(2024-08-09). Toronto 'charity' trains students to join the Israeli military. mondoweiss.net 
A 20-year-old in Toronto is in a coma after suffering an injury while fighting for the Israeli military. His high school, which encourages enlistment in Israel, should lose its charitable status and be investigated for violating Canadian law.
(2024-08-09). Camilla Escalante on Venezuela's Presidential Election & Opposition Violence. ingaza.wordpress.com I spoke with Latin America correspondent for Press TV, Camilla Escalante, about what she saw and heard on the ground in Caracas, Venezuela, before, during and after the recent Presidential Election. A well-travelled, longtime correspondent all over Latin America, Camilla brings a deep understanding of the history of the country and region, and of the…
(2024-08-09). Colombia, Brazil, and México Issue Joint Statement on Venezuelan Elections: CNE Needs To Present Electoral Results. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The statement, made public this Thursday, August 8, indicates that the three Latin American countries believe that the National Electoral Council of Venezuela (CNE) must present the results of the electoral process in full, based in the principles that the CNE is the legally responsible institution to do this as established…
(2024-08-09). Venezuela: Reports of electoral fraud and escalating police violence. fidh.org
(2024-08-09). Man Fined for Reckless Reel-Making on Car Roof. devdiscourse.com A man was fined Rs 28,500 for violating traffic rules after a video of him making reels while sitting on a moving car's roof went viral, authorities said on Friday. The 12-second video shows the man on the car's roof and hood.
(2024-08-09). Tony Wood: Mexico in Flux. newleftreview.org Against the rightward trend of the Old World, countries in Latin America continue to favour governments of the left. The resounding mandate for Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico's presidential election confirms Morena's hegemony within the new party system. Where exactly on the political map should its project be placed?
(2024-08-08). Bolivia begins adaptation to MERCOSUR regulations. plenglish.com La Paz, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Bolivians begin with optimism the adaptation of their legal system to the regulations of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), after the entry into force of the Protocol of Accession to this integrationist bloc.
(2024-08-08). New airport in Nicaragua will be able to handle 3.5 million travelers. plenglish.com Managua, Jul 8 (Prensa Latina) The Punta Huete international airport that Nicaragua will build in collaboration with China, will be able to receive 3.5 million travelers a year to boost the economic development of the country.
(2024-08-08). Protest in Syria demanding peace for Palestinian children. plenglish.com Damascus, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Hundreds of Syrian children gathered today in front of the United Nations Office in this capital, to denounce the crimes of the Israeli regime against children in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and occupied Syrian Golan.
(2024-08-08). Monday 8/12: Energizing Community: Relating to energy systems individually & collectively. indybay.org
(2024-08-08). Cuban authorities analyze socioeconomic requirements in Havana. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The Secretary of Organization of the Communist Party of Cuba, Roberto Morales, met today with authorities in the capital to evaluate results of the implementation of agreements and work priorities of the organization.
(2024-08-08). Syria signs contract with private sector to develop its airline. plenglish.com Damascus, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The director of the Syrian State Airline Syrianairlines, Hatem Kabas, revealed the signing of a contract with a private company to improve and develop the airline which has been facing multiple challenges due to the war and the blockade.
(2024-08-08). Fidel Castro, statesman and human being seen by Cuban journalists. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) A book with testimonies from Cuban journalists on the work of the revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro, statesman and virtuous human being, is being presented today on occasion of the commemoration of his 98th birthday on August 13.
(2024-08-08). China's Vice Minister will visit Honduras in the coming days. plenglish.com Tegucigalpa, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Honduras will receive in the coming days the official visit of the vice-foreign minister of China, Hua Chuying, which reflects the interest of the Asian country to strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation with this Central American nation.
(2024-08-08). Storms in Niger drag 77 people to their deaths. plenglish.com Niamey, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The floods caused by the fierce rains of the current rainy season in Niger caused the death of 77 people, most of them, 43, because of collapsed infrastructures, an official statement says.
