newarab (2024-08-28). Iraq issues arrest warrants for 'heist of the century'. newarab.com

presstv.ir (2024-08-28). Iraqi resistance strikes Israeli military site. presstv.ir The Islamic Resistance in Iraq said it launched a drone attack on the occupied territories.

newarab (2024-08-28). Iraqi oil workers in Basra protest over gov't funding decision. newarab.com Thousands of oil workers in

_____ (2024-08-28). 2 media workers killed, 1 injured in drone strike in Iraqi Kurdistan. rudaw.net

newleftreview (2024-08-28). Radhika Desai: Peak Hindutva? newleftreview.org As Modi's BJP loses its overall majority, Radhika Desai examines the part played by India's capitalist conglomerates in his rise—and the contradictions on which their strategy has foundered. The economic crisis of the parched countryside as brake on Hindutva's forward march.

Phil Pasquini (2024-08-28). Biden's Israel-Gaza Policy "fueled by Racism and Islamophobia" indybay.org Noting that those who speak out at first against injustices are considered a "marginal fringe," Edward Ahmed Mitchell, Deputy Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), said that history has shown that with the passage of time they are seen for "the wisdom of their ways." As an example, he cited the Vietnam antiwar movement whose tireless efforts eventually resulted in the US withdrawal from the conflict.

newarab (2024-08-28). Most Israelis want online censorship of Gaza war victims: poll. newarab.com Gaza war, including the impact on the enclave's civilian population, a study by a US-based research centre has shown. | A poll conducted by the Pew Research Center published on Monday showed that a staggering 59 percent of Israelis support censoring any display of sympathy for Palestinian victims of the nearly 11-month onslaught on Gaza, compared to 30 percent of those who do not. | Widespread support among ordinary Israelis for silencing Palestinian voices coincides with inflammatory statements from some Israeli leaders,

newarab (2024-08-27). Security pact sparks fears of Turkey's growing ambitions in Iraq. newarab.com

newarab (2024-08-27). Iraq's Al-Mashhadani says he has majority for parliament speaker. newarab.com After more than nine months of a vacant parliamentary speaker position, The position has remained unfilled since the removal of former Speaker Mohammad Al-Halbousi last November, with intens…

Pressenza IPA (2024-08-27). "Political Flood Imposed by India on Bangladesh and Students' Collective Efforts to Counter It" pressenza.com by Mohammad Nazrul Islam | Due to the opening of the Dambur and Ghazaldoba dams in India, flash floods have occurred in 13 districts of Bangladesh including Feni, Noakhali, Lakshipur, Comilla, Chandpur, Brammanbaria, Sylhet, Habiganj, Moulvibazar, it is not a natural disaster. It is an artificially created flood in India. Photo Courtesy of Mohammad Reaz Uddin. | Bangladesh has 54 connecting rivers with India, of which India has dammed 30. As per international convention, an upstream country can never dam a common international river that would damage the river system of the downstream country. Bangladesh does not…

Fred Schulte (2024-08-27). After Industry Uproar, Feds Killed Plan to Curb Medicare Advantage Overbilling. truthout.org A decade ago, federal officials drafted a plan to discourage Medicare Advantage health insurers from overcharging the government by billions of dollars — only to abruptly back off amid an "uproar" from the industry, newly released court filings show. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published the draft regulation in January 2014. The rule would have required health plans… |