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MIDDLE EAST
Russian Air
Force destroys
‘secret base’ in
northwestern Syria:
video
Daesh attack
kills 19 in central
Syria
Remains of
104 Yazidis killed
by ISIL laid to rest
in Iraq
Iran calls
for UN response over
Israeli military
action threat
Israel
Worries a Swift Iran
Deal Is in the Works
as Biden Gives Bibi
Cold Shoulder
Iran will
reverse nuclear
steps only if US
lifts sanctions
first: Leader
Zarif: “US
Broke Nuclear Deal
for No Reason, It
Must Remedy Its
Wrong”
Biden says
U.S. won't lift
sanctions to get
Iran back to
negotiations on
nuclear deal
Propaganda
alert:
IAEA
inspectors in Iran
said to find
evidence of possible
nuclear weapons work
4 Saudis
killed in missile
attack on Al-Tadavin
base in Yemen
Biden
revokes terrorist
designation for
Yemen's Houthis
Saudi Arabia
vows to continue its
operations in Yemen
UN welcomes
US decision to
‘strengthen its
diplomatic
engagement’ towards
Yemen peace deal
UK urged to
follow US in ending
support for
Saudi-led bombing of
Yemen
US’s Blinken
in first phone call
with Saudi
counterpart
Saad al-Jabri
alleges second
assassination plot
in amended complaint
against MBS
UAE
massively cut aid to
Palestinians after
normalization with
Israel
Apartheid
Israel: Palestinian
shot dead by Israeli
settlers in West
Bank
UK citizen
serving in Israel
occupation forces
named as killer of
17-year-old
Palestinian boy
US call for
halting Israel
settlement,
demolition of
Palestine homes
ICC rules it
has jurisdiction in
Palestine to
investigate war
crimes in Palestine
despite Israeli
objections
Netanyahu:
An ICC investigation
of Israel would be
‘pure anti-Semitism’
U.S. objects
to ICC probe,
'opposes actions
that seek to target
Israel unfairly'
Russia: No
alternative for
two-state solution
: There is
no alternative to
the two-state
solution and the
establishment of an
independent
Palestinian state,
Russian Foreign
Minister, Sergey
Lavrov
Netanyahu
sees a path to
reelection with new
fascist/racist bloc
that includes
‘Jewish Power’
Biden
officials pledge to
fight BDS
Israel
Rejects US Plan To
Inspect Chinese
Harbor At Haifa
UAE hired
NSA hackers to spy
on Qatar : New York
Times:
UAE spies
monitored Michelle
Obama, Sheikha Moza
emails: Report
Turkish
minister says U.S.
behind 2016 failed
coup: Hurriyet
AFRICA
19 killed in
gunmen in north
Nigerian villages
Roadside
Bomb Kills 12 Somali
Soldiers
Suspected
Islamists kill 10 in
eastern Congo
machete attack
UN:
Situation in
Ethiopia's Tigray is
now 'extremely
alarming'
Ugandan
forced to commit
‘horrendous acts’ as
9-year-old child
soldier
South Sudan
worked with Israeli
surveillance company
to monitor citizens,
Amnesty finds
ASIA
Afghanistan-
42 Taliban fighters
killed in raids
Taliban
Kills 21 Afghan
Troops, Warns of
'Dangerous
Escalation' if US
Breaches Deal
Bombing in
southwestern
Pakistan kills 2
people, wounds 5
Pakistan PM:
We would give
Kashmiris ‘right to
independence’
Indian
farmers launch
nationwide highway
blockade
Free speech
under threat as
India clamps down on
farmer protests
The Chinese
People's Liberation
Army expels U.S.
destroyer from
territorial waters
off Xisha Islands
Atlantic
Council Pens
Anonymously Authored
Expose Calling for
Regime Change in
China
EUROPE
Kremlin
Expresses Regret
Over Biden's
Aggressive
Statements on Russia
Ukraine:
Zelenskiy bans three
opposition TV
stations
AUSTRALASIA
Australia
records $55.47
billion trade
surplus amid trade
tensions with China
Australian
farmers warn China
trade spat will cost
them $28 billion
China can
easily replace
Australian imports,
as shown by recent
developments:
analyst
Australian
PM calls on New
Zealand to “align
more” against China
Beijing
warns overseas
students in
Australia, saying
‘vicious incidents’
threaten their
safety
China to
assist Papua New
Guinea with
vaccines: FM
GLOBE
Covid-19:
When will life
return to normal? In
7 years at today's
vaccine rates
Global food
prices at highest
since 2014 due to
pandemic fallout
AMERICAS
Glenn
Greenwald: Welcome
to Bolsonaro’s
Brazil :
Murder,
Corruption,
Coronavirus & the
Death of Democracy
Haiti Braces
for Unrest as
President Refuses to
Step Down:
Mr. Moïse’s
five-year
presidential term
ends on Sunday,
which is why the
opposition is
demanding that he
step down
The United
States accepted
unpopular Haitian
President Moise’s
claim to hold power
for another year
US Reporting
Fails to Note
Foreign Roots of
Haiti's
'Constitutional
Crisis';
Most
reporting failed to
note the
international role,
and particularly the
U.S., in creating
this "crisis."
