Belgium’s PTB kickstarts campaign with pro-people action plan
In their program, the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PTB/PVDA) has prioritized fiscal justice, a social climate policy, and a foreign policy based on solidarity and peace
Biden and Trump confirmed to face off in US elections in November
Following several rounds of Presidential primaries, the two aging politicians have clinched the presidential nominations for their parties
Austrian communists make a breakthrough in Salzburg municipal polls
With a surge in their popularity in cities like Graz and Salzburg, communists hope to enter the parliament in the elections this year
Occupation forces kill six, including three children, in West Bank and Jerusalem
Israel has repeatedly attacked the occupied territories since the war in Gaza killing over 400 Palestinians, including over 100 children, and detaining nearly 8,000
Despite assurances, Israel restricts entry of Palestinian youth into Al-Aqsa during Ramadan
Occupying forces have killed over 400 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since October 7 and detained over 7,500 of them in violent and destructive raids
Israel kills 11 more in fresh attacks on Palestinian aid-seekers
Aid groups and UN missions continue to struggle to deliver essential food, medical, and fuel supplies, despite the Israeli attacks on aid trucks and aid-seekers
In Portugal’s elections, conservatives take the lead even as far-right surges
The Socialist Party (PS) government, which had been in power in Portugal since 2015, was forced to resign in November when Prime Minister António Costa and some of his ministers got mired in a corruption scandal over lucrative lithium and green hydrogen projects
Haiti’s acting PM and president Ariel Henry resigns, people’s movements warn against foreign intervention
The resignation of Henry comes amid an upsurge in violence between security forces and paramilitary groups, and was a long standing demand of movements in the country