A scholar argues that Democratic midterm victories offer no genuine departure from U.S. foreign policy in West Asia, contending both parties pursue military interventionism and hegemony despite rhetorical differences, citing Democratic support for Israeli military aid and Iran sanctions.
A speaker at the Gaza Genocide Center launch argues that US support for Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has severely damaged America’s moral authority and international credibility, undermining its self-image as a defender of human rights and international law.
Youth across France, Italy, Belgium, India, Serbia, and Albania are protesting against capitalism, economic inequality, and political corruption, demanding democratic change and a viable future as governments respond with repression rather than addressing their grievances.
A banking crisis triggered by the collapse of Ueno, Paraguay’s largest digital lender, forced President Santiago Peña’s resignation and arrest on corruption charges in November 2026, exposing deep conflicts of interest between political elites, regulators and financial institutions that had gone largely unmonitored.
Heavy storms have killed at least five Palestinians and left over 940,000 displaced people in flood-prone makeshift tents, with aid agencies warning of disease spread due to lack of durable shelters and Israeli restrictions on humanitarian supplies entering Gaza.
Spain’s far-right Vox party is expanding its international influence through networks connecting European, Latin American, and American right-wing movements, positioning itself as a bridge between these groups and potentially doubling its parliamentary seats in upcoming elections.
Climate talks at COP31 in Antalya must reform the UN climate process to prioritize action over consensus, strengthen accountability for emissions reductions and climate finance delivery, and reject speculative technological fixes that delay fossil fuel phase-out obligations.
Europe faces a deepening crisis of confidence amid widespread protests over economic inequality, militarization, and perceived elite indifference to citizens’ needs. The unrest reflects exhaustion of the post-war social model and fundamental questions about whether governments still serve ordinary people’s interests.
Despite Netanyahu’s reduced parliamentary majority, he remains positioned to form a government, signaling continuation of Israeli military policies in occupied territories. The anti-Netanyahu bloc’s refusal to include Palestinian parties in coalition talks underscores Israel’s apartheid system and deepens Palestinian political marginalization.
Brazil’s Lula defeated far-right Flávio Bolsonaro in October’s runoff election, interrupting Latin America’s rightward political shift and revealing vulnerabilities in the region’s US-aligned populist right, which faces narrow electoral margins, low approval ratings, and declining American credibility.
