Budapest mayor charged over his calls for people to defy Hungary’s Pride ban pred 1 uro in 26 minutami Gergely Karácsony urged people to take to streets in June in pushback against Orbán government’s attack on rightsProsecutors in Hungary have filed charges against the progressive mayor of Budapest, seeking to fine him months after hundreds of thousands of people heeded his call to take to the streets in defiance of the government’s ban on Pride.The June march made headlines around the world after the ruling Fidesz party, led by the rightwing populist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, backed legislation that created a legal basis for Pride to be banned, citing a widely criticised need to protect children. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Texas man scheduled to be executed for killing ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend pred 1 uro in 35 minutami Charles Victor Thompson would be the first person executed in the US this year for the 1998 shooting deaths A Texas man who at one time escaped from custody and was on the run for three days after being sentenced to death for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend nearly 27 years ago was scheduled on Wednesday to be the first person executed in the US this year.Charles Victor Thompson was condemned for the April 1998 shooting deaths of his ex-girlfriend, Glenda Dennise Hayslip, 39; and her new boyfriend, Darren Keith Cain, 30, at her apartment in the Houston suburb of Tomball. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Iraq’s former prime minister denounces ‘blatant American interference’ in election pred 1 uro in 45 minutami Nouri al-Maliki responds to Donald Trump’s threat to withdraw US support for Iraq if he is returned to powerUS politics live – latest updatesIraq’s former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki has angrily denounced “blatant American interference” in the country’s election after Donald Trump threatened to withdraw US support if he was returned to power.“We reject the blatant American interference in Iraq’s internal affairs and consider it a violation of its sovereignty,” al-Maliki, who is nominated by the country’s dominant political bloc to return to the premiership, said in a statement on Wednesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Chicago’s United Center to offer cannabis drinks – could other arenas follow? pred 1 uro in 52 minutami Drinks to be sold at concerts under federal legislation but attenders may have to wait to imbibe at sporting eventsTHC-infused beverages will now be available at special events in the United Center, the home of the Chicago Bulls and the Chicago Blackhawks, which some experts suggest may pave the way for other arenas to do the same.These drinks can be sold outside of state-legal recreational dispensaries because they are part of the hemp-derived cannabis market that is currently legal on the federal level. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Dutch parties strike minority coalition deal three months after D66 election upset pred 1 uro in 54 minutami Christian Democrats and VVD join centrist D66 party three months after surprise win left fragmented parliamentThe leaders of three Dutch political parties have agreed a new coalition deal, paving the way for a rare minority government in the Netherlands almost three months after elections that produced an upset victory for the centrist D66 party.The liberal-progressive, pro-European party, led by the probable new prime minister, Rob Jetten, will join up with the conservative Christian Democrats and the right-wing VVD in a government that holds only 66 seats in the 150-seat lower house. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
