Italian unions reach world’s first ever national deal with AmazonThe Filt CGIL, Fit CISL and Uiltrasporti unions said 57 sites in Italy are now covered in the deal struck with Amazon Italia Transport and Amazon Italia Logistica. On video surveillance, the unions say it has been agreed that images cannot be used for disciplinary purposes and workers have won the right to take parental leave in increments as small as a single hour.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/italian-unions-reach-worlds-first-ever-national-deal-amazon‘Danger no longer only comes from the hitmen, but from the state’: the Honduran farmers labelled terrorists for protecting their land Located in north-eastern Honduras, the Bajo Aguán valley is a fertile region that has been the country’s hub for palm oil production – the ubiquitous ingredient used in everything from shampoo to instant noodles. It has also been the site of a bitter 30-year conflict over land, involving small-scale farmers, or campesinos, large palm oil corporations backed by the government, and drug-trafficking groups.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/03/danger-no-longer-only-comes-from-the-hitmen-but-from-the-state-the-honduran-farmers-labelled-terrorists-for-protecting-their-land Hungary faces energy crunch as drought shuts down Paks nuclear plant, PM says “Due to the further drop in the Danube’s water level,” Magyar wrote Saturday, “tomorrow it will be completely shut down for the first time in 44 years." The Soviet-built Paks facility remains the backbone of the country’s power system. The loss of output has triggered national energy-saving measures and offers of support from regional neighbors. A prolonged outage would cripple Hungary’s electricity supply at a time when temperatures are forecast to rise above 40 degrees Celsius in Budapest next week amid an ongoing heatwave and drought across Europe.
https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-shuts-down-paks-nuclear-plant-danube-drought-intensifies-energy-crisis/https://archive.ph/fm209Comparing Israel to Nazi regime is not a criminal offense, German court rulesCiting her right to freedom of speech, a higher regional court in the southwestern city of Zweibruckem has acquitted her of any wrongdoing, according to the report published earlier this week. According to the court, the criminal offense of using symbols of unconstitutional organizations is not fulfilled if someone uses the symbols to sharp criticize the state of Israel’s methods and thereby clearly distances herself from or condemns Nazi-era injustices.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260802-comparing-israel-to-nazi-regime-is-not-a-criminal-offense-german-court-rules/https://archive.ph/roJAgTrump board tells Israel withdrawal from Gaza only after Hamas disarmamentNickolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza under the Board of Peace, met with Netanyahu on Monday for what he acknowledged was difficult work. But the board said it had reached a "common understanding of the shared objectives" with Israel.
https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-pullout-gaza-only-after-hamas-disarms-trump-board 'They want to make us leave': Israel destroys West Bank wells serving Palestinian herders Days after Israeli forces destroyed three of the Palestinian community's main water wells, residents are scrambling to secure enough water for their families, crops and animals in one of the occupied West Bank's driest regions. For 60-year-old Ali Bani Odeh, the destruction of the wells was more than merely the loss of infrastructure. A father of four and grandfather of 14, he has spent decades farming and raising livestock to support his family in Ras al-Ahmar.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/they-want-make-us-leave-israel-destroys-west-bank-wells-serving-palestinian-herdersIraqi Kurdish leader in Damascus for talks on Syria Kurds' dealSyria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Monday with Nechirvan Barzani, leader of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, as official sources told AFP the talks aimed to advance an integration deal between Damascus and Syria's Kurds. Syrian state news agency SANA said Sharaa received Barzani at the presidential palace in Damascus, in the first visit by the head of Iraq's Kurdistan region following the December 2024 ouster of longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad.
https://www.newarab.com/news/iraqi-kurdish-leader-damascus-talks-syria-kurds-dealIran not currently negotiating with US: FM spoxSpeaking at his weekly press briefing among reporters on Monday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei reemphasized that there is not any negotiation with the US government at the current condition. "We are not holding any negotiations with the United States at present," he said, explaining that the ongoing talks are exclusively between Iran and Oman and are focused on reaching an understanding on the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246733/Understanding-with-Oman-not-mean-reopening-Strait-of-Hormuzhttps://archive.ph/Nc3paCuba Works to Recover Electrical System Following Severe StormsThis incident followed a previous widespread blackout that occurred on Sunday night, which had already mobilized emergency brigades nationwide to stabilize the electrical infrastructure. State specialists continue working to reverse the situation and stabilize the energy supply for millions of citizens. Electrical Union officials announced they will provide continuous updates on the recovery process.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/cuba-works-to-recover-electrical-system/As De la Espriella takes office, his US-backed security policy for Colombia is raising questionsAs part of those plans, the president-elect has promised to implement a “Plan Patriota remixed”, an allusion to highly aggressive US-backed military operations against armed groups under then-President Alvaro Uribe in 2003. Uribe’s allies to this day hail Plan Patriota as a great success that forced the FARC to the negotiating table in 2016. Critics, however, point to rampant human and civil rights violations, including working with paramilitary forces to kill thousands of civilians and frame them as guerrilla fighters to increase casualty counts.
https://colombiareports.com/as-de-la-espriella-takes-office-his-us-backed-security-policy-for-colombia-is-raising-questions/Young South Koreans look for jobs in Japan as they struggle to find work at homeWhen Japanese entrepreneur Moe Kasugai was a student at Seoul's Yonsei University, she was struck by how some of the prestigious South Korean college's brightest graduates struggled to land a job. So in 2019 she launched a service to connect Korean job seekers with Japanese employers.
https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/young-south-koreans-look-jobs-japan-they-struggle-find-work-home-2026-08-03/Japan confirms joint yen intervention with U.S., signaling readiness for more action Japan and the U.S. conducted coordinated yen-buying intervention and will not hesitate to take further action, the Finance Ministry in Tokyo said Monday, confirming a rare bilateral action to halt the yen’s slide to fresh 40-year lows. Preceding the announcement, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States is helping Japan to prop up the yen as a sign of friendship and to help the world economy.
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