Local government council security officers patrol near the East London Mosque following violent riots across regions of England. [FILE PHOTO] Wed 07 August 2024: Liverpool, United Kingdom – The United Kingdom is bracing for another day of unrest with more far-right race riots reportedly planned in several cities. Activists monitoring far-right communications fear that on Wednesday, […]
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Tue 06 August 2024: Chief of social media platform X, Elon Musk, responded sharply to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as tensions between the tech mogul and the UK government continue to escalate. The clash follows Musk’s controversial assertion that “civil war is inevitable” in the UK after a week of far-right riots that have […]
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Tue 06 August 2024: Whether it’s COVID-19, climate change or migration — fake news spreads six times faster on social media than facts. But how can I identify and check fake news? Here’s some advice from DW’s fact-checking team. In April, a screenshot of a quote from Annalena Baerbock circulated on Facebook. In it, the German Green […]
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Tue 06 August 2024: Far-right violence has continued across parts of the United Kingdom. Clashes between rioters and police took place on Monday night in Belfast, Darlington in northeast England and Plymouth in the south. Devon and Cornwall police said they had arrested six people in Plymouth after “levels of violence across the city” in […]
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Mon 05 August 2024: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has cautioned social media companies against acting irresponsibly by inciting violence and disseminating false information. “Let me also say to large social media companies and those who run them: Violent disorder clearly whipped up online—that is also a crime. It’s happening on your premises, and the […]
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Mon 05 August 2024: The price of bitcoin sank more than 14% to hover around $52,000 on Monday with growing fears of a US recession in the wake of softer-than-expected jobs data which prompted a rush to safe-haven assets. Bitcoin saw its price dive to as low as $52,029 at 06.14 a.m. GMT, a daily […]
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Mon 05 August 2024: A group monitoring anti-Islamic organizations reported to the media that many Muslim worshippers are “scared of going to their mosques” as far-right riots escalate across the UK. Thousands of police were deployed on Sunday in anticipation of more anti-immigration violence. The UK’s policing minister stated that non-white people are afraid to […]
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Mon 05 August 2024: UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper on Sunday announced a substantial £29.4 million (approximately $37.65 million) funding package to enhance the protection of mosques following a series of attacks on places of worship during riots across England and Northern Ireland. The move comes in response to escalating violence and threats targeting these […]
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Mon 05 August 2024: Russia’s deputy foreign minister said on Sunday that the “Doomsday Clock” reads “two minutes to midnight,” referring to the rising tensions between Moscow and Washington. “I would say that this clock is now showing something like two minutes to (midnight), but this does not mean that the clock is irreversible and […]
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Sun 04 August 2024: The British prime minister on Sunday called the violent rioters “far-right thuggery,” warning that those taking part in the violent disorder on the streets would “regret.” In his address to the nation on the ongoing violent disorder, Keir Starmer said there is “no doubt” that those who have participated in this […]
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