A video featuring a young Latina woman to promote diversity at the US spy agency has conservatives fuming that it has gone overboard with 'wokeness', a broad term for acute awareness of contemporary issues of race and gender, sometimes used with derision.

US conservatives infuriated over 'woke' CIA recruitment video  

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was among the prominent Trump loyalists to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday (February 27), which the former president will address on Sunday.

Pompeo takes the stage at annual conservative gathering

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday for the first time has said that there could well be an election this year, indicating his government is preparing for a vote he insists he does not want.

'That could well happen': Justin Trudeau on possible elections this year

In a ceremony that marks a new parliament, Queen Elizabeth will read out the laws which the government wants the House of Commons to approve and will pinpoint Johnson's priorities after winning a commanding majority at last week's national election.

Brexit and health, Britain's Johnson sets out priorities in Queen's Speech

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's main priority is to deliver Brexit on January 31 and then negotiate a free trade deal with the European Union and other leading global economies, Queen Elizabeth said on Thursday, outlining his plans.

Britain's Johnson sets Brexit on January 31 as top priority: Queen

British businesses endured their worst downturn since mid-2016 in the run-up to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's landslide victory in a national election last week, a survey showed on Monday.

UK business malaise deepened before election

Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited former strongholds of his Labour opponents in northern England on Saturday and pledged to repay their trust for helping to deliver a stunning victory for his Conservative Party in Britain's national election.

'I will repay your trust', UK PM Johnson tells ex-Labour voters on trip to north

The UK election 2019 have resulted in a turn of unexpected and extraordinary events. The exit polls predicted a relatively small majority of the Conservatives but the results where the Conservatives gained a massive majority have shocked the entire world. Johnson's Conservative party has won 365 of 650 seats in parliament, giving it a majority of 80, final results of the general election showed.The main opposition Labour party won 203 of the remaining seats, while the Scottish National Party was third on 48. The anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats won 11 seats. Other parties took 23. #UKElection #BorisJohnsonWins #UK

Watch: UK general election results breakdown

UK election: Triumphant return for Boris Johnson

Counting underway in UK general election. According to exit poll may be this is the worst ever result for Labour party.

Counting underway in UK general election

The UK election 2019 have resulted in a turn of unexpected and extraordinary events. The exit polls predicted a relatively small majority of the Conservatives but the results where the Conservatives gained a massive majority have shocked the entire world.

WION Dispatch: Unexpected and extraordinary story of UK election 2019

Boris Johnson won a massive victory in the UK election, putting the country on course to leave the European Union next month after the biggest shift in British political allegiances for decades. Now the question is will this win get the Brexit done? #UKElections2019 #Brexit #BorisJohnsonWins

UK Elections 2019: Can brute majority 'get Brexit done'?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a thundering election victory that will allow him to take Britain out of the European Union in a matter of weeks.

UK PM Boris Johnson: Threat of 2nd referendum no more

Boris Johnson won a decisive victory in the UK election, putting the country on course to leave the European Union next month after the biggest shift in British political allegiances for decades. The Conservatives have cross-passed the majority mark of 326 seats. It's a historic win for the party as reports suggest that the rival Labour Party has suffered the worst defeat in the last many years. The Labour Party is far behind at 194 seats.

UK Election 2019: Boris Johnson wins parliamentary elections

Corbyn quits as Labour Party Leader. To know more watch

Labour Party Faces Worst Poll Failure

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that all Conservative Party candidates in the December 12 election have pledged to back his Brexit deal, opening the door to getting the agreement passed through parliament if the party were to win a majority.

All Conservative election candidates pledge to back my Brexit deal: UK PM Boris Johnson

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said on Monday that his party would not contest 317 Conservative Party seats in the December 12 election but would contest nearly all other seats, a significant boost for Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Brexit Party's Farage says will not challenge PM Johnson's Conservatives in 317 seats

Austrian conservatives won the most seats in snap elections Sunday, putting their 33-year-old leader Sebastian Kurz on track to retake power but forcing him into tough coalition negotiations after a corruption scandal sent his erstwhile far-right allies preparing for the opposition.

Conservatives win Austria election as far-right tumbles

Austrians vote Sunday in snap elections, in which the conservatives look set to triumph but will have difficulties finding a partner to govern after a corruption scandal brought down their last coalition with the far-right.

Austrians vote in snap election with conservatives in lead

People's ability to think logically suffers when they are faced with arguments that go against their political belief systems, a study has found. The research, published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, also shows that when confronted with the unsound reasoning of opposing groups, people become better able to identify flawed logic.

Strong political beliefs may hamper ability to think logically: Study

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday conceded that concluding a Brexit deal with the main opposition will need "compromise on both sides" as she faced criticism for being inflexible.

'Both sides' must compromise in cross-party Brexit talks: British PM May

Britain's government held out the possibility of compromise on Sunday with the opposition Labour Party to try to win support in parliament for leaving the European Union with a deal, just days before the latest Brexit date.

Brexit: PM May holds out possibility of compromise with opposition Labour party

Opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Theresa May had not moved far enough in crisis talks aimed at breaking the deadlock over Britain's exit from the European Union.

May meets opposition leader Corbyn to avoid no-deal Brexit, he says meeting 'useful but inconclusive'

British Prime Minister Theresa May was set to seek a Brexit compromise with opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn on Wednesday, a gamble that could see a European Union divorce deal finally clear parliament but also tear her party apart.

Brexit: May to meet opposition leader Corbyn but a deal, if reached, could tear her party apart

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