Gaza patients risk death as medicine shortages worsen under ongoing crossings closure
Since March 2, Israel imposed complete embargo on Gaza, including medicines
Joma Younis and Ahmed Asmar |22.04.2025 – Update : 22.04.2025
- After 50 days of closure, over 37% of essential medicines, 59% of medical disposables unavailable in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Palestine/ANKARA
Palestinian patients in Gaza are emerging as among the hardest-hit victims of Israel’s…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/gaza-patients-risk-death-as-medicine-shortages-worsen-under-ongoing-crossings-closure-2/
Since March 2, Israel imposed complete embargo on Gaza, including medicines
Joma Younis and Ahmed Asmar |22.04.2025 – Update : 22.04.2025
- After 50 days of closure, over 37% of essential medicines, 59% of medical disposables unavailable in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Palestine/ANKARA
Palestinian patients in Gaza are emerging as among the hardest-hit victims of Israel’s…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/gaza-patients-risk-death-as-medicine-shortages-worsen-under-ongoing-crossings-closure-2/
Genocide of the Palestinian people: the bloody alliance of the USA and Israel
Viktor Mikhin, April 23, 2025
Since October 2023, the world has witnessed “unprecedented barbarity” unleashed by Israel and Prime Minister Netanyahu personally against the Palestinian people with the full support of the United States.
The systematic destruction of the Palestinian people is being carried out under the hypocritical slogans of “self-defense” and “democracy.” The cynicism…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/genocide-of-the-palestinian-people-the-bloody-alliance-of-the-usa-and-israel/
Viktor Mikhin, April 23, 2025
Since October 2023, the world has witnessed “unprecedented barbarity” unleashed by Israel and Prime Minister Netanyahu personally against the Palestinian people with the full support of the United States.
The systematic destruction of the Palestinian people is being carried out under the hypocritical slogans of “self-defense” and “democracy.” The cynicism…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/genocide-of-the-palestinian-people-the-bloody-alliance-of-the-usa-and-israel/
The foundations of Russo-Guinean cooperation – Part 1: historical and diplomatic relations
Mohamed Lamine KABA, April 23, 2025
Built on decades of historical and strategic relations, cooperation between Russia and Guinea constitutes a striking example of bilateral diplomacy based on mutual interests and clear solidarity.
The historic agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Guinea is rooted in a defining chapter of the African epic,…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/the-foundations-of-russo-guinean-cooperation-part-1-historical-and-diplomatic-relations/
Mohamed Lamine KABA, April 23, 2025
Built on decades of historical and strategic relations, cooperation between Russia and Guinea constitutes a striking example of bilateral diplomacy based on mutual interests and clear solidarity.
The historic agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Guinea is rooted in a defining chapter of the African epic,…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/the-foundations-of-russo-guinean-cooperation-part-1-historical-and-diplomatic-relations/
Dhaka’s Diplomatic Drift: A Strategic Concern for India
Abbas Hashemite, April 23, 2025
Relations between India and Bangladesh have significantly shifted following the rise of a caretaker government in Dhaka led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus.
As Bangladesh broadens its foreign policy horizons and strengthens ties with China, New Delhi recalibrates its regional strategy amid growing diplomatic tensions.
Relations between India and Bangladesh have…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/dhakas-diplomatic-drift-a-strategic-concern-for-india/
Abbas Hashemite, April 23, 2025
Relations between India and Bangladesh have significantly shifted following the rise of a caretaker government in Dhaka led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus.
As Bangladesh broadens its foreign policy horizons and strengthens ties with China, New Delhi recalibrates its regional strategy amid growing diplomatic tensions.
Relations between India and Bangladesh have…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/dhakas-diplomatic-drift-a-strategic-concern-for-india/
For Russians and Africans, family comes first
Yuliya Novitskaya, April 23, 2025
The great Confucius once said, “A woman is a being who may be delicate and tender, yet also strong and determined when need arises.”
And today, I have the honour of speaking with just such women.
Leticia Elongo Wangu, wife of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Republic…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/for-russians-and-africans-family-comes-first/
Yuliya Novitskaya, April 23, 2025
The great Confucius once said, “A woman is a being who may be delicate and tender, yet also strong and determined when need arises.”
And today, I have the honour of speaking with just such women.
