Monthly Archives: February 2025

2025-02-08: News Headlines

George Yancy (2025-02-08). Remember What Audre Lorde Told Us: The Oppressor Doesn't Determine What's True. truthout.org Since Donald Trump came to power for the second time in the United States, the attacks on all of our intersecting communities have been raining down fast and hard. The current Trump administration has unleashed an assault on undocumented immigrants; teachers who refuse to excise discussions of systemic racism from their curricula; trans schoolchildren and their teachers; people in need of… |

Chris Walker (2025-02-07). DOGE Member Resigns Over Social Media Posts Promoting Racism and Eugenics. truthout.org A member of billionaire Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has resigned after reports exposed that he was behind a deleted social media account that advocated for racism and eugenics. Engineer Marko Elez, one of the infamous young members of DOGE, has worked for Musk's companies in other staff roles before. According to reporting from Wired, Elez's role at DOGE… |

2025-02-03: News Headlines

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-02-03). Catatumbo: The Colombian Counterinsurgency and the Militarization Against Venezuela. libya360.wordpress.com Oscar Rotundo Tensions are increasing on the Colombia-Venezuela border. Bourgeois liberal democracy and the "Deep State" of the pro-imperialist power bloc form the superstructure on which governance in Colombia is based, with the colonized army as guarantor. In this reality, a permanent struggle is taking place between the interests of the popular sectors for the…

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Gaza authorities revise war death toll to 61,700. aljazeera.com The death toll from Israel's war on Gaza has been revised to more than 61,700 people according to government officials.

newarab (2025-02-03). USAID staffers told to stay out of Washington headquarters. newarab.com Staffers of the USAID staffers also tracked more than 600 employees who

Joy Metzler, 2nd Lt, USAF (2025-02-03). The Problem With Heritage: An Open Letter to US Military Members. counterpunch.org The views expressed are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the US Air Force, Department of Defense or the US Government. Have you ever noticed that the military tends to surround itself with stories of grandeur, daring missions, and larger-than-life heroes? From young ages, we're taught to

David Oliver (2025-02-03). 'The A&E Crisis Shows How the NHS Is Getting Worse and the Government Has No Real Plans to Fix It'. bylinetimes.com The dramatic and televisual nature of long waits, overcrowding, trolleys in corridors and cupboards, queuing ambulances and harrowing stories from patients, their families and A&E staff are an endlessly repeating staple of news reporting about the However, the root causes lie outside A&E itself in the wider health and social care system. They result from years of harmful policy decisions or complacent inaction over several parliaments. | What happens in A&E is a prominent shop window into the current state…

aljazeera (2025-02-03). USAID officials put on leave as Elon Musk says time for agency to 'die'. aljazeera.com US President Donald Trump says he will end all funding to South Africa over government's land confiscations.

Staff (2025-02-03). Is Elon Musk Staging a Coup? Unelected Billionaire Seizes Control at Treasury Dept. & Other Agencies. democracynow.org Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and unelected adviser to President Donald Trump, is asserting control over much of the federal bureaucracy and sensitive government computer systems despite lacking clear authority. The highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department was pushed out after refusing to hand Musk's team the keys to the government's entire payment system and the $6 trillion in payments the system processes annually, including Social Security checks, tax refunds and Medicare benefits. Musk and his team have also seized control at the Office of Personnel Management and the General S…

Staff (2025-02-03). "Time for It to Die": Trump & Musk Back Closing USAID as Freeze on Foreign Aid Threatens Millions. democracynow.org The future of USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development, is uncertain after Elon Musk said President Trump had agreed to shut it down. The Tesla billionaire and presidential adviser has inserted himself into the inner workings of the federal government, gaining access to sensitive computer systems and making sweeping changes for which he has no clear authority. Over the weekend, the USAID website and social media channels were taken offline, and two top security officials at the aid agency were placed on administrative leave after attempting to block members of Musk's so-called Department of Gove…

Staff (2025-02-03). Opposition Economist: Venezuelan Oil Becomes More Competitive Thanks to Trump's Tariffs (+Chevron). orinocotribune.com The recent actions of the government of US President Donald Trump are favorable for Venezuela in terms of oil and diplomatic recognition, according to the Venezuelan opposition-aligned economist based in the United States, Francisco Rodríguez. | In a series of social media posts published on Saturday, February 1, Rodríguez stated that it is relevant that Trump has not decided to apply tariffs on Venezuelan crude oil amid his recent controversial economic measures, including the announcement of a 10% tariff on Canadian oil and a 25% tariff on Mexican oil. | "This means that while Canadian and Mexican oil are becom…

Amy Goodman (2025-02-03). Experts Say a Coup Is Underway as Musk Seizes Control of Government Agencies. truthout.org Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and unelected adviser to President Donald Trump, is asserting control over much of the federal bureaucracy and sensitive government computer systems despite lacking clear authority. The highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department was pushed out after refusing to hand Musk's team the keys to the government's entire payment system and the $6 trillion in… |

NEOB (2025-02-03). Expropriation Act: SA government looking forward to engaging Trump administration. sanews.gov.za Expropriation Act: SA government looking forward to engaging Trump administration | The South African government is "looking forward to engaging" with United States of America (US) President Donald Trump's administration on bilateral relations and other issues. | This according to a statement released by the Presidency on Monday, following a post by President Trump — released on his social media, Truth Social — that the US will be cutting off funding to South Africa, pending an investigation into the recently signed Expropriation Act. | On Sunday evening, President Trump said on Truth Social: "South A…

Sarah Anderson (2025-02-03). 8 Ways States Can Fight Inequality and Build Worker Power. inequality.org With each passing day, we're seeing more signs of our federal government becoming on oligarchy that puts the economic interests of the ultra-rich above the needs of ordinary Americans. In the face of this billionaire takeover in Washington, state governments need to step up and fight for the working class. Here are eight ways states …

