Israeli airstrikes on Gaza continue for second day, 11 killed
Israeli military sources said the bombings would continue in the coming days as well. Among those killed is a five-year-old girl
Lebanon-Israel dispute over off-shore gas fields veers into dangerous waters
Rania Khalek of BreakThrough News talks about the escalating tensions on the issue of off-shore gas fields which Lebanon and Israel claim and the dangerous contribution of US ‘mediation’
Amid boycott calls and low turn-out, Tunisia passes constitutional referendum
Tunisian president Kais Saied has claimed victory after his proposed constitution was approved in a referendum. However, the turnout was only around 30% and opposition forces have dismissed its legitimacy
Iraq demands UN intervention against continued Turkish violations of its sovereignty
During a special session of the UN Security Council on Tuesday, UN Special Representative in Iraq Jeanine Hennis Plasschaert said that the Turkish attack on Zakho in Iraqi Kurdistan earlier this month showed “shocking disregard for civilian life”
Despite low turn-out, Tunisian president Kais Saied claims victory in constitutional referendum
Only around 30% of voters turned up for the referendum on a new constitution for Tunisia. However, the government of Kais Saied claimed that over 94% of those who voted were in favor of the new document
Solidarity event in Berlin celebrates Cuba’s living revolution
The Fiesta de Solidaridad con Cuba in Berlin was organized by Cuba Sí, a working group from the German leftist party Die Linke, on Saturday, July 23. The gathering combined music, photography, and political activism from Cuba, Latin America, and beyond
The ever-ballooning US military budget
Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News explains the recent Pentagon funding provision approved by the US House of Representatives and decodes the military-industrial complex
Turkish health workers struggle for better working conditions
Şebnem Korur Fincancı, President of the Turkish Medical Association, talks about the ongoing struggles being fought by health workers in the country for better working conditions