2024-07-11: News Headlines

presstv.ir (2024-07-11). Hezbollah's weapons to overwhelm Israel's air defense if Lebanon attacked: US daily. presstv.ir Hezbollah has a large weapons arsenal that could overwhelm Israel's air defense systems in case of a full-scale war on Lebanon, an American newspaper says.

presstv.ir (2024-07-11). Hezbollah drones pound Israeli artillery position in occupied territories. presstv.ir Hezbollah fighters have launched a drone strike against an Israeli artillery position in the northern part of the occupied territories, hitting the designated target precisely.

Cynthia Papermaster & Hank Pellissier (2024-07-11). Friday 7/12: CodePink & Mega Mouth Rebels Action for Palestine. indybay.org 456 Montgomery in San Francisco…

infobrics (2024-07-11). Pathological Russophobia — one single constant in British politics. infobrics.org The new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer fully supports the use of UK-sourced "Storm Shadow" air-launched cruise missiles against targets within Russia's undisputed territory, with no apparent limitations. Starmer's Labour Party won the general election on July 4, with him confirmed as the new PM on July 5. Just four days later, he reiterated that the British government supports the unrestricted use of its long-range weapons against Moscow.

Edward Carver, Common Dreams. (2024-07-11). Scientists Urge Biden To Cancel $100 Billion Nuclear Weapons Boondoggle. popularresistance.org More than 700 scientists on Monday called for an end to the United States' land-based nuclear weapons program that's set to be replaced, following a Pentagon decision to approve the program despite soaring costs. | In an open letter to President Joe Biden and Congress, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) argued that the new intercontinental-range ballistic missile system, known as Sentinel, was "expensive, dangerous, and unnecessary." | The Department of Defense on Monday certified the continuation of the project, releasing the results of a review that was legally required when the cost estimate ballooned to…

Editor (2024-07-11). How Labour Became the Party of Big Business. scheerpost.com Keir Starmer. Chatham House, CC BY 2.0 By Ethan Shone / Twelve months before seizing power in last week's historic election victory, Keir Starmer and the Labour Party welcomed with open arms an unprecedented lobbying campaign by the UK's most powerful corporations. | Weapons manufacturers implicated in human rights abuses…

Editor (2024-07-11). Hundreds of Scientists Urge Biden to Cancel $100 Billion Nuclear Weapons Boondoggle. scheerpost.com

Dave DeCamp (2024-07-11). US Announces New Weapons Package for Ukraine After Biden-Zelensky Meeting. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, the US announced a new weapons package for Ukraine after President Biden met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during the NATO summit in Washington. The Pentagon said the new arms package was worth $225 million, but it includes one Patriot missile battery, which typically costs around $1 billion. A previous arms package that …

Cristen Hemingway Jaynes (2024-07-11). Record-shattering Hurricane Beryl kills two people in Texas, knocks out power for 2.5 million. peoplesworld.org A week after it first formed in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane Beryl crashed into Texas with heavy rains and strong winds on Monday, killing at least two people, reported NBC News. The Category 1 storm knocked out power for more than 2.5 million customers and led to more than 1,000 flight cancellations, according to data tracker FlightAware. …

Ed Rampell (2024-07-11). Love among the artists: Leo and Gilda and Otto in 'Design for Living'. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES — Odyssey Theatre Ensemble is presenting a spicy adaptation of Noà´l Coward's salaciously audacious, eyebrow-raising ribald romp Design for Living. During the 1930s, as the Great Depression and rise of fascism devastated and threatened the world, a genre called "Proletarian Theater" entered Broadway, stage left. This pro-worker trend included Clifford Odets's landmark Waiting …

Elsy Fors Garzon (2024-07-11). European countries will develop cruise missiles to attack Russia. plenglish.com Brussels, July 11 (Prensa Latina) France, Germany, Poland and Italy plan to develop long-range weapons, including cruise rockets, to attack the depths of Russian territory, the capital's press indicated today.

presstv.ir (2024-07-11). 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.

Agence France-Presse (2024-07-11). Nasa astronauts stuck on ISS confident Boeing space capsule will bring them home. scmp.com Thruster issues and helium leaks on Boeing capsule have kept two Americans in space far longer than planned.

UMMID (2024-07-11). The Quest for Global Dominance and X Factor. ummid.com All the big powers are engaged in a continuous search for more destructive weapons, including AI weapons, and even exploring the prospects of space warfare. So what is this X Factor in the quest for dominance?

aljazeera (2024-07-11). Video: Astronauts stuck on International Space Station give update. aljazeera.com Two US astronauts stuck on the International Space Station because of problems with Boeing's Starliner transport craft.

syndication (2024-07-11). U.S. Long-Range Missiles Headed To Germany As Arms Race Escalates. twz.com The United States' decision to dramatically increase its long-range fire capabilities in Europe starting in 2026 appears set to trigger a response from Russia, as a new missile race gathers pace in Europe. Announced yesterday, the U.S. plan calls for "episodic deployments" followed by "longer-term stationing" of various types of long-range missiles suggesting that, eventually, at least some of these weapons will be permanently deployed in Germany, in a T…

The Independent (2024-07-11). Investing in African health tech. independent.co.ug African-led health tech has improved the lives of millions of patients. But systemic change in global health procurement is needed to support local innovations ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | In a remote village in Rwanda, a life-saving medicine delivery takes place. A drone, operated by Zipline; an American company that designs, manufactures, and operates delivery drones, navigates …

newleftreview (2024-07-11). Cédric Durand: Landscapes of Capital. newleftreview.org A critical engagement with the work of Brett Christophers, whose books—The New Enclosure, Rentier Capitalism, Our Lives in Their Portfolios and The Price Is Wrong—unfold a novel critique of the 'rentier stage' of contemporary capitalism, in the tradition of radical historical geography developed by Lefebvre, Harvey and Davis.

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