Staff (2025-02-03). Venezuela: Authorities Highlight Broad Turnout in First National Popular Consultation of 2025. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan National Communal Electoral Commission highlighted the broad participation of the population in the first National Popular Consultation of 2025, held on Sunday, to select community projects for direct government funding. | "Today, citizen participation has exceeded the expectations in many polling stations, and we are happy to see that our people have shown what popular power means. We invite the people to participate in the consultation in order to improve grassroots issues in each commune," commission member Carolina Arellano told the press on Sunday, February 2. | She highlighted that more than…

The Independent (2025-02-03). Why liberation movements fail at government. independent.co.ug Museveni, who on coming to power in 1986 proclaimed that African leaders stayed in office for far too long, is still there COMMENT | CHRISTOPHER CLAPHAM | The magic moment in the life of a victorious guerrilla insurgency comes when it finally seizes the capital of the state for which it has fought, often at great cost …

GABIK (2025-02-03). SA celebrates first Black South African woman crowned Mrs World. sanews.gov.za SA celebrates first Black South African woman crowned Mrs World | Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has congratulated Tshego Gaelae for making history as the first Black woman to be crowned Mrs World. | The 33-year-old admitted attorney from Centurion, in Tshwane, was crowned the 40th Mrs World at the prestigious Mrs World 2025 pageant held last week in Las Vegas, USA. | "As South Africa celebrates 30 years of democracy, Gaelae's victory is a powerful symbol of resilience, excellence, and global recognition of South African women. Her crowni…

Yaniv Kubovich (2025-02-03). Public trust: The top priority for Israel's new army chief despite wartime challenges. haaretz.com Zamir will be the IDF chief receiving the findings of the Oct. 7 investigations and must resist government attempts to influence their conclusions, or reshape the top brass with politically driven appointments aligned with the far-right government's ideology…

The Independent (2025-02-03). DeepSeek: How a small Chinese AI company is shaking up US tech heavyweights. independent.co.ug The company has sent shockwaves through the tech community, with the release of extremely efficient AI models ANALYSIS | TONGLIANG LIU | Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has sent shockwaves through the tech community, with the release of extremely efficient AI models that can compete with cutting-edge products from US companies such as OpenAI and …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-02-03). In the West Bank, Another 'Gaza Genocide' Unfolds. libya360.wordpress.com The Cradle's Palestine Correspondent Israel, in collusion with the Palestinian Authority, is executing a coordinated crackdown in the occupied West Bank that mirrors its war on Gaza, using military force, intelligence sharing, and systematic destruction to weaken resistance and expand territorial control. Forty-eight days into the Palestinian Authority's (PA) crackdown on the resistance in the occupied West…

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Hamas still 'dominant actor' in Gaza; no strategic direction for Israel: UK media. presstv.ir A former Israeli intelligence officer acknowledges that Israel has failed to achieve the goals of its war on Gaza.

Ahmed Adel (2025-02-03). DeepSeek Crushes ChatGPT and Becomes the Highest-rated Free App in Apple App Store. globalresearch.ca Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek, a generative artificial intelligence chatbot, has crushed its rival ChatGPT by becoming the highest-rated free app in the Apple App Store in the United States after the launch on January 20 of its new R1 …

Colin Todhunter (2025-02-03). Digital Hegemony: Sophisticated Monitoring and Propaganda: Love Your Servitude! Colin Todhunter. globalresearch.ca Today, we are witnessing a profound transformation. We are increasingly impacted by algorithmic decision-making, artificial intelligence, data proliferation, data harvesting and sophisticated monitoring of how we think and act. This affects how we work, how we access services and how …

infobrics (2025-02-03). US once again threatening Mexico with military strikes. infobrics.org Despite even allowing American law enforcement to operate in the country, thus undermining its own sovereignty, Mexico is still faced with the prospect of being attacked. If the new administration is already conducting a thorough investigation of the illegal activities of its predecessors, then it should look into the connections of the US intelligence with the drug cartels.

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Iran key AI player in Persian Gulf region, ready for cooperation: ICT Minister. presstv.ir The Iranian minister of information and communications technology says the country is a key player in the field of Artificial intelligence (AI) in the Persian Gulf.

The Independent (2025-02-03). Besigye's fate after Supreme Court ruling. independent.co.ug The issues blocking his way to freedom COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Supreme Court in a landmark case ruled on Jan. 31 that trying civilians in military courts is unconstitutional. " All charges or criminal trials or pending trials involving civilians must immediately cease and be transferred to ordinary courts with competent jurisdiction," …

Our Reporter (2025-02-03). Verbatim: Museveni on Supreme Court Ruling. plusnews.ug Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu. Greetings. I have just come back from wonderful inspection trips for wealth creation in Busoga and Lango. It is wonderful to see our village People waking up and using the Sh. 1million of PDM and the Emyooga money to join the money economy with ekibaro (cura, aimar, otita). However, on …

Our Reporter (2025-02-03). Besigye Case: Court Martial Adjourned to First Analyze Supreme Court Decision. plusnews.ug The General Court Martial in Makindye has adjourned the cases earlier scheduled for hearing today to analyze the Supreme Court decision that banned the trial of civilians in military courts. When Our Reporter arrived at the Court Martial, where the treachery case against Dr. Kizza Besigye, Obeid Lutaale Kamulegeya, and Captain Denis Oula had been …

IMEMC News (2025-02-03). Israeli Colonizers Pump Sewage Into Palestinian Lands In Bethlehem. imemc.org On Sunday evening, several illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers invaded Palestinian agricultural lands in Kisan village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and pumped sewage water. Ahmad Ghazal, the secretary of the Fateh movement in Kisan, stated that the colonizers came from the nearby illegal Ibei HaNahal colony, which was built on stolen Palestinian …

