(2022-07-18). US Implies Ukraine Can Use HIMARS Against Russian Targets in Crimea. news.antiwar.com The State Department on Sunday implied that Ukrainian forces are allowed to use US-provided High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) against Russian targets in Crimea, which Russia has controlled since 2014. When the US first announced it was sending HIMARS to Ukraine, Biden administration officials said they received "assurances" from Ukrainian officials that the rockets won't …
(2022-07-18). Zelensky fires Ukraine's top security officials. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) — Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has fired Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova and the head of the country's top security agency, Ivan Bakanov, citing allegedly rampant "treason" in both services.
(2022-07-18). 8 killed in Ukraine cargo plane crash. ecns.cn The An-12, a Soviet-built turboprop aircraft operated by the Ukrainian cargo carrier Meridian, crashed late Saturday. All eight bodies were found and are being recovered.
(2022-07-18). The relativisation of fascism in Germany and the recall of Ukrainian ambassador Andrij Melnyk. wsws.org The reactions to the dismissal of the Ukrainian ambassador in Berlin, Andrij Melnyk show how far the rehabilitation of the Nazis in Germany has progressed 77 years after the end of the Third Reich.
(2022-07-18). Shooting at shopping mall in U.S. state of Indiana leaves 4 dead, 2 injured. ecns.cn A shooting at a shopping mall in the U.S. Midwest state of Indiana Sunday evening left four dead, including the gunman, and two injured.
(2022-07-18). Sri Lanka declares state of emegency. ecns.cn Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe declared a nationwide state of emergency with effect from Monday, according to a government gazette.
(2022-07-18). Most of U.S. population in areas with high COVID-19 levels: WSJ. ecns.cn More than half of the U.S. population are now living in areas with high COVID-19 levels and people are recommended to wear masks in indoor public settings, said a report of The Wall Street Journal.
(2022-07-18). Climate: Scientists Stunned to Find Atlantic Plankton 90% Gone; Marine Life, our Oxygen Imperiled. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) Mark Howarth, writing in the stalwart weekly from Dundee, Scotland, The Sunday Post, has a blockbuster scoop. The Global Oceanic Environmental Survey, led by Edinburgh University marine biologist Howard Dryden at the university Roslin Innovation Centre had estimated that the plankton in the oceans had been halved in the past …
(2022-07-18). Satellite Imagery Shows Global Crop Declines — Except For Russia And China. southfront.org 
| Originally published by ZeroHedge | Infrared satellite imagery designed to measure moisture levels and the health of farmlands suggests that staple crops such as wheat are in poor condition and in sharp decline among major exporters including the Ukraine, the US and India. Two countries do have bumper crops so far though; It is hard to say which governments and institutions monitor this data, but a few months ago a multi…
(2022-07-18). Ukraine president sacks security chief, cites hundreds of treason cases. tribune.com.pk 
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sacked the head of the country's domestic security service and state prosecutor, citing hundreds of cases of alleged treason and collaboration with Russia, as Moscow appeared set to step up military operations. | Zelenskiy said more than 60 officials from the SBU security service and prosecutor's office were working against Ukraine in Russian-occupied territories, and 651 treason and collaboration cases had been opened against law enforcement officials. | The sackings on Sunday of Ivan Bakanov, head of the security service, and Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova, who l…
(2022-07-18). Open Letter to CBC on its Defamation of Eva Bartlett. orinocotribune.com By Karin Brothers | On the morning of July 6th, the CBC crossed the line from merely putting out its usual biased news on Ukraine to a defamatory attack on independent journalists who report live from the Donbas. While they named Americans John Mark Dougan and Patrick Lancaster, they reserved particular venom for the highly-respected Canadian Eva Bartlett. | The National News anchor Ian Hanomansing featured Justin Ling, a writer who has been known to attack reputable journalists whose accounts counter state propaganda. They suggested that tho…
(2022-07-18). In Ukraine, a Proxy War on the Planet. transcend.org 15 Jul 2022 – As the Ukraine crisis causes global havoc, US officials won't negotiate with Russia to end the fighting — and are even willing to "countenance" mounting hunger as a result.
