Yemen announces Red Sea is closed to Israel-linked vessels

• Post author:Skwawkbox
• Post published:8 June 2026
• Post last modified:9 June 2026

Yemen’s Ansar Allah de facto government has announced the Red Sea is closed to Israeli and Israel-linked shipping. In a statement, Yemen military said the action is “in response to US-Zionist aggression” against the country plus Iran, Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq. The announcement comes after Yemen joined Iran’s missile strikes on Israel in retaliation for the occupation’s bombing on the Dahiyeh area of Beirut. Statement from Yemen In response to US-Zionist aggression against the axis of jihad & resistance in Iran, Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen – and rejecting the Zionist project for “Greater Israel” under the “New Middle East” – the…

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Tommy Robinson threatens to ‘punch head off’ former Sikh ally

• Post author:Willem Moore
• Post published:8 June 2026
• Post last modified:9 June 2026

Tommy Robinson is a far-right agitator who’s led street movements like the English Defence League (EDL) and Unite the Kingdom (UtK). While Robinson’s propaganda has shifted over the years, the common throughlines have been Islamophobia and the fear of migrants. As these prejudices aren’t unique to white Brits, there are some people from minority groups who have thrown in with Robinson and his ilk. Now, one of the Sikh men who supported Robinson in the past is being warned to watch his back. Short story: Bobby Singh, who twerks for Tommy Robinson, is now being threatened by Tommy Robinson. "If I…

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Eriksen “doing well” after collapse

• Post author:Alaa Shamali
• Post published:8 June 2026
• Post last modified:9 June 2026

Christian Eriksen is expected to be discharged from hospital soon after he collapsed during the friendly match between Denmark and Ukraine five years after surviving a cardiac arrest. The match, in which Denmark was leading 2-1, was halted after the veteran midfielder suddenly fell during the 65th minute, leaving players and fans in shock. Medical teams rushed on to the pitch to provide emergency treatment before he was taken to hospital. Denmark’s national team doctor, Morten Boesen, who is widely credited with saving Eriksen’s life when he collapsed in 2021, said the player is “doing well”. He is with his family…

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Israel and the US are weaponising starvation in Lebanon

• Post author:Mohamad Kleit
• Post published:8 June 2026
• Post last modified:9 June 2026

In the current negotiations over Lebanon’s borders, the United States does not sit at the table as an impartial broker of peace, but as the orchestrator of a calculated financial siege. The Trump administration is utilising underhanded economic warfare, targeted banking blockades, and weaponising the global dollar system to deliberately starve the Lebanese state into a position of absolute geopolitical capitulation. Lebanon — Weaponised interdependence As formal diplomatic delegations gather under the polished chandeliers of international summit rooms to debate lines on a map, an ordinary Lebanese citizen stands in a dim Beirut neighbourhood, calculating whether their remaining cash can cover…

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Iran strikes Israel after Israel bomb’s Beirut’s Dahiyeh to kill peace talks

• Post author:Skwawkbox
• Post published:8 June 2026
• Post last modified:9 June 2026

Iran has launched at least two and as many as five (so far) waves of drones and at least ten ballistic missiles against Israel. The strikes, described by Tehran as a “warning shot”, came in retaliation for Israel attacking Dahiyeh in southern Beirut. Iran had warned Israel that it would strike its north if Netanyahu launched attacks on Dahiyeh. Israel claimed to have shot down all the incoming barrage, but even UK state-corporate media have reported numerous successful strikes. The attack was the first direct Iranian retaliation against Israel in two months. Local footage also appears to show missiles reaching targets:…

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FIFA eases restrictions on bringing water into World Cup stadiums

• Post author:Alaa Shamali
• Post published:7 June 2026
• Post last modified:9 June 2026

Following a widespread wave of criticism and objections from fan groups and health experts, FIFA was partially forced to backtrack on its controversial decision to ban water bottles in World Cup 2026 stadiums. It announced that spectators would be permitted to bring one soft, sealed plastic water bottle into matches held in the United States and Canada. The new decision came just days after an amendment to the “Stadium Code of Conduct,” which FIFA had completely banned reusable bottles, justifying the move on security grounds related to the possibility of using bottles and solid objects as projectiles that could pose a…

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US denies visas to 15 members of Iran’s 2026 World Cup delegation

• Post author:Alaa Shamali
• Post published:7 June 2026
• Post last modified:9 June 2026

Preparations for the Iranian national team’s participation in the 2026 World Cup have escalated into a tense political issue, following a visa crisis that triggered a diplomatic spat between Tehran and Washington. Meanwhile, the team continues its technical training, focusing away from the administrative turmoil. For a long time, there were doubts and continuous discussions about whether the Iranian national team would participate in or withdraw from the 2026 World Cup due to the US war against Iran since last February. Visa crisis brings politics back to the World Cup While the Iranian national team players and technical staff received US…

