(2024-05-01). Democratic Party's College Group Backs Pro-Palestine Protests, Criticizes Biden. news.antiwar.com The College Democrats of America, the official college outreach arm of the Democratic National Committee, has come out strongly in support of students at college campuses across the country protesting against the US-backed Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza. "This past week, we witnessed heroic actions on the part of students around the country to …
(2024-05-01). Netanyahu Says ICC Arrest Warrant Would Be an 'Antisemitic Hate Crime'. news.antiwar.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that if the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for him and other Israeli leaders over the genocidal campaign in Gaza, it would be an "antisemitic hate crime." Reports first surfaced over the weekend that the ICC might issue arrest warrants for Israeli leadership. "If this does …
(2024-05-01). Absurdity and Criminality: Netanyahu Says Israel Will Invade Rafah "With or Without a Deal" globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-01). Recent Settler Violence In The West Bank, Explained. popularresistance.org Violent Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank have skyrocketed ever since October 7. Before that, 2022 and 2023 were already setting record highs in settler violence, but the nature of settler attacks today is on an entirely different level. Settlers are now expelling entire Palestinian communities from their villages for the first time in decades. | According to the UN, Israeli settlers expelled about 1,200 Palestinians from some 25 rural communities across the West Bank, including seven communities that have been completely depopulated.
(2024-05-01). Hold the Line: Palestinian unions urge global solidarity against Israel's genocide, apartheid and exploitation of workers. bdsmovement.net 
(2024-05-01). Solidarity with Cuba and Palestine on May Day march in Ecuador. plenglish.com Quito, May 1 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorians in solidarity with Cuba and Palestine expressed on Wednesday, during their march on International Workers' Day, their rejection of the United States' blockade against Cuba and denounced Israel's genocide in the Gaza Strip.
(2024-05-01). Juan González, Veteran of '68 Columbia Strike, Condemns University Leaders' Silence on Gaza Slaughter. democracynow.org 
Tuesday's raid on Columbia University came 56 years to the day that police raided Hamilton Hall, arresting 700 students protesting racism and the Vietnam War. Democracy Now! co-host Juan González, who was a student leader at the historic 1968 protest, says the violent crackdown on Columbia University and other campuses across the United States has refocused national attention on "an unjust war," carried out by Israel with U.S. backing. "No commencement in America will occur in the next month where the war in Gaza is not a burning issue," he says. He adds that the more diverse makeup…
(2024-05-01). May Day Is About Confronting the Capitalist System That Governs Our Lives. truthout.org Each year, May Day invites us to revisit and rethink revolutionary traditions from the nineteenth century for the present and the future. The annual international holiday comes out of a trajectory from the Haymarket Massacre in Chicago in 1886, when police attacked workers making demands for an eight-hour workday. At that time, the demand for an eight-hour workday was understood as a total… |
(2024-05-01). Reed Brody: U.S. Hypocrisy Laid Bare as Biden Admin Claims ICC Can't Prosecute Israel for War Crimes. democracynow.org 
The Biden administration is claiming the International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction to charge Israeli officials for war crimes. This comes after rumors that the ICC may be close to issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials over possible crimes in Gaza. The International Court of Justice has rejected a request by Nicaragua to order Germany to halt exporting arms to Israel, but the court declined to throw out the case. For more, we speak with human rights attorney and war crimes prosecutor Reed Brody, who says ICC charges would be a "huge" de…
(2024-05-01). How Israel Violates International Law in Gaza: Expert Report. scheerpost.com 
(2024-05-01). American campuses erupt in protests over Gaza, drawing harsh police response and national outrage. nationofchange.org As students across the U.S. demand university divestment and an end to military aid for Israel, aggressive crackdowns raise alarms about civil liberties.
(2024-05-01). International Criminal Court Prosecutors Interview Gaza Hospital Staff Over Israeli War Crimes. orinocotribune.com International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors have held meetings with the staff of Gaza's two largest hospitals, Al-Shifa Hospital in the north of the Gaza strip and Al-Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Yunis. | Two unnamed sources told
(2024-05-01). Bernie Sanders speaks out: Criticizing Israeli policy is not antisemitism. nationofchange.org Amid national debate over Gaza protests, Senator Bernie Sanders challenges the narrative equating criticism of Israel with antisemitism, drawing on his personal history and widespread American discontent.
