Daily Archives: October 17, 2023

2023-10-17: News Headlines

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss Palestine Bureau, Mondoweiss. (2023-10-17). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood,' Day 10: Hospitals Turning Into Morgues. popularresistance.org On Monday, October 16, one week since Israel tightened its siege on Gaza, media reports citing Egyptian security officials began circulating that a temporary ceasefire was going into effect on Monday morning to allow the entry of humanitarian aid into southern Gaza through the Rafah crossing. | Reports also claimed that the temporary ceasefire would go into effect in southern Gaza, where Israel has been corralling Palestinians since Friday, to allow Palestinians with dual nationalities to leave the Strip through Egypt. | But hopes of fuel and essential supplies, as well as safe passage out of Gaza for a few, were…

Alasdair Baverstock (2023-10-17). Huawei launches tech accelerator program for Latin America. america.cgtn.com As technology alters the way we live our lives, the industry's biggest global players are always looking for new innovation opportunities. | One region of focus for Chinese giant Huawei is Latin America. A Huawei program aimed helping promising startups there achieve their goals. CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports.

Ariadna Eljuri (2023-10-17). President Maduro Meets With Mexico's Foreign Minister. orinocotribune.com The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, held a meeting this Monday with the secretary of foreign affairs—in practice, the foreign minister—of Mexico, Alicia Bárcena. | The meeting took place at Miraflores Palace, in Caracas. The Venezuelan ambassador to Mexico, Francisco Arias Cárdenas, and the vice minister for Latin America of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rander Peña, also pa…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-10-17). Jamaica to host Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Energy. plenglish.com Kingston, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) The Eighth Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Energy (CSEF 8) will be held in this capital from November 7 to 9 under the theme "Boosting Transport", a local media reported today.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-17). Ceasefire in Colombia comes into effect. plenglish.com Bogotá, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) The ceasefire between the Government and the Central General Staff, of guerrillas from the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, not covered by the 2016 Peace Agreement, came into force.

presstv.ir (2023-10-17). North Korea slams US for exacerbating tensions with 'nuclear supremacy'. presstv.ir Pyongyang's nuclear program is a self-defensive measure to preempt a nuclear war in light of the United States' pursuit of "nuclear supremacy," according to North Korean media.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-10-17). México 12 Octubre: Comunidades se movilizaron en el Día de la Resistencia Indígena. indybay.org México 12 Octubre: | A pesar de violencia y militarización, comunidades se movilizaron en el Día de la Resistencia Indígena…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-10-17). Mujer_Historia Social: Trabajo precario y estrategias de subsistencia. indybay.org En las fronteras de la precariedad. Trabajo femenino y estrategias de subsistencia (XVIII-XXI)…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-10-17). México 12 de Octubre: Dice la Comunidad Nahua de Santa María Ostula. indybay.org México, Octubre 12 | COMUNICADO DE LA COMUNIDAD NAHUA DE SANTA MARÂA OSTULA EN EL MARCO DEL DÂA DE LA RESISTENCIA INDIGENA…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-10-17). Chile_Cine Fórum de Valparaíso: Festival de Cine de DDHH. indybay.org Chile_Colectivo Cine Fórum de Valparaíso: | Convocatoria Festival de Cine de DDHH | Diciembre 2023…

ecsorinoco (2023-10-16). Colombia's President Petro Considers Severing Relations With Israel Over Genocide in Palestine. orinocotribune.com "If we have to suspend foreign relations with Israel, we will suspend them," wrote Colombian head of state, Gustavo Petro, on social media this Sunday. "We do not support genocides." The Colombian president issued the statement in response to comments by representatives of the Zionist entity regarding Petro's previous statements on the conflict in the Gaza Strip, which the apartheid state described as "hostile and antisemitic." | "The president of Colombia is not insulted," Petro affirmed in the same post. In addition, he called on Latin America to stand in solidarity with his country. | "I call on Latin America…

Lucrecia Franco (2023-10-16). Brazil's food insecurity. america.cgtn.com October 16 is World Food Day, commemorating the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the FAO, in 1979. | This year in Brazil, Latin America's largest and most populous country, there is not much to celebrate. | Tens of millions of Brazilians suffer "moderate" to "severe" food insecurity. | This past weekend in Rio de Janeiro, directors and volunteers of Brazil's biggest movement against hunger, took to the streets to protest and launch one more Christmas food drive for those in need.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-10-16). ANAMAH arranges symbolic funerals for murdered judge Quebex Jean. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Associations of Haitian magistrates are arranging symbolic funerals to pay tribute to Judge Quebex Jean, assassinated in his residence at the end of September, their coordinators confirmed on Monday.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-10-16). Brussels on high alert as two Swedes killed in shooting. plenglish.com Brussels, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Brussels is on its highest level of security alert after two Swedes were shot dead in in the centre of the city, and Belgium's prime minister suggested the attack was linked to terrorism.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-10-16). Fidel Castro's plea "History Will Absolve Me" praises today. plenglish.com Havana, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Fidel Castro's plea known as "History Will Absolve Me" turns out nowadays one of the most transcendental documents in the history of Cuba and Latin America, according to Rene Gonzalez, Director of Fidel Castro Study Center's director.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-10-16). Nearly 2,000 girls pregnant due to rapes in Guatemala. plenglish.com Guatemala City, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Pregnancy due to rape marks Guatemala on Monday with 1,589 girls, 10 to 14 years old, affected from January to August 2023 and 41,000 adolescents, aged 15 to 19.

Ralph Nader (2023-10-16). After the Attack, Israeli Rulers Launch Genocidal Destruction. counterpunch.org Biden/Blinken so far have no diplomatic policy, and no strategy counseling restraint to keep the conflict from escalating uncontrollably in that explosive region. They exercise veto power on the UN Security Council blocking anything like a ceasefire truce and negotiations toward a permanent two-state resolution as envisioned by The Oslo Accords and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process signed by all parties on September 13, 1993.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-10-16). México_12 de Octubre: Declaración del Congreso Nacional Indígena. indybay.org Congreso Nacional Indígena, 12 Octubre 2023 | ALTO A LA GUERRA CONTRA LOS PUEBLOS DE MÉXICO Y EL MUNDO, HACIA LOS PUEBLOS ZAPATISTAS Y HACIA LOS PUEBLOS ORIGINARIOS…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-10-16). México 12 Octubre: Comunidades se movilizaron en el Día de la Resistencia Indígena. indybay.org México 12 Octubre: | A pesar de violencia y militarización, comunidades se movilizaron en el Día de la Resistencia Indígena…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-10-16). Mujer_Historia Social: Trabajo precario y estrategias de subsistencia. indybay.org En las fronteras de la precariedad. Trabajo femenino y estrategias de subsistencia (XVIII-XXI)…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-10-16). México 12 de Octubre: Dice la Comunidad Nahua de Santa María Ostula. indybay.org México, Octubre 12 | COMUNICADO DE LA COMUNIDAD NAHUA DE SANTA MARÂA OSTULA EN EL MARCO DEL DÂA DE LA RESISTENCIA INDIGENA…

