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China is a Force for Peace and Progress, That’s Why the World Needs China

by Carlos Martinez, published on Friends of Socialist China,  June 27, 2025 Friends of Socialist China was among the organisers of a hybrid event in Portland, Oregon (US), held on 22 June 2025, discussing Kyle Ferrana’s important book Why the World Needs China. In his speech (delivered via Zoom), Carlos Martinez endorsed the central thesis of the book, arguing that[…]

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The Illegal Attack on Iran

by Vijay Prashad, produced by Globetrotter, June 13, 2025 Israel’s consistent attacks on Iran since 2023 have all been illegal, violations of the United Nations Charter (1945). Iran is a member state of the United Nations and is therefore a sovereign state in the international order. If Israel had a problem with Iran, there are many mechanisms mandated by international[…]

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Cyril Ramphosa Schools Trump’s Distorted Presentation on Racism in South Africa

by Ranjan Solomon, published on Countercurrents, May 23, 2025 This article is lightly edited. [jb] When it was announced that South African President Cyril Ramphosa was to visit the White House, there was speculation over whether Ramphosa would have to cope with the kind of bombardment and mistreatment that Zelensky went through on his visit to the White House. Trump[…]

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Cuba Sends Doctors, the US Sends Sanctions

by Helen Yaffe, published on Jacobin Magazine, March 8, 2024 The United States calls Cuba’s medical internationalism “human trafficking” — but it’s really an internationalist lifeline for the Global South. On February 25, US secretary of state Marco Rubio announced restrictions on visas for both government officials in Cuba and any others worldwide who are “complicit” with the island nation’s[…]

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Putin Praises Friendly Russian-US Negotiations in Riyadh

by Sputnik, published on Defend Democracy, February 20, 2025 We don’t often get to read/hear what Putin has to say directly.   It is particularly important when we don’t entirely trust our own leaders that we are familiar with the story from both sides. [ jb] ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that he had[…]

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‘New Chapter in Cooperation’: Iran, Venezuela Sign New MoUs

News From PressTV, November 22, 2024 Iran and Venezuela have signed a series of cooperation documents in Caracas where Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh is visiting at the helm of a high-ranking delegation.   Nasirzadeh, who traveled to Caracas on Tuesday to participate at the 10th meeting of the Iran-Venezuela joint economic cooperation commission, met President Nicolas Maduro who[…]

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Biden Declares Another “National Emergency” Because of the Threat Posed by Tiny Nicaragua

by John Perry, published on Counterpunch, November 27, 2024 Why is it that everything the US does in Latin America is so surreal?  ~jb In the dying days of his administration, President Biden must have needed a reminder by his officials on November 22. He had to decide whether Nicaragua still poses an “unusual and extraordinary threat to the national[…]

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Confrontation of NATO vs. SCO – Two Radically Different Summits

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, July 27, 2024 Two major security alliances held summits in July. Each summit consisted of a bloc of major powers and nearby countries. Both alliances hold military exercises. Each summit meeting included guest and observer countries. The two summits could not have been more different in tone and in purpose. The Shanghai Cooperation[…]

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ICJ Orders Israel to ‘Immediately Halt Its Military Offensive’ in Rafah

by Sam Husseini, published on the Institute for Public Accuracy,  May 24, 2023 UN whistleblower Craig Mokhiber just posted on X: “BREAKING: The #ICJ has just ruled in favor of additional provisional measures in the Genocide case against Israel, ordering Israel to immediately halt its military offensive and other activities in Rafah and to allow aid and genocide investigators in.”[…]

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