(2024-03-25). As Israel Blocks More U.N. Aid, Gaza Is on the Brink of "Most Intense Famine" Since WW2. democracynow.org 
In Gaza, millions of Palestinians are starving after five months of U.S.-backed attacks by Israel, while Israel continues to prevent the delivery of essential provisions. UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini wrote on social media, "This man-made starvation under our watch is a stain on our collective humanity." The head of the World Health Organization says children in Gaza are already dying of malnutrition. "This is fundamentally a political crisis," says Alex de Waal, the author of Mass Starvation: The History and Future of Famine, who explains that even with a ceasefire and humanitarian aid,…
(2024-03-25). UN Security Council adopts Gaza ceasefire resolution despite US objection. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, with three votes in favor, the US voting against, and 11 abstentions.However, the proposed amendment by Russia, which aimed to include the phrase "permanent ceasefire," was not adopted. China expressed its support for the new draft resolution emphasizing an "immediate" ceasefire. The Russian delegate to the UN announced that they were instructed to vote affirmatively on any resolution containing the term "permanent ceasefire." Similarly, Mozambique's delegate emphasized the importance of working towards ac…
(2024-03-25). Northern Gaza on the Brink of Famine as Israel Denies Entry of UNRWA Food Aid. truthout.org Israel will no longer permit the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East to drive convoys bearing food aid into northern Gaza, even as the area is on the brink of famine. Israeli officials informed the U.N. of the new restrictions on Sunday, prompting outrage and dire warnings from U.N. officials and other human rights advocates. "By preventing UNRWA to… |
(2024-03-25). Flour massacre called 'aid-related deaths'—rather than part of Israel's engineered famine. mronline.org 
Over 100 Palestinians were killed and hundreds more wounded on February 29, when Israeli snipers opened fire on people approaching a convoy of trucks carrying desperately needed supplies of flour. The attack was quickly dubbed the flour massacre.
(2024-03-25). Democracy Now! 2024-03-25 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for March 25, 2024; ISIS-K Claims Credit After 137 Killed in Moscow Concert Attack; Russia Tries to Blame Ukraine; As Israel Blocks More U.N. Aid, Gaza Is on the Brink of "Most Intense Famine" Since WW2; World Ignores Sudan Hunger Crisis; 230,000 Children and Mothers Could Die in Coming Months | Headlines for March 25, 2024; ISIS-K Claims Credit After 137 Killed in Moscow Concert Attack; Russia Tries to Blame Ukraine; As Israel Blocks More U.N. Aid, Gaza Is on the Brink of "Most Intense Famine" Since WW2; World Ignores Sudan Hunger Crisis; 230,000 Children and Mothers Could Die in…
(2024-03-25). Democracy Now! 2024-03-25 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for March 25, 2024; ISIS-K Claims Credit After 137 Killed in Moscow Concert Attack; Russia Tries to Blame Ukraine; As Israel Blocks More U.N. Aid, Gaza Is on the Brink of "Most Intense Famine" Since WW2; World Ignores Sudan Hunger Crisis; 230,000 Children and Mothers Could Die in Coming Months | Headlines for March 25, 2024; ISIS-K Claims Credit After 137 Killed in Moscow Concert Attack; Russia Tries to Blame Ukraine; As Israel Blocks More U.N. Aid, Gaza Is on the Brink of "Most Intense Famine" Since WW2; World Ignores Sudan Hunger Crisis; 230,000 Children and Mothers Could Die in…
(2024-03-25). Ocasio-Cortez Condemns US Complicity in Gaza "Genocide" and "Forced Famine" truthout.org Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) said that Israel's siege of Gaza amounts to a "genocide" in a speech on the House floor on Friday as she condemned Israel's "forced famine" and U.S. complicity in the massacre. "As we speak, in this moment, 1.1 million innocents in Gaza are at famine's door, a famine that is being intentionally precipitated through the blocking of food and global… |
(2024-03-25). World Ignores Sudan Hunger Crisis; 230,000 Children and Mothers Could Die in Coming Months. democracynow.org 
Sudan is on track to become the world's worst hunger crisis, according to the United Nations. For over a year, fighting between the Sudanese military and the rival Rapid Support Forces has disrupted the country, displacing over 8 million people who experience extreme hunger in the areas with the most intense fighting. The increasing demand comes as the U.N.'s appeal for $2.7 billion for Sudan is less than 5% funded. Funding is also drying up in Chad, where some 1.2 million Sudanese have taken refuge. "This is the largest sort of mass mortality crisis that we are facing in the world and the largest…
(2024-03-25). Sending Weapons To Israel Illegal, US Lawmakers Say. popularresistance.org US Democratic lawmakers are warning President Joe Biden that providing weapons to Israel is illegal under existing US law because Israel is withholding US humanitarian aid from Gaza as famine looms. | Haaretz reported on 24 March that the group of prominent lawmakers sent a letter to President Biden stating that "so long as Israel continues to restrict the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, the continued provision of US security assistance to Israel would constitute a violation of existing US law and must be restricted."
