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As Europe’s farmers find common cause in grievances, governments race to offer concessions

By Derek Gatopoulos, Costas Kantouris, Associated Press

Protests have swept Europe as farmers on the continent take their grievances over inflation, foreign competition and the costs of combating climate change to the streets.

2 key French farmer unions suspend protests after government offers new measures

By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

Farmers have been protesting for days across the country to denounce low wages, heavy regulation and unfair competition from abroad.

Traffic-blocking farmers now closing in on EU capital in a protest seeking better market conditions

By Raf Cassert, Associated Press

The protests had an immediate impact. The European Commission announced plans to shield farmers from cheap exports from Ukraine during wartime and allow farmers to sidestep environmental rules.

France’s government announces new measures to calm farmers’ protests as blockades squeeze Paris

By Sylvie Corbet, Oleg Cetinic, Associated Press

France's newly appointed prime minister has announced controls on foreign food products in order to guarantee "fair competition," seeking to calm the anger of protesting farmers camped out around Paris.

Indiana bill defining antisemitism in the state education code advances to Senate

By Isabella Volmert, Associated Press

Advocates for the bill said instances of antisemitism have increased at college campuses in Indiana since the Oct. 7 attack, when militants stormed into Israel from Gaza, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and capturing around 250 people.

How watermelon imagery, a symbol of solidarity with Palestinians, spread around the world

By Anna Furman, Associated Press

Over the past three months, on banners and T-shirts and balloons and social media posts, one piece of imagery has emerged around the world in protests against the Israel-Hamas war: the watermelon.

Families of hostages held in Gaza for 100 days demand Israeli government bring them home

By Julia Frankel, Associated Press

The families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip kicked off a 24-hour rally in Tel Aviv Saturday night, calling on the government to bring their loved ones home after 100 days spent in Hamas captivity.

Global day of protests draws thousands to D.C., other cities in pro-Palestinian marches

By Danica Kirka, Fatima Hussein, Menelaos Hadjicostis, Associated Press

Thousands of demonstrators converged in the U.S. capital on Saturday to call for an end to Israeli military action in Gaza as part of a global day of protests against the longest and deadliest war between Israel and Palestinians in 75 years.

Thousands protest in Slovakia against a government plan to amend the country’s penal code

By Associated Press

Thousands of people took to the streets of major cities in Slovakia on Thursday to renew their protests against plans by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the country’s penal code.

Serbian opposition marches in Belgrade as protests against election irregularities continue

By Jovana Gec, Associated Press

Thousands of people rallied in Serbia’s capital on Saturday, chanting “Thieves!” and accusing the populist authorities of President Aleksandar Vucic of orchestrating a fraud during a recent general election.