On Monday 9 May, dramatic events rocked Sri Lanka. After months of economic turmoil, and weeks of mass mobilisations on the streets, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa made a desperate gamble to establish order and save his own political skin. But his brutal crackdown backfired in dramatic style. By nightfall, Mahinda was hiding in a naval base, whilst dozens of MPs’ residences were in flames. By the end of the day, eight people were dead including one MP and two police officers, and the hospitals were flooded with the injured.
On April 25, Twitter announced that its board of directors would accept a $44 billion bid by Elon Musk to purchase the social media company. Pending shareholder approval, the deal is set to be finalized over the next three to six months. Musk, currently the richest person on Earth, with a net worth of $259 billion, would thus own one of the most influential social media sites in the world, used daily by over 200 million people.
استشهدت مراسلة الجزيرة الفلسطينية شيرين أبو عاقلة، 51 عاماً، برصاص الجيش الإسرائيلي في ساعة مبكرة من صباح اليوم، أثناء تغطيتها عملية عسكرية في مخيم جنين للاجئين في الضفة الغربية المحتلة. تفضح جريمة القتل بدم بارد للصحفية – جريمة حرب بموجب اتفاقية جنيف – وحشية الدولة الإسرائيلية وتكشف النفاق البغيض لحلفائها الإمبرياليين.
Shireen Abu Akleh, 51 anni, giornalista palestinese di Al Jazeera, è stata uccisa dall’esercito israeliano ieri mattina presto, mentre copriva come inviata un raid nel campo profughi di Jenin, nella Cisgiordania occupata. Questo omicidio a sangue freddo di una giornalista – un crimine di guerra secondo la Convenzione di Ginevra – mette ulteriormente a nudo la brutalità dello Stato israeliano e l’ipocrisia dei suoi alleati imperialisti.
La reportera palestina de Al Jazeera, Shireen Abu Akleh, de 51 años, fue asesinada a tiros por el ejército israelí esta mañana temprano, mientras cubría una redada en el campo de refugiados de Jenin en la Cisjordania ocupada. Este asesinato a sangre fría de una periodista, un crimen de guerra bajo la Convención de Ginebra, expone aún más la brutalidad del Estado israelí y deja al descubierto la repulsiva hipocresía de sus aliados imperialistas.
