After refusing to engage with the Mexican government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador to discuss crimes committed during the Spanish conquest, the Spanish monarch was not extended an invitation to attend Claudia Sheinbaum’s inauguration.

While President Pedro Sánchez was invited, he declined the invitation due to the exclusion of the king.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/09/27/spain-rejects-invite-to-mexican-presidential-inauguration-over-exclusion-of-monarch/

Hounded across the world for war crimes, Netanyahu attempts to defend Israel’s genocidal campaign across the region.

Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza has resulted in a death toll of over 41,000 people. Israel’s expansion of this genocidal onslaught into Lebanon has resulted in a major escalation, with the Zionist state’s bombs killing more than 700 in Lebanon since Monday.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/09/27/israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-defends-his-genocide-in-un-speech/

At the UNGA, European leaders fail to break with their own imperialist practices, trying instead to hold on to their fading global influence.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/09/27/at-the-unga-europe-has-a-good-look-in-a-distorting-mirror/

Protests have erupted across the world to denounce the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Sayyed Nasrallah and call for an end to Israel’s genocide.

For nearly a year, millions of people across the world have called for an end to Israel’s brazen violence against the Palestinian people and for an immediate arms embargo on Israel.

On September 25, Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson took to social media to attack several pro-Palestine organizations, which have been leading in the solidarity movement across the United States.

The eight organizations are the Alliance for Global Justice, the Westchester Peace Action Committee Foundation, Jewish Voice for Peace, Islamic Relief USA, United Hands Relief, the Peoples Forum, Tides, and Americans for Justice in Palestine Educational Foundation.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/09/27/conservative-us-lawmakers-hound-pro-palestine-organizations/

🇻🇪"Long live Palestine! Long live Lebanon!"

The Venezuelan people, alongside their President Nicolás Maduro, show their support for the Palestinian and Lebanese people against the imperialist attacks of Israel and the United States.

More than 300,000 fires have been reported so far in 2024 across South America.

South America is facing one of the most serious environmental crises in recent decades. In the last two months, there has been a dramatic increase in the outbreak of forest fires that have devastated thousands of square kilometers.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/09/29/south-america-on-fire/

As the US ramps up its Cold War against China, Australia has been one of its key partners in increasing pressure, despite its strong economic links with China.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/09/29/how-australia-helps-the-us-destabilize-asia/

🇵🇸The people stand against Israel's genocidal war and with Palestine!

Thousands of people took to the streets of Manhattan on September 26 ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s UN address, denouncing US complicity in Israel’s genocidal rampage across Palestine and Lebanon.

Watch our full report on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/eo3gP0dRJ50

Israel "killed (Nasrallah) because he was unrelenting in his support for Palestine."

📲 Indian historian and Marxist academic Vijay Prashad writes about the killing of Nasrallah, its reasons, and the repercussions it will have for the whole region. Read his full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/09/30/sayyed-hassan-nasrallah-the-man-who-defeated-israel/

Israel just began its ground invasion of Lebanon.

Leading up to that, Israel assassinated three leaders of the PFLP, one Hamas leader, and one leader of Hezbollah in Beirut in less than 48 hours.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/09/30/israel-assassinates-more-resistance-leaders-in-beirut-and-begins-ground-invasion-of-lebanon/

Israel has adopted the assassination of resistance leaders as an approach for decades. However, resistance within the region has grown stronger and more ubiquitous than ever.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/10/01/hezbollah-deputy-leader-delivers-first-speech-since-nasrallahs-assassination/

The US South is contending with the trail of destruction left by Hurricane Helene, which devastated the region over the past few days, including the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, across the Central Gulf Coast and reaching into the southern Appalachian region.

Despite the unprecedented level of devastation, the federal money to deal with disaster relief appears to have run out.

Thanks to the efforts of conservative lawmakers, the recently passed funding bill excluded disaster aid, even for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) depleted funds because for the second year in a row, FEMA has run out of money before the peak of hurricane season.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/10/01/congress-failed-to-allocate-relief-funding-ahead-of-hurricane-helene-skipped-town-early-due-to-the-storm/

Iran launches massive missile attack against Israel.

The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed that 180 missiles were launched against Israel and warned of further attacks if Israel responds. The attack is in response to Israel’s repeated violations of Iran’s sovereignty and the assassination of regional resistance leaders. The missiles could be seen from Ramallah.

"The West led by the United States is completely out of touch. The whole world wants the genocide against the Palestinians to end now."

Indian historian and Marxist academic Vijay Prashad spoke at the event "Latin America Speaks: Solidarity Vs. Empire". In the midst of dangerous escalation by Israel, Prashad spoke about the role of US-NATO imperialism in driving war around the world.

The city of Tel Aviv, considered a commercial hub and the largest urban center of the Israeli occupation, was rocked by multiple attacks by different fronts on Tuesday, October 1. The attacks were carried out by Hezbollah, Iran, Yemen’s Ansar Allah, and Palestinian resistance fighters, and could mark the first spark of a regional war that the Netanyahu-led Israeli government has been provoking for the last several months.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/10/01/iran-responds-to-israel-with-missile-attack-on-tel-aviv/

Workers in France took to the streets, demanding improved rights and greater investment in public services, as newly appointed PM Michel Barnier delivered his first address to the National Assembly.

On Tuesday, October 1, two different realities unfolded in France. Thousands of people, led by trade unions including the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) and Solidaires, took to the streets demanding the repeal of President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform, salary increases, and broader improvements to their living standards. Meanwhile, newly appointed Prime Minister Michel Barnier delivered his inaugural speech in the National Assembly, laying out a vision for his mandate that was, essentially, everything but what the workers are rallying for.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/10/01/trade-unions-demand-respect-of-rights-as-pm-barnier-announces-more-austerity/

At midnight on October 1, nearly 50,000 dockworkers across the US’s East Coast walked off the job, shutting down ports across the coastline across cities including Boston, New York, Miami, and Houston. This is the International Longshoremen’s Association’s (ILA) first strike since 1977.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/10/01/nearly-50000-us-dockworkers-strike-and-flex-collective-power-over-the-economy/

Prosecutors are investigating several former officials of the government of Sebastián Piñera who work for the San Sebastián University over their relationship with the “Audios Case”.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/10/01/right-wing-chilean-university-finds-itself-at-the-center-of-multiple-corruption-allegations/