Siri Chilukuri (2023-10-16). Over 2,700 Wildfires Reported in the Amazon in the First 11 Days of October. truthout.org A record-breaking number of wildfires are blanketing the Amazon with smoke, choking some Brazilian cities and further isolating many Indigenous villages. Over 2,700 wildfires have been reported in the region in the first 11 days of the month — the highest number for any October since 1998, when the record-keeping began. Air quality became so poor last week in places like Manaus that officials had… |

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-10-16). Varias víctimas al despeñarse ómnibus de migrantes en Honduras. telesurtv.net En el ómnibus viajaban 59 migrantes de varios países América Latina que trataban de llegar a territorio estadounidense.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-10-17). Palestinian PM considers stopping Israel ¥s attack as top-priority. plenglish.com Ramallah, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Tuesday claimed that today ¥s priority is to stop the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip as well as to guarantee the access of medical supplies and food to inhabitants.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-10-17). Venezuela rejected Israeli attack on hospital in Gaza. plenglish.com Caracas, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela today expressed its strong condemnation of the massacre carried out by the State of Israel by bombing the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, where more than 700 people died, including women, children and the elderly.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-10-17). IARC, PAHO launch 1st LatAm and Caribbean Code Against Cancer. plenglish.com Geneva, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) today launched the first edition of the Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-10-17). Israel: Hundreds killed in air strike on Gaza hospital. plenglish.com Ramallah, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) Hundreds of people died Tuesday after an Israeli attack on the Al-Ahli Hospital, located in Gaza City, as confirmed by the Gaza health authorities.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-10-17). Palestine accuses Israel of committing genocide after hospital attack. plenglish.com Ramallah, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) Palestine on Tuesday strongly condemned the death of hundreds of people after an Israeli bombardment against a hospital in the Gaza Strip, an act described as genocide and war crime.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-10-17). Syria calls Israeli attack on Palestinian hospital as brutal. plenglish.com Damascus, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian government on Tuesday described the Israeli attack on the Al-Ahli Baptist hospital in the Gaza Strip as one of the most atrocious and bloody massacres against humanity in this modern era.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-10-17). UN calls current situation in Gaza as total catastrophe. plenglish.com United Nations, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) The situation in Gaza can only be described as a total catastrophe where every hour more assistance is required, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya warned Tuesday.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-10-17). UNDP prioritizes poverty eradication with a female approach. plenglish.com Panama, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) Putting an end to multidimensional poverty with focus on women is priority for the UN Development Program (UNDP), the UNDP Director of the Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean Michelle Muschett said.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-16). Argentine organizations call to defend democracy and face hatred. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Members of social, union and political organizations in Argentina will participate in a demonstration in defense of democracy and against negativist and hateful speeches.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-16). Critical situation in Gaza Strip hospitals UN informs. plenglish.com Ramallah, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) The fuel reserve in hospitals of the Gaza Strip will allow them to provide services for just 24 more hours due to the Israeli blockade. This information was given by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs,(OCHA).

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-16). Elected President of Ecuador affirms that he will rebuild the country. plenglish.com Quito, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador ¥s elected president Daniel Noboa, declared that he will work to rebuild a country hit by violence, corruption, and hatred.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-16). Government of Colombia and EMC-FARC begin peace talks. plenglish.com Bogotá, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) The Central General Staff of the former FARC (EMC-FARC) and the Government of Colombia are slated to set up a negotiating table and agree on a bilateral ceasefire.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-16). Indian Foreign Minister praises strategic meeting with Vietnam. plenglish.com New Delhi, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) The eighteenth meeting on India-Vietnam Economic, Commercial, Scientific and Technological Cooperation was pointed out as successful by Foreign Minister of India Subrahmanyan Jaishankar, who participated in the gathering as part of his official visit to Vietnam.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-16). UN demands unconditional compliance with international law in Gaza. plenglish.com United Nations, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations called to respect international law in the increasingly serious conflict between Israel and Palestine, as humanitarian needs increase in the Gaza Strip.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-16). World leaders in China for Belt and Road International Forum. plenglish.com Beijing, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) World leaders are arriving in China to participate in the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, focused on common development and connectivity.

ecns.cn (2023-10-17). Access sought for aid to Gaza. ecns.cn International and humanitarian organizations are pleading for "immediate unconditional access" for critical aid in Gaza to deter a rapidly escalating crisis with the number of displaced people now estimated to have breached 1 million — 10 days into the violent Palestine-Israel conflict.

teleSUR (2023-10-16). WHO Delivers Medical Supplies to Lebanon Amid Border Escalation. telesurenglish.net The World Health Organization (WHO) has sent critical medical supplies to Lebanon in case of further casualties as fighting on the Lebanon-Israel border intensifies. | RELATED: | The U.N. agency said in a statement that "WHO is working with the Ministry of Public Health and health partners in Lebanon to strengthen readiness within the health system to respond to possible increases in casualties due to the escalating violence." | Two ship…

kwjorinoco (2023-10-17). Venezuela's Government and Unitary Platform Resume Dialogue. orinocotribune.com According to a joint announcement released this Monday by the Norwegian Embassy in Mexico, the government of Venezuela and the Unitary Platform announced that they are resuming their dialogue and negotiation process. Meetings will begin this Tuesday in Bridgetown, Barbados. | "The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Unitary Platform of Venezuela have decided to resume the process of dialogue and negotiation, facilitated by Norway, with the objective of reaching a political agreement, in accordance with the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in Mexico City on August 13, 202…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-10-17). Dr. Reiner Fuellmich has been arrested. expose-news.com Attorney Dr. Reiner Fuellmich was arrested on Friday, 13 October. While trying to renew a passport he was detained at an embassy in Mexico and escorted back to Germany. Attorneys Dagmar Schoen …

teleSUR, YSM (2023-10-17). Venezuela y México afianzan relaciones diplomáticas. telesurtv.net Ambos representantes gubernamentales mostraron su disposición a cooperar en áreas clave.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-10-17). Huracán Lidia deja daños en la agricultura de Jalisco, México. telesurtv.net Cuautitlán de García Barragán presentó mayores averías en caminos rurales, mientras que Puerto Vallarta y Cihuatlán en viviendas y planteles escolares.

teleSUR (2023-10-16). Maduro Receives Mexican Foreign Minister in Caracas. telesurenglish.net The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, received this Monday the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Alicia Bárcena, at the Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, in order to strengthen diplomatic ties between the two countries. | RELATED: | Maduro said through his account on the social network X that he held "a fruitful meeting" with the Mexican foreign minister, in which both parties expressed their willingness to increase cooperatio…

