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As Venezuelans protest blackouts, U.S.-backed leader declares early Christmas
Venezuela faces widespread public anger and protests amid severe power crises and blackouts lasting up to 16 hours a day.
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Why is Google cutting off Search from AI-free schools? Here are some theories
Boulder teachers and parents stage a protest against increased artificial intelligence use in schools, according to recent media reports.
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A Generation Revolts
Coverage tracks widespread generational unrest, economic pressures, and systemic financial strain across Europe.
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Spain: Housing crisis prompts first general strike in 14 years, before hundreds of thousands join protest
Spain faces its first general strike in 14 years as millions protest soaring housing costs and shrinking purchasing power.
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Netanyahu fights to stay relevant as Israel’s opposition closes in
Israel's political landscape shifts as former military chief Gadi Eisenkot's bloc seizes Knesset control while Netanyahu signals openness to unity.
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Dublin: Arrests made after visit from former US President Biden
Former US President Joe Biden faced protests and at least two arrests during a surprise visit to Trinity College Dublin.
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French PM brings forward hike in minimum wage to calm protesters
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu accelerates a 1.6% minimum wage increase to December 1, 2026, adding €24 monthly and offering employer tax breaks to quell spreading protests.
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Iran executes three men for 'armed unrest' after January protests
Iran executes three men linked to January protests while another detainee receives a death sentence.
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Iran executes 3 men accused of links to US and Israel, protesting against regime
Iran executed three men on November 8, 2026, accusing them of armed unrest during January 2026 protests and links to Israel and the United States, amid a broader crackdown that has led to at least 10 death sentences for protesters.
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Unrest in France looks like a ‘pretty big foreshadowing’ to economists nervously eyeing national debt at 126% of GDP
France faces a growing debt crisis as economists eye national debt at 126 percent of GDP amid persistent protests.
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Mapping how France’s protest wave spread across Europe
Mass protests across France over wages and student demands enter a fourth weekend as political analysts debate whether the unrest could reshape the 2027 presidential race.
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Protests erupt across France after left-wing groups call for mobilization
France prepares for widespread demonstrations this Saturday as authorities maintain a large police presence.
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Tens of thousands of workers in France flood streets for anti-government protests
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After Riots and Protests, French Workers Are Going on Strike
France faces nationwide strikes and protests as police clash with demonstrators in Lyon amid rising living costs.
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First, France Had Riots and Protests. Now It’s Bracing for a General Strike.
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Live: France braces for nationwide strikes in fresh test for Macron’s policies
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France faces new protests as Macron seeks to prevent repeat of October unrest
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Three Iran protesters face imminent execution after final family visits
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India’s Protest Movements Unite in Fresh Headache for Modi
Diverse protest movements in India are unifying, creating a new set of political challenges for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Gen Z protests in Germany turn violent as tens of thousands take to streets
Tens of thousands of Gen Z protesters have taken to the streets in Germany, with demonstrations escalating into violent riots.
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France launches attempted murder investigation after petrol bomb thrown at police
French authorities launch an attempted murder probe following a petrol bomb attack on police during a third weekend of widespread national protests.
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French high school blockades to restart on Monday, student unions say
French high school students are resuming nationwide school blockades following a holiday break, defying government efforts to quell unrest.
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Inside the leaderless movement set to govern Serbia
A youth-led movement of Gen Z students has toppled strongman Aleksandar Vucic in a landmark Serbian election, triggering a massive systemic overhaul.
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Large Crowds Protest in New Delhi Over Modi and Voter Roll Changes
Opposition parties in India have organized massive protests in New Delhi targeting the elections chief over controversial voter roll changes.
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Bangladesh sets up wage board as garment workers' unrest shuts factories
Bangladesh’s garment sector stalls as workers demand higher pay, factories shut, and a new wage board is hurried into place.
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Thousands rally in New Delhi to demand India’s election chief resign
Thousands of demonstrators gather in New Delhi as Indian opposition parties stage a new protest demanding the resignation of the elections chief.
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Moment riot cops hammer protesters with batons as clashes break out in Italy & fires lit near Colosseum
Violent clashes have erupted in Italy, featuring riot police deployments and fires lit near the historic Colosseum.
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Why Europe’s kids are revolting The system won’t save them
European youth protests generate extensive international reporting as analysts debate the driving forces behind the unrest.
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Violent Paris protests draw 70K people as Molotov cocktails hurled at cops, US and Israeli flags burned
Massive protests across France have turned violent, with 70,000 people gathering in Paris as demonstrators target police and burn foreign flags.
