Pro-Coup Venezuelan Soldiers Who Fled to the US Now Locked Up in ICE Immigration Detention Center
Alan MacLeod | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-30
The Venezuelan soldiers who participated in the U.S.-backed coup attempt in April of this year and subsequently fled to the U.S. have been incarcerated in ICE detention camps ever since. Telemundo, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, secured an interview …
globalresearch.ca/pro-coup-venezuelan-soldiers-fled-us-now-locked-up-ice-detention-center/5699025

Australia: Julian Assange support group formed in Alice Springs
wsws.org | 2019-12-30
The central Australian group points to the sort of formations workers and youth around the world need to establish in order to secure the release of Assange and Manning.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/30/asja-d30.html

Onward, Christian Fascists
Chris Hedges | truthdig.com | 2019-12-30
The greatest moral failing of the liberal Christian church was its refusal, justified in the name of tolerance and dialogue, to denounce the followers of the Christian right as heretics. By tolerating the intolerant it ceded religious legitimacy to an array of con artists, charlatans and demagogues and their cultish supporters. It stood by as the core Gospel message–concern for the poor and the oppressed–was perverted into a magical world where God and Jesus showered believers with material wealth and power. The white race, especially in the United States, became God\'s chosen agent. Imperialism and wa…
truthdig.com/articles/onward-christian-fascists/

CODEPINK Statement in Response to the Hanukkah Stabbing Attack in Monsey, New York
commondreams.org | 2019-12-30
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/12/30/codepink-statement-response-hanukkah-stabbing-attack-monsey-new-york?cd-origin=rss

We Are the Majority; We Must Turn that into Power
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-30
Over the last decade, a national consensus has developed for a progressive left agenda on the economy, social services, the climate crisis and ending wars but the movement has not yet built the power to make that a reality. The …
globalresearch.ca/we-majority-we-must-turn-power/5699122

Get Ready for a Stop-Bernie Onslaught Like You\'ve Never Seen
Norman Solomon | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-30
A central premise of conventional media wisdom has collapsed. On Thursday, both the New York Times and Politico published major articles reporting that Bernie Sanders really could win the Democratic presidential nomination. Such acknowledgments will add to the momentum of the Bernie 2020 campaign as the new year begins — but they foreshadow a massive escalation of anti-Sanders misinformation…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/30/get-ready-for-a-stop-bernie-onslaught-like-youve-never-seen/

The spook\'s choice: Coup plotters and CIA agents fill Mayor Pete\'s list of national security endorsers
Sam Finkelstein | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-30
Why are so many intelligence veterans throwing their weight behind a young Indiana mayor with such a thin foreign policy…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/30/coup-plotters-cia-agents-mayor-pete-endorsers/

The spooks\' choice: Coup plotters and CIA agents fill Pete Buttigieg\'s list of national security endorsers
Sam Finkelstein | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-30
Why are so many intelligence veterans throwing their weight behind a young Indiana mayor with such a thin foreign policy…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/30/coup-plotters-cia-agents-mayor-pete-endorsers/

The spooks\' choice: Coup plotters and CIA agents fill Pete Buttigieg\'s list of national security endorsers
Samuel D. Finkelstein | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-30
Why are so many intelligence veterans throwing their weight behind a young Indiana mayor with such a thin foreign policy…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/30/coup-plotters-cia-agents-mayor-pete-endorsers/

The Tail Don\'t Wag the Dog: Israel and the United States
Chelli Stanley | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-30
The tail don\'t wag the dog, and the United States government was not somehow infiltrated and manipulated into supporting the capitalistic, ever-expansive, angry, and war-like successive governments in Israel, nor was it manipulated into supporting the right-wing Israeli settlers who undermined every attempt at peace any Israeli president ever made. The United States government did these…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/30/the-tail-dont-wag-the-dog-israel-and-the-united-states/

The Tail Don\'t Wag the Dog: Israel and the United States
Chelli Stanley | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-30
The tail don\'t wag the dog, and the United States government was not somehow infiltrated and manipulated into supporting the capitalistic, ever-expansive, angry, and war-like successive governments in Israel, nor was it manipulated into supporting the right-wing Israeli settlers who undermined every attempt at peace any Israeli president ever made. The United States government did these…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/30/the-tail-dont-wag-the-dog-israel-and-the-united-states/

Bolivia a military coup. Coup leader Fernando Camacho boasting
Viva Evo | indybay.org | 2019-12-30
It was a military coup. Coup leader Fernando Camacho boasting about how his father coordinated with military so they wouldn\'t be mobilised against the anti-Evo protests before the coup.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/28/18829289.php

Political Instability and the Protest Movement: President of Iraq — The Decision Is Mine
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-30
Iraqi President Barham Salih has shown that he is in control of the country and has made a show of his contempt for the Iraqi constitution. In a dramatic gesture, Salih made a play for public support by declaring his …
globalresearch.ca/president-iraq-decision-mine/5699033

2019: sounds like an upsurge
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-12-30
In 2019, we saw workers take to picket lines and we saw mass movements hit the streets in the U.S. and around the world. And when there\'s an upsurge with lots of people hitting the streets, you can bet it will be accompanied by protest music. This year has been no exception. | Here are my favorite political songs of 2019. Some give voice to a specific struggle, while others tackle more general themes. | I\'m sure I missed out on some good ones – add more in the comments. | (Content warning: some of these songs contain profane language and…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/12/29/2019-sounds-upsurge

Trump Wants to Keep the Oil: Syria Mulls Suing US in International Court over \'Stealing\' Country\'s Oil
Tim Korso | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-30
The US recently announced its intent to stay in the Arab Republic in order to \"keep the oil\" and channel revenues from it to the local Kurdish militia, despite protests from Damascus. | Syria is considering filing an international suit against …
globalresearch.ca/syria-mulls-suing-us-international-court-over-stealing-country-oil/5699021

