World Socialist Web Site

10 October 2016

Russia warns US strikes against Syria may lead to war

By Alex Lantier, 10 October 2016

A US attack on Syrian government targets, which is being actively discussed by the White House, could trigger war between the world’s main nuclear-armed powers.

German government urges tougher action against Russia and Syria

By Johannes Stern, 10 October 2016

With the conflict between the US and Russia intensifying dramatically, the German government has hardened its attitude towards Moscow.

Kerry charges “war crimes” as US escalates tensions with Russia

More on the war in Syria »

Thousands protest Saudi bombing that killed and wounded over 700 in Yemen

By Bill Van Auken, 10 October 2016

The airstrike on a funeral hall in the capital of Sanaa is the worst in a long series of war crimes carried out with the backing of Washington.

Secret Clinton speeches and emails reveal systematic corruption

By Tom Carter, 10 October 2016

In private speeches to financial tycoons, Hillary Clinton bragged that she did all she could to make sure Wall Street continued to prosper.

More on the US elections »

Hundreds of preventable deaths caused by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti

By John Marion, 10 October 2016

Tens of thousands are without shelter and many areas still unable to communicate with the outside world nearly a week after the storm made landfall.

Hurricane Matthew kills 19 in southeastern US

By Shelley Connor, 10 October 2016

Hurricane Matthew wrought significant damage in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia before being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone on Sunday.

More than 30 injuries in Long Island Rail Road collision

By Philip Guelpa, 10 October 2016

A collision between a commuter train and a work train on Long Island is only the latest in a series of rail accidents in the New York metropolitan area.

Opposition grows in Indo-Pakistan borderlands to India’s warmongering

By Wasantha Rupasinghe, 10 October 2016

Despite the bellicose propaganda campaign of the Indian government and media, there is widespread public opposition to a war between Pakistan and India.

Pakistani elite rattled by “strategic isolation” following Indian attack

US seals military basing deal with Australia

By Mike Head, 10 October 2016

The cost-sharing pact will mean billions of dollars being spent on upgrading facilities across Australia for the US military.

Australian Labor Party restates call for military challenge to China

France calls for its own “pivot to Asia” amid US war drive against China

By Kumaran Ira, 10 October 2016

French imperialism is laying out an aggressive military strategy in the Asia-Pacific as Washington intensifies its war drive against China.

More on the South China Sea crisis »

UK: Dalzell steelworks reopened by commodities trader Liberty House Group

By Stephen Alexander, 10 October 2016

The plant has been reopened with just 120 staff, little over half of its former workforce.

German Supreme Court rejects compensation for Kunduz bombing victims

By Verena Nees, 10 October 2016

The ruling on the Kunduz massacre strengthens the military and increases the likelihood that similar crimes will be committed in the future.

Fifteen years of the war in Afghanistan

Ethiopian government massacres ethnic minorities in Oromia region

By Thomas Gaist, 10 October 2016

Ethiopia’s government declared a state of emergency on Sunday, one week after security forces massacred as many as 600 civilians.

Toxic smog over South East Asia killed over 100,000 in 2015

By John Harris, 10 October 2016

The estimate, which is yet to be verified by an analysis of official mortality data, far exceeds the Indonesian government’s death toll.

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Kerry lance des accusations de « crimes de guerre », Washington fait monter les tensions avec la Russie

Par Bill Van Auken, 10 octobre 2016

Le secrétaire d’État américain accuse Moscou de « crimes de guerre », quand les « rebelles » affiliés à Al-Qaïda et soutenus par les États-Unis, semblent près de la défaite à Alep.

Un mois avant l’élection présidentielle aux États-Unis – ce qui nous attend

Par Patrick Martin, 10 octobre 2016

Le prochain président supervisera une crise mondiale grandissante du capitalisme, les attaques croissantes sur l’emploi, le niveau de vie et les services sociaux au pays, et l’escalade des conflits militaires au Moyen-Orient et contre la Russie et la Chine.

La crainte du « Brexit dur » cause la dégringolade de la livre britannique

Par Nick Beams, 10 octobre 2016

Le plongeon éclair subi vendredi par la monnaie britannique constitue une mise en garde que l’afflux de capitaux nécessaires pour le financement du déficit de la balance courante britannique pourrait se tarir.

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Vier Wochen vor den US-Präsidentschaftswahlen

Von Patrick Martin, 10. Oktober 2016

Was der nächste US-Präsident für die Welt bedeutet, ist bereits heute klar: Die Verschärfung der weltweiten Krise, noch brutalere Angriffe auf Arbeitsplätze und Sozialleistungen, sowie die Eskalation der Kriege im Nahen Osten und auch gegen Russland und China.

US–russische Spannungen in Syrien:
Kerry wirft Russland „Kriegsverbrechen” vor

Von Bill Van Auken, 10. Oktober 2016

Weil den so genannten „Rebellen“ in Aleppo eine Niederlage droht, fordert der US-Außenminister eine Untersuchung gegen Russland wegen „Kriegsverbrechen“.

Polen: PiS-Regierung tritt Rückzug bei Anti-Abtreibungs-Gesetz an

Von Clara Weiss, 10. Oktober 2016

Angesichts enormer Opposition in der Bevölkerung gegen ein geplantes Abtreibungsverbot, sah sich die Regierungspartei Partei Recht und Gerechtigkeit (PiS) in Polen gezwungen, den Gesetzesentwurf zurückzuziehen.

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