Sudan crisis: Protesters cut ties with military council
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48006015
Protest leaders in Sudan have said they have broken off contact with the ruling military council that replaced ousted leader Omar al-Bashir.
They accused it of being composed of "remnants" of Mr Bashir's regime.
Thousands of protesters have gathered outside army HQ in Khartoum for a meeting to announce a civilian council they now want to take power.
The military says it is committed to handing over power and will consider a joint military-civilian council.
The campaign to remove Mr Bashir has been spearheaded by the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) and it was behind the announcement of the civilian council.
The SPA held talks with the military on Saturday.
A senior SPA member, Ahmed al-Rabia, initially indicated this might delay the naming of the council but on Sunday he confirmed the announcement would go ahead at the Khartoum protest site.
The protesters want their new council to form a transitional government, leading to elections.
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More than 60 per cent of Conservative Party members will vote for Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party in the European elections, according to a survey for a leading Tory website.
A similar poll showed that a high number of Tory councillors also planned to back their rivals, as the former Ukip leader continued to send shockwaves through Westminster.
Last week two polls suggested that Mr Farage’s new party was ahead of the Conservatives and Labour and heading for victory in the European parliament elections next month.
Mr Farage said yesterday that the main political parties had underestimated the extent of voters’ anger over the failure to leave the European Union. He added: “A lot of Conservatives are disgusted with what the party has done.”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/six-in-ten-tories-to-vote-for-brexit-party-in-european-elections-bb8j22d9r?shareToken=2507059ac731066663f71a17cab6483f
A similar poll showed that a high number of Tory councillors also planned to back their rivals, as the former Ukip leader continued to send shockwaves through Westminster.
Last week two polls suggested that Mr Farage’s new party was ahead of the Conservatives and Labour and heading for victory in the European parliament elections next month.
Mr Farage said yesterday that the main political parties had underestimated the extent of voters’ anger over the failure to leave the European Union. He added: “A lot of Conservatives are disgusted with what the party has done.”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/six-in-ten-tories-to-vote-for-brexit-party-in-european-elections-bb8j22d9r?shareToken=2507059ac731066663f71a17cab6483f
Theresa May to face grassroots no-confidence challenge
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-48011201
Prime Minister Theresa May is to face an unprecedented no-confidence challenge - from Conservative grassroots campaigners.
More than 70 local association chiefs - angry at her handling of Brexit - have called for an extraordinary general meeting to discuss her leadership.
A non-binding vote will be held at that National Conservative Convention EGM.
Dinah Glover, chairwoman of the London East Area Conservatives, said there was "despair in the party".
She told the BBC: "I'm afraid the prime minister is conducting negotiations in such a way that the party does not approve."
The Conservative Party's 800 highest-ranking officers, including those chairing the local associations, will take part in the vote.
However, an EGM has to convene if more than 65 local associations demand one via a petition.
The current petition, which has passed the signature threshold, states: "We no longer feel that Mrs May is the right person to continue as prime minister to lead us forward in the [Brexit] negotiations.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-48011201
Prime Minister Theresa May is to face an unprecedented no-confidence challenge - from Conservative grassroots campaigners.
More than 70 local association chiefs - angry at her handling of Brexit - have called for an extraordinary general meeting to discuss her leadership.
A non-binding vote will be held at that National Conservative Convention EGM.
Dinah Glover, chairwoman of the London East Area Conservatives, said there was "despair in the party".
She told the BBC: "I'm afraid the prime minister is conducting negotiations in such a way that the party does not approve."
The Conservative Party's 800 highest-ranking officers, including those chairing the local associations, will take part in the vote.
However, an EGM has to convene if more than 65 local associations demand one via a petition.
The current petition, which has passed the signature threshold, states: "We no longer feel that Mrs May is the right person to continue as prime minister to lead us forward in the [Brexit] negotiations.
Iran oil: US to end sanctions exemptions for major importers
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48011496
US President Donald Trump has decided to end exemptions from sanctions for countries still buying oil from Iran.
The White House said waivers for China, India, Japan, South Korea and Turkey would expire in May, after which they could face US sanctions themselves.
This decision is intended to bring Iran's oil exports to zero, denying the government its main source of revenue.
Iran insisted the sanctions were illegal and that it had attached "no value or credibility" to the waivers.
