#political-violence

#political-violence

Ethiopia will hold general elections on June 1, 2026, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's governing Prosperity Party (PP) widely expected to secure a decisive victory. A fragmented opposition and violence in parts of the country could keep millions from voting. In the capital, Addis Ababa, the ruling party has closed major roads, including Meskel Square in the city centre, to stage large rallies for supporters, while opposition parties say they have been barred from holding comparable gatherings.

A high-pitched voice, recorded somewhere in Guaviare, at the gateway to the Amazon in southern Colombia, echoed across the country on Thursday. I hope our comrade [Ivan] Cepeda wins, because then we'll really put the pressure on them for another four years, says the man, a purported leader of one of the many dissident groups of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Cepeda the leftist presidential candidate, leading in the polls has rejected any support from the armed groups that terrorize hundreds of thousands of Colombians every day, but the audio is a reminder of the power these underground forces can wield in an election.

“I think it's a very dangerous trend. One, because it is absolutely 150% fiction. But what's worrying me now is, is that his social media is now taking on a violent turn. And that worries me because when you do that and when your messages are so hateful, or when you demonize people, then you do provoke people who are unstable and you can jeopardize people's safety, Bass said.”

Pirro said her office would respond to the defense lawyers' arguments in its own court filing. We will not tolerate people who come to the District of Columbia to engage in antidemocratic acts of political violence; and we will prosecute all such acts to the fullest extent of the law, Pirro said in a statement. Allen is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday on further charg

Queen Elizabeth II used the occasion to celebrate the role of the transatlantic alliance in upholding the rule of international law: Some people believe that power grows out of the barrel of a gun, she told her Capitol Hill audience. So it can, but history shows that it never grows well nor for very long.

The alleged gunman has been identified as Cole Allen, believed to have been targeting administration officials, as acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated.

King Charles III's state visit to the US will have 'appropriate security in place in relation to the risk', following shots fired at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

"A certain kind of person is opting into spending a lot of time on social media, and they may be people who are more disaffected to start with."

Last night, an alleged member of the Jewish Defense League-designated by the FBI as a 'known violent extremist organization'-attempted to blow up the home of Nerdeen Kiswani in a chilling act of political violence and an apparent assassination plot.

The radical left now has control of several cities including Saint-Denis and Roubaix, previously held by the right, marking a significant shift in French politics.

An anti-Muslim protest outside the home of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on March 7 was disrupted when football-sized explosive devices were thrown into the crowd, allegedly by two teenagers. Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, were identified by Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch as the men who threw the devices into the crowd.

Muslims don't belong in American society. Pluralism is a lie. Muslims don't belong in American society. Pluralism is a lie. Rep. Andy Ogles (@RepOgles) March 9, 2026

When the people who are after me get here, they'll arrest me and put me on trial, or they'll disappear me to some black site. Or they won't bother with any of that and they'll just kill me. All of these seem like plausible outcomes, but in the novel's prologue, the narrator seems much more confident of her success: I am a fucking genius, a gorgeous fucking genius, and the only thing left to do is sit down and write.