If you want to glimpse the strange, brutal logic that governs our world, don’t start with politicians or generals—start with the bank towers glittering above your city skyline and the endless parade of military hardware rolling across distant deserts.
These are the altars of the age: places where class warfare is waged relentlessly, not through open declarations but via the everyday rituals of finance and force.
And though the language of “class warfare” may evoke images of barricades and revolution, the reality today is far more insidious—a meticulously organized onslaught against the fabric of society itself, a crime against peace perpetrated not by outlaws, but by the very architects of our economic and military order.
Class warfare, in this sense, is neither forgotten rhetoric nor historical artifact.
(UN News)* — As Gaza faces famine-like conditions, large numbers of people reportedly continue to be killed and injured while searching for food, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Friday [].
The months-long deprivation of most life-sustaining basic goods has led to a deepening of the crisis. More than 100 people were killed, and hundreds of others injured, along food convoy routes and near Israeli-militarised distribution hubs in the past two days alone.
As one in three people currently going days without food, OCHA reiterated that no one should ever be forced to risk their life to get something to eat.
KARACHI, Pakistan, Jul 30 2025 (IPS)* — “The last thing she asked for was a sip of water,” recalled Najma Maheshwari, referring to 19-year-old Shanti, a newlywed who died last week after brutal sexual violence allegedly inflicted by her husband, who is now in custody.
“Then she closed her eyes and never opened them again,” she said quietly, her voice steeped in sadness.
From beautiful bride, to victim of marital rape, this is the story of Shanti, a 19-year-old whose husband has been charged under the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act of 2013.
29 July 2025 – While summer rains typically offer some relief, this year’s cumulative rainfall is expected to drop by 40 per cent in some regions, leaving 15 million people who are water insecure in a precarious state without safe drinking water or reliable sanitation.
Mureshed, 75, surrounded by his grandchildren in Hajjibah camp, Yemen. Suleiman Al-Shara’abi/NRC
Low seasonal rainfall in Yemen has severely exacerbated an already dire situation, with Yemenis in both rural areas and cities struggling to access clean water, warns the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).
“With every year that passes, Yemenis see their ability to access water shrink,” said Angelita Caredda, NRC’s Middle East and North Africa Regional Director.
(UN News)* — In Gaza, UN aid teams continued their efforts on Thursday [] to help people of the war-shattered enclave by retrieving urgently needed fuel and other supplies from the Kerem Shalom crossing in the south of the Strip.
UN News | Crowds move towards an aid delivery point in the northern Gaza Strip.
Without fuel, many basic facilities cannot function, from water treatment plants to medical infrastructure.
Meanwhile, Gazans now on the brink of famine have been reduced to taking desperate measures in their search for food, scouring the roads taken by aid convoys, UN aid worker Olga Cherevko told UN News.
“While we were driving, I saw an elderly man on the side of the road completely alone, kneeling down, and he was picking up handfuls of lentils that had spilled on the ground from one of the previous convoys that had been passing,” she said.
SRINAGAR, India & KINSHASA, DRC, Jul 29 2025 (IPS)* —The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) stands on the precipice of a profound environmental and social crisis, as the government prepares to auction 55 new oil blocks that cover more than half the country’s landmass.
Activists march in the street of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo to demand climate justice and an end to oil exploration in the Virunga National Park. Credit: MNKF Creatives
Touted as a pathway to economic growth, the move has triggered fierce backlash from scientists, civil society groups, Indigenous leaders, and international conservationists, who warn that the proposed fossil fuel expansion threatens some of the most ecologically and culturally significant landscapes on Earth.
ATLANTA, USA, Jul 30 2025 (IPS)* –– Why is a grinning Netanyahu, Israel’s Prime Minister, wildly cheered by both Democrats and Republicans whenever he addresses the US Congress, while at the same time in Gaza countless innocent civilians are being killed by American bombs and bullets—and now babies are starving?
Rescue workers line up body bags in Tal Al Sultan, in Rafah, in southern Gaza. Credit: UNOCHA
Shamefully, Israel’s leader, a certified genocidaire, is one of the few global leaders to have ever been granted the privilege of speaking to Congress, which he has done frequently.
But the world sees and will remember his Big Lie that “There is no starvation in Gaza.”
The mantle of righteousness that once adorned the American flag after WW II is shredded, perhaps beyond repair.
NEW YORK/ROME, 29 July 2025 (UNICEF)* -–Gaza faces the severe risk of famine as food consumption and nutrition indicators have reached their worst levels since the conflict began, according to data shared in the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Alert.
UNICEF/UNI838255/El BabaTwo-year-old Yazan, severely malnourished, lives in the Shati (Beach) refugee camp in Gaza City.
His mother, Naima, says, “We have not had flour or any food assistance for two months.” Yazan sits on a torn piece of foam, his wide eyes heavy with exhaustion, his thin body clearly showing signs of acute hunger. Malnutrition has spread rapidly among children in the Gaza Strip, with rates in Gaza City rising fourfold since February.
(UN News)* — The promise seemed simple: a job, a fresh start, a way out. Instead, Maria* stepped off a boat onto a picture-perfect Trinidadian beach with hope in her heart and into a nightmare that would shadow her for years.
.On the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, observed on 30 July, follow the journey of a woman who escaped..Eight years ago, Maria left Caracas, Venezuela, driven by dwindling opportunities and the hope of completing her veterinary studies..At just 21, she accepted an offer from an acquaintance who promised work in Trinidad and Tobago, cleaning homes, waiting tables. It seemed like a lifeline, a way to support herself and her family back home..She didn’t know then that she was stepping into a well-laid trap.
30 July 2025 (United Nations) — Human trafficking continues to be a global threat driven by organized crime. More and more victims are being trafficked every year, across greater distances, with greater violence, for longer periods of time and for greater profit.
From 2020 to 2023, there were more than 200,000 detected victims globally, which is just the tip of the iceberg.
The actual number of unreported cases is believed to be significantly higher.
These are the altars of the age: places where class warfare is waged relentlessly, not through open declarations but via the everyday rituals of finance and force.
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