(2024-08-08). Colombia: Petro chairs Ministerial Summit on Artificial Intelligence. plenglish.com Bogotá, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) President Gustavo Petro chaired today the opening day of the Latin American and Caribbean Ministerial Summit on Artificial Intelligence ColombIA, which will take place until tomorrow in Cartagena, north of the country.
(2024-08-08). International Book Fair of Honduras seeks to promote education. plenglish.com Tegucigalpa, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The III International Book Fair of Honduras that begins in this capital seeks to promote education, culture and the arts, its organizers reported.
(2024-08-08). Dam collapse in South Africa causes two missing persons. plenglish.com Pretoria, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The collapse today of two retaining walls of a dam in the towns of Riverlands and Chatsworth, in the southern South African province of Western Cape, caused two missing, presumed dead, and severe flooding.
(2024-08-08). Humanity's roots are in Ethiopia. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) All human beings can trace their roots to Ethiopia, American paleontologist Donald Johanson, discoverer of the fossil remains of Australopithecus afarensis Lucy 50 years ago in the Afar region, said.
(2024-08-08). Brazilians are unstoppable in beach volleyball and advance to final. plenglish.com Paris, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Brazilians Ana Patricia Silva and Eduarda "Duda" Santos continued today with their unstoppable performance in women's beach volleyball at the Paris 2024 Olympics, beating Australians Mariafe Artacho and Taliqua Clancy in the semifinals.
(2024-08-08). Cuban Orta wins bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling in Paris. plenglish.com Paris, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban wrestler Luis Alberto Orta won the bronze medal in the 67 kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling style at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games today.
(2024-08-08). Botswana Letsile Tebogo reigns in the Olympic 200 meters. plenglish.com Paris, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Botswana Letsile Tebogo clocked a time of 19.45 seconds on the track at the Stade de France today and won the gold medal in the 200 meters of the Paris Olympic Games.
(2024-08-09). Calm returns to UK streets following far-right riots. ecns.cn Thousands of people took to the streets across the United Kingdom on Wednesday to protest against anti-immigrant, far-right rioting that had flared throughout the previous week.
(2024-08-08). Migrants in UN buffer zone limbo on divided Cyprus. newarab.com 
According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), a total of 59 asylum seekers have been living in the UN-patrolled buffer zone in recent months between the areas controlled by the internationally recognised Republic of Cyprus and the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), having attempted to cross southwards. | Sitting on a plastic chair under the shade of trees and surrounded by UNHCR-branded tents, Hussein Zare said he fled his home country of Iran for Cyprus in the hope of gaining entry to the European Union and starting a new life in France. | In May, he flew from Iran to Istanbul with his wife a…
(2024-08-08). Western Sahara: Algeria blocks deportations from France due to policy shift. middleeasteye.net 
Western Sahara: Algeria blocks deportations from France due to policy shift | Algerians put on planes home are sent back to France, in a ploy to place pressure on President Macron | | "Dozens" of illegal Algerian migrants deported from France "make simple round trips by plane" between the…
(2024-08-08). Panama dismantles 'VIP' Chinese migrant route in Darien jungle, a route to US border. scmp.com In recent years, Chinese migrants have become the fourth-largest group by nationality to use the dangerous jungle crossing.
