2024-10-20: News Headlines

Patrick Bond (2024-10-20). Rising dangers of imperial+sub-imperial partnering. cadtm.org Following the Johannesburg BRICS summit in August 2023, the new 'BRICS+' — whose leadership will be hosted by Vladimir Putin in Kazan from October 22-24 — now consist of not only Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, but also Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates — with Saudi Arabia potentially joining before 2024 ends, in the event Donald Trump is not elected U.S. President on November 5.
| And on November 18-19 in Rio de Janeiro, Inácio Lula da Silva will welcome leaders of (…) | – | /…

newarab (2024-10-20). Biden has 'good idea' of when Israel will respond to Iran attack. newarab.com US President Biden declined to share any details on what the Israeli response may entail when pressed by the media, though his responses suggested the US has an idea of what the nature of the response wil…

newarab (2024-10-20). Egyptian and Iranian officials meet, discuss regional tensions. newarab.com According to The New Arab's Arabic language sister site , Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, some of the key issues discussed included Israel's war on Gaza and Lebanon and tensions in the Red Sea as well as the prospect of restoring relati…

newarab (2024-10-20). Lebanese PM says he rejects Iranian interference. newarab.com

maxyyjones (2024-10-20). Leaked US Intelligence Documents Outline Israeli Preparations to Strike Iran. scheerpost.com

UMMID (2024-10-20). Karnataka HC: Shouting 'Jai Shri Ram' inside mosque no offence. ummid.com The Karnataka High Court quashed a case against two Hindu men for raising the slogan 'Jai Shri Ram' inside the Puttur Town, Dakshina Kannada district mosque.

Bruce Lerro (2024-10-19). The Myopia of Anglo-American Rulers. dissidentvoice.org In the last 20 years, China, Russia, India and Iran are blossoming in harnessing energy and building infrastructures. Economically BRICS currency will eventually marginalize the dollar. What is amazing to us is the vast denial system that Mordor and its vassal has hypnotized itself into believing. Bruce Lerro's article is about how the ideology of Eurocentrism, paternalism, racism and imperialism keeps the West in a fog about how bad its situation actually is.

tn.ai (2024-10-19). Joint Naval Drill Kicks Off South of Iran. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — A joint naval war game among a number of members of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) got underway in Iran's southern waters on Saturday.

hindustantimes (2024-10-19). Sinwar's Old Press Conference Mocking Israeli Threat To Kill Him Goes Viral | Hamas, Gaza, Iran, IDF. hindustantimes.com Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on October 16 in Rafah, Gaza, during a firefight. His death is a significant blow to Hamas, especially as he was a key architect of the group's recent attacks against Israel. Following his assassination, an old press conference featuring Sinwar mocking Israeli threats to kill him went viral, particularly highlighting his defiant response to those threats. Watch the video for details.

Connor Freeman (2024-10-19). Leaked US Intelligence Documents Outline Israeli Preparations to Strike Iran. news.antiwar.com Updated 10/19/24 at 9: 15pm EDT. Leaked top secret documents from the Pentagon and the National Security Agency (NSA) outline Israeli preparations for a major attack against Iran, CNN reported on Saturday. The documents were published Friday on a Telegram channel, said to be affiliated with Iran, named "Middle East Spectator" that claims it received the …

Mehmet Perinàßek (2024-10-19). "Turkistan" or "Central Asia"? uwidata.com Türkiye's Ministry of National Education has decided to replace the term "Central Asia" with "Turkistan" in school textbooks. The ministry justified its decision by stating the goal of raising future generations with a sense of Turkish identity, national consciousness and patriotism. | So, what is the purpose? Why now? How will nations and states in Asia respond to this? What impact will it have on the Turkic states? | UWI author, historian and political scientist Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Perinàßek provided an evaluation. | When making such terminological changes, it is important to think the issue t…

Mehmet Perinàßek (2024-10-19). "Turkistan" or "Central Asia"? unitedworldint.com Implications of a change in school text books. Türkiye's Ministry of National Education has decided to replace the term "Central Asia" with "Turkistan" in school textbooks. The ministry justified its decision by stating the goal of raising future generations with a sense of Turkish identity, national consciousness and patriotism. So, what is the purpose? Why …

Briana L. Urena-Ravelo, In These Times. (2024-10-19). Mutual Aid And Mosh Pits. popularresistance.org Chicago‚Äâ—‚ÄâOn the Fourth of July, a group of punks and appreciators gather around the canal on the South Side for a mutual aid benefit show. They're raising funds for Comedor Comunitario ("Community Dining Room"), a weekly Tuesday dinner run by Venezuelan migrants at a community church. | With keffiyehs and Palestinian flags throughout the space, curious holiday revelers watched from their passing boats as folks slammed to the bands Hide and Stress Positions, their lyrics decrying American settler-colonialism and nationalism in a defiant take on the holiday. | All told,…

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