More than 250,000 people gathered in different parts of Israel in another Saturday of protests against the judicial reform promoted by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, this time under strong police force after two deadly attacks this Friday. Saturday’s demonstrations mark the 14th consecutive week of protests against the controversial reform, which aims to give the executive […]
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Carlos III’s visit to France postponed due to protests against pension reforms
The announcement of the postponement of this visit, which would be abroad for the first time Charles III since he became king, he arrived just a few hours after the French interior minister, Gérald Darmanin, assured that the security apparatus was ready “to receive him in Excellent condition“. Darmanin, who had insisted there was none […]
At least a hundred arrests across France in another night of protests
At least 100 arrests took place this Saturday evening during anti-government protests in France against the decree approving the pension reform, which raises the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64. However, this number is lower than the previous days. Thursday night, a few hours after the reform was passed, there were more than 200 […]
Georgia and Moldova: the next ‘boundaries’ of the Russia-Ukraine conflict
As conflicts continue in Ukraine, fears of an expanding armed conflict are growing. In Moldova, the escalation of the political conflict between the government in Chisinau and the pro-Russian forces in Transnistria, which has been breathing for weeks, has actually been added to the escalation of the political conflict between the government in Georgia, which […]
Israelis tried to prevent Netanyahu from meeting Meloni
He risked missing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to Italy to meet with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Thousands of protesters who have been protesting the controversial justice reform proposed by the Tel Aviv government for weeks got in their cars and occupied the roads leading to the capital’s Ben Gurion airport, paralyzing traffic and […]
Strikes and protests over the train crash will paralyze Greece this Wednesday
Wednesday’s work stoppage, called by ADEDI, the civil servants’ union, was joined by maritime and urban transport workers, as well as doctors, teachers and actors, who in turn joined railway workers, who today entered their seventh consecutive day of strikes to push for the modernization of the country’s railways. For example, transport by ship, train, […]
New gas poisonings affect hundreds of schoolgirls in Iran
According to data from the portfolio, there have been gas attacks in 52 collegesan unknown number of students were drunk and 28 students have been hospitalizedThese figures are far from those of the Iranian media and activist groups. The attacks are fueling popular discontent, especially among parents, about the inefficiency from the authorities when it […]
French dislike pension reform, compromise collapsing for Macron
Pension reform, which sparked strikes and demonstrations in France, did not help Emmanuel Macron’s popularity. Consensus for the president is at its lowest level since his re-election, with around 64% of the country’s citizens saying they don’t trust him. This was revealed by a survey by Le Figaro that showed the Renaissance leader’s popularity index […]
Racist remarks against African immigrants spark protests in Tunisia
In Tunisia, protests are escalating after President Mais Saied’s statements on February 21 accusing sub-Saharan irregular migrants of carrying out a plan to alter the country’s cultural profile and thus make the country African. Statements described as racist by opposition and human rights groups that could escalate social tensions in the country. In the country’s […]
That’s why Moscow rides the opposition in Moldova: “We want to be part of Russia”
Thousands of Moldovan citizens took to the streets in the country’s capital, Chisinau, on Sunday to protest the government accused of causing illegal inflation after its decision to rid itself of Russian influence (and gas) to accelerate the approach to Europe. To the Union and more generally to the West. According to Moldovan leaders, a […]