(2024-08-09). Haniyeh's assassination violates UN charter, escalates regional conflict: Chinese foreign minister. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff China's Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, has strongly condemned the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, calling the incident a violation of international norms and the UN Charter. Wang expressed deep concern over the assassination, which took place on July 31 in Tehran, Iran, warning that it has escalated tensions in …
(2024-08-08). Simla agreement key to resolving Kashmir issue, says UN deputy spokesperson. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff The United Nations has reiterated its position that the final settlement of the Kashmir dispute must be reached peacefully, in accordance with the United Nations Charter and with full respect for human rights. Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesperson for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said that the Simla Agreement of 1972 between India …
(2024-08-09). Supreme Court rules against Mumbai college Hijab ban, upholds students' right to religious dress. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff The Supreme Court of India has partly stayed a Mumbai college's circular banning the hijab, burqa, cap, and naqab on campus, affirming that girl students should have the freedom to choose their attire. The bench, comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar, ruled that educational institutions cannot impose restrictions on students' …
(2024-08-08). Cuddly Genocide Slate and the Palestine Exception. fightbackbetter.com 
With the announcement of Tim Walz as presumptive presidential candidate Kamala Harris's vice presidential running mate there has been a torrent of effusive praise of him, his record, his past careers, his military and education background. The duo are being presented in such glowing terms they could probably be nominated for sainthood. One of the more popular themes shows them both cuddling cats and dogs. | Anyone who has focused a good part of their last 10 months calling out into the terrible abyss of the Biden administration's genocide against 10s of 1000s of actual Palestinian humans in Gaza could feel dau…
(2024-08-08). International Book Fair of Honduras seeks to promote education. plenglish.com Tegucigalpa, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The III International Book Fair of Honduras that begins in this capital seeks to promote education, culture and the arts, its organizers reported.
(2024-08-08). Cabinet commends addition of SA sites to UNESCO list. sanews.gov.za Cabinet commends addition of SA sites to UNESCO list | Cabinet has commended the latest addition of the South African human rights and liberation struggle sites in the prestigious list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites. | The sites in the prestigious list include the Union Buildings, Constitution Hill, Liliesleaf farm, Sharpeville memorial, Walter Sisulu Square, 16 June 1976: The Streets of Orlando West, University of Fort Hare and ZK Matthews House, Mqhekezweni, Waaihoek and Ohlange. | The UNESCO World Heritage Committee also inscribed three M…
(2024-08-09). A Video Response to the FBI Raid on Scott Ritter's House. globalresearch.ca 
(2024-08-09). Sustainable Development Goals Weaponized by the West to Ensure Its Hegemony. globalresearch.ca Much is talked about the …
(2024-08-09). Towards a WW III Scenario. The Privatization of Nuclear War. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca Canadian economist Prof. Michel Chossudovsky criticizes the U.S. government for promoting nuclear war propaganda and advocating for the 'safe use' of nuclear weapons in conventional war. He highlights the brainwashing of decision-makers and the dangers of their own power. | Chossudovsky …
(2024-08-09). Hiroshima: A "Military Base" according to President Harry Truman. globalresearch.ca "The World will note that the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima a military base. That was because we wished in this first attack to avoid, insofar as possible, the killing of civilians.."(President Harry S. Truman in a radio speech to the Nation, August 9, 1945).
(2024-08-09). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.
