Iraq
US courts weigh fate of Kurdish oil shipment
Iraq's government persuaded a US judge to order the seizure of $100 million of oil in a tanker anchored off Galveston that it claims was illegally pumped in Kurdistan.
The Amazon
Gunmen threaten to assassinate Yanomami leader
Davi Kopenawa, shaman and internationally renowned spokesman for Brazil's Yanomami people, has demanded urgent police protection following a series of death threats.
Palestine
Latin America: Gaza attack draws strong protests
From indigenous Mapuche in southern Chile to Mayan Muslims in southeastern Mexico, thousands of Latin Americans expressed solidarity with Palestinians under attack from Israel.
Central America
Central America: leaders hold migration summit
The US offered Central American child migrants compassion and deportation at a DC summit, while the presidents of Guatemala and Honduras lobbied for more military aid.
North America
Police try to block annual SOA vigil
Just when the child migrant "crisis" is drawing attention to abuses by US-trained Latin American military officers, local police are trying to close down the annual SOA protest.
New York City
The proverbial pox on both your houses
Right-wing formations like "If Americans Knew" and Bashar Assad cheerleaders like the International Action Center are hurting the cause of standing up to the Zionist machine.
North Africa
Environmental disaster seen in Libya fighting
A fire from fuel tanks near Tripoli's international airport set ablaze by rocket strikes is out of control as clashes between rival militias continue in the area, darkening the city's sky.
Afghanistan
Hamas: we’ll coexist with Jews, but not ‘occupiers’
Israel resumed its bombardment of the Gaza Strip for the 20th day on July 27, as Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal stressed that the group was ready to "coexist with the Jews" but would not tolerate "occupiers." The Israeli assault on… Read moreHamas: we’ll coexist with Jews, but not ‘occupiers’
Palestine
Hamas: we’ll coexist with Jews, but not ‘occupiers’
As Israel resumed its bombardment of Gaza, Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal stressed that the group was ready to "coexist with the Jews" but would not tolerate "occupiers."
Africa
Boko Haram steps up Cameroon raids
Escalating attacks by Boko Haram militants from across the Nigerian border have led to curfews, fear and privation in Cameroon's remote and impoverished Far North Region.
Selective internationalism?
The Syria Solidarity Movement contigent at the London Gaza protest provides a rare example of of "consistent internationalism" on the left. Some 80,000 people rallied in London last weekend to support the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip whom Israeli forces are… Read moreSelective internationalism?
Palestine
Thousands protest Gaza bombardment in Tel Aviv
Some 7,000 gathered in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square in the largest Israeli protest against the bombardment of Gaza thus far. Slogans included "Jews and Arabs refuse to be enemies."