(2025-02-08). Civil Rights Are Being Destroyed Throughout The West In Service Of Israel. caitlinjohnstone.com.au British journalist Richard Medhurst is once again being persecuted by federal law enforcement in yet another western nation for his reporting on the abuses of Israel and its western backers, this time in Austria.
(2025-02-08). Cambodia: Denial of entry and harassment of British journalist Gerald Flynn. fidh.org
(2025-02-08). Cambodia: British environmental journalist denied re-entry to the country. fidh.org The Cambodian government's decision to deny British journalist Gerald Flynn re-entry to Cambodia and ban him from the country is a blatant attack on journalism and serves as yet another example of the Cambodian authorities' intolerance of critical and investigative journalism. The Observatory for the protection of human rights defenders (International Federation for Human Rights-FIDH and World Organisation Against Torture-OMCT) along with 19 other organisations condemn this arbitrary (…) | |
(2025-02-08). China blasts U.S. official's baseless accusations. ecns.cn Beijing dismissed on Friday the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio's remarks concerning China during his Latin America tour as "unfounded accusations aimed at sowing discord between the country and relevant Latin America and the Caribbean nations."
(2025-02-08). Entrega Hamás a tres rehenes israelíes en quinto intercambio de la tregua. cubadebate.cu El movimiento de resistencia islámica palestino Hamás entregó este sábado a una delegación de la Cruz Roja a tres rehenes israelíes, como parte del quinto intercambio de la tregua que mantiene con el ocupante israelí en la Franja de Gaza.
(2025-02-08). Maritza Arribas, nueva reina cubana de ajedrez Blitz. cubadebate.cu La santiaguera Maritza Arribas se coronó este viernes en el segmento de partidas Blitz, horas antes de su debut en el Campeonato Nacional Femenino de Ajedrez 2025, con sede en Santa Clara, enfrentando a la anfitriona Melisa Rodríguez. Las restantes posiciones del podio se las repartieron la pinareña Yerisbel Miranda y la matancera Ivette Catalá.
(2025-02-08). Perú celebra el regreso de 552 piezas patrimoniales. cubadebate.cu Perú ha recuperado 552 piezas de incalculable valor histórico y sociocultural, repatriadas desde Alemania, Argentina, Austria, Canadá y Estados Unidos. La entrega incluye una diversidad de objetos que abarcan desde documentos históricos hasta obras de arte colonial y artefactos prehispánicos, todos ellos testigos silenciosos de la rica evolución política, social y económica del país.
(2025-02-08). Cuba's Conference for Balance of the World highlighted in Guatemala. plenglish.com Guatemala, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) A column in the newspaper La Hora de Guatemala, published on Friday, provided details about the 6th International Conference for the Balance of the World, held January 28 to 31 in Cuba.
(2025-02-08). Festival in Cuba to celebrate pairing of classic cars and Tropicana. plenglish.com Havana, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) Classic cars are part of Cuba's heritage and tourist attraction, and together with the Tropicana Cabaret, they will join forces to celebrate the first Tropicana & Classic Car Pairing Festival, the director of the nightclub, Joaquín Yuenking, said.
(2025-02-08). Cuba acogerá la Cumbre Mundial de la Juventud de la UIT 2025. cubadebate.cu Cuba se prepara para ser el epicentro de la innovación y el diálogo global cuando reciba la Cumbre Mundial de la Juventud de la Unión Internacional de las Comunicaciones. El evento, programado para celebrarse entre el 11 y el 13 de marzo en Varadero, reunirá a jóvenes para debatir sobre los desafíos y oportunidades que presentan las tecnologías emergentes.
(2025-02-08). Nota informativa del Comité Provincial del Partido en Cienfuegos. cubadebate.cu El Pleno del Comité Provincial del Partido acordó separar del cargo y de las filas del Partido al compañero José López Zuñet, quien se desempeñaba como miembro de su Buró Ejecutivo, por problemas de actitud ante tareas que le fueron asignadas.
(2025-02-08). UNE prevé afectación de 1 365 MW en pico nocturno este sábado. cubadebate.cu Para el pico nocturno, se estima que la disponibilidad del SEN alcance los 2 005 MW, mientras que la demanda máxima podría llegar a 3 300 MW. Esto generaría un déficit de 1 295 MW, y de mantenerse las condiciones actuales, la afectación podría aumentar a 1 365 MW.
