After blockading the state highway for 30 hours on the 426th day of the protest, farmers continue agitations against the acquisition of 9,600 acres of fertile, irrigated land to expand Bangalore city, capital of the southern Indian state of Karnataka.

Government pushed to negotiate as fuel strike paralyzes Kenya

Demonstrators have closed several roads and faced heavy repression from security forces. Meanwhile, the Paz government has accused former president Evo Morales of being behind the mass protests.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez addressed a mass gathering in India’s capital to condemn the tightened US blockade on the island and call for the people of the world to rally in its defense.

China reiterated its red lines about US involvements in Taiwan, clearly warning that any “mishandling” would destabilize US-China relations and may even lead to conflicts.

As with other US imperialist endeavors, the US would relish Cuba’s economic collapse triggering a massive humanitarian crisis, no matter how high the number of casualties.

On the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, health organizations campaign to boycott the Israeli Medical Association.