(2024-08-09). The War is Ending, and Canada Lauds a Nazi as a Ukrainian Hero. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca
(2024-08-09). Ukraine: US Launches a Fascist Government, and World War Three? globalresearch.ca It all started on March 5, 2014: a US sponsored fascist coalition government under the disguise of democracy was installed in Ukraine. | With historical foresight pertaining to the dangers of a Third World War, this article by Felicity Arbuthnot was …
(2024-08-08). History of Israeli War Crimes, "The Killing of Children has been Persistent": "Surgical Strikes" against Palestinian Children in 2008-2009. Felicity Arbuthnot. globalresearch.ca It was 15 years ago: Felicity Arbuthnot recalls the massacre of Palestinian children during the December 2008-January 2009 invasion of Gaza. | It did not start in 2023. | The killing of children by Israel has been persistent: | Veteran War Correspondent Felicity …
(2024-08-08). Video: "Wiping Gaza Off The Map": Big Money Agenda. Confiscating Palestine's Maritime Natural Gas Reserves. globalresearch.ca There is an unspoken "Big Money Agenda". Netanyahu's objective is not only to exclude Palestinians from their homeland, it consists in confiscating Palestine's multi-billion dollar Gaza offshore Natural Gas reserves…
(2024-08-08). Tim Walz for Kamala's Vice President: Barely Noticed or Noticeable. globalresearch.ca While the Kamala Harris coronation for Democratic presidential nomination continues in its safely shielded path, her sacred status among party members growing with each day, the decision to select Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota as Vice Presidential running mate had …
(2024-08-08). Selected Articles: America's Most Criminal Act: The Atomic Bombings of Japan. globalresearch.ca 
By Yet after some 60 years, the United States government and its compliant mass media have succeeded in hiding the truth from the rest of …
(2024-08-08). Natural Farming Cannot Co-exist with GM Crops. globalresearch.ca Some countries are taking up the promotion of natural farming crops which is very welcome. However a big problem and constraint arises when they say at the same time that they will spread GM crops, forgetting that natural farming cannot …
(2024-08-08). Henvalghati—Recalling Those Memorable Days of Protecting Himalayan Forests. globalresearch.ca In the middle of increasing reports of ecological ruin from Himalayan region, there are growing signs of campaigns to protect Himalayan environment in this ecologically crucial yet fragile region. In fact at an event organized in Delhi called 'Mountain Diaogues' …
(2024-08-08). America's Most Criminal Act: The Atomic Bombings of Japan. globalresearch.ca On December 7, 1941, Japan carried out a premeditated and ruthless attack on U.S. ships at Pearl Harbor. At the time, America was already in World War II on the side of Britain and Russia. But the unprovoked Japanese attack …
(2024-08-08). American Theocracy: Politics Has Become Our National Religion. globalresearch.ca "You shall have no other gods before me."—The Ten Commandments | "Christians, get out and vote, just this time. You won't have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what, it will be fixed, it will be fine, …
(2024-08-08). NFL Deploys Facial Recognition Tech at All 32 Stadiums. globalresearch.ca "And I'm proud to be an American | Where at least I know I'm free" | — Lee Greenwood, God Bless The USA | America, f**k yeah! | ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL? | [All-American guitar chords] | USA! USA! USA! | Via
(2024-08-08). Japanese PM Did Not Mention US During Hiroshima Nuclear Bomb Commemoration. globalresearch.ca A memorial service for the victims of the Hiroshima nuclear bombing was held on August 6 at Peace Park, marking the 79th anniversary of the tragedy that made the Japanese city the first in the world to experience the horror …
(2024-08-08). Nigerian Economic Crisis Underlines Mass Demonstrations. globalresearch.ca After weeks of anticipation, the #endbadgovernance campaign began on August 1 amid the worsening cost of living situation in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Africa's most populous state. | The largely youth-led protests were met with fierce repression resulting in 13 …
(2024-08-08). As Abortion Becomes More Restricted, Abortion Funds Need Your Help. inequality.org
(2024-08-09). Japan's Prime Minister Cancels Visit Amid Increased Earthquake Risk. devdiscourse.com Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has cancelled plans to visit Central Asia, following an unprecedented warning from the Japan Meteorological Agency about an increased risk of a major Pacific coast earthquake. This marks the agency's first-ever advisory of this kind, following a 7.1 magnitude quake on Kyushu island.
