The Guardian • Syria
Russia denounces Biden for only giving them “a few minutes of warning” before the US attack on Syria
The attack ordered by US President Joe Biden against Syria received condemnation from Damascus and Moscow ...
Read moreMismatch: Biden bombs Syria while pushing progressive economic bill at home
An old dichotomy that’s haunted many Democratic administrations – pushing ostensibly progressive economic and social policies at home in the US while pursuing imperialist aims abroad – has returned.
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Issue #2017
Russia, Türkiye, Iran change global geopolitical dynamics
At the end of the meeting held in Tehran on 19th July, Presidents Vladimir Putin (Russia), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (Türkiye), and Ebrahim Raisi (Iran) made...
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Issue #2095
Israel, Palestine, and the world
The US is putting pressure on Israel to open up more corridors to allow aid in. At the same time, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin...
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Issue #2111
War is knocking at the door
Israel wants a full-scale conflict. Its interests and the fanaticism it constantly nurtures require that. It believes that it has seized a favourable opportunity to...
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Issue #2095
Iran, Israel, and the threat of war
Iran’s drone and missile attack against Israel on 14 April was immediately condemned by the USA and its allies. Israel has vowed to “retaliate.” There...
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Issue #2129
The on-going pain of Syria
The tragedy that is Syria has been before our eyes for too long. It is unlikely to go away any time soon. The cheers and...
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Issue #2062
GLOBAL BRIEFS
SYRIA: The Syrians gave a green light last week for the United Nations to use a key crossing from Turkey to the country’s rebel-held north-west...
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Issue #2128
Who are the Syrian Jihadist Rebels?
On 27 November, Jihadists attacked Aleppo, Syria’s second largest city. Hundreds have been killed and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said...
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Issue #2041
GLOBAL BRIEFS
PERU: Hip hop, rock reggae, and punk songs are accompanying the continuing protests of thousands of Peruvians. Displaying unprecedented creativity, Peruvian youth have composed songs...
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Issue #2052
CUBA: More than 10 million people became literate thanks to the Cuban program “Yes, I can.” The program was Fidel Castro’s initiative that helped to...
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Issue #2128
GLOBAL BRIEFS
ANGOLA: With less than two months to go before he is out of office, US President Joe Biden visited Angola from 2-4 December. “This is...
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Issue #2162
Syria after al-Assad
On 8 December 2024, the government of Bashar al-Assad collapsed as the army of the former al-Qaeda leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa entered Damascus and seized the...
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Issue #2137
GLOBAL BRIEFS
SYRIA: Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa announced the formation of an “independent committee” to investigate armed clashes and massacres that killed more than 1,300 people,...
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Issue #2129
The Ukrainian connection with Islamist HTS militants in Syria
The military sophistication and speed with which the coalition of Jihadist Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), a designated terrorist group, and other militants overran the...
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Issue #2147
We must support progressive forces in Palestine
The United States of America is a genocidal country. It’s still in the grip of white supremacism. More and more the forces of resistance in...
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Issue #2133
GLOBAL BRIEFS
GREECE: Several thousand high school and university students blocked traffic in central Athens during an anti-government demonstration against delays into a 2023 rail disaster that...
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Issue #2134
GLOBAL BRIEFS
BRITAIN: Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through central London to protest US President Trump’s proposal to “take over”the Gaza Strip. The placards and banners in...
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Issue #2140
GLOBAL BRIEFS
FRANCE: A Paris court has sentenced right-wing politician Marine Le Pen to a four-year jail term for embezzlement, half of which is without parole. Le...
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Issue #2210
GLOBAL BRIEFS
BURKINA FASO: Burkina Faso marked the opening of its first state-owned refinery plant, taking a significant step towards economic independence and industrial development. President Ibrahim...
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Issue #2145
Second international anti-fascist forum, Moscow 22-24 April 2025
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) hosted the Second international anti-fascist forum in Moscow on 22-24 April 2025. Some 400 delegates from 91...
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Issue #2179
GLOBAL BRIEFS
SOUTH AFRICA: China and South Africa have signed a framework agreement for a new trade deal. The agreement, expected to be finalised by the end...
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Issue #2130
GLOBAL BRIEFS
MYANMAR: Myanmar’s government and a major ethnic rebel group have signed a formal ceasefire agreement. The new ceasefire was brokered by China and came into...
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Issue #2138
Syria: imperialist rape of a nation
Events in Syria have exposed the barbarity that flows from imperialist intrigues. As many as a thousand Syrians have been killed. Sectarian violence by jihadists,...
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Issue #2118
New Sanctions on the DPRK – Australia’s sanctions must stop
On 19 September the US government increased its sanctions on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Russia and Syria. Newly listed is the Korea Kwangson...
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Issue #2120
GLOABAL BRIEFS
SYRIA: Bashar Al-Assad, Syria’s head of state and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met in Damascus last week to discuss the current situation in the...
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Issue #2138
GLOBAL BRIEFS
SYRIA: Russia’s air base at Hmeimim in Syria is sheltering about 9,000 people seeking refuge from a wave of sectarian violence. Most of the civilians...
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Issue #2132
PEACE NOTES
The United States is one of the world’s most prolific state sponsors of terrorism. It’s time to remember all the times the USA has sponsored...
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Issue #2041
Aid for people, not profit
Like a horrendous auction, the death toll from the massive earthquake in Türkiye (Turkey) and Syria continues to rise, every time we check the news...
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Issue #2208
DINGO
Arts Centre Melbourne workers voted to take a second protected 24-hour stop work action, after the first 24-hour stop work action on 11 September saw...
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Issue #2155
BAN ALL NUCLEAR WEAPONS
We face the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, as the issues of war and peace are thrown into...
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Issue #2167
Gaza genocide
Israel has continued to launch attacks across Lebanon and Syria, while continuing to violently expand illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. More than 700,000...
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