(2022-07-11). UN agencies warn of "looming catastrophe" as global hunger rises. popularresistance.org United Nations agencies reported last week that global hunger and the chronic inability to access food soared in 2021. | A staggering 2.3 billion (30 percent) of the world's population were moderately or severely food insecure in 2021, with nearly 12 percent facing severe food insecurity. Millions across the Horn of Africa, the Sahel, Yemen and Syria already experiencing severe levels of hunger and poverty face the prospect of mass starvation. | This is set to worsen due to the US/NATO provoked war in Ukraine, with executive director of the UN's World Food Program (WPF) David Beasley warning that the food crisis…
(2022-07-11). NATO: The Most Dangerous Military Alliance on the Planet. popularresistance.org The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the arms industry that depends on it for billions in profits, has become the most aggressive and dangerous military alliance on the planet. Created in 1949 to thwart Soviet expansion into Eastern and Central Europe, it has evolved into a global war machine in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Asia.
(2022-07-11). Lukashenko's prediction comes true—regime change comes to Uzbekistan. mronline.org 
Lukashenko had predicted the highly coincidental timing that suggests that the current strife in Uzbekistan has been orchestrated as a means to eventually lead to further destabilization along Russia's southern border.
(2022-07-11). German parliament votes for NATO admission of Finland and Sweden to intensify war on Russia. wsws.org With the admission of Finland and Sweden, NATO is creating a new front in the war against Russia in Scandinavia and throughout the Baltic Sea region. The danger of an all-out war against a nuclear-armed power continues to increase.
(2022-07-11). Ten-Year-Old Girl Among Those Killed with Western Weapons in Ukrainian Shelling of Donetsk. covertactionmagazine.com Among "unworthy victims" ignored by western media In the first week of July, Ukrainian army bombing of the Donetsk People's …
(2022-07-11). UK foreign minister Liz Truss joins crowded race for PM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) — Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has joined the race to replace Boris Johnson.
(2022-07-11). Sri Lankan president says to resign as previously announced. ecns.cn Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will continue with his resignation on July 13 as previously announced.
(2022-07-11). Sri Lankan protesters occupy official residences of president and prime minister. wsws.org The massive anti-government protest in Colombo on July 9 and demonstrations in major cities across the country are the largest in history.
(2022-07-11). Sri Lankan uprising forces resignation of president and prime minister. wsws.org The resignations will not resolve the political issues confronting workers, youth and rural toilers, nor end the intolerable living conditions caused by severe shortages and skyrocketing prices of fuel, food, medicines and cooking gas or the hours-long daily power outages.
(2022-07-11). PM resigns, President flees: It's all happening in Sri Lanka. popularresistance.org Massive protests rocked Sri Lanka on Saturday, July 9, leading to a collapse of government. In the morning, tens of thousands of protesters marched to the residence of the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who reportedly fled shortly before. By Saturday evening, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe resigned to make way for the formation of an all-party government. Reports also said the president had agreed to resign. | An all-party meeting called by the Speaker of parliament also saw calls for the resignation of the president. | On Saturday evening, protesters also gathered before the residence of the prime minister. S…
(2022-07-11). China hopes Sri Lankan community will stick together through difficult times: spokesperson. ecns.cn The Chinese side sincerely hopes that people from all walks of life in Sri Lanka could work together to overcome difficulties and realize social stability, economic recovery and improvement of livelihood at the earliest.
(2022-07-11). Presidente de Sri Lanka confirma su renuncia tras protestas. telesurtv.net El primer ministro de Sri Lanka se reunirá este lunes con los líderes políticos del país para discutir una transición pacífica.
(2022-07-11). Sri Lankan President confirms intention to resign to PM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has officially confirmed his intention to resign from…
(2022-07-11). Partidos políticos de Sri Lanka formarán Gobierno de transición. telesurtv.net Sri Lanka amaneció este domingo en calma, luego de las masivas protestas que obligaron al presidente y primer ministro a renunciar.
