(2025-12-29). Starvation, 'ghost towns' plague Sudan as al-Burhan demands RSF surrender. aljazeera.com Army chief rejects compromise as funding cuts leave millions hungry, RSF sieges empty villages in Darfur and Kordofan.
(2025-12-29). Own goal hands Sudan win over Guinea at AFCON. newarab.com 
Mohamed Eisa's free kick in the 74th minute was cleared by Equatorial Guinea's Luis Asue but struck teammate Saul Coco and ricocheted back past the despairing dive of goalkeeper Jesus Owono. | Sudan joined Algeria and Burkina Faso, playing later on Sunday in Rabat, on three points in…
(2025-12-29). The war in Sudan is "between two wings of a comprador parasitic capitalist class" peoplesdispatch.org 
The war in Sudan is not simply "between two generals, but between two wings of a comprador parasitic capitalist class," fighting each other against the backdrop of a regional and global contest over Sudan's land, resources, and geostrategic location on the Red Sea, argues Sidgi Kaballo of the Sudanese Communist Party (SCP).
(2025-12-29). Own goal hands Sudan fortunate win. tribune.com.pk 
Sudan profited from a late own goal to beat Equatorial Guinea 1-0 at the Africa Cup of Nations finals on Sunday, picking up their first points of the tournament in Morocco. | Mohamed Eisa's free kick in the 74th minute was cleared by Equatorial Guinea's Luis Asue but struck teammate Saul Coco and ricocheted back past the despairing dive of goalkeeper Jesus Owono. | Sudan joined Algeria and Burkina Faso, playing later on Sunday in Rabat, on three points in Group E while Equatorial Guinea, the surprise packages of the last two Nations Cups, are on the brink of elimination after successive losses. | Sudan had an…
(2025-12-29). Hamas says key spokesman Abu Ubaida killed in Israeli strike earlier this year. tribune.com.pk 
Hamas has confirmed that its armed wing spokesman, known as Abu Ubaida, was killed in Gaza months after Israel said he had died in an air strike. | In a statement released on Monday, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades said Abu Ubaida had been killed during the war with Israel, describing him as a "commander and spokesman" whose identity had remained concealed throughout his public appearances. | Israel had announced in August that Abu Ubaida was killed in an air strike on Gaza on 30 August, but Hamas had not previously acknowledged his death. | The confirmation came in a video message posted on the group's Telegr…
(2025-12-29). KP violence kills two policemen in Lakki Marwat, Tank. tribune.com.pk 
Assistant Sub Inspector Mumtaz Ali was shot dead by unidentified attackers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Lakki Marwat district, police said Monday. | In a separate incident, a police constable earlier reported abducted in the Tank area was later found dead, officials said. | Police said four armed men intercepted a pickup vehicle near Adda Wanda Jogi in the Ghazni Khel area and forced ASI Mumtaz Ali out before opening fire. | The officer was posted in Tank. The attack took place within the jurisdiction of Pizo Police Station, police said. | Mumtaz Ali was rushed to a hospital but died of his injuries. Police said an…
(2025-12-29). The Gaza Genocide was not a One-Off: The Blueprint is There to be Repeated. scheerpost.com By Ramzy Baroud for the Middle East Monitor The architecture of extermination: Why the Gaza genocide is premeditated and repeatableSuppose we accept the fiction that none of us expected Israel to launch a full-scale genocide in Gaza—a premeditated campaign to erase the Strip and exterminate a significant portion of its inhabitants. Let us pretend that nearly eighty …
(2025-12-29). Heavy rain and fierce winds uproot Gaza Tents, forcing families into the cold. tehrantimes.com Heavy rain and strong winds flooded and uprooted tents in the Gaza Strip on Monday, worsening already dire living conditions for Palestinians after two years of Israeli genocide.
