Norwegian unions vote for economic boycott of IsraelThe Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO), comprised of 21 affiliations, passed the motion last week at congress with the support of 88 per cent of delegates, as calls continue to grow for an international economic boycott of Israel.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/norwegian-unions-vote-economic-boycott-israelThousands march against immigration in WarsawSaturday’s event was organised by nationalist leader Robert Bąkiewicz, a former PiS parliamentary candidate and also previously the main organiser of the Independence March that takes place in Warsaw each November.
https://notesfrompoland.com/2025/05/11/thousands-march-against-immigration-in-warsaw/Fragile ceasefire holds between India, Pakistan as Trump offers more helpA ceasefire between India and Pakistan was holding on Sunday after both sides blamed the other for initial violations, as U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to help the arch-rivals find a solution on the disputed Kashmir region.
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/fragile-ceasefire-holds-between-india-pakistan-trump-offers-more-help-2025-05-11/Bangladesh interim government bans former ruling party of HasinaThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the country’s other main political party, headed by former prime minister Khaleda Zia, had previously opposed the move to ban the Awami League. A post on the league’s official X account said on Sunday: “People no longer feel safe under Yunus,” denouncing the ban that “stoked division within society, strangled democratic norms, fuelled [an] ongoing pogrom against dissenters, strangled inclusivity [and] all undemocratic steps under [the] pretext of [addressing the] July-August violence and reform scheme.”
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/bangladesh-interim-government-bans-former-ruling-party-hasinaLebanon: Palestinian factions wary of Abbas disarmament planFor the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the question of arms cannot be separated from the legacy of collective trauma and the politics of self-defence. "The issue of arms in the camps has not been formally placed on the agenda of the president’s visit, nor has it been raised through official channels," said Abdullah Dandan, the PFLP’s political relations officer in Lebanon.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/lebanon-palestinian-factions-wary-abbas-disarmament-planHamas says it will release US-Israeli captive Edan Alexander“Taiwan now has a registered population of 2.6 per cent indigenous, 1.2 per cent foreign and 96.2 per cent other population,” the page reads. According to Taiwanese media, the page previously said: “Taiwan’s current registered population is composed of Han Chinese as the largest ethnic group, accounting for 96.4 per cent of the total population.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/11/hamas-says-it-will-release-israeli-american-captive-edan-alexanderhttps://archive.ph/Hq1zHNo Han Chinese in Taiwan? KMT slams ‘denial of history’ on Executive Yuan web pageThe revised web page of Taiwan’s top administrative body, the Executive Yuan, categorises Han Chinese – the overwhelming majority on both sides of the Taiwan Strait – as “other population”.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3309913/no-han-chinese-taiwan-kmt-slams-denial-history-executive-yuan-web-page?module=top_story&pgtype=sectionhttps://archive.ph/trWoeSouth Korean conservative party fails in a bid to switch presidential candidatesSaturday’s chaotic U-turn, after a failed attempt to replace Kim with former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, underscored the People Power Party’s leadership crisis following the ouster of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law imposition in December, which possibly doomed the conservatives’ chances of winning another term in government.
https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-election-conservative-party-candidates-cc3141d0582486c6199b62f25d37445a Uruguay’s municipal elections: National Party dominates, Frente Amplio retains MontevideoUruguay’s 2025 municipal and departmental elections have concluded with the center-right National Party (Partido Nacional) maintaining its dominance across most of the country, while the left-wing Frente Amplio secured a clear victory in Montevideo, the capital.
https://en.mercopress.com/2025/05/12/uruguay-s-municipal-elections-national-party-dominates-frente-amplio-retains-montevideoThirteen gold mine workers massacred in PeruThe killings, carried out by a gang at the La Poderosa gold mine, have ignited outrage across Peru. The kidnappers had demanded a ransom of 4 million soles (about US$1.1 million), which the mine owners ignored, effectively sentencing the miners to death.
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