December 4, 2023
The EU scrapped entry permit requirements for Ukraine to support its war effort against Russia. Polish truck drivers now want these requirements to be reinstated. ADVERTISEMENT Polish truck drivers and farmers extended the blockade to the Medyka border crossing last week, one of the busiest crossings with Ukraine. Four border crossings are now blocked in total,
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Sky News host Paul Murray says Greens leader Adam Bandt is “finding his way” to connect with “future forever-Greens voters” as he attended the climate blockade protest in the port of Newcastle. “The port of Newcastle in New South Wales … they delayed coal ships coming in or out of the port of Newcastle for
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By Andrew Korybko, a Moscow-based American political analyst who specializes in the global systemic transition to multipolarity in the New Cold War. He has a PhD from MGIMO, which is under the umbrella of the Russian Foreign Ministry. Originally published at his website. This is also Poland’s last realistic chance to defend its territorial integrity
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Adam Bandt will declare protesting “is back” and bigger than ever when he paddles out to sea on a kayak as part of a blockade of a major port on Saturday. The Greens leader will join hundreds of people expected to take to the water in Newcastle, in the NSW Hunter, as part of community
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Polish truckers have extended their blockade along the border with Ukraine to protest against competition from Ukrainian drivers, some of whom have been stuck for 17 days in freezing temperatures, in a further blow to Kyiv’s trade and war efforts against Russia. Backed by local Polish farmers and their tractors, lorry drivers on Thursday blocked
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Port Botany in Sydney’s south was swarmed by pro-Palestinian activists today. Demonstrators took to the water on jet skis with the intention of barring the entry of an Israeli ship. The pro-Palestinian group attempted to block the arrival of a cargo ship owned by Israeli company ZIM. The ship itself never entered the port, redirecting
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Euronews correspondent in Gaza, Nebal Hajjoo, spoke to families living hand to mouth, not knowing if they’ll be able to buy bread. ADVERTISEMENT Israel’s blockade of the Gaza strip has left families who fled their homes on the brink of starvation. Euronews correspondent in Gaza Nebal Hajjoo visited one of the makeshift refugee camps and
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The UK is a significant supplier of weapons to Israel, though watchdogs say a lack of transparency means it is difficult to determine what exactly is being sent. ADVERTISEMENT More than 100 people blockaded an arms factory in the UK on Thursday, protesting Israel’s alleged use of British weapons to attack Gaza. Trade unionists and
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For some Gazans, Saturday morning’s surprise Palestinian attack into southern Israel seemed a justified response to a 16-year Israeli blockade. Others worried that the coordinated attack would only add to Gaza’s misery as the tiny enclave braced for a large-scale response from Israel. The Palestinian territory of Gaza has been under a suffocating Israeli blockade,
READ MORETwo Philippine supply boats breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in the South China Sea on Wednesday in a recurring confrontation near a disputed shoal some fear could spark a larger security crisis that could draw in the United States. Two Philippine coast guard ships escorted the smaller supply boats, but it wasn’t immediately clear
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