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An ex-army barracks building today stands destroyed after rioting migrants torched it in a row over conditions amid claims from a charity that staff abandoned the asylum seekers after the blaze. Priti Patel strongly condemned the unrest at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent, and police launched a probe after the disturbance. The riot reportedly broke … Read more
Shops in the Netherlands have been boarded up and staff were sent home early for their own safety as the country braced for a fourth night of anti-lockdown rioting. Carpenters rushed to cut wooden planks to cover windows and doors as others pulled down parasols ahead of the expected carnage tonight. Cities were hit by a … Read more
Rioting erupted in major French cities including Paris on Saturday as thousands demonstrated against a new law making it illegal to film the police. The worst trouble was in the capital city, where officers tried to restore order using tear gas and batons. Fires were lit in Place de la Bastille – one of the … Read more
The seven ‘comrades’ arrested for rioting after a New Afrikan Black Panther Party in New York City on Friday night live charmed lives and work, among other things, as models and art directors. The NYPD tweeted the mugshots of the seven over the weekend and have since decried their actions as ‘the height of hypocrisy’. … Read more
The parents of Jacob Blake have spoken out against the ‘violence and destruction’ that has rocked Kenosha, Wisconsin in response to their son’s shooting by police, and said they’re praying for all involved, including police officers. In an emotional press conference on Tuesday, Julia Jackson and Jacob Blake Sr spoke publicly for the first time … Read more
Donald Trump should be preparing to pack his bags at the White House. It’s hard to imagine a worse scenario for any incumbent President trying to secure re-election than his terrible handling of a global pandemic resulting in America suffering the world’s worst coronavirus death toll and the US economy crashing to its worst levels … Read more
A march by French health workers calling for better pay and working conditions because of the Coronavirus crisis descended into street violence in Paris on Tuesday. Riot police used tear gas and baton charges as they fought with protesters by Les Invalides in the centre of the city on Tuesday afternoon. By 4pm there had … Read more
Sen. Tom Scott questioned why the New York Times backpedaled on his recent op-ed calling for troops to be sent in to quash rioting seen in recent days connected to the George Floyd protests. The paper posted a mea culpa yesterday over its decision to publish Cotton’s incendiary commentary calling for the use of military force … Read more
The New York Times has caved in over an op-ed calling for troops to be sent in to quash rioting seen in recent days connected to the George Floyd protests. The paper posted a mea culpa yesterday over its decision to publish Senator Tom Cotton’s incendiary op-ed calling for the use of military force against protesters. … Read more
A British photographer covering the rioting in New York was held in custody for 12 hours after being arrested during the George Floyd protests. Adam Gray, 33, a New York based photojournalist for agency SWNS, had been taking photographs of the social unrest following the death of the black man in Minneapolis. He was thrown … Read more