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Pentagon denies wrongdoing for AI manager’s $24m return on xAI investment

10 April 2026 @ 7:10 pm

PentagonIn this week’s dispatches from the American kleptocracy, a senior US ‘department of war’ official made up to a 4,800% return on a private investment in Elon Musk’s xAI. The official’s job, you ask? Why, overseeing the Pentagon’s use of AI, of course. What a normal thing to write about a functioning and definitely-not-at-all corrupt […] By Alex/Rose Cocker

Sex offender jailed after terrifying wife so much she jumped from bridge

10 April 2026 @ 6:48 pm

Lee MilneA convicted paedophile has been jailed for killing his vulnerable wife after he terrorised her so extremely that she “climbed over the barrier of a Dundee road bridge and fell to her death”. Lee Milne beat, choked and verbally abused 28-year-old Kimberly Milne before her death from multiple vehicle impacts in 2023. The jury in […] By Skwawkbox

Military aged men? US brings back mandatory military draft registration

10 April 2026 @ 6:20 pm

USThe US is bringing in automatic draft registration for military-aged men. The move is cross-party and predates the paused illegal war on Iran. Yet it shows that the US political elite remains committed to warfare on a massive scale in the future. CNN reported: Young, eligible men will be automatically registered for the military draft […] By Joe Glenton

Education in Palestine ‘continues against all odds’, says university coordinator

10 April 2026 @ 5:55 pm

Education in Palestine: The outside of Birzeit University, where the university's name is affixed at the top of a stone archway, with a proud Palestine flag flying above“In Palestine, as a student, you don’t live a normal life,” Sundos Hammad, coordinator of the Right to Education (R2E) campaign at Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank, told the Canary. You go to university not knowing if there will be a raid of your campus, if you will be arrested or harassed at the […] By Charlie Jaay

New festival brings workers’ struggle and solidarity to Cornwall coast

10 April 2026 @ 4:27 pm

Maker Heights campsite in CornwallTrade unionists, families, and campaigners will gather on the Cornwall coast this June for Unite on the Hill. It’s a new festival that aims to combine culture, community, and class politics. Branch SW008 of the Unite union is organising the event. It’ll take place from 19–21 June 2026 at Maker Heights (PL10 1LA) and bring […] By The Canary

Exclusive: military tells Canary UK war drone spotted over Lebanon wasn’t actually there

10 April 2026 @ 4:22 pm

lebanonThe UK military has told the Canary that British war drone circled Lebanon for 13 hours on 8 April 2026 was not there. This is despite is being visible on an aircraft tracking platform. The Cyprus-launched aircraft circled a key battlefield in Israel’s current air and ground assault on Lebanon. It was there despite the […] By Joe Glenton

Zionists pressure Pakistan MP to delete social media post criticising Israel

10 April 2026 @ 4:02 pm

Pakistan defence minister, Khawaja Asif, with his X post on top of his portrait. It says: "Israel is evil and a curse for humanity, while peace talks are underway in Islamabad, genocide is being committed in Lebanon. Innocent citizens are being killed by Israel, first Gaza, then Iran and now Lebanon, bloodletting continues unabated. I hope and pray people who created this cancerous state on Palestinian land to get rid of European jews burn in hell."A social media post from Pakistan’s defence minister criticising Israel’s genocidal violence on Lebanon amid ceasefire negotiations has been removed following pressure from Zionists. Khawaja Asif called Israel a “curse for humanity” for killing innocent civilians in Gaza, Ir

Animatronic pig to tour Scotland exposing ‘pregnancy cage cruelty’

10 April 2026 @ 3:43 pm

Penny the animatronic pig in a farrowing crate at the Scottish parliamentHumane World for Animals UK will take its campaign to ban farrowing crates across Scotland from 11-14 April. The charity will bring a life-size animatronic pig named Penny to towns and cities to highlight the harsh reality faced by tens of thousands of mother pigs on farms. Penny will appear inside a metal crate like […] By The Canary

Mainstream media are ignoring the elephant in the room over Melania’s weird speech

10 April 2026 @ 3:39 pm

melania trumpThe Guardian, along with other ‘mainstream’ media, has reported that press and analysts are “baffled” by Melania Trump’s sudden, supposedly unauthorised, and deeply self-justifying statement denying a relationship with serial child-rapist Jeffrey Epstein. ITV News even wondered, in all-caps, “WHY DID SHE DO THIS?”: Any kind of examination reveals it may not really be all […] By Skwawkbox

Trump administration appears to make threats against Vatican

10 April 2026 @ 2:41 pm

trump us pope vaticanA Vatican official has stated that pope Leo may refuse to visit the US whilst Donald Trump remains in office. The news comes alongside reports of a widening divide between the Catholic church and US. Pope Leo became the first pope to be born in the US after his appointment in 2025. Since then, he […] By Alex/Rose Cocker