'Funeral for Nature' Taking Place Globally this Weekend - with One UK City Set to be 'Bathed in Blood' (www.thecanary.co)
The gradual collapse of dollar hegemony paves the way for a just international order (briqjournal.com)
Angolan President: We know what colonisation is and the Chinese are not colonising Africa but cooperating with us (socialistchina.org)
US vetoes Palestine’s request for full UN membership (news.un.org)
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Venezuela and Vietnam Sign Cooperation Agreements (www.telesurenglish.net)
On Thursday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Vietnamese Vice Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang signed five “Work Commitment Documents” in Caracas....
Chinese ambassador to the UN says that if US is opposing Palestine's full membership of the UN out of political calculation, it would be better to simply say so, instead of making excuses. (english.news.cn)
China Outweighs G-7 as Leading Driver of Global Economic Growth (www.bloomberg.com)
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Argentina Applies for NATO Global Partner Status (www.telesurenglish.net)
On Thursday, Argentine Defense Minister Luis Petri said that his country has applied to become a “global partner” of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). ⠀...
Iran Acknowledges Drone Attack by Israel and Says It Failed (www.bloomberg.com)
Iranian state media confirmed an attack by Israel in the early hours of Friday and said the “sabotage” operation involving drones had failed....
‘Blatant aggression’: Reactions to US veto of Palestine’s UN membership bid (www.aljazeera.com)
The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favour and two abstentions – the UK and Switzerland....
Israel has carried out airstrikes on Iran, US officials say (www.theguardian.com)
Snack giant PepsiCo sourced palm oil from razed Indigenous land – investigation (news.mongabay.com)
In the last few years it is likely that PepsiCo has been using in its production palm oil from deforested land claimed by the Shipibo-Konibo people in eastern Peru, a new investigation has found....
Iran Shuts Airspace, Flights Divert as Israel Launches Missiles (www.bloomberg.com)
Vast tracts of western Iran airspace are empty after strikes...
Israel conducted strike on Iran, senior U.S. official says (www.axios.com)
Israel conducted a strike in Iran early Friday morning local time, a senior U.S. official told Axios....
US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine (apnews.com)
The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions, from the United Kingdom and Switzerland. U.S. allies France, Japan and South Korea supported the resolution....
Israeli missiles hit site in Iran, ABC News reports (www.reuters.com)
Middle East crisis live: air defences activated in Iran after explosions reported near Isfahan (www.theguardian.com)
US vetoes Palestinian request for full UN membership (thehill.com)
US approves Rafah op. in exchange for no Israeli counter-strikes on Iran - report (www.jpost.com)
United States blocks Palestinian request for full UN membership (www.cbc.ca)
Crude, cheap and deadly: Russian glide bombs are pounding Ukraine into surrender (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem wins 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award (www.reuters.com)
Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem won the prestigious 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award on Thursday for his image of a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her five-year-old niece in the Gaza Strip....
Google fires 28 workers for protesting $1.2 billion Israel contract (www.nbcnews.com)
They Graduated Into Gaza’s War. What Happened to Them? (www.nytimes.com)
A class of freshly minted dentistry graduates in Gaza had big plans. Now they are counting the dead and trying not to join them.