US to Grant $35 Million to Promote Its "Fake News Bubble" in Syria and Control Local Media
Eva Bartlett | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-27
Although Western media has a shoddy track record of lying on Syria (and Libya, Iraq…), the US State Department will pump $35 million more into future war propaganda on Syria, under the guise of promoting honest reporting. | A US State | …
globalresearch.ca/us-grant-35-million-promote-fake-news-bubble-syria-control-local-media/5701830

French Foreign Minister Hopes US Will Have 'Good Sense' to Not Withdraw Support in Sahel
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-27
The French Foreign Ministry on 20 January said that Paris considers the swift implementation of the commitments made at the Libya conference in Berlin a priority in terms of restoring peace to the North African nation.
sputniknews.com/africa/202001271078151044-france-hopes-us-will-not-withdraw-support-in-sahel/

Turkish TV show raises $8.6M for quake victims
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-27
A Turkish television host raised 51 million Turkish liras ($8.6 million) for Friday's earthquake victims in a live campaign on his show which went on for five hours.Death toll from the 6.8-magnitude earthquake which hit the eastern Turkish city of Elazig reached 39 on Monday with more than a thousand injured.Acun Ilicali, who is also a TV producer and owner of TV8 channel, asked citizens in his show on Sunday to donate through direct money transfers or via text-to-donate messages. Each message made a contribution of 10 liras ($1.7).Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu joined the TV show by phone from Algeria, where…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkish-tv-show-raises-86m-for-quake-victims-3510582

Protests against Gambia president bring 137 arrests, multiple injuries
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-27
Gambian police arrested 137 people and more than two dozen were injured as protests calling for President Adama Barrow to honour a pledge to step down after three years in office turned violent for the first time, the government said.Barrow came to power after a 2016 election, ending 22 years of authoritarian rule by Yahya Jammeh. But he has reneged on his campaign promise to step down by this month, saying the constitution requires him to serve out a full five-year term.In response, a movement called "Three Years Jotna" – which means "enough" in the local Wolof language – began protesting last month to demand hi…
yenisafak.com/en/world/protests-against-gambia-president-bring-137-arrests-multiple-injuries-3510578

Germany seeks UN resolution to enforce Libya cease-fire
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-27
Germany on Monday urged UN Security Council members to adopt a resolution on Libya to stop continuing military attacks and violations of arms embargo in the war-torn country.Speaking at a news conference in Berlin, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas deplored violations of the cease-fire despite pledges made by conflict parties and regional actors at the Berlin Conference on Jan. 19."The cease-fire has been a very fragile one so far, and thus it will be important now to make sure that the UN Security Council endorses what we agreed in Berlin with a resolution," he said, referring to the talks at the UN scheduled f…
yenisafak.com/en/world/germany-seeks-un-resolution-to-enforce-libya-cease-fire-3510581

Somali woman promotes peace through art
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-27
A famous young female Somali painter is speaking through her paintings across Somalia, and people are noticing. | Nujuum Hashi Ahmed's paintings are about the day to day life of the common Somali citizen. Her paintings are about peace, an end to the conflict in the country and a Somalia where there is abundant food and prosperity. | Her art studio is located in her small apartment in the capital Mogadishu. She spends most of her time painting and notes that for her, the scariest thing in life is an empty canvas. | One can see a partly done canvas board resting against the wall and containers of paint on the floor…
yenisafak.com/en/world/somali-woman-promotes-peace-through-art-3510575

Turkey condemns terrorist attack in Mali
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-27
Turkey on Monday condemned a terrorist attack in Mali that killed at least 20 soldiers."We are saddened to receive the news that many soldiers lost their lives and injured in a terrorist attack on the Sokolo military camp in the Segou region of Mali," Turkey's Foreign Ministry said in a statement."We condemn this attack. We extend our sincere condolences to the brotherly people and Government of Mali as well as to the families and relatives of those who lost their lives and speedy recovery to the injured," the statement added.Earlier, at least 20 Malian soldiers were killed when armed men attacked an army base in…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-condemns-terrorist-attack-in-mali-3510574

