(2024-03-06). US Secretary of State: situation in Gaza unacceptable. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- In response to the ongoing crisis in Gaza, the US Secretary of State emphasizes the urgent need for a ceasefire to facilitate humanitarian aid access. Blinken says Israel must "maximize every possible means and every possible method to get aid to those who need it", as the current situation in the besieged Gaza Strip is "simply unacceptable."Echoing this sentiment, President Joe Biden reaffirms Washington's commitment to providing essential assistance to Gaza's vulnerable population.Meanwhile, the Saudi Foreign Minister condemns the continuing violence in Gaza and advocates for the recognition of a Pale…
(2024-03-06). Despite Risks, US Presses to Extend War in Yemen. counterpunch.org 
With the Biden administration facing a legally binding deadline of March 12 to end its acts of war in Yemen, officials in Congress are preparing to grant the administration the legal authorization to continue waging war in the immediate future. At a February 27 Senate hearing, U.S. lawmakers indicated that they are working on a bill
(2024-03-06). 'State-Minus': Biden's Palestine Solution. orinocotribune.com By Stasa Salacanin — Feb 29, 2024 | Three decades after the Oslo Lie, neither the US nor the EU are in any position to dangle the promise of a Palestinian state. | Is it sadly ironic that the issue of Palestinian statehood — unresolved for over 75 years — has resurfaced only after Israel's wholesale carpet-bombing of the Gaza Strip, killing over 30,000 civilians, injuring tens of thousands more, and destroying significant swathes of the territory's infrastructure. | University of California (UCLA) historian James Gelvin states the case plainly: | "There would have been no serious discussion of a…
(2024-03-06). 'Very dangerous' if no Israel-Gaza ceasefire by Ramadan, Joe Biden says. scmp.com Israel says it will allow the same number of worshippers into Al-Aqsa mosque during the start of the holy month as in previous years.
(2024-03-06). Who is Jason Palmer? Joe Biden loses American Samoa primary on Super Tuesday. scmp.com US President Joe Biden was sweeping every Democratic contest on Super Tuesday — except for American Samoa. He fell short there to a previously unknown candidate named Jason Palmer.
(2024-03-06). Claudia/Karina 2024 Statement: Democrats Voting 'Uncommitted' and Abandoning Biden Are Sending a Powerful Message. liberationnews.org 
The Claudia De la Cruz / Karina Garcia 2024 presidential campaign supports the growing movement of people who are sending a message of rejection to Genocide Joe at the voting booth.
(2024-03-06). Biden Calls On Hamas To Accept Ceasefire By Ramadan. latintimes.com As famine threatens Gazans, US and Jordanian planes again airdropped food aid into the besieged territory of 2.4 million people in a joint operation with Egypt and France.
(2024-03-06). Super Tuesday 2024: Trump and Biden dominate primary contests, setting stage for rematch. scmp.com Donald Trump closed in on the Republican presidential nomination with easy wins in the Super Tuesday primaries, setting up an all-but-certain rematch with President Joe Biden in November.
(2024-03-06). Headlines for March 6, 2024. democracynow.org Biden & Trump Nearly Sweep Super Tuesday Primaries; Haley to Drop out, Schiff and Garvey Advance in California in Senate Race to Fill Feinstein's Seat, Mark Robinson, Holocaust-Denying, Gay-Bashing Candidate, Wins NC Gubernatorial Primary, Israel Blocks World Food Programme Aid Delivery to Northern Gaza as Agency Attempts to Avert Famine, Hamas Demands Permanent Ceasefire Before More Hostages Are Released, Lebanon: Israel Kills Hezbollah Fighter Along with His Wife & Son, World Food Programme: Sudan Could Soon Face "World's Largest Hunger Crisis", Gang Leader Jimmy Chérizier: Haiti Is Head…
(2024-03-06). Super Tuesday: Biden, Trump Head to Rematch; Schiff Helps Garvey Place in CA; AIPAC Suffers Setback. democracynow.org 
On Super Tuesday, millions of voters cast ballots in primaries across the United States, and we look at key contests in California, North Carolina, Arizona and elsewhere with American Prospect executive editor David Dayen. He says the California race to fill the seat of the late Senator Dianne Feinstein highlighted the ideological fight inside the Democratic Party, with centrist Congressmember Adam Schiff successfully boxing out his more progressive rivals by spending millions to elevate the profile of Republican candidate Steve Garvey. Both men are now headed to the general election, where Schiff is all but cert…
(2024-03-06). The Great Election Fraud: Manufactured Choices Make a Mockery of Our Republic. dissidentvoice.org 
The U.S. Supreme Court was right to keep President Trump's name on the ballot. The high court's decree that the power to remove a federal candidate from the ballot under the Constitution's "insurrectionist ban" rests with Congress, not the states, underscores the fact that in a representative democracy, the citizenry—not the courts, not the corporations, …
(2024-03-06). Date for Venezuela's Presidential Election Set by National Electoral Council. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, the president of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), Elvis Amoroso, announced the electoral schedule for the 2024 presidential elections, setting July 28 as the official date for the vote. | During a press conference, Amoroso reported that the national electoral board evaluated all the proposals presented by the board of directors of the National Assembly (AN) on the general principles, the calendar, and the expansion of electoral guarantees. | On February 28, the AN and representatives of various sectors within Venezuela signed the "Caracas Agreement," which presented proposals to the CNE r…
(2024-03-06). Rail Machinists Rerun Contested Election. popularresistance.org A new election for top officers will be held in Machinists District Lodge 19 on May 3, after complaints about bad addresses and campaigning at polling locations during a close vote last year. | The new vote for president and secretary-treasurer will establish who will set the union's approach to the upcoming contract fight with the big freight rail carriers. Negotiations between the 13 rail unions and the carriers begin later this year. | District Lodge 19 represents 8,000 machinists who repair locomotives and heavy equipment for carriers including CSX, BNSF, and Union Pacific.