(2025-12-29). Shaming the UN by Ratifying Genocide. counterpunch.org 
In my view, the 15 members of the Security Council, disgracefully voted unanimously in favor of the US draft resolution, adopted as SC Resolution 2803 on November 17, 2025, endorsing the Trump Plan for the stabilization of Gaza. The plan emerged with the approval of Israel, significantly unveiled during a Netanyahu visit to the White House at a joint press conference. The core feature of the plan was to reward the perpetrators of prolonged genocide, preceded by apartheid and resulting in making a wasteland of Gaza. Not only were there no references in the resolution to Israel's defiance of rulings of the Internat…
(2025-12-29). US Bombs Target ISIL In Nigeria: What's Really Going On? popularresistance.org The United States has launched "powerful and deadly" strikes against groups it claims are affiliated with ISIL (ISIS) in Nigeria, President Donald Trump said on Thursday. | The unprecedented Christmas Day strikes came after weeks of accusations from Trump and top Republicans about an alleged "Christian genocide" they say has been enabled by the Nigerian government. They represent the first known direct US military intervention in the troubled, conflict-racked country. | Neither side has shared precise information about the identity of the targets struck and the results of the strikes.
(2025-12-29). Italy Meloni Gov Attacks Dockers Unions For Action On Palestine. indybay.org The Italian Meloni government is retaliating against the USB union for taking action against the genocide in Gaza…
(2025-12-29). Israeli Cabinet Approves 19 New Apartheid Colonies in Occupied West Bank: Genocide by Other Means. transcend.org 21 Dec 2025 – "The ONLY reason Israel gets away with this naked thievery is US military and political support," said one observer ⚪ a rogue states alliance.
(2025-12-29). The Body as the Final Weapon: Palestine Action and the Spirit of Bobby Sands. counterpunch.org 
When the machinery of the state is totally dedicated to the protection of genocide; when the courts act as private security for arms dealers and weapons manufacturers; and when the political class—from Labour to Tory—competes to see who can bow lower to the Zionist lobby, the only territory left to reclaim is the body itself.
(2025-12-29). Democracy Now! 2025-12-29 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for December 29, 2025; What's Behind Trump's Christmas Strikes on Nigeria? Anti-Christian Genocide or Appeasing MAGA Base?; "Witch Hunt": Jailed U.K. Palestine Action Activists Continue Hunger Strike Despite Health Risks; Cover-Up? New HBO Film Examines 2010 Immigrant Death Under Trump's Current Border Commissioner | Headlines for December 29, 2025; What's Behind Trump's Christmas Strikes on Nigeria? Anti-Christian Genocide or Appeasing MAGA Base?; "Witch Hunt": Jailed U.K. Palestine Action Activists Continue Hunger Strike Despite Health Risks; Cover-U…
(2025-12-29). Martín Mosquera: The Meaning of Milei. newleftreview.org With Latin America in Trump's cross-hairs, a report from Buenos Aires on the social stalemate that allowed far-right firebrand Javier Milei to impose the harshest shock therapy in Argentina's history. Mosquera mobilizes the conceptual legacies of Gramsci, Trotsky, Otto Bauer and Angelo Tasca to identify the function of the region's highly successful new rights.
(2025-12-29). Iran: Narges Mohammadi, several other human rights defenders arbitrarily arrested in massive crackdown. fidh.org More than 50 people were arrested, including five women human rights defenders, while they were taking part in a memorial ceremony honouring a recently deceased fellow human rights defender. The Observatory (FIDH-OMCT) and the League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran (LDDHI) strongly condemn these new arrests and call on the Iranian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all those arbitrarily detained, including human rights defenders.
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(2025-12-29). World Bank, ILO reports show depth of Cyclone Ditwah disaster in Sri Lanka. wsws.org Workers and the poor must oppose the government's plans to impose the huge costs of cyclone recovery on the masses. They are not responsible for the cyclone catastrophe or the underlying capitalist crisis.
(2025-12-29). 'Kill line' reflects predicament of American Dream. ecns.cn A term borrowed from the gaming world — the "kill line" — has recently gone viral online to describe what many see as a harsh reality in the United States, sparking widespread debate about economic insecurity and the fragility of the so-called American Dream.
(2025-12-29). China will deliver humanitarian aid to Cambodia for displaced people along border: Chinese FM. ecns.cn China is willing to provide humanitarian supplies to Cambodia for the settlement of displaced people in border areas, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Yuxi City, southwest China's Yunnan Province on Sunday.
