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07.09.2024 - 23:14 [ France24.com ]

French protesters rage at ‘stolen election’ as Macron picks conservative Barnier for PM

Amid cries of “Macron Out!, Resign Macron!” leftist demonstrators gathered in the autumn sun in their thousands to protest against French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to appoint the veteran conservative prime minister, rather than a candidate from among their ranks.

While falling short of an absolute majority, the left-wing coalition the New Popular Front (NFP) (made up of the Greens, the Socialists, the Communists and the hard-left France Unbowed) won the most votes in the July 7 snap poll.

07.09.2024 - 23:01 [ ORF.at ]

F: Neuer Regierungschef deutet Rechtsruck an

In Bezug auf die Einwanderungspolitik kündigte Barnier eine härtere Gangart an. „Es gibt immer noch das Gefühl, dass unsere Grenzen Siebe sind und die Migrationsströme nicht kontrolliert werden“, sagte der 73-Jährige. „Ich habe nicht viel gemeinsam mit den Ideologien des Rassemblement National, aber ich respektiere sie“, fügte er mit Blick auf die Rechtsaußenbewegung hinzu, die Barnier unter bestimmten Bedingungen unterstützen würde.

18.04.2024 - 19:04 [ Daniel Neun / Radio Utopie ]

Libyen-Krieg: Neue Sitzung der Schwachmächte im UNO-Sicherheitsrat

(22. März 2011)

Am 19.März, dem Tag des Angriffs von Frankreich, Großbritannien, Kanada, Italien und den USA auf Libyen, wurde in Moskau eine der erbärmlichsten Erklärungen in der russischen Geschichte veröffentlicht (Angriffskrieg gegen Libyen beginnt: Ticker). Das russische Außenministerium von Sergei Lawrow:

“In Moskau bedauern wir diese bewaffnete Intervention im Rahmen der UN Resolution 1973, die hastig beschlossen wurde.”

Die Weltöffentlichkeit konstatiert: Russlands Staatsführung ist ein Haufen Tölpel, dem – wenn er schon nicht lesen kann und deshalb nicht weiss was vor sich geht – selbst das Wort „Veto“ mit einem einfachen Armhochhalten schon zu viel ist. Das Gleiche gilt für die Atomschwachmacht China, deren leseunkundige kommunistische Staatspartei immerhin 1.3 Milliarden Menschen herumkommandiert. In der Parteizeitung „People´s Daily“ redete man sich heute nun selbst in ein Gewissen, was man nicht hat (1):

„Die blutgetränkten Gewitter, denen Irak seit acht Jahren unterzogen wurde und das unaussprechliche Leiden seines Volkes sind ein Spiegel und eine Warnung. Die militärischen Attacken auf Libyen, folgend den Kriegen in Afghanisten und Irak, sind das das dritte Mal, dass einige Länder bewaffnete Aktionen gegen souveräne Staaten gestartet haben. Es sollte augenscheinlich sein, dass jedes Mal, wenn militärische Mittel benutzt werden um Krisen zu begegnen, dies ein Schlag gegen die Charta der Vereinten Nationen und die Regeln der internationalen Beziehungen sind.“

Die Weltöffentlichkeit versteht: früher hiess es in China „Bombardiert das Hauptquartier“, letzten Freitag hiess es „Bombardiert Libyen“ und heute wieder anders herum. Mal sehen, zu was sich Chinas Staatsführung am Donnerstag entscheidet. Vielleicht der Einfachheit halber zu „Bombardiert irgendwas“.

18.04.2024 - 18:50 [ United Nations ]

Security Council Approves ‘No-Fly Zone’ over Libya, Authorizing ‘All Necessary Measures’ to Protect Civilians, by Vote of 10 in Favour with 5 Abstentions

(17 March 2011)

Adopting resolution 1973 (2011) by a vote of 10 in favour to none against, with 5 abstentions (Brazil, China, Germany, India, Russian Federation), the Council authorized Member States, acting nationally or through regional organizations or arrangements, to take all necessary measures to protect civilians under threat of attack in the country, including Benghazi, while excluding a foreign occupation force of any form on any part of Libyan territory — requesting them to immediately inform the Secretary-General of such measures.

