Large-scale rallies and meetings were organized by trade unions and left parties in every country in the region to commemorate the martyrs of Chicago from the 1886 strike for an eight-hour workday.
While Western media continued prophesying the fall of the popular, sovereignist government that expelled French troops, the cabinet met on April 29 to push forward with developmental projects.
Israel has intensified its assaults against Palestinians concurrently with its escalation on Lebanon, as part of its over two-year multi-front war in West Asia.
A few months before the local elections, the electoral authority decided to ban two opposition parties, adding to the suspension of Ecuador’s largest opposition party. Several critics claim that this is part of a series of decisions aimed at benefiting Daniel Noboa’s right-wing government.
African regional blocs, including the Alliance of Sahel States and the African Union, as well as the head of the UN have condemned the senseless attacks by terrorist groups in Mali.
On Liberation Day in Italy, thousands pledged solidarity with ongoing liberation struggles around the world, resistance to war and imperialism.
However it also maintains its position that no talks would be held with the US until it lifts its illegal naval blockade, imposed since April 13.
