Foreign fighters have begun to leave Libya, says foreign minister
The interim government has been insisting that all foreign troops should leave the country for the UN-brokered peace deal to be successful and for elections to be held in a credible manner
Why are South Africa’s engineering workers going on strike on October 5?
Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, the national spokesperson of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, talks about the upcoming strike of the workers of the engineering sector and the deadlocked negotiations with the employers
Lebanese citizens protest suspension of Beirut port blast investigation
Hundreds of Lebanese citizens took to the streets against the suspension of the investigation into the Beirut port blast. The protests were led by the families of the victims of the blast.
Violent deportations of Haitian refugees expose Biden’s record on migrant rights
The violent expulsion of Haitian migrants in Del Rio, at the behest of the Joe Biden administration, has put a spotlight on the president’s record of continuing Trump-era laws to expel hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers and undocumented migrants
Third round of dialogue process between Venezuelan government and opposition concludes
The recent round of dialogue and negotiation process between the Venezuelan government and the platform of far-right opposition forces began amid conflict with the mediator Norway and concluded without reaching significant agreements
Venezuela’s efforts to overcome the pandemic, political crisis, and sanctions
On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Peoples Dispatch spoke with Carlos Ron, Venezuela’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for North America.
ICC’s chief prosecutor proposes to exclude US troops from ambit of Afghan war crimes probe
The decision by ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan to exclude US forces from the investigation has invited widespread criticism, with some calling it an attempt at selective justice
Indian farmers lead country-wide shutdown
The shutdown marked ten months of the passing of three controversial laws. Farmers fear these laws will allow for greater corporate role in agriculture and reduce the price they get for their produce