(2022-07-18). Ukraine: End War. Lift Sanctions. transcend.org 11 Jul 2022 – NATO's hardline position on expansion and membership is further reinforced by a motive which has become more obvious in the course of the war. Some members of NATO and the US leadership are keen to exploit the war to emasculate Russia as a military power. This is why they would like to prolong the war.
(2022-07-18). Three Illuminating Quotes about the War in Ukraine. transcend.org 12 Jul 2022 – John Pilger, Noam Chomsky and Chris Hedges have lent their expertise to the subject of the war in Ukraine with some recent comments that help bring some much-needed clarity to an often confusing and always contentious issue. Here they are:…
(2022-07-18). The West Is Experiencing a Contraction of Its Power, Not Necessarily Its Decline. transcend.org 15 Jul 2022 – With the same ease with which they foresee being able to reduce Russia (one of the largest nuclear power in the world) to a vassal state or bring it to ruin, they foresee neutralizing China (which is on its way to becoming the first world economy) and soon provoking a war in Taiwan, (like the one in Ukraine) to achieve that purpose. On the other hand, the history of empires shows that contraction goes hand in hand with decline, and that decline is irreversible and entails much human suffering.
(2022-07-18). January 6 Committee subpoenas Secret Service to turn over deleted text messages. wsws.org In December 2019, Trump took the unprecedented step of naming Tony Ornato, still an officer in the Secret Service, to become deputy White House chief of staff in charge of operations. This was part of Trump's effort to turn the Secret Service into his private Praetorian Guard.
(2022-07-18). (Italiano) Perché la NATO è antiquata, pericolosa e merita di essere abolita. transcend.org 13 Luglio 2022 – Da un punto di vista analitico del conflitto è ragionevole dire che la Russia è responsabile della guerra ma che la NATO con la sua espansione noncurante, contro tutte le promesse fatte alla Russia e una serie di ammonimenti d'esperti è responsabile del conflitto soggiacente. Discutiamo del mondo post-NATO.
(2022-07-18). Science Saturday: Leveraging technology to transform Anatomic Pathology. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In January, as part of Mayo Clinic's Digital Pathology Program, the Division of Anatomic Pathology in Mayo's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in Rochester, Minnesota, transitioned a significant portion of its clinical practice, including both surgical and biopsy cases, into digital workflows. The transition means all surgical — or frozen section — biopsy slides will be scanned into digital images prior to a pathologist's review. Historically, patient tissue has been evaluated by generating glass slides, applying stains, and evaluating…
(2022-07-18). Hundreds of Millions of Human Workers Treated Worse than Robots. transcend.org 14 Jul 2022 – While big private business pours billions of dollars in producing automatic machines, barely no money has been invested in the human workers who are left unprotected, treated like cheap robots, or even worse.
(2022-07-18). US$2 Trillion for War versus US$100 Billion to Save the Planet. transcend.org 11 Jul 2022 – The West is more fixated on spending social wealth on the military than addressing the climate catastrophe.
(2022-07-18). Anthony Blair: Estamos llegando al final del dominio político y económico de Occidente. cubadebate.cu El expremier de Gran Bretaña, el laborista Tony Blair, advirtió que el mundo está "llegando al final del dominio político y económico de Occidente", que se encuentra en camino hacia la multipolaridad y que que China "ya es la segunda superpotencia del mundo".
