Inflection Point: Tyranny or Freedom

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  Mar-a-Lago: FBI warns of increased threats after Trump search

  bbc.co.uk - By Max Matza & Tara McKelvey

  US officials have warned of an increase in violent threats to law enforcement following the search of Donald Trump's Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a memo to law enforcement around the country. It said there had been an "increase in violent threats …

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  US Taiwan: Congress team follows Pelosi with second high-level visit in a month

  bbc.co.uk - By James FitzGerald

  A US congressional delegation has arrived for an unannounced visit to Taiwan, 12 days after a tour of the island by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Five members of Congress will visit until Monday, said Washington's de-facto embassy in the capital Taipei. China launched its largest-ever military …

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  Police probe threat to JK Rowling over Salman Rushdie support

  bbc.co.uk - BBC News

  Police are investigating an online threat to JK Rowling, after she tweeted support for Salman Rushdie following his attack in the US. The Harry Potter author, 57, shared screenshots of a message stating: "Don't worry, you are next". The same Twitter account also posted messages praising the man who …

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  Salman Rushdie's 'defiant sense of humour' remains, son says

  bbc.co.uk - By George Wright

  Author Salman Rushdie is still in a critical condition but "his usual feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact", his son says. Zafar Rushdie said his father had sustained life-changing injuries, but was able to speak to his family. Mr Rushdie, 75, was left severely injured after being …

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  Taliban fire shots to stop Afghan women's protest

  bbc.co.uk

  Video footage has shown Taliban fighters dispersing dozens of female protesters in Kabul, who were marching to demand their rights. It is almost a year since the militant group seized power in Afghanistan and it is rare for women to go on marches. Taliban fighters fired shots in the air to scatter …

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  Viktor Orbán’s grip on Hungary’s courts threatens rule of law, warns judge

  The Guardian - Flora Garamvolgyi and Jennifer Rankin

  Viktor Orbán’s government is “constantly overreaching” its authority to sway the courts, a senior judge has said, in an intervention that will deepen alarm about the rule of law in Hungary. In rare comments that lift the lid on the Hungarian government’s assault on judicial checks and balances, …