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As Trump seeks US presidency again, Asian-Americans fear another rise in hate crimes

As Trump seeks US presidency again, Asian-Americans fear another rise in hate crimes

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MANY ATTACKS GO UNREPORTED Research by the foundation showed that three out of four of those surveyed in New York changed their behaviour last year, out of fear of being targeted in an anti-Asian attack. Almost half of women respondents avoided taking public transport. The foundation also found that half of the Asian-Americans living in New York City experienced hate crime because of their race or ethnicity in 2023.  These crimes included threats, harassment, verbal abuse or physical attacks, with many incidents going unreported. These hate crimes prompted some in the city’s Chinatown community to install security cameras to ease safety concerns.  Campaigners said official statistics fail to capture the full range of anti-Asian incidents – either because they’re misclassified, or victims don’t come forward. In early 2021, several violent attacks on older Asians rocked the state of California. An 84-year-old Thai man died after being shoved to the ground in San Francisco, while another 91-year-old was assaulted and fell face-first onto a pavement. These unprovoked attacks were caught on video within a span of …

South Korea’s Yoon to meet opposition leader amid bid to reset presidency

South Korea’s Yoon to meet opposition leader amid bid to reset presidency

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There are, however, questions over whether Monday’s meeting will be able to make any breakthroughs to unlock the stalemate in government. Lee’s Democratic Party (DP) is firmly in control of parliament, hamstringing Yoon’s ability to pass legislation. In a sign of the political wrangling to get an upper hand, aides to Yoon and Lee struggled to agree on the time and agenda for their meeting for more than a week before Lee proposed to sit down with no preconditions or set agenda. Lee has called for a one-time allowance of 250,000 won (US$182) for all South Koreans to help cope with inflation, but PPP has called it the kind of populist policy that would make the situation worse and cost 13 trillion won for the government budget. Source link

South Korea’s Yoon Meets Opposition Leader in Bid to Reset Presidency

South Korea’s Yoon Meets Opposition Leader in Bid to Reset Presidency

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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met opposition leader Lee Jae-myung for talks on Monday after a crushing election defeat for the president’s ruling party led to widespread calls for a change in his style of leadership and policy direction. Lee said the election result was a demand for a change of course. There was, however, no immediate sign the leaders found common ground in many areas to unlock a stalemate in government. “Mr. President, what I’ve said may be very uncomfortable. But I believe this is a time to convey the will of the people,” Lee said, in comments relayed by Yoon’s office. “I really wish you to be a successful president.” Yoon’s People Power Party (PPP) failed to make inroads into the opposition’s grip on parliament in the April 10 election, which was widely seen as a referendum on the conservative leader’s first two years in power. The meeting is the first Yoon has held with Lee since taking office and comes as analysts have said his combative political stance appears …

Justice Kavanaugh Warns Of Vicious Cycle Of Malicious Prosecutions That Could End Presidency

Justice Kavanaugh Warns Of Vicious Cycle Of Malicious Prosecutions That Could End Presidency

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Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, During Thursday’s deliberations at the U.S. Supreme Court on former President Donald Trump’s immunity claim, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh warned that a decision in the case has future implications for whether future presidents are shielded from vicious cycles of malicious prosecution that could effectively end the presidency as we know it. In the course of two-and-a-half hours of oral arguments on April 25, justices on the Supreme Court appeared skeptical of a ruling by a federal appeals court that rejected President Trump’s claim that he has absolute immunity from criminal charges based on his official acts as president. President Trump was indicted by special counsel Jack Smith in August 2023 on charges of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Pleading not guilty, the former president has argued that he should receive absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for acts that fell within the scope of his official duties. The exception to this immunity, he has argued, is if Congress impeaches and convicts him on …

Slovakia election: pro-EU diplomat beats ally of populist PM to set up runoff for presidency | Slovakia

Slovakia election: pro-EU diplomat beats ally of populist PM to set up runoff for presidency | Slovakia

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A pro-EU former Slovak foreign minister has scored a surprise victory in the first round of a presidential election, setting up a runoff vote with a key ally of the populist prime minister, Robert Fico. Slovakia’s presidential election is a chance for Fico, whose views on Ukraine have angered critics for veering too close to Russia, to strengthen his grip on power. Opposition forces want a counterbalance to his rule. The government’s foreign policy shift, attempts to revamp the country’s criminal laws and clashes with media outlets have led to a series of protests and criticism from President Zuzana Caputova, 50, who has been a fierce opponent of Fico but did not seek a new term. Ivan Korcok, 59, a career diplomat who was a minister in a past government, is seeking to follow her and won the most votes among nine candidates in the first round. His 42.5% share of the vote, with 99.9% of districts counted, was above 37.1% for Peter Pellegrini, 48, the parliament speaker who heads junior government party Hlas (Voice). …

