COMMON DREAMS: Top News: Sanders' Effort to Stop US Arms to Israel

 

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  Teamsters Decline to Endorse in 2024 US Presidential Race A spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris said that her "strong union record is why Teamsters locals across the country have already endorsed her—alongside the overwhelming majority of organized labor." By Julia Conley Sanders Leads New Senate Effort to Stop Flow of US Arms to Israel "There is extensive evidence that these systems are being used in violation of U.S. and international law," said the senator. By Julia Conley In Overwhelming Vote, UN General Assembly Demands Swift End to Israeli Occupation "The vast majority of countries have made it clear: Israel's occupation of Palestine must end, and all countries have a definite duty not to aid or assist its continuation." By Jake Johnson After Israeli Attack, More Exploding Devices Kill at Least 20 in Lebanon U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warned that "there is a serious risk of a dramatic escalation in Lebanon, and everything must be done to avoid that." By Brett Wilkins 'Criminally Insane': Subsidies That Harm the Environment Reach $2.6 Trillion Per Year "Two years on from the signing of the landmark biodiversity plan, we continue to finance our own extinction, putting people and our resilience at huge risk." By Edward Carver EU Crisis Official Warns of 'Climate Breakdown' Amid Deadly Wildfires and Flooding "These extreme weather events that used to be once in a lifetime are now an almost annual occurrence," said Janez Lenarčič. By Julia Conley

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