(2025-12-29). Tents flooded by heavy rains in Gaza amid calls for Israel to let in aid. aljazeera.com Heavy winter rains and strong winds have brought new dangers to displaced Palestinians in a Gaza devastated by Israel.
(2025-12-29). Winter storms are battering Gaza's displaced Palestinians. newarab.com 
(2025-12-29). Thailand accuses Cambodia of ceasefire breach after 250 drones flown over border. tribune.com.pk 
Thailand's army accused Cambodia on Monday of violating a newly signed ceasefire agreement, reached after weeks of deadly border clashes, by flying more than 250 drones over its territory. | The Southeast Asian neighbours agreed to the "immediate" ceasefire on Saturday, pledging to end renewed border clashes that killed dozens of people and displaced more than a million this month. | But the fresh allegation from Bangkok and its threat to reconsider releasing Cambodian soldiers held by Thailand left a sustained truce in doubt, even as their foreign ministers wrapped up two days of talks hosted by China. | The…
(2025-12-29). Syria's incomplete security Transition has left gaps for Islamic State to Exploit. juancole.com By (The Conversation) — The US military launched a wave of strikes against targets in central Syria a week and a half ago, on December 19, in response to an attack on US forces near the ancient city of Palmyra one week earlier.
(2025-12-29). Israel's Ceasefire Violations in Gaza Continue to Pile Up. scheerpost.com By International Middle East Media Center Israeli occupation forces continued to breach the ceasefire agreement on Friday and Saturday, carrying out new airstrikes, artillery fire, and machine‚Äëgun attacks across several areas of the Gaza Strip. The renewed violations come as casualty figures climb and rescue teams warn they are unable to reach many of the …
(2025-12-29). Chinese army conducts large-scale exercises around Taiwan. plenglish.com Nanjing, China, Dec. 29 (Prensa Latina) The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) began joint military exercises around Taiwan, involving ground, naval, air, and missile forces, the Eastern Theater Command reported.
(2025-12-29). 7 Turkish police forces wounded in clash with ISIL fighters. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) — Seven Turkish police officers have been wounded in a shootout during an operation against alleged ISIL fighters, local media report.
(2025-12-29). Israel Has Killed at Least 414 Palestinians in Gaza Since Signing Ceasefire Deal: Health Ministry. news.antiwar.com Gaza's Health Ministry said on Saturday that Israeli forces have killed at least 414 Palestinians and wounded 1,142 since the ceasefire was supposed to go into effect on October 10, as the IDF continues violating the deal. The Health Ministry said that over the previous 48-hour period, at least four Palestinians were killed by the …
(2025-12-29). PLA Eastern Theater Command dispatches bomber task forces to conduct far-seas combat readiness patrols to the east of Taiwan Island. ecns.cn The PLA Eastern Theater Command on Monday dispatched bomber task forces to conduct far-seas combat readiness patrols to the east of the Taiwan Island, focusing on subjects of long-distance raid and joint precision strike, said Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson of the PLA Eastern Theater Command.
(2025-12-29). Houthi leader says Israeli presence in Somaliland will be considered 'military target'. tribune.com.pk 
The leader of Yemen's Houthi rebels warned that any Israeli presence in Somaliland would be considered a "military target", according to a statement published on Sunday. This is the latest condemnation of Israel's move to recognise the breakaway region. | "We consider any Israeli presence in Somaliland a military target for our armed forces, as it constitutes aggression against Somalia and Yemen, and a threat to the security of the region," said the group's chief, Abdulmalik al-Houthi, according to a statement published by rebel media online. | Read: Israel becomes first country to recognise Somaliland as inde…
(2025-12-29). Iran ready to respond forcefully to any hostile act. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) — Iran's General Staff of the Armed Forces said it will not allow any harm to be inflicted on the country or its people, warning that any renewed hostile act would be met with a stronger response.
