Exclusive: Humanitarians speak out on US-led terror campaign in Ecuador

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Ecuador’s coast has become a crime scene, and Washington’s fingerprints are all over it. The Canary interviewed two local humanitarians, published under pseudonyms for their protection. They generously offered us first-hand knowledge of the repeat attacks inflicted upon Manabita communities. On June 14, prosecutor Alexandra Bravo was gunned down outside a café in Manta by a hitman on a motorcycle. Her sister, who threw herself in front of her, died too. Five shell casings. No sign of the police detail supposedly guarding her. Bravo was, shockingly, the twenty-sixth member of Ecuador’s justice system murdered since 2020. She was the second person…

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Trump’s Americas? The CIA has set up a new Cuba taskforce

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Trump’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has set up a new Cuba task force. Its aim, it seems probable, is the overthrow of the ‘communist’ state just 90 miles of the Florida coast. The New York Times claims to have spoken to unnamed insiders with knowledge of the unit. First, a caveat: intelligence sources brief the press for their own reasons. The US clearly wants regime change in Cuba, this is clear. We don’t know whether the briefing itself is meant to influence the relevant parties — part of an information war — or is a genuine leak. The NYT reported on…

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US is exploiting Venezuela’s disaster to cement its colonial stranglehold

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The Donald Trump regime was already getting its way in oil-rich Venezuela after illegally abducting its president in January. But two devastating earthquakes on 24 June gave Trump and his allies a chance to further solidify their colonial stranglehold. And interim Venezuelan president Delcy Rodríguez has seemed all too willing to help. Rodríguez had already been seeking to please Trump since she took charge at the start of the year. But since June’s horrific natural disaster killed over 6,000 people, her subservience to US interests has been even clearer. For example, she has: Withdrawn from the International Criminal Court (ICC) just…

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Prominent academic Jason Arday is a victim of vile racism — he also copied other people’s work

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Yesterday, 5 August, Professor Jason Arday resigned from his Sociology post at University of Cambridge and Jesus College. When he took the job back in 2023, he became the youngest Black professor ever to teach at the institution. However, since that point, accusations of plagiarism have dogged his work. Several things seem true at once here. Black academia is under serious threat right now, in the UK, the US and elsewhere. Many of the criticisms against Arday were levelled or amplified by notorious racists. Simultaneously, Arday’s work shows a remarkable level of similarity to the work of Professor Paula Zwozdiak-Myers, along…

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As Indian authorities use pellet guns again, Kashmiri survivors still await justice

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In India, debates over the use of pellet guns on protesters have opened space for Kashmiris who have endured wounds from them since 2010. Scroll India wrote that Kashmiri survivors of pellet gun violence are still awaiting compensation from the state even a decade later, and the current debate “gives them a chance to voice their grievances after a prolonged silence.” Many survivors say the current debate over the use of pellet guns in Delhi protests gives them a chance to voice their grievances after a prolonged silence, @safwatzgr reports https://t.co/iwonZK0YvI — Rokibuz Zaman (@ZamanRokibuz_) August 6, 2026 Scroll wrote that…

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Trump wants $10 billion from BBC but says asking for his finances is ‘disproportionate’

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In the latest twist in Trump’s defamation case against the BBC, the president’s legal team has filed an emergency motion to block the BBC from accessing his financial records, arguing the subpoena is a “disproportionate” and a “shockingly broad” fishing expedition. According to the filing, made in the Southern District of Florida on August 5, 2026, the BBC’s subpoena for tax returns, asset histories, and business records from the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, the legal entity that holds the president’s business assets across approximately 400 affiliated entities, should be quashed. Or, at minimum, impose strict limits on what the BBC…

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Palestine protestor cleared of criminal damage after two year trial