Georgia and Ukraine Joining NATO Will Likely Have the Opposite Effect Against Russia
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-30
Back in April, during a ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) meeting in Washington, it was agreed that a package of measures to strengthen support for Georgia and Ukraine, particularly in the area of ‚Äã‚Äãmaritime defense, would be | …
globalresearch.ca/georgia-ukraine-joining-nato-have-opposite-effect-against-russia/5699074

Al Qaeda\'s Idlib Stronghold: The Battle to Liberate Syria\'s Idlib Province from US Supported Terrorists
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-30
Syria\'s Idlib province in the country\'s northwest borders Turkey. | Infested with US-supported jihadists, the Erdogan regime lets them move back and forth cross-border between both countries while pretending to oppose them — supplying them with heavy and other weapons, along …
globalresearch.ca/battle-liberate-idlib-province-us-supported-terrorists/5699039

Christmas: A Casualty of War
Dr. Camillo Mac Bica | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-30
I remember being far from home, family, and loved ones. Thrust into an alien and hostile land I didn\'t even know existed. Christmas dinner choppered in to a desolate LZ. The space on the chopper where the cold turkey and …
globalresearch.ca/christmas-casualty-war/5699023

Democrats Are Using \'Russiagate\' to Push For Fracking
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-12-30
What follows is a conversation between climate reporter Steve Horn and Lisa Snowden-McCray of The Real News Network. Read a transcript of their conversation below or watch the video at the bottom of…
truthdig.com/articles/democrats-are-using-russiagate-to-push-for-fracking/

Worsening Australian fires pose the need for urgent action on climate change
wsws.org | 2019-12-30
No region or nation-state on the planet is immune to the impact of climate change.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/30/fire-d30.html

Hasidic Jews injured in machete attack in Rockland County, New York
wsws.org | 2019-12-30
The attack Saturday was the latest in a growing number of hate crimes occurring within a climate of racial tension encouraged by both Trump and the Democrats.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/30/mons-d30.html

Scapegoats for Jamal Khashoggi
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-30
The hit squad that went about its deadly business with varying degrees of competence in Istanbul last year is set to be thinned. Five members of the group tasked with strangling and carving up the Saudi journalist and out-of-favour Jamal …
globalresearch.ca/scapegoats-jamal-khashoggi/5699036

Scapegoats for Jamal Khashoggi
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-30
The hit squad that went about its deadly business with varying degrees of competence in Istanbul last year is set to be thinned. Five members of the group tasked with strangling and carving up the Saudi journalist and out-of-favour Jamal …
globalresearch.ca/scapegoats-jamal-khashoggi/5699036

Washington Post\'s Afghanistan Papers Propagate Colonial Narrative of Noble Intentions Gone Awry
Joshua Cho | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-30
In an earlier article (FAIR.org, 12/18/19) regarding the Washington Post\'s Afghanistan Papers ( 12/9/19), I discussed how…
globalresearch.ca/wapo-afghan-papers-propagate-colonial-narrative-noble-intentions-gone-awry/5699031

The Looming US Water Crisis
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-30
According to the World Economic Forum, the global water crisis is the fourth major threat of our civilization. In fact, studies warn that two-thirds of the global population could be living in water-stressed countries by 2025 — just a few short years away. | When we think about water scarcity, many Americans may immediately call to mind countries in Africa, the Middle East, or Asia. But Europe and North America are also facing unprecedented water shortage issues — and the United States stands out of the crowd. | One study publis…
truthout.org/articles/the-looming-us-water-crisis/

Iraqi Prime Minister Condemns US Airstrikes and Threats to Iran
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-30
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi on Sunday accused the Trump administration of violating his nation\'s sovereignty and further heightening tensions in the region after the U.S. bombed several targets in Iraq and Syria, killing at least 25 fighters and injuring dozens more. | \"We have previously confirmed our rejection of any unilateral action by the coalition forces or any other fo…
truthout.org/articles/iraqi-prime-minister-condemns-us-airstrikes-and-threats-to-iran/

Statistic of the Decade: The Massive Deforestation of the Amazon
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-30
This year, I was on the judging panel for the Royal Statistical Society\'s International Statistic of the Decade. | Much like Oxford English Dictionary\'s \"Word of the Year\" competition, the international statistic is meant to capture the zeitgeist of this decade. The judging panel accepted nominations from the statistical community and the public at large for a statistic that shines a light on the decade\'s most pressing issues. | On Dec. 23, we…
truthout.org/articles/statistic-of-the-decade-the-massive-deforestation-of-the-amazon/

The Mount Sinai Scandal Shows Everything Wrong With US Health Care
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-30
Left Voice speaks with a physician who has worked for several years in hospitals throughout New York City. With the physician\'s experience as a healthcare provider, they give a riveting account of everything that is wrong with the U.S. healthcare system and how capitalism creates these conditions. | What do you make of the recent scandal involving the Mount Sinai Emergency Department? | As a physician who has worked countless hours in Mount Sinai Hospital\'s emergency department (ED), the term \"war zone…
truthout.org/articles/the-mount-sinai-scandal-shows-everything-wrong-with-us-health-care/

2019 Wasn\'t Just About Trump. It Will Be Remembered for Global Resistance
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-30
For the dominant media, the biggest political story of 2019 was undoubtedly the impeachment of President Trump. After all, impeachment is an all-consuming force on Capitol Hill, where the debate over Trump\'s dealings with Ukraine devolved into partisan blood sport over the past few months. Meanwhile, the world continues to turn, and it would be a disservice to the millions of people doing remarkable things to simply remember 2019 as the year the Trump Show finally aired its impeachment episode.
truthout.org/articles/2019-wasnt-just-about-trump-it-will-be-remembered-for-global-resistance/

