(2024-08-30). Reporter Sarah Wilkinson arrested by UK government for opposition to Gaza genocide. wsws.org The home of Sarah Wilkinson, British artist, journalist and lifelong supporter of Palestinian rights, was raided on Thursday morning by UK counter-terrorism police and she was detained for hours before being released on bail.
(2024-08-30). Trump's top foreign policy advisor warns: Special relationship at risk if U.K. halts arms sales to Israel. haaretz.com Speaking to the London-based Policy Exchange think tank, Robert O'Brien – who is likely to be in Trump's cabinet if he wins in November – said that a British arms embargo 'would really hurt the western alliance and NATO'…
(2024-08-30). Assam Assembly to discontinue break for offering Friday Namaz. muslimmirror.com GUWAHATI — The Assam Assembly on Friday decided to end the rule of giving a break for offering Friday Namaz. From now on, there will be no break on Friday for Namaz prayers for Muslim MLAs. Biswajit Phukan, a BJP MLA from Sarupathar Assembly segment said, "Since the British times in India, a …
(2024-08-30). US block on British court hearing leaves Tamil migrants stranded on Diego Garcia. wsws.org There has been almost no reporting of the case in the British press, much less comment about the appalling treatment the Tamils have endured at the hands of the British government.
(2024-08-30). Social activist deems US blockade on Cuba a "genocidal policy" plenglish.com Havana, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) The executive director of the platform The People's Forum, Manolo De los Santos, considered today that the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States against Cuba amounts to a genocidal policy.
(2024-08-30). Social activist deems US blockade on Cuba a "genocidal policy" plenglish.com Havana, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) The executive director of the platform The People's Forum, Manolo De los Santos, considered today that the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States against Cuba amounts to a genocidal policy.
(2024-08-30). This Is An Incredible Find… smoothiex12.blogspot.com The 1971 footage of the opening of the monument to fallen heroes, marines, graduates of my academy in Great Patriotic War. Superintendent of academy, Vice-Admiral Stepanov gives a speech, plus some footage from the graduation in 1971, including march of elements of foreign naval cadets, you can immediately spot Germans and Cubans, plus others. What a find!
(2024-08-30). Autoridades dominicanas colocan a 25 provincias en alerta verde. telesurtv.net El COE aumenta 14 provincias y al Distrito Nacional en alerta amarilla debido a una masa de aire húmeda dejada por una onda tropical en el país caribeño.
(2024-08-30). Venezuela acogerá la Serie del Caribe en el año 2026. telesurtv.net La lista de sedes por año quedaría de la siguiente forma: Mexicali 2025, Venezuela 2026, Hermosillo 2027, República Dominicana 2028 y Puerto Rico 2029.
(2024-08-30). Israel assassinates Tulkarm Brigade commander Abu Shujaa, continues massacres in West Bank and Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org The IOF assassinated Abu Shujaa following several failed attempts during the last couple of years as part of Israel's efforts to exterminate the Palestinian resistance groups in the West Bank.
(2024-08-30). Aug 29: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation. presstv.ir Resistance groups in Palestine and across the region continue their operations against the Tel Aviv regime and its Western backers.
(2024-08-30). Massive fire erupts at Leviathan gas field amid suspected drone attack off Haifa coast. albawaba.com Mansour Al-Maswari- A fire has broken out at the Leviathan gas field, located off the coast of Haifa, Israel. Initial reports from Israeli sources suggest that the blaze was caused by a malfunction. However, other media outlets claim that the Leviathan field was targeted in a drone attack, with Iraqi and Yemeni Houthi resistance groups suspected of involvement, though no official confirmation has been made.The Leviathan Field, situated in Israel's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) approximately 130 km from Haifa's shores, is a critical energy asset. It comprises four subsea wells connected by a manifold and two 120 k…
(2024-08-30). Remembering the Chicano Moratorium of 1970. workers.org 
The Chicano Moratorium Committee (NCMC) led a mass movement of Chicanos which protested the racist Vietnam War between 1969 and 1971. The NCMC built a broad-based coalition of activists and Mexican American groups, which was led by Brown Berets student activists. The Moratorium organized in communities throughout the Southwest holding . . . |
(2024-08-30). OSHA Whistleblowers & Hunters Point Shipyard Treasure Island Cover-up By Harris & SF Pols. indybay.org In this WorkWeek show on KPFA on February 14, 2024 WorkWeek's host Steve Zeltzer looks at the Hunters Point shipyard radioactive dump site cover-up and how San Francisco politicians including now presidential candidate Kamala Harris covered up the criminal fraud and massive $1 billion eco-fraud to supposedly clean up the shipyard. | He interview whistleblowers Federal OSHA lawyer and investigator Darrell Whitman, Air America whistleblower Michael Madry, Health expert Dr. Ray Tomkins, Dr. Ahimsa Sumchia and SF Bay View editor Mary Radcliff.
