Trump’s plan to label antifa a “terrorist organization” likely to face legal hurdles: “You can’t prosecute an ideology”

[ad_1] Washington — President Trump announced on social media Wednesday that he’s designating antifa as a “major terrorist organization.” But what that action would mean for the movement remains unclear, given that antifa has no official leadership or organization structure, and the president lacks authority to designate domestic terrorist organizations, experts say. The president’s announcement…

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French President Macron says recognition of Palestinian state is necessary to combat Hamas

[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron pushed back on Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s criticism of France’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state, telling CBS News that doing so is necessary to combat Hamas.  Macron plans to formalize his country’s decision at the United Nations General Assembly next week in New York. Macron’s decision puts France…

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U.K.’s MI6 spy chief says Putin “lies to the world” and has no interest in peace in Ukraine

[ad_1] There is “absolutely no evidence” that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin wants to negotiate peace in Ukraine, the outgoing head of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency said Friday in a speech. Sir Richard Moore, chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6 as it is more commonly known, said Putin was “stringing us along.” “He seeks…

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