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German coach Low criticises FIFA and the 2026 World Cup format

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German coach Low criticises FIFA and the 2026 World Cup format

Former German coach Joachim Löw has voiced clear criticism of FIFA’s decision to expand the 2026 World Cup to 48 teams, arguing that the new format has diminished the tournament’s competitiveness and technical quality. In an interview with the German channel RTL as part of the series “World Cup Fever: Monica Lierhaus and the National Team Coaches,” Löw—who led Germany to victory in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil—confirmed that he was never in favor of increasing the number of participating teams. The 66-year-old coach stated that he had always believed the 32-team format was the most suitable for the World…

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French journalist is the latest foreign national to be denied entry by the Israeli occupation

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French journalist is the latest foreign national to be denied entry by the Israeli occupation

“Israeli” authorities have deported French journalist Alice Froussard. Although possessing all necessary paperwork, she was stopped at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport, on the evening of 10 June. She was then interrogated several times and detained for almost ten hours. Then she was expelled from the country, and sent back to France the following day. Deported French journalist said the October 7 massacre must be viewed ‘in context’ Froussard, 33, works for several French media outlets and has covered the occupied West Bank since 2019. She had planned to travel there on assignment for Radio France Internationale (RFI) when she was…

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Infantino sees with one eye: he called for a French journalist’s release but ignored Palestinian journalists denied the 2026 World Cup

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Infantino sees with one eye: he called for a French journalist’s release but ignored Palestinian journalists denied the 2026 World Cup

When Gianni Infantino reserved an empty seat for French journalist Christophe Gleizes and called for his release so he could attend the 2026 World Cup, the FIFA president wanted to send a message of solidarity with a reporter who had been prevented from covering the world’s biggest football tournament. But there are many more empty seats that FIFA’s president has chosen not to acknowledge. There are Palestinian journalists who covered previous international tournaments, some of whom attended the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, but who will never make it to the 2026 tournament. Not because they are behind bars, but because…

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American humiliation: Trump is erratic because he knows he’s lost the Iran war

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American humiliation: Trump is erratic because he knows he’s lost the Iran war

US president Donald Trump is erratic at the best of times. But his current tendency to threaten Iran with annihilation and then claim peace is at hand five minutes later comes from an awareness that he has lost the Iran war. In truth, we have known this is an American humiliation for a long time. Iranian politics professor Hassan Ahmadian told Drop Site News on 12 June: The United States has hit the hard rock of a formidable force that stopped its aggression and they have to deal with it. President Trump realized that he cannot change the failure, the military…

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Amnesty reports shows Israel is erasing Palestinians from the West Bank

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Amnesty reports shows Israel is erasing Palestinians from the West Bank

Human rights NGO Amnesty International says Israel is erasing everything Palestinian from the West Bank. The group warned that it is the Israeli state leading the ethnic cleansing — not rogue settlers. Israeli violence in the West Bank has accelerated alongside the Gaza genocide. Amnesty’s report is titled ‘Erasing anything Palestinian: Israel’s ethnic cleansing of West Bank Bedouin and herding communities‘. It can be read in full here. Among the major findings was that: Ethnic cleansing campaign is Israeli state-led, and state-sponsored, not driven by rogue settlers or so-called extremist ministers. And that there has been an: Exponential rise in state-backed…

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Eye witnesses to al Mughayyir school shooting in no doubt that head of Homesh “Religious School” is the culprit

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Eye witnesses to al Mughayyir school shooting in no doubt that head of Homesh “Religious School” is the culprit

On 21 April, illegal settler and head of Homesh “religious school”, Schmuel Wendy, shot dead two Palestinians outside al Mughayyir boy’s School, in the occupied West Bank. One was a 13-year-old pupil. There have been numerous claims that Wendy is the killer, but he denies even being in the village at the time. But the Canary spoke to various people who were at the school that day to find out more. Schmuel Wendy, illegal settler and head of Homesh “religious school” fired shots at uniformed Palestinian Red Crescent Society Paramedic Al Mughayyir experiences daily raids by the occupation’s military, and violent…

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More animal welfare charities call for an end to the guga hunt

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More animal welfare charities call for an end to the guga hunt

