(2024-09-11). Bolivia and Russia to build a direct lithium extraction plant. plenglish.com La Paz, Sep 11 (Prensa Latina) President of Bolivia Luis Arce will attend the signing of a contract with Russia for the development of a lithium direct extraction (EDL) plant that will take place at government headquarters.
(2024-09-11). Wrong crescent: Tunisia flag blunder lands 4 behind bars. newarab.com 
Footage circulated online in recent days showed the Turkish flag flying over the Tunis headquarters of the national railway company SNCFT, prompting a formal apology and arrests. | The two flags have the same colour…
(2024-09-11). Quiet Rollout Of Cop Cities Across The US Meets Growing Resistance. popularresistance.org On June 11, a week after a police training facility in Richmond, California, broke ground, organizers from the Stop Cop City Bay Area Coalition marched to the Overaa Construction headquarters in protest. Citing concerns over rising police militarization and repression in the predominantly Black and Latino area, the protesters — joined by local residents — called on Overaa workers to boycott the $30 million construction deal. | "By furthering the militarizing and surveillance of our city — and coordinating law enforcement resources across the region, including ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforce…
(2024-09-11). China achieves breakthrough in remote sensing satellite ground network. ecns.cn China has successfully established an integrated satellite data processing network with Beijing its operation management and data processing headquarters, alongside five support stations, after more than 30 years of development, according to the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences on Wednesday.
(2024-09-11). US aircraft carrier in the Middle East is heading home. newarab.com 
The Pentagon's rare move to keep two Navy aircraft carriers in the Middle East over the past several weeks has now finished, as the USS Theodore Roosevelt is heading home, according to U.S. officials. | U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had ordered the Roosevelt to extend its deployment for a short time and remain in the region as the USS Abraham Lincoln was pushed to get to the area more quickly. The Biden administration beefed up the U.S. military presence there to help defend Israel from
(2024-09-11). The 23rd Anniversary of September 11, 2001. thealtworld.com Time passes. An entire generation has grown up since that day when a few Saudi Arabians armed only with box cutters caused airport safety to fail four times on the same morning, caused the entire US/NATO/Mossad security system to fail, caused the WTC towers constructed to withstand airliner collisions to collapse into dust by flying hijacked airliners into them, and attack the Pentagon using maneuvers of which airliners and pilots are incapable and destroying the section of the Pentagon where the documents were that explained where the Pentagon's missing billions or was it trillions of dollars had gone. During th…
(2024-09-11). Take a Lesson from Paul Nitze: Abolish Nuclear Weapons. counterpunch.org 
Melvin A. Goodman, national security columnist for Counterpunch.org, presents a fine review of the absurdities today's U.S. nuclear weapons production. ("A Looming Nuclear Catastrophe," Aug. 30). The Pentagon's new nuclear weapons only enlarge the genocidal and self-destructive arsenal already deployed on U.S. bombers, submarines, ICBMs, and in NATO bunkers at six European air bases. For
(2024-09-11). 'Foul play' looms over Egypt's Sukari gold mine deal. newarab.com 
As news broke on a major The deal, officially announced on Tuesday, will allow the South African company to acquire 83.6-stake in Centamin, which initially owns 50 per cent of the economic interest in Sukari, for $2.5 billion. The remaining 50 per cent is owned by the Egyptian government. | Johannesb…
(2024-09-11). 'Foul play' looms over Egypt's Sukari gold mine deal. newarab.com As news broke on a major The deal, officially announced on Tuesday, will allow the South African company to acquire 83.6-stake in Centamin, which initially owns 50 per cent of the economic interest in Sukari, for $2.5 billion. The remaining 50 per cent is owned by the Egyptian government.
