European Union (EU)
“A new kind of right-wing extremism is on a roll in Hungary”
József Böröcz, a professor of sociology at the Rutgers University in the US, talks about the characteristics of the government and politics of Victor Orbán in Hungary and the possibilities of resistance
NATO: the destabilizer in the Balkans
NATO is highly unpopular among the majority of the citizens living in the Balkan state, having suffered under its brutal military onslaught during the civil wars in the region
North Macedonia and the perils of an EU obsession
The coalition government of North Macedonia led by Zoran Zaev called for fresh elections after French opposition denied it a date for the initiation of membership talks with the EU
The far right regains power in Poland riding on social conservatism, Euro-skepticism
The ruling conservative Law and Justice Party (PiS) secured a simple majority in the 460-member lower house of the parliament, the Sejm by winning 235 seats
- 40 more Palestinian prisoners go on hunger strike
- 1.5 million French workers take to the streets against Macron’s pension reforms
- Young healthcare professionals in Buenos Aires to stage massive demonstration today
- Berta Cáceres’ assassins are sentenced but true justice remains elusive
- Palestinians condemn Israel’s plan for illegal settlement in occupied Hebron
