Alarm grows in Washington as Saudi coalition attack on Yemen port appears imminent

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers urged Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday to reconsider his support for a seemingly imminent assault by a Saudi-led coalition on the crucial Yemeni port city of Hodeida. “In the face of Yemen’s senseless humanitarian tragedy, where 19 million people need emergency support, we are committed to using our Constitutional authority […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/05/02/alarm-grows-in-washington-as-saudi-coalition-attack-on-yemen-port-appears-imminent/

In Italy, conspiracy theories about collusion between smugglers and charities rescuing migrants are spreading

Conspiracy theories about migrants crossing the Mediterranean sea and charities rescuing them are gaining traction in Italy, as a well-known prosecutor publicly accused rescuers of “colluding with human traffickers” in order to undermine the country's economy — and several politicians quickly jumped on board, hoping to capitalize on the anti-immigrant sentiment. Speaking at a popular talk show […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/05/02/in-italy-conspiracy-theories-about-collusion-between-smugglers-and-charities-rescuing-migrants-are-spreading/

Marine Le Pen accused of plagiarizing her speech from center-right rival

Marine Le Pen, the far-right candidate in the French presidential election, has been accused of plagiarism after she gave a speech that appeared to borrow language from a political rival. Le Pen's speech on Monday evening in Villepinte, a suburb of Paris, had been intended as a key moment in the run-up to the second and final round of voting […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/05/02/marine-le-pen-accused-of-plagiarizing-her-speech-from-center-right-rival/

Trump promised to free a Pakistani surgeon who helped find bin Laden. He’s still in prison, and there’s no end in sight.

Before being elected, President Trump made a promise he said would take “two minutes” to fulfill: Facilitating the release of Shakil Afridi, who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden in 2011 and was subsequently arrested by Pakistani authorities. But 103 days into Trump's administration — and on the sixth anniversary of the raid in which bin Laden was […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/%3Fp%3D148503

Trump’s right-wing populism is built on historical amnesia

Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter. President Trump won an election based on a promise about the past: "Make America great again," he proclaimed, conjuring up the mythic "good old days" while […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/05/02/trumps-right-wing-populism-is-built-on-historical-amnesia/