US arms sale to UAE
Bolsonaro faces senate inquiry as pandemic worsens in Brazil and other stories
Today we look at a Senate inquiry into Brazil’s Covid response, protest actions by port workers and drivers in the US,the Biden administration’s approval of a weapons deal with the UAE, and civilian killings by Eritrean troops in Tigray
US suspends arms deals with Saudi Arabia and UAE pending review
The announcement by US secretary of state Antony Blinken of the suspension of the arms deals pending a review was welcomed by peace organizations which called for them to be scrapped
Rights groups oppose US arms sale to UAE; demand end of its role in Yemen war
Two different letters signed by various international organizations were issued on November 30. The signatories ask the US to end all military cooperation with the UAE and also to end its support to the war in Yemen
- Haiti remembers victims of the 2010 devastating earthquake
- Widespread outrage in Ireland over femicide of Ashling Murphy
- Over 70 Jewish groups and individuals endorse calls to boycott Sydney festival over Israeli funding
- Following historic strike by French educators, government comes to the negotiating table
- Drivers and transport workers in Lebanon strike against government apathy
