Colombia lawmakers approve pension reform in victory for PetroColombia's lower house on Friday approved a pension reform proposed by President Gustavo Petro, marking a victory for the leftist, who has struggled to get lawmaker approval for several of his cornerstone promises. The government says the reform will strengthen state pension fund Colpensiones, reduce subsidies and increase coverage for those without sufficient savings.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombia-lawmakers-approve-pension-reform-victory-petro-2024-06-15/Venezuela: Prisoners End Five-Day Hunger Strike as Maduro Orders Action Against Judicial Delays and OvercrowdingThe actions inside penitentiary institutions were accompanied by demonstrations from relatives in several cities, including outside the main court complex in Caracas. Protesters demanded a “quick response” from the Venezuelan state to improve incarceration conditions and tend to convicts suffering from chronic health issues.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-prisoners-end-five-day-hunger-strike-as-maduro-orders-action-against-judicial-delays-and-overcrowding/Bolivia Deploys Military to Gas Stations Amid Fuel ShortageSoldiers will make sure that only vehicles registered in a digital system are allowed to fill up their tanks, Deputy Civil Defense Juan Carlos Calvimontes said on Wednesday. Protests against fuel as well as dollar shortages have been growing louder in the Andean nation, with trucker unions threatening road blockades if the situation persists.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-12/bolivia-deploys-military-to-gas-stations-amid-fuel-shortagehttps://archive.is/vDhvOConstitutional Court of Ecuador Annuls Again State of Emergency Decreed by President Daniel NoboaThe latter state of emergency was intended to replace an earlier state of emergency that covered five provinces and had also been overturned by the Constitutional Court. The new declaration suspended the right to inviolability of the home in the provinces of Guayas, Santa Elena, El Oro, Manabí, Sucumbíos, Orellana and Los Ríos, and in the municipality of Camilo Ponce Enríquez, in the province of Azuay.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/constitutional-court-of-ecuador-annuls-again-state-of-emergency-decreed-by-president-daniel-noboa/8 Israeli soldiers killed in southern Gaza ambush; deadliest day in monthsHamas fighters killed eight Israeli soldiers traveling in military vehicles in Rafah after firing rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and then ambushing a support force deployed to the scene. The attacks on Saturday marked one of the deadliest days for Israeli soldiers in Gaza in months as its ground invasion of the southern region continues to ramp up.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/15/8-israeli-soldiers-killed-in-southern-gaza-ambush-deadliest-day-in-monthshttps://archive.is/SBm1sHouthi attack forces crew to abandon coal carrier in Red SeaThe crew of a Greek-owned vessel damaged in an attack by Yemen’s Houthi militants has been evacuated and the abandoned ship is drifting in the Red Sea, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/15/houthi-attack-forces-crew-to-abandon-coal-carrier-in-red-sea Two ISIS members captured in Til Hemis The SDF statement said: “These terrorists were involved in killings, kidnappings, and bombings in the area. Our forces successfully captured them after imposing a tight siege on their hiding place and confiscated the following: 2 AK-47 rifles, 80 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, 6 AK-47 magazines, 4 smartphones, 2 cell phones, 2 tablets.”
https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/two-isis-members-captured-in-til-hemis-7379432 Ukrainians reportedly detained in Hungary after illegal border crossingThe confirmation came after reports that a Gaz-66 truck broke through the border at the Kosyno and Velyka Byihan section on June 9 and entered Hungary.Ukrainian border guards spotted the movement of the vehicle near the border with technical means and subsequently found tracks in the direction of the Hungarian border, Demchenko said.
https://kyivindependent.com/32-ukrainians-reportedly-detained-in-hungary-after-illegal-border-crossing/https://archive.is/NhHbjJeremy Corbyn warns against Labour’s plans to ‘hollow out our NHS’The former Labour leader will join healthcare workers and campaigners outside Archway Tube station in his Islington North constituency, warning that “more austerity and privatisation is not the answer” to the NHS crisis. His intervention comes two days after the launch of the Labour manifesto, which failed to rule out cuts to the health service and dropped the party’s previous promise that the “NHS is not for sale.”
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/jeremy-corbyn-warns-against-labours-plans-hollow-out-our-nhsBBC uncovers 6,000 possible illegal sewage spills in one yearBBC News has analysed spills data from nine firms, which suggests sewage may have been discharged nearly 6,000 times when it had not been raining in 2022 - including during the country’s record heatwave. Water companies can release untreated sewage into rivers and seas when it rains to prevent it flooding homes, but such spills are illegal when it’s dry.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nn46rjej6oIndia: author Arundhati Roy to be prosecuted over 2010 Kashmir remarksFriday’s development follows the news that Saxena had last October given approval for the case to proceed before the courts – more than a decade on from when a criminal complaint against Roy and several others was originally filed. The complaint concerned Roy’s comment that the disputed territory of Kashmir was not an “integral” part of India, and accused her and others of giving speeches advocating the secession of Kashmir from India.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/15/india-author-arundhati-roy-to-be-prosecuted-over-2010-kashmir-remarksWorking in ‘hellfire’: Gig workers bear the brunt of India’s heatwaveAccording to a recent report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the rising temperatures in India will reduce daily working hours 5.8 percent by 2030. With 90 percent of workers in the country employed in the informal sector, the loss of labour hours brings significant challenges.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/15/working-in-hellfire-gig-workers-bear-the-brunt-of-indias-heatwavehttps://archive.is/6jRTl