(2022-07-18). Biden Promises Not to 'Walk Away' From the Middle East at GCC Summit. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Saturday vowed that the US would not "walk away" from the Middle East during a summit attended by regional leaders in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The summit was attended by members of the Gulf Cooperation Council plus Iraq, Egypt, and Jordan, known as the GCC+3. Biden's message to the Gulf monarchs and other …
(2022-07-18). Petro and Maduro Working to Bring Colombia and Venezuela Closer, Report Reveals. orinocotribune.com President-elect of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, is taking the first steps to fulfill his promise to build bridges with Venezuela. | On Saturday, July 1, a memo was published by the Colombian far-right magazine In addition, a source who requested a…
(2022-07-18). Russia-Iran relations take a quantum leap. peoplesdispatch.org When the US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan first spoke about a potential Iran-Russian drone deal, Moscow kept quiet and
(2022-07-18). Customary Barbarity: Britain's SAS in Afghanistan. dissidentvoice.org The insistence that there is a noble way of fighting war, one less bloody and brutal, has always been the hallmark of forces self-described as civilised. Restraint characterises their behaviour; codes of laws follow in their wake, rather than genocidal impulses. Killing, in short, is a highly regulated, disciplined affair. The failed wars and efforts …
(2022-07-18). Collective statement: Biden in occupied Palestine and the 'Jerusalem Declaration'. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement on Biden in Palestine and the Jerusalem Declaration, signed by 80 organizations, including Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). | The joint declaration of U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid reveals not only the fundamental bankruptcy of the imperialist and Zionist systems they represent but also underlines the necessity to act and stand now in solidarity with the Palestinian people and their resistance, to liberate their land from the river to the sea. This strategic partnership of violence, warmongering, repression…
(2022-07-18). Venezuela Condemns Washington Coup Plots As Bolton Doubles Down. venezuelanalysis.com Bolton stood by his comments about Venezuela, saying that Washington's support for coup plots were "necessary to protect [US] interests."
(2022-07-18). The Russia-China Polar Silk Road Speeds Ahead. dissidentvoice.org Since China's Arctic extension of the New Silk Road was first unveiled in a January 2018 white paper, a process of Arctic development has been unleashed which represents one of the most important and under-appreciated developments on Earth. Not only will 10 days be saved by goods moving between China and Europe via the Arctic …
(2022-07-18). Nepalese student union launches hunger strike at Tribhuvan University to demand educational reform. peoplesdispatch.org The students, who began their hunger strike on July 12, have demanded reforms from the University administration regarding policy, infrastructure, management, courses and more…
(2022-07-18). Turkish attack inside Iraqi Kurdistan kills five civilians, injures two. peoplesdispatch.org Scores of Iraqis have been killed since Turkish forces launched their so-called Operation Claw Lock in Iraqi Kurdistan in April, allegedly to fight the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK)…
(2022-07-18). Daily Round-up | Coffee giant announces store closures and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we take a look at stories of Starbucks shutting down outlets, the issue of mining deaths in Pakistan, and the increasing use of fossil fuels in Brazil…
(2022-07-18). Iván Duque's Desperate Farewell: Venezuela Denounces New Attack on Pipeline Network. orinocotribune.com Caracas, July 17, 2022 ( Through his twitter account, El Aissami posted photographs of the attack where flames and smoke can be seen in sections of pipeline installed on the Venezuelan plains. In recent days, Venezuelan authorities have also reported discrete operations capturing illegal extract…
(2022-07-18). The Future of Education: 3 Challenges for an Uncertain and Complex World. transcend.org 14 Jul 2022 – That the school has changed very little since the 19th century is no secret. Perhaps one of the biggest reasons is that schools have their "clients" guaranteed; therefore, why should they change? We have three challenges and questions that are urgent to answer.
(2022-07-18). Following appeal by unions, Biden announces Emergency Board, blocking nationwide railroad strike. wsws.org While the unions are attempting to present the Presidential Emergency Board as a "neutral arbiter," There is no question that the intervention will lead to a settlement which is favorable to the railroads.
(2022-07-18). 15,000 Minnesota nurses still working without contract as union continues to block strike. wsws.org It has been over a month since 12, 0 Minneapolis-St. Paul nurses' contracts expired on May 31, and over two weeks since 2, 0 nurses in Duluth, Hastings and other Minnesota cities saw their contracts expire on June 30.