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England — one of the top candidates for the 2026 World Cup

• Post author:Alaa Shamali
• Post published:7 June 2026
• Post last modified:9 June 2026

As the 2026 World Cup approaches in North America (USA, Canada, Mexico), England enters the list of serious contenders to win the title for the first time since 1966. This assessment relies on a strong combination of exceptional talent, tactical preparation under Thomas Tuchel’s leadership, a perfect qualifying record, and statistical expectations. Despite a long history of “disappointments” in the knockout stages, the English team appears more balanced and mature this time. The golden generation The English national team possesses one of the strongest squads in the world, combining experience with explosive youth: Attack: Harry Kane (Captain and historical top scorer)…

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Visa crisis threatens media coverage for the 2026 World Cup

• Post author:Alaa Shamali
• Post published:7 June 2026
• Post last modified:9 June 2026

As FIFA continues to promote the 2026 World Cup as the most expansive and inclusive tournament in history, a new crisis has emerged that could overshadow the long-awaited event. The International Sports Press Association has warned of significant difficulties facing dozens of accredited journalists in securing visas to enter the United States. In an official letter to FIFA media officials, the association revealed it has received an increasing number of complaints from accredited journalists—including a large group of Iranian journalists and those from various African nations—who have yet to secure the necessary visas, despite fulfilling all of the tournament’s media accreditation…

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World cup chaos as US denies visas to Iranian team officials

• Post author:HG
• Post published:7 June 2026
• Post last modified:9 June 2026

Iran’s Football Federation (IFF) has accused the US of “vindictive behavior” after it denied visas to 14 officials and backroom staff from Iran’s World Cup team. Hedayat Mombeini, Iran Football Federation’s secretary-general, and Mehdi Mohammad Nabi, its vice president, are among the staff who do not have visas. The country’s first game is in Los Angeles on June 16. The US, Mexico and Canada are jointly hosting the tournament, which starts on June 11. Iran had already moved its training camp from Tucson, Arizona, to Tijuana, Mexico, just across the US border. This was because of problems processing visas. The IFF…

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Israeli soldiers murder 7-month-old in Occupied West Bank

• Post author:HG
• Post published:7 June 2026
• Post last modified:9 June 2026

Israeli soldiers shot and murdered a seven-month-old baby in the Tel Rumeida area of Hebron, West Bank, on Friday, June 5. Sam Fahd Abu Haikal was in his mother’s arms when Israeli soldiers killed him. The IOF opened fire on a car which was carrying the infant and his family. They shot despite the car having complied with an order to stop, injuring both his parents. Sam Fahd Abu Haikal was critically injured and evacuated in critical condition to a hospital. He later died from his injuries. Fahd’s 11-year-old son and mother were also in the car. Abu Haikal’s wife is…

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Italian journalist sues

• Post author:Skwawkbox
• Post published:7 June 2026
• Post last modified:9 June 2026

Italian journalist Gabriele Nunziati is suing his former employer Agenzia Nova. Nunziati was sacked by the news agency in 2025 after asking a European Commission (EC) spokesman whether Israel should pay to rebuild Gaza, just as the EC insists Russia should rebuild Ukraine. The sacking came after an alleged call from the EC to Nova complaining about Nunziati’s question. The first hearing will take place on 9 June 2026. Amnesty International Italia is supporting the case and Nunziati’s press union, Stampa Romana, is funding it. “Sector-wide mobilisation” In a video announcement about his case, Nunziati said that many of his colleagues…

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Reform retract grim attack ad following legal challenge

• Post author:Willem Moore
• Post published:7 June 2026
• Post last modified:9 June 2026

On 30 May, Reform UK posted a grim AI slop post which depicted refugees holding ‘Vote Andy‘ banners. Now, the party has been forced to take down the post following a legal challenge from the creator of the banner image: NEW: Nigel Farage has deleted a post using Andy Burnham's portrait after the artist launched legal action for using it to push "anti-immigration" messaging Stanley Chow: "My work has been used without permission to share a message that I fundamentally disagree with" pic.twitter.com/76wuglQq8K — Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) June 6, 2026 Stanley Chow VS Reform Stanley Chow is the artist who created…

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Trump set to shackle US economy to failing AI industry

• Post author:Willem Moore
• Post published:7 June 2026
• Post last modified:9 June 2026