(2024-09-11). France's 'President Of The Rich' Macron Steals Election He Lost. popularresistance.org France's leader Emmanuel Macron, a multimillionaire investment banker known popularly as the "president of the rich", has been accused by the country's left-wing opposition of stealing the election and carrying out a "coup". | In June and July, France held two rounds of voting. Macron lost the election, while a coalition of leftist parties came in first place. But Macron refused to allow them to form a government. | Instead, Macron made a tacit alliance with the French far right to keep the left out of power, and he appointed as prime minister a conservative politician from an unpopular party that came in fourth…
(2024-09-11). Argentine organizations mobilizing against policies. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Sep 11 (Prensa Latina) Members of union and social organizations in Argentina will participate in a rally in front of Congress, in rejection of the Government's policies and President Javier Milei's veto of the retirement mobility law.
(2024-09-11). EDUCATION OFFICERS: Free education unrealistic with limited resources. independent.co.ug 
Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education officials in Ntungamo District and Municipality are challenging the concept of completely free education. They argue that it is a flawed and unrealistic notion, given the government's limited resources and the increasing demand for quality education across the country. Led by Fred Bahati, the Acting Ntungamo District Education Officer, …
(2024-09-11). Hamas says ready to implement ceasefire without new conditions. newarab.com 
The Palestinian Hamas group said on Wednesday that its negotiators reiterated its readiness to implement an "immediate" ceasefire with Israel in Gaza based on a previous U.S. proposal without new conditions from any party. | The Palestinian group said in a statement that their negotiation team, led by senior official Khalil al-Hayya, met mediators on Wednesday including Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Egypt's intelligence chief Abbas Kamel in Doha to discuss the latest developments in Gaza. | Talks have so far failed to reach a deal to end the 11-month-old war. Lingering iss…
(2024-09-11). Pregnancy-related heart failure is under-detected; AI-enabled stethoscope helped doctors diagnose twice as many cases. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Heart failure during pregnancy is a dangerous and often under-detected condition because common symptoms — shortness of breath, extreme fatigue and trouble breathing while lying down — are easily mistaken for typical pregnancy discomforts. Late-breaking research presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress on a Mayo Clinic study showed an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled digital stethoscope helped doctors identify twice as many cases of heart failure compared to a control group that…
(2024-09-11). Apache Stronghold Filing Case at Supreme Court on Wed., Sept. 11, 2024. indybay.org "It's time to submit our court case. I am so happy we are here. Over 500 years of struggle have affected not only us but every race since the beginning of this country. When they took control of all our rights as free people. Now the time has come for the U.S. government and all governments to reconcile the past for a better future. The spirit of the West is here."
(2024-09-11). Delhi Police Register FIR Over Malicious Tweet Targeting Judiciary. devdiscourse.com Delhi Police on Wednesday registered an FIR in connection with an alleged malicious post on X against the judiciary, following a complaint from the Supreme Court administration.
(2024-09-11). Harris Lies in Debate With Trump by Claiming No US Troops Are Deployed in Combat Zones. news.antiwar.com During Tuesday night's presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris falsely claimed that no US troops are currently deployed in combat zones as she traded barbs with former President Donald Trump about foreign policy issues. "As of today, there is not one member of the United States military who is in active duty in a combat …
(2024-09-11). Convening of Four Winds: The Warrior Way at the Phillip Deere Round House in Oklahoma. indybay.org At the Phillip Deere Round House in Okemah, Oklahoma today, Casey Camp-Horinek, Ponca, spoke on the Rights of Nature and the joy of being with those gathered here in the Warrior Way. "And yet my babies in Palestine are being murdered. I see the war in Ukraine. I see the United States government still inflicting genocide on my people, and trying to kill the river herself."
(2024-09-11). Cal State professors targeted for exposing school's ties to Israel's genocide in Gaza. mondoweiss.net 
(2024-09-11). SA to file Memorial to the ICJ on Israel matter. sanews.gov.za SA to file Memorial to the ICJ on Israel matter | South Africa is set to submit its Memorial to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in October 2024, presenting evidence to support its claim that Israel is committing genocide in Palestine.