Pro-West Diplomat to Meet Ally of Slovakia’s Premier in Runoff for Presidency

Pro-West Diplomat to Meet Ally of Slovakia’s Premier in Runoff for Presidency

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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia —  A pro-Western career diplomat defeated a close ally of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico in the first round of the presidential election Sunday to set up a runoff between the two to decide who will succeed Zuzana Caputova, the country’s first female president. Former Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok had 42.13% of the votes late Saturday, with nearly all polling stations counted by Slovakia’s Statistics Office. Peter Pellegrini was in second with 37.28%. Because no candidate won an outright majority, a runoff will be held April 6 in this central European nation of 5.4 million people. A former justice minister and judge, Stefan Harabin, 66, who has openly sided with Russia in its war with Ukraine, was a distant third with 11.79%. In all, nine male candidates sought to become Slovakia’s sixth head of state since it gained independence in 1993 after Czechoslovakia split in two. Caputova, a staunch backer of neighboring Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion, didn’t seek a second term in the largely ceremonial post. Korcok called the …

Prabowo Subianto wins presidency, official results confirm

Prabowo Subianto wins presidency, official results confirm

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Prabowo Subianto, delivers his speech after the country’s election commission announced last month’s presidential election result, in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 20, 2024. WILLY KURNIAWAN / REUTERS Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto has been elected president of the world’s third-biggest democracy, the elections commission said Wednesday, March 20, beating two rivals who have vowed to file legal complaints about the vote. The fiery defense minister and his vice presidential running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka – the eldest son of outgoing leader Joko Widodo – already declared victory last month after unofficial counts showed them winning a majority. They were officially confirmed as winners Wednesday after receiving more than 96 million votes, commission chairman Hasyim Asy’ari said, roughly 58.6% of the total and enough to secure a first-round majority. “This decision is effective immediately as of March 20,” Asy’ari said. Anies Baswedan secured 24.9% of the vote, while Ganjar Pranowo received more than 16%. More than 164 million Indonesians voted, the commission said, representing around an 80% turnout of eligible voters. Prabowo, 72, was widely predicted to win the …

“That’s Joe Biden?” Biden Family Associate Confirms Joe & Family Used Email-Aliases During Vice Presidency

“That’s Joe Biden?” Biden Family Associate Confirms Joe & Family Used Email-Aliases During Vice Presidency

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Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Eric Schwerin, an associate of President Joe Biden and his family, appears to have confirmed allegations that the president and several of his family members relied on aliases and personal email accounts to communicate amongst themselves during his term as vice president. On June 6, 2015, Hunter Biden (L) kisses his nephew Hunter, son of Beau Biden, as they stand with Beau’s widow Hallie (3L), then-Vice President Joe Biden and Beau’s daughter Natalie before his funeral, at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) In a transcribed interview conducted on Jan. 30 and released on Monday, Mr. Schwerin identified President Biden as the person behind at least two email aliases that were active between 2009 and 2017 during his time as vice president during the Obama administration. Mr. Schwerin’s testimony provides an added layer of confirmation to allegations Republican investigators have raised for months, that the president and his family concealed their communications through various assumed names. During the …

winning suburbia is key to clinching the presidency in 2024

winning suburbia is key to clinching the presidency in 2024

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The fight for votes in the upcoming US presidential election is likely to be particularly focused on suburbia. Historically, Republicans win most support in rural areas and Democrats have larger vote shares in cities. But the suburbs have long been a political battleground. Voters in these areas have swung in favour of candidates of both parties in recent elections, making them a key target for political advertising in 2024. But there are a few key factors that could make the suburban vote slightly different this year. Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden have recorded electoral successes in suburban areas in past elections. In 2016, Trump outperformed Hillary Clinton in the suburbs, if only by a two-point margin (47-45). Just two years into his presidency, however, voting behaviour in the suburbs shifted away from Trump’s Republican party. In the 2018 midterms, Democrats won the support of 52% of suburban voters while Republicans only received 45% of the vote. Biden was able to build on this momentum in 2020, with 54% of suburban residents casting their vote …