Leticia Elongo Wangu, wife of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Republic…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/for-russians-and-africans-family-comes-first/
The free Africa should not let down its guard with the West
Mikhail Gamandiy-Egorov, April 22, 2025
Regardless of all the mottos and new approaches, the truly sovereign and independent countries of Africa should not let down their guard in the fight against the West; on the contrary, they should try harder to displace Western interests from the continent.
Current events once again confirm the correctness of…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/the-free-africa-should-not-let-down-its-guard-with-the-west/
Mikhail Gamandiy-Egorov, April 22, 2025
Regardless of all the mottos and new approaches, the truly sovereign and independent countries of Africa should not let down their guard in the fight against the West; on the contrary, they should try harder to displace Western interests from the continent.
Current events once again confirm the correctness of…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/the-free-africa-should-not-let-down-its-guard-with-the-west/
Negotiations On Ukraine: Key Developments And Stumbling Blocks
The ongoing negotiations regarding the conflict in Ukraine continue to unfold amid shifting positions, diplomatic tensions, and competing proposals. Kyiv’s leader Zelensky has stated that the Ukrainian delegation, set to meet with U.S. and European representatives in London, is authorized to conclude a full or partial ceasefire, while reports indicate that Ukraine intends to ignore…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/negotiations-on-ukraine-key-developments-and-stumbling-blocks/
The ongoing negotiations regarding the conflict in Ukraine continue to unfold amid shifting positions, diplomatic tensions, and competing proposals. Kyiv’s leader Zelensky has stated that the Ukrainian delegation, set to meet with U.S. and European representatives in London, is authorized to conclude a full or partial ceasefire, while reports indicate that Ukraine intends to ignore…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/negotiations-on-ukraine-key-developments-and-stumbling-blocks/
Wave of Earth Day Protests As Americans Mobilize Against Trump
Organizers team up with pro-democracy groups for flurry of actions to demand right to free, healthy lives
April 22, 2025 Nina Lakhani The Guardian
nti Trump protesters in New York city on Saturday call out policies on immigration, climate and other issues. ,Andrea Renault/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock
Hundreds of marches, pickets and cleanup events are taking…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/wave-of-earth-day-protests-as-americans-mobilize-against-trump/
Organizers team up with pro-democracy groups for flurry of actions to demand right to free, healthy lives
April 22, 2025 Nina Lakhani The Guardian
nti Trump protesters in New York city on Saturday call out policies on immigration, climate and other issues. ,Andrea Renault/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock
Hundreds of marches, pickets and cleanup events are taking…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/wave-of-earth-day-protests-as-americans-mobilize-against-trump/
A World Beyond Tariffs
The United Auto Workers weren’t always in favor of tariffs; they earlier supported cross-border coordination to support better jobs and a peaceful future.
April 22, 2025 Luis Feliz Leon The American Prospect
In 1966, at the height of the labor movement’s postwar power, Walter Reuther, then president of the United Auto Workers, helped establish the…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/a-world-beyond-tariffs/
The United Auto Workers weren’t always in favor of tariffs; they earlier supported cross-border coordination to support better jobs and a peaceful future.
April 22, 2025 Luis Feliz Leon The American Prospect
In 1966, at the height of the labor movement’s postwar power, Walter Reuther, then president of the United Auto Workers, helped establish the…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/a-world-beyond-tariffs/
Global Climate Movement Mourns Passing of Pope Francis
“Pope Francis spoke plainly and with clarity about the climate crisis,” said one environmental advocate.
April 21, 2025 Eloise Goldsmith Common Dreams
priest holds a sacrament bowl showing an image of Pope Francis at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan, Feb. 5, 2023.,(Ben Curtis/AP Photo)
The Monday passing of Pope Francis, the world’s…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/global-climate-movement-mourns-passing-of-pope-francis/
“Pope Francis spoke plainly and with clarity about the climate crisis,” said one environmental advocate.
April 21, 2025 Eloise Goldsmith Common Dreams
priest holds a sacrament bowl showing an image of Pope Francis at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan, Feb. 5, 2023.,(Ben Curtis/AP Photo)
The Monday passing of Pope Francis, the world’s…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/global-climate-movement-mourns-passing-of-pope-francis/
This Week in People’s History, Apr 23–29, 2025
Got Covid? Have You Tried Injecting Bleach? (2020), No Due Process for Armenians (1915), A Milestone for the Other-Abled (1920), A Dust Bowl Refugee Sings (1940), Harriet Tubman to the Rescue (1860), Don’t Mourn, Organize, Heart of Stone (2000)
April 21, 2025 Portside
Got Covid? Have You Tried Injecting Bleach?
