Progressives march in Bavaria, Germany, denouncing 48th G7 summit
The three-day summit of the Group-7 (G7) countries is being held from June 26-28 in Krun in the Bavarian Alps with around 20,000 security personnel present in the region
Thousands take to streets against upcoming NATO summit in Madrid, Spain
Protesters claimed that NATO was responsible for various wars, from Yugoslavia to Libya, and is pushing for an arms race across the globe. They demanded that NATO be disbanded to ensure peace and stability in the world
What is the US strategy in Ukraine?
Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News talks about the US strategy as the war in Ukraine crosses 100 days. He talks about the nature of US aid to Ukraine, its reluctance to encourage diplomacy and the prevailing views inside the establishment
Number of forcibly displaced people more than doubles in a decade to cross 100 million
For the first time in human history, the number of forcibly displaced people in the world has crossed 100 million.
Wars and conflicts forced over 100 million people to leave their homes globally
According to the UNHRC, due to the rise in wars and violence globally, the number of people forcibly displaced has more than doubled since 2012. The numbers are almost equally divided between those internally displaced and refugees
Iraqi leftist poet Muthaffar al-Nawab dies aged 88
A member of the Iraqi communist party, al-Nawab wrote poetry against capitalism and imperialism. He had lived widely across the Arab world after leaving Iraq in the 1960s due to persistent political persecution against communists
India has a key role to play in a possible new world order
For India and other countries in the Global South, this moment offers challenges and provides glimpses of a possibility of a new world
Latin American and Caribbean movements call for united struggle and other stories
Today we look at the 3rd Assembly of ALBA Movimientos, the ongoing boycott of Israeli courts by Palestinian administrative detainees, and more
Why nonalignment is an urgent imperative for the Global South
As the US escalates its new cold war against Russia and China, there is now an urgent imperative to reject this cold war mentality of wanting to divide the world along old acrimonious lines
UN Climate Panel says greenhouse emissions must be halved by 2030 and other stories
Today we look at the UN IPCC’s report on climate change mitigation, Israeli violence against Palestinians during the month of Ramadan, and more
Crackdown in El Salvador, toxic contamination at US base in Seoul and other stories
Today we look at the state of emergency in El Salvador after a surge in killings, soil and water contamination at a US base in South Korea, and more
Aijaz Ahmad: critic, scholar, communist
In memory of Aijaz Ahmad whose insights continue to illuminate and inspire
- UN Security Council agrees to extend aid to rebel-held regions of Syria for six months
- Bolsonaro supporter murders Workers’ Party member at birthday party
- Uncertainty prevails in Sri Lanka as protesters wait for president, PM to quit
- Saudi forces violate ceasefire in Yemen, killing 17
- Bid to ‘normalize’ relations with Bulgaria sparks protest in North Macedonia
