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Spain’s establishment right-wing Popular Party (PP) convened protests nationwide on Sunday, reportedly attracting millions of people, in opposition to a reported proposed amnesty for individuals involved in an attempt by the northern region of Catalonia to secede from the country.

Police announce ‘exclusion zone’ around Cenotaph memorial, anyone “believed to be part of” pro-Palestinian demonstrations “can be arrested”. 

American Jews and supporters of Israel will descend on the National Mall on Tuesday, November 14, for a massive “March for Israel” to show solidarity with the Jewish state in its war against terror, and to stand up against rising antisemitism at home.

Two women have been charged with terror offences after allegedly displaying images of Hamas paraglider terrorists at a protest in London.

Authorities responded to several reports of alleged incidents taking place near a pro-Palestinian protest that took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, over the weekend.

Chicago police rushed Alderwoman Julia Ramirez away from Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed site of a “migrant tent city.”

Despite a local protest ban, Pro-Palestinian activists took to the streets of Berlin and violently clashed with police on Wednesday evening.

Through extensive interviews and research, Shrier documented the spike in the number of girls who wish to identify as transgender. She suggested that some of the interest may be driven by popular culture, peer pressure, and the intervention of health professionals.

New South Wales (NSW) Labor Party premier Chris Minns on Wednesday apologized to the Jewish community for the vicious “Gas the Jews” pro-Hamas rally at the famed Sydney Opera House on Monday night, acknowledging the heinous display made Jews feel unsafe and prevented them from commemorating the victims of the Hamas atrocity.

Ugandan security troops arrested 40 supporters of opposition leader Bobi Wine in a crackdown intended to thwart a “million-man march” of protesters.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied an emergency motion on Friday to release pro-life activist Lauren Handy from jail.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacted to anti-grooming protests sweeping across Canada by accusing concerned parents of manifesting “hate.”

Brazilian citizens protested the presence of their country’s president, radical leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in New York City on Sunday, branding him a “thief” and a “communist.”

Multiple protesters were arrested after storming House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) office Monday, demanding the California congressman reauthorize the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, otherwise known as PEPFAR.

A school board meeting got heated when communists went up against parents’ rights acivists Thursday in Orange County, California.

Iranian media reported on Monday that the Mojhaye Khoroushan water park, one of the largest indoor water parks in the world, has been shut down because too many women were allowed to enter without wearing mandatory Islamic head coverings.

A massive protest on Saturday in Niger’s capital city of Niamey drew tens of thousands of angry demonstrators who demanded France withdraw all of its forces immediately. France has been critical of the July 26 coup, but the public has demonstrated a great deal of support for the junta, and attitudes towards France soured even before the civilian government was overthrown.

The army of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday used force to disperse a protest against the United Nations in the eastern city of Goma, killing at least 43 people and injuring 56, plus 158 arrests.

Anti-government protests in the Druze region of Syria enter their second week with dictator Bashar Assad burned in effigy.

The U.S. Embassy in Haiti was closed on Tuesday due to nearby gunfire in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Haiti has been torn by gang violence and near-anarchy ever since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in July 2021.

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was arrested on Saturday within minutes of a court sentencing him in absentia to three years in prison on corruption charges.

Stockholm police said they have authorized a protest to burn the Bible and Torah outside the Israeli Embassy in the Swedish capital.

Uyghurs organized a protest in front of the White House on Wednesday demanding the U.S. government enact stricter sanctions on China.

New and expanded powers for British police took effect on Sunday, including measures targeting activists who stop traffic.

More than 90,000 Colombians gathered on the streets of 15 of Colombia’s main cities on Tuesday in the latest round of peaceful protests against radical leftist President Gustavo Petro and the leftist reforms his government seeks to implement.

Oregon Senate Republicans successfully pushed state Democrats into eliminating a portion of a proposed bill that would have allowed minors to obtain abortions without parental consent.

Hong Kong’s Beijing-controlled government sought a court injunction Monday against the 2019 pro-democracy anthem “Glory to Hong Kong.”

The Chinese Communist government is ramping up online censorship ahead of the anniversary of the June 4, 1989, massacre of student demonstrators in Tiananmen Square – an event that is illegal to commemorate or discuss in China.

A 57-year-old truck driver was detained Thursday after loads of potatoes were found spilled on a key bridge linking two Danish islands.

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan on Friday denounced a “reign of terror” by the successor he wishes to unseat, Shehbaz Sharif, as police searched his home for dozens of terrorism suspects he was allegedly harboring. 

Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been clashing with the government of his successor, Shehbaz Sharif, as he tries to return to power while dodging about a hundred corruption investigations, said on Wednesday he expects to be arrested again.

Imran Khan, the former Pakistani prime minister who is running for another term despite dozens of corruption cases pending against him, called for nationwide protests on Saturday night.

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) ruled on Friday that former prime minister Imran Khan must be released on bail for two weeks. The grant of bail came a day after Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled that Khan’s violent arrest by a paramilitary police unit on the grounds of the IHC was illegal.

A group of activists demonstrating against China’s use of Uyghur Muslims as slaves crashed German automaker Volkswagen’s shareholder meeting in Berlin on Wednesday.

Thousands of retired military and police officers in Colombia filled Bolívar Square in the nation’s capital, Bogotá, on Wednesday to peacefully protest the security policies of radical leftist President Gustavo Petro.

Riots in northeastern India’s state of Manipur have killed 62 people over the past week and driven some 35,000 from their homes.