July, 2024

• 18 July

  Fatah-Hamas Unity Talks Scheduled in China as Both Factions Condemn Each Other

  

  Latest Developments With China attempting to boost its influence in the Middle East, Hamas and Fatah leaders will meet in Beijing next week to conduct another round of Chinese-led unity talks that have so far failed to deliver results, The New York Times reported on July 15. Hamas’s political chief, …

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• 18 July

  NATO needs a realistic plan for ending the Ukraine war

  

  As NATO leaders and other key officials gather in Washington this week to commemorate the alliance’s 75th anniversary, they must avoid talk of celebration. The world is in turmoil, and they must focus hard on explaining to their various agitated and unsure constituents what their strategy really is for the …

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• 18 July

  My message to the new world

  Amidst war and turbulence in our region, Iran’s political system demonstrated remarkable stability by conducting elections in a competitive, peaceful, and orderly manner, dispelling insinuations made by some “Iran experts” in certain governments. This stability, and the dignified manner in which the elections were conducted, underscore the discernment of our …

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• 18 July

  North Korean nuclear weapons, 2024

  North Korea continues to modernize and grow its nuclear weapons arsenal. In this Nuclear Notebook, the authors cautiously estimate that North Korea may have produced enough fissile material to hypothetically build up to 90 nuclear warheads, but has likely assembled fewer than that—potentially around 50. To deliver the warheads, North …

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• 18 July

  Russia accuses US of bankrolling Ukrainian attempts to assassinate Putin

  

  Responding to Ukrainian spy chief’s admission that Kyiv has tried to kill Russian president multiple times, Moscow spokeswoman says Washington created ‘terrorist structure’ Moscow on Sunday accused the United States of bankrolling Ukrainian attempts on the life of Russian President Vladmir Putin, hours after former US president Donald Trump was …

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• 18 July

  Iranian President-Elect Pezeshkian Lauds Hamas, Houthi Rebels in Yemen

  

  Latest Developments Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh expressed his gratitude for Iran’s backing of the Palestinian terrorist group in a telephone call with the Islamic Republic’s president-elect, Masoud Pezeshkian, on July 14. “We appreciate Iran for playing a role in supporting the Palestinian cause, and we demand more political and diplomatic …

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• 18 July

  What Russia Wants in the Middle East

  

  Moscow Seeks to Exploit Instability but Avoid Escalation Since Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, Russia has enjoyed watching the deteriorating situation in the Middle East preoccupy its main adversary, the United States. On April 13, however, Moscow grew concerned when, in retaliation for an attack on the Damascus consulate …

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• 18 July

  The Vicious Cycle of American Political Violence

  

  A Conversation With Robert Lieberman on the Trump Shooting The attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump’s life on July 13 marked the first time in more than 40 years that someone has shot a current or former U.S. president. It is still not clear what motivated the gunman, but …

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• 18 July

  Israel says targeted Hamas military chief, Gaza ministry reports dozens dead

  

  Israel said there was “no certainty” it killed Hamas’s military chief Mohammed Deif in a strike Saturday on southern Gaza, where officials reported at least 90 killed in a displacement camp. The Israeli military said it had targeted Deif and Rafa Salama, a brigade commander, calling them “two of the …

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• 18 July

  Zionist-Perverted Western Mainstream Media Ignore 186,000 Palestinian Deaths In Apartheid Israeli Gaza Genocide

  

  Readers of about 110 progressive Alternative and Global South media are familiar with the shocking revelation on 5 July 2024 in the top medical journal The Lancet of an estimated 186,000 Gaza deaths from violence and violently-imposed deprivation. This huge news was spread globally at the speed of light (186,000 …

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