Fighting Rages as Libya Force Pushes Toward Key Western City
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-26
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Colombia: Ex-FARC Member and Peace Deal Signatory Assassinated
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-26
Former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) member and peace agreement signatory John Freddy Vargas was murdered Saturday after attending a meeting in a church in Huila. | RELATED: | Colombia's Indigenous Demand Justice After 20 Leaders Killed | Vargas, 42, was shot multiple times while he was on a motorcycle with his girlfriend, after the meeting with officials from the Agency for Reincorporation and Normalization (ARN). | "The event took place when the victim was ridin…
telesurenglish.net/news/colombia-ex-farc-member-john-freddy-vargas-assassinated-20200126-0014.html

Cropping out a Black climate activist from a press photo was no accident
Afroze Fatima Zaidi | thecanary.co | 2020-01-25
The Associated Press (AP) has come under fire for cropping a Black activist out of a group photo taken at the Davos 2020 climate summit. | Vanessa Nakate, a 23-year-old climate activist from Uganda, was heartbroken by the incident, as she told Buzzfeed: I cried because it was so sad not just that it was racist, I was sad because of the people from Africa. | It showed how we are valued. It hurt me a lot. It is the worst thing I have e…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/01/25/cropping-out-a-black-climate-activist-from-a-press-photo-was-no-accident/

The Long History of Elite Rule: What Will It Take To End It?
Chuck Churchill | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-24
Elites have ruled over people and commanded the surplus produced by their labor for many millennia. It is this long history we have to contend with in today's crisis of capitalism that has produced endless wars and environmental catastrophes as corporate billionaire rulers continue to promote business as usual while preparing to fight each other with armed forces and nuclear weapons. This has all been "normalized."
counterpunch.org/2020/01/24/the-long-history-of-elite-rule-what-will-it-take-to-end-it/

FROM THE FIELD: Niger supporting the most vulnerable, as crises mount
news.un.org | 2020-01-24
The number of people requiring humanitarian assistance in Niger, a country which the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, says is "being assaulted on all fronts", is expected to increase in 2020.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/01/1055831

President plans to expand travel ban to more countries
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-24
Minneapolis, MN – The Wall Street Journal reported this week that President Trump wants to expand his travel ban to Nigeria, Sudan, Belarus, Myanmar, Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan and Eritrea. January 27 will be the third anniversary of Trump's first executive order, which was his first attempt at a Muslim ban. AP, BuzzFeed, CNN and other media outlets have previously reported that the White House could announce a dramatic expansion of the ban on or around that date. | The MN Anti-War Committee organized multiple protests, including one of 15,000 people in downtown Minneapolis in January 2017, to protest the Trump's Musli…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/1/24/president-plans-expand-travel-ban-more-countries

"The New Colossus": In New Play, Tim Robbins Tackles Immigration & Xenophobia
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
President Trump said Wednesday that he would expand his highly controversial travel ban, which already bars citizens from seven countries, most of which have Muslim-majority populations

"The New Colossus": In New Play, Tim Robbins Tackles Immigration & Xenophobia
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
President Trump said Wednesday that he would expand his highly controversial travel ban, which already bars citizens from seven countries, most of which have Muslim-majority populations

'Abolish the billionaires' say high school climate activists
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-23
Climate Pip HinmanIssue 1250 AustraliaJanuary 23, 2020″It is time to abolish billionaires … because we cannot afford them, the planet cannot afford billionaires," Kenyan climate activist Njoki Njoroge Njehu told 10,000 protesters in Lausanne, Switzerland on January 17. She is right. It is the billionaire class that is blocking moves to make t…
greenleft.org.au/content/abolish-billionaires-say-high-school-climate-activists

'Obvious malicious intent': Tulsi Gabbard hits Clinton with defamation suit over 'Russian asset' smear
rt.com | 2020-01-22
Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard is suing two-time White House runner-up Hillary Clinton over her claim that Gabbard was a "Russian asset," alleging that the lie hurt not just her campaign but the entire election. | Clinton "lied about her perceived rival Tulsi Gabbard… publicly, unambiguously, and with obvious malicious intent" when she claimed Gabbard was "the favorite of the Russians," the campaign alleges in the suit, filed on Wednesday in the federal Southern Di…
rt.com/usa/478916-tulsi-russian-asset-clinton-lawsuit/

Joint UN-Congolese strategy needed to address insecurity following deadly attacks
news.un.org | 2020-01-21
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the UN peacekeeping operation in the country, MONUSCO, are being urged to develop a comprehensive joint strategy to address insecurity in Beni territory, located in the east.
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