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‘International actors must stop Israel’s Gaza genocide’ – demands Amnesty International...

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AMNESTY International Secretary General Agnes Callamard has called on all international actors, foremost among them the European Union, to take serious steps to stop...

‘Russia will successfully complete Special Military Operation in Ukraine without resorting...

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RUSSIA has sufficient capabilities to successfully complete the special military operation in Ukraine without resorting to nuclear arms, Russian President Vladimir Putin has told...

Gaza starves as Israel turns blockade into a weapon of mass...

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AT DAWN on 26th April, a single Israeli airstrike obliterated an entire Palestinian family in central Gaza’s al-Sabra neighbourhood. The al-Khour family, spanning three generations,...

Tens of thousands march in Turkey on May Day

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DOZENS of trade unions, youth groups, and resistance movements in Turkey marched on Istanbul’s iconic Taksim Square on May Day, in open defiance of...

Make corridor care ‘a never event’ – demand Welsh NHS unions

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THE RCN (Royal College of Nursing) and the British Medical Association (BMA) in Wales have joined forces to address the alarming state of corridor...

Russia calls truce on 80th anniversary of Victory Day

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Russia is ready to continue its dialogue with Western lawmakers both in North America and Europe, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday when speaking...

‘Israel and the states supplying it with weapons must be stopped’...

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The United Nations special rapporteur has called for a halt to arms sales to the Israeli regime, which has been committing genocide in Gaza...

Hundreds respond in London to Palestinian call for Global Action for...

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A VERY lively protest in response to the call from the Palestine Republic for a Global Day for Gaza to besiege US Embassies, the...

ANC drops VAT increase to save coalition – as SAFTU celebrates...

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South Africa’s finance minister dropped plans on Thursday to increase value-added tax (VAT), in a major climbdown to prevent the collapse of the coalition...

Venezuela condemns El Salvador for grave crimes against migrants

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VENEZUELA has condemned El Salvador for ‘grave crimes against migrants’, citing human trafficking, xenophobia and illegal deportations. It demands the immediate release of 252 Venezuelans. Venezuela’s...

Israel’s Systematic Crime Against Education In Gaza

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The Israeli occupation continues to commit a systematic crime against the education sector in the Gaza Strip, as part of a comprehensive war against...

Ukrainian Army violated Easter Truce 4,900 times!

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UKRAINE took advantage of the Easter truce to launch strikes on Russian territory, advisor to the head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Igor...

500 Sudanese march to Downing Street – ‘We carry torch for...

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A LIVELY demonstration of over 500 Sudanese and their supporters marched from Marble Arch to Downing Street on Saturday. It was organised by London for...

Dozens die in latest Gaza strikes!

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ISRAELI warplanes carried out renewed attacks across the Gaza Strip yesterday, killing at least 26 Palestinians in a series of airstrikes, including an entire...

‘We call on Israel to lift the inhumane and deadly siege...

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AS ISRAELI forces resume and expand their military offensive by air, ground and sea on the Gaza Strip, Palestine, forcibly displacing people and deliberately...

Kentucky unions fight Trump’s deportation of 200 workers

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KENTUCKY trade unions are standing up to halt the deportation of two hundred immigrant workers. Two hundred union workers, out of 5,700 who assemble dishwashers,...

NEU shines damning light on multi-academy trusts

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Analysis by the National Education Union shines a damning light on the performance of large multi-academy trusts (MATs). New data from a Freedom of Information...

University job massacre! – national strike needed to save 10,000 jobs

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THE UNIVERSITY and College Union (UCU) has called for immediate transparency from Coventry University after its recently published Annual Report and Financial Statements revealed...

Argentina 24-hour general strike to protest at President Javier Milei’s austerity...

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On Thursday, the General Confederation of Labour (CGT), Argentina’s largest trade union federation, held a 24-hour general strike to protest against right-wing President Javier...

Israel’s aggressive blockade pushes over two million Palestinians to the brink...

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AS ISRAEL'S second total blockade stretches into its second month, more than two million Palestinians are being pushed to the brink of famine. Hunger is...

24-hour Greek General Strike

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A 24-hour General Strike declared by GSEE (Greek TUC) and ADEDY (public sectors trades unions federation) took place on Wednesday in Greece, with the...

Hospital workers in France strike against staff shortages

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THE Federation of Public Service and Health Service Personnel Force Ouvrière (FO-SPS) has expressed its support for striking hospital workers. The FO-SPS said on Wednesday:...