(2024-08-30). Bobby's Bounce: RFK Jr's Lesser-Evilism. counterpunch.org 
Oops. I didn't see that one coming. So, let's talk about RFK Jr.'s decision to help Donald Trump win the presidential election. Because, to be clear, Bobby is not just—excuse me, not even dropping out of the race. He could have done that, correctly denouncing the Democratic party's anti-democratic legal and electoral tactics that made
(2024-08-30). Hanging On with Gaza. dissidentvoice.org During a week of action focused on UN potential to end Israel's genocidal attacks, I was part of a coalition that met with twelve different permanent missions to the United Nations. We urged that if countries that are parties to the Genocide Convention or the Geneva Conventions stop trading with Israel as international law demands, …
(2024-08-30). US, Russian Deputy Envoys Have Heated Exchange at UN Security Council Over Gaza Ceasefire. sputnikglobe.com UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – The deputy representatives of the US and Russian missions to the United Nations engaged in an argument at the UN Security Council meeting over which of their countries is doing a better job at trying to resolve the conflict in Gaza, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
(2024-08-30). DR Congo: Little Justice for Goma Massacre Victims. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Congolese military personnel on trial for the murder of 57 civilians during a demonstration against the presence of MONUSCO, the United Nations stabilization mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, September 7, 2023. | © 2023 Arlette Bashizi/Reuters…
(2024-08-30). Erdan's War on the UN: The Brutal Wish of Failed Israel Diplomat. counterpunch.org 
Departing Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan clearly had an unpleasant experience at the world's largest international institution. In an interview published in the Israeli newspaper Maariv on August 20, the disgruntled envoy said that "the UN building should be closed and wiped off from the face of the earth." Whether Erdan has
(2024-08-30). WHO announces three-day pause in Gaza war for polio vaccination. presstv.ir The UN World Health Organization says Israel has agreed to limited pauses in its strikes on Gaza to allow health workers to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of Palestinian children.
(2024-08-30). Israel, Hamas set 3-day pauses in fighting for Gaza polio vaccinations, WHO says. scmp.com Children in Gaza to get polio vaccinations after a baby contracted the first confirmed case in 25 years in the Palestinian territory.
(2024-08-30). Liberia: Support to War Crimes Court get big boost at UN Forum. indybay.org The United Nations Peace-building Commission (PBC) convened a high-level Ambassadorial meeting in New York, to discuss the country's peacebuilding and sustaining peace priorities.
(2024-08-30). Wednesday 8/28: Food! Civics! Action! a walking tour. indybay.org Starts at the black obelisk in United Nations Plaza, across Market Street from The Strand Theater. San Francisco. Guide will be wearing a California Republic bicycle cap.
(2024-08-30). Let's protect life on our planet. No more nuclear tests!!! pressenza.com The International Day Against Nuclear Tests, celebrated annually on August 29th, is a date that has important symbolic weight in the fight for world peace and the preservation of humanity. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2009, the day was chosen in memory of the closure of the nuclear test site in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, in 1991. This event is an important milestone in the history of demilitarization and symbolizes a hope for peace free from nuclear threats. However, the reality of nuclear proliferation and the continued existence of atomic arsenals raise constant concerns and constitute…
(2024-08-30). 6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Russia's Kamchatka coast. tribune.com.pk 1725013610-0/BeFunky-(27)1725013610-0.jpg)
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Kamchatka in Russia's Far East region, with no reports so far of damage, casualties, or a tsunami threat, local authorities said on Friday. | According to preliminary data released by the Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the earthquake occurred at 16: 24 local time (0424 GMT) in the Pacific Ocean. | The tremors, with an intensity of up to five points, were felt in places including Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Yelizovo, Vilyuchinsk, and several settlements in the Yelizovo district. | The epicenter…
(2024-08-30). The stance of the DPRK on the military integration of Japan, the Republic of Korea and U.S. uwidata.com By Kim Suk-mi, Director, Department of the Political Affairs of the Editorial Office of "The Choson Sinbo" In the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), International Women's Day is a national holiday. Women also play a leading role on the day and do no household chores. People give words of appreciation and gifts to women, …
(2024-08-30). Kamala Harris defends immigration shift. geo.tv 
Democratic presidential nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at a campaign rally in Savannah, Georgia, US, August 29, 2024. —Reuters SAVANNAH: Kamala Harris defended some personal shifts in policy toward the center on Thursday and said she might name a…
(2024-08-30). Historical Timeline—ICRC, Geneva Conventions and the Republic of Korea. icrc.org
(2024-08-30). Israel and the Occupied Territories: International Day of the Disappeared. icrc.org