By pressuring Mexico to halt oil shipments, Washington is escalating its blockade of Cuba into a direct bid for economic collapse and regime change, argues SEVIM DAGDELEN
WHEN I was a kid I had ambitions to play for Aston Villa. In Gaza, the ambition of most children is likely just to stay alive.
There is a genocide taking place in plain view — but those of us who call this indisputable fact out and demand a ceasefire are attacked.
I was raised in a Roman Catholic family where the only books in the house other than school or library books were ones with Bible stories.
The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza – where Palestinians are freezing to death in tents – is not a natural disaster but a calculated outcome of Israel’s ongoing blockade, aid restrictions and continued violence, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
Israel’s genocide in Palestine and wars against its neighbours would be impossible without constant Western support — so we must amplify the brave voices demanding a halt, argues DR RAMZY BAROUD



