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Violent clashes erupted across France Saturday evening, with rioters throwing what appeared to be Molotov cocktails at Paris police which injured several officers – while in Lyon US and Israeli flags were set on fire.
Demonstrations sweeping Europe are inspiring young Germans frustrated by rising costs of living amid military spending.
President Emmanuel Macron denied that the government had considered suspending online platforms, but he said they would have to be “vigilant” about preventing misuse.
His dashing lead role in Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster didn’t hurt the actor’s pin-up status, but now, he protests, he’s 43 – and a dadAidan Turner has a tactical beard. For the last two decades or so, the actor has found himself in roles that have made him a smouldering pin-up. Audiences really love to look at him. You…
The interior ministry estimated that 320,000 people had demonstrated nationwide, a smaller number than the previous two Saturdays. The police and protesters clashed in Paris and other cities.
Poland’s centrist government says it is restoring judicial independence after years of far-right political interference.
The unrest has handed a political boost to far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who leads the polls ahead of April's presidential election, while potential centrist successors to Macron remain divided.
Thousands, potentially in masks and costumes, are expected on the streets on Saturday, prompting the authorities to prepare another vast security response.
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez warned of a “very high risk” of disorder, especially after dark on Halloween.
South African novelist Damon Galgut, whose fiction explores his country's history, racial inequality and the lives shaped by both, has been named the recipient of the 15th Park Kyongni Prize. At a news conference Wednesday in Seoul, Galgut spoke of his wish to write beyond the historical and political constraints th…
The opposition is fighting voter exclusion without confronting the discrimination Muslims warned about in 2019.
A wave of youth-led protests has swept Europe, with demonstrators denouncing rising prices and a lack of prospects.
PARIS, France — Shops and businesses in Paris and other French cities on Friday boarded up windows amid fears of fresh street violence during a third consecutive weekend of protests -- this time clashing with Halloween.
Footage of mass protests in Europe has been flooding newsfeeds for weeks, with demonstrators taking to the streets across the continent.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband confronted his Russian counterpart at the meeting and accused his government of killing innocent civilians in Ukraine.
Dockworkers launch a global anti-war strike targeting Israeli and US military shipments, with actions at 113 ports across five continents Read Full Article at RT.com
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Activists call for people to make their anger known over poor public services including education and housingEurope live – latest updatesStreet protests sweeping Europe are expected to spread to Germany and reignite in France on Saturday, with police mobilised to stop potential looting and rioting on the fringes of …
Indonesia has been rocked by a wave of protests over massive wildfires that have caused widespread respiratory illnesses across the country Read Full Article at RT.com
Rallies across the country target living costs, investment in education and the wars in the Middle East.
Center-right presidential candidates are struggling to get across their message amid a wave of protests in France.
The myth of Israel as the region's 'only democracy' should be dead. Not in western media Submitted by Faisal Hanif on Thu, 10/29/2026 - 15:19 Record Arab turnout has fuelled immediate backlash, amid calls for an investigation into the country's 'Islamisation' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses his s…
Some 3,000 business owners have suffered damage since protests began
Palestinians are not expressing faith in Israeli 'democracy'. They are voting for survival Submitted by Ghada Majadli on Thu, 10/29/2026 - 19:04 The existence of Palestinian parliamentary representation negates neither the apartheid regime nor the 50 discriminatory laws that govern the lives of Palestinian citizens …
France’s interior minister has warned of a “very high risk of public disorder” and announced the deployment of around 70,000 police officers for a new wave of protests this weekend. France has been rocked by widespread anger over the rising cost of living and inequality, with nationwide demonstrations on October 17 …
Elections are never enough by themselves, but the stunning results from Serbia, Brazil and Hungary have given us hope in dark timesIt is undoubtedly too early to declare victory, but the recent electoral defeats of Viktor Orbán, Aleksandar Vučić and Flávio Bolsonaro make me wonder: is 2026 turning out to be the year…
More than 40 journalists were detained during two days of protests, a media watchdog reports, but government pressure on press freedom dates back much further.
No protester sets out expecting a friend to be arrested, injured or caught in a confrontation with the police. Yet when that happens, the reasons for returning to the streets can change. People may return not only because of the cause that first brought them out, but because they believe a friend has been treated un…
The Grammy-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Allison Russell stopped by the Democracy Now! studio to perform songs from her new album In the Hour of Chaos. She was joined by bassist and vocalist Ganessa James.
Authorities vow firm action against violence as yellow vest and student movements announce widespread demonstrations.
Prosecutors had claimed Leila Abolhasani, 43, was involved in setting shop on fire during anti-regime protests in January
Prosecutors had claimed Leila Abolhasani, 43, was involved in setting shop on fire during anti-regime protests in January
The trouncing of the far right provides a playbook for social and environmental movements in other countries facing elections, including the US, Spain and FranceThank you, Brazil, for demonstrating how the far right can be trounced while protection for the Amazon is strengthened. In a world where nature and democrac…
Albania has unleashed a sweeping crackdown on violent protests amid nationwide unrest, following France’s lead with steep fines Read Full Article at RT.com
High energy prices have fuelled public protests across Europe
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez faces mounting calls for accountability after a deadly train crash killed at least 69 people Read Full Article at RT.com
Michigan US Senate candidate signaled support for Egypt’s pro-democracy movement in 2012, not Islamist groupThe Republican campaign to defeat Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate race by casting him as an Islamic extremist is based on a false claim first made by the conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer eight y…
Jamia Millia Islamia campus in Indian capital has seen weeks of protests, with several students holding a hunger strike.
Despite structural differences between countries, protests are a reminder of what makes demonstrations so powerfulSince mid-September, students in metropolitan France have been mobilizing against poor conditions in public high schools. The mouvement lycéen has spread from a single campus in a Parisian suburb to incl…
The DUP leader Gavin Robinson also confirms that Emma Little-Pengelly will not participate in joint engagements with O'Neill.
More unrest is expected this weekend, following weeks of violent protests across the country – but the bill has drawn criticism.
As protests over living costs and programme cuts spread across Europe, under-35s hold 2.8%t of household wealth.
Some EU leaders courted the authoritarian Vučić regime – they must offer this reborn democracy a future within the unionAs polling stations closed across Serbia on Sunday evening, riot police were deploying around the presidency in Belgrade. Many of us feared the worst: massive electoral fraud, a refusal to recognis…
After two years, President Prabowo Subianto is struggling with economic malaise, policy blunders and a devastating fire season in the world’s third-largest democracyAs almost 2m hectares has gone up in smoke in Indonesia’s worst fire season in a decade, enveloping the region in a thick dystopian haze, 33-year-old un…
Since mass protests in 2018, which led to a bloody government crackdown that killed hundreds, Daniel Ortega and his wife have held on to power.
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission has a...
The fine – six times the average monthly salary – will apply to people present at violent protests, even if they don’t personally commit violent actsAlbania has introduced fines of more than $6,000 for demonstrators who participate in a protest that turns violent, even if they don’t personally commit violent acts, a…
LOS ANGELES — Dolores Huerta, the US labor leader and civil rights icon whose union work changed the lives of migrant workers, has died, her family said Wednesday. She was 96.
Protesters clashed with police outside Spain’s Transport Ministry after a high-speed train collision killed at least 68 people near Toledo Read Full Article at RT.com
Spain reels from the deadly Toledo high-speed train collision that killed 68 and injured more than 100, sparking grief, protests and calls for resignations.
