In his youth, Edith Perales joined the National Bolivarian Militia, a citizen organisation established by the late President Hugo Chávez in 2009 to support the defence of Venezuela. “We must be a nation capable of safeguarding every inch of our territory to deter any external interference,” Chávez stated at the time. After sixteen years, Perales,…
On Thursday, European leaders will convene with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris, aiming to intensify pressure on Vladimir Putin. This meeting comes in the wake of Putin’s declaration that Russia will continue its military engagement in Ukraine unless a peace agreement is established. Frustration is mounting among Western leaders, who express concern over what…
According to Gaza’s civil defence agency, Israeli strikes and artillery shelling on Thursday resulted in the deaths of at least 50 individuals in the conflict-ridden Palestinian territory. According to agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal, a minimum of 13 individuals were “recovered from rubble” following a dawn strike in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis. Additionally,…
Donald Trump’s special envoy has criticised Sir Keir Starmer‘s proposal for an international force to aid a ceasefire in Ukraine, labelling it as “a posture and a pose.” Steve Witkoff expressed that the concept stemmed from a “simplistic” perspective, suggesting that the UK prime minister and other European leaders believe “we all have to emulate…
On Saturday, hundreds of thousands gathered in the capital of Serbia to voice their outrage following the tragic deaths of 15 individuals in a railway station collapse. The government reported an attendance of 107,000 at the event in Belgrade, but an independent monitor claimed that the number of participants reached 325,000 or possibly higher, marking…
