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Rutte blows gaffe on Iran war
6+ hour, 4+ min ago (604+ words) NATO boss Mark Rutte has blown the gaffe." The secretary-general of the imperialist war alliance, and former conservative premier of the Netherlands, has long been the most obsequious appeaser of Donald Trump among European leaders, exceeding even Keir Starmer in…...
World in Brief, June 24 2026
22+ hour, 38+ min ago (267+ words) Snippets of news from around the world LIBYA: Authorities in the eastern part of the divided country have banned entry by people from four nearby African countries to stem the influx of migrants seeking to reach Europe from Libya's northern'coast....
Protests challenge attendees entering global far-right fossil fuel conference in London
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (187+ words) ACTIVISTS gathered outside Kensington Olympia today as delegates arrived for the first day of the far-right Alliance for Responsible Citizenship'conference. Organised by Fossil Free London and joined by more than 10 campaign groups, including Greenpeace and Queers for Palestine, protesters dressed…...
The ruling-class pressures on Burnham intensify
23+ hour, 39+ min ago (504+ words) BRITAIN'S military-industrial complex, from military and intelligence chiefs to British and US arms corporations, are determined to squeeze every last billion from the Labour government's budget, whether from the sick, the disabled, the unemployed or'pensioners. The state, capitalist mass media…...
Rising to the challenge " building a global majority against war and nuclear weapons
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (1042+ words) Build peace, not a new nuclear Europe, says SOPHIE BOLT of CND In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now urgent need to defend the island's political sovereignty and its right to…...
The message from Makerfield
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (1520+ words) Voters have delivered a stay of execution for Labour and exposed limits to Reform's advance. But will Burnham offer a political alternative rather than just a different face at the top, asks ANDREW MURRAY In the wake of his recent…...
The terrifying cost of the new nuclear arms race
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (1430+ words) Expanding Britain's nuclear capability increases the risk of nuclear confrontation. It does not keep us safe " it makes us a target, argues CAROL TURNER In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now…...
Nato 3. 0 " 85 years after Operation Barbarossa
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (1390+ words) SEVIM DAGDELEN warns that Germany's military resurgence and revival of old hostilities towards Russia have dangerous implications for Europe and beyond In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now urgent need to…...
The labour movement must have the courage to stand up for women's rights
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (765+ words) Despite forming most of Britain's trade union membership, women continue to endure harassment, inequality and minimal support for their sex-based rights, warns VALERIE COULTAS In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now…...
Makerfield by-election proves Reform can be beaten, Stand Up to Racism says
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (262+ words) THE Makerfield by-election proves that Reform can be beaten, Stand Up to Racism said'today. But there can be no complacency, the campaign group stressed, pointing to the more than 40 per cent of the vote won by the far-right Reform and…...