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Cawthorn addresses video released by opposition group showing him naked in bed ‘being crass’
After the video appeared on social media, Cawthorn tweeted, “A new hit against me just dropped. Years ago, in this video, I was being crass with a friend, trying to be funny. We were acting foolish, and joking. That’s it. I’m NOT backing down. I told you there would be a drip drip campaign. Blackmail …
Opposition Lawmakers in Sri Lanka Protest State of Emergency
By KRISHAN FRANCIS, Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Opposition lawmakers in Sri Lanka on Sunday marched in the capital, Colombo, defying the president’s move to impose a nationwide curfew and state of emergency after protests blaming the government for an economic crisis swelled. Internet … Source link
Florida Republicans could repeal Disney’s governing agreement over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ opposition
Republican legislators in Florida are reportedly mulling whether to repeal a decades-old arrangement with the Walt Disney Company that effectively allows Disney to regulate the district on which its parks and properties operate. The move comes as Republican officials and Governor Ron DeSantis and his administration condemn the company – the state’s largest private employer …
Israeli opposition parties strike coalition deal, paving the way for Netanyahu’s exit
Yair Lapid, leader of the centrist Yesh Atid party, notified Israeli President Reuven Rivlin that he had managed to cobble together a coalition just 38 minutes before the midnight deadline. Though Lapid holds the mandate to form the government under the agreement, it is Naftali Bennett — leader of the small right-wing party Yamina and …
Israeli Opposition Races Against Deadline to Oust Netanyahu: Live Updates
Here’s what you need to know: Naftali Bennett, left, and Yair Lapid in Parliament on Wednesday. The two would split a term as prime minister if their negotiations succeed.Credit…Ronen Zvulun/Reuters Opposition leaders raced to complete a coalition government ahead of a midnight deadline on Wednesday, trying to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and end a …
Opposition Wins Greenland Election After Running Against Rare Earths Mine
Greenland’s left-wing environmentalist party, Inuit Ataqatigiit, won a victory in general elections on Tuesday after campaigning against the development of a contentious rare earths mine partly backed by China. The party, which had been in the opposition, won 37 percent of the vote over the longtime incumbents, the center-left Siumut party. The environmentalists will need …
Police break up Belarus opposition protest with water cannon, stun grenades
Police deployed water cannon and stun grenades against opposition demonstrators in Minsk Sunday after strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko raised hopes for change by meeting jailed opposition figures. Large numbers of black-clad masked police, internal troops and men in plain clothes emerged from unmarked minibuses and ran towards protesters in the capital Minsk, pulling some to …
Alexey Navalny, Russian opposition leader, discharged from hospital after poisoning
Navalny became gravely ill on a flight from the Siberian city of Tomsk to Moscow on August 20. He was initially hospitalized in the city of Omsk, before being flown to Berlin’s Charité Hospital two days later. “The patient’s condition has improved sufficiently for him to be discharged from acute inpatient care,” said a statement …
Belarus opposition protests begin amid heavy police presence
“We are strictly warning: In case of disruption of the order and peace in these places — you will have to deal not with the police, but with the Army,” the Ministry of Defense said in a statement. There was a strong security force presence in the capital city as opposition protesters began arriving at …
Alexey Navalny: Russian hospital says opposition leader too ill to be moved, following suspected poisoning
Navalny is in a coma after falling ill from suspected poisoning on a return flight to Moscow from the Siberian city of Tomsk, his spokeswoman said Thursday. The plane later made an urgent landing in Omsk, she added. A medical plane has been sent by a German NGO to Omsk in the hopes of evacuating …