Paul Kiel, ProPublica. (2023-10-16). How A Maneuver In Puerto Rico Led To A $29 Billion Tax Bill For Microsoft. popularresistance.org In a long-awaited development, the largest audit in the history of the IRS has finally taken its next step. On Wednesday, Microsoft announced that the agency had notified the company that it owes $28.9 billion in back taxes, plus penalties and interest. | The case is epic not only in dollars but in scope. As ProPublica reported in an in-depth narrative in 2020, the IRS saw the case as a chance to prove the agency's effectiveness. Often cowed by the prospect of facing off against corporations with endless resources, the IRS set out to be bolder and more aggressive. It took the unusual step of hiring a corporate la…

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-10-17). Registran nueva masacre en el departamento del Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Los residentes de la localidad esperan respuestas y la pronta identificación de los culpables de dichos actos violentos en la región.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-10-17). Presidentes de Türkiye e Irán analizan conflicto palestino-israelí. telesurtv.net El mandatario turco Recep Tayyip Erdogan exhortó a poner fin a los conflictos lo antes posible, pues resulta "importante por el bien de la paz regional y mundial".

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-10-17). Colombia insta al embajador israelí a que se vaya del país. telesurtv.net El canciller aseguró que el presidente Petro busca una solución para Israel y Palestina basada en "una visión histórica".

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-10-17). Partido gobernante de Polonia lidera elecciones sin mayoría. telesurtv.net La liberal Plataforma Cívica encabezada por Donald Tusk se encontraba segunda con el 27.8% de los votos.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2023-10-17). Crece número de municipios declarados en desastre por sequía en Bolivia. telesurtv.net El Gobierno afirmó que continuará el trabajo con el plan de contingencia con tanques y camiones cisterna para proveer agua a los territorios afectados.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-10-17). Mueren dos personas por disparos en Bruselas, Bélgica. telesurtv.net Varias fuentes señalaron sobre la existencia de un número de heridos aún no determinado.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-10-17). Presidentes de Venezuela y Brasil sostienen conversación telefónica. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano resaltó que ambas naciones tienen claro continuar avanzando y trabajando en conjunto por el desarrollo y la prosperidad.

teleSUR, JCM, JGN, SH, MER (2023-10-17). Minuto a minuto de la ofensiva de la resistencia palestina. telesurtv.net El comandante militar de las Brigadas Ezzedin Al-Qassam de la Resistencia Palestina, Mohammed Deif, anunció el inicio de la operación Diluvio de Al-Aqsa.

teleSUR, JCM, MER (2023-10-17). Gobierno de Venezuela y sector opositor retomarán proceso de diálogo en Barbados. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano aseguró que los próximos acuerdos serán muy beneficiosos para la paz y para las venideras elecciones.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-17). China pide un alto el fuego inmediato en Gaza ante el asedio israelí. telesurtv.net Wang Yi se reunió con el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Rusia, Serguéi Lavrov, en Beijing donde los días 17-18 de octubre se celebrará el foro internacional de la Franja y la Ruta.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-17). Aumenta a 2.808 cifra de muertos en Gaza por asedio israelí. telesurtv.net Este lunes 254 palestinos murieron y otros 562 resultaron heridos en el décimo día de la agresión en curso de Israel contra Gaza.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-10-17). Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU rechaza propuesta de alto al fuego en Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net La propuesta de Rusia sólo logró cinco votos a favor (Rusia, China, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Gabón y Mozambique).

teleSUR, JGN (2023-10-17). Ministro de Gobernación de Guatemala presenta su renuncia. telesurtv.net El Ministerio Público solicitó previamente a la Corte de Constitucionalidad la destitución del funcionario por no acatarse a las órdenes de desalojar a la población que realiza jornadas de resistencia pacífica.

teleSUR, JL, JGN (2023-10-17). øEn qué consistió la guerra del Gas en Bolivia?>. telesurtv.net "Rindo homenaje a los hermanos que perdieron la vida y a los centenares de heridos que defendieron los recursos naturales", dijo Morales.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2023-10-17). øCuáles son las principales causas de pobreza en el mundo?>. telesurtv.net Más de 4.000 millones de personas continúan totalmente desprotegidas en el mundo.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-10-17). Colombia: Gobierno y disidencia de FARC-EP instalan Mesa de Diálogo. telesurtv.net La Oficina del Alto Comisionado para la Paz refirió que "el presente decreto rige a partir del 17 de octubre de 2023 hasta el 15 de enero de 2024".

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-10-17). Venezuela y Belarús fortalecen relaciones bilaterales. telesurtv.net El arribo de Yván Gil, a la ciudad de Minsk forma parte del inicio de una agenda de trabajo en Belarús.

teleSUR, nbb, DRL (2023-10-17). Sospechoso del atentado de Bruselas muere tras un tiroteo. telesurtv.net El primer ministro belga, Alexander De Croo, confirmó hoy en una rueda de prensa que, se trata de Abdesalem L., de origen tunecino y que estaba irregularmente en Bélgica.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-10-17). Organizaciones sociales exigen la liberación de Alex Saab. telesurtv.net Las acciones legales de su defensa continúan y se han realizado foros internacionales para denunciar esto como un caso paradigmático de violación de la inmunidad diplomática.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-10-17). Putin participa en el foro de la Franja y la Ruta. telesurtv.net Los jefes de Estados de 23 países estarán presentes en Beijing durante el tercer foro internacional dedicado a la Iniciativa de la Franja y la Ruta.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-10-17). Presidente palestino sostiene diálogo con homólogo ruso. telesurtv.net El encuentro se sostuvo vía telefónica y se abogó por el fin de la violencia en la región.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-10-17). Continúan los bombardeos de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento la cifra de palestinos muertos supera los 2.800, y alrededor de 10.000 heridos.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-10-17). Venezuela y Rusia firman 16 acuerdos de cooperación. telesurtv.net La firma de los acuerdos fue el colofón de la XVII Comisión Intergubernamental de Alto Nivel (CIAN) Rusia-Venezuela.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-10-17). Irán anuncia eventual acción preventiva contra Israel. telesurtv.net "Se espera una posible acción preventiva de la resistencia en las próximas horas", señaló el canciller iraní.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-10-16). China responsabiliza a Israel del desastre humanitario en Gaza. telesurtv.net Los esfuerzos de la diplomacia de China, así como las adevertencias a Israel llegan después del contacto producido entre el secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Antony Blinken, y el canciller chino, Wang Yi.

teleSUR, JCM, JGN, SH, MER (2023-10-16). Minuto a minuto de la ofensiva de la resistencia palestina. telesurtv.net El comandante militar de las Brigadas Ezzedin Al-Qassam de la Resistencia Palestina, Mohammed Deif, anunció el inicio de la operación Diluvio de Al-Aqsa.

