Colombia may soon have a pro-Israel Trumpian president

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Colombia may soon have a pro-Israel Trumpian president

A brash Trump- and Israel-aligned millionaire — Abelardo De la Espriella — has come out ahead in the first round of Colombia’s presidential election. Colombia’s left-wing government has strongly criticised Israel’s genocide and resisted Trump’s attempts to reassert US influence in Latin America. Meanwhile, De la Espriella  has vowed to reverse these results and restore ties with Israel. Far-right candidate sides with Israel As Latin America’s fourth–largest economy, this could be a pivotal. Colombia has stood for decades as a key US ally in Latin America. It’s also been one of Israel’s staunchest partners in the region. But its first left-wing…

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Reform councillor pictured in Blackface and Rasta hat

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Reform councillor pictured in Blackface and Rasta hat

Geoff Shaw is one of the new crop of Reform UK councillors who were elected to office in May 2026. And like many of his new colleagues, Shaw is already attracting all the wrong sort of attention: Reform UK’s Councillor Geoff Shaw, black face with ‘rasta wig’. Theydon Bois, Epping Forest District Council. Any comment @EFReform or @McIvorJaymey? pic.twitter.com/WpepSiD7Ky — Reform Party UK Exposed (@reformexposed) June 2, 2026 Disgraceful Shaw is one of 11 Reform politicians who won a seat on the Epping Forest District Council. This gave Reform a majority of the 18 seats available. Given the rate at which…

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Filton 24 retrials put justice on trial, says Liverpool MP

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Filton 24 retrials put justice on trial, says Liverpool MP

Labour’s Liverpool Riverside MP Kim Johnson spoke out against the Starmer regime’s determination to convict the ‘Filton 24’ activists. The group had been imprisoned for up to two years awaiting trial. Starmer and his front-bench drones forced a retrial of the ‘Filton 24’ anti-genocide activists who damaged an Israeli weapons factory. The jury at the first trial had refused to convict them on any charges, despite false evidence from their accusers. The security service-linked judge at the retrial: • Banned lawyers from telling jurors about their right to “jury equity.” • Banned lawyers and press from noting government pressure for terrorism…

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Palantir gets to decide what weapons Britain should buy

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Palantir gets to decide what weapons Britain should buy

UK ministers and generals are using Palantir software to decide which Palantir products to buy. By modelling battles through the far-right tech firm’s Foundry software, officials hope to outsource thinking … then again, thinking has rarely been our governments’ strong suit. Anyway, the Murdoch-owned Times reported on 1 June:  The US tech firm Palantir is helping ministers and military chiefs decide what weapons to invest in so they can win a war against the likes of Russia, it is understood. A senior military source told the paper: The CIA-backed firm evaluates force mixes — such as the balance of drones versus…

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RMT calls for insourcing of all railway staff following Thameslink nationalisation

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RMT calls for insourcing of all railway staff following Thameslink nationalisation

Rail union RMT is demanding all Govia Thameslink Railway staff be brought into direct employment after the train company became the latest to be brought under public control. The union has been campaigning for all elements of the railway to come into public ownership. And it has welcomed the commitment by the government to launch Great British Railways with track and train all nationalised. However, private contractors will continue to employ thousands of workers. These include: Cleaners. Gate line staff. Security staff. Infrastructure maintenance, renewal and engineering workers. This is despite the Labour government’s commitment to undertake the biggest wave of…

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Trump’s latest Lebanon remarks are the same old nonsense

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Trump’s latest Lebanon remarks are the same old nonsense

Donald Trump has claimed that Israel and Hezbollah have “agreed to halt attacks” after indirect talks through intermediaries. Trump wrote: I had a very good call with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all shooting will stop – that Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel. Bearing in mind that no US president has ever spoken with Hezbollah, and the US designated the group a terrorist organisation, we have to ask if the intermediary was a carrier pigeon or a pet fish? According to statements from Lebanon’s embassy in Washington, the plans mean Hezbollah would stop ‘attacking’ Israel.…

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Hidden boat ownership risks fuelling illegal fishing in UK waters

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Hidden boat ownership risks fuelling illegal fishing in UK waters

Less than a quarter of the UK’s largest commercial fishing vessels may have clear ownership transparency. And this is creating a systemic blind spot in UK fisheries governance. Environmental law organisation ClientEarth has laid out these findings in a new analysis: Whose Boat Is This? The current regulatory gap on commercial fishing vessel ownership risks enabling vessel owners to operate through complex corporate structures and hide behind shell companies. This can mask the Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) of these vessels. ClientEarth’s Kyle Lischak said: The core problem is simple: the government does not publicly identify who really owns many of the…

