Samuel Moncada speaks at the UN -- image via video screenshot By Carlos Ron On Friday, 10 October 2025, Venezuela’s permanent representative to the United Nations,  Samuel Moncada , delivered a serious and urgent warning during an emergency session of the Security Council, asserting that Venezuela’s peace and security —and that of the entire region— is under imminent  threat  of military aggression by the United States. The War on Drugs Pretext Hostility from Washington towar

By Vijay Prashad Slowly, a full picture of the devastation of Gaza by Israel is becoming clear. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) released a report around the time of the ceasefire that began to lay out the numbers: Israel’s bombardment of Gaza resulted in the total destruction of 190,115 buildings and the almost total destruction of another 330,500 housing units. The constant artillery and aerial fire over the 734 days of the genocide resulted in the wrec

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"Let's change the predatory capitalist economic system that has generated so much pain, death, war and misery." Image via twitter Here we...

"Inequalities, hunger and discrimination are growing exponentially, in a world already burdened by an unjust and undemocratic...

Excerpt from a statement at the thirty first Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel, President...

The ILO, FAO, IFAD and WHO jointly warn of great dangers ahead for workers, developing nations and people living in poverty without...