teleSUR, JCM, MER (2023-10-16). Minuto a minuto de la jornada electoral en Ecuador. telesurtv.net El Consejo Nacional Electoral destacó que en esta jornada comicial hubo una participación ciudadana del 82,33 por ciento.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-16). Egipto pide a EE.UU. garantizar ayuda humanitaria en Gaza. telesurtv.net El mandatario egipcio envió este mensaje a Blinken durante un encuentro a puerta abierta en El Cairo, donde el jefe de la diplomacia de Estados Unidos llegó esta mañana.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-10-16). CNE proclama a Daniel Noboa presidente electo de Ecuador. telesurtv.net Obtuvo el 52,29 por ciento de los votos con más del 90 por ciento de actas escrutadas. Luisa González obtuvo el 47,71 por ciento de los sufragios.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-10-16). ALBA-TCP exige a Israel respeto a derechos de civiles de Gaza. telesurtv.net El bloque integracionista enfatiza que la violencia de Israel y su bloqueo a suministros vitales viola los propósitos y principios de la Carta de ONU y el Derecho Internacional Humanitario.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-10-16). Papa Francisco exige a Israel corredores humanitarios en Gaza. telesurtv.net Desde el 7 de octubre hasta la fecha, la agresión israelí contra Gaza provocó la muerte a 2.450 palestinos y más de 9.000 heridos, mientras 54 palestinos fueron asesinados en Cisjordania.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2023-10-16). Autoridades prosiguen búsqueda de víctimas tras naufragio en Congo. telesurtv.net La embarcación "Mapamboli" ("Bendición", en lingala) se hundió a pocos metros del puerto fluvial de Bankita, en la provincia de Ecuador, al oeste de República Democrática del Congo.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2023-10-16). Cancilleres de Brasil y Rusia se reúnen tras ataque israelí a Gaza. telesurtv.net Las declaraciones de los cancilleres de Brasil y Rusia promovieron la prevención hacia la propagación del conflicto hacia otros países.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2023-10-16). Presidente de Venezuela sostiene diálogo con homólogo palestino. telesurtv.net "Coincidimos en exigir un inmediato cese al fuego", dijo Nicolás Maduro sobre su conversación telefónica con el presidente de la ANP, Mahmud Abbas.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2023-10-16). Reportan 2.600 palestinos muertos por agresión de Israel a Gaza. telesurtv.net Israel asesinó a más de 700 niños palestinos en menos de una semana.

teleSUR, mcs, SH, MS (2023-10-16). Conoce cinco alimentos fundamentales para una buena salud. telesurtv.net La comida rápida ha desplazado en gran medida a la comida del hogar, sustituyendo ingredientes importantes como frutas y verduras, por harina, azúcar, grasas y sal.

teleSUR, MER (2023-10-16). Colombia: si hay que suspender relaciones con Israel, las suspendemos. telesurtv.net El mandatario Gustavo Petro enfatizó que Colombia es un pueblo independiente, soberano y justo…

teleSUR, MS (2023-10-16). Canciller de Rusia llega a China. telesurtv.net Se prevé que el canciller Serguéi Lavrov y su homólogo Wang Yi se reúnan antes de asistir a Foro Internacional de la Franja y la Ruta.

teleSUR, MS (2023-10-16). Hombre en EE.UU. apuñala hasta la muerte a un niño palestino. telesurtv.net Autoridades señalaron se motivó "por ser musulmanes y por el conflicto en curso en Oriente Medio entre Hamás y los israelíes".

teleSUR, MS (2023-10-16). ONU pide la liberación de rehenes y el cese al fuego en Gaza. telesurtv.net La ONU insiste en que se debe lograr una solución pero primero se debe liberar a los rehenes que hay dentro de Gaza y permitir ayuda humanitaria al pueblo palestino.

teleSUR, MS (2023-10-16). Cuatro fallecidos y 153 heridos tras sismo en Afganistán. telesurtv.net El movimiento sísmico de 6,3 afectó a la región de Herat…

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-10-16). Caída de helicóptero en Colombia deja al menos 11 heridos. telesurtv.net Un grupo de rescatistas y técnicos forenses se trasladaron al sitio del accidente del helicóptero militar para iniciar las investigaciones pertinentes.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-10-16). ONU condena asesinato de joven campesino en Honduras. telesurtv.net La ministra de Derechos Humanos expresó su preocupación y rechazo por la denuncia de uso excesivo de la fuerza por parte de la Policía Nacional.

teleSUR, SH, DRL, JDO (2023-10-16). Cierran centros de votación en Ecuador tras segunda vuelta de elecciones presidenciales. telesurtv.net La presidenta del Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE), Diana Atamaint, reportó que durante la jornada comicial ejercieron su voto el 82,33% de los electores.

teleSUR, SH (2023-10-16). Israel se prepara para ofensiva masiva contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net El jefe del Estado Mayor de las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel informó que los soldados esperan la orden para entrar a la Franja de Gaza para destruir a Hamás.

teleSUR, SH (2023-10-16). Líderes indígenas condenan dichos del presidente de Guatemala. telesurtv.net Las autoridades indígenas de Guatemala sostuvieron que las acusaciones del presidente Giammattei forman parte de una campaña en contra del paro nacional.

teleSUR, SH (2023-10-16). Sube a 2.750 la cifra de muertos por ataques de Israel a la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net La ONU confirmó que al menos 600.000 palestinos han llegado al centro y sur del territorio palestino huyendo de los ataques de Israel…

teleSUR- lvm, JDO (2023-10-16). Denuncian asesinato de lideresa social en Putumayo, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz puntualizó que la lideresa social fue asesinada en horas de la noche por hombres armados.

Staff (2023-10-17). Delegación venezolana llega a Barbados para diálogos con sector opositor. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano Nicolás Maduro manifestó la víspera que estos acuerdos resultarán importantes de cara a las próximas elecciones presidenciales, previstas para 2024.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-10-17). Comisión legislativa acusa a Bolsonaro de intentona golpista. telesurtv.net El documento, que también acusa al Ejército de "omisión" y 61 personas más, indica que el ex mandatario conocía de los intentos golpistas de muchos de sus seguidores…

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-10-17). Asciende a 3.000 cifra de muertos por ataques israelíes en Gaza. telesurtv.net Israel mantiene su bloqueo a la entrada de cualquier tipo de ayuda humanitaria a Gaza a más de una semana después de iniciado los bombardeos de la Franja.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-10-17). Presidenta designada de Perú registra una desaprobación del 80 %. telesurtv.net El presidente del Consejo de Ministros, Alberto Otárola, según la encuesta, presenta el 71 por ciento de rechazo.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-10-17). Presidente cubano denuncia impactos del bloqueo de EE. UU. telesurtv.net De acuerdo al presidente cubano, "los flujos migratorios excesivos son situaciones que se han producido cíclicamente que tienen que ver siempre cuando el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos tensa la situación".

teleSUR, DRL (2023-10-17). ONU denuncia que Israel ataca a refugiados en el sur de Gaza. telesurtv.net La situación en la Franja de Gaza se agrava justo cuando Israel se apresta a iniciar una ofensiva terrestre, de la cual no se ha definido fecha.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-10-17). Gobierno dice no tener total control de cárcel paraguaya. telesurtv.net El ministro reconoció que "No todo está bajo control, tenemos un alto riesgo de que esta situación que se planteó hace unos días siga ocurriendo", afirmó.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-10-17). Líderes indígenas de Guatemala anuncian aumento de protestas. telesurtv.net El alcalde indígena Alberto Tuy aseguró que llegará a la capital "toda la nación de la que tenemos apoyo".

