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DeepSeek and the challenge to U.S. technological hegemony

February 20, 2025 fwstaff
By Friends of Socialist China In January, the Chinese tech startup DeepSeek stunned the world with the release of its R1 artificial intelligence model, which outperforms its major US-based competitors, at a fraction of the […]
Will Trump and Putin negotiate an end to the proxy Ukraine war?
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Trump, Putin and Ukraine

February 18, 2025 fwstaff
By David Sole The much-reported phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin can be looked at from three perspectives. The February 12 call lasted about one and a half […]
US president Donald Trump gestures after meeting Jordan’s King Abdullah on 11 February 2025
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Trump’s dangerous musings must ignite global resistance

February 18, 2025 fwstaff
By Haim Bresheeth-Žabner Listening to US President Donald Trump’s dangerous mumblings about expelling all Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt, Jordan or anywhere else – repeated yet again on 11 February when meeting Jordan’s King Abdullah […]
DRC anti-west demonstrations
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Rwanda Backed M23 Declares Ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo

February 12, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe For several weeks fighting has flared once again in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel grouping has moved into the North Kivu city […]
Children of Gaza
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EACH ONE OF US WHO HAS A FREEDOMLESS CHILD INSIDE | NO TIME FOR RHYME NOW | LET THE WARRIORS AND SURVIVORS SAY | PAINTING OUR UNITY

February 12, 2025 fwstaff
EACH ONE OF US WHO HAS A FREEDOMLESS CHILD INSIDE we will not define for the children of Gaza what their victory is but rather hold our mikes to their smiles and listen here in […]
A million Palestinians return north as Al-Rashid Street reopens for pedestrians
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Dying on the Road to Freedom: Scenes from the Great March of Return to the North

February 8, 2025 fwstaff
By Ramzy Baroud An elderly Palestinian man died on the journey home, while another, overcome with joy, ululated, clapped, and sang. A young boy gently held the hand of his great-grandfather as they took the […]
Ali-Abunimah
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Ali Abunimah reveals how he was ambushed by Swiss police

February 8, 2025 fwstaff
By Asa Winstanley In a special livestream on Tuesday, The Electronic Intifada’s executive director Ali Abunimah talked about his ordeal in Switzerland this past weekend. You can watch the whole stream in the video above. […]
Scenes from the release of Palestinian prisoners
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Unwavering Gratitude to Gaza – Released Palestinian Prisoners Speak Out

January 29, 2025 fwstaff
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In a series of interviews released to Quds News Network, Palestinian prisoners recently freed in the exchange deal between the resistance and the Israeli occupation forces shared their gratitude and messages […]
China’s DeepSeek shocks U.S. capitalist class
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China’s DeepSeek sinks U.S. high-tech billionaires’ fortunes

January 29, 2025 fwstaff
By Chris Fry On January 27, a shockwave swept through Wall Street. A little heard of Chinese company, DeepSeek, released their research paper  on how their new Artificial Intelligence (AI) version, DeepSeek-V3, was constructed. The […]
Zelensky, speaking to the WEF called for 200,000 foreign troops to prop him up in Ukraine
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Trump cuts some Ukraine aid, danger of wider war continues

January 29, 2025 fwstaff
By David Sole On Monday, January 20 US President Donald Trump issued an executive order freezing all foreign aid programs. This was one of a flurry of orders in his first day in office following […]