16.04.2024 - 17:55 [ White House ]

Joint Statement from the Leaders of the United States and the Republic of Iraq

The two leaders expressed their commitment to the ongoing Higher Military Commission (HMC) process and its results, and the three working groups that will assess: the continued threat from ISIS, operational and environmental requirements, and bolstering Iraq’s security force capabilities. The two leaders affirmed they would review these factors to determine when and how the mission of the Global Coalition in Iraq would end, and transition in an orderly manner to enduring bilateral security partnerships, in accordance with Iraq’s Constitution and the U.S.-Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement.

16.04.2024 - 17:49 [ Almayadeen.net ]

US, Iraq agree on talks for withdrawal of US-led coalition from region

„The two leaders affirmed they would review these factors to determine when and how the mission of the Global Coalition in Iraq would end,“ the statement noted.

According to AP, the objective would be to transform talks into a bilateral agreement that could still keep a few US troops in Iraq, which already exist as 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 in Syria as part of the coalition, knowing that in Syria they are officially considered occupation forces.

12.03.2024 - 17:15 [ GlobalVillageSpace.com ]

Recognizing Palestinian state is a ‘just cause’ – Spanish PM

“I will propose granting Spain’s recognition to the Palestinian state,” Sanchez said on Saturday at a conference in Bilbao, Spain. “I do this out of moral conviction, for a just cause, and because it is the only way that the two states – Israel and Palestine – can live together in peace.”

12.02.2024 - 22:10 [ Middle East Eye ]

Iraq says talks resume on US-led coalition withdrawal

Iraq said on Sunday that it had resumed talks with the United States on the future of the anti-Islamic State coalition, expressing hope that they would not be disrupted and lead to an outcome soon.

A first round of talks opened on 27 January but was swiftly suspended after a drone attack killed three US military personnel at a base in Jordan the following day.

08.02.2024 - 20:20 [ Shafaq.com ]

Iraqi Parliament to deliberate on the US attacked next Saturday

According to a statement from the Parliament, the deliberative session is set to take place at 5:00 PM next Saturday. The focus will be on the repeated US assaults on Iraqi sovereignty.

Earlier today, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani reiterated his government‘s determination to end the mission of the US-led coalition in Iraq in response to the US attacks on Iraqi areas.

08.02.2024 - 19:55 [ الوزراء العراقي / The Official Account of the Iraqi Prime Minister / Twitter ]

American forces has repeated irresponsibly all the actions that would undermine the established understandings and hinder the initiation of bilateral dialogue. It conducted a blatant assassination through an airstrike in the heart of a residential neighborhood in the capital, Baghdad, showing no regard for civilian lives or international laws.

By this act, the American forces jeopardize civil peace, violate Iraqi sovereignty, and disregard the safety and lives of our citizens. Even more concerning is that the coalition consistently deviates from the reasons and objectives for its presence on our territory.
This trajectory compels the Iraqi government more than ever to terminate the mission of this coalition, which has become a factor for instability and threatens to entangle Iraq in the cycle of conflict, and our armed forces cannot neglect their constitutional duties and responsibilities, which demand safeguarding the security of Iraqis and the land of Iraq from all threats.
God‘s mercy and honor to the martyrs of this attack and to all martyrs of Iraq.
Major General Special Forces
Yehia Rasool
The Spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces

04.02.2024 - 15:20 [ Shafaq.com ]

Al-Sudani backs al-Anbar PMF and urges vigilance

The meeting took place in the wake of the US airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) in Iraq and Syria on Saturday. The US said the strikes were in retaliation for a drone attack that killed three American soldiers at a US base in Jordan last weekend. The Iraqi government condemned the US attacks as a violation of its sovereignty and a threat to regional stability.

