Thousands protest in UK National Day of Action against billions in welfare cutsReferencing hundreds of thousands of people who have died due to over a decade of austerity cuts—including 600 people who have committed suicide after having disability benefits withdrawn—protesters chanted, “No More Deaths from Benefit Cuts!”
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/03/27/mbwu-m27.htmlAnsarallah Targets Ben Gurion Airport, Engages US Warships in Red SeaThe Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) have launched a series of military strikes targeting Zionist and US assets, including Ben Gurion Airport and enemy warships in the Red Sea, according to a statement by the Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree.
https://abolitionmedia.noblogs.org/17900/How Syria's sectarian violence spread to capital, terrorizing AlawitesAccording to accounts from 13 witnesses in Damascus, however, the sectarian violence spread to the southern edges of Syria's capital, a few kilometres from the presidential palace. The details of the alleged raids, kidnappings and killings have not been previously reported.
https://www.newarab.com/news/sectarian-violence-terrorizes-alawites-syria-capital-report Resistance in Shengal forces the Iraqi army to withdraw Women and young people led the resistance that started when the Iraqi army attacked Shengal. The resistance won, and the Iraqi forces were forced to withdraw at around 02:00 on Friday night. However, since the wounded fighters who were taken prisoner have not yet been released, the resistance of the people continues. … . . . . . … . . …
https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/resistance-in-shengal-forces-iraqi-army-to-withdraw-78520Colombia and the US agree to collect and share biometric data for migrantsThe United States and Colombia have signed a memorandum of understanding in Bogota that would pave the way for the two countries to exchange biometric data collected from migrants.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/27/colombia-and-the-us-agree-to-collect-and-share-biometric-data-for-migrantshttps://archive.ph/YWPgTAgrarian Reform protesters to march again on AsunciónThe FNC, led by Secretary-General Marcial Gómez, is protesting against land issues and the influence of the pro-government Honor Colorado faction, led by former president Horacio Cartes, over national institutions. They are calling for agrarian reform and denouncing evictions of peasant and indigenous communities.
https://en.mercopress.com/2025/03/27/agrarian-reform-protesters-to-march-again-on-asuncionSouth Sudan opposition says peace deal has collapsed after arrest of its leaderThe party’s deputy chairperson, Oyet Nathaniel Pierino, said in a statement that the agreement “has been abrogated” and that Machar’s arrest shows a lack of political goodwill to achieve peace and stability.
https://apnews.com/article/south-sudan-riek-machar-arrest-66a34271b9b6af9893e2bc14301c6fcbBuddhism’s holiest site erupts in protests over Hindu ‘control’ of shrineSeveral Buddhist organisations have held rallies, from Ladakh bordering China in the north to the cities of Mumbai in the west and Mysuru in the south. Now, people are increasingly trooping to Bodh Gaya to join the main protest, said Akash Lama, general secretary of the All India Buddhist Forum (AIBF), the collective leading the campaign.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/3/24/buddhisms-holiest-site-erupts-in-protests-over-hindu-control-of-shrinehttps://archive.ph/U2LPPPakistan citizens to bear higher taxes as IMF approves $1.3 billion loanThe new agreement requires additional commitments from the tax-burdened population, including a new carbon levy, increased water rates, and liberalisation of the automobile sector. Dawn newspaper reports that a reduction in power rates is expected, funded by reallocating the existing petroleum levy.
https://archive.ph/h2wU7https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/pakistan-citizens-to-bear-higher-taxes-as-imf-approves-1-3-billion-loan/articleshow/119580815.cms China rebuffs Trump offer of tariff concessions if Beijing agrees TikTok deal Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday that he could give China "a little reduction in tariffs or something to get it done". "We're going to have a form of a deal," Trump said, adding that if it was not done in time, he would extend the deadline.
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