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Schmit (PSE): “When someone asks Sánchez to be hanged, all boundaries are crossed”

The head of the list of the Social Democrats to the presidency of the European Commission, Nicolas Schmit, warned on Thursday against “turning politics into a battlefield” and considered that in Spain, “when someone asks Pedro Sánchez to be hanged, all boundaries have been crossed.”

“It is a danger in our democracy when in Spain someone asks that Pedro Sánchez be hanged, (because) all the boundaries have been crossed. And from there everything is possible because it can reach the ears of someone upset,” the social democratic candidate warned the European Commission in an interview with the European Drafting of Agencies, of which EFE is a part.

Near the end of a campaign for the European elections in which there has been an assassination attempt in Slovakia and several politicians in Germany have suffered violent attacks, Schmit stressed that the discourse of some forces (which does not limit the extreme right) “does not reach a minimum of dignity,” so “from there the next level is physical violence.”

“Politics should not be about hatred, it should be something between democrats. Between adversaries, not enemies. If politics is transformed into a battlefield, into a war, there is a danger that some madman will take it literally and grab a gun,” Schmit stressed.

In the same interview, Schmit warned about the risk that the existence of two far-right groups in the European Parliament (the Conservatives and Reformists, on the one hand, and Identity and Democracy, on the other) will lead to the conclusion that part of them are “decent.”

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“What is attractive about Vox?” asked the Social Democratic leader, who stressed that his group will not enter into any coalition with individual groups or delegations that are located to the right of the European People’s Party.

The Luxembourg politician, until now Commissioner for Employment, opined that the founding fathers and mothers of the European Union and belonging to the Christian Democratic family “must be stirring in their graves” with the approaches of the European People’s Party towards the ultra-conservatives.

“Christian Democrats were among the fathers and mothers of the process of European integration and now they do not exclude alliances with those who are fundamentally against this Europe project. People like (the former Italian prime minister) Alcide de Gasperi must be stirring in his grave,” Schmit lamented.

The social democratic candidate declared himself “surprised” by the campaign messages of his main rival and current president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and asked him to be “honest” with his approach to the Italian Prime Minister, the ultra-conservative Giorgia Meloni.

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Man arrested after deliberately driving into seven children in Osaka

Japanese police arrested a man on Thursday after he rammed his car into a group of seven schoolchildren in an apparent deliberate attack in the city of Osaka.

The children, who were on their way home from school, sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital. All seven remained conscious, according to local authorities.

An Osaka police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the suspect is a 28-year-old man from Tokyo. The officer shared statements the man made after his arrest: “I was fed up with everything, so I decided to kill people by driving into several elementary school children,” the suspect reportedly said.

The man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

The injured children, aged between seven and eight, included a seven-year-old girl who suffered a fractured jaw. The six other children—all boys—suffered minor injuries such as bruises and scratches and were undergoing medical evaluation.

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Witnesses described the car as “zigzagging” before hitting the children. One witness told Nippon TV that a girl was “covered in blood” and the others appeared to have scratches.

Another witness said the driver, who was wearing a face mask, looked to be in shock when school staff pulled him from the vehicle.

Violent crimes are rare in Japan, though serious incidents do occur from time to time. In 2008, Tomohiro Kato drove a two-ton truck into pedestrians in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, then fatally stabbed several victims. Seven people were killed in that attack.

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Clashes erupt during may day protests across France amid calls for better wages

May Day protests in France were marked by a heavy police presence and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement in several cities.

In Paris, Lyon, and Nantes, thousands took to the streets to demand better wages, fairer working conditions, and to voice their dissatisfaction with President Emmanuel Macron’s government.

While the majority of the demonstrations remained peaceful, isolated confrontations broke out in some areas. Protesters threw objects at the police, prompting the use of tear gas and resulting in several arrests.

Videos showing police crackdowns circulated widely on social media, drawing criticism from labor unions and human rights advocates, who denounced the authorities’ response to the protests.

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Kristi Noem credits Trump for mass migrant deportations by mexican president

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claimed that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has deported “more than half a million” migrants due to pressure from former President Donald Trump.

During a cabinet meeting highlighting the “achievements” of Trump’s administration in its first 100 days, Noem asserted that under the Republican leader’s influence, “Mexico has finally come to the table” to negotiate on migration and fentanyl trafficking.

“The president of Mexico told me she has returned just over half a million people before they reached our border,” Noem stated, criticizing media reports that suggest the Biden administration deported more migrants than Trump’s.

“I wish those deportations were counted,” Noem added, “because those people never made it to our border—she sent them back because you made her.” She went on to thank Trump: “They never made it here because they got the message—because you were so aggressive.”

Noem has made controversial claims about Sheinbaum in the past, prompting the Mexican leader to refute them.

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On April 1, Sheinbaum responded to one such statement by declaring, “The president answers to only one authority, and that is the people of Mexico,” after Noem said on Fox News that she gave Sheinbaum “a list of things Trump would like to see” and that Mexico’s actions would determine whether Trump granted tariff relief.