(2025-02-08). Andy Hechavarría brilla en Valencia. cubadebate.cu El triplista cubano Andy Hechavarría inauguró su participación en la actual temporada invernal con una destacada victoria en el Gran Premio de Atletismo Bajo Techo de Valencia 2025, celebrado en España.
(2025-02-08). Diez muertos por accidente aéreo en Alaska, Estados Unidos. cubadebate.cu Un avión Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX de la aerolínea regional Bering Air se estrelló contra el hielo marino de Norton Sound, en el oeste de Alaska, Estados Unidos, resultando en la muerte de las 10 personas a bordo, nueve pasajeros y el piloto, informó este viernes la Guardia Costera de ese país. Este incidente se convierte en el tercer accidente aéreo fatal en Estados Unidos en una semana.
(2025-02-08). Repudian desde Caimanera política hostil de los Estados Unidos contra Cuba. cubadebate.cu La denuncia de más de seis décadas de la aplicación del bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero contra Cuba, así como también de las agresiones de la actual administración de Estados Unidos, fue ratificada en una tribuna antiimperialista celebrada en el municipio de Caimanera, Primera Trinchera Antiimperialista.
(2025-02-08). Trump Steals Putin's Friend's Airplane? Russia's South American Ally Calls Top US Diplomat 'Thief'. hindustantimes.com The US authorities have confiscated one of the Venezuelan government's planes days after Trump's special envoy Richard Grenell met President Nicolas Maduro. During a visit to the Dominican Republic on Thursday, Rubio inspected the seizure of a Dassault Falcon 200 jet and said that the plane violated US sanctions. Meanwhile, Venezuela's foreign ministry denounced US action and called Rubio a "mercenary of hate" and a "thief." Watch this video to know more.
(2025-02-08). Venezuela Condemns US Theft of Another Airplane in Collusion With Dominican Authorities. orinocotribune.com Venezuela condemned the United States government's blatant theft of an aircraft owned by the Venezuelan State, which was in the Dominican Republic. | Through a The statement underlined that Rubio's hatred "towards Venezuela now leads him to openly commit a crime, illegally confiscating a PDVSA [state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuela] airplane with the complicity of the vassal government of t…
(2025-02-08). DEI's Demise Exposes Absurdity Of Trusting Oppressors To Correct Themselves. popularresistance.org Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs did not emerge from Biden's Executive Order. Many corporate efforts at diversity emerged or were expanded following the 2020 uprisings against racist terrorism sparked by the murder of George Floyd. These corporate efforts claimed to have a goal of addressing the underrepresentation of marginalized groups within their workforces and supply chains. These moves were in response to yet another moment in American history where the deep inequality between white and Black people in the U.S. was exposed as an ever growing chasm, rather than the rose-tinted example of Americ…
(2025-02-08). Activists in Mexico rally against incoming Trump's anti-immigration policies. presstv.ir Migrant rights groups in Mexico demonstrated against the proposed anti-immigration measures of US President-elect Donald Trump.
(2025-02-08). Fighting intensifies in the eastern Congo. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel February 6, 2025 While MONUSCO, the United Nations stabilization mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), counts nearly 100 armed groups fighting in the eastern Congo, the crisis escalated recently when the city of Goma was seized by the March 23 Movement (M23). Goma, the Congo, January 2025. The Congolese government reported that 773 people were killed and 2,280 were injured in the fighting in Goma between the Congolese army — Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) — and a popular militia called the Wazalendo on one side and the M23 coalition backed by…
(2025-02-08). In Seattle, advocacy groups pitch 'social housing' as a climate solution. grist.org In 2023, Seattle voters
(2025-02-08). Christ in the Classroom? dissidentvoice.org Lawyers and judges know it all too well: If parsed with proper eloquence, the intent of words and phrases can be twisted to one's own purpose or made meaningless. It's no secret that particular judicial interpreters (judges/justices) are championed by special interest groups and then appointed by politicians in anticipation of how eloquently the U.S. …
(2025-02-08). North Carolina launches first-ever statewide electrification incentives. grist.org As temperatures dipped well below freezing last month in Asheville, North Carolina, the heat pumps at Sophie Mullinax's house hummed along, keeping up just fine. | The fact she was warm inside without a gas furnace while the outdoor temperature read 9 degrees Fahrenheit reaffirmed a core belief: "Electrification is better in almost every way you slice it." | Mullinax is chief operating officer for Solar CrowdSource, a platform that connects groups of customers with solar panels and electric appliances. Since last spring, the company has been preparing for North Carolina's first-ever statew…
(2025-02-08). Black History Month Edition: The Struggle Continues in The Sahel, Sudan, the Congo and Haiti. globalresearch.ca "There have been delegations that have gone to Niger, they've gone to Burkina Faso. In Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, they have established a Thomas Sankara Center, and that center is doing a lot of great work in …
(2025-02-08). The Maronite community sheltering Lebanon's displaced in Cyprus. aljazeera.com After Israel launched its full-scale offensive in Lebanon in September, many fled to the Mediterranean island.
