Iran stares down a superpower as Trump faces defeat

Donald Trump has the mightiest military in the world at his command. But he’s failed to defeat Iran, a regional power.

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After widespread outrage, the University of Sydney has backed down on its threat to discipline two students over a poster for a Palestine protest used on campus.

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Trump’s failure in Iran is a defeat for US power

The US-Israel war on Iran has brought death and destruction to Iranian cities. But it has also humiliated Donald Trump and highlighted the relative decline of American power.

Israel imposes slow death in Gaza as genocide goes on

Trump’s so-called “ceasefire” in Gaza is now more than six months old. But Israel’s genocide continues as it denies entry of aid and basic medical supplies to a devastated population.

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No justice for Indigenous people under NT’s police state

Indigenous people in the Northern Territory are facing a “police state”, Mililma May, Danggalaba Kulumbiringin Tiwi writer and community organiser, told Solidarity’s Keep Left conference in April.

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Protests as Japan boosts military to back the US against China

Japan is witnessing its largest wave of anti-war protests in decades as the government pushes up military spending in an effort to back US threats against China.

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Letter from Indonesia: the fight to free the August political prisoners

Anthony Albanese visited Indonesia in February to sign a security treaty with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. But there was not a word about Subianto's vicious jailing and torture of political prisoners. An Indonesian socialist tells the story that Albanese ignores

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