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Journalists since fired from the British state broadcaster’s Arab section have alleged they were discriminated against and unfairly dismissed · ©  Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images · The BBC has been accused of restricting Gaza war coverage and misleading the public in a case brought by five of its former Arabic journalists. · The allegations emerged during a UK employment tribunal hearing, where the journalists accused…

David Lindfield · The U.S. Supreme Court has signaled serious concerns about a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted up to five days after Election Day. · The case is raising fresh questions about election integrity and federal authority over voting rules and indicates that the Supreme Court could crack down on mail-in ballots before the coming midterms. · The case centers on whether ballots received after…

Frank Bergman · Canada’s Liberal government is facing backlash after introducing a sweeping surveillance proposal that would force companies to collect and store sensitive data on every Canadian, regardless of whether they are suspected of any crime. · Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act (2026), mandates that electronic service providers retain user metadata for up to one year, making it accessible to law enforcement and intelligence…

Frank Bergman · Sweden’s sweeping national digital ID system has been hacked, with the public’s sensitive data already being sold on the dark web. · A hacker group calling itself ByteToBreach has reportedly dumped sensitive source code tied to Sweden’s national digital identity system. · The incident is raising alarm over the risks of centralized control as governments worldwide push similar schemes. · The group claims it breached CGI’s…

The bloc backs the country’s opposition and is attempting to smear government parties ahead of a key election, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has claimed · Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter Szijjarto © Sputnik / Viktor Tolochko · [RT] Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has denied and condemned claims that he leaked the details of EU meetings to Moscow. · The allegations were reported by the Washington…

Germany forfeited its credibility by pretending to pursue peace while preparing Ukraine for war, the Foreign Ministry has said · Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. © Sputnik / Sergey Guneev · [RT] Germany has forfeited its own credibility in discussions over Ukraine’s future, having negotiated in bad faith with Moscow in the past, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. · Her…

Israel might hope to embolden its close Azerbaijani partner to push through the Trans-Caspian Pipeline with Turkmenistan once the war is over due to its new naval advantage over Iran, but Russia has always opposed this project too, and it might actively obstruct it and thus nullify these plans. · Andrew Korybko · Israel claimed to have destroyed several vessels from Iran’s Caspian Fleet last week despite them having no role in the Third Gulf…

New Zealand’s fuel crisis has revealed something far more serious than a temporary supply risk. · It has exposed a strategic delusion at the heart of government policy. · Because while ministers talk about shipping lanes, stock levels, and “seven weeks of supply,” they are carefully avoiding the one issue that underpins everything: · New Zealand cannot function without carbon fuels! The Reality We Refuse to Admit · This country consumes…

Luxon’s fuel crisis spin cannot hide a government that failed to prepare · Today’s press conference on New Zealand’s looming fuel crisis was supposed to reassure the country. · Instead, it exposed something far more serious: · This Government is not thinking ahead. It is thinking late. · For all the calm words, all the tidy talking points, and all the managerial language about planning, scenarios, and monitoring, the reality is plain. New…

Winston Peters delivered his State of the Nation speech in Tauranga yesterday, and it told us something important about where NZ First thinks the 2026 election will be won. Not in the culture wars or in Covid grievances, but in the electricity bill sitting on your kitchen table. Peters ranged across Fonterra’s sell-off, Te Pāti Māori, the India deal. Slipped up calling his party “socialist” — meant “socially conservative” — then declared NZ…