According to the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT), the British government had approved the sale of weapons and military equipment worth USD 17.8 million to Israel in 2018.
Meanwhile, the Taliban has intensified its war against government forces in several provinces of Afghanistan. It carried out an attack in Kabul on Monday, killing over 16 people.
Hezbollah responded to a drone violating Lebanese airspace by firing anti-tank missiles into Israel. Israel, in response, fired several rounds of shells into Lebanon. This is the first time Hezbollah has militarily retaliated since the 2006 war with Israel
Since 1983, more than 6,500 cases of murder at the hands of the state have been registered. The number of cases have increased during the current government’s rule.
The new eligibility criteria for residential provisions for disabled people in the municipal area of Copenhagen have resulted in the exclusion of many disabled people from provisions for housing, day care and education.
Protesters demand the extension of social emergency measures, increase of pension and retirement benefits, rise in the Supplementary Social Salary and the implementation of the Food Emergency Act.
Amidst speculation of its rift with the Saudis, the United Arab Emirates begins rapprochement with Iran.
Fear and uncertainty faced by the railway employees have increased during the second tenure of far-right Bharatiya Janata Party government.
The call to put Turkey under sanctions finds traction in the United States following Erdogan’s visit to Moscow.
More than 500 workers of the Global Services of Outsourcing Company have been dismissed so far this year.
Italian president Sergio Mattarella gave prime minister Giuseppe Conte a mandate to form a new government, much to the dismay of Matteo Salvini, who had pushed a no-confidence motion against Conte.
The proroguing of the British parliament is widely seen as an attempt by the government to avoid parliamentary scrutiny and to push for a No-Deal Brexit.
