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Russia will expose Western sabotage of Nord Stream 2 – warns...

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RUSSIA will determine the future prospects of interaction with Western countries on its own terms, when and if their leadership sobers up, Foreign Minister...

Netanyahu delays judicial overhaul in the face of mass opposition

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As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the delay of his plan to overhaul Israel’s judiciary, Israeli protest leader Shikma Bressler vowed that demonstrations would...

Russian support welcomed in Africa – as colonialists overthrown in Niger

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RUSSIA has the capability to assist with the economic development of Africa and could be a superior replacement to Western countries that are currently...

Defiant pickets & rallies by striking Junior Doctors & Consultants!

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THERE were defiant pickets and rallies of striking Junior Doctors and Consultants on Monday, the first day of the current three-day joint British Medical...

500,000 workers and youth march for Palestine

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While the so-called Israeli Defence Force intensified its genocidal bombing campaign against Gaza and its ground forces invaded in their tanks, more than half...

South African workers march to defend healthcare benefits

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National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) members marched to the offices of Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) in Bloemfontein on Monday,...

560,000 have fled the sudan conflict

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BORDERing countries must give people fleeing the Sudan conflict immediate access for asylum, says Amnesty International UK. More than 560,000 have fled the ongoing crisis...

ISRAEL’S BRUTAL ATTACK ON AL-SHIFA HOSPITAL CONDEMNED – UN must stop...

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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani has condemned Israel’s brutal attack on the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City and the regime’s crimes against medical...

Over 40 countries seeking to join BRICS nations – summit in...

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JOHANNESBURG – A summit of the leaders of BRICS nations, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, with the bloc’s expansion being on...

NI housing workers’ strike in 23rd week!

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STRIKING housing workers in the north of Ireland have voted 99.5 per cent on a 93.5 per cent turn-out to reject the inadequate NI...

Major strikes in German and UK airports!

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SECURITY workers at three major German airports have waged the first of yet another round of strikes called by the country’s ver.di trade union,...

National Public Sector Strike Called In Greece

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The Federation of Greek Public Sector Trade Unions (ADEDY), the Athens and Piraeus Trades Councils and dozens of trade unions have called a 24-hour...

Italy’s broadcaster RAI holds 24-hour strike against the ‘stifling control’ exercised...

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JOURNALISTS at Italy’s public broadcaster RAI held a 24-hour national strike on Monday to protest against the ‘stifling control’ exercised over their work by...

Weapons supplied by the UK and USA have killed 839 civilians...

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WEAPONS supplied by the United Kingdom and the United States to the Saudi-led coalition in war-torn Yemen killed at least 839 civilians and wounded 1,775...

‘Iraq supports all measures aimed at lifting the sanctions on Syria!’...

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IRAQI government spokesman Basem al-Awadi has said that Iraq supports all procedures aimed at lifting the coercive economic measures and sanctions imposed on Syria,...

‘Recognise the State of Palestine!’ PLO Secretary General demands of EU...

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THE PLO (Palestine Liberation Organisation) has called on the European Union (EU) to pressure Israel to stop escalatory unilateral measures in the occupied territories. In...

SUDAN CONFLICT ENTERS FIFTH MONTH ‘The most vulnerable and innocent are...

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VIOLENCE is threatening Al Nao hospital, a vital lifeline for people in Omdurman, to the north west of Khartoum, as the conflict in Sudan...

25,000 held in US customs on Mexican border

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DESPITE the end of the United States Title 42 border restrictions, obstacles and the lack of legal options to reach the US will continue to have a serious...

Moscow & Tehran enhancing their ‘strategic economic cooperation’

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IRANIAN President Ebrahim Raeisi has said that, having successfully developed their diplomatic relations, Tehran and Moscow now need to enhance their ‘strategic economic cooperation’. Raeisi...

TROUBLES BILL: ‘Provides a blueprint for letting state forces and other...

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MPs WERE urged to reject the UK government’s ‘cruel and contemptuous’ Northern Ireland legacy bill as it returned to the House of Commons for...

50 children among over 220 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces...

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Israeli occupation forces killed a young Arab man from the city of Kafr Qassem last Friday morning, as unchecked crimes against Palestinians rage on...

Israeli Foreign Minister threatens Hamas leaders with assassination

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ISRAELI foreign minister Eli Cohen’s threat of killing leaders of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas exposes the regime’s frustration over its defeat against the...

MET POLICE: ‘culture of institutionalised racism, misogyny and homophobia’

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RIGHTS campaign groups Liberty, Runnymede, Stonewall and INQUEST have responded to Baroness Casey’s review of the Metropolitan Police Service which was produced last week. They...

