Sri Lankan government bans railway workers from using social mediaThe circular came immediately after comments posted by Kasun Chamara, the Secretary of the Railway Station Masters’ Union (RSMU), on its Facebook page, about long-standing problems, particularly the many technical failures on locomotives this year. The railway administration responded to Chamara’s comments by asking for an “explanation.”
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/08/29/eowq-a29.htmlQCPD apologizes for sharing post red-tagging community pantriesThe Quezon City Police District doubled down on making amends Tuesday, April 20, after it sustained a terrible lashing on social media for red-tagging community pantries. The QCPD shared Monday, April 19, on its official Facebook page an unfounded social media post linking community pantries to the communist movement.
https://www.rappler.com/philippines/quezon-city-police-district-apology-red-tagging-post-community-pantries/ CPI(M) protests over exclusion of Kalaburagi from drought-hit list According to CPI(M) members, Kalaburagi district has recorded a 54% rainfall deficit. The district recorded 36% less rainfall than normal in June and 84% less rainfall in July. The prolonged dry spell has caused distress among farmers and led to sowing on less than 30% of the targeted area, the party said. The activists questioned the government’s decision not to declare any taluk in the district drought-hit despite these indicators.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/cpim-protests-over-exclusion-of-kalaburagi-from-drought-hit-list/article71405183.ecehttps://archive.ph/LE08JTrump Announces ‘Biggest Oil Deal in History’ with Venezuela’s RodríguezRodríguez stated that the deal will involve private corporations developing 17 “strategic fields” with 65 billion barrels of proven reserves. She echoed Rubio’s $100 billion investment claim and pledged that the projects would yield $209 billion in tax revenues. According to the acting president, the announced agreement “ushers in a new era of growth and prosperity.” The high-level negotiations were first reported by Axios on Thursday.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/trump-biggest-oil-deal-100-year-lease-of-venezuelan-oil-reserves/Peter Thiel becomes anti-Milei rallying cry for Argentina’s leftOpposition lawmakers launched a five-hour congressional hearing Friday into Thiel’s interests in Argentina, ramping up scrutiny on the tech billionaire who has purchased a mansion in Buenos Aires and a stake in the country’s biggest oil exporter. Thiel also met with Milei and members of the Cabinet earlier this year, just as the libertarian leader began pushing one bill to make it easier for foreigners to purchase Argentine land and another that would allow companies to be run entirely by AI.
https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/economy/peter-thiel-becomes-anti-milei-rallying-cry-for-argentinas-left.phtmlhttps://archive.ph/DqMVzRed Cross Warns Mexico to Take Action On DisappearancesMariano Griva, ICRC’s Coordinator for the Protection of Family Ties, stated that “having a law is a historic step, but it is only the starting point.” The organization insisted on the need to guarantee urgent searches from the earliest hours, with specialized approaches and the active participation of families. It also called for protected funding and the strengthening of medico-legal services to recover, identify, and provide dignified repatriation of the remains of deceased persons.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/red-cross-warns-mexico-to-take-action-on-disappearances/Israeli settlers surround Palestinian home in occupied West Bank’s QusraPalestinian journalist Sara Abu al-Rob, reporting from Ramallah on Saturday, told Al Jazeera that Israeli soldiers and settlers attacked six Palestinians in the village who were trying to install metal bars and window shields on their homes to protect their families, adding that “Israeli settlers keep throwing stones and flaming material onto the houses there.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/israeli-settlers-surround-palestinian-home-in-occupied-west-banks-qusrahttps://archive.ph/sTst6 After being arrested at Al-Matounah checkpoint in Al-Suwaidaa countryside | Unknown fate surrounds man in his fifties, amid calls to reveal his whereabouts According to reliable SOHR sources, the civilian works in the fuel sector. His car was found in front of the General Security centre in Al-Matounah after his arrest, while contact with him has been impossible since then. However, the reasons behind his arrest or the place to which he was transferred remain unknown.
https://www.syriahr.com/en/386025/Rival factions stand off in Niger capital after mutineers attack airport, presidency Mutinous soldiers in Niger attacked the airport and the presidency in the capital, Niamey, early on Saturday, triggering hours of gunfire and explosions and briefly knocking state television and radio off air. By late morning, Niger's defence ministry said the armed forces were gradually retaking sites seized in the overnight attack, but security sources said mutineers were still at the airport in the afternoon and the overall situation remained unclear Saturday night.
https://www.reuters.com/world/gunfire-blasts-heard-several-areas-niger-capital-niamey-witness-says-2026-08-29/Decision to support ANC or SACP left to unions: COSATUThe trade union federation held its Central Executive Committee meeting ahead of its 15th National Congress next month. The COSATU congress is tasked with electing a new leadership and coming up with resolutions on political developments that affect workers. Cosatu President Zingiswa Losi says the alliance partners, the ANC and SACP, going into the local government elections separately must not serve to divide workers.
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