(2024-05-01). Trade unionists block 4 sites involved in arms supplies to Israel on International Workers' Day. leftfootforward.org 'If arms company bosses and Britain's political elite won't impose an arms embargo, we, the workers, will enforce it from below'
(2024-05-01). Strike for Palestine this May Day and Nakba Day. socialistproject.ca 
This May Day and Nakba Day, we, the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions — Gaza, urgently appeal to our brothers and sisters in the international trade union movement to take a stand in solidarity with Palestine by joining us in collective action to disrupt business as usual. We ask you to challenge the status quo in your workplaces and communities, refusing to support violence against Palestinians. Raise your voices and take action to disrupt the flow of commerce and trade that sustains Israel's military occupation and exploitation of Palestinian workers. | Our people, especially those in Gaza…
(2024-05-01). How Africa's National Liberation Struggles Brought Democracy to Europe. orinocotribune.com 
By Vijay Prashad — Apr 25, 2024 | Fifty years ago, on 25 April 1974, the people of Portugal took to the streets of their cities and towns in enormous numbers to overthrow the fascist dictatorship of the Estado Novo ('New State'), formally established in 1926. Fascist Portugal—led first by António de Oliveira Salazar until 1968 and then by Marcelo Caetano—was welcomed into the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in 1949, the United Nations in 1955, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 1961 and signed a pact with the European Economic Community in 1972. The…
(2024-05-01). Will The Pandemic Treaty Deliver Global Health Equity? popularresistance.org The next round of Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) negotiations for the Pandemic Treaty began on April 29, following two years of discussions. With the treaty text set to be finalized at the World Health Assembly at the end of May, uncertainties persist regarding the current state of negotiations, marked by numerous unresolved issues. The main question remains: will the Treaty genuinely fulfill its promise of equity and justice, or will it merely pay lip service to these ideals? | In an effort to delve deeper into these concerns, Jyotsna Singh of People's Health Dispatch interviewed Dr. Alexandra Phelan,…
(2024-05-01). Venezuela Rejects Disrespectful Use of Its National Symbols. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil rejected a publication in which Brian Nichols, the U.S. Department of State's Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere, disrespects Venezuelan national symbols. | RELATED: | Previously, this U.S. official published a photo with Venezuelans residing in Florida carrying a Venezuelan flag with seven stars and the horse facing backwards in the national shield. | Since thes…
(2024-05-01). Cubans Ratify Their Commitment to the Revolution on Labor Day. telesurenglish.net From the early hours of Wednesday, Cubans marched towards the Anti-Imperialist Tribune in Havana, an emblematic place where they celebrate International Workers Day. | RELATED: | Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, revolutionary leader Raul Castro, and thousands of people were present at a site that symbolizes the struggle of the world's peoples. | "Once again, millions of Cubans are showing that we remain f…
(2024-05-01). Russians Call to Fight Fascism in Ukraine on Labor Day. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Russian Communist Party advocated the eradication of "fascism in Ukraine" during an event in Moscow on the occasion of the International Workers Day. | RELATED: | "Today we celebrate this holiday and set ourselves several concrete tasks, which are impossible to solve without consolidating all the state and patriotic forces that love the homeland," said Gennady Zyuganov, the 76-year-old leader of the Communist Party.
(2024-05-01). USC Grad Student Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against University over Arrests. democracynow.org 
As protests continue on campuses across North America, we go to the University of Southern California, where the union representing about 3,000 graduate student workers at USC has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the school to end campus militarization and drop charges against students and faculty. The "rampant violence that they inflicted on our workers" violates the National Labor Relations Act, says Margaret Davis, president of UAW Local 872. "It was a clear act of retaliation because people were engaging in pro-Palestinian free speech, which they have a right to."…
(2024-05-01). A big showdown is unfolding in India after AstraZeneca admits covid vaccines cause blood clots in court documents. expose-news.com AstraZeneca has admitted in court for the first time that its covid injection can cause deadly blood clotting. Within days of the news breaking in the UK, there was an uproar in …
(2024-05-01). History: What You Need to Know About May Day. International Workers Day. globalresearch.ca First published in 2010. | The legacy of the late Leo Panitch lives. | For more than 100 years, May Day has symbolized the common struggles of workers around the globe. Why is it largely ignored in North America? The answer lies …
(2024-05-01). Why India and the Global South Should Firmly Reject the Technology of Genetically Modified Insects. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-01). 'Mafia raj' going on in Assam: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. muslimmirror.com Dhubri : Alleging that a "mafia raj" was going on in Assam, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday claimed Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was involved in multiple scams. Addressing an election rally in Dhubri, she claimed Sarma has a "secret understanding" with Badruddin Ajmal of the AIUDF just like BJP has with Assaduddin …
(2024-05-01). Muslim cleric accuses SP of selling minority votes, calls for boycott. muslimmirror.com Bareilly : Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, National President of the All India Muslim Jamaat, has alleged that SP was "selling minority votes". He called upon the community to "boycott" SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and his party, and vote either for the BSP or press NOTA. The cleric said, "Akhilesh never stood by us and did …
(2024-05-01). Shahi Idgah row: Hindu side rejects 1968 compromise, says deity wasn't a party. muslimmirror.com Prayagraj : The Hindu side in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute submitted in Allahabad High Court Wednesday that the deity was not a party in the claimed compromise between the two sides in 1968 or in the court decree passed in 1974. The counsel for the Hindu side also said that the claimed compromise was …
(2024-05-01). Beijing auto expo attracts 1,500 companies from around the world. plenglish.com Beijing, May 1 (Prensa Latina) The Beijing International Automobile Exhibition (Auto China 2024) brings together more than 1,500 domestic and foreign companies with new products and technologies.
