Serbia announces suspension of arms exports to Israeli regime amid Gaza genocide
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has announced the Balkan country’s decision to halt exports of weapons to the Israeli regime amid its ongoing war of extermination...
Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager in fresh occupied West Bank raid
Israeli military forces have killed a Palestinian teenager in the northern sector of the West Bank amid simmering tensions across the occupied territory and...
Netherlands returns colonial loot to Nigeria
The Netherlands has returned 119 artifacts to Nigeria, including human and animal figures, plaques, royal regalia and a historic bell. They were looted from...
Cambodia accuses Thailand of escalating tensions with new land crossing restrictions
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—Cambodia’s government on June 24 accused Thailand of escalating border tensions by imposing new restrictions that have blocked almost all land crossings, especially for...
War profiteers benefit as nuclear weapons spending soared above $100B last year
by Brett Wilkins - CommonDream.org The world’s nine nuclear-armed nations spent more than $100 billion on their atomic arsenals last year—up 11% from 2023—with the...
Myanmar on the ‘path to self-destruction’ if violence does not end
Nearly three months after a catastrophic earthquake struck Myanmar, the country continues to grapple with its aftermath alongside the brutal civil war, which has...
Calls for justice persist eight years after Grenfell fire
Marking eight years since the Grenfell Tower fire, communities and workers continue to demand justice and an end to the austerity policies that fueled...
Cuban vice-president attends Brazil-Caribbean Summit
BRASILIA, Brazil—Brazilian Political Bureau member and Vice-President of the Republic Salvador Valdés Mesa arrived in the capital of the South American giant at the...
Egyptian government prevents ‘Global March to Gaza’ from reaching Rafah border crossing
Multiple news sites, including Al Jazeera and Newsweek, reported that thousands of international pro-Palestine activists had been detained and prevented from reaching Egypt’s Rafah...
Caribbean nations push back on U.S. pressure to stop participation in Cuba’s medical program
by Starla Muhammad and Nisa Islam Muhammad Several Caribbean countries are taking exception to U.S. pressure on them about remittance payments for the widely lauded...