(2026-01-01). Kevin Cox: South Africa In History's Shadow. newleftreview.org Why is South Africa seemingly still mired in the income and spatial segregation patterns of the apartheid era? Standard explanations focus on the ANC, either as too neoliberal or too statist. Kevin Cox looks instead at the making of classes—and expropriation of African farmers—in conditions of globalization's labour shock.
(2026-01-01). Denver Anti-War Protests Target New Palantir Headquarters. popularresistance.org Denver, CO — On December 21, protesters gathered at the Cherry Creek Financial House in Denver for a noise rally to protest at the new headquarters of Palantir. The tech and AI surveillance company has plans to move into the new Cherry Creek location after months of community organizing have made their downtown headquarters untenable. | Palantir, whose technology is widely used by ICE to track immigrants and by Israel to facilitate genocide in Gaza, was invited to place its headquarters in Denver by Colorado Governor Jared Polis, after protests drove them out of California in 2020.
(2026-01-01). Trump fostering a deal, but washing his hands of Gaza. haaretz.com Behind Trump's headline diplomacy is a void: core questions on Israeli withdrawal, Hamas disarmament and Gaza's future governance are postponed or outsourced. This isn't a peace effort but conflict management, preserving the status quo and leaving Palestinians without a political horizon…
(2026-01-01). Israeli airstrike killed 15 family members in Gaza in 2024. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) — An investigation led by a Geneva-headquartered human rights body has detailed the circumstances surrounding an Israeli airstrike that killed 15 members of a single family in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip February 2024.
(2026-01-01). Israel Suspends Dozens Of Major Aid Groups Operating In Gaza. popularresistance.org Israel has announced the suspension of over three dozen humanitarian groups working in Gaza, citing their failure to meet new requirements demanding that the organizations hand over the personal details of staff members. The list includes some of the most prominent international groups such as Doctors Without Borders, Action Aid, and Defense for Children International. | "The message is clear: humanitarian assistance is welcome — the exploitation of humanitarian frameworks for terrorism is not," said Israeli Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli. | The new requirements were announced earlier in 2025.
(2026-01-01). Israeli Occupation Forces Continue Attacks in Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb Israeli aggression has continued across the Gaza Strip, marking new violations of the ceasefire agreement that was brokered by Arab and American mediators and took effect on October 10, 2025. Since dawn on Thursday, January 1, 2026, a series of incidents have been recorded. Israeli occupation forces detonate a booby-trapped armored vehicle in Jabalia refugee …
(2025-12-31). Netanyahu confirms message to Iran via Putin, says Israel seeks no escalation. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has officially confirmed that he had sent a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin stating that Israel was not seeking another war with Iran and asking him to relay the message to Tehran.
(2025-12-31). Report: Trump and Netanyahu Agreed on Two Month Deadline for Hamas To Disarm. news.antiwar.com President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to give Hamas a two-month deadline to disarm, according to a report from Israel Hayom, an outlet owned and published by Trump mega-donor Miriam Adelson. Trump said during a joint press conference with Netanyahu in Florida on Monday that if Hamas doesn't give up its weapons …
(2025-12-31). 'Catastrophic' situation ahead in Gaza. tribune.com.pk 
The foreign ministers of 10 nations on Tuesday expressed "serious concerns" about a "renewed deterioration of the humanitarian situation" in Gaza, saying the situation was "catastrophic". | The warning came a day after US President Donald Trump warned Palestinian militant group Hamas there would be "hell to pay" if it fails to disarm in Gaza, as he presented a united front with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | "As winter draws in, civilians in Gaza are facing appalling conditions with heavy rainfall and temperatures dropping," the ministers of Britain, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Jap…
(2025-12-31). Tehran slams Netanyahu's decades of anti-Iran rhetoric. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) — Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei has reacted to a CNN video compilation highlighting decades of repeated claims by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding Iran's nuclear program.
(2025-12-31). Storms, starvation as Gaza enters new year under Israeli siege. electronicintifada.net Israel continues to use blockade on shelter materials, food, medicine and fuel as tool of genocide.
(2025-12-31). Somali FM expresses gratitude to Iran for its stance. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) — The Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said it is grateful for Iran's positions in condemning the Zionist regime's move against the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity by recognizing Somaliland.
