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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-11T10:40:32.000Z",
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    "Sixteen people arrested and 12 police officers injured during second night of riots in Belfast",
    "Belfast knife suspect handed asylum in UK under 'fast-track' Home Office scheme",
    "Belfast knife attack victim left in coma but in 'stable condition', new family statement reveals",
    "The GB News Editorial Charter"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nFigures close to Donald Trump have issued stark warnings that Britain has reached a critical flashpoint following violent anti-immigration unrest in Belfast.\n\nJack Posobiec, a Maga commentator with strong connections to the Trump administration, said: \"It's the new Troubles.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nSteve Bannon, a longstanding confidant of the US president, described the moment as a \"tripwire\" for British politics.\n\nSpeaking on his War Room programme, Mr Bannon said of those taking to the streets: \"You're going to hit their tripwire. And once you hit their tripwire, these are tough hombres.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nAn unnamed Trump administration official told the Daily Mail that people \"on both sides of the Atlantic\" were awakening to what they termed a \"stark reality\" regarding immigration.\n\nThe unrest erupted after Hadi Alodid, a 30-year-old Sudanese migrant, was charged with attempted murder following an alleged knife attack on Monday evening in north Belfast.\n\nThe incident left victim Stephen Ogilvie with serious injuries and resulted in the loss of his left eye.\n\nAlodid appeared in court in Belfast on Wednesday and was remanded in custody.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nScenes in the city have drawn grim comparisons to the sectarian violence that plagued Northern Ireland for three decades.\n\nHowever, this time the response has united communities that were historically divided.\n\nCatholics and Protestants have come together in their anger over the attack, marking a notable departure from the religious divisions that characterised the original Troubles.\n\nMr Bannon launched a fierce attack on Prime Minister Keir Starmer's handling of the situation, accusing him of directing criticism at British citizens rather than addressing migration concerns.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Sixteen people arrested and 12 police officers injured during second night of riots in Belfast\n  * Belfast knife suspect handed asylum in UK under 'fast-track' Home Office scheme\n  * Belfast knife attack victim left in coma but in 'stable condition', new family statement reveals\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHe said: \"Not one comment about what these migrants are destroying.\"\n\nDuring Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, Sir Keir acknowledged public revulsion at the attack but focused his condemnation on those who responded with violence.\n\nThe Prime Minister told MPs: \"But let me be clear, the acts of violence and arson that followed are totally unjustified.\"\n\nMr Bannon characterised the protesters as ordinary working and middle-class people who would no longer accept policies \"pushed by the elites in London and Dublin, who are all globalist.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHe added: \"You've got to throw down at first because they don't listen until you throw down hard.\"\n\nThe Belfast disorder follows closely on the heels of the Henry Nowak murder case, which sparked international attention after footage emerged showing the dying teenager being handcuffed by police officers.\n\nThe killing, carried out by a Sikh man who falsely claimed he had been subjected to racial abuse, drew condemnation from senior US figures, including Vice President JD Vance and the State Department.\n\nMr Vance called for \"righteous anger\" over the death, attributing it partly to \"the mass invasion of migrants, many of whom despise the West and the people who love it.\"\n\nDowning Street responded sharply, criticising those \"trying to interfere in our democracy and seeking to stir up division on our streets.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "'It's the new Troubles!' Donald Trump allies slam Keir Starmer for Belfast riots as Labour blamed for 'hitting residents' tripwires'"
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