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17 December 2016

Chinese vessel seizes US undersea drone in South China Sea

By Peter Symonds, 17 December 2016

With Washington issuing a formal protest, the incident could rapidly heighten the already tense standoff between the US and China in the strategic waters.

US admiral pledges to confront China in South China Sea

More on the South China Sea crisis »

Facebook’s “fake news” measures: A move toward censorship

By George Gallanis, 17 December 2016

Facebook will begin validating articles posted on the social media platform through third party agencies, dominated by the establishment media and institutions affiliated with the state.

The “fake news” furor and the threat of Internet censorship

Trump taps right-wing supporter of settlers as ambassador to Israel

By Bill Van Auken, 17 December 2016

David Friedman, an attorney who helped Trump reap millions from the bankruptcies of his Atlantic City casinos, is considered to the right of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Trump meets with tech industry leaders

More on the 2016 US elections »

EU summit lines up against Russia

By Peter Schwarz, 17 December 2016

Following the Brexit, the election of Donald Trump as US president, and the rise of right-wing nationalist forces in many European countries, the EU is paralyzed and divided.

European Union and IMF demand new austerity measures in Greece

By Christoph Vandreier, 17 December 2016

At a joint press conference in Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras made a show of unity in advance of new attacks on the working class.

European powers criticize Trump’s threats against China

By Alex Lantier, 17 December 2016

A month before Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, tensions are already emerging with the European powers over his “America first” program.

UK: Labour says free movement in Europe must be curtailed post-Brexit

By Julie Hyland, 17 December 2016

Labour’s Keir Starmer called for a “national consensus on Brexit,” with freedom of movement restrictions central to negotiations with the European Union.

Huge increase in hospital admissions for malnutrition in Britain

By Jean Gibney, 17 December 2016

Three million people are at risk of malnutrition, with 7,366 of these admitted to hospital with the condition between August 2014 and July 2015.

Australia: Testimony details abuse in youth detention centres

By Oscar Grenfell, 17 December 2016

Royal commission evidence, including testimony by Dylan Voller, who was repeatedly assaulted, shows that youth detention abuses were the result of government policy.

US companies win greater access to lucrative Pacific fisheries

By John Braddock, 17 December 2016

Following threats by Washington to withdraw from the Tuna Treaty, the deal gives US companies significantly improved access to vast fishing grounds.

Report documents widespread failure of US communities to test water for lead

By Shannon Jones, 17 December 2016

Some four million people in the US live in communities where local officials either do not test water supplies for lead or conduct the tests improperly.

Volvo to lay off 500 workers at Virginia truck plant

By Ed Hightower, 17 December 2016

The company is requiring the very workers they will terminate in February to come in to work overtime shifts this Saturday.

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Pendant qu'ils dénoncent le «massacre» à Alep, les États-Unis intensifient leur assaut contre Mossoul

Par Bill Van Auken, 17 décembre 2016

L’hypocrisie des dénonciations américaines de la Syrie, de la Russie et de l’Iran pour la souffrance à Alep est mise en lumière par la situation désespérée de la ville irakienne assiégée de Mossoul.

La campagne digne de McCarthy des médias américains pour la guerre contre la Russie

Par André Damon, 17 décembre 2016

Les féroces dénonciations de la Russie qui ont dominé les médias américains visent à empoisonner le sentiment public et à ouvrir la voie à la guerre.

Manifestations massives en Allemagne contre les déportations vers l’Afghanistan

Par Marianne Arens et Martin Kreickenbaum, 17 décembre 2016

A l’aéroport de Francfort, les manifestants ont brandi des panneaux de signalisation « stop » en scandant des slogans tels « Déportation égal torture, déportation égal meurtre. Le droit de rester pour tous, tout de suite ! »

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Großes Gezeter in Washington nach dem Fall von Aleppo

Von Bill Van Auken, 16. Dezember 2016

Mit ihrem Geschrei über angebliche Gräueltaten in Ost-Aleppo beweisen die westlichen Regierungen und Medien, das der US-Imperialismus in Syrien Schiffbruch erlitten hat.

Frankreich: Neuer Premierminister verlängert Ausnahmezustand

Von Alex Lantier, 16. Dezember 2016

Die demokratischen Grundrechte in Frankreich bleiben noch bis mindestens Juli 2017 ausgesetzt, d.h. bis nach der Präsidentschaftswahl im Mai.

Massiver Protest gegen erste Sammeldeportation nach Afghanistan

Von Marianne Arens und Martin Kreickenbaum, 16. Dezember 2016

Am Frankfurter Flughafen demonstrierten rund tausend Menschen und skandierten Sprechchöre wie: „Abschiebung ist Folter, Abschiebung ist Mord. Bleiberecht für alle, jetzt sofort!“

Bundesgerichtshof bestätigt Urteil gegen früheren SS-Mann Oskar Gröning

Von Elisabeth Zimmermann, 16. Dezember 2016

Der BGH-Beschluss vom 20. September 2016 stellt klar: Wer in Auschwitz als SS-Angehöriger funktionell in den arbeitsteilig organisierten, systematischen Massenmord eingebunden war, hat Beihilfe zum Mord begangen.

US-Admiral will China im Südchinesischen Meer entgegentreten

Von Peter Symonds, 16. Dezember 2016

Eine aggressive Rede von Admiral Harris zeigt, dass die Aussicht auf die Trump-Präsidentschaft die kriegerische Haltung der Generäle stark ermutigt hat.

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