(2024-05-01). Manuel Mendive's first major retrospective to open in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, May 1 (Prensa Latina) The Havana-based National Museum of Fine Arts and the Mendive Art Project conceived the first major retrospective of artist Manuel Mendive in Cuba, scheduled for May 17 in Havana.
(2024-05-01). Cuba hosts "Codices of the end of the world" exhibition. plenglish.com Havana, May 1 (Prensa Latina) The exhibition of large-format drawings entitled "Códice del fin del mundo" (Codices of the end of the world) by Mexican visual artist Jose Miguel Gonzalez Casanova, will open at Havana's National Museum of Fine Arts on Friday.
(2024-05-01). Indian auto sector wants to grow to US$ 300 billion by 2026. tvbrics.com 
India expands auto industry…
(2024-05-01). Lula authorises law turning carnivals into cultural heritage. tvbrics.com 
This law recognises carnival blocks and bands as a manifestation of the national culture, which generates employment and income for thousands of families…
(2024-05-01). Wildlife populations in China show significant growth. tvbrics.com 
Data released by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration…
(2024-05-01). CPJ calls on authorities to allow journalists to safely cover US campus protests. cpj.org Washington, D.C., May 1, 2024— With tensions over pro-Palestinian protests escalating on college campuses across the United States, the Committee to Protect Journalists calls on university authorities and law enforcement agencies to allow reporters to freely cover the demonstrations. "Journalists — including student journalists who have been thrust into a national spotlight to cover stories…
(2024-05-01). May Day: Workers' Struggles, International Solidarity, Political Aspirations. socialistproject.ca For more than 100 years, May Day has symbolized the common struggles of workers around the globe.
(2024-05-01). I.N.D.I.A Bloc Members Should Adopt Variants of Pop Song 'Jail Ke Jawab Mein Hum Vote Denge' as Campaign Material During 2024 General Elections! pilwatchgroup.blogspot.com by
| The Delhi's Chief | Electoral Officer (CEO) has reportedly asked the Aam Admi Party on 28 April | 2024 to modify the over-two-minute-long party's rap song which was released on | 25 April 2024 as part of its campaign.
(2024-05-01). They Arrested Us. I Hope It Brings An End To Nuclear Weapons. progressivehub.net THOMAS C. FOX | NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER…
(2024-05-01). Government pays tribute to South Africa's workers. sanews.gov.za Government pays tribute to South Africa's workers | As South Africa joins the rest of the world in celebrating International Workers' Day, government has paid tribute to all workers, especially frontline workers who continue to provide essential services on this public holiday. | Celebrated annually on 1 May, International Workers' Day or May Day, pays tribute to the historical struggle of workers and their trade unions for solidarity and fair employment standards. | This year's International Workers' Day is commemorated under the theme: "30 Years of Freedom". | This year also marks the 133-year anniversary of Ma…
(2024-05-01). Iran Ready to Promote Maritime Trade with Africans: Official. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The deputy head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL) for the market development affairs said the country's national maritime fleet is ready to broaden export of cargos to the African countries.