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Student loans inquiry into ‘mountain’ of degree debts begins

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Student loans inquiry into ‘mountain’ of degree debts begins

Student organisations and experts are launching an inquiry into the defunct debt-bondage system of student loans across England. In particular, the National Union of Students (NUS) wants the inquiry to look at the interest rates. Additionally, it will examine threshold repayment mechanisms. The loans inquiry can’t come soon enough for many students or graduates on the sharp end of our privatised, financialised education model. Studies show that one in three people now think that a degree: just isn’t worth the amount of time and money. The structurally defunct student loans system Much of Europe and the developed world, more broadly, receives…

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Oxford Union condemns Uygur/ Piker visa cancellation but its own hands are dirty

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Oxford Union condemns Uygur/ Piker visa cancellation but its own hands are dirty

The Oxford Union (OU) has issued a statement condemning the Starmer government for cancelling the entry visas of US anti-genocide speakers Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker. The pair had been scheduled to speak at an OU debate and were barred by Starmer for their speech against Israel’s genocide and other crimes. But its own free speech record is anything but spotless. The government’s action to please the UK Israel lobby is a disgrace, if an entirely unsurprising one. In a post on X, OU president, Arwa Elrayess, said it would proceed with the event. She added that the cancellation was a…

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Qatar chases redemption at the World Cup

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Qatar chases redemption at the World Cup

Four years after Qatar became the first Arab country to host the World Cup, they return to football’s biggest stage with unfinished business. As hosts in 2022, Qatar’s national team — Al Annabi — struggled under the spotlight, losing all three group matches and finishing without a point. The campaign contrasted sharply with Qatar’s recent dominance in Asia, making the early exit harder to swallow. Questions quickly followed — did Qatar buckle under the pressure, or was it simply not ready to face the world’s top teams? The 2026 World Cup could finally settle the question. Qatar: A team in flux Many…

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Lambeth elects first ever Green leader and moves to ‘cabinet committee’ model

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Lambeth elects first ever Green leader and moves to ‘cabinet committee’ model

Lambeth has elected its first ever Green leader at a reconvened annual council meeting at the Town Hall in Brixton. Martin Abrams, councillor for Streatham Hill East, was elected to lead the council, and Ciara Alleyne and Natalie Kane were elected co-deputy leaders. Abrams has named his cabinet, with ten councillors covering nine remits between them: Natalie Kane. Ciara Alleyne. Pete Elliott. Scott Ainslie. Zvikomborero Chihoro. Michael Chessum. Jeremy Isaacs. Sam Dorney-Smith. Alice Weavers. Jonathan Bartley. The Greens had been moving to implement a committee system of governance. This would have scrapped the executive model in favour of cross-party committees which…

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Family of 40 day old Gaza baby – already an amputee – plead for medical treatment

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Family of 40 day old Gaza baby – already an amputee – plead for medical treatment

Content warning: this article features graphic video footage of injury to a child.  On 25 May the Israeli occupation targeted the Gaza shelter of one month old Mohammed Ahmed al Khabit and his family. They were living in al Mawasi, a supposed “safe zone” in Khan Younis, in South West Gaza. Gaza heartbreak Mohammed suffered serious injuries to his leg, which led to an amputation. His mother, 30 year old Hanan Abdul Al Nasser Mahmoud, had been breastfeeding him at the time. She died instantly with Mohammed still in her arms. https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/moha.mp4 Mohammed’s father remains hospitalised with serious injuries from the…

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WATCH: Lebanon school for disabled children destroyed

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WATCH: Lebanon school for disabled children destroyed

Israel’s contempt for the lives and wellbeing of children, and for international law, is on show daily. As well as attacking Lebanese hospitals, the invaders have blown up a school for disabled children in southern Lebanon. The destruction was not a stray shell or even a targeted airstrike. Instead, it was wanton destruction using planted explosives. Lebanon school ‘rigged with C4’ https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Lebanese-Disabled-School-hb.mp4 Hate for children A school for disabled children, while the occupation continues to maim and murder children in Lebanon and Gaza — and film sexual assaults of Israeli children. Zionism is terrorism. Featured image via Instagram By Skwawkbox Source link

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Muslim Aid Marks four decades at Trafalgar Square’s Eid celebration

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Muslim Aid Marks four decades at Trafalgar Square’s Eid celebration

Muslim Aid was proud to be the official charity partner for this year’s Eid on the Square. It took place on 30 May 2026 in Trafalgar Square as the event celebrated its 20th anniversary. As part of Muslim Aid’s ongoing 40th anniversary campaign, The World We Want to See, the charity took centre stage to highlight rising global humanitarian needs, including the crises in Sudan and Gaza, as well as growing hardship here in the UK, and to advocate for positive systemic change. Showcasing four decades of humanitarian work alongside its current programming, Muslim Aid engaged with more than 20,000 attendees…

