(2023-05-18). Headlines for May 18, 2023. democracynow.org U.N. Warns Global Heating Is Poised to Set Records and May Exceed 1.5 ∞C Within Five Years, Eight Killed as Torrential Rains Bring Massive Flooding to Northern Italy, Burma's Government-in-Exile Says Death Toll from Cyclone Mocha Has Topped 400, Climate Activists at Africa Energies Summit in London Demand End to Fossil Fuel Projects, U.N. Appeals for $3 Billion in Emergency Aid to Sudan as Humanitarian Disaster Spirals, Accusations of Voting Issues in Turkey as Erdoƒüan's Rival Appeals to Nationalists Ahead of Runoff, Florida Signs Draconian Anti-Trans Laws, as Texas GOP Advances Bill…
(2023-05-18). Russia, Ukraine and the African Mediators. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-18). South Africa "Mischief-makers"? Is Ugly-American Ambassador to Pretoria Reuben Brigety Correct, that South Africa Weapons Were Shipped to Russia? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-18). US criminal activities in Asia and North Africa. Part 2. journal-neo.org 
(2023-05-18). National Conference For Black Self-Determination And Pan-African Unity. popularresistance.org From June 23rd to the 25th, a historic gathering of Black radical organizers will take place in the city of Atlanta, hosted by Community Movement Builders . The National Black Radical Organizing Conference will serve as a rallying point for individuals dedicated to our collective liberation struggle. Under the theme of "Unity in our Lifetime: Connecting the National Black Struggle for Self-Determination with Pan-Africanism," this conference aims to propel our movement to new heights and reaffirm our unwavering commitment to dismantling systemic oppression. | During conference keynotes, panels, plenaries, workshop…
(2023-05-18). Amnesty International Global Report: Recorded Executions Highest in Five Years Reflects Increases in the Middle East and North Africa. scheerpost.com 
By Death Penalty Information Center According to an annual death penalty report by Amnesty International, 2022 saw the highest number of recorded executions since 2017, primarily due to increases in just a handful of countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The report also noted a slight decrease in the number of newly imposed …
(2023-05-18). Leidesdorff Plaza established May 1966, rekindles the strength and courage to try again. indybay.org Sacramento Negro Museum and Library Association dedicated Leidesdorff Plaza, May 1966, it is one of the last remaining authentic markers showcasing California Pioneers of Pan African Descent, like a Phoenix the rest of the story must rise.
(2023-05-18). Cubans recall Africans' presence. plenglish.com The Quisicuaba community socio-cultural project brought music, colors and arts to a cultural gala that gathered African ambassadors accredited in the country, representatives of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples and neighbors of the capital's Centro Habana municipality. | The process of slavery brought about the arrival of extraordinary valuable women and men in Cuba, essentially from the sub-Saharan region who set their music, dances, plastic arts, theater, literature and other manifestations that were syncretized over time. | Today, Africa is a robust, upright region that draws on the deepest…
(2023-05-18). BRICS Summit to Strengthen Economic Cooperation: Anil Sooklal. telesurenglish.net In an interview with TV BRICS, South African Ambassador for Asia Anil Sooklal talks about the BRICS priorities and the leading areas of cooperation between Russia and South Africa. | RELATED: | This historian and religious scholar is currently the South African Sherpa to BRICS. He has taught at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the University of South Africa. During this time he has published more than 20 articles in bo…
(2023-05-18). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org National strike in Belgium against "social dumping" by Delhaize and other companies to drive down wages and conditions; continuing strikes and protests across Iran over cost of living, pay and conditions involving pensioners, Haft Tappeh sugarcane workers as strike leaders of offshore gas workers arrested; Nigerian doctors give union mandate for indefinite stoppage over pay, unions call five-day warning strike…
(2023-05-17). Reclaim Osage: Mike Africa Jr. on Push to Buy Back MOVE House 38 Years After Philly Police Bombed It. democracynow.org 
On May 13, 1985, police surrounded the home of MOVE, a radical Black liberation organization that was defying orders to vacate from 6221 Osage Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Police flooded the home with water, filled it with tear gas, blasted it with automatic weapons, and finally dropped a bomb on the house from a helicopter, setting it ablaze and killing 11 residents — six adults and five children. The fire ultimately burned the entire city block to the ground, destroying over 60 homes. We speak with second-generation MOVE member Mike Africa Jr., who has launched a "Reclaim Osage" campa…
(2023-05-17). Western Sahara: Polisario Front marks 50 years of struggle. greenleft.org.au This year, the people of Western Sahara — known as Africa's last colony — are marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of their liberation organisation, the Polisario Front, on May 10, 1973, writes Ron Guy.
