#UK: Scotland's First Minister Yousaf Resigns As Party Leader, First Min.

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Humza Yousaf has resigned as leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and as Scotland’s first minister.

The move comes shortly after Yousaf ended the ruling coalition between the SNP and the Scottish Greens. That triggered two no-confidence votes put forward by opposition parties that Yousaf looked likely to lose.

[FULL STORY HERE]

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AUSTRALIA: Support For Immigration Falls With Housing Crunch

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Support for immigration is collapsing in the face of a nationwide housing crisis in Australia, with almost half the country in a recent survey  now saying they would be more likely to vote for a party committed to reducing the annual migrant intake. 

[FULL STORY HERE] (warning: paywall)

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#CANADA: Parti Québécois Leader Vows New Seccession Vote For Quebec

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Quebecers will have one “ultimate” chance to prevent their language and culture from being “erased,” by voting Yes in another independence referendum sometime before 2030, the leader of the Parti Québécois said Sunday.

If the PQ takes power in the 2026 general election, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said, the party will move rapidly to organize another referendum — the third in Quebec history — because in his view the conditions for Quebec to become an independent country have never been clearer and Quebec’s status in Canada has never been bleaker.

He said the Province could be independent by 2030. The PQ was in power in 1980 when it held the first referendum on Quebec's place within Canada and whether Quebec should pursue a path toward sovereignty. 65% of Voters chose to stay within Canada.

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#ANTIGUAANDBARBUDA: China Building Caribbean Outpost

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On a natural paradise on the island of Antigua, a large swath of land that's about to be razed for a Chinese-run special economic zone. According to documents reviewed by Newsweek, it will have its own customs and immigration formalities, a shipping port and a dedicated airline and will be able to issue passports. 

China's growing regional presence is potentially the greatest external challenge to the United States in the Americas since the Soviet Union set up in Cuba in the 1960s—and the U.S. military is concerned.

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#NIGERIA: Ebonyi State Governor Slashes Univ. Fees, Raises Univ. Staff Wages

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Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has slashed the tuition fees of the Ebonyi State University by 10 per cent.

Mr Nwifuru has also approved the increment of salaries of both academic and non-academic staff of the state-owned institution by 20 and 10 per cent, respectively.

Nwifuru, governor of Ebonyi State since 2023, previously served as speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly from June 2015 to May 2023. He's also a lawyer.

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#MALDIVES: Crucial Election Will Determine Relations With Chna, India, Votes In

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Polls have closed in the Maldives where voters have cast their ballots in a parliamentary election crucial for President Mohamed Muizzu, who has taken a pro-China stand and turned the archipelago nation away from longtime ally India since coming to power last September

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ITALY: Party of PM Meloni Leads Polling In June EU Elections

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European elections are right around the corner. 

In Italy, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing Brothers of Italy party, which European media consistently labal "far-right,"looks set to win the most votes in the European Parliament elections between 8 and 9 June. 

That's according to a Euronews poll from the end of April. Meloni herself is seeking a seat in the EU parliamentary elections. 

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#INDIA: Opposition Accuses PM Modi Of "Hate Speech" In Election Year

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Indian opposition leaders have criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi's latest remarks, which they say were aimed at Muslims, a minority group in largely Hindu India.

Modi said the main opposition Congress Party wanted to distribute people's wealth to "infiltrators" and "those who have many children." Congress denies the accusation. India is in the middle of a 7-phase nation election.

He didn’t directly say he was talking about minorities, but added that the Congress Party believed Muslims had the first right over the nation's wealth. A former Congress Party PM said something similar to this while telling a Muslim crowd they were also entitled to the nation's wealth, too. Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (PJP) leans Right, and is largely Hindu fundamentalist in character. 

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#INDIA: Largest Election Underway For New Parliament

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Indians bin voting today to choose their next parliament in the first of seven voting days that end on June 1. Nearly a billion people are eligible to cast their ballot.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is aiming for a rare third consecutive term in power.

Several key opposition parties, including the Congress, have formed an alliance in many states to take on Modi’s party. Main issues include a jobs crisis, rising prices, a crackdown on dissents and the opposition and the politics of religion. Results will be announced on June 4.

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#GERMANY: Parliament Passes Law Making Gender, Name Changes On Official Docs Easier

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German lawmakers on Friday approved legislation that will make it easier for transgender, intersex and nonbinary people to change their name and gender in official records.

The “self-determination law,” one of several social reforms that Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Left-leaning coalition government pledged when it took office in late 2021, is set to take effect on Nov. 1.

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#SLOVAKIA: Pres. Fico Vows "Significant" Aid To Ukraine a For Removing Landmines

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Slovakia wants to assist Ukraine in the field of demining territories, particularly by providing relevant equipment, stated Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico during a press conference with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.

"We discussed cooperation in the military sphere, where we offer significant assistance in demining. This includes specific demining machines. There is a great discussion here about special machines, agricultural machinery that can be used precisely for this purpose," noted Fico.

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#BRAZIL: High Court Orders Some Twitter Accounts Blocked; Musk Defies

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At 5:52 pm Eastern Time, April 6, 2024, X corporation, formerly known as Twitter, announced that a Brazilian court had forced it to “block certain popular accounts in Brazil.” 

Then, less than one hour later, the owner of X, @ElonMusk announced that X would defy the court’s order, and lift all restrictions.

“As a result,” said Musk, “we will probably lose all revenue in Brazil and have to shut down our office there. But principles matter more than profit.”

At any moment, Brazil’s Supreme Court could shut off all access to X/Twitter for the people of Brazil.

Musk attacked the judge in a post on X: "Those requests violate Brazilian law. This judge has brazenly and repeatedly betrayed the constitution and people of Brazil. He should resign or be impeached."

[FULL STORY HERE]

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#UK: Labour Party Loses Special Election

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The UK's Ruling Conservative Party has given Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party a thumping in a by-election in Northamptonshire.

Jason Smithers, the Tory leader of North Northamptonshire Council, hailed the victory in the Desborough by-election as an "excellent" result for the local party.

According to media, the Conservatives gained 47.3 percent of the vote, a 7.5 percentage point rise, against Labour's 33.6 percent (a six percent rise). The Greens won 11.7 percent and the Liberal Democrat Party gatnered 7.4 percent.

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ISRAEL: Netanyahu Bans Aljazeera TV; Biden Condemns

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The Biden administration lashed out Monday, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled that he will ban Aljazeera, a Qatari government-controlled news channel, in Israel because of the lies it has told about the October 7 terrorist attack and because some of its journalists are said to have participated in the attack.

Israeli lawmakers in the Knesset passed a measure in a lopsided, 71-10 vote Monday, giving Netanyahu the authority to ban the organization.

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