Abdiel Rodríguez Reyes, Orinoco Tribune. (2025-02-03). Panama: Self-Determination And National Popular Unity. popularresistance.org The peoples have the right to decide their own collective destiny as established by the Bandung Conference in 1955 and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1966, which was not gratuitous but a product of the struggle of the peripheral countries for their decolonization. Amid this reality, the United States never gave up extending the Monroe Doctrine to the present day. Making the situation worse, imperial irredentism becomes explicit with President Donald Trump. The Panamanian people's distrust of the political elite at this juncture is being reproduced in the collective imagination in a ma…

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-03). Iranian Top Military Advisor: Hezbollah Advances Toward Victory as US and Israeli Enemy Face Strategic Setbacks. english.almanar.com.lb General Yahya Rahim Safavi, the senior advisor to the Supreme Leader of Iran for Armed Forces Affairs, stated that Hezbollah's trajectory across Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria is advancing toward victory. Speaking at a ceremony commemorating the birth of Imam Hussein (PBUH), General Safavi discussed the shifting dynamics in the region and stressed the failure of …

_____ (2025-02-03). Tribute to Tapan Bose (8 Jun 1946 — 30 Jan 2025): Documentary Filmmaker, Rights & Peace Activist, Writer and Public Intellectual. transcend.org Despite his fame, impactful and life-long activism, and standing among activists, members of the South Asian intelligentsia and state functionaries, Tapan was such a grounded and down-to-earth person. He mentored younger generations of activists and rights defenders across South Asia.

Noa Shpigel (2025-02-03). Israeli Finance Minster Smotrich backs Saudi normalization, unless it includes Palestinian state. haaretz.com Smotrich said during a party meeting that he would support Israel normalizing ties with Saudi Arabia on the condition that it is based 'on truth, not lies suggesting that Arabs have national rights in the Land of Israel'…

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Israeli forces withdraw from several key occupied points in south Syria: Reports. presstv.ir The Israeli regime's forces reportedly withdraw from several spots in the southwestern Syrian province of Quneitra.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-02-03). Egyptian newspaper highlights Cuba's struggle for independence. plenglish.com Cairo, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) Al Ahram newspaper highlighted on Monday the struggle of the Cuban people against the United States' aggressive policies, including the economic, financial, and commercial blockade it has imposed for more than six decades.

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-03). Singapore: End harassment and intimidation of Transformative Justice Collective. fidh.org 11 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, condemn in the strongest terms the latest restrictions imposed by the Singapore government on activists from the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), a civil society group actively opposing the death penalty and advocating for human rights in the country. Read the statement (…) | – |

ecns.cn (2025-02-03). China to file lawsuit against latest tariffs. ecns.cn China will file a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization and take necessary countermeasures to safeguard its rights and interests, the Ministry of Commerce said on Sunday after the United States announced it would impose 10 percent additional tariffs on goods from China.

cameron orr (2025-02-03). Trump's proposal to "clear out" Gaza a crime against humanity. cpusa.org The Communist Party USA unequivocally condemns the illegal, inhumane, and monstrous proposal by President Trump to "clear out" the population of the Gaza Strip. | Trump's suggestion that the Palestinian population should be removed from Gaza and "absorbed" by Egypt and Jordan is a blatant call for population transfer. The United States, Israel, Jordan, and Egypt are all signatories to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), both of which categorically declare forced population transfers illegal. Additionally, the U.S., Jordan, and Egypt are signatories…

Chris Walker (2025-02-03). Agriculture Department Web Managers Ordered to Remove Climate Change From Sites. truthout.org Website managers from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have ordered staff at multiple agencies to alter or remove pages on their websites that include discussion of the climate crisis, a move that will affect dozens of programs across the department. Among the programs affected by the changes will be the U.S. Forest Service, which previously included a page on their website… |

WSWS (2025-02-03). Australia: Macquarie University Rank-and-File Committee members speak out in defence of Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah. wsws.org We urge educators and students at Macquarie and throughout the education sector to make statements opposing the victimisation of Abdel-Fattah, who has been falsely accused of antisemitism for opposing the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Netanyahu took flight detour to US to avoid ICC arrest warrants: Report. presstv.ir The plane transporting Benajmin Netanyahu has avoided airspace of several European countries en route to the United States.

IMEMC News (2025-02-03). Israeli Army Kills Elderly Palestinian Man In Jenin. imemc.org On Sunday morning, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man in the Jenin refugee camp, in Jenin in the occupied West Bank's northern part, bringing the number of slain Palestinians in Jenin in the last 13 days to 25. The army killed 38 Palestinians in the West Bank this year. In a statement, the …

IMEMC News (2025-02-03). Soldiers Kill A Palestinian, Injure Others, In Hebron. imemc.org On Sunday, Israeli soldiers killed 27-year-old Mohammad Amjad Haddoush and injured several others after the army invaded the Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank's southern part. Media sources stated that the soldiers invaded the refugee camp, storming and ransacking homes, and deploying snipers on the rooftops of several houses and …

Javier Arana Villasusa (2025-02-03). Hopes for elections in Haiti remain alive. plenglish.com "We believe we must have elections. We have about 6.5 million voters. The last president was elected with 500 thousand votes. If a head of state is voted by three million Haitians, In the next elections, he will be much more legitimate than this CPT", the leader of this political apparatus, Leslie Voltaire said. | If so, on February 7, 2026, power will be handed over to an elected dignitary, Voltaire, representative of the Fanmi Lavalas party expressed. | We hope that in mid-May, we will have a referendum on the Constitution, and from this consultation, we will know what kind of electoral council we will have in…

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-03). Smotrich: No hope should be given to the Palestinian Authority or Arabs to establish a Palestinian state in the "heart of Israel" english.almanar.com.lb

Rachel Fink (2025-02-03). Most Israelis back Trump's Mideast peace plan, including establishment of Palestinian state, poll shows. haaretz.com According to the survey, 66 percent of the Israeli public prioritizes returning all the hostages over the dismantling of Hamas in Gaza — though the results differ vastly when divided along party lines…

Open Letter, Mondoweiss. (2025-02-03). Statement From Jewish Rutgers Union Members: Zionist Hegemony Must End. popularresistance.org On November, 25, 2024, the office building of the Rutgers academic unions (representing tenured, contingent, and graduate student educators) was defaced with pro-Israel posters. "Fight Jew-hatred. Before it's too late," said one. "STAND UP FOR THE JEWISH STATE," demanded another. | As Jewish educators at Rutgers we categorically reject the slanderous insinuation that our unions—led by Jewish presidents and vice presidents—are blind to or bastions of antisemitism. At the same time, we affirm our opposition to all ethnosupremacist states—including the apartheid Israeli state.

