Spanish government minister blames Israel for Ceuta ‘surge’

Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente has suggested Israel is behind the ‘immigration crisis’ in Spain’s Ceuta enclave in Morocco. The Moroccan government is widely considered…

Spain blasts ‘selfish’ EU after 60,000 migrants cross border from Morocco

WATCH: Trump admits US war on ICC is to protect Netanyahu

Donald Trump has admitted that the US’ attempt to destroy the International Criminal Court (ICC) is about protecting wanted Israel’s Prime Minister and wanted war…

Why compromising in Gaza could be the end of Netanyahu’s political career

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Spain attacks ‘selfish’ EU response to Ceuta migrant crossings

Why Gianni Infantino must go | James Hanson

Allianz Ireland exec makes feeble attempt to defend funding genocide

It is a question any parent with a conscience has no doubt asked themselves at this point: what will I tell my child when they…

Property and poverty dominate Manchester’s mayoral election politics

Two phrases — housing and affordability — sung out across Greater Manchester’s mayoral election. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they’ve dominated more than anything else in manifestos, hustings…

UEFA has ‘lost confidence’ in Infantino despite World Cup U-turn

Welcome to Dubai: Kinahan Cartel’s Visas Revealed

This article is the result of a collaboration with The Sunday Times. You can find their corresponding piece here. A key leader of the Kinahan…

US mocked after mislabelling every country in Africa on AIDS conference map

A US government delegation to an AIDS conference mislabelled every nation in Africa on a map it used during a presentation. Audience members at the…

FIFA scraps World Cup privatisation plan following international pressure

Gianni Infantino has officially announced he is scrapping the controversial FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) following widespread objections to the commercial project. In an official statement…

‘Support for Trump’s war in Iran is cratering’ | Simon Marks’ American Week

Modi blinks and Britain cracks down

openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 1 August 2026

90 nations reject Fifa President’s plan to sell off World Cup

Hamas has agreed to disarm – but Israel’s answer is yet to materialise

Hamas has reportedly agreed to a deal to disarm its forces, in exchange for Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. Donald Trump – chair of the so-called…

Meta enters AI-training agreement with far-right ‘propaganda rag’ Newsmax

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta has entered into an AI ‘content partnership’ with far-right ‘news’ platform Newsmax. According to the company’s announcement, Meta’s platforms will…

‘The LUSH Guide to Knot Wrap’ is a radical manifesto and it’s going to change Christmas

When my copy of ‘The LUSH Guide to Knot Wrap’ dropped through my letterbox, I didn’t expect it to entirely change my outlook on Christmas.…

Trump works only to benefit Trump