French Far Right Insists ‘We Will Win’ Despite Marine Le Pen’s Election Ban

[ad_1] Paris: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen insisted Tuesday that her movement could still win 2027 presidential elections after she was banned from standing for office as part of an embezzlement conviction. She was given a prison term and fine on Monday after being convicted of a fake jobs scheme at the EU parliament,…

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No Plans To Ban Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League, Says Muhammad Yunus

[ad_1] Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Interim Government has no plans to ban the Awami League, but individuals within its leadership accused of crimes, including murder and crimes against humanity, will face trial in the country’s courts, the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing said in a statement on Thursday. Speaking with a delegation from the International Crisis Group, led…

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US Court Blocks Trump’s Transgender Military Ban

[ad_1] Donald Trump in late January banned transgender people from the armed forces. Washington: A US federal judge on Tuesday suspended the Trump administration’s ban on transgender people serving in the military, citing the principle of equality. Referencing the US Declaration of Independence, which states that all humans are “created equal,” the judge suspended President…

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Bolsonaro Blasts Election Ban As “Denial Of Democracy”

[ad_1] Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of backing an attempted coup, told a demonstration in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday that a ban on him seeking re-election next year amounted to a “denial of democracy.” Several thousand supporters of the far-right firebrand lined Rio’s famous Copacabana beach to show support for Brazil’s…

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