World Cup: Round of 32 set following thrilling group stage

The 2026 World Cup field is officially set for the knockout rounds. Following the conclusion of the group stage, 32 teams have advanced, continuing their…

Leak links Boris Johnson to Farage’s £5m sugar daddy

Nigel Farage is facing serious scrutiny right now because of a £5m ‘gift’ he accepted from a dubious, foreign-based crypto billionaire. And as reported by…

Polling is consistently showing that Reform is losing its lead

Keir Starmer has resigned, and Andy Burnham is set to replace him. As we’ve reported previously, this has not led to a sudden reversal of…

Does Andy Burnham have a plan for the UK’s economy?

Mahmood’s plan to ‘win back the left’ taken to task

Labour’s hardline home secretary Shabana Mahmood is scheming to ‘win over the Labour left’, according to the Guardian. Her plan is to introduce new safe…

Sunday with Lewis Goodall

Royal Family to get a 94% surge in taxpayer-funded income whilst ‘it’s subjects’ must expect less

Long-time benefit scroungers, the Royal Family are set for a staggering 94% increase in taxpayer funding through the Sovereign Grant. So, while the rest of…

Iran — We endured ‘disastrous’ treatment in the World Cup

Iran’s national team striker, Mehdi Taremi, and head coach, Amir Ghalenoei, have leveled sharp criticism at the logistical conditions surrounding their country’s 2026 World Cup…

Zia Yusuf has tried and failed to make the cut to stand for Reform leaving many wondering why

Zia Yusuf appeared on Question Time on Friday 26th doing his usual arrogant punditry attacking Andy Burnham and other political opponents and doing his best…

‘Watergate would have been a 12-hour news story today’ | Does Vance have a point?

White supremacists firebomb another Muslim family’s home with three young children inside

A home in Blackburn has been targeted by white supremacists with a firebomb, Islamophobia written all over the attack. Three young children, including a 7-month-old…

Should Starmer take on the role of Foreign Secretary?

Venezuela earthquakes test Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’

Dembele enters the history books

Dembele has cemented his place among the greats of French football, becoming only the fourth French player to score a World Cup hat-trick. He joins…

An African miracle at the 2026 World Cup

The Cape Verde national team wrote one of the most captivating chapters of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, reaching the Round of 32 in their…

Israeli media dismisses UN child-slaughter report by complaining U18s included

Newspapers in Israel have reacted to the United Nations report condemning Israel’s deliberate mass slaughter of Palestinian children by trying to dismiss it. Dismiss it…

The US turns 250… and this is how they celebrate? | Simon Marks’ American Week

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openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 27 June 2026

The Jewish National Fund is trying to displace another Palestinian family from Silwan

The Shaludi family are the target of one of the latest disputes in a campaign of ethnic cleansing and forced displacement, carried out by the…

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