 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. The European powers have responded to Donald Trump's threats against NATO members who fail to spend enough on rearmament with a veritable war hysteria. The far-right Israeli government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has more or less openly been declaring for months its intention to forcibly expel the Palestinians from Gaza, a war crime under international law. Thursday's report confirms that these plans are now beeing put into practice. It is not clear whether Republican Mike Turner intended to pressure House Republicans to approve $60 billion in new spending on the war against Russia in Ukraine, or simply to stoke public fears like last year's "China balloon" scare. Two people were taken into custody over the shooting that police described as a "dispute between several people that ended in gunfire." "Julian will be put in a hole if he is extradited. There is no doubt about that. He will be put in a hole so far and deep in the ground that I don't think I'll ever see him again", said his wife Stella. The record profits reported by Stellantis come straight off the backs of workers, who have been greeeted by a wave of layoffs in 2024. This year's National People's Congress will be particularly significant because the Xi Jinping regime confronts a worsening economic situation with no sign of a turnaround in sight. The move does not represent a pull-back from Tokyo's war drive, but is designed to deflect domestic tensions outwards while pursing Japanese imperialism's interests on the Korean Peninsula. At least a hundred farmers have been injured in clashes with security forces, who have used baton charges, rubber bullets, water-cannon, and copious amounts of tear gas, some of it dropped by drones, to beat back the protesters. The Constitutional Council voided Sall's cancellation of the election last night, after protests erupted across Senegal in defiance of mass arrests launched by Sall. Despite setting off in an intriguing manner, the plot quickly degenerates into forms of deranged sociopathy. "Despite our diverse backgrounds, our profession is committed to upholding the sanctity of human life and promoting health for all."—Health Workers Action Committee in Sri Lanka Sri Lankan president calls on parliamentary opposition to assist his government impose IMF austerity Wickremesinghe's appeals to opposition parties is a call for unity to suppress the growing opposition of workers, youth and rural poor against his government's increasingly vicious attacks on social and democratic rights. "They're not all that different from the Liberal Party. Labor has become a non-labour party." More than 100 workers are being laid off in Connecticut, while thousands more are being impacted by the shift towards automated facilities. Rick Sahar, the son of two Holocaust survivors, spoke to the WSWS about his decision to speak out publicly against Israel's genocidal war against the people of Gaza. According to his obituary, Paulo DeSouza Bezerra succumbed to a heart attack shortly after standing outside in the bitter cold. Bezerra, 50, who emigrated from Brazil, leaves behind his wife of 25 years and a young son. In the current contract negotiations with Lufthansa, the warning strikes organised by Verdi have been organized to "blow off steam" to provide space for their collaboration with management to continue undisturbed. Three-day national strike across most sectors in Finland against austerity and anti-strike laws; Iranian steel workers in Ahvaz continue strikes over pay and conditions joined by steelworkers in Gilan; pay strike by professional, administrative and support staff continues into second week at Cape Town University, South Africa The riders used AI technology to translate their call for solidarity into 15 languages. This practical expression of the international character and unity of the working class shows the potential to challenge the giant global delivery companies. About the WSWS The World Socialist Web Site is published by the International Committee of the Fourth International, the world Trotskyist movement, and its affiliated sections in the Socialist Equality Parties around the world. Find out more about joining the Socialist Equality Party.
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