In November, the US reimposed sanctions on Iran's energy, ship building, shipping, and banking sectors, which officials called "the core areas" of its economy.
However, six-month waivers from economic penalties were granted to the eight main buyers of Iranian crude - China, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Italy and Greece - to give them time to find alternative sources and avoid causing a shock to global oil markets.
Three of the eight buyers - Greece, Italy and Taiwan - have stopped importing Iranian oil. But the others had reportedly asked for their waivers to be extended.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Mr Trump's decision not to renew the waivers showed his administration was "dramatically accelerating our pressure campaign in a calibrated way that meets our national security objectives while maintaining well supplied global oil markets".
"We stand by our allies and partners as they transition away from Iranian crude to other alternatives," he added.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48011496
US President Donald Trump has decided to end exemptions from sanctions for countries still buying oil from Iran.
The White House said waivers for China, India, Japan, South Korea and Turkey would expire in May, after which they could face US sanctions themselves.
This decision is intended to bring Iran's oil exports to zero, denying the government its main source of revenue.
Iran insisted the sanctions were illegal and that it had attached "no value or credibility" to the waivers.
In November, the US reimposed sanctions on Iran's energy, ship building, shipping, and banking sectors, which officials called "the core areas" of its economy.
However, six-month waivers from economic penalties were granted to the eight main buyers of Iranian crude - China, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Italy and Greece - to give them time to find alternative sources and avoid causing a shock to global oil markets.
Three of the eight buyers - Greece, Italy and Taiwan - have stopped importing Iranian oil. But the others had reportedly asked for their waivers to be extended.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Mr Trump's decision not to renew the waivers showed his administration was "dramatically accelerating our pressure campaign in a calibrated way that meets our national security objectives while maintaining well supplied global oil markets".
"We stand by our allies and partners as they transition away from Iranian crude to other alternatives," he added.
姐係係侵侵完成任期，仲會有手尾跟
Donald Trump's state visit to the UK set for 3 June
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48020410
US President Donald Trump will make a three-day state visit to the UK from 3 to 5 June, Buckingham Palace has announced.
The president and First Lady Melania Trump will be a guest of the Queen and attend a ceremony in Portsmouth to mark the 75th Anniversary of D-Day.
He will also hold talks with the prime minister at Downing Street.
Mr Trump met the Queen at Windsor Castle when he came to the UK in July 2018 on a working visit.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48020410
US President Donald Trump will make a three-day state visit to the UK from 3 to 5 June, Buckingham Palace has announced.
The president and First Lady Melania Trump will be a guest of the Queen and attend a ceremony in Portsmouth to mark the 75th Anniversary of D-Day.
He will also hold talks with the prime minister at Downing Street.
Mr Trump met the Queen at Windsor Castle when he came to the UK in July 2018 on a working visit.
India election 2019: Narendra Modi votes in Ahmedabad
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-48010263
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cast his vote in his home state of Gujarat in the third phase of the country's general election.
He led what appeared to be a roadshow on his way to the polling booth in Ahmedabad, the city he lived in during his 13 years as chief minister.
He waved at the crowds that had gathered from an open-top jeep, which had replaced his usual bulletproof car.
Mr Modi is contesting from Varanasi, which goes to the polls on 19 May.
Around 180 million people are eligible to vote on Tuesday - 117 seats spread across 15 states and union territories are up for grabs. It is the largest stage of the whole election, which is being seen as a referendum on Mr Modi, who has been in power since 2014.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-48010263
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cast his vote in his home state of Gujarat in the third phase of the country's general election.
He led what appeared to be a roadshow on his way to the polling booth in Ahmedabad, the city he lived in during his 13 years as chief minister.
He waved at the crowds that had gathered from an open-top jeep, which had replaced his usual bulletproof car.
Mr Modi is contesting from Varanasi, which goes to the polls on 19 May.
Around 180 million people are eligible to vote on Tuesday - 117 seats spread across 15 states and union territories are up for grabs. It is the largest stage of the whole election, which is being seen as a referendum on Mr Modi, who has been in power since 2014.
MPs may vote on key Brexit legislation next week
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/23/mps-may-vote-on-key-brexit-legislation-next-week-theresa-may
Theresa May is preparing to give MPs a vote on the key piece of legislation enacting Britain’s exit from the European Union next week, as negotiations with Labour continue.
