(2021-05-14). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Strikes across Italy to protest high death rates in work accidents; Intensive care nurses protest in France as Covid overwhelms hospitals as lockdown is lifted; After series of union sellouts at bus companies London bus workers strike vote against remote sign on; Teachers in UK oppose victimisations, attacks on jobs, pay and conditions including privatisation…
(2021-05-13). South African social movement Abahlali baseMjondolo: The blood of the Palestinians is our blood. liberationnews.org 
This statement in solidarity with Palestine was issued by Abahlali baseMjondolo, a major social movement in South Africa fighting for the rights of the poor who are struggling against forced displacement and for the right to dignified housing.
(2021-05-13). If I Fall in the Struggle, Take My Place. dissidentvoice.org 
Tiger Tateishi (Japan), Samurai, the Watcher (Koya no Yojinbo), 1965. Ugliness defines the mood of state violence from Cali (Colombia) to Durban (South Africa), each context different and the depth of the violence particular to the location. Images of security forces cracking down on people trying to express their political rights have become commonplace. It …
(2021-05-13). IPS Board Selects Tope Folarin as New Executive Director, with John Cavanagh Transitioning to Senior Advisor. ips-dc.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | May 13, 2021 | Contact: Olivia Alperstein, (202) 704-9011 | Washington, D.C. — The Board of Trustees of the 58-year-old Institute for Policy Studies named its Board Chair, writer Tope Folarin, as the organization's new Executive Director starting May 24. | Folarin, 39, is the son of Nigerian immigrants, a former Rhodes Scholar, and a graduate of Morehouse College and Oxford University. Folarin worked for six years as Special Assistant in the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. He is stepping down as Vice President for Content and Storytelling at the non-profit Local Initiativ…
(2021-05-13). UN condemns killing of aid worker in South Sudan. news.un.org The top UN humanitarian official in South Sudan has called for law enforcement along roads following the first killing of an aid worker in the country this year during an ambush in Budi, East Equatoria, on Wednesday.
(2021-05-13). IMF Approves Sudan Debt Relief Plan. indybay.org On Monday, the International Monetary Fund approved a plan to pay for Sudan's debt owed to the financial institution.
(2021-05-13). Israel Refuses Any Ceasefire Attempts By Hamas. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On the evening of May 12th, Israel rejected any mediated talks with Hamas and other Gaza groups to reach a ceasefire in the West Bank. | Egypt, which shares a border with the Gaza Strip, has often served as a broker between Israel and Hamas, who are prepared to agree a ceasefire. | However, Israeli officials said that Israel is this time intent on eradicating the terror networks responsible for the latest conflagration of violence, and is unwilling to settle for another…
(2021-05-13). UN expresses concern over deteriorating human rights situation in Algeria. peoplesdispatch.org The United Nations has
(2021-05-13). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…
(2021-05-13). The World Stands with Palestine. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Several thousand took to the streets in New York City on Tuesday May 10 in solidarity with Palestine. Photo: Breakthrough Nnews Amid the bombing siege of the Gaza Strip and the brutal repression of worshipers in al-Aqsa Mosque, protests against Israeli aggression and in solidarity of the Palestinian struggle have been organized globally…
(2021-05-13). Israel's illusion of normality collapses: May 2021. mronline.org 
May 2021 has shattered Israeli illusions that they are immune from the volcano the country has created through its history of ethnic cleansing and apartheid. | May 13, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-05-13). As Afghan Ceasefire Takes Hold, Locals Hope for Peace Deal. news.antiwar.com At midnight Wednesday night, the ceasefire in Afghanistan took effect. Both the Taliban and Afghan government have The Eid holiday marks the end of Ramadan, and locals are The Afghan government has formalized that offer in rec…
(2021-05-13). Emomali Rahmon congrats Iran on Eid al-Fitr. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 13 (MNA) — President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon felicitated the Iranian nation and counterpart Hassan Rouhani on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.
(2021-05-13). Israel's Illusion of Normality Collapses. globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. For decades Israelis …
(2021-05-12). Ugandan President Sworn in for New Term. telesurenglish.net Uganda's incumbent President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in on Wednesday to serve for the sixth five-year term in office. | RELATED: | Chief Justice, Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo swore in Museveni as the president of the East African country at Kololo Independence Grounds in the capital Kampala. | "I Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni swear in the name of the Almighty God that I shall faithfully exercise the functi…
(2021-05-12). Protest in Cape Town in solidarity with Palestinians. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) — Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of Cape Town in South Africa in solidarity with the Palestinian people.
(2021-05-12). Okavango, Oil Drilling, and the Tragedy of Africa. commondreams.org "Why should anyone allow the quest for petrodollars to turn the Okavango Basin into an arena of death?" asks Nnimmo Bassey about big oil drilling project planned for Botswana and Namibia. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/okavango-oil-drilling-tragedy-africa1.jpg …
(2021-05-12). An unsustainable burden of debt afflicts the peoples of Sub-Saharan Africa. Part 5. mronline.org 
In Sub-Saharan Africa, where health spending and human development levels are in a dramatic state, there is a stronger case than ever for unilateral suspensions of debt payments based on arguments recognized in international law; such as state of necessity and fundamental change of circumstances. | May 12, 2021…
(2021-05-12). Once Homeless, 10-Year-Old Tanitoluwa Adewumi Is Now America's Newest Chess Master. theroot.com 
In 2019, Nigerian refugee Tanitoluwa "Tani" Adewumi rose to national prominence after New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof
(2021-05-12). Headlines for May 12, 2021. democracynow.org At Least 50 Palestinians Killed as Israeli Attacks Continue; Protests Call Out Israeli Crimes, Red Cross Warns COVID Cases "Exploding" in Asia as India Continues to Break New Records, Algeria Moves to Ban Unauthorized Protests as Pro-Democracy Movement Gains Steam, French Court Tosses Lawsuit from Agent Orange Victim Against Chemical Companies, Family of Andrew Brown Jr. Views More Footage of Police Killing, Confirms Shooting Was Unjustified, Ahmaud Arbery's Killers Plead Not Guilty to Federal Hate Crimes, Arizona Passes Law to Cut Voters from Early Mail-in Voting List, Liz Cheney Delivers Scathing Rebuke as GOP…
(2021-05-12). Colombia's Massacres of Dissenters Will One Day Be Replicated in the U.S. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea The recent developments within Colombia fulfill all of one's darkest fears of how bad modern state repression can get. Colombian police are tracking down protesters via GPS so that they can either arrest them, or kill them outright. This has made it so that the leaders of the protests fear for their lives…
(2021-05-12). Israeli Offensive and Intense Airstrikes on Gaza Continues. libya360.wordpress.com PCHR 24 Palestinians, Including 5 Children and 3 Women, Killed and 136 Others, Including 33 Women and 29 Children, Wounded Death Toll Mounts to 50, Including 14 Children and 4 Women, and Total Number of Injuries Mounts to 211, Including 51 Children and 40 Women The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) escalated its offensive on the…