Ultra-fast fashion giant Shein has opened its first physical store in Paris, in the historic BHV shopping centre. While dozens queued long before the shop’s doors opened, excited to start buying, dozens others gathered to protest against a brand consi…
Deep Ukrainian drone strikes hit petrochemical plant 1,300km inside Russia and Lukoil refinery east of Moscow. What we know on day 1,351 Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited troops in the Pokrovsk area of Donetsk oblast on Tuesday. โI met with our warriors at t…
Octav Stroici, 66, was working on an EU-funded project to restore the Torre dei Conti when it collapsed.
As a radicalised generation presses its calls for political change, a debate has opened up over whether to join battle by the ballot boxMidway through a 16-day, 250-mile (400km) march from Novi Pazar to Novi Sad, Inas Hodลพiฤ was still remarkably energe…
Measures are being taken at the harbours of Patras and Katakolo after demonstrations earlier this weekGreek authorities have stepped up security in two harbours in an attempt to keep protesters away from a cruise liner carrying Israeli tourists on an 1…
Students at a Serbian high school have blocked entry to their campus for two weeks in protest against the government โ the first school to join mass demonstrations sweeping the country. Authorities are now moving to regain control of High School No. 5…
Demonstrators call on regional leader to resign over handling of one of Europeโs deadliest natural disasters in decadesMore than 50,000 people took to the streets of Spainโs eastern city of Valencia on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of last yea…
The protest comes nearly one year since torrential rain on October 29, 2024, caused flooding in towns near Valencia, killing 229 people, Spain’s deadliest natural disaster in decades.
The move is the latest escalation between Washington and Bogotรก.
The experimental annex of Swedenโs national stage, Elverket, has fallen victim to severe government cuts. Its final play is a powerful protest against being forced to leave its homeSomething is rotten in Swedish theatre. In front of Elverket โ a former…
Berlin-Beijing relations are becoming increasingly fragile.
Lithuania summoned a Russian diplomat on Thursday to protest what it said was a brief incursion of two Russian military aircraft into its airspace. The defence ministry said a Sukhoi SU-30 fighter and an IL-78 tanker from Kaliningrad crossed 700 metre…
Gardaรญ deployed at Citywest facility as police issue statement urging people to stay away from violent standoff Irish police are bracing for fresh disturbances outside a Dublin hotel that houses asylum seekers and has become a flashpoint for anti-immig…
Hundreds of protesters face off with gardaรญ outside hotel housing asylum seekers a day after arrestsStones and fireworks have been thrown at Irish police for a second consecutive night in Dublin.Hundreds of protesters have gathered near the entrance of…
Over 40 countries protest UN food agenciesโ report for overstating sanctionsโ role in price rises
“It was a question of time before this would happen,” president rails amid months-long anti-government protests.
Man claimed to be a victim of modern slavery from smugglers in northern France and wants to claim asylum in Britain.
Violence that broke out during a protest came after an alleged sexual assault of a young girl in the vicinity in the early hours of Monday morning.
A police van was set alight and fireworks and other missiles were hurled at officers during a protest that turned violent outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Dublin. About 2,000 people gathered outside the Citywest hotel on Tuesday for a second n…
The French president’s domestic woes have dimmed his ambitions and weakened his influence within the European Union.
After Ukraineโs leader struck out at the White House last Friday, his European friends will try to strengthen his hand before itโs too late.ย
Maria Karystianou is being touted as the person to shake up Greek politics.
The demonstrations follow a wave of protests in June that organizers say drew more than 5 million people in cities across the country.
Players refuse to move for the first 15 seconds of matches in La Liga on Saturday as protests at the Spanish league’s decision to stage a game in Miami continued.
Players refuse to move for the first 15 seconds of matches in La Liga on Saturday as protests at the Spanish league’s decision to stage a game in Miami continued.
Friedrich Merz’s conservative-led government is close to cutting a deal with the Taliban to deport migrants to Afghanistan, and other EU countries may follow suit.
After years of staying quiet, Britain’s ruling party is preparing to blame its economic woes on leaving the EU. But some argue the strategy goes deeper โ and is fraught with danger.
A meeting with the Georgian PM was cancelled after Elina Valtonen recorded a video message in support of protesters.
In Greece, workers went on strike to protest a controversial labour reform bill that would introduce a 13-hour workday. Deputies are set to vote on the draft law, which is expected to pass, on October 15, 2025. Nearly 10,000 workers took to the street…
The center-left government is aiming to transform Greece’s labor market into one of Europe’s most โflexible.โ
Tens of thousands came to the Belgian capital to march against austerity measures.