Women Farmworkers Fight to Secure Their Rights and End Sexual Harassment
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-30
Editor\'s Note: For this article, New Labor Forum\'s Working-Class Voices columnist Kressent Pottenger interviewed three women who are members of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas (\"Alianza de Campesinas\"), the first national women\'s farmworker organization in the United States created by current and former women farmworkers, along with women who hail from farmworker families. Dolores Bustamante is both a farmworker and a board member of the organization, Elvira Carvajal is co-founder and board presid…
truthout.org/articles/women-farmworkers-fight-to-secure-their-rights-and-end-sexual-harassment/

This Court Case Could Be a Turning Point in Tackling Gun Violence
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-30
The decision by the Supreme Court last month to allow a major case against the gun industry to go forward is setting the stage for what could finally be a turning point in the fight to hold gun manufacturers accountable for gun violence. The case was brought by family members of people who died in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. | At issue in the case, called Remington Arms Co. v. Soto, is whether a law passed…
truthout.org/articles/this-court-case-could-be-a-turning-point-in-tackling-gun-violence/

Trump and Machiavelli: Does Morality Matter?
Thomas M. Magstadt | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-30
It\'s a kind of a moral trap all-too-easy to fall into, but it is simply not true. It has not always been this way. In fact, it has arguably never before been this way before, not even in the most corrupt times in America\'s checkered political history.
counterpunch.org/2019/12/30/trump-and-machiavelli-does-morality-matter/

Self-Enlightenment v. Social Change
Howard Lisnoff | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-30
Baba Ram Dass (ne: Richard Alpert) was different from the host of gurus and their followers who came out of the 1960s and 1970s. He worked with prisoners and the dying for a time, but was part of the self-enlightenment ethos that enticed so many from the generation of baby boomers (Dass was older than…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/30/self-enlightenment-v-social-change/

Self-Enlightenment v. Social Change
Howard Lisnoff | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-30
Baba Ram Dass (ne: Richard Alpert) was different from the host of gurus and their followers who came out of the 1960s and 1970s. He worked with prisoners and the dying for a time, but was part of the self-enlightenment ethos that enticed so many from the generation of baby boomers (Dass was older than…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/30/self-enlightenment-v-social-change/

The Main Result of the Impeachment Process
Gary Leupp | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-30
The House Democrats have impeached the president, but the Senate will surely acquit him Thus the wistful plan to turn enough Republicans to make a difference won\'t work. Meanwhile, Trump\'s base has remained at around 42% throughout. The hearings appear to have consolidated the Trump base. Fundraising has reportedly \"gone through the roof.\" In short,…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/30/the-main-result-of-the-impeachment-process/

Red No Matter Who
Nick Pemberton | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-30
We all know the question one is asked by liberal Democrats during the primary season. It is not: which candidate do you support? It is rather: will you vote for the Democratic candidate, no matter who it is? Now this presumes two unexpected assumptions, both of which are in support of Bernie Sanders. The first assumption is that you (common person) support Bernie Sanders. The second assumption is that even though this is true Bernie will not win the nomination (the system is not democratic).
counterpunch.org/2019/12/30/red-no-matter-who/

The Future of Trade Deals
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-30
Last week, to take some of the sting off his impeachment, Donald Trump was celebrating his trade deals as evidence of the great success of his presidency. Specially, he has touted his revised NAFTA, which the Democratic leadership agreed to, and his first round trade agreement with China. Neither deal is likely to have a…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/30/the-future-of-trade-deals/

Did Sanders Play a Role in Hillary\'s 2016 Defeat?
Naqi Jaffery | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-30
Hillary Clinton has once again stirred the pot. In an appearance on the Howard Stern show on December 4, 2019, she claimed — without any substantiation — that Bernie Sanders hurt her chances of being elected in 2016. In effect, Hillary regurgitated the flawed talking point of the Democratic establishment that Bernie somehow contributed to her defeat…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/30/did-sanders-play-a-role-in-hillarys-2016-defeat/

Blazing a Trail From Kashmir
Rafiq Kathwari | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-30
An elderly Jewish man with a prosperous belly and a trim, young Muslim man walk into a New York delicatessen … and 55 years later the Muslim man writes a trailblazing autobiography. He\'s in his early 20s, slim and strong, when he leaves his native home in the Vale of Kashmir, a disputed land in…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/30/blazing-a-trail-from-kashmir/

Australian Bushfires Coming Near You
Thomas Klikauer | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-30
While bushfires have been ravaging Australia in the weeks before Christmas, Australia\'s religiously conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison, known as ScoMo, escaped the mayhem by taking a holiday in Hawaii. ScoMo is known to be a global warming denier. As a former second class marketing manager, he simply converted product advertisement into political advertisement and…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/30/australian-bushfires-coming-near-you/

Trump and Machiavelli: Does Morality Matter?
Thomas M. Magstadt | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-30
Man\'s capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man\'s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary. Reinhold Niebuhr, The Children of Light And the Children of Darkness To the many evangelicals who continue to support Mr. Trump in spite of his blackened moral record . . . Remember who you are and whom you serve. –…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/30/trump-and-machiavelli-does-morality-matter/

Red No Matter Who
Nick Pemberton | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-30
We all know the question one is asked by liberal Democrats during the primary season. It is not: which candidate do you support? It is rather: will you vote for the Democratic candidate, no matter who it is? Now this presumes two unexpected assumptions, both of which are in support of Bernie Sanders. The first…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/30/red-no-matter-who/

Putin Sends Congratulations to Maduro and Venezuela on New Year
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-30
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his congratulations to his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro on the occasion of the New Year, RT Spanish reported on Monday. | RELATED: | Brazil to Grant Refuge to Attackers of Venezuelan Military Base | \"In his message addressed to the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Putin stressed that the talks held last September in Moscow confirmed the agreement of positions between Russia and Venezuela on key issues,\" RT Spanish said. | Putin reaffirmed his confidence that, by 2020, Moscow and Caracas will continue to develop their strategic political and ec…
telesurenglish.net/news/Putin-Sends-Congratulations-to-Maduro-and-Venezuela-on-New-Year-20191230-0002.html

