(2024-07-16). Jul 16, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
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(2024-07-16). Headlines for July 16, 2024. democracynow.org Trump Names Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as Running Mate, "We Are Here, and We Care": Protesters Rally Outside RNC, Cheri Honkala Arrested While Attempting to Deliver Citizen's Arrest to Republican Officials, Trump-Appointed Judge Dismisses Classified Docs Case Against Trump; DOJ Plans to Appeal, GOP Calls for Secret Service Dir. to Resign After Trump Assassination Attempt, Biden Says He Made Mistake in Language Used Against Trump as He Appeals for "Cooling Down" Rhetoric, UNRWA Gaza City Headquarters Flattened as Israeli Strikes Continue to Kill Palestinians, Turkey Vows to Bring Israel…
(2024-07-16). Samidoun Europe coordinator Mohammed Khatib threatened with revocation of asylum in Belgium: Speak out to defend Palestine! samidoun.net 
Today, July 16, 2024, Samidoun's Europe coordinator, Mohammed Khatib, has been called for a hearing before the Belgian asylum office, after he — a Palestinian refugee born in Ein el Helweh refugee camp in Lebanon — has been targeted for political repression, with the Belgian Minister of Immigration, Nicole de Moor, seeking to withdraw his …
(2024-07-16). Perfidy, a political virtue? When, in France, the dominant outsider claims to impose its interests against the will of the people. pressenza.com Perfidy is not the monopoly that many Europeans ascribe to our neighbours across the Channel. Since his first term in office, the French head of state has shown himself to be one of his most loyal professionals: on labour issues, on pensions, on the fight against pesticides, on the water privileges granted to industrial farmers, on the fight against PFAS (persistent pollutants), on the war in Ukraine and the genocide of the Palestinians (and the Kurds), on the policy of "shared community"… | The latest manifestation concerns his behaviour after the results of the second round (7th July) of the legislative elect…
(2024-07-16). Riyadh Taking Part in BRICS, Still Undecided on Full Membership — Senior Diplomat. infobrics.org Saudi Arabia has not yet made a final decision on whether or not to become a full member of BRICS, though the kingdom is now fully participating in the work of the association, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said at a press conference…
(2024-07-16). In first remarks as Trump's VP pick, J.D. Vance urges Israel to finish Gaza war 'as quick as possible'. haaretz.com The Ohio senator, who once wrote that Trump could be 'America's Hitler,' accused President Biden of 'making it harder and harder for Israel to win that war' and vowed to 'reinvigorate the peace process between Israel and Saudi Arabia'…
(2024-07-16). JD Vance's world: Where does Trump VP pick stand on Israel, Ukraine, China? aljazeera.com Vance backs full support for Israel in Gaza, but wants caution with Iran, focus on China and less support for Ukraine.
(2024-07-16). US Senator Menendez convicted at corruption trial. newarab.com 
US The jury deliberated for more than 12 hours over three days before reaching a verdict in a trial that had taken nine weeks. Menendez, 70, had pleaded not guilty to 16 criminal charges including bribery, acting as a foreign agent…
(2024-07-16). Trump announces 39-year-old senator, J.D. Vance, as running mate. newarab.com 
Trump, 78, announced his pick on the first day of the
(2024-07-16). Destabilizing The US-Russian Nuclear Balance. popularresistance.org With the Biden administration having given Ukraine permission to use U.S.-made weapons to strike military targets inside Russian territory and Ukraine reportedly having hit a radar in southern Russia that is part of its nuclear early warning system at least once in recent weeks, a new level of escalation threat has aisen between the U.S. and Russia. | Russian President Vladimir Putin responded by warning that Russia will essentially consider the U.S.-led West to be a direct belligerent if it provides satellite, intelligence and military help to facilitate any long-range missile attacks by Ukraine on Russian terri…
(2024-07-16). Zelensky Says Russia Should Attend Next Ukraine Summit. scheerpost.com
(2024-07-16). Unions Slam "Billionaire" Trump-Vance Ticket as Working-Class "Nightmare" truthout.org Leading U.S. unions warned voters on Monday not to be fooled by the pro-worker facade constructed by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, a Republican senator from Ohio who has opposed congressional efforts to strengthen organizing rights, allowed corporate lobbyists to influence his legislating, and raked in donations from the elites he claims to despise. |
(2024-07-16). Vance's "Hillbilly Elegy" Reflects Appalachia's Shift to the Right. truthout.org As Donald Trump selected Ohio Senator J.D. Vance to be his vice-presidential candidate Monday, we look at the record of the 39-year-old political rookie, who rose to fame after writing the memoir Hillbilly Elegy and who once compared Trump to Hitler and called him unfit for the presidency. He was elected to the Senate in 2022 with backing from right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, and he has since… |
(2024-07-16). Trump chooses Vance as running mate. ecns.cn Former U.S. president Donald Trump announced Monday that he has chosen Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate.