02.02.2024 - 09:35 [ theCradle.co ]

Iraq wants ‘orderly’ withdrawal of ‘destabilizing’ US troops: PM

(10.01.2024)

„There is a need to re-organize [our] relationship [with Washington] so that it is not a target or justification for any party, internal or foreign, to tamper with stability in Iraq and the region,“ Sudani said, partly in reference to attacks by the Iraqi resistance on US bases.

The Iraqi prime minister has repeatedly said that Baghdad will neither accept foreign troops nor armed factions operating on its soil.

31.01.2024 - 15:48 [ theCradle.co ]

‘Intense efforts’ from Iraqi govt pressured Kataib Hezbollah to stop attacks on US troops

Iraqi and US officials met a day before the deadly drone attack to discuss the future of the US presence in Iraq under the framework of the US-Iraq Higher Military Commission (HMC).

The meeting aimed at “Reviewing the mission of the US-led international coalition against ISIS, following Iraq’s victory over one of the most formidable terrorist groups in the world.”

“Following this review, a specific timetable will be formulated to end the military mission of the Coalition and transition to bilateral security relations between Iraq, the United States, and partner countries in the Coalition.”

31.01.2024 - 15:38 [ Shafaq.com ]

Kataib Hezbollah Iraq Suspends Operations Against U.S. Forces

Al-Hamidawi announced the suspension of military and security operations „against the occupation forces to prevent embarrassment to the Iraqi government.“

The group pledged to continue supporting the people of Gaza through other means and recommended „passive defense“ if the group‘s fighters „faced any hostile American action.“

29.01.2024 - 09:42 [ Rudaw.net ]

Coalition mission will end during current cabinet: Iraqi govt spox

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Ending the mission of the United States-led global coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq will be achieved during the current cabinet, said a government spokesperson on Sunday, noting that the process has already been set in motion.

29.01.2024 - 09:34 [ David M. Witty / Twitter ]

Iraqi government: the mission of the International Coalition in Iraq will end during the term of PM Sudani.

24.01.2024 - 14:13 [ Außenministerium von Spanien / Foreign Ministry of Spain ]

Albares begins Middle East tour to promote regional de-escalation of the conflict

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, today begins a tour of the Middle East that will first take him to Lebanon, then to Iraq, where he will hold meetings at the highest level with the aim of boosting the chances of achieving a regional de-escalation that will result in greater stability in the area.

24.01.2024 - 14:10 [ Shafaq News / Twitter ]

Iraq‘s MoFA: Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation José Manuel Albares Bueno is to arrive this evening for an official visit to Iraq. Bueno is set to hold meetings with Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, and PM Al-Sudani.

24.01.2024 - 13:37 [ Himalaya Times In English / Twitter ]

That strike in particular infuriated the Iraqi government, and Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has called for the US-led coalition against IS jihadists to depart the country.

22.01.2024 - 07:21 [ AlMayadeen.net ]

Baghdad committed to end presence of US troops in Iraq: Iraqi general

(21.01.2024)

„The end of the US-led coalition mission is a necessity for the security and stability of Iraq. It is also a necessity for preserving constructive bilateral relations between Iraq and the coalition countries,“ Sudani stated during a televised event at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

22.01.2024 - 07:10 [ Reuters ]

Exclusive: Iraq seeks quick exit of US forces but no deadline set, PM says

(10.01.2024)

„There is a need to reorganise this relationship so that it is not a target or justification for any party, internal or foreign, to tamper with stability in Iraq and the region,“ Sudani told Reuters in an interview in Baghdad on Tuesday.
Giving the first details of his thinking about the future of the coalition since his Jan. 5 announcement that Iraq would begin the process of closing it down, Sudani said the exit should be negotiated under „a process of understanding and dialogue“.

