Zack Polanski pushes Sadiq Khan on ‘unlawful activity’ at pro-Israel event

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Zack Polanski pushes Sadiq Khan on ‘unlawful activity’ at pro-Israel event

Green leader Zack Polanski has called for ‘immediate escalation’ from Mayor of London Sadiq Khan over clearly “unlawful activity” at the Great Israeli Real Estate event. Jewish anti-Zionists had joined protests outside the London event on 14 June to oppose its attempts to sell land in the illegally occupied Palestinian territories. Polanski: ‘No impunity for hosts of deplorable Great Israeli Real Estate event’ In a letter to Khan, Polanski insisted that there had already been “substantial evidence ahead of the event” suggesting wrongdoing, and that authorities should have never allowed it to take place. But following the event, he stressed: It has…

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West Bank — continued terror attacks by Israeli settlers and occupation forces

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West Bank — continued terror attacks by Israeli settlers and occupation forces

The town of Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, has long suffered from settler attacks. And since 7 October 2023, these have been occurring on a weekly or sometimes even daily basis. Settlers attempt to burn Palestinian worshippers alive at the mosque Around 8pm on 14 June, a group of around 40 to 50 illegal settlers  set fires in several areas of Deir Dibwan. When they entered the Al-Marah area, near the western entrance, they set alight residents’ vehicles. Flames engulfed parked cars and spread to nearby roadside areas, and across large areas of agricultural land. Two…

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Kylian Mbappe lights up the states with excellent opening performance

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Kylian Mbappe lights up the states with excellent opening performance

Kylian Mbappe arrived in New Jersey with questions swirling around his season, but he left MetLife Stadium reminding everyone why the World Cup remains his stage. France’s 3-1 win over Senegal hinged on his brilliance, a sharp, decisive double that pushed him to the top of France’s all‑time scoring charts and set the tone for their Group I campaign.   France were flat in the first half, sluggish in possession and second-best in most duels. Senegal carved out the better chances, with Ismaïla Sarr and Nicolas Jackson both threatening. But once the break came and went, Mbappe shifted gears. The Real…

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Erasing Anything Palestinian: A new Amnesty International report

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Erasing Anything Palestinian: A new Amnesty International report

Amnesty International has published a new investigation. It has accused Israel of carrying out ethnic cleansing against Palestinian Bedouin and herding communities in the occupied West Bank. It claims the occupation’s ethnic cleansing campaign in Area C is “state-sanctioned, state-driven, and state-implemented.” Settler violence — the goal is ethnic cleansing The report is titled Erasing Anything Palestinian: Israel’s ethnic cleansing of West Bank Bedouin and herding communities. It documents how entire communities have been driven from their land. This has been carried out through a combination of settler violence, home demolitions, land seizures and settlement expansion. Restrictions on access to water…

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Jordan Stephens returns to Brighton for event exploring pressures facing young men

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Jordan Stephens returns to Brighton for event exploring pressures facing young men

Amnesty International UK is launching a new live event series in Brighton on 25 June with musician, writer and mental health advocate Jordan Stephens. He’ll be leading a conversation about the pressures facing young men today and how stronger communities can help create positive change. Change The Record: In Conversation with Jordan Stephens takes place on Thursday 25 June at The Old Market in Hove. It’ll bring together Stephens and a panel of guests for an honest discussion about wellbeing, identity, belonging and the social and economic challenges shaping the lives of young men. Stephens is best known as one half…

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Trump’s deluded ambassador says US wouldn’t exist without Israel

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Trump’s deluded ambassador says US wouldn’t exist without Israel

Deluded worldviews are everywhere in the Trump regime – they’re a requirement to be part of it. Few come more twisted than white nationalist and fanatical Zionist US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. So twisted that Huckabee thinks Israel has a ‘right’ to take the whole of west Asia. But Huckabee even – and completely ahistorically – thinks the US wouldn’t exist at all if it wasn’t for Israel: https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Huckabee-Exist-Subbed-hb.mp4 Back to front Just for the record – and for Trump himself – the US has existed as an independent nation for well over 200 years. Israel was artificially created through…

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Human rights abuses linked to transition mineral mining surge by 111% in just one year

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Human rights abuses linked to transition mineral mining surge by 111% in just one year

