Sri Lanka unions protest bills expanding police powers and warn of abuses
Trade unions and political activists in Sri Lanka's capital have rallied against proposed anti-terrorism and anti-crime bills
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Protest and Vigil at an ICE Detention Center
Peter Kuper Calling out a Brooklyn prison where ICE rampages. The post Protest and Vigil at an ICE Detention Center appeared first on The Nation.
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Mohammed Hijab suggests UK counter-terror police tried to recruit him as informant
Mohammed Hijab suggests UK counter-terror police tried to recruit him as informant Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 11/06/2026 - 11:02 British YouTuber publishes image purportedly showing counter terrorism police saying he 'doesn't want to…
Lula Won. The Markets Want a Third Round
Brazil’s voters rejected austerity, and its candidate fled to Florida. The markets that backed him stayed, and Lula’s finance minister has begun to give them what the ballot box refused. In Britain, the script is familiar.
Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison
The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of hundreds of people has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people
Two Gloucester schools in lockdown after boy hurt in incident
Armed police are on the scene in Tuffley - police say pupils are safe within school grounds.
Armed police in manhunt after boy hospitalised in incident near school in Gloucester
Armed police are on the scene
Europe's crisis of discontent: Student and cost-of-living protests spread across EU
A growing wave of discontent is sweeping across Europe. What began in France as student protests over deteriorating school conditions, teacher shortages and an education system under pressure has quickly grown into something much bigger: a…
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Elon Musk’s X says takedown notices targeting Indian free-speech groups were fake
Lawyer for X says someone impersonating Delhi police had sent the emails
Newcastle's Dedic stopped by police after being spotted with bow and arrows
Newcastle United defender Amar Dedic is at the centre of a police investigation after being spotted carrying a bow and arrows at a Northumberland beauty spot.
‘Nobody can stop them’: Who are Europe’s Black Bloc protesters?
Anarchistic activists who dress in black and clash with police are a regular feature of protests from France to Albania.
Met Police boss 'wouldn't be surprised' if more allegations made about Brand
Sir Mark Rowley also said what he heard reported from Brand's trial came close to "victim blaming".
Fox News ‘Antisemitism Exposed’ Newsletter: Radical Democrats rally behind Piker after election
Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world.
JACKSON THOMPSON: NH school district pays $275K after banning fathers' for 'XX' wristbands at soccer game
Bow School District agreed to a federal judgment declaring it violated families' First Amendment rights over silent "XX" wristband protests.
Mass protests sweep France as huge crowds demand higher wages
Hundreds of thousands of striking workers protested across France on Thursday, November 5, against the rising cost of living following weeks of youth-led demonstrations, with police firing tear gas as clashes broke out in some cities…
Clash in the castle: Medieval Times dinner theater insiders allege animal cruelty, sexual harassment
A former Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament queen alleges sexual harassment, cyberbullying and doxxing in a lawsuit targeting workplace culture.