Iran under the mullahs has seen several waves of mass protest, each put down with extreme violence, writes Sarah Glynn.
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Foreign aid is commonly regarded as an altruistic contribution by countries in the Global North to countries in the Global South, with the aim of reducing poverty. However, while there are some exceptions, foreign aid today reinforces global inequalities by building on the economic and political structures created during the colonial era, argues Allen Jennings.
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United States Federal Reserve Bank Governor Lisa Cook won a Federal Court ruling, allowing her to remain in her job while fighting President Donald Trump’s bid to sack her, reports Malik Miah.
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Kathmandu is on edge, not because of “apps”, but because a generation raised on the promise of democracy and mobility has collided with an economy and political order that keep shutting every door, write Atul Chandra and Pramesh Pokharel.
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Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz declared that the “gates of hell are being unlocked in Gaza City” as it demolishes one of the last parts that has infrastructure. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Green Left’s Kerry Smith speaks to Federico Fuentes, a regular GL writer on Venezuela and long-time solidarity activist, about the significance of United States President Donald Trump’s deployment of warships throughout the Caribbean — and why it must be opposed.
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Responding to the mass protests in Indonesia and the state’s heavy-handed repression, more than 250 local and international organisations and individuals have signed on to the following demands on the Indonesian government, reports Susan Price.
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Rebecca Meckelburg looks at the growing discontent that led to mass protests across Indonesia.
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The Global Sumud Flotilla — the largest maritime mission to Gaza since Israel’s illegal siege began 18 years ago — officially set sail from Barcelona, Catalonia, reports Susan Price.
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Indonesian security forces opened fire on a peaceful protest in Sorong, West Papua, killing one person and injuring several others, reports Susan Price.
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A disintegrated left establishment, worsening economic crisis and resurgent right wing marked the first round of Bolivia’s elections, which spelt the end of the Movement Towards Socialism’s 20 years in power, reports Ben Radford.
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Rojava revolutionary leading figure Salih Muslim told Green Left’s Peter Boyle that Ahmed al-Sharaa’s Syrian Transitional Government, under pressure from Turkey, was retreating from a previously agreed process to unify the country.