By refusing to recognise a Palestinian state and continuing to supply Israel with weapons, Meloni has provoked an uprising that is without precedent in the history of solidarity with Palestine — and it could change Italy profoundly too, writes RAMZY BAROUD
Venezuelan elections are the gold standard
Fraud allegations abound from those with their own political agenda – but the evidence shows otherwise, reports election observer CALVIN TUCKER
A man walks past a mural with an image of a ballot being cast and the words in Spanish "Electoral Power," in Caracas, Venezuela
The new angle from private firms shmoozing their way into public contracts was the much-trumpeted arrival of ‘artificial intelligence’ — and no-one seemed to have heard the numerous criticisms of this unproven miracle cure, reports SOLOMON HUGHES
With the ceasefire and peace process now firmly in place for almost a decade, Colombia’s peace court has begun issuing its first sentences against both sides over human rights violations during the armed conflict, reports NICK MACWILLIAM
As war between Iran and the West looms once more, NAVID SHOMALI sounds the alarm bell and calls on the peace movement in Britain and internationally to mobilise for action before it is too late
A day of strike action is set to be unleashed today, against tax injustice, attacks on pensions and the anti-democratic manoeuvrings of Macron, writes BILL GREENSHIELDS
Once again, working people have been betrayed with false promises about jobs in an industry that is actually making climate change worse, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
THE old man had obviously spotted that I was from the international observer mission. My khaki jacket with its distinctive insignia of the Venezuelan electoral authorities was a dead giveaway.
“The election is rigged,” he told me in English.
“So, er, how is it done?” I asked, whipping out my biro to take notes.
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