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Jeremy Corbyn: You cannot protect public on the cheap

Jeremy Corbyn: You cannot protect public on the cheap

Britain needs to have difficult conversations with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states about the funding of Islamist extremism, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on 4 June, resuming his election campaign after a deadly attack in London. He also He attacked Prime Minister Theresa May for cutting police numbers during her tenure as interior minister and repeated his pledge to recruit 10,000 new police officers, including armed officers. Jun 5, 2017
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull vows to find and kill terrorists

Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull vows to find and kill terrorists

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull expressed his dismay about the 3 June London Bridge attacks in a video posted to Facebook, a day after the deadly incident. In the video, Turnbull shared his intention to: Defy the terrorists, in the field we find them, we destroy them, we kill them. Jun 5, 2017
Who is Oscar Lopez Rivera?

Who is Oscar Lopez Rivera?

A former leader of the FALN (Armed Forces of National Liberation) and a Puerto Rican nationalist, Oscar Lopez Rivera is one of the last prisoners Barack Obama commuted during his presidency. Opponents call Oscar a terrorist and supporters compare him to Nelson Mandela. In honor of his release, Lopez Rivera was set to healine the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City, but in light of his controversial commutation he decided to step down. Oscar Lopez Rivera no longer condones the use of violence for the freedom of Puerto Rico but he will still march in the Puerto Rican Day Parade as a humble Puerto Rican. Jun 5, 2017
Former Maldives President on fighting corruption and climate change

Former Maldives President on fighting corruption and climate change

Former President of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, shared his experience with defending democracy at the 2017 Oslo Freedom Forum. On 7 February 2012, Nasheed resigned as president under disputed circumstances, following weeks of protests by the opposition, which had then been joined by a majority of military and police forces. Jun 5, 2017
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