(2025-02-08). UN Needs Backup Plan to Keep Saving Lives. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Palestinians receive humanitarian aid from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Khan Younis, Gaza, February 5, 2025. | © 2025 Abed Rahim Khatib/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo…
(2025-02-08). International Community Expresses Outrage at Donald Trump's Latest Real Estate Plan. progressive.org President Donald Trump stated his intent to turn the Gaza Strip into what he called "The Riviera of the Middle East." Nations around the world harshly condemned Trump's total disregard for international law.
(2025-02-08). Baltic states cut last Russian energy link. aljazeera.com Ex-Soviet nations warn of sabotage and cyberattack threat as they cut power links with Moscow to hook up to EU network.
(2025-02-08). UN allocates funds for humanitarian aid in Colombia's Catatumbo. plenglish.com Bogota, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) United Nations Emergency Coordinator Tom Fletcher approved the allocation of 3.8 million dollars for humanitarian aid to the Catatumbo region, in northeastern Colombia, sources from the organization said on Friday.
(2025-02-08). Partied out: As party membership plummets the oligarchs ascend. leftfootforward.org The growing reliance on oligarch donations risks undermining the very fabric of democracy. With political parties no longer depending on membership fees or union backing, we risk wealthy individuals pushing policies that primarily serve their own interests rather than the people.
(2025-02-08). Trump 'threatens' international rule of law: Dozens of nations condemn US sanctions on ICC. thecradle.co
(2025-02-08). Movement of fallen SANDF soldiers now underway. sanews.gov.za Movement of fallen SANDF soldiers now underway | Efforts to repatriate the remains of 14 South African soldiers that were killed in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last month are now firmly underway following delays. | The repatriation of the bodies — which is being done with the help of the United Nations — faced delay after the Department of Defence completed and handed over all administrative processes to the UN. | "Following delays that were encountered for the movement of the remains of the deceased from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the UN Logistics Base in Entebbe, Uganda,…
(2025-02-08). Mohammad Rasoulof: Prison, politics and his Oscar-nominated film. newarab.com Mohammad is in town to promote Since then he's travelled the world to screen the politically potent familial drama, earning both BAFTA and Oscar nominations along the way, which somewhat explains his fatigue. | Still, as much as he relaxes into our co…
(2025-02-08). Kagame Did Not Invade DRC To Save Tutsis. orinocotribune.com Rwandan President Paul Kagame sends troops into the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to seize territory and resources, not to save Congolese Tutsis. Rwandan Genocide survivor and human rights activist Claude Gatebuke explains. | Ann Garrison: Claude, President Paul Kagame and his Tutsi elite have for the past 30 years claimed that they and their successive militias, most recently M23, are fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to protect the Banyamulenge, a Congolese Tutsi group in DRC's South Kivu Province, and the Congolese Tutsi in North Kivu Province. Is there any validity to this claim? | Cla…
(2025-02-08). 3,000 injuries, 900 deaths recorded in eastern DRC. independent.co.ug Goma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization said on Friday that the recent surge in violence in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has led to significant loss of life and trauma with over 3,082 injuries recorded in 31 health facilities in North Kivu alone. According to a statement released on …
(2025-02-08). President Ramaphosa in Tanzania for 'urgent' DRC conflict talks. sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa in Tanzania for 'urgent' DRC conflict talks | President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania to attend the joint Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) — East Africa Community (EAC) Heads of State and Government Summit on the security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). | The President is accompanied by International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola and Defence Military Veterans Angie Motshekga as well as senior government officials. | According to the Presidency, the African leaders agreed to meet urgently "following their…
