(2024-07-23). Engineering a Crisis: How Political Theater Helps the Deep State Stay in Power. dissidentvoice.org 
A failed assassination attempt on a presidential candidate. An incumbent president withdrawing his re-election bid at the 11th hour. A politicized judiciary that fails to hold the powers-that-be accountable to the rule of law. A world at war. A nation in turmoil. This is what controlled chaos looks like. This year's election-year referendum on which …
(2024-07-23). Yemen: Aden government and Houthis agree measures to 'de-escalate'. middleeasteye.net 
Yemen: Aden government and Houthis agree measures to 'de-escalate' | New agreement sees removal of banking restrictions and more activity by national airline | | Protesters brandish rifles during a rally in Yemen's Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa in solidarity with Palestinians on 19 July (AFP/Moham…
(2024-07-23). WHO warns polio spreading across Gaza as Israel vaccinates its troops. middleeasteye.net 
WHO warns polio spreading across Gaza as Israel vaccinates its troops | Health officials say outbreak could 'spill over' into other territories if not controlled | | A Unrwa employee provides a polio vaccine for a child in a clinic in Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on 9 September 2020 (Moh…
(2024-07-23). Venezuela Will Not Admit Spanish Delegation for Elections. orinocotribune.com In the absence of an invitation to observe the presidential elections on July 28, Venezuelan authorities will not allow a delegation from the Spanish Senate to enter the country. Right-wing delegations sent from Europe and other "Western" countries to elections in socialist and anti-imperialist countries have been a long-standing practice as a propaganda tool for their imperialist agendas. | According to
(2024-07-23). China launches comprehensive guidelines to combat overweight, obesity in school children. ecns.cn China released new guidelines on Monday to ensure the physical and mental well-being of children by effectively controlling and preventing unhealthy weight gain and obesity among primary and secondary school students in China.
(2024-07-23). Democrats, corporate media glorify right-wing candidacy of Kamala Harris. wsws.org There is a new Democratic presidential candidate, but the same right-wing program of war and austerity.
(2024-07-23). Decree in Cameroon Unjustifiably Censors Free Speech. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Cameroon's parliament in Yaoundé, November 17, 2017. | © 2017 AFP via Getty Images | It is becoming increasingly difficult to speak freely in Cameroon.In a decree issued on July 16, Emmanuel Mariel Djikdent, the head of the Mfoundi division, where the capital Yaoundé is situated, stated that "anyone who dangerously insults the [state] institutions or the person who embodies them," could be banned from staying in the division. Djikdent issued this decree to "preserve public order."Two days later, René Emmanuel Sadi, the communication minister, issued a press release stating that "it…