corporate Takeover. levernews.com 
The Lever is taking the week off to rest and recuperate so we are in the best shape possible to hold power accountable in 2025. In the meantime, we're providing you with a roundup of our accomplishments from the past year. Along with our breaking investigative reports over the past year, we've invested heavily in the sort of deep-dive reporting most outlets don't bother with anymore. These thoroughly reported, carefully crafted stories explore the human toll of corporate greed and political corruption.These deep reads tell the stories of people rocked by the climate crisis, struggling to afford medical treatment…
Brett Wilkins (2024-12-26). As Palestinians Starve and Freeze, Israeli Troops Unwind at Gaza 'Beachfront Resort'. indybay.org "ùêÄùêßùêù ùêî.ùêí. ùê≠ùêöùê±ùê©ùêöùê≤ùêûùê´ùê¨ ùêöùê´ùêû ùêüùêÆùêßùê&…
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Iran: Israel's attack on journalists' vehicle in Gaza amounts to 'war crime'. presstv.ir Iran condemns Israel's killing of five journalists in Gaza as war crime.
Adriaan Alsema (2024-12-26). War crimes tribunal finds human remains at "Colombia's largest open-pit mass grave" colombiareports.com Colombia's war crimes tribunal JEP announced that forensic experts found human remans in a waste dump in the west of Medellin. The exhumation of at least two victims of forced…
Amir Tibon (2024-12-26). Why Netanyahu's poison machine is targeting this hero of October 7. haaretz.com Netanyahu's loyal supporters have taken to tarring leftist MK and former general Yair Golan, the only Israeli opposition leader combating the prime minister's populist politics with with sharp elbows and an aggressive posture…
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). 'Hell of the hell': UNRWA blasts Israel's months-long deadly siege on northern Gaza. presstv.ir The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says northern Gaza has been going through "the hell of the hell" amid Israel's bombing campaign.
Ali Salam (2024-12-26). Israeli Drone Strike Kills a Palestinian Child, Injures a Young Man, Near Tubas. imemc.org 
A Palestinian child was killed and a young man was critically injured by an Israeli drone strike, on Wednesday, in the town of Tammun, south of Tubas in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank. On Wednesday morning, Najeh Bani Odeh, the head of the Tammun Municipal Council, announced that the child, Rayan Hussam …
Ali Salam (2024-12-26). Israeli Soldiers Execute a Palestinian Man Near Tulkarem. imemc.org 
Israeli forces executed a Palestinian young man, on Wednesday, after besieging and bombing his home in the town Qaffin, northeast of Tulkarem in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources announced, on Wednesday evening, that the young man, Ahmad Mahmoud Khaled Amarneh, 25, was shot and killed by occupation forces after they …
JANET (2024-12-26). A general strike in fascist Portugal 1944: how can it succeed? iacenter.org By John Catalinotto December 23, 2024 Review: "Until Tomorrow Comrades," by Manuel Tiago (àÅlvaro Cunhal), translated by Eric A. Gordon and published April 7, 2023, by International Publishers, Co., Inc. I remember June 13, 2005. On that day I heard the news on the radio after returning from the park: àÅlvaro Cunhal, secretary general of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) for more than 30 years, had just died at the age of 91. Cunhal had spent some 15 years in the fascist prisons of Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar's Portugal. He devoted his entire life to building workers' struggles and t…
Anushka Dakshit, Waging Nonviolence. (2024-12-26). Reproductive Justice Organizers Find New Ways To Help Incarcerated Moms. popularresistance.org Reproductive justice advocates in the South can rarely depend on laws on the book to safeguard incarcerated pregnant people. | Instead, they've learned to create their own aid. | Motherhood Beyond Bars, a reproductive justice group in Georgia, was originally centered on helping pregnant people inside prisons. After finding it increasingly difficult to work internally at the Georgia Department of Corrections, the group decided to devote its resources towards helping inmates from the outside. | "The number of problems and fires we're trying to put out has kind of exceeded even our expectations of what folks would n…
Labor Video Project (2024-12-26). SF Unite Here 2 Hotel Workers Win Their Strike for a Contract & Union Healthcare Benefits. indybay.org San Francisco Unite Here Local 2 Hilton hotel workers went to the union hall to vote on a new proposed contract and talked about their issues on December 24, 2024 after a 93 day strike. | Workers were happy they were able to keep their union healthcare plan and talked about their struggle.
APR editor (2024-12-26). Cardinal David slams Israel, says Jesus would have been born in Gaza. asiapacificreport.nz By Victor Barreiro Jr in Manila Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, bishop of Kalookan, has condemned the state of Israel on Christmas Eve for its relentless attacks on Gaza that have killed tens of thousands of Palestinians. "I can't think of any other people in the world who live in darkness and are always in the…
Pacific Media Watch (2024-12-26). Five journalists killed by Israeli air strike near hospital — media watchdogs condemn killings. asiapacificreport.nz Pacific Media Watch Five Palestinian journalists have been killed in a new Israeli strike near a hospital in central Gaza after four reporters were killed last week, reports Al Jazeera citing authorities and media in the besieged enclave. The journalists from the Al-Quds Today channel were covering events near al-Awda Hospital, located in the Nuseirat…
tn.ai (2024-12-26). Israeli Industrial Zone in Asqalan Targeted in Yemeni Drone Attack. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — A fresh drone operation was carried out by Yemen targeting an industrial zone in the occupied Asqalan area.
tn.ai (2024-12-26). Israeli Strikes in Gaza Claim Lives of Journalists, Civilians. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have killed five journalists and numerous civilians, with escalating violence leaving thousands dead and injured.
The Media Line Staff (2024-12-26). Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza Kill 10, Including 5 Journalists. themedialine.org 
tn.ai (2024-12-26). Tensions Rise As Israel Intensifies Violations in South Lebanon by Wounding, Abducting Citizens. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) reported that Israeli troops have intensified their operations in south Lebanon, breaching several border areas and further undermining the fragile ceasefire under UN Resolution 1701.
tn.ai (2024-12-26). Iran Denounces Israel's Deliberate Targeting of Journalists. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry censured the Israeli regime's deliberate targeting of a journalists' vehicle outside Al-Awda Hospital in the al-Nuseirat camp in central Gaza.
Yves Engler (2024-12-26). Canada 'aids' Palestine by training PA police to repress resistance. mondoweiss.net 
Palestinian Authority security forces are violently suppressing the resistance in Jenin, and those opposing Israel's holocaust in Gaza. Most Canadians are unaware that our country assists them.
krish-rad_ind (2024-12-26). Sheltering in churches, Gaza's Christians face another Christmas under fire. 972mag.com
middleeastmonitor (2024-12-26). Can Palestinians and Israelis coexist in a single democratic state? middleeastmonitor.com How would such a state guarantee the security of its citizens.
The Media Line Staff (2024-12-26). UN Urges Timely Israeli Pullout From South Lebanon, Cites Cease-fire Violations. themedialine.org 
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Iran says will launch 'huge, powerful' military drills in coming days. presstv.ir Commander announces pending taking place of "powerful" complex and inclusive military drills enlisting the country's Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Israel kills 5 Palestinian journalists in front of Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza. presstv.ir Gaza health authorities say new Israeli strikes have killed more than several people, including five journalists.
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Hamas calls for action against Israeli settler incursions into al-Aqsa Mosque. presstv.ir Hamas has called for action against the increasing raids by Israeli settlers on al-Aqsa Mosque and throughout the West Bank.
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Far-right Israeli minister Ben-Gvir again storms al-Aqsa Mosque. presstv.ir Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir makes another intrusion into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds.
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Israel launches deepened incursion into Lebanon despite truce. presstv.ir Israeli forces have launched deepened incursion into some areas of Southern Lebanon in violation of the November 27 ceasefire agreement, kidnapping a Lebanese man.
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Hamas says Israel created new obstacles to Gaza truce deal. presstv.ir Hamas says Israel has created new obstacles to a ceasefire agreement, despite progress in negotiations in Doha.
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Israel kills well-known Palestinian artist, her husband in Gaza. presstv.ir Israel has killed a Palestinian artist and visionary entrepreneur along with her husband in an airstrike on their home in the central part of the besieged Gaza Strip.
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Yemeni drone operation targets Israeli industrial zone. presstv.ir Yemen's army says it has conducted another drone operation targeting the "industrial zone of the Israeli enemy" in the occupied Asqalan area.
aljazeera (2024-12-26). Five journalists killed in Israeli strike near hospital, authorities say. aljazeera.com Journalists from Al-Quds Today were covering events at al-Awda Hospital when vehicle was struck, according to reports.
aljazeera (2024-12-26). Three babies freeze to death in Gaza refugee camp amid Israeli blockade. aljazeera.com Father of three-week-old victim Sila Mahmoud al-Faseeh says family slept on cold sand in tent exposed to bitter winds.
aljazeera (2024-12-26). Video: Israeli attack kills five journalists inside press vehicle in Gaza. aljazeera.com Five Journalists from Al-Quds Today channel have been killed by an Israeli military strike on their broadcasting van.
aljazeera (2024-12-26). Israeli public focused on hostages as famine looms in Gaza. aljazeera.com "The Israeli public is overwhelmed with the issue of the hostages."
aljazeera (2024-12-26). The US won't reign in Israel in Gaza. aljazeera.com International relations professor Hassan Barari says the US will allow Israel to continue causing hunger in Gaza…
Noa Shpigel (2024-12-26). Knesset advances bill barring Palestinian university graduates from teaching in schools. haaretz.com A new law would enable the Education Ministry to block graduates from receiving teaching licenses and employment certificates. 'Courses at these institutions include antisemitic content … and serious incitement,' says an explanatory note…
Omer Benjakob (2024-12-26). Israeli hackers flock to Barcelona as spyware industry shifts. haaretz.com Squeezed between the war and tough restrictions at home, elite Israeli hackers are relocating to the EU and Spain to set up or join a new crop of firms selling exploit, now the hottest item in the world of cyber surveillance…
Rachel Fink (2024-12-26). 'An image that also screams': Young unknown photographer wins prestigious Israeli photojournalism prize. haaretz.com As part of the annual event, a panel of judges name several winners for outstanding works from among the selected entries, among them Haaretz's Moti Milrod and Olivier Fitoussi…
Staff (2024-12-26). War, grief and anger: Israel in 2024, through the eyes of Haaretz photographers. haaretz.com The sounds of explosions, protest and anguish reverberate through the images that Haaretz photographers captured during this year of military and political conflict, from deserted towns and hostage rallies to the battlefield…
Staff (2024-12-26). Israeli reservist killed in central Gaza combat, IDF announces. haaretz.com The Israeli army is investigating whether Captain (Res.) Amit Levi's death resulted from gunfire, and the source of the fire…
Yaniv Kubovich (2024-12-26). Israeli army chief expedites investigation into Oct. 7 after defense minister's threat. haaretz.com Defense Minister Israel Katz previously warned he would not approve the appointment of new IDF officers with the rank of major general until the army's investigation into its failures on October 7 was complete…
newarab (2024-12-26). Bear Grylls targeted by pro-Israelis for 'Palestinian Mary' post. newarab.com 
British adventurer Bear Grylls has been the latest target of Israel supporters after calling In a "Maryam, a young, poor and no doubt terrifi…
newarab (2024-12-26). Israel expands use of dystopian technology in the West Bank. newarab.com 
The Israeli Army Radio said last week that the army recently began equipping itself with dozens of technological systems to deploy at the entrances to settlements and key points under the pretext of what it…
newarab (2024-12-26). Israeli army stops West Bank strike victims reaching hospital. newarab.com 
The According to Haaretz, two Palestinians, identified as Khawla Abdullah, 53, and Bara'a Al-Sheikh Ali, 21, were killed in the drone attack with the Israeli army later admitting they were not…
newarab (2024-12-26). Israeli far-right minister Ben-Gvir storms Al-Aqsa Mosque. newarab.com 
Israel's extremist National Security Minister On the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, the pro-settler far-right politician, notorious for inciting violence against Palestinians, declared his visit a 'prayer for the safety of soldiers' and 'victory in the war' in Gaza. | He also posted a picture of himself on the social media platform X with the mosque i…
newarab (2024-12-26). Israeli probe finds air defence failures during October 7 attack. newarab.com 
A leaked According to the findings, Israeli Air Force (IAF) Chief Tomer Bar admitted that his forces were 'not effective enough' in responding to the surprise assault launched by Palestinian resistance factions. | According to Channel 12, the investigation details how the Israeli Air Force scrambled to re…
newarab (2024-12-26). Journalists among 10 killed as Israeli strikes continue in Gaza. newarab.com 
At least 10 people were killed, including five journalists, and more than a dozen wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza early on Thursday, medics from the Gaza health authorities said. | Five people were killed and 20 wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza City's Zeitoun neighbourhood, the medics reported. They warned the death toll could rise as many people remained trapped under the rubble. | In a separate incident, five journalists were killed when their vehicle was struck in the vicinity of Al-Awda hospital in Nuseirat in central Gaza, the enclave's health authorities said. | The journalists worke…
newarab (2024-12-26). Lebanon says Israeli air strike hits target in east. newarab.com 
Lebanon's state media said an Israeli air strike targeted the The truce went into effect on November 27 after more than a year of hostilities that began with the outbreak of Both sides…
newarab (2024-12-26). Palestinians mourn Gaza artist killed by Israeli airstrike. newarab.com 
Tributes are pouring in for a well-known Walaa al-Faranji was well known in the Strip for her fashion designs and photography as well as her writing which many people say captured the pain and plight of Palestinians since Israel launched its war on the besieged enclave. | The killing of al-Faranji and her husband Ahmed Salama…
newarab (2024-12-26). UNIFIL urges timely Israeli pullout from s. Lebanon under truce. newarab.com 
Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a US-brokered 60-day ceasefire that calls for a phased Israeli military pullout after more than a year of war, in keeping with a…
UMMID (2024-12-26). 'Imagined Reality': Bethlehem Pastor tears into Zionist idea of 'Greater Israel'. ummid.com The idea of "Greater Israel" that Israel and its supporters want the world to believe in order to create a Zionist state in Palestine is a case of 'imagined reality' based on incorrect interpretation of Bible, Rev. Munther Isaac said.
UMMID (2024-12-26). 5 Journalists killed in Israeli bombing near Gaza hospital. ummid.com In what is recorded as the highest journalist causalities in a single day, as many five Al-Quds TV Channel reporters were killed in an Israeli bombing near al-Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza Thursday December 26, 2024.
Luis Linares Petrov (2024-12-26). Lebanese Army denounces Israel's violation of ceasefire. plenglish.com The Armed Forces issued a statement condemning Israel's attacks on the sovereignty of Lebanon and its citizens and the destruction of villages and towns in the south of the nation. | The Ministry of Defense increased the level of alert and readiness at the Qaaqaaiyet El-Jisr checkpoint due to Israeli movements from Taybeh towards Aadchit El-Qsair and Qantara, and stated that the army leadership is monitoring the situation in coordination with the United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) and the mechanism for monitoring the implementation of the ceasefire. | The Armed Forces blocked access to Wadi al-Hujeir from the…
Al Mayadeen English (2024-12-26). In another violation of ceasefire, 'Israel' targets Lebanon's east. indybay.org ùôèùôùùôö ùôñùô®ùô®ùôñùô™ùô°ùô© ùôöùô≠ùô•ùôñùô£ùôôùô® ùôÑùô®ùôßùô&ntil…
Brett Wilkins (2024-12-26). At Least 3 Palestinian Babies Freeze to Death in Gaza Amid Israeli Blockade. indybay.org At least three Palestinian infants have frozen to death in Gaza in recent days amid winter temperatures and inadequate shelter due to Israel's 446-day U.S.-backed assault and blockade of the besieged coastal enclave | ùôéùôûùô°ùôñ ùôàùôñùôùùô¢ùô§ùô™ùôô ùòºùô°-&u…
Dan Bacher (2024-12-26). Healthcare Under Attack in Gaza and Lebanon: Press Conference and Visual Exhibit. indybay.org The press conference and visual display focused on health care under Israeli/U.S. attack in Gaza and Lebanon. All photos are by Dan Bacher.
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur (2024-12-26). Israeli commander broke the bones of a 4-year-old Palestinian child with his bare hands. indybay.org Stories like the Israeli commander ùóØùóøùó≤ùóÆùó∏ùó∂ùóªùó¥ ùòÅùóµùó≤ ùóØùóºùóªùó≤ùòÄ ùóºùó≥ ùóÆ &…
Raghad Salameh (2024-12-26). Journalist documents moment Israeli four-wheel drive tries to run her over in West Bank. indybay.org "ùòº ùô¢ùôûùô°ùôûùô©ùôñùôßùôÆ ùô´ùôöùôùùôûùôòùô°ùôö ùôôùôöùô°ùôûùô&…
Sharon Zhang (2024-12-26). 3 Newborn Babies Freeze to Death in Israel's "Humanitarian Safe Zone" in Gaza. truthout.org Three newborn babies have frozen to death in Israel's designated "humanitarian safe zone" in Gaza over the past two days, as Israeli authorities block the entry of nearly all cold weather supplies into the besieged enclave. The Gaza Health Ministry's head, Munir al-Bursh, shared on social media that the babies were exposed to "extreme cold" in their tents on the beach in Al-Mawasi in south… |
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Russia urges IAEA to uphold impartiality in monitoring Iran's nuclear facilities. presstv.ir Russia has called on the IAEA to uphold impartiality in monitoring Iran's nuclear facilities and refrain from politicizing the Islamic Republic's nuclear case.
Nadia B. Ahmad (2024-12-26). Bloodstained hypocrisy: Biden's bombs are louder than his words on Islamophobia. mondoweiss.net 
On December 12, the Biden administration released its National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate. But as Biden speaks of "countering hate," he continues to expedite the shipment of weapons that are being used to kill Palestinians.
krish-rad_ind (2024-12-26). 'We will leave when the last Palestinian leaves': The defiant last stand of the doctors of Kamal Adwan Hospital. mondoweiss.net
Luis Feliz Leon, In These Times. (2024-12-26). Amazon Strike Takeaways: Walk-Outs Slowed Packages, Boosted Union Power. popularresistance.org Amazon workers picketed their employer over the weekend through blisteringly frigid weather and, in New York, a flooded sidewalk as part of an escalating series of strikes by a minority of workers across the logistics behemoth's supply chain. These strikes, waged from coast to coast at nine warehouses across Amazon's supply chain, are part of a nationwide movement to consolidate organizing at the logistics giant in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT). | In 2022, the Teamsters launched a division to support organizing at Amazon. The union now represents 5,500 workers at the hulking JFK8 fulfillment ce…
Mathieu Chabaud, Clio Jensen, Fight Back! News. (2024-12-26). Starbucks Workers Begin Five Day Strike In Seattle. popularresistance.org Seattle, Washington — On Friday, December 20, Starbucks workers at five stores in Seattle went on strike. Anchored by the 24 hour picket line at the Reserve Roastery, one of Starbucks' premiere stores, workers on these picket lines are planning to strike through December 24. | Baristas are on an unfair labor practice strike after the company has continually stalled negotiations and engaged in bad faith bargaining. Starbucks workers say the company has not been willing to agree to pay that meets workers' needs. | "We make our store so much money, we make Starbucks so much money," said Bruce Halstead, a strik…
Otis Grotewohl, Workers World. (2024-12-26). Two Major Retailers Close, Terminate Workers. popularresistance.org One week before many of their workers were planning to celebrate the winter holidays with loved ones, two major retailers announced they were officially closing all store locations. The Columbus, Ohio-based discount department store Big Lots! publicly revealed Dec. 19 they were officially closing all their shops, while Party City made a similar revelation the very next day. | Most store employees learned about the news either while at work or through media coverage on their day off. | Big Lots! started closing many of its locations earlier in the year. According to an article in USA Today on Dec. 20, more than 40…
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). Restaurants offer free food for city's unsung heroes. ecns.cn As Beijing's chilly winter deepens, some restaurants are extending warmth by feeding the unsung — often low-paid workers, including delivery drivers, taxi drivers and street cleaners — who keep the city going.
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Landslides following 7.4 magnitude quake in Vanuatu. presstv.ir Magnitude 7.4 earthquake causes widespread damage in Pacific island nation of Vanuatu…
newarab (2024-12-26). The best MENA films of 2024. newarab.com 
At a time when people of Arab, Middle Eastern or North African heritage are being rampantly maligned across the globe, in both news bulletins and on social media, cinema has never played such a vital role in shifting negative perceptions. | Looking back at 2024 in film, there has been an excellent number of stories from and about the MENA world that humanise those from the region. | From powerful documentaries cutting through mainstream Zionist propaganda to an exquisite character study of a queer Arab drag queen in London working out the kinks in their identity, here are some of the best MENA films released i…
Samidoun (2024-12-26). Mohammed Walid Ali al-Aref martyred in Zionist prisons one week after his re-arrest. indybay.org On Wednesday evening, 4 December 2024, Palestinian prisoners' organizations announced the martyrdom of re-arrested liberated prisoner Mohammed Walid Hussein Ali (al-Aref), 45, of Nour Shams camp in Tulkarem inside the Zionist occupation prisons. He was abducted along with three other men from Nour Shams camp on 28 November 2024, when the invasion of occupation soldiers into the camp was met with a fierce response from the Resistance.
CADTM International (2024-12-26). The CADTM International network condemns the cowardice of Northern governments in response to the climate emergency. cadtm.org
CADTM Switzerland , Collective, Les Amis de la Terre (2024-12-26). Binding Treaty: Civil society decries corporate influence at the UN. cadtm.org
Michael Roberts (2024-12-26). Ireland election: its economic model under threat? cadtm.org
tn.ai (2024-12-26). Iranian Military Forces Ready to Confront All Threats: Commander. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy underlined the military forces' preparedness to confront any threat.
tn.ai (2024-12-26). Iranian Spokesman Expresses Sympathy after Plane Crash in Kazakhstan. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry extended condolences after an Azeri passenger plane crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.
tn.ai (2024-12-26). Iran's FM Due in China for Talks. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will travel to Beijing tomorrow.
tn.ai (2024-12-26). Individual with Links to Foreign Spy Agency Arrested by IRGC Forces in NW Iran. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — An individual has been arrested by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) intelligence forces in Iran's northwestern province of Ardabil on charges of affiliation to the spy agency of a neighboring country.
tvbrics (2024-12-26). Iran and Russia strengthen media collaboration to enhance bilateral relations. tvbrics.com 
The sides discussed facilitating journalist visas and promoting the dissemination of professional and accurate information…
tvbrics (2024-12-26). Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson summarises results of Russia's BRICS chairmanship. tvbrics.com Maria Zakharova noted that 2024 was a unique year for the association…
tvbrics (2024-12-26). Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra to perform Christmas charity concerts in Hanoi. tvbrics.com 
The programme will feature popular melodies and classical music…
tvbrics (2024-12-26). Zimbabwean government emphasises results of tourism industry this year. tvbrics.com 
It notes that 2025 will be even more successful…
aljazeera (2024-12-26). Memorials held across Asia to mark 20 years of devastating tsunami. aljazeera.com The 2004 tsunami caused devastation across 14 countries, killing 220,000. Asia holds memorials honouring the lives lost.
aljazeera (2024-12-26). Biden condemns Russia's 'outrageous' Christmas attack on Ukraine. aljazeera.com Biden promises surge in weapons deliveries to Ukraine after drone and missile barrage hits its power grid.
aljazeera (2024-12-26). How George Soros became 'Enemy Number 1' for India's Modi. aljazeera.com The BJP has accused the billionaire of funding initiatives critical of Modi, aimed at destabilising India.
aljazeera (2024-12-26). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,036. aljazeera.com Here are the key developments on the 1,036th day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
aljazeera (2024-12-26). South Korea's opposition files motion to impeach acting president. aljazeera.com Opposition seeks to impeach Han Duck-soo for not appointing judges to the constitutional court.
aljazeera (2024-12-26). Taiwan's presidential hopeful Ko charged with bribery, misusing donations. aljazeera.com Former major of Taipei Ko Wen-je has been indicted over property development and campaign finance scandals.
aljazeera (2024-12-26). Why did an Azerbaijan Airline plane crash in Kazakhstan? What we know. aljazeera.com At least 38 people killed after passenger plane crashes near Aktau in Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan launches criminal case.
aljazeera (2024-12-26). Babies in Gaza die of hypothermia as living conditions worsen. aljazeera.com Doctors say three Palestinian babies have died of hypothermia in a displacement camp in southern Gaza.
aljazeera (2024-12-26). Australia's batsmen take control against India on day one of fourth Test. aljazeera.com Teenager Sam Konstas captured plenty of attention with a superb batting debut on day one of fourth Test in Melbourne.
aljazeera (2024-12-26). Curry's Olympics, NBA LeBron-Bronny, and Caitlin Clark fever: 2024 review. aljazeera.com Basketball took off in 2024, taking centre stage on the global sports news calendar at key points of the year.
