Tag: Political and civil unrest
Belarus president signs tough new law on media restrictions
KYIV, Ukraine — The authoritarian president of Belarus on Monday signed a law sharply restricting news media activities and allowing them to be shut...
Louisville pins hopes on Justice Dept. review of policing
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For the people marching in the streets for more than a year after the killing of Breonna Taylor, a wide-ranging new...
Belarus opposition figure detained when flight diverted
KYIV, Ukraine — A founder of a messaging app channel that has been a key information conduit for opponents of Belarus’ authoritarian president was...
Israeli police allow Jews to visit flashpoint Jerusalem site
JERUSALEM — Israeli police on Sunday escorted around 50 Jewish visitors to a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem where police actions in recent weeks...
Red Star Belgrade fans riot during Serbian title celebration
BELGRADE, Serbia — Several people have been injured and more than 100 Red Star Belgrade fans were arrested after violent clashes during boisterous celebrations...
Mississippi’s last abortion clinic at center of US debate
JACKSON, Miss. — The bright pink building in an eclectic neighborhood of Mississippi's capital goes by different names. To the anti-abortion protesters whose demonstrations...
Jewish man reports assault with slur in Germany’s capital
FRANKFURT, Germany — Police in Germany say they are investigating a Jewish man's report of being punched in the face and abused with antisemitic...
Activists blockade McDonald’s distribution centers in UK
LONDON — Animal rights protesters are blockading four McDonald's distribution centres in the U.K. in an attempt to get the burger chain to commit...
EXPLAINER: What was the outcome of the latest Gaza war?
JERUSALEM — A cease-fire took effect Friday after 11 days of heavy fighting between Israel and Gaza's militant Hamas rulers that was ignited by...
Rittenhouse due to make first in-person court appearance
MADISON, Wis. — Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois man accused of killing two people during the chaotic protests that followed the police shooting of Jacob...