Slovakia became the third European Union country to ban food imports from Ukraine on Tuesday, a decision that follows complaints from farmers claiming that a glut of Ukrainian grain is causing them economic hardship even as countries in the Middle East and Africa remain desperate...
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Tunisian authorities closed the headquarters of the opposition party Ennahdha Tuesday, a day after its leader was arrested in what government critics have described as efforts by President Kais Saied to quash dissent, Al Jazeera reported. Party representatives said police raided Ennahdha’s building and ordered its...
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Thousands of people protested in the Czech Republic’s capital Prague this week, demanding the government’s resignation over high inflation and spiking energy prices, Reuters reported. The protests, named “Czechia against poverty,” were organized by the new, non-parliamentary party PRO, which has criticized the center-right coalition of...
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A car crash in northwestern Colombia this month killed one of the descendants of the infamous “cocaine hippos” that were introduced to the Latin American country by the late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, prompting calls for the government to take action against the invasive mammals,...
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez apologized this week to sexual assault victims for a legal loophole in landmark legislation that aimed to combat sexual violence – but has also allowed some convicted offenders to be released early and others to receive a reduced sentence, Agence...
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Germany shut down its last three nuclear plants Saturday, ending its nuclear energy era even as other countries are looking to build plants following energy concerns sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Washington Post reported. The shutdowns conclude a long-running debate about nuclear energy in...
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French President Emmanuel Macron signed into law Saturday an unpopular reform that will raise France’s retirement age, despite mass protests against the measure and pledges by union workers to continue strikes and demonstrations, CNBC reported. The president’s signature came a day after the country’s Constitutional Council...
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Three days of fighting between Sudan’s military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the country’s main paramilitary force, have resulted in almost 100 deaths and raised concerns about destabilization in the African nation and the wider region, CNN reported Monday. The fighting erupted amid a power struggle...
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The Sudanese military warned Thursday of potential conflict in the African nation after the country’s powerful paramilitary force began mobilizing its troops in the capital and other cities over the past few days, the Middle East Eye reported. The army issued a statement condemning the movements...
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Brazil will implement new restrictions on social media in an effort to curb an “epidemic” of violent school attacks that have plagued the country since last week, Agence France-Presse reported. On Wednesday, Justice Minister Flavio Dino said that platforms will be ordered to take steps to...
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French union advocates on Thursday continued their weeks-long demonstrations against the government’s plan to overhaul France’s pension system, a day before the country’s Constitutional Council decides on the legality of the contentious reform, Reuters reported. Striking workers disrupted garbage collection in Paris and blocked river traffic...
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Mexico’s top immigration official will face criminal charges for a fire that killed 40 people in a migrant center in Ciudad Juarez last month, an incident that has increased scrutiny over poor conditions and corruption at the country’s migrant facilities, Sky News reported Wednesday. The federal...
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Residents and sex workers in Amsterdam are protesting a plan by the city government to relocate the renowned Red Light District in an attempt to tone down the Dutch capital’s “sin city” image, Euronews reported. Instead, Amsterdam officials want to create a 100-room “erotic center” in...
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Chilean lawmakers passed a bill this week that would reduce the country’s working week from 45 hours to 40, in an effort to improve the quality of life of workers in the South American nation, Al Jazeera reported. The new legislation will incrementally lower the working...
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The Philippines and the United States launched their largest-ever military drills across the South China Sea on Tuesday, an exercise aimed at deterring China’s ambitions in the disputed waters, Al Jazeera reported. Known as the annual Balikatan drills, the event will have more than 17,600 soldiers...
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Protests and deadly clashes ignited in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region this week after the central government announced plans to disarm regional forces across the country, a move that many residents fear will lead to the loss of territory and potential ethnic attacks, the Washington Post...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reversed his decision to fire his defense minister, more than two weeks after the official called on the government to suspend a contentious judicial overhaul plan that had sparked fierce demonstrations across Israel, Axios reported. Netanyahu announced Monday that he was...
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China ended three days of military drills around Taiwan on Monday, the latest show of force by Beijing against the self-governing island it claims as part of its territory, Reuters reported. Beijing ordered the drills over the weekend in response to a meeting between Taiwanese President...
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Thousands of opposition supporters protested in Georgia’s capital this week amid growing criticism that the country’s government is moving toward autocracy and collaborating with Russia, Euronews reported. Protesters marched in front of the parliament in Tbilisi, calling for the “release of political prisoners and the implementation...
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Lithuania is demanding more than $130 million in compensation from neighboring Belarus after accusing its neighbor of orchestrating the immigration of thousands of people during the migrant crisis in 2021, the Associated Press reported. In 2021, the European Union experienced a surge in the number of...
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