JANET (2024-12-26). AI: The machine intelligence of imperialism-Part 4. iacenter.org By Daphne Barroeta December 24, 2024 Part 1 discussed "Digital labor and material." Part 2 discussed "Labor under surveillance." Part 3 discussed "The media of digital capital." (This part takes up a discussion of how algorithmic technologies are used in the context of imperialist exploitation and military operations. Graphic: Zoran Svilar: fromprinttopixel.ch/en/the-power-of-images/digital-colonialism In a digital landscape marked by leaks from people like Edward Snowden, Thomas Tamm, Mark Klein and Julian Assange, it comes as no surprise that the ruling class is continuously devising and upgrading new systems t…
Peace, Justice Project (2024-12-26). Inspired by BDS Movement, Bay Area Activists Display Jesus in Rubble in Nativity Scenes. indybay.org Responding to a call to action from the BDS Movement, community members from Vigil 4 Gaza stood up for Palestine by placing a baby Jesus doll in keffiyeh in nativity scenes on Christmas Eve…
Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2024-12-26). Jesting on the Environment: Australian Mining Gets a Present. asia-pacificresearch.com
UMMID (2024-12-26). Neither Stars nor Planets, JuMBOs are actually Protostars. ummid.com In major celestial breakthrough, scientists have claimed solving the mystery of JuMBOs – Jupiter-mass binary objects, the peculiar objects first discovered in 2023 by the James Webb Space (JWS) Telescope.
The Independent (2024-12-26). African men most at risk of prostate cancer. independent.co.ug 
ANALYSIS | A new breakthrough study has identified the genetic risk factors that contribute to increased prostate cancer in African men. The study, the largest of its kind, recruited 7,500 men from eastern, southern and west Africa. Medical scientist Wenlong Carl Chen explains why the findings are significant and the promise they hold for future treatment …
The Independent (2024-12-26). Construction of X-ray bunker at Luwero hospital delays over mpox outbreak. independent.co.ug 
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of a bunker to host an X-ray machine at Luwero Hospital has been delayed due to the outbreak of the Monkey Pox virus and lack of funds. In March, the Ministry of Health donated an X-ray machine to Luwero Hospital following a public outcry. The Director General …
The Independent (2024-12-26). How vaccine turned Ebola into a preventable disease. independent.co.ug 
The Ervebo vaccine uses a modified virus to produce antibodies against Ebola ANALYSIS | YAP BOUM | The Ebola virus devastated west Africa in 2014, claiming over 11,000 lives in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. It was the largest Ebola outbreak since the virus had first been discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1976. …
The Independent (2024-12-26). Shs120 million lost in Christmas Eve fire at Savana Sports Club. independent.co.ug 
Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A devastating fire engulfed Savana Sports Club in Kalongo Town Council, Agago District, on Christmas Eve, causing extensive damage to the property and leaving the community in shock. The blaze, which broke out around 11: 00 PM on December 24, 2024, consumed the building rapidly. According to Francis Owiny, the club's …
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). Chinese athletes achieve record-breaking 194 world championships in 2024: report. ecns.cn In 2024, Chinese athletes won a total of 194 world championships across 33 events, setting a new all-time record, according to a report released by the Competitive Sports Department of the General Administration of Sport of China on Thursday.
ICRC (2024-12-26). China: The 18th IHL Moot Court concludes in Guilin, CUPL claims victory for the sixth time. icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-26). China: Humanitarian and development actors must collaborate to restore people's dignity in protracted crises. icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-26). New Report Focuses on Digital Threats Faced by Civilians During Armed Conflicts. icrc.org
The Independent (2024-12-26). China embraces AI-assisted healthcare with caution. independent.co.ug 
In November, China's National Health Commission (NHC) and other departments jointly issued the guidelines for AI application scenarios in the health sector BEIJING | Xinhua | Imagine a hospital where you're greeted by an intelligent robot, and artificial intelligence (AI) technology ensures you receive detailed diagnostic notes swiftly. In Wuzhen, a small town in east …
Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway (2024-12-26). China Stuns With Heavy Stealth Tactical Jet's Sudden Appearance. twz.com 
In something of a stunning development, China appears to already be flying a stealthy, high-performance pic.twitter.com/IZ9BlwjoOc— Justin Bronk (@Justin_Br0nk)
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). China expects 500 mln visits during 2024-25 snow season. ecns.cn (ECNS) ⚪ Research data on the development of China's ice and snow industry shows that the country expects a record-high 500 million visits during the 2024-25 snow season. | China's ice and snow industry is expected to reach a staggering 100.53 billion yuan (about $13.77 billion) in 2025, the report noted.
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). World's highest photovoltaic power station begins electricity supply in China's Yunnan. ecns.cn Phase I of Huaneng Nagu Photovoltaic Power Station, the world's highest-altitude solar power project, started operation in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Tuesday.
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). China's first deep-sea research and archaeological ship delivered in Guangzhou. ecns.cn China's independently developed deep-sea multi-functional scientific investigation and cultural relics archaeological vessel, Tansuo-3, was officially delivered in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province on Thursday.
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). (W.E. Talk) How China leads regional development against global economic headwind. ecns.cn In the latest W.E. Talk, Zhang Yansheng, researcher of the Chinese Academy of Macroeconomic Research, pointed out that China's strategy to boost domestic demand, promote high-level opening-up, and accelerate the development of new quality productive forces will profoundly reshape its role and position in the world and the Asia-Pacific region.
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). Negative impacts from U.S. tariff move stressed. ecns.cn As the United States prepares for a new administration, business leaders and trade experts are sounding the alarm about the potential consequences of President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs, particularly on China.
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). China, India maintain close communication on border situation: China's Defense Ministry. ecns.cn China and India maintain close communication on the border situation, making "important progress", China's Defense Ministry says…
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). Thailand embraces smart farming tech from China. ecns.cn As a major agricultural country in Southeast Asia and a global producer of natural rubber, Thailand is now seeking to transform its pillar sector with help from China's smart farming technology.
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). China's first comprehensive deep-sea research vessel with global exploration and manned submersible capabilities sets sail. ecns.cn China's domestically designed and built deep-sea multi-functional research and archaeological vessel, Tansuo 3, or Exploration 3, was delivered and launched from Nansha in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province, on Thursday.
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). Prosecutors vow to continue combating online extortion targeting businesses. ecns.cn Prosecutors across China are cracking down on extortion cases targeting businesses, particularly schemes involving threats to spread false or damaging information online, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Wednesday.
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). Restoration of ancient copper dragon pattern sword completes. ecns.cn An archeologist displays a gilt dragon pattern copper sword of the Han Dynasty (1271 – 1368) after restoration in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province.
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). Enduring passion of Canadian artist for Chinese bonsai. ecns.cn Hailing from Vancouver, Canada, Chad Sinclair has lived in China for about 21 years and is deeply fond of miniature potted landscapes, also known as the Chinese bonsai."ÄÄ…
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). Advanced technology helping to enhance tourism. ecns.cn In April, the Anhui branch of China Mobile opened the city's first 5G-A carrier aggregation demonstration area at the Yingkesong spot.
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). Changes urged on documents for ex-convicts. ecns.cn China's top legislature has urged improvements or optimizations of some normative documents that restrict employment opportunities for people with criminal records, so as to uphold the Constitution and ensure its implementation.
krish-rad_ind (2024-12-26). From Wall Street to Big Pharma: The Corporate Giants Bankrolling Trump's Inauguration. commondreams.org
Alfred W. McCoy (2024-12-26). The Rise of Trump, the Fall of Imperial America. counterpunch.org 
Some 2,000 years ago, an itinerant preacher, Saul of Tarsus, was writing to a wayward congregation in Corinth, Greece. Curiously enough, his words still capture the epochal change that may await us just over history's horizon. "For now we see in a glass, darkly," he wrote. "Now I know in part, but then shall I
Bernie Sanders (2024-12-26). Making America Healthy Again. counterpunch.org Yes. In the wealthiest country on Earth let us Make America Healthy Again. We should be leading the world in terms of life-expectancy, happiness, and productivity. This is some of what we have to do. Medicare for All. Every American, regardless of age or income, must be entitled to health care as a human right. It
Mike Ferner (2024-12-26). Bringing Gaza Home. counterpunch.org 
In Ft. Wayne, Indiana, this September, I was arrested with a long-time activist friend, Cliff Kindy, for blocking the entrance to a Raytheon Corp. facility. We both requested jury trials and the dates were set for mid-December and early January. Prosecutors dropped the charges in each case and the trials did not happen. For my
Thomas Knapp (2024-12-26). A Man, A (Bad) Plan, A Canal, Panama. counterpunch.org 
In 1989, US forces invaded, conquered, and occupied Panama, replacing its pet dictator, Manuel Noriega with a new regime. Then-president George H.W. Bush's justifications for the invasion included protecting US citizens in Panama and prosecuting the ill-conceived and ill-fated US war on drugs. The more likely reason is that Noriega, after many years of obedient
David Rosen (2024-12-26). The FCC Under Trump. counterpunch.org President-elect Donald Trump announced that he will replace the current FCC Chair, Jessica Rosenworcel, with Commissioned Brendan Carr as the next agency Chair. "Commissioner Carr is a warrior for Free Speech, and has fought against the regulatory Lawfare that has stifled Americans' Freedoms, and held back our Economy," Trump noted. "He will end the regulatory
Grant Inskeep (2024-12-26). On Organized Religion and Prophets in History… counterpunch.org 
"One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We're no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It's simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we've been taken. Once you give a
Paul Craig Roberts (2024-12-26). Will Russia Collapse in 2025? thealtworld.com Is Putin's Government Trying to Be a 19th century liberal government in the brutal evil world of the 21st century? | I raise this question not only because Putin has been fighting in his gentlemanly way a war on Russian territory in Ukraine for six months longer without yet winning than it took Stalin's Red Army to defeat the formidable German Wehrmacht in World War II, and still Putin has not cleared Ukrainian troops from the small Donbas area or from the Ukrainian invasion of Russian Kursk. Does anyone remember when Putin declared that Russia would never again fight a war on its own territory? Putin has been fi…
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). South Korea considers piloting visa-free policy for Chinese group tours. ecns.cn The South Korean government announced on Thursday it is considering a pilot visa-free policy for Chinese tour groups.
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). Innovation drives transformation of Zhejiang economic development zones. ecns.cn
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). Property sector showing signs of bottoming out. ecns.cn The property market has exhibited clear signs of bottoming out and stabilizing due to a recent forceful policy package aimed at easing access for and reducing the financial burden on homebuyers.
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). Research finds big role for crayfish shells in water quality. ecns.cn After researching 300 kilograms of crayfish, Deng Hongbing and his team at Wuhan University created a material from crayfish shells that removes microplastics from water.
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). MSS reveals case of Chinese self-media blogger coerced by intelligence agency to carry out espionage tasks. ecns.cn A Chinese video blogger with a large number of followers popular for producing exotic-themed videos was pressured by a foreign intelligence agency to engage in espionage but was exempted from punishment after reporting the situation to Chinese national security authorities.
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan. ecns.cn An Azerbaijani airliner carrying 67 people crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing at least 38 who were on board.
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). Cloud-shrouded Jiajin Mountain in Sichuan. ecns.cn At an altitude of more than 4,000 meters above sea level, it is covered with snow all year round and the air is very thin.
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). Miao people celebrate Guzang Festival in Guizhou. ecns.cn The Guzang Festival is a grand ceremony held every 13 years by the Miao ethnic people to worship their ancestors. It was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage in 2006.
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). Historical archery tower in Beijing opens to public. ecns.cn Dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the Zhengyangmen Archery Tower, located along Beijing's central axis, opened to the public on Thursday."ÄÄ…
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). Tibetan carpets: combination of beauty and durability. ecns.cn Renowned for its durability and tenacity, the Tibetan carpet is one of the most famous carpets in the world.
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). Solar power firms address price pressure. ecns.cn Two major photovoltaic companies vowed on Tuesday to cut production volume as the industry navigates through supply-demand imbalances and excess outdated capacity, leading to intense price-centered competition.
ecns.cn (2024-12-26). MLF rate no longer carries policy intention, say sources. ecns.cn The interest rate of the medium-term lending facility (MLF) operations — a central bank tool to manage liquidity — is no longer indicative of policy intentions, as policymakers gradually shift to new liquidity tools.
ICRC (2024-12-26). Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah, Gaza Strip: Facts & Figures December 2024. icrc.org 9 May — 9 December 2024…
newarab (2024-12-26). Gaza's Christian children mark Christmas with no gifts or joy. newarab.com 
While Dozens of Christian children gathered with their families in the Holy Family Church's courtyard in Gaza City to perform the holiday prayers. Katalia Habis…
Al Mayadeen English (2024-12-26). With purple lips and blotchy skin: Baby girl freezes to death in Gaza. indybay.org Sila's father, Mahmoud al-Faseeh, described his three-week-old daughter's lifeless body as "stiff as wood". | x.com/swilkinsonbc/status/18718322131318… | video: 16s…
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2024-12-26). Agravamento da crise energética na Europa. globalresearch.ca As sanàßàµes anti-Rússia continuam a ter consequências econà¥micas extremamente negativas para os próprios países ocidentais, especialmente na Europa, onde a crise energética parece longe de terminar. De acordo com relatórios recentes, os estados europeus já està£o a esgotar as suas …
Sigrid Hauser (2024-12-26). "We Only Carry Seeds." A Christmas Tale of Pure Consciousness. globalresearch.ca Once upon a time, a man entered a store. | Behind the counter stood an angel, whom he asked: "What do you have to offer me?" | The angel replied: "Anything you want, and for free." | Then the man called out: | "If …
Hanna Hanania (2024-12-26). Bethlehem: When Will the Peace of Christmas Come Home? globalresearch.ca [First published by Global Research on December 27, 2022] | As mayor of the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, I have the privilege of lighting the Christmas tree in Manger Square and attending Midnight Mass at one of the world's oldest churches, …
Bharat Dogra (2024-12-26). Religious Leaders and Scholars Should Unite to Help in Creating a Safe World of Justice Based Peace. globalresearch.ca In most religions and their scriptures we find very important messages of justice and peace. These can be very helpful for creating a world based on justice and peace. | Unfortunately if we look at the real-life history of the world, …
Global Research News (2024-12-26). Selected Articles: Donald Trump Calls for the Annexation of Canada. Déjà Vu. globalresearch.ca 
ICRC (2024-12-26). War and international humanitarian law. icrc.org Overview…
ICRC (2024-12-26). Brazil: Darién crossing report wins ICRC International Humanitarian Coverage Award. icrc.org Mayara Paixà£o and Lalo de Almeida of Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sà£o Paulo have won first prize at the sixth ICRC International Humanitarian Coverage Award for their report Darién, a selva da morte (Darién, forest of death).
ICRC (2024-12-26). Egypt: Completion of the Regional Arabic course on International Humanitarian Law in Sharm El-Sheikh. icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-26). ICRC: "We have the chance to improve the lives of millions" icrc.org Delivered by Ms. Laetitia Courtois, Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation, UN General Assembly debate on strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance…
ICRC (2024-12-26). Armenia: Finding strength to fulfill a long-held dream. icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-26). Bangladesh: Hopeful embrace ends eight years of despair as Mariam is reunited with her husband. icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-26). ICRC in 2024: Upholding humanity in conflict. icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-26). A Journey of No Return: ICRC helps clarify the fate of a missing Migrant. icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-26). Thailand: ICRC and Thammasat University screen film, host discussion on IHL and South-East Asian history. icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-26). Venezuela: Medical equipment — a matter of life and death. icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-26). Geneva: ICRC reinforces financial support to National Society Investment Alliance (NSIA). icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-26). OEWG: ICRC Statement on International Law. icrc.org Delivered by Kosuke Onishi, Legal Adviser, at the 9th Substantive Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025, New York…
ICRC (2024-12-26). Evaluation of the ICRC Learning Culture. icrc.org
infobrics (2024-12-26). Crafting a Structure in an Unstructured World. infobrics.org As a discussion club widely known for focusing on global politics and world affairs, it is appropriate and timely under the circumstances that we start brainstorming and debating the possible structure of a new world order. This is because, on the one hand, the relatively stable balance of power achieved after the Second World War, writes Nelson Wong…
infobrics (2024-12-26). Everybody Wants to Join BRICS. infobrics.org If there's one thing the recent BRICS summit in Kazan revealed, it's that when you divide the world into the West and the Rest, the Rest is a lot bigger and quite alienated from the western oligarchy. Much of the Rest also wants to join BRICS…
infobrics (2024-12-26). India in BRICS: Eyeing New Alliances and Global Influence. infobrics.org As BRICS gets ready to welcome its new members, India is expected to strengthen its position within the bloc. With the inclusion of Argentina, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, the group is evolving from a coalition focused on development and trade to an organisation with potential geopolitical clout. In this shifting landscape, India's strategic positioning and economic significance make it a key player in steering the future direction of BRICS…
infobrics (2024-12-26). European countries fear losing reliable Russian gas as Zelensky remains stubborn. infobrics.org Russia's LNG exports will amount to 33 million tons by the end of 2024.
infobrics (2024-12-26). Zelensky admits he tried to bribe Robert Fico. infobrics.org The attempted bribery took place during an EU meeting in Brussels, being certainly witnessed by other European leaders.
infobrics (2024-12-26). Trump now threatening Panama, his "neo-Monroeism" might set Americas ablaze. infobrics.org With Trump's intervention plans for Mexico, plus his verbal attacks against Canada, and Panama, it is quite clear that, despite Trump being apparently more willing to discuss a peace plan for Ukraine, the US during his presidency will remain a focal point for increasing tensions regionally and globally.
infobrics (2024-12-26). Russian military going steady across frontlines with thousands of new weapons as Orthodox Christmas approaching. infobrics.org The mainstream propaganda machine continues to publish nonsense about the supposed Russian casualties. However, it seems the Russian military didn't get the memo it got "destroyed" years ago and still continues to advance as "all those shovels" are doing a pretty good job.
newarab (2024-12-26). 107 migrants rescued in Channel: French authorities. newarab.com 
French authorities said they rescued 107 migrants trying to cross the Over the course of Christmas Day, 12 rescue operations were staged along the coast of northern France, including of a boat experiencing engine trouble, France's Channel and North Sea maritime prefecture said in a statement. | In the morning, 30 passengers were rescued from a boat near Dunkirk, while the others onboard wished to continue onwards and were taken into British custody once they reached Bri…
Merrill College (2024-12-26). Monday 1/6: Global Soccer Culture: How Immigrants Created the World's Game. indybay.org Merrill Cultural Center, UC Santa Cruz, 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz…
United World International (2024-12-26). The NATOphilia of Southern Cyprus. unitedworldint.com The US and EU are trying to include the Greek-Cypriot into NATO. Under these circumstances, it must be realized that Turkish Cyprus needs Türkiye more than ever. By Ata Atun, Member of the advisory council to the president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus The US and the West may put on the table …
United World International (2024-12-26). The NATOphilia of Southern Cyprus. uwidata.com By Ata Atun, Member of the advisory council to the president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus The US and the West may put on the table a map for the inclusion of the Greek Cypriot administration in NATO in exchange for conditions Türkiye will accept on the Cyprus problem. One of the former …
A A (2024-12-26). Luigi Mangione contro Karl Popper. strategic-culture.su ![]()
Nel bene e nel male, le azioni di Mangione ci ricordano cià≤ che era evidente quando lo spettro del comunismo incombeva sull'Europa: che i ricchissimi sono soggetti alla forza bruta. | Segue nostro Karl Popper è stato probabilmente il filosofo più influente delXX secolo: ha regnato sovrano nella scienza e nella politica. Nei corsi di filosofia viene spesso ricordato per la sua epistemologia, che mira a fornire criteri per differenziar…
A A (2024-12-26). El partido de guerra y el asesinato del general ruso. strategic-culture.su ![]()
Norman Solomon (2024-12-26). Now It Can Be Told . . . After All the Harm Has Been Done. indybay.org All the news that's fit to delay…
Staff (2024-12-26). Ecuador's Judiciary Authorizes Vice President Abad to Resume Duties of Office. orinocotribune.com Nubia Vera, a judge belonging to the Family, Women, Children, and Adolescents Judicial Unit of Ecuador, has granted the protection action filed by Vice President Verónica Abad and authorized her to resume her duties as vice president of Ecuador. Vera also ordered that as a measure of reparation, the minister of labor, Ivonne Núñez, publicly apologize to Abad through a message to the nation within 72 hours. | This Monday, December 23, following a month of hearings and an administrative summary process against her for alleged failure to comply with a presidential order, the courts annulled the administrative sancti…
UMMID (2024-12-26). Corporal Hasan: The Last Guard of Al-Aqsa. ummid.com Corporal Hasan stood guard at Masjid al Aqsa for approximately 65 years since the Ottomans retreated from Palestine.
MAPA (2024-12-26). Sunday 1/12: Teach-in: Mandates and Repression in Palestine and Beyond. indybay.org
Jose Eloy Richards Richards (2024-12-26). DRC army denounces use of civilians as 'cannon fodder' by M23. plenglish.com Kinshasa, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) denounced the use, by the rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23), of young civilians as 'cannon meat', the Congolese Press Agency published today.
Jose Eloy Richards Richards (2024-12-26). Prosigue investigación en Haití sobre buque hundido en el puerto. plenglish.com MAELYS Lome II was carrying goods, vehicles, and passengers, but was never able to set sail, as it capsized up in the port of Varreux. | According to the Haiti Libre digital newspaper, the experts appointed to investigate the case have not yet determined whether it was due to the crew ¥s negligence or whether the ship was overloaded. | Dozens of vehicles and trucks loaded with goods fell into the sea, and the Haitian Maritime and Navigation Service still does not know how many people are missing. | So far it was only reported that the individuals looting the goods from the ship lost their lives. | jrr/mem/joe…
Luis Linares Petrov (2024-12-26). Cuba prepares to host conference "For the balance of the world" plenglish.com Havana, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is preparing to hold the VI International Conference For the Balance of the World, which will be held in Havana from January 28 to 31 and attended by worldwide intellectuals.
Luis Linares Petrov (2024-12-26). Exhibition of Cuban artists opens in Crimea. plenglish.com In her opening speech, Irina Kiviko, vice president of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea and president of the regional society branch, said that the exhibition is dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Russian Society of Friendship with Cuba. | "Today is a great day for us. For the first time, an exhibition of Cuban artists opened in Simferopol City, Crimea. We have the opportunity to touch the art of the Island of Freedom and appreciate the creativity of Cuban masters," said Kiviko, who also recalled that the society was founded in 1964 and that its first presidents were the first cosmonaut o…
Luis Linares Petrov (2024-12-26). Forest fires and intense heat cause concern in Chile. plenglish.com During the last few days, the National Service for Prevention and Response to Disasters (SENAPRED) declared a red alert for fires in the regions of Valparaíso, Maule and O'Higgins | The National Forestry Corporation (CONAF) reported more than 70 fires in the first weeks of the warm season. According to the entity, the fires occurred while central and southern areas of Chile were experiencing a heat wave that could extend until next weekend. | During the last few hours, SENAPRED and CONAF declared a red alert in Tiltil and Colina, in the Metropolitan Region, due to the rapid advance of the flames toward several h…
Luis Linares Petrov (2024-12-26). Russian security foils attacks against high-ranking officials. plenglish.com Moscow, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) reported that it dismantled a plan by Ukrainian intelligence to attack the lives of high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Defense and their families.
Luis Linares Petrov (2024-12-26). UN warns of alarming escalation of hunger and malnutrition in Sudan. plenglish.com United Nations, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) The conflict in Sudan is extending famine conditions, which have already been confirmed in five regions of the country, while the UN foresees an alarming escalation of hunger and malnutrition.
