Thousands of Chileans March Against Kast’s PoliciesThe mobilization, which had one of its epicenters near Baquedano Metro station, an iconic gathering point during the 2019 social uprising, coincided with the start of the fifth edition of the Madrid Forum, the international far-right summit being held in Santiago, Chile. On Sept. 3 and 4, the forum, founded in 2020 by Santiago Abascal, leader of Spain’s Vox party, will be attended by Argentine President Javier Milei, U.S. Undersecretary Sarah Rogers, Heritage Foundation Director Kevin Roberts, European Parliament member Kinga Gal, among other conservative figures.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/thousands-of-chileans-march-against-kasts-policies/Resistance to Bolivia IMF deal grows as groups meet over fuel crisisRepresentatives from nine civic and social organizations met on Wednesday in Cochabamba, calling on the government to ease costs as diesel shortages and subsidy cuts hurt households and industry. The meeting adds to pressure on centrist President Rodrigo Paz's administration as he seeks congressional backing for the IMF deal.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/resistance-bolivia-imf-deal-grows-groups-meet-over-fuel-crisis-2026-09-03/ Machado: ‘Illegitimate’ Venezuela regime has no right to strike US oil dealIn a video posted on social media, the Nobel peace prize winner said: “Of course the United States is the principal partner Venezuela needs to fully develop its strategic potential. This is what the majority of Venezuelans believe … and it is something I’ve spent my whole life defending.” However, Machado said, the current occupants of the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas were “enemies of the US”, saying they did not have the right or the democratic mandate to negotiate Venezuela’s natural resources.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/03/venezuelan-opposition-leader-questions-us-oil-deal-with-illegitimate-regimeJudge orders Colombia’s military to suspend air strikes on illegal armed groupsA court ordered the government and the military to suspend air strikes on suspected members of illegal armed groups while studying the risk of harm to child forced recruitment victims. In a preliminary sentence, the Bogota family court in response to a lawsuit that was filed by a civilian who claimed the State ignored its obligation to protect children when carrying out air strikes on illegal armed groups.
https://colombiareports.com/judge-orders-colombias-military-to-suspend-air-strikes-on-illegal-armed-groups/Half of All Terrorism Arrests in Britain Since 9/11 Happened in Past YearOf the 6,539 arrests for ‘terror-related’ activity since the World Trade Center was destroyed in 2001, 3,021 happened in the year ending 21 March 2026. The figures mean that, following the proscription of Palestine Action on 5 July last year, there has been a 1,434% increase in terrorism-related arrests. Palestine Action is the first direct-action protest group to be banned using counter-terror powers.
https://novaramedia.com/2026/09/01/half-of-all-terrorism-arrests-in-britain-since-9-11-happened-in-past-year/Polanski throws down gauntlet to BurnhamHis candidacy — which requires endorsement by local party members — will put pressure on Mr Burnham from the left as he struggles with City demands to abandon his ambitions to reverse neoliberalism. Mr Polanski immediately slammed Labour as the party for big business and big money, the interests trying to dominate the new government.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/zack-polanski-holborn-and-st-pancras-andy-burnham-by-electionMore than a dozen Serbians targeted with mercenary spyware, digital rights group findsConfirmed cases of targeting include members of a student movement, activists, opposition party members in parliament and a local councilor, the group said. At least one device was targeted with Pegasus, made by Israeli company NSO Group, while at least two devices were targeted with malware similar to NoviSpy, which was first exposed by Amnesty International in Serbia in December 2024.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/more-than-dozen-serbians-targeted-with-mercenary-spyware-digital-rights-group-2026-09-02/Volkswagen announces it will cut 100,000 jobs by 2030The German manufacturer said management and unions had agreed as part of a sweeping cost-cutting plan to cut a further 50,000 positions by 2030, bringing total job losses in the pipeline to 100,000. The number of car models the Volkswagen group produces, which includes the Bentley and Audi brands, will be slashed by half, while four production plants in Germany could also be shuttered within the next eight years.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/03/volkswagen-confirms-100000-job-cuts-by-2030Algerian firefighters still struggling against deadly wildfiresThe fires have spread across several provinces, creating a vast front of flames stretching from the centre to the far east of the country. Civil Protection units, supported by soldiers, were still battling flare-ups this week in the provinces of Setif and Guelma, where large swathes of forests have been burned.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/algerian-firefighters-still-struggling-against-deadly-wildfiresUS pressure on Iran starting to tell, as sanctions and blockade biteIn particular, the effort to stop Iran from accessing international financing networks in other countries it has long used to keep its economy functioning poses a real and urgent threat, the sources said. Any sign the economic campaign may break a months-long deadlock in the conflict will likely cheer U.S. planners, though Iran has also warned it could respond to the pressure with military escalation, raising the stakes at a key moment.
https://www.newarab.com/news/us-pressure-iran-starting-tell-sanctions-and-blockade-biteIsraelis shoot dead two Palestinian teenagers after settlers encircle villageThe shootings targeted Khalil Abu Alia, 16, who was about to start 11th grade at the al-Mughayyir boys school, and 19-year-old Omar al-Nassan, who graduated from the same institution with top marks this summer. The teenagers were killed soon after sunset, when a group of settlers entered the village under police and military escort to steal dozens of sheep from a Palestinian home, village residents and Israeli activists said.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/03/israelis-shoot-dead-two-palestinian-teenagers-after-settlers-encircle-villageChina presses the US for answers after a man dies hours after entering ICE custodyWei was arrested Aug. 21 by the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Public Safety on criminal charges stemming from an alleged assault on a family of five at their home, according to ICE. He was taken into ICE custody the next day pending removal proceedings.
https://apnews.com/article/ice-detainee-death-china-northern-mariana-islands-929473082e7fd716dee794665c725f83How Myanmar Regime Chief’s Family Profits From the State’s EV PolicyDespite nationwide unrest, widespread power outages and economic collapse, Myanmar coup leader Min Aung Hlaing has consistently touted the potential of electric vehicles (EV) to transform the country into a “smart economy,” since first ordering his regime’s ministers to take steps to promote the sector in August 2022. … Sources at the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) said the coup leader’s children have received the largest share of EV import permits from the regime, allowing them to monopolize the thriving market.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/business/how-myanmar-regime-chiefs-family-profits-from-the-states-ev-policy.html Latest Actions in the People’s War in the Philippines August 2-4, a series of 4-5 encounters between more than a company of AFP-soldiers and a small NPA squad in Barangay Bonglo in Abra, took place. Three combatants of the NPA, comrade Ken, comrade Duma, and comrade Chico, fell in combat. A clash between a unit of the NPA and reactionary forces took place, on August 1, in Barangay Tigiban, Camarines Norte PRWC reports. The NPA unit was able to maneuver the attempts of the AFP’s attempt to crush them. Since the clash, unrelenting military operations continue in the towns of Camarines Norte.
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