Two leading animal welfare organisations are calling on the new Scottish parliament to end the annual guga hunt on Sula Sgeir. They’ve published a new report stating that the hunt cannot be considered humane, despite a NatureScot licence condition that requires killing must be carried out humanely. This adds to the campaigning work of Protect the Wild, whose founder Rob Pownall ran for the Scottish parliament dressed as a gannet. Animal Welfare and the Guga Hunt comes out as NatureScot considers a fresh licence application for the 2026 hunt. The topic is also due to for consideration by the Scottish parliament…

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Unison sounds the alarm on workplaces scrapping trans-inclusive policies

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Unison sounds the alarm on workplaces scrapping trans-inclusive policies

Andrea Egan, general secretary of Unison, has written to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to highlight the fact that workplaces across the country have already begun to withdraw their previous trans-inclusive policies. After multiple failed attempts, the EHRC laid its current draft code of practice before Parliament. The guidance is now undergoing a 40-day period of scrutiny, after which MPs can choose to accept or reject it. The draft code calls for service providers to exclude trans people from single-sex spaces reflecting their gender, and also often those of their sex assigned at birth. The government’s own impact assessment has…

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The UK’s favourite butterfly has been revealed

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The UK’s favourite butterfly has been revealed

Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation has today revealed that the colourful peacock has beaten off fierce competition from a colourful cast of species to take the top spot as Britain’s Favourite Butterfly. Topping the first-ever vote to find the nation’s champion, the garden favourite beat 59 other butterflies to claim the highly coveted title. See the full run-down below. The poll saw over 20,000 votes cast across the UK between 15 May – 7 June. Engaging the public, with votes like this and with the forthcoming Big Butterfly Count, helps scientists track the fortunes of butterflies. And that can give important insights…

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Global banks finance fossil fuel with $8.7tn since the Paris Agreement

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Global banks finance fossil fuel with $8.7tn since the Paris Agreement

Major banks are putting increasing amounts of money into fossil fuel. 2025 saw nearly $1tn of investment in fossil fuel companies, even as energy instability is deepening the global cost-of-living crisis. The 17th edition of the Banking on Climate Chaos (BOCC) report finds that the world’s 65 largest banks committed $906bn to fossil fuel companies in 2025. This was an increase of 8% from the previous year. Since the Paris Agreement a decade ago, these banks have channelled $8.7tn into oil, gas, and coal operations. The report is the world’s most comprehensive open-source dataset on fossil fuel financing by commercial banks.…

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‘The Fraud’ author to investigate how Labour Together shaped parliament

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‘The Fraud’ author to investigate how Labour Together shaped parliament

The following is a call for evidence from The Fraud author Paul Holden into how Labour Together shaped the current crop of Labour MPs. Call for Evidence: The Labour Together Parliament Shadow World Investigations and Paul Holden – author of The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy – are today announcing a new investigative project about the transformation of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) under the Labour Together Project. This long-germinating project is soliciting evidence about how Labour Party processes were used (and abused) to manipulate the selection of Labour MP candidates who now make up…

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How the Trump family cashed in with India’s richest cronies

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How the Trump family cashed in with India’s richest cronies

The Trump family pocketed at least $100 million from India’s richest dynasty, the Ambanis, through a secret stake in an obscure Texas refinery startup. A pattern also seen with another billionaire, Gautam Adani, reveals a consistent U.S. strategy: first, threaten tariffs, sanctions, or prosecution; then, after money flows from Indian billionaires toward the U.S., make the legal and trade problems disappear. In exchange for the Indian investment in the Texas refinery startup, the White House delivered a string of major policy wins for the Indian energy conglomerate, including a Venezuelan oil license, according to a ProPublica investigation published Tuesday. NEW: Earlier…

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“Who stole the land?” 14yo holds his own against Zionist assault

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“Who stole the land?” 14yo holds his own against Zionist assault

A 14-year-old activist stood up to an Israel supporter’s aggression during an assault in Montreal, Canada yesterday, 9 June 2026. The aggressor was a woman known as Sandra allegedly associated with white supremacist media. The Canadian government continues to support Israel’s genocide. Embarrassment in Montreal As the young man filmed the assault, the woman tried repeatedly and unsuccessfully to grab his phone and intimidate him. Uncowed, he turned his attention to her companions, embarrassing one man enough to have him claim that he is “no bloody Zionist”: View this post on Instagram A post shared by F̷R̷E̷E̷ P̷E̷O̷P̷L̷E̷ P̷O̷W̷E̷R̷ (@freepeoplepower) One…

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Washington justifies the exclusion of Somali referee and Iranian officials ahead of the World Cup