Luis Linares Petrov (2024-12-26). Vietnam-Cuba ties moving forward, says Cuban ambassador. plenglish.com Hanoi, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) Cuban ambassador Rogelio Polanco stated that the special and close relations between Vietnam and Cuba are moving towards a new stage marked by comprehensive, effective, sustainable, and substantive cooperation.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-12-26). Alistan en Bolivia información sobre elecciones judiciales. radiohc.cu La Habana, 26 dic (RHC) Tras recibir las actas de cómputo de votos de los nueve departamentos bolivianos, el Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) prepara hoy la difusión de los resultados finales de los comicios judiciales parciales realizados el 15 de agosto.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-12-26). Inauguran en Crimea exposición de artistas cubanos. radiohc.cu La Habana, 26 dic (RHC) Paisajes, retratos, calles y el pueblo cubano, están representados en 30 pinturas de artistas del país caribeño, que se exponen por primera vez en la biblioteca central de Crimea, conoció hoy Prensa Latina.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-12-26). Cronista de un continente barroco. radiohc.cu La Habana, 26 dic (RHC) El aniversario 120 del natalicio de Alejo Carpentier, que se cumple este 26 de diciembre, debería ser pretexto para reflexionar, más allá de los ámbitos académicos, sobre la trascendencia de uno de los más prominentes intelectuales cubanos de todos los tiempos.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-12-26). Biden continuará la entrega de armas a Ucrania. radiohc.cu La Habana, 26 dic (RHC) El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, ordenó al Departamento de Defensa continuar la creciente entrega de armas a Ucrania, contrario a los reiterados llamados de Rusia para que abandone una postura que solo atiza el conflicto.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-12-26). Trabajadores argentinos demandan recomposición salarial. radiohc.cu La Habana, 26 dic (RHC) La Asociación Trabajadores del Estado (ATE) de Argentina continúa hoy exigiendo la reapertura de negociaciones y una recomposición salarial antes de fin de año.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-12-26). Informan sobre la confección y entrega de libretas de productos alimenticios. radiohc.cu La Habana, 26 dic (RHC) El Ministerio del Comercio Interior (Mincin) informó, en sus perfiles oficiales, que, para este 2025, se garantiza la libreta de abastecimientos a todos los núcleos del país.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-12-26). Apta planta de asfalto para seguir produciendo. radiohc.cu La Habana, 26 dic (RHC) Si rápida y efectiva fue la inserción de fuerzas especializadas para sofocar en breve tiempo el incendio causado por la explosión de un tanque de almacenamiento en la planta de asfalto ubicada en las afueras de la ciudad espirituana, en la noche del martes, no menos ágil fue la participación de ese colectivo, temprano este miércoles, en labores para resarcir daños…
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Eyewitness video shows moment of plane crash in Kazakhstan. presstv.ir A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.
newarab (2024-12-26). Azerbaijan mourns 38 killed in plane crash in Kazakhstan. newarab.com 
Azerbaijan held a national day of mourning Thursday The Embraer 190 aircraft was supposed to fly northwest from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the city of Grozny in Chechnya in southern Russia, but instead diverted far off course across the Caspian Sea. It crashed Wednesday near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. | An investigation…
newarab (2024-12-26). Azerbaijani jet crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38. newarab.com 
An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet crashed on Wednesday in western The Embraer 190 aircraft was supposed to fly northwest from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the city of Grozny in Chechnya in southern Russia, but instead flew across the Caspian Sea and went down near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. | The plane's course on the Flight Radar website showed it flying away from its normal route, crossing the Caspian Sea and then circling over the area where it…
A A (2024-12-26). Quella Siria che non ci hanno raccontato. strategic-culture.su ![]()
Questa è la testimonianza di un siriano che ha combattuto per il suo paese e il suo popolo e che ora subisce la sconfitta più terribile della sua vita. | Segue nostro Questo articolo nasce da una conversazione che ho avuto con un vecchio amico che è stato un comandante delle Forze Armate siriane, il cui coraggio è stato apprezzato e riconosciuto in tutto il Medio Oriente. Un vero socialista di altri tempi, che mai ha avuto paura di dire…
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Pakistani military conducts airstrikes on militant hideouts in eastern Afghanistan. presstv.ir The Pakistani military has conducted a series of airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, targeting hideouts of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group.
Arshad Mehmood (2024-12-26). Afghan Diaspora Celebrates Yalda in Defiance of Taliban Repression. themedialine.org 
Jake Johnson (2024-12-26). From Big Pharma to Wall Street, Corporate Giants Bankroll Trump's Inauguration. truthout.org Some of the largest, most powerful companies in the United States are racing to finance President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural fund as they attempt to court favor with the incoming administration, which has promised a further reduction of the corporate tax rate. The Wall Street Journal earlier this week identified "at least 11 companies and trade associations that are backing the… |
Jessica Corbett (2024-12-26). Sudan Suspends Cooperation With Global Hunger Monitor as War Expands Famine. truthout.org The Sudanese government suspended cooperation with a global hunger monitor on Monday, on the eve of the initiative announcing that the African country's civil war has driven the expansion of a famine first declared at a refugee camp earlier this year and expected to keep growing next year without a cease-fire. Alarm over widespread hunger in Sudan has mounted since fighting erupted between… |
Peter Handel (2024-12-26). With Trump's Return, Combating Corporate News Disinfo Is More Urgent Than Ever. truthout.org Every year, Project Censored publishes its State of the Free Press, which takes the pulse of the media and shares the 25 most important but underreported stories of the past year. In State of the Free Press 2025 (The Censored Press & Seven Stories Press, December 3, 2024, paperback), editors Mickey Huff, Shealeigh Voitl and Andy Lee Roth look back on a year in which significant news stories lost… |
Kia Hamadanchy (2024-12-26). Who is Pete Hegseth? aclu.org President-elect Donald Trump has nominated the Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense (DOD). If confirmed, the military veteran will lead the nation's armed forces in what will be his first appointment to a political office. | Hegseth was commissioned as an infantry officer in the Army National Guard and he served in Afghanistan and Iraq after 9/11. Prior to his stint as a talk show host on Fox News, he led the nonprofits Vets for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America. | The ACLU has spent more than 100 years holding power accountable. While as a matter of policy the ACLU doe…
Eileen Kinch (2024-12-26). AMBS and Mennonite Action to offer free weekly online colloquium series on peace theology in action. anabaptistworld.org At Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, "Peace Theology in Movement" is the theme of a weekly lunchtime colloquium series that will focus on the Mennonite Action movement as an expression of Mennonite peace theology. The series — which will be held via Zoom on Wednesdays, Jan. 15 — April 30, 2025, 12—1 p.m. Eastern Time — …
Eileen Kinch (2024-12-26). Seasonal eating as a spiritual practice in winter. anabaptistworld.org Now that the season of Advent is over, we have the season of Christmas until Epiphany, and then it's just winter. I like comfort foods, and I like desserts, especially when it's cold and dark. But December's post is going to be about the simple mixed-greens salad. Salads are a great way to get our …
Owen Fairclough (2024-12-26). Navigating 2024's economic landscape. america.cgtn.com 
The saying that elections are ultimately about the economy has never been more fitting for the U.S. in 2024. Economic growth largely outperformed expectations, and the forecast for 2025 remains robust. However, recession risks are still elevated heading into 2025, according to analysts who cite inflation and tariffs as the biggest threats to economic stability. CGTN's Owen Fairclough reports.
Urban CNY News (2024-12-26). TRAVEL ADVISORY: Lane Closures Planned along Interstate 81 Northbound in the Towns of Salina and Cicero, Onondaga County. urbancny.com 
Urban CNY News (2024-12-26). TRAVEL ADVISORY: Lane Closures Planned along Interstate 81 Southbound in the Town of Salina, Onondaga County. urbancny.com 
NEO (2024-12-26). G20: A win for South Africa; a win for Africa. sanews.gov.za G20: A win for South Africa; a win for Africa | South Africa's Presidency of the G20 is a first for the African continent and provides a platform for the African continent's voice to be better heard, writes Neo Semono. | | A few weeks ago, on 01 December 2024, South Africa took over the Group of 20 baton from its fellow BRICS sister country Brazil. | | While the G20 is an international forum of developed and developing countries seeking solutions to the globe's economic and financial issues, I, like many others, feel a sense of pride knowing that an event of such magnitude is to be held on African soil come next…
DikelediM (2024-12-26). No. 1 Hair is number one in haircare. sanews.gov.za No. 1 Hair is number one in haircare | By: Bongani Lukhele | | In 1993 Andrew Lebitsa, a Free State Black Industrialist, participated in an empowerment and capacity building project that he said was initiated by South Africa's first Black President, Nelson Mandela, and New York's first Black Mayor, David Dinkins. | | The objective of the programme was to develop a pool of black corporate bank managers to equip them with skills, knowledge and information that would empower them to play a critical role in the transformation of the banking industry after the country had transitioned to democracy. | | Lebitsa spent six…
The Onion Staff (2024-12-26). SATIRE: Surgeon General: 'You Are Supposed To Be Able To Button Your Pants'. theonion.com WASHINGTON—Noting that the fasteners commonly found on most trousers were not merely ornamental, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory to the American public Thursday in which he clarified that people were supposed to be able to button their pants. "It should be a smooth effortless action that involves no protracted struggle to connect the …
The Onion Staff (2024-12-26). SATIRE: Chainsaw-Wielding Man Shot By Officers At Assisted Living Center. theonion.com 
A man was shot and killed by police after allegedly threatening residents and staff of a suburban assisted living facility with a chainsaw, with officers attempting to tase the man before eventually firing after he continued trying to attack others with the chainsaw. What do you think?
Charles Rotter (2024-12-26). The Twelve Days of Climate Christmas. wattsupwiththat.com On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: | Three canceled pipelines, | Two melting glaciers, | And a carbon tax on my pear tree.
Eric Worrall (2024-12-26). OECD Pushes Recruiting 15yr Old Child Climate Activists. wattsupwiththat.com "… take action in response to climate anxiety and 'take their position and role in the global world' …"
Hugo GABBERO (2024-12-26). Italy: Draft bill 1236 targeting peaceful environmental activism. fidh.org
The Media Line Staff (2024-12-26). Turkey Allows Pro-Kurdish Party To Visit PKK Leader. themedialine.org 
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Press TV's news headlines. presstv.ir • tURL
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Two killed in US school shooting; student suspect also dead: Police. presstv.ir A shooting at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, has left at least two people killed and multiple injured.
presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Iran's president extends condolences to Azerbaijan's Aliyev over plane crash. presstv.ir Iranian President Pezeshkian has extended condolences to President Aliyev and the people of Azerbaijan following a deadly plane crash.
A a (2024-12-26). Os europeus amam energia cara ou està£o sendo censurados? strategic-culture.su ![]()
A a (2024-12-26). Report: DOJ corruptly spied on congress members, staffers, and media in 4-Year inquiry that resulted in no charges. strategic-culture.su ![]()
By Beth BRELJE | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Anew report shows the creepy tactics the Department of Justice (DOJ) employed…
A A (2024-12-26). Ukraine's asymmetric warfare strategy: The connection between organized crime, the Ukrainian government, and scam call centers. strategic-culture.su ![]()
A A (2024-12-26). Why have the Shia forgotten the lessons of Karbala? strategic-culture.su ![]()
A a (2024-12-26). Luigi Mangione contro Karl Popper. strategic-culture.su ![]()
Nel bene e nel male, le azioni di Mangione ci ricordano cià≤ che era evidente quando lo spettro del comunismo incombeva sull'Europa: che i ricchissimi sono soggetti alla forza bruta. |
Rachel Fink (2024-12-26). Hamas' October 7 attacks feature again in Tel Aviv's annual photojournalism exhibit. haaretz.com As part of the annual event, a panel of judges name several winners for outstanding works from among the selected entries, among them Haaretz's Moti Milrod and Olivier Fitoussi…
newarab (2024-12-26). Kurdish educator brings Quran to life for deaf Muslims. newarab.com 
In Erbil, the bustling heart of Now, through the…
newarab (2024-12-26). Five key events to watch that will shape the MENA region in 2025. newarab.com 
UMMID (2024-12-26). Starting Jan 1, 2025, WhatsApp will not work on these phones. ummid.com Meta owned social media platform WhatsApp in a statement issued Monday (December 23, 2024) said it will stop support for some of the smartphones which are using older versions of Operating System (OS) starting January 01, 2025.
UMMID (2024-12-26). Amazing but True: Indonesian Hajj pilgrims to wait 25 years for their turn. ummid.com If you are in Indonesia and wish to perform Hajj, you will have to wait for over 25 years, it comes to fore after a glance at the waiting list in the country.
UMMID (2024-12-26). ASUS to debut world's lightest Copilot+ PC. ummid.com Tech giant ASUS is set to launch the world's lightest Copilot+ PC during the AIways Incredible launch event on January 7, 2025.
UMMID (2024-12-26). Developed: Machine Learning based Quantum Error Suppression Technology. ummid.com Leading Hologram Augmented Reality tech provider WiMi Tuesday (December 24, 2024) announced the development of an innovative solution: Machine Learning-based Quantum Error Suppression Technology (MLQES).
UMMID (2024-12-26). AISSEE 2025 Registration Starts, Apply Here. ummid.com Online registration and application form submission for All India Sainik School Entrance Exam 2025 (AISSEE 2025-26) has started on the NTA website aissee2025.ntaonline.in, parents who wish to admit their wards in Military Schools should note.
UMMID (2024-12-26). JEE Advanced 2025 | Information Brochure, Registration, Admit Card. ummid.com IIT Kanpur has released the JEE Advanced 2025 Information Brochure on its official website jeeadv.ac.in which provides the complete schedule of the important entrance test, syllabus, eligibility criteria, online registration and admit card release date besides related information.
UMMID (2024-12-26). Nepal Quran Contest ends with record participation. ummid.com Holy Quran Memorization Competition 2024 ended in Nepal with the participation of over 750 contestants — both male and female, with a Prize Distribution Ceremony held on Monday December 23, 2024.
UMMID (2024-12-26). Contribution of Non-Muslim Journalists in Promotion of Urdu Journalism. ummid.com The book focusses on the role and contribution of non-Muslim i.e. Hindu, Sikh and Christian journalists in promoting Urdu journalism in India.
UMMID (2024-12-26). Developed: New scan method that reveals secrets of lung function. ummid.com A team of researchers at Newcastle University has developed a new technique of scanning lungs that is able to show the effects of treatment on lung function in real time.
UMMID (2024-12-26). CA Final Nov 2024 Result: Where and How to Check. ummid.com The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) CA Final Novermber 2024 result can be checked on the official website 'icai.nic.in' following the steps given here.
ISAAC KHISA (2024-12-26). Rethinking medical insurance: A path to sustainability. independent.co.ug 
Uganda's rising loss ratio signals urgent need for a shift to preventive care to strengthen medical insurance business Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda's medical insurance sector has experienced significant growth over the past decade, with gross written premiums increasing from Shs 33.6 billion in 2013 to Shs 196.1 billion in 2023. However, this expansion …
The Independent (2024-12-26). AI-assisted health care draws concerns in U.S. independent.co.ug 
NEW YORK | Xinhua | Over the past year, millions of people have started being treated by U.S. health providers using artificial intelligence (AI) for repetitive clinical work. The hope is that it will make doctors less stressed out, speed up treatment and possibly spot mistakes, reported The Washington Post on Wednesday. "Medicine, traditionally a …
The Independent (2024-12-26). Museveni picks Hajat Sharifah Buzeki to head KCCA. independent.co.ug 
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Hajat Sharifah Buzeki as the new Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority. He also named Benon Kigenyi as her Deputy. According to President's office, their names have been forwarded to Public Service for formalization. When the process is completed, the Head Public Service and Secretary …
The Independent (2024-12-26). Otuke mothers using home-made composite flour to curb malnutrition. independent.co.ug 
Otuke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of mothers in Otuke district have discovered an easy- cost-effective method of treating malnutrition in children. The women make their composite flour by mixing different flours from fruits like pawpaw and oranges, and crops such as maize, millet, soya beans, cassava and orange- flesh sweet potatoes, and silverfish. The …
Asem Al Jerjawi (2024-12-26). I am living my own Nakba. indybay.org I have lost my home and I feel I may be losing my homeland too.
Lynda Carson (2024-12-26). PG&E got another rate hike on December 19, the 6th rate hike in 2024. indybay.org PG&E Grinch Stole Christmas 2024 With Another rate Hike!
M. Reza Behnam (2024-12-26). Deception & Politics From Washington to Tel Aviv. indybay.org ùêî.ùêí.-ùêàùê¨ùê´ùêöùêûùê•ùê¢ ùê¨ùêÆùê©ùê´ùêûùê¶ùêöùêúùê¢ùê¨ùê≠ ùꢅ
MAPA (2024-12-26). Sunday 1/26: Teach-in: Nakba. indybay.org
MAPA (2024-12-26). Sunday 2/2: Teach-in: The Colonial History that Shaped the Modern Middle East. indybay.org
Oscar Grant Foundation (2024-12-26). Wednesday 1/1: 16th Annual Oscar Grant Vigil. indybay.org Fruitvale BART Station, Oakland…
Pablo Meriguet (2024-12-26). SUNTRACS: No gringo invader like Donald Trump can threaten Panama. indybay.org The National Union of Workers of the Construction and Similar Industries (Suntracs) of Panama, one of the largest unions in the country, responded to Trump's threats declaring: "This is our territory, our sovereignty…No gringo invader, nor any gringo with delusions of power like Donald Trump can threaten Panama, its territorial integrity, its sovereignty, and its self-determination. We, the children of the Panamanian people, will defend our nation.
The Beautiful Idea (2024-12-26). New Anarchist Podcast: First Episode of the Beautiful Idea! indybay.org The Beautiful Idea is a media project dedicated to bringing you the news and ideas from frontline struggles around the US, and the world, from a distinctly anarchist perspective. | We will be releasing two shows a month initially. The first show will be focused on news roundups, interviews from the frontline, and discussions about current events. The second show will feature insightful voices in anarchist discourse discussing questions relevant to us and our movements.
Adriaan Alsema (2024-12-26). Minimum wage in Colombia up 9.5% in 2025. colombiareports.com Colombia's government decreed a 9.5% minimum wage hike after employers and labor unions failed to reach agreement. The wage hike that will take force in January is significantly higher than…
Staff (2024-12-26). Entregarán viviendas a damnificados por desastres naturales en Guantánamo. cubadebate.cu El próximo año continuarán con la labor, Epmalco construirá siete viviendas más y Epcons cinco, para completar las 30 propuestas; no obstante, según indican, prevén un aumento en los esfuerzos constructivos para trasladar a las personas que habitan cerca del río y evitar futuras incidencias.
Staff (2024-12-26). Atacan aeropuerto donde se encontraba el jefe de la Organización Mundial de la Salud. cubadebate.cu El aeropuerto de Saná, en Yemen, sufrió hoy un ataque aéreo justo mientras el jefe de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, estaba a punto de tomar un vuelo. El alto cargo informó que uno de los miembros de su tripulación resultó herido y que dos personas murieron en el aeropuerto.
Staff (2024-12-26). Ministerio de Comercio Interior garantizará libreta de abastecimiento para todos los núcleos en el país. cubadebate.cu El Ministerio del Comercio Interior (Mincin) informó que para este 2025 garantizará la libreta de abastecimientos a todos los núcleos en el país. Los directivos del Mincin explicaron que los territorios de Pinar del Río, Mayabeque, Ciego de àÅvila, Holguín, Santiago de Cuba e Isla de la Juventud ya tienen disponibles para su entrega las tarjetas de abastecimiento a utilizar el próximo año.
Staff (2024-12-26). Presidenta mexicana anuncia avances en los diálogos con países de la región ante posibles deportaciones desde Estados Unidos. cubadebate.cu Al preguntarle si su gobierno ha considerado unirse con mandatarios o cancilleres de otras naciones para tener un plan de contingencia, sostuvo que el canciller lo abundará, pero "con varios países, particularmente Centroamérica, y siempre, pues vamos a estar cerca. "Siempre vamos a estar cerca de América Latina", subrayó.
Staff (2024-12-26). Unión Eléctrica pronostica déficit de 1340 MW para el horario pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu El Sistema Eléctrico Nacional dispone de 1880 MW, frente a una demanda de 2150 MW, generando un déficit de 394 MW. Durante el mediodía, se estima que las afectaciones podrían alcanzar los 850 MW, mientras que, para el horario pico, se proyecta una disponibilidad de 1880 MW, resultando en un déficit de 1270 MW y posibles afectaciones de hasta 1340 MW.
Staff (2024-12-26). Van Van anuncia producción de nuevo video clip (+ Video). cubadebate.cu La emblemática orquesta cubana Van Van, reconocida como "El tren de la música cubana", anunció la producción de un nuevo videoclip con el tema "Ven, dame un abrazo", a estrenarse en marzo de 2025. La agrupación fundada por el maestro Juan Formell hace 55 años, compartió a sus seguidores que ya rodaron las primeras secuencias.
Staff (2024-12-26). Cuba continúa apostando por la cooperación, la solidaridad y la integración (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Tengan la seguridad de que podrán contar con el modesto y comprometido apoyo de Cuba, en su condición de Estado Observador. Somos un pueblo optimista, resistente y creativo, y tenemos la certeza de que el 2025 será provechoso, a pesar de los retos, para la realización de objetivos y metas comunes por un desarrollo sostenible.
Staff (2024-12-26). Carpentier y la convergencia de literatura, música y folclore (+ Video). cubadebate.cu "La vida es un constante renacer de cenizas, una lucha perpetua contra la desesperación y el olvido", diría Alejo Carpentier en su novela El acoso (1956). A 120 años de su nacimiento, volver sobre la obra del destacado escritor sigue siendo un modo de rescatar lo mejor de la literatura y la idiosincrasia cubanas.
Staff (2024-12-26). Cuba alista a cinco boxeadores para la próxima Noche de Campeones. cubadebate.cu Para el esperado certamen profesional anunciaron al capitán de los Domadores de Cuba de los 92 kilogramos (kg), La Cruz, doble titular olímpico de Rió de Janeiro 2026 y Tokio 2020, el monarca olímpico de Paris 2024, àÅlvarez (63,5 kg), Claro (51 kg) y Horta (57 kg), quinto y noveno lugares en la cita parisina, en ese orden,y Williams (86 kg).
Staff (2024-12-26). Qué trae la prensa cubana, jueves 26 de diciembre de 2024. cubadebate.cu
tn.ai (2024-12-25). Yemeni Forces Attack Israeli Military Sites in Support of Palestinians in Gaza. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Yemen's armed forces announced a successful operation targeting an Israeli military site in the occupied territories, as the Israeli war in Gaza intensifies.
John Kiriakou, Consortium News. (2024-12-25). Cellphone Seizures And The Courts. popularresistance.org After years of conflicting decisions by federal district courts across the country on whether Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents can search your cell phone and laptop at ports of entry, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that, "the routine inspection and search of a traveler's electronics, or for that matter, any other type of property, at the border may be conducted without a warrant, probable cause, or even individualized suspicion of wrongdoing." | In reaching the decision, the court agreed with several other circuit courts, but put itself at odds with others and many (lower) federal distri…
Luis Feliz Leon, In These Times. (2024-12-25). Amazon Unleashed Flood Of Water On Striking Workers. popularresistance.org Queens, New York‚Äâ—‚ÄâOn the cold afternoon of Saturday, December 21, Amazon Teamsters and allies were walking in a circle in front of the entrance to the delivery station DB4K, holding pre-printed signs demanding "Amazon Obey the Law," when striking workers were flooded by a torrential outpouring of water from the building. | "This was just like a fire hydrant on full blast," said Amazon driver Danny Batista. Christian Santana, another driver on the scene, said he had seen water trickle out of the fire suppression system but never…
APR editor (2024-12-25). Gaza Christians pray for end of Israeli war's 'death and destruction'. asiapacificreport.nz 
Asia Pacific Report Silent Night is a well-known Christmas carol that tells of a peaceful and silent night in Bethlehem, referring to the first Christmas more than 2000 years ago. It is now 2024, and it was again a silent night in Bethlehem last night, reports Al Jazeera's Nisa Ibrahim. Not because of peace. But…
The Media Line Staff (2024-12-25). Turkish Forces Strike Kurdish Groups in Syria and Iraq, 21 Killed. themedialine.org 
tn.ai (2024-12-25). President Expresses Solidarity with Iranian Christians. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian voiced his administration's support for Christians, highlighting efforts for peaceful coexistence in Iran in an atmosphere of tranquility, justice and affection.
Pressenza Philippines (2024-12-25). A Journey of Humanism: My Experience with the 3rd World March for Peace and Non-Violence. pressenza.com 
by Maruf ul Alam
| Humanist Movement, Uttara Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh | I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the 3rd World March for Peace and Nonviolence for granting me the opportunity to partake in an experience so rare and transformative. This journey has left an indelible mark on my life, one that I carry with profound reverence and gratitude. | The Humanist Movement has become a vital thread in the fabric of my existence, influencing my thoughts and actions in ways words often fail to express. When I reflect on my daily life, I realize that many of my deeds embody values ‚&A…
Rizik Alabi (2024-12-25). Media Chaos and Ethical Violations Lead to Evidence Tampering in Syria. themedialine.org 
Steven Ganot (2024-12-25). Unveiling Syria's Lost Jewish Heritage. themedialine.org 
The Media Line Staff (2024-12-25). First Christmas Under Islamist Rule Tests Syria's Religious Tolerance. themedialine.org 
United World International (2024-12-25). All eyes on Syria. unitedworldint.com
The Media Line Staff (2024-12-25). Syria's New Leader Moves To Consolidate Rebel Factions Under Defense Ministry. themedialine.org 
United World International (2024-12-25). All eyes on Syria. uwidata.com Last week in Türkiye, as in the rest of the world, the spotlight was on Syria. The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the country and sought refuge in Russia following the fall of Aleppo and Damascus with the offensive launched on November 27 by groups led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The Syrian Arab Republic's …
ICRC (2024-12-25). ICRC Head of Delegation in Syria: Detention Work Remains Our Top Priority. icrc.org 23.12.2024…
Michel Moushabeck (2024-12-25). Palestinians Endure Another Christmas of Genocide and Displacement. truthout.org Over the past 14 months, I have watched in horror as fellow Palestinians in Gaza have been subjected to Israel's relentless bombardment — targeting refugee camps, residential neighborhoods, schools, hospitals, universities and bakeries — and forced to live the nightmare of homelessness in leaky tents without food, water or medical care. I have listened to friends and family in the West Bank and… |
ICRC (2024-12-25). Syria: What is the ICRC's contribution in the search for missing people? icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-25). Do you have a missing family member in Syria? icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-25). Syria: 35,000 registered missing in 13 years of conflict as ICRC helps families seek answers. icrc.org The following is a statement attributable to Stephan Sakalian, head of the delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Syria.