(2024-03-25). AOC: "There Is No Defense for Forced Famine" progressivehub.net JAKE JOHNSON | COMMON DREAMS…
(2024-03-25). UNRWA says Israel will no longer approve its food convoys to northern Gaza. scmp.com 'This is outrageous and makes it intentional to obstruct life-saving assistance during a man-made famine,' said Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency.
(2024-03-25). Israel informs UNRWA it will no longer approve aid entry to North Gaza. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini wrote in a social media post on X that from now on Israel will be denying the northern parts of Gaza from aid entry which is provided by the UN agency. "Despite the tragedy unfolding under our watch, the Israeli Authorities informed the UN that they will no longer approve any UNRWA food convoys to the north," Lazzarini said in his post. He described the decision as "outrageous," claiming it was made with the goal of obstructing life-saving relief delivery during a man-created famine in the northern Gaza Strip.@UNRWA, the main lifeline for c-span.org (2024-03-25). U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Security Council Resolution for Ceasefire in Gaza 
During a U.N. Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East and following the adoption of a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield delivered brief remarks. The ambassador said the United States supports the resolution but chose to abstain from the vote because they did not agree with everything in the resolution.
c-span.org (2024-03-25). U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Security Council Resolution for Ceasefire in GazaDuring a U.N. Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East and following the adoption of a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield delivered brief remarks. The ambassador said the United States supports the resolution but chose to abstain from the vote because they did not agree with everything in the resolution.
middleeasteye.net (2024-03-25). 'Seeing for Ourselves': A call for inner reflection while tackling injustice 
In her honest reflections, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan invites readers on a spiritual journey of self-accounting, helping us to think about how we see ourselves and want to be seen
en.abna24.com (2024-03-25). Burning Palestinian civilians by Israel, a model of America's massacre in JapanIn Gaza, Palestine, three Palestinian women get martyred every hour as a result of Israeli airstrikes, targeting residential homes with incendiary bombs and being trapped in dire conditions; women, who are often harder to rescue from under rubble or fires than men.
tasnimnews.com (2024-03-25). Iraqi Islamic Resistance Targets Israeli Military Headquarters with Drone StrikeThe Islamic Resistance in Iraq said it launched a drone strike early Sunday targeting the headquarters of the Israeli regime's ministry for military affairs in the occupied territories.
scoop.co.nz (2024-03-25). Jewish And Muslim Youth Unite To Respond To Gaza Humanitarian Crisis 
"It was both empowering and sobering to be in the room alongside many of our Jewish brothers and sisters who are committed to upholding their Jewish values in support of a liberated Palestine" said Tahirah Moton (Ng?ti Maniapoto) from the Muslim youth community.
(2024-03-25). Israel's Trojan Horse. transcend.org 18 Mar 2024 – The "temporary pier" being built on the Mediterranean coast of Gaza is not there to alleviate the famine, but to herd Palestinians onto ships and into permanent exile.
(2024-03-25). Mar 25, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
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(2024-03-25). No to imperialist war and genocide! Reject the capitalist political establishment! Build the Socialist Equality Party in Turkey! wsws.org The March 31 local elections in Turkey are being held against the backdrop of the threat of nuclear conflict, exacerbated by NATO's escalating imperialist war against Russia in Ukraine, Israel's genocide of the Palestinians in Gaza and preparations for war against Iran, and an emerging international movement of the working class.
