Peoples Dispatch
ICC applies for arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant

ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan issued warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister, as well as for three Hamas leaders

Confrontations continue over planned voting rules change in New Caledonia

Violent confrontations erupted in New Caledonia last week in response to French lawmakers’ plans to change voting rules, jeopardizing the rights of the Kanak population

Death toll rises to 154 in Rio Grande do Sul tragedy

More than 2 million people are affected by the floods in Brazil and more rain forecasted in the coming days throughout the country

Three killed in Pakistan protesting rise in the prices of essential commodities

Since the government signed a deal with the IMF, mass protests have occurred regularly against the massive reduction in state subsidies on essential commodities which has in turn driven up the prices of electricity and food items

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico injured in assassination attempt

Robert Fico was seriously injured in an assassination attempt in the town of Handlová while he was meeting supporters

Argentine social movements denounce illegal raids by government

Mass organizations in Argentina denounced the police raids as political persecution by the right-wing government and said they were in an attempt to crush the opposition to Milei’s anti-people policies

Biden to send one billion dollars in arms to Israel

Despite statements from US officials suggesting otherwise, the United States’ unconditional support of Israel continues in the face of ongoing genocide

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha to be released on bail after arrest ruled illegal

Police charged Prabir and NewsClick with colluding with foreign powers to sabotage India on the basis of a New York Times “hit piece” published in August 2023 which targeted several other anti-war organizations in the US as well

M23 attacks continue in DR Congo against refugee camps, health centers

Mineral extraction is the key to understanding the longstanding violence waged by Rwandan and Ugandan backed paramilitary groups in the DRC

Kindergarten workers in Croatia go on strike, face attacks by mayor

Workers in the public kindergarten in Biograd, Croatia, are facing unprecedented pressures as they begin strike

Student leaders are leading the left revival in India’s national elections

In West Bengal, where left parties were elected to rule for over three decades until 2011, over a half dozen young leaders are waging a battle to defeat sectarian, anti-people politics of the right-wing parties

US acknowledges that Israel likely used its weapons to violate international law

The Biden administration’s recent statements on Israel’s aggression in Gaza may seem significant, but Israel policy shows no significant changes