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Dublin protesters rallied outside Arnotts department store on Saturday, demanding justice for Yves Sakila.

Sakila was a 35-year-old Congolese man killed by security guards in front of the store May 15, after they pinned him down over an alleged shoplifting incident.

Sakila has drawn comparisons to George Floyd, the Minneapolis man killed by a white officer in 2020, whose death ignited a U.S. uprising against police brutality

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🔴 LIVE Tuesday, June 2 | 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT

Big news! We’re excited to premiere BreakThrough Live, our new twice weekly news and interview show. Breaking the news that matters most and offering sharp left, anti-imperialist analysis on the stories you need to keep fighting.

Join Rania Khalek and Zoe Alexandra LIVE with special guests:

Professor Mohammad Marandi, an expert on American studies who teaches at the University of Tehran, joins BT Live to discuss the latest updates on the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, where despite ongoing talks of ongoing talks, casualties continue to mount as a result of unrestrained U.S. and Israeli aggression.

Resistance or capitulation? In Lebanon, a new poll reveals divisions on public opinion around the government’s approach to negotiations with Israel. Jad Melki, professor at Lebanese American University, joins the show to discuss.

Finally, Dr. Ben Becker, Editor-in-Chief of BreakThrough News, joins the show to talk about what to expect from BT 2.0!

👉 Please note: BT Live episodes will soon only be available exclusively to BreakThrough members. Join today at www.breakthroughnews.org.

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Israel secretly operated covert military bases inside Iraq for more than a year to prepare for war with Iran, reportedly without Iraq’s knowledge or consent.

Rania Khalek and Zoe Alexandra discuss the bombshell report, Israel’s assasination of the Iraqi shepherd who discovered the bases, and mounting evidence that the U.S. knew about the operation the entire time.

“Israel is secretly operating military bases inside another sovereign country without that country’s public knowledge or consent,” Khalek explains. “If Iran, Russia, or China had done this, Washington would call it an act of war.”

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“The Trump administration remains willing to continue making the Cuban people suffer to advance its political agenda.”

As Trump continues denying energy to the island, “cacerolazos” noise protests are becoming more frequent in response to the blackouts.

And this is exactly what he and Marco Rubio are banking on.

BT's @ldejesusreyes recorded this report last night from Havana.

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"I remain devoted to this community and this cause until my final day and my last breath."

Mass evacuations are underway in Beirut's southern suburb of Dahiye after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the resumption of bombing on Monday.

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