(2022-07-11). Russian-Led Forces Advanced Towards Soledar. southfront.org 
On July 11, the joint forces of Russia and L/DPR People's Republics took control of the towns of Vladimirovka and Tripolie in the Bakhmut area. Reports from the front lines were confirmed by the representative of the People's Militia of the LPR. | The LPR press service showed the newly taken positions left by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the border of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics."The front line has advanced far ahead, the units of the LPR People's Militia are moving forwa…
(2022-07-11). Ruins of Azov Steel Factory display Nazi insignia and signs of NATO support. mronline.org 
Owner of plant, Rinat Akhmetov, is allegedly connected to organized crime.
(2022-07-11). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 11, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russia struck military assets of the AFU in Chasov Yar with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Kharkov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Artemovsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Partizanskoye with high-precision missiles; | Russian air defense systems shot down 12 Uragan rockets near Izyum in the Kharkov region, Novodachnoye, Yubileinoye, Slavyano…
(2022-07-11). China's Red Lines on Taiwan Are Clear Regardless of the US' Policy of Strategic Ambiguity. popularresistance.org Will the United States come to defend Taiwan militarily in a war across the Taiwan Strait? This million-dollar question so far has two answers from the same administration — yes, according to US President Joe Biden when he was asked in Tokyo in late May; not necessarily, according to White House aides who quickly walked back his comment and said America's "one China" policy had not changed. | This question becomes all the more interesting if one compares Biden's attitudes towards Moscow and Beijing. Ever since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Biden has consistently said US troops would not directly enga…
(2022-07-11). Military And Political Situation In Europe On July 11, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Lithuania expanded restrictions on the transit of goods to Kaliningrad through its territory, Reuters reported; | Russian gas supplies via the Nord Stream stopped for 10 days due to scheduled annual maintenance since; | Canada will transfer the turbine for the Nord Stream to Russia, making an exception in sanctions at the request of German; | Germany has been reportedly blocking the provision of a ‚Ǩ9 billion aid package to Ukraine for more than a month;…
(2022-07-11). Alex Odeh Assassination: New Testimony Could Finally Bring Jewish Defense League to Justice. mintpressnews.com 
According to active agents still assigned to the case, pressing charges against Odeh's killers would require testimony from a witness who heard at least one of those very men discussing their own involvement in Alex Odeh's murder. We now have it.
(2022-07-11). Lula da Silva lamenta asesinato de miembro del PT en Brasil. telesurtv.net El candidato presidencial del PT manifestó su solidaridad hacia los familiares, amigos y compañeros de Marcelo Arruda.
(2022-07-11). Presidente cubano decreta Duelo Oficial por muerte de Shinzo Abe. cubadebate.cu Con motivo del asesinato del ex primer ministro japonés, tras el atentado ocurrido durante un discurso electoral, el presidente cubano decretó Duelo Oficial, desde las 06: 00 horas hasta las 12: 00 de la noche del día 11 de julio. Durante la vigencia del duelo la Bandera de la Estrella Solitaria deberá izarse a media asta en los edificios públicos e instituciones militares.
(2022-07-11). Schools and Labor Against Privatization. popularresistance.org The Schools and Labor Against Privatization (SLAP) coalition held a barbecue on June 26 at Parker School, which the school board has ordered to be closed and eliminated. But the East Oakland elementary school is still operating this summer unofficially as a community school for its majority Black and Brown student body. | "The billionaires are not really that interested in educating working-class youth," said Oakland teacher Divya Farias at the barbecue, "just like they don't seem to care about preserving working-class jobs in the port of Oakland. That's why SLAP got organized, to stop their plans to close our pu…
(2022-07-11). World population to reach 8 bln on Nov. 15: UN. ecns.cn The global population is projected to reach 8 billion on Nov. 15, with India projected to surpass China as the most populous country in 2023, the United Nations (UN) said Monday, World Population Day.
