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What Lavrov Told the UN Security Council

Consortiumnews.com — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:09:35 +0000

The Russian foreign minister today laid out the facts leading to the war in Ukraine, making the West cover its ears and Ukraine to cover itself in shame. The following is the transcript of remarks delivered to the U.N. Security…

Last Day to Donate to Summer Fund Drive

Consortiumnews.com — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:03:13 +0000

Thank you to all of our readers and viewers who have already donated and we appeal to those who haven’t to contribute today. In its 31st year of continuous publication of a daily, online newspaper, Consortium News strives to continue…

ICE Is Disappearing People

Elizabeth Vos — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:00:15 +0000

Experts argue that removing ICE detainees from U.S. government registers amounts to “disappearing” them in the manner of a typical dictatorship. By Brad Reed Common Dreams Critics reacted with horror to a report detailing how U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has abruptly…

Trump’s Unconscionable UN Rant

Consortiumnews.com — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 02:07:46 +0000

Donald Trump threatened Iran with annihilation from the seat of diplomacy on the East River Tuesday and then dismissed the real threats of AI as a hoax in a speech that exhibited questionable mental balance, writes Joe Lauria. By Joe…

The Impeachment of Pete Hegseth

Elizabeth Vos — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:45:50 +0000

Eight articles charge Secretary Hegseth with unauthorized war, extrajudicial killings and abuse of power. Call your representative now and ensure they vote for impeachment, argues Dennis Kucinich. By Dennis Kucinich Substack Thank you, GOP Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky, for courageously…

Britain ‘Complicit’ in Trump’s Yemen Massacre

Elizabeth Vos — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:00:47 +0000

Children and paramedics were among at least 80 civilians killed in the incident, Iona Craig reports. By Iona Craig Declassified UK Royal Air Force (RAF) refuelling planes supported U.S. strikes on Yemen that the Pentagon assessed had “more likely than not”…

CN’s Diversity & When Not to Tell the Story’s Other Side

Consortiumnews.com — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:57:48 +0000

Consortium News is attacked for being right wing and for being left wing. We are neither. But we do know a genocide when we see one. Consortium News provides a diversity of voices on a wide range of issues with contributions by…

How US Repaid India for Defending It at BRICS Summit

Consortiumnews.com — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:36:51 +0000

India kept BRICS from going anti-U.S. at the recent New Delhi summit. The U.S. thanked India with 100 percent tariffs for importing Russian oil. Betwa Sharma reports. By Betwa Sharma in Delhi, India Special to Consortium News Just days after…

33 Years After Oslo

Elizabeth Vos — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:00:22 +0000

Mohammed Altaj depicts the increasing impossibility of a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. By Mohammed Altaj Common Dreams This month in 1993, Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin stood on the White House lawn…

Animal Welfare in Gaza & the ‘Theater of Care’

Elizabeth Vos — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:00:48 +0000

Concern for animal welfare in Gaza reveals how international humanitarianism can function not as a remedy to colonial violence but as one of its modalities, writes Asmaa Abu Messed. By Asmaa Abu Mezied Al-Shabaka On Nov. 14, 2025, German media…