Economic Globalization: Russia, China, and the US\' \"Integration Models\" Aren\'t Mutually Exclusive
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-30
Russia, China, and the US are each promoting three separate integration models emphasizing conservatism, connectivity, and competitiveness, respectively, but each of their defining characteristics don\'t make them mutually exclusive of one another, and it would be to the benefit of …
globalresearch.ca/russia-china-us-integration-models-arent-mutually-exclusive/5699083

Iran, Russia and China hold joint naval drills in Indian Ocean amid US war threats
wsws.org | 2019-12-30
The exercises are a signal that a US-led war targeting Iran could rapidly escalate into a global conflict involving the major nuclear powers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/30/iran-d30.html

Ukraine And Pro-Russian Separatists Complete Prisoner Swap
teleSUR, jg | telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-30
The Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have completed a full prisoner exchange, exchanging all remaining detainees from the five-year conflict. | RELATED: | \'Russia Rejects Deployment of Turkish Troops to Libya\' Peskov | The Ukrainian presidency reported on Sunday in a facebook statement that \"the mutual release o…
telesurenglish.net/news/ukraine-and-the-pro-russian-separatists-complete-prisoner-swap-20191229-0013.html

Russia\'s Newborn Avangard Hypersonic Weaponry. Towards a New Perilous Arms Race?
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-30
Weapons of dazzling murderousness have always thrilled military industrial establishments. They make money; they add to the accounts; and they tickle the pride of States who manufacture them. From time to time, showy displays of restraint through arms limitation agreements …
globalresearch.ca/hypersonic-putin-gonzo-weaponry/5699046

NIAC Urges US-Iran Descalation in Iraq
commondreams.org | 2019-12-30
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/12/30/niac-urges-us-iran-descalation-iraq?cd-origin=rss

US Gov Bombs Iraq & Syria Citing Baseless Claims That Iran Fired ROCKETS At US Locations
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-30
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/29/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/us-gov-bombs-iraq-syria-citing-baseless-claims-that-iran-fired-rockets-at-us-locations/

Iraq Warns US Of Strained Relations After Overnight Strikes
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-30
One of the paramilitary leaders of Iraq\'s Popular Mobilization Forces has warned the U.S. that they will issue a strong response to the latest provocation, which was carried out on Sunday evening. | RELATED: | US Aircraft Bombs Base of Iranian-Backed Forces in Iraq | The attack, which was killed as many as 25 people, targeted the bases of Kata\'ib Hezbollah, one of the largest factions in the Popular Mobilization Forces. | The leader of Kata\'ib Hezbollah, Jamal Ja\'afar Ibrahimi (AKA A…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iraq-Warns-US-Of-Strained-Relations-After-Overnight-Strikes-20191230-0003.html

Get Ready to Fight Israel\'s Next War. Asking America to do the \"Dirty Work\"
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-29
It will be up to you, the clueless American citizen, to fight and pay for Israel\'s war against its neighbors. This coming war was announced this week by Aviv Kochavi, the Israel Defense Force chief of staff. | Max Blumenthal …
globalresearch.ca/get-ready-to-fight-israels-next-war-asking-america-to-do-the-dirty-work/5698968

Global War on Humanity: America\'s Unceasing Pursuit of Hegemony
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-29
Essentially what we\'re looking at is a broader historical perspective on how the US de facto supported Nazi Germany with a view to destroying the Soviet Union as well as weakening the British Empire and competing empires including of course France, Belgium, Holland, etc. And those countries today are no longer colonial powers.
globalresearch.ca/global-war-on-humanity-americas-unceasing-pursuit-of-hegemony/5698569

Global Warming: \"Fixing the Climate Data around the Policy\"
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-29
Both the concepts and the data have been adjusted and shaped to fit the agenda of the UN Panel on Climate Change.
globalresearch.ca/global-warming-fixing-the-climate-data-around-the-policy/16339

New Evidence of OPCW Manufactured Nonexistent Douma Chemical Weapons Incident, Syria Report, Promoted \"Fake News\"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-29
The so-called OPCW chemical watchdog lost all credibility, breaching its mandate time and again, operating as a pro-Western imperial agent, not a Chemical Weapons Convention implementing body. | The Nobel committee should order the organization to return its 2013 peace prize, …
globalresearch.ca/new-evidence-opcw-doctored-douma-syria-report/5698988

\"Get Up, Stand Up for Your Rights\" at Demo: Justice for Killed Protesters in Iran
R. Robertson | indybay.org | 2019-12-29
13 second video. | Photos and full text at | www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/26/18829250.php…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/27/18829259.php

Iranian Americans in Palo Alto Join Day Honoring Iran\'s Deceased Demonstrators
R. Robertson | indybay.org | 2019-12-29
On December 26, Iranian government security forces deployed en masse to keep people off the streets across Iran. Despite this, protesters gathered in small groups, at cemeteries but also on the streets in many cities in the Islamic Republic. In Palo Alto, California, protesters in solidarity with Iranian demonstrators gathered in a downtown plaza.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/26/18829250.php

Bolivia a military coup. Coup leader Fernando Camacho boasting
Viva Evo | indybay.org | 2019-12-29
It was a military coup. Coup leader Fernando Camacho boasting about how his father coordinated with military so they wouldn\'t be mobilised against the anti-Evo protests before the coup.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/28/18829289.php

The Criminalisation of Protest in America
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-29
The US today freely interferes in the governments of so many other nations, fueling unrest and financing violence, seeking to impose on these countries a peculiarly American form of \"open government\" which it can control, but has always severely restricted …
globalresearch.ca/criminalisation-protest-america/5695854

