National News
End Israeli aggression!
by New Worker correspondent,
Activists from International Ukraine Anti-Fascist Solidarity (IUAFS) joined the National Palestine march in central London on Saturday with placards making the connections between the wars waged by NATO imperialism in Gaza, Ukraine – and now Lebanon, the latest Arab country to be burned by the flames of war with the Israeli war machine insolently issuing diktats to civilians to move or face being killed or maimed.
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Pensioners protest against winter fuel cuts
Sputnik
Pensioners gathered outside Parliament in London and the Northern Irish legislature in Belfast on Monday to protest the government’s plans to scrap winter fuel allowances with banners that read “Defend the winter fuel payment”, “Tax the rich”, “Don’t let us freeze” and “Reinstall the winter fuel pay”
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Scottish Political News
by our Scottish political affairs correspondent
Edinburgh is a very cultured city. Apart from its annual summer festivals it is the home of many museums and galleries including the National Gallery of Scotland, the National Portrait Gallery of Scotland and the National Museum of Scotland, all nationally funded institutions.
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International News
Tenacity in these times
by Oni Acosta Llerena, Granma
When the Zionist onslaught against the Palestinians began, an outstanding artist would start a global campaign against the massacres. I am talking about rock‘n’roll icon Roger Waters, the co-founder of Pink Floyd, the charismatic London group that dominated the British progressive rock scene for many years.
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New victories on the Ukrainian front
South Front
The Ukrainians have been taken by surprise by a new Russian offensive that is advancing in different directions along the front.
On the night of 7th October Russian forces launched another wave of precision strikes throughout Ukraine. A series of strikes were recorded in Kiev and the surrounding region. One of the targets was the Vasilkov airfield. The notorious Starokontantinov military airfield in the Khmelnitsk region also came under attack. Russian Kinzhal hypersonic missiles reportedly struck some key targets there.
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One year on: Israel’s shattered illusions
by Ed Newman , Radio Havana Cuba
Hamas says Operation al-Aqsa Storm, which was launched last year in response to intensified Zionist atrocities against the Palestinians, shattered Israel’s “perceived military superiority”. Khalil al-Hayya, a senior member of the Palestinian resistance movement’s Political Bureau, said, “Performing the operation, Palestinian fighters carried out heroic acts that have changed the balance of power”.
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Features
Modern China: evolving the Long March spirit
Harold Weldon, an Australian writer and China advisor, shared his impressions of the great changes he has seen with Ma Ruiqian of the Global Times.
For many China still remains a mysterious land. However, for some China hands, the real China is credible and appealing. Their observations provide authentic reflections of China’s transformation, mirroring the country’s immense achievements. On 1st October the People’s Republic of China celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding in 1949
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They served Hitler
by Ilya Tsukanov , Sputnik
On 30th September 1938 the leaders of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, the UK and France met in Munich, to decide Czechoslovakia’s fate. The deal that was reached, known in the West as the Munich Agreement and in Soviet historiography as the Munich Betrayal, set the stage for the Second World War.
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The billionaire companies behind Israel’s bombs
by Betsey Piette , Workers World (USA)
On 10th May the American foreign minister, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, addressed Congress and lied. He said “we do not currently assess that the Israeli government is prohibiting or otherwise restricting the transport or delivery of US humanitarian assistance”.
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Debunking the lies about Stalin
Review by Roger Keeran
For a Few Canards More: Counter Inquiry on Stalin and the Soviet Union by Aymeric Monville. Iskra Books, London 2024, 106pp; rrp: £10.99.
Aymeric Monville, an author and the publisher of Delga Editions, the most important Marxist press in France, has produced a marvellous new book, For a Few Canards More, which provides a practical and readable way to catch up on recent scholarship on Stalin and the Soviet Union.
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