Pressenza IPA (2024-12-25). "Human Rights embody our needs and our hopes," affirmed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Tàºrk. pressenza.com On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Tàºrk, held a press conference at the organization's headquarters in Geneva. | Reflecting on the past year, Tàºrk highlighted three key issues with significant ramifications for human rights worldwide. | Firstly, he addressed the proliferation of armed conflicts, the erosion of respect for international law in warfare, and the apparent indifference of the powerful to the immense human suffering and casualties. | Secondly, he pointed out the growing disconnect between reality and fiction. In a year with m…
Chandran Nair (2024-12-25). The West, Gaza, and the Global Majority: A Relationship Reshaped by Genocide and the End of His-Story. counterpunch.org 
Since the beginning of this century, triggered by the US's illegal invasion of Iraq, its occupation of Afghanistan, and aided by the arrival of the turbo-charged digital age, there has been a significant growth in interest within those in the non-Western world around issues related to their colonial past. This quest has been shaped by seeking answers to fundamental questions linked to events in
ICRC (2024-12-25). Syria: ICRC is calling for safe humanitarian access and protection of civilians. icrc.org The following quote is from ICRC's head of delegation in Syria Stephan Sakalian on the humanitarian situation:…
Rédaction Montréal (2024-12-25). President Biden's Decision to Commute 37 Federal Death Sentences. pressenza.com In response to the announcement from the Biden administration that 37 men currently on federal death row will have their sentences commuted, Paul O'Brien, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA made the following statement: ‚ÄØ‚ÄØ "We applaud President Biden for commuting the death sentences of 37 men currently on federal death row and removing the threat of execution in their cases once and for all. The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, and President Biden's eleventh-hour decision before leaving office to commute these death sentenc…
ICRC (2024-12-25). Useful information for people affected by the conflict in Syria. icrc.org
Raouf Halaby (2024-12-25). The Massacre of the Innocents Goes On. counterpunch.org 
The biblical narrative of Herod's decision to butcher some 3,000 innocent children inspired Rennaissance and Baroque artists to produce hundreds of dramatic and powerful harrowing canvases of all sizes. Under the title The Massacre of the Innocents, this genocide, ordered and overseen by Herod, has been memorialized in art by Peter Paul Rubens, Guido Reni,
Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-12-25). Victims reported after mine explosion in Syria. plenglish.com Damascus, Dec 25 (Prensa Latina) At least three people were killed today and an equal number injured by the explosion of four mines left over from the war in the provinces of Idlib and Aleppo, in the northwest of this nation.
Shira Dicker (2024-12-25). As Syria Faces an Uncertain Future, Its Jewish History Resurfaces. themedialine.org
Marcy Winograd, Counter Punch. (2024-12-25). Schools Are No Place For The ADL. popularresistance.org Launched in 1913 to counter antisemitism and discrimination, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) now resembles a mythological shapeshifter that presents alternately as a civil rights organization and a pro-Israel propagandist. | In its "No Place for Hate" program that caters to both elementary and secondary schools, the ADL's stated mission is to empower students, teachers and parents to "stand against bias and bullying …" with school-wide pledges, projects and games aimed at celebrating diversity and stamping out hate in the halls, in the cafeteria, in the reading circle, anywhere that hate may manifest.
UMMID (2024-12-25). Over 20K UoPeople alumnus desirous of rebuilding Syria. ummid.com Thousands of Syrian refugees are planning to return to their homes to help rebuild Syria with the knowledge gained from their studies at University of the People (UoPeople) – a tuition-free American online university, following the fall of brutal Assad regime.
If Americans Knew (2024-12-25). On Christmas Day, Meet Some Of Gaza's Christians. imemc.org 
by Kathryn Shihadah — If Amarians Knew: Today, instead of reporting on the genocide, here are some photos and videos of Christmas and the Christian community in Gaza. Tomorrow we will return to our news round-up.
SKWAWKBOX (2024-12-25). Palestinian families launch legal action against British oil giant BP for enabling Israel's genocide. skwawkbox.org 
Palestinians who have lost family members to Israel's genocide in Gaza have launched a lawsuit against British oil giant BP over the company's supply of oil to the occupation regime that enables Israel's mechanised war on Palestinian civilians. The UK-based International Centre for Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) said in a statement this week that BP …
Richard Rhames (2024-12-25). Solstice, Bloody Solstice: Thoughts on the Darkest Day. counterpunch.org 
What the Romans called "the new sun" has risen. The seed catalogs are arriving and while the wood stove's fire struggles against the strengthening cold, a new year is being born. This theme of death and rebirth, ebb and the flow has long occupied human thought and practice. Huge stones, hauled great distances and erected
Ravit Hecht (2024-12-25). As time runs out for the hostages, Netanyahu's court testimony sounds delusional. This is his strength. haaretz.com The Israeli prime minister passed the buck once more — this time to his wife, who he says was responsible for most of the attempts to interfere in media coverage…
presstv.ir (2024-12-25). Kurdish-led SDF beats back Turkish militants in Syria, says will 'thwart' Ankara's ambitions. presstv.ir The US-sponsored, Kurdish-led SDF forces have engaged in clashes with the Turkish-backed militants in northern Syria to reclaim areas near the border with Syria.
presstv.ir (2024-12-25). Israeli occupation forces expand aggression in SW Syria, seize local weapons. presstv.ir The Israeli military expands its invasion of Quneitra Province in southwestern Syria, forcing the locals there to hand over their weapons to the regime's forces.
presstv.ir (2024-12-25). Iran FM: 'Too early' to predict Syria's future for those thinking 'victories' achieved. presstv.ir Iranian Foreign Minister says it is "premature" to make any predictions about Syria's future as that there will be a multitude of developments in the Arab country, given the recent collapse of President Assad's government.
presstv.ir (2024-12-25). Turkey will bury Syria's Kurdish militia if they fail to disarm: Erdogan. presstv.ir The Turkish president has warned that the Kurdish militia in Syria will be eliminated if they fail to lay down arms.
presstv.ir (2024-12-25). Yemen fires second hypersonic missile at Israeli targets in as many days. presstv.ir The Yemeni Armed Forces claimed responsibility for a missile strike on a military target within the Israeli-occupied territories in support of Gaza, marking the second attack in two days.
newarab (2024-12-25). One child is killed every hour in Gaza, UNRWA chief says. newarab.com 
One child is killed every hour in In a post on social media platform X, Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the organisation, said there is "no place left for children" in Gaza, adding that since the launch of Israel's war on the enclave, 14,500 children have been killed. | "One child gets killed every hour. These are not numbers. Th…
newarab (2024-12-25). Stray animals seen eating Palestinian corpses in northern Gaza. newarab.com 
Even in his nightmares, Emad Abu Ras, a "I was frozen in my place and did not realise what should I do […] If I tried to pull the bodies away from the stray animals, the Israeli drones [quadcopter] would attack me and kill me," the 42-year-old father of four remarked to The New…
ICRC (2024-12-25). Brazil: Members of Safer Access network discuss ways to reduce impact of armed violence. icrc.org The event in Fortaleza covered operations in such fields as health, education, social work, youth and human rights.
Rachel Fink (2024-12-25). Israel's sufga-mania: the sweet, the savory and the slightly scandalous. haaretz.com Eight nights, eight categories, never-ending discussion. From the Dubai chocolate-inspired to a chopped liver version and the instant classic carrot cake sufganiya: these are the doughnuts driving Israel's annual deep fried discourse…
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). Double-decker sightseeing bus launched in Harbin. ecns.cn Double-deckers for sightseeing were launched in Harbin to serve tourists on Tuesday.
infobrics (2024-12-25). Energy crisis worsening in Europe. infobrics.org Many EU countries are running out of gas reserves, raising concerns among experts. warns Financial Times.
presstv.ir (2024-12-25). In Christmas message, Pope laments 'extremely grave' situation in Gaza. presstv.ir Pope Francis has described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as "extremely grave."
newarab (2024-12-25). The deadly health crisis of Europe's Canarian migration route. newarab.com 
A handful of women on the streets of Las Palmas, a city in Spain's Canary Islands, walk fast with their children, running around them, looking for precious goods left behind in large garbage containers, clothes, and toys for the children. | Aissata, a 22-year-old mother from Guinea, lost sight of her friends while caring for her 3-year-old daughter near a busy road. "I don't know the way," she says, panicked by the situation. Just one week ago, Aissata arrived with her daughter in the Spanish Archipelago off the northwest African coast, fleeing a violent marriage. | For Aissata, the danger of staying in Guinea…
newarab (2024-12-25). London wall illuminates Covid's enduring pain at Christmas. newarab.com 
UK families of some As the fifth anniversary of the global pandemic approaches, emotions still run raw across the UK amid lingering accusations that the then government responded too slowly to the crisis. | Thousands of hearts have been
newarab (2024-12-25). War-torn Sudan faces 'widening' famine crisis: UN-backed report. newarab.com 
Jeffrey St. Clair (2024-12-25). Booked Up: the 15 Best Books of 2024. counterpunch.org 
If I Must Die: Poetry and Prose Refaat Alareer (OR Books) The Reckoning: From the Second Slavery to Abolition, 1776-1888 Robin Blackburn (Verso) Everyone Who is Gone is Here: the United States, Central America and the Making of a Crisis Jonathan Blitzer (Penguin) A Woman Among Wolves: My Journey Through 40 Years of Wolf Recovery
Jonathan Ofir (2024-12-25). Popcorn, cotton-candy and massages. Inside Israel's new army 'resort' in northern Gaza. mondoweiss.net A new report by Israeli news outlet Ynet reveals a disturbing picture: as Palestinians in north Gaza face starvation and extermination, a nearby 'resort' has been established for Israeli soldiers to relax and unwind in between their deployment.
Brett Wilkins (2024-12-25). As Palestinians Starve and Freeze, Israeli Troops Unwind at Gaza 'Beachfront Resort'. indybay.org "ùêÄùêßùêù ùêî.ùêí. ùê≠ùêöùê±ùê©ùêöùê≤ùêûùê´ùê¨ ùêöùê´ùêû ùêüùêÆùêßùê&…
Judi Rever, Canadian Dimension. (2024-12-25). Apple Is Accused Of Profiting From War Crimes In Congo. popularresistance.org By every subjective measure, Apple is one of the most successful public companies in history. Its brand perception is synonymous with innovation and its corporate ethos is to make the world a safer, more equitable place. But lofty credos can often be misleading. In the Great Lakes region of Africa, which is ground zero in the global supply chain for Big Tech, Apple appears to have betrayed its vision. The company stands accused of deceiving consumers, laundering Congolese minerals and profiting from war crimes, according to criminal complaints filed against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium.
Etan Nechin (2024-12-25). Netanyahu calls himself Churchill. History may recall him as Milosevic. haaretz.com Israel's prime minister and his fans love to compare his wartime leadership and oratorical skills to Churchill's. But from allying with violent nationalists and suppressing 'unpatriotic' media outlets to ICC arrest warrants for war crimes, Netanyahu's trajectory resembles far more that of Slobodan Milo≈°eviƒá…
Dahlia Scheindlin (2024-12-25). Netanyahu is enjoying a shocking rise in the polls. But he's not invincible. haaretz.com Benjamin Netanyahu's ratings have recovered from the abyss of the first six months after October 7. But amid his assault on Israeli democracy, and defiance of overwhelming public support for a cease-fire and hostage deal in Gaza, the prime minister can't break through the crucial polling ceiling — for now…
Haaretz Podcast (2024-12-25). 'Even if he shoots me, I'll vote for him': The machine that keeps Netanyahu in power. haaretz.com
newarab (2024-12-25). Israeli army presence led to killing of 6 Gaza captives: probe. newarab.com 
The Israeli army said on Tuesday it had concluded that military operations in southern Gaza In late August, after troops found the six captives' bodies in an underground shaft in Rafah, the military said they were killed just before soldiers reached them. | Netanyahu claimed at the time that the six – Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi,
UMMID (2024-12-25). Netanyahu skips holocaust event in Poland fearing arrest. ummid.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to avoid travelling to Poland fearing arrest, according to a Polish report Friday December 20, 2024.
Ali Salam (2024-12-25). Israeli Forces Kill Eight Palestinians, Injure Others, in Tulkarem. imemc.org 
Israeli forces killed eight Palestinians, including two women, on Tuesday, after several drone strikes targeted the Tulkarem refugee camp, and the Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem, in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank. At dawn Tuesday, Israeli sharpshooters shot and killed a Palestinian young man in the Tulkarem refugee camp in …
Ali Salam (2024-12-25). Occupation Forces Shoot Ten Palestinians in Nablus and Hebron. imemc.org 
On Tuesday, Israeli forces shot and injured ten Palestinian citizens, and abducted others, including an injured woman, in the Nablus and Hebron governorates in the northern and southern parts of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said that the army invaded, at dawn, the northern West Bank city of Nablus and the Balata refugee camp, …
IMEMC News (2024-12-25). Netzarim corridor: Israel's 'axis of death' for Palestinians. imemc.org 
By: Ruwaida Amer in Gaza, occupied Palestine — Middle East Eye Displaced Palestinians trying to return to northern Gaza risk arbitrary death or enforced disappearance at the Israeli-occupied military checkpoint Earlier this year, when a rumour spread that Palestinians could travel from southern Gaza to the north, Sabreen Lashin was one of the first to attempt to …
infobrics (2024-12-25). Decline of German Greens the result of stupid energy policy and war madness. infobrics.org Despite all the political changes in Europe, there is probably no other party that is losing as many voters and influence as the Green Party in Germany. What future does Germany's former "peace party" have?>
Dean Baker (2024-12-25). A Note on Trade and Inequality. counterpunch.org 
We saw millions of workers displaced in manufacturing, as our trade deficit ballooned from 1997 to 2007. Communities across the industrial heartland were devastated as the factories that supported them downsized or shut altogether. We can have lengthy debates about the motives of working-class people who switched from Democrats to Trump voters, but the fact that Democratic presidents pushed trade policies that destroyed millions of good paying jobs for non-college educated workers is not really in dispute.
John Zangas, DC Media Group. (2024-12-25). Starbucks Barista Strike Spreads To 300 Stores Across United States. popularresistance.org Washington DC—Over 5000 baristas walked off their jobs on Christmas eve in the largest action ever taken against Starbucks corporation. It was the fifth day of an escalating strike stretching from coast to coast across the country. The action involved over 300 stores that had previously voted to join Starbucks Workers United Union (SBWU) according to a press release from the union. | The strike comes amidst growing tensions between SBWU Union representatives and Starbucks corporate lawyers after 98% of union members voted to reject a wage increase of less than 2%.
newarab (2024-12-25). Iran cyberspace council votes to lift ban on WhatsApp. newarab.com 
Iran's top council responsible for "The ban on WhatsApp and Google Play was removed by unanimous vote of the members of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace," the official IRNA news agency said. | The council is headed by the preside…
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). China's NPC Standing Committee adopts law on value-added tax. ecns.cn China's top lawmakers on Wednesday voted to adopt a specific law on value-added tax, marking a major step in enforcing the principle of law-based taxation.
Tareq S. Hajjaj (2024-12-25). 'We will leave when the last Palestinian leaves': The defiant last stand of the doctors of Kamal Adwan Hospital. mondoweiss.net 
For 75 days, doctors in this north Gaza hospital have withstood the Israeli army's attempts to forcibly evacuate them and their patients. In the face of death, the doctors are still refusing to leave, even as the army steps up its attacks.
SKWAWKBOX (2024-12-25). Murdered for Christmas: just 3 of Israel's victims while the western world celebrates. skwawkbox.org 
Israel's crimes know no pause — nor does the collusion of the UK and US governments Israel has continued to murder Palestinians, especially children, while the western world celebrates the birth of a refugee in Palestine two thousand years ago. Here are just three of their victims. Little Buthaina Aziz, above left, was murdered on …
SKWAWKBOX (2024-12-25). Video: Israeli occupation forces round up Palestinian men on Christmas morning. skwawkbox.org No rest for the oppressed people of Gaza Israeli occupation forces have stormed the Al-Amari refugee camp in Al-Bireh, Gaza, to conduct a mass arrest campaign of Palestinian young men and youths, seizing vehicles and detaining a Palestinian TV cameraman before taking them away bound and blindfolded at gunpoint: The fate of the arbitrarily detained …
SKWAWKBOX (2024-12-25). Video: Jerusalem's Orthodox priest's xmas message: 'If I must fight to defend women and children, I'll fight'. skwawkbox.org Clergyman Father Antonios Hananya of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem has broadcast a searing Christmas message, declaring that he will fight against Israel if needed to protect innocent civilians and his Muslim brothers, as both a priest and a freedom fighter, saying: If a priest must fight, just as a Muslim Sheikh defends children and …
The Media Line Staff (2024-12-25). 5th Missile From Yemen in a Week Intercepted by Israeli Forces. themedialine.org 
Veronica Neifakh (2024-12-25). In Israel, Unaffiliated Russian Immigrants Find Community Hanukkah Celebration. themedialine.org 
tn.ai (2024-12-25). Iran Holds Israel Accountable for Terrorism after Haniyeh Assassination Confession. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's ambassador to the United Nations said the Zionist regime's shameless confession to the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran underscores the international responsibility of Israel for its acts of terrorism and aggression.
tn.ai (2024-12-25). Israeli Airstrikes Kill 23 More Palestinians As Gaza Death Toll Surges to 45,361. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — At least 23 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, the enclave's Health Ministry reported on Wednesday, bringing the total death toll since last year to 45,361, with over 107,800 others injured.
tn.ai (2024-12-25). Israel Will Cease to Exist in A Few Years: IRGC Deputy Chief. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — An entity known as the Zionist regime will definitely become extinct within the next couple of years, a deputy commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said.
Farah Awadalla, Waging Nonviolence. (2024-12-25). Across The Middle East, The BDS Movement Is Thriving. popularresistance.org In the bustling streets of Cairo, a bold banner hangs outside the Writers' Syndicate, confronting passersby with a piercing statement: "Every pound you spend on their products returns as a bullet in your brother's back." This message critiques the economic and political ties between the listed multinational products and Israel. The visual captures the spirit of a region-wide movement, where ordinary people are transforming everyday choices into acts of defiance against forces that fuel war and perpetuate conflict.
Ramzy Baroud (2024-12-25). The West Bank's Men of the CIA — Why is the PA Killing Palestinians in Jenin? counterpunch.org 
Following a ten-day siege, the Palestinian Authority began, on December 14, a violent raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank. The PA security forces used similar tactics as used by the Israeli occupation forces in their routine attacks on the area. The camp, which is a mere half a square kilometer
The Media Line Staff (2024-12-25). Fifth Missile from Yemen in a Week Intercepted by Israeli Forces. themedialine.org
presstv.ir (2024-12-25). Iran says will launch 'huge, powerful' military drills in coming days. presstv.ir Commander announces pending taking place of "powerful" complex and inclusive military drills enlisting the country's Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
presstv.ir (2024-12-25). Israel attacks eastern Lebanon for first time since ceasefire. presstv.ir Israel has carried out airstrikes against Lebanon in violation of a ceasefire reached last month between Tel Aviv and Hezbollah.
presstv.ir (2024-12-25). Hamas says Israel created new obstacles to Gaza truce deal. presstv.ir Hamas says Israel has created new obstacles to a ceasefire agreement, despite progress in negotiations in Doha.
presstv.ir (2024-12-25). Iran condemns Israel's brazen admission of Haniyeh murder. presstv.ir Iran has strongly condemned Israel's "brazen admission" of the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this year.
aljazeera (2024-12-25). 'Broken': Domestic violence impacts women, children in Gaza. aljazeera.com As Israel continues its relentless bombardment of Gaza, cases of domestic violence have rocketed.
aljazeera (2024-12-25). Israeli forces kill at least 8 in occupied West Bank raids, drone strikes. aljazeera.com Israeli brigade commander hurt by improvised explosive device targeting military vehicle during Tulkarem camp raid.
aljazeera (2024-12-25). Palestinian fighters blow up Israeli military vehicle in West Bank clashes. aljazeera.com Hamas' armed wing, Al Qassam Brigades released video of an Israeli military vehicle being attacked as clashes continue.
aljazeera (2024-12-25). 'I'm broken': The women enduring domestic violence amid Israeli war on Gaza. aljazeera.com As Israel continues its relentless bombardment of Gaza, cases of domestic violence have rocketed.
english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-25). Israeli enemy bombards Al-Zeitoun neighborhood, southeastern Gaza Strip. english.almanar.com.lb
english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-25). Gaza Resistance Groups Score New Operations against Israeli Military. english.almanar.com.lb Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza wracked up on Wednesday new successes in their long list of operations targeting Israeli occupation forces invading the besieged strip. Al Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing, announced four different operations via their social media platforms. The first involved the successful targeting of a Merkava tank accompanied by the destruction of …
english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-25). Video| More Israeli Violations of Lebanon Sovereignty Pose Serious Questions about Future of Ceasefire. english.almanar.com.lb Since the ceasefire in South Lebanon took into effect on November 27, 2024, the Israeli enemy has not stopped its violations of the Lebanese sovereignty, threatening the continuity of the truce brokered by the UN, US and France. Early Wednesday, the Israeli war jets raided a house in Taraya plain in Bekaa. Moreover, the Zionist …
english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-25). Yemeni UAV force carried out two drone attacks against on a vital Israeli target in Jaffa (Tel Aviv) and the industrial zone in Ashkelon: statement. english.almanar.com.lb
english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-25). Israeli media outlets: Palestinian fighters targeted occupation army's vehicles with an IED explosion in northern Tulkarm. english.almanar.com.lb
english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-25). Israeli Channel 14: At least one person was injured in a run-over attack near the Gush Etzion Junction, south of occupied Bethlehem. english.almanar.com.lb
english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-25). Videos| Al-Manar Stood Strong with Resistance, Lebanese during Israeli Aggression: Director General. english.almanar.com.lb Al-Manar's Director General, Ibrahim Farhat, affirmed that "the resistance triumphed through its people, fighters, and media." In a special appearance on the "Panorama Today" program, he expressed his gratitude to all the channel's staff, especially those in the field, highlighting that this war was unique and should not be compared to the events of 2006. …
english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-25). Israeli occupation forces carry out an operation of blowing up buildings in Yaroun town, South Lebanon. english.almanar.com.lb
english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-25). Israeli occupation forces carry out an operation of blowing up buildings in Maroun Al-Ras border town, South Lebanon. english.almanar.com.lb
english.almanar.com.lb (2024-12-25). Hamas: New Israeli Terms Delayed Gaza Ceasefire Agreement. english.almanar.com.lb Islamic Resistance Movement — Hamas issued on Wednesday a statement which indicated that the negotiations for a ceasefire and captive exchange were underway in Doha with Qatari and Egyptian mediation in a serious manner. The movement has shown responsibility and flexibility, the statement added. "However, the occupation has introduced new issues and conditions related to …
Ben Samuels (2024-12-25). Blank check for military aid for Israel? Not with these Trump nominees. haaretz.com Those in Jerusalem prematurely celebrating Trump's slew of political appointees should take note: other more under-the-radar nominees could well have an adverse impact on the U.S.-Israel policy they wish to see…
Ben Samuels (2024-12-25). Family of Turkish-American activist killed by Israeli army says U.S. is 'unwilling' to provide the bare minimum information on her death. haaretz.com 'We're just asking for step one,' Aysenur Eygi's widower, Hamid Ali, says, as the family met with U.S. lawmakers in a bid to find out more about the the investigation into her killing. Answers from Secretary of State Blinken proved 'extremely disappointing,' he added…
Elon Gilad (2024-12-25). Revolt of the Maccabees: The true story behind Hanukkah. haaretz.com The ancient Israelites, led by Judas Maccabeus, did vanquish the oppressor Antiochus – but Greek rule would only be shaken off 20 years later under Judas' younger brother. A must-read before the holiday begins…
Nati Tucker (2024-12-25). Director of Israel's Finance Ministry, headed by far-right Smotrich, resigns. haaretz.com Officially, Shlomi Heisler is stepping down due to a health problem that kept him away from his job for several weeks, but beyond that he was unhappy with the conduct of Smotrich and his aides…
Noa Shpigel (2024-12-25). 'There is a normalization of madness. Our job is to be a bone in their throats'. haaretz.com 'The most important action right now is to keep the hostages in the public eye,' says Yizhar Lifshitz, whose parents were kidnapped on October 7. His mother was released, but his father remains in Gaza…
Ruth Schuster (2024-12-25). Lost village of Shikhin and its oil lamp industry discovered in Israel. haaretz.com On the green hills of Galilee in the shadow of Sepphoris, archaeologists found the village recorded by Josephus and Jewish sources, and its synagogue…
Shoshana Kordova (2024-12-25). The little-known meaning of the word Hanukkah. haaretz.com It's not just Americans who have trouble pronouncing the name of this winter holiday. Israelis get it wrong too…
Yaniv Kubovich (2024-12-25). Israeli army readying to stay in Lebanon more than the 60 days agreed in cease-fire. haaretz.com Sources in the Israeli army say the military will have to stay in Lebanon until the Lebanese army can fulfil its commitments under the terms of the cease-fire deal — which include attaining full control of southern Lebanon…
Ben Samuels (2024-12-25). Three months after Israeli army killed American-Turkish activist, her family still seeks answers. haaretz.com 'We're just asking for step one,' Aysenur Eygi's widower, Hamid Ali, says, as the family met with U.S. lawmakers in a bid to find out more about the the investigation into her killing. Answers from Secretary of State Blinken proved 'extremely disappointing,' he added…
Shoshana Kordova (2024-12-25). The little-known meaning of the word Hanukkah. haaretz.com It's not just Americans who have trouble pronouncing the name of this winter holiday. Israelis get it wrong too.