Daniel Larison (2025-02-03). The 'rivalry peril' with China: toxic cold war is where we are headed. responsiblestatecraft.org There is a bipartisan hawkish China consensus in Washington that has formed over the last fifteen years. Members of both parties are quick to link their preferred policies to the cause of "competing" with the Chinese government, and there is a tremendous appetite among our political leaders for exaggerating both Chinese ambitions and capabilities. China rivalry has become a new catch-all justification for higher military spending, nuclear modernization, increasing America's military presence in the Pacific, and establishing closer ties with China's neighbors.To promote the rivalry with China, hawkish analysts…

Manlio Dinucci (2025-02-03). What Year Will 2025 be? Reminder of 2024. Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca In 2024, Sweden and Finland granted the United States 32 military bases where it can deploy its own forces, including nuclear forces, close to Russia. At the same time, the US deployed new B61-12 nuclear bombs in Italy, Germany, Belgium, …

Binoy Kampmark (2025-02-03). Trump, Tariffs and Russia: A Very Muddled Policy. dissidentvoice.org It has become something of a fixation in the Donald Trump war chest of options that cowing, discomforting and baffling his various counterparts on the international scene with tariffs is bound to work at every corner. Certainly, when it comes to allies, the potency of such announcements is magnified. Nation states, confusing common interests with …

Kim Petersen (2025-02-03). A Choice: Submit to Trump's Ridicule and Tariffs or Seek Win-Win Trade Relations. dissidentvoice.org A widely known caution advises people not to put all their eggs in one basket. An exemplar is Canada. Has Canada put too many of its eggs in its basket of trade with the United States? Of course, Canada's trade is not completely reliant on the United States, but it has cast its lot so …

ProPublica. (2025-02-03). Donald Trump's Appointments: How They Could Reshape Federal Agencies. popularresistance.org During his campaign, Donald Trump vowed to remake the federal government, promising to cut jobs, slash spending, end diversity and inclusion programs, and dismantle the Department of Education. Now, he's chosen a slate of nominees for cabinet posts and other key positions who have a history of pushing back against the work of the departments and agencies they've been tapped to lead. | When Doug Burgum was governor of North Dakota, the state sued the Department of the Interior at least five times, ProPublica reported in partnership with the North Dakota Monitor.

Elsadig Elsheikh (2025-02-03). Sudan: Debt, Maldevelopment, and the Challenge of Stability. cadtm.org At the time of writing, Sudan remains at a dangerous crossroads. It can either be a state ruled by its diverse citizens' desire for the rule of law, equitable and sustainable development, democratization, and justice for all, or it can fragment into "bantustans" along regional and ethnic cleavages. For most of its independent political history, Sudan has been torn between two visions and forces. The colonized political elite lacked the imagination to build a nation beyond coloniality, while (…) | – | / |

tn.ai (2025-02-03). Iran Urges Employment of ECO Capacities to Boost Ties among Members. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The foreign minister of Iran highlighted the potential of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) for the expansion of relations among its member states.

aljazeera (2025-02-03). As Sudan's RSF surrounds Darfur's el-Fasher, ethnic killings feared. aljazeera.com The Rapid Support Forces are waging all-out war to conquer the state capital and cement control over all of Darfur.

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Devastated roads and lurking bombs hindering Gaza aid effort. aljazeera.com Distribution of supplies arriving is being curtailed by destroyed roads and the threat of unexploded ordnance.

aljazeera (2025-02-03). South Africa rejects Trump's accusations over expropriation act. aljazeera.com The US president stated he will cut all funding to the country.

aljazeera (2025-02-03). What Trump's 'deportation blitz' looks like in Ciudad Juarez. aljazeera.com In a Mexican city already devastated by US policies, mass deportations are only bringing more misery.

ecns.cn (2025-02-03). Experts: DeepSeek sets benchmark for Chinese firms. ecns.cn An increasing number of Chinese firms are poised to follow DeepSeek in pushing forward innovation and cooperation and making global breakthroughs despite rounds of sanctions from the United States, industry experts said on Sunday.

Chris Walker (2025-02-03). Ron DeSantis Proposes "Gun Sales Tax Holiday" as Part of Next FL State Budget. truthout.org As part of his next proposed state budget, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is planning to give tax breaks to residents who purchase guns and firearm accessories during the first half of the summer. Tax "holidays" are commonly used by governors and state legislatures to promote certain industries or give relief to consumers during a specific time of year — a popular tax holiday… |

infobrics (2025-02-03). BRICS Bloc, the Dollar Brick Wall. infobrics.org Many countries are not comfortable with the dollar's domineering influence in the global economic scene. Russia and China, two arch-rival of the United States of America and its western allies, are nauseated by the dollar's dominant influence in the global economic scene…

Staff (2025-02-03). "Enormous Disruption": Trump's Tariffs on Mexico & Canada Set to Worsen Inflation. democracynow.org We speak with longtime trade policy expert Lori Wallach about President Donald Trump's move to impose sweeping tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China — the three largest trading partners of the United States. It has sent global stocks tumbling and raised fears of more inflation. Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on most imports from Canada and Mexico and an additional 10% on goods from China, set to take effect Tuesday (After our broadcast, Mexico announced Trump had paused the new tariffs on Mexico for a month). Energy resources from Canada will carry a lower 10% tariff. Canada and Mexico have…

ecns.cn (2025-02-03). Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari to visit China. ecns.cn At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Asif Ali Zardari of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan will pay a state visit to China from February 4 to 8, a foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.

ecns.cn (2025-02-03). Xi lauds China's solid progress despite challenges in Year of Dragon. ecns.cn The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State Council held a Spring Festival reception for the year 2025 at the Great Hall of the People on the morning of Jan. 27.

