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The country’s political opposition has warned that the government’s program is “unsafe” and will only encourage human traffickers Around 900,000 illegal migrants have applied to regularize their status in Spain as part of an amnesty, almost doubling the expected number of requests, the country’s Migration Ministry has said.Before the program’s April launch, Spanish authorities expected around half a million people to apply, but non-profit refugee organization CEAR said on Monday that that number would exceed 1 million by the time the amnesty ends in two weeks.The leader of the opposition People’s Party (PP), Alberto Nunez Feijoo, earlier this year called…

“You want to defend the United States of America, then defend it with the tools it supplies you with—its Constitution. You ask for a mandate, General, from a ballot box. You don’t steal it after midnight, when the country has its back turned.”—Seven Days in May (1964) Who is actually running the government? That is no longer a rhetorical question. As America’s war with Iran lurches from escalation to ceasefire to renewed threats of military force, Americans are being asked to trust that someone, somewhere, knows what they are doing. But who? The president who boasts one moment of imminent peace…

Monday, during an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “The Ingraham Angle,” Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) spoke favorably about an agreement brokered between the Trump administration and the Iranian government. The Indiana Republican acknowledged that after the U.S. military action, Iran as a threat was much weaker than before. “Senator, I want to get your top-line on the deal, the direction it’s going, and certainly the wind behind the president’s back going into the G7 discussions in these coming days,” guest host Jason Chaffetz said. Banks replied, “Well, I’m pleased, I’m optimistic. We don’t know the full scope of the deal,…

Ship tracking services say at least three Iranian oil tankers, carrying about five million barrels of oil, have passed through the former U.S. blockade line since President Donald Trump announced his ceasefire deal with Tehran on Sunday. According to ship trackers Kpler and Vortexa, two very large crude carriers (VLCC) named Hero II and Diona, each loaded with about 2 million barrels of Iranian oil, completed their passage through the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday and are now heading for destinations in Asia. Another, smaller tanker named Sonia I has also passed the blockade line and is bound for Singapore.…

A lawsuit is threatening President Trump’s plans for a “National Garden of American Heroes” in Washington, DC.A group of “advocacy, conservation, and historic preservation organizations” filed the lawsuit, challenging the garden which would be placed in West Potomac Park. The National Parks Conservation Association is among the groups filing the lawsuit in addition to the “D.C. Preservation League, National Mall Coalition, Olmsted Network, the Committee of 100 on the Federal City, The Cultural Landscape Foundation, and D.C. resident Steve Longenecker,” per the organization.The organization states that the proposed park “violates the Administrative Procedure Act based on non-compliance with, among other…

Demonstrators attempting to install a wooden cross at a WWII memorial say they were brutally attacked by officers Police in Berlin forcibly broke up a demonstration by Polish activists seeking to place a wooden cross at a memorial to their country’s victims of Nazi Germany on Tuesday, according to organizers and footage circulating online.The organizers, the Polish Border Defense Movement, have argued that the memorial, currently marked by a large commemorative boulder near the Reichstag, does not adequately reflect the scale of Poland’s suffering during World War II and lacks both a cross and explicit national symbols.Footage from the scene…

Argentinian and Algerian fans broke out in a massive melee in New York City’s famed Times Square ahead of their teams’ World Cup game on Monday. The incident started out peacefully enough, with the opposing fans gathering in Times Square to sing songs and wave their flags. But it wasn’t long before the situation devolved, according to French newspaper Le Parisien. Soon enough, the insults began to flow, followed by fists and haymakers. WATCH: Members of the New York Police were required to wade into the brawl to restore order. Algeria will face Argentina on Tuesday in Group J at…

Breitbart News was given an exclusive opportunity to visit and video canines being trained at the ATF National Canine Division in Front Royal, Virginia. ATF senior trainer James James told us that the dogs are trained to be “detection canines, [which] perform explosive protection and then a separate discipline in accelerant detection or ignitable liquids.” He explained that the canines “provide a tool to federal, state, and local law enforcement that can be used for public safety missions and criminal investigations.” The dogs are trained to sniff out odors related to certain explosives, accelerants, and/or ignitable liquids, and we watched…

President Donald Trump is making life almost impossible for Senate Republicans — and these days fewer of them are willing to just let it slide. Some lawmakers that were once happy to brush off impulsive and disruptive behavior by saying they hadn’t seen the president’s social media posts or that it was just “Trump being Trump” are increasingly willing to speak out against what they view as bad decisions that undermine their ability to deliver legislative wins as the midterms approach. The latest irritation was the early-morning Truth Social post Wednesday that upended GOP hopes of quickly confirming a new…

Fernand Kartheiser has denounced a reported inquiry into his contacts with Kremlin officials in an exclusive interview with RT Luxembourg MEP Fernand Kartheiser has described a reported European Parliament inquiry into his contacts with Russian officials as “surreal,” arguing that the EU is targeting dialogue with Moscow while seeking a role in future Ukraine peace efforts.The local news outlet Luxemburger Wort reported on Monday that European Parliament President Roberta Metsola had asked the legislature’s ethics watchdog to examine whether Kartheiser’s visit to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) earlier this month created the impression that he was representing the…