In a historically unprecedented development, today the Christian Democratic candidate Friedrich Merz was unexpectedly not elected Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, in the first ballot for the position. This is the first time […]
Braving the rain – and despite all of the travel restrictions imposed in Istanbul – the May Day demonstration in Kadikoy, organised by trade union confederations DISK and KESK and professional associations, brought together tens […]
This week, largescale commemorations took place in Vietnam to mark the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, known in Vietnam as Reunification Day. North Vietnam forces captured the capital of South Vietnam, on 30 April 1975. As […]
Originally published in Socialism Today No. 286, magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales) Chinese company DeepSeek launched its generative AI ‘r1 model’ in January. Run and primarily funded by Liang Wenfeng, a […]
Donald Trump’s policies purportedly aimed at “Make America Great Again” have thrown the world into turmoil. It is an “America First” agenda which is characterized by protectionism, anti-immigration measures and transactional diplomacy. This is to […]
On March 28th, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar. The epicenter was located in the border area between Sagaing Region and Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city. The earthquake was the strongest to hit Myanmar since 1912. […]
Once again, the people of Gaza are being bombed, shot and starved. Israel has imposed a complete blockade of water, food, electricity, and medical supplies. All humanitarian aid is withheld to Gaza. The World Food […]
On March 23, 2020, Britain’s first lockdown in response to the global Covid pandemic began. By the end of the year, death figures in Britain were the worst in Europe. By the end of the […]
On Saturday 5 April, members of Nakliyat-Is (affiliated to Revolutionary Workers’ Union Confederation, DISK) organised a protest outside McDonalds in Bakirkoy, Istanbul. Union members protested Havi Logistics, the multinational company that supplies products to McDonalds […]
Trump’s 2nd April “Liberation Day” speech was a turning point, as it launched an open offensive to break capitalist globalisation in its current form. This was not, as Trump falsely claims, in the interests of US […]
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