(2025-12-29). PLA Eastern Theater Command conducts joint drills around Taiwan. ecns.cn Multiple forces of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) started drills code-named "Justice Mission 2025" around Taiwan Island Monday, said Shi Yi, spokesperson for the theater command.
(2025-12-29). Trump Praises Putin, Promises Peace—Kyiv Still Under Fire. scheerpost.com By Joshua Scheer Trump's Peace Optimism Collides With Russia's Intensifying Assault on Kyiv Another morning has arrived with no peace between Ukraine and Russia, despite President Trump repeatedly suggesting that an agreement is either incredibly close—or may never happen at all. It is a familiar refrain, delivered as Russian forces continue to bombard Kyiv and …
(2025-12-29). China launches military drills around Taiwan. tehrantimes.com Multiple forces of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) started drills code-named "Justice Mission 2025" around Taiwan Island Monday, said Shi Yi, spokesperson for the theater command, Xinhua reported on Monday.
(2025-12-29). Russian forces drop video bomb just before Zelensky's Mar-a-Lago push from battle-scarred Dimitrov. hindustantimes.com Russia claims it has captured the town of Dimitrov in Ukraine's Donetsk region, releasing dramatic battlefield footage showing Russian troops raising flags amid heavy fighting. The advance comes as Moscow signals fresh territorial gains, with Russian commander briefing President Vladimir Putin on developments along the frontline. The move is being framed as Moscow's strategic message as U.S. political dynamics shift and discussions around Ukraine continue in Washington. Footage released by Russia's defence ministry shows intense combat and symbolic moments following the reported takeover. Ukrainian forces have no…
(2025-12-29). Saudi jets prowl Yemen skies as ground forces mass in Hadramawt. newarab.com 
Witnesses told The New Arab's Arabic language edition that the blasts were louder than anything heard in recent months and likely came from airstrikes, although the targets remain unclear. | The aerial escalation coincided with a major build-up of Saudi and Saudi-backed forces on the ground. Military source…
(2025-12-29). Joint international operations seize 952 suspects, demolish 494 scam-related buildings in Myanmar. ecns.cn China, Myanmar and Thailand have jointly launched a new round of crackdown on cross-border gambling and telecom fraud, repatriating 952 Chinese nationals suspected of telecom fraud back to China and demolishing 494 buildings linked to gambling and scam crimes in Myanmar's KK Park, authorities said.
(2025-12-29). Australia: Harassment of anti-Zionist Jews after Bondi Beach terror attack. wsws.org "By invoking Jewish safety to shield imperial and corporate interests, the government fuels resentment against Jews while enabling future war crimes."—Michelle Berkon…
(2025-12-29). China urges Japan to reflect on history of aggression. ecns.cn China urges Japan to face up to and do soul-searching on its history of aggression, and show repentance for militaristic crimes and respect for the victims through concrete actions, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
(2025-12-29). Zelenskyy Trump Meet World Report NewsX World. gilbertdoctorow.com In this hourly news bulletin on the Indian broadcaster NewsX World yesterday evening, I appear as from minute 4 and set out my latest projection of how the Ukraine war will end in a frozen conflict after Russia has taken control of all the strategic and ethnically Russian parts of the country that it wishes …
(2025-12-29). Without an interior minister, Israel leaves Palestinian humanitarian status requests in limbo. haaretz.com The Humanitarian Committee for Palestinians in Israel, which operates under the Interior Ministry, reviews residency requests based on exceptional humanitarian circumstances. In the absence of an interior minister, cases pending for over a year cannot be approved, leaving temporary residents in prolonged uncertainty…
(2025-12-29). Trump Slashes US Humanitarian Aid Pledge as His Cuts Kill Hundreds of Thousands Globally. scheerpost.com By Jake Johnson for Common Dreams The Trump administration on Monday announced a commitment of $2 billion to United Nations humanitarian assistance efforts, a fraction of what the US has previously provided as President Donald Trump's foreign aid cuts continue to wreak deadly havoc worldwide. The US State Department said the funds will be tied to reform efforts pushed by the …
(2025-12-29). US Funding for UN Aid Once Totaled $17 Billion. Trump Slashed It to $2 Billion. truthout.org The Trump administration on Monday announced a commitment of $2 billion to United Nations humanitarian assistance efforts, a fraction of what the US has previously provided as President Donald Trump's foreign aid cuts continue to wreak deadly havoc worldwide. The US State Department said the funds will be tied to reform efforts pushed by the administration, as it warns individual UN agencies… |
(2025-12-29). Winter weather drenches Gaza tents as Netanyahu arrives in US. newarab.com 
Gaza's Government Operations Room has reiterated its calls for more humanitarian housing amid the The operations room said that
(2025-12-29). Pierre Vesperini: Government of the Past. newleftreview.org If the past is always that of a certain present, what are the conditions for avoiding the subordination of public history to self-interested origin stories, or the consignment of past infamies to oblivion? Who belongs in public memory, and who not? Reflections on the political use and abuse of popular historiography.