APRIL 23 IS THE FIFTH…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/this-week-in-peoples-history-apr-23-29-2025/
Got Covid? Have You Tried Injecting Bleach? (2020), No Due Process for Armenians (1915), A Milestone for the Other-Abled (1920), A Dust Bowl Refugee Sings (1940), Harriet Tubman to the Rescue (1860), Don’t Mourn, Organize, Heart of Stone (2000)
April 21, 2025 Portside
Got Covid? Have You Tried Injecting Bleach?
APRIL 23 IS THE FIFTH…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/this-week-in-peoples-history-apr-23-29-2025/
From $85 Tomato Leaf Soap to $2,300 Hellmann’s Mayo Handbags, Everyday Food Is Now a Status Symbol
Food, especially seemingly modest ingredients, is a way to signify wealth and luxury tastes. Fashion and design are an extension of that. Wearing food as a design choice signals both that we have a palate for that product and that we can afford it.
April 21, 2025 Leah Asmelash CNN
he scale of “Motte de…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/from-85-tomato-leaf-soap-to-2300-hellmanns-mayo-handbags-everyday-food-is-now-a-status-symbol/
Food, especially seemingly modest ingredients, is a way to signify wealth and luxury tastes. Fashion and design are an extension of that. Wearing food as a design choice signals both that we have a palate for that product and that we can afford it.
April 21, 2025 Leah Asmelash CNN
he scale of “Motte de…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/from-85-tomato-leaf-soap-to-2300-hellmanns-mayo-handbags-everyday-food-is-now-a-status-symbol/
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Wasn’t Always Celebrated
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, which began 82 years ago today, is now hailed as a bold act of Jewish resistance against the Nazis. But at the time, many Poles watched — or cheered — as the ghetto burned. The parallels with Gaza are hard to ignore.
April 21, 2025 Joseph Mogul Jacobin
lish Jews captured…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/the-warsaw-ghetto-uprising-wasnt-always-celebrated/
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, which began 82 years ago today, is now hailed as a bold act of Jewish resistance against the Nazis. But at the time, many Poles watched — or cheered — as the ghetto burned. The parallels with Gaza are hard to ignore.
April 21, 2025 Joseph Mogul Jacobin
lish Jews captured…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/the-warsaw-ghetto-uprising-wasnt-always-celebrated/
STARTALK When Black Holes Collide, With Nergis Mavalvala
Ripples in spacetime? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Harrison Greenbaum explore black hole collisions, quantum tricks, and how gravitational waves can help us uncover the early universe with MIT physicist and LIGO researcher Nergis Mavalvala.
April 20, 2025 Neil deGrasse Tyson, Harrison Greebaum, Nergis Mavalvala StarTalk
il deGrasse Tyson with guests comedian Harrison Greebaum and…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/startalk-when-black-holes-collide-with-nergis-mavalvala/
Ripples in spacetime? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Harrison Greenbaum explore black hole collisions, quantum tricks, and how gravitational waves can help us uncover the early universe with MIT physicist and LIGO researcher Nergis Mavalvala.
April 20, 2025 Neil deGrasse Tyson, Harrison Greebaum, Nergis Mavalvala StarTalk
il deGrasse Tyson with guests comedian Harrison Greebaum and…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/startalk-when-black-holes-collide-with-nergis-mavalvala/
Ecuador Enters “Trump Mode” With Noboa Victory
Authoritarian drift and political blackmail shape the runoff election in Ecuador, where incumbent President Daniel Noboa won Sunday’s vote.
April 20, 2025 Ociel Alí López NACLA
Incumbent President Daniel Noboa won Ecuador’s Presidential runoff vote on Sunday, defeating his opponent Luisa González of the Citizens’ Revolution party.,Flickr/Casa de América/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
On Sunday, Ecuador’s National…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/ecuador-enters-trump-mode-with-noboa-victory/
Authoritarian drift and political blackmail shape the runoff election in Ecuador, where incumbent President Daniel Noboa won Sunday’s vote.