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Washington justifies the exclusion of Somali referee and Iranian officials ahead of the World Cup

Andrew Giuliani, head of the White House team tasked with organising the 2026 World Cup, defended the US authorities’ decision to bar Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan and a number of administrative officials from the Iranian national team from entering the United States, stressing that these measures were taken for “very valid reasons”, according to AFP, reporting on a seminar organised by the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington. The comments come at a time of growing questions regarding the security measures taken by the US in the days leading up to the start of the tournament, which it is co-hosting…

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Genocidal British lord wants IOF to ‘finish the job’ in Lebanon

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Genocidal British lord wants IOF to ‘finish the job’ in Lebanon

Howard Leigh, a Tory peer, has asked the House of Lords why it was stopping Israel’s occupation forces (IOF) from being able to “finish the job” in Lebanon. Leigh, disgustingly, said: The only successful way of dealing with, in effect, Iran in Lebanon through Hezbollah, is through military action. At what point do the British Government stop spending British taxpayers’ money helping the Lebanese Government, and, instead, allow the IDF to finish the job? His words were so shockingly genocidal that even Starmer’s ally and Cabinet MP Jenny Chapman had to respond with how wrong Israel’s actions were: With respect, I…

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Whittome’s Early Day Motion to reject the EHRC’s transphobic code passes 100 signatures

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Whittome’s Early Day Motion to reject the EHRC’s transphobic code passes 100 signatures

Labour MP Nadia Whittome has announced a motion to reject the Equalities and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) transphobic Code of Practice. Rachel Taylor MP, likewise of Labour, also gave a moving account of why she signed the motion. Whittome and Taylor have also urged other MPs to sign the motion. To this end, trans rights campaign groups TransActual, Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, and Scottish Trans have created an email template for constituents to write to their MPs to urge them to sign. Scottish Trans stated that, in just one week, over 1,200 people have already written to their representatives. Transphobic code rejected The EHRC’s…

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The greatest goalkeepers in World Cup history

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The greatest goalkeepers in World Cup history

In football, a goalkeeper does not always need to lift the trophy to secure his place in World Cup history. Some have built their legacy by enduring on the world’s biggest football stage, whilst others have forged their legend by keeping a clean sheet against their opponents. Throughout the history of the World Cup, two distinct paths to immortality have emerged among goalkeepers; the first is measured by the number of matches a goalkeeper has played, and the second by the number of clean sheets he has kept. World Cup: Hugo Lloris sits top of record books Over the course of…

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Rebecca Long-Bailey’s union speech is a rallying cry for the working class

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Rebecca Long-Bailey’s union speech is a rallying cry for the working class

MP Rebecca Long Bailey recently spoke at the conference for the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union and delivered a fierce rebuke to what the Labour Party has become under Keir Starmer. Referring to the murkiness of Peter Mandelson’s appointment, and the way in which the party has forgotten working class people, Long-Bailey insisted the party must remember and revive its trade union values. Her calls coincide with millionaire Nigel Farage telling unions to “ditch Labour” and affiliate with his party which only truly seeks to benefit its vested interests — the super-rich. These are the highlights from her address… Long-Bailey’s wish…

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Everything you need to know about the new qualification system for the 2026 World Cup

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Everything you need to know about the new qualification system for the 2026 World Cup

The 2026 World Cup is set to enter a radically different phase in its history, following the decision to increase the number of participating teams from 32 to 48. This expansion has not only increased the number of teams but has also completely reshaped the tournament’s structure, from the group stage right through to the knockout rounds. This change has led to an increase in the number of matches from 64 to 104, with the adoption of a completely new competition format, the biggest since the tournament’s inception. A completely new format: 12 groups and an expanded knockout stage In the…

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The Telegraph’s desperate, antisemitic attack on Zack Polanski stinks

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The Telegraph’s desperate, antisemitic attack on Zack Polanski stinks

Notorious pro–Israel bigot Stephen Pollard has written a desperate, antisemitic article trying to smear Zack Polanski. He did this in response to the Green leader backing calls to hold potential war criminals to account. And he did so in the Telegraph, which has joined other right-wing rags in publishing antisemitic Polanski caricatures. Lobby backlash as Polanski backs accountability calls for potential war criminals Zack Polanski, along with many other Jewish people in the UK, has been vocal in his criticism of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. And hardline Zionists (whether Jewish or non-Jewish) don’t like this. So they’ve thrown their toys out…

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