Turkey Sending Troops to Libya? Erdogan Supported Tripoli Forces to Fight Trump Supported Haftar Forces?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-29
It appears likely. According to Turkey\'s Anadolu news agency, President Erdogan will send troops to Libya to support the Tripoli-based/UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA). | It\'s combatting Trump-supported/longtime CIA asset/warlord Khalifa Haftar for control of the country. | Anadolu news said …
globalresearch.ca/turkey-sending-troops-libya/5698986

Here Are Five Ways to Support Chelsea Manning in 2020
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-29
The year 2019 has been a nightmare for whistleblower Chelsea Manning and her supporters. While Donald Trump cleared three members of the United States Army who reportedly murdered Afghani civilians, Manning is, once again, confined for acting in accord with her own principles. In 2010, she was imprisoned for leaking classified military and diplomatic documents that exposed U.S. war crimes, including the murder of Iraqi and Afghani civilians. | This time, Manning is not charged with or convicted of a crime. On March…
truthout.org/articles/here-are-five-ways-to-support-chelsea-manning-in-2020/

Turkey Transfers Syrian Rebels to Libya for Tripoli Battle
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-29
Turkey is transferring Syrian rebel fighters to Libya to protect the capital city of Tripoli from the forces loyal to Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. | The report, which claims fighters from the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army are deploying to Libya, was later corroborated by several publications, including the Syrian Observation for Human Rights and the Middle East Eye. | Citing a senior Turkish official, the Bloomberg report alleges that these rebel fighters are being tasked with defending Tripoli, while also coordinating with the forces loyal to Prime Minister Fayez Al-…
telesurenglish.net/news/Turkey-Transfers-Syrian-Rebels-to-Libya-for-Tripoli-Battle-20191229-0003.html

Venezuelan Diplomat Demands EU Abandon Regime Change Policy
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-29
The Venezuelan Ambassador to France, Michel Mujica, called on the European Union to respect international law and halt their support for self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido. | RELATED: | Maduro: Armed Forces, Commitment and Loyalty | Speaking Prensa Latina on Sunday, Mujica said that Venezuela rejects the European Union\'s interference in the internal affairs of the Bolivarian Republic. The Venezuelan diplomat said the EU\'s regime change policy is a clear violation of international proto…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuelan-Diplomat-Demands-EU-Abandon-Regime-Change-Policy–20191229-0004.html

Five People Stabbed at Hanukkah Celebration in New York
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-29
Five people were injured on Saturday after a knife attack took place inside of a synagogue in a suburb of New York. According to reports, the attack occurred around 10 P.M. (EST), when visitors were attending a Hanukkah service at the Monsey Synagogue in Rockland County. | RELATED: | US-China Trade Deal and OPEC Cuts Make Oil Prices Rise | Rockland County police said an unidentified man pulled out a knife and attacked several people before running out of the temple and leaving the cr…
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As the US, China, and Russia Build New Nuclear Weapons Systems, How Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) be Built in? What are the Dangers?
Matt Field | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-29
Researchers in the United States and elsewhere are paying a lot of attention to the prospect that in the coming years new nuclear weapons–and the infrastructure built to operate them–will include greater levels of artificial intelligence and automation. …
globalresearch.ca/us-china-russia-build-new-nuclear-weapons-systems-how-will-ai-built-in/5698980

The Long History of Russophobia, Starting with Its Religious Roots
Guy Mettan | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-29
This article was originally published on June 9, 2016. | The former editor of the Tribune de Genève, [Guy Mettan-RI] visited Moscow and presented his new book Russia and the West: A Thousand Year War, which reviews the phenomenon of Russophobia: …
globalresearch.ca/long-history-rusophobia-starting-religious-roots/5698992

The Climate Crisis Escalated in 2019. So Did the Climate Justice Movement
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-29
2019 is slated to be the second-warmest year on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This means that, come year\'s end, all of the top 10 warmest recorded years will have happened in the last two decades. The climate is worsening as we speak…
truthout.org/articles/the-climate-crisis-escalated-in-2019-so-did-the-climate-justice-movement/

Warming Ocean Currents Affect Weather and Environment
Meena Miriam Yust, Arshad M. Khan | commondreams.org | 2019-12-29
Strands of kelp at Shelly Point in Beaumaris, Tasmania on September 7, 2019. The Tasman Sea is warming and once plentiful kelp forests have rapidly declined. The kelp rising in 30-foot high stalks has been habitat for rare ocean life through recorded history. Once present along the whole length of Tasmania\'s east coast, now little is left. (Photo by Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/tasmanian-kelp-955px.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/12/29/warming-ocean-currents-affect-weather-and-environment?cd-origin=rss

How Schools Can Sustain Students\' Cultures
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-29
High school students enter a classroom at Rainier Beach High School in Seattle on an October morning. They sit at their desks, but they\'re soon asked to rearrange their chairs into a circle. Today is Thursday, which means they\'ll be having their weekly class in restorative justice. | James Williams, the teacher, leads the students in a warmup game: the students pair off and play rock, paper, scissors–except when one student wins, the other becomes their cheerleader. This repeats through several rounds until teams of stud…
truthout.org/articles/how-schools-can-sustain-students-cultures/

Israel\'s Strike that Killed Nine Members of al-Sawarka Family. Mistakenly \"Categorized as a Military Compound\"
Middle East Eye | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-29
Israel has said that an attack on the Gaza Strip which killed nine Palestinians from the same family happened after the premises were mistakenly categorised as a \"military compound\" used by Islamic Jihad. | In November, Israel conducted a series of …
globalresearch.ca/israel-says-filing-error-blame-strike-killed-nine-members-al-sawarka-family/5698976

Energetic Solidarity with the Moms 4 Housing the Day After Christmas
Dave Id | indybay.org | 2019-12-29
Hundreds showed up for court support at the Hayward Hall of Justice and for home defense at the Moms4Housing home on December 26. Speaking in West Oakland after the court hearing were Misty Cross and Dominique Walker of Moms for Housing, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr., and Carroll Fife.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/27/18829276.php

