Activists say Israeli navy has begun intercepting a Gaza-bound aid flotillaGreg Stoker, an American veteran aboard one of the boats in the flotilla, said around a dozen naval vessels with their transponders off had approached it. “They are currently hailing our vessels, telling us to turn off our engines and await further instructions or our boats will be seized and we will face the consequences,” he said in a shaky video while wearing a red life jacket.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-flotilla-activists-5c9c5e9baa4fc893a0f6e6eef69b280cDockworkers in Genoa and Livorno block Israeli arms shipment, as mass protests denounce genocide in GazaMore than 25,000 people, according to police estimates, and many more, according to organizers, flooded the streets of Genoa on Saturday evening in support of the Global Sumud Flotilla, demanding the opening of humanitarian corridors into Gaza, an end to arms shipments to Israel and an immediate halt to the genocide. The march, which began outside the headquarters of Music for Peace, the NGO coordinating the flotilla’s mission, quickly took on an explosive character.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/10/01/ltqa-o01.html Le Pen’s party lands top jobs in French parliament with assist from Macron’s allies Over the summer, Together for the Republic, the largest parliamentary group supporting Macron, reversed its previous stance on the far right’s exclusion, arguing that the firewall had led to the disproportionate representation of left-wing groups. Yaël Braun-Pivet, the Macron-allied president of the National Assembly, endorsed the far right’s return in a clip posted on social media.
https://www.politico.eu/article/national-rally-france-parliament-marine-le-pen-sebastien-chenu-helene-laporte/https://archive.ph/8mQCmFrench military boards Russia-linked oil tanker suspected of launching dronesThe tanker was sailing from the Russian oil terminal in Primorsk near St Petersburg, carrying 750,000 barrels of crude oil, to Vadinar in India, but was intercepted by a French naval vessel on Sunday and diverted towards Saint-Nazaire in western France while inquiries continue.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/01/france-oil-tanker-russia-drone-denmarkWho is David Zini, the new 'far-right, messianic' chief of Israel's Shin Bet?He is a member of the far-right Religious Zionism movement, which is led politically by Israel’s extremist Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. His ties to the Israeli far-right originate from his father Rabbi Yosef Zini, who is a member of the extreme right-wing Noam party.
https://www.newarab.com/news/who-david-zini-new-far-right-head-israeli-shin-betIsraeli helicopters conduct low-altitude flights over front linesSOHR activists documented Israeli military helicopters flew at low altitude over the frontline areas between the Syrian Ministry of Defence forces and local Druze factions in western Al-Suwaidaa countryside, where helicopters were seen above Tel Hadid and ‘Ariqa areas. No official information was released regarding the purpose or destination of the flights.
https://www.syriahr.com/en/370822/Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for attack on Dutch-flagged shipThe Houthis' military spokesperson said Monday's attack was carried out by a cruise missile. The strike injured two sailors and forced a helicopter evacuation of the ship's 19 crew members, according to the EU maritime mission Aspides and the vessel's operator.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/10/yemens-houthis-claim-responsibility-attack-dutch-flagged-shipPolice vehicle rams into anti-government protesters in Morocco, leaving one injuredThe protests have been the largest anti-government demonstrations in years in Morocco, with mainly young people denouncing what they call the government’s misplaced priorities. On Tuesday, young Moroccans took to the streets for the fourth day straight, often clashing with security forces.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/police-vehicle-rams-anti-government-protesters-morocco-leaving-one-injuredHRC meets Khuma residents after January illegal mining tragedyThis, after 87 illegal miners died underground while hundreds of others were trapped during Operation Vala Umgodi in January this year. The police operation saw food and other aid that were normally taken underground withheld from mine workers. Commissioner Sandra Makwasha says they need to make a determination whether Operation Vala Umgodi violated the rights of the community.
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/hrc-meets-khuma-residents-after-january-illegal-mining-tragedy/NSW urged to stop strip-searches of young people after court ruling spotlights police conductOf the strip-searches conducted by police in the 2018-19 financial year, 91% were based on suspicion that a person possessed prohibited drugs, according to a 2019 University of NSW report that was commissioned by the Redfern Legal Centre.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/02/nsw-police-urged-stop-strip-searching-people-court-finds-conduct-issuesAustralian government extends use of Nauru as a refugee prisonMTC Australia, a subsidiary of one of America’s largest private prison operators, the Management and Training Corporation, has provided “garrison, transferee arrivals and reception services” on the island since 2022, when it was initially contracted for two months for $47 million. The latest contract extension to 2027 takes MTC’s total remuneration to at least $787 million, a figure that will rise, under the terms of the deal, if more refugees are forcibly transported to Nauru.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/10/01/vtpv-o01.html Groups condemn court for junking environmental defenders' petition for writs of amparo and habeas data The Environmental Defenders Congress (EDC) expressed deep concern and anger over the Court of Appeals’ rejection of the petition filed by Francisco “Eco” Dangla and Joxelle Tiong, environment defenders who were abducted and tortured in 2024, for a permanent writ of amparo and habeas data. Despite overwhelming evidence that state forces abducted them, the court chose to deny Dangla and Tiong justice and deprived them and their families of the needed protection.
https://philippinerevolution.nu/angbayan/groups-condemn-court-for-junking-environmental-defenders-petition-for-writs-of-amparo-and-habeas-data/Hundreds of migrants mount protest in southern Mexico in bid to legalize statusUnlike earlier migrant “caravans” with a goal to reach the United States, Wednesday’s group and others over the past year are trying to coerce Mexican authorities into speeding up the process for asylum and get out of southern Mexico where there are few work opportunities.
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-migrants-caravan-cuba-d123af92f61aa5257e21fabad7ff937aEcuador: Kichwa Federation Declares Truce to Open Dialogue With GovernmentThe Federation demanded that the dialogue take place in an “intercultural space that respects and guarantees” its traditions, customs and ancestral institutions, which are recognized by the Constitution. It also called for the “immediate” end of “criminalization, judicialization and repression” against its leaders, communities and organizational processes.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/ecuador-kichwa-federation-declares-temporary-truce-to-open-dialogue-with-government/Colombia’s National Popular Summit charts urban reform agenda and mobilizations for OctoberOne of the main points approved in the declaration was the defense of a Comprehensive and Popular Urban Reform, with access to land, basic public services, and the recovery of territories. For Juliana Ramírez, one of the spokespeople for the Summit, this is the heart of the agenda defined by the movements. “The conclusion is that there must be comprehensive urban reform that guarantees land to live on, universal access to public services, and the broad recovery of urban territories. Without this, our cities will continue to reproduce exclusion and inequality,” she explains.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/30/colombias-national-popular-summit-charts-urban-reform-agenda-and-mobilizations-for-october/