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West Bank — They have left just our houses and taken everything else
23 May 2026 @ 12:54 am
The occupied West Bank village of al Mughayyir has again been under attack by the army and the settlers. Non-stop intimidation and harassment from settlers and soldiers Early in the morning of 20 May, the occupation army blocked the entrance, preventing any movement in and out of the village. It then attacked the boys’ school […]
By Charlie JaayFIFA has a ‘crazy’ idea for the 2030 World Cup
23 May 2026 @ 12:37 am
Global football is moving toward a new phase of organisational debate, as the proposal to expand the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams has resurfaced in discussions within the FIFA, a development that reflects a broadening scope of thinking about the future of the world’s most-watched tournament. According to AS newspaper, the idea, which originated […]
By Alaa ShamaliLabour’s summer cost of living policies reduce it to the Groupon administration
23 May 2026 @ 12:11 am
Labour has announced some cost of living policies that treat voters as children. Rather than any significant economic strategy for real change, the ruling party is offering voters temporary gimmicks like no import tariffs on chocolate and biscuits for the summer. Instead, Labour could deliver cost price essentials such as water, energy and telecomms to […]
By James WrightUK government throws another £65m at war satellite upgrade
22 May 2026 @ 11:53 pm
The UK has earmarked £65m to upgrade Skynet (actual name), a war satellite system once used to fly drones over Afghanistan. The system contains software run by yet another global military firm with interests in AI war systems. That is the second one this week. A government press release once again conflated business and public […]
By Joe GlentonINTERVIEWS: Inside Bolivia’s deepening political turmoil, hopes meet revolt
22 May 2026 @ 11:21 pm
Bolivia is in full-scale political crisis mode over one week into an indefinite general strike. Workers are organising against the neoliberal US-aligned administration led by President Rodrigo Paz. A massive crowd assembled in La Paz’s working class twin city, El Alto, to demand Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz resign Indigenous-led demonstrations come as the Bolivian regime […]
By Cameron BaillieBolivian puppet regime and US Pentagon target leftist strike leaders
22 May 2026 @ 10:24 pm
Bolivia — Government targeting leftist leaders Strikes and police crackdowns across Bolivia have led to at least 90, perhaps over 120, arrests on leftists. The Bolivian justice department and policing Commander General have issued arrest warrants for the ongoing general strike‘s leadership. This is aimed explicitly at the Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB)-led strikes. COB strike […]
By Cameron BaillieShapeshifting Burnham ditches trans rights to panic-grab Reform votes
22 May 2026 @ 9:22 pm
Greater Manchester mayor and Makerfield by-election hopeful Andy Burnham has dumped his past defence of Trans people to protect his bid for Westminster, it seems. Journalist Alex Wickham has revealed that Burnham now backs the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) restrictions on single-sex spaces. This u-turn appears to be nothing but a transparent bid […]
By AntifabotLegitimise and reintegrate: Syria’s ex-Al Qaeda president to attend G7 conference
22 May 2026 @ 8:40 pm
Former Al Qaeda member and US-backed Syrian president Ahmed Al-Sharaa will be a guest at the influential G7 forum. Al-Sharaa’s presence is about Syria’s reintegration into the global capitalist economy. Syria’s use by Western powers as a “potential strategic hub for supply chains” will also be discussed given the Strait of Hormuz is blocked. The […]
By Joe GlentonWhy Enfield has more Labour councillors than it needed to have
22 May 2026 @ 7:04 pm
Labour lost control of Enfield Council at the local election but, with more coordination and cooperation, progressives could have easily taken even more seats from Labour. Enfield Independent leader to Greens: ‘If we had formed an alliance, we would have won’ A strong independent campaign hoped to play a key role in taking overall control […]
By Ed SykesUnions welcome ‘Summer Savings’ plan but want it to go further
22 May 2026 @ 4:43 pm
Trade unions have offered a guarded welcome to the government’s ‘Summer Savings’ plans. These include several measures which aim to ease summer holiday expense for families with children. Labour affiliated transport union TSSA has welcomed as an ‘important first step’ the government’s introduction of free bus travel for under-16s in England across August. This was […]
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