World News

News from around the world by authors from the Socialist Party and co-thinkers internationally

Environment·Featured Articles·World News

El Niño adds fuel to the fire of climate catastrophe

By Isidora Durán Not a year goes by without climate scientists predicting record-breaking summer temperatures, and 2026 is no exception. Greenhouse gases are gradually warming the Earth towards catastrophic tipping points, but it is the sudden climate events intensified by this warming

Jun 8, 2026

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Henry Nowak’s tragic murder and callous actions by police cynically jumped on by the far right

By Niall Dooris The tragic killing of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak has sparked outrage in Southampton and in society generally. He was stabbed by Vickrum Digwa, a young Sikh man, while returning from a night out. The police arrived on the scene

Jun 5, 2026

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Flamingo Revolution in Albania: Mass protests take on Trump Family Inc

By Finn McKenna Thousands of protesters have for four consecutive days mobilised on the streets of Tirana, the capital city of Albania, towards the Prime Minister’s headquarters. The protests have two primary symbols attached to them, the first one being easily recognisable

Jun 5, 2026

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Bolivia: Workers and farmers bring country to a standstill

By Christian Tello, Alternativa Socialista – Mexico For the past three weeks, thousands of workers and farmers in Bolivia have brought the country to a standstill, protesting the hydrocarbon crisis and inflation caused by the government of Roberto Paz. The mobilizations led

May 27, 2026

Palestine solidarity·World News

British establishment weaponises horrific attacks and criminalises protests

By Conor Payne The stabbing of two Jewish men in the Golders Green area of London last week is being used by the British media and political establishment to attack the Palestine solidarity movement and its supporters. This attack has understandably added

May 6, 2026

Palestine solidarity·World News

Israeli apartheid regime introduces new ‘death penalty law’ – only for Palestinians

By Eddie McCabe On the night of 30 March, Israeli government members – sporting vile noose-shaped pins on their suits – celebrated with champagne after passing a new law enshrining the death penalty as the default sentence for Palestinians convicted of acts

Apr 29, 2026

Anti-war·Featured Articles·World News

Iran war: Strategic shambles exposes criminal US imperialism to the world

By Peter O’Shea As the clock ticked closer to 8 pm EST on Tuesday evening, the world held its breath. Trump has given no shortage of shocking statements since the beginning of this brutal war, but promising that “a whole civilization will

Apr 8, 2026

Imperialist war threatens skyrocketing prices and economic chaos

By Donal Devlin “All roads lead to higher prices and slower growth.” This was the stark warning by the IMF this week. Not only has the US and Israel’s war on Iran brought further death and destruction to the people of West

Apr 4, 2026

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US: War, ICE raids, authoritarianism & economic malaise-Eight million march against Trump

By Harper Cleves “I’ve become a rabble rouser in my retirement.” This is what my 65-year-old father said to me on the phone after attending a ‘No Kings’ protest on 28 March in rural Idaho, with around 500 other locals. He is

Apr 3, 2026

Anti-war·Economy·News & Analysis

Imperialist war on Iran fuels a new cost-of-living crisis

By Finghín Kelly The US and Israel’s war on Iran is unleashing bloodshed, suffering, and chaos all over West Asia. Hundreds of thousands are being displaced, thousands of ordinary people in Iran have been killed, and millions of lives are being put

Mar 13, 2026

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“The rich want war – the youth, a future” – School student strike against conscription in Germany

By Conor Tormey “I don’t think I’ll be dying for my friends, relatives or acquaintances, in the worst-case scenario. Rather, in the end, only for those who are put into the trenches for the interests of large corporations like Rheinmetall, ThyssenKrupp, and

Mar 13, 2026

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