Bolivia declares state of emergency amid blockade crisisAccording to a government statement, the decree will last 90 days but could be lifted earlier if “violence and threats against the population come to an end”. But more specifically, the decree prohibits “blocking streets, avenues, roads and highways in ways that affect transportation and supplies”. It also orders the armed forces to temporarily support the police “in restoring order, reopening roads and protecting the population.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/20/bolivia-declares-state-of-emergency-amid-blockade-crisishttps://archive.ph/Hpaf4Peru's Sánchez calls a protest against the result that makes Fujimori the virtual winnerThe march, called by Juntos por el Perú (JPP) “in defense of the popular vote,” will be attended by Sánchez himself. The Lima municipality limited vehicle access to the rally area. JPP challenged 2,398 polling tables in Lima and the United States —where the vote favored Fujimori— and filed a total of 32 appeals before the Special Electoral Juries, which were due to decide Friday whether to admit them; if the differences persist, a new recount in a public audience would follow.
https://en.mercopress.com/2026/06/19/peru-s-sanchez-calls-a-protest-against-the-result-that-makes-fujimori-the-virtual-winnerVenezuelan Gov’t Launches US-Backed Dialogue with Hardline OppositionUpon arriving at the airport on Thursday, Figuera told reporters that she had traveled to Venezuela at the invitation of the US State Department, with her tasks including the establishment of a “credible” electoral council. She added that her work intends to benefit all political forces while avoiding questions about whether the initiative had been coordinated with far-right leader María Corina Machado.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuelan-govt-launches-us-backed-dialogue-with-hardline-opposition/Canadian lender TD tells some employees it will use software to monitor their work TD said in a statement to Reuters the deployment is "standard practice across the industry." "In various parts of our business, we use automated solutions to improve insights and better allocate resources," the company said. "This is not AI and not specific to any business or matter, the tool allows managers to more accurately manage workflows, team capacity and performance. Where deployed, colleagues are informed about where they are used and for what purpose."
https://www.reuters.com/world/canadian-lender-td-tells-some-employees-it-will-use-software-monitor-their-work-2026-06-19/ Iran recloses Strait of Hormuz after Israeli attacks on Lebanon Iran announced that it had once again closed the Strait of Hormuz over Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, according to a military command statement carried by state media. “It is hereby announced that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed to vessel traffic,” the Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters said in remarks carried by Iran’s Mehr state news agency.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-re-closes-strait-hormuz-after-israeli-attacks-lebanon IS*IS claims assas*sination of two members of Syrian Army ISIS claimed responsibility through its official channels, for killing two members of the Syrian Army in Tahna Village in Manbij countryside. According to information, the attack was carried out using machineguns, where the members were directly targeted as they were in the area.
https://www.syriahr.com/en/383489/Sudanese survivors file war crimes complaint against RSF in KenyaOn June 9, Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) and its partners filed the first war crimes complaint with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Nairobi against ten persons of interest linked to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The complaint identifies mid- to senior-level RSF commanders alleged to have committed international crimes in and around Khartoum between April 2023 and March 2025.
https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/06/18/sudanese-survivors-file-war-crimes-complaint-against-rsf-in-kenya/African, Caribbean states back slavery reparations plan at Ghana meetingIt calls for the establishment of a Global Reparations Fund, comprehensive debt relief and cancellation for affected countries and reforms to international financial institutions to ensure fairer representation for nations in the Global South. It also calls for the restitution of looted cultural property and ancestral remains, climate justice financing and steps to address the specific brutalities inflicted on African women and girls during slavery. And it urges African countries to grant the right of return and citizenship pathways for diaspora Africans while committing to preserving the coastal forts and castles as memorials.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/african-caribbean-states-back-slavery-reparations-plan-ghana-meeting-2026-06-19/Australia: Protester arrested in Sydney as Labor government starts demolition of public housingA 22-year-old demonstrator was arrested in Sydney yesterday, as the New South Wales (NSW) Labor Government sent in riot police to break up a protest encampment blocking the destruction of the Waterloo South public housing estate.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/20/fufm-j20.html NPA-Northern Negros ambush hits anti-insurgency police unit New People’s Army (NPA)-Northern Negros (Roselyn Jean Pelle Command) ambushed a Regional Mobile Force Battalion–Negros Island Region (RMFB-NIR) unit conducting anti-insurgency operations in Sitio Alimpolosan, Barangay Lalong, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on the afternoon of June 14. The ambush was the NPA’s armed action in a series across Negros Island in recent months.
https://philippinerevolution.nu/angbayan/npa-northern-negros-ambush-hits-anti-insurgency-police-unit/As ILO convention turns 30, India’s home-based workers demand equal rightsBano, like nearly 260 million others across the world, is a home-based worker (HBW) – people employed to produce goods or services in or near their homes. The HBWs are part of what is referred to as the global informal economy. Such a form of employment is characterised by low wages, denial of workers’ rights, lack of social security or established hours of work, or paid leave.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/20/as-ilo-convention-turns-30-indias-home-based-workers-demand-equal-rightshttps://archive.ph/asvF9India’s Cockroach Party supporters bang plates to call for education minister’s resignationAuthorities deployed heavy security and police used cameras and drones to monitor the protest. Some carried placards and others banged plates, their noise cutting through the crowd protesting and demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The banging of plates appeared to satirize Modi’s call for Indians to step onto balconies and rooftops and bang utensils in solidarity with front-line health workers during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
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