Ignoring repeated Chinese warnings and their own expressed commitments to the one-China policy, successive US administrations have been selling arms to Taiwan and supporting separatist forces there. By Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch On Friday, December 26, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced sanctions against US weapons manufacturing firms and their high-level officials over Washington’s decision to allow billions of dollars of arms sales to Taiwan. The 20 weapons

Russian Volunteer Corps members during a press conference on 24 May 2023. Kapustin in the front in a black uniform -- https://armyinform.com.ua/army-authors/oksana-ivanecz/ , CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Various Sources Denis Kapustin, the prominent Russian neo-Nazi leader and commander of the so-called Russian Volunteer Corps, was killed by a Russian drone strike in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Oblast on December 27, 2025. Denis Kapustin, also known as Denis Nikitin or by his n

Massive protests have forced the government to seek dialogue with unions and small and medium-sized mining companies. Protesters are demanding the complete repeal of the decree eliminating hydrocarbon subsidies. Bolivian workers mobilize on December 22 -- image via Ollie Vargas on X By Pablo Meriguet, People's Dispatch The recently inaugurated right-wing government of Rodrigo Paz in Bolivia has kicked off its administration by shaking up the Andean country’s economy and targe

Image via the PAME The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that on December 16, 2025, thousands of workers in Athens and dozens of other cities across Greece took part in mass demonstrations against yet another anti-popular state budget. The Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ADEDY), where the trade union list supported by the KKE recently emerged as the leading force , had called a nationwide strike, while several Labour Centres had also called strikes in area

Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that seafarers of all specialties on car ferries, through their large-scale, determined, and militant involvement in the strike organized by their unions since December 15, returned to work after three days victorious in their struggle. The seafarers put forward specific demands related to the strengthening of ship crews, improved safety measures, and wage increases. During the strike rallies, the crews safeguarde

Declaration of the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish The Communist Party of Cuba condemns, in the strongest terms, the escalation of aggression by the fascist government of the United States against the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and its legitimate president Nicolás Maduro Moros. The aggressive deployment of American imperialist military forces in the Caribbean Sea blatantly violates International Law and the Proclamation of Latin America and t

Speech given by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, at the closing of the 11th Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, at the Palace of the Revolution, December 13, 2025, "Year 67 of the Revolution" - Translated from the Spanish Dear comrades and members of the Party Central Committee and guests: We have had an intense Plenary Session despite i

Photos via Estudios Revolución By Angélica Paredes López, translated from the Spanish With Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution, joining via videoconference, and the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, present, the Sixth Ordinary Session of the National Assembly of People's Power in its 10th Legislature was held this Thursday. While welcoming the deputies present in the plenar

In a controversial statement, Trump has declared that the sanctioned oil belongs to the United States. Caracas rejects the statement and considers it an “imperialist naval blockade.” Maduro at a recent rally -- image via Nicolás Maduro's Facebook page By Pablo Meriguet, People's Dispatch The US president has once again lashed out against Venezuela. Following a series of economic sanctions and the military deployment of over 15,000 soldiers and war ships in the Caribbean Sea,

Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that on the morning of December 15, 2025, pensioners in Attica, Greece held another mass mobilization, continuing their struggle following a series of recent regional rallies. Speaking outside the Ministry of Labour, Dimos Koumbouris, president of the Pensioners’ Federation, stressed that the strong turnout reflects a militant approach to life and a movement that gains strength with each passing day, working for

Victor Grossman in 2015 -- image via Junge Welt Junge Welt, 17 December 2025. Translated by Helmut-Harry Loewen. Berlin -- Victor Grossman has died. The journalist, author, and translator passed away on Wednesday in Berlin at the age of 97. junge Welt learned this from his family. Grossman was born Stephen Wechsler in New York City in 1928. As a teenager, he joined the youth organization of the Communist Party of the USA (CPUSA) in 1942 and became a party member while studyi

Julian Assange has legally challenged the Nobel Foundation to stop Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado from receiving the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize funds, accusing her of promoting war rather than peace. Machado in Oslo, December 11 -- Kevin Payravi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Various Sources Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has filed a formal complaint and lawsuit targeting the Nobel Foundation’s decision to award the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Ve

Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that last week the 39th Congress of the Confederation of Greek Civil Servants' Trade Unions (ADEDY) was held. ADEDY is the third-level trade union organization for the Greek public sector, serving as the confederation that brings together all public sector unions. This includes unions for teachers, professors, health professionals, doctors, cleaning and service workers in local government (municipalities and region

The 41st Central Convention of the Communist Party of Canada convened in Montreal from December 5-7, 2025, amidst a consequential and dangerous period for the working class in Canada and worldwide. The Convention met in a spirit of political unity, determined to analyze and respond to an accelerating imperialist drive towards world war, a rightward shift by the federal government, and a rapidly intensifying corporate assault. Delegates assessed a situation where the Carney g

Nigel Farage speaking at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in February -- Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons “The left and the labour movement ignore recent advances by Reform UK at our peril”, Robert Griffiths warned the Communist Party of Britain’s political committee on Sunday (December 14). He was speaking after nine local council by-elections in England and Scotland showed gains in seats

Manuel Marrero Cruz speaking at the Plenary Session -- image via the PCC By Oscar Figueredo, translated from the Spanish When assessing the implementation of the Government Program aimed at correcting distortions and revitalizing the economy, Prime Minister of Cuba and PCC Political Bureau member Manuel Marrero Cruz, speaking at the XI Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) , stated that the program aligns with strategic priorities. How

Images via the PCC By Wennys Díaz Ballaga, translated from the Spanish The discussion during the plenary session of the Third Plenum of the National Committee of the Union of Young Communists (UJC) on December 10, centered on the role Cuban youth should assume in the current situation the country is facing and the contributions they can offer to implement the Government Program. During the meeting, Dr. Roberto Morales Ojeda, a member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of O

Workers marching during the general strike -- image via the Portuguese Communist Party By Cameron Harrison, People's World Tens of thousands of Portuguese workers walked off the job this past week, dressed in workers’ red, in the country’s first general strike in 12 years. This massive show of force is a direct challenge to the right-wing government’s aggressive assault on labor rights, wages, and collective bargaining. The nationwide strike action halted ports, grounded flig

Image via the PCC By René Tamayo León, translated from the Spanish On Saturday morning, the XI Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, headed by its First Secretary and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, commenced. This session took place on the eve of the 67th Anniversary of the Triumph of the Revolution, amid a challenging historical context with unique characteristics. The organization's highest governing structure betwe

The legal proceedings targeting the Communist Party of Poland continue to be brought to public attention in Turkey by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) which held rallies and protests both before and after the anti-democratic verdict by Poland's Constitutional Tribunal on December 3. The legal proceedings targeting the Communist Party of Poland continue to be brought to public attention in Turkey by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP). On December 1, TKP Organization in Ank