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Pro-Palestine activist Paula Akpan has been cleared of criminal damage after a two-year trial. She had been charged with criminal damage after her role in a 2024 protest outside a genocide-linked bank. The financial services company Scotiabank, was one of many which held Israeli investments. On 6 July, the Good Law Project said the woman had: attended a protest outside Scotiabank on 17 June 2024, along with nine others. At the time, the bank was the largest foreign shareholder in Elbit Systems – holding a massive $500m stake in Israel’s leading weapons manufacturer, whose military hardware is directly used to target…

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Ex-neo-Nazi Tory candidate withdraws, but lands counter-extremism role

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Former neo-Nazi Joshua Bonehill-Paine has withdrawn as a Tory candidate for the 2027 council elections in Somerset. Far-right candidate are hardly a rarity in UK politics these days. However, reports claim he has now been given an internal Conservative Party role educating people about extremism. Another Tory misstep Bonehill-Paine was convicted in 2016 for harassing former Jewish Labour MP Luciana Berger. The Guardian reported on 5 August: Joshua Bonehill-Paine said on Wednesday that he had withdrawn from next year’s local elections, and that the Conservative leader had instead asked him to become an adviser to the party’s culture and integration commission,…

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Two trans rights victories and a legal challenge to the EHRC’s ‘bathroom ban’

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The past week has been a rollercoaster for trans rights in the UK. On Friday 31 July, the High Court rejected a legal challenge to the upcoming trial of puberty-blocking medication. That same day, the court also ruled that police don’t have to perform strip searches based on ‘biological sex’. On 5 August, the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) new transphobic code of practice came into effect. It holds that a trans-inclusive women’s service is “very likely” to be discriminatory on the basis of sex. However, just one day later, the Good Law Project (GLP) has supported a legal challenge…

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A Guide to Your Legal Rights When a Relationship Breaks Down England and Wales

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No one starts a relationship expecting it to end. When it does, the practical questions arrive fast. Who stays in the home. How the bills get paid. What happens with the children. What you are actually entitled to. The answers depend far more on your legal status than most people expect, and the gap between what people assume and what the law provides causes real financial harm every year. Understanding where you stand early gives you a far better chance of a fair outcome. Speaking to Family Law Partners or another family law specialist at the outset can help you avoid…

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Why Rising Student Housing Costs Are Reshaping University Choices in the UK

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A December 2024 report from Unipol and HEPI confirmed something students already knew but universities were slow to acknowledge: the maximum student loan in England is now less than the average student rent. You read that right. The government’s own financial support package doesn’t cover your highest single cost. That reality is changing how students choose universities. And if you’re currently deciding where to study, it should change how you think about it too. The Numbers That Are Actually Driving the Decision Student rents in university-owned accommodation rose an average of 12% across UK cities between 2021/22 and 2023/24, with private…

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Criminal investigations rock South Korean football

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South Korean police searched the headquarters of the Korea Football Association (KFA) on 6 August as part of a criminal investigation into the appointment of national team manager Hong Myung-bo. This investigation comes a month after the country’s participation in the 2026 World Cup. Investigators are examining allegations of administrative irregularities and unlawful interference in the 2024 hiring process. The raids follow South Korea’s shock group-stage exit at the 2026 World Cup. This result reignited criticism of Hong’s appointment and intensified public and political demands for accountability. This came after one of the national team’s worst tournament performances. Inside the criminal…

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The culture war comes for Nolan’s The Odyssey

The furore surrounding the film the Odyssey exposes, again, how right-wing media discourse, tinged with overt racism, can be weaponised to fuel culture wars. Furthermore, it is used to score political points. Amid the cacophony of praise surrounding Christopher Nolan’s Hollywood retelling of the Homer epic, it’s easy to forget that the controversy erupted long before its release. Not long after casting was made public, Nolan’s film was drawn into a wider right-wing cultural war battleground. The official trailer received the highest number of dislikes of any Nolan release. Even Elon Musk jumped on the bandwagon, bringing his familiar inflammatory culture-war…

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Burnham’s appointments speak louder than his words

