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NEW YORK: Beginning on September 17, marchers proceeded north for 118 miles from Caracollo in Oruro department to La Paz, Bolivia’s capital city, arriving there on September . 24. Numbering from 5,000 to 15,000 – estimates vary – they were supporting former President Evo Morales. They called their march a “National March to Save Bolivia; for Life, Democracy, and Revolution.” They had signs saying “Evo President” and “Lucho Traitor” – in reference to current Bolivian president Luis Arce.

LONDON: Israel’s invasion of Lebanon, a sovereign state, following a series of terror attacks and intensive bombing of civilian areas, is part of a long history of colonial aggression that dates back not just to the invasions of the later 20th century, but more than 100 years ago to the very establishment of the territorial “mandates” by the imperial powers of Britain and France.

MONTREAL: NATO brings together the majority of European countries, as well as Canada and the United States. Although Quebec, as a Canadian province, does not have its own army and is not directly involved in the conflicts fomented by this organization, its role in the military and economic support of NATO-allied regimes has grown considerably in recent years.

The upcoming US presidential election on November 5, 2024, carries significant implications for the entire world, including Bangladesh’s political landscape. With the recent ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her fleeing the country thus taking refuge in India, Bangladesh stands at a political crossroads, facing unprecedented geopolitical pressures. An intriguing aspect of this shift is the waning interest of foreign lobbyists in Washington, particularly in favour of Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, a close ally of the Democratic Party in the United States, including the Clinton family and George Soros.

Southeast Asian leaders held talks with a representative from Myanmar's junta during a regional summit on Wednesday, as they sought to revive stalled diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the country's ongoing civil war.

NEW YORK: Donald Trump calls her “comrade Kamala.” Unfortunately, she is anything but. US Vice-President Kamala Harris, the unexpected Democratic presidential candidate after incumbent Joe Biden dropped out of the race on July 21, is following a studiously moderate path to the White House.

Pakistan is on the boil. Clashes breaking out between security personnel of the country and former prime minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf (PTI) once again pose a threat to the law and order situation in the perennially troubled nation.

NEW YORK: One year ago, as Israel launched its massive war on Gaza after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, the U.S. government was fully aware its ally was embarking on a campaign that would end up with Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders charged with war crimes. And yet, as the whole world has seen, that advance knowledge did nothing to deter the Biden administration from arming and aiding the genocide that has been perpetrated since.

Monday October 7, 2024 marks the completion of one year of the Israel-Palestine war which started with the brutal attack on the citizens of Israel by the militant Palestine group Hamas and the more severe retaliation by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and the complete annexation of the Gaza area along with ethnic cleansing by the forces of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the following months with the active assistance of the high tech arms and equipment by the Western nations led by the USA.

The past one year has shown once again that the global community is least bothered by the human dimension, i.e. the loss of human lives of any military conflict. Further the greed to earn huge profits by arms industry is also overlooked, as it supports the economy of many of these countries.