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-17). China saluda a participantes en Tercer Foro de la Franja y la Ruta. telesurtv.net China y Serbia firmaron un tratado de libre comercio en Beijing para impulsar el comercio bilateral y los lazos empresariales, informó el Ministerio de Comercio.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-17). Bombardeo israelí en hospital de Gaza deja 500 muertos. telesurtv.net El presidente de la Autoridad Palestina, Mahmoud Abbas, declaró tres días de luto tras el bombardeo israelí del Hospital Nacional Árabe.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-17). Supremo de la India rechaza legalizar el matrimonio homosexual. telesurtv.net Alegaron que el matrimonio no está establecido como un derecho constitucional.

teleSUR, MER (2023-10-17). Gobierno de Venezuela y sector opositor firman dos acuerdos parciales en Barbados. telesurtv.net Los acuerdos parciales son sobre la promoción de derechos políticos y garantías electorales para todos, así como para la protección de los intereses vitales de la nación.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-10-17). Condenan ataque de Israel a hospital en la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Los Gobiernos de Siria, Líbano, Jordania, Marruecos, Türkiye, Venezuela y Cuba han condenado el ataque.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-10-17). Hezbolá confirma haber lanzado siete ataques contra Israel. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con un comunicado del grupo armado, cuatro posiciones israelíes fueron atacadas con armas directas.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-10-17). Ríos amazónicos sufren severa sequía en Brasil. telesurtv.net El río que pasa nueve municipios, se encuentra a 11 centímetros de la sequía histórica registrada en octubre de 2010.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-10-16). China realizará cumbre sobre iniciativa de la Franja y la Ruta. telesurtv.net El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores ruso, Serguéi Lavrov, llegó a Pekín este lunes y mantuvo conversaciones con su par chino, Wang Yi.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-10-16). Canciller ruso realizará visita oficial a Corea del Norte. telesurtv.net La Cancillería rusa precisó que la visita a Corea del Norte se producirá entre el próximo 18 y el 19 de octubre.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-16). Al menos 11 periodistas asesinados por ataques israelíes en Gaza. telesurtv.net El Sindicato de Periodistas Palestinos (PJS) indicó que más de 20 comunicadores resultaron heridos desde el inicio de la agresión israelí en la Franja de Gaza el 7 de octubre pasado.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-16). Irán advierte a Israel sobre las consecuencias de la agresión en Gaza. telesurtv.net El portavoz de la cancillería Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Irán, Nasser Kanaani, advirtió que la apertura de nuevos frentes en la guerra no se limitaría a una sola frontera y "podría extenderse".

teleSUR, rzr, JCM (2023-10-16). Rescatan a más de 500 migrantes en las islas Canarias, España. telesurtv.net Según el Centro de Coordinación de Salvamento Marítimo en Las Palmas, en la jornada del domingo arribaron a aguas jurisdiccionales españolas un total de 490 migrantes en diferentes embarcaciones.

teleSUR, SH, JGN (2023-10-16). La historia me absolverá: El histórico discurso de Fidel Castro. telesurtv.net Durante este alegato, el líder de la Revolución expuso el programa político y social del futuro Gobierno revolucionario en Cuba.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-10-16). Gobierno colombiano y disidencias de FARC instalarán diálogo. telesurtv.net "Está a punto la mesa que puede iniciar un segundo proceso de paz en Colombia en el día de hoy", publicó Petro en X.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-10-16). Hamas rechaza que Israel haya abierto suministro de agua a Gaza. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Interior y Seguridad Nacional de Hamas señaló que Israel no ha bombeado "ni un litro de agua potable".

teleSUR (2023-10-17). Brazil: Lawmakers Accuse Bolsonaro of Encouraging Coup Attempt. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, a Brazilian parliamentary commission investigating the attempted coup on January 8 presented its final report, accusing former President Jair Bolsonaro of having encouraged the movement that assaulted the headquarters of all three branches. | RELATED: | Senator Eliziane Gama, the rapporteur of the commision, stated that Bolsonaro "never showed sympathy for democratic principles" and "from day one of hi…

teleSUR (2023-10-17). Fifteen Journalists Have Died in Gaza and Israel in 10 Days. telesurenglish.net Fifteen journalists, eleven of them Palestinians, have died in the battles that have raged for the past ten days in Israel and Gaza, according to a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). | RELATED: | The CPJ also has information about three missing or detained journalists, two of them Palestinians and one Israeli, and eight more who have been injured. This data was collected from Palestinian, Israe…

teleSUR (2023-10-17). Gazans Grapple With Life-or-Death Decisions as War Rages on. telesurenglish.net In an early weekday morning, hundreds of displaced Palestinians crowded outside a mosque on the main street of Rafah, as it was one of the very few places in the southern Gazan city that could provide electricity and clean water in a time of war. | RELATED: | Having just fled from northern Gaza, amid continued power outages and network faults, they were waiting to get cell phones charged to stay in contact with loved ones. | "We l…

teleSUR (2023-10-17). Israel Bombs The Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday night local time, social networks posted images of the Israeli bombing of Al-Muammarin Hospital in Gaza. So far there are no official figures on the number of victims. However, it is estimated that there are up to 300 dead and 220 injured. | RELATED: | "Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike against the hospital, where thousands of displaced people sought refuge after their homes were destroyed in the ongoin…

teleSUR (2023-10-17). Russia to Coordinate With Partners to End Middle East Violence. telesurenglish.net On Monday, President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is ready to coordinate efforts with all constructively minded partners to bring an end to the violence in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and stabilize the situation. | RELATED: | He made the statement during separate telephone conversations with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian Presi…

teleSUR (2023-10-17). Russian Lower House Approves National Guard's Volunteer Units. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Russia's Lower House (Duma) approved, in its first reading, bills that allow for the creation of volunteer units within the National Guard, should the head of state deem it necessary. | RELATED: | According to one of the bills, which still needs to go through a second and third reading before heading to the Senate, volunteers may be utilized in carrying out "specific tasks within the realm of defense d…

teleSUR (2023-10-17). Social Organizations Demand Release of Venezuelan Diplomat Saab. telesurenglish.net On Monday, social organizations held a rally in Caracas to demand the release of the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who has been in illegal detention in the United States for two years. | RELATED: | This businessman was arrested in Cabo Verde and extradited to the United States. His lawyers emphasize that he was abducted because his detention proceeded without the necessary international legal procedures for such cases.

teleSUR (2023-10-17). Swedish PM Kristersson Denounces Terror Attack. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Belgium's Federal Prosecutor's Office confirmed that the suspect in Monday evening's shooting in Brussels, which resulted in two deaths and one injury, is deceased. | RELATED: | Shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, a witness informed the Brussels police that they had spotted the suspect. The police went to the location, and during the intervention, shots were fired by the police, resulting in the death of the suspect. | The killing…

teleSUR (2023-10-17). UN Security Council Fails to Adopt Resolution on Gaza. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) failed to adopt a Russian-drafted resolution that calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. | RELATED: | The draft resolution obtained five votes in favor and four against, with six abstentions. Four countries joined Russia in voting for the resolution: China, the United Arab Emirates, Mozambique and Gabon. | Four countries voted against the Russian-drafted resolu…

teleSUR (2023-10-17). Venezuelan Government and Opposition Resume Dialogues. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, delegations from the Venezuelan government and the opposition Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) arrived in Bidgetown in Barbados to resume talks, after 11 months on hold. | RELATED: | National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez heads the negotiating group sent by the administration of President Nicolas Maduro. | This delegation also includes Labor Minister Francisco Torrealba, the secretary of the Na…

teleSUR (2023-10-17). Venezuelan Gov't Signs Agreement With Opposition in Barbados. telesurenglish.net "This is the first step of a much broader agreement that is in full development, construction, evolution," said the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodriguez, who heads the Venezuelan delegation. | The documents relate to the promotion of political rights and electoral guarantees, as well as the protection of the vital interests of the nation. Oct. 17, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-10-16). Amazon River's Largest Tributary With the Lowest Flow Ever. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Black River, the main left tributary of the Amazon, recorded a height of 13.59 meters, its lowest level since records began in 1902. | RELATED: | Stretching along 1,700 kilometers through Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil, the Black River has hit its lowest mark to date amidst one of the worst droughts ever remembered in the Amazon region. | Since the beginning of July, the flow of the Black River, named for the dark to…

teleSUR (2023-10-16). Colombian State and FARC Dissidents Establish Dialogue. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the administration of President Gustavo Petro and the Central High Command (EMC) of dissident insurgent groups from the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) initiated peace negotiation talks in the municipality of Tibu. | RELATED: | "Today, Colombia aims to send a message of peace from deep within its own society. We cannot convey a consistent message of peace to the world if we continu…

teleSUR (2023-10-16). Hezbollah and Israeli Forces Exchange Missile Fire. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Hezbollah forces launched rocket-propelled grenades towards the Israeli cameras on the border of Lebanon, to which the Israeli army responded by firing missiles. | RELATED: | The Lebanon-based armed group targeted Misgav Am, Khirbat Al-Manara, Hermon, Risha, and Ramya sites in northern Israel, "leading to injuries in Israelis." | Meanwhile, Lebanese military sources reported that Hezbollah targeted surveillance…

teleSUR (2023-10-16). Iran: US Responsible for Israeli Crimes Against Palestinians. telesurenglish.net Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Monday that the U.S. government must take its responsibility for Israeli crimes against Palestinians. | RELATED: | The spokesman denounced U.S. support for Israel's military operations in the Gaza Strip, including sending carrier strike groups to the eastern Mediterranean near Israel to bolster deterrence. | "Sending military fleets to regional waters is nothing but su…

teleSUR (2023-10-16). Israel Denies Opening of All Seven Border Crossings to Gaza. telesurenglish.net In theory, to enter or exit Gaza, there are seven border crossings: Rafah, Erez, Kerem Shalom, Karni, Nahal Oz, Sufa, and Kissufim. Currently, however, all of them remain closed due to the actions of Israel and its occupying military forces. | RELATED: | Over the past few years, only Rafah, Erez, and Kerem Shalom have been operational, aiming to support the survival of over 2.1 million inhabitants trapped in this strip of land. | At the m…

teleSUR (2023-10-16). Israeli PM Netanhayu Threatens Iran and Hezbollah. telesurenglish.net In an address to the Israeli parliament on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued menacing statements directed at Iran and the Lebanese Shiite group, Hezbollah. | RELATED: | "We have a message for Iran and Hezbollah: do not test us in the north. Do not repeat the mistakes of the past because the price you will pay will be much worse," he threatened after nine consecutive days of exchange of fire along the border betwee…

teleSUR (2023-10-16). More Than 2,800 Killed in Palestine Due to Israeli Attacks. telesurenglish.net The Palestinian Health Ministry reported Monday that more than 2,800 Palestinians have been killed and some 12,000 injured since the escalation of hostilities last Oct. 7. | RELATED: | WAFA news agency noted that 254 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip and 562 others were injured in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 2,866. | Among the dead are 936 women and 853 children, representing 64% of the Palest…

teleSUR (2023-10-16). Northern Mali: Tensions May Impede UN Mission Withdrawal. telesurenglish.net The United Nations reaffirms its determination to complete the withdrawal of MINUSMA by Dec. 31, 2023, as set by the Security Council. | The UN underlined that all parties have the obligation to refrain from any action or statement that could jeopardize the safe and timely withdrawal of MINUSMA. Oct. 16, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-10-16). Russia Calls for Ceasefire Between Israel and Palestinians. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Kremlin today called for the immediate resumption of the political settlement process of the conflict in the Middle East. | RELATED: | "Given the situation, the main thing now is the immediate ceasefire and beginning the process of political settlement," said Yuri Ushakov, presidential adviser for international affairs. | He called for actively adopting the necessary steps to avoid an escalation in the Middle East and s…

teleSUR (2023-10-16). Russian President's Telephone Conversation With Netanyahu. telesurenglish.net Putin informed Netanyahu of several telephone conversations he held with the leaders of Egypt, Iran and Syria, including with Palestinian National Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. | After ten days of escalation, the latest update from the Palestinian Ministry of Health puts the number of people killed by the Israeli aggression at 2,866 and more than 12,000 injured. Oct. 16, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-10-16). Somalia: Bomb Attack Foiled by Army in Central Region. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Somali National Army (SNA) foiled a suicide car bomb attack on a military base in the Bari-ujeed region in central Somalia. | RELATED: | According to Guriel District Commissioner Farah Abdi Moalim, the forces defeated al-Shabab militants in the fierce fighting that left five soldiers dead. | "The SNA and local forces inflicted heavy casualties on the terrorists who fled the scene, and the joint forces are…

teleSUR (2023-10-16). Ugandan: President Warns of Attacks, Air Strikes on ADF Camps. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni warned of retaliatory terrorist attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels following the military air strikes on their camps in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). | RELATED: | Museveni said in a statement that military fighter-bombers carried out the second airstrike on Saturday against ADF rebel hideouts at four different points along the wester…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-10-17). Relations Sour Between US and Colombia Over Colombian President Petro's Refusal To Condemn Hamas. orinocotribune.com By Nick Corbishley — Oct 13, 2023 | "The only way for Palestinian children to sleep in peace is for Israeli children to sleep in peace. The only way for Israeli children to sleep in peace is for Palestinian children to sleep in peace. War will never achieve this." | When the former Guerrilla fighter Gustavo Petro came to office in June 2022, becoming the country's first left-wing president since Colombia won independence in 1819,

presstv.ir (2023-10-17). 'Genocides are not supported': Colombia pres. condemns Israeli crimes in Gaza. presstv.ir Colombian President Gustavo Petro slams Israel for committing genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip, threatening to cut ties with Tel Aviv.