(2024-03-06). The Great Election Fraud: Manufactured Choices Make a Mockery of Our Republic. globalresearch.ca
(2024-03-05). US Holds 'Super Tuesday' Primaries. telesurenglish.net Polls begin to open in more than a dozen U.S. states on the so-called "Super Tuesday" as part of the 2024 presidential primaries, with voters concerned about the leading candidates of both parties. | RELATED: | Fifteen states, including California, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Texas, as well as the U.S. territory of American Samoa, are scheduled to hold primary elections on "Super Tuesday" while Iowa Democrats will…
(2024-03-06). Liberal cowards join in the Supreme Court's unanimous ruling in favor of Trump. wsws.org The unanimous ruling in favor of Trump, clearing the way for him to appear on the ballot in the 2024 US presidential election despite the fact that he led a violent coup attempt after he lost the 2020 election, is another milestone in the decay of American democracy and in the normalization of the far right.
(2024-03-06). Richest households will gain 12x more from National Insurance cut than poorest, think-tank warns. leftfootforward.org The chancellor is preparing to announce the second big cut to employment taxes in a year, after his decision to cut national insurance rates by 2p at last year's autumn statement, portraying it as a pre-election giveaway…
(2024-03-06). US Senator Kyrsten Sinema won't seek re-election, reshaping Arizona race. scmp.com The lawmaker, who switched affiliation from Democrat to independent, had helped clinch a bipartisan border deal that collapsed after Trump criticised it.
(2024-03-06). FM: Belarusian People's Congress demonstrates true democracy. eng.belta.by According to the minister, it is extremely important to provide true | information about Belarus and the processes taking place in the country | through the election campaigns that determine the country's course for…
(2024-03-06). Venezuela Will Hold Presidential Elections On July 28: Official. latintimes.com The date was chosen by the ruling-party aligned National Electoral Council (CNE), after Maduro's government and the opposition agreed in Barbados last year to hold a free and fair vote in 2024 with international observers present.
(2024-03-06). Tallying Election Contributions Made by Development Interests in the City of Santa Cruz. indybay.org Real estate and development interests continue to flood political campaigns in the City of Santa Cruz with large cash contributions. In the lead up to the March 5, 2024 election, financial documents show construction and development interests have provided the vast majority of the funding for the No on Measure M campaign. Santa Cruz Together, the political action committee heavily financed by real estate and property development interests, spent more than $14,000 on a city-wide campaign mailer in support of four Santa Cruz City Council candidates: Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson, Sonja Brunner, Susie O'Hara, and Gabrie…
(2024-03-06). Congress will repeal CAA if voted to power: Pawan Khera. muslimmirror.com Guwahati : Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday asserted that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 will be repealed if the party comes to power after the Lok Sabha elections. He also took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not visiting Manipur, which has been witnessing ethnic strife since May last year. Addressing …
(2024-03-06). The US Supreme Court's unanimous ruling in favor of the January 6 insurrectionists. wsws.org The unanimous ruling in favor of Trump, clearing the way for him to appear on the ballot in the 2024 US presidential election despite the fact that he led a violent coup attempt after he lost the 2020 election, is another milestone in the decay of American democracy and in the normalization of the far right.
(2024-03-06). Super Tuesday 2024: Haley campaign pushed to the brink after Trump trouncing. scmp.com Republican Nikki Haley suffered a string of significant losses on Tuesday that prompted allies to believe that the end of her 2024 presidential campaign may be near.
(2024-03-06). Trump Seeks Reduction In $83.3 Million Jury Award In Carroll Defamation Case. latintimes.com "This Court's erroneous decision to dramatically limit the scope of President Trump's testimony almost certainly influenced the jury's verdict, and thus a new trial is warranted," the lawyers wrote in court filings on Tuesday…
(2024-03-06). Unanimous? Supreme Court Ruling Leaving Trump on Ballot Reveals Split Among Justices. democracynow.org 
We look at Monday's unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling that states do not have the authority to remove Donald Trump from the ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment with Slate senior writer Mark Joseph Stern, who calls the decision a "disaster" that appears tailor-made to let Trump avoid accountability for the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He says despite the superficial unanimity of the 9-0 ruling, it was closer to a 5-4 split, with the five conservative justices who wrote the majority opinion raising additional barriers to keeping insurrectionists from public office.