(2024-07-16). U.S. urged to correct trade bullying practices. ecns.cn A Chinese industry body urged the United States to correct its unilateralism and trade bullying practices A Chinese industry body urged the United States to correct its unilateralism and trade bullying practices targeting China's new energy vehicles and refrain from discriminatory subsidy policies, on Tuesday.
(2024-07-16). Factory Tourism is Wrecking Greece. counterpunch.org 
Odious debt and collapse of the state The debt-strapped Greek government is not defending Greece from Turkey or factory tourism. Turkey continues its long-standing manipulation of NATO countries while threatening Greece. Turkish insults and aggressive actions in the Aegean continue. The Turks have the audacity and insolence to advertise to their NATO "allies" and to
(2024-07-16). "He's a Fake": Robert Kuttner on How J.D. Vance Disguises His Anti-Worker Views as Economic Populism. democracynow.org 
We speak with journalist Robert Kuttner about Donald Trump's selection of Ohio Senator J.D. Vance to be his running mate in the 2024 election. Vance rose to fame in 2016 after writing the memoir Hillbilly Elegy about his upbringing in Appalachia. He was elected to the Senate in 2022 with the backing of right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, who spent $10 million on his candidacy. While he was a vocal critic of Trump's politics, once comparing him to Hitler, Vance has since embraced the MAGA movement and is now one of the most vocal defenders of the former president. Vance's elevation is "very…
(2024-07-16). Trump's VP Pick, J.D. Vance, Pushed for Police to Track & Criminalize Abortions. democracynow.org 
As Donald Trump and his new running mate J.D. Vance try to soften their anti-abortion position ahead of the 2024 election, new documents uncovered by The Lever show Vance lobbied just last year to let police track people who cross state lines for abortions. Vance, a first-term senator from Ohio, pressured federal regulators to kill a privacy rule designed to prevent state and local police in anti-abortion states from using private medical records to prosecute people who access abortion services elsewhere. "What's really shocking and scary about this story is that the rule was just implemented by the B…
(2024-07-16). J.D. Vance, "Hillbilly Elegy" & Appalachia's Shift to the Right: Arlie Russell Hochschild. democracynow.org 
As Donald Trump selected Ohio Senator J.D. Vance to be his vice-presidential candidate Monday, we look at the record of the 39-year-old political rookie, who rose to fame after writing the memoir Hillbilly Elegy and who once compared Trump to Hitler and called him unfit for the presidency. He was elected to the Senate in 2022 with backing from right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, and he has since embraced the MAGA movement and become one of Trump's most loyal supporters. For more on Vance's rise and his appeal to the Republican base, we go to Pikeville, Kentucky, to speak with famed sociologist Arlie R…
(2024-07-16). Trump announces Senator JD Vance as running mate. geo.tv 
This combination of pictures created on July 15, 2024 shows Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Doral, Florida, on July 9, 2024 and US Senator JD Vance, Republican of Ohio, in Vandalia, Ohio, on March 16, 2024. — AFP
(2024-07-16). RussiaGate 2.0: Donald Trump Has Opted for "Real Peace" Negotiations with a "Foreign Adversary" globalresearch.ca
(2024-07-16). Colombia: Anatomy of a lockdown. icrc.org
(2024-07-16). Colombia: Anatomy of a lockdown. icrc.org
(2024-07-16). Turkey: Erdogan to skip European summit in UK. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey: Erdogan to skip European summit in UK | The Turkish leader will not attend the European Political Community Summit in Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, hosted by new PM Keir Starmer, citing a hectic travel schedule | | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends Nato's 75th anniversary…
(2024-07-16). Luxembourg goes to war. mronline.org 
Little Luxembourg has concluded a "security agreement" with the American puppet of Ukraine, Zelensky. This astonishing event might call to mind the foreign policy of The Grand Duchy of Fenwick.
(2024-07-16). How to revive America and thump Trump in one fell swoop: Run a Harris-Biden ticket. nationofchange.org Does Harris not resolve crippling aging issues, and that miserable debate not linked to her, presenting a youthful, energetic ex-senator and experienced VP.
