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Brazil’s chief justice “turns the page” on military’s involvement in Bolsonaro coup attempt

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US imposes new sanctions on Iran amid looming threat of Israeli attack

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Tories denounce BBC’s Nick Robinson for referring to “murders of tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians”

Trump “hush money” trial begins—A political diversion

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Israel vows “response” to Iranian strikes, as Gaza genocide continues

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Thousands participate in global protests targeting economic arteries and weapons manufacturers

David North answers questions at Wayne State University on the Gaza genocide and the fight for socialism

Canadian imperialism outlines its plans for global war

US, South Korea conduct massive air force drills

Texas governor orders crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech on campuses

Berkeley law student Gaza protest sparks frenzy from university administration

Germany: Police terror, intimidation and censorship against opposition to the genocide in Gaza

Video: “The SGP strongly condemns the suppression of the Palestine Congress in Berlin”

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer boasts of readiness to kill millions of people in nuclear war

Biden condemns Iran’s strike on Israel: A case study in imperialist hypocrisy

Mass stabbing in Sydney shopping centre by mentally ill man

Sri Lankan trade unions seek alliance with opposition parties

Floods devastate parts of Russia, Kazakhstan

Inspector General’s reports find massive issues in rollout of “Delivering for America” restructuring of US Postal Service

Federal officials target end of May for full reopening of Port of Baltimore after bridge collapse

Solomon Islands holds national election as US confronts China in the Pacific

Australian government announces war-related economic policy

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Biden gives Israel “ironclad” backing against Iranian retaliatory strike

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Australian union cancels strike by airport firefighters, announces sell-out deal

Australian actors condemn Gaza genocide, oppose Zionist crackdown on free speech

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Spain’s PSOE-Sumar government feigns sympathy with Gaza, calling for Palestinian statehood

Berlin police raid and shut down conference opposing Gaza genocide

New Zealand strengthens military alliance with US

Woody Allen’s Coup de Chance: The “wonderfully wealthy” businessman as a sociopath

US House passes bipartisan 2-year reauthorization of Section 702 warrantless surveillance

Cornel West selects Black Lives Matter promoter Melina Abdullah as running mate

Ann Arbor board approves layoffs and budget cuts over mass opposition

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President of Germany’s Kiel Institute proposes financing war rearmament using the Nazi model

Secret RCMP report calls for increased police powers to meet growing threat of social unrest

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Ukrainian parliament expands conscription to dragoon young people to the front

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UAW President Fain dines with billionaires, warmongers at White House reception for Japanese PM

More writers shun PEN America over genocide of Palestinians

Muslim UT Austin student assaulted after leaving mosque

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Déby died fighting a Chadian opposition militia formerly based in southern Libya, and reportedly tied to Libyan Marshal Khalifa Haftar and to Moscow.

Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, center, attends his final campaign rally for the recent elections in N'Djamena, Chad. Friday, April 9, 2021 (AP Photo)

Chad’s French-backed President Idriss Déby dies fighting opposition militia

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