PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, June 10: British papers talk about the unrest in Belfast in the aftermath of a knife stabbing. Next: what does it mean to be a trillionaire? Elon Musk might soon find out. Also: Pope Leo met with Bad Bunny, but the Vatican says it won't be releasing the photos. Finally, donkeys enjoy new socks from Arsenal Football Club.
Papers are discussing the violent protests that erupted in Belfast after a stabbing there. The Scottish Sun writes that it sees "evil" in the eyes of the Sudanese migrant who attacked a man in Belfast. On the front page, we can also read "Barbarism on British street" and "Crazed migrant hacking at helpless victim". Messages like these have fuelled calls for anti-immigration protests, backed by the far right. The Independent cites the pleas for calm after the "sickening attack". Northern Ireland's Prime Minister Michelle O'Neill wrote on X: "There are dangerous attempts to exploit that (the stabbing) to target and attack innocent people (...) Racism, intimidation and violence are wrong wherever they occur". The same message is echoed in the headline of The Irish News, which reads "violence is never the solution". The Belfast Telegraph writes that the world's richest man, Elon Musk, has backed the anti-immigration protests in Belfast, seizing the opportunity to promote his own anti-immigration agenda.
