German MPs rubberstamp military service plan amid school pupil protestsThe change will include the obligatory screening of all 18-year-old men to gauge their suitability to serve in the military from 1 January, but does not include conscription, as favoured by some conservative politicians. If the model fails to pull in enough recruits, parliament will be compelled to discuss the reintroduction of conscription, the defence minister, Boris Pistorius, told the Bundestag.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/05/german-mps-rubberstamp-military-service-plan-amid-school-pupil-protestsGreek police fire tear gas at protesting farmers threatening to blockade airportIrate farmers have deployed thousands of tractors and other agricultural vehicles at border crossings and key points along highways across the country, periodically stopping traffic and threatening to completely blockade the roads, as well as airports and ports.
https://apnews.com/article/greece-farmers-protest-subsidies-72b207e4c3e3f2354cd94b4ccb832eb2Amnesty International condemns ‘farcical trial’ against 24 humanitarian workers and demands all charges dropped The trial against Irish citizen Sean Binder, Syrian refugee Sara Mardini, Greek citizen Nassos Karakitsos and others began on Thursday on the island of Lesbos. Mr Binder, Ms Mardini and Mr Karakitsos were members of Emergency Response Centre International, a search-and-rescue group operating on Lesbos between 2016 and 2018, and were arrested in February 2018.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/amnesty-international-condemns-farcical-trial-against-24-humanitarian-workers-and-demandsUAE-backed forces raise South Yemen flag as they push eastIn recent days, the STC launched a military offensive dubbed “The Promising Future” in Hadhramaut, seizing control of Seiyun, one of the largest cities in the region. The Hadrami Elite Forces, the STC-aligned forces leading the campaign, took over Seiyun’s presidential palace and its international airport on Wednesday. Since then, it has effectively taken control of all of Hadhramaut.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-backed-forces-raise-south-yemen-flag-seizes-control-east16 students arrested in Turkey for protesting deaths of child workersOn Wednesday, teachers staged a protest at the same location, declaring, “We are teachers; we will not allow our children to be killed,” and demanding the closure of MESEMs. Subsequently, four teachers, including the general president of the grassroots union, were detained. While the prosecutor requested judicial control and a ban on leaving the country for the detained teachers, the court rejected this request and the teachers were released.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/12/05/vewc-d05.htmlFour Zionist Soldiers Injured in Gaza ClashesAccording to Zionist sources, fighters emerged from a tunnel in Rafah and attacked occupation forces stationed in the area with gunfire and anti-tank projectiles, highlighting the scale and coordination of the assault. Channel 12 referred to the incident as “exceptional”, emphasizing its unusual nature and the level of danger involved.
https://abolitionmedia.noblogs.org/24852/Crisis and division grip Bolivia’s new right-wing governmentDuring the election campaign, Lara famously declared: “I’m the guarantee—if [President] Rodrigo Paz doesn’t deliver, I’ll confront him.” True to his word, he has turned against the president, denouncing him as a “liar” and “cynic” for bowing to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Lara now accuses Paz of betraying voters by adopting the same austerity policies he attributed to his even more right-wing electoral rival, former Bolivian President Jorge Tuto Quiroga—spending cuts, tax breaks for the wealthy, and hollow relief for the poor.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/12/05/jpln-d05.htmlPoverty in Latin America is declining, but not evenlyA quick footnote in the report reveals a more accurate picture of the region. In reality, across the vast majority of Latin America and the Caribbean, poverty reduction has stagnated, and it’s only the progress of Mexico and Brazil, especially Mexico, that is leading to an overall reduction throughout Latin America.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/04/poverty-in-latin-america-is-declining-but-not-evenly/India weighs greater phone-location surveillance; Apple, Google and Samsung protestIndia's home ministry had scheduled a meeting of top smartphone industry executives to discuss the matter on Friday but it was postponed, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. On Thursday, Reuters sent questions related to this topic to the ministry. India's IT and home ministries, which are both analysing the telecom industry's proposal, did not respond to Reuters queries.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/india-weighs-greater-phone-location-surveillance-apple-google-samsung-protest-2025-12-05/Workers demand implementation of minimum wage in PakistanThe protesters shouted slogans against the government claiming it has failed to address the basic concerns of the workers in the country, most of whom are struggling to fulfill their basic needs despite working overtime. Protesters accompanied by a large number of women and children also raised the issue of rising prices of basic commodities such as wheat flour which make it even more difficult for them to live a decent life on such low salaries.
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