(2024-03-25). Sudan May Soon Face the World's Worst Hunger Crisis. truthout.org Sudan is on track to become the world's worst hunger crisis, according to the United Nations. For over a year, fighting between the Sudanese military and the rival Rapid Support Forces has disrupted the country, displacing over 8 million people who experience extreme hunger in the areas with the most intense fighting. The increasing demand comes as the U.N.'s appeal for $2.7 billion for Sudan is… |
(2024-03-25). SA-US relationship built on mutual respect and cooperation. sanews.gov.za SA-US relationship built on mutual respect and cooperation | President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged that the relationship between South Africa and the United States has recently received a great deal of attention due to the Israel-Palestine conflict. | In his weekly newsletter, the President assured citizens that strengthening ties between the two countries was among the important issues discussed by the International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, during her working visit to Washington last week, where she met with United States officials. | "The topic also featured prominently in a me…
(2024-03-25). Across Industries, Workers Are Harnessing Their Collective Power. popularresistance.org Minneapolis – Collective power is rising in Minnesota. Thousands of union members and a broad coalition of community groups banded together to demand better contracts, quality schools, housing and a livable planet. Unions in Minnesota have been aligning with community groups for more than a decade, participating in actions to build solidarity and worker power. | On Tuesday, March 5, around 1,000 nursing home workers filled the Minnesota Capitol grounds to picket for better wages and working conditions in what was the industry's largest strike in the history of the state.
(2024-03-25). Iran and China agree to cooperate in areas related to the environment through forming joint working group. tvbrics.com 
The two sides also decided to organise meetings to exchange experiences…
(2024-03-25). Peasant's body doubts credibility of Kissan Card. tribune.com.pk 
Hari Welfare Association (HWA), a non-profit organisation working for the rights of peasants, has contended that the Sindh government's Kissan Card initiative is unlikely to benefit the farm workers who do not own land. | The association's president Akram Khaskheli said in a statement on Monday that the peasants who mostly offer their labour to the landlords on the basis of sharing crops will not be able to avail the card. | Through the card, which was one of the promises made during the election campaign by Pakistan Peoples Party's Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the farmers will receive subsidies, loans and…
(2024-03-25). American Censorship is Bad for Peace. dissidentvoice.org I cannot sit back and allow the international communist conspiracy to sap and impurify our precious bodily fluids. — General Jack D. Ripper in Dr Strangelove Most people would agree that in any modern, wealthy, multicultural, free, non-colonized, democratic society, people have the right to know what is going on in their community. In fact, …
(2024-03-25). Xi meets Dominican PM. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit in Beijing on Monday.
(2024-03-25). Dubai to launch Air Taxis service ahead of USA, maker Joby Aviation announces. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA — Joby Aviation, the startup working on electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles, has announced that its Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircrafts are set to launch an air taxi service in Dubai, UAE in late 2025, beating the US in the race.Joby's president of operations, Bonny Simi, has explained in an interview according to Bloomberg, that progress with partners in Dubai is "a bit more advanced in the approach that they're taking" compared to other regions, enabling them to launch in the emirate first.Joby's electric air taxi in the skies above New York City, piloted by James "Buddy" De…
(2024-03-25). Is 'Neoliberal Feminist' an Oxymoron? inequality.org 
Christine Lagarde is one of the strongest proponents of gender equality amongst the global elite. President of the European Central Bank, she is also a former International Monetary Fund Managing Director and French finance minister. The former lawyer was the first woman to chair global law firm Baker McKenzie, the first woman to serve as a finance minister from …
(2024-03-25). Mchunu tackles water shortage in King Cetshwayo District Municipality. sanews.gov.za Mchunu tackles water shortage in King Cetshwayo District Municipality | Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu has raised concern at the high deficit of water supply to communities in the King Cetshwayo District Municipality and the management of debt owed to the uMngeni-uThukela Water Board. | Mchunu raised his concerns at a meeting held with the leaders of the King Cetshwayo District Municipality, including the Mfolozi and uMlalazi Local Municipalities, which fall under the district in KwaZulu-Natal. | According to the 2022 Stats SA community survey, the King Cetshwayo District Municipality is home to 1 02…
(2024-03-25). Laid off UPS worker denounces Teamsters: "They knew they would enact these mass layoffs ahead of time" wsws.org Julia, a single mother of two and recently laid-off worker, spoke to the WSWS about her time working at UPS, the layoffs, the Teamsters union, as well as the immense hardship and injustice facing her and other sections of the working class.
(2024-03-25). Sri Lanka's debt trap and the vultures. cadtm.org
(2024-03-25). Canada student collapses after hunger strike for Gaza. newarab.com 
A Canadian student at Rania Amine began her hunger strike on February 19. She fainted on Saturday and is now "stable and under observation" at hospital, Middle East Eye reported. | Amine is one of a group of students hunger striking…
(2024-03-25). Canadian student hospitalized after month-long hunger strike for Palestine. presstv.ir A Canadian student from McGill University, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, is admitted to hospital.
(2024-03-25). Israel kills Palestinian journalist, his son in Gaza City. presstv.ir Saher Akram Rayan had been working as a correspondent for the Palestinian news agency WAFA for more than 20 years.