Le Pen’s Embezzlement Charges and What They Mean for France’s Democracy
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Le Pen’s Embezzlement Charges and What They Mean for France’s Democracy

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Last year, Marine Le Pen spoke menacingly of the possible fallout from her trial on embezzlement charges. “Tomorrow, potentially, millions and millions of French people will see themselves deprived of their candidate for the presidency.” After a court disqualified her on Monday from…

Marine Le Pen Could Be Banned From France Election if She’s Found Guilty of Embezzlement
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Marine Le Pen Could Be Banned From France Election if She’s Found Guilty of Embezzlement

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, has tried and failed three times to become president. Now, even as her popularity rises, she may be barred from taking part in an election to lead France if she is found guilty of embezzlement on…

How Trump Is Inspiring Wannabe Authoritarians Everywhere
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How Trump Is Inspiring Wannabe Authoritarians Everywhere

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When President Joseph R. Biden Jr. convened democracy summits at the White House in 2021 and 2023, he pointedly disinvited President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, a man he had once described an “autocrat” who deserved to be driven from office by voters….

Jair Bolsonaro Ordered to Face Trial in Brazil for Attempting a Coup
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Jair Bolsonaro Ordered to Face Trial in Brazil for Attempting a Coup

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, will face trial on charges that he oversaw a vast scheme to cling to power after losing the 2022 elections, including an attempt to overturn the vote and a plot to assassinate the nation’s president-elect, the country’s supreme…

In Turkey, Critics of Erdogan See Democracy Eroding After Istanbul Mayor’s Detention
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In Turkey, Critics of Erdogan See Democracy Eroding After Istanbul Mayor’s Detention

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Recep Tayyip Erdogan entered this year facing a knot of political problems with little precedent in his two decades at the summit of power in Turkey. Voters were angry about persistently high inflation. His political party’s popularity had sunk. And his opponents…

Trump’s Contradictions Are His Ultimate Cover: ‘You Can’t Pin Him Down’
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Trump’s Contradictions Are His Ultimate Cover: ‘You Can’t Pin Him Down’

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines What does President Trump really believe? Does he want to run for a third term, or is that just a joke? Does he intend to seize control of Gaza and expel millions of Palestinians, or is that just a suggestion? Is Black History…

A Europe in Emotional Shock Grapples With a New Era
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A Europe in Emotional Shock Grapples With a New Era

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For decades a core objective of the Soviet Union was to “decouple” the United States from Europe. Decoupling, as it was called, would break the Western alliance that kept Soviet tanks from rolling across the Prussian plains. Now, in weeks, President Trump has…

Some European Allies Fear Trump Is Out to Destroy Them
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Some European Allies Fear Trump Is Out to Destroy Them

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines During his first term in office, President Trump described the European Union “as a foe,” established “to hurt the United States on trade.” He repeated the charge at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, but in more vulgar terms: “The European Union was formed…

Opinion | Trump’s Ideas Are Terrible. That’s Not an Accident.
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Opinion | Trump’s Ideas Are Terrible. That’s Not an Accident.

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The first month of the second Trump presidency has put the lie to the widespread wisdom that Donald Trump has no ideology and no ideas, only an insatiable thirst for power and money. Trump has shown that he has ideas. So many ideas….