Edward Snowden Sets the Record Straight
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-12-29
\"Permanent Record\" | Purchase in the Truthdig Bazaar | I generally care relatively little for the personal lives of people of note, but something that always nagged me just slightly about Edward Snowden\'s 2013 revelations that the NSA was spying on pretty much everyone was — how angry was his girlfriend? | After all, we all knew Snowden had a girlfriend, since it didn\'t take long for the media to uncover that her name was Lindsay Mills, that (much to their infinite delight) she had photos of herself in lingerie, and that her significant other h…
truthdig.com/articles/edward-snowden-sets-the-record-straight/

Imagining a World Without Capitalism
Yanis Varoufakis | commondreams.org | 2019-12-29
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks during a campaign stop at The River Center on December 28, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. Warren wants to rein in capitalism\'s excesses but calls for a gentler capitalism are mere fads. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/elizabeth-warren-12282019-iowa-955px.jpg …
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A Call to Action as World is Rapidly Depleting Essential Groundwater
Common Dreams staff | commondreams.org | 2019-12-29
We are rapidly depleting a relatively non-renewable natural resource that is essential for our survival. And the climate crisis is making it worse. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/groundwater-time-bomb_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/12/29/call-action-world-rapidly-depleting-essential-groundwater?cd-origin=rss

The Biggest Business Con of 2019: Fleecing Workers While Bosses Get Rich
Robert Reich | commondreams.org | 2019-12-29
Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, is another member of the Business Roundtable. Just weeks after he made the commitment to all his stakeholders, Whole Foods, an Amazon subsidiary, announced it would be cutting medical benefits for its entire part-time workforce. (Fight for 15) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/whole-foods-cuts-benefits-955px.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/12/29/biggest-business-con-2019-fleecing-workers-while-bosses-get-rich?cd-origin=rss

US Military Contractors Exposed For Paying Taliban At US Gov Instruction & Iran False Flag Continues
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-29
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/28/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/conspiracy/us-military-contractors-exposed-for-paying-taliban-at-us-gov-instruction-iran-false-flag-continues/

British Democracy on Death Row
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-29
It\'s all over the internet — you must have read about it by now. It\'s all about Page 48 — and it is here that democracy dies in Britain. It was in the Conservative Manifesto. But the country voted for …
globalresearch.ca/democracy-death-row/5698970

The Burkina Faso Time Bomb Is About to Blow, and It Might Take Down West Africa
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-29
The landlocked West African nation of Burkina Faso is a time bomb that\'s about to explode as evidenced by the drastic increase in terrorist-related violence there over the past year and its attendant humanitarian consequences, yet both the region and …
globalresearch.ca/burkinabe-time-bomb-about-blow-might-take-down-west-africa/5698972

The Key to the Environmental Crisis Is Beneath Our Feet
Ellen Brown | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-29
The Green New Deal resolution that was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives in February hit a wall in the Senate, where it was called unrealistic and unaffordable. In a Washington Post article titled \" The Green New Deal …
globalresearch.ca/key-environmental-crisis-beneath-our-feet/5698996

Austerity and its Consequences. America Threatens to Self-destruct if Other Countries don\'t Obey it
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-29
\"If the free-traders cannot understand how one nation can grow rich at the expense of another, we need not wonder, since these same gentlemen also refuse to understand how within one country one class can enrich itself at the …
globalresearch.ca/austerity-and-its-consequences-america-threatens-to-self-destruct-if-other-countries-dont-obey-it/5698953

Hong Kong economy will inevitably shrink further as protests show no sign of abating
rt.com | 2019-12-29
Hong Kong\'s economy is on the path to face another contraction in the fourth quarter, the financial secretary has warned as raging protests continue to take a toll on the city. | \"Judging from the situation in the past months, continued negative growth is unavoidable,\" Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Sunday. | Read more | | Is Trump using Hong Kong unrest as leverage in trade talks with China? | While the official economic results will be released only early next year, Chan could already cite some gloomy statistics. The city\'s retail s…
rt.com/business/477050-hong-kong-economy-downturn/

Iran lashes out at French \'interference\' over jailed academic accused of espionage
rt.com | 2019-12-29
Tehran has accused Paris of interfering in the case of an Iranian-French academic who has been arrested over accusations of spying. | France\'s protests against the imprisonment of Fariba Adelkhah and another academic, Roland Marchal, constitute an \"act of interference\" that has \"no legal basis,\" Iran\'s foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said in a statement on Sunday. | \"Creating hype cannot stop Iran\'s judiciary from handling the case, especially considering the security charges the two face,\" Mousavi said. | France announced on Friday that it had summoned Iran\'s ambassador in order to protest against Ad…
rt.com/news/477042-iran-france-jailed-academic-interference/

Putin & Merkel agree to keep supporting Nord Stream 2 project amid sanctions pressure from Washington
rt.com | 2019-12-29
President Vladimir Putin and Chancellor Angela Merkel have reiterated their support for the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, the Kremlin says, as the US seeks to curb the project with sanctions. | \"The attitude for further support of the Nord Stream 2 project was confirmed\" during a phone call which was initiated by the German side on Sunday, according to a statement on the Kremlin website. Earlier this week, the US State Department issued an ultimatum to European companies taking part in the project, threatening them with sanctions if they do not cease their work by January 20. | Als…
rt.com/business/477062-putin-merkel-nord-stream/

\'Classless & disrespectful\': Canadian hockey player under fire for failing to remove helmet during Russian anthem (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2019-12-29
Arizona Coyotes rookie and captain of Canada\'s national junior team Barrett Hayton has come under fire for not taking off his helmet during…
rt.com/sport/477045-canadian-player-helmet-russian-anthem/

