Far-right Israeli MK says secret plans underway for Israeli 'resettlement' in GazaHar-Melech, a far-right MK from the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party, who last year introduced a bill promoting the death penalty for Palestinians, alluded to the plans in a conversation with the Knesset's TV channel on Monday. She stated that there was "a vision for the day after (the war on Gaza), and the only optimistic vision is the renewal of the settlement of Gaza. Of course this will happen in stages, I think this will happen whether we like it or not.
https://www.newarab.com/news/israeli-mk-says-secret-plans-underway-gaza-resettlementAs Gaza is pummelled, is Serbia secretly sending weapons to Israel?On Wednesday, Balkan Insight reported that Serbia’s main state-owned arms trader, Yugoimport-SDPR, exported weapons worth 14 million euros ($15.2m) to Israel last month, citing customs data. On March 12, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) reported that Serbia made at least two major arms or ammunition shipments to Israel since the October 2023 Hamas attack “despite a veil of secrecy covering the deals”.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/10/as-gaza-is-pummelled-is-serbia-secretly-sending-weapons-to-israelhttps://archive.is/iUeE2Strikes at Deutsche Bank's Postbank escalate as labour demands 15.5% pay riseThe labour union Verdi, which represents thousands of bankers in the wage negotiations, has extended a strike this week to also include Thursday in what officials said would make for a 20th day of walkouts. The action will affect Postbank's hundreds of branches across Germany and is the last strike planned before negotiations resume on April 16.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/strikes-deutsche-banks-postbank-escalate-labour-demands-155-pay-rise-2024-04-10/US Slams Strikes on Russia Oil Refineries as Risk to Oil Markets“Those attacks could have a knock-on effect in terms of the global energy situation,” Austin told the Senate Armed Services committee Tuesday. “Ukraine is better served in going after tactical and operational targets that can directly influence the current fight.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-09/us-slams-strikes-on-russia-oil-refineries-as-risk-to-oil-marketshttps://archive.is/JsLbcUnion leader accuses Tesco of exploiting the cost-of-living crisisDuring this period inflation in Britain reached more than 11 per cent — and food price inflation was even higher. Revenue reached £68.19bn, not including VAT and fuel sales, an increase of £2.86bn from the same period a year before.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/union-leader-accuses-tesco-of-exploiting-the-cost-of-living-crisisArgentina’s police step up their response to growing anti-government protestsIn a rare move, riot police officers deployed powerful water cannons, drenching demonstrators. Argentines demanding more food for soup kitchens hurled sticks and stones, set garbage cans alight and paralyzed the main street of Buenos Aires in defiance of new legal changes banning roadblocks.
https://apnews.com/article/protests-milei-rightwing-argentina-hunger-poverty-crackdown-fb43ffa829d56854d6ffc77b12caf3f2Uribe to become first former Colombian president under trialFormer Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez will become the first former head of state of the South American country to be brought before the courts, the prosecution announced Tuesday in Bogota. The date for the start of the trial has not yet been set. Uribe faces bribery and procedural fraud charges.
https://en.mercopress.com/2024/04/10/uribe-to-become-first-former-colombian-president-under-trialhttps://archive.is/xuqrmCanada risks more ‘catastrophic’ wildfires with hot weather forecastCanada risks another “catastrophic” wildfire season, the federal government has warned, forecasting higher-than-normal spring and summer temperatures across much of the country, boosted by El Niño weather conditions.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/10/canada-catastrophic-wildfire-seasonYoon suffers blow as leftist opposition scores big in South Korean elections Projections by the country’s three main broadcasters give the opposition Democratic Party of Korea between 168 and 197 seats in the 300-seat unicameral legislature, with the upstart Rebuilding Korea Party, a party formed in March by former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, set to win 12 to 14 more seats and expected to ally with the DPK in the new Assembly.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/10/south-korea-president-yoon-suffers-blow-as-leftist/https://archive.is/2XVX8More than 100 Kenyan doctors sacked during nationwide strikePresident William Ruto on Sunday broke his silence over the strike, saying there was no money to pay striking doctors. “We must be honest with ourselves and the truth is that we must live within our means, we can't borrow money to pay salaries,” President Ruto said.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/more-100-kenyan-doctors-sacked-during-nationwide-strike