(2024-08-08). International Gathering of Anarchist and Antiauthoritarian Practices Against Prisons. itsgoingdown.org Invitation to international anti-prison gathering in Argentina July 2025. The importance of these types of gatherings, which lead to international and reproducible agitation, are essential for sharing experiences in the war against domination. To continue the initiative of the International Gathering of Anarchist and Antiauthoritarian Practices against Borders which was organized by compañerxs in Tijuana,…
(2024-08-08). Lessons from the Sandinista Revolution. workers.org 
The writer was part of a Solidarity Delegation of members of Workers World Party and the Bronx Anti-War Coalition that traveled to Nicaragua in July for a commemoration of the 45th anniversary of the victory of the Sandinista Revolution. Mural of martyrs from 1959 student protest who were massacred by . . . |
(2024-08-08). President Mulino: 'The United States Has No Better Ally Than Panama (+Venezuela). orinocotribune.com The agreements between the US and Panama include migratory control and to carry out coordinated actions against the Venezuelan government | Panama's President, José Raúl Mulino, and the Head of the US Department of Defense Southern Command, Laura Richardson, met in the Peace Room of the Palacio de las Garzas (the seat of government in Panama City) on August 6, to discuss possible action plans in the face of regional phenomena such as migration, drug trafficking, organized crime, and the recent presidential elections in Venezuela. | One more "gap" in the Darien Gap | For several months now, the United States gover…
(2024-08-09). Argentina's New President Is Weird, Ultra-Right and Economically Ruthless. fairobserver.com On December 10, 2023, Javier Milei was elected President of Argentina with 55.6% of the vote. The eccentric president has attracted global attention for his outrageous media style, his extreme ideas like "blowing up" the Central Bank of Argentina and a mixture of messianism and mysticism with religion and canine esotericism. Beyond the media show,…
(2024-08-09). The Neo-Marxism of Malcolm Harris is Alive and Well in "Palo Alto" counterpunch.org 
Someone, I forget who, said "we're all Marxists now," and, while that might have been truer during the antifascist 1930s than at any other time in history, it is not true now. Marxism probably has as many if not more fierce foes today around the world, and from Hungary to Brazil, as it had during the height
(2024-08-08). Brazil and Chile sign agreement to facilitate cosmetics trade. tvbrics.com 
The agreement aims to reduce bureaucracy, deadlines and costs for exporters and importers in the cosmetics sector…
(2024-08-09). Colombia: Anatomy of a lockdown. icrc.org
(2024-08-08). Colombia: Anatomy of a lockdown. icrc.org
(2024-08-08). Colombia seeks demobilization of Caribbean mafia. colombiareports.com Colombia's President Gustavo Petro ordered his peace commissioner to seek talks with "Los Pachenca," one of the most powerful organized crime groups in the Caribbean region. Los Pachenca, who are…
(2024-08-09). Lula's Game: Interests, Influences, and Dilemmas With Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Aug 8, 2024…
(2024-08-09). Maduro, An Expert In Defense And Counterattack. popularresistance.org One of the few advantages of being a country systematically besieged with increasing intensity for more than a quarter of a century is that its leaders become increasingly adept at defense and counterattack. | This is one of the conclusions that can be drawn from the events following the Venezuelan presidential elections of July 28, which are still unfolding. The actions taken by the adversaries of the Bolivarian revolution have been countered one by one, so far with a favorable balance for the re-elected president, Nicolás Maduro. | The Parallel Government Strategy | One of the key maneuvers was the statement by…
(2024-08-09). President Maduro blocks access to X in Venezuela for 10 days. aljazeera.com Row with social media platform owner Elon Musk escalates after Maduro was declared the winner of last month's election.
(2024-08-09). Venezuela is a marvelous country in motion: The Thirty-Second Newsletter (2024). mronline.org 
Venezuela's opposition yet again cries fraud in the 28 July presidential but fails to provide evidence. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of Chavistas, their frustrations grounded in the understanding that the US-hybrid war is the root of the crisis, take to the streets and chant no volverán: they [the oligarchy] will not return.
(2024-08-09). People's movements across the world launch campaign of solidarity with Venezuela. peoplesdispatch.org Social and workers' movements across the world have launched a campaign to stand in solidarity with the Venezuelan people as they face a wave of attacks following the presidential elections.