Putin thanks Trump for information that helped prevent acts of terrorism in Russia in phone call
rt.com | 2019-12-29
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have talked on the phone, with the Russian president thanking his US counterpart for sharing intelligence that allowed terrorist attacks to be prevented in Russia, the Kremlin said. | A \"range of issues of mutual interest\" was discussed during the conversation, which was initiated by Moscow. | The Federal Security Service later said that the information provided by their US counterparts led to the arrest of two Russian citizens who planned terrorist attacks at public places in St. Petersburg during New Year\'s celebrations. | The two leaders agreed to maintain bilateral cooperati…
rt.com/news/477063-putin-trump-phone-call-terrorism-prevent/

\'Americans have to leave the region\': Iran says 1st joint drills with China & Russia send a message to US
rt.com | 2019-12-29
Tehran\'s joint naval drills with Moscow and Beijing are sending a bold message to Washington and its allies to keep out its \"undesirable security arrangements,\" Iran\'s naval forces commander stated. | \"The era of inroads by the Americans in the region has ended and they have to gradually leave the region,\" Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi proclaimed, as cited by local media. | The trilateral naval exercise is being held to \"boost security in the region.\" But aside from that, it has sent \"a highly significant message\" to the US \"and their sidekicks,\" the top officer added. | | China has se…
rt.com/news/477051-iran-exercise-message-us/

Turkish FM warns of impending \'chaos\' in Libya and pushes to send troops quickly
rt.com | 2019-12-29
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has expressed concern over the security situation in Libya, as Ankara steps up its efforts to seek parliamentary approval to send troops to the North African nation. | \"We need to do whatever is needed to prevent Libya from being divided and sliding into chaos, and that is what we are doing,\" the foreign minister told the ruling AK Party, warning that the region would face grave security threats if Libya \"becomes like Syria\". | Cavusoglu is scheduled to meet with opposition party leaders on Monday. | The Turkish parliament has already approved a security cooperation ag…
rt.com/newsline/477049-libya-turkey-military-troops-chaos/

Indian govt issues \'RED WARNING\' for Delhi as capital & adjacent states shiver in \'extreme cold\'
rt.com | 2019-12-29
The government\'s meteorological office issued the highest-level warning for the capital as Indians continue to struggle through what has been described as the second coldest December in a century. | The recent \"red warning\" by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) came as temperatures in Delhi plummeted to 2.8 Celsius (37.04 Fahrenheit) and is likely to drop further. \'Red\' usually means \"extreme weather conditions,\" according to the agency. | It warned that \"severe cold wave conditions,\" dense fog, and hailst…
rt.com/news/477033-india-cold-red-warning/

Stabbing at rabbi\'s home is \'act of domestic terrorism\' — New York Governor Cuomo
rt.com | 2019-12-29
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the stabbing in a rabbi\'s home next to a synagogue in Monsey, NY that left five people wounded is \"an act of domestic terrorism\" fueled by intolerance. | Five Hasidic Jews were stabbed by a machete-wielding attacker who broke into the house of Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg late on Saturday night. The perpetrator, allegedly a black male, slashed at victims indiscriminately as they attempted to flee the chaotic scene. | \"This is intolerance meets ignorance meets illegality,\" Cuomo told reporters on Sunday, calling the attack the 13th incidence of anti-Semitism in recent weeks. \"Th…
rt.com/usa/477055-stabbing-rabbi-home-domestic-terrorism-cuomo/

Trump\'s tariffs hurt more than helped, leading to job losses & higher prices – Fed study
rt.com | 2019-12-29
US tariffs meant to boost the US economy by eliminating \"unfair\" trade practices, primarily by China, actually took a toll on manufacturing sector jobs and hiked prices, a study by the US Federal Reserve Board has concluded. | The Fed has become the latest body to stress the damaging consequences of \"unprecedented\" punitive tariffs unleashed by US President Donald Trump on China and other trade partners – including Canada, Mexico and the EU – at the beginning of 2018. In a recently released report, Fed economists Aaron Flaaen and Justin Pierce said that the negative effects of the measure outweighed the benefi…
rt.com/business/477035-tariffs-failed-fed-study/

Four Arab leaders deposed by popular protests this year
yenisafak.com | 2019-12-29
Succeeding the 2011 Arab Spring, in 2019 another wave of major protests forced a quartet of leaders in the Middle East to step down, as aspirations for change reverberate across the region.Protesters managed to cast aside the shadow of fear to oust leaders in Sudan, Algeria, Iraq, and Lebanon. The demonstrators remain determined to push through genuine reforms, not just cosmetic changes.In December 2018, the Sudanese people took to the streets over the dire economy in protests that escalated into demands for major change.On April 11, Sudan\'s President Omar al-Bashir stepped down following months of popular demons…
yenisafak.com/en/news/four-arab-leaders-deposed-by-popular-protests-this-year-3508477

Iraq\'s exports, production not affected by halting Nassiriya oilfield
yenisafak.com | 2019-12-29
Halting production from Iraq\'s southern Nassiriya oilfield on Saturday by protesters will not affect the country\'s exports and production operations, the oil ministry said on Sunday.Iraq will use additional output from southern oilfields in Basra to make up for the missing shipments from Nassirya field, the ministry said in a statement.Protesters broke into Iraq\'s southern Nassiriya oilfield on Saturday and forced employees to cut off electricity from its control station, taking the field offline….
yenisafak.com/en/world/iraqs-exports-production-not-affected-by-halting-nassiriya-oilfield-3508484

