(2025-12-18). Bondi attack resurrects spectre of Abu Sayyaf Group. tribune.com.pk 
The father-and-son duo suspected of unleashing the deadly attack on Jewish people attending a religious festival at one of Australia's most iconic beaches had received "military-style training" in the Philippines, where they spent most of November, Australia's public broadcaster ABC has reported, citing security sources. | At least 15 people were killed and dozens more injured when Sajid Akram, 50, and his 24-year-old son, Naveed Akram, went on a rampage during Hanukkah celebrations at Bondi Beach in Sydney. Sajid was later killed in a police operation. | According to the Philippines Bureau of Immigration, the…
(2025-12-18). US Racist Immigration Policy Toward Haiti Reinforces Imperialism. popularresistance.org On November 26th 2025, the Trump administration terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti using nearly identical language to the TPS cancellations earlier this year for displaced Venezuelans and affecting upward of 353,000 Haitian migrants. In both cases, the Department of Homeland Security claimed that continued protections were "not in the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States," affirming U.S. policy abuses redefine their "interests" at a whim. | While the U.S. has long politicized displacement from leftist states like Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, casting migrants as…
(2025-12-18). US: Masked Federal Agents Undermine Rule of Law. commondreams.org United States federal immigration enforcement agents now commonly operate masked and without visible identification, compounding the abusive and unaccountable nature of the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign, Human Rights Watch said today. The indefinite and widespread nature of these practices is fundamentally inconsistent with the United States' obligations to ensure that law enforcement abuses are investigated and met with accountability."Law enforcement officers must be identifiable to be accountable," said
(2025-12-18). EEUU envía migrantes a Base Naval de Guantánamo a la espera de su deportación. radiohc.cu El Gobierno de Estados Unidos envió en las últimas horas a un nuevo grupo de migrantes a su base naval de Guantánamo, en territorio usurpado a Cuba, a la espera de su deportación, en el marco del endurecimiento de las políticas migratorias del presidente Donald Trump. | El traslado fue confirmado a Europa Press por fuentes del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional estadounidense después de que el diario The New York Times indicara que 22 migrantes cubanos habían sido llevados este martes a Guantánamo, en un vuelo organizado por el Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE, según sus siglas en inglés). | "Hem…
(2025-12-18). Immigrants Are Skipping Vital Health Care Appointments Amid Federal Raids. truthout.org As immigrants in southeastern Louisiana and Mississippi braced for this month's U.S. Homeland Security operation, Cristiane Rosales-Fajardo received a panicked phone call from a friend. The friend's Guatemalan tenant, who didn't know she was pregnant, had just delivered a premature baby in the New Orleans house. The parents lacked legal residency, and the mother refused to go to a hospital… |
(2025-12-18). I Met Migrant Women in Calais Hoping to Reach the UK and This Is What I Learnt. bylinetimes.com I was in a car with charity workers somewhere between Calais and Dunkirk. We were on our way to a women's centre: a small sports pavilion that offers women in the camps a chance to shower, do their hair, put on make-up, have a gossip, a brief moment of normality in a hostile place. | My companions were chatting in French, which I struggled to follow. So, when they exclaimed, "Huit." I had to ask, "Eight what?". | Pregnant women, they said. | My heart sank. I asked whether they would cross in the small boats. They told me the women hope so. It is safer to cross before the babies are born. Some, though, are forc…
(2025-12-18). The Poacher's Trail: Part 2. newarab.com 
For 15 months, The New Arab, in cooperation with Bridges Investigations, explored the shadowy world of Maltese bird hunters. | We uncovered how Maltese hunters, frustrated by local laws, were travelling to Egypt to slaughter migratory birds in vast numbers. Their hunting activities have been described as an environmental disaster, and a threat to the thousands of migratory birds who rely on Egyptian wetlands. | We went undercover in Fayoum. Followed the smuggling routes from Egypt's lakes to Maltese homes. And saw how Europe's conservation efforts collapse when its citizens pull the trigger abroad. | This is more…
(2025-12-18). An Activist Guide To Trump's National Security Strategy 2025. popularresistance.org "We're not just waiting around to see what happens," said Mich González of the Southeast Dignity Not Detention coalition in New Orleans as they prepare to challenge ICE deportation raids in their communities. | "We're talking to our brothers and sisters that organized in Los Angeles, that organized in Chicago, that are organizing and continuing to protect each other in North Carolina, and we're taking all their lessons," said González | Thousands of miles away, Chief Marilyn Slett of the Haí…´zaqv Nation and secretary-treasurer of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs declares: "We will not stand by while the C…
(2025-12-18). Angry farmers block Brussels roads with tractors over Mercosur trade deal. aljazeera.com Thousands protest as EU leaders clash over pact farmers fear will flood Europe with cheaper South American goods.
(2025-12-18). Tunisians revive protests over state chemical plant pollution. newarab.com 
(2025-12-18). As Zohran Mamdani prepares to enter City Hall he faces pressure from an unlikely source — Palestine activists. scheerpost.com By Michael Arria for Mondoweiss Last month, activists gathered outside New York City's Park East Synagogue to protest an event hosted by Nefesh B'Nefesh, an organization that assists Jewish individuals in relocating to Israel. The protest, which was organized by the Palestinian Assembly for Liberation (PAL Awda), was condemned as antisemitic by pro-Israel groups and leaders over chants of …
(2025-12-18). Thousands of EU farmers clash with police in Brussels. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Thousands of farmers from across the European Union converged on Brussels on Thursday, blocking major roads with hundreds of tractors, clashing with police, and disrupting traffic during an EU leaders' summit. Protesters hurled eggs, potatoes, and smoke bombs, set off fireworks, and ignited fires, prompting authorities to respond with tear gas and water cannons. The demonstrations oppose the proposed EU-Mercosur free trade agreement with South American nations including Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay. Farmers warn the deal would flood European markets with cheaper beef, poultry, sugar, and oth…
(2025-12-18). Protests in Bangladesh as India cites security concerns. tribune.com.pk 
Bangladesh police on Thursday stopped protesters from marching towards an Indian diplomatic mission, a day after India's foreign ministry conveyed its concerns over the "deteriorating" security environment in the country. | Ties between the two countries have been frosty since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India following a student-led uprising last year. | Dhaka has repeatedly asked for her extradition so that she could stand trial for her alleged crimes, with Delhi responding that it was examining the requests. | On Thursday, dozens of demonstrators began marching towards the assistant Indian h…
(2025-12-18). Leader of 2024 Bangladesh student protests dies in a Singapore hospital. aljazeera.com Sharif Osman Bin Hadi was a leading figure during the uprising toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024.
(2025-12-18). Protesting farmers clash with police as EU debates trade deal. aljazeera.com Angry farmers drove their tractors into Brussels and faced tear gas from police as EU leaders debated a trade deal.