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Iran war may be ending but humiliated Trump could hit Cuba next

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:13 June 2026
Post last modified:13 June 2026

The disastrous Iran war may be ending. But a humiliated US may look to Cuba as the next victim with Trump’s crony Marco Rubio applying heavier sanctions. The Americans have been making their aggressive intentions clear for months. US outlet The Hill reported on 11 June that the US State Department: announced that it will sanction Cuba’s state-owned oil and gas company Unión Cuba-Petróleo (CUPET) amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and the island country. At the centre of the move was Trump’s Cuban-American henchman and secretary of state Marco Rubio. Rubio said: the latest sanctions are pursuant of President Trump’s…

Vape deposit scheme could recover £6.3m worth of lithium and copper annually

Post author:The Canary
Post published:11 June 2026
Post last modified:12 June 2026

Despite 2025’s disposable vape ban, 6.3m vapes and pods still get chucked away every week in the UK. This has prompted fresh calls for a deposit return scheme for vaping products. Disposable vapes are an example of a product that creates a lucrative market with no apparent thought for the environmental cost. Each unit includes plastic for the casing, copper wiring in the circuitry and lithium in the battery. While the ban on disposable vapes has helped to reduce the number purchased per week, with a 31% reduction, 6.3m vapes and pods are still being binned each week. Alongside this, reports…

Belfast human rights activist could be deported due to Home Office incompetence

Post author:Robert Freeman
Post published:5 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

Never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence. In Belfast, Home Office incompetence is threatening Nina Briggs, head of the Migrant Workers’ Union Northern Ireland, with deportation. They insist that Briggs’ active appeal against the unfair Home Office decision does not exist. That is despite an immigration tribunal confirming the department submitted documents in her case in December 2025. Briggs has spent the last 14 years living in Britain or the North of Ireland. Born in the US, she came to Britain to study at St Andrews University in Scotland back in 2012, at age 16. She subsequently entered…

Trinidad and Tobago’s stance on US imperialism could upend trade bloc

Post author:Lyndon Mukasa
Post published:3 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

Is Caribbean unity at a turning point? Since the brazen and horrific US attack on Venezuela in January, the Caribbean’s regional trade bloc CARICOM has been in crisis. What has been left out by much of the media is the assistance that some Caribbean countries like Trinidad and Tobago gave the United States in its imperialist attack on the South American country. Trinidad and Tobago support of the US The Dominican Republic and Guyana all played a role in providing the US with bases and logistical support. However, more than any other country, Trinidad and Tobago provided temporary radar surveillance and…

Palantir deal could hand your personal data to Trump administration

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:1 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

A scandalous deal between hard-right AI war firm Palantir and the UK’s financial authority could hand the Trump administration your personal data. Meanwhile, campaigners and MPs say that the deal with Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) must prove that sensitive information will not fall into Trump’s hands. On 1 June, the Guardian reported: A US law that can oblige tech companies to disclose information to American authorities may apply to Palantir’s deal to help the Financial Conduct Authority detect crime. House of Commons science and technology select committee Martin Wrigley MP delivered the warning. He was quoted by the Guardian saying that…

A £10 pint could be closer than you think – here’s why

Post author:The Canary
Post published:29 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

Despite rising pint prices, pubs may be making just pennies in profit from every pound spent. And so, like everywhere else, prices at the pub are rising. Here’s a breakdown of the numbers. Pint profits plunge New research suggests that for every £1 spent on a pint in 2026, the typical drinks-focussed pub could make just 3p in profit. This is down almost half from last year. To understand where money spent at the pub actually goes, experts from money.co.uk analysed cost data from the British Beer and Pub Association. They modelled how operating expenses have shifted year-on-year, using growth trends,…

The 2026 World Cup could turn into a global climate crisis

Post author:Alaa Shamali
Post published:24 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

A few days before the kickoff of the 2026 World Cup, environmental warnings are escalating around the tournament, which is supposed to be the biggest in football history, but is now poised to become the “most climate-destructive” since the tournament began. The Guardian revealed that the edition, which will be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, does not appear to be just an exceptional sporting event, but a massive project that could leave an unprecedented carbon footprint. This is due to the enormous expansion in the number of teams, matches, and host cities, alongside the almost complete reliance on…