9 d. ago Florida declares US Muslim civil rights group a foreign terrorist organization

Ron DeSantis’s legally dubious order designating Cair – and Muslim Brotherhood – follows similar move by TexasFlorida is declaring the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) – a US civil rights and liberties group – a foreign terrorist organization, the Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, announced on Monday.The move closely follows a similar order issued in November by Texas’s governor, Greg Abbott, DeSantis’s fellow Republican, even though only the federal government can designate terrorist organizations. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tony Blair left out of Gaza ‘board of peace’ due to Iraq war history

Former UK Prime Minister had eyed a leading role on Trump’s council after working on the Israel-Hamas peace process

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1 week ago Florida governor declares Muslim civil rights group a terrorist organization

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has designated one of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups in the U.S. a “foreign terrorist organization,” following a similar step by Texas last month

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1 week ago ANDREW NEIL: Trump's been handed a Fifa 'peace prize' and boasts of ending foreign wars. But what real Americans care about is the soaring price of everything

Suddenly, that most basic of political issues -the cost of living - has reasserted itself as the prime concern of American voters, threatening to undermine Donald Trump's second term in the process.

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2 w. ago Revealed: Myanmar junta ‘crony’ given key role behind Fifa peace prize

Inaugural prize expected to be handed to Donald Trump but ‘process’ for choosing future winners to be proposed by controversial tycoon’s committeeIt was the timing that set off the first alarm bells. With Donald Trump brooding over missing out on the Nobel peace prize, and shortly before Gianni Infantino, the president of world football’s governing body, Fifa, was due to meet the US president in Miami, an announcement was made.In a press release and a post on his personal Instagram account last month, Infantino said Fifa would launch its very own peace prize, to be awarded each year to “individuals who help unite people in peace through unwavering commitment and special actions”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Afghan National Guard shooting suspect was only radicalized AFTER coming to the US, Kristi Noem says

Noem echoed President Trump's blame of the Biden administration's poor vetting process for allowing the alleged shooter to enter the country in April of 2021.

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3 w. ago Trump begins process of designating Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorist groups

President signed executive order for Rubio and Bessent to submit report on chapters in Lebanon, Egypt and JordanDonald Trump on Monday began the process of designating certain Muslim Brotherhood chapters as foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorists, a move would bring sanctions against one of the Arab world’s oldest and most influential Islamist movements.Trump signed an executive order directing secretary of state Marco Rubio and treasury secretary Scott Bessent to submit a report on whether to designate any Muslim Brotherhood chapters, such as those in Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, according to a White House fact sheet. It orders the secretaries to move forward with any designations within 45 days of the report. Continue reading...

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