32 h. ago Armenian lawmakers brawl as the government cracks down on its political opponents

A brawl erupted in Armenia’s National Assembly involving an opposition lawmaker who later was stripped of his parliamentary immunity and faces prosecution for calling for the ouster of President Nikol Pashinyan

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60 h. ago Ice ‘politically targeted’ farm worker activist Juarez Zeferino, colleagues say

Detention comes amid Trump crackdown against perceived political enemies, including immigrants and labor leadersFarm worker activist Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino, 25, was driving his partner to her job on a tulip farm north of Seattle one March morning when they were pulled over by an unmarked car. A plainclothes agent for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) emerged and shattered Juarez Zeferino’s front window before handcuffing him, his partner said.The officer drove Juarez Zeferino to a nondescript warehouse – the same one he and other activists had years ago discovered is an unmarked Ice holding facility. After his 25 March detention, dozens gathered outside to demand his release. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Rachel Reeves says she is ‘cracking on with the job’ after Commons tears

Chancellor unexpectedly joins NHS plan launch and tells media her upset was caused by a personal issueAnalysis: The challenge of balancing backbenchers and bond marketsUK politics live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has said she is “cracking on with the job” of chancellor, after a very public show of unity from Keir Starmer after her visible distress in the Commons.In her first comments since her tearful appearance at Wednesday’s prime minister’s questions, Reeves said she had been upset about a personal matter, and that the only real difference to someone else having a bad day at work was that she then had to be seen on television. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Calls for crackdown on 'industrial scale' online 'megabrothels' and sex trafficking

MP Tonia Antoniazzi has called for a crackdown on 'online megabrothels' as she urged legislators to 'confront the adult sexual exploitation being perpetrated on an industrial scale'

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2 w. ago John Major urges misconduct crackdown, warning of falling political standards

The former prime minister set out a code of conduct which all public servants and officials must abide by to address a series of sleaze scandals.

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3 w. ago Kendall Jenner goes woke as she shares shocking political message amid Trump's LA crackdown

Kendall Jenner shocked fans with a politically charged message on Saturday amid ongoing unrest in Los Angeles over ICE raids ordered by President Donald Trump.

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3 w. ago Northern Ireland minister rejects call to resign as political unity over riots cracks

DUP’s Gordon Lyons criticised for social media post about leisure centre before it was set on fire by masked attackers A minister in Northern Ireland has rejected calls to resign, as the display of political unity amid three nights of violence fractured after a leisure centre in Larne was set on fire.Staff and customers, including children learning to swim, were in the building at the time. The attack coincided with violent scenes amid tensions over immigration in the nearby town of Ballymena. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Russian court jails Navalny ally in absentia for 18 years as dissident crackdown continues

Two key figures in Russia’s beleaguered political opposition were targeted by Russian courts as Moscow continues its crackdown on dissent

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