Geopolitics
Thomas Fazi – New court ruling is no ‘victory’ for Julian Assange
“The ruling falls short of what Assange’s supporters have been demanding for years: his immediate and unconditional release.” In ‘Unherd’. Read the article HERE.
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Fake News
Ali Abunimah: Israeli rights group admits it helped spread false claims about 7 Oct. rapes
An Israeli human rights group is walking back its endorsement of Israel’s evidence-free claims of a systematic campaign of sexual violence by Hamas fighters on 7 October. Read HERE
Geopolitics
Richard Haass: Defining Success in Ukraine
The writing is on the wall: Jake Sullivan, the US National Security Adviser, has expressed the view that 2025 could be the time for Ukraine to once again mount a counter-offensive against Russian troops. Given […]
Geopolitics
Zero Hedge: Ukraine Formally Asks NATO To Send Troops For First Time, Pentagon Mulling
The continued inevitable and disastrous slide into a WW3 nuclear-armed confrontation between Russian and the West continues as The New York Times reports NATO appears to actually be seriously mulling sending troops to Ukraine to […]
EU politics
Politico: Give Ukraine long-range missiles to hit Russian targets, German minister “Butcher” Baerbock says
Amid heavy Russian attacks on Kharkiv, the West must send long-distance missiles, said Annalena Baerbock. Read HERE
Economics
Al Jazeera: Pro-Israel billionaires urged New York crackdown on Gaza protests
WhatsApp leaks reveal group of business leaders discussed ways to pressure officials to clear pro-Palestine protesters. Read HERE
EU politics
German Foreign Policy: An EU defence force for Ukraine
EU: growing pressure to deploy soldiers on Ukrainian soil. Berlin so far preferring an intervention scenario with air defence systems stationed in Poland and Romania. Read HERE Photo_ Auswärtiges Amt of the German government
Climate Crisis
Alejandro González, Bart-Jaap Verbeek: The EU’s critical minerals crusade
How the EU trade policy on raw materials deepens the environmental and inequality crises Alejandro González is Senior Researcher at SOMO Bart-Jaap Verbeek is Researcher at SOMO Read HERE
EU politics
Middle East Eye: Palestinian surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah’s German Schengen-wide travel ban overturned
Apparently Germany’s rising fascism it becoming too much for the rest of Europe. Read HERE
EU politics
euronews: Far-right leader Wilders strikes a deal to form new coalition in Netherlands
Six months after winning the Netherlands national elections, far-right anti-Islam leader Geert Wilders has agreed to form a four-party coalition. Read HERE