(2022-07-11). At G20 Summit, Washington and Moscow Trade Blame for Diplomatic Freeze. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken used his platform at the Group of Twenty (G20) summit to accuse Russia of having no interest in negotiations. Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow believes Washington is at fault for the frozen relationship. In Bali, Indonesia, Blinken condemned Russia for having no interest in diplomacy. "The problem is …
(2022-07-11). Iran: US Air Defense Plans Are a Regional Threat. news.antiwar.com President Biden's visit to the Middle East is Iran isn't happy with this,
(2022-07-11). Israel Says Giving Up Harming Iran's Enrichment Program. news.antiwar.com In statements that seem designed to update the anti-Iran narrative ahead of President Biden's visit, Israeli officials are saying they The narrative is meant to suggest Israel isn't going to keep assassinating people tangentially involved in enrichment, at least formally, and is meant to back claims that Iran already has enough uranium for a weapon, an almost certainly false allegation. | The report suggests tha…
(2022-07-11). Acceleration forever? The increasing momentum of mineral extraction. popularresistance.org Half of all the oil consumed since the dawn of the modern oil age in 1859 has been consumed from 1998 through 2021 inclusive based on data available from the BP Statistical Review of World Energy. Approximately 1.4 trillion barrels of oil is thought to have been consumed to date (though there are estimates as low as 1.1 trillion). That means that in just the last 24 years total historical oil consumption has doubled. | It is hard for most people to imagine the vast increases in the rate of consumption of practically everything that makes modern life possible. Resources appear without most of us ever thinking abou…
(2022-07-11). After Ecuadorians, Panamanians Say No more Pillaging. popularresistance.org The situation in Panama is becoming increasingly tense as more people join in what has become a permanent strike expressed in street protests. During the last few weeks, there have been several strikes in the transportation sector, especially in agricultural transportation, but the government has not offered any solutions to the demands so far. | The lack of response has generated growing discontent, and since last Thursday, teachers have joined the transport workers declaring a permanent strike, paralyzing a large part of the country's economic activity. The strike is being supported now by several strong unions…
(2022-07-11). The CIO Was One of the Most Successful Anti-Racism Movements in U.S. History. popularresistance.org In the 1930s, a new type of union, an "industrial" union that welcomed all workers in a single workplace emerged as the cutting edge of working-class struggle. Previously, unions and employers both had a long history of racism and support for white supremacy. Certain jobs were reserved for whites, and Black workers were kept out of factories and union halls. This had catastrophic consequences for the working class. For example, in the 1919 Steel Strike, employers brought in 30,000 Black and immigrant workers to break the strike staged by white workers and their racially exclusive unions. Long prevented from joini…
(2022-07-11). Thousands of Portuguese workers rally against inflation and stagnant wages. popularresistance.org Thousands of Portuguese workers marched July 7 to condemn inflation and stagnant wages. | People traveled from across the country to gather in Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Many traveled by train from Porto, the biggest city in the northern region of Portugal, where the train departed from Campanh࣠Train Station with around 800 protesters aboard. | The thousands converged on Marqués de Pombal Park in Lisbon then marched to the Portuguese parliament. They demanded a 35-hour work week without salary reduction, a minimum salary of ‚Ǩ850 (around $865), an end to employment insecurity,…
(2022-07-11). We Need to Stop Pretending we can Limit Global Warming to 1.5 ∞C. popularresistance.org We are not going to limit global warming to 1.5 ∞C. This means we will soon be entering a much warmer and more dangerous world. | The threshold of 1.5 ∞C was the highest ambition of the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement. It was arrived at by a realisation that warming beyond this temperature would produce intolerable suffering to those most exposed to global warming. | So what can we make of politicians who continue to argue that '1.5 ∞C is still alive'? Are they misinformed or are they simply lying?
(2022-07-11). Recent Exercises Of Chinese Ground Forces Increase Beijing's Readiness For Military Operations In Taiwan. southfront.org 
In July, the Chinese PLA ground forces trained the rapid deployment of troops to operational areas. The 145 mixed mechanized brigade of the 73rd Army of ground forces of the Eastern Command of the PLA conducted an exercise to check the readiness of the compound to make a long-distance march. | The exercise involved: | 12 infantry fire support vehicles ZTL-11; | 2 armored medical vehicles on the chassis of the BTR ZBL-08; | 5 BMP ZSL-92B; | 9 vehicles for the transportation of personnel. | 3…
(2022-07-11). Fueling the Warfare State. mronline.org 
America's $1.4 trillion "National Security" budget makes us ever less safe.