Chris Walker (2025-02-03). Trump Describes Americans Against Tariffs as Being "Controlled by China" truthout.org Shortly after he imposed massive tariffs against the United States's top trading partners, President Donald Trump suggested that American consumers could feel "some pain" as a result of the new tariffs. Trump signed three executive orders on Saturday that will raise tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods by 25 percent. Imports on oil from those countries would be exempted to a 10 percent rate… |

Thomas Stevenson (2025-02-03). Trump Reinstates Over 8,000 Military Members Fired Over Biden's COVID-19 Vax Mandate. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2025-02-03). U.S. town celebrates Chinese New Year with cultural festivities, renewed friendshi. ecns.cn The conference hall of The Merrill Hotel in Muscatine, a small city along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Iowa, was decorated with Chinese knots, paper-cuttings and couplets. Each table featured red snake mascots, symbolizing good fortune and festivity.

Staff (2025-02-03). Talk World Radio: Annelle Sheline on Gaza. davidswanson.org AUDIO: Talk World Radio is recorded on Zoom. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. VIDEO: This week on Talk World Radio, we're speaking with Annelle Sheline, a research fellow in the Middle East program at the Quincy Institute who was previously a Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. State Department, …

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2025-02-03). Alliance of Sahel States Stepping Forward with Common Economic and Security Aspirations. globalresearch.ca On January 29, 2025, within a rapidly geopolitical change in West African region, three landlocked countries namely Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, members of the newly created Alliance of Sahel States (AES), declared their withdrawal from the most influential bloc …

Jake Johnson (2025-02-03). Trump and Musk Threaten Shutdown of USAID in What Observers Call "Textbook Coup" truthout.org The unelected billionaire given free rein to tear through the federal government said early Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump agrees with the ongoing push to shutter the United States Agency for International Development, the single-largest contributor of humanitarian assistance worldwide. Elon Musk, the head of an outside advisory commission that has trampled the law as its agents work… |

infobrics (2025-02-03). Why do South Africans Talk So Much About BRICS Agricultural Trade. infobrics.org Some of us in South Africa's agriculture often talk of the need to grow export markets to BRICS countries. But such statements are not minimizing the relationship South African agriculture has with other regions…

Luis Linares Petrov (2025-02-03). Ukrainian President claims being unaware of US funds whereabouts. plenglish.com Kiev, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said he was unaware of what has happened to the billions of dollars allocated by the United States to his country in military aid.

Franc Contreras (2025-02-03). Migrants stuck in Mexico face uncertain future. america.cgtn.com As U.S. President Donald Trump's migrant deportation campaign ramps up, thousands of undocumented migrants who hoped to gain asylum in the United States now find themselves stuck in Mexico. CGTN's Franc Contreras visited one shelter for migrants in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez where migrants are living in limbo and deciding what to do next.

Urban CNY News (2025-02-03). Sen. Gillibrand and AG James Sound the Alarm on the Devastating Ramifications of Trump Administration's Federal Funding Freeze for New Yorkers. urbancny.com New York, NY — On February 2nd, In a stark warning, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and New York State Attorney General Letitia James have raised concerns over the Trump administration's …

Atilio Borón (2025-02-03). Trump: Fast and Furious. orinocotribune.com By Atilio Boron — Jan 22, 2025 | Donald Trump's return to the White House and the signals he sent from the moment of his inauguration (which continued late into the night at the unexpected press conference that took place in the Oval Office) were tinged with an alarming mixture of arrogance and overconfidence. If anyone still doubts that the United States is the center of an empire, the show put on by the New York tycoon dispels all doubts. But the radical nature of his proposals and his verbiage express, better than anything else, the harsh reality that US imperialism is experiencing an inexorable decline.

Luis Linares Petrov (2025-02-03). Mexican President to announce measures against US tariffs. plenglish.com Mexico City, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) President Claudia Sheinbaum will announce the first measures in response to the executive order signed by the president of the United States, Donald Trump, to apply 25 percent tariffs to products from Mexico. | "In the morning press conference tomorrow I will be informing you of the first measures of what we call Plan B," said the dignitary yesterday, referring to the application of tariff and non-tariff provisions "in defense of the interests of Mexico," announced the president, who warned that Trump's decision "has effects for both countries," but "very serious for the economy…

Luis Linares Petrov (2025-02-03). Chilean President to make working visit to Uruguay. plenglish.com The Chilean Presidency announced that Boric will meet with his counterpart, Luis Lacalle Pou, to address "priority issues" between the two countries. He will also meet with former President José Mujica, who earlier this year reported that the esophageal cancer he was diagnosed with, last April, had metastasized. | Boric and Mujica have maintained a close relationship since before the Chilean president came to power in March 2022, with mutual expressions of recognition. | The Uruguayan politician even publicly supported Boric's campaign for the presidency of his country. | The Chilean head of state, closing his f…

cameron orr (2025-02-03). Black lives still matter. cpusa.org The historic Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, which reached a crescendo in 2020 with the George Floyd Uprisings, has been a generation-defining political moment for many working people in the United States. Indeed, the mass demonstrations of 2020 mobilized millions, making them the largest protest movement in our country's history. | Those who once considered themselves "apolitical" then saw the value of political life. Many who considered themselves "centrists" or even "conservative" no longer identified with those labels. Progressive and socialist organizations swelled with new membership and activity, inc…

Zane McNeill (2025-02-03). Louisiana Issues Arrest Warrant for NY Doctor Over Abortion Pill. truthout.org A grand jury in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has indicted and issued arrest warrants for a New York physician who prescribed abortion pills to a pregnant minor in Louisiana, which has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country. The case directly targets the most common abortion method in the U.S. and challenges protections for out-of-state providers in Democratic-led states. |

WSWS (2025-02-03). South Carolina executes Marion Bowman, Jr.: "I'm innocent of the crimes I'm here to die for" wsws.org Bowman's execution was the third carried out in South Carolina since 2011, when the state unofficially halted executions as pharmaceutical companies stopped supplying lethal injection drugs, fearing public concern over suffering of those executed.

