Northern Ireland
UK politicians urge prime minister to impose sanctions on Israel
A joint letter signed by prominent politicians in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales has called on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to recall parliament and impose immediate sanctions on Israel. The letter emphasizes the need for decisive action to address the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza, which is described as both “man-made and avoidable”. The […]
Northern Ireland Hit by Third Night of Racially Motivated Violence
Riots have erupted for a third consecutive night in Northern Ireland, with police condemning the violence as “racist thuggery” that erupted following an alleged sexual assault. A few dozen masked rioters in the primary flashpoint of Ballymena attacked police, but the unrest was on a smaller scale in the town on Wednesday night compared with […]
Police Injured, Houses Burned in Second Night of Riots in Ireland
Hundreds of masked rioters have attacked police and set homes and cars on fire i, Northern Ireland‘s Ballymena, in the second night of disorder described as “racially motivated” by police. The riots followed a protest over an alleged sexual assault in the town, where two teenage boys were charged and requested a Romanian interpreter in […]