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Orlando Shooting, 16 Front Pages From Newspapers Around The World

Orlando Shooting, 16 Front Pages From Newspapers Around The World
Helene Snyder

A day after an attack at a popular gay club in Orlando, Florida killed 50 people and wounded 53, international front pages Monday are mourning the victims of the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11. Here's how newspapers from 10 different countries covered the attack:

UNITED STATES

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New York Times

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Chicago Tribune

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NY Daily News

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USA Today


FRANCE

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"Orlando, Mourning and Anger" Le Monde

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"Orlando, A New Gaping Wound" Libération


UNITED KINGDOM

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The Times


PORTUGAL

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"Gay nightclub, 50 people dead in the name of ISIS" Santo António


GERMANY

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USA: Terror in a Gay Club Die Tageszeitung


SPAIN

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"ISIS claims responsibility for biggest attack in the U.S. since 9/11" — El País


ITALY

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"Terror in a gay club" — Corriere Della Sera


BRAZIL

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"Terror and homophobic hatred kill 50 persons in deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history" — O Globo


MEXICO

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"Massacre!" — La Prensa


ISRAEL

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The Jerusalem Post

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Lex Tusk? How Poland’s Controversial "Russian Influence" Law Will Subvert Democracy

Since creating a controversial commission against "Russian influence", Polish President Andrzej Duda has faced criticism from the United States and the European Union. Duda has since offered to make several changes to the law, but several experts in Brussels remain unconvinced that the law will not become a witch hunt ahead of the upcoming elections.

Photo of President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda

Polish President Andrzej Duda

Piotr Miaczynski, Leszek Kostrzewski

This story was updated on June 8, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. local time

-Analysis-

WARSAW — Poland’s new Commission for investigating Russian influence, which President Andrzej Duda signed into law last week, will be able to summon representatives of any company for inquiry. It has sparked a major controversy in Polish politics, as political opponents of the government warn that the Commission has been given near absolute power to investigate and punish any citizen, business or organization.

And opposition politicians are expected to be high on the list of would-be suspects, starting with Donald Tusk, who is challenging the ruling PiS government to return to the presidency next fall. For that reason, it has been sardonically dubbed: Lex Tusk.

On Wednesday, the European Commission launched legal action against Poland over the highly controversial law. Brussels fears the law could be used to target opposition politicians in the run-up to Poland's general election, which takes place later this year.

Indeed, University of Warsaw law professor Michal Romanowski notes that the interests of any firm can be considered favorable to Russia. “These are instruments which the likes of Putin and Orban would not be ashamed of," Romanowski said.

The law on the Commission for examining Russian influences has "atomic" prerogatives sewn into it. Nine members of the Commission with the rank of secretary of state will be able to summon virtually anyone, with the powers of severe punishment.

Under the new law, these Commissioners will become arbiters of nearly absolute power, and will be able to use the resources of nearly any organ of the state, including the secret services, in order to demand access to every available document. They will be able to prosecute people for acts which were not prohibited at the time they were committed.

Their prerogatives are broader than that of the President or the Prime Minister, wider than those of any court. And there is virtually no oversight over their actions.

Nobody can feel safe. This includes companies, their management, lawyers, journalists, and trade unionists.

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