The Canary has reported previously on the Business and Human Rights Centre’s Transition Minerals Tracker. And now the latest report reveals a dramatic and accelerating human rights crisis at the mines supplying the global transition to clean energy. The figures for 2025 show a staggering 111% year-on-year increase. There were 329 allegations of abuse linked to transition mineral mining operations worldwide, up from 156 the previous year. It’s the only research of its kind. And it reveals direct implications for renewable energy companies relying on these minerals and their investors: Nearly 70% of mines associated with at least one allegation of…

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Survivor hopes to deliver SHAME to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor

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Survivor hopes to deliver SHAME to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor

A survivor of rape is attempting to return ‘Shame’ to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. Dolly Sen has carved the word “SHAME” out of wood. She’s then covered it in facts and figures about rape in the UK, as well as quotes from survivors. And she’ll attempt to deliver the art piece to Windsor or to his home in Norfolk. Sen says: I am doing this for Virginia, for Gisèle, for myself, and for the 2000 women who be raped this week and the vast majority will have no justice. Gisèle Pelicot requested a public trial of the more than 50 men who…

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Reform’s Cunningham complains ‘Restore’ is racist

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Reform’s Cunningham complains ‘Restore’ is racist

Former Tory Laila Cunningham, now a councillor for far-right ‘Reform UK’, has told the hard-right Telegraph that she has received death threats from supporters of even more extreme-right ‘Restore Britain’. Restore supporters don’t like that she is a Muslim. No Muslim should suffer hate for being a Muslim or for the colour of their skin. But Cunningham – also Reform’s candidate in the next London mayoral election – has pandered to white supremacy and Islamophobic race-hate as a campaign tactic. In January 2026, she said that any woman wearing a burqa should be subject to arbitrary stop-and-search, because: It has to…

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Iran foreign minister Araghchi says no truce unless Israel leaves Lebanon

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Iran foreign minister Araghchi says no truce unless Israel leaves Lebanon

Iran foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has responded to Israel’s attempts to reject Donald Trump’s supposed ceasefire ‘memorandum of understanding‘ with Iran. Araghchi warned Israel – and Trump – that there is no prospect of any agreement to end the illegal US-Israel war unless Israel gets out of Lebanon completely: The end of the war will not be complete without the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the territories they occupied in Lebanon. Any military attack by Israel on Lebanon and the continued occupation of Lebanese territories from now on, in our opinion, is a violation of the MoU. https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Araghchi-Lebanon-Subbed-hb.mp4 Araghchi continues to…

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Anderson busted using AI to lie about Reform’s Saville controversy

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Anderson busted using AI to lie about Reform’s Saville controversy

On 16 June, we reported on a grim story from the Makerfield by-election concerning Reform. Local Reform councillors posted a picture which suggested they’d vote for Jimmy Saville if it allowed them to replace Keir Starmer. The problem is this means they would vote for Jimmy Saville – one of Britain’s most notorious sexual predators. Since then, Reform have done what they can to distance themselves from the controversy. The problem is their attempts only made things worse. This is why a defensive post from Lee Anderson now looks like this: Reform distraction tactics As we reported on 16 June, Saville…

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Minister deploys ‘homophobic innuendo’ to defend Palestine Action ban

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Minister deploys ‘homophobic innuendo’ to defend Palestine Action ban

On 15 June, we reported that Labour minister Mike Tapp was gloating about the decision to maintain Palestine Action’s ‘terrorist’ proscription. A day later, we reported he was trying to ensnare Zack Polanski into saying he supports Palestine Action – something which would have landed him with a lengthy prison sentence. In other words, he’s a nasty piece of work. And the nastiness has only continued: Grow up. Homophobic innuendo isn’t going to get you out of this one. Neither is pretending you’re a victim of antisemitism, which you conflate with opposing genocide. You’re a government minister trying to get your…

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Climate action could sway half of young voters in the UK

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Climate action could sway half of young voters in the UK

Half of young people under 34 in the UK say they would be more likely to vote for a government that upholds the UK’s climate commitments. This is a finding of new research by Kantar for the Fairtrade Foundation. Fairtrade is warning that climate change is putting everyday staples under growing pressure and threatening the livelihoods of the next generation of farmers. Ahead of London Climate Action Week, the charity is launching Fair on the Planet, the second moment in its 2026 Do It Fair campaign. It’ll highlight how farmers growing products such as coffee, tea, cocoa and bananas are already facing…

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The scourge of online misogyny and racism fuels calls for regulation

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The scourge of online misogyny and racism fuels calls for regulation

