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RMT calls off March tube strikes after further talks in ongoing four-day-week battle

19 March 2026 @ 11:13 pm

RMTThe National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has called off its planned strikes on the London Underground this month. The news comes following indications from tube bosses that they’ll negotiate on what RMT is calling the “imposition” of a “fake four-day week”. However, whilst the March strike dates are off, RMT has […] By Alex/Rose Cocker

UK’s latest ‘defensive’ action: 13 British arms dealers meet with Gulf ambassadors

19 March 2026 @ 11:04 pm

UKIn the latest “defensive” news from the UK’s role in the Anglo-American-Zionist illegal war on Iran, the UK held a meeting between 13 defence companies and Gulf diplomats to discuss providing “defensive” equipment against Iranian attacks. Defence Minister Luke Pollard hosted the session. The UK is stepping up for our partners in the Gulf. Defence […] By The Canary

Belgian ex-diplomat to stand trial for complicity in assassination of first Congolese PM

19 March 2026 @ 10:49 pm

LumumbaFormer Belgian diplomat, the 93-year-old Etienne Davignon, has been ordered to stand trial for his role in the murder of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba. Lumumba was an independence trailblazer for the Congolese Republic, now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Congo won its independence from colonial Belgium back in June 1960, after which […] By Alex/Rose Cocker

Retaliatory strikes by Iran on Qatar LNG hub freaks out Trump

19 March 2026 @ 10:35 pm

QatarIranian retaliatory attacks on its Ras Laffan energy complex in Qatar on Wednesday and the early hours of Thursday have spiked gas prices globally. It has also caused Trump to put out an unhinged statement. Statement from President Trump on South Pars Gas Field: pic.twitter.com/YrjhDdGTxP — The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 19, 2026 Iran also […] By The Canary

Israel murders Irans chief of security — a PhD holder who wrote many philosophical papers

19 March 2026 @ 10:04 pm

LarijaniIsrael has murdered Ali Larijani, Iran’s chief of security, who was a PhD holder who wrote philosophical papers on Immanuel Kant — a man famous for his ideas on unconditional moral obligation. Ali Larijani was martyred along with his son, one of his deputies, and a number of bodyguards after being targeted by American and […] By HG

More complaints to GB News after insisting ‘genocide’ against white people in UK

19 March 2026 @ 9:51 pm

GB NewsGB News recently gave Thomas Corbett-Dillon a platform to cynically claim that a genocide is being waged against white people in the UK. Subsequently, the Guardian reported that complaints have been made to Ofcom suggesting his comments even managed to cause offence among their right-wing viewers. The offensive comments were made on GB News’ US-based […] By Maddison Wheeldon

Nigel Farage’s corrupt crypto backdoor is a gift to hostile states

19 March 2026 @ 9:28 pm

Nigel FarageThe UK’s electoral watchdog is currently flying blind. A powerful investigation from Byline Times has this week exposed how Nigel Farage’s party, Reform UK, is once again shitting on democracy. By exploiting a very obvious and gaping loophole in the political finance system and accepting cryptocurrency donations, Farage is now able to hide who and where he […] By Antifabot

Exclusive: McDonnell’s blacked-out SAR reply hints at another Labour Together plot

19 March 2026 @ 9:00 pm

Labour TogetherA ‘Subject Access Request’ (SAR) by left-wing MP and former shadow chancellor John McDonnell has given a further glimpse at the extent of the spying and plotting of scandal-riddled Israel lobby-funded ‘Labour Together’ against the Labour left. An SAR is a statutory mechanism, under UK data law, for individuals to demand an organisation reveal what […] By Skwawkbox

Five journalists brutally beaten by the Israeli occupation forces in occupied Jerusalem

19 March 2026 @ 8:36 pm

JerusalemOn the evening of 17 March, Israeli occupation police physically assaulted at least five journalists in occupied East Jerusalem. They were covering the violent dispersal of Muslim worshippers in East Jerusalem by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF), who were attempting to perform Ramadan prayers outside the walls of the Old City. The violence went beyond […] By Charlie Jaay

From revolution to absolute sovereignty: how the Iranians overthrew American hegemony

19 March 2026 @ 7:11 pm

IranThe recent “12-Day War” between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Zionist entity was not merely a fleeting military round; in its essence, it represented a historic strategic turning point. By placing the military capabilities of the US and the more recent settler-colonial entity under a literal microscope — to monitor their operational efficiency […] By Mohammad Fakih