Yaniv Kubovich (2024-12-25). Houthis launch missile at Israel overnight; Shrapnel from IDF interceptor falls in country's center. haaretz.com This is the fifth such missile fired this week in the early morning hours from Yemen. The IDF announced earlier it would expand the warning zone following an investigation after a missile exploded in Jaffa on Saturday…
newarab (2024-12-25). Hamas, Israel trade blame over Gaza truce deal delay. newarab.com 
Hamas and Israel traded accusations on Wednesday over delays in Indirect talks between the two warring parties, On Wedn…
newarab (2024-12-25). Iran complains to UNSC after Israel admits killing Haniyeh. newarab.com 
newarab (2024-12-25). Israel kills 13 in Gaza, attacks Kamal Adwan hospital. newarab.com 
The Palestinian Wafa news agency said that 10 of those killed in the attacks were in southern Khan Younis, while the others were killed in the Nuseirat…
newarab (2024-12-25). Israel uses 'archaeology' to justify 50 Nablus home demolitions. newarab.com 
Around 50 families in The demolition orders were issued last week and gave homeowners 14 days to object, after which their homes could face immediate demolition. | While usually
newarab (2024-12-25). Israeli army forces patients out of north Gaza hospital, medics say. newarab.com 
Israeli troops forced The Indonesian Hospital is one of the Gaza Strip's few still partially functioning hospitals, on its northern edge, an area that has been under intense Israeli military siege for nearly…
newarab (2024-12-25). Palestinian officials: Israeli forces killed 8 in West Bank raid. newarab.com 
The Palestinian health ministry reported that an It was unclear which of the killed Palestinians the Israeli statement was referring to. | The Ramallah-based ministry said seven were killed in the
newarab (2024-12-25). Sombre Christmas for Gaza as Israeli strikes kill 27. newarab.com 
Israel continued its deadly strikes on Gaza on Christmas Day, with 27 people killed during predawn attacks, according to media reports. | In southern Khan Younis, at least 10 people lost their lives, and several others were injured when a house was bombed in the Maen area. | Israeli forces also attacked northern Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital, with bullets penetrating the ICU and maternity department. | The facility is now nonoperational due to relentless strikes and explosions, turning the area into a war zone and blocking all movements in and out of the hospital. | The north now lacks proper access to healthcar…
newarab (2024-12-25). US retaliates against allies for opposing Israel's war on Gaza. newarab.com 
With its continued staunch support for Israel's far-right government in its This month, Israel announced the
newarab (2024-12-25). Yemen rebels claim ballistic missile attack on Israel. newarab.com 
Yemen's The missile was aimed at the "The Yemeni Armed Forces targeted a military target of the Israeli enemy in the occupied area of Yaffa (Tel Aviv) using a h…
newarab (2024-12-25). Israel's Gantz calls for Iran attacks, confirms Haniyeh killing. newarab.com 
According to Israeli media, Gantz called for Israel to "target Iran directly" to stop attacks f…
newarab (2024-12-25). Katz claims responsibility for first time for Haniyeh killing. newarab.com 
Israeli Defense Minister "These days, when the Houthi terro…
UMMID (2024-12-25). Deadlock on Palestinian State Key Obstacle in Saudi-U.S. Defence Deal. ummid.com The future of a formal US-Saudi security agreement remains uncertain, though the Biden administration appears to be now pursuing a pact that would not involve a broader deal with Israel making concessions towards a Palestinian state.
UMMID (2024-12-25). 'Imagined Reality': Bethlehem Pastor tears into Zionist idea of 'Greater Israel'. ummid.com The idea of "Greater Israel" that Israel and its supporters want the world to believe in order to create a Zionist state in Palestine is a case of 'imagined reality' based on incorrect interpretation of Bible, Rev. Munther Isaac said.
Staff (2024-12-25). øCómo se vivió esta navidad en Palestina? (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Los cristianos que residen en los territorios palestinos ocupados vivieron la efeméride de la Navidad sin festejos debido al genocidio israelí cometido contra la Franja de Gaza. Medios de comunicación de la región indicaron que decenas de palestinos asistieron a la misa de Nochebuena en la Iglesia Latina de la Sagrada Familia, una de las pocas edificaciones que siguen en pie.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-12-25). Casi 13 mil estudiantes palestinos asesinados por Israel. radiohc.cu La Habana, 25 dic (RHC) El ejército israelí mató a 12 mil 820 estudiantes e hirió a 21 mil 351 en los territorios ocupados desde el estallido del actual ciclo de violencia, en octubre del pasado año, denunció hoy una fuente oficial palestina.
Ben Norton (2024-12-25). BRICS expands with 9 new partner countries. Now it's half of world population, 41% of global economy. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
BRICS keeps expanding, adding 9 partner countries in January 2025, after admitting 4 new members in 2024. It now makes up roughly half of the global population and more than 41% of world GDP (PPP). It's an economic powerhouse, with top producers of key commodities like oil, gas, grains, meat, and minerals.
infobrics (2024-12-25). Neo-Nazi junta absolutely thrilled by the prospect of thermonuclear war. infobrics.org This is precisely what happens when the political West keeps giving unconditional support to various extremist organizations led by psychopaths. And if you think Yevhen Karas isn't one, just contemplate the fact that he thinks "Ukraine is ready for nuclear war" because of "Stalker 2", a post-apocalyptic video game.
Alina Ramos Martin (2024-12-25). Pakistan says its nuclear program is peaceful and for self-defense. plenglish.com Islamabad, Dec 25 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan's nuclear program is peaceful, for self-defense and ruled out any concessions in this regard, local media reported.
Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2024-12-25). How Fascism Came. popularresistance.org President-elect Donald Trump does not herald the advent of fascism. He heralds the collapse of the veneer that masked the corruption within the ruling class and their pretense of democracy. He is the symptom, not the disease. The loss of basic democratic norms began long before Trump, which paved the road to an American totalitarianism. Deindustrialization, deregulation, austerity, unchecked predatory corporations, including the health-care industry, wholesale surveillance of every American, social inequality, an electoral system that is plagued by legalized bribery, endless and futile wars, the largest prison po…
Alex Press, Dissent Magazine. (2024-12-25). How Union Democracy Builds Labor's Strike Power. popularresistance.org Scott Houldieson had some questions. He had worked at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant, United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 551, since 1989, but in the late 2000s the company was in a financial hole following the Great Recession, and the leaders of the UAW told him and his fellow coworkers that they were going to have to give up some of the benefits that had long made auto work a good blue-collar job. | Houldieson understood that times were hard; he'd seen the quarterly reports showing gigantic losses for the company, even if it wasn't facing bankruptcy like its competitors, but something still didn't compute.
Ana Vraƒçar, People's Dispatch. (2024-12-25). Marathon Negotiations Bring Key Breakthroughs For VW Workers. popularresistance.org Volkswagen workers in Germany secured major breakthroughs in their fight against the company's planned cost-cutting measures. The agreement, finalized during the week of December 16 after marathon-length negotiations, preserves jobs, protects plant operations, and ensures long-term collective bargaining agreements, representing a significant departure from management's initial proposals of plant closures, salary cuts, and mass redundancies. | "No site will be closed, no one will be made redundant and our in-house collective bargaining agreement will be secured in the long term," said works council chair Daniela C…
Chana Widawski, Grassroots Economic Organizing. (2024-12-25). How To Start A Free Store In Your Community. popularresistance.org If you are moved by the abundance of waste in your neighborhood, are concerned about your neighbors in need, are a fan of building and strengthening community, want to take action to reject capitalism, or just enjoy the mystery of seeing colorful displays of random items, each with a story, you're not alone! And that's great news because teamwork is the dreamwork for creating a free store or neighborhood sharing hub. Free stores are an extension of the gift economy, where all items are available to anyone at no charge.
Scott Ritter (2024-12-25). Living on the Edge: The Most Dangerous Time in History | Scott Ritter & Larry C. Johnson. thealtworld.com Living on the Edge: The Most Dangerous Time in History | Scott Ritter & Larry C. Johnson…
Lawrence Wittner (2024-12-25). A Global Minimum Wage Would Reduce Poverty and Corporate Power. counterpunch.org 
In today's world of widespread poverty and unprecedented wealth, how about raising the wages of the most poorly paid workers? This October, the World Bank reported that "8.5 percent of the global population―almost 700 million people―live today on less than $2.15 per day," while "44 percent of the global population―around 3.5 billion people―live today on less than
presstv.ir (2024-12-25). Landslides following 7.4 magnitude quake in Vanuatu. presstv.ir Magnitude 7.4 earthquake causes widespread damage in Pacific island nation of Vanuatu…
newarab (2024-12-25). Fatah bans Al Jazeera from northern West Bank for 'incitement'. newarab.com 
The decision was issued on Monday and extends to the governorates of Jenin, Tubas, Nablus, Tulkarem, Qalqiliya and Salfit [mda…
CADTM Switzerland , Collective, Les Amis de la Terre (2024-12-25). Binding Treaty: Civil society decries corporate influence at the UN. cadtm.org
tn.ai (2024-12-25). Iran Pushing for Afghanistan's Stability: Araqchi. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi voiced Tehran's support for the Afghan people in their bid to enjoy stability, sustainable security and development.
tn.ai (2024-12-25). Iran to Hold War Games in Days: Ranking General. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The commander of Iran's Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters unveiled plans for a series of "offensive and defensive" military exercises in the coming days.
tn.ai (2024-12-25). Pezeshkian Offers Condolences after Azeri Plane Crash in Kazakhstan. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian offered his condolences to his Azeri counterpart over deaths after an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet with 62 passengers and five crew members onboard crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.
tn.ai (2024-12-25). Iranian President Urges Support for Palestine in Message to Pope. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — In a message to the Pope on Christmas Day, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for effective measures to help the innocent people of Palestine.
tn.ai (2024-12-25). Spokesman Hails Coexistence among Religions in Iran. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baqaei congratulated Christians on Christmas, highlighting the history of peaceful coexistence among religions and cultures in Iran.
tvbrics (2024-12-25). Brazilian President enacts bio-inputs law to boost sustainable agriculture. tvbrics.com 
The legislation represents a step towards sustainable farming practices in the country…
tvbrics (2024-12-25). China presents Zidingxiang Creative Design Award in Harbin. tvbrics.com 
Around 100 top works were showcased at an exhibition in Harbin…
tvbrics (2024-12-25). How New Year is celebrated in UAE. tvbrics.com 
This article describes how locals and tourists celebrate New Year's Eve in the UAE…
tvbrics (2024-12-25). Iran pioneers shale oil extraction technology to achieve energy independence. tvbrics.com 
The new technology could significantly enhance the nation's ability to tap into these unconventional resources…
tvbrics (2024-12-25). Saudi Arabia launches comprehensive media glossary to standardise Arabic terminology. tvbrics.com 
It reflects Saudi Arabia's wider efforts to develop the media landscape and create a consistent approach to media vocabulary…
tvbrics (2024-12-25). South Africa's Limpopo hosts Mapungubwe Festival. tvbrics.com 
The festival is known for its variety of musical compositions representing the cultural heritage of South Africa…
tvbrics (2024-12-25). South Africa's Limpomo hosts Mapungubwe Festival. tvbrics.com 
The festival is known for its variety of musical compositions representing the cultural heritage of South Africa…
aljazeera (2024-12-25). IMF, Egypt reach deal to unlock $1.2bn to shore up strained public finances. aljazeera.com Washington-based lender says Cairo agreed to raise tax-to-revenue ratio and accelerate divestment of state-owned firms.
aljazeera (2024-12-25). Taiwan struggles to reconcile climate ambitions and chip manufacturing. aljazeera.com The island's semiconductor industry represents one-quarter of GDP but is a major source of carbon emissions.
aljazeera (2024-12-25). Nigeria's celebratory 'detty December' turns sombre amid economic woes. aljazeera.com Amid high inflation and soaring costs, the monthlong annual entertainment extravaganza is taking a toll on many.
aljazeera (2024-12-25). Photos: Moments of joy and hope in 2024. aljazeera.com In 12 frames, people around the world – playing, celebrating, dancing and smiling – as we look back through 2024.
aljazeera (2024-12-25). Did artificial intelligence shape the 2024 US election? aljazeera.com Experts feared AI deepfakes in elections, but traditional misinformation methods like social media claims prevailed.
aljazeera (2024-12-25). Pakistan air strikes in Afghanistan spark Taliban warning of retaliation. aljazeera.com The first cross-border strike inside Afghanistan since March came after a spate of attacks by the Pakistani Taliban.
aljazeera (2024-12-25). At least four dead as Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan. aljazeera.com Authorities says 29 survivors hospitalised after Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed near the city of Aktau.
aljazeera (2024-12-25). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,035. aljazeera.com Here are the key developments on the 1,035th day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
aljazeera (2024-12-25). Russian attacks kill one in Ukraine, damage energy infrastructure. aljazeera.com One killed in southern Ukraine city of Kherson as Russian missiles cause significant damage to energy infrastructure.
aljazeera (2024-12-25). South Korea's Yoon defies second summons over martial law decree. aljazeera.com Embattled leader fails to appear for questioning over short-lived declaration of martial law for second time in a week.
aljazeera (2024-12-25). US government agency targeting foreign disinformation shuts down. aljazeera.com State Department unit established in 2016 closes after US Congress fails to extend funding amid Republican accusations.
aljazeera (2024-12-25). US, UK, EU condemn Pakistan's convictions for civilians: Why it matters. aljazeera.com The EU has warned that Pakistan could be violating a trade deal. Without it, Pakistani exports could be hit 20 percent.
aljazeera (2024-12-25). Christmas for pessimists. aljazeera.com This year, a chance encounter with a fellow pessimist helped me find some Christmas magic in the imperial capital.
aljazeera (2024-12-25). Colombia is defending its sovereignty from the power of global corporations. aljazeera.com Anyone who cares about democracy and climate action must support them.
aljazeera (2024-12-25). Video: Passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan during emergency landing. aljazeera.com An Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed after requesting an emergency landing in Kazakhstan.
aljazeera (2024-12-25). Azerbaijan passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan. aljazeera.com Authorities says 28 survivors hospitalised after Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed near the city of Aktau.
Peace, Justice Project (2024-12-25). Inspired by BDS Movement, Bay Area Activists Display Jesus in Rubble in Nativity Scenes. indybay.org Responding to a call to action from the BDS Movement, community members from Vigil 4 Gaza stood up for Palestine by placing a baby Jesus doll in keffiyeh in nativity scenes on Christmas Eve…
María Candela (2024-12-25). Navidades de paz, unión y amor en Venezuela (+Fotos y Audio). radiohc.cu El Presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro envió un mensaje navideño a sus conciudadanos, con el llamado a la paz, a la unidad y al amor.
UMMID (2024-12-25). NASA Parker Solar Probe closest ever Sun flyby on Christmas Eve. ummid.com NASA's Parker Solar Probe is set to make its record-breaking closest ever Sun flyby on Christmas Eve.
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). Tech Frontier | Key takeaways from innovative 2024 and promising trends for 2025. ecns.cn This year, China has made remarkable progress in sci-tech innovation. With technological breakthroughs in quantum computing, advancements in commercial spaceflight, the rise of humanoid robots, new developments in 6G, and the rapid growth of AI-generated content (AIGC), it has been a year like no other.
ICRC (2024-12-25). China: The 18th IHL Moot Court concludes in Guilin, CUPL claims victory for the sixth time. icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-25). China: Humanitarian and development actors must collaborate to restore people's dignity in protracted crises. icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-25). New Report Focuses on Digital Threats Faced by Civilians During Armed Conflicts. icrc.org
Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-12-25). China repudia venta de armamento de EEUU a Taiwán. radiohc.cu La Habana, 25 dic (RHC) El portavoz de la Oficina de Asuntos de Taiwán del Consejo de Estado de China, Chen Binhua, expresó hoy el firme rechazo de este Gobierno a la venta de armas de Estados Unidos a Taipei.
Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-12-25). China repudiates U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan. plenglish.com Beijing, Dec 25 (Prensa Latina) The spokesman of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of China, Chen Binhua, today expressed his government's firm rejection of the sale of U.S. arms to Taipei.
Thomas Hummel (2024-12-25). We Must Build International Solidarity Against US-China Imperial Rivalry. truthout.org Increasingly, understanding the inter-imperialist competition between the United States and China is becoming essential to understanding the dynamics of the modern capitalist system. With the goal of broadening our understanding of the dynamics at play, Ashley Smith, along with co-authors Eli Friedman, Kevin Lin, and Rosa Liu, have published China in Global Capitalism: Building International… |
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). Roads to glory: Xi Jinping and the legacy of the 'Two Roads'. ecns.cn At the founding of the People's Republic of China, over 100,000 people built roads through mountains and bridges over rivers, creating the Sichuan-Xizang and Qinghai-Xizang highways. They turned natural barriers into passages and created miracles in the history of road construction.
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). Hangzhou in a foreign anchor's eyes: How smart could robots be. ecns.cn Hangzhou City, located in Zhejiang Province, is renowned for its technological innovation, and is also one of the leading cities in the development of China's robot industry.
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). Direct chartered flight launched between China's Harbin, Bangkok. ecns.cn The first chartered flight from Bangkok, Thailand to Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, successfully landed at Taiping International Airport on Wednesday.
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). China slams U.S.' National Defense Authorization Act containing negative content related to Taiwan. ecns.cn In response to the U.S. signing into law of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, which contains negative content related to Taiwan, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office.
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). Top 10 sci-tech news from China in 2024 released on Tuesday. ecns.cn Top 10 domestic sci-tech news in 2024 was released on Tuesday by Science and Technology Daily, the official newspaper of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China. They are:…
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). Hubei expands China-Europe freight train service to boost trade with Kazakhstan. ecns.cn The China-Europe freight train from Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, has expanded its route to reach the northernmost region of Kazakhstan, further promoting high-level international trade.
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). Experts mull potential impact of higher tariffs. ecns.cn Experts expressed concern over the path of U.S.-China trade ahead of Donald Trump's second term in the White House, as the president-elect has said he would impose wide tariffs on Chinese imports.
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). Washington's annual defense bill slammed. ecns.cn The Chinese Foreign Ministry condemned on Tuesday an annual United States national defense authorization act that contains negative China-related provisions, and vowed to take resolute and forceful measures to safeguard China's sovereignty, security and development interests.
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). (W.E. Talk) China a significant player in global green growth. ecns.cn
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). Countermeasures to safeguard China interests. ecns.cn China stands ready to take necessary countermeasures against United States' tightening export controls on the semiconductor sector, but favors a "long-term, strategic approach" to its technological rivalry with Washington.
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). Green energy spending to top $1 trillion by 2030. ecns.cn China's investment in its energy transition is expected to surpass $1 trillion by 2030, with a focus on enhancing energy efficiency and accelerating electrification, according to a think tank.
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). China's top political advisory body will convene annual session on March 4. ecns.cn China's top political advisory body will convene its annual session in Beijing on March 4…
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). Yangtze River safer following crackdown on crimes. ecns.cn Police in China have solved more than 5,200 criminal cases and dismantled over 710 criminal organizations in a campaign launched in February to combat illegal fishing, sand mining, theft and smuggling along the Yangtze River.
Alexander Cockburn (2024-12-25). Raise a Glass With William Hazlitt! counterpunch.org 
Hazlitt got gloomily drunk for a fortnight after the battle of Waterloo, accurately anticipating that decades of reaction lay ahead, now that Boney had been definitely put away, with the Holy Alliance in the saddle and the French contagion safely bottled up. Smart fellow, that Hazlitt. He should have stayed drunk for a month.
Ed Sanders (2024-12-25). Napoleon Trump? A Glyph. counterpunch.org 
John Rachel (2024-12-25). Take Me to Your Leader. counterpunch.org 
Strong, visionary, decisive leadership has been missing for so long in America, we don't even know what it looks like anymore. Arrogance and charisma are not the same as leadership. George W. Bush was as arrogant as they come and Barack Obama was as charismatic as it gets. Biden … well, he is bellicose, belligerent,
John W. Whitehead — Nisha Whitehead (2024-12-25). What If Jesus Had Been Born into the American Police State? counterpunch.org 
"When the song of the angels is stilled, when the star in the sky is gone, when the kings and princes are home, when the shepherds are back with their flocks, the work of Christmas begins: to find the lost, to heal the broken, to feed the hungry, to release the prisoner, to rebuild the
Evaggelos Vallianatos (2024-12-25). The Future of Our Food is Not in Vast Factory Farms. counterpunch.org 
Prologue Quite by accident, a neighbor said to me that the New York Times had a lengthy opinion piece in support of animal farms, which represent the worst form of modern agriculture. I checked it out and the neighbor was right. The New York Times had more than one opinion piece parroting the anxieties of
Staff (2024-12-25). A Tribute to Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg: The Man Who Put the Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz. democracynow.org 
His name might not be familiar to many, but his songs are sung by millions around the world. Today, we take a journey through the life and work of Yip Harburg, the Broadway lyricist who wrote such hits as "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" and who put the music into The Wizard of Oz, the movie that inspired the hit Broadway musical and now Hollywood blockbuster, Wicked. Born into poverty on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Harburg always included a strong social and political component to his work, fighting racism and poverty. A lifelong socialist, Harburg was blacklisted and hounded throughout much of…
Democracy Now! (2024-12-25). Democracy Now! 2024-12-25 Wednesday. democracynow.org Democracy Now! 2024-12-25 Wednesday: A Tribute to Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg: The Man Who Put the Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz
Democracy Now! (2024-12-25). Democracy Now! 2024-12-25 Wednesday. democracynow.org Democracy Now! Wednesday, December 25, 2024 | Democracy Now! Wednesday, December 25, 2024…
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). DPP depriving youth to learn Chinese culture and history. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesman on Wednesday said Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party has deprived Taiwan youth of their rightful opportunity to learn about Chinese culture and history by introducing educational policies and curriculum distorting Chinese history.
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). Shanghai records 68,000 patents. ecns.cn Shanghai has recently completed a comprehensive inventory of altogether 68,000 patents from its universities, research institutions and medical facilities, the Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration said at a media briefing on Tuesday.
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). Harbin Airport sees 183 percent increase in passengers. ecns.cn The number of inbound and outbound passengers at the Harbin Taiping International Airport in Heilongjiang province in 2024 has exceeded 500,000, a year-on-year increase of 183 percent, according to the Harbin immigration border inspection station.
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). A glimpse of world's first million-kilowatt water and light power station in Sichuan>. ecns.cn With an annual utilization time of 1,735 hours, the Kela Photovoltaic Power Station has an installed capacity of one million kilowatts and can generate 2 billion kilowatt hours of electricity on average per year.
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). Beijing's predominant flu strain: H1N1 influenza A. ecns.cn Experts have said that the predominant flu strain circulating in Beijing this flu season is the H1N1 type of influenza A, with the majority of individuals with normal immune function being able to recover on their own.
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). Chinese tourists reacquiring wanderlust. ecns.cn Chinese tourists are displaying ever-growing demand for overseas travel, which is now approaching pre-pandemic levels, and the trend is expected to accelerate in 2025, speeding up the rebound of the world's largest source of tourists.
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). (W.E. Talk) Protectionism makes global economic environment different. ecns.cn
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). Conference hailed for emphasis on reforms. ecns.cn The meeting, which set the stage for 2025 and beyond, has drawn international attention for its emphasis on domestic consumption, sectoral reforms and sustainability.
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). Better policy seen as driving innovation. ecns.cn More policies are expected to stimulate innovation among businesses, enabling them to cultivate unique competitive advantages in response to the intense price-focused competition prevalent in certain industries, said analysts.
ecns.cn (2024-12-25). Guangdong eases fireworks ban for Spring Festival. ecns.cn Shunde district of Foshan city, Guangdong province, will allow its residents to set off fireworks and firecrackers in an orderly manner and within a limited time during festivals and holidays in 2025.