(2025-02-08). SONA in numbers 2025. sanews.gov.za SONA in numbers 2025 | MOURNING | 14 — South African soldiers who died as part of a mission to bring peace to the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. | HISTORY | 70 — years since the adoption of the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown. | 30 — years since the dawn of democracy. | ECONOMY AND INFRASTRUCTURE | 5 — number of years for the implementation of the Medium-Term Development Plan. | 3 — government's strategic priorities to be advanced by the Medium-Term Development Plan. | Over 3% — the level of economic growth that government aims to lift to…
(2025-02-08). Let Us Find Our Lost Diamonds. popularresistance.org Donald Trump returned to the White House with a loud thump. His staff threw executive order upon executive order on his desk, which he signed with a flourish and then got on the phone to bark orders at the Danes and the Panamanians and the Colombians, demanding this, that, and the other thing, that thing, this thing, the things that he feels that the United States deserves. | In Trump's history, the US once had a Golden Age. He is now the symbol of its anxiety. His slogan, 'Make America Great Again', does not disguise the worry about its collapse: Make it great again, he says, because it no longer is great, and i…
(2025-02-07). Albanese calls for Starmer and others to be investigated for complicity with Israel's war crimes. thecanary.co UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese has called for accountability over the British government's participation in Israel's genocide in Gaza. But because of the impunity Western allies have given Israel, she said: This is a situation in which everyone loses. Because we are embracing or we have entered a lawless world. And especially for us in […] | By
(2025-02-07). Cambodia: Denial of entry and harassment of British journalist Gerald Flynn. fidh.org
(2025-02-07). Cambodia: British environmental journalist denied re-entry to the country. fidh.org The Cambodian government's decision to deny British journalist Gerald Flynn re-entry to Cambodia and ban him from the country is a blatant attack on journalism and serves as yet another example of the Cambodian authorities' intolerance of critical and investigative journalism. The Observatory for the protection of human rights defenders (International Federation for Human Rights-FIDH and World Organisation Against Torture-OMCT) along with 19 other organisations condemn this arbitrary (…) | |
(2025-02-07). British independent journalist Richard Medhurst raided and detained by Austrian authorities. wsws.org Medhurst is also one of a growing number of journalists who have been raided and detained by the British state over the past year, utilising draconian anti-terrorism legislation for exposing US, British and Israeli war crimes in Gaza and across the Middle East.
(2025-02-07). Breaking: Medhurst now raided and detained by Austrian police (video). skwawkbox.org UK appears to have incited Austrian authorities to target journalist already persecuted and charged under Starmer regime's war on pro-Palestine journalism British journalist Richard Medhurst has been raided and detained by Austrian police apparently acting on behalf of the UK state that has already targeted Medhurst and others as part of the Starmer regime's war …
(2025-02-07). (W.E. Talk) British scholar: World will be hugely impacted if Trump doubles down on aggressive policies. ecns.cn "The key word I would give about the Trump administration is going to be 'Change'. The U.S. cannot continue in the way that it was," said John Ross, former director of Department of Economic and Business Policy for the Mayor of London and senior fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY) in the latest W.E. Talk as Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th U.S. president on Jan.20.
(2025-02-07). Excellent Representation … smoothiex12.blogspot.com of proceedings in Kursk since August. Which also explains why NATO managed to kill a whole combined arms army, which is more than was the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) during Cold War 1.0. As of today, VSU (and NATO) lost 58, 230 KIAs (consider that field "medicine" of VSU returns only 13% of wounded, as opposed to 96% by Russia). VSU continues to throw reserves into the meat grinder. In comparison, BAOR numbered 53,000.
(2025-02-07). Pro-Palestine British journalist detained in Austria. presstv.ir The journalist has strongly rejected the Austrian police accusations against him.