(2025-12-31). Which aid groups is Israel banning from Gaza now — and what will it mean? aljazeera.com Israel's latest move could amplify a deep humanitarian crisis spawned by its genocidal war on Gaza.
(2025-12-31). "One More Step to Push Out Principled Humanitarian Actors" : NRC on Israel Ban on Aid Groups in Gaza. democracynow.org 
Israel is set to suspend the operating licenses of Doctors Without Borders, Oxfam and dozens of other humanitarian aid groups in Gaza and the West Bank over alleged ties to Hamas, preventing international aid workers from entering Gaza and carrying out critical, lifesaving operations. Israel's licensing process is "arbitrary and highly politicized," explains Shaina Low, communications adviser for the Norwegian Refugee Council, one of the impacted groups. "This is just one more step to push out principled humanitarian actors, particularly those that speak out on behalf of the people who we&…
(2025-12-31). Israeli Army Grapples with Post-War Psychological Impact: 21 Soldiers Committed Suicide in 2025. english.almanar.com.lb Israeli occupation army announced on Tuesday that 21 soldiers have committed suicide in 2025, a further indication of the worsening psychological crisis within its ranks following the Gaza war. In its data on soldier deaths in 2025, the occupation army indicated that 11 of those who committed suicide were conscripts, 9 were reservists, and one …
(2025-12-31). Israel warns suspending aid for organizations operating in Gaza. tribune.com.pk 
Israel has warned that it would suspend from January several aid organisations operating in Gaza for failing to provide details about their Palestinian staff, accusing two Doctors Without Borders employees of links to militant groups. | The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism said in a statement that the move was part of Israel's decision to "strengthen and update" regulations governing the activities of international NGOs in the Palestinian territory. "Humanitarian organisations that fail to meet security and transparency requirements will have their licenses suspended," the ministry said.
(2025-12-31). Virtual reality is helping Gaza's children briefly escape war. newarab.com 
Inside a tent pitched on the sandy outskirts of "I saw green grass and lots of flowers. There was a blue sky without planes. I felt safe and happy, like I was breathing for the fir…
(2025-12-31). Somalia says Israel preparing to displace Gazans to Somaliland. newarab.com 
"Israel will resort to forcibly displacing Palestinians to Somalia, and its presence in the region is not for peace," he said in an interview with o…
(2025-12-31). Somali President Warns Israeli Recognition of Somaliland Could Fuel Gaza Displacement Plan. english.almanar.com.lb Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said the Israeli regime's decision to recognize Somaliland was "unexpected and strange" and could be connected to plans to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza. Speaking in an interview with Al Jazeera from Istanbul on Tuesday, Mohamud said the move by the Israeli regime carried broader implications for Palestinians and regional …
(2025-12-31). Oxfam, Doctors Without Borders slam Israel's Gaza ban. aljazeera.com Humanitarian organisations Oxfam and Doctors Without Borders are slamming Israel's decision to ban them from Gaza.
(2025-12-31). Gaza: 10 Global Powers Declare Humanitarian Situation 'Catastrophic'. thinktank.pk As winter grips the Gaza Strip with heavy rains and plunging temperatures, a coalition of 10 influential countries has issued a stark warning: the humanitarian situation in Gaza has become catastrophic. Foreign ministers from Britain, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland released a joint statement highlighting a "renewed deterioration" that threatens …
(2025-12-31). As Israel bans aid orgs in Gaza, notorious mercenary firm seeks "Targeter" thegrayzone.com Are Israel and the Trump admin planning to revive the dystopian Gaza Humanitarian Foundation scheme that spawned famine and death under cover of humanitarian aid? In its bid to continue the genocide in Gaza, Israel has banned 37 international aid organizations from entering the decimated, militarily occupied coastal enclave. This leaves only five humanitarian groups still able to operate inside Gaza. At the same time, one of the US mercenary firms responsible for securing the notorious Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites which were …
(2025-12-31). MAGA national security strategy: a plan for conflict. cpusa.org 
This article was originally With the release of the Trump administration's updated National Security Strategy (NSS), the campaign to keep U.S. capitalism in the global driver's seat is signaling that the fascist billionaires at the helm are ready to pick up the gun. | Since he returned to office, the president's efforts to shore up U.S. corporations' slumping economic dominance have largely focused on…