presstv.ir (2023-10-16). 'Genocides are not supported': Colombia pres. condemns Israeli crimes in Gaza. presstv.ir Colombian President Gustavo Petro slams Israel for committing genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip, threatening to cut ties with Tel Aviv.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-10-17). Cuba to host international meeting on Partagás cigar. plenglish.com They noted that lovers of Cuban premium (hand-rolled) cigars will be delighted again from November 13 to 17, during the 34th International Meeting of Customers and Friends of Casa Partagás. | Casa Partagás General Director René Valdés noted that on this occasion, the program will consist of the usual welcome cocktail in the halls of the Hotel Iberostar Parque Central, the tasting of cigars and rums of the highest quality, a smoking competition, and artistic presentations. | The Meeting will also include a visit to Tarará beach and the Marlin Tarará Marina, where delegates will have the opportunity to taste Cuban…

Sam Carliner (2023-10-16). El Paso Residents Say "Border Crisis" Is Manufactured, Reject Militarization. truthout.org El Paso, Texas, has increasingly become the subject of an intense national conversation. The New York Times, The Washington Post and Wall Street Journal report that migrant surges are straining the city, the country and the economy. These are just three headlines from a barrage of coverage of the "crisis" at the border. Nastassia Artalejo, an El Paso resident whose family has lived in the city for… |

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-10-16). Biden Devalues American Citizenship. thealtworld.com President Biden is a traitor to the United States. He is doing everything possible to make illegal immigrant-invaders identical in their rights to US citizens. | The Biden regime has sued Elon Musk's SpaceX for hiring Americans instead of immigrant-invaders. | The Biden regime has extended the protection of US law to illegal immigrant-invaders. Last Thursday the Biden Justice (sic) Department and Biden Consumer Financia…

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-10-16). This Way For The Genocide, Ladies And Gentlemen. popularresistance.org I have been in urban warfare in El Salvador, Iraq, Gaza, Bosnia and Kosovo. Once you fight street by street, apartment block by apartment block, there is only one rule — kill anything that moves. The talk of safe zones, the reassurances of protecting civilians, the promises of "surgical" and "targeted" air strikes, the establishment of "safe" evacuation routes, the fatuous explanation that civilian dead were "caught in the crossfire," the claim that the homes and apartment buildings bombed into rubble were the abode of terrorists or that errant Hamas rockets were responsible for the destruction of schools a…

Marc Rosenthal (2023-10-17). Biden's Nomination of Elliott Abrams Excuses a Violent Past. progressive.org Diplomacy should be guided by individuals who prioritize human rights, not by a political operative who enabled a massacre in El Salvador.

infobrics (2023-10-17). ALBA Supports Countries Seeking to Join the BRICS. infobrics.org Around 40 countries expressed their desire to join BRICS. Among them are Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Honduras, and Venezuela…

infobrics (2023-10-17). Argentina in BRICS: Consequences and Prospects of Membership. infobrics.org The increase in attractiveness and the economic position of BRICS with about 26% of the area and about 42% of the world's population and strengthening of the economic and financial cooperation of BRICS has caused Buenos Aires to be eager to join the group…

Joel Richards (2023-10-16). The lithium triangle. america.cgtn.com Global demand has exploded for lithium — referred to as "white gold" both for its light color and high market value. It's found in huge quantities in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile, known as the lithium triangle. | Argentina is looking at not only exporting the raw material, but creating new industries with the help of China.

Amelia Rayno (2023-10-17). Argentina's Javier Milei Could Could Plunge Country Into Deeper Crisis. progressive.org The populist presidential candidate is campaigning on austerity measures that would only make life harder for the country's poor.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-10-16). Presidents Maduro and Lula discuss issues of common interest. plenglish.com The Bolivarian head of State revealed on X that they had a "pleasant conversation," in which they addressed important issues of the cooperation map between the countries. | Brazil and Venezuela have a clear path to continue working alongside for the welfare, development and prosperity of our peoples, Maduro said. | Caracas and Brasilia resumed diplomatic relations in January 2023, after being disrrupted for three years during the government of former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022). | With Lula's return to power, both executives advanced in the reestablishment of bilateral relations and agreed to…

Survival International (2023-10-16). Ten Years on: Uncontacted Tribe in Danger as Land Protection Stalls. dissidentvoice.org The last of the Kawahiva are forced to live on the run from armed loggers and powerful ranchers. Still from unique footage taken by government agents during a chance encounter. © FUNAI Ten years after Brazilian authorities released extraordinary footage showing the existence of an uncontacted Amazonian tribe, their lands have still not been fully protected …

WSWS (2023-10-16). As the UAW prepares to suppress US auto strike, GM and Mercedes-Benz announce new round of layoffs in Brazil. wsws.org Just as in the US, unions in Brazil have suppressed the struggles of the working class, collaborating with companies and the capitalist state in increasing unemployment and slashing workers' living standards.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-10-17). Argentine President urges for championing unity and sovereignty. plenglish.com On X social media, Alberto Fernández assured that guaranteeing these four aspects is a duty "in this difficult time the world is going through". | Loyal to our people, we must preserve unity to confront with those who want to put an end to the rights of the ones who work, to put an end to public health, education and to scientific and technological development, he added. | Fernández made the statement from China, where he is attending the 3rd Forum of the Belt and Road for International Cooperation. During the meeting, he met with Dilma Rousseff, with whom he opened the process of Brazil ¥s accession to BRICS…

Edu Montesanti (2023-10-16). The Forgotten Chilean 9/11, Incomparably Worse than the American 9/11: Chomsky (Interview). orinocotribune.com The US analyst remembered the 50th anniversary of the Chilean military coup, pointing out the power of American propaganda over the global imagination by despising the terror experienced in Chile during the dictatorship that started in 1973, while overstating the US 9/11, at the center of historical attention. "Washington was Al-Qaeda in Chile", says the intellectual in an exclusive conversation with this report. Exposing CIA documents, confirming the US role in State terrorism lived in Chile at the time | "We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." &…

krish-rad_ind (2023-10-16). Colombia's President Petro Considers Severing Relations With Israel Over Genocide in Palestine. orinocotribune.com

