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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 04 > appeal-to-antonio-guterres-urgent-call-to-protect-35-million-migrant-workers-amid-gulf-war-crisis

Appeal to António Guterres: Urgent Call to Protect 35 Million Migrant Workers Amid Gulf War Crisis

9+ hour, 11+ min ago  (393+ words) CC: UN Missions of Selected Countries Subject: Appeal to Save the Lives and Livelihoods of Migrant Workers in the Gulf Countries In my own state of Kerala, India, the economy and our widely recognized model of progressive social development are closely…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 04 > food-time-bombs-and-predicted-starvation-the-prospects-of-a-hormuz-transit-deal

Food Time Bombs and Predicted Starvation: The Prospects of a Hormuz Transit Deal

10+ hour, 17+ min ago  (310+ words) Global crisis and human suffering can sometimes be susceptible to the cheap loop of sloganeering and mawkish publicity, often associated with a phrase, usually annexed to the image of a suffering child with hollow eyes and distended belly." Those viewing…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 04 > chinas-coal-u-s-co2-stoke-global-warming

China’s Coal, U.S. CO2 Stoke Global Warming

11+ hour, 38+ min ago  (541+ words) Following a surge in permitting and construction, more than 50 large coal-fired power plants were commissioned in China last year. Source: CREA / Global Energy Monitor.Yale Environment 360 / China also installed more solar and wind power in 2025 than the rest of the…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 04 > lying-by-commission-and-omission-by-apartheid-israel-zionist-trump-america-zionist-perverted-australia-west

Lying By Commission And Omission By Apartheid Israel, Zionist Trump America, Zionist-Perverted Australia & West 

11+ hour, 46+ min ago  (803+ words) Some key issues are systematically explored below. (1). American government lying by commission and omission before Trump. (2). Trump told over 30,000 lies in his first administration. (3). In 18 months lying Trump America and US-backed lying Apartheid Israel have attacked numerous countries and inflicted…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 04 > iran-war-trump-chasing-a-mirage

Iran-War: Trump Chasing a Mirage!

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (269+ words) Besides, how can it be ignored that war involves US, Israel and Iran. With Israel being eager for continuation of the war, it seems fairly strange that Iran should be expected to give serious thought to only Trump's stand. The…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 04 > us-special-forces-launch-rescue-operation-inside-iran-after-downing-of-us-fighter-jet

US special forces launch rescue operation inside Iran after downing of US fighter jet

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (680+ words) The rescue operation came as roughly 7,500 Marines from three Marine Expeditionary Units and a combat brigade from the 82nd Airborne Division's Immediate Response Force arrived or were en route to the Persian Gulf, joining more than 50,000 US service members already in…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 04 > american-phoenix-an-apologetic

American Phoenix: an Apologetic

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (346+ words) If the United States has a sovereign Constitution, if the United States has a viable democracy, then the American people united have the power to peacefully and lawfully remove the fundamental cause of current (and yet ongoing) national shame, of…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 04 > gyanesh-kumar-and-the-west-bengal-voter-list-crisis-protest-disenfranchisement-and-institutional-breakdown

Gyanesh Kumar and the West Bengal Voter List Crisis: Protest, Disenfranchisement, and Institutional Breakdown

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (656+ words) The protestors primarily wanted to meet the judicial officers and request redress of their grievances. However, the officers did not respond. While their hesitation is understandable, as they are not accustomed to handling crowds, district officials like the SP and…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 04 > six-months-into-gazas-ceasefire-no-pause-in-israeli-genocide-or-in-suffering

Six Months into Gaza’s Ceasefire: No Pause in Israeli Genocide or in Suffering

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1729+ words) Gaza (QNN)- Nearly six months into the Gaza ceasefire, which took effect on October 10, the Israeli occupation continues its genocidal war on the Palestinian enclave, killing hundreds and restricting the entry of desperately-neededaid, with no pause in the attacks or…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 04 > empire-at-war-power-in-disarray-cracks-within-as-the-iran-conflict-escalates

Empire at War, Power in Disarray: Cracks Within as the Iran Conflict Escalates

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1811+ words) Citing sources, U.S. outlet CBS News said: The U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired General Randy George as the U.S. Army chief of staff. Gen. Randy has been asked to step down. Hegseth wants someone in the role who will implement President…...