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ICC chief prosecutor sacked as states cave to US and Israel

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:27 July 2026
Post last modified:27 July 2026

Weeks after the ruling ‘Bureau’ of the International Criminal Court (ICC) changed its voting rules to please the US and Israel, and stitch up its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan has been removed from his role. The removal was voted through despite expert lawyers unanimously clearing Khan of wrongdoing in connection to alleged sexual misconduct with a junior colleague, which he has denied. It is the first time in ICC history that a prosecutor has been removed. Meanwhile, Israel has boasted of its role in him being ousted. Khan has said he will appeal the decision. ICC top prosecutor pursued war criminals…

Ex-Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins mounts legal challenge over dismissal by Starmer

Post author:Grace
Post published:13 July 2026
Post last modified:13 July 2026

Olly Robbins, former permanent under-secretary of state for foreign affairs, has begun a legal challenge of Starmer’s decision to sack him over his supposed role in the appointment of Peter Mandelson, disgraced ambassador to the US. Starmer sacked Mandelson after details of his friendship and extensive communications with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein became public knowledge. The PM blamed Robbins for failing to let him know that concerns were raised during Mandelson’s security vetting for the ambassadorial position. Starmer sacked the then-head of the Foreign Office on 16 April. ‘Dismissive approach’ to vetting On 21 April, Robbins published a letter he wrote…

Farage ‘routinely’ introduced criminal donor Cottrell as ‘chief of staff’

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:9 July 2026
Post last modified:9 July 2026

Scandal-riddled Nigel Farage “routinely” introduced criminal crypto-financier ‘Posh’ George Cottrell as his “chief of staff”, according to new revelations in the Guardian. Cottrell is one of two donors at the centre of the scandal of Farage’s massive undeclared donations, which he was legally obliged to report on becoming an MP. Farage is now trying to staunch the bleeding by resigning his Clacton parliamentary seat and standing for re-election. However, his claim that the donations have been a purely personal matter among friends is shattered by the latest exposure. Farage panic As well as his own donations and the alleged provision of…

NATO chief grovels to Trump, credits EU bases for illegal US strikes on Iran

Post author:The Canary
Post published:25 June 2026
Post last modified:25 June 2026

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has claimed that between 4,000 and 5,000 US planes took off from European bases during Trump’s illegal war against Iran. Trying to ease Trump’s disappointment at Europe’s lack of enthusiasm for Trump’s deranged war, Rutte said: I would argue it would have been very difficult to do Iran without having Europe as a power projection platform for the United States. Sitting beside President Donald Trump on Wednesday at the White House, Rutte repeatedly praised the US leader as the “leader of the free world.” He described Trump as taking “responsibility beyond the shores of the United States.”…

Belfast burns, while Met chief points finger at Iran and Russia

Post author:Maddison Wheeldon
Post published:11 June 2026
Post last modified:12 June 2026

On 11 June, Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley appeared on Sky News to discuss the Belfast ‘race-based pogroms,’ following a horrific stabbing attack days earlier. Far-right politicians and pundits, with the help of tech mogul Elon Musk, love nothing more than turning tragedy into a PR stunt. They whip up fear and hate across the UK towards Black and Brown people. Meanwhile, white supremacist thugs have taken to the streets of Belfast, setting fire to the homes and terrorising local residents. It is clear that the situation in Belfast has implications far beyond the city’s limits. When asked about the…

Israel lobbying US to murder chief Iranian peace negotiator

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:29 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

Founded as it is on a murderous, racist ideology — and run by a man using constant war to stay out of prison — Israel has no intention of allowing peace to break out between the US and Iran. Israel’s fascist security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir boasted that Israel would “not allow” a deal between Trump and Tehran to go through. The US promptly attacked Iran again in another appalling, but not shocking, display of bad faith. But the apartheid colony isn’t satisfied — and has been demanding that the US murder Iran’s chief negotiator, highly-educated parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. Tehran…