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World
New York to Pay $13 Million Over Police Actions at George Floyd Protests
The city settled a lawsuit that said unlawful police tactics had violated the rights of more than 1,000 people who…
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Protesters Rally Across Israel in New Push Against Legal Overhaul
Thousands of Israelis blocked roads and demonstrated over Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to limit the power of the judiciary.
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Indian Politician and Former Wrestling Chief Is Charged With Harassment
The charges against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, follow months of protest by prominent female wrestlers, who complained that the authorities…
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Politics
Hong Kong’s Memory Is Being Erased
The group of about 80 protesters wore numbered lanyards around their necks and cordoned themselves off with tape as they…
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French Anger at Macron Seeps Into Unexpected Corners
The ancient wooden doors are adorned with an ornate metal knocker and a small grilled window, for guards to peek…
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Netanyahu Delays Bid to Overhaul Israel’s Judiciary as Protests Rage
The Israeli prime minister called for dialogue as civil unrest and work stoppages reached a crisis point, grinding the country…
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Famed Antiwar Protester Was Once Cog in Russia’s Propaganda Machine
For 20 years, Marina Ovsyannikova worked for Russian state TV. What compelled her, shortly after Ukraine was invaded, to storm…
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Netanyahu’s Judicial Overhaul Sparks Huge Protests in Israel
As Benjamin Netanyahu’s government pressed ahead with plans to limit judicial influence, Israelis thronged to unusually large rallies.
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Peru’s Foreign Minister Concedes There’s No Evidence Criminals Are Behind Protests
In an interview, Foreign Minister Ana Cecilia Gervasi acknowledged “we don’t have any evidence” that weeks of protests were being…
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Business
As Parisians March to Fight Pension Changes, Shopkeepers Nod and Agree
Angry protests over a plan to raise France’s retirement age pile uncertainty on small businesses, but most are siding with…
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