(2023-05-17). Iran's Trade With BRICS Exceeds $34 Billion in 11 Months. infobrics.org Iran's trade with BRICS member states, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, reached 43.28 million tons worth $34.98 billion during the first 11 months of last Iranian year…
(2023-05-17). US criminal activities in Asia and North Africa. Part 1. journal-neo.org 
(2023-05-17). Escaping Debt Slavery: Ethiopia, Africa, and the IMF. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison In 1987, at the Organization for African Unity, Thomas Sankara said, "Debt is a cleverly managed reconquest of Africa." Ethiopia might actually be better off if the US keeps the IMF from signing off on its latest loan request. The US is holding up Ethiopia's request for a $2 billion loan from the International…
(2023-05-18). Israel Aimed To Eradicate Islamic Jihad, Bring Resistance Groups to Knees but Failed (Interview). orinocotribune.com The Israeli regime, by its recent onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip, aimed to eradicate the Islamic Jihad resistance movement and bring other Palestinian resistance groups to their knees, but failed, according to a Lebanese political analyst. | Faysal Abdel Sater made the comment in an exclusive interview with Press TV Website after the Tel Aviv regime launched a deadly bombing campaign on Gaza on May 9, sparking the firing of over 1,000 rockets by the Islamic Jihad toward the occupied territories. | The two sides agreed after five days of fighting to an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire that took effect on Saturday…
(2023-05-18). Mayo Clinic research on remote hospital care for a rural or urban home setting. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Chad Semling, who is 47 years old, spent 113 days in the hospital for recovery and rehabilitation before being admitted to Advanced Care at Home, a Mayo Clinic program that uses telehealth to provide health care remotely for patients who live in rural and urban areas. Semling, a Mayo Clinic patient in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, suffered multiple compression fractures within his back, a collapsed lung, fractured ribs and severe lung blockage, all due to COVID-19….
(2023-05-18). At Least 18 Killed in Bandit Attack in Chad. telesurenglish.net At least 12 villagers and six bandits were killed when armed bandits attacked a village in Logone Oriental Region in southwestern Chad. | RELATED: | The attack took place early Wednesday in Makate village located in Laramanaye, a sub-prefecture of the region, said Djimet Blama Souck, sub-prefect of Laramanaye. | "Nine dead were identified immediately, while three others, unfortunately, succumbed to their injuries. Se…
(2023-05-17). Iran's Trade With BRICS Exceeds $34 Billion in 11 Months. infobrics.org Iran's trade with BRICS member states, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, reached 43.28 million tons worth $34.98 billion during the first 11 months of last Iranian year…
(2023-05-17). US criminal activities in Asia and North Africa. Part 1. journal-neo.org
(2023-05-17). Escaping Debt Slavery: Ethiopia, Africa, and the IMF. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison In 1987, at the Organization for African Unity, Thomas Sankara said, "Debt is a cleverly managed reconquest of Africa." Ethiopia might actually be better off if the US keeps the IMF from signing off on its latest loan request. The US is holding up Ethiopia's request for a $2 billion loan from the International…
(2023-05-18). Israel Aimed To Eradicate Islamic Jihad, Bring Resistance Groups to Knees but Failed (Interview). orinocotribune.com The Israeli regime, by its recent onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip, aimed to eradicate the Islamic Jihad resistance movement and bring other Palestinian resistance groups to their knees, but failed, according to a Lebanese political analyst. | Faysal Abdel Sater made the comment in an exclusive interview with Press TV Website after the Tel Aviv regime launched a deadly bombing campaign on Gaza on May 9, sparking the firing of over 1,000 rockets by the Islamic Jihad toward the occupied territories. | The two sides agreed after five days of fighting to an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire that took effect on Saturday…
(2023-05-18). Mayo Clinic research on remote hospital care for a rural or urban home setting. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Chad Semling, who is 47 years old, spent 113 days in the hospital for recovery and rehabilitation before being admitted to Advanced Care at Home, a Mayo Clinic program that uses telehealth to provide health care remotely for patients who live in rural and urban areas. Semling, a Mayo Clinic patient in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, suffered multiple compression fractures within his back, a collapsed lung, fractured ribs and severe lung blockage, all due to COVID-19….
