Campaigners across the world demand governments impose permanent windfall taxes on fossil fuel profits Organised by the 350.org campaign, demonstrations took place in countries including Japan, Indonesia, France, Canada, Turkey, Brazil and Australia, calling for an end to fossil fuel dependence and the provision of affordable renewable energy for all. The group warned that fossil fuels “receive an estimated $12 trillion (£8.8trn) annually in implicit and explicit subsidies worldwide, including the unpriced costs of pollution, climate damage and public health impacts.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/campaigners-across-world-demand-governments-impose-permanent-windfall-taxes-fossil-fuelAthens metro, tram workers to stage 24-hour May Day strikeWorker unions at STASY, operator of the Athens Metro and tram network, announced a full-day strike Friday to mark May Day, running from the start of service through its conclusion that evening.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1302410/athens-metro-tram-workers-to-stage-24-hour-may-day-strike/ UK terror watchdog urges 'moratorium' on pro-Palestine marches The coalition said: "We condemn unequivocally these attacks, as we do all forms of anti-semitism and racism. No one should be attacked for their race or religion. "However, the attempts by Hall, sections of the media and some politicians to connect such attacks with the Palestine marches are wrong." Stop the War added: "These marches are supported by many Jewish people who attend. They are not the ‘hate marches’ described by right-wing politicians but expressions of solidarity and support for those under attack. "The aims to criminalise the protests, whichs reflect majority public opinion in this country," the organisation said, "or worse, to connect them with racist or terrorist attacks being carried out against Jewish people, are scurrilous and should be rejected."
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-terror-watchdog-urges-moratorium-pro-palestine-marches‘Act of piracy’: World reacts to Israeli interception of Gaza aid flotillaIsrael has intercepted 22 out of the 58 aid ships travelling through international waters and bound for the besieged Gaza Strip. … The vessels were seized by Israel late on Wednesday in international waters off Greece’s Peloponnese Peninsula, hundreds of miles from Gaza, the flotilla’s organisers said on Thursday. Israel “kidnapped” 211 of the 400 activists taking part in the flotilla, including a Paris city councillor, according to the flotilla’s organisers. Israel’s Foreign Ministry had earlier put the number of those detained at 175.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/30/act-of-piracy-world-reacts-to-israeli-interception-of-gaza-aid-flotillahttps://archive.ph/odkJL US may deploy new hypersonic missile against Iran as Trump weighs fresh strikes: Report Centcom made the request to the Department of War based on intelligence that Iran has moved its ballistic missile launchers out of range of the US’s Precision Strike Missile, a supersonic surface-to-surface ballistic missile fired from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System. If Centcom’s request for the Dark Eagle hypersonic missile is approved, it would mark the first time the long-delayed weapon is deployed, and potentially used, should the US resume attacking Iran. The missile has a reported range of more than 2,776 kilometres.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-may-deploy-new-hypersonic-missile-against-iran-trump-weighs-fresh-strikes-reportNew report alleges ‘RSF-linked network tied to $24 million UAE property portfolio’American investigative organisation The Sentry published a new Sentry Alert yesterday, alleging that a network linked to the leadership of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) holds a $24 million property portfolio in Dubai, according to a new investigation.
https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/new-report-alleges-rsf-linked-network-tied-to-24-million-uae-property-portfolioHundreds march in Johannesburg against illegal migration as shops shut over looting fearsAs one of Africa’s most industrialized economies, South Africa attracts migrants —both those who entered the country legally and illegally in search of opportunities. The protests in Johannesburg resulted in the closure of many shops, owned by both locals and migrants, due to fears of potential looting or opportunistic crimes. Organized by the anti-immigration group March and March, it also attracted similar organizations, including Operation Dudula and political parties ActionSA and Patriotic Alliance.
https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-illegal-immigration-march-protests-cbc323b775625516597792db82d87ae0Canada to create powerful financial crimes agency as US weakens its approachThe new agency, tasked with investigating and prosecuting financial crimes, is the result of a public inquiry that found Canada lacked a cohesive strategy against money laundering, placing it behind its international peers. Jessica Davis, a former intelligence analyst with Canada’s spy agency who focuses terrorism and illicit financing, said: “The fact we’re actually seeing the creation [of a] new enforcement agency is a meaningful investment and hopefully signals the understanding of the seriousness of the challenge.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/30/canada-financial-crimes-agency-us-weakens-approach-cryptocurrency-atms-money-launderingLeft-winger Myriam Bregman tops popularity poll as President Milei plummets Bregman, 54, emerged with 47 percent positive approval from the poll carried out by the Brazilian consultancy firm. The Partido de los Trabajadores Socialistas lawmaker, who is part of the Frente de Izquierda y de los Trabajadores–Unidad (FIT-U) coalition, was the only politicalian of the 15 national figures assessed to have a net positive rating. It stood at just one percent, however, given her negative reading of 46 percent.
https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/left-winger-myriam-bregman-tops-popularity-poll-as-president-milei-plummets.phtmlBrazil prosecutors launch suit against meatpacking giant JBS over beef tied to slavery-like laborThe civil action suit before a labor court in the northern Brazilian state of Para seeks nearly 119 million reais (about $24 million) in compensation, an amount prosecutors say reflects the total value of transactions between JBS and the suppliers. According to the filing, 53 workers were rescued from properties owned by seven ranchers who supplied the meatpacking company between 2014 and 2025. Those employers were listed in Brazil’s official public registry of companies found to have subjected workers to conditions that are similar to slavery, prosecutors said.
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