NAHT head teachers union set to join NEU in national action...

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On the fifth day of strikes this year, thousands of teachers, students, and supporters marched in London on Tuesday to call for improved working...

French Trade Unions March And Denounce Israel’s Atrocities Against The Palestinians...

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AFTER weeks of banning pro-Palestinian demonstrations, French trade unions led the second approved protest in Paris on Sunday 22nd October to denounce the increasing...

Israeli forces to vet Palestinian school teachers

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The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, has introduced two bills that would bring Palestinian schools colleges and universities and their staff in the 1948-occupied territories under stricter...

Striking SA council workers face sackings & pay cuts

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THE Independent Municipal & Allied Trade Union (IMATU) has reacted angrily after it was informed that its striking members in local government in Tshwane...

Palestine Action’s ‘Elbit Eight’ acquitted!

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IN a significant development, a group of Palestine Action activists, known as the ‘Elbit Eight’, have been acquitted for their role in shutting down...

Iran parades military hardware – longest range drone in the world

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Iran has paraded its military hardware including ‘the longest-range drone in the world’ along with ballistic and hypersonic missiles. Last Friday, to mark the anniversary...

Huge Palestine demonstration in the Yemen

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Thousands of Yemenis took to the streets across the country to express their solidarity with Palestinians in the face of the relentless Israeli air...

Niger Expels French Ambassador!

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Niger’s military rulers on Friday revoked the diplomatic immunity of France’s ambassador and ordered police to expel him from the African country. A letter sent...

Wells Fargo employees ballot for union recognition

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In a remarkable series of events, Wells Fargo employees from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Bethel, Alaska, are spearheading the bank’s first-ever union elections. This historic...

French trade union federations are deciding on their next major mobilisation!

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THE FRENCH trade union federations were meeting on Thursday to decide their next mobilisations after MPs in the National Assemby on June 8 failed...

US unions report exposes the Amazon ‘injury machine’ – an injury...

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THE Strategic Organising Centre (SOC) has recently released a report called: The Injury Machine: How Amazon’s Production System Hurts Workers. The SOC is a coalition...

Hands off our ticket offices! – RMT leads march to 10...

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Over one thousand angry RMT rail union members and their supporters marched from the Department of Transport offices to Downing Street on Thursday evening...

180 arrested during clashes in France after police shooting of 17-year-old!

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‘AS MANY as 180 people were detained in France last night (Wednesday) for participation in unrest, sparked by the police shooting a 17-year-old driver...

Ukraine plotting to strike the Crimea using HIMARS rockets and Storm...

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Sergey Shoigu, the Russian Defence Minister, said on Tuesday that Ukraine’s armed forces command is plotting to deliver strikes on Russian territory, including Crimea,...

PAC report into emergency care ‘should concentrate government minds’ – BMA

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THE HOUSE of Commons PAC (Public Accounts Committee) report into emergency care should ‘concentrate minds’ in government, says the BMA. Responding to Wednesday’s PAC report...

30 Canadian ports hit by dock strike

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SUPPORT has been pouring in from Canadian and international unions for striking dockers on Canada’s West Coast. About 7,400 members of the ILWU Canada employed...

‘RUSSIA WILL CIRCUMVENT EU SANCTIONS!’ – Dmitry Peskov

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RUSSIA will circumvent the European Union’s sanctions, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. Peskov stated: ‘As far as Russian diamonds are concerned, it was...

Israeli Airstrikes On Gaza Kill 13

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ISRAELI WARPLANES struck multiple sites across Gaza early Tuesday, killing three Islamic Jihad military leaders along with several others, with an initial total of 12 fatalities. Unnamed...

Israel’s ‘nightmare of collapse’ coming to life – says Iranian ...

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CHIEF of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Baqeri, says the ‘glorious’ Palestinian military operation in the occupied territories has made...

Over 5,500 children killed by Israel in Gaza by World Children’s...

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IT WAS World Children’s Day on Monday, when it emerged that at least 5,500 children have been killed in Gaza since October 7th. According to...

Germany gives 80% fuel subsidy to businesses – extensive ‘preventive arrests’...

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The German economy ministry plans to subsidise 80 per cent of the electricity cost for energy-intensive companies, in a proposal likely to fuel divisions...

French unions demand repeal of education & pension reforms

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TENS of thousands of teachers and their supporters rallied in Paris and towns across France on Wednesday to show their opposition to the Macron...