Today: October 20, 2026
Today: October 20, 2026

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Arts

US military restricts troops from leaving the base in Okinawa after Marine is arrested in a killing

The U.S. military in Okinawa, Japan, is pausing all operations for two days after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of killing a local woman

Political|Sports|World

Ireland coach wants UEFA to keep team apart from Israel after contentious games

Ireland coach Heimir Hallgrímsson wants UEFA to keep Ireland and Israel apart in future competitions after their contentious Nations League games

Crime|Political|World

Dozens detained at a rally in Moscow held by Kremlin-friendly Communist Party, party says

Police in Moscow have detained about 60 people, mostly young, as a rally held by Russia’s Kremlin-friendly Communist Party was ending

Arts|Business|Crime|Education|Europe

Paris police chief says student protest movement out of control, urges peaceful action

The student protest movement that has spread across France is now "out of control", the Paris police chief said on Saturday, urging demonstrators to return to peaceful action

Election|Political

Indian opposition parties to launch protests over alleged manipulation of voter lists

An alliance of India's opposition parties said on Wednesday it would launch protests to "save democracy" after a newspaper report said the Election Commission pushed

Arts|Business|Economy|Europe|World

An 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked protests in Spain is returning home, lawyer says

An 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked massive protests in Spain over the country's housing crisis has accepted a deal to return home

Economy|Education

Students protest and public sector workers strike ahead of French budget

French high school students blockaded dozens of schools and public sector workers went on strike on Tuesday, voicing discontent

Economy

Post-Assad Syria is facing its biggest stress test yet. Here’s why that matters

Post-Assad Syria is facing its biggest stress test yet. Here’s why that matters

Election

Why India's tens of millions of voter deletions have led to widespread protests

By Arpan Chaturvedi and Krishna N.

Europe|Political|World

Northern Irish standoff extends to second day over blocked Orange Order march

A standoff between the Protestant Orange Order and residents blocking them marching through a Catholic area of a Northern Irish town extended to a

Arts|Election|Environment

Indian police use tear gas against protesters seeking election chief's ouster

Indian police used tear gas and water cannons on Friday to disperse opposition Congress party members during nationwide protests demanding the

Arts|Political

Police arrest actors, politicians protesting against Netanyahu outside UN

Police arrested at least 30 people including actors and politicians as they protested outside United Nations headquarters on Thursday against Israeli

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Trump meets Venezuela's Rodriguez for first time since Maduro's capture

US President Donald Trump met Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez late on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly,

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'One after another, they started dying': survivors recount deaths in detention in Nigeria

Nigerian prison guards sprayed an unidentified substance into a crowded cell where dozens of detainees died and kept the doors

Europe|MidEast|Sports|World

Protests and fiery comments as Ireland and Israel prepare for soccer doubleheader

Tensions are high ahead of an international soccer doubleheader between Ireland and Israel

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Crime|Europe|Health|MidEast|World

After deaths of nine women, South Africans gather to run, mourn and demand change

South Africans gathered for memorial runs and protests this week after the killings of nine women near Johannesburg reignited anger and fear over violence that many

Economy|Political|World

Bolivia approves $1.9 billion IMF deal, eliminates diesel subsidies

Bolivia’s conservative government has won congressional backing for an international loan and moved to end diesel subsidies, risking political backlash

Economy|Europe

France plans €54 billion savings drive as protests grow

France's government plans to include a €54 billion savings drive in its 2027 budget to stop the fiscal deficit spiralling out of control,

Arts|Crime|Europe|MidEast|US

UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanity

A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States

Arts|Economy|Environment|World

Bolivia extends state of emergency over risks of new blockades

Bolivia's Assembly extended a state of emergency for 90 days on Thursday, citing persistent risks that demonstrators protesting the government's policies could mount new

Europe|Political|World

Belarus using justice system to silence Lukashenko critics, say UN experts

Belarusian state institutions have worked together to repress critics of President Alexander Lukashenko's government through every stage of the

Election|Europe|Political

Serbia's protesting youth formally join race challenging Vucic before next month's election

University students behind nearly two years of anti-government protests in Serbia have formally entered an election race before an early parliamentary vote next month challenging populist President Aleksandar Vucic

Uncategorized

Minnesota churches roiled by legal battle over ICE surveillance and right to protest

Court cases involving Twin Cities churches and immigration enforcement highlight how the acrimonious debate continues to roil faith communities more than six months since the federal surge in Minnesota

Arts|Crime|Environment|Europe|World

UK minister condemns anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth

British minister Emma Reynolds condemned hundreds of protesters who blocked streets in the English coastal city of Portsmouth late on Sunday to

Europe|Political|Travel|World

Masked men block roads into Dover port in England in apparent anti-immigrant protest

Hundreds of masked anti-immigration protesters have blocked roads leading to Britain’s busiest ferry port, clogging traffic and disrupting travelers and cargo vehicles heading for France

Crime

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong faces longer prison sentence after second national security guilty plea

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong faces longer prison sentence after second national security guilty plea