National News
Rumble may be banned over Russell Brand
Sputnik
Observers are speculating whether the video sharing platform Rumble could become unavailable in the UK amidst regulations governing online content there. The new provisions are set to become law as the comedian and podcaster, Russell Brand, is under fire for alleged sexual assault.
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Sunak pledges brighter future
Xinhua
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed on Wednesday to build a “brighter future” for the country as he scrapped the northern leg of the flagship HS2 high-speed rail project and introduced a raft of new measures to shore-up support for the Conservatives as the next general election nears.
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Republic protest inside Buckingham Palace
by New Worker correspondent
Members of a British republican campaign sneaked into Buckingham Palace last month to hold a symbolic protest against the monarchy.
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Corbyn honoured in Islington
by Theo Russell
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn received an ecstatic welcome in a packed Islington Town Hall committee room in London last week, as he was appointed honorary president of Islington Trades Council.
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74 years of victory!
by New Worker correspondent
NCP leader Andy Brooks joined diplomats, academics, businessmen and solidarity workers at a reception to mark the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China last week.
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Scottish Political News
by our Scottish political affairs correspondent
Labour and SNP canvassers pound the streets in the Rutherglen & Hamilton West constituency as the nationalists battle to hold the seat that was once a Labour stronghold. But behind the scenes a less than covert struggle is going on between the rival factions that are undermining the current leadership in their bid to fill the vacuum left following the abrupt departure of Mr & Mrs Sturgeon.
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International News
An ovation for a Nazi
In Defence of Communism
Last month Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and Canada’s parliament gave a standing ovation to a former member of the Ukrainian Waffen SS.
During the Canadian parliament’s welcome ceremony to Zelensky, House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota introduced an elderly man in the visitors’ gallery whom he described as a “veteran from the Second World War who fought for Ukrainian independence against the Russians and continues to support the troops today even at his age of 98”.
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China reaches out to Syria
by Roberto Morejón , Radio Havana Cuba
In the midst of serious difficulties after 12 years of war, compounded by the impact of an earthquake, Syria is making enormous efforts to restore the economy. The government is slowly and gradually rebuilding foreign relations – and important agreements signed by the presidents of China, Xi Jinping, and Syria, Bashar al-Assad, are a hopeful path for the future.
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A two-faced American in Africa
by Karina Marrón González , Radio Havana Cuba
The USA is proud to stand with all those who seek free, open and democratic governments in Africa, said US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during his visit to Angola last week .
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Cuban embassy petrol-bombed in Washington
Prensa Latina
The Cuban embassy in Washington was attacked last week by an assailant who threw two Molotov cocktails over the perimeter fence to hit the building. Fortunately, no one was injured in the terror attack. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has urged the USA to respond.
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Features
Canada: A Safe Haven for Ukrainian Nazis
by Ilya Tsukanov, Sputnik
The scandal over the Canadian parliament’s move to honour Ukrainian Waffen SS veteran Yaroslav Hunka continues to swirl, with Canada’s opposition leader, Poland, Jewish groups, Russia and the United Nations demanding accountability.
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Zionists will always call us anti-Semitic
by Nicki Kattoura, Workers World (USA)
Ask any Palestinian or accomplice to the movement, and it is almost a guarantee that they were called anti-Semitic for expressing their anti-Zionist politics. The Zionist accusation has become so commonplace that it is to be expected in response to any vocal support for Palestine. Nevertheless, as much as it can be anticipated, it can still be reputationally devastating and traumatising for the people going through it.
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