Keiko Fujimori, leader of the far-right Popular Force party, was sworn in as Peru’s president, after narrowly defeating leftist candidate Roberto Sánchez in the run-off election in June, reports Ben Radford.
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Green Left’s Jordan Shukri AK Armaou-Massoud spoke with activist journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin during her visit to Australia from the United States to promote her film, Earth’s Greatest Enemy.
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Tanking in the polls, United States President Donald Trump repeated his charge that the 2020 elections were “stolen” from him, preparing the ground to challenge the results of November's midterm election, writes Barry Sheppard.
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Less than a month after the United States and Iran signed a Memorandum of Understanding, supposed to provide a framework for a ceasefire, the US resumed its illegal war on Iran on July 10, reports Susan Price.
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Ever since Western Australian-based company Lynas Rare Earths set up its rare earth refinery near the Malaysian city of Kuantan, it has faced strong community opposition based on well-founded concerns about the plant’s radioactive waste. Peter Boyle reports.
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Brazilian socialists Sabrina Fernandes and Mariana Riscali are confirmed to speak at Ecosocialism 2026, which is bringing together activists to discuss pathways for overcoming capitalism. Fred Fuentes reports.
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The US Supreme Court ruled on June 30 that President Donald Trump could not end birthright citizenship by Executive Order. Understanding that this is a setback but not a crushing defeat for the racist forces is important for organising the next stage in the fight back, argues Malik Miah.
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During the debate on ending the United States’ economic, commercial, and financial embargo on Cuba in the United Nations General Assembly, Cuban foreign affairs minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla delivered a stinging rebuke to remarks made by US ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz. Kerry Smith reports.
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United States sanctions ensure that most of the foreign currency Venezuela generates from oil sales remains under US control, drastically limiting the funds available for reconstruction following the recent earthquakes, writes Venezuela's Autonomous and Independent Workers’ Committee.
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In the aftermath of Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes,reconstruction must not follow free-market logic nor become a source of profits for financial elites, argues Venezuela’s Autonomous and Independent Workers’ Committee.
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Far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella narrowly defeated leftist Iván Cepeda in Colombia’s run-off presidential election, reports Ben Radford.
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In a sweeping victory, candidates endorsed by Democratic Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani were preselected as the Democratic Party's congressional candidates for November’s midterm elections, report Barry Sheppard and Malik Miah.