23.11.2023 - 15:50 [ NLTimes.nl ]

PVV most polarizing of the large parties, but half of voters can tolerate Wilders as PM

According to the Hart van Nederland poll, a right-wing coalition of PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB has the most support among voters. 61 percent support this coalition, which has 88 of the 150 seats in parliament, according to the latest forecast. The same coalition without the BBB can count on support from 56 percent of voters. The PVV, VVD, and NSC coalition would have 81 seats, still a majority.

13.10.2023 - 16:55 [ Bernhard Rude / Twitter ]

Die Sozialdemokratische Partei Europas (SPE) hat ihre slowakischen Mitglieder #Smer und #Hlas suspendiert, nachdem die beiden Parteien angekündigt hatten, in eine Koalition mit der rechtsextremen Slowakischen Nationalpartei einzutreten.

05.08.2023 - 18:11 [ BusinessToday.in ]

‚I would like to thank my brother Saudi Crown Prince,‘ says Pak PM on receiving $2-bn financial support

(Jul 11, 2023)

In April, Saudi Arabia made a commitment to provide financial assistance and subsequently awaited the arrival of the aid package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before depositing it into the State Bank of Pakistan.

This much-needed support will help bolster the central bank‘s dwindling foreign exchange reserves, which had declined to a level barely sufficient to cover a month‘s worth of regulated imports.

22.07.2023 - 22:31 [ Times of Israel ]

Dozens of ex-security chiefs: Netanyahu ‘directly responsible for harm to security’

Comparing the current climate to “the eve of the Yom Kippur War,” a highly traumatic event for Israel, the signatories said they were “holding up a bright red stop sign in front of you and your government.”

The signatories include former IDF chiefs Ehud Barak, Moshe Ya’alon and Dan Halutz; former Mossad heads Nahum Admoni, Efraim Halevy, Shabtai Shavit, Danny Yatom and Tamir Pardo; former Shin Bet directors Carmi Gillon, Yuval Diskin and Nadav Argaman; several former police commissioners and prison service leaders; and many former military generals.

19.07.2023 - 18:06 [ Bloomberg ]

Israel’s First Female Attorney General at Center of Judicial Storm

It would be highly unusual for the prime minister to fire the attorney general but also rather difficult as long as the Supreme Court can use the reasonableness test to reinstate her. Should that be removed from judges’ toolkits, however, it would be easier.

19.07.2023 - 17:53 [ Times of Israel ]

Likud minister calls attorney general ‘the most dangerous person’ in Israel

(today)

The minister pointed to widespread “chaos” the day before, when anti-overhaul protesters blocked roads and disrupted train services while, he said, the attorney general “doesn’t see anything.”

“In my opinion, she is the most dangerous person in the country today,” Amsalem said. “In practice, there is a revolt going on in the IDF, and the attorney general doesn’t see, doesn’t hear.”

19.07.2023 - 17:43 [ Times of Israel ]

„There‘s anarchy here,“ Amsalem says: Amsalem calls to arrest anti-overhaul protest leaders, oust AG and probe ex-PM Barak

(9 July 2023)

“There’s no intelligence, no arrest on the nights [of the protests], no investigations of [former Supreme Court chief justice] Aharon Barak or Ehud Barak. You’re hurting? Protest — just like people have since the establishment of the state. But why riot? It’s lawlessness,” he said, adding: “Ehud Barak, in my opinion, should have been in the interrogation room some time ago.

06.06.2023 - 07:55 [ Euractiv.com ]

Moscow slams Polish General’s call to back potential mass rebellion in Belarus

(May 26, 2023)

Skrzypczak said a potential uprising in Belarus might start from similar operations to those by Russians in Belgorod. He added that they would gain support from society, and Poland should not miss the momentum to support Belarusians.

In such circumstances, Lukashenko could hardly count on Moscow’s help.

“Russia has its own problems,” he insisted.

