While international actors discuss governance and reconstruction, Netanyahu has made it clear that Israel has no intention of ending its military occupation, says RAMZY BAROUD
In January, during his first state of the nation speech since being elected, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced a number of initiatives aimed at tackling the "economic war" being conducted by elements of the right-wing opposition against the country's elected government.
Issuing a defiant warning, Maduro said: "For those that underestimate me from the left and the extreme right, I say that I'm a socialist and I know what I'm doing."
A key focus of Maduro's address was that he intends to deepen measures and reforms to counter the ongoing "economic war," pledging to counter "both abuse and outrages" of the economy, with tougher penalties for "sabotage and speculation."
The US attack on Venezuela raises grave threats to Cuba and the region, writes NATASHA HICKMAN of Cuba Solidarity Campaign
International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE


