National News
Abolish the Monarchy Now!
by New Worker correspondent
British republicans have condemned the Metropolitan Police's oppressive treatment of protesters, who had gathered in their thousands in Trafalgar Square to denounce Charles III's coronation as the country's king. The protesters against the antiquated monarchical system said on Sunday that there is now no longer a right to peaceful protest in Britain after dozens of republican demonstrators were arrested.
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Lula says free Assange
Sputnik
Brazilian President, Luiz In- ácio Lula da Silva, criticised the lack of global efforts to secure the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during his visit to London for the coronation of King Charles III.
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Northern Ireland – what next?
by New Worker correspondent
Northern Ireland today – still divided by partition and sectarian division. There’s clearly still a job to do but there’s hope for the future. And at a meeting at the House of Commons in London on 25th April, MPs on both sides of the Irish Sea joined in the discussion on the current situation following the historic 1998 ‘Good Friday Agreement’ (GFA).
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Doctors at Large
by New Worker correspondent
Members of the British Medical Association’s (BMA’s) General Practitioners’ Committee for England have voted for industrial action if the government does not alter contract changes imposed on doctors. These, the BMA say, “threaten patient safety” and they have balloted for industrial action if they are not addressed.
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Heathrow hit
by New Worker correspondent
Some people who fled the coronation by flying out from Heathrow Airport Terminal Five on Thursday were hit by strike action by 1,400 security officers involved in a pay dispute, which will be repeated on the 9–10 and 25–27 May. This means that passengers will only be able to carry two carry-on items through security on strike days. Passengers will also have to arrive at least two hours before short-haul flights.
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And finally…
by New Worker correspondent
His Majesty the King would have been relieved that his coronation was not disturbed by his coach getting a parking ticket whilst it was parked outside Westminster Abbey during his crowning. This was because traffic wardens employed by Westminster Council’s contractor NSL were on strike that day
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Scottish Political News
by our Scottish political affairs correspondent
The Stone of Scone returned to England for the coronation in Westminster Abbey last week as part of the ancient ceremonies that surround the ruling family and to remind the Scots that Charles is king of Scotland as well as England and the other realms that still uphold the House of Windsor. Scottish royalists cheered when Edinburgh castle fired off a 21-gun salute as the King was crowned in a ceremony that was also screened in Glasgow Cathedral and venues in other towns including Aberdeen and Stirling. Even First Minister Humza Yousaf joined in the fun donning a kilt for the ceremony in Westminster.
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International News
Syria returns to the Arab League
by Fan Anqi , Global Times
Arab League member states have agreed to reinstate Syria's membership following a series of progressive steps towards reconciliation amidst the waning influence of the USA in the Middle East.
After having its membership revoked in 2011, Syria's decade of regional isolation has been effectively ended in defiance of US warnings as the Arab League voted for the country's return into the 22-nation bloc in Cairo ahead of the heads of state summit later in the month.
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The pandemic is over
by María Josefina Arce , Radio Havana Cuba
The world is no longer in a health emergency due to COVID-19. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has decided to lift the measure because, although COVID-10 is still present, there has been a downwards trend in
the number of infections and deaths over the last year. The WHO says that it will continue to monitor the behaviour and development of COVID-19, whilst calling for continued vigilance.
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Israeli terror on West Bank
by Ed Newman , Radio Havana Cuba
An Israeli settler has fatally shot a young Palestinian execution-style in the northern part of the occupied territories, only hours after the regime's forces shot and killed two Palestinian youths in the occupied West Bank. Local sources said late on Saturday that the incident took place near the village of Sandala, south of the city of Nazareth.
The Palestinian youth was 20-year-old Diyar Omari from the village of Sandala, which is located in the northern part of the occupied territories.
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Zelensky Government ‘Now a Legitimate Target’
Sputnik
The Kremlin was hit by a pair of explosive drones last week that were downed by anti-drone defences be- fore causing major damage. Russia has accused Ukraine of trying to assassinate President Vladimir Putin. Scott Ritter puts things into perspective, commenting on how the US would respond to this sort of provocation.
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Sudan: Popular movement demands civilian rule
by John Catalinotto, Workers World (US)
Reports from Sudan’s largest seaport, Port Sudan, located on the Red Sea, describe a chaotic scene of thousands of migrant workers and their families attempting to leave the country in order to escape a conflict between two military factions fighting for control of the government.
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Features
Behind liberty’s lie: America’s shameful treatment of immigrants and refugees
Global Times
While the US continues to buy into the dual fallacy of being the “city upon a hill” and a “beacon of democracy,” the reality on the ground tells a different story - an increasingly large swathe of the American population struggles with drug abuse, growing worries around gun violence, an ever-widening economic gap between the haves and the have-nots, intensifying political polarisation, more arbitrary detention of and hatred toward minorities..
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Decline of US dollar dominance - what it means for workers
By Betsey Piette , Workers World (US)
The U.S. sells more than $175 billion in military weapons every year; yet for decades, its greatest weapon has been the US dollar’s global dominance.
Imperialist wars and US dollar hegemony go hand in hand. To prevent them from developing alternative currencies to the dollar, the US military invaded Iraq in 2003 and attacked Libya in 201l, murdering both countries’ leaders.
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The Forbidden City, not so forbidden anymore
By Omar Badr, The author is an Egyptian working in China, Beijing Review
Let’s face it: it’s a cliché. A foreigner in Beijing who visits the Forbidden City, also known as the Palace Museum today, and snaps a couple of pictures to post on Instagram is a cliché. My own experience, nevertheless, has been anything but
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