(2025-02-07). Dear Petie, we will not f*ck off until you and your buddies do. thecanary.co New Labour's disgraced "prince of darkness" Peter Mandelson has wiggled his way into a job as British ambassador to the US. But his relationship with infamous sex trafficker and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who reportedly called him "Petie", is not leaving him behind. And nor should it. Peter 'Petie' Mandelson Mandelson was recently very …
(2025-02-07). US To Seize 2nd Venezuelan Plane Held in Dominican Republic for Maintenance. orinocotribune.com The administration of US President Donald Trump is preparing to seize another plane owned by the Venezuelan government currently stationed in the Dominican Republic for maintenance during a visit by American Secretary of State Marco Rubio to the Caribbean nation. | Rubio was expected to make the announcement on Thursday during his visit to Santo Domingo, the final stop of his five nation tour of Central America, more than a year after Washington seized a Venezuelan Dassault Falcon 900EX worth $13 million. | The US said that the acquisition of the plane, which it claimed belonged to President Nicolas Maduro, was b…
(2025-02-07). ALBA-TCP Condemns Marco Rubio's Statements on Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (+Foreign Minister Gil). orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America — Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) has issued a statement condemning recent statements by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who called Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela "enemies of humanity." | The Alliance "firmly rejects the hateful and interventionist statements of [US] Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who, in his attempt to justify his interventionist policy, has once again instigated attacks on Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, free and sovereign countries that have overcome decades of aggression," reads the statement published this Thursday, February 6…
(2025-02-07). Paraguay praises sports cooperation agreements with Cuba. plenglish.com Asuncion, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan Sports Minister Cesar Ramirez expressed satisfaction on Thursday during the signing of a memorandum of cooperation between the National Secretariat of Sports and Cuba's National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER).
(2025-02-07). Transición socialista: øPor dónde vamos? cubadebate.cu Hay una discusión medio real, medio ahistórica, que se traduce en términos de " øpor dónde vamos?" en materia de sistema económico-político y que no ha dejado de estar presente a lo largo de la Revolución cubana. Una especie de preocupación "natural" que no ha perdido vigencia y que no ha dejado de chocar con la imagen del mundo cotidiana del contemporáneo toda vez que la teoría del dónde se ha distanciado de la práctica sobre el cómo.
(2025-02-07). "Empiecen por su país": Sheinbaum responde a Estados Unidos sobre el combate al fentanilo (+ Video). cubadebate.cu La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, reafirmó la colaboración sin subordinación con Estados Unidos y dijo a las autoridades de aquella nación que comenzarán a actuar en su propio país para combatir el fentanilo. "Empiecen por su país. Nosotros claro que vamos a coordinarnos, pero nunca con subordinación ni injerencismo", aseveró.
(2025-02-07). Este viernes en la Mesa Redonda, Historia de vida: Waldo Leyva, salvado por la poesía. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu Waldo Leyva Portal, Premio Nacional de Literatura, es el invitado de este viernes a la emisión Historia de Vida de la Mesa Redonda que se transmitirá a partir de las 7 pm, a través de Cubavisión, Cubavisión Internacional, Canal Caribe y Radio Habana Cuba y los canales en redes de Cubadebate, la Mesa Redonda y el sitio de la Presidencia.
(2025-02-07). BioCubaFarma anuncia reestructuración estratégica con nuevos nombramientos en el CIM y en AICA. cubadebate.cu BioCubaFarma informó este jueves sobre una reestructuración organizacional como parte de su proyección estratégica, destacando el nombramiento de Antonio Emilio Vallín García como nuevo director general del Centro de Inmunología Molecular (Cim). Maydolis àÅlvarez Tito, hasta ahora directora adjunta de Aica, asumirá la dirección general de esta entidad.
(2025-02-07). Esta tarde, Peña La Pupila Afilada en la Casa de la Amistad. cubadebate.cu La primera Peña La Pupila Afilada del 2025 tendrá lugar esta tarde en su sede habitual de la Casa de la Amistad, en Paseo entre 17 y 19, en el Vedado. Este empeño conjunto de los programas televisivos La Pupila Asombrada y Con Filo y el sitio digital Cubadebate, estará dedicado esta vez a la próxima Feria Internacional del Libro…
(2025-02-07). øPiedra, papel o tijera?: Dos respuestas al fenómeno de la dolarización parcial en Cuba. cubadebate.cu Cuando abría, sin previo aviso la nueva tienda en dólares ubicada en 3ra y 70, se convirtió en la noticia y la polémica del momento. Pocos días antes, en el plenario de la Asamblea Nacional, el primer ministro informaba sobre la decisión de gobierno de avanzar aun más en la dolarización parcial de la economía.
