Hopes rise of extension of New START arms control treaty as Russia offers to freeze arsenal
Russia on Tuesday offered to freeze its current arsenal, and proposed an extension of the treaty by one year. The treaty signed in 2010 capped the number of nuclear warheads by the two countries and its deployment
Anti-fascists across the UK honor volunteers of the International Brigade
Around 2500 volunteers from Britain and Ireland participated in the Spanish Civil War supporting the Spanish Left and Republican forces against the fascist forces led by Francisco Franco
US to remove Sudan from list of states sponsoring terror
US president Donald Trump made the announcement after the Sudanese transitional government agreed to pay a compensation of USD 335 million to the victims of attacks on US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya in 1998 and the USS Cole in 2000
Battling repression, Chileans take to the streets to mark one year of protests
The demonstrations took place despite massive deployment of the Chilean police. Sunday’s demonstrations were organized just a few days ahead of the upcoming constitutional referendum.
Thai police to probe four media outlets as protests continue
Thailand’s police ordered a probe against four media outlets, a social media protest page and over 300,000 URLs, under emergency laws imposed last week
We have regained hope, says Luis Arce as estimates show MAS victory in Bolivian presidential polls
The Unitel-Ciesmori estimate showed the Luis Arce-David Choquehuanca ticket of the MAS winning over 52% of the vote. Shortly after, the president of the coup regime, Jeanine Añez, acknowledged the victory of the MAS
South Africa’s shack dwellers’ movement to protest theft of COVID-19 funds in KwaZulu-Natal
The shack dwellers’ movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo, will hold a rally in Durban protesting the theft of COVID-19 funds. Almost R2 billion has been lost in the KwaZulu-Natal province alone
Workers of Volkswagen Group subsidiary stage protests over closure of plant in Austria
Workers of the commercial vehicle manufacturing plant of MAN Truck & Bus Österreich AG (MTBÖ) in Steyr staged a protest following the announcement on closing their plant, which will put nearly 2,000 jobs at risk