(2023-05-18). At Least 18 Killed in Bandit Attack in Chad. telesurenglish.net At least 12 villagers and six bandits were killed when armed bandits attacked a village in Logone Oriental Region in southwestern Chad. | RELATED: | The attack took place early Wednesday in Makate village located in Laramanaye, a sub-prefecture of the region, said Djimet Blama Souck, sub-prefect of Laramanaye. | "Nine dead were identified immediately, while three others, unfortunately, succumbed to their injuries. Se…
(2023-05-18). DeSantis' "Slate Of Hate" Bills, New NIH Director Is Pharma-Bought, modRNA, LNP & Pseudouridines. thelastamericanvagabond.com 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 (5/18/23). 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
(2023-05-17). Israel Uses Its Civilians As Human Shields During Its Attack On Gaza. thelastamericanvagabond.com Israel's latest assault on the besieged Gaza Strip resulted in the murder of 33 Palestinians, a third of them women and children, in a "targeted assassination" campaign, again, with a majority of those killed being civilians. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, attempted to score a domestic political victory, however, the plot didn't quite go to
(2023-05-17). Kenya's 'anti-people' Finance Bill met with widespread opposition as cost of living soars. peoplesdispatch.org Amid rising debt payments the Kenyan government has proposed new tax and levy regimes in the Finance Bill 2023. Unions and left forces, especially the Communist Party of Kenya, have argued that the measures will further burden workers while they are already struggling under an economic crisis…
(2023-05-18). The Splendor of a Thousand Suns: Hiroshima and Imperial Forgetfulness. libya360.wordpress.com Gonzalo Armúa Underwater atomic test carried out at Bikini Atoll in 1946. Photograph: United States Government Navy Joe Biden's visit to Hiroshima in the framework of the G7 once again brings to the surface the cynical memory of an empire that 78 years ago unleashed the power of "a thousand suns" on a defenseless population….
(2023-05-18). Canada Played a Key Role in Neoliberalizing Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Peter Korotaev Canadian foreign minister Melanie Joly on the left, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov on the top right and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the bottom right. | Image credit: CGTN, FC Dynamo Kyiv and Fox News The 2019 'Ukraine Reform Conference' in Toronto The 'Ukraine Reform Conference' is as an annual event…
(2023-05-18). Desperation at the US Border. libya360.wordpress.com Natalia Marques Migrants are interviewed as they wait in the La Plaza bus terminal in Brownsville, Texas (Photo: The Party for Socialism and Liberation) Thousands of migrants, driven by economic warfare waged by the US, find themselves in conditions of despair at the southern US border There is a humanitarian crisis at the southern border…
(2023-05-18). Ukraine: How Western Nations Pushed for Privatization of Agriculture and the Devastating Consequences. libya360.wordpress.com Peter Korotaev A farmer on his farmland in Western Ukraine. Image credit: CGTN. Part I: Ukraine's Privatized Agriculture: A Hungry Guarantor of Global Food Security Former Canadian ambassador to Ukraine Roman Waschuk said Ukraine is a country where the IMF does 'economic experiments'. Ukraine is a laboratory for testing radical neo-liberal policies, irrespective of the…
(2023-05-18). Ukraine's Neoliberalism on Steroids & Europe's Economic Suicide. libya360.wordpress.com To analyze the conflict in Ukraine, political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by economic geographer Mick Dunford. They discuss the aggressive neoliberal reforms being imposed by the Ukrainian government and Europe's suicidal policies. Transcript: geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/… You can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: ‚Ä¢ Radhika Desai & M… Geopolitical Economy Report: De-dollarization…
(2023-05-18). Report: Over 4.5 Million People Killed In Post 9/11 Wars. popularresistance.org A new study from the Costs of War project at Brown University's Watson Institute estimates that over 4.5 million people have died from wars launched by the west in the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks. | The study estimates that between 906,000 to 937,000 people have been killed as a direct result of wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, Libya, and Somalia. | "These countries have experienced the most violent wars in which the US government has been involved in the name of counterterrorism since 2001," the report highlights. | Moreover, 3.6 million people are estimated to have died indirect…
(2023-05-17). An Historical Background to the US/NATO Proxy War Against Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Ian Beddowes Today the USA and its NATO allies have an overwhelming military presence throughout the world and are still trying to push that even further. They have the whole world divided into military commands. They have funded extremists everywhere, jihadists in the Middle East, Nazis in Ukraine. To call Russia imperialist' in the present…
