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Lebanon’s US-aligned PM condemns Iran for Israel’s attacks in deranged interview

12 June 2026 @ 10:43 pm

LebanonLebanese PM Nawwaf Salam has condemned Iran for Israel’s war of aggression in southern Lebanon, in a deranged interview with the Murdoch Times. Nawaaf claimed that Tehran rejected a supposed ‘ceasefire’ ‘deal’ in Israel’s invasion of Lebanon because: Tehran wanted to say Lebanon is a card in our pocket, that ‘we decide on Lebanon’s behalf … […] By Skwawkbox

German fan dies ahead of the 2026 World Cup

12 June 2026 @ 10:26 pm

World CupAn 81-year-old German fan died near Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, the Mexican capital, hours before the kickoff of the opening match of the 2026 World Cup between Mexico and South Africa. According to the Mexican website Publimetro, the fan suffered a heart attack while attempting to enter the stadium through Gate 1, near the […] By Alaa Shamali

German coach Low criticises FIFA and the 2026 World Cup format

12 June 2026 @ 10:15 pm

GermanFormer German coach Joachim Löw has voiced clear criticism of FIFA’s decision to expand the 2026 World Cup to 48 teams, arguing that the new format has diminished the tournament’s competitiveness and technical quality. In an interview with the German channel RTL as part of the series “World Cup Fever: Monica Lierhaus and the National […] By Alaa Shamali

Union movement’s Beckett’s X account hacked

12 June 2026 @ 10:02 pm

UniteThe X account of Howard Beckett, the popular former Unite general secretary candidate, has been taken over by hackers. The culprits may to be aligned with the Israeli occupation, of which Beckett is a staunch opponent. However, they are continuing to put out watered-down versions of Beckett’s usual output in an apparent attempt to fool […] By Skwawkbox

Unite’s Graham pines for Healey exit

12 June 2026 @ 9:35 pm

UniteUnite — Sharon Graham’s call for looser fiscal rules to fund military spending was slammed by Stop the War’s officer, Shabbir Lakha. Graham was mourning the resignation of John Healey as defence secretary, who resigned citing Starmer and his chancellor, Rachel Reeves, as not ‘serious’ enough about spending huge amounts of our money on military […] By The Canary

Filton 4 will be sentenced as terrorists in “grotesque” abuse of power

12 June 2026 @ 9:13 pm

Filton 25A judge has told four ‘Filton 25’ anti-genocide activists, at Woolwich Crown Court today, 12 June 2026, that they will be sentenced as terrorists. The four had been tried for no terrorism offences and were formally acquitted of any violent intent. Former security services lawyer-turned-judge Jeremy Johnson refused to recuse himself from the case despite […] By Skwawkbox

US bars head of Palestinian Football Association from attending 2026 World Cup

12 June 2026 @ 8:56 pm

World CupJibril Rajoub, head of the Palestinian Football Association, revealed that the United States denied his visa to attend the 2026 World Cup, despite his presence in Mexico City to participate in events for the tournament, which is being co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), Rajoub was […] By Alaa Shamali

French journalist is the latest foreign national to be denied entry by the Israeli occupation

12 June 2026 @ 8:26 pm

French“Israeli” authorities have deported French journalist Alice Froussard. Although possessing all necessary paperwork, she was stopped at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport, on the evening of 10 June. She was then interrogated several times and detained for almost ten hours. Then she was expelled from the country, and sent back to France the following day. […] By Charlie Jaay

Hunger striker nears 130 days in defence of Athens Prosfygika community

12 June 2026 @ 7:48 pm

Squatted ProsfygikaAristotelis Chantzis has entered the 130th day of a hunger strike in defence of the Community of Squatted Prosfygika in central Athens, as concerns continue to grow over plans to evict residents and redevelop the historic neighbourhood. The second hunger striker, Suzon Doppagne, who joined the protest in solidarity on 1 May, is approaching 50 […] By The Canary

Judge who served security services imposes draconian ‘terror’ sentences on Filton peace activists

12 June 2026 @ 6:54 pm

Filton 25Judge Jeremy Johnson has imposed draconian sentences on four ‘Filton 25’ anti-genocide activists. Johnson had earlier refused to recuse himself from the case over his connections to the security services, Johnson also announced that he would impose ‘terrorism connection’ sentences despite none of the four ever being charged with terror offences, let alone convicted. Palestine […] By Skwawkbox