Sudan protests calls for military coup as political crisis deepens
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in front of the presidential palace in Khartoum, Sudan on Saturday calling for the military to seize power as the country grapples with the biggest political crisis in its two-year transition from the government of long-standing president Omar al Bashir who was removed from power in 2019
The Queen found to be funding Prince Andrew’s sexual abuse case
Although this sequence of events has surprised many, the truth is that the history of the monarchy vastly contradicts the reputation it seeks to portray. What has taken place is hundreds of years of brutal colonisation and plundering of the global south, as well as imposing tyranny and poverty upon the people of Britain for the crown’s own benefit.
Religious organisations cover up sexual abuse at higher rates – report finds
The report looked into 38 different religious groups including from various strands and denominations of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, examining abuse and failings by these groups to investigate child sexual abuse within.
At least 95 dead in Kabul Airport bombing
At least 95 people have been killed including 13 US troops as of Thursday night.
China is taking over their private sector – promising results await
Some have questioned China’s commitment to a system that has brought such rapid change to what was one of the poorest countries in the world only a few generations ago. However, China’s recent completion of its grand long-term aim to abolish absolute poverty should show the millions of people who make up the CPC take this task seriously.
Met Police officer Wayne Couzens pleads guilty to the murder of Sarah Everard but questions remain
Met Police officer Wayne Couzens has pleaded guilty to the murder of Sarah Everard.
Evergreen Marine ship finally released after tussle with Egyptian government
Despite the ordeal, which disrupted global trade for almost a week, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has insisted that the southern stretch of the canal where the boat got stuck will not be widened.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu ousted in Knesset vote
Following over a decade of oppressive anti-Palestinian action by the previous government, now incumbent Prime Minister Bennet has no plan to change that. Netanyahu’s will to overthrow the new government is clearly out of a thirst to retain power, rather than a genuine fear of agenda change.
Peruvian socialist Pedro Castillo pulls ahead in election as further hurdles await
Castillo, who’s a relatively new face in Peruvian politics, represents the Free Peru party. Their focus is on nationalising important industries, particularly copper, and taking a stand against the neoliberal order that’s been imposed on the Latin American country for the last few decades.
Outrage as 13-year-old boy shot dead by police in Chicago amidst wave of extrajudicial killings
It served as an epiphany for many, that neither youth nor submission acts as a deterrent to being killed at the hands of law enforcement. And just as vital, that police violence continues to overwhelmingly target people of colour.
