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‘For many Gazans hunger has become the deadliest weapon’

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One child is killed every 30 minutes in the Gaza Strip, in the ongoing Israeli genocide that started on October 7th, 2023. This is taking...

Russia’s reply at UN to UK resolution on Sudan

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A UK/Sierra Leone-led draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Sudan at the UN Security Council meeting chaired by British Foreign Secretary David Lammy...

‘Supermajority’ vote to join union at Ford plant in Kentucky

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A MAJORITY of workers at a Ford Motor (F.N) joint-venture battery plant in Kentucky have signed cards indicating their support for the United Auto...

Greek workers general strike! March for pay rise waving Palestinian flags!

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LAST Wednesday’s 24-hour general strike in Greece saw tens of thousands of workers, students and young people, many waving Palestinian flags, taking part in...

Bolivia cracks down on indigenous trade union leaders!

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by Miriam Amancay COLQUE ON Wednesday November 13, prominent leaders of the indigenous movement who were in the front line of the biggest ‘National March...

Medics used as shields during Israeli operations in Jenin city!

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THIS WEEK, the Israeli military carried out an extensive raid on the West Bank city of Jenin and nearby towns, resulting in the deaths...

‘RUSSIA’S NUCLEAR DOCTRINE NEEDS REVISION’ SAYS PESKOV – after US allows...

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RUSSIA’S nuclear doctrine needed to be revised to adapt to new realities, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. He explained that it was necessary...

Huge Polytechnic Uprising anniversary march on Sunday – General strike across...

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Greek students, youth and workers delivered a significant blow to the Mitsotakis government, the US-NATO imperialists, EU and Israel on Sunday. They staged a most...

Israel kills 3,500 Lebanese, targeting health facilities & cultural sites

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ISRAEL has killed at least 3,452 people and injured more than 14,664 in Lebanon since hostilities began last October between the genocidal Zionist regime...

Hundreds of South African miners are trapped underground – SAFTU demands...

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The South African Federation of Trade Unions issued a statement on Friday to say they are extremely concerned that the unfolding situation in the...

Biden’s aid letter ignored by Israel – yet US weapons supply...

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On October 13, the Biden administration issued a forceful letter to Israel with a clear directive: Within 30 days, permit increased humanitarian aid into...

Israeli Forces Have Launched A Campaign Of Exterminating The Palestinians

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THE Government Media Office in the Gaza Strip says Israeli forces have killed more than 2,000 civilians in the northern part of the besieged...

THE IMPACT THAT POVERTY HAS ON CHILDREN’S EDUCATION IS IMMENSE! says...

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‘THE IMPACT poverty has on children and young people’s education is immense,’ Daniel Kebede, General Secretary of the National Education Union, said yesterday. He was...

Iran and Hamas demand action against Israel from Arab-Islamic Summit!

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PRESIDENT of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Monday that the ‘Arab and Islamic duty requires us to show the highest levels...

‘Unprecedented public admission of torture’ in Israeli prisons

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AN Israeli journalist-turned-intelligence officer has exposed part of the regime’s physical and psychological torture of Palestinian abductees in Israeli prisons since Israel launched the...

‘Neither party addresses the real pain facing working people!’ ‘Neither party...

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‘IT IS clear that the economic struggle working-class people are facing is causing real pain and neither party has sufficiently addressed it,’ says AFL-CIO...

UK-Sudan Youth Coalition march from the US Embassy to Parliament Square

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OVER 200 mostly young people assembled outside the US embassy in London before marching to Parliament Square on Saturday, in a demonstration organised by...

Israel continues to strike the Gaza Strip and has ordered two...

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Israel, which continues to strike both the besieged Gaza Strip and Lebanon, announced on Thursday that it has signed a deal to purchase more...

‘What is going on in Gaza is systematic starvation & mass...

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‘WHAT’S happening in Gaza of systematic starvation and deliberate destruction is not a war, but a genocide,’ the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation...

Brutal repression in Bolivia

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BY MIRIAM AMANCAY COLQUE Bartolina Sisa Resistance   ON November 4th, violent repression in Bolivia continued with more arrests in the town of Mairana, Santa Cruz. Repressive...

MESSAGES OF RESILIENCE! – symbols of perseverance, resistance and defiance

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‘WE promise we will rebuild them.’ These words were written by a Palestinian on the walls of a house demolished by Israeli airstrikes in...

Thousands of homes wrapped in dangerous cladding

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THE NAO (National Audit Office) report on dangerous cladding confirms our worst fears, says the Fire Brigades Union (FBU). The NAO published its report, Dangerous...

