Monthly Archives: August 2021

2021-08-31: News Headlines

Staff (2021-08-31). Headlines for August 31, 2021. democracynow.org Taliban Celebrate as Last U.S. Troops Leave Afghanistan, Over 1 Million in Path of Hurricane Ida Could Remain Without Power for Weeks, Florida Withholds Funds to Schools Defying Gov. DeSantis's Ban on Mask Mandates, Advocates Demand Biden End Deportations to Haiti After Devastating Earthquake, Over 500 Migrants Rescued in Mediterranean; EU Plans to Bar Entry to Afghan Refugees, U.N. Hails End to Worldwide Use of Toxic Leaded Gasoline, Mass Evacuations Ordered for Lake Tahoe Region as Caldor Wildfire Spreads, Federal Court Strikes Down Trump-Era Rule Gutting Clean Water Act, Emergency Petition Asks U.S. Supreme Co…

Staff (2021-08-31). Clash Between Venezuelan and Colombian Military Occurred in Venezuelan Waters (Communiqué). orinocotribune.com A clash between the Venezuelan and Colombian military that went viral on social media platforms this past weekend occurred in Venezuelan waters. Despite this, private corporate media circulated the fallacy that Venezuela's military violated Colombian territory. | The viral video showed how Bolivarian National Guards were doing a routine inspection of a Colombian vessel that had crossed the border. At that moment, a third boat appeared, carrying Colombian military personnel, and tried to slip through and thus avoid a rigorous inspection. Meanwhile, the individuals who were the subjects of the inspection harassed t…

Anonymous103 (2021-08-31). Hard Day For Saudi-Led Forces: Houthis Launched Several Attacks Both In Yemen And Saudi Arabia. southfront.org Illustrative Image | In the past 24 hours, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) have carried out several attacks on forces of the Saudi-led Coalition both in Yemen and in southern Saudi Arabia. | The most recent attack was reported on August 31, when Saudi air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis towards Najran area near the Yemeni border. | A day earlier, Houthi drones targeted Abha International Airport located near the cities of Abha and Khamis Mushait, in Asir Province, in southern Saudi…

Jonathan Hempel (2021-08-31). Organizing against militarism from Israel to Europe. zcomm.org The EU has invested billions in Israeli arms companies to further militarize its border agency Frontex. Building a global antimilitarist movement is essential…

This Week in Fascism (2021-08-31). This Week in Fascism #118: Anti-Vaxx & Anti-Mask Movement Gets Violent; Communities Confront Proud Boys; Anti-Immigrant Trump Supporter Threatens DC with Bomb. itsgoingdown.org Welcome fellow antifascists! We're back again with another action packed column. We bring you antifascist campaign reports from up and down the west coast and beyond, a roundup of news, analysis, and also a look at how the anti-vaxx and anti-mask movement is accelerating into violence. Plus, new doxxes, a call to action in Eugene,…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-08-31). Stadio Olimpico: Can Sports Heal the World? zcomm.org Amid chaotic politics and anti-immigrant and refugee sentiments, Stadio Olimpico in Rome seemed like an oasis of social and cultural harmony…

Ana María Aragonés (2021-08-31). México y Estados Unidos: Ante imposición migratoria, alternativas. globalizacion.ca Nuevamente el gobierno de Estados Unidos rehúye su responsabilidad de proteger a los migrantes en busca de refugio y asilo, y decide que México debe continuar con el programa Quédate en México. La respuesta de Andrés Manuel López Obrador fue…

Anonymous103 (2021-08-30). Gunfire On Afghan-Pakistani Border Left Two Pakistani Soldiers Dead. southfront.org Pakistani troops walk on a hilltop post near Ladha, a town in the tribal region of South Waziristan in May 2011 | On August 29th, two Pakistani soldiers were killed in a gunfire on the border with Afghanistan. It was the first attack on Pakistani forces since the Taliban took control over the Afghanistan's capital Kabul. | According to the Pakistani army, it retaliated and killed two or three attackers."As per intelligence reports, due to fire of Pakistan army troops, 2-3 terror…

teleSUR (2021-08-30). Colombia Provokes Tensions on the Border With Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Venezuela's Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced that Colombia tries to increase diplomatic tensions by generating false information related to the violation of free navigation in the Rio Negro, which separates the Colombian department of Guainia from the Venezuelan state of Amazonas. | RELATED: | Previously, the Colombian Navy argued that the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) carried out a control search of…

Paul Dobson (2021-08-30). Venezuela Protests 'Inconsistent' Accusations of Colombian Border Incursion. venezuelanalysis.com Bogotá claimed two Venezuelan soldiers had illegally crossed the border to search a civilian boat earlier this month.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-30). Free Peru party faces lawfare campaign. peoplesdispatch.org This weekend, the officials of the Prosecutor's Office and the Peruvian National Police raided seven premises of the ruling Free Peru party, including the house of its founder and secretary general, Vladimir Cerrón, in an alleged corruption and money laundering case…

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2021-08-30: News Headlines

Anonymous103 (2021-08-30). Gunfire On Afghan-Pakistani Border Left Two Pakistani Soldiers Dead. southfront.org Pakistani troops walk on a hilltop post near Ladha, a town in the tribal region of South Waziristan in May 2011 | On August 29th, two Pakistani soldiers were killed in a gunfire on the border with Afghanistan. It was the first attack on Pakistani forces since the Taliban took control over the Afghanistan's capital Kabul. | According to the Pakistani army, it retaliated and killed two or three attackers."As per intelligence reports, due to fire of Pakistan army troops, 2-3 terror…

Joris Leverink (2021-08-30). Organizing against militarism from Israel to Europe. roarmag.org Israeli soldier launches a skylark drone near the border to Gaza. Photo: By the end of 2020, a total of 82.4 million people worldwide had been forcibly displaced from their homes according to the

Paul Dobson (2021-08-30). Venezuela Protests 'Inconsistent' Accusations of Colombian Border Incursion. venezuelanalysis.com Bogotá claimed two Venezuelan soldiers had illegally crossed the border to search a civilian boat earlier this month.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-30). Free Peru party faces lawfare campaign. peoplesdispatch.org This weekend, the officials of the Prosecutor's Office and the Peruvian National Police raided seven premises of the ruling Free Peru party, including the house of its founder and secretary general, Vladimir Cerrón, in an alleged corruption and money laundering case…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-08-30). Stadio Olimpico: Can Sports Heal the World? dissidentvoice.org Amid chaotic politics and anti-immigrant and refugee sentiments, Stadio Olimpico in Rome seemed like an oasis of social and cultural harmony. AS Roma and Raja Casablanca fans gathered in their thousands on a hot Saturday evening to cheer for their teams in a friendly match, the first in the Olimpico for nearly a year and …

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