The prime minister will discuss Brexit with her cabinet colleagues, with government sources suggesting one likely way forward is to table the withdrawal and implementation bill (WAB) in the next 10 days.
Downing Street continues to insist that it hopes to secure parliamentary ratification of a Brexit deal in time to avoid the UK having to participate in next month’s European parliament elections.
Bringing back the WAB, which parliament must pass in order to ratify May’s Brexit deal, would help to avoid the Speaker’s stricture that the government cannot hold another “meaningful vote” on an unchanged deal.
May’s official spokesman said: “Every day that parliament doesn’t ratify the withdrawal agreement, the harder it will be to avoid the European parliamentary elections, and the prime minister has made clear that she doesn’t believe it is in the country’s interests to take part in those elections.”
He said the government had spent a significant amount of time and work to get the bill ready.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/23/mps-may-vote-on-key-brexit-legislation-next-week-theresa-may
Theresa May is preparing to give MPs a vote on the key piece of legislation enacting Britain’s exit from the European Union next week, as negotiations with Labour continue.
The prime minister will discuss Brexit with her cabinet colleagues, with government sources suggesting one likely way forward is to table the withdrawal and implementation bill (WAB) in the next 10 days.
Downing Street continues to insist that it hopes to secure parliamentary ratification of a Brexit deal in time to avoid the UK having to participate in next month’s European parliament elections.
Bringing back the WAB, which parliament must pass in order to ratify May’s Brexit deal, would help to avoid the Speaker’s stricture that the government cannot hold another “meaningful vote” on an unchanged deal.
May’s official spokesman said: “Every day that parliament doesn’t ratify the withdrawal agreement, the harder it will be to avoid the European parliamentary elections, and the prime minister has made clear that she doesn’t believe it is in the country’s interests to take part in those elections.”
He said the government had spent a significant amount of time and work to get the bill ready.
Joe Biden Officially Announces 2020 Presidential Run
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/25/675382786/joe-biden-officially-announces-2020-presidential-run
After months of oscillating speculation, followed by a long ramp up that drew out uncomfortable reassessments of his long public career, former Vice President Joe Biden has announced that he will run for president in 2020.
Biden made the announcement in a video released on Thursday. He's expected to head to Pittsburgh, Pa., for a kickoff event next week, highlighting the focus the latest Democratic candidate places on winning back key states President Trump flipped in 2016.
The 76-year-old former Delaware senator immediately becomes a top contender vying for the Democratic nomination, four years after passing on a bid for the White House in the wake of his son Beau's death. However, he will surely face questions about his age, past positions on policing and actions toward women in the wake of the #MeToo era. Biden is the 20th candidate to enter the Democratic primary race.
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/25/675382786/joe-biden-officially-announces-2020-presidential-run
After months of oscillating speculation, followed by a long ramp up that drew out uncomfortable reassessments of his long public career, former Vice President Joe Biden has announced that he will run for president in 2020.
Biden made the announcement in a video released on Thursday. He's expected to head to Pittsburgh, Pa., for a kickoff event next week, highlighting the focus the latest Democratic candidate places on winning back key states President Trump flipped in 2016.
The 76-year-old former Delaware senator immediately becomes a top contender vying for the Democratic nomination, four years after passing on a bid for the White House in the wake of his son Beau's death. However, he will surely face questions about his age, past positions on policing and actions toward women in the wake of the #MeToo era. Biden is the 20th candidate to enter the Democratic primary race.
拜登終於宣佈參選
Joe Biden
@JoeBiden
The core values of this nation… our standing in the world… our very democracy...everything that has made America -- America --is at stake. That’s why today I’m announcing my candidacy for President of the United States. #Joe2020
https://youtu.be/VbOU2fTg6cI
@JoeBiden
The core values of this nation… our standing in the world… our very democracy...everything that has made America -- America --is at stake. That’s why today I’m announcing my candidacy for President of the United States. #Joe2020
https://youtu.be/VbOU2fTg6cI
幾時查埋黑鬼馬對俄佬干預視而不見同埋派FBI監聽Trump campaign?
姐係有定冇? 