Ecuador's
historic election
explained: Inside
the Citizens'
Revolution:
The
election pits a
wealthy US-backed
right-wing banker
against a left-wing
economist
Open Letter
From 40+ Economists
Regarding Ecuador
and the Dollar
Haitian
opposition calls for
national
mobilizations
against President
Jovenel Moïse
U.S.
releasing hundreds
of Central American
families from
increasingly busy
custody
US to end
deals to send asylum
seekers back to
Central America
New Covid
strains ‘may even
escape the immune
response,’ says
Biden Covid advisor
TSA to
implement Executive
Order regarding face
masks:
Regarding the civil
penalty for
individuals who
violate the Security
Directive, TSA will
recommend a fine
ranging from $250
for the first
offense up to $1,500
for repeat
offenders.
Is President
Biden going to break
his promise about
$2,000 checks?
Sanders
defuses late-night
fight over $15
minimum wage:
"It was
never my intention
to increase the
minimum wage to $15
immediately and
during the
pandemic," Sanders
said.
Senior
Democrats to unveil
$3,000-per-child
benefit as Biden
stimulus gains steam
US annual
trade deficit
largest since 2008
financial crisis
Trump’s
Tariffs Failed to
Curb Trade Deficits:
“The
combined U.S. goods
and services trade
deficit increased to
$679 billion in
2020, compared to
$481 billion in 2016
Nevada bill
would allow tech
companies to create
governments:
The bill would
permit companies to
form governments
carrying the same
authority as
counties, including
the ability to
impose taxes, form
school districts and
courts and provide
government services.
US economic
woes expose trade
war absurdity: Biden
should focus on
repairing economy,
not hegemony
Long-term
unemployment is
close to a Great
Recession record
Taking Aim
at the U.S. Dollar,
the World Builds a
MultipolarTrade-and-Payments
Order
Majority Of
U.S. Voters Don't
Want Billions Spent
On America's
"Nuclear Sponge"
Senate
Approves Covid
Relief Resolution
With Zero GOP
Support
Bipartisan
Majority Endorses
New Domestic
Terrorism Laws
Tucker: Bank
of America secretly
turned over customer
data to FBI:
'Tucker
Carlson Tonight'
host warns anyone
can be considered a
'domestic extremist'
New York
Times investigation
of the location
tracking data of the
Capitol rioters
Biden
Administration
‘Going After
Violence’ in
Crackdown on
Domestic Terrorism
U.S.
Satisfaction Sinks
With Many Aspects of
Public Life:
Barely a quarter are
now satisfied with
how government is
working (27%) as
well as the size and
influence of major
corporations (26%).
YouTube
Censors Senate
Testimony From
Doctor On Possible
Covid Drug
Caitlin
Johnstone: YouTube
Financially
Deplatforms Swath Of
Indie Media Accounts
Florida
Governor Nukes Big
Tech Over
Censorship;
Includes a ban on
the censorship of
political candidates
Donald Trump
will refuse to
testify at Senate
impeachment trial,
lawyers say
Poll: 64
percent of GOP
voters say they
would join a
Trump-led new party
Biden not
legitimately
elected, two-thirds
of Republicans say
Trump
Shifted
Campaign-Donor Money
Into His Private
Business After
Losing The Election:
Report
Trump Lost
Nearly Half His Net
Worth During
Presidency
Biden says
Trump shouldn’t get
intelligence
briefings due to
‘erratic behavior’
Fox Business
cancels 'Lou Dobbs
Tonight' after being
sued for $2.7
billion: report
House
removes Rep.
Marjorie Taylor
Greene from
committees over
incendiary social
media posts
Here are the
11 Republicans who
voted to remove
Greene from House
committees
GOP
lawmakers call for
Pelosi to be fined
over new screenings