06.06.2023 - 07:45 [ Hellas.postsen.com ]

Polish mercenaries took part in the recent raids on Belgorod

(04th June 2023)

In particular, yesterday Sunday, the websites Polsatnews.pl and Wprost.pl reported that mercenaries of the so-called Polish Volunteer Corps fought alongside the Ukrainian forces.

The reports cite Telegram posts by the group and a video purportedly showing gunmen on their way to Belgorod.

06.06.2023 - 07:42 [ Hindustan Times ]

NATO Nation‘s fighters aid attacks on Russia‘s Belgorod; Poland in a fix amid ‚Putin‘s fear‘

Poland has distanced itself from reports that Polish mercenaries had joined militia in leading attacks on territories deep inside Russia. This after several videos of Polish Volunteer Corps crossing the Ukrainian boundary and mocking the Russian regime went viral.

11.05.2023 - 23:04 [ Waqt News / Youtube ]

Meeting of PM Shahbaz Sharif with caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi

/May 3, 2023)

Meeting of PM Shahbaz Sharif with caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi

11.05.2023 - 22:55 [ Nation.com.pk ]

PM meets caretaker Punjab CM Mohsin Naqvi, felicitates him for taking oath

(January 25, 2023)

Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday.

The premier greeted Mr Naqvi on assuming the post of caretaker Punjab chief minister and expressed his best wishes.

24.03.2023 - 10:16 [ France24.com ]

‘Democracy at stake’: French protesters vent fury at Macron over pension push

French protesters downed their tools and marched once again in Paris and other cities on Thursday, galvanised by President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to ram his deeply unpopular pension reform through parliament without a vote, in what critics have branded a “denial of democracy”.

22.03.2023 - 23:25 [ TheSpectator.com ]

Emmanuel Macron: France’s Caligula?

Instead, on Macron’s orders, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne used a controversial clause in the Constitution, Article 49.3, to pass the bill.

The Republican Party are widely supportive of Macron’s reform bill, which raises the age of retirement from sixty-two to sixty-four, and issued instructions for its sixty-one Members of Parliament to vote against the motion. But nineteen of its MPs defied orders, adding to the dissent and disorder which has swept France in recent days, in parliament and on the street.

22.03.2023 - 23:16 [ France24.com ]

Macron holds firm on pension reform bill as protests escalate

Dismissing calls for a snap election or a referendum, he said the plan to raise France’s minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 would continue on its “democratic path” and come into force by the end of 2023.

The French president also reaffirmed his faith in Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne, whose government narrowly survived a no-confidence vote triggered by Macron‘s use of special executive powers to bypass parliament.

22.03.2023 - 22:32 [ @Charlie_denkt / Nitter ]

Nur neun Stimmen fehlten beim 3ten Misstrauensvotum – was den Sturz der Regierung nach sich gezogen hätte… #Macron-Regierung

(21.03.2023)

22.03.2023 - 22:30 [ Metro.co.uk ]

Paris erupts in violence after Macron wins no-confidence vote by just nine

(21.03.2023)

The first motion, which was the only one ever likely to succeed, failed thanks to the decision of the conservative Republican party not to support it.

17.03.2023 - 14:42 [ Reuters ]

Anger as French government pushes through pension change without vote

Opposition parties said they would request a vote of no confidence in the government, which will be voted on in the coming days, possibly on Monday.

17.03.2023 - 09:42 [ Reuters ]

The French parliament saw chaotic scenes after President Emmanuel Macron‘s unpopular plan to reform the country‘s costly pension system was pushed through without a vote

17.03.2023 - 09:31 [ CNN ]

Protests erupt as French government forces through higher retirement age

The pension reform bill passed the French Senate earlier on Thursday, but was not expected to pass the National Assembly – the lower house of the country’s parliament – where lawmakers were due to vote this afternoon.

The session was stopped early for Borne’s announcement. Lawmakers erupted into chaotic scenes as she explained the government’s decision, fighting to be heard as lawmakers sang French national anthem “La Marseillaise” and others held signs reading “No to 64 years.”