(2025-02-07). Cenesex acoge ciclo de conferencias sobre la resistencia palestina y el feminismo árabe. cubadebate.cu La doctora Rabab Abdulhadi, de la Universidad Estatal de San Francisco, impartió el jueves la conferencia "Cambiando las geografías del conocimiento y el poder: Feminismos árabes y estadounidenses", como parte de un ciclo de tres presentaciones en el Centro Nacional de Educación Sexual, en La Habana.
(2025-02-07). Mandatario cubano visita objetivos socioeconómicos en Ciego de àÅvila. cubadebate.cu Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y presidente de la República, continuó hoy sus recorridos por los municipios del país en Bolivia, en la provincia de Ciego de àÅvila.
(2025-02-07). Próximo domingo en Cuadrando la Caja: øLa hora de las criptomonedas en Cuba? cubadebate.cu øSabes qué son las criptomonedas? øCómo y quiénes las utilizan en Cuba? øQué impacto tienen en la economía mundial? øEl uso de esta tecnología nos ayudará a "saltar" el bloqueo? Sobre estos y otros temas estaremos conversando con expertos en la materia el próximo domingo a las siete de la noche por el Canal Caribe.
(2025-02-07). Avistamiento histórico: El diablo negro emerge de las profundidades en Canarias (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Hasta la fecha, todos los registros de Melanocetus johnsonii correspondían a larvas, ejemplares muertos o grabaciones obtenidas mediante vehículos submarinos en zonas de hasta 2 000 metros de profundidad. øQué hacía, entonces, un depredador de las tinieblas emergiendo a la luz del sol?
(2025-02-07). Xizang sees greater tourist influx during holiday. ecns.cn Tourist attractions in the Xizang autonomous region embraced more than 2.38 million visits during the just-concluded Spring Festival holiday, an increase of 16.56 percent year-on-year, according to the region's culture and tourism department.
(2025-02-07). Fighting intensifies in the eastern Congo. workers.org While MONUSCO, the United Nations stabilization mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), counts nearly 100 armed groups fighting in the eastern Congo, the crisis escalated recently when the city of Goma was seized by the March 23 Movement (M23). Goma, the Congo, January 2025. The Congolese government . . . |
(2025-02-07). Conservative Lord accused of 'staggering u-turn' on renters' rights. leftfootforward.org Renter advocacy groups have accused Conservative peers of "a staggering u-turn" after they tabled amendments to the Renters' Rights Bill. | On Wednesday, Conservative housing lead in the Lords, Baroness Scott of Bybrook, tabled amendments which campaigners have said would "completely wreck" the legislation. | The proposed amendments included keeping fixed term tenancies and retaining 'no fault' (section 21) evictions for the 85% of landlords who let out five properties or less. | The Renters' Reform Coalition, made up of 21 organisations that represent renters' rights, has pointed out that in February 2023, Ba…
(2025-02-07). Activists in Mexico rally against incoming Trump's anti-immigration policies. presstv.ir Migrant rights groups in Mexico demonstrated against the proposed anti-immigration measures of US President-elect Donald Trump.
(2025-02-07). Where Does the Money Go? A Look at USAID Spending in Haiti. scheerpost.com
(2025-02-07). Is Greece's seismic surge a sign of a bigger quake ahead. newarab.com Hundreds of earthquakes have rattled the Greek islands of Santorini, Amorgos, Anafi, and Ios known collectively as the Cyclades raising concerns among residents, officials, and scientists about a potential escalation in seismic activity that could disrupt neighbouring regions in the According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), earthquakes were occurring within minutes of each other as of 07: 00 on Tuesday (17: 00 GMT), with the largest recorded at magnitude 5.1 on Mo…
(2025-02-07). Millions of People Endangered as Several Factors Combine to Worsen the Humanitarian Crisis Further. globalresearch.ca The United Nations warned on February 6 that two states in Sudan (South Kordofan and Blue Nile) were on the brink of catastrophe after a recent eruption of violence. UN resident and humanitarian coordinator C. Nkweta-Salami said, | "I condemn the …
(2025-02-07). United Nations Censures United Kingdom's Abuse Of Terrorism Act. popularresistance.org Four U.N. special rapporteurs have written jointly to the U.K. government demanding explanation of its inappropriate persecution of journalists and political activists under the Terrorism Act. | They state that those persecuted: | appear to have no credible connection to 'terrorist' or 'hostile' activity. | The cases taken up by the United Nations are those of Johanna Ross (Ganyukova), John Laughland, Kit Klarenberg, Craig Murray (yes, me), Richard Barnard and Richard Medhurst. Under this U.N. special procedure, the letter is sent to the government in question which has 60 days to respond. This letter was sent by…
(2025-02-07). The End of the United Nations at a League of Nations Moment? counterpunch.org "The League is dead," Robert Cecil solemnly declared on April 18, 1946, addressing delegates from 34 countries at the League of Nations headquarters in Geneva. The death of the League was not the immediate end of a worldwide international organization dedicated to cooperation, negotiation and the rule of law. After announcing the end of the League, Cecil did say right after announcing the League's cessation, "Long live the United Nations." The birth of the U.N. was included in the League's termination. But could we now be witnessing the death throes of the U.N. with no future organization on the horizon? Can we i…
(2025-02-07). Refugee shot in eye by Spain police files complaint to UN. presstv.ir A refugee shot in the eye during a deadly 2014 crossing into Spain files a complaint with the United Nations.
