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Ivanka Trump Assassination Plotted As Revenge Killing For Qasem Soleimani
May 23, 2026 - World 
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi had allegedly pledged to kill Ivanka in retaliation for the 2020 US drone strike in Baghdad.
New breed of political prisoner arises in Britain as anti-protest sentences rise
May 23, 2026 - World 
More people are being jailed in England and Wales as a result of acting to prevent climate breakdown and the war in Gaza, research revealsBritain has created a new breed of political prisoners through the systematic incarceration of people acting to prevent climate breakdown and the annihilation of Gaza, a report claims.The research by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and the protest group Defend Our Juries says that custodial sentences for acts of direct action or civil disobedience were once rare but are now being imposed with increasing length and frequency. Continue reading...
China mine death toll at least 82 after gas blast
May 23, 2026 - World 
Xi Jinping urges authorities to ‘spare no effort’ in rescue operation after explosion in northern Shanxi provinceAt least 82 people have been killed in a gas explosion at a coalmine in northern China’s Shanxi province, in the country’s worst mining disaster in 17 years.The explosion happened on Friday at 7.29pm (12.29 BST) while 247 workers were underground at the Liushenyu coalmine in Qinyuan county, the state media agency Xinhua reported. Continue reading...
Meet Kevin Warsh, "Pro-Crypto" Man Replacing Jerome Powell As US Fed Chief
May 23, 2026 - World 
Born in New York in 1970, Warsh was also considered for the Fed chair role during Donald Trump’s first term.
GLA considering investigation into Zack Polanski over houseboat council tax
May 23, 2026 - World 
Official assessing formal complaint into Green party leader’s potential ‘breach of conduct’ as assembly memberLondon assembly officials are weighing up whether to launch an investigation into Zack Polanski after he admitted he may have failed to pay the correct council tax while living on a houseboat in the capital.The Green party leader has faced questions over whether the houseboat, moored in east London, was his primary residence. A spokesperson for his party had described the situation as an “unintentional mistake” and said Polanski had “immediately taken steps” to pay any tax owed. Continue reading...
