Trump administration announces partial troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and Iraq
By January, the number of troops in both these countries will be down to around 2,500. Peace activists have welcomed the decision even as sections of the establishment have resisted it
Libyan warring factions agree to protect oil production facilities
The talks in Brega led to an agreement to create a joint force to protect the facilities. The political talks that were going in parallel did not lead to an agreement on a transitional government
Buoyed by right-wing groups, Trump continues to rule an alternate universe
The so-called Million Maga March saw a participation of thousands of Trump supporters echoing his claim of electoral fraud in the November 3 presidential election
What is RCEP and why are trade unions in the Asia-Pacific region concerned about it?
Even as the new agreement between ASEAN nations and its free trade partners establishes the largest trading bloc in the world, it is vehemently being opposed by labor unions, trade justice groups and women’s movements
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp under the scanner as Australian Senate to probe media monopolies
The senate inquiry announcement comes days after a petition by ex-prime minister Kevin Rudd to investigate Murdoch’s media monopoly in Australia garnered half a million signatures
Yet another journalist killed in Afghanistan
33-year-old Elyas Dayee, who was associated with Radio Free Afghanistan RFE/RL, was killed and three others were critically wounded in an improvised bomb blast in Helmand’s Lashkar Gah
Pro-govt. groups gain advantage in Jordanian polls amid poor turnout
Pro-government figures and independents won a majority of seats with a large number of them from military backgrounds. Out of 130 elected members, 100 are first-time winners
University of Manchester students stage occupation of campus against insensitivity of authorities
The occupation was led by UoM Rent Strike, alongside the campaign group ‘9K 4 WHAT?. The protesters were agitating against the extremely high rent and lack of support during the COVID-19 pandemic