Tourists stay away from Taj Mahal, other Indian attractions as protests flare
yenisafak.com | 2019-12-29
India\'s tourism industry has been hit by a wave of violent anti-government protests against a new citizenship law that have rocked several cities this month, with at least seven countries issuing travel warnings.At least 25 people have been killed in clashes between police and protesters, and demonstrations against the law continue.Officials estimate about 200,000 domestic and international tourists cancelled or postponed their trip to the Taj Mahal in the past two weeks, one of the world\'s most popular tourist attractions.\"There has been a 60% decline in visitor footfalls in December this year,\" said Dinesh Kuma…
yenisafak.com/en/world/tourists-stay-away-from-taj-mahal-other-indian-attractions-as-protests-flare-3508482

Pakistan urges OIC to raise voice for Indian Muslims
yenisafak.com | 2019-12-29
Pakistan\'s foreign minister on Sunday urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to bring together its foreign ministers to help defend Indian Muslims.\"We hope the OIC will convene its foreign ministers meeting in [the capital] Islamabad and jointly raise their voices for Indian Muslims,\" Qureshi told reporters in his hometown Multan, a city in the northeastern Punjab province.On the India citizenship law, Qureshi said India appears to be divided into secularists and the \"Hindutva Supremacy,\" as minorities and educated Hindus are also protesting the controversial law.Citing the lockdown in Indian-admini…
yenisafak.com/en/news/pakistan-urges-oic-to-raise-voice-for-indian-muslims-3508488

Yemen\'s Houthis list 6 targets in Saudi, 3 in UAE
yenisafak.com | 2019-12-29
Yemen\'s Iran-aligned Houthis said six \"sensitive\" locations in Saudi Arabia and three in the United Arab Emirates are on a list of strike targets, the group\'s al-Masirah TV reported on Sunday, quoting a Houthi military spokesman.The Houthis in September said they would stop attacking Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones if their adversaries attacking Yemen did the same.
yenisafak.com/en/world/yemens-houthis-list-6-targets-in-saudi-3-in-uae-3508491

Saudi state security: two men planning \'terrorist operation\' killed in Dammam
yenisafak.com | 2019-12-29
Saudi state security on Sunday said two men who had planned an \"imminent terrorist operation\" were killed by security forces in the eastern city of Dammam, Saudi state agency SPA said.During the operation 5 kilogrammes of explosive materials were seized, SPA said.It was not immediately clear whether this was the same incident as reported by Saudi state media on Wednesday, in which two \"terrorists\" were killed by security forces after a shooting in a residential neighbourhood of Dammam.
yenisafak.com/en/news/saudi-state-security-two-men-planning-terrorist-operation-killed-in-dammam-3508490

Turkey hails UK arresting father of YPG/PKK terrorist
yenisafak.com | 2019-12-29
Turkey on Sunday praised British judicial authorities for the recent arrest of the father of an accused YPG/PKK terrorist on charges of bankrolling terrorism.Hami Aksoy, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman, said Turkey welcomed the arrest of Paul Newey as well as the reasoning behind the arrest.Calling the case important for designating the YPG as the Syrian offshoot of the terrorist group PKK, Aksoy said Ankara expects this case to set an example for all foreign terrorists operating under the terrorist YPG/PKK banner and those funding terrorism.The EU and Western countries have recognized the PKK as a terrorist g…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-hails-uk-arresting-father-of-ypg-pkk-terrorist-3508479

Turkey to host games for athletes with Down syndrome
yenisafak.com | 2019-12-29
Turkey is set to host 2020 Trisome Games, a global competition for the athletes with Down syndrome in the spring.The tournament will be held in Antalya, a Mediterranean resort city, between March 31-April 7.A total of 1,000 athletes from 37 countries will compete in the tournament, according to Ensar Kurt, the vice president of the Turkish Special Athletes Sports Federation.Turkey will join the event with 120 athletes in eight categories.The event will involve various competitions, including athletics, basketball, gymnastics, futsal, judo, tennis, table tennis and swimming.Kurt told Anadolu Agency that Turkey is…
yenisafak.com/en/life/turkey-to-host-games-for-athletes-with-down-syndrome-3508481

Turkey to evacuate wounded after deadly Mogadishu blast
yenisafak.com | 2019-12-29
A Turkish military cargo plane landed in the Somali capital on Sunday to evacuate people badly wounded in a devastating truck bombing in the city a day earlier that killed at least 90 people including two Turkish nationals.The plane also brought emergency medical staff and supplies, according to a tweet from the Turkish embassy, adding these had been transferred to a Turkish-run hospital in Mogadishu.Somali Information Minister Mohamed Abdi Hayir Mareye told state media that 10 badly injured Somalis would be evacuated to Turkey. He added that Turkey had sent 24 doctors to treat those wounded who would not be evac…
yenisafak.com/en/world/turkey-to-evacuate-wounded-after-deadly-mogadishu-blast-3508480

UN-recognized Libyan leader denies presence of Syrians
yenisafak.com | 2019-12-29
Libya\'s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on Sunday hit back at social media allegations on the presence of \"Syrian elements\" in the military headquarters in the capital.According to a statement by Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj\'s office, the reports — issued by social media accounts affiliated with warlord Khalifa Haftar, commanding eastern forces opposing the GNA — suggesting a Syrian presence in the capital Tripoli do not reflect the truth.The statement said such baseless reports are nothing but smear campaigns targeting the UN-recognized government of the war-weary country.Since the ouster a…
yenisafak.com/en/news/un-recognized-libyan-leader-denies-presence-of-syrians-3508487

Egypt and Sudan to operate joint electricity grid from Jan. 12
yenisafak.com | 2019-12-29
Egypt and Sudan will begin operating a joint electricity grid from Jan. 12 with a capacity of 50 megawatts, Egypt\'s state news agency MENA said on Sunday.The project\'s cost has reached 509 million Egyptian pounds ($31.74 million) and spans 1,000 km (621 miles), MENA said, citing Egypt\'s energy minister. ($1 = 16.0375 Egyptian pounds)…
yenisafak.com/en/world/egypt-and-sudan-to-operate-joint-electricity-grid-from-jan-12-3508483