Bar Crawl Radio (2024-12-25). Bar Crawl Radio | Talking about THE AMERICAN: Burying Gaza Babies. pressenza.com TALKING ABOUT "THE AMERICANS": BURYING GAZA BABIES | On December 9, 2024 — I talked with several of the nearly 50 protestors holding a mock funeral on a plot of grass at the front of the
newarab (2024-12-25). Gaza Christians pray for end of 'death, destruction' amid war. newarab.com 
newarab (2024-12-25). Two-week-old Palestinian baby dies from cold in Gaza. newarab.com 
A second The infant, only two weeks old, was identified as Sila Mahmoud al-Fasih, and died in the al-Mawasi area located west of Khan Younis in the south of the enclave. | Days earlier, on Friday last week, another infant named Aisha Adnan Sufyan al-Qassas also…
Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-12-25). Donald Trump Calls for the Annexation of Canada. Déjà Vu. General Douglas MacArthur Was to Bomb Vancouver, Halifax, Montreal and Quebec City, This is No Joking Matter. globalresearch.ca Introduction : | As "Leader of the Free World", Donald Trump's twisted narrative is for Canada to join "MAGA America" and for Justin to be nominated as Governor of the 51st state. | It started as a joke at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, which …
ICRC (2024-12-25). War and international humanitarian law. icrc.org Overview…
ICRC (2024-12-25). Brazil: Darién crossing report wins ICRC International Humanitarian Coverage Award. icrc.org Mayara Paixà£o and Lalo de Almeida of Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sà£o Paulo have won first prize at the sixth ICRC International Humanitarian Coverage Award for their report Darién, a selva da morte (Darién, forest of death).
ICRC (2024-12-25). Egypt: Completion of the Regional Arabic course on International Humanitarian Law in Sharm El-Sheikh. icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-25). ICRC: "We have the chance to improve the lives of millions" icrc.org Delivered by Ms. Laetitia Courtois, Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation, UN General Assembly debate on strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance…
ICRC (2024-12-25). Armenia: Finding strength to fulfill a long-held dream. icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-25). Azerbaijan: Empowering mine survivors through purposeful reintegration into the community. icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-25). Bangladesh: Hopeful embrace ends eight years of despair as Mariam is reunited with her husband. icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-25). ICRC in 2024: Upholding humanity in conflict. icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-25). A Journey of No Return: ICRC helps clarify the fate of a missing Migrant. icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-25). Thailand: ICRC and Thammasat University screen film, host discussion on IHL and South-East Asian history. icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-25). Venezuela: Medical equipment — a matter of life and death. icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-25). Geneva: ICRC reinforces financial support to National Society Investment Alliance (NSIA). icrc.org
ICRC (2024-12-25). OEWG: ICRC Statement on International Law. icrc.org Delivered by Kosuke Onishi, Legal Adviser, at the 9th Substantive Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025, New York…
ICRC (2024-12-25). Evaluation of the ICRC Learning Culture. icrc.org
infobrics (2024-12-25). HAPPY NEW YEAR! infobrics.org
infobrics (2024-12-25). Mozambique conflict has left 1 million displaced but Western media still focuses on Ukraine. infobrics.org Western interests are in opposing Russia rather than radical Islamist militant groups in Africa.
infobrics (2024-12-25). Brics Currency: Not So Fast. infobrics.org Brics members have placed the creation of a group-backed currency high on their agenda, but it will be a long time before the dollar is knocked off its global perch…
infobrics (2024-12-25). Ethiopia Poised to Be Primary Beneficiary Within Brics Bloc. infobrics.org Ethiopia is poised to be a primary beneficiary within the BRICS bloc, Russian Ambassador to Ethiopia Evgeny Terekhin remarked…
infobrics (2024-12-25). Are We Moving Towards a Multipolar World. infobrics.org The Kazan summit defined the essence of BRICS at a time when multilateral forums are flourishing…
Eileen Kinch (2024-12-25). Columbus Mennonite Church considers what sanctuary might look like in Trump's second term. anabaptistworld.org At a congregational meeting in December, members of Columbus Mennonite Church in Ohio gathered to figure out how they might respond to President-elect Trump's call to enact "the largest deportation" in U.S. history. The church has long been a part of the sanctuary movement, which offers shelter for undocumented immigrants who might otherwise be deported. …
Jennifer J. Lee (2024-12-25). Sanctuary Cities Offer Little Protection From Mass Deportations. truthout.org Philadelphia is what's known as a sanctuary city. While the term has no fixed definition, it usually refers to a city that has declared its refusal to cooperate — or even works at odds — with federal immigration enforcement. Will living in a sanctuary city safeguard Philly's roughly 50,000 undocumented immigrants and their families if President-elect Donald Trump delivers on his promise to… |
The Onion Staff (2024-12-25). SATIRE: Rand Paul Floats Elon Musk For House Speaker. theonion.com 
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is floating Elon Musk to be Speaker of the House after the powerful tech billionaire helped torpedo a bipartisan agreement on a short-term spending bill, a move made possible by the fact that the Constitution does not specify that the House Speaker must be a member of the chamber. What do …
Ana Perdigón (2024-12-25). Venezuela: Release of 177 Individuals Held for Post-Electoral Violence Brings Total to 910. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Public Ministry (MP) reported that together with the Judiciary it agreed on 177 revisions of measures for those prosecuted for the acts of violence recorded in…
newarab (2024-12-25). Palestine, gold, and weed: What happened in the Maghreb in 2024. newarab.com 
As we look back, 2024 was a decisive year for the From the Atlas mountains to the Mediterranean's waters, here's a look back at the stories that shaped 2024 in the Re…
Alina Ramos Martin (2024-12-25). Colombian workers pleased with minimum wage hike. plenglish.com The president of the Central Unitaria Trabajadores de Colombia (CUT), Fabio Arias, said, for example, that the increase will allow Colombians to have greater purchasing power. | This, he said, considering that the real increase is more than 200,000 pesos (about 45 dollars at the current exchange rate), which means an average increase of 11% over last year. | "We have called on the central workers to reduce the wage gap that we have with the previous decisions of the neoliberal and business governments," the union leader said. | Meanwhile, the president of the Confederation of Workers of Colombia, Jhon Caicedo, e…
Alina Ramos Martin (2024-12-25). Return of Peñarol fans detained in Brazil demanded in Uruguay. plenglish.com Montevideo, Dec 25 (Prensa Latina) Relatives of the fans of Uruguayan football club Peñarol, detained by Brazilian justice, demanded an urgent meeting with Foreign Minister Omar Paganini and the intervention of their country's government.
Alina Ramos Martin (2024-12-25). Torturers from the dictatorship sent to prison in Uruguay. plenglish.com Montevideo, Dec 25 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan court ordered the prosecution of three retired military officers accused of torturing 39 teenagers in April 1975, during the dictatorship that reigned here, it was announced.
Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-12-25). Ecuador police find bodies in search for missing children. plenglish.com Quito, Dec 25 (Prensa Latina) The National Police of Ecuador found bodies in a military zone near where the four missing children were last seen more than two weeks ago in Guayaquil, a case that shocked the country today.
Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-12-25). Paraguay to allocate more funds to fight against drug trafficking. plenglish.com Asunción, Dec 25 (Prensa Latina) The government of Paraguay will allocate 500 million dollars to strengthen security agencies in the fight against drug trafficking, which is among the country's priorities, it was reported here today.
Alina Ramos Martin (2024-12-25). India to test satellite docking technology. plenglish.com The launch vehicle will guide them to a circular orbit of 470 kilometers. After docking operations between the two satellites, they are expected to separate at a distance of about 10 to 20 km between them, the space agency said. | According to ISRO, Spadex is a mission to demonstrate cost-effective technology that enables docking actions in space using two small spacecraft. | It means it is essential to India's space ambitions, such as previous lunar missions, the return of samples from Earth's natural satellite, and the construction and operation of the space station. | Spadex consists of two satellites designe…
Alina Ramos Martin (2024-12-25). Russia launched 99 satellites in 2024. plenglish.com Moscow, Dec 25 (Prensa Latina) — Yuri Borisov, the director general of the Russian space corporation Roscosmos, announced that the agency launched 99 satellites in 2024, bringing the total to 288.
Juan M. Garcia (2024-12-25). Cuba: University of Camagàºey stands out at Science Day event. plenglish.com Camagàºey, Cuba, Dec 25 (Prensa Latina) The University of Camagàºey and its Interface and Technology Company stood out at the Science Day in Cuba, where they presented their transcendental contributions in the country's 2030 Development Agenda.
Orlando González Cruz (2024-12-25). Daniel Hidalgo gana torneo de ajedrez rápido en Cancún. radiohc.cu La Habana, 25 dic (RHC) Daniel Hidalgo, campeón juvenil cubano, dominó el grupo Libre del Festival de Ajedrez de Cancún 2024, certamen de partidas rápidas celebrado en ese afamado balneario mexicano.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-12-25). Orquesta cubana Van Van anuncia nuevo abrazo a su público en 2025. radiohc.cu La Habana, 25 dic (RHC) La orquesta cubana los Van Van, reconocida mundialmente como El tren de la música cubana, anuncia este diciembre que prepara un nuevo videoclip con el tema "Ven Dame un Abrazo", a estrenarse en marzo de 2025.
Orlando González Cruz (2024-12-25). Liga Premier del fútbol de Inglaterra prepara el Boxing Day. radiohc.cu La Habana, 25 dic (RHC) Como cada año, la Liga Premier del fútbol de Inglaterra está hoy a las puertas del Boxing Day, una jornada frenética de partidos que arranca el próximo jueves con el duelo Manchester City-Everton.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-12-25). Desde Nuestra América, Mijaín, Omara y la Argentina de Messi. radiohc.cu La Habana, 25 dic (RHC) Cuba, el país latinoamericano y caribeño que más medallas ha alcanzado en la historia de los Juegos Olímpicos, con 86 preseas áureas, 70 de plata y 88 de bronce…
María Candela (2024-12-25). Diputado cubano aborda programa gubernamental para la recuperación del sistema electroenergético. radiohc.cu Recientemente culminó el Cuarto Período Ordinario de Sesiones de la X legislatura de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular, donde los diputados analizaron la situación socioeconómica y política del país, recibieron una actualización del estado del cumplimiento del Plan de Gobierno a un año de su puesta en marcha; y se presentaron los Objetivos y metas de la economía y el Proyecto de Ley del Presupuesto del Estado correspondiente al año 2025.
Orlando González Cruz (2024-12-25). Mijaín, Omara y fútbol argentino ganan Encuesta Anual de Prensa Latina. radiohc.cu La Habana, 25 dic (RHC) El luchador Mijaín López, la velocista paralímpica Omara Durand Elías, ambos cubanos, y el equipo de fútbol de Argentina resultaron ganadores en la edición 60 de la Encuesta Deportiva Anual de Prensa Latina.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-12-25). Pinar del Río sede del acto nacional por el Día del Trabajador de la Industria Alimentaria. radiohc.cu La Habana, 25 dic (RHC) Pinar del Río por sus integrales resultados será la sede del acto nacional por el Día del Trabajador de la Industria Alimentaria, a celebrarse el 25 de enero próximo en la Empresa de Productos Lácteos y Confitería Raúl Fornell Delgado, del occidental territorio.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-12-25). Visitarán a Cuba brigadas de solidaridad. radiohc.cu La Habana, 25 dic (RHC) Cuba recibirá en enero próximo a dos brigadas de solidaridad provenientes de Australia – Nueva Zelanda y de Centroamérica, informó el Instituto Cubano de Amistad con los Pueblos (ICAP).
presstv.ir (2024-12-25). Eyewitness video shows moment of plane crash in Kazakhstan. presstv.ir A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.
Editor (2024-12-25). Catching Pegasus: Mercenary Spyware and the Liability of the NSO Group. scheerpost.com 
Editor (2024-12-25). Trump's Choice for Social Security Admin Leads to Fears of Austerity and Cuts. scheerpost.com 
Editor (2024-12-25). Gaetz-Gate: House Ethics Report on Former Florida Rep. Details Statutory Rape, Drug Use, Corruption. scheerpost.com 
presstv.ir (2024-12-25). Pakistani military conducts airstrikes on militant hideouts in eastern Afghanistan. presstv.ir The Pakistani military has conducted a series of airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, targeting hideouts of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group.
Jake Johnson (2024-12-25). Over 300 Starbucks Stores Go on Strike for a Just Contract. truthout.org Starbucks workers at more than 300 locations across the United States, from Atlanta to Boston to Los Angeles, are expected to walk off the job Tuesday to pressure the coffee giant to come to the bargaining table with a just contract offer that includes a living wage, benefit improvements, and fair scheduling. As the Christmas Eve strikes kicked off, Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) wrote in a… |
UMMID (2024-12-25). Justice Madan Lokur to head UN Internal Justice Council. ummid.com Former Supreme Court Judge Madan B Lokur has been appointed as the Chairperson of the United Nations Internal Justice Council till 2028.
Brett Wilkins (2024-12-25). Trump Condemns Biden's Commutations, Vows to "Vigorous Pursue Death Penalty" truthout.org Republican U.S. President-elect Donald Trump vowed Tuesday that his administration will "vigorously" use capital punishment as part of his "make America safe again" agenda, despite copious evidence that the death penalty does not deter crime, is racially biased, and results in wrongful executions. Responding to Democratic President Joe Biden's Monday commutation of 37 federal death sentences… |
Schuyler Mitchell (2024-12-25). What Hurricane Helene Relief Taught Me About Preparing for Trump's Second Term. truthout.org The autumn sun was sinking low behind the Blue Ridge Mountains as we pulled into Swannanoa. It was Thanksgiving Day, and two months since Hurricane Helene ransacked the Southeast. The small town, like so many communities across western North Carolina, was still a scene of utter devastation. Heaping piles of debris dotted the roadside, and neighborhoods of collapsed homes sat empty in the cold dusk… |
Arshad Mehmood (2024-12-25). Pakistan Launches Air Raids on TTP Sites in Eastern Afghanistan. themedialine.org 
Giorgia Valente (2024-12-25). 'We May Face Extinction': Bethlehem's Clergy Sound Alarm on Exodus and Extremism Amid Ongoing War. themedialine.org
Pressenza New York (2024-12-25). Vulnerability of the Bay of Bengal to Ocean Acidification: Challenges and Adaptation Strategies. pressenza.com Ocean acidification, a growing global concern linked to rising carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, is having increasingly profound effects on marine ecosystems, particularly in regions like the Bay of Bengal. As the atmospheric concentration of CO2 increases due to fossil-fuel combustion, approximately one-quarter of this CO2 is absorbed by the oceans. This leads to a reduction in ocean pH and the concentration of carbonate ions, resulting in a phenomenon known as ocean acidification. This process is not only altering marine chemistry but also threatening the delicate balance of biodiversity in the Bay of Bengal, wit…
Pressenza New York (2024-12-25). What's Left in Latin American and the Caribbean: Year 2024 in Review. pressenza.com The progressive regional current, the "Pink Tide," could be better called "troubled waters" in 2024. The tide had already slackened by 2023 compared to its rise in 2022, when it was buoyed by big wins in Colombia and Brazil. Then, progressive alternatives had sailed into power replacing failed neoliberal policies. Since, they have had to govern under circumstances that they inherited but were not their own making. | By Roger D. Harris and John Perry | Brazil's "
Steven Ganot (2024-12-25). Support Free and Courageous Journalism This Holiday Season. themedialine.org 
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_____ (2024-12-25). CPJ urges Ukraine president to halt media intimidation, allow journalists to work freely. cpj.org/feed/atom/
_____ (2024-12-25). Turkey jails 7 journalists and media workers, places one under house arrest. evrensel.net
Contributing Writers (2024-12-25). Prof. Dr. Dan Kovalik on Persecution of Christians By Western Allies and Proxies. marktanliano.net
Pacific Media Watch (2024-12-25). Publisher tells of storytelling and its role in shaping Fiji's identity. asiapacificreport.nz 
By Cheerieann Wilson in Suva Veteran journalist and editor Stanley Simpson has spoken about the enduring power of storytelling and its role in shaping Fiji's identity. Reflecting on his journey at the launch of FijiNikua, a magazine launched by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka on Christmas Eve, Simpson shared personal anecdotes of growing up in Savusavu,…
Tim Huber (2024-12-25). I taste the dust and feel the joy. anabaptistworld.org Evangelism rallies, energetic music and dancing, witnessing, altar calls with a dozen respondents, loud praying. I could feel the enthusiasm as the Mennonite Brethren Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo celebrated its 100th anniversary in August.
The Onion Staff (2024-12-25). SATIRE: Foster Child Hopes Adoption Papers Not His Only Christmas Gift. theonion.com CHARLOTTE, NC—After finding only a large, plain envelope with his name on it under the tree, local foster child Dylan Mayfield reportedly began to worry Wednesday that the few measly sheets of paper solidifying his adoption would be his only Christmas present this year. "That was a really nice gesture and all, and they seemed …
The Onion Staff (2024-12-25). SATIRE: Mariah Carey: A Career Timeline. theonion.com Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" turns 30 years old this holiday season. The Onion looks back on Mariah Carey's career in honor of the Christmas hit. 4 B.C.: The son of God is delivered unto man, and the Lord in Heaven dispatches an angel to sing his word each solstice hitherto. …
The Onion Staff (2024-12-25). SATIRE: Travis Kelce Excitedly Hands Taylor Swift Wrapped Football-Shaped Gift. theonion.com LEAWOOD, KS—Taking the rumpled package out from behind his back, an excited Travis Kelce reportedly surprised girlfriend Taylor Swift Wednesday by handing a wrapped, football-shaped gift to the pop super star. "Here you go, babe," said the 35-year-old Kansas City Chiefs tight end who watched eagerly as Swift regarded the oblong, sloppily wrapped package. "A special Christmas present, just for my sweetheart. I think you're really …
Urban CNY News (2024-12-25). Consumer Alert: Tips to Help Consumers Navigate Return and Refund Policies. urbancny.com 
Shoppers Should Be Aware of Laws Protecting Consumers So They Can Make Informed Decisions in the Final Hours of the Holiday Shopping Season Secretary Mosley: "It's important for consumers to pay attention to return and refund policies so you can exchange that item you'll never use for something you love." In the final hours of the holiday shopping season, the New York Department of State's Division of Consumer Protection is providing tips to help consumers navigate return and refund policies. According to the National Retail Federation, this year's holiday weekend from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday set re…
Guest Blogger (2024-12-25). More Reasons for Cautious Optimism About the Demise of The Green Energy Fantasy. wattsupwiththat.com And as I look around at developments since the election, I see a number of other reasons to reinforce my cautious optimism. Maybe it's that the political environment has changed, and maybe it's that some people are starting to recognize that you can't beat the laws of physics; and maybe it's some of both. Here are examples:…
Nathan Klabin (2024-12-25). Hezbollah's Weapons Cache Reveals Global Supply Network, IDF Shows. themedialine.org 
presstv.ir (2024-12-25). Two killed in US school shooting; student suspect also dead: Police. presstv.ir A shooting at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, has left at least two people killed and multiple injured.
presstv.ir (2024-12-25). Iran says Christmas opportunity to remind ourselves of Jesus Christ call for 'justice, peace'. presstv.ir The Iranian Foreign Ministry extended Christmas and New Year greetings to Christians worldwide, including those in Iran, describing it as an opportunity to remind ourselves of Christ's call for justice and peace.
presstv.ir (2024-12-25). Iran's president extends condolences to Azerbaijan's Aliyev over plane crash. presstv.ir Iranian President Pezeshkian has extended condolences to President Aliyev and the people of Azerbaijan following a tragic plane crash that claimed several lives.
UMMID (2024-12-25). Pakistan, Bangladesh Relation and Memories of 1971 War. ummid.com After decades of hiatus, Bangladesh and Pakistan have made a major step toward a new era of regional cooperation in South Asia, riddled with suspicion, distrust, disrespect, and lack of neighbourliness among the eight countries.
Elon Gilad (2024-12-25). When did Jews start lighting candles on Hanukkah? haaretz.com Modern tradition assumes Hanukkah candles were born with the holiday but Josephus hadn't heard of them: It seems we borrowed them from the pagan Saturnalia…
JTA (2024-12-25). Hanukkah's Feminist Story, Told in One Recipe. haaretz.com It's delicious, but best of all, it's a reminder of the little known story of the bravery of one woman who, with a single act, changed the course of history…
hindustantimes (2024-12-25). Greenland Hits Back As Trump Reveals Next Target After Panama Canal; Son Eric Drops 'Shopping List'. hindustantimes.com Days after Donald Trump's renewed wish for U.S. to own Greenland, Denmark has announced an increase in military spending for the gigantic island. Greenland is a semi-autonomous region with its foreign and military policy under the Danish government. Meanwhile, according to the President-Elect, it is a necessity for the U.S. to own the world's biggest island "for purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the world". Trump did not elaborate on his statement. Watch the video to know more.
newarab (2024-12-25). 35 feared dead as Azerbaijani jet crashes in Kazakhstan. newarab.com 
An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet crashed on Wednesday in western Azerbaijani authorities said 32 people had survived the crash of the Embraer 190 near the city of Aktau, an oil and gas hub on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea. | With Azerbaijan Airlines reported that 67 people were on board ⚪ 62 passengers and five crew members ⚪ it is feared that 35 may have perished in the crash. | The plane was flying from the Azerbaijani capital Baku on the western…
newarab (2024-12-25). Five men jailed by Amsterdam court over match violence. newarab.com 
An Amsterdam District Court on Tuesday imposed sentences of up to six months against five men who were involved in The riots, which caused an international outcry and accusations of deliberate anti-Semitic and anti-Arab attacks, left five people in hospital and 20 others with minor injuries. | More than 60 suspects were detained. | The court on Tuesday sentenced one man to six mont…
newarab (2024-12-25). Iraqi Christians hope for peace as leaders share Christmas cheer. newarab.com 
As the holiday season unfolds, Before the US…
newarab (2024-12-25). Pope's sombre message in Christmas under shadow of war. newarab.com 
Christians across the world celebrated With the
newarab (2024-12-25). 12 killed in blast at Turkey explosives plant. newarab.com 
A powerful blast ripped through an explosives plant in northwestern Footage showed shards of glass and metal scattered outside the plant, where ambulances stood by. | "According to initial reports, 12 employees died and four were taken to hospital with injuries as a result of the explosion" in the Karesi district of Balikesir province, local governor Ismail Ustaoglu said. | "I wish God's mercy upon our deceased citizens and a speedy recov…
UMMID (2024-12-25). Maharashtra Cabinet Portfolio – Full List. ummid.com Governor of Maharashtra C.P. Radhakrishnan Saturday December 21, 2024 allocated the portfolios to Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State on the recommendation of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
UMMID (2024-12-25). CLAT 2025 counselling put on hold: Report. ummid.com The CLAT 2025 counselling process and the release of the first admission list have been put on hold following a court order, multiple media reports have claimed.
UMMID (2024-12-25). For 2nd year in row, Bethlehem cancels Christmas celebrations. ummid.com Occupied Jerusalem: The Bethlehem Municipal Council has announced to cancel the 2024 Christmas celebrations in solidarity with Palestinians for second year in row.
UMMID (2024-12-25). Meet Saudi Doctor involved in Magdeburg Christmas market car attack. ummid.com German Police Saturday December 21, 2024 arrested Taleb — a Saudi born doctor who is accused of ramming his car into a bustling Christmas market in Magdeburg.
UMMID (2024-12-25). What I saw at Kerala film festival 2024. ummid.com The 29th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) and so many highlighted films are marvellous masterpieces addressing human pain, offering a platform for social commitment and historical justice.
UMMID (2024-12-25). The Debate on Indian Constitution. ummid.com The Indian Parliament spent two days discussing the Indian Constitution.
UMMID (2024-12-25). Fact Check: No, Cristiano Ronaldo has not converted to Islam. ummid.com Fact check analysis of images – showing football legend Cristiano Ronaldo in ihram and praying at Makkah Grand Mosque that are viral with claim that he has converted to Islam, are AI generated, and thus the claim is false.
UMMID (2024-12-25). GATE 2025 Detailed Schedule Published. ummid.com GATE 2025: IIT Roorkee has published the detailed schedule and time table of Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2025 or GATE 2025 on its official website gate2025.iitr.ac.in.
UMMID (2024-12-25). Kia Syros Launch in India Confirmed – First Look. ummid.com South Asian automobile giant Kia has confirmed the launch of its compact SUV Syros in India next year.
UMMID (2024-12-25). Rahmani 30 alumnus Zaurez bags 39 LPA package at Google. ummid.com Zaurez Ahmed – one of the alumni of Rahmani 30 and son of a modest general store owner in Bihar, has secured placement at Google with an outstanding 39 lakhs per annum package.
UMMID (2024-12-25). Amazing but True: Indonesian Hajj pilgrims to wait 25 years for their turn. ummid.com If you are in Indonesia and wish to perform Hajj, you will have to wait for over 25 years, it comes to fore after a glance at the waiting list in the country.
UMMID (2024-12-25). ASUS to debut world's lightest Copilot+ PC. ummid.com Tech giant ASUS is set to launch the world's lightest Copilot+ PC during the AIways Incredible launch event on January 7, 2025.
UMMID (2024-12-25). Kashmir is in grip of Cultural Aggression. ummid.com Be it Hinduism, Buddhism or Islam no religion promotes the vulgarity that we are witnessing in today's Kashmir. This is all cultural aggression.
UMMID (2024-12-25). JEE Advanced 2025 | Information Brochure, Registration, Admit Card. ummid.com IIT Kanpur has released the JEE Advanced 2025 Information Brochure on its official website jeeadv.ac.in which provides the complete schedule of the important entrance test, syllabus, eligibility criteria, online registration and admit card release date besides related information.
