Teachers launch nationwide strike in Iraq for better pay and improved conditionsThe strike was called by the Coordinating Committee for Teachers, which has urged the government to include educators under a new educational service law similar to the existing legislation benefiting university professors. The committee also demanded increased financial allowances covering cost-of-living, professional expenses, transportation, and child support.
https://www.newarab.com/news/iraqi-teachers-launch-nationwide-strike-better-payPalestinians in West Bank strike to demand end to Gaza warProtests also erupted in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Monday in front of the Lebanese American University, with dozens of students gathering around a massive Palestinian flag. In Sidon in southern Lebanon, hundreds demonstrated, shouting "stop the massacres against the Palestinian people" and "stop the war of extermination in Gaza".
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/04/palestinians-west-bank-strike-demand-end-gaza-warAlgeria closes airspace to Mali aircraft as drone row escalatesState television in Algeria announced the decision on Monday, which came shortly after Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger recalled their ambassadors to Algiers in response to the downing of the Malian drone.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/7/alliance-of-sahel-states-recall-ambassadors-as-tension-with-algeria-riseshttps://archive.ph/N3f4aTen Britons accused of committing war crimes while fighting for Israel in Gaza Mansfield, who is known for his work on landmark cases such as the Grenfell Tower fire, Stephen Lawrence and the Birmingham Six, said: “If one of our nationals is committing an offence, we ought to be doing something about it. Even if we can’t stop the government of foreign countries behaving badly, we can at least stop our nationals from behaving badly.
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr/07/ten-britons-accused-of-committing-war-crimes-while-fighting-for-israel-in-gazaSerbia’s President Vucic taps novice prime minister amid protest pressureSerbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic has nominated a politically inexperienced endocrinologist and university professor as prime minister, amid massive ongoing protests that forced the previous premier to resign.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/7/serbias-president-vucic-taps-novice-prime-minister-amid-protest-pressurehttps://archive.ph/lhdNcThousands protest in Italy against armament agendaAlmost one hundred thousand people took to the streets of Rome on April 5, demanding an end to Europe’s rearmament agenda. During the central rally, demonstrators and speakers condemned the ReArm Europe initiative recently launched by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, as well as the military spending plans announced by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/04/07/thousands-protest-in-italy-against-armament-agenda/Brazil’s Bolsonaro leads rally in support of amnesty law as he faces trial for alleged coup plotSpeaking to thousands of supporters who gathered in one of Sao Paulo’s main avenues wearing yellow Brazil soccer jerseys, Bolsonaro said he had faith in the Brazilian people and hoped that Congress would approve an amnesty law drafted by his allies.
https://apnews.com/article/bolsonaro-brazil-coup-attempt-amnesty-law-trial-25975a7b422c7d0edff4436f7cafc9bbPolice kill top EGC commander in northern ColombiaUntil his death, Chirimoya commanded the EGC’s Aristides Mesa Paez Front, which operates throughout Colombia’s Caribbean region, according to the authorities.The EGC commander allegedly joined the paramilitaries more than two decades ago.
https://colombiareports.com/police-kill-top-egc-commander-in-northern-colombia/US tariffs ripple through auto supply chains into MexicoThe company had announced Thursday that it would pause production at the plant in Toluca, as well as another one in Canada. The pauses would lead to 900 temporary layoffs at plants in Michigan and Indiana.
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-stellantis-trump-tariffs-sheinbaum-569ae29d203b1997d50a3a9655c928a8Sri Lankan police detain youth under anti-terrorist laws for opposing Gaza genocideOn March 30, according to the Sunday Times, the police said the youth was being held on suspicion of engaging in activities that “threaten Israeli citizens in Sri Lanka and causing communal disharmony.”
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