April 20, 2025 Ociel Alí López NACLA
Incumbent President Daniel Noboa won Ecuador’s Presidential runoff vote on Sunday, defeating his opponent Luisa González of the Citizens’ Revolution party.,Flickr/Casa de América/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
On Sunday, Ecuador’s National…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/ecuador-enters-trump-mode-with-noboa-victory/
How Black Mirror Took On Its Scariest Ever Subject: A 1990s PC Games Magazine
This story from Charlie Brooker’s dystopian series is set at PC Zone magazine and thrillingly close to true events at one dingy London office in the 90s
April 20, 2025 Keith Stuart The Guardian
Life as a socially awkward games journalist in the mid-1990s … Lewis Gribben in Plaything. ,Photograph: Netflix
Out of all the…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/how-black-mirror-took-on-its-scariest-ever-subject-a-1990s-pc-games-magazine/
This story from Charlie Brooker’s dystopian series is set at PC Zone magazine and thrillingly close to true events at one dingy London office in the 90s
April 20, 2025 Keith Stuart The Guardian
Life as a socially awkward games journalist in the mid-1990s … Lewis Gribben in Plaything. ,Photograph: Netflix
Out of all the…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/how-black-mirror-took-on-its-scariest-ever-subject-a-1990s-pc-games-magazine/
‘We Need Urgent Global Action’: Study Warns Humanity on Path to Trigger 16 Climate Tipping Points
“It is clear that we are currently on a dangerous trajectory,” said one University of Exeter professor.
Jessica Corbett
Apr 23, 2025
Scientists on Wednesday released yet another study warning that humankind is at risk of triggering various climate “tipping points” absent urgent action to dramatically reduce planet-heating emissions from fossil fuels.
The new peer-reviewed…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/we-need-urgent-global-action-study-warns-humanity-on-path-to-trigger-16-climate-tipping-points/
“It is clear that we are currently on a dangerous trajectory,” said one University of Exeter professor.
Jessica Corbett
Apr 23, 2025
Scientists on Wednesday released yet another study warning that humankind is at risk of triggering various climate “tipping points” absent urgent action to dramatically reduce planet-heating emissions from fossil fuels.
The new peer-reviewed…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/we-need-urgent-global-action-study-warns-humanity-on-path-to-trigger-16-climate-tipping-points/
Fossil Fuels Blamed as 84% of World’s Coral Reefs Hit by Worst Bleaching Event Ever Recorded
“The magnitude and extent of the heat stress is shocking,” said one marine scientist.
Julia Conley
Apr 23, 2025
A year after scientists warned the world was seeing its fourth mass coral bleaching event, rising ocean temperatures fueled by greenhouse gas emissions have now devastated 84% of Earth’s coral reefs—with likely knock-on effects for about…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/fossil-fuels-blamed-as-84-of-worlds-coral-reefs-hit-by-worst-bleaching-event-ever-recorded/
“The magnitude and extent of the heat stress is shocking,” said one marine scientist.
Julia Conley
Apr 23, 2025
A year after scientists warned the world was seeing its fourth mass coral bleaching event, rising ocean temperatures fueled by greenhouse gas emissions have now devastated 84% of Earth’s coral reefs—with likely knock-on effects for about…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/fossil-fuels-blamed-as-84-of-worlds-coral-reefs-hit-by-worst-bleaching-event-ever-recorded/
Israeli Strikes Destroy Machinery Used for Recovering Bodies Buried Under the Rubble in Gaza
One aid worker described conditions in Gaza as the “stuff of nightmares.”
Eloise Goldsmith
Apr 23, 2025
As Israel’s blockade of aid into Gaza continues, misery in the enclave has been compounded after Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday destroyed several bulldozers used to clear streets and remove bodies from beneath rubble.
According to the United Nations,…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/israeli-strikes-destroy-machinery-used-for-recovering-bodies-buried-under-the-rubble-in-gaza/
One aid worker described conditions in Gaza as the “stuff of nightmares.”
Eloise Goldsmith
Apr 23, 2025
As Israel’s blockade of aid into Gaza continues, misery in the enclave has been compounded after Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday destroyed several bulldozers used to clear streets and remove bodies from beneath rubble.
According to the United Nations,…
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2025/04/23/israeli-strikes-destroy-machinery-used-for-recovering-bodies-buried-under-the-rubble-in-gaza/