Whistleblower David McBride’s trial in a limbo on issues of “national security”
David McBride, who released documents detailing war crimes by Australian security forces in Afghanistan, has not received the full brief of the case against him owning to national security concerns
Thousands gather in west London to commemorate the victims of the Grenfell fire
The survivors, the relatives of the victims, as well as members of the local community are enraged at the delay in progress of the official inquiry into the 2017 fire
Without a shred of evidence, US accuses Iran of attacking tankers
Mike Pompeo, in a press conference, accused Iran of engineering the attacks on tankers in the Gulf of Oman. However, he cited unnamed intelligence reports and other vague references in support of his claim
“The comrades will keep rebuilding till the land is theirs”
On Thursday, police and the anti-land invasion unit demolished 70 houses at the Azania land occupation of the shack dwellers’ movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo. The residents, who were left homeless, are fighting back by rebuilding
Two tankers allegedly attacked in Gulf of Oman
The attacks come a month after a similar ‘attack’ on four tankers off a UAE port. The US blamed Iran for that incident without providing any evidence for the same
Venetians protest entry of big ships into canal
Thousands of people in Venice called for large vessels to be barred from the Giudecca canal. This follows an accident on June 8 when a vessel crashed into a quay, injuring four people
Jewish settlers barge into Al-Aqsa mosque again
This is the second instance in less than 10 days of Jewish extremists barging into the mosque’s premises. This is illegal as Jews are not allowed to pray on the compound
30 weeks of Yellow Vests: a movement at a threshold
Thousands took part in the weekly protests in cities across France. While these agitations have channelized popular anger against president Emmanuel Macron, they have not been able to develop a political project