(2024-08-09). Venezuelan lawyer Olga àÅlvarez: "Whoever alleges fraud has to prove it" peoplesdispatch.org Following the presidential elections held in Venezuela on July 28, right-wing political figures and media outlets have created a hysteria alleging that fraud had been committed in the vote count. The hysteria was based on the allegation that the country's National Electoral Council (CNE) has refused to disclose detailed election data, namely the paper vote tallies. | The media charade has been based on partial and in some cases unverified information, exit polls conducted by private US-based companies, and declarations from the right-wing opposition which contradict the official information released by the author…
(2024-08-08). A US Attack on Venezuela is an Attack on Africa Too! orinocotribune.com By Luwezi Kinshasa — Aug 7, 2024 | The We condemn US secretary of state Antony Blinken's recognition of Edmundo González as the "winner" of the recent elections organized by the Venezuela National Electoral Council (CNE). | We consider this intervention of the US government, born from the genocide of Africans and of the Indigenous of the so-called "Americas" as a gross provocation o…
(2024-08-08). US Interference and Venezuela's Stalemate: Alan MacLeod on State of Play. mintpressnews.com Alan MacLeod discusses the persistent US attempts at regime change in Venezuela, the polarized views on Maduro, and the consequences of American sanctions on Venezuelans.
(2024-08-08). Venezuela: Far-Right Opposition Insists on Ignoring Supreme Court. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( This Tuesday, August 6, the president of the Supreme Court of Justice and president of the Electoral Chamber of the highest court, Caryslia Rodríg…
(2024-08-08). Venezuela Is a Marvellous Country in Motion. dissidentvoice.org Credit: Francisco Trías I have been in Caracas, Venezuela, for the past two weeks, before and after the presidential election on 28 July. In the run-up to the election, two things became clear to me. First, the Chavistas (supporters of Hugo Chávez and the Bolivarian project that is now led by President Nicolás Maduro) have …
(2024-08-08). Turkey's Erdoƒüan Congratulates President Maduro for Electoral Victory (+Mali & Laos). orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, held a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan, in which the Turkish leader conveyed a message of congratulations to all the Venezuelan people following the presidential elections of Sunday, July 28. | This was announced this Wednesday, August 7, by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Yván Gil via a statement in which he pointed out that, during the conversation, Erdoƒüan was pleased with the reports received from Venezuela's electoral observers. These individuals attended all phases of the electoral process and support…
(2024-08-08). Venezuela's Authorities Launch Investigation into Hate via Messaging Apps. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) is investigating people who have sent hate messages and threats via WhatsApp, announced the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, on Monday. | Conatel is reportedly carrying out a legal—administrative investigation against people who have posted threats on WhatsApp, a platform accused of spreading hate messages, particularly after the presidential elections held in Venezuela last Sunday, July 28. | The Venezuelan president noted that "thousands of messages have been sent on WhatsApp calling for the killing of President Maduro, ordering the killi…
(2024-08-08). Venezuela: Online Army of Bots Making Up for Diminished Far-Right Popular Support. orinocotribune.com 
By Misión Verdad — Aug 6, 2024 | The attempted coup in the context of the July 28 presidential elections is losing strength in its ability to mobilize. The extremist opposition wing, represented by María Corina Machado and Edmundo González, faces eroding support on social media due to unclear strategy that seeks to replicate failed scenarios of the past, creating uncertainty and low morale among their own followers. | In this context, social media has become a crucial battlefield to maintain the illusion of support and accompaniment that does not hold a real correlate in the streets of Venezuela in the days…
(2024-08-08). Former Candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia's Criminal Past, Traces Impossible to Erase. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara L. Behind the apparent fragility of Edmundo González Urrutia, former candidate to the presidency of Venezuela for the extreme right in the elections of July 28, 2024, hides his past as an agent of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States and operator in the execution of the Condor Plan, a…
(2024-08-08). Defending Maduro's victory is to oppose fascism. mronline.org 
"Let them show the records!" has become the buzzword to refer to Venezuela and its recent electoral process.