The Memorial will outline facts and arguments as part of a broader legal effort to hold Israel accountable under international law.
"This case will continue until the court makes a finding. While the case is in progress, we hope that Israel will abide by the court's provisional orders issued to date," the Presidency said in a statement on Tuesday.
The…
(2024-09-11). Eight Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on West Bank. newarab.com 
Israeli strikes Wednesday killed eight Palestinians in the The military said in a statement that its forces were engaged in an operation in the northern West Bank's Tubas area and later carried out a separate strike on Tulkarm, both targeted in major Israeli raids last month. | In Tubas, a witness told AFP that Israeli forces were "storming the city" and the nea…
(2024-09-11). Exposed: How Israeli Spies Control Your VPN. mintpressnews.com 
A new report uncovers the troubling ties between top VPN services like ExpressVPN and the Israeli security state, raising alarms about how much control Israel's Unit 8200 has over your online privacy.
(2024-09-11). Following criticism for repeating Israeli claims, Biden now says he's 'outraged' over killing of U.S. citizen. mondoweiss.net 
Joe Biden released a new statement condemning the killing of Aysenur Eygi the day after repeating an Israeli claim that she was killed accidentally by a bullet that had "ricocheted off the ground."
(2024-09-11). ISM Response To Israeli Army Statement On The Murder Of Aysenur Eygi. popularresistance.org On Friday, September 6, Turkish-American human rights activist with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) Aysenur Eygi was killed by a single shot to the head from an Israeli sniper while witnessing a demonstration against illegal Israeli settlements on Beita's lands. After a brief internal investigation conducted by the Israeli army itself, the Israeli army has released a statement asserting that "the inquiry found that it is highly likely that she was hit indirectly and unintentionally by IDF fire which was not aimed at her." The ISM entirely rejects this specious claim and continues to demand an independ…
(2024-09-11). Over 40 African lawmakers sign pro-Israel Addis Ababa resolution. newarab.com 
More than 40 parliamentarians from over 20 African states on Wednesday signed the Addis Ababa resolution in support of Israel, stating that it has the right to "all of historic Palestine" and calls for recognising Jerusalem as its undivided capital. | The signing of the resolution is the culmination of a two-day summit of the African-Israel Initiative beginning on 10 September in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. The event was co-hosted by Jerusalem-based
(2024-09-11). No end in sight as Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 41,000. independent.co.ug 
GAZA | Xinhua | The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 41,020, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Tuesday. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 32 people and wounded 100 others, bringing the total death toll to 41,020 and injuries to …
(2024-09-11). Ben-Gvir's removal for hostage deal? Netanyahu's opposition isn't biting on unity government scenario. haaretz.com Realizing the Netanyahu-led government won't pursue a hostage deal, President Herzog floated a proposal to form a unity government without the far-right that even Shas supports. 'This is oxygen for the state, not Netanyahu,' said a party source…
(2024-09-11). Norway lifts restrictions on defence material exports to Turkey. newarab.com 
Norway has normalised its practice for the export of defence material and multi-purpose goods for military use to "This means that the ministry of foreign affairs lifts the restrictions from 2019 and returns to an ordinary licensing practice for Turkey," the foreign ministry said in a statement. | Norway joined other European nations five years ago in suspending new arms sales to fellow NATO member Turkey due to con…
(2024-09-11). Tunisia's election body rejects monitors over 'foreign funds'. newarab.com 
In In a press statement on Monday, 9 September, ISIE said it had received information from official bodies that some of these groups received "suspicious…
(2024-09-11). Explaining Washington's Venezuela Game. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Sep 9, 2024 | "I am willing to put on the maximum pressure," said María Corina Machado during a press conference last Thursday, September 5, repeating a Trump-era ritornello that seems to come at the wrong time given the circumstances. | The United States is at its own political and electoral crossroads at a time when the extremist sector of the Venezuelan opposition is demanding greater support for regime change in Venezuela. Machado herself warned international journalists, "We need more commitment from President Biden to the crisis in Venezuela." | So, it is worth asking and analyzing:…
(2024-09-11). Australia: Thousands of nurses strike across New South Wales against Labor's wage cuts. wsws.org Striking health workers brought hand-made placards denouncing the refusal of the Labor government to increase wages or address the increasingly catastrophic state of the public health system.
