General strike brings Greece to a standstillThousands of protesters marched through the centre of Athens in two separate demonstrations that ended peacefully. The 24-hour strike was called by the two main umbrella unions covering the public and private sectors. They are seeking salary increases and a full return of collective bargaining rights scrapped as part of international bailouts during the country’s financial crisis.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/general-strike-bring-greece-standstillBerlin protesters oppose the deportation of four anti-genocide activistsAround 500 demonstrators gathered near the Berlin House of Representatives (state assembly) on Monday morning to protest in defence of four anti-genocide activists facing deportation. Although they have not been convicted of any crime by a court, the three EU citizens and one US citizen have been ordered to leave Germany by April 21. Otherwise, they are to be forcibly deported.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/04/08/ghna-a08.html European Union approves new retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. All member countries of the European Union except Hungary voted Wednesday in favor of proposals that would impose tariffs on specific U.S. products sold into Europe, starting next week.
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/09/g-s1-59187/european-union-tariffsMilei faces third general strike in Argentina with IMF deal pendingThe country’s three main trade union federations, grouped together under the CGT umbrella union, mobilised from midday in front of Congress, joining a weekly demonstration by social organisations and pensioners who are demanding demand a change in the government’s economic policies.
https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/milei-faces-third-general-strike-in-argentina-with-imf-deal-pending.phtmlhttps://archive.ph/fB09TAs CELAC president, Colombia to push for regional integrationThe president additionally said to seek the creation of a regional agency “for the production of essential medicines that liberates us, in times of pandemics, of a dependency that caused to many deaths in Latin America with COVID19.”
https://colombiareports.com/heinous-assassination-of-trans-woman-shocks-colombia/Israel estimates 'only a quarter of Hamas tunnels destroyed' since war beganThe Mako report quoted experts as saying that Israel's control of the Philadelphi Corridor - a 14km-long, 100 metre-wide demilitarised buffer zone that runs along the entirety of the border between Egypt and Gaza - failed to stymie the construction of tunnels. In February, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the Philadelphi Corridor would remain a buffer zone despite the continuing proliferation of tunnels.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-only-quarter-hamas-tunnels-destroyedJordanian security forces forcibly disperse pro-Palestine march near Israeli embassyMany called on Arab governments and the international community to immediately take action to halt the aggression, allow aid into the besieged enclave, and sever all ties with Israel. The Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity party said shortly after the protest was underway that security forces arrested several people and tried to disperse the crowds.
https://www.newarab.com/news/jordanian-forces-disperse-gaza-march-outside-israeli-embassyPoverty rate at risk of rising in Kyrgyzstan, despite economic growth – UN agency“Despite a 9 percent increase in Gross Domestic Product in 2024, social inequalities continue to hinder inclusive development,” says the report. “Economic growth has not significantly reduced poverty, with 30 percent of the population living in poverty and an additional 10 percent at risk of falling below the poverty line.”
https://eurasianet.org/poverty-rate-at-risk-of-rising-in-kyrgyzstan-despite-economic-growth-un-agencyIn Myanmar, internet shutdowns hinder earthquake aid responseCommunications have been under control of the military junta since it violently seized power from a democratic government in 2021 in an attempt to stifle opposition, which has come in the form of ethnic armed groups and a civil disobedience movement.
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-internet-shutdowns-hinder-earthquake-aid-response-2025-04-09/Trump raises China tariffs to 125%, pauses tariffs on most other nations for 90 daysSpeaking to reporters after the announcement, Trump said leading up to the pause in his so-called “reciprocal” tariffs some 75 countries have been entreating him to make a deal – and he predicted that China under President Xi Jinping would follow suit soon enough.
https://www.scmp.com/news/us/economy-trade-business/article/3305900/trump-pauses-tariffs-most-nations-90-days-raises-taxes-chinese-imports?module=top_story&pgtype=homepagehttps://archive.ph/poE5F