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enca.com (2026-01-07). UN accuses Israel of West Bank 'apartheid' The United Nations on Wednesday said decades-long discrimination and segregation of Palestinians by Israel in the West Bank were intensifying, and called on the country to end its "apartheid system". | | "There is a systematic asphyxiation of the rights of Palestinians in the West Bank," UN rights chief Volker Turk said in a statement.

aljazeera.com (2026-01-07). 'Anywhere in the world': US seizes Venezuela-linked Russian oil tanker The US special forces commandeered a Russian-flagged oil tanker with links to Venezuela in the North Atlantic after a weeks-long pursuit, drawing a sharp rebuke from Moscow.

counterpunch.org (2026-01-07). The Empire is Teetering! Why is There No General Strike? re is the resistance? Where are the unions?
Even conservative Catholic, David Brooks, has called for a general strike and mass civil disobedience. It only makes sense.
Let us consider our context

english.palinfo.com (2026-01-07). Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon and aerial sorties over Beirut The Israeli army shelled a bulldozer and detonated a residential building in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, while its drones flew at low altitude over the capital Beirut and its southern suburb, in a new violation of the ceasefire agreement.

thejournal.ie (2026-01-07). Pope Leo's stance on Venezuela is in sharp contrast to the view from the White House The statements of Pope Leo since the abduction of Venezuela's President Maduro at the weekend have illustrated a gap between the first American Pope and Washington.

aljazeera.com (2026-01-07). LIVE: Trump says Venezuela to hand over up to 50m barrels of oil to US US President Trump has unveiled a plan under which Venezuela will turn over 30-50 million barrels of oil, to be sold by the US, days after it abducted the country's President Nicolas Maduro.

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english.palinfo.com (2026-01-06). Asra Media urges rights groups to intervene over abuse of Palestinian women in Damon prison Palestinian female detainees in Damon jail have endured repeated violent assaults, arbitrary measures, and humiliating treatment in recent days, as part of an escalating repressive policy pursued against them at the behest of far-right security minister Itamar Ben Gvir.

aljazeera.com (2026-01-06). LIVE: US abduction of Venezuela's Maduro prompts global outcry Members of the United Nations Security Council, including allies of the United States, have condemned Washington's abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

thecanary.co (2026-01-06). UK state cruelty leaves political prisoner in need of 'urgent medical care'State cruelty has forced UK political prisoner Teuta ('T') Hoxha to pause her hunger strike. Keir Starmer's government has faced UN criticism over its blatant disinterest in hunger strikers' well-being. And after two months with no food, supporters say:
T needs urgent medical care in hospital

diem25.org (2026-01-06). Jeffrey Sachs on Venezuela: The US' illegal force and coercive regime changeSpeaking not as a partisan of any government but as a defender of international law, Sachs delivered a forceful indictment of unilateral coercive measures, regime-change operations, and the erosion of the UN Charter itself.

aljazeera.com (2026-01-05). Israel extends Gaza occupation beyond 'yellow line' in north, bombs south The Israeli military has spent the past 24 hours expanding the so-called "yellow line" in eastern Gaza, particularly in eastern Gaza City..., squeezing Palestinians into ever smaller clusters of the enclave.

obrag.org (2026-01-05). Well, So Much for the U.S. Military Refusing to Follow Illegal Orders – OB Rag I guess we can now relax over any concerns that our military men and women wouldn't follow illegal orders. For, the invasion of a sovereign country and the illegal abduction of its leader without Congressional approval (or even notice) by our army and navy are clearly illegal and against the Constitution.
Apparently, our boys and girls wearing US uniforms didn't stop their actions in this attack against US and international law.

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naharnet.com (2026-01-07). Israel clears final hurdle to start settlement construction that would cut West Bank in two The United Nations on Wednesday said decades-long discrimination and segregation of Palestinians by Israel in the West Bank were intensifying, and called on the country to end its "apartheid system". | | "There is a systematic asphyxiation of the rights of Palestinians in the West Bank," UN rights chief Volker Turk said in a statement.

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aljazeera.com (2026-01-07). Israeli school assault wounds dozens of Palestinians in West Bank raidCasualties taken to Istishari Arab Hospital in Ramallah following an Israeli army attack on Birzeit University.

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aljazeera.com (2026-01-07). How strong are Latin America's military forces, as they face US threats? According to the 2025 Global Firepower rankings, Brazil has the most powerful military in Latin America and is ranked 11th globally.
Mexico ranks 32nd globally, Colombia 46th, Venezuela 50th and Cuba 67th.

middleeasteye.net (2026-01-06). From Gaza to Venezuela, the US has been unmasked as the serial villain The path to Caracas – and potentially next to Colombia, Cuba, and Greenland, other targets of Donald Trump's colonial greed – was paved in Gaza

thehindu.com (2026-01-06). Israel to introduce electronic tagging in West Bank The decision allows security forces to install a technological monitoring device on individuals subject to an administrative order restricting their movement

newint.org (2026-01-06). Neocolonialism in Gaza Palestinian futures are being decided for them yet again as they are dispossessed by the new Trump Plan, argues Yara Hawari. When will Palestinians be free of repackaged colonialism?

newrepublic.com (2026-01-06). Nobel Winner Offers to Give Trump Her Prize After He Rejected Her In a seemingly desperate bid to regain favor with the U.S. president, the 2025 recipient of the prestigious honor-Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado-offered to give her medal to Trump after he announced he would not back her to run the country she's fought to reclaim.

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english.palinfo.com (2026-01-05). UNRWA: 12,000 Palestinian children forcibly displaced in West Bank The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has reported that over 12,000 Palestinian children are experiencing forced displacement in the occupied West Bank due to the ongoing Israeli assault on the northern governorates.

morningstaronline.co.uk (2026-01-05). Narcissism, nepotism and insatiable greed: Trump's horrific new world order Trump's Venezuela "coup" along with his fake peace deals, including the latest in the Congo, are motivated by personal gain and self-aggrandisement

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