Dan M. Ford (2025-02-03). DRC conflict: Trump's first big challenge in Africa. responsiblestatecraft.org

GABIK (2025-02-03). Traditional leaders urged to lead the call to end GBVF. sanews.gov.za Traditional leaders urged to lead the call to end GBVF | Traditional leaders have been urged to lead the call to end gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). | "As highly respected and influential leadership structures, the Amakhosi and traditional leaders are expected to lead a crucial role in addressing gender-based violence, rather than being viewed as perpetrators," the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities said in a statement at the weekend. | The department's call comes after a traditional leader was caught on camera allegedly assaulting elderly women in Xhora, in the Eastern Cape. | Th…

NEOB (2025-02-03). Expropriation law not uniquely South African – Lamola. sanews.gov.za Expropriation law not uniquely South African – Lamola | Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has urged United States (US) President Donald Trump's advisors to deepen their understanding of South Africa's constitutionally guided and democratic policies as they investigate the Expropriation Act. | This follows reports that the US President has moved to halt future funding to South Africa as his administration investigates allegations of "land confiscation" – following President Ramaphosa's assent of the Expropriation Act. | US funding to South Africa is related to PEPFAR (U.S. Preside…

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Tehran meeting: Iran urges enhanced economic exchanges among ECO members. presstv.ir The Iranian deputy foreign minister says the ECO member states should make more efforts to increase economic exchanges among them.

The Independent (2025-02-03). Judiciary dismisses Deputy Registrar Cissy Mudhasi. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judicial Service Commission has dismissed Masaka Deputy Registrar Cissy Mudhasi Kawuma and Chief Magistrate Ruth Nabaasa for misconduct. According to the statement issued by the Judicial Service Commission, Mudhasi was dismissed for abusing her judicial authority by ordering the attachment of the accounts belonging to Makerere University, Uganda Nurses …

The Canary (2025-02-03). Gaie Delap is home — but her story exposes the chaos in the so-called 'justice system'. thecanary.co Gaie Delap's family and friends have released a statement following her release under Home Detention Curfew on Friday 31 January. Gaie Delap, a grandmother, Quaker, and 'earth defender' who was sentenced to 20 months in prison for joining a Just Stop Oil action on the M25 in November 2022, was recalled to prison before Christmas …

Joseph Winters (2025-02-03). 'Plastics are awesome': Inside the Energy Department's partnership with the plastics industry. grist.org This story is a partnership between Grist and Nearly five years ago, the United States Department of Energy, or DOE, began an unusual partnership with the country's largest lobbying group for the plastics industry. | In a

presstv.ir (2025-02-02). US, UK were aware of Israel's plan for 'forced transfer' of Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt: Report. presstv.ir Historical documents from the British National Archives have revealed that the US and UK governments were informed of a clandestine Israeli plan more than 50 years ago, which aimed to facilitate the "forced transfer" of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to northern Egypt.

News Desk, The Cradle. (2025-02-02). Syria's De Facto Authorities Execute 'Sweeping' Neoliberal Reforms. popularresistance.org The self-appointed transitional government in Syria is undertaking sweeping internal reforms, including privatizing state-run enterprises and laying off a third of the public sector, as authorities say they are shifting to "a competitive free-market economy." | In an interview with Reuters, ex-officials of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) who are serving as cabinet ministers for transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa — former ISIS and Al-Qaeda commander Abu Mohammad al-Julani — say they have a "wide scope" of plans to shrink the state, including removing thousands of "ghost employees."

The Independent (2025-02-02). UECCC initiates ORIO mini hydropower project to enhance rural electrification. independent.co.ug Mitooma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and the Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC), the Government of Uganda has officially launched the ORIO mini hydropower project in Western Uganda. The groundbreaking ceremony, held on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Rwakitandara Playground in Mitooma District, marks a …

Prof Rodrigue Tremblay (2025-02-02). The Trump Administration's Agenda and the Likely Economic and Financial Consequences. globalresearch.ca The political pendulum seems to swing from one extreme chaos to another, from Biden's interventionist, war-mongering government to an isolationist, imperialist and protectionist government under Donald Trump…

Michelle Begue (2025-02-02). Peace process stalls in between Colombia, ELN. america.cgtn.com Officials in Colombia say fighting between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and FARC dissidents this last week has left more than 52,000 displaced people, 32,000 trapped in their homes and 52 new homicides. | CGTN sat down with government Peace Advisor and Former head of the ELN, Carlos Velandia, to talk about the state of the Peace Process. | CGTN's Michelle Begue reports.

newarab (2025-02-02). Iraq arrests ex security official over Shia cleric execution. newarab.com Iraq's Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr was a leading Iraqi Shia cleric and political critic who opposed the secular Ba'athist government of the former Iraqi presid…

GABIK (2025-02-02). Eskom suspends loadshedding. sanews.gov.za Eskom suspends loadshedding | Eskom has suspended loadshedding on Sunday morning, following a temporary setback that necessitated the implementation of loadshedding over the weekend. | The State-owned power utility said it has suspended loadshedding as of 6am on Sunday due to the recovery of sufficient emergency reserves. | This follows more than 10 months of uninterrupted electricity supply, reflecting the effectiveness of the Generation Recovery Plan. | This past Friday, Eskom announced that it had encountered several breakdowns over the past week, necessitating extended repair times and the full use of its eme…

The Independent (2025-02-02). Akena slams NRM gov't over collapse of cooperative societies. independent.co.ug Lira, Uganda | THE IDEPENDENT | Jimmy Akena Obote, the Uganda People's Congress party (UPC) president has slammed the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government led by President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for allegedly deliberately killing cooperative societies that played key roles in community empowerment. Speaking to Journalists in Gulu City on Friday, Akena boasted that the UPC …