(2023-05-17). Polisario Front: 50 Years of Struggles and Victories. libya360.wordpress.com Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein May 10, marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro (Polisario), the legitimate representative of the Saharawi people in their struggle for self-determination. Likewise, this coming May 20 people will commemorate half a century since the beginning of…
(2023-05-17). Russian Kinzhal Missile Strikes US Patriot System in Kiev: The Fundamental Disadvantage West Faces. libya360.wordpress.com Update on the conflict in Ukraine for May 17, 2023 — Russia's Ministry of Defense and US officials confirm Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles successfully targeted US-made Patriot air defense systems; — Patriot systems launched approximately 30 missiles over 2 minutes, representing tens of millions of dollars of missiles that were already in short supply; —…
(2023-05-17). A Humanist Response to the Reactionary Advance of the Far Right. libya360.wordpress.com Javier Tolcachier The electoral victories of Gustavo Petro, Xiomara Castro, Gabriel Boric, Pedro Castillo, the return of MAS to the Bolivian government and Lula to the Brazilian presidency, together with the electoral victories of Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Alberto Fernández inaugurated a new wave of progressive governments in Latin America. As a result of…
(2023-05-17). G20 Policy Advisors Are Tired of America's Self-Serving 'Rules-Based International Order'. libya360.wordpress.com Igor Makarov The 'Global South' is starting to question whether Western countries, and primarily the US, should be allowed to continue dictating the international agenda Last week, in Mumbai, I attended the Think 20 interim conference. It describes itself as an "idea bank" for the G20 that brings together think tanks and high-level experts to…
(2023-05-17). Libyan parliament suspends Fathi Bashagha as prime minister of Sirte-based government. peoplesdispatch.org The failure of the two rival administrations in Libya to agree on a new electoral law is delaying the national elections and endangering the fragile ceasefire achieved through UN mediation in November 2020…
(2023-05-18). Xi holds talks with Tajik President. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on Thursday in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
(2023-05-17). Oil Wars, Weapons and How the US is Fueling the Somalia Crisis, with Ann Garrison. mintpressnews.com Discover the untold truth behind US military presence in Somalia, its impact on the region, and the strategic interests at play in Mnar Adley and Alan Macleod's eye-opening interview with journalist Ann Garrison.
(2023-05-17). Report: Biden Wants Israel-Saudi Normalization Deal Before End of Year. news.antiwar.com Axios reported Wednesday that the Biden administration wants to make a strong diplomatic push for a normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel before the end of the year. Any potential deal could come at a steep cost to the US as Riyadh is seeking stronger military support from Washington in exchange for establishing diplomatic …
(2023-05-18). Petition-Hands Off Namibian Labor Lawyer Hewat Beukes & the Dismissed Union Miner Leaders. indybay.org An international campaign to end the terrorism against Namibian labor lawyer Hewat Beukes and for the rehiring of 9 union leaders of the Rossing uranium mine owned by the Chinese National Nuclear Corporation and the Namibian government. This union busting drive is also going on at other mines throughout Namibia.
(2023-05-18). Death Toll Rises to 7 After US Convoy Attack in Nigeria. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Echeng Echeng, the police chief in Anambra, confirmed that the death toll of an attack on a convoy of the United States consulate has risen to seven. | RELATED: | Five male officials of the U.S. consulate in Lagos and four armed mobile police officers were in the convoy when a group of unknown gunmen laid an ambush for them and opened fire in the Ogbaru local government area of Anambra on Tuesday. | The b…
(2023-05-17). Global News Dispatches: 4 Stories. independentmediainstitute.org Headlines in This News Package: Erdoƒüan Upsets Opposition Hopes of Victory, Run-off With Kƒ±lƒ±àßdaroƒülu Expected in Turkey's Presidential Race India's Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party Suffers Blow in Karnataka State Elections Fighting Between Sudanese Army and RSF Has Disastrous Impact in Darfur as Hundreds of Thousands Are Displaced Colombian President Gustavo Petro Warns of Coup Plot …
(2023-05-18). Zimbabwe: Suspected Cholera Cases Surpass 1,000. telesurenglish.net The government of Zimbabwe, in a recent release, has stated that, as of February, the number of suspected of cholera cases in Zimbabwe has resulted in over 1,000, with 288 cases confirmed and 6 fatalities. | Related: | "As of May 16, 2023, a cumulative total of 1,017 suspected cholera cases, six laboratory confirmed deaths, 20 suspected cholera deaths and 288 laboratory confirmed cases were reported," the Ministry of Health an…