Trump threatens Taliban after they declare Afghanistan will not allow US military base at Bagram
President Donald Trump has threatened Afghanistan with “bad” consequences if it does not hand over the former air base which US forces abandoned in 2021, after occupying it for two decades.
More than 50,000 Cubans set to protest in Guantánamo against US foreign policy
The rally seeks to demonstrate the Cuban people’s historic rejection of the US presence at the Guantánamo Naval Base, as well as against Trump’s decision to transfer 30,000 deportees considered “dangerous.”
Trump announces Guantánamo Bay base expansion to detain up to 30,000 migrants
The project has caused indignation in Cuba, which claims sovereignty over the Guantánamo Base, occupied more than 100 years ago by the US military.
Mainstream media reignites “Chinese Spy Base” accusations against Cuba
US corporate media giant The Wall Street Journal has once again leveled accusations that Cuba is hosting Chinese spy bases
Cuba condemns ongoing US occupation of Guantanamo Bay
Since 1898, the US has controlled the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, an “illegally occupied” “usurped territory” according to Cubans
UN expert demands immediate shutting down of Guantanamo prison, apology to inmates
UN special rapporteur Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the first such expert who was allowed to visit the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison in over 20 years, noted that US’ treatment of detainees was “cruel, inhuman and degrading”
Otro “cuento de terror” de los EE.UU. que busca ahuyentar la normalización de las relaciones con China y Cuba
Abordando las acusaciones de una “base de espías chinos” en Cuba.
Daily Round-up | UN report reveals major setbacks in maternal health & other stories
In today’s episode, we bring you stories of alarming numbers from a UN report on maternal health indicators, the findings of a committee on the 2020 Delhi violence, and the release of two Pakistani men from Guantanamo Bay
Pakistani brothers finally leave Guantanamo Bay after 20 years without charge or trial
Hundreds of detainees have been incarcerated for years in the notorious American detention center in Cuba without any formal charges, and allegedly faced various forms of mental and physical torture
Daily Round-up | Sudan, Israel to sign formal peace treaty & other stories
In today’s episode, we bring you stories of developments in the normalization of ties between Sudan and Israel, the condemnation of war-mongering by the US, a summit between Spain and Morocco, and the resettlement of a Guantanamo Bay detainee
The roar of a US warplane over a civilian Irish airport
For almost two decades, activists have waged an inspiring struggle against the use of the Shannon airport in Ireland by the US military. How does a government allow the military to use a civilian airport, they ask
Daily Round-up | in Puerto Rico over unreliable electricity supply & other stories
In today’s episode, we bring you stories from protests in Puerto Rico, the election of a president in Sri Lanka, the release of a detainee from Guantanamo Bay, and COVID-19 vaccine inequality
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