The Independent (2024-12-25). ‚õ™LIVE: Christmas High Mass from Rubaga. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Archbishop of Kampala Paul Ssemogerere is leading Christmas Mass at Saint Mary's Cathedral Rubaga as Christians world wide celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. He has called on Christians to be clean in body and soul, saying contrary behavior leads to the uncleanliness witnessed in many parts of the …
The Independent (2024-12-25). Christians asked to embrace the true meaning of Christmas. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Christians across the country have been asked to embrace the true meaning of Christmas and desist from involving themselves in immoral acts. Delivering their messages during Christmas day celebrations, religious leaders from across the world said many people instead of reflecting on the birth of Jesus Christ, engage in abhorrent …
The Independent (2024-12-25). Festive Food Cravings: Scientists advise on portion control. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Christians all over the world celebrate Christmas, scientists have urged them to be cautious with the food, warning them against the danger of food poisoning and toxicity. Dr Precious Tukamushaba, a Nutritionist told URN that people tend to start up unhealthy eating patterns during festivities whereby they take food …
The Independent (2024-12-25). FUNDING: Hope for African women entrepreneurs. independent.co.ug 
Female-led firms are demonstrating their creditworthiness with little or no collateral, as development financiers and commercial lenders start to increase their support for women entrepreneurs through gender strategies, custom bank accounts with accessible requirements, and empowerment programs. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa has the highest proportion of women entrepreneurs globally, but they face …
The Independent (2024-12-25). Madi West Nile Diocese unveils shs14 billion budget for 2025. independent.co.ug 
Madi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The administration of Madi West Nile Diocese has unveiled a UGX 14 Billion Budget for the year 2025. This is a significant growth up from the UGX 10 Billion this ending year. According to the Diocesan administrators, the priorities for next financial year are focused on five thematic areas …
The Independent (2024-12-25). Nancy Chiuri helps African moms get their fit back. independent.co.ug 
What do a mother of five, an IT expert, and a fitness pioneer have in common? Everything — if you're Nancy Chiuri. From her home in Pretoria to prisons and orphanages across Africa, she's helping women get their groove back. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Nancy Chiuri steadies herself, her youngest son perched playfully …
The Independent (2024-12-25). NCBA monthly mug concludes with a thrilling mug of mugs finale. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The NCBA Uganda Monthly MUG came to an exciting close this past on Dec.21 with the much-anticipated Mug of Mugs event at Mary Louise Simkins Golf Club, Namulonge. After months of intense competition, the final leg of the Monthly Mug attracted a host of golf enthusiasts and professionals, cementing its …
The Independent (2024-12-25). Police, Anti-Trafficking Office warn parents about child trafficking during holidays. independent.co.ug 
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in the Savannah Region and the Anti-Trafficking Office at the Ministry of Internal Affairs have issued a strong warning to parents about the rising threat of child trafficking during the holiday season. The warning follows alarming statistics from the Uganda Police Annual Crime Report, which recorded 1,006 cases of …
The Independent (2024-12-25). Pope Francis opens Holy Door to mark start of Jubilee Year 2025 for Catholic Church. independent.co.ug 
Rome, Italy | THE INDEPENDENT | Pope Francis officially launched the Catholic Church's 2025 Jubilee Year on Tuesday evening by opening the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in a ceremony on Christmas Eve. The symbolic act began a year-long celebration, which will run until January 6, 2026. The event occurred just before the Christmas Eve Mass, the Nativity …
The Independent (2024-12-25). WHO: Mpox situation in Africa remains 'especially concerning'. independent.co.ug 
KINSHASA, DR Congo | Xinhua | The epidemiological situation of Mpox in Africa remains "especially concerning," with high case counts observed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Burundi, and Uganda, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday. According to the latest report of the WHO, Africa has seen 13,769 confirmed cases across 20 …
The Independent (2024-12-25). üü¢FROM THE ARCHIVES: Uganda in chopper saga again. independent.co.ug 
üü•Does History Repeat Itself? The Independent looks back 10 years by reproducing a COVER STORY from 2015 that illustrates the mood of the time. How much has changed since then? What does it tell about the future for Uganda? You can find out if you read on, in this bi-monthly #Uganda10YearsAgo series, that starts …
The Independent (2024-12-25). MALARIA: High burden districts to access free vaccine. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda readies to add the malaria vaccine into its routine immunization schedule, with the first inoculations scheduled for April 2025, the Ministry of Health has clarified that not all children will be getting free jabs. Speaking during a media orientation meeting, Elizabeth Kaijuka a Public Health Expert attached to …
The Independent (2024-12-25). Morocco to launch 5G network ahead of AFCON 2025, 2030 FIFA World Cup. independent.co.ug 
RABAT, Morocco | Xinhua | Morocco will launch the 5G network in the run-up to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2025) and the 2030 FIFA World Cup, a government minister said Monday. The 5G network is expected to cover 25 percent of the Moroccan population by 2026 and 70 percent by 2030, with …
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BOC Sciences (2024-12-25). Understanding RNA Services: A Comprehensive Guide. indybay.org What is an Oligo | An oligo, short for oligonucleotide, is a short strand of nucleic acids, typically composed of 20 to 100 nucleotides. Oligos can be designed to be either DNA or RNA and are crucial for different applications, such as gene amplification, sequencing, and RNA interference. The versatility and specificity of oligos make them essential tools in genomics, proteomics, and other life science research areas. | Oligo Synthesis: Crafting Precise Nucleic Acid Sequences | Oligo synthesis is the process of chemically synthesizing oligonucleotides for various applications. This method allows researchers to cr…
Staff (2024-12-25). La NASA comparte las imágenes espaciales más sorprendentes del 2024. cubadebate.cu La NASA compartió algunas de las fotografías más impresionantes relacionadas con distintos eventos y fenómenos espaciales que tuvieron lugar a lo largo de este 2024. A continuación, se muestran algunos de los momentos más memorables captados en imágenes durante este año.
Staff (2024-12-25). Siete descubrimientos que destacaron en 2024 por su impacto en la vida humana. cubadebate.cu En el panorama científico y médico de 2024, varios equipos de investigadores lograron importantes descubrimientos, que van desde el desarrollo de fármacos hasta aplicaciones para la atención médica y la investigación ambiental. A continuación te presentamos algunos de los avances más destacados.
Staff (2024-12-25). Festival Atenas Fusión: Una opción para despedir el año en Matanzas. cubadebate.cu La cuarta edición del Festival Atenas Fusión llegará los días 27 y 28 de diciembre hasta la ciudad de Matanzas, para despedir el 2024 a ritmo de música alternativa y electrónica. Será el parqueo del Centro Cultural Entre Puentes el escenario para conciertos previstos desde las 9: 00 p.m., con un elenco que supera la docena de artistas.
Staff (2024-12-25). Ivette Cepeda ofrecerá concierto País en el Teatro Nacional de Cuba. cubadebate.cu La cantante cubana Ivette Cepeda y su grupo Reflexión presentarán en la sala Covarrubias del Teatro Nacional de Cuba, los próximos 28 y 29 de diciembre, el concierto País, que responde al disco homónimo de la artista lanzado en el año 2015. Las entradas para los conciertos están disponibles en las taquillas del Teatro Nacional.
Staff (2024-12-25). Hoy en la Mesa Redonda, Historia de vida: Lesbia Vent Dumois, una imprescindible de la cultura cubana. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu De su admirable historia personal y de los ámbitos del Arte y la Cultura donde se ha desempeñado, conversa con ella la Mesa Redonda que se transmitirá este 25 de diciembre, a partir de las 7 pm por Cubavisión, Cubavisión Internacional, Canal Caribe, Radio Habana Cuba y los canales en redes de Cubadebate, la Mesa Redonda y el sitio de la Presidencia.
Staff (2024-12-25). Anuncios peligrosos: El lado oscuro de la publicidad en línea. cubadebate.cu Las redes sociales y los portales web generalmente incluyen publicidad en línea. Esta herramienta ha sido explotada por ciberdelincuentes para propagar malware, a través de una técnica conocida como malvertising. Hoy en Código Seguro hablaremos de dicha técnica, que puede infectar a los usuarios incluso sin hacer clic en el anuncio.
Staff (2024-12-25). Accidente aéreo en Kazajistán deja decenas de fallecidos. cubadebate.cu Decenas de personas murieron este miércoles después de que un avión con alrededor de 70 pasajeros a bordo se estrellara en Kazajistán. Las autoridades de Azerbaiyán, donde se originó el vuelo, aseguran que hay al menos 30 sobrevivientes.
Staff (2024-12-25). Papa Francisco insta en mensaje navideño a silenciar el sonido de las armas (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El discurso Urbi et Orbi — "A la Ciudad y al Mundo" — del pontífice sirve como un resumen de las desgracias que enfrenta la humanidad. Como la Navidad coincidió con el inicio de la celebración del Año Santo 2025, que él dedicó a la esperanza, Francisco pidió una amplia reconciliación, "incluso con nuestros enemigos".
Staff (2024-12-25). Sonda de la NASA visita atmósfera del Sol, en el mayor acercamiento a la estrella de nuestra historia. cubadebate.cu Una nave de la NASA está intentando hacer historia con el acercamiento más cercano jamás realizado al Sol. La sonda solar Parker se está adentrando en la atmósfera exterior de nuestra estrella, soportando temperaturas brutales y radiación extrema. La esperanza es que la sonda pueda ayudarnos a comprender mejor cómo funciona el Sol.
Staff (2024-12-25). Tristán Bauer y la tarea constante de construir la belleza del cine. cubadebate.cu "Nací en 1959, estoy marcado desde la raíz… por (la) Revolución, (…) el triunfo de Fidel Castro, del Che y todos los jóvenes revolucionarios, es un símbolo…". Estas palabras dichas por el documentalista y cineasta argentino Tristán Bauer bien podrían definir su relación con Cuba, pero también su manera de concebir el séptimo arte: desde una mirada descolonizadora, de denuncia, revolucionaria.
A a (2024-12-25). I "re" tirano il tappeto dalla Siria, ancora una volta. Inizia una tragedia greca. strategic-culture.su ![]()
Staff (2024-12-25). El modelo o3 de ChatGPT desafía los límites de la inteligencia artificial. cubadebate.cu La nueva versión de ChatGPT, conocida como modelo o3, ha logrado un hito sin precedentes al obtener una puntuación del 75,7% en el exigente test de razonamiento ARC Challenge. Este logro representa un avance significativo en las capacidades de la inteligencia artificial, acercándose al rendimiento humano promedio del 84% en estas pruebas de razonamiento visual.
Staff (2024-12-25). La Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación de 1 280 MW para el horario pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica estima para la hora pico nocturna una disponibilidad de 1 870 MW y una demanda máxima de 3 080 MW, para un déficit de 1 210 MW, por lo que, de mantenerse las condiciones previstas, se pronostica una afectación de 1 280 MW en este horario.
Staff (2024-12-25). Rusia lanzará este 2025 una vacuna personalizada contra el cáncer. cubadebate.cu La vacuna fue desarrollada por la Universidad de Ciencia y Tecnología Sirius y el Centro Nacional de Investigación en Epidemiología y Microbiología Gamaleya, junto con los mayores centros oncológicos rusos. Cada vacuna se creará individualmente y entrenará al sistema inmunitario del cuerpo humano para atacar a las células malignas.
Staff (2024-12-25). Buque de carga ruso naufragó en el Mediterráneo tras ataque terrorista. cubadebate.cu El Ursa Major naufragó en aguas internacionales del mar Mediterráneo la noche de este lunes. De los 16 miembros de la tripulación —todos ellos ciudadanos rusos —, 14 fueron rescatados y trasladados por el servicio de Salvamento Marítimo al puerto español de Cartagena, en Murcia. Los dos miembros restantes siguen desaparecidos.
Staff (2024-12-25). Muere Desi Bouterse, expresidente de Surinam. cubadebate.cu El expresidente de Surinam Desi Bouterse murió a los 79 años, informó este miércoles el gobierno. En diciembre de 2023 Bouterse fue condenado en apelación a 20 años de cárcel por la ejecución en diciembre de 1982 de abogados, periodistas, empresarios y militares presos. Desde entonces estaba en la clandestinidad.
Twenty years ago this month, on December 10, 2004, former San Jose Mercury News investigative reporter Gary Webb died by apparent suicide, following a stretch of depression.
Babies are dying of hypothermia. Cats have joined stray dogs in eating the dead. The last functioning hospital in the north has been burned down. | | Amidst this ever-worsening holocaust in Gaza, the media and politicians want us to believe Canadian Jews are the real victims.
History shows that empires acquire territories in various ways. Dynasties link arms through marriage, as the Habsburgs were famous for doing. Territories are pinched by means of arms or stolen through sham contracts and undertakings. They might also be purchased. The United States made much of the vast property sale in acquiring an empire. The Louisiana purchase of 1803 
Donald, the idiot, the madman, the consummate cowardly thug is preparing to unleash shock and awe to paint his agenda onto the American and the world stage such as we have never seen before. Day one, two, three…infinity. He will attempt to unleash the hounds of horror. Why? To impose his horrendous agenda—of course. But 
Since October 7, 2023, Israel's onslaught in Gaza has killed more than 45,500 Palestinians and injured more than 108,000. At the same time, Gaza officials continue to accuse Israel of deliberately blocking aid deliveries. Human rights organizations are condemning Israel for attacking Palestinian lifesaving infrastructure, including Gaza's water supply and medical system. All of this has led to the world's leading specialist on the subject of genocide to declare Israel is carrying out a combination of "genocidal actions, ethnic cleansing and annexation of the Gaza Strip." Omer Bartov,…
They came to show their horror and fury at the Israeli destruction and burning of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza the day before. | | This was the last major functioning hospital in northern Gaza. Israeli troops drove people from it on Friday 27 December. Earlier airstrikes around Kamal Adwan had killed dozens of people.
BEIJING | Xinhua | China has attached increasing importance to the mental health of children and adolescents, experts said at a press conference held by the National Health Commission (NHC) on Wednesday. Epidemiological survey results from authoritative institutions show that the actual prevalence of depression among adolescents in China is about 2 percent, said Xie …
"This exceptional year of extreme weather shows how dangerous life has already become… and highlights the urgency of moving away from planet-heating fossil fuels as quickly as possible."
"If college football is defined by anything, we might say that it is trauma".
"Like all New Yorkers, I was outraged and horrified after seeing footage of the senseless killing of Robert Brooks. I have been clear that it is the responsibility of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to provide appropriate care and protection for those in its custody, and I will not tolerate anyone who violates that responsibility. That is why I ordered an immediate and full investigation into the death of Robert Brooks and further directed DOCCS Commissioner Martuscello to begin the termination process for the 14 individuals who were involved in his fatal attack. The State o…
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly crowned Queens representing the face of Gulu City have prioritized tackling the mental health crisis affecting the productivity of the youth in Northern Uganda. The night of December 20, 2024, ushered in three top finalists who competed in the beauty pageant at Bomah Hotel to represent the …
Gaza health officials said on Saturday that Israeli forces detained the director of the "The occupation forces have taken dozens of the medical staff from Kamal Adwan Hospital to a detention centre for interrogation, including the director, 
Israeli forces on Friday raided the In separate incidents across Gaza, Israeli strikes killed at least 25 people, medics said. One of those strikes on a house in Gaza City killed 15 people, medics and the civil emergency service said. | The Palestinian health ministry said contact with staff inside the facility,…
Israeli troops stormed one of the The Gaza Health Ministry said troops set fires in several parts of 
Since the first day that Israel's war on Gaza began, my family made the difficult decision to leave our home in the Jawazat district, as our neighbourhood has been consistently targeted. We sought refuge in my grandmother's house — she had tragically passed away there just two months prior. We packed essentials like food, clothes, important documents, and identification cards, thinking we would only be away for a few weeks at most. However, as many are now aware, the situation quickly escalated beyond our expectations. | My grandmother's house was in the heart of the Rimal neighbourhood in Gaza City, clo…
Organizers in Alameda County, CA, scored a BDS victory in December when the Board of Supervisors voted to develop an ethical investment policy that could divest tens of millions of dollars from companies profiting off Israeli genocide and apartheid.
The Sara Netanyahu, wife of 
New Yorks attorney general released body camera footage Friday showing the fatal beating of a state prisoner this month by correctional officers who punched and kicked him repeatedly while he was handcuffed on an infirmary bed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologised to Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev over the tragic plane crash that killed nearly 38. In an official statement on Saturday, the Kremlin said its air defense systems were firing near Grozny due to a Ukrainian drone strike, but stopped short of saying one of these hit the plane.
On Friday, Israeli troops shot a Palestinian young man and abducted three others in the northern West Bank governorate of Nablus. Also, the army shot two young men and abducted a woman in the central West Bank governorate of Ramallah and Al-Biereh. Israeli forces shot a Palestinian young man in the Askar al-Jadeed refugee camp, …
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Medical staff at An Al-Jazeera correspondent in Gaza said that some people had fled the hospital, located in the They said that as a result of the fire which Israeli for…
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told BBC radio his ears were still ringing following Thursday's attack as he prepared to board a flight in 
Regular Events: | SJ for Gaza | Changed the | Teaneck for ceasefire | The weekly protest presumably 
As we come to the end of 2024, we look back on the distinguished lives and careers of Arab visual artists who passed away this year, leaving behind a legacy of creativity and experimentation. | From Gulf and Levant artists who defended the Palestinian cause to experimenting with abstraction, here are the stories of eight regional artists we lost in 2024. | Hussein Madi (1938 — 2024): | A renowned modernist of the Lebanese art scene, 
97 per cent of travellers have chosen a national destination…
It's the most wonderful time of the year, and Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella is the most wonderful 90 minutes you'll experience this holiday break! Treat your loved ones to a trip through an enchanted storybook world and enjoy all the magic of this dazzling musical with the whole family. Great seats still available but going fast: Tickets to Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella start at just $30! Get Tickets…
From tiny and impoverished Mayotte to oil-rich behemoth Saudi Arabia, prosperous European cities to overcrowded slums in Africa nowhere was spared the devastating impact of supercharged climate disasters in 2024. | This year is the hottest in history, with record-breaking atmospheric temperatures and oceans acting like fuel for extreme weather worldwide. | World Weather Attribution, experts on how global warming influences extreme events, said nearly every disaster they analysed over the past 12 months was intensified by climate change. | "The impacts of fossil fuel warming have never been clearer or more deva…
The chief paediatric doctor at a southern Gaza hospital confirmed that four babies had died of "severe temperature drop" this week as the war-ravaged Palestinian territory grapples with The fourth baby died within 72 hours of the first in Gaza, with medical sources saying the infant died due to exposure to the cold. | Dr. 
Caracas, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, today considered 2024 a year of victory, of sovereignty and of peace, in a popular military-police fusion.
Since the 1990s, Western Marxists have replaced imperialism with global capitalism that is untethered to Western imperialism. Western Marxists have also deemed socialist projects as a betrayal of their utopian views rooted in the Hegelian "purity fetish."
At least 69 people died, including 25 The makeshift boat was carrying around 80 people when it capsized. Around 80 Only 11 survived, the Ministry of Malians abroad said in a statement on Thursday after collecting information to reco…
A After a year-long trial, the Salé Court of First Instance convicted 12 activists, all members of the Moroccan Front Against Normalisat…
The Council on American-Islamic Relations have issued an advisory to prospective students and their families over US universities they consider "institutions of particular concern" due to their treatment of those This comes after repeated instances of clashes between pro-Palestinian student protesters demonstrating against In…
The Russian leader called his Azerbaijani counterpart 
It will depend on whether past mistakes continue to shape continent's future or it can unlock its potential FEATURE | JULIUS DOMBA | Africa, often referred to as the cradle of humanity, is a continent brimming with untapped resources, vibrant cultures, and immense potential. Yet, it remains the world's poorest continent, home to 33 of the …
The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, ordered the handover of the Galapagos Islands for the construction of a U.S. military base, due to the approval of the "Comprehensive security project in the island region" and the "Instructions for the application of cooperation agreements between Ecuador and the United States" on December 10.
Warning: This video contains content that viewers may find disturbing. New York — New York Attorney General Letitia James today released body-worn camera footage that her office obtained as part of its ongoing investigation into the death of Robert Brooks, who died on December 10, 2024 after an encounter with New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) officers at Marcy Correctional Facility in Marcy, Oneida County. On December 9, Mr. Brooks was transferred from Mohawk Correctional Facility to Marcy Correctional Facility, both in Oneida County. Mr. Brooks, who was handcuffed w…
Earlier today, out of an abundance of caution, and in conjunction with our law enforcement partners, the decision was made to delay the opening of Destiny USA to the public while the Syracuse Police Department, New York State Police, and the FBI investigated a potential security concern. Ensuring the safety and well-being of our visitors, employees, and tenants is always our highest priority. After a thorough investigation, law enforcement has cleared the shopping center to reopen, and we are now welcoming back our community. The concern that prompted today's delayed opening has been fully handled, and the center…
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The The jet crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday, killing 38 of the 67 people on board, after 
The In a recent interview, Al-Misnad, a former professor at Qassim University and vice president of the Saudi Weather and Climate Society, outlined four potential scenarios that could bring about this Al-M…
A delegation from Turkey's main The visit would be the party's first in almost 10 years. | DEM's predecessor, the "The delegation left in the mornin…
On December 20, a horrific attack took place at a Christmas Market in The tragedy sent shockwaves across the world, but even before the victims' loved ones could begin to grieve, another story began to dominate the narrative: the false claim that Muslims and foreigners pose a fundamental threat to Germany and must be expelled. | Speculation about the attacker's identity quickly spiralled…
LONDON, ENGLAND | Xinhua | Arsenal moved up to second in the Premier League on Friday after a 1-0 win at home to struggling Ipswich Town. Kai Havertz's 23rd-minute tap-in after Leandro Trossard's cross was enough to decide a game that Arsenal dominated from start to finish, with Ipswich managing just three shots during the …
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 30 cattle were stolen from residents in Butuntumula Sub-County, Luwero District, on the night of Boxing Day. Sam Twiineamazima, the Savannah Regional Police spokesperson, informed Uganda Radio Network (URN) that, following a tip-off from concerned locals, the police deployed officers to search for the stolen cattle. This led …
Without course correction, 20 of 26 countries would remain poor through 2050 ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The next 25 years could prove decisive in determining whether the world's 26 poorest countries progress to middle-income status, a new World Bank analysis shows. Home to more than 40 percent of people struggling on less than $2.15 a day, …
Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of a new bridge at Masindi Port, and Laropi is expected to commence in the next financial year. The Laropi bridge which will be constructed in partnership with the African Development Bank will be 1,200 meters wide across the Nile, 2m shoulders, 2m walkway and standard Paved Class …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 240 suspected criminals were picked in Kampala Metropolitan areas during Christmas and Boxing Day celebrations. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, revealed that most of the suspects were caught in the act of stealing from unsuspecting victims at music shows and church services during the festive period. Among …
Kole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders of Emyooga SACCOs in Kole district have attributed the poor loan recovery rate to political interference, particularly misinformation about the program. Emyooga, a presidential initiative aimed at promoting job creation and improving household incomes, disbursed funds to 33 SACCOs in Kole district in two phases. In the first disbursement, …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, the Kira municipality legislator has urged his colleagues in parliament to reject the government's move to make the elite Special Forces Command-SFC an independent service unit of the Uganda People's Defense Forces-UPDF. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network in an exclusive interview, Ssemujju who has been the …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has outlined plans aimed at reducing its national debt starting in 2027 the year it is forecast to touch 53 percent of the value of the economy (GDP). The country's national debt stands at 25.6 billion (93 trillion shillings) as of the end of June 2024, or about 46.9 …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Despite efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, the Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) reveals that a significant number of mothers are still contracting the virus during pregnancy and breastfeeding, passing it on to their babies. Dr. Daniel Byamukama, who heads HIV prevention at UAC, stated that an assessment has shown …
The billionaire wants to insert the power of his money into British politics, but Reform can be crushed if we mount a campaign of real protest, unafraid to attack Labour, argues John Westmoreland.
In northern Gaza, the director of the besieged Kamal Adwan Hospital says five medical workers were among 50 people killed in Israeli strikes near the hospital. Israeli forces then stormed the hospital and forced hundreds, including patients, into the streets. This all comes as The New York Times has confirmed past reporting by +972 Magazine that on October 7, 2023, Israel loosened military rules meant to protect noncombatants in Gaza. Award-winning Israeli journalist Gideon Levy decries the moral decay of Israel, which has gone so far as to open a luxurious rest area for soldiers in northern Gaza: "It’…
Compilation of news reports — IAK staff Nearly 50 Palestinians were killed Thursday in an Israeli airstrike on a building opposite the headquarters of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. Among the dead are two ambulance crew members. At least 14 more Palestinians are dead and 50 others have been wounded in Israeli …
The Israeli army raided the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, with more than 350 people inside at the time of the attack. Female staff told journalists that they were forced to strip off their clothes by soldiers and were beaten if they refused.
