The decision was a compromise after an earlier resolution to continue support for the rebel-held areas for a full year was vetoed by Russia. The Syrian government and Russia have said the supply violates the country’s sovereignty
Marcelo Arruda was celebrating his 50th birthday with a Worker’s Party-themed event when he was shot and killed by a right-wing Bolsonaro supporter
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said he will quit on July 13 and prime minister and his cabinet have also announced their resignations. In the event of these resignations, the parliament speaker will become the interim president
Scores were also injured after Saudi Arabia’s border guards opened fire across the border in Yemen’s Sa’ada province on Sunday. Sa’ada is at the extreme north-west of the country, sharing a long land border with Saudi Arabia
Lured by the prospective EU membership, the North Macedonian government continues to negotiate unpopular agreements with neighboring countries
Thousands of Uruguayans took part in a partial national strike called for by the PIT-CNT and mobilized against the right-wing national government, its austerity policies, rising hunger, high cost of living, privatization of public companies, among other issues
In recent polls, the leftist former president has a strong lead over far-right incumbent Bolsonaro or any other candidate
The current round of sanctions add to the numerous rounds of similar coercive measures imposed by the US on Iran after the Donald Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the multi-party JCPOA in May 2018
The US report on the killing of the Palestinian-American journalist appears to dilute the clear responsibility of Israeli forces
According to INDEPAZ, so far in 2022, 99 social activists and 22 ex-combatants were assassinated in Colombia, in addition to over 180 people killed in 51 massacres
Thousands of Panamanians have been on strike since July 1 to demand the government of Laurentino Cortizo take immediate action to address the country’s economic crisis
The draft constitution, which has not been fully released to the public, provides increased power to the president, and decenters the role of the parliament and judiciary