(2025-12-29). South Korea Prosecutor Accuses Ex—First Lady of Bribery, Power Abuse. moderndiplomacy.eu South Korea's special prosecutor has concluded a year-long investigation alleging that Kim Keon Hee, the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, accepted bribes and interfered in state affairs while in office. Prosecutors say Kim used her position as first lady to receive money and luxury items and to influence personnel appointments. Kim is currently …
(2025-12-29). How Myanmar upholds Military Democracy. moderndiplomacy.eu In Myanmar, in cities and the countryside alike, military campaign posters promise a return to democracy, an election that many analysts dismiss as a sham. The generals who overthrew the civilian government in 2021 insist that a three-phase vote will restore civilian rule, but few outside Naypyidaw buy it. In fact, only two of the …
(2025-12-29). Polls: Guinea junta chief headed for victory. tribune.com.pk 
Guineans voted in a presidential election Sunday with Mamady Doumbouya, a general who led the junta that seized power four years ago, the clear favourite, and the main opposition leaders barred from standing. | By running, the strongman reneged on a pledge not to stand for office and to hand the west African country back to civilian rule by the end of 2024. | Since seizing power in 2021, Doumbouya has cracked down on civil liberties, and protests have been banned while opponents have been arrested, put on trial or driven into exile. | Some 6.8 million people were eligible to choose between the nine approved ca…
(2025-12-29). Winter floods wreak havoc on Gaza displacement camps as Israel blocks aid. aljazeera.com Heavy rains flood Gaza, leaving families struggling to stay dry amid aid shortages and widespread Israeli destruction.
(2025-12-29). Jailed Pro-Palestine Hunger Strikers in UK Are "At Increasing Risk of Death" truthout.org Alarm is growing over the treatment and deteriorating health of eight pro-Palestinian activists jailed in the United Kingdom who are on hunger strike to protest their detention. The activists remain imprisoned as they await trial over charges linked to their work with Palestine Action, which the British government has banned under its Terrorism Act over direct action protests against Israel's… |
(2025-12-29). Anti-ICE Resistance Sprang Up Across Red States in 2025. truthout.org Grassroots organizations around the United States, with little to no support from local authorities, have spent much of the past year defending themselves against President Donald Trump's deployments of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and the National Guard. While community defense efforts in large urban metropolises such as Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago… |
(2025-12-29). PLA Eastern Theater Command conducts drills on regional patrol, aerial confrontation, and information support in airspace to the southwest of Taiwan Island. ecns.cn The PLA Eastern Theater Command on Monday employed its fighters, airborne early warning aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles to conduct drills on regional patrol, aerial confrontation, and information support in the airspace to the southwest of the Taiwan Island. The drills intend to test the capabilities of multi-type aircraft coordination and seizing air superiority.
(2025-12-29). Corrupt Corporate City Officials Privatizing GG Botanical Gardens For Disney Aesthetic. indybay.org The corrupt CEO of Golden Gate Park Stephanie Linder without public comment or debate has wrecked the Botanical gardens for a Disney style light show for people who can pay $28 to $48 a ticket. They have blighted the park for more privatization and their commercialization of Golden Gate Park shutting off more and more of the park for months for concerts that cost hundreds of dollars for tickets. | Billionaire SF Mayor Daniel Lurie has also given away Kezar stadium to his cronies and financial supporters as the park is sold off to the highest bidder.
