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WTO/99 is a new “immersive archival documentary” about the 1999 protests in Seattle against the World Trade Organization that uses 1,000+ hours of footage from the Independent Media Center and other archives. The historic WTO protests against corporate power and economic globalization were met with a militarized police crackdown and National Guard troops. We feature clips from the film and discuss takeaways that have relevance today. “These issues haven’t gone away,” says Ian Bell, director of WTO/99. We also speak with Ralph Nader, who is featured in the movie.

Set to open on Dec. 6 inside the restored historic Bab Al-Bunt building in Jeddah’s old town, the museum features more than 1,000 artifacts.

Building in safeguards, including third-party monitoring, can increase the chances of a successful peace by almost a third, research shows.

The move comes against the backdrop of a security crisis that threatens bilateral ties with the US.

Israel has announced it will reopen the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt in the next few days as part of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. However, the border will only open in one direction: for Palestinians to exit. Israeli American human rights lawyer Sari Bashi says the move validates fears that Israel’s goal is to “continue the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.” This comes as a coalition of 12 Israeli human rights groups concluded in a new report that 2025 is the deadliest and most destructive year for Palestinians since 1967. Last week, the United Nations reported more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli settlers and soldiers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem since October 7, 2023. Violence in the West Bank and Gaza is “directed toward getting Palestinians to leave,” says Bashi.

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The EU’s former top diplomat and a senior European Commission official were accused of graft over the approval of a training facility.

Macron’s trip is part of a European push to reduce tensions with the world’s second-biggest economy.

Five hours of negotiations involving US President Donald Trump’s envoy and his son-in-law did not result in a compromise, a Putin aide said.