BBC report on torture of Palestinians in Israeli prisons

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PALESTINIAN detainees released back to Gaza have told the BBC they were subjected to mistreatment and torture at the hands of Israeli military and...

Doctors submit PA horror stories to the BMA Reporting Portal

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British Medical Association (BMA) members have hit back in defence of their profession with scores of horror stories submitted to the Reporting Portal Submissions...

Britain’s Toxic Secret

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By KYE GBANGBOLA ACROSS this country there are families suffering from living in proximity to contaminated land and polluted water. The suffering varies, from birth defects,...

Israel blocks polio vaccine for 600,000 children in Gaza!

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More than 600,000 children in Gaza are at risk of permanent paralysis and chronic disabilities due to Israel’s prevention of polio vaccines in the...

Tax the rich! – urge SAFTU leaders as they condemn ANC...

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The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) last Thursday condemned the ANC, saying that there is no real difference on the economy between...

Google’s $32bn deal fuels Israeli war machine

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GOOGLE has announced a $32 billion deal to acquire Wiz, an Israeli cloud security company founded by former operatives of Unit 8200, the Israeli...

Israel initiates a military plan to seize 25% of Gaza as...

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The Israeli forces have initiated a military plan to capture and control 25 per cent of Gaza, calling it the buffer zone that it...

National strike needed to defend Further and Higher Education

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WORKERS at the University of Sheffield have voted to strike against ‘drastic restructuring’ plans that put up to 1,000 jobs at risk, the University...

Rights groups condemn Turkey crackdown on mass protests

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THE International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and 14 other rights organisations are alarmed by the recent escalation in the Turkish government’s crackdown on freedom...

Israel is ‘deliberately’ destroying Gaza’s health-care infrastructure!

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AN American surgeon volunteer at a Gaza hospital has condemned the Israeli regime’s heavy toll on Palestinian medical facilities since October 7th, 2023, asserting...

Trump signs executive order ending collective bargaining for government employees involved...

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US President Donald Trump took his most consequential action against federal employee unions yet late on Thursday, signing an executive order aimed at ending...

Gaza’s child casualties are ‘the result of precise, targeted shootings’

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ON THE morning of 24 August 2024, four-year-old Mira Al-Darini stood outside her family’s makeshift tent in a cramped displacement camp in Khan Younis,...

Cardiff UCU staff vote 83% for strike action against huge job...

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CARDIFF University staff have overwhelmingly backed industrial action in a fight against huge job cuts, the University and College Union (UCU) announced on Tuesday...

‘HELL NO!’ to US postal privatisation – Defend 8 million affected...

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THOUSANDS of workers across the United States have hit the streets to say ‘Hell No!’ to dismantling the postal service. The National Association of Letter...

Renewed genocide, continued military aggression, record settlement expansion!

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THE Palestinian Government Communication Centre has issued its weekly Situation Report covering the key recent developments across occupied Palestine. This week’s report highlights Israel’s renewed...

10,000 on London Al Quds Day march! – rally closed down...

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‘FROM the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free!’ more than 10,000 Al Quds Day marchers chanted as they proceeded from Marble Arch,...

South Africa honours the 65th anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre!

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THE Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) said on Friday that it joins millions of South Africans in honouring the 65th anniversary and...

US unions demand no cuts to Medicaid and education

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Service Employees International Union (SEIU) members across the country have been holding demonstrations throughout the last week against the plans of US President Trump...

24-hour Argentine general strike against the Milei dictatorship

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ARGENTINA’S General Labour Confederation (CGT) will be staging a 24-hour general strike against the right wing government of Javier Milei, tentatively set for before...

Answer Higher Education Jobs Cull With National Strike!

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THE UNIVERSITY and College Union (UCU) held a rally and lobby of Parliament on Tuesday as part of its fight against a huge escalation,...

Palestinian children living in intense fear and anxiety – UNICEF

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UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) warned on Sunday that children in Palestine are facing ‘extremely alarming’ conditions, living in ‘intense fear and anxiety,’ and...

Washington lawsuit against Trump attack on unions

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A coalition of American unions has filed a lawsuit against Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Transportation...

Recognise The State Of Palestine Now!

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Continued from lead story The first speaker at the London Rally for Palestine in Whitehall opposite Downing Street at the end of last...