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Shield of the Americas is a political-military alliance led by Donald Trump that seeks to secure Washington’s geopolitical leadership in the region, and which right-wing and far-right Latin American governments have joined enthusiastically. https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/09/28/costa-rican-foreign-minister-dismissed-after-president-misses-shield-of-americas-meeting-in-nyc/

Thousands of people have been taking to the streets in different parts of the country demanding the immediate release of Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi, and other party leaders. https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/09/28/movement-for-the-release-of-former-pm-imran-khan-heats-up-in-pakistan/

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“Freedom came to Cuba on January 1, 1959, [the date the Cuban Revolution began], and we are not going to lose it; we are going to defend it. Once again, we are seeing the true face of that empire and its contempt for the peoples of Latin America – and in particular for Cuba and the Cuban Revolution – because of what it represents.” Miguel Díaz-Canel on a program called Criterio Compartido on Radio Rebelde. https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/09/25/cuba-is-not-a-threat-the-blockade-is-diaz-canel-replies-to-trump/

Xi’s statement comes at a time when the two countries are negotiating a longer trade deal after briefly facing each other in a tariff war last year. Both countries agreed to extend their temporary trade truce which halted the tariff war till January to give their negotiators more time. https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/09/25/xi-on-his-dc-visit-china-and-the-us-should-be-partners-not-rivals/

Founded on September 19, 1956, under the leadership of Amílcar Cabral and other figures, the PAIGC became the principal movement in the struggle against Portuguese colonial rule in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde. After 11 years of armed struggle, Guinea-Bissau declared independence in 1973, with Portugal formally recognizing independence in 1974. https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/09/28/paigc-marks-70-years-as-guinea-bissau-faces-deep-political-uncertainty/

The move was interpreted as opposition to Israel’s three-year genocidal aggression on Gaza, and atrocities across multiple parts of West Asia. https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/09/28/77-countries-walk-out-during-netanyahus-un-speech/

As Washington wages war on the ICC, Noura Erakat says Israel is the smokescreen for protecting something much bigger: US imperial impunity. WATCH: youtu.be/1m6oBe8z-Mw

In November 2024, a PTI rally for Imran Khan was violently suppressed by security forces; Junaid Ahmad now says Islamabad hospitals have been told to prep for another "mass-casualty event." Why Sunday's PTI Long March to Islamabad has gone global: youtu.be/suqqlMrS1qI

“With each meeting, China comes into it with more and more power- more and more leverage.” With Xi at the White House Amanda Yee says Trump's China containment strategy is achieving anything but. WATCH: youtu.be/mC3lEklDfAo

As delegates walk out on Netanyahu at the UNGA, Vijay Prashad says ending gangster rule at the world's parliament starts with pulling it from New York: "Let’s hold it in Nairobi- the US has misbehaved." WATCH: youtu.be/bTnN3i8bmWk

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According to media reports, Dr. Munir’s son, Bashir (28), was struck by a drone shortly after leaving his family’s tent in the al-Zahra neighborhood. Bashir was targeted while helping people fill their water containers, just meters away from his father. For many, the proximity of Dr. Munir implies that he, too, may have been a target of the attack. https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/09/23/israel-kills-son-of-gaza-health-official-in-latest-atrocities/

The US law is named after Lindsey O. Graham, a hawkish Republican senator who died in July. He was the initiator and one of its ardent advocates. https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/09/23/law-imposing-stricter-sanctions-on-russia-threatens-to-reignite-tariff-war-and-upend-global-economy/

This was the first direct meeting between the US and Iranian officials since June, when the two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), an interim peace deal under Pakistani mediation. https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/09/23/iran-and-us-officials-meet-in-new-york-while-trump-threatens-further-escalation/

Carlos Ron: "Chávez arrived at the General Assembly with a book in hand, “Hegemony or Survival” by Noam Chomsky. His warning was simple yet devastating: the United States’s pretense of dominating the world put the very survival of the human species at risk. At that time, US troops were occupying Iraq." https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/09/22/it-still-smells-of-sulphur-20-years-since-chavezs-speech-at-the-un/

Despite a petition against the law collecting over 730,000 signatures in a matter of weeks, the French government – backed by the votes of the far-right National Rally – forced the proposal through the National Assembly https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/09/23/whats-behind-the-french-license-to-kill-bill/

The Garífuna assert that these lands belong to the community, and therefore an eviction order cannot be issued for communal lands that, in essence, are being targeted for privatization in favor of private interests (particularly those of the Rosenthal family, one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in Honduras). https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/09/22/afro-indigenous-community-in-honduras-resists-forced-evictions/

Vijay Prashad: "Behind the language of a property deal lies a serious attempt to revive an old imperial principle: that Washington may decide the political and economic future of the entire Western Hemisphere. Greenland, strategically placed between North America and Europe, has become a test of that claim." https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/09/22/greenland-is-not-for-sale-trumps-donroe-doctrine-and-us-imperialism/

ICE claimed they attempted a traffic stop and that Garces Perez fled, but the DoorDash driver and his lawyers’ account contradict this report, saying after he tried to U-turn and pullover, ICE agents rammed his vehicle again, and then an agent got out and aimed his weapon through the passenger side of the car and shot Garces Perez in the back of his neck. https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/09/23/ice-shoots-texas-delivery-driver-then-detains-him-with-bullet-lodged-in-his-back/