Amos Harel (2025-02-02). In a rare move, Netanyahu makes the right call in appointing new Israeli army chief. haaretz.com Despite political pressure to bypass him, Eyal Zamir takes on the role of IDF chief at a critical moment, facing urgent security threats, a struggling military and a government that may seek to influence top appointments…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2025-02-02). Colin Powell and the "The Sloppy Dossier": Plagiarism and "Fake Intelligence" Used to Justify the 2003 War on Iraq: Copied and Pasted from the Internet into an "Official" British Intel Report. globalresearch.ca Fake intelligence as well as plagiarized quotations had been slipped into an official intelligence report on Iraq's WMD presented to the UN Security Council by Secretary of State Colin Powell in February 2003.

Staff (2025-02-02). CIA Director Reiterates There's No Evidence Iran Has Decided To Build a Nuclear Bomb. defenddemocracy.press The comments come amid reports that the Trump administration is considering military action against Iran's nuclear program by Dave DeCamp January 12, 2025 Outgoing CIA Director William Burns reiterated in an interview with NPR published on Friday that the US has not seen any sign that Iran has decided to build a nuclear weapon. Burns …

english.palinfo.com (2025-02-02). Making America great again by ethnically cleansing the Palestinian peopleIronically, Trump is adopting a policy to prevent and restrict immigration to the US, although America is built by immigrants including his family. While he preaches America's right to do so, he wants to drive the local Palestinian indigenous people out of the land of their ancestors and allow Jewish immigrants to expand their fascist, racist, re-actionist apartheid state onto it.

asiapacificreport.nz (2025-02-02). Moral bankruptcy, Israel's genocide and the betrayal of the Palestinians Why has any discussion about Israel, its violations of international law, and the international legal expectations for third party states to hold IDF soldiers accountable not been addressed? Why is criticism of Israel being conflated with racism, even though many Jewish people oppose Israel's war crimes, and what about Palestinians, what does this mean for a people experiencing genocide?

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-02). Sheikh Qassem: The Lebanese government is fully responsible, following the extension of ceasefire agreement, for monitoring and exerting strong pressure on sponsoring states to halt Israeli aggression, violations. english.almanar.com.lb

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-02). Singapore: End harassment and intimidation of Transformative Justice Collective. fidh.org 11 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, condemn in the strongest terms the latest restrictions imposed by the Singapore government on activists from the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), a civil society group actively opposing the death penalty and advocating for human rights in the country. Read the statement (…) | – |

newarab (2025-02-02). Muslim candidate in California discusses wildfires, inequality. newarab.com Fatima Iqbal-Zubair is running for the California State Assembly at a time when her state is grappling with increasing frequent wildfires, a cost-of-living crisis, and rampant inequality. | This is her "The wildfires are a big part of why I'm running," says Iqbal-Zubair, who has been working on environmental justice for…

Open Letter (2025-02-02). Statement from Jewish Rutgers union members: Zionist hegemony must end. mondoweiss.net The offices of the Rutgers academic union were defaced with pro-Israel slogans just before a vote on divesting from the Gaza genocide. This blunt intimidation reflects the impunity afforded Zionists, and the urgent need to end Zionist hegemony.

Noa Shpigel (2025-02-02). Israel's State Prosecutor's Office: Criminal investigation opened into Sara Netanyahu. haaretz.com The announcement comes after investigative news show 'Uvda' aired correspondence between Sara Netanyahu and a former head of the PM's office, in which Sara demanded that she attack a key witness in one of the PM's criminal cases…

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-02). Sheikh Qassem: A counter campaign sponsored by the United States, the Israeli enemy, and foreign countries, supported by an internal team aimed at promoting defeat. english.almanar.com.lb

newarab (2025-02-02). 'It's time for a free Palestine': Released detainee Al-Zubaidi. newarab.com Freed Palestinian detainee Zakaria Al-Zubaidi said it was time for Israel's occupation of the West Bank to end so Palestinians could have a state of their own, while declining to comment on his time in Israeli detention. | Al-Zubaidi, a commander of Fatah's The renowned resistance figh…

Ana Vraƒçar, People's Dispatch. (2025-02-02). How Does RFK Jr. Intend To 'Make America Healthy Again'? popularresistance.org In the course of two Senate hearings this week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), faced a long list of questions, ranging from immunization to chronic diseases to the functioning of the United States health system in general. Having observed him spreading vaccine misinformation for years, most senators were prepared for a very long conversation—and that's exactly what they got. | During his marathon testimonies, Kennedy largely struggled to provide definite and clear answers. One of the most concerning moments came when he failed to differentiate…

The Independent (2025-02-02). Arab countries reject attempt to displace Palestinians. independent.co.ug CAIRO | Xinhua | Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Palestinian Authority (PA), and the Arab League (AL) stressed in a joint statement on Saturday the rejection of any attempt to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank. The statement was issued after a meeting in …

Elsadig Elsheikh (2025-02-02). Sudan: Debt, Maldevelopment, and the Challenge of Stability. cadtm.org At the time of writing, Sudan remains at a dangerous crossroads. It can either be a state ruled by its diverse citizens' desire for the rule of law, equitable and sustainable development, democratization, and justice for all, or it can fragment into "bantustans" along regional and ethnic cleavages. For most of its independent political history, Sudan has been torn between two visions and forces. The colonized political elite lacked the imagination to build a nation beyond coloniality, while (…) | – | / |

tvbrics (2025-02-02). Vietnamese scientists identify new land snail species in world's largest cave. tvbrics.com This species was discovered during a state-level biodiversity research project…

aljazeera (2025-02-02). Rubio lands in Panama as Trump threatens to 'take back' canal. aljazeera.com The US secretary of state follows up on President Donald Trump's extraordinary threat to seize the Panama Canal.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-02). (VIDEO) What you need to know about HMPV. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have heard recent news reports about a surge in cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in China. But Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, says people shouldn't be concerned. "In the late winter, early spring, it can account for 5% to 10% of all the respiratory infections that we diagnose in the United States. So it's definitely out there," says Dr. Binnicker….