(2022-07-11). Leverage & interconnectedness are blowing up crypto & DeFi. mronline.org 
That's what's different this time: Stuff blows up because of leverage and cascades through the crypto space because everything's interconnected.
(2022-07-11). Recognizing Mike Davis, San Diego's giant of Urban Theory. mronline.org 
When the news spread a couple weeks ago that San Diego scholar and activist Mike Davis was going on palliative care, it generated an outpouring of support online. And for good reason.
(2022-07-11). SPEECH: The Black Revolution is Part of World-wide Struggle, Malcolm X, 1964. mronline.org 
Malcolm X reminds us of the deceit of liberals, the power of international thinking, and the coming of Black revolution.
(2022-07-11). Reinventing the Sheikhdom: how MBZ has shaped the UAE. fairobserver.com
(2022-07-11). When We Leave We Will Burn Everything, We Will Blow Everything Up. marktaliano.net READ MORE:
(2022-07-11). China Opens Its First Political Party School in Africa. orinocotribune.com By Kester Kenn Klomegah , 2022 | China has completed its first Political Party School in Tanzania, East Africa. It has taken in its first batch of students from six African countries. All of the political entities taking part have ruled their countries without interruption since independence. According to news agencies, 120 cadres from African ruling parties are attending the workshop at the US$40 million facility in Tanzania funded by the Chinese Communist Party. | The construction of the Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Leadership School in Kibaha, 40km outside Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, was financed by the si…
(2022-07-11). Preview: What to Look for in June Consumer Price Index. cepr.net There are many data points indicating inflation will be slowing. The question is, how much of this will show up in the CPI and when?
(2022-07-11). Wednesday 7/13: Labor History Online Discussion Group – Session 5: Beyond "Bread & Butter" indybay.org Zoom (Register at http: //bit.ly/FSFD-Labor)…
(2022-07-11). Sunday 7/10: STOP the WAR on WOMEN! — RESCHEDULED TO JULY 24. indybay.org Golden Gate Bridge, South plaza, San Franicisco…
(2022-07-11). Data show biz claimed to add net of 381K new jobs. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —Businesses claimed to add a net of 381,000 new jobs in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. But even as firms claimed they can't find workers, the BLS data revealed one reason why: Wage growth has slowed—to pre-pandemic levels. The nation's jobless rate held steady at 3.6% for the third straight month and …
(2022-07-11). Dealing with Police and Government Agents. indybay.org "Any lawyer worth his salt will tell the suspect in no uncertain terms to make no statement to police under any circumstances." (U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson writing in Watts v. Indiana, 338 U.S. 49 (1949))…
(2022-07-11). Antibody injections aid in fight against COVID-19. ecns.cn The first commercial batch of a homegrown COVID-19 neutralizing antibody therapy was rolled out last week, adding a weapon that is particularly useful for immunocompromised people to the arsenal against the virus.
(2022-07-11). New Zealand PM attempts to cover up alignment with US against China. wsws.org While Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks about the need for "diplomacy," her government has significantly strengthened the alliance with US imperialism, and New Zealand is integrated into the war against Russia and confrontation with China.
(2022-07-11). Shanghai to build first nucleic acid industrial park. ecns.cn The first nucleic acid industrial park in Shanghai is to start construction in mid-July at the Shanghai Hangzhou Bay Economic and Technological Development Park, with a planned area of three square kilometers, media reports said.
(2022-07-11). Chine Coast Guard marks third anniversary of hotline. ecns.cn Sunday marked the third anniversary of the launch of the China Coast Guard's hotline, 95110.
(2022-07-11). How to find the best web design company in Dubai? en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) — Finding a professional web design company is not straightforward, not only in Dubai but everywhere! There are a huge number of web design companies and freelancers out there, claiming to provide the best service for you.