International News
Western eyes on Syria
Sputnik
The so-called transition period in Syria is a pretext for Western countries that need time to establish working relations with the country’s new authorities, says Peter Ford, a former British ambassador to Syria and a Middle East expert.
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Nkrumah’s successors win Ghana’s elections
by Dennis Laumann, People’s World (USA)
The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) candidate, former president John Mahama, resolutely defeated Mahamudu Bawumia, Akufo-Addo’s vice president, of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ghana elections last week. Bawumia has conceded that Mahama had won “decisively” and “the people have voted for change”.
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The struggle in France
by G Dunkel , Workers World (USA)
On 4th December France’s parliamentary government failed to win a no-confidence vote, forcing Prime Minister Michel Barnier to resign. President Emmanuel Macron remains in office
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Africa can help Security Council
by Roberto Morejón ,Radio Havana Cuba
If Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s announcement that two African countries will join the Security Council as permanent members comes true, it would be a fair step towards the long-awaited and long-delayed reform of the UN’s top body.
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Lula turns on Venezuela
by Alvaro Cuesta, Telesur
What’s going on here? What we see through the political rift caused by Brazil and its absurd veto against Venezuela in BRICS is the gross political regression of a figure who, despite some reservations and hesitations, was long regarded as a major force for Latin American and Caribbean unity. Lula defeated Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right Brazilian leader, in the 2022 election. But something has cracked, leaving us with a rift that the right is now celebrating.
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Sinn Féin: reunification “a marathon, not a sprint”
by Theo Russell
Sinn Féin MPs Pat Cullen and Chris Hazzard briefed their London supporters on the party’s future last Monday at a meeting in the House of Commons in Westminster, discussing the disappointing election results in the Irish Republic last month and prospects for ending the island’s partition
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Israel closes Dublin embassy
by Ed Newman, Radio Havana Cuba
The Zionists have closed their Dublin embassy. Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar said that “the extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish government” were the reason behind the decision. “Ireland has crossed every red line in its relations with Israel.” But Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin says demanding accountability for the ongoing Israeli campaign of genocide in Gaza and respect for international law cannot be seen as “hostile acts towards Israel”.
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New bonds of friendship between Cuba and China
by María Josefina Arce , Radio Havana Cuba
Cuba and China are not stopping in their search for new areas of co-operation in education and science, pillars of the fruitful exchange that both countries have maintained for decades in various fields
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Features
On the ‘spiritual plunder’ of colonialism
by Ding Gang. The author is a senior editor with the People’s Daily and currently a senior fellow with the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at the Renmin University of China
Thirty years ago, in Brussels, the Cinquantenaire Park became my preferred spot for evening walks. The majestic triumphal arch initially captivated me with its grandeur. Still, after learning its history, this symbol of Belgian colonial power seemed to silently remind me of a past built on cruel exploitation and plunder.
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