(2024-09-11). Philippine and Chinese vessels repeatedly collide in the South China Sea. wsws.org Each resupply mission is being secretly conducted as a joint military operation between the Philippines and United States.
(2024-09-11). Washington state employees walk out as momentum builds against sellout Boeing contract. wsws.org The walkout by 50,000 public workers shows the immense potential for broader movement of the working class.
(2024-09-11). Ukrainian youth speaks out in support of Bogdan Syrotiuk. wsws.org This statement in support of Bogdan Syrotiuk was submitted to the WSWS by a Ukrainian youth who fled the war and is now working and studying in Germany.
(2024-09-11). 2025 California Admission Day – 175th Anniversary of the Great State of California. indybay.org We continue the journey, this 175th Annual California Admission Day, seeking to expanding consideration to share the authentic contributions of all Californians.
(2024-09-11). 'Harris, Trump committed to US dominance strategy, fail to address Americans' concerns'. presstv.ir An American political analyst believes neither Harris nor Trump could address the real concerns and interests of the majority of the people in the United States in their first presidential debate.
(2024-09-11). President Pezeshkian arrives in Iraq on first state visit. presstv.ir President Pezeshkian arrives in Iraq on his first state visit since inauguration as Iran's chief executive in late July.
(2024-09-11). US so-called war on terror 'a big lie' that only advanced Washington's interests: US activist. presstv.ir American political activist debunks the reasons behind the US's launch of the so-called "war on terror," which was waged following the September 11, 2001 attacks.
(2024-09-11). Iran court rules US must pay $4bn over 2009 terrorist attack in Sistan and Baluchestan. presstv.ir An Iranian court has ruled that the US must pay more than four billion dollars in damages for its complicity in a 2009 deadly terrorist attack in the country's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan.
(2024-09-11). Iran's relationship with Iraq and its implications. presstv.ir The visit comes in the wake of a recent agreement between the Iraqi government and the United States, obliging American forces to leave Iraq by September 2025.
(2024-09-11). Instability in Somalia Endangers the Entire Horn of Africa. globalresearch.ca Somalia has warned governments in the Horn of Africa and corporations seeking to conduct business in the region that Mogadishu will not tolerate any contracts which do not recognize it as a unified state. | Although for decades two breakaway areas …
(2024-09-11). September 2001 Interview with Osama bin Laden. Categorically Denies his Involvement in 9/11. globalresearch.ca Full text of Pakistani paper's Sept 01 "exclusive" interview. Bin Laden's statements are markedly different from those made in the alleged Osama video tapes.
(2024-09-11). Ten Bush-Bin Laden Connections that Raised a Few Eyebrows. "Terrorism is Good for Business"? globalresearch.ca First published by listverse.com in January 2018 | * | When the name bin Laden is mentioned today, the first thing that comes to most people's minds would be terrorism—particularly against the United States. Similarly, the name George Bush (the father or …
(2024-09-11). The Bin Ladens and the Bushes: On 9/11 George Herbert Walker Bush Meets Osama's Brother Shafiq bin Laden. globalresearch.ca One day before the 9/11 attacks, the dad of the sitting President of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush was meeting none other than Shafiq bin Laden, the brother of alleged terror mastermind Osama bin Laden.