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Looting and clashes erupt as tens of thousands join Gen Z protests across Germany
Tens of thousands join Gen Z protests across Germany as demonstrations turn violent, involving looting and clashes.
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Massive protests sweep Europe over cost of living and strained public services
Violent protests and riots escalate in France and Germany amid rising civil unrest and severe clashes.
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Hundreds of thousands of protesters march across France for third week in a row
Hundreds of thousands of youth-led protesters have marched across France for a third consecutive week amid spreading unrest across Europe.
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London police arrest 139 people outside US Embassy for supporting banned pro-Palestinian group
London police have arrested over 130 pro-Palestinian protesters during a demonstration held outside the United States Embassy.
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Shops looted as German cost of living protests turn violent
Cost of living protests in Germany have escalated into violence, with Gen Z-led demonstrations resulting in looted shops and storefronts in Frankfurt.
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Germany's Gen Z protests disrupted by violence on Saturday
Gen Z-led cost of living protests in Germany turned violent on Saturday, leading to store looting in Frankfurt and calls for tough government penalties.
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Rioters loot stores in Frankfurt as Gen Z-led protests in Germany turn violent
Violent unrest and looting overshadow nationwide youth protests across Germany as authorities close major shopping streets in Frankfurt.
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Poland’s Tusk strikes defiant tone over court clash, vows rule of law
Poland's political crisis deepens as Tusk defends the constitutional court overhaul amidst growing protests.
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Poland's president accuses Tusk of forced takeover of country's top court
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the nation's president are locked in a power struggle following the suspension of the Constitutional Tribunal president.
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Poland political crisis: Constitutional court in chaos as Nawrocki accuses government of staging power grab
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How Locals and Shopkeepers Tried to Save One Paris Street From Rioters
Locals and shopkeepers stepped up to protect a Paris street from rioters as ongoing protests impact businesses across France.
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Gen Z protests reach Germany as over 160,000 expected at Halloween rallies
Youth-led protests and Halloween riots sweep France and Germany, drawing hundreds of thousands of demonstrators.
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Mass protests sweep Italy during nationwide strike
Thousands of students and workers are staging nationwide protests across Italy, citing rising living costs and a desire to reclaim their future.
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Polish president turns back from Senegal trip as top court chief suspended
Poland faces an escalating political crisis as the president aborts a foreign trip amid a high-stakes standoff over the Constitutional Tribunal.
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French minister warns of 'very high' violence risk as country braces for Halloween protests
France deploys 70,000 officers as authorities warn of a very high risk of violence during youth-led Halloween protests.
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Italy’s PM deploys troops as nation faces widespread strikes and port blockades
Italy deploys troops and tightens security as over 100,000 protesters take to the streets in nationwide anti-government demonstrations.
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Cruise passengers face blocked access as angry protesters set barricades on fire
Protesters set fire to barricades, halting Barcelona cruise port and stranding 13,000 passengers across four ships.
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'Deeply regressive': How the French government plans to make protesters pay for riots and looting
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Protests erupt in Spain after train crash kills dozens
Spanish officials probe a high-speed train crash in Urda as the death toll climbs to at least 69 victims.
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What’s Behind the Protests and Riots in France, and What Comes Next
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Serbian opposition landslide exposes cost of EU’s bet on ousted Vučić
Student-backed election winners in Serbia demand sweeping resignations and graft probes following an authoritarian ouster.
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Europe's youth take to the streets
Europe faces rising unrest as youth demonstrations and cost-of-living anger prompt major security deployments in France.
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French Senate backs 'make rioters pay' bill despite rights concerns
French Senate’s new “make rioters pay” bill, sparking rights outcry as it authorises $11,000 fines for protest‑related damage.
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Italian police discover chat groups linked to Milan riots
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At least 31 dead and 80 injured after two trains collide in Spain
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France is rioting. The rest of Europe is surprisingly peaceful
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Thousands rally outside Portugal's parliament over housing crisis, police operations
Thousands rally outside Portugal's parliament in Lisbon demanding affordable housing and government resignation.
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France promises to replace its university admissions after riots and thousands of arrests
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France pledges new university admissions to quell student anger. But only after Macron leaves office
France promises new university admissions to quell student protests and riots, though changes wait until Macron leaves office.
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French student protesters say government offered them deal, but they want more
French student protesters reject a government deal offering funding and delayed admissions reforms.
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Live: French student representatives hail ‘concrete measures’, call for protests to continue
France faces escalating student unrest as President Macron promises concrete measures and new university admissions.