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Netanyahu hints at new wars across the Middle East – if Trump backs him

23 December 2025 @ 7:40 pm

Israel is threatening to open new military fronts in the region, particularly against Iran and Lebanon, amid political and media escalation led by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. However, Israeli estimates indicate that any major military move will be postponed until after Netanyahu’s upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump in Florida at the end of December. […] By Alaa Shamali

Tents and temporary shelters banned: Israel turns winter into a tool of mass murder in Gaza

23 December 2025 @ 7:32 pm

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Observatory has warned of serious humanitarian repercussions with the onset of winter in the Gaza Strip, asserting that Israel is turning harsh weather conditions into an additional tool for killing civilians by continuing to prevent the entry of temporary housing and basic shelter materials. Gaza in further crisis due to Israel […] By Alaa Shamali

Woman allegedly assaulted then demonised for not being a ‘good victim’

23 December 2025 @ 7:24 pm

Narinder Kaur has drawn attention to a recent incident of alleged racial abuse and recorded assault which took place at a supermarket. The woman making the accusation alleges the man told her that her ‘days were numbered’: Assault Although the man initially denies that he said her days were numbered, he later responds to the […] By Maddison Wheeldon

New Epstein release includes accusation Trump raped a woman

23 December 2025 @ 6:55 pm

Earlier today, we reported that the US Justice Department appeared to have accidentally released a new set of Epstein Files before revoking access. The suspicion is these files were not meant to be released yet, as they lacked the extreme (and likely illegal) redactions of the earlier releases. As reviewers managed to download all the […] By Willem Moore

Former Tory councillor accused of orchestrating rape gang

23 December 2025 @ 6:44 pm

The CPS have revealed that six men have been charged with over 60 alleged sexual offences against one woman, with the ordeal spanning a 13-year period. One of them is Philip young, a former Tory councillor. Joanne Young, 48, has shown exceptional courage in waiving her anonymity ahead of court proceedings taking place. The CPS […] By Maddison Wheeldon

People think they can explain Nicki Minaj’s right-wing pivot

23 December 2025 @ 6:28 pm

Last week, Nicki Minaj was a surprise guest at the Turning Point USA Conference: 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/tB6KgQTOZe — Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) December 23, 2025 While people are of course free to associate with whatever political movement they like, Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk didn’t seem to agree that they should be: More proof Kirk was a […] By Willem Moore

Anti-Zionist Jews demand liberation for Palestine at Trafalgar Square Chanukah demo

23 December 2025 @ 6:16 pm

An array of Jewish anti-genocide groups, including Jewish Anti-Zionist Action, Jewish Peaceniks and Jewish Artists for Palestine brought together Jews from across London, and their allies including Greta Thunberg, in Trafalgar Square last night, 22 December 2025, for a public demonstration to mark the end of Hanukkah and stand for the Palestinians against Israel and […] By Skwawkbox

Kwasi Kwarteng speechless as Royals called ‘benefit claimants’

23 December 2025 @ 5:58 pm

Kwazi Kwarteng was lost for words on GMB after journalist Ava Santina exposed the hypocrisy and rhetoric used around those receiving public money – notably the Royals: "These benefit claimants just taking away from the country & going on holiday.. hate to see it, don't you"@AvaSantina on the Royal family. In response Kwasi Kwarteng says he […] By Maddison Wheeldon

Zack Polanski condemns the arrest of Greta Thunberg

23 December 2025 @ 5:36 pm

Earlier today, we reported that the Metropolitan Police had arrested Greta Thunberg at a protest in London. Since then, Green Party leader Zack Polanski has come forward to condemn the arrest: Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide. When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble. Happening under a Labour […] By Willem Moore

An anatomy of state violence: the protest at HMP Bronzefield

23 December 2025 @ 5:32 pm

In the early hours of the morning of Wednesday 17 December, while most of Britain slept, a small group of protesters including MP Zarah Sultana assembled outside HMP Bronzefield, one of the largest women’s prisons in Europe. From 2am, the demand was singular and urgent: that Qesser Zuhrah, a 20-year-old Palestine Action activist and UCL […] By Rares Cocilnau