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Bangladesh orders nationwide curfew as deaths mount in protests over government jobs

By Julhas Alam, Krutika Pathi, Al Emrun Garjon, Associated Press

The announcement came after police and security officials fired on protesters earlier Friday and banned all gatherings in the capital. Several people were killed, media reports said.

Bangladesh clashes leave 19 more dead as student protesters try to impose ‘complete shutdown’

By Julhas Alam, Associated Press

Students have been demonstrating for weeks against a quota system for government jobs they say favors allies of the ruling party.

5 killed in Bangladesh and dozens injured after violent clashes over government jobs quota plan

By Julhas Alam, Associated Press

Protesters have been demanding an end to a quota reserved for family members of veterans who fought in Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971, which allows them to take up 30% of governmental jobs.

Israeli protesters block highways amid renewed calls for cease-fire with Hamas to return hostages

By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Marking nine months since the war in Gaza started, Israeli protesters blocked highways across the country Sunday, calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down and pushing for a cease-fire to bring back scores of hostages held by Hamas.

Ultra-Orthodox men clash with Israeli police in protest against court order to enlist in military

By Ohad Zwigenberg, Associated Press

Thousands of Jewish ultra-Orthodox men have clashed with Israeli police in central Jerusalem during a protest against a Supreme Court order for them to begin enlisting for military service.

Civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies at 95

By Christopher Weber, Travis Loller, Associated Press

Lawson was an apostle of nonviolent protest — and close adviser to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction.

Police arrest pro-Palestinian protesters who occupied Stanford University president’s office

By Terry Chea, Associated Press

Stanford University says 13 people were arrested when police removed pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied a building housing the university president's offices.

Protests shut streets in Armenia’s capital, roads in other parts to demand the prime minister resign

By Associated Press

The demonstrations are spearheaded by Bagrat Galstanyan, a high-ranking cleric in the Armenian Apostolic Church and archbishop of the Tavush diocese in Armenia's northeast, where the returned villages are located.

Violence in New Caledonia subsides slightly as France sends reinforcements to territory

By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press

Clashes erupted Monday following protests over voting reforms that passed in the National Assembly in Paris. While the Indigenous Kanaks seek independence, the descendants of colonists want New Caledonia to remain part of France.

Campus protests over Israel-Hamas war scale down during graduations

By Associated Press

Some demonstrations extended into weekend graduation celebrations, although they were muted in comparison to the encampments and rallies that have roiled campuses.