剩係Cohen單嘢, individual-1唔係總統一早畀人判埋啦
佢唯二唔係等入冊嘅理由, 就係佢係總統, 同埋GOP當乜柒都睇唔到
我都唔明點解去到今日仲會有Trump粉
佢唯二唔係等入冊嘅理由, 就係佢係總統, 同埋GOP當乜柒都睇唔到
我都唔明點解去到今日仲會有Trump粉
想問一問，澳洲5月大選工黨係咪係好大機會勝出？
1)黑鬼馬對俄佬干預視而不見
你用下個腦都知呢句係完全唔make sense
你呢句意味Obama想Trump當選, 因為俄羅斯干預受益人係Trump, 受害人係Hillary, 咁即係原來Obama都係Trump粉
Obama係大選後, 佢即將卸任前, 對俄羅斯干預報復, 驅逐35名俄羅斯政府官員, 以及對制裁有關hackers
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/29/barack-obama-sanctions-russia-election-hack
至於事先, Obama係選前本來想聯同兩院領袖, 聯名出聲明直指俄羅斯干預大選, 但GOP參院領袖McConnell say no, 最後聲明變左無出俄羅斯名
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/23/mitch-mcconnell-russia-obama-joe-biden-359531
不如掉返轉, 研究下Trump做左乜防止未來大選受干預, 我搵到嘅係
1. 公開信俄羅斯唔信美國情報機關
佢係2017亞太經合組織峰會上, 公開話普京同佢講無干預, 而佢信普京, 同美國情報機關唱反調
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apec-summit-usa-russia/trump-says-he-trusts-putins-denials-of-election-meddling-idUSKBN1DB04N
佢係2018 Helsinki峰會上, 公開話信普京聲稱俄羅斯無干預大選, 又同美國情報機關唱反調
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44852812
仲未計嗰啲話可能係俄羅斯, 或者其他國家干預嘅言論
2. 係Helsinki峰會上, 仲公開話想同俄羅斯合作搞網絡安全, 之後畀人屌到上天花板後先徹回
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-cyber-idUSKBN19U0P4
3. 佢競選團隊直頭預期俄羅斯hacking對佢地有幫助, 多次嘗試接觸俄方拎料, 見Special Counsel報告
4. 白宮同GOP上件拒絕左掟多啲資源去加強選舉安全嘅法案
https://www.apnews.com/6580a9fdf5364b46be462d73ed0c5422
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/election-security-2018-715204/
2) 派FBI監聽Trump campaign?
你有無諗過點解Trump上任兩年, GOP控制兩院兩年, 可以隨便查, 隨便出傳票叫人黎作供, FBI局長都換左兩次, 點解呢個都無新料? 唔只新料, 直頭唔見係新聞話有開file?
因為根本無咁嘅事, 唔係咁大件事, Obama唔似Trump有權係身, 一早死撚左
根據FISA, 美國情報機關直頭唔可以監聽美國居民(無錯, 唔只公民, 住係美國嘅外國人都唔監聽得), 要有法院授權先得
如果FBI監聽到美國居民, 咁正常情況係因為FBI說服到法院批FISA, 法院授權FBI監聽係美國嘅調查對象
咁如果FBI有監聽Trump Campaign, 咁個調查對象一係就係Trump Campaign人員, 一係就同佢地講電話嗰個, 睇你覺得邊樣好啲
你用下個腦都知呢句係完全唔make sense
你呢句意味Obama想Trump當選, 因為俄羅斯干預受益人係Trump, 受害人係Hillary, 咁即係原來Obama都係Trump粉
Obama係大選後, 佢即將卸任前, 對俄羅斯干預報復, 驅逐35名俄羅斯政府官員, 以及對制裁有關hackers
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/29/barack-obama-sanctions-russia-election-hack
至於事先, Obama係選前本來想聯同兩院領袖, 聯名出聲明直指俄羅斯干預大選, 但GOP參院領袖McConnell say no, 最後聲明變左無出俄羅斯名
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/23/mitch-mcconnell-russia-obama-joe-biden-359531
不如掉返轉, 研究下Trump做左乜防止未來大選受干預, 我搵到嘅係
1. 公開信俄羅斯唔信美國情報機關
佢係2017亞太經合組織峰會上, 公開話普京同佢講無干預, 而佢信普京, 同美國情報機關唱反調
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apec-summit-usa-russia/trump-says-he-trusts-putins-denials-of-election-meddling-idUSKBN1DB04N
佢係2018 Helsinki峰會上, 公開話信普京聲稱俄羅斯無干預大選, 又同美國情報機關唱反調
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44852812
仲未計嗰啲話可能係俄羅斯, 或者其他國家干預嘅言論
2. 係Helsinki峰會上, 仲公開話想同俄羅斯合作搞網絡安全, 之後畀人屌到上天花板後先徹回
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-cyber-idUSKBN19U0P4
3. 佢競選團隊直頭預期俄羅斯hacking對佢地有幫助, 多次嘗試接觸俄方拎料, 見Special Counsel報告
4. 白宮同GOP上件拒絕左掟多啲資源去加強選舉安全嘅法案
https://www.apnews.com/6580a9fdf5364b46be462d73ed0c5422
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/election-security-2018-715204/
2) 派FBI監聽Trump campaign?