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Historian rebukes Sky News on ‘shameful complicity in war crimes’ over Lebanon coverage

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Historian rebukes Sky News on ‘shameful complicity in war crimes’ over Lebanon coverage

British historian William Dalrymple has sharply rebuked Sky News, accusing the outlet of “shameful complicity in war crimes” after it characterized Israel’s war on Lebanon as “taking a much tougher stance” rather than the “ethnic cleansing of one quarter of a neighbouring state.” In what lexicon is ethnically cleansing one quarter of a neighbouring state “taking a much tougher stance”. Shameful complicity in war crimes by @SkyNews @adamparsons https://t.co/Tuh0WoEBfm — William Dalrymple (@DalrympleWill) June 1, 2026 Adam Parsons, the Sky News correspondent, had used the words “taking a much tougher stance,” and tried to argue with Dalrymple and defend US/Israeli war…

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Liverpool open talks with Andoni Iraola as hunt for new head coach begins

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Liverpool open talks with Andoni Iraola as hunt for new head coach begins

Liverpool have entered formal discussions with Andoni Iraola over the vacant head coach role after Arne Slot’s dismissal, with the process being driven by sporting director Richard Hughes. The move marks a rapid attempt by the club to stabilise a dressing room and a playing identity that has felt unsettled since Slot’s departure. Liverpool: Iraola front-runner Iraola’s name rose quickly to the top of Liverpool’s shortlist because of a direct connection to Hughes. The sporting director brought him to Bournemouth in 2023 and watched the team flourish under his methods. That existing relationship gives Liverpool a rare shortcut in recruitment familiarity…

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Israel shakes fragile Iran-US peace talks with Lebanon assault

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Israel shakes fragile Iran-US peace talks with Lebanon assault

Israel’s continuing attack on Lebanon has shaken the fragile peace talks between the US and Iran. The settler colonial state has also forced thousands to flee the southern suburbs of Beirut as it pushes into the capital. Drop Site News shared this week how: Hezbollah has framed its operations as retaliation for Israel’s own daily strikes on civilian areas across southern Lebanon, which have killed hundreds of civilians and demolished entire towns and neighborhoods since Israel escalated war on March 2. At the start of the latest Israeli invasion in March, the Canary reported: Israel violated the US-brokered Lebanon 2024 ‘ceasefire’ more…

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Sikh leaders report “huge increase in hate crime” following murder trial

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Sikh leaders report “huge increase in hate crime” following murder trial

Sikh community leaders have spoken out against misleading reporting in the media which claimed that Vickrum Digwa murdered Henry Nowak using his kirpan, a knife carried as one of the five articles (pañj kakkē or ‘five Ks’) of the Sikh faith. The community leaders also highlighted a “huge increase in hate crime” against Sikhs in the days around the trial, which concluded on 1 June.  During the trial at Southampton crown court, the prosecution recounted that Digwa was wearing a kirpan beneath his clothing. However, he was also carrying an 8-inch blade, with which he murdered Nowak. ‘Your actions have stirred…

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Social care crisis fears as migrant workers’ children face deportation

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Social care crisis fears as migrant workers’ children face deportation

The crisis facing social care could worsen as Labour sets out devastating plans to deport the children of migrant workers, who are filling vital staff shortages. Despite having valid, and extended, health and care worker visas to work in the UK, migrant families continue to be attacked by the government. As the Home Office “set[s] out plans for the biggest legal migration reforms in a generation”, to tackle “unprecedented levels of migration under the previous government”, children are being threatened with deportation. Inevitably, this will lead to a mass exodus of people invited to work in social care while Brits have…

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Mandelson branded opposition to genocide ‘pathetic’ & ‘hysterical’

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Mandelson branded opposition to genocide ‘pathetic’ & ‘hysterical’

The latest release of emails from Peter Mandelson’s time in government has shone a new light on his relationship with Wes Streeting. One exchange in particular has attracted attention because it demonstrates Mandelson’s total lack of humanity: On July 24, 2025, Wes Streeting messages Mandelson saying that Starmer needs to follow Macron and 'up the ante' on Israel He says Israel is 'committing war crimes before our lives' Mandelson is withering about Streeting's intervention in a message to Pat McFadden less than 24… pic.twitter.com/ouDsNwNOhL — Steven Swinford (@Steven_Swinford) June 1, 2026 That’s right; Mandelson is so inhuman that he almost makes…

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