A recent report by children’s charity Barnardo’s lays bare the scale of misogyny in the UK. Polling 4,000 young people, its shows how misogyny and targeted racism have flourished on social media platforms. As a result, the report found that these attitudes have dangerously become more ‘commonplace’ among offline. Against this backdrop, British PM Keir Starmer announced yesterday a social media ban will come into effect next year, restricting access for under-16s. Nevertheless, will still be able to circumvent the ban using VPNs. This means use of Snapchat, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X, by young people will likely continue. Lauren…

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Palestinian prisoner dies in notorious Israeli prison

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Palestinian prisoner dies in notorious Israeli prison

Imad Sarhan, 48, was a Palestinian who had been imprisoned for almost 25 years by the Israeli occupation before his death on 14 June. The late Sarhan suffered from a heart attack whilst in the high security Gilboa prison. Repeated tortured in Israeli custody He was abducted from his home in Haifa, on 15 October 2001, and sentenced to life imprisonment plus 10 years. From his first day in prison, until the day he died, he underwent severe and systematic interrogation and torture sessions. He was also subjected to deliberate medical neglect, and regularly kept in solitary confinement, once for a…

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Starmer tries charm offensive to avoid trump tantrum over social media ban

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Starmer tries charm offensive to avoid trump tantrum over social media ban

Ministers in Starmer’s government have apparently been hard at work lobbying the US President over fears. They worry they will see a backlash over the announced under-16s social media ban. Rather than asking the billionaire owners of Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube to protect children and restrict harmful content for all users, our government is instead choosing to cut off access for the most vulnerable in society. In fact, Starmer is now heading to the G7 Summit to meet the President. He will no doubt try to win favour with Trump. This signals another futile move by Labour to…

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Environment secretary writes to Ofwat calling out Thames Water deal

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Environment secretary writes to Ofwat calling out Thames Water deal

Thames Water is now even closer to temporary nationalisation after the government objected to a £10bn rescue proposal from its creditors. Ofwat, the UK water regulator, is also feeling the heat, after Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds penned a letter to the watchdog criticising the lenders’ offering. She warns it would fail both the environment and customers. ‘A holiday from the rules’ Thames Water has teetered on the edge of ruin for several years, at this point. It’s currently buried under £20bn in debt, and has faced record fines for dumping untreated sewage into England’s waterways. The company will run out of…

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Brighton fascists try to fake respectability, whilst hiding the extreme violent reality

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Brighton fascists try to fake respectability, whilst hiding the extreme violent reality

Brighton stood up against far-right intimidation on 13 June 2026 as thousands of anti-fascists massively outnumbered a South East Patriots march. The Carnival Against Fascism mobilisation was stunning to see, and blocked the racist scumbags at every single turn. Wandering around with the far-right, I observed an obvious disconnect between the far-right’s public branding and the unfiltered racism of its members. In short, brighton proved its resilience and commitment to standing up to hate. The performance of innocence The South East Patriots tried so hard to project a respectable public image for the cameras. I struggled to get myself into their…

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PSC’s Jamal demands apology from Board of Deputies

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PSC’s Jamal demands apology from Board of Deputies

Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) director Ben Jamal has demanded an apology and retraction from Israel lobby group Board of Deputies (BOD) for its smears against anti-apartheid protesters. The BOD (like the Met Police) had attacked Jewish activists protesting outside a London synagogue hosting the sale of stolen Palestinian land — a reference to Israel’s illegal settlements — but the BOD brazenly denied the event was selling stolen land. Marketing stolen land But it was selling stolen land. This is a fact that even corporate state media has now been forced to acknowledge. This should surprise no one paying attention. Moreover, Israeli…

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Yemen at the heart of Israel’s push for a military foothold in Somaliland

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Yemen at the heart of Israel’s push for a military foothold in Somaliland

Israel’s alliance with Somaliland is gathering steam. The settler-state appears is expanding its military footprint in the region and, as diplomatic relations grow closer than ever, Israel seems likely to  get what it wants. On 13 June, Drop Site News reported that in an unprecedented display of support, the Muslim-majority nation witnessed “the public waving of Israeli flags—not in protest, but celebration.” They added that: Videos shared on social media from Somaliland’s day of independence on May 18 showed Israelis dancing in the streets of Hargeisa alongside locals, with blue and white stars of David flying beside Somaliland’s red, white, and…

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