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Pope Francis dies at 88 after final appeal for Gaza ceasefire

Pope Francis dies at 88 after final appeal for Gaza ceasefire

Will the millions who will mourn his death these coming days respect this wish of his? Will they care for Gazans and Palestinians the way he did?

Fears of full-scale war with Lebanon rise after Israel bombs Beirut, assassinates Ismail Haniyeh

Fears of full-scale war with Lebanon rise after Israel bombs Beirut, assassinates Ismail Haniyeh

One group responded to Israel's bombing of a densely populated civilian area in Beirut by urging governments to condemn this dangerous escalation and immediately suspend arms sales to Israel.

An open letter to Bill Gates on food, farming, and Africa

An open letter to Bill Gates on food, farming, and Africa

We, 50 organisations focused on food sovereignty and justice worldwide, want you to know there is no shortage of practical solutions and innovations by African farmers and organisations. We invite you to step back and learn from those on the ground.

John Menadue-At last,Australia backs Covid vaccine patent waiver. Better late than never

John Menadue-At last,Australia backs Covid vaccine patent waiver. Better late than never

Peoples vaccines may yet become a reality. Lets hope so despite opposition by Big Pharma and rich countries.

Critics Say Investors in US Weapon-Makers Only Clear Winners of Afghan War

As the hawks whohave beenlyingabout the U.S. invasion and occupation of Afghanistan for two decadescontinuetopeddle fantasiesin the midst of a Talibantakeoverand Americanevacuationof Kabul, progressive critics on Tuesday reminded the world who has benefited from the endless war.

Taliban Vow 'No Revenge' Against Fellow Afghans Who Worked With US Forces

During their first pressconference since retaking control of Afghanistan, Taliban representatives on Tuesday vowed not to seek retribution against fellow Afghans who worked with U.S. occupation forces and said the new government will respect the rights of womenwith the caveat that they must adhere to the group's interpretation of Sharia law.

Further Blow to Press Freedoms as US Wins Appeal in Effort to Extradite Julian Assange

This disingenuous appeal should be dismissed by the court and President Biden should take the opportunity to drop these politically motivated charges.

Climate Movement Says 'Apocalyptic' IPCC Report.

Greenpeace intends to use the new IPCC analysis as evidence in law suits against governments and corporations that continue to obstruct necessary change. G20 nations have provided $3.3 trillion in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry since 2015.

Belief in America as the "indispensable nation" is bullshit - and always has been

The United States has a war problem. And just about no one is keen to talk about it.

As US hits Biden's 70% vaccination goal, world's poor nations barely over 1%

Exposing stark global vaccine inequity amid a fast-spreading delta variant, White House officials said Monday that at least 70% of US adults are now at least partly vaccinated against the coronavirus - compared to just barely over 1% when it comes to the world's poorest nations.

Big pharma monopolies gauging over vaccination prices whilst refusing access to poor countries

Wealthy nations including Canada, Australia , Germany, and the United Kingdom continue to oppose the TRIPS waiver

Failed US empire: is this country heading for the exit?

Three decades after the Soviet empire headed for the exit, is it possible that the far more powerful American one is ever so chaotically heading in the same direction?

Blinken's vow to support 'independent journalists' does not apply to Julian Assange

Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed last Monday that the United States will always support the indispensable work of independent journalists around the world - a commitment that the Biden administration has refused to apply to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whom the US government is attempting to prosecute for releasing classified information that exposed war crimes in Iraq and elsewhere.

Afghanistan: The graveyard of empires was one of the greatest follies of US foreign policy.

The US-led war in Afghanistan looks to be ending, and not a day too soon. America's father, Benjamin Franklin, wisely wrote: No good war; no bad peace. Yet for 20 years, the United States waged all-out war against this small, remote, impoverished state whose only weapons were old AK47 rifles and the boundless courage of its fierce people.

"No one is safe": phone numbers of 14 world leaders on Pegasus List

TheWashington PostonTuesdayrevealedthat three presidents, 10 prime ministers, and a king are among the more than 50,000 individuals whose phone numbers appeared on aleaked listof potential targets of Pegasus, the military-grade spyware licensed by Israeli firm NSO Group, prompting human rights defenders to call for a global crackdown on the surveillance industry's invasive technologies.