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When it comes to politicians, senior appointments often tell you more than public pronouncements. Andy Burnham has only been Prime Minister for two weeks, but he has just installed one of the most pro-establishment cabinets in Labour Party history. From Defence Minister to Chancellor John Healey’s resignation as Defence Minister, prompted by Keir Starmer’s refusal to plough more of the national budget into military spending, directly precipitated the downfall of Burnham’s predecessor. In August 2024, Healey, a long-time supporter of Labour Friends of Israel, met with Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant to discuss preserving “intelligence co-operation”. Burnham just made him Chancellor…

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Gaza recovers 112 bodies after painstaking recovery effort

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After 136 hours of painstaking search and recovery efforts, Gaza’s Civil Defense recovered the remains of 112 civilians killed in Israeli airstrikes. A mass funeral was held for the victims on 4 August 2026. The victims were found beneath the rubble of a residential block in Gaza City’s al-Sabra neighbourhood, which was heavily bombarded by Israeli airstrikes. Among those recovered were 40 children, 38 women and seven people with disabilities. https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/fea-first-firsr.mp4 Gaza: 112 recovered, 196 still missing The building was home to members of the extended Abu Sharia and Al-Husayna families before it was targeted in an Israeli airstrike on 23…

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UEFA introduces new four-yellow-card suspension threshold

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UEFA has confirmed changes to its yellow card suspension rules for the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League. These new rules are set ahead of the 2026–27 campaign. From this season, players and members of the coaching staff will receive a one-match suspension after accumulating four yellow cards during the league phase. This new rule replaces the previous threshold of three. Notably, these adjustments reflect UEFA guidelines. UEFA confirms new suspension rules Once that first suspension has been served, another ban will follow after every two additional yellow cards. That means further suspensions will be triggered after a sixth,…

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‘I hope the EHRC code of practice haunts its architects’

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The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) transphobic code of practice — which recommends organisations that offer ‘single-sex’ spaces and services should exclude trans people — takes effect today. The Canary has already highlighted the problems with the code at length. It’s utterly opaque, non-functional, and a blank cheque to harass trans, intersex and gender non-conforming individuals. This article isn’t about the contents of the code. It’s not even about how this sorry shithole of a queer-bashing country got to this point. Rather, this article expresses a heartfelt wish: that this code haunts its architects within Labour and outside of, in just the…

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UK charities face inquiry over Israeli settlement funding

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Charity Commission announcement follows Declassified’s investigation into donations to illegal settlers A major inquiry has been launched into British charities months after Declassified revealed donations may have been sent to illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank. In an unprecedented move, the Charity Commission has opened an investigation into eight groups to examine whether funds are being used for legitimate charitable purposes. The regulator claimed the decision to open an inquiry was “not a finding of wrongdoing”, but said there were “serious allegations” about multiple charities. A spokesperson refused to name the charities under investigation, instead describing them as “amongst those…

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Media pans Ireland’s Israel-free jet, but boycotts require sacrifice

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The Irish government has chosen not to purchase an ‘Israeli’ Elbit Systems navigation component for its new jet, leading various media outlets to speculate the plane may now struggle to land in foggy conditions. It is not actually clear there is in fact any loss of function on the plane. Even if there was, however, the main points here should be that Micheál Martin’s government have for once done the right thing in relation to the genocidal settler-colony, and that sometimes boycotting requires sacrifice. For its part, the Irish Department of Defence has responded to media claims that the jet is…

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Former military general and hard-right ‘think tank’ are lobbying for nukes

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A hard-right think tank and a former military general with links to arms firms have released a report lobbying for nuclear weapons funding. The report, fronted by former top general Richard Dannatt, was published by the 878 Institute. The ‘think tank’ subscribes to the same bizarre ‘civilisational’ ideology loved by AI billionaires. Its ‘head of defence’ is a former soldier linked to another reactionary ‘think tank’ — The Henry Jackson Society (HJS). The 878 Institute published a new report on 1 August titled ‘Britain’s Military Deterrence Gaps’. Among other things, it warns that the UK’s nuclear weapons programme is being ‘hollowed…

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