Robert B. Livingston

In a series of interviews and reports, [the United Nations Special Rapporteur for human rights in Palestinian territories, Francesca] Albanese accused in particular the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kalla. Albanese condemned the EU leaders for aiding and abetting gross violations of international law through their unconditional support for Israel. “The fact that the two highest figures of the EU continue business-as-usual engagements with Israel is beyond deplorable,” Albanese stated. “Immunity cannot equate with impunity. They will have to be judged before history does.”

4. India-Pakistan conflict threatens nuclear catastrophe

India and Pakistan, South Asia’s rival nuclear powers, are on the brink of all-out war. Such a conflict would be catastrophic, not only for the region’s 2 billion people, but for the entire world.

5. After the Australian election, what the crisis of the Liberals reveals

6. 50,000 protest in Madrid against Gaza genocide of Palestinians and PSOE-Sumar complicity

This protest came amid intensifying atrocities in Gaza, where the Israeli government has launched what it calls the “concluding moves” of its military campaign. These include a full occupation of the Gaza Strip, mass internment in concentration camps staffed by US private contractors, and forced marches or deportation. This plan, endorsed by US President Donald Trump, aims to ethnically cleanse Gaza and mirrors the Nazi regime’s “final solution.” Starvation is enforced via a total blockade on food, water, and electricity, with the backing of the US and European powers.

7. Pratt & Whitney strikers remain firm as walkout enters Week 2: “It’s capitalism run amok— We get pinched so it all stays on top”

Pratt & Whitney is the world’s second largest commercial jet engine manufacturer behind GE Aviation and ahead of Rolls-Royce. It controls 26 percent of the market and produces engines for several lines of Airbus passenger jets. In addition, it produces engines for military aircraft, including the F-35 Lightning II, and gas turbine engines for industrial use, marine propulsion and power generation.

8. Massive price increases, layoffs in the video game industry as trade war escalates

9. US immigration Gestapo continues nationwide terror campaign

Emboldened by Trump and the feckless Democrats, immigration police around the United States are operating with lawless impunity as they carry out their fascist deportation operations. In states governed by Republicans and Democrats alike, federal agents under the Department of Homeland Security— including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) thugs and their accomplices in Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigation— are arresting parents, children and even local officials without cause, a warrant or due process.

10. Continuing injuries at Stellantis and StarPlus plant expose UAW’s claim of an EV “just transition”

Social media posts reveal abusive conditions at the Stellantis-Samsung SDI joint venture plant in Kokomo, Indiana where the UAW gained a foothold earlier this year.

11. Federal mediators intervene against potential New Jersey Transit strike

NJ Transit runs more than 900,000 bus and train trips every week, and is the third largest passenger railroad in the country, behind the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North in the New York area.
The President and CEO of NJ Transit, Kris Kolluri, said Saturday that he welcomed the National Mediation Board’s intervention, following a well-worn strategy in the rail industry to suppress strikes and force through unacceptable contracts.

12. ICE raids tear through California despite Democrats’ “sanctuary” promises

These events unfold against a backdrop of bipartisan complicity. The DACA registry— originally presented as a “protective” measure without providing a path to citizenship— created a database that Trump is using to target migrants. Prior to Trump’s return to the White House, no move was made by the outgoing Biden administration to protect these individuals.

The Biden administration, for all its posturing about “humane immigration reform,” did not reverse any of Trump’s attacks, but instead continued the use of “Title 42” to deny asylum claims, oversaw new crackdowns and expanded detention centers.
The notion of “sanctuary” cities and states—promoted by Democratic officials such as California Governor Gavin Newsom—has proven to be a lie. Upon taking office in 2019, Newsom declared that California would be a “sanctuary to all who seek it,” presenting his administration as a bulwark against Trump’s anti-immigrant policies. He pledged support for the California Values Act (SB 54), which nominally limits cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities.
But this sanctuary framework has never offered real protection. Newsom has actively opposed proposals that would further restrict the ability of state prison officials to hand over individuals to ICE, citing “public safety” concerns—a euphemism long used to justify collaboration with federal deportation forces.

13. California State University students wage hunger strike against Gaza genocide

California State University (CSU) responded to the hunger strike by firmly denying any plans to divest from Israel, one of the students’ main demands. In a statement issued through spokesperson Amy Bentley-Smith, the administration said, “We respect the diverse beliefs and personal convictions of our students, including those who have chosen to participate in a hunger strike. At the same time, we strongly urge our students to consider forms of expression that do not jeopardize their health and well-being.”

14. Argentina’s President Milei joins in US preparations for war against China

The establishment of a permanent US naval base in Argentina’s southernmost port, Ushuaia, would be a major departure from Argentina’s supposed neutrality.

15. Thirteen gold mine workers massacred in Peru

The Peruvian government has ordered a suspension of mining activity and imposed a 12-hour nightly curfew in the province of Pataz in the northern region of La Libertad after the massacre of thirteen gold miners in a mine shaft.
The killings, carried out by a gang at the La Poderosa gold mine, have ignited outrage across Peru. The kidnappers had demanded a ransom of 4 million soles (about US$1.1 million), which the mine owners ignored, effectively sentencing the miners to death.

16. The Birmingham “megapicket”: Performative solidarity to cover for the trade union bureaucracy

17. Opposition aide tortured by Museveni’s son as Uganda escalates repression ahead of 2026 elections

The escalating campaign of terror in Uganda is part of a broader wave of violence unleashed by a ruling elite across East Africa—From Museveni’s preparations for dynastic succession in Uganda, to Ruto’s deployment of police and military repression against anti-austerity protesters in Kenya, to renewed political persecution of the opposition CHADEMA party in Tanzania, and South Sudan’s oil-soaked corrupt elites dragging the country back toward civil war.

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