(2024-08-09). Conscience of the Blues: How Howlin' Wolf Got Caged in Oregon. counterpunch.org 
From his locked room, Chester Burnett could hear the trains rattling up the tracks, one every half hour. They reminded him of home, back on Dockery Plantation, when he played on the porches of old shacks with Charley Patton, blowing his harmonica to the rhythm of those big wheels rolling along the rails. Those northbound
(2024-08-09). NBCC Secures Rs 15,000 Crore Satellite Township Project in Srinagar. devdiscourse.com State-owned firm NBCC has secured a monumental Rs 15,000 crore project to develop a 406-acre satellite township in Srinagar.
(2024-08-09). Mysterious Earth Noises Cause Panic in Kerala's Wayanad District. devdiscourse.com In a startling turn of events, residents of Edakkal in Kerala's landslide-prone Wayanad district reported hearing mysterious noises emanating from beneath the earth on Friday. The unsettling phenomenon has led to widespread panic among the local population.
(2024-08-08). Decay, Decrepitude, Deceit In Journalism. popularresistance.org Russiagate continues to survive like a science fiction monster resilient to bullets. | The latest effort at rehabilitating it is an interview by Adam Rawnsley in the current issue of Rolling Stone magazine of one Michael van Landingham, an intelligence analyst who is proud of having written the first draft of the cornerstone "analysis" of Russiagate, the so-called Intelligence Community Assessment. | The ICA blamed the Russians for helping Trump defeat Hillary Clinton in 2016. It was released two weeks before Trump assumed office. The thoroughly politicized assessment was an embarrassment to the profession of int…
(2024-08-08). Right, Washington Post, Rural Areas Are Significantly Cooler Than Cities, But Please Learn How to Convert Celsius to Fahrenheit. wattsupwiththat.com Despite this laughable failure of grade-school science, the WaPo story does point out the mechanism for how rural areas help keep cities cooler.
(2024-08-09). China's CPI up 0.5% in July. ecns.cn China's consumer price index, the main gauge of inflation, rose 0.5 percent in July on a yearly basis, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Friday.
(2024-08-09). China's CPI up 0.5% y-o-y in July. ecns.cn China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, edged up 0.5 percent year-on-year in July, data released by the National Bureau of Statistic showed on Thursday.
(2024-08-09). The World Court Has Ended The Oslo Ruse. popularresistance.org Israel is on trial for genocide in the International Court of Justice (the ICJ). The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has requested arrest warrants for Israel's leaders for crimes against humanity. Millions of people across the globe, Palestinians, Jews, Muslims, Christians, students, workers, and others, are mobilized to challenge Israeli settler-colonialism, apartheid, and genocide. The 76-year-old wall of impunity, built brick-by-brick by the US, the UK, and other Western governments, is beginning to crumble. | Further evidence of this came on July 19 when, in a stunning advisory opinion, t…
(2024-08-09). Facing Threats From Iran and Hezbollah, Is Israel's North Prepared? themedialine.org 
(2024-08-09). Democracy Now! 2024-08-09 Friday. democracynow.org Headlines for August 09, 2024; "New Dawn" in Bangladesh? Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus Sworn In as PM After Student Protests; "Uncommitted" Co-Chair Layla Elabed on Meeting Kamala Harris, Pressing VP for Arms Embargo on Israel; NYC Journalist Faces Hate Crime Charge for Allegedly Filming Gaza Protest Action; Police Raid Home | Headlines for August 09, 2024; "New Dawn" in Bangladesh? Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus Sworn In as PM After Student Protests; "Uncommitted" Co-Chair Layla Elabed on Meeting Kamala Harris, Pressing VP for Arms Embargo on Israel; NYC J…
(2024-08-09). Students in Bangladesh Are Challenging a Repressive System. cadtm.org
(2024-08-09). China's MSS discloses case of students' application materials illegally tampered with anti-China content. ecns.cn MSS on Friday disclosed a case of a study abroad service agency illegally tampering with a large amount of anti-China content in application materials of Chinese students to increase their chances of successful admission.