Counter-terror laws must not place unnecessary limits on โfundamental rightsโ, Michael OโFlaherty tells Shabana MahmoodEuropeโs most senior human rights official has called on Shabana Mahmood to review UK protest laws after mass arrests over the ban on…
Counter-terror laws being โweaponisedโ against pro-Palestine groups in UK, US, France and Germany, says FIDHThe right to protest has come under sustained attack across the west, according to a report highlighting the growing criminalisation of pro-Pale…
Across the west, solidarity marches are testing governmentsโ tolerance for dissent. From arrests to bans, free-speech boundaries are shiftingThe ceasefire between Hamas and Israel has been met with joy and relief across the Middle East and beyond. Over…
Craig Murray argues proscription order contravenes rights to freedom of speech under European convention of human rightsA former British diplomat has served a petition challenging the ban on Palestine Action in Scotland.The case, brought by Craig Murra…
President Emmanuel Macron is set to announce a new prime minister on Friday, but that won’t end the crisis.
Political novice Jim Gavin quit the election race to become Irelandโs next head of state after being accused of being a rip-off landlord.
Thousands of people took to the streets of Lithuanian cities on Sunday to protest against the government’s decision to hand over control of the Ministry of Culture to the populist Nemunas Dawn party.
Irakli Kobakhidze accused EU ambassador of supporting โattempt to overthrow constitutional orderโ Georgiaโs prime minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, has announced a sweeping crackdown on dissent, accusing demonstrators who tried to storm the presidential pal…
โThis is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law,โ wrote U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee.
The unrest started as Israel intercepted the pro-Palestinian Global Sumud Flotilla attempting to carry humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
The White House said Friday it was going to try to cut funds to the city, while administration officials also said it was surging ICE, CBP personnel to Oregon.
The boundaries of public behavior we allow need to be redrawn and that means recognizing โfreeโ speech and assembly can corrode the sense of safety that communities should be able to enjoy.
With strikes and demonstrations, intensifying Italian opposition to Israelโs war is challenging the PMโs stanceA piercing chorus of tooting horns and dockers shouting โwe donโt want youโ greeted an Israeli-owned container ship when it arrived in Livorn…
Protest vessel intercepted in the early hours of Friday morning 42.5 nautical miles from the coast of GazaThe last boat of the 42 vessels in the Gaza humanitarian flotillathat sought to breach Israelโs 16-year maritime blockade has been intercepted by …
EU official stresses culling measure restricted to specific zones
Unions aim to keep up pressure on new PM, who has still not formed a government, over budget and super-rich taxFrench trade unions are leading a day of strikes as they try to maintain pressure on the new prime minister, Sรฉbastien Lecornu, to rethink bu…
France braces for a new wave of demonstrations Thursday as unions, grassroots groups and civic activists take to the streets. The anti-government protest will take place in response to proposed austerity measures, spending cuts, and perceived encroach…
Thousands of Greek workers prompted large-scale disruption during a 24-hour general strike on Wednesday, protesting against the conservative government’s plans to introduce a 13-hour work day. The strike has disrupted transport in the capital Athens a…
As support for continuing the war drops to an all-time low, the Kremlin pushes a โRussia vs. the Westโ narrative to boost public morale.
Bet on Trump and hope things will go back to normal.
The dockers have designated the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying aid to Gaza as a kind of tripwire for threats of further action.
The parliamentary election comes amid reports of an “unprecedented” Russian hybrid interference campaign.
Uncertainty and a certain nihilism about the future of the U.N. in a changing world pervaded this yearโs General Assembly.
โThis is a test,โ says Russian satirist Viktor Shenderovich.
The presidentโs baseless claim continued a yearslong effort to rewrite the history of the Capitol attack.
Waving Palestinian flags and chanting, “free, free Palestine”, tens of thousands of protesters gathered near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin Saturday to call for an end to the Gaza war. Demonstrators called for EU sanctions against Israel, breaking wit…
Humanitarian charity Doctors Without Borders suspended its services in Gaza City after Israeli forces encircled its clinics.
The split screen moment casts doubt that an end to the Gaza war is likely anytime soon.
A journalist, historian and practicing Muslim, Berrin Sรถnmez decided to stop wearing the hijab in protest against an official sermon dedicated to ‘modesty’ and ‘decency.’
Colin Firthโs ex-wife to return honorary medal to authorities in protest over US presidentโs โpoisonous rhetoricโThe Guardian view on Trumpโs state visit to Britain: plenty of glitter, but this was gilt, not goldUK politics โ latest updatesLivia Giuggi…
Cyber and hybrid support from Washington decreased under Donald Trump, leaving Moldovan officials looking for support.
“This is a situation to learn from,” acknowledges lawmakers after supporters of group fighting Sudan’s civil war was due to speak in Brussels.
Mercenaries allegedly intended to hijack a protest to provoke violence.
Faroese firm Bakkafrost wants to ban campaigner Don Staniford from going within 15 metres of its fish farmsOne of Europeโs largest salmon farmers has been accused of attacking the civil rights of environmental campaigners by asking for sweeping restric…
If our nation slides deeper into autocracy, the consequences will reverberate far beyond Turkeyโs bordersLast year, I was reelected mayor of Istanbul with 51% of the vote. It was the second time I had defeated the government-backed candidate. The first…
A Catholic conservative from Irelandโs outgunned right, Maria Steen, fails in her last-ditch bid to join Catherine Connolly, Jim Gavin and Heather Humphreys on the Oct. 24 ballot.
