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NEW: The Metropolitan police will not open an investigation into 10 British nationals accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity while fighting with the IDF in Gaza.

On Carnaby Street last night, a kid on a bike cycled up, saw it was me, looked friendly at first then offered up his favourite “lyric”: “Heil Hitler.” I wasn’t sure whether to share this. I hadn’t experienced that personally before. The most striking thing: I wasn’t shocked. No threat. No anger. Not a victim. Just: what has he been taught Hatred is learned. We are not defined by it. We answer it by what we teach.

If Rupert Lowe becomes PM of the UK I'd suggest the Irish Republic should reunite with the it. Irish independence is no longer a reality, it's been sold out by Irish politicians for a photo op with Ursula von der Leyen.

Really convenient to have this revelation in 2026 and not in the months leading up to November 2024 when you spent every waking moment calling Kamala Harris a bloodthirsty warmonger.

I am deeply concerned by developments in Iran and the real potential that exists for escalation and wider conflict in the region.   I strongly urge all parties to exercise restraint and to work to avoid that outcome.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine confirms the unchanged position of our state: we support the Iranian people and their legitimate desire to live in security, freedom and prosperity. The Iranian regime, which has been mocking the Iranian people for decades, has launched a large-scale policy of violence against its own people and other countries. This includes massive human rights violations within the country, support for militants who have brought chaos to other countries in the region, and direct military support for the aggressor state of Russia in its unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine. We remember and will never forget the strikes of thousands of "Shaheeds" on our peaceful cities and people. Such cooperation between the regimes in Moscow and Tehran constitutes a gross violation of international law and undermines global efforts to restore peace and stability. Long-term systematic violations of human rights, brutal repression, executions and persecution of dissidents testify to the deep crisis of the internal policy of this state and the lack of proper protection of the basic rights and freedoms of its citizens. The regime spent enormous resources precisely on violence, murder and chaos, and not on providing for its own people, whose economic situation continued to deteriorate every year. As the President of Ukraine has repeatedly emphasized, the Iranian regime should have gone long ago. The reason for the current events is precisely the violence and arbitrariness of the Iranian regime, in particular the murders and repressions against peaceful protesters, which have become particularly large-scale in recent months. We emphasize that the regime in Tehran had every opportunity to prevent a violent scenario. It was given opportunities for diplomacy and finding solutions, but the regime ignored these efforts and instead only stalled for time in the hope of misleading the international community. We reaffirm our unwavering position: we wish security, prosperity, and freedom to the Iranian people, as well as stability and prosperity to the Middle East. We thank everyone in the world who has supported and continues to support the Iranian people in this difficult time.

Trump halted 800 executions in Minneapolis for now. Ayatollah Khamenei and his team are closely monitoring the situation, and all options remain on the table.