(2024-08-08). In Venezuela, the "silent vote" was decisive for Maduro's victory. peoplesdispatch.org Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was re-elected in a race marked by uncertainty due to the lack of reliable opinion polls. With no indicators to estimate the outcome, analysts heard by Brasil de Fato believe that a determining factor in the result was the so-called "silent vote." | On the eve of the elections, the center of Caracas was bustling. The streets and stores were full and there was little movement for the vote. When asked, Venezuelans were divided. Out of 15 interviewees, 5 said they would vote for Edmundo González. A smaller group (3) said they would go for Maduro. A larger group (7) had no qualms a…
(2024-08-08). Vote counting begins in Venezuela's presidential election. presstv.ir Polling stations close in Venezuela's presidential election after millions turn out to cast their ballots.
(2024-08-08). Na Venezuela, notas tristes e frágil esperanàßa. strategic-culture.su 
(2024-08-08). Venezuela: Defender la victoria de Maduro es oponerse al fascismo. workers.org 
A la izquierda, Presidente Nicolás Maduro de Venezuela. Por Carlos Aznárez MO publica, sin modificar, varias declaraciones de medios de comunicación antiimperialistas para mostrar la amplitud del apoyo a la República Bolivariana de Venezuela y la oposición a las mentiras del gobierno estadounidense y los medios corporativos. Aznárez es dirigente . . . |
(2024-08-09). Al menos quince muertos en un ataque de Israel contra el campo de refugiados de Al Bureij, en Gaza. cubadebate.cu Al menos quince personas murieron en un ataque de Israel contra el campo de refugiados de Al Bureij, en Gaza. Fuentes cercanas al asunto han indicado que el ataque se ha cebado especialmente con una vivienda situada en el campo y han apuntado a que la cifra de víctimas mortales podría aumentar.
(2024-08-09). Protestan en Siria para pedir paz a los niños palestinos. cubadebate.cu Cientos de niños sirios se concentraron este jueves frente a la Oficina de la ONU en Damasco, para denunciar los crímenes del régimen israelí contra los infantes en la Franja de Gaza, Cisjordania y el Golán sirio ocupado. Los protestantes entregaron una carta en la que exigen cesar de inmediato las atrocidades perpetradas por Tel Aviv.
(2024-08-09). La misión china Chang'e-5 descubre indicios de agua en la Luna. cubadebate.cu Científicos de China ha encontrado evidencias de moléculas de agua en muestras de suelo lunar recogidas y traídas a la Tierra por la nave china Chang'e-5. Es la primera vez que se encuentra agua en su forma molecular, H2O, en muestras físicas y en una parte del satélite terrestre donde antes se pensaba que no podía haber agua en esa forma.
(2024-08-09). La gloria de Mijaín. cubadebate.cu Desde que salió al "ruedo", porque en eso convirtió al colchón competitivo, puso en tensión a todos los millones de espectadores que en vivo o mediante los medios televisivos, fueron testigos de su victoria. Para nadie era un secreto del simbolismo que entrañó su saludo al rival y la elegancia que desplegó en su técnica de combate contra él. No había que ser especialista en la lucha greco romana para darse cuenta de que estábamos ante un deportista irrepetible, lo que en términos de ballet podríamos definir como un "danseur noble" o un "primo luchador assoluto".
(2024-08-09). Llama Morales Ojeda a dar solución a problemas en La Habana. cubadebate.cu A buscar alternativas, aplicar la creatividad y mantener el contacto con la población instó este jueves, en reiteradas ocasiones, Roberto Morales Ojeda, miembro del Buró Político y secretario de Organización del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba, durante un recorrido por varios sitios de interés en La Habana.
(2024-08-09). Cuba en París 2024: Décimo cuarta jornada de los Juegos Olímpicos. cubadebate.cu Para hoy, la Mayor de las Antillas verá acción en el canotaje, lucha libre, pentatlón moderno y atletismo. La principal atracción de la jornada, será el canoísta José Ramón Pelier, quien estará en las semifinales del C-1 a 1000 metros.