The video has previously been shared with other misleading captions related to an alleged ‘anti-migrant’ march in Warsaw.
The Liberal Democrats think itโs the end of two-party politics. Their path to stopping a Reform government is finding a home for people who think populism just isn’t cricket.
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Italy on Monday to ‘condemn the genocide in Gaza,’ during a day of protests marked by strikes and blockades organized by several unions, echoing the slogan of the French protest movement, Block Eve…
Schools and stations closed and ports blocked in one of Europeโs biggest demonstrations opposing Israelโs offensiveTens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in dozens of cities across Italy โ shuttering schools, disrupting trains and blocki…
Farm groups warned they are “ready to protest again if the situation requires”
Several hundred people gathered in the center of the country’s political capital on Saturday to protest against immigration, attacking law enforcement and causing significant damage.
The porn industry says measures to keep children away from adult content are ultimately driven by puritanical ethics.
A rightwing demonstration in the Netherlands erupted into violence and chaos on Saturday as rioters clashed with police and vandalised a political party’s office, just weeks before the country holds a general election. Police used teargas and a water c…
Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse rioters in The Hague on Saturday.
The president doubled down on his claims that critical media coverage of him is “illegal.”
Three Russian military jets violated NATO member Estonia’s airspace for 12 minutes in an “unprecedentedly brazen”incursion, the country’s foreign ministry said Friday. Estonia summoned a Russian diplomat to protest the incursion, which the EU’s top di…
The disagreement comes as France’s new prime minister is trying to get opposing political forces to agree on a new budget.
In today’s edition: Study on novel nicotine products, protest for contraceptive stockpile, and WHO defends softer health tax commitments
Clashes broke out between police and protesters in Paris rallying against Emmanuel Macron’s government on Thursday. Protesters are calling for the previous government’s fiscal plans to be scrapped, for more spending on public services, higher taxes on …
Women’s rights groups want the EU to act, but the European Commission has said only Belgium can intervene.
Hundreds of rallies and a united union front marked Franceโs biggest mobilisation in years, targeting austerity plans and testing Prime Minister Sรฉbastien Lecornu
France faces nationwide disruption as hundreds of thousands protest against new austerity measures on Thursday. Major unions called for action, with significant impacts on transport and schools.
At least 476 separate demonstrations are taking place over public services and wages, a week after the appointment of new PM Sรฉbastien LecornuPeople in France: share your views on the strikeFull report: Franceโs biggest strike in years under way amid p…
A Czech ministerโs appearance at an anti-government protest in Bratislava has sparked fury in Slovakia, deepening a diplomatic rift between the once closely aligned neighbours
Unions launch a nationwide general strike to protest sweeping budget cuts, testing the new French prime ministerโs resolve amid warnings of unrest and mass disruption
About 800,000 people to demonstrate against budget plans, putting pressure on new prime ministerFrance is braced for one of its biggest strike days in recent years, as trade unions make a rare show of unity to put pressure on the new prime minister, Sรฉ…
With a U.N. commission having found Israel committed genocide, Ursula von der Leyen is calling for sanctions. But her compatriot Friedrich Merz is tying her hands.ย
Thousands of Slovaks rallied on Tuesday in 16 cities, including Bratislava, to protest the economic and pro-Russian policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. The nationwide demonstrations marked one of the largest shows of opposition since his …
While several anti-immigration rallies organised by radical right-wing parties have been staged across Europe in recent months, online videos and images are being misleadingly used to distort the scale of the current protest movement.
After ministers were confronted outside parliament, political leaders across Sweden call for stricter protest laws to curb escalating threats and disruptive behaviour
Keir Starmer will be keen to shout about tech and nuclear deals during Donald Trump’s U.K. state visit โ but Ukraine, steel and other issues remain thorny
Prosecutors had filed charges last year for breaches of the Official Secrets Act
Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators forced the premature conclusion of the final stage of the Vuelta a Espaรฑa cycling race on Sunday.
Court case that could oust opposition leader follows detentions of more than 500 people including 17 mayors over past yearTens of thousands of people have protested in the Turkish capital, Ankara, against a court case that could oust the head of the ma…
A court hearing on Monday could lead to รzgรผr รzel being ousted as the head of the main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party.
British far-right figurehead Tommy Robinson organized the rally as ‘a free speech festival.’ Anti-racism campaigners held a simultaneous counter-protest.
Tens of thousands of anti-immigration protesters marched in London Saturday at a rally organised by far-right figureย Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, popularly known asย Tommy Robinson. The “Unite the Kingdom” march will face off against a rival “Stand Up to Rac…
Can America escape the spiral of political violence after Charlie Kirkโs killing?
