US has seized survivors after strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean, AP sources sayThe United States took survivors into custody after its military struck a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean — the first attack that anyone escaped alive since President Donald Trump began launching deadly strikes in the region last month, a defense official and another person familiar with the matter said Friday.
https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-drug-smuggling-pentagon-strike-12820c173da3de80c1a7a559c252c743CONAIE calls for unity and denies dialogue with the Noboa governmentIn view of the events in Imbabura, where some indigenous leaders agreed to a dialogue with the government despite the rejection of the bases, the CONAIE emphasized that the national strike continues and ruled out negotiating with the Noboa executive: “We were not summoned to the dialogue table, and although we respect the decision of the province of Imbabura and its structures, we recall that the demands raised are of a national nature.”
https://www.telesurenglish.net/conaie-calls-for-unity-and-denies-dialogue-with-the-noboa-government/Gaza aid deliveries still face Israeli roadblocks a week into ceasefireFor several days, the United Nations has warned that there has been little progress in aid deliveries into Gaza and that assistance must enter at scale through all border crossings to meet urgent humanitarian needs. Under the deal to end Israel’s genocide, which has killed more than 67,000 Palestinians in two years, Israel was to allow for a surge in aid deliveries.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/17/gaza-aid-deliveries-still-facing-israeli-roadblocks-a-week-into-ceasefirehttps://archive.ph/jUevwIsrael targets Lebanon reconstruction efforts in fiercest attack since ceasefireThe heaviest bombardment hit a cement and asphalt factory in the town of Ansar, in the southern Nabatiyeh district, flattening one of Lebanon's largest industrial sites. The overnight raids destroyed concrete mixers, cranes, fuel tanks, and part of the factory's administrative building. Two guards were wounded, and the site's workers say they lost "the work of a lifetime", according to local media reports.
https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-pounds-south-lebanon-block-reconstruction-effortsOver 1,400 Myanmar Workers Fired Without Notice in Thailand, Labor Activists SayWorkers said that members of the Myanmar Embassy joined local authorities in carrying out the mass dismissal. They also accused factory staff of bribing Thai officials to overlook the illegal action. “We were told to sign and accept 10,000 baht. Myanmar Embassy officials were present, but they responded only to the Thai employer’s demand while ignoring our plea. Workers who refused to sign were threatened with arrest. We had no choice but to leave,” one worker said.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/over-1400-myanmar-workers-fired-without-notice-in-thailand-labor-activists-say.htmlhttps://archive.ph/sgYf8Bangladesh parties sign reform charter, but student and leftist group stays awayThe National Citizens Party, formed by the leaders of last year's movement and four left-leaning parties, did not attend. The NCP said it stayed away due to the lack of a legal framework or binding guarantee for implementing the commitments made in the charter. "The signing of the July Charter by a few political parties does not constitute national unity," NCP convener Nahid Islam said. The day's events were earlier marred by clashes outside the venue, where families of those killed and injured during the 2024 uprising were staging a protest.
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bangladesh-parties-sign-reform-charter-student-leftist-group-stays-away-2025-10-17/Rural women march for land, justiceIn Bulacan, vast rice lands were converted to make way for the New Manila International Airport in Bulakan town and the North–South Commuter Railway, projects that displaced hundreds of farming families in Malolos, Guiguinto, and Calumpit. In Tarlac, farmers in Hacienda Luisita continue to fight land reclamation and reclassification schemes decades after the supposed land distribution under agrarian reform.
https://www.bulatlat.com/2025/10/17/rural-women-march-for-land-justice/More than 100,000 workers prepare to strike in New ZealandThe simultaneous strikes, involving about 3.5 percent of the total working population and one in five public sector workers, reflect deep anger over the National Party-led coalition government’s relentless attacks on public services, jobs, wages and working conditions. As is happening internationally, workers in New Zealand are being driven to the left and into significant struggles.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/10/17/dpsu-o17.htmlGreek lawmakers approve introduction of 13-hour workdayKerameus insisted that nobody could be forced to work longer hours. But protesters and unions disagreed, arguing that workers would risk being laid off if they declined. The General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) highlighted the "unbalanced power dynamics between employer and employee" and the precariousness of the job market.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2025/10/16/greece-introduces-13-hour-workday_6746484_19.htmlhttps://archive.ph/LHRxwDozens appear in court for supporting Palestine Action with thousands still waiting for trialsJudges are struggling to cope with some 2,100 people who face terrorism charges for holding cardboard signs reading “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.” Thursday's hearing dealt with 28 indvidual cases. Around 170 people - most of them pensioners - have been charged with the low-level terrorism offence of displaying an item supportive of a proscribed organisation, which can carry a six-month prison sentence.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/dozens-appear-court-support-palestine-action-judges-struggle-deal-thousands-defendantsCourt allows Palestine Action co-founder’s legal challenge to terror banThe Home Office later appealed this ruling, arguing that the case should instead go through the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission. In her summary of the Court of Appeal’s decision, Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr said judicial review was a “quicker means of challenging the order” and would enable the High Court to rule on whether the proscription was lawful.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/court-allows-palestine-action-co-founders-legal-challenge-terror-banPolish court blocks extradition and frees Ukrainian suspected in Nord Stream pipeline blastsJudge Dariusz Lubowski said as he announced his ruling that the attack on the pipelines should be understood as a military action in a “just war,” and therefore not subject to criminal responsibility on the part of an individual. He also questioned German jurisdiction for various reasons, including the fact that the explosions occurred in international waters.
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