(2024-09-11). Victoria Nuland Admits US Discouraged Ukraine From Signing Peace Deal With Russia in 2022. defenddemocracy.press Her comments are the latest confirmation that a peace deal was on the table in the early days of the war September 9, 2024 Former US State Department official Victoria Nuland has acknowledged that the US discouraged Ukraine from signing a peace deal with Russia during the early days of the Russian invasion. Nuland, who …
(2024-09-11). China congratulates women at Shanghai Cooperation Forum. plenglish.com In his letter, released here by the press media, the president said that women are important promoters of human civilization and social progress, and have made extraordinary achievements in all spheres of life. | Since the SCO Women's Forum was held, women from all over the world have upheld the "Shanghai Spirit" and contributed to building a closer SCO community of shared destiny, Xi noted. | The head of state urged the forum members to continue to play a positive role in promoting mutual affinity and sincere communication among people from various countries, and add new impetus to strengthen SCO people-to-peop…
(2024-09-11). US Oil and Gas Production Surged to Record Highs Under Both Trump and Biden-Harris. counterpunch.org 
(2024-09-11). UPDATE 1-U.S. grants Egypt $1.3 billion in military aid, overriding rights conditions. devdiscourse.com The Biden administration is overriding human rights conditions on military aid to Egypt, a State Department spokesperson said on Wednesday, granting the U.S. ally its full allocation of $1.3 billion this year for the first time during this administration, despite ongoing concerns over human rights in the country.
(2024-09-11). Election Integrity: The Battle over Noncitizen Voting. devdiscourse.com Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes criticized a Republican-led effort against noncitizen voting, calling it a 'fake problem' that disenfranchises eligible voters, during a congressional hearing on election integrity.
(2024-09-11). Nina Interiors unveils new branch, partners with Sunon to advance ESG goals. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nina Interiors Limited, a player in Uganda's furniture industry for over 30 years, has announced the grand opening of its new experiential center in Makindye, Kampala city in partnership with global furniture manufacturer Sunon. This state-of-the-art center will showcase a wide range of innovative office, educational, and medical furniture designed …
(2024-09-11). (Video) New hope for patients with metastatic prostate cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic is leading the way with a new treatment for advanced prostate cancer, specifically for prostate-specific membrane antigen-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (PSMA-positive mCRPC). This treatment involves a radiopharmaceutical known as Pluvicto. It acts like a smart missile, targeting and eliminating cancer cells. Mayo Clinic experts offer this therapy for patients whose prostate cancer has spread and is resistant to standard treatments such as hormonal treatments and chemotherapy. Dr. Oliver Sartor, a Mayo Clinic…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has finally given the green light to the development of a new A-Level competence-based curriculum. Sources from the Ministry of Education headquarters have revealed that Education Minister Janet Kataha Museveni has allowed the National Curriculum Development Centre to proceed with the development of …
A fully-fledged war between Israel and Lebanon will erupt in a "matter of days", a member of the Israeli parliament (MK) has claimed, threatening that Beirut's southern suburbs "will look like Gaza" if conflict breaks out. | "There is no other way," MK Nissim Vaturi of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing Likud party told Israel's Kan broadcaster. | "This is something that will develop in the coming days." | Vaturi claimed that Netanyahu briefed military officials on Sunday and told them "we must end this saga." | The MK, who is a member of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, said Isr…
The arrest of former Central Bank of Lebanon chief Until he was forced to step down at the end of July last year, 73-year-old Salameh was governor of He was detained on 5 September following an interrogation by Public Prosecutor Jamal Al-Hajar and faces multiple char…
In March, Egypt's official gazette Hussein, a native of Qena, a city situated roughly 577 kilometres south of Cairo, was shocked to learn he had lost his Egyptian citizenship under the pretext of "acquiring foreign nationality without prior authorisation". | "I obtained French citizenship 17 years ago, but the Egyptian government only…
The official U.S. food insecurity rate rose to 13.5% in 2023 from 12.8% in 2022, according to data the U.S. Department of Agriculture released on Sept. 4, 2024. That means more than 1 in 8 Americans — about 47 million people — couldn't get enough food for themselves or their families at least some of 
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) have sent a formal letter to the Last week, British foreign secretary David Lammy announced the suspension said it would immediately suspend 30 of its 350 arms export licences to Israel because there was a risk such equipment might be used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law.