17.03.2023 - 09:28 [ CNBC ]

French President Macron overrides parliament to pass retirement age bill

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday resorted to using special constitutional powers.
The pensions overhaul has been met with widespread protests and strikes across France.
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced to the assembly that the government would trigger Article 49.3 of the French Constitution.

17.03.2023 - 09:04 [ bijus.eu ]

Verfassung der Französischen Republik vom 4. Oktober 1958 / Constitution du 4 octobre 1958

Artikel 49

(..)

(3) Der Premierminister kann auf Beschluss des Ministerrates die Nationalversammlung ersuchen, der Regierung das Vertrauen in Verbindung mit einer Abstimmung über einen Haushaltsgesetzentwurf oder einen Gesetzentwurf zur Finanzierung der Sozialversicherung auszusprechen. In diesem Fall gilt der Entwurf als angenommen, wenn nicht innerhalb der nächsten vierundzwanzig Stunden ein Misstrauensantrag eingebracht und nach Maßgabe des vorstehenden Absatzes angenommen wird. Einmal pro Sitzungsperiode kann der Premierminister auf dieses Verfahren auch bei einem anderen Gesetzentwurf oder Gesetzesvorschlag zurückgreifen.

17.03.2023 - 08:02 [ France24.com ]

Protests in Paris as Macron forces through controversial pension reform

But the government was unsure of the vote numbers in the National Assembly, forcing French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne to announce the triggering of Article 49.3.

The decision runs the risk of further inflaming the protests and strikes that have rocked France over the last months. It also gives the opposition the right to immediately call a confidence vote in parliament.

The opposition reacted with fury to the decision to avoid a vote after weeks of debates on the legislation.

16.01.2023 - 12:05 [ Ynetnews.com ]

Netanyahu brushes off mass protests; calls justice reform ‚will of the people‘

„My friends and I, many of whom are here around the table, have said this countless times, and millions of citizens who voted for the right-wing camp knew about the intention to reform the judicial system comprehensively,“ the prime minister added. „More than that, they demanded it from us. Anyone who was at our election rallies, in the city centers, in the neighborhoods, we heard the voice rising from the crowd.“

28.10.2022 - 23:40 [ Commondreams.org ]

Amnesty Says ICC Israel Probe Should Include ‚Crime Against Humanity of Apartheid‘

(October 25, 2022)

Calling for the International Criminal Court to open a new investigation into possible war crimes by Israeli military forces in Gaza in August, Amnesty International on Tuesday said the court must also include Israel‘s illegal apartheid policies against the Occupied Palestinian Territories in its probe.

The organization‘s call centered on the three-day offensive launched by Israel between August 5-8 in the Gaza Strip, with advocates saying its research suggests three specific attacks could amount to war crimes.

26.10.2022 - 05:48 [ Telegraph.co.uk ]

Rishi Sunak replaces third of Liz Truss‘s Cabinet as he vows to fix mistakes of her premiership

Three were given their old jobs – Dominic Raab, the Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary, Mr Gove, the Communities Secretary, and Steve Barclay, the Health Secretary.

25.10.2022 - 18:59 [ Spectator.co.uk ]

Live: Rishi Sunak picks his cabinet

Jeremy Hunt has been reappointed as Chancellor. Suella Braverman is back as Home Secretary.
Ben Wallace remains Defence Secretary and James Cleverly stays as Foreign Secretary. Dominic Raab is deputy PM and Justice Secretary.
No. 10 confirms Nadhim Zahawi is party chairman. Grant Shapps becomes Business Secretary. Penny Mordaunt remains Leader of the House of Commons. Gillian Keegan is Education Secretary.
Education Secretary Kit Malthouse, Welsh Secretary Robert Buckland, Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg and Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis are out.

25.10.2022 - 18:20 [ 10 Downing Street / Youtube ]

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s speech on the steps of Downing Street

Rishi Sunak arrives in Downing Street for the first time as Prime Minister.