Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, 23, is banned from standing for election as the city's pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam rules out political solutions to end protests
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Lebanon's prime minister resigned Tuesday, bowing to one of the central demands of anti-government demonstrators shortly after baton-wielding Hezbollah supporters rampaged through the main protest camp in Beirut, torching tents, smashing plastic ch
When Karl Marx published Das Kapital 152 years ago, thinkers of the day had no inkling of the horrors that it would unleash. And if anyone had predicted the horrors, the person would have been ridiculed as an alarmist.
Protests that started over a hike in public transport fares boiled into riots, arson and looting that have killed at least 18 people, injured hundreds, led to more than 7,000 arrests, and caused more than $1.4 billion of losses to Chilean businesses.
Vice President Mike Pence was called on once again to play the 'bad cop' in Washington's negotiations with China yesterday when he delivered an aggressive speech blasting Beijing's record on human rights.
During a speech Thursday on Chinese-U.S. relations, Vice President Mike Pence criticized the NBA's handling of the fallout in China from Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's pro-Hong Kong tweet.
One of my friends there is not responding since last Friday 18, in any social media. We don´t know what has happened to him. However, some other people have reported that the level of violence has been something out of any measurable scale.
Bernie Sanders tweeted an Associated Press article in the LA Times (10/14/19) about Ecuador's recent protests, in which eight protesters were killed in 11 days. "Economic elites keep pushing austerity worldwide, making life unbearable for working
According to Bloomberg, President Trump knew of the GOP lawmakers' plan to barge into the secure hearing room on Capitol Hill where Democrats are holding secretive impeachment hearings.
As the world seems to be on fire in countries across the planet, the threat of civil unrest and riots certainly feels like it's increasing. People are responding with rage to perceived injustices, and whether that rage is warranted or not isn't t
A mural of eco-activist Greta Thunberg was defaced in Edmonton, Alberta, with the vandal telling Thunberg to stop lecturing him on how to live his life.
Protesters clashed with police again later on Saturday despite efforts by some citizens to mediate by gathering between the two sides. There was also a skirmish between separatist supporters and police in a square in Spain's capital, Madrid
...as the Economy Is on Brink of Collapse. Protesters blamed the ruling elite for driving their children out of Lebanon because they failed to build a country that could provide jobs, as unemployment for under-35s is at 37%.
Spain's supreme court has sentenced nine Catalan leaders up to 13 years in prison on charges of sedition. The Catalonia separatists conducted a peaceful attempt to win independence, and filed a referendum in 2017 that was declared unconstitutional
Protesters vandalized businesses viewed as supporting Beijing, threw molotov cocktails at police stations, set barricades on fire and smashed up subway stations in chaotic scenes that have become familiar to the city after five months of sustained pr
Protests have broken out in several countries across the world, with citizens unhappy for different reasons. Some are protesting over economic conditions, others are protesting over tax hikes and elsewhere protests are breaking out over controversial
Catalan separatists clash with police during general strike which brings hundreds of thousands on to the riot-swept streets as fugitive former Catalan leader Carles Puidgemont hands himself in to Belgian police
Across Hong Kong, the tension between the protesters and the government has been getting worse, particularly after an upsurge in violent attacks on individuals, police and demonstrators alike.
The incident happened at Canning Town Tube station, located in London's poor east end – a particularly stupid venue for Extinction Rebellion activists to try to pull such a stunt.
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