'Humanity Must Stand Together': Top Medical Ethicists Demand Vaccine Patent Waivers

Two medical ethicists arethe latest to argue that the World Trade Organization must lift patent protections on Covid-19 vaccines to save lives both in the Global South, where inoculations against the virus are lagging, and in wealthy countries which is likely to face futureinfectious disease outbreaks if they continue hoarding the supplies needed to fight the current public health crisis.

The world will not mourn the decline of US hegemony (February 2018)

The death count resulting from American Era U.S. foreign policy runs well into the many millions.

On climate and Covid emergencies, G7 judged a 'colossal failure' for all the world to see

Never in the history of the G7 has there been a bigger gap between their actions and the needs of the world. In the face of these challenges the G7 have chosen to cook the books on vaccines and continue to cook the planet.

Atmospheric carbon dioxide hits highest level in more than 4 million years

New data released on Monday showed atmospheric carbon dioxide reached a monthly average level of 419 parts per million in May, which is not only the maximum reading ever recorded since accurate measurements began 63 years ago but also the highest level the planet has experienced in more than four million years.

'This Is the Price of War': Israeli Newspaper Haaretz Publishes Photos of All 67 Palestinian Children Killed in Gaza Onslaught

'This Is the Price of War': Israeli Newspaper Haaretz Publishes Photos of All 67 Palestinian Children Killed in Gaza Onslaught

Conversations around Israel/Palestine are changing in Jewish communities across the globe, said rabbi and author Abby Stein. It's about time.

WHO Chief decries 'scandalous' vaccine inequality where rich nations control 'fate of the world'

The pandemic is not over, and it will not be over until and unless transmission is controlled in every last country.

As Covid ravages poor nations, Pharma vaccine profiteering has created 9 new billionaires

A newanalysis shows that pharmaceutical companies' immensely profitable monopoly control over coronavirus vaccines has produced nine new billionaires since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, which continues to ravage developing nations left largely without access to the life-saving shots.

Israel Is Carrying Out Mass Murder, Aided and Abetted by the US

Israel is not exercising the right to defend itself in the occupied Palestinian territories. It is carrying out mass murder. It is a war crime. The United States is not an honest broker for peace but has funded, enabled and defended Israel's crimes against the Palestinian people. Israel is not defending the rule of law. Israel is not a democracy. It is an apartheid state.

Biden urged to stand 'on the side of humanity' and back waiver for Covid vaccine patents

The U.S. is facing sustained calls to end its opposition of a proposal to temporarily lift intellectual property rules for Covid-19 vaccines and related technology as soaring coronavirus cases ravage India and new reporting spotlights a debate within the Biden administration over whether to support the patent suspension effort to help tackle the global pandemic or prioritize Big Pharma's interests.

G20 nations slammed for calling covid vaccines a 'public good' while denying them to world

Progressive campaigners on WednesdaydenouncedG20 nations for offering lip service to the importance of treating coronavirus vaccines as a global public good while simultaneously blocking aneffortto lift restrictive patent protections and share vaccine recipes with the developing world.

To Halt '30-Year Race to the Bottom,' Yellen Calls for Global Minimum Tax on Corporations

A high global minimum tax can change the face of globalizationby making its main winners (multinational companies) pay more in taxes, instead of them paying less and less.

Experts warn failure to rapidly 'Vaccinate the World' creates dangerous opening for Covid-19 mutations

Epidemiologists from dozens of countries around the world issued a loud warning Tuesday that failure to ensure global administration of Covid-19 vaccines within the next yearat the very latestcould allow vaccine-resistant variants to spread among unprotected populations to such an extent that current shots are rendered ineffective.

WHO Chief blasts 'Grotesque' vaccine inequality as rich nations block speedy end of global pandemic

As rich nations like the United States and pharmaceutical companies face sustained calls to share Covid-19 vaccine knowledge, the head of the World Health Organization on Monday decried the grotesque global inequality of vaccine distribution. We have the means to avert this failure but it's shocking how little has been done to avert it, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

'We need a people's vaccine, not a profit vaccine': Sanders urges Biden to support push to suspend Pharma patents

Ending this pandemic requires collaboration, solidarity, and empathy. It requires a very different mindseta mindset that puts people over profits at every turn.

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