Michael Welch (2025-02-02). "They're burning from the inside out." Robert Brame on the Unusual Properties of the Pacific Palisades Fires. globalresearch.ca Robert Brame identifies himself as a botanist and a forensic arborist. As he stated in his email, he had half a century of plant research with scientific plant books in hand and he's been an old mountain climber for the …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2025-02-02). Donald Trump Calls for the Annexation of Canada. Déjà Vu. General Douglas MacArthur Was to Bomb Vancouver, Halifax, Montreal and Quebec City. This Is No Joking Matter. globalresearch.ca First published on 12, 25, 2024 | Introduction : | January 20, 2025. The Inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States. | As "Leader of the Free World", Donald Trump's twisted narrative is for Canada to join "MAGA America" and for …

Camilo Pérez-Bustillo (2025-02-02). As Trump's War on Migrants Transcends Borders, Resistance Grows in Latin America. truthout.org Colombia, along with Mexico, Brazil and Honduras, are already resisting the Trump administration's neo-imperial regional aspirations. Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a former political prisoner who played a leading role in Colombia's revolutionary movement, is the first head of state both in the region and globally who has challenged Donald Trump directly, pushing back against the Trump… |

scorinoco (2025-02-02). President of Honduras Outlines Emergency Strategy on Migration. orinocotribune.com The president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, announced the enactment of the national emergency strategy for the protection of Honduran migrants. The mechanism, launched last Tuesday, January 28, includes an action program for Hondurans in an irregular migratory situation in the United States, as well as those in transit and returned to Honduras. The president attributed the worsening of displacement of people "with the implementation of a neoliberal economic model that deepened dependence, inequality, environmental degradation and violence." She also announced that the government will be immediately sending a techn…

Ana Luisa Brown (2025-02-02). Rubio to arrive in El Salvador with a stick in hand. plenglish.com San Salvador, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, is visiting in El Salvador with a stick in his hand or will he be accompanied by a carrot of conciliation, this is the question that several analysts are asking themselves today.

____ (2025-02-02). So, She Is a "Hero" Now? smoothiex12.blogspot.com So, her "legacy" and "inspiration" ⚪ let's fly into the path of a landing plane and kill 64 innocent people. People in comments are outraged, but then again ⚪ these are US media, there is no crime or atrocity they will not support as long as it fits the "agenda". Sappy sentimental BS, whitewashing an incompetent hack, an obvious DEI "inspiration" who, as people correctly state, will be remembered. Oh boy, she will be. Disgusting …

Stephen Gibbs (2025-02-02). U.S. Secretary of State begins Central America visit with Panama. america.cgtn.com U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Panama for talks with President Jose Raul Mulino. | His visit comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed that the United States will "take back" the Panama Canal, one of the world's most important trading routes. | CGTN's Stephen Gibbs reports.

Staff (2025-02-02). Jeffrey Sachs: Understanding the Ukraine conflict. defenddemocracy.press Dec 6, 2024 A mini-documentary on the background of the Ukraine conflict follows Jeffrey Sachs' lecture at the Cambridge Union. The journey begins in the early 1990s and continues to the present day. The documentary features interviews and statements from world leaders along the way, shedding light on significant historical geopolitical events and questioning the …

Staff (2025-02-02). Sham trials against former Nagorno-Karabakh officials continue in Baku. defenddemocracy.press Jan27, 2025 The illegal and fabricated trial against the former military-political leadership of Nagorno-Karabakh continued at the Baku Military Court on January 27. According to Azerbaijani media, the second session of the trial against former Nagorno-Karabakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan also started on January 27, separately from the trials of former Nagorno-Karabakh President Arayik Harutyunyan …

Staff (2025-02-02). Trump threatens BRICS with tariffs if they replace US dollar. defenddemocracy.press US President Donald Trump has threatened BRICS nations with 100% tariffs if they replace the US dollar as reserve currency. He has also threatened Canada and Mexico with tariffs. Jan31, 2025 US President Donald Trump threatened BRICS member states with 100% tariffs on Thursday to dissuade them from replacing the US dollar as reserve currency. Trump …

newarab (2025-02-02). Libya's state oil firm looks to boost output, transparency. newarab.com

The Independent (2025-02-02). PLE: Muyingo calls for investigation into failures, withheld results. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo, the State Minister for Higher Education, has called for a thorough investigation into the significant failures recorded in Luwero District during the recently released Primary Leaving Examinations (P.L.E). The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) announced the 2024 P.L.E results on January 23, 2025. The results …

The Independent (2025-02-02). Uganda reaffirms commitment to wetland conservation amid progress. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | As the world prepares to mark World Wetlands Day Sunday, Uganda is reaffirming its commitment to wetland conservation, citing progress in its restoration efforts. In a statement issued before the day, the Ugandan Ministry of Water and Environment announced that the country will commemorate the day under the theme, "Conserving …

Staff (2025-02-02). BRICS not discussing creation of common currency. defenddemocracy.press MOSCOW, January 31. /TASS/. BRICS is not discussing the creation of a common currency, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, adding that the association is discussing the formation of common investment platforms. When commenting on US President Donald Trump's threats to impose customs duties on goods from BRICS member states should the alliance move away from …

The Hague Group (2025-02-02). The Hague Group of Nations – Inaugural Joint Statement – January 31, 2025. indybay.org We, the Representatives from the Governments of Belize, Plurinational State of Bolivia, Republic of Colombia, Republic of Cuba, Republic of Honduras, Malaysia, Republic of Namibia, Republic of Senegal and Republic of South Africa in The Hague, Netherlands, on this 31st day of January 2025, inaugurate The Hague Group,…

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