Dolores Gandulfo (2023-10-17). Ecuador: Desafíos para un gobierno de transición. globalizacion.ca Por tercera vez en el año, las y los ecuatorianos acudieron a las urnas para elegir el pasado domingo -en segunda vuelta de las elecciones anticipadas- a quien cumplirá el mandato presidencial de Guillermo Lasso, quien usando la figura de…

Staff (2023-10-17). Oligarch Daniel Noboa Wins Ecuador's Presidential Elections (+Tax Evasion). orinocotribune.com The results of the runoff of the presidential elections in Ecuador show the winner as the wealthy heir Daniel Noboa, 35 years old, candidate of the National Democratic Action (ADN) alliance and son of oligarch àÅlvaro Noboa, who on five occasions sought the Ecuadorian presidency without success. According to data from the National Electoral Council (CNE), with 93.02% of the valid votes counted, Noboa reached 52.21% of the votes (4,983,195), while Luisa González from the Citizen Revolution movement (RC) got 47.79% (4,561,646). | "Ecuador has practically Daniel Noboa Azín as president," said CNE President Dia…

WSWS (2023-10-17). Right-wing oligarch defeats "pink tide" candidate in Ecuador. wsws.org Impermeable to mass sentiments for radical change, Ecuadorian capitalist politics vomited up the election of a man who personifies privilege and plutocracy.

Mark Weisbrot, Center for Economic, Policy Research. (2023-10-16). Ecuador's Election Could Have Lasting Consequences. popularresistance.org Imagine a developing country where a 43-year-old economist with a PhD from the University of Illinois, who is relatively unknown as a politician, runs for president and wins. Despite the preceding decades of corruption and institutional rot, he puts together a competent government and gets the economic policy right. The numbers tell much of the story: in the 10 years of his presidency, poverty fell by 41 percent; income per person grew at more than twice the rate of the previous 25 years; and public investment and government expenditure on health services doubled as a share of the economy.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-10-17). Ecuador elects new right-wing president linked to big banana business. peoplesdispatch.org With 97.3% of the votes counted, Daniel Noboa Azin, son of one of the wealthiest men in Ecuador, was elected as the new president of the Andean nation on Sunday, October 15. | 35-years old Daniel Noboa of the right-wing National Democratic Action (ADN) alliance, accepted his victory and thanked the Ecuadorian people for their confidence and for voting for him. | "Today we have made history. Ecuadorian families chose the New Ecuador. They chose a country with security and employment," Noboa wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) account. | Noboa added that he looks forward to changing the country to a place "of realiti…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-10-17). Peru and the Difficult Search for Its Destiny. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra Garcia — Oct 13, 2023 | Peru is in the news again. People have returned to the streets against the regime of Dina Boluarte, who is entrenched in the government and will not give in to the demands for early elections or carry out justice for the deaths of demonstrators at the hands of police during the protests unleashed at the beginning of this year. The outlook is bleak. | But what is happening in Peru, and why? The events of recent months in the Andean nation are a consequence of the acute political crisis that the country has experienced over the last five years. The origins of this crises go…

presstv.ir (2023-10-17). Peruvians hold protest in Lima demanding president step down. presstv.ir Hundreds take part in a demonstration against Peru's interim President in Lima, demanding she step down and hold elections.

WSWS (2023-10-17). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Peruvian health workers walked out October 10 over bonus pay while the contract for 5,000 Philadelphia transit workers expires October 31.

presstv.ir (2023-10-16). Peruvians hold protest in Lima demanding president step down. presstv.ir Hundreds take part in a demonstration against Peru's interim President in Lima, demanding she step down and hold elections.

Ana Perdigón (2023-10-17). US Authorizes Repatriation Flights for Venezuelans. orinocotribune.com The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has authorized certain airlines to carry out charter flights for repatriation of Venezuelans from the US to Venezuela. | The authorization of the US DTO comes after an agreement reached between the administration of Venezuela and the US authorities for the orderly, safe, and legal repatriation of Venezuelan citizens through the Vuelta a la Patria ("return to the homeland") program. | The US DTO authorization comes in the form of an Emergency Exception requested by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the DOT through a statement dated October 10, 2023…

Cira Pascual Marquina (2023-10-16). The commune is a comprehensive reworking of social relations: A conversation with Chris Gilbert. mronline.org A new book exploring the theory, practice and history of socialist commune building in Venezuela.

ecsorinoco (2023-10-16). Venezuela's Minister of Culture Blasts Spanish Book Justifying Genocide by Conquistadors. orinocotribune.com the Venezuelan Minister of Culture, Ernesto Villegas,

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-10-17). Grenada to host Caribbean Tourism Organization's Conference. plenglish.com "We are honored to host the CTO's Sustainable Tourism Conference in 2024. Grenada's commitment to sustainable and inclusive tourism perfectly aligns with the conference's objectives," Grenada's Tourism Minister, Hon. Lennox Andrews, stated. | Quoted by the Now Grenada website, Andrews added, "We are dedicated to showcasing the transformative power of sustainable tourism and its role as a push for social and economic growth and environmental stewardship throughout the Caribbean." | The official noted that he and his tourism colleagues will be honored to welcome regional and international industry stakeholders and…

Editor (2023-10-16). Black Crown: Henri Christophe, the Haitian Revolution and the Caribbean's Forgotten Kingdom — book review. mronline.org 'Black Crown' is a gripping biography of one of the most important leaders of the Haitian Revolution, and it illuminates the history of the revolution, finds John Westmoreland.

World Health Organization, Consortium News. (2023-10-16). WHO: A 'Death Sentence For Sick And Injured' In Gaza. popularresistance.org As the United Nation's agency responsible for public health, the World Health Organization (WHO) strongly condemns Israel's repeated orders for the evacuation of 22 hospitals treating more than 2000 inpatients in northern Gaza. The forced evacuation of patients and health workers will further worsen the current humanitarian and public health catastrophe. | The lives of many critically ill and fragile patients hang in the balance: those in intensive care or who rely on life support; patients undergoing hemodialysis; newborns in incubators; women with complications of pregnancy, and others all face imminent deterio…

a guest author (2023-10-16). 'We denounce the U.N. Security Council's approval to send a Kenya-led mission to Haiti'. workers.org Black Alliance for Peace released this statement Oct. 8. We, the undersigned, strongly condemn the decision by the United States and its allies to deploy a foreign military force to Haiti. We are adamant that a U.S./U.N.-led armed foreign intervention in Haiti is not only illegitimate but illegal. And we . . . |

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