Iraq faces constitutional crisis with Mahdi ready to step down as caretaker prime minister
The decision comes a day after Mahdi’s successor and prime minister designate Mohammad Tawfiq Allawi resigned, creating a vacuum in the political leadership
After US-Taliban agreement, intra-Afghan talks to be the main decider
The upcoming intra-Afghan peace negotiations, likely to take place 10 days after the agreement, will decide if the peace process between the US and the Taliban can be sustainable
Massive pro-Palestinian protests against AIPAC and Israel staged in Washington DC
The protests took place in the backdrop of prominent US Democratic presidential candidates such as Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, among others, deciding to skip the annual conference of the pro-Jewish lobby group
Right-wing Uruguayan president assumes office amid protests
Uruguayan social movements criticized the new president’s stand against the progressive governments of the region
Gazans protest reduction in services by UNRWA
While the UNGA has extended the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) till June 2023, the agency has stated that due to a lack of funds, its operations in the occupied Palestinian territories will be severely affected
Turkish blackmail worsens situation for refugees
The Turkey-Greece borders are on alert as Turkey allows thousands of refugees to cross over to Europe. The move is being viewed as an attempt by the Turkish government to blackmail the European Union (EU) to support its imperialist designs in the Syrian conflict
Israelis vote for the third time in less than a year to elect a new parliament
No coalition or party was able to secure majority support in the two previous elections, held in April and September of last year
Tens of thousands ‘march in anger’ in Brussels
The call for the march was given by the Workers Party of Belgium (PTB/PVDA) to demand a worker-friendly policy from the government and the traditional parties in the country