Al-Qassam video depicts rescue of Israeli captives from IOF bombing in GazaThe Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, released a video on Saturday, April 26, which showed its fighters rescuing Israeli captives after the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shelled the tunnel, where they were held in the besieged Gaza strip.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/04/28/al-qassam-video-depicts-rescue-of-israeli-captives-from-iof-bombing-in-gaza/Palestinian March of Return cancelled for first time in decades due to Israeli threatsSuch conditions included limiting the number of attendees to 700 people while tens of thousands usually participate in the event, and a ban on raising the Palestinian flag. The police also threatened to infiltrate the march to enforce restrictions and to deploy a drone over participants, Jabareen said.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestinian-march-return-cancelled-first-time-decades-israeli-threatsWith a new mobilisation bill, is Algeria gearing up for war?The bill draws upon Article 99 of the Algerian Constitution, which allows the president to initiate "mobilisation" (meaning, military conscription) after consulting with the High Security Council and parliamentary leaders.
https://www.newarab.com/news/algeria-gearing-war-new-mobilisation-billDR Congo, Rwanda agree to draft peace deal by May 2The United States brought the two countries’ foreign ministers together and voiced an interest in investment in the DRC’s turbulent but mineral-rich east, where fighting between DRC forces and M23 rebels has intensified since January. The M23 has captured key cities in the east in a campaign that has left thousands dead.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/26/dr-congo-rwanda-agree-to-draft-peace-deal-by-may-2https://archive.ph/4zk03Google DeepMind UK staff move to unionise to challenge links to Israeli militaryFigures with knowledge of the organising spoke to the Financial Times and said approximately 300 employees inside Google DeepMind, the company's artificial intelligence London office, want to join the Communication Workers Union (CWU).
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/google-deepmind-uk-attempt-unionise-challenge-links-israel-says-reportPalestine campaigners slam Israeli interferenceA freedom of information request showed that the office of the British attorney-general provided Israel’s deputy ambassador with contact information for police and prosecutors probing action against an Israeli arms factory.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/palestine-campaigners-slam-israeli-interferenceMAGA man leads the field before Romanian election rerun Founded in 2019, AUR already holds the second-highest number of seats in the Romanian parliament after the center-left Social Democratic Party (PSD). Simion came fourth in last year’s annulled presidential contest but now seems to have garnered support among Georgescu’s voters.
https://www.politico.eu/article/maga-romanian-election-rerun-donald-trump-romania-presidency-sunday-vote/https://archive.ph/evXdbProtesters march against “transphobic” and “authoritarian” resolution of Brazil’s Council of MedicineThe protesters call the measure “transphobic” and “authoritarian”, stressing that it was published without public consultation and contradicts scientific evidence on which care protocols are based. Around 150 health and social care organizations and trans movements signed a joint statement rejecting the decision.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/04/29/protesters-march-against-transphobic-and-authoritarian-resolution-of-brazils-council-of-medicine/Ecuador Military Execution of Minors: Human Rights Groups Demand Justice and State AccountabilityLawyers representing the families of four Afro-Ecuadorian children executed by military personnel in Guayaquil vow to take the case to international courts as Ecuador’s government faces mounting criticism over militarization, racism, and impunity.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/ecuador-military-execution-of-minors-human-rights-groups-demand-justice-and-state-accountability/Carney wins Canada election, warns ‘Trump is trying to break us’ Once activated, the law grants the military charge of economic and industrial production, and control over borders and internal movement, in cooperation with the Interior Ministry. Citizens would be legally obligated to comply with mobilisation orders, with penalties for non-compliance including prison sentences of up to three years for failing to report foreign nationals from "hostile states."
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5272332-mark-carney-canada-election-donald-trump/https://archive.ph/YiA1z