(2025-02-07). Israel continues ravaging West Bank, displaces 26,000 Palestinians. presstv.ir The Israeli occupation army presses ahead with its merciless aggression on the occupied West Bank's Jenin, with the regime destroying infrastructure and forcing thousands of Palestinians out of the city and its refugee camp.
(2025-02-07). Dr Flavian Zeija Appointed Deputy Chief Justice. plusnews.ug President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Dr Flavian Zeija as the new Deputy Chief Justice. He replaces Richard Buteera who will clock the mandatory retirement age of 70 years in April. In a statement issued by the Judicial Service Commission, a statutory body in charge of recruitment and regulating the conduct of Judicial officers, the President …
(2025-02-07). Trump's attack on the ICC is no worse than Biden's support for genocide and impunity. thecanary.co Republican Party president Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the arrest warrants it issued against his war criminal ally, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But it's essential to remember that this is simply an extension of Democratic Party president Joe Biden's own assault on international law. Because it's high …
(2025-02-07). 'Father of China's nuclear submarines' Huang Xuhua dies of illness at 99. ecns.cn Huang Xuhua, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, recipient of the Medal of the Republic, and chief designer of China's first-generation nuclear submarines, passed away at the age of 99 on Thursday in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province.
(2025-02-07). Chief designer of China's first-generation nuclear submarines passes away at age of 99. ecns.cn Huang Xuhua, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, recipient of the Medal of the Republic, and chief designer of China's first-generation nuclear submarines, passed away at the age of 99 on Thursday due to illness despite medical treatment in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province.
(2025-02-07). As China and the U.S. Race Toward A.I. Armageddon, Does It Matter Who Wins? counterpunch.org A longstanding Sinophobia in the U.S. goes back to the 19th century, with the Chinese Exclusion Act, the tax on Chinese miners during the Gold Rush, and the exclusion from being able to testify in court. Evidence of this entrenched history lingers today, in the trade sanctions against China, belligerent rhetoric from both Republicans and Democrats
(2025-02-07). Xi meets ROK National Assembly speaker. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with National Assembly Speaker of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Woo Won-shik in Harbin, capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
(2025-02-07). Trump Seizes Power in DC. counterpunch.org Donald Trump has launched a scorched earth campaign to carry out an authoritarian nationalist transformation of U.S. society and its state. In contrast to his first term, this time Trump has a loyal cabinet, a Republican Party reincarnated in his image, and a program laid out in the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025. In just his first
(2025-02-07). Government working with UN to bring back 14 fallen soldiers. sanews.gov.za Government working with UN to bring back 14 fallen soldiers | President Cyril Ramaphosa says authorities are working around the clock with the United Nation (UN) and the South African Defence Force (SANDF) to bring back the remains of the 14 fallen soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | The President was addressing the media on Friday on the sidelines of the annual Presidential Golf Challenge (PGC) held at the Atlantic Beach Golf Estate, in Melkbosstrand. | "We are working with the UN and of course the SANDF to bring our fallen soldiers back. We're working fervently, and when we get to Tanzania to have…
(2025-02-07). DRC: Armed fighting threatens civilians in and around Goma. fidh.org
(2025-02-07). Selected Articles: Rare Minerals Trump Is Seeking from Ukraine Are Russian. globalresearch.ca By The majority of rare earth minerals in which the United States is interested are located in territories controlled not by the Kiev regime but …