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$10 billion for Gaza reconstruction: What did the first Peace Council session deliver?
19 February 2026 @ 9:42 pm
In Washington, the first session of what has been dubbed the ‘Peace Council’ was held at the Trump Peace Institute. The event was dominated by US President Donald Trump, who positioned himself as the architect of Gaza’s next phase. The layout of the podium, the tone of the opening remarks, and the messaging all signalled […]
By Alaa ShamaliAntonia Romeo becomes the new Cabinet Secretary — amid swirling allegations of bullying
19 February 2026 @ 9:10 pm
Keir Starmer has now — 19 February — appointed Antonia Romeo, formerly a senior diplomat in New York, as the next leader of the UK civil service. She’s the first woman ever to hold the position of Cabinet Secretary. However, the rumours of the appointment also brought numerous previous allegations of bullying against Romeo back […]
By Alex/Rose CockerReform and its spinoff party Restore at war with each other
19 February 2026 @ 8:17 pm
Billionaire-funded Reform UK is fracturing, with much of its original support having broken away to establish another party, Restore. Since the split, the two parties have been at war with one another. This signals, yet again — to quote the famous words of Martin Luther — that hate begets hate. You just called Restore Britain […]
By Maddison WheeldonGeneral strike leaves Buenos Aires empty as unions fight Milei’s war on workers
19 February 2026 @ 8:03 pm
A national strike by unions in Argentina has left the streets of capital Buenos Aires near-empty. A drone video showing the scene has been posted with the text: Who moves the world? Who moves Argentina? Who moves Buenos Aires? Workers and Workers. ¿Quién mueve el mundo? ¿Quién mueve Argentina? ¿Quién mueve Buenos Aires? T R […]
By SkwawkboxNEW: leaked report shows McSweeney’s Labour Together monitored the Canary too
19 February 2026 @ 6:40 pm
A newly-leaked Labour Together report shows that the Starmeroid sabotage group continued to monitor the Canary for years after trying to destroy it. And, Skwawkbox was monitored too – although the geniuses at the shady group failed to spell it correctly. One thing is very clear: Labour Together have been running scared of journalists reporting […]
By SkwawkboxChristian protest at St Paul’s demands an end to Rosebank oil field
19 February 2026 @ 6:36 pm
The Church of England should speak out and call on the prime minister to stop Rosebank. That’s the demand from Christian Climate Action (CCA). The group held a ‘die-in’ outside St Paul’s Cathedral on 18 February, which was Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. Ministers also used symbolic ‘oil’ instead of traditional ash to anoint […]
By The CanaryGordon Brown says he dobbed Andrew in to police
19 February 2026 @ 5:54 pm
Former PM Gordon Brown has said that he dobbed former prince Andrew into “several UK police forces”. Brown wrote a five-page letter to various forces, including the Met, Sussex and Thames Valley, which he says contained “new and additional” information from the Epstein files. The ex-royal was arrested this morning on suspicion of ‘misconduct in […]
By SkwawkboxStarmer brought in ANOTHER sex pest — and he knew
19 February 2026 @ 5:33 pm
Keir Starmer’s endless — and knowing — cosiness with sex pests and paedophiles has become a byword in politics. So much so that women Labour MPs demanded a special meeting with Starmer to inform him that the public considers Labour the “party of paedos”. They forgot to mention the victims, of course. Starmer is still […]
By SkwawkboxCourt orders destruction of hunting horn as dickhead huntsman is charged
19 February 2026 @ 5:07 pm
Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) is celebrating the legal victory, with another huntsman brought to justice. Northampton magistrate’s court has found Philip Saunders guilty of illegal hunting on Wednesday 18 February. Saunders is one of the arsehole huntsman for criminal gang, the Pipewell Foot Beagles. Another one? The conviction is the second time these bloodthirsty arseholes […]
By AntifabotUS attack on Iran seems imminent — but here’s what we actually know
19 February 2026 @ 4:55 pm
An American attack on Iran appears imminent. US president Donald Trump has deployed massive military force to the Persian Gulf while negotiations between the two counties seem to have stalled. Media reports the attack could start as soon as Saturday 21 February. Iran’s leadership has said that the principles of the negotiations — centring on […]
By Joe Glenton