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  • Murderous Israel continues to target Lebanese and Palestinian journalists 10/04/2026
    On 8 April, 2026, the Israel killed another three journalists. It has now murdered at least 260 since October 2023, more than any other country in the world. 254 dead in just one day as Israel targets Lebanese civilians, including two journalists Wednesday was the deadliest day of “Israeli” attacks on Lebanon, so far. Israeli occupation […]
  • Israel approve single largest expansion in their Zionist history 10/04/2026
    The Israeli occupation’s cabinet has quietly approved the establishment of 34 new settlements across the occupied West Bank, the largest single expansion in the colonial zionist regime’s history. The decision, taken on 1 April, but kept confidential until the 9th, was revealed by Peace Now, an Israeli organisation monitoring settlement expansion. 10 outposts and 24 new settlements have just been approved by […]
  • Pentagon denies wrongdoing for AI manager’s $24m return on xAI investment 10/04/2026
    In this week’s dispatches from the American kleptocracy, a senior US ‘department of war’ official made up to a 4,800% return on a private investment in Elon Musk’s xAI. The official’s job, you ask? Why, overseeing the Pentagon’s use of AI, of course. What a normal thing to write about a functioning and definitely-not-at-all corrupt […]
  • Sex offender jailed after terrifying wife so much she jumped from bridge 10/04/2026
    A convicted paedophile has been jailed for killing his vulnerable wife after he terrorised her so extremely that she “climbed over the barrier of a Dundee road bridge and fell to her death”. Lee Milne beat, choked and verbally abused 28-year-old Kimberly Milne before her death from multiple vehicle impacts in 2023. The jury in […]
  • Military aged men? US brings back mandatory military draft registration 10/04/2026
    The US is bringing in automatic draft registration for military-aged men. The move is cross-party and predates the paused illegal war on Iran. Yet it shows that the US political elite remains committed to warfare on a massive scale in the future. CNN reported: Young, eligible men will be automatically registered for the military draft […]
  • Education in Palestine ‘continues against all odds’, says university coordinator 10/04/2026
    “In Palestine, as a student, you don’t live a normal life,” Sundos Hammad, coordinator of the Right to Education (R2E) campaign at Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank, told the Canary. You go to university not knowing if there will be a raid of your campus, if you will be arrested or harassed at the […]
  • New festival brings workers’ struggle and solidarity to Cornwall coast 10/04/2026
    Trade unionists, families, and campaigners will gather on the Cornwall coast this June for Unite on the Hill. It’s a new festival that aims to combine culture, community, and class politics. Branch SW008 of the Unite union is organising the event. It’ll take place from 19–21 June 2026 at Maker Heights (PL10 1LA) and bring […]
  • Exclusive: military tells Canary UK war drone spotted over Lebanon wasn’t actually there 10/04/2026
    The UK military has told the Canary that British war drone circled Lebanon for 13 hours on 8 April 2026 was not there. This is despite is being visible on an aircraft tracking platform. The Cyprus-launched aircraft circled a key battlefield in Israel’s current air and ground assault on Lebanon. It was there despite the […]
  • Zionists pressure Pakistan MP to delete social media post criticising Israel 10/04/2026
    A social media post from Pakistan’s defence minister criticising Israel’s genocidal violence on Lebanon amid ceasefire negotiations has been removed following pressure from Zionists. Khawaja Asif called Israel a “curse for humanity” for killing innocent civilians in Gaza, Iran and Lebanon. He also implied Israel was sabotaging the “peace talks”. Pakistani Minister Quietly Scrubs Post […]
  • Animatronic pig to tour Scotland exposing ‘pregnancy cage cruelty’ 10/04/2026
    Humane World for Animals UK will take its campaign to ban farrowing crates across Scotland from 11-14 April. The charity will bring a life-size animatronic pig named Penny to towns and cities to highlight the harsh reality faced by tens of thousands of mother pigs on farms. Penny will appear inside a metal crate like […]