Gregory Barrow

Trump reportedly called Norwegian minister ‘out of the blue’ to ask about Nobel prize US president told Norway’s finance minister he wants the Nobel peace prize, according to the Norwegian press

What a baby.

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‘Can you tell us how he died?’: Mohamed Salah criticises Uefa over tribute to ‘Palestinian Pelé’ Footballer Suleiman al-Obeid was killed in an Israeli attack in southern Gaza last week, according to Palestine Football Association

Silence - a question that UEFA does not have the courage to answer.

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Imagine being a billionaire, in charge of one the most powerful, influential companies in the history of world, and prostrating yourself to Trump in this very public and embarrassing way. Sheesh.

Demonising migrants won’t fill jobs or boost falling popu... ‘Stop the boats’ is a popular refrain but it obscures the real issues rich countries across the world are facing

If only we could find a politician brave enough to articulate a bold argument that embracing immigration is not just a good thing but a practical solution to an existential demographic crisis that rich countries face helping migrants and host communities prosper.

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Happiness in a photo 😁

#WEURO2025

So basically Republicans shut down the House of Representatives for the rest of the summer solely because Trump is all over the Epstein files.

‘This is not action’: MPs respond to David Lammy’s condemnation of Israel Keir Starmer’s government struggling to convince MPs and public it is doing enough for civilians starving in Gaza

Big words. Small action. Simply not good enough.

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Are Private Eye jokes now... criminal?

PALESTINE Solidarity campaigner Jon Farley was arrested during a silent march in Leeds last weekend. What egregious act had prompted the police to act? He was, er, carrying a Private Eye joke piece as a placard!

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Imagine being in the UK and knowing your siblings are digging through the rubble of their former home for a few cans of beans

That is the reality for Ahmed Najar who, in this deeply personal piece, describes the horror of knowing his family is slowly starving to death thousands of miles away

Starmer under pressure from cabinet to recognise Palestinian statehood Exclusive: Wes Streeting among ministers pushing for action after calling Israeli attacks on aid sites ‘intolerable’

It’s just horrific to witness the glacial pace of governmental inaction. Not just in Britain, of course. For heaven’s sake: people are dying. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Pope condemns Gaza war’s ‘barbarity’ as 73 reported killed while waiting for food Pontiff also speaks of anguish over Israeli strike on territory’s only Catholic church, which killed three people

This is an utter blight against humanity. Political leaders who still remain silent have dipped their hands in the blood of those who have died trying to get food and water in Gaza.

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Killing of young siblings at Gaza water point shows seeking life’s essentials now a deadly peril Karam al-Ghussain, 9, and Lulu, 10, were fetching water from a nearby distribution station when an Israeli strike hit it, and them

Still believe there is enough justice left in this cruel world to remember the tragically short lives of these beautiful children. Karam and Lulu al-Ghussain: you will not be forgotten.

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Decent chance some Houthis are getting bombed tomorrow now.

Massive Attack announce alliance of musicians speaking out over Gaza Brian Eno, Fontaines DC and Kneecap say group will support those subject to ‘aggressive, vexatious campaigns’ by pro-Israel advocates

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Done ✅ need to mobilise in the same numbers as we did when administration was looming.

Madonna outside the “House of the Blackheads” in Riga looks eerily like Putin.

Nearly 800 killed at Gaza food hubs and aid convoy routes since end of May, UN says UN human rights office says 615 of the deaths were in vicinity of sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

And they still call it a Global “Humanitarian” Foundation.

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Because the world really needs a stupid 12 foot bird right now.

UNAids chief ‘shaken and disgusted’ by US cuts that will mean millions more deaths Winnie Byanyima tells the Guardian she considered resigning when Donald Trump cancelled Pepfar funding

UNAids chief ‘shaken and disgusted’ by US cuts that will mean millions more deaths

Quite the turnaround when it is Albania that is sympathising with the darkness that the UK has descended into.

Third-country asylum plan shows UK is in ‘a very dark place’, says Albanian PM Edi Rama attacks British return hubs scheme as looking for ‘places to dump immigrants’ A UK plan to send refused asylum seekers to “return hubs” in third countries shows post-Brexit Britain is “in a very dark place”, Albania’s prime minister has said. In his first interview with the international media since leading his socialist party to a historic fourth term in office, Edi Rama said the idea of the UK wanting to “look for places to dump immigrants” would have been inconceivable a decade ago. Continue reading...

Third-country asylum plan shows UK is in ‘a very dark place’, says Albanian PM

Five things to remember about war:

Musk uncharacteristically quiet about LA riots given his appetite to comment on UK disturbances last year.

I and others have been calling for sanctions on these extremist Israeli ministers for the better part of a year. The government is finally doing the right thing.

This must be a precursor to recognising a Palestinian state next week - not an alternative to it.

How on earth can this country still hold the World Cup and Olympics next year??

The Freedom Flotilla sailing toward Gaza is not just carrying life-saving aid. It is carrying solidarity, hope and our shared humanity.

Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan among 380 writers and groups to call Gaza war ‘genocide’ Letter also signed by Hanif Kureishi and Russell T Davies urges ceasefire and unrestricted distribution of aid

Writers speaking out.

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The lesson Nigel Farage took from Brexit is that if you make unrealistic, clearly impossible promises, offer simplistic solutions to complex problems and blame immigrants for everything, people will vote for you, then not blame you when it turns out to be horse shit.

Former UN relief chief says world body's reforms lack vision Former UN relief chief says world body's reforms lack vision

Martin Griffith blasts U.S.-backed aid plan for Gaza as "absolutely egregious."

Given how unpopular Starmer is this is quite a reflection on Farage and Badenoch.