 Hello, you're watching the International Daily Roundup by People's Dispatch, where we bring you some of the major stories from around the world. Let's take a look at the headlines. Bahrain signs first military pact with Israel, EcoVos holds emergency summit Amit Kuzh, protesters in Brazil demand justice for Moise Kaba Gambe, and security workers at London Hospital go on strike. In our first story, Bahrain has become the first Gulf country to sign a military pact with Israel, defence ministers from both states signed a memorandum of understanding on February 3rd. As per an official statement, the agreement will advance the intelligence cooperation and a framework for exercises. It also includes cooperation between the defence industries of both countries. This was Israeli defence minister Benny Gantz's first official visit to Bahrain since the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020. The US Broker Agreement was designed to normalise ties between Israel and Arab countries. President Isaac Herzog became the first Israeli head of state to visit the UAE in January. Aside from US pressure, Bahrain and the UAE's closeness to Israel is considered to be motivated by mutual hostility towards Iran. Al-Mayadeen has also reported that Israel is looking to build a permanent navy base in Bahrain. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia and Oman are thought to have set up clandestine relations with Israel. The three countries are also part of a US-led joint naval exercise in the region. Palestinian factions, including the PLO, have rejected these actions as a betrayal of their cause. Members of the Arab League had passed the Khartoum Resolution to boycott Israel after the 1967 war. This was renewed under the Arab Peace Initiative in 2002. States had agreed not to normalise ties with Israel until Palestinian statehood was achieved. The Socialist Movement of Ghana or SMG has condemned recent actions taken by Ekowas. Since 2021, the West African bloc has suspended Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso after coups in all three states. The Burkina army announced on January 24 that it had deposed President Roj Kabore. Ekowas expelled Burkina Faso last week. The bloc held an emergency summit in Ghana to discuss the situation on February 3. The Ekowas Commission's president stated that the military had shown interest in working towards restoring constitutional order. As such, it is not imposing sanctions on the country. Ekowas imposed sweeping sanctions on Mali in January, saying that the junta had failed to organise elections. The Socialist Movement of Ghana has pointed out that the coups in West Africa took place amid mass unrest and received popular support. In the case of Guinea, protests against President Kondes' third run for office were heavily repressed. Meanwhile, the security conditions in Mali and Burkina Faso are deteriorated considerably. Both countries have witnessed protests against imperialist forces, especially France. The Socialist Movement of Ghana argues that foreign powers imposed a neoliberal economic model which led to insecurity, poverty and debt. This was accompanied by a democratic order that has not addressed the needs of the people. SMG adds that the West, led by France and the U.S., has resorted to setting up military bases and defence agreements. These are primarily to defend multinational corporations involved in resource theft. SMG argues that all of this is taking place under the guise of fighting Islamic insurgencies. The movement argues that draconian sanctions cannot lead to the construction of democratic societies in the region. It is reaffirmed that the people of West Africa are the only true guarantors of democracy. We now go to Brazil, which has witnessed a series of protests after the brutal killing of Moise Kabagambé. The 24-year-old Congolese refugee was found to run January 24th in Rio de Janeiro. He had gone to the Tropic alia Kiosk in Barari, Tihuca, where he worked as a kitchen helper. Kabagambé approached his boss to ask for two days of unpaid wages. Family members told news agencies that it was then that his boss picked up a piece of wood to hit him. Police reportedly also showed them a video showing a group of men attacking Kabagambé with a baseball bat. Speaking to Fala de Sao Paulo, his family said that the police did not arrive until 14 minutes later. He was found tied up on a ladder and was already dead. His family held a protest outside the Tropic alia Kiosk on January 29th. On February 1st, the Rio de Janeiro government said that it was suspending the Tropic alia Kiosk's operations. Authorities have so far arrested three people. The UNHCR has confirmed that Moise and his family had been recognized as refugees by Brazil. The country is reportedly witnessing an increase in violence against the black people. According to the Congolese Embassy, Moise Kabagambé was the fifth immigrant killed in Brazil since 2019. Demonstrations demanding justice have been scheduled in Sao Paulo and outside the Tropic alia Kiosk for February 5th. And for our final story, we take a look at a landmark strike at the Great Ormond Street Hospital, or GOSH, in the UK. Organized by the United Voices of the World, or UVW, security guards in the facility staged a walkout on February 2nd. They are outsourced workers employed by Carlisle Support Services Company. A majority of them belong to black ethnic minority and migrant backgrounds. The guards are appointed to lesser pay and benefits compared to the majority white workers who are directly employed by the NHS. They are denied equal enhanced maternity leave, sick pay, overtime and will leave entitlements and pensions. For example, security guards are paid the statutory minimum as maternity pay. Meanwhile, NHS workers receive eight weeks full maternity pay in 18 weeks of half pay. The six week long industrial action is said to become the longest in the history of the National Health Service. According to UVW, the guards have also been subjected to racial slurs and union busting attempts. Meanwhile, 83 cleaning workers have also filed an indirect racial discrimination case against the hospital. Despite being successfully hired under the NHS in 2021, they still have not received the same pay and benefits as the rest of the staff. Raleigh and Solidarity with the striking security guards was held outside the hospital on Thursday. And that's all for today's episode. For more such stories, visit our website peoplesdispatch.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.