你有無諗過點解Trump上任兩年, GOP控制兩院兩年, 可以隨便查, 隨便出傳票叫人黎作供, FBI局長都換左兩次, 點解呢個都無新料? 唔只新料, 直頭唔見係新聞話有開file?
因為根本無咁嘅事, 唔係咁大件事, Obama唔似Trump有權係身, 一早死撚左
根據FISA, 美國情報機關直頭唔可以監聽美國居民(無錯, 唔只公民, 住係美國嘅外國人都唔監聽得), 要有法院授權先得
如果FBI監聽到美國居民, 咁正常情況係因為FBI說服到法院批FISA, 法院授權FBI監聽係美國嘅調查對象
咁如果FBI有監聽Trump Campaign, 咁個調查對象一係就係Trump Campaign人員, 一係就同佢地講電話嗰個, 睇你覺得邊樣好啲
工黨民調一直領先
Spain election: Polls due to open for closely-fought contest
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48081540
Polls are due to open across Spain for the country's third general election in four years.
The vote is marked by the rise of the far right movement Vox, which opposes multiculturalism and threatens to end self rule for regions like Catalonia.
Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has presented himself as a bulwark against the advance of the hard right.
Polls suggest his party will lead the vote but no single group will win an overall majority.
The final opinion poll in El Pais newspaper last Monday put the Socialists (PSOE) at about 30%, the conservative People's Party (PP) at around 20%, the centre-right Ciudadanos and left-leaning Podemos both near 14% and the far right Vox party at about 11%.
However, the poll also showed that up to four in 10 voters had yet to make up their minds.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48081540
Polls are due to open across Spain for the country's third general election in four years.
The vote is marked by the rise of the far right movement Vox, which opposes multiculturalism and threatens to end self rule for regions like Catalonia.
Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has presented himself as a bulwark against the advance of the hard right.
Polls suggest his party will lead the vote but no single group will win an overall majority.
The final opinion poll in El Pais newspaper last Monday put the Socialists (PSOE) at about 30%, the conservative People's Party (PP) at around 20%, the centre-right Ciudadanos and left-leaning Podemos both near 14% and the far right Vox party at about 11%.
However, the poll also showed that up to four in 10 voters had yet to make up their minds.
Deal reached for Northern Ireland power-sharing talks
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/apr/26/northern-ireland-fresh-attempt-to-restore-power-sharing
The British and Irish governments have reached an agreement to establish a new round of talks involving all the main political parties in Northern Ireland, starting on 7 May.
Theresa May and the taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, credited the public response to the killing of Lyra McKee with the announcement on Friday of a fresh attempt to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland.
The two leaders said in a joint statement that the journalist’s funeral in Belfast on Wednesday, which gathered all mainstream party leaders under the roof of St Anne’s Cathedral, encouraged them to try to break a two-year political deadlock.
“We … heard the unmistakable message to all political leaders that people across Northern Ireland want to see a new momentum for political progress. We agree that what is now needed is actions and not just words from all of us who are in positions of leadership.”
The new process would involve all the main political parties in Northern Ireland, together with the UK and Irish governments, the statement said.
“The aim of these talks is quickly to re-establish to full operation the democratic institutions of the Belfast/Good Friday agreement – the NI executive, assembly and north-south ministerial council – so that they can effectively serve all of the people for the future.”
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/apr/26/northern-ireland-fresh-attempt-to-restore-power-sharing
The British and Irish governments have reached an agreement to establish a new round of talks involving all the main political parties in Northern Ireland, starting on 7 May.