(2024-08-09). Saudi Arabia expands scholarship programme for international students. tvbrics.com 
118 more universities have joined the programme…
(2024-08-09). From Quotas to Quakes: Student Protests That Changed Nations. devdiscourse.com In Bangladesh, weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs evolved into a nationwide uprising, forcing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee the country and resign.
(2024-08-08). Lessons from the Sandinista Revolution. workers.org 
The writer was part of a Solidarity Delegation of members of Workers World Party and the Bronx Anti-War Coalition that traveled to Nicaragua in July for a commemoration of the 45th anniversary of the victory of the Sandinista Revolution. Mural of martyrs from 1959 student protest who were massacred by . . . |
(2024-08-08). Bangladesh Learned Again— Students Efforts Spared Us from Shame. pressenza.com 
by Mohammad Nazrul Islam | Our children, our youth have once again proved that this G-generation can change Bangladesh, can change the country. They moved and worked hard to give proper guidance to the country, and above all, to change the decaying social system of Bangladesh. | Today is the eighth of August, 2024. Only 3 (three) days ago, by firing on the students, killing them, and running the steamroller of oppression in the country, the dictatorial attitude shown by the state, those students endured killing, torture, and oppression. And, they liberated the country again through the escape of the Prime Ministe…
(2024-08-08). Nobel laureate Yunus back in Bangladesh to head interim govt amid turmoil. geo.tv 
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who was recommended by Bangladeshi student leaders as the head of the interim government, arrives at the Hazarat Shahjalal International Airport, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 8, 2024. — ReutersYunus set to be sworn in as caretaker govt's chief adviser…
(2024-08-08). Popular student movement ousts Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. liberationnews.org 
During weeks of Quota Reform Protests in July, several hundred were killed and 9,000+ detained. A Student-led Movement has pushed the Prime Minister to step down and set up an interim government. Where will Bangladesh head now?>
(2024-08-08). Ban on burqa, hijab, naqab: SC to hear students' plea of against HC verdict. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday said it has listed for hearing on August 9 a plea challenging the verdict of the Bombay High Court which had upheld a decision of a Mumbai college to impose a ban on wearing of 'hijab', 'burqa' and 'naqab' inside the campus. A bench comprising Chief Justice …
(2024-08-08). Darryl George: Judge Dismisses Racial Discrimination Claims In Lawsuit For Black Student Suspended Over Locs. newsone.com 
Source: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images / Getty | UPDATED: 12: 30 p.m. ET, Aug. 8, 2024 | On Tuesday, a federal judge in Texas dismissed Darryl George's racial discrimination claims after he was suspended from school because of his locs hairstyle. The judge, however, did allow allegations of sex discrimination to proceed with black students. |
(2024-08-08). Building a better future: the importance of student volunteers. onlineopinion.com.au The energy, creativity, and fresh perspectives that young people bring are essential to creating better communities.
(2024-08-09). Brave Boda riders arrest handbag-seeking, panga-wielding thugs in the city. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boda Boda riders in Kampala chased and arrested two panga-wielding thugs who had snatched the handbag of a teacher along Nakasero road in the Kampala City Centre. The victim was identified as 36-year-old Hope Afoyotwoth, a teacher and resident of Kamwokya, in the Kampala central division. She was waylaid …
(2024-08-08). What's in a Word: Weird. counterpunch.org 
Tim Walz, the Governor of Minnesota and Kamala Harris's running mate, gave new meaning to an old word when he called Trump and Co, "weird." Leave to a high school teacher and a football coach to come up with that word to describe Senator JD Vance and the creepy Republicans who lie, cheat, steal, and
(2024-08-08). The Legacy of H. Bruce Franklin (1934—2024): A Memorial Tribute. mronline.org 
H. Bruce Franklin, who died on May 19, 2024, at the age of 90, ranks among the great public intellectuals of our time. Carolyn L. Karcher writes on his immense legacy as a teacher, activist, and scholar.