(2025-12-29). Tom Tiffany Doesn't Care About Any Workers; He's a Racist, Anti-Worker Politician Supported by Fascists. wibailoutpeople.org 
Right wing politicians in Wisconsin continue trying to whip up adulation for the racist Charlie Kirk but they say nothing about raising the minimum wage for workers struggling in tourist areas such as Door County (or other needed assistance for workers). Instead these politicians like Tom Tiffany do everything they can to help bust unions, …
(2025-12-29). Netanyahu's Somaliland gamble blows up, Houthi missiles now aimed at Israeli 'outpost' near Yemen. hindustantimes.com Houthis slam Israel's unprecedented recognition of self-governing Somaliland as independent, vowing "all possible" support, including potential military action, to defend Somalia's territorial integrity, while Israel's move is widely seen as a bid for strategic leverage along the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden and draws sharp condemnation from Arab and Islamic governments.
(2025-12-29). Head of ICRO Hojjatoleslam Imanipour meets Malaysian officials, thinkers, religious leaders. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — The head of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) made a visit to Malaysia with the aim of strengthening cultural diplomacy, engaging with elites and intellectuals, supporting Iranians living abroad, and expanding Quranic and cultural cooperation between the two countries.
(2025-12-29). Forced circumcision of Bamasaaba 'defaulters' is Illegal, unnecessary, outdated and unhelpful. independent.co.ug 
COMMENT | ALFRED GERESOM MUSAMALI | I have seen an alarmist letter (attached) allegedly written by one Joram Khamboson Mayatsa, who calls himself Umukuuka IV uwa Inzu ya Masaaba (IYM), mobilising all Bamasaaba of Uganda, Kenya and the Diaspora to participate in and support the upcoming "Circumcision Day" for Bamasaaba "defaulters". Mayatsa specified that …
(2025-12-29). IDF Actively Supports Construction of Settler Outposts and Farms in West Bank. transcend.org An IDF officer highlighted the army's shift from a policy of 'turning a blind eye' to illegal settlers' outposts in the West Bank, to fully coordinating and ordering settler farms to be established near Palestinian villages.
(2025-12-29). Syrian Alawites Begin Mass Protests Against Government Violence. popularresistance.org Syrian citizens of the Alawite minority sect took to the streets on 28 December to protest against government violence and sectarian persecution, in line with a call made by the community's religious leader a day earlier. | Members of the minority sect protested in the Alawite neighborhoods of the central governorate of Homs, and in several towns and cities on the country's coast, including Tartous, Jableh, and Latakia. | Protests also erupted in Hama governorate, including in the city of Masyaf. | Alawite Syrians held up banners reading "Federalism is the solution" and "the blood of Alawites is not cheap," among…
(2025-12-29). Starmer under fire over Egyptian activist's anti-Israel posts. newarab.com 
But after old social posts emerged of him calling for violence against "Zionists" and the police, the oppos…
(2025-12-29). Inflatables, rainbow crosswalks, flooding snitch lines — creative action was off the charts in 2025. wagingnonviolence.org 
(2025-12-29). Christmas 2025: Widespread violence, intimidation against Christians in India. ummid.com Reports of widespread violence and intimidation against Christians are being reported from different parts of India on the eve and day of Christmas Thursday December 25, 2025.
(2025-12-29). Museveni will win, but the landscape has changed since his last victory. independent.co.ug 
But the opposition faces the ruling party's continued use of violence to manipulate the election NEWS ANALYSIS | LUKE MELCHIORRE | On the eve of Uganda's 2021 presidential election, it was clear that regardless of how Ugandans voted, the incumbent, Yoweri Museveni, would most likely be declared the winner. Amid mounting repression, accusations of vote rigging, and an internet …
(2025-12-29). Tragic End: Teen's Life Cut Short by Gun Violence. devdiscourse.com A 17-year-old youth was tragically shot dead by unidentified assailants, police revealed on Monday.