Donald Trump has set his sights on the Americas, threatening to retake the Panama Canal if Panama doesn't lower fees for U.S. ships. The United States controlled the waterway until 1977, when President Jimmy Carter signed a landmark treaty to give Panama control of the canal. Trump has also recently floated the idea of annexing Canada, and even a possible "soft invasion" of Mexico. Pulitzer Prize-winning Yale historian Greg Grandin explains the practical impossibilities of such plans but analyzes the political impacts of Trump's statements. "There's no way the United States is…
Israeli air strikes hit The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether they knew at the time that WHO chief The strikes targeting the airport, military facilities and power stations in Houthi ar…
With a year marked by genocide and conflict almost behind us, we welcome the new year with struggle; may it bring us closer to a socialist world where the dreams of humanity can finally awaken.
In its genocidal campaign to erase Palestine's Indigenous people, the state has weaponized my very existence, my birth and identity — and those of so many others.
Civil discourse is preferable to the alternatives of coerced silence and violence. Coerced silence means that one side has exercised power to end conversation—to say, in effect, there is no point in further discussion; be quiet and accept that our desires will prevail. Violence means that reason has failed and we are reduced to the condition of resolving disputes by means of fang and claw, rock and club, bullet and bomb. 
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian young man, on Thursday night, in the town of Ya'bad, west of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank. Media sources said that occupation forces shot and killed the young man, Zain Ali Tawfiq Atatreh, 18, after invading Ya'bad town and opening fire on citizens. The Palestinian Red …
More than 57 years after the attack, the FOIA lawsuit revealed new details and, more importantly, it made it clear that the US government is still refusing to release hundreds of pages of documents concerning the assault… Evidently the CIA is still guarding material important to understanding what happened on June 8, 1967 and afterwards, …
Needs assessment by NGO reveals the huge psychological impact of the war with Israel on young people.
It's been a month since a Dahiyeh — the Arabic word for suburb and the name given to the area south of the Lebanese capital — was hammered by weeks of Israeli strikes. Streets which once never slept in the densely populated suburbs have been left in ruins, after buildings were reduced to rubble within seconds during the offensive. | Cl…
While he misleadingly presents himself as a "scientist", billionaire DOGE co-chair Vivek Ramaswamy is just another Martin Shkreli-style Wall Street speculator accused of running pump-and-dump schemes.
One can be excused for worrying over what tomorrow might bring as expanded battle lines are redrawn across the globe, the world's wealthiest nation ever consumes itself in a cataclysm of partisan hate amid a growing digital reformation, and unchecked carbon emissions continue to cause more environmental disaster by the day. Will nuclear conflict, machine control, or climate breakdown ultimately destroy our pale blue dot of a planet or is it all just more apocalyptic blather that never comes to pass? 
By What we've learned so far is that the dangers of a global …
The Drop the ADL from Schools campaign seeks to challenge the role the Anti-Defamation League plays in promoting anti-Palestinian racism in K-12 schools across the U.S.
The country's chief wizard from Veliky Ustyug continues travelling across Russian cities…
The two satellites designed to synchronise in orbit, approach each other, dock, and facilitate energy transfer…
The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) is to be at the centre of the agreement…
Mining magnates seem to have it all. Far more significant than royalty, such figures are the unelected captains of industry who know that governments will do whatever they can to accommodate their wishes and whims. True, the official rhetoric might sometimes be sharp and seemingly at odds, especially when it comes to that great irritation known as 
I'm not a big fan of these "best of" lists, but of all the new(ish) arts entertainment (or edutainment, as KRS-One would say) I consumed these past twelve months, here's what helped me most in surviving (and contemplating) the relentless horrors of 2024. FILMS No Other Land, co-directed by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, and 
Major portions of the Arabian Peninsula are already exceeding 2 ∞C above pre-industrial and likely headed for a staggering temperature rise over coming decades. This disturbing news comes via a major new study by Saudi Arabia's most prestigious university. The epicenter of world oil & gas production is in direct line of fire of unnerving acceleration 
For nearly two days, the NYPD covered up the fact that one of their officers had fired a gun inside Hind Hall, while they were arresting students. Ultimately, the shooting was only revealed by the New York City DA's office. If you call in the NYPD, you can pretty much guarantee there will be bang-bang…Is there any doubt now that the NYPD raid did more damage to the buildings at Columbia than the students? The people who invited these cops on their campus should never be guardians of students again. 
We speak with a Greenlandic member of the Danish Parliament, Aaja Chemnitz, about incoming U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to make America larger, in part by taking ownership of Greenland, which is controlled by Denmark. Greenland's prime minister rejected the idea this week, saying, "We are not for sale and will never be for sale." Trump's statement on Greenland was made as he announced he was picking PayPal co-founder Ken Howery as his pick for United States ambassador to Denmark. "We're open for business. We're not for sale," says Chemnitz. "The d…
Silicon Valley and tech billionaires are lining up to support the incoming Trump administration. With the world's richest man, Elon Musk, as one of Trump's closest advisers, Trump has hosted Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for dinners at Mar-a-Lago. Amazon, Meta and OpenAI's Sam Altman have all announced donations of $1 million each to Trump's inaugural committee. Trump has placed tech executives all over his new administration, including PayPal co-founder Ken Howery, venture capitalists Scott Kupor and Sriram Krishnan, and tech boss David Sacks, whom Trump has p…
For the first time in the school's history, Student president Alifa Anam Chowdhury and Vice President Elias Atkinson, both pro-Gaza activists, were found guilty of dereliction of duty based on Chowdhury's four unexcused absences from assembly meetings and Atkinson's failure to hold the required twice-monthly meetings. | This was after a seven-day student judicial hearing, which lasted over…
The Russian Foreign Ministry has announced that State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin will travel to Venezuela to represent his country at the inauguration ceremony of President Nicolás Maduro, scheduled for January 10. | "On behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia will be represented at the inauguration of Venezuelan President-elect Nicolás Maduro by State Duma Speaker Viacheslav Volodin," the ministry reported this Thursday, January 26. | As established by the laws of the Constitution, on January 10, 2025, Nicolás Maduro will be sworn in on January 10 before the National Assembly (AN) for a new presi…
TRIPOLI | Xinhua | Libya deported a group of migrants to Niger by land on Wednesday, the first such deportation in years, according to the Libyan Illegal Migration Control Department. The department said in a statement on its Facebook page that the deportation took place in the presence of Niger's charge d'affaires to Libya. …
The UN mission to The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said it had "received credible reports that dozens of civilians, including women and children, were killed in airstrikes by Pakistan's military forces in Paktika prov…
On December 12, the Biden administration released its National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate. But as Biden speaks of "countering hate," he continues to expedite the shipment of weapons that are being used to kill Palestinians.
The Crimean Central Library is showcasing for the first time a selection of 30 paintings by Cuban artists, featuring landscapes, portraits, cityscapes, and depictions of Cuban life.
An unidentified disease with flu-like symptoms has killed dozens of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with unknown illness having led to the death of at least 79 people and sickened 376. What do you think?
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Ex-prime minister Khan was arrested in May last year after being ousted from office and mounting an unprecedented campaign of defiance against the nation's powerful military leaders. | His detention over graft al…
Strategic efforts in inflation management, interest rate stabilization, and infrastructure investment formed the backbone of the country's economic resilience Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda's economic performance in 2024 highlighted its ability to navigate global and domestic challenges while leveraging opportunities to bolster growth. Strategic efforts in inflation management, interest rate stabilization, and infrastructure investment …
ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 26 | Xinhua | African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat on Thursday expressed concern over…
New solutions needed as 60% wish to stay in their displacement location ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | For every 10 people internally displaced by conflict or disaster, six of them would rather remain in their current locations than return to their communities of origin, according to newly released findings from the second edition of the UN's …
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Straight Talk Foundation, with support from Welt Hunger under the Grow Together project, has trained 152 women in financial literacy across Napak and Moroto districts.The nine-month training focused on financial literacy, entrepreneurship skills, and the production of reusable pads. The project targeted vulnerable women to equip them with business management …
Leveraging the Power of Partnerships in Science, Technology and Innovation to foster Socio-Economic Transformation: The Road Ahead COMMENT | ANDREW BESI | "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." — Sir Arthur C Clarke The name Dr. Monica Musenero evokes mixed emotions amongst many Ugandans. For some, she is, in an often ignoramus manner, scolded …
LONDON, ENGLAND | Xinhua | Liverpool extended its lead at the top of the Premier League after coming back from a goal down to win 3-1 at home to Leicester City on Thursday. The last match on a busy Boxing Day fixture list kicked off with Jordan Ayew putting Leicester ahead after just six minutes. …
Siaya ready to host President Ruto and Uganda's Museveni Kisumu, Kenya | NTV KENYA | The newly constructed Siaya County Stadium will host two heads of state; William Ruto and Uganda's Yoweri Museveni during its official opening on January 2, 2025, Siaya Governor James Orengo has announced Speaking after inspecting the stadium together with the …
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Samuel Odonga-Otto, the former Aruu County MP has shifted his political focus to reclaim his parliamentary seat in the 2026 elections, stepping back from his earlier presidential aspirations. Odonga-Otto believes his leadership will be more impactful in Parliament, where he feels his efforts are most needed. "Politics is God's timing," Odonga-Otto …
Tanzania's $10bn SGR is an electrified medium-speed line that will eventually connect the commercial capital of Dar es Salaam with the densely populated Great Lake states of Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda DAR ES SALAAM | Xinhua and Agencies | The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) said Wednesday that it had received 264 cargo wagons made by …
We go to Damascus for an update on the state of affairs in Syria after the surprise collapse of the long-reigning Assad regime, with BBC Middle East correspondent Lina Sinjab. She is reporting in Syria for the first time in over a decade, after she was forced to flee the country in 2013. She relays the "sense of freedom and joy" now present on the streets of Damascus, where ordinary Syrians, for the first time in generations, "feel that they are liberated and they are proud of where they are today." Current estimates put the number of forced disappearances under the Assad government at 300…
After a 15-year career in the Foreign Service, Michael Casey resigned from the State Department in July over U.S. policy on Gaza and is now speaking out publicly for the first time. He was deputy political counselor at the United States Office for Palestinian Affairs in Jerusalem for four years before he left. Casey says he resigned after "getting no action from Washington" for his recommendations on humanitarian actions for Palestinians and toward a workable two-state solution. "We don't believe Palestinian sources of information," Casey says about U.S. policymakers. "We will…
To stay ahead of the curve, An English parliament has existed for more than 800 years, and there have been some startlingly bad ones: the Mad Parliament of 1258; the Bad Parliament of 1377; and the Merciless Parliament of 1378. But, following this vigorous start, terrible parliaments took a 646-year break so they could get a really good run-up to the Conservative one that ended in 2024. | This was a parliament that took the biscuit (and then probably tried to have sex with the biscuit, or chopped it up for snorting, or flogged it to their mates)…
In something of a stunning development, China appears to already be flying a stealthy, high-performance Only a matter of hours after the appearance of the first Chinese combat aircraft today, videos and…
It appears that another new Chinese combat aircraft has already entered flight testing, and it is also an advanced, stealthy, tailless design. The imagery of the previously unseen aircraft began to circulate on social media today, only a matter of hours after the first appearance of a remarkable diamond-shaped, tailless, heavy tactical combat aircraft design, which you can read more about A video and several photos of the second, apparently smaller aircraft began to emerge…
More than 3,100 Indigenous students died at boarding schools in the United States between 1828 and 1970 — three times the number of deaths reported earlier this year by the Department of Interior, according to a new investigation by The Washington Post. Many of the students had been forcibly removed from their families and tribes as part of a government policy of cultural eradication and assimilation. The new report was led by Dana Hedgpeth, an enrolled member of the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe of North Carolina, and expanded its reach beyond federal records to achieve a full public accounting of the death toll of…
Russian forces have begun using improvised counter-drone buggies armed with a weapon made up of 24 barrels that fire shotgun-like ammunition, as well as six A video from…
The U.S. stock market was dominated by three things in 2024. The return of Donald Trump to the political stage, the rise of artificial intelligence and the resurrection of crypto values, particularly Bitcoin. CGTN's John Terrett reports from New York.
Since October, when Israeli forces launched a ground offensive in northern Gaza, only three per cent of food and water deliveries organized by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) have been permitted to enter areas in northern Gaza.
The United States, Turkey and Israel all responded to the fall of the Assad government in Damascus by launching bombing campaigns on Syria. Israel also attacked and destroyed most of the Syrian Navy in port at Latakia, and invaded Syria from the long-occupied Golan Heights, advancing to within 16 miles of the capital, Damascus. The 
As foreign powers look to shape Syria's political landscape after the toppling of the Assad regime, the country's Kurdish population is in the spotlight. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan continues to threaten the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, which Turkey regards as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers' Party militants who have fought an insurgency against the Turkish state for 40 years. Turkey's foreign minister recently traveled to Damascus to meet with Syria's new de facto ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa, the head of the Islamist group HTS. "Turkey is a major threat to…
Israeli forces shot four Palestinians, on Monday, including three in the Qalandia refugee camp and one near the town of Hizma, north and northeast of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. Media sources said that the army stormed, at dawn Monday, the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, invading and searching several citizens' homes, …
Amnesty International (AI) issued its 296-page report ('You Feel Like You Are Subhuman: Israel's Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza") on December 4th. Israel immediately called it "a fabricated report that is entirely false and based on lies." The US. State Department echoed the Israeli government in disagreeing with the report. Spokesperson Vedant Patel declared: "We have said previously and continue to find that the allegations of genocide are unfounded." He gave no reasons for that opinion. 
Solidarity with migrants demonstration, New York City, Dec. 18, 2024. By Hugo East New York City — Supporters of immigrant rights formed a picket line in front of New York City Hall Dec. 18, International Migrants Day, to oppose Mayor Eric Adams's plan to help President-elect Donald Trump deport migrants . . . | 
On Monday, Israeli forces shot three Palestinians, including a child and a woman, in several regions of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said that occupation forces shot a child, on Monday afternoon, in the town of Beita, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, sparking protests. Mahmoud Barham, the Mayor of Beita, said …
Bukele's reversal today of the mining ban aggravates environmental risks already posed by his extractive economic agenda, will increase El Salvador's risk of environmental contamination, human rights violations, and public health concerns, and will have an adverse economic impact.
Poland will enforce the The court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant in November on charges of war crimes and…
In the past fourteen months, Israel has killed a reported 196 journalists as part of its genocide in Gaza. On 16 December, the CPJ reported that at least four journalists have been killed by Israel in the past week alone: Ahmed Al-Louh, Mohammed Balousha, Mohammed Al-Qrinawi and Iman Al-Shanti. They all appe…
Israeli forces targeted the third floor of al-Awda Hospital in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, Al Jazeera Arabic reported on Monday. | In nearby Beit Lahia, the Israeli army reportedly detonated remote-controlled explosives at the Kamal Adwan Hospital, leaving at least 20 patients and medical staff wounded. | In a statement, Gaza's Health Ministry said that Israeli soldiers are forcing patients, including the wounded and ill, to evacuate the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahia. | This comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told lawmakers on Monday that "some progress" had been made in nego…
The NSO Group, Israel's darling of malware infection and surveillance for the global security market, was the brainchild of three engineers drawn from that busiest of cyber outfits in the Israeli Defense Forces known as Unit 8200. Niv Carmi, Shalev Hulio and Omri Lavie, have certainly made an impression since they founded their technology company in 2010. The 
Since the 1993 Oslo Accord, Israel has invaded Jenin Camp numerous times. The City of Jenin and the nearby camp are in what is considered as Area A of the Accord. Area A, which comprises approximately 18% of the West Bank, or 18% of the 22% of historical Palestine, is supposed to be under the 
"UNIFIL strongly urges accelerated progress in the IDF's (Israeli military) withdrawal from and the LAF's (Lebane…
Alexander and Mikhail Kononovich. Letter to Workers World from Mikhail Kononovich and Alexander Kononovich. Translation by Steve Gillis. Dear comrades, We would like to first draw your attention, comrades, to the fact that we, communists and anti-fascists, brothers Mikhail Kononovich and Alexander Kononovich, were arrested for our many years of . . . | 
Review: "Until Tomorrow Comrades," by Manuel Tiago (àÅlvaro Cunhal), translated by Eric A. Gordon and published April 7, 2023, by International Publishers, Co., Inc. I remember June 13, 2005. On that day I heard the news on the radio after returning from the park: àÅlvaro Cunhal, secretary general of the . . . | 
Two recently retired senior The agents spoke with the US' CBS "60 Minutes" in a segment aired on Sunday night. They wore masks and spoke with altered voices to conceal their identit…
Experiments conducted under different conditions — both in greenhouses and open fields…
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2024 was a complex year between the world's two largest economies. | CGTN's Nathan King looks back on China-U.S. relations over the past year.
Against the backdrop of nearly 11 years of total war in Ukraine, Russia and North Korea are increasing military cooperation into a full military defense pact. Both Pyongyang and Moscow have signed a mutual defense obligation if either country is attacked. Currently, several thousand North Korean troops have been deployed to fight Ukrainian forces in 
We named him Squirt — not because he was the smallest of the 16 cuttlefish in the pool, but because anyone with the audacity to scoop him into a separate tank to study him was likely to get soaked. Squirt had notoriously accurate aim. As a comparative psychologist, I'm used to assaults from my experimental 
President Biden has spared the lives of 37 of 40 federal death row prisoners by commuting their sentences to life in prison. This comes just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is set to return to the White House with a promise to restart and expand federal executions. "Death is in no way decreasing violence or is in no way giving anybody closure," says Herman Lindsey, who spent three years on death row before being exonerated in 2009 and condemns politicians like Trump who use executions as a "political tool." "Most politicians use that to put the fear into people and use it a…
The U.S. House Ethics Committee has released its damning report on former Republican Representative Matt Gaetz, whom Trump had picked to be his attorney general before the Florida politician was forced to withdraw from consideration. The bipartisan committee's report found Gaetz "regularly paid women for engaging in sexual activity with him" and possessed illegal drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy, on "multiple different occasions." The report also found Gaetz had violated Florida's statutory rape law by paying a 17-year-old high school student for sex in 2017. The Ethics Com…
We assess the latest developments associated with Ukraine as the West continues to live in the deluded fantasy that it will control the outcome of this war. 
After Elon Musk posted his support for Germany's far-right AfD, the party's leader Alice Weidel expressed her gratitude. Other German lawmakers have criticized "interference" in the country's upcoming federal elections.
Working mothers around the world know all-too-well the struggle of achieving a work/life balance. And in the U.S., there's new data shedding light on just how tough their juggling act has become, and its toll on their mental health. | CGTN'S Poppie Mphuthing shares the story.
Happy Holidays, everyone! Listen to this heartwarming message from Pastor Phil Turner of Bethany Baptist Church for Christmas 2024! Celebrate the holidays with us here on 
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Optimism is growing at the Ministry of Education and Sports headquarters at Embassy House that funding of up to UGX 840 billion for its flagship education project will be secured from the World Bank. Sources tell our reporter that these funds, part of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) …
Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the Christmas celebrations draw near, traders in Nebbi District are counting losses due to a low turnout of buyers, which they attribute to poor harvests and financial strain among farmers. Traditionally, the festive season boosts sales, but this year, many traders are experiencing a stark decline in business. …
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Inzu Ya Masaba, the Bamasaba Cultural Institution is set to conduct a major fundraising drive aimed at raising over one billion shillings to procure radio equipment and establish a radio station. This announcement was made by Charles Walimbwa, the Prime Minister of Inzu Ya Masaba, during a press …
Maracha, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maracha Town Council is still struggling to maintain proper waste management disposal. The area with poor waste management disposal methods is Nyadri market which is also the main local revenue source for the town council and the district. The market attracts general merchandise and buyers of produce from across West …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development has warned artistes against using foul language or risk being banned. Speaking to journalists at the Uganda Media Centre on Monday, Betty Amongi, said her ministry will not look away when artistes are using obscene language that is capable of corrupting societal …
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Water and Environment has handed over a solar powered Water Supply System to Katholhu Parish, Nyakiyumbu sub —county, Kasese district. The solar powered water project worth over 400 million Shillings will serve over 3,000 people in communities of Katholhu, Bwengo, Kitaturwa and Kathikali villages. The project was …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Under-17 team, the Uganda Cubs, will take on Somalia today in the semi-final of the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) CECAFA qualifiers, taking place in Uganda. This semi-final clash is a repeat of the 2022 CECAFA U-17 semi-final, where Somalia triumphed over Uganda at …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) under its vast beer portfolio ushered in the festive season with the launch of its "Buckets of Cheer" campaign, a heartwarming initiative designed to bring people together, spread joy, and create memorable celebrations across Uganda during this special time of year. The "Buckets of Cheer" …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has raised concerns over inadequate funding that hinders its operational activities and compromises its mandate. Speaking during a meeting with the Parliamentary Committee on Trade, Industry, and Tourism at the UNBS headquarters in Mbalwa, Bweyogerere, Deus Mubangizi, the Manager of National Metrology Laboratories …
Artificial Intelligence and digital safety headline UN Internet Governance Forum in Saudi Arabia ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | With Artificial Intelligence increasingly driving the way individuals, companies and governments operate, the 19th United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia provided yet another global stage to ponder on AI and its impact on the …
COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME| A rundown of Ugandans who dominated the news throughout the year Olivia Lutaaya Olivia Lutaaya became…
Man, is it just me or did Christmas sneak up FAST this year? Is that just a function of getting older? Remember the anticipation as a kid, the countdown that began right after Halloween? | Alas, so it goes. Either way, another Christmas is once again upon us. We are grateful to have you all along for the ride. And no matter what's going on in your life, we hope you enjoy a day of rest and rejuvenation, far away from the demands of the other 364 days of the year. | So let's celebrate with some choice dinner menus from Navy ships during yules past. We've even got a longtime TWZ reader chipping in with a menu (th…
Gouverneur, N.Y. — The pharmacy drive-thru at the Kinney Drugs located at 437 Electronics Parkway in Liverpool, NY is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day. "Obtaining prescription medications can be critical for patients who need to visit an Urgent Care or Emergency Department, but that can be challenging, especially on a major holiday. As always, our pharmacy drive-thru at our Electronics Parkway location is open 24/7. We are proud to provide the highest quality pharmacy services to the communities we serve and be responsive to t…
Syracuse, NY- On December 24, 2024 at 2: 46 a.m., Syracuse Firefighters were alerted by the Onondaga County 911 Center to a reported house on fire at 243 Mosley Drive. Firefighters from Station 17 on Burnet Ave arrived at the scene five minutes later and found a two-story wood frame structure with fire visible on the second floor in the back left corner. The Incident commander transmitted a signal '99', indicating a working fire. As teams of firefighters moved hoses through the front door and upstairs in search of the fire, other teams of firefighters prepared to methodically search the entire building. The caller…
The aim of all fascistic governments is to disempower the people; and the Modi government is no exception.
The extraordinary thing about this strike is that it really is a strike for patients and for the public's health, a strike for mental health care parity, a strike in a time of acute mental healthcare crisis in this country. Perhaps never before has depression and anxiety and increasingly suicide reached into the lives of so many people and their families. This strike is about equity in behavioral health care. The strikers have told me this time and again. They insist they would rather be with their patients, not on a picket line, but they can't keep working in a system that treats mental health workers like autom…
The Republicans (GOP), traditionally the U.S.'s anti-tax party, now promise to use tariffs to wage trade wars, to massively deport immigrants, and to stop drug traffic. But tariffs are simply the name of one kind of tax (on imported goods and services). So the GOP becomes both anti-tax and pro-tax. Likewise, the traditional party of minimal government, today's GOP now favors massive subsidies to industries that big government will select as well as economic sanctions and bans on enterprises and whole countries that big government will select. Beyond the right-wing ideology and financial self-serving, Trump reflec…
Lee Mordechai says Israel's war has been "enabled and facilitated by massive media efforts to shape discourse" in the West.
By the Disability Justice and Rights Caucus of Workers World Party On Dec. 8, the 2nd annual commemoration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Solidarity with Palestine and Gaza demanded at a virtual meeting: money for jobs, services, education and access for disabled people and all workers and . . . | 
The Israeli military's destruction of entire Palestinian cities and neighbourhoods in the Gaza Strip is a clear manifestation of the genocide Israel has been committing in Gaza for the past 14 months, and a primary tool for its implementation.
Quincy Jones, who died on Nov. 3, 2024, at the age of 91, was one of the most influential musicians in U.S. history. You might think such a notable figure would factor prominently in American music classrooms. Yet my research shows that Jones, who was Black, is rarely mentioned in mainstream U.S. music curricula. As 
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Four Palestinian journalists were killed in separate Israeli attacks within five days amid the ongoing assault in Gaza, with media freedom organizations accusing Israel of committing "war crimes" against journalists there.
Iran is now the key to the world.
As usual, the lead-up to Christmas is both exciting and overwhelming filled with hours spent online or lost in thought, frantically brainstorming gift ideas for loved ones. | Add the But who says Christmas gift shopping, considering all these factors, has to be such a tedious task? | Carefully curated to suit different personalities and interests, The New Arab (T…
For more than 500 years, Europeans have controlled the world, enforcing their rule through genocidal violence.
Do not buy the fossil-fuel industry's hype about carbon-capture technology, even the schemes that work cannot be scaled up to the necessary levels, explains John Clarke.