(2022-07-18). Estelle se intensifica en huracán en el occidente de México. telesurtv.net Estelle ocasionará lluvias intensas en regiones de Jalisco y Nayarit; muy fuertes en zonas de Colima, Guerrero, Michoacán y Sinaloa, y aisladas en Baja California Sur.
(2022-07-18). Sunday 7/17: Family Garden Workshop: Birds and Berries. indybay.org Hauser & Wirth | 901 East 3rd Street | Los Angeles, CA 90013…
(2022-07-18). Bolivia y Paraguay restablecen transporte internacional terrestre. telesurtv.net Los cancilleres de ambos países rubricaron el acuerdo para restablecer un servicio detenido desde inicios de la pandemia de covid-19.
(2022-07-18). Imam Reza Shrine before Eid Al-Ghadir. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) — Ahead of Eid Al-Ghadir on Monday, the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in the holy city of Mashhad hosted a large gatherings of people to pray on the auspicious day.
(2022-07-18). Anger erupts in chaotic, drawn-out Papua New Guinea elections. wsws.org Within days of the polls opening for the three-week election period, frustrations erupted over the incomplete electoral roll, which has left many voters unable to cast their ballots.
(2022-07-18). 'The Uber Files': 124,000+ Leaked Files Expose Global Dirty Dealings of Ride-Hailing Giant. transcend.org 10 Jul 2022 – Internal documents reveal how company "won access to world leaders, cozied up to oligarchs and dodged taxes amid chaotic global expansion."
(2022-07-18). Unhoused, Undercounted and Underserved. indybay.org This is one article in a series in the Fresno based Community Alliance newspaper. The theme is to Follow the Money. This article will appear in the August 2022 issue of the paper.
(2022-07-18). Tiroteo en Indiana, EE.UU. deja al menos cuatro muertos y dos heridos. telesurtv.net El atacante entró en la zona de comidas con un fusil de asalto y varios cargadores de municiones y comenzó a dispararle a civiles.
(2022-07-18). Lotus flowers bloom in central China's Hunan Province. ecns.cn Lotus flowers in a 666,667-square-meter pond were in full bloom in Hengdong, Hunan Province, on Friday.
(2022-07-18). Imagination: Finding the End of the World as Capitalists Know It! dissidentvoice.org 
It's truly amazing that the capitalists see the end of the world — human species, I suppose — way before they can imagine the end of capitalism. You know, that perfect system of slavery then, slavery now, and even more draconian slavery for the future. That sort is not based on whips, 15 hours a …
(2022-07-18). Saturday 7/30: El Salvador event. indybay.org Online Zoom event…
(2022-07-18). Third strike of dock workers at major German seaports. wsws.org On Thursday thousands of dock workers at Germany's major seaports in Hamburg, Emden, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Brake and Wilhelmshaven once again went on strike. It is the third and, at 48 hours, the longest warning strike in the current round of collective bargaining.
(2022-07-18). Biden concludes Mideast trip focused on US conflict with Russia, China. wsws.org The US war drive against Russia and China was the driving force of the US president's four-day trip to Israel, the West Bank, and Saudi Arabia.
(2022-07-18). California United States Colored Troops Help Save the Union. indybay.org Rev. Thomas Starr King helped keep the thin margin of Union California vs Confederate California. US Colored Troops from California helped preserve the Union and begin the ending of legal slavery in America. Today, we honor National Buffalo Soldiers Day and share our unique California Journey from Slavery to Freedom.
(2022-07-18). Piden justicia para Arruda, víctima de violencia bolsonarista en Brasil. telesurtv.net La presidenta del Partido de los Trabajadores (PT), Gleisi Hoffmann, sostuvo que el crimen de Arruda "tiene nombre y domicilio: Jair Bolsonaro".