Oct 18 Lebanon paralyzed by nationwide protests over proposed taxes By Zeina Karam, Associated Press The protests are the largest Lebanon has seen since 2015. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: Texas police officer resigns over fatal shooting of black woman In our news wrap Monday, the white police officer who fatally shot a black woman inside her Fort Worth, Texas, home over the weekend has resigned. Body camera video shows the officer, Aaron Dean, firing immediately after shouting at Atatiana… Continue watching
Oct 14 Ukrainian far-right groups, veterans protest president’s peace plan By Yuras Karmanau, Angela Charlton, Associated Press Shooting off flares and shouting "glory to Ukraine," thousands of far-right and nationalist activists marched Monday through Kyiv, protesting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's leadership and his long-awaited peace plan for eastern Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 14 37 injured, 108 flights canceled in Barcelona airport protests By Associated Press Tempers flared in Spain's Catalonia region after the country's Supreme Court found 12 separatist leaders guilty of illegally promoting Catalan independence. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 8:56 News Wrap: U.S. and China reach partial trade deal In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. and China reached a partial trade deal after 15 months of disagreement. President Trump agreed to suspend a tariff hike scheduled to go into effect Tuesday, and China pledged to buy up to… Continue watching
Oct 03 Iraqi protesters defy curfew as violence leaves 33 dead By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Authorities cut internet access in much of Iraq since late Wednesday in a desperate move to curb the rallies. By Thursday afternoon, the curfew was extended to three other southern provinces. Continue reading
Sep 30 Haiti braces for new protests demanding President Moise resign By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Opposition protesters are expected to block streets and attempt to paralyze Haiti's economy as they press for President Jovenel Moïse to give up power. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 5:22 News Wrap: House challenges Trump on border national emergency In our Friday news wrap, House Democrats voted to end the national emergency declaration that allows money to be diverted from the military to fund construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The Senate already approved the measure, but… Continue watching
Sep 24 Thousands of Indonesian students rally against changes to corruption law By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press Several thousand university students are enraged that Indonesia's parliament passed a law last week that reduces the authority of the Corruption Eradication Commission, a key body in fighting endemic graft in the country. They joined the demonstration in front of… Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 5:45 Why Hong Kong protesters say withdrawing extradition bill is ‘too little, too late’ Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced the formal withdrawal of a bill that would have allowed Hong Kong residents to be extradited to mainland China for trials. The proposal sparked months of large-scale demonstrations that sometimes turned violent. Continue watching