Panamanian movements vow to resist Trump’s threats to their sovereigntyPanamanian movements have expressed their readiness to resist US President Donald Trump’s threats to Panama’s sovereignty. On January 20, as part of a mobilization of trade unions and social movements in Panama City in defense of the public pension system, they will also denounce the expansionist threats of Trump.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/20/panamanian-movements-vow-to-resist-trumps-threats-to-their-sovereignty/Colombia’s second outbreak of guerrilla violence brings death toll to 100According to Ombudsman’s Office, among the dead are multiple demobilized former FARC guerrillas and at least one farmers’ representative from Catatumbo. In a statement, the ELN’s Northeastern Bloc said that the people killed by their guerrillas were members or associates of the 33rd Front of FARC dissident group EMCB.
https://colombiareports.com/eln-offensive-in-northeast-colombia-80-killed-11000-displaced-since-friday/Pope dissolves Peru-based Catholic movement after Vatican investigationPope Francis has taken the remarkable step of dissolving a Peruvian-based Catholic movement, the Sodalitium of Christian Life (SCV), after years of attempts at reform and a Vatican investigation. The investigation uncovered sexual abuses by its founder, financial mismanagement by its leaders and spiritual abuses by its top members.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/20/pope-dissolves-sodalitium-of-christian-life-peru-catholic-movement-vatican-investigationHundreds protest new mining laws in El SalvadorProtesters in San Salvador, who staged a sit-in on the steps of the National Library, also warned that the mining would endanger the water sources that supply more than 50 per cent of Salvadorans, such as the River Lempa, the largest in the country.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/hundreds-protest-new-mining-laws-in-el-salvadorIsrael's Netanyahu fragile government on edge over Ben-Gvir's Gaza exitJewish Power, led by Ben-Gvir, was one of a number of parties that made up Netanyahu's coalition, the most far-right in Israel's history. Another party in government is the Religious Zionist Party led by far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who also voted against the ceasefire, although he has not yet resigned.
https://www.newarab.com/news/israels-netanyahu-government-edge-over-ben-gvirs-gaza-exitYemen’s Houthis to only target Israel-linked ships following Gaza ceasefireThe Sanaa-based Humanitarian Operations Coordination Centre (HOCC), which liaises between Houthi forces and commercial shipping operators, said on Sunday that it was stopping “sanctions” against vessels owned by United States and British entities, as well as ships sailing under the two countries’ flags.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/20/yemens-houthis-to-only-target-israel-linked-ships-following-gaza-ceasefirehttps://archive.ph/XwFYI Commander Mazloum Abdi: We need a roadmap with the Damascus government "In response to those who accuse us of dividing and fragmenting Syria, we state once again that we will act according to our principles. We are in favor of granting rights and roles to all Syrians on the basis of equality without any discrimination. We are also in favour of the territorial integrity of Syria and the unity of all its components. We support the Damascus government and welcome the spread of the Syrian state administration, of which we will be a part, throughout the country."
https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/commander-mazloum-abdi-we-need-a-roadmap-with-the-damascus-government-77525Palestine Solidarity Campaign director Ben Jamal charged after London protestBen Jamal, director of the UK-based Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), has been charged with public order offences after a major pro-Palestine rally in London on Saturday that saw 77 people arrested.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestine-solidarity-campaign-director-ben-jamal-charged-after-protestCoalition negotiations in Austria: Right-wing government to implement drastic austerity measuresImmediately after the start of negotiations, both parties began to put together an extensive austerity budget. Containing drastic cuts, the budget deficit is to be reduced to below 3 percent, as required by the EU. Currently, depending on the estimate, it is up to 3.7 percent. The dispute over how and over what period the savings will be implemented had led to the failure of the coalition negotiations between the ÖVP, SPÖ and Neos.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/01/20/uizx-j20.htmlYale HRL report: ‘Chinese UAVs identified at RSF-controlled South Darfur airport’These findings coincide with ongoing discussions in Washington about arms transfers to Sudan and whether the UAE, an alleged RSF sponsor, is continuing their supply of weaponry to the group. Radio Dabanga reported on Monday, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) alleged that the RSF carried out drone strikes in on the hydroelectric Merowe Dam in Sudan’s Northern State.
https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/yale-hrl-report-chinese-uavs-identified-at-rsf-controlled-south-darfur-airportTiger hunt: Police launch manhunt for alleged kingpin of illegal mining at StilfonteinThe alleged kingpin resurfaced from shaft 11 in Stilfontein last week during a rescue mission to get the miners out. The government-funded rescue mission, led by the Mine Rescue Services (MRS), ended on Thursday after community volunteers confirmed no further signs of miners in the disused mine.
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/police-hunt-tiger-kingpin-north-west-stilfontein-mine/https://archive.ph/rZhXTMyanmar junta and major ethnic rebel group sign formal ceasefire, China saysIt is the second such pact in little over a year, a previous one in January last year not having been honoured by either side. The new ceasefire was brokered by China in mid-January, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said yesterday at a daily briefing in Beijing.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/myanmar-junta-and-major-ethnic-rebel-group-sign-formal-ceasefire-china-says