Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Brexit Negotiations "Could End Absolutely Anywhere"


Now, "the terms will be dictated by the EU," says Sajjad KARIM, British Member of the European Parliament. The real danger now is that May won't have the majority to pass whatever agreement comes of the negotiations.

Bernie Sanders: We Must Reevaluate Our Relationship With Saudi Arabia


Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke about his vote for a resolution of disapproval of arms sales to Saudi Arabia.

Ivanka Calls Her Father's Critics 'Vicious'


Ivanka says that she didn’t expect her father’s critics to be so vicious. Hannah Cranston, Mark Thompson, and Amberia Allen, the hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.

May's Mess: UK PM Struggles to Form Government after Losing Majority


British Prime Minister Theresa May has apologized to Conservative MPs for losing the party's majority in the general election. Amid much media speculation over her political future, the Tory leader is now trying to form a coalition government. But there are hurdles, as Polly Boiko explains.

Landslide: Where Will Macron's Momentum Lead France? (Parts 1 & 2)



French Legislatives: Does the French Working Class Care about Europe?


Monday, June 12, 2017

Qatar Airways Chief: Air Blockade ‘Unfair and Illegal’


The Chief Executive of Qatar Airways says the measures taken against Qatari air traffic should be declared illegal. Speaking to Al Jazeera's Andrew Simmons, Akbar Al Baker criticised Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain for closing their airspace to Qatari flights.

Oman's Flourishing Youth Consider the Future of Their Nation


'A Young Nation' portrays Oman through the eyes of its youth and strives to put a human face on what is at stake in the country, touching on the anxious question of stability in Oman and the rest of the Middle East. This report was filmed, edited and produced by Hannah Gaber.

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Bad News in the Battle for Freedom of Speech


Ezra Levant of TheRebel.media reports more bad news in the battle for freedom of speech as the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear his appeal of the defamation judgment against him.

The Trump Experiment Has Failed – Still Think We Should Run Government Like A Business?


Republicans have long been telling us that we should elect a businessman to the Presidency to run this country like a business. How’s that working out for ya? It is time that we understand that political experience means something in this country, and that the United States is not a business. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.

General Election: Britain Post-Brexit – May's Misjudgment


MARK ALEXANDER: Brexit is tearing the UK apart. It was a very bad idea from the start.

Prior to the referendum, there was no good, rational debate on the subject. Debate was governed by emotion and misinformation. So people ended up voting without knowing the facts.

As a result, the country is divided: younger people tend to be Remainers; older people tend to be Brexiters. Many young people feel they have had their future taken away from them; old people feel that Britain now has a chance to regain sovereignty and take back control.

We are living, however, in an increasingly globalized world; so how much true sovereignty can we expect to regain by leaving the EU? Moreover, what is it going to cost us?

The problem for the Tories is simple to understand. Ever since the UK entered the EU, the Party has been split – split between Europhobes and Europhiles. It seems that no leader has been able to heal the rift between these two groups. Thatcher couldn’t do it; and nor could Cameron. That’s why Cameron called the Brexit referendum: to try and bring his Party together. The mess we have now is the result. So now, instead of just the Tories being divided, the nation is divided too.

May had been herself a Remainer. She’d have been better off sticking to her principles.

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Inside Story - How Long Can Britain's May Cling to Power?


Theresa May, British prime minister, is fighting to save her political career after Thursday's election setback. May addressed the nation on Friday - saying she has struck a deal with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to form a minority government. She says what the UK needs now more than ever - is stability, and not division.

Despite Theresa May's enthusiasm to go forward, the leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party, Nicola Sturgeon, says it is time for May to move on. Sturgeon says she has lost all "authority and credibility". She says the conservatives were "reckless", and Sturgeon is promising to form alliances with any party willing to keep them out of power. So, did Theresa May's call for a snap elections backfire? | Presenter: Jane Dutton | Guests: Alex Deane - former chief of staff to David Cameron, former UK prime minister, and now heads up the public-affairs firm, FTI Consulting; Matthew Goodwin - senior fellow at the Brexit think tank, UK in a Changing Europe; Matt Zarb-Cousin - former spokesman for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn | Source: Al Jazeera News


Brexit Doubts Loom after May's Snap UK Election Gamble Back Fires


European leaders took little time to digest Britain’s complex general election result before insisting that Brexit negotiations must go on, regardless of the hung parliament which threatens to sink talks before they’ve even begun.

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Bill O'Reilly on James Comey's Testimony, Fox News and More


Qatar FM in Moscow for Talks with Russia


Qatar's Foreign Minister was in Moscow on Saturday for talks with his Russian counterpart. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said only dialogue will solve the dispute that's dividing the Gulf. But Washington's role as mediator is in question. Al Jazeera’s as Andrew Simmons explains.

Merkel Assumes UK Will Stick with Its Brexit Plan


German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the EU is ready to start Brexit negotiations despite the UK election shock.

Brexit: 'I Feel I've Been Excluded' – BBC News


Theresa May says she is determined to start Brexit negotiations with the EU in 10 days' time, as originally planned. There are three million EU nationals living in the UK who were not eligible to vote at the election, but the way Brexit is delivered will have a profound effect on their lives. The BBC spoke to a group of EU nationals living in Edinburgh to gauge their reaction.

Is the President a "Serial Fabricator"? Fired FBI Director Comey Says Trump Repeatedly Lies