(2024-03-06). Mar 6, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
‚ô´ Anne-Sophie Mutter, Daniel Barenboim, Yo-Yo Ma — Beethoven: Triple Concerto How does the genocidal regime expect to defend its industrial heartland against Hezbollah? by Don Hank Day 151, Mondo: Israel 'campaigns' to end UNRWA in Gaza Strip Why Are Arab Regimes So Impotent in the Face of Zionist Barbarism?, by Kevin Barrett The Documented (And Suppressed) History Of Palestine & Zionism — Ryan Cristián Video Israeli Peace Activists agree War must end with some form of Democracy for All, by Atalia Omer China: Palestine has right to armed struggle, by John Catalinotto Aaron Bushnell,…
(2024-03-06). Cambodia: Weekly Dry Season Situation Report in the Lower Mekong River Basin – 27 February — 04 March 2024. reliefweb.int 
Countries: Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Thailand, Viet Nam | Source: Mekong River Commission | Please refer to the attached file. | Key Messages | Key messages for this weekly report are presented below. | Rainfall monitoring and forecast | In the period of 27 February — 4 March 2024, there was no significant rainfall recorded at the key stations along the Mekong River. | The Lower Mekong Basin will be influenced by a heat low-pressure system from 4 — 7 March, then the high-pressure system push from China will extend to the upper and central part from 8 — 11 March. The…
(2024-03-06). Fifth "warning strike" by German train drivers: GDL union leader Weselsky refuses to call all-out strike. wsws.org Train drivers have to face the fact that there is no way forward with the GDL. It is necessary to build independent rank-and-file action committees that are democratically organised and that focus on the principled defence of workers' interests.
(2024-03-06). Wednesday 3/20: How a Voting Rights Amendment Could Revitalize American Democracy w/ Prof. R Hansen, UCLA. indybay.org Virtual event…
(2024-03-06). President Ramaphosa to interact with Mpumalanga communities. sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa to interact with Mpumalanga communities | President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead government's interaction with communities and stakeholders in the Nkangala District Municipality in Mpumalanga during the District Development Model Presidential Imbizo on Thursday. | "Themed 'Leave No One Behind', the 12th Presidential Imbizo promotes participatory democracy and inclusive development by allowing community members and stakeholders to voice proposals and express any concerns or dissatisfaction they may have about conditions in the district or province," said the Presidency in a statement on Tuesday.
(2024-03-06). The Final Battle: The Democrats Decided 2024 Is the Time to Go for Full and Permanent Control of the Government. globalresearch.ca
(2024-03-06). What I Witnessed in Gaza Is a Holocaust: Palestinian Writer Susan Abulhawa. democracynow.org 
We speak with Palestinian novelist, poet and activist Susan Abulhawa, who is in Cairo and just returned from two weeks in Gaza. "What's happening to people isn't just this death and dismemberment and hunger. It is a total denigration of their personhood, of their whole society," says Abulhawa. "What I witnessed personally in Rafah and some of the middle areas is incomprehensible, and I will call it a holocaust — and I don't use that word lightly. But it is absolutely that."…
(2024-03-06). Benny Gantz Meets VP Harris at White House. indybay.org Former Israeli Army General and War Cabinet Member, Benny Gantz met today at the White House with Vice President Kamal Harris and others where they were scheduled to discuss increasing aid to Gaza.
(2024-03-06). República Dominicana cierra el espacio aéreo con Haití. telesurtv.net Las autoridades dominicanas mantienen la frontera abierta, permitiendo solo el retorno a su país de los haitianos.
(2024-03-05). República Dominicana cierra el espacio aéreo con Haití. telesurtv.net Las autoridades dominicanas mantienen la frontera abierta, permitiendo solo el retorno a su país de los haitianos.
(2024-03-06). The Koch Network Is Killing Rail Safety. popularresistance.org One year after a toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, inspired bipartisan legislation that would have made the nation's railways safer for everyone, the bill has been all but killed — largely thanks to a familiar conservative foe: the Koch network. | Koch Industries, the parent company of various petrochemical subsidiaries run for decades by Charles Koch and his now-deceased brother David, spent nearly $8 million in the past year lobbying on the legislation and other issues, as well as donated $1.4 million to Republican lawmakers who helped stall the legislation. The effort was part of nearly $20…
(2024-03-06). Corea del Norte rechaza maniobras de Washington y Seúl. telesurtv.net Pyongyang señaló que los ejercicios aumentan "la imprevisibilidad de la situación en la zona del estado de armisticio".
(2024-03-05). Corea del Norte rechaza maniobras de Washington y Seúl. telesurtv.net Pyongyang señaló que los ejercicios aumentan "la imprevisibilidad de la situación en la zona del estado de armisticio".
(2024-03-06). China Eastern Airlines to operate more C919 planes. ecns.cn Li Yangmin, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the general manager of China Eastern Airlines, proposed to scale up operation of domestically manufactured civilian aircraft while phasing in an operational coordination mechanism.