International
UN says world leaders must act: More than 80 million people displaced in ‘bleak milestone’
December 11, 2020The coronavirus pandemic, war, violence, and persecution continue to force people to flee from their homes, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) report said. It called for action from world leaders to address the crisis.
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U.S. companies sold more than 60% of all arms in the international market in 2019
December 9, 2020U.S. sanctions against Russia and China have helped maintain its hegemony in the global arms trade with 12 of its companies featuring in the world’s top 25 arms producing and military service providers.
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Cuba: A sign of hope for impoverished countries
December 8, 2020“I found myself in a model country in the fight against COVID-19. It’s a country that, nevertheless, is today confronting a profound economic crisis due to the pandemic and the blockade.”
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Venezuela’s Adán Chávez: ‘The U.S. has failed to beat us’
December 7, 2020Morning Star editor Ben Chacko speaks to the vice-chair of Venezuela’s ruling PSUV (Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela), Adán Chávez Frias, about the potential to diminish the right-wing bloc in the National Assembly at last and...
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U.S. extradition plot targets peace in Colombia
December 1, 2020Peace agreement in grave danger of collapsing.
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