British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was met with a mixed reaction from the crowd gathered for the second day of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration as he arrived with his wife Carrie at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London on Friday. Both cheers and boos could be heard when the formally …
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