Tag: Political and civil unrest
Enbridge’s Line 3 oil pipeline enters critical month in June
MINNEAPOLIS — June will be a critical month for Enbridge Energy's Line 3 crude oil pipeline as the company resumes construction and opponents mobilize...
Thousands rally against Slovenian PM ahead of EU presidency
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Thousands rallied in Slovenia's capital Friday against right-wing Prime Minister Janez Jansa, reflecting mounting pressure on the government weeks before the...
GOP set to block 1/6 panel, stoking Senate filibuster fight
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are ready to deploy the filibuster to block a commission on the Jan. 6 insurrection, shattering hopes for a bipartisan...
Hong Kong legislature moves closer to pass electoral reforms
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s legislature on Thursday moved closer to amending electoral laws that would drastically reduce the public’s ability to vote and...
EU eyes Belarus sanctions targeting sectors close to leader
BRUSSELS — European Union nations sketched out plans for new sanctions Thursday against Belarus that will target economic sectors close to its authoritarian president,...
Shorthanded Myanmar in Japan for World Cup soccer qualifiers
Missing up to 10 players who are boycotting the World Cup qualifier against Japan on Friday has ratcheted up the degree of difficulty for...
Report: Woman drove through vaccination tent to protest
MARYVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee woman accused of driving through a COVID-19 vaccine distribution tent as a form of protest has been charged with...
Belarusians who fled crackdown fearful after diverted flight
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Viachka Krasulin said he was arrested and brutally beaten all over his body by police in Belarus for attending a rally...
‘Couldn’t stay quiet’ Capitol cop’s mom wants Jan. 6 probe
WASHINGTON — Brian Sicknick's family wants to uncover every detail about the Jan. 6 insurrection by pro-Trump rioters, when the Capitol Police officer collapsed...