(2024-07-16). Sevim Daƒüdelen on the historic lies of NATO. peoplesdispatch.org Last week, the United States hosted the 75th NATO Summit in Washington, DC. Although a prominent topic on the agenda was "defense and deterrence," much of the Summit was spent The alliance sent a shipment of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, pressuring member nations to increase defense spending, which has historically been at the expense of social spending, all the while hurling accusations at China for supp…
(2024-07-16). US Senator Bob Menéndez, guilty of 16 counts of corruption. plenglish.com Washington, July 16 (Prensa Latina) A jury today found United States Senator Bob Menéndez guilty of 16 charges by the federal corruption trial that brought to light how the politician "put his power up for sale."
(2024-07-16). Russian defense receives first batches of modernized MiG-31 jets. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), a branch of the Russian state corporation Rostec, on Tuesday delivered the first batches of modernized MiG-31 aircraft to the Defense Ministry.
(2024-07-16). Russia says destroyed multiple Ukrainian warplanes over past 24 hours. presstv.ir The Russian army conducted cluster strikes on Ukrainian military airports with high-precision weapons.
(2024-07-16). Russia downs 36 drones, HIMARS rockets; Ukraine reports 69 battles. presstv.ir Russia's Defense Ministry reported on Monday that Russian air defense forces had shot down a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 aircraft.
(2024-07-16). Russian military vessels dock in Venezuela. presstv.ir Russian military vessels arrive in Venezuela shortly after visiting Cuba.
(2024-07-16). Russian anger builds as Greece prepares a military deal with Ukraine. aljazeera.com Greece's concern for its own security has made it a supporter of Ukraine since the full-scale Russian invasion.
(2024-07-16). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 872. aljazeera.com As the war enters its 872nd day, these are the main developments.
(2024-07-16). Grey Anderson: Imperium Uncloaked. newleftreview.org Grey Anderson on Tom Stevenson, Someone Else's Empire. Lucid anatomization of the American imperium, with a devastating assessment of the UK's equerry role.
(2024-07-16). White House should say if Russia sharing US weapons insight with China: Congress. scmp.com Select committee asked National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to assess extent to which Moscow had shared 'lessons learned' with China.
(2024-07-16). Russia: Oleg Orlov's appeal rejected. fidh.org
(2024-07-16). UK launches armed forces review amid 'deadly quartet' of China, Russia, Iran, North Korea. scmp.com The assessment, ordered by Prime Minister Keir Starmer less than a week after he returned from a Nato summit, will set out a path to increasing defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP.
(2024-07-16). What France's election had that Tokyo's didn't. scmp.com Compared to the display of democratic enthusiasm in France, Tokyo's gubernatorial race yielded a lacklustre vote in favour of the incumbent.
(2024-07-16). Is China a threat to Europe? Nato's China stance may rest on its answer. scmp.com Despite more assertive depictions of China, the US has not got Nato to see China as a security threat. This suggests European divergence…
(2024-07-16). SATIRE: Sobbing Marco Rubio Refuses To Come Out Of Bathroom Stall. theonion.com 
MILWAUKEE—Giving the senator a moment to collect himself, aides reported this week that a sobbing Marco Rubio was refusing to come out of the bathroom stall to give his speech at the Republican National Convention. "Aw, Marco—you know, being vice president isn't everything," said Rubio's chief of staff, Jessica…
(2024-07-16). Top EU officials to boycott Hungary meetings after Putin talks and China visit. scmp.com Hungarian PM Orban, Russia's closest EU friend, enraged fellow EU leaders by flying to Moscow on trip that included China stop.
(2024-07-16). White House should say if Russia shares US weapons information with China: Congress. scmp.com Leaders of House select committee on China ask National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to assess extent to which Moscow has provided Beijing with 'lessons learned'.
(2024-07-16). SATIRE: J.D. Vance Named Trump VP Candidate. theonion.com 
Donald Trump selected Ohio senator and Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance to be his 2024 vice presidential running mate, choosing a 39-year-old loyalist with celebrity status among conservatives. What do you think?
(2024-07-16). NATO Summit in Washington: Focusing on Asia. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2024-07-16). ONU condena más de 500 asesinatos de palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Más de 500 palestinos han muerto desde el 7 de octubre en actos de violencia en la ocupada Cisjordania vinculados al asedio del Ejército israelí de ocupación en Gaza.