Female students stopped from entering Badakhshan University in Afghanistan
Videos shared on social media show security personnel using force to disperse the students who are banging on the doors trying to enter the university
Lebanese political parties fail to elect a new president as Michael Aoun’s term expires
Aoun’s departure leaves Lebanon without a formal head of state at a time when the country has been embroiled in an unprecedented economic and political crisis for the last three years
Following attacks on Sevastopol, Russia suspends participation in UN-brokered grain deal with Ukraine
Under the deal reached in July through UN and Turkish mediation, Russia had agreed to allow grain exports from three Ukrainian ports through the Black Sea to ease the food crisis faced by countries in Africa and Asia
President Lula!
Thousands took to the streets to celebrate as Lula, the candidate of the Workers’ Party of Brazil, defeated Jair Bolsonaro in one the most crucial elections in the country’s history
Sri Lanka set to see more protests against Ranil Wickremesinghe government
On November 2, major trade unions and opposition parties are set to launch another round of protests against the Ranil Wickremesinghe government’s repression of protests and failure to handle the economic crisis
Three years since 2019 protests in Iraq, most demands remain unfulfilled
Three years after a wave of protests rocked Iraq, not much has changed with respect to the structure of the economy or political system. A new government is finally in place but faces numerous challenges
The struggle against neofascism from Italy to Brazil
Giuliano Granato of Italian left party Potere al Popolo talks about the need for solidarity between the people of Italy and Brazil as neofascism rises
Iraqi parliament approves Mohammad al-Sudani as country’s new prime minister
The appointment of al-Sudani is expected to end three years of political uncertainty in Iraq following the nationwide popular protests that broke out in October 2019, forcing the then elected government to resign