As we reported on 4 June, the AI bubble is inching ever closer to being popped. It may survive another week, however, because US president Donald Trump is talking about bailing out these failing AI companies: This is the most dangerous, anti-democratic thing he’s done yet. He’s using the federal government as a backstop to the greatest fraud of all time: the AI bubble, including the absurd IPOs of SpaceX, OpenAI & Anthropic. He will turn a crash into a depression. https://t.co/XOpvoLxjjW — Jim Stewartson, Decelerationist (@jimstewartson) June 6, 2026 It’s a move which runs the risk of shackling the US…

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Zia Yusuf gives Henry Nowak’s family two fingers with unbelievable claim

• Post author:Willem Moore
• Post published:7 June 2026
• Post last modified:9 June 2026

Reform — On 2 June, Nigel Farage stoked racial tensions in the UK by encouraging “pure, cold rage” from his followers. He made his speech in response to the sentencing of Henry Nowak’s murderer. And he said what he said despite Nowak’s family requesting the case not be used to sow division. Reform — Unbelievable Henry Nowak was a young white man who was stabbed to death by a young Sikh man. The case attracted attention because footage of the incident showed police officers had handcuffed Nowak despite the man explaining he’d been stabbed. Far-right politicians like Farage leaped on this…

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Rees-Mogg urges Tories to step down for Reform

• Post author:Willem Moore
• Post published:7 June 2026
• Post last modified:9 June 2026

Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg, Jacob Rees-Mogg has argued that the Tories should step down for Reform UK in the Makerfield by-election. The problem with his argument is that Reform seemingly wants to replace the Tories, and so any attempt to work with them will just benefit Farage: Jacob Rees Mogg says the right needs to work together, and a vote for Restore in Makerfield will lead to Burnham winning (who he describes as a hard left semi-Corbynista!) pic.twitter.com/SctCXo1iRA — Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) June 7, 2026 Reform, Restore, replace In the clip above, Kuenssberg puts the following to Rees-Mogg: Nigel Farage had…

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David Lammy denies police are ‘institutionally racist’

• Post author:Willem Moore
• Post published:7 June 2026
• Post last modified:9 June 2026

Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg, David Lammy has denied that the police are institutionally racist. In doing so, he referenced the Casey Report — a report which found evidence of institutional racism in 2023. Lammy claimed the force has moved on since then, which is surprising to hear, because the Met refused to accept the findings of the report: And when the report was published the head of the Met police refused to accept the finding that the force was institutionally racist.https://t.co/WA6oTjcQGW — Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) June 7, 2026 David Lammy — Left in the past Justice secretary and deputy PM David…

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Met police suggest Number 10 lied about Mandelson emails

• Post author:Willem Moore
• Post published:7 June 2026
• Post last modified:9 June 2026

The latest batch of Peter Mandelson’s emails proved to be less explosive than expected. While they certainly told us more about what we already knew, they didn’t tell us much else. This is why the real controversy ended up being what wasn’t there. Downing Street would later claim the Met asked the government to hold back certain messages. Now, the Met have disputed this claim. Starmer and McSweeney's project is a governance nightmare addicted to dishonesty. The glaring, unmitigated conflicts of interest re: Palantir are scandalous. As I wrote in the preface to The Fraud: this is a lawless and reckless project…

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Sectarians fling racist abuse at N Ireland’s charity Great March for Gaza

• Post author:Skwawkbox
• Post published:6 June 2026
• Post last modified:9 June 2026

Knuckle-dragging ‘loyalist’ Israel supporters have gathered in Scarva, County Down, to disgrace themselves by flinging sectarian abuse at the Great March for Gaza. The humanitarian march, organised by the Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, set off from Lurgan, ten miles away, this morning. After Scarva, marchers walked a further almost twenty miles to Omeath in solidarity with the Palestinian people against Israel’s genocide and occupation: The thugs were caught on camera by the defiant marchers as they passed: View this post on Instagram A post shared by BDS Belfast (@bdsbelfast) Great march for Gaza vs “provocative behaviour” The march is raising funds…

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World Cup — Water bottle ban sparks controversy

• Post author:Alaa Shamali
• Post published:6 June 2026
• Post last modified:9 June 2026

The FIFA has sparked widespread controversy with its decision to amend the policy regarding water bottles inside 2026 World Cup stadiums. After initially banning reusable bottles, FIFA later permitted only small, factory-sealed plastic bottles—a move seen as late and contentious, especially given concerns about high temperatures during the tournament in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. World Cup security decision sparks controversy According to Reuters, FIFA justified the decision as a security measure intended to prevent bottles or solid objects from being used as projectiles in the stands, part of a broader policy to tighten stadium safety procedures. However, the ban…

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