At the SNP conference last week, Angus Robertson, Scottish Cabinet Secretary for External Affairs, Robertson's act of self-abasement before irate party members was intended to draw a line under the scandal which engulfed the Scottish Government after he met Daniela Grudsky, the Deputy Ambassador for Israel to the UK. But notably, he did not repeat the substantive decision made by his party in r…
A The Israeli military said on Monday it detained the convoy after receiving intelligence indicating that a number of "Pales…
Updated: On Tuesday dawn, Day 340 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the devastated, destroyed, and starved Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including killing more than 40 and wounding 60, largely children and women, in addition to dozens who remain missing in Mawasi Khan Younis, in the southern …
Last month, in a tangible victory for the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) movement, San Francisco State University (SFSU) agreed to pull its investment from four companies tied to weapons manufacturing and Israel's genocide in Gaza. The four include Lockheed Martin, aerospace company Leonardo, military contractor Palantir, and construction equipment maker Caterpillar, whose bulldozers have 
Lebanon's outgoing foreign minister, His comments came following a government meeting with ambassadors of member states of the UN Security Council on Monday, during which he informed that his country wants a ceasefire and an end to the w…
We speak to acclaimed historian, activist and filmmaker Tariq Ali about Western governments' support for Israel's war on Gaza and popular protest in support of Palestine, which Ali calls the "biggest divide we've seen in politics almost since the Vietnam War." He argues that this division is "challenging the very nature of democracy" and the international rule of law. Ali also shares his analysis of South Asian politics — in Pakistan, where former Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the United States of engineering his ouster, and in Bangladesh, where a student-le…
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States, Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, is participating in the inaugural Middle East—America Dialogue (MEAD) summit in Washington, D.C., from 8-9 September, an Israel-focused event alongside senior Israeli officials and Arab figures as backchannel discussions about potential While efforts…
US Secretary of State In meetings with Starmer and 
Paramilitary gunfire sounded in Sudan's southeastern city of Sennar is one of the few remaining cities in the state of the same name that is not yet controlled by the Residents on Monday told AFP there had been re…
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network posted this excerpted statement on Sept. 6, 2024. On September 6, we mark the third anniversary of the great Freedom Tunnel of September 6, 2021, in which six Palestinian prisoners — Mahmoud al-Ardah, Mohammed al-Ardah, Yousef Qadri, Ayham Kamamji, Munadil Nafa'at and Zakaria Zubeidi — . . . | 
The legendary actor James Earl Jones has died at the age of 93. Across a career that spanned film and stage, he won numerous acting awards and gave voice to iconic characters including Star Wars' Darth Vader and The Lion King's Mufasa. In tribute to Jones, we play an excerpt of his reading of Frederick Douglass's speech "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" from a performance of Voices of a People's History of the United States. He was introduced by the late historian Howard Zinn.
In the current context marked by senseless wars that inflict suffering and destruction on innocent populations, the need to break the silence through art has emerged. This need gave rise to the idea of a musical documentary that chronicles the life of Nicolà≤ Paganini, who was born in Genoa in 1742 and died in Nice in 1840, universally recognized as the greatest violinist in history. At the center of the film, produced by Alveare Cinema and with the careful screenplay by Paolo Bianchini, Luca Bianchini and Paola Rota, is the story of Paganini's legendary violin, built in 1743 by the famous luthier Giuseppe Gua…
In 2019, a group of homeless folks were living on a deserted piece of land along the Chehalis River, a drainage basin that empties into Grays Harbor, an estuary of the Pacific Ocean, on the coast of the state of Washington. When the city of Aberdeen ordered the homeless encampment cleared out, some of those