Theresa May and the taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, credited the public response to the killing of Lyra McKee with the announcement on Friday of a fresh attempt to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland.
The two leaders said in a joint statement that the journalist’s funeral in Belfast on Wednesday, which gathered all mainstream party leaders under the roof of St Anne’s Cathedral, encouraged them to try to break a two-year political deadlock.
“We … heard the unmistakable message to all political leaders that people across Northern Ireland want to see a new momentum for political progress. We agree that what is now needed is actions and not just words from all of us who are in positions of leadership.”
The new process would involve all the main political parties in Northern Ireland, together with the UK and Irish governments, the statement said.
“The aim of these talks is quickly to re-establish to full operation the democratic institutions of the Belfast/Good Friday agreement – the NI executive, assembly and north-south ministerial council – so that they can effectively serve all of the people for the future.”
Trump withdraws from UN arms treaty as NRA crowd cheers in delight
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/26/trump-nra-united-nations-arms-treaty-gun-control
Donald Trump has announced that the US will withdraw its support for a United Nations treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar global arms trade.
Addressing the National Rifle Association (NRA) in Indianapolis, the president said he would revoke America’s status as a signatory of the arms trade treaty regulating conventional weapons including small arms, battle tanks, combat aircraft and warships.
“My administration will never ratify the UN arms trade treaty,” Trump said. “We’re taking our signature back. The United Nations will soon receive a formal notice that America is rejecting this treaty.”
Trump added: “Under my administration, we will never surrender American sovereignty to anyone. We will never allow foreign bureaucrats to trample on your second amendment freedom. I’m officially announcing today that the United States will be revoking the effect of America’s signature from this badly misguided treaty.”
The US signed the treaty in 2013 but never ratified it. The NRA has long claimed the treaty poses a threat to the second amendment. On Friday its members stood, applauded and chanted “USA! USA!” as Trump signed a letter to Congress halting the ratification process, then tossed his pen into the crowd.
A delighted Chris Cox, executive director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action, said: “Barack Obama and John Kerry tried to force us to accept international gun control under the power of the UN, but Donald Trump has said: ‘Not on my watch.’”
But the move drew sharp criticism.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/26/trump-nra-united-nations-arms-treaty-gun-control
Donald Trump has announced that the US will withdraw its support for a United Nations treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar global arms trade.
Addressing the National Rifle Association (NRA) in Indianapolis, the president said he would revoke America’s status as a signatory of the arms trade treaty regulating conventional weapons including small arms, battle tanks, combat aircraft and warships.
“My administration will never ratify the UN arms trade treaty,” Trump said. “We’re taking our signature back. The United Nations will soon receive a formal notice that America is rejecting this treaty.”
Trump added: “Under my administration, we will never surrender American sovereignty to anyone. We will never allow foreign bureaucrats to trample on your second amendment freedom. I’m officially announcing today that the United States will be revoking the effect of America’s signature from this badly misguided treaty.”
The US signed the treaty in 2013 but never ratified it. The NRA has long claimed the treaty poses a threat to the second amendment. On Friday its members stood, applauded and chanted “USA! USA!” as Trump signed a letter to Congress halting the ratification process, then tossed his pen into the crowd.
A delighted Chris Cox, executive director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action, said: “Barack Obama and John Kerry tried to force us to accept international gun control under the power of the UN, but Donald Trump has said: ‘Not on my watch.’”
But the move drew sharp criticism.
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Surge of the Far Right 
Spain election: Socialists win amid far-right breakthrough
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48081540
PM Pedro Sánchez's party polled 29% and will need the help of either left-wing Podemos and regional parties or the centre right to form a government.
For the first time since military rule ended in the 1970s, a far-right party is set to enter parliament.
Vox opposes multiculturalism, feminism and unrestricted migration. With almost all the results in, Vox was on more than 10% of the vote, which would give it 24 seats in the 350-seat parliament.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48081540
PM Pedro Sánchez's party polled 29% and will need the help of either left-wing Podemos and regional parties or the centre right to form a government.
For the first time since military rule ended in the 1970s, a far-right party is set to enter parliament.
Vox opposes multiculturalism, feminism and unrestricted migration. With almost all the results in, Vox was on more than 10% of the vote, which would give it 24 seats in the 350-seat parliament.