Germany’s hard-left icon steps down as leader of populist party she founded “I will continue to be active in a leadership role within BSW,” Wagenknecht said. “And I will continue to support the party with great commitment on its path ahead and in the next election campaigns.” BSW, a party that merges elements of hard-left and hard-right politics — an ideology Wagenknecht has dubbed “left conservativism” — surged in national polls shortly after its creation and was particularly popular in the former East Germany, where the party won parliamentary seats in two states.
https://www.politico.eu/article/top-german-left-wing-politician-steps-down-leader-bsw-sahra-wagenknecht/https://archive.ph/gUWArTens of thousands in Portugal protest proposed new labour lawsSaturday’s protest, called by the trade unions, was in opposition to a planned revision of employment laws that Prime Minister Luis Montenegro’s government says is aimed at improving productivity and flexibility in the job market. Opponents say it threatens workers’ rights and should be withdrawn. Demonstrators carried posters that read “no to the labour package” and called for higher wages.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tens-thousands-portugal-protest-proposed-new-labour-lawsPetro recalls Colombia’s ambassador to US over suspected plot to fabricate criminal chargesPetro made the decision after news publication Cambio published a photo taken by the White House that shows a Trump administration official holding open a folder with an image of Petro and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro in orange prison uniforms. Apart from the image, the document called “The Trump Doctrine for Colombia and the Western Heisphere” proposed, among other things, “comprehensive investigations into Petro’s campaign finances.”
https://colombiareports.com/petro-recalls-colombias-ambassador-to-us-over-suspected-plot-to-fabricate-criminal-charges/Water levels below 3% in dam reservoirs for Iran’s second city, say reportsAuthorities in Tehran warned over the weekend of possible rolling cuts to water supplies in the capital amid what officials call the worst drought in decades. The Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has cautioned that without rainfall before winter, even Tehran could face evacuation. In the capital, five major dams supplying drinking water are at “critical” levels, with one empty and another at less than 8% of capacity, officials say.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/09/water-levels-below-3-percent-in-dam-reservoirs-for-iran-second-city-say-mashhad-reportsIsrael pushes Lebanon army to search more intrusively for Hezbollah arms, sources sayLebanon's army fears that residents of the south would see house raids as subservience to Israel, which occupied south Lebanon for nearly two decades until 2000 before entering again last year, the Lebanese security officials said. Beirut also worries that Israel will keep moving the goalposts, creating a permanent risk of escalatory strikes and undermining attempts to stabilise a country battered by geopolitical and economic upheavals, the security officials and a political official said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-pushes-lebanon-army-search-more-intrusively-hezbollah-arms-sources-say-2025-11-10/Israeli drone strike kills two in Gaza as ceasefire violations mountOn Sunday, only 270 trucks entered Gaza through the Karem Abu Salem (known in Israel as Kerem Shalom) and al-Karara (Kissufuim) crossings. According to Al Jazeera’s reporters, the deliveries included 126 trucks of humanitarian aid, 127 carrying commercial goods, 10 with fuel and seven transporting cooking gas.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/10/israeli-drone-strike-kills-two-in-gaza-as-ceasefire-violations-mounthttps://archive.ph/sNKkq Bulacan residents mark initial victory for PrimeWater contract termination The Water for the People Network (WPN) lauded the residents of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan on November 3 for successfully terminating the joint venture agreement (JVA) between their local water district (LWD) and PrimeWater. The decision resulted from the broad and relentless struggle of the Alliance for Consumer Protection, the People’s Rights Network, and the residents who opposed water services privatization. Despite the JVA’s complete termination, residents know that the fight is not yet over. None of the 15 LWDs that sought to end their contracts with PrimeWater this year have successfully withdrawn from the company.
https://philippinerevolution.nu/angbayan/bulacan-residents-mark-initial-victory-for-primewater-contract-termination/New Delhi police detain dozens in anti-pollution protestsIndian police detained dozens of people during a rare protest at the famed India Gate monument in New Delhi demanding action to curb an annual scourge of toxic air swathing the capital and its surrounding region. Sunday's protest by crowds of all ages holding banners and chanting slogans before police bundled them away was a scarce event, even though Delhi and the national capital region have battled such fumes every winter for years.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/new-delhi-police-detain-dozens-anti-pollution-protests-2025-11-10/Australian welfare recipients far below the poverty lineThe report shows that 3.7 million people, or 14.2 percent of the population, were living in poverty in 2022–23. This includes 757,000 children, many from single-parent households, who are among the most at risk. The report uses the Melbourne Institute’s “poverty line” calculation, based on 50 percent of median household after-tax income: $584 per week for a single adult, or $1,226 a week for a couple with two children.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/11/10/ngiy-n10.htmlSouth Korea special prosecutor indicts ex-President Yoon on more chargesYoon attempted to provoke military conflict between South and North Korea in order to declare martial law, a prosecutor's spokesperson told a briefing, citing evidence found on a military official's mobile phone that included some words suggesting potential provocations against North Korea, such as "drones" and "surgical strike".
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-special-prosecutor-indicts-ex-president-yoon-more-charges-2025-11-10/NUM, SACP set to march over crime, corruption in Western CapeThe protest comes as gang violence continues to plague the Cape Flats, with multiple people dying in mass shootings every week. NUM Western Cape Regional Secretary, Mlondolozi Limaphi. “On behalf of the people of the Western Cape, who live under the daily gunfire, extortion, GBV and Femicide, we are picketing today outside the Western Cape provincial legislature to hand over a memorandum to the senior authorities of the SAPS, the provincial government and the city of Cape Town.”
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/num-sacp-set-to-march-over-crime-corruption-in-western-cape/Terrorist turf war battle in north-eastern Nigeria leaves about 200 deadThe fighting between Boko Haram and rival militants from Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap) broke out over the weekend in the village of Dogon Chiku, which lies on the shores of Lake Chad, a restive area located at the junction of Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon. The lake’s riverine corridors serve as operational zones for jihadists who also bank on revenues from taxing fishers, loggers and herders.
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