(2024-05-01). UN plastics treaty inches closer to reality as lobbyists tout plastics' 'massive societal benefits'. grist.org 
Negotiators wrapped up the fourth round of formal discussions over the United Nations' global plastics treaty early on Tuesday morning, inching closer to a final agreement that's intended to " Delegates made important progress on the treaty, the final version of which is due by the end of the year. They pared down a lengthy draft of the text and agreed on a formal agenda for "intersessional" work ahead of the next — and final — meeting, in Busan, South Korea, sch…
(2024-05-01). Gurbani echoes through UK Parliament in celebration of Baisakhi. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: At the heart of the UK Parliament complex in London, the soulful melodies of Gurbani and messages of unity resonated during a groundbreaking Baisakhi celebration this week.Hosted by the British Indian think-tank 1928 Institute, alongside diaspora membership organizations City Sikhs and the British Punjabi Welfare Association (BPWA), the event convened a diverse gathering of professionals, community leaders, and philanthropists at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Room on Monday evening. Its aim: to shine a spotlight on the enduring ties between the UK and India, as well as the invaluable…
(2024-05-01). Nigel Farage set to announce return to politics as Reform UK candidate. leftfootforward.org "He is well aware what those weeks of national TV exposure have done for him – and the position he could be in to help Reform."
(2024-05-01). B-Sides: George S. Schuyler's "Black Empire" publicbooks.org "Black Empire" ends with an international revolution, led by a heroic Black genius preaching empowerment; it ends with a continental dictator clutching power through unremittent cruelty and cries of racial supremacy. Both statements are true.
(2024-05-01). How the US can set standards on international deep-sea mineral mining. scmp.com The US is far behind other countries like China when it comes to the race for critical minerals lying beneath international waters. By joining the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, Washington can shape the rules for seabed mineral exploration.
(2024-05-01). How China's economic diplomacy can defuse tensions with the Philippines. scmp.com Returning to a supposed Duterte-era deal to preserve peace in the Spratly Islands would be a pragmatic step for the Philippines amid increased militarisation. China should opt for economic investment instead of military assertiveness which only serves to harden negative public opinion among Filipinos.
(2024-05-01). Fighters of Al-Qassam Brigades fire short-range rockets at Israeli concentrations in Kibbutz Holit in Gaza border settlements. english.almanar.com.lb 
(2024-05-01). Imam Khamenei: Palestine to Be Returned to Its True Owners. english.almanar.com.lb 
Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei stressed on Wednesday that Palestine must be returned to its true owners. Imam Khamenei stated that today, Gaza is the first issue of the world, emphasizing that the Zionists and their US and European backers cannot diver attention of the international public opinion's attention …
(2024-05-01). Firings for Israel protest 'illegal': Ex-Google workers. newarab.com 
A group of workers at Alphabet Inc's The complaint was filed late Monday with the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), according to No Tech For Apartheid, a group affiliated with some of the workers. The group said the complaint alleges that by firing the wo…
(2024-05-01). Saudi secretly sentences women rights activist to prison. newarab.com 
Saudi Arabia secretly sentenced a Saudi fitness instructor and women's rights activist to 11 years in prison, Amnesty International revealed Twenty-nine-year-old
(2024-05-01). Abu Dhabi-backed group ends Telegraph takeover bid. newarab.com 
An Abu Dhabi-backed group planning to take over Britain's Telegraph Media Group (TMG) said Tuesday it will withdraw and sell on the business after the RedBird IMI, a joint venture between US firm RedBird Capital and Abu Dhabi's International Media Investments, struck a £1.2 billion ($1.5 billion) deal with TMG's previous owners, the Barclay family, in November. | The agreement, which has faced opposition over its potential impact on freedom of speech given Abu Dhabi's pres…
(2024-05-01). More Syrians will leave Lebanon as donors cut aid: agency. newarab.com 
The number of Amy Pope, director general of the International Organization for Migration, said that around 3,000 Syrians have left Lebanon since January, compared to 4,500 for the whole of last year. Many of them have headed to Cyprus, about 110 miles (180 kilometers) away. | In response, Cyprus suspen…
(2024-05-01). Lebanon: Gas blast kills 10 at Beirut restaurant. newarab.com 
A fire caused by a gas canister explosion killed at least 10 people at a restaurant in Earlier, the state-run National News Agency quoted the Beirut Fire Brigade as saying that "eight victims died of suffocation inside the restaurant". | The firefighters put out a blaze in a small restaurant in Beirut after "
(2024-05-01). Turkey to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel at ICJ. presstv.ir Ankara will officially submit an intervention declaration before the International Court of Justice.
(2024-05-01). Israeli genocide amid Olympic Games. presstv.ir There is a growing international outcry for Israel to be banned from this summer's Olympic Games to be held in Paris.
(2024-04-30). National Trust for Historic Preservation names Eatonville an endangered site. splcenter.org