More than 20,000 people took to the streets of Peru this week to protest widespread poverty in the Andean nation, while also calling for the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, Reuters reported. Transport officials said demonstrators blocked at least eight highways across the country Wednesday, while...
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Thailand’s parliament blocked Pita Limjaroenrat from being nominated for the post of prime minister Wednesday, the second time lawmakers rejected the candidate whose progressive Move Forward Party won a surprise victory in May’s election, the Washington Post reported. Pita had assembled a coalition of parties holding...
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Honduras is planning to build the only island prison colony in the Western Hemisphere, as the government seeks to address rising crime and gang violence that are rocking the Central American nation, the Associated Press reported. President Xioamara Castro proposed plans to build an isolated detention...
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At least one person died and hundreds were injured across Bangladesh this week, after tens of thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets calling for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to step down ahead of elections early next year, Al Jazeera reported. The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist...
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected an appeal by the Philippines to prevent the court’s prosecutors from investigating former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody “war on drugs,” CNN reported Tuesday. The court’s ruling came months after the ICC announced it would revive its investigation into possible “crimes...
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Israel officially recognized Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed territory of Western Sahara this week, a move that further solidifies ties between the two nations nearly three years after they agreed to normalize relations, Al Jazeera reported. Moroccan officials announced that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had...
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North Korea detained a US soldier who crossed into the country from South Korea on Tuesday, an incident that comes amid heightened tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear program, NBC News reported Tuesday. The US-led United Nations Command said the American national, who was being sent back to...
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Russia suspended its participation in a landmark United Nations-brokered deal that provided a humanitarian corridor to deliver Ukrainian grain to global markets, a move that will likely raise wheat prices and threaten food security in vulnerable nations around the world, CNBC reported Monday. Signed a year...
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Tunisia and the European Union signed a “strategic partnership” deal this week to boost the country’s economy and tackle the migration crisis affecting the bloc, amid a sharp increase in boats leaving the North African nation for Europe, the Middle East Eye reported. The agreement will...
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Mexico filed a diplomatic complaint to the United States this week to protest Texas’ decision to deploy floating barriers on the Rio Grande River in a bid to curb illegal migration, warning that such a move would violate treaties on boundaries and water, the Associated...
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Iran’s morality police resumed their operations across the country, authorities announced Sunday, less than a year after the death of a 22-year-old woman in their custody sparked mass demonstrations in the Islamic Republic, the Associated Press reported. Officials said there will be a new campaign to...
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Hundreds of people took to the streets of the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR) over the weekend to protest a constitutional referendum later this month that would remove term limits for the president, Africanews reported. The demonstration was organized by the opposition coalition, the...
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The French government will pay citizens a “repair bonus” to have their clothes and shoes fixed instead of throwing them away, a scheme aimed at cutting waste and reforming the textile industry, the Guardian reported. Starting in October, people will be able to claim back between...
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Guatemala’s presidential elections were thrown into turmoil this week, even after the country’s electoral court confirmed Wednesday the results of last month’s highly-contested first round of voting, the Wall Street Journal reported. The elections took an unexpected turn last week after the Constitutional Court suspended the...
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Unrest in Kenya may have killed up to a dozen people this week, as protesters took to the streets of many cities to demonstrate against a series of unpopular tax hikes proposed by the government, CNN reported. Human rights activists cited by the BBC put the...
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An Italian judge ruled this week that groping is not a crime if it lasts less than 10 seconds, a verdict that prompted outrage in Italy over concerns that it will deter victims of sexual harassment from reporting it to the police, the New York...
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The United Nations Human Rights Council approved a resolution on religious hatred Wednesday following a backlash by Muslim nations over the burning of a Quran in Sweden last month, but amid opposition from Western nations that it might restrict freedom of speech, Reuters reported. The resolution...
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The European Union’s parliament backed a major plan to protect nature and fight climate change following a tight vote Wednesday and strong opposition from the legislature’s conservative bloc, the Associated Press reported. The vote came after weeks of intense lobbying against the legislation, a key part...
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Japan’s Supreme Court ruled this week that it was illegal to restrict a transgender person from using certain bathrooms, the country’s first verdict on LGBTQ people’s rights in the workplace, Bloomberg reported. The case centers on a transgendered woman working for Japan’s trade ministry, who was...
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Thousands of Israelis blocked roads and clashed with police across the country Tuesday, the latest mass demonstrations against the government’s plan to overhaul the judiciary, the BBC reported. The protests – known as the “day of disruption” by organizers – saw Israelis cutting off important transportation...
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