Egypt’s repressive regime is enabled by US and allies
Rania Khalek of BreakThrough News explains how Egypt acts as a US proxy in the region and how the backing of western powers and Israel enables its government to continue repressive policies domestically
Peace talks between Colombian government and ELN to begin on Monday
Four years after the peace talks were suspended, the Colombian government and the guerilla group ELN are set to begin in Caracas on Monday, November 21. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will be the guarantor for the talks
Netanyahu and Itamar Ben Gvir agree to legalize outposts. What does it mean for Palestinians?
Nearly 700,000 Israelis living in over 250 settlements and over 100 outposts in the occupied Palestinian territories. Both settlements and outposts are illegal under international law while Israel has until now termed outposts illegal
Massive anti-imperialist rallies in Greece commemorate Athens Polytechnic uprising of 1973
A students’ strike that started in Athens Polytechnic on November 14, 1973, escalated to an open revolt against the US-backed Greek military junta and ended in bloodshed in the early morning of November 17 following a series of events that started with a tank crashing through the gates of the Polytechnic building
Russia-Ukraine grain deal extended by four months
The deal was set to expire on November 19. Turkey and the UN mediated the grain deal in July following global concern regarding the worsening food crisis, particularly in countries of Asia and Africa
The US is evading its responsibility on climate change
Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News explains the failure of the United States to fulfill its responsibilities in combating climate change. He also talks about how its positions are hurting countries in the Global South
At G20, bid to encircle and isolate Russia continued
Independent journalist Siddharthya Roy and NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha discuss the final day of the G20 summit in Bali
Ukraine used Polish incident to instigate direct war with NATO, claims Russia
Despite being contradicted by the US and NATO, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky repeated his claim that the missile which killed two farmers in Poland – a NATO member – was fired by Russia