Excluded Headlines: Haiti PM resigns, 44-day long elections in India, Ecuadorians vote for crackdown on narcos ...
Stay up to date on the global news stories the US- and Eurocentric media overlook, with author and journalist, Tamara Pearson.
In this week’s Global South news:
Haiti: As governing transitional council sworn in, US planes land there - Today, the unelected presidential transitional council was sworn in, after the de facto (ie also unelected) PM, Ariel Henry resigned. The nine-member council’s term expires in February 2026, and it is meant to appoint an electoral commission in that time. Source, source, source, source.
Massive elections taking place in India, over 44 days - 970 million citizens are able to vote in India’s general elections, and 543 parliamentarians are being chosen, as well as the prime minister. Vote counting will take place on 4 June. Source, source,
Venezuela holds national consultation to choose local projects for state funding - Voters across 4,500 communal circuits participated in the National Popular Consultation, selecting projects for funding, with a total budget of US$45 million. Source.
At least 282 million people are facing food insecurity - The recently released Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2024 found that last year, nearly 282 million people or 21.5% of the analysed population in 59 countries/territories faced high levels of acute food insecurity. The figure is an increase on last year. Source.
Evidence of torture as nearly 400 bodies found in Gaza mass graves - Mass graves found in two hospitals in the Gaza Strip containing 392 bodies showed signs of torture and executions, Gazan officials said. They said they believe around 20 of the people were buried alive and that organs were taken by the Israeli army from some bodies. Source, source,
Ecuador votes on narcos and and corporate spending - Ecuador held a referendum with 11 questions on Sunday, with 72% of voters participating. People voted overwhelmingly in favour of using the armed forces to help combat organised crime, and increasing the penalties for things like drug trafficking and organised crime, while they voted against a change that would negatively impact workers’ rights and against international involvement in disagreements over international investments. Source, source.
Brazil Indigenous group detains gold miners - Yanomami people in Brazil said their members detained 12 people for mining illegally in the Amazon and handed them over to police, with the key concern being avoiding the risk of water contamination by mercury. Source.
Ghana wants to renegotiate debt amid economic crisis - Due to IMF loans, Ghana has had to cut its public social spending. Inflation is driving up the cost of health care, to the point where people can’t access life-saving and urgent care. Ghana still owes US$13 billion in borrowed funds, and wants to renegotiate the repayment terms. Source.
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Colonialism Revamped in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Rich Nation Hypocrisy Accelerating Global Heating
How to Not Get Along With Apocalypses in Other Countries
Haiti’s Disorder Is Due to Elite Malfeasance and US Meddling
Inside Egypt's secret scheme to detain and deport thousands of Sudanese refugees
Untold Stories of the Brutal Israeli Invasion of Nur Shams (Gaza)