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Vladimir Putin praises digital ruble, calls for CBDC’s widespread use in Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin recently praised the "efficiency and functionality" of the Central Bank of Russia's central bank digital currency (CBDC) and instructed his government to get ready for the extensive launching of the digital ruble. According to a Substack report from American writer and journalist Riley Waggaman, writing under the moniker Edward Slavsquat, Putin has called for […]

WFP Makes More Cuts to Food Rations in Gaza as Israeli Attacks Increase Displacement CrisisPalestinian Detainees Tortured and Abused at Hands of Israeli Prison AuthoritiesNetanyahu Meets with Biden and Harris After Address to Congress"He Never Should Have Been Allowed on U.S. Soil": Protesters Decry Netanyahu Meeting with BidenKamala Harris Receives Obama, Pelosi Endorsements, Says She Is Ready to Debate TrumpCalifornia Gov. Newsom Orders Evictions of Unhoused People in Wake of […]

Vacation booking website faces criminal charges over ILLEGAL SETTLEMENTS on Palestinian land A vacation booking website has been slapped with a criminal complaint in the Netherlands over its listing of rental properties in illegally established Israeli settlements. The non-profit Center for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) filed the complaint with the Dutch public prosecutor back in November alongside three other human rights groups – the European Legal Support Center […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: As Israel carries out new airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency, known as UNRWA, is reporting nine in every 10 Palestinians in Gaza have been forcibly displaced. Meanwhile, the World Food Programme is warning Israel continues to block delivery of aid, and says it’s been forced to reduce food rations, quote, […]

Netanyahu demands U.S. expedite aid to Israel, says Americans protesting Israel ‘stand with evil’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded the United States expedite military aid to Israel and said Americans protesting Israel's war "stand with evil" in a lie-filled speech before Congress on Wednesday afternoon. (Article by Chris Menahan republished from InformationLiberation.com) ??BREAKING: Snipers are stationed on the roof of Congress ahead of Netanyahu's speech today in the Capitol, […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, “War, Peace and the Presidency.” I’m Amy Goodman. The opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics is happening today in Paris. We begin our coverage with Lebanese photojournalist Christina Assi of Agence France-Presse. She carried the Olympic torch in Paris Sunday to honor journalists wounded or killed on the job. She lost […]

European Union mulls INDEFINITELY freezing stolen Russian assets amid U.S. pressure The European Union is considering indefinitely freezing seized Russian assets to allay concerns from the United States regarding the repayment of a $50 billion loan to Ukraine, as reported by the Financial Times on Wednesday, citing internal documents. Since the onset of the Ukraine conflict in late February 2022, the EU has frozen more than 200 billion euros […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman. We end today’s show in Paris, where, just hours before the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, a series of apparently coordinated arson and vandalism attacks were reported on France’s high-speed rail network, on the Eurostar, impacting hundreds of thousands of passengers. Tens of thousands are expected to stream […]

LAME DUCK: Joe Biden has canceled 9 upcoming trips since withdrawing from presidential race Since President Joe Biden's shock announcement that he was withdrawing from November's presidential race on Sunday, July 21, the lame duck president has canceled nine official upcoming trips. A White House source who spoke with the New York Post reported that the Biden administration has not provided any official reason why the White House canceled the […]