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Dispatch From Paris: Student-Led Protests Spread, Despite Brutal Policing
Weeks of student-led demonstrations have spread nationwide, with arrests, reports of police brutality, and restrictions.
Calling Israeli Settlers “Terrorists” Helps Cover Up Their State Backing
The label of “terrorism” is a political tool whose meaning has been shaped by those with the power to wield it.
US Boat Bombing Campaign Surpasses 200 Deaths After Latest Strike
Human rights advocates say US strikes on suspected drug boats are unlawful killings.
EU Approves Sanctions on Violent Israeli Settlers. Critics Say It’s Not Enough.
Europe continues to hold partnership agreements with Israel, including in military and academic cooperation.
Palestinians in Gaza Slam Kushner’s Reconstruction Plan as Disguised Theft
The people “want to rebuild it with their own hands — without foreign pressure or intervention,” said one Gazan.
Trump’s Fuel Embargo Forces Cuba to Take Emergency Steps to Avert Catastrophe
The Trump administration has threatened to slap tariffs on any country that sells oil to the Cuban government.
We Said “We Will Block Everything” and We Did: Inside Italy’s Strike for Gaza
Following a 24-hour general strike on September 22, the country is now gearing up for more national protests.
Was Trump’s Anti-Migrant, Anti-Climate Science UN Speech Directed at Far Right?
Trump was speaking to an international far right more than he was to UN member states, says journalist Ishaan Tharoor.
Targeting Venezuela, Trump Escalates US Campaign of Aggression in Latin America
The US and Latin American right have long mobilized to remove challenges to their traditional privileges and control.
Bipartisan US Push Tries to Label Democratic African Government as “Terrorist”
The UN treats the Polisario as the legitimate representative of the Western Sahara people. The US is now vilifying it.