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Israeli strikes and shelling continue across southern Lebanon

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As Israel pushes past the Litani, Lebanese question the purpose of UNIFIL

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SXSW festival slammed for not defending Piker and Uygur after UK ban

SXSW festival slammed for not defending Piker and Uygur after UK ban Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 06/02/2026 - 12:14 Speakers have begun pulling out of the major cultural festival in London, accusing it of not supporting free speech King Charles visits last year's SXSW London on 5 June, 2025 (Screengrab/X) Off The SXSW London festival has been slammed for failing to defend American political commentators Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker after the British government banned them from entering the country to speak at the event. Piker called SXSW "actual fucking losers", and some speakers have dropped out in protest over what they say is SXSW's failure to stand up for free speech. The two were scheduled to speak at the Oxford Union and SXSW London, a major cultural festival. Prominent British politicians have condemned the ban as an attack on free speech, accusing the government of targeting criticism of Israel. While the Oxford Union has condemned the government's decision to ban the two speakers and vowed to allow them to speak over a livestream, SXSW's markedly different response has been widely criticised. SXSW London said in a statement on Monday: "Decisions on entry to the U.K. are a matter for the Home Office and the individuals concerned. SXSW London’s role is to convene a broad range of diverse voices and perspectives." Piker and Uygur were scheduled to speak at SXSW events respectively titled "How the American Left Learned to Speak the Internet" and "Techno-Feudalism is Here. Who Are the Lords?" Responding to SXSW's statement, Piker said on X: "sxsw was a minor part of my trip to the uk, they totally didn’t defend me or cenk at all, they’re actual fucking losers and i will never work with them for the rest of my life. if you bought a ticket expecting to see me you should demand a refund." Piker also said on a livestream on Monday night that "Oxford Union at least had the integrity to be like, this is fucking bullshit, what is the British government doing? South by Southwest was like, lol peace!" Outrage from fellow speakers Journalist Ash Sarkar, a contributing editor at Novara Media, posted an email on X that she sent to SXSW, announcing she was pulling out of the festival. "If I was in their [Uygur and Piker's] shoes," Sarkar said, "I would hope that any organisation which invited me to speak, and had their programming interfered with by the Home Office, would have had the minimal expected integrity to offer some defence of lawful free expression and condemn government overreach." Oxford Union president vows to platform Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur in defiance of UK ban Read More » Zara Rahum, a political advisor who had been set to speak alongside Piker on his panel at the festival, also denounced SXSW, saying: "The entire premise of our panel was rooted in examining why audiences increasingly distrust institutions, gatekeepers, and traditional power structures' political discourse, and whose voices are permitted legitimacy in public life." She added: "There's an obvious irony in hosting a conference about the future of media, democracy, dissent, and political power while responding so cautiously to the banning of one of the most influential political commentators from even entering the country. … I appreciate everyone's time and the work that went into putting this together, but under the circumstances, stepping away feels like the only option for me." SXSW has been embroiled in controversy in previous years. In 2024 more than 80 artists withdrew from its event in the US in protest at its partnership with the United States military and defence contractor RTX Corporation. In response, SXSW discontinued those partnerships, saying that "the US army, and companies who engage in weapons manufacturing, will not be sponsors of SXSW 2025". But last year the SXSW event in London was also criticised when it was leaked that former British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and David Cameron were scheduled to make unannounced appearances to speak. Numerous speakers dropped out, citing Blair and Cameron's records in the Middle East. Cameron was Conservative foreign secretary in late 2023 and early 2024 when the British government backed Israel's war on Gaza. 'Banned for criticising Israel' The British Home Office said Uygur and Piker had been barred "on the grounds that their presence in the UK may not be conducive to the public good” and that "decisions to refuse or cancel an ETA [Electronic Travel Authorisation] on these grounds are based solely on an assessment of the potential risk an individual may pose to UK society." Hasan Piker was set to meet Zack Polanski and Jeremy Corbyn in UK before being banned Read More » Uygur posted on X that the British government said "that my charge that Israel controls the American government through donations to 94% of Congress, while factual, is antisemitic nonetheless. Don't know if facts will soon be banned in Britain. "I didn't get banned for criticizing the UK, but for criticizing Israel. They broke the irony record by saying it was because I said Israel might control other governments. I wonder if they're going to ban themselves." The ban on Piker and Uygur has attracted criticism from prominent British politicians, including Green Party leader Zack Polanski and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Polanski claimed the Labour government was "doing everything possible to silence criticism of the Israeli government". Meanwhile Corbyn denounced the move as "an attack on the freedom to criticise Israel, as well as the UK government’s own complicity in genocide". UK Politics News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

Qatar says planned Israeli strikes on Beirut suburbs were cancelled

Qatar says planned Israeli strikes on Beirut suburbs were cancelled A Qatari diplomatic source has told Al Jazeera that the US informed Doha that Israeli strikes threatened against Beirut’s southern suburbs had been cancelled following a call between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The source added that Qatar began contacts with the US on Sunday in an effort to de-escalate tensions in southern Lebanon. Since then, Qatari officials have been involved in mediation efforts aimed at reinforcing the ceasefire, the source said.

Israeli soldier killed in fighting in southern Lebanon

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'Before I leave the stage...': Missouri Muslim student claims her principal withheld diploma as she spoke about ICE, Palestine

Former Trinamool Congress MLA Debo Prasad Bag arrested as resignation continues in party

Since BJP came to power in West Bengal, nearly hundred Trinamool Congress leaders, mostly local-level workers, have been arrested over allegations of corruption and post-poll violence linked to 2021 Assembly elections

Trump's mass deportation campaign takes a toll on college students

For years, researchers and advocates have documented the barriers students from immigrant families face when pursuing higher education. But the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign has introduced new challenges and fears, even for many immigrants who are legally in the United States. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Minnesota for our series Rethinking College.

Trump says Israel, Hezbollah agree to stop attacks after Iran halts talks with U.S.

Just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to stop attacks, the Israeli military reported fresh projectiles crossing from Lebanon into northern Israel.