Over 180 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza!

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Marking Saturday’s International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, United States officials have yet again failed to condemn the Israeli regime for...

BRITAIN MUST STOP ARMING ISRAEL NOW! – demands London rally

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THE first speaker at the rally in Battersea outside the American embassy was University and College Union General Secretary Jo Grady, who said: ‘There...

‘Daughter of Libya’ – Aisha Gaddafi’s personal exhibition

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The Russian State Museum of Oriental Art in Moscow is mounting an exhibition of artwork by Aisha Gaddafi, daughter of slain Libyan leader Muammar...

Gaza Has Been Made Unfit For Human Life!

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THE UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine issued a report late last Monday accusing Israel of a systematic campaign of forced displacement, destruction and acts...

Call for Israel to be expelled from United Nations!

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The president of the Palestinian National Council, Rawhi Fattouh, has called for Israel’s expulsion from the United Nations if it fails to reverse its...

‘An appalling situation!’ – BMA Council Chair Professor Philip Banfield condemns...

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THE British Medical Association (BMA) has condemned the use of physician associates warning of serious risks to patients. Responding to revelations from Channel 4 News...

The entire population of Gaza at risk of dying in Israel’s...

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THE entire population of the Gaza Strip is at risk of dying in Israel’s genocide, says special rapporteur Francesca Albanese. The United Nations expert on...

‘We will win!’ says Families and Friends Campaign on march in...

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‘WE believe that we will win! We believe that we will win!’ chanted one thousand marchers on the United Families and Friends March from...

‘Unimaginable brutality’ Palestinians slam Israeli army ‘genocide!’

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JERUSALEM – Palestinian leaders have condemned Israel’s ongoing offensive in northern Gaza, labelling the actions as war crimes and genocide aimed at uprooting the...

Labour plans to transform the NHS into ‘Neighbourhood Health Service’ –...

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THE NHS trade union leaders have given a muted response to Monday’s Declaration of War on the NHS by the Labour government. PM Starmer and...

‘Massacres by Israeli army indicate plan to empty land and eliminate...

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‘THE MASSACRES that are being committed on the ground by the Israeli army indicates that there is a plan being implemented at an unprecedented...

A quarter of a million Gaza homes destroyed!

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The Ministry of Public Works in Gaza has reported that more than a quarter of a million housing units have been completely or partially...

‘In-house is best’ – striking Suffolk and Essex health workers determined...

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CLEANERS, caterers, porters, housekeepers and other East Suffolk and North Essex support staff began a new 48-hour strike yesterday, demanding to stay in the...

Blinken’s Role in Gaza’s Humanitarian Crisis

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From the start of Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken was deeply involved. Just after 7th October, Blinken...

Argentinian students and teachers pepper-sprayed during protests!

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ARGENTINIAN universities began a 24-hour strike on Thursday. The National Interuniversity Council (CIN), professors’ and workers’ unions, and student organisations held the 24-hour strike in...

‘A real blow is being prepared’ for public services in France...

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‘BUDGET 2025: an austerity plan that doesn’t say its name!’ declared French trade union federation Force Ouvrière (FO) on Tuesday. A FO press statement said:...

50 Members Of UK Parliament Back A Motion Calling For Sanctions...

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AROUND 50 Members of Parliament from seven political parties backed a motion calling for sanctions against the Israeli regime for committing ‘crimes against humanity’,...

Boeing strikers ‘standing firm’ in fight to save 17,000 jobs

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BOEING strikers are standing firm despite the announcement last Friday that Boeing will cut 17,000 jobs, 10% of its global workforce, delay first deliveries...

Under the spotlight: Israel’s indiscriminate use of internationally banned weapons!

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‘AS the Israeli regime’s bombing campaign against Lebanon continues to claim innocent lives, the indiscriminate use of internationally banned weapons has come under the...

Russian battlegroups are continuing to destroy Ukrainian formations!

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The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 300 servicemen in the Kursk area between last Thursday and Friday, and 21,900 since the start of...

US arms manufacturers make record profits – while US labour disputes...

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American arms dealers have gathered ‘record profits’ from Israel’s wars on the besieged Gaza Strip and Lebanon, according to a new report. In a report...

North Korea has no intention of attacking South Korea or of...

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North Korea has no intention of attacking South Korea, nor does it have any interest in a forceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula, the...

‘Tel Aviv is fully aware of the wide range of Israeli...

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned the Zionist regime against testing Tehran’s resolve, saying Tel Aviv is fully aware of the wide-range of...