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Washington Post
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
With Trump as ally, El Salvador's President ramps up crackdown on dissent
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Days before his arrest outside his daughter's house in the outskirts of San Salvador, constitutional lawyer Enrique Anaya called Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele a 'dictator' and a 'despot' on live TV. This week, lawyer Jaime Quintanilla stood outside a detention facility in El Salvador's capital with a box of food and clothes for his client, unsure if Anaya would ever be released.
Daily Mail
04-06-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
The mum of an ISIS 'Beatle'. Shamima Begum. Gerry Adams. 5 Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists. The Attorney General's defenders say he had no choice but to represent these enemies of Britain. But are they right?: DAN HODGES
A couple of weeks ago the liberal human rights lawyer Philippe Sands appeared at the Cambridge Festival to promote his book recalling the case of late Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's 1998 UK arrest. Opening his talk, Sands revealed to his audience how he had been asked to represent Pinochet, a sadistic torturer, in the impending court case. 'I explained to my wife, with some excitement, and she says to me, 'Will you do it?'' he recalled. 'Then she says to me, 'You can do it if you want to do it. But if you do it, I will divorce you tomorrow.''
CTV News
31-05-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz calls Trump ‘a weak, cruel man' at rally
Watch Walz spoke to a crowd today in South Carolina, telling the audience that Trump 'punches down at people' and referred to him as 'a dictator.'
Bloomberg
29-05-2025
- General
- Bloomberg
Now with Colorful Blocks, Tirana's Pyramid Represents a Changing Albania
CityLab Design A monument to Albania's former dictator, remade as a tourist-friendly community center, points to the western design influences reshaping the capital city. The top of the Piramida, as residents of Tirana call it, is a great place to see the skyline of Albania's capital. The soaring, communist-era ode to longtime dictator Enver Hoxha, who ruled the country for more than 40 years after World War II, offers clear views across downtown. From there, you can see the boxy silhouettes of the modernist apartment blocks built under his rule. Today those apartment buildings are overshadowed by stylized high-rises — and the monument itself has a new sheen, too.
The Sun
22-05-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
Humiliated Kim fuming as new 5,000-ton warship is ‘CRUSHED' in catastrophic launch during grand unveiling ceremony
TYRANT Kim Jong-un has slammed a "serious accident" at the launch of his new 5,000-ton warship after it was "crushed" and left lying on its side. The humiliated North Korean dictator branded the catastrophic launch as a "criminal act" which could not be tolerated. 8 8 8 8 The rare admission of failure came after the fuming despot witnessed the disastrous spectacle in the port city of Chongjin on Wednesday. Mortified Kim watched on in horror as the mega vessel appeared to go off balance during its launch ceremony. The furious leader said it brought shame to the nation's prestige, and vowed to punish those found responsible. North Korea's state broadcaster said a malfunction caused the stern of the colossal destroyer to slide prematurely into the water. It crushed parts of the hull and left the bow stranded on the shipway. But the broadcaster did not report any casualties or injuries as a result of the blunder. Raging Kim branded the failed launch a "criminal act" and blamed the mishap on "absolute carelessness" by multiple state institutions. He added that the "irresponsible errors" of those involved will be dealt with. The seething dictator demanded that repairs on the warship be completed before June this year. It is currently unclear what punishment exactly the hermit kingdom's leader will unleash upon those deemed at fault. US Demonstrates Military Power Over Korean Peninsula Amid Rising Tensions The menacing vessel is now lying on its side in the water according to South Korean military analysis. Naval analysts say the damage done to the vessel in such a launch malfunction could be "catastrophic". State media did not immediately release images of the accident. The launch failure marks a huge setback for Kim, who has recently been ramping up naval modernization in a stark warning to the west. Last month, the tyrant unveiled North Korea's largest naval destroyer yet that could house a vertical launchpad capable of firing nuclear missiles. 8 8 Dubbed the Choe Hyon, it is believed to be the same 5,000-ton class ship as the one which spectacularly failed on Wednesday. The mighty 5,000-tonne warship is expected to substantially boost North Korea 's naval capabilities. North Korea's state media - which also serves as Kim's leading propaganda machine - reported that the vessel was equipped with the "most powerful weapons". The ship is named after anti-Japanese revolutionary fighter Choe Hyon, the report said. And at over 5,000 tonnes, the destroyer is set to become the largest warship in North Korea's naval arsenal, surpassing the current largest vessel, a 1,360-tonne frigate. It was previously reported that North Korea's new class of warship was able to accommodate dozens of vertical launch cells to carry missiles that its military has already developed. Military analysts say these launchers will be capable of firing guided cruise missiles, which North Korea says could carry nuclear warheads. Footage from North Korea's state-run television KRT showed Kim arriving in Nampho with his daughter Ju Ae after travelling to the western port city by train. Kim, in a speech from the launch reported by KCNA, said the warship would be handed over to the navy and go into service early next year. 8
