(2024-03-23). Finland Resumes UNRWA Funding, Further Cementing US's Pariah Status. truthout.org As the United States doubled down on banning funds for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, Finland said Friday that it would resume contributions to the lifesaving organization in an implicit rebuke of unsubstantiated Israeli claims — reportedly extracted via torture — that staff members were involved in the October 7 attacks. Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development… |
(2024-03-23). US urged Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, FT reports. tribune.com.pk 
The United States has urged Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, warning that drone strikes risk provoking retaliation and driving up global oil prices, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. | The attacks helped boost oil prices that have risen nearly 4% so far since March 12, when Ukraine first started targeting Russia's energy infrastructure. A further rally in gasoline prices in the United States would weaken President Joe Biden ratings and undermine his re-election chances. | Russia and Ukraine have both used drones to strike critical infrastru…
(2024-03-23). Julian Assange and the Plea Nibble. dissidentvoice.org Be wary of what Washington offers in negotiations at the best of times. The empire gives and takes when it can; the hegemon proffers and in equal measure withdraws offers it deems fit. This is all well known to the legal team of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, who, the Wall Street Journal "exclusively" reveals, is …
(2024-03-23). Seventh grader tortured to death in Mianwali. tribune.com.pk 
A 12-year-old boy was found brutally murdered in Mochh, Mianwali on Saturday. | Tahir Khan, a seventh-grade student, was playing cricket near his house when he went missing. | As per the First Information Report (FIR) filed at Mochh police station, Tahir went missing during the evening hours, prompting his relatives to launch a search. | He was discovered severely injured in the washroom of an unoccupied mansion belonging to Faiz Hameed Khan during Taraweeh prayers. | The boy bore visible wounds to his forehead, nose, face and neck. Rushed to District Headquarters Hospital Mianwali, Tahir succumbed to his inju…
(2024-03-23). Hezbollah Drones Strike Israeli "Iron Dome" in Galilee. english.almanar.com.lb 
In support of the Palestinian people and resistance in Gaza and in light of the Israeli aggression on the various South Lebanon villages, the Islamic Resistance continued striking the Zionist occupation sites near Lebanon border. Hezbollah military media issued consecutive statements to illustrate the attacks and their outcomes. The first statement mentioned that the Islamic …
(2024-03-23). Hezbollah's Islamic Resistance: Two kamikaze drones targeting an Israeli air defense system and Iron Dome platforms near Kfar Blum. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-03-23). Video shows 'sadistic' Israel drone killing of Palestinians. newarab.com 
(2024-03-23). Hezbollah targets Israeli military positions with drones, artillery shells. presstv.ir Lebanon's Hezbollah fighters have continued strikes on Israeli military positions, supporting the Palestinian resistance in Gaza amid the ongoing Israeli aggression there.
palestinechronicle.com (2024-03-23). Amid Israeli Genocide – Gaza's Faith Unbroken (PHOTOS & VIDEO) 
Faith is a central component in the lives of Palestinians. Gaza, now undergoing an Israeli genocide, is in greater need of its faith than ever before.
inthesetimes.com (2024-03-23). Defunding UNRWA Was Never About HamasThe refugee agency is a reminder that Palestinian refugees exist and have inalienable political rights—a truth the Israeli government finds deeply inconvenient.
sfgate.com (2024-03-23). The UN Security Council is set to vote on a resolution demanding a Ramadan cease-fire 
The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a NEW resolution demanding a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The resolution, put forward by the 10 elected council members, is backed by Russia and China, who vetoed a U.S.-sponsored resolution Friday. The council is expected to vote on the resolution Monday morning.
truthout.org (2024-03-23). US Has Redefined "Human Shields" to Enable Israel's Slaughter of Gaza Civilians 
President Biden and members of Congress have cynically reinterpreted "human shields" to flout international law.
palestinechronicle.com (2024-03-23). 'She Never Returned Home' – Palestinians Children Remember Their Mothers, Killed in Israeli Airstrikes 
In fact, for many children, there will be no mothers to celebrate anymore as well over 9,000 Palestinian women have been killed since the beginning of the war. Moreover, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement on X on Thursday that the Israeli war on Gaza has been killing an average of 37 mothers daily since October 7.
War on Gaza: Footage shows Israeli drone killing four Palestinian civilians | Israeli drone footage obtained by Al Jazeera shows four Palestinians targeted and killed at the beginning of January in Khan Younis | | A missile from an Israeli drone targeting four young Palestinian men explodes in Khan…
In Mississippi, six former sheriff's deputies have been sentenced to between 10 and 40 years in prison for raiding a home and torturing, shooting and sexually abusing two Black men, Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker, in January 2023. The six former deputies, all of whom are white, called themselves the "Goon Squad" and have been linked to at least four violent attacks on Black men since 2019. Two of the men attacked and tortured by the group subsequently died. To discuss the case and the verdict, we're joined by Eddie Parker and attorneys Malik Shabazz and Trent Walker. "Never have we…
The report in The Wall Street Journal makes public what Consortium News had learned off the record, namely that the U.S. is engaging Julian Assange's lawyers about a deal that could set the imprisoned publisher free.
Has the PKK acquired kamikaze drones to hit Turkish aircraft? | The Kurdish group may have obtained Iranian-made UAVs to attack Turkey's combat drones | | A member of the PKK carries an automatic rifle on a road in the Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq, 22 June 2018 (AFP/Safin Hamid) | The