Situation in Catalonia accelerating – eyewitness report The situation in Catalonia keeps accelerating. This morning [yesterday, Thursday, September 21st], students and staff at the universities walked out and staged a rally attended by 5,000, and at many schools classes have been cancelled. University staff and student unions have declared for an indefinite general strike. Spain Catalonia
Norwegian Labour loses important election On 11 September, Norway held a parliamentary elections. These were the first elections since the collapse of the oil prices, which led to Norway’s first austerity programme since the 2007 crisis. But in spite of the attacks that it had carried out against the working class, the right-wing government was re-elected after the main party of the left failed to provide a credible political alternative. Norway
The US President addresses the United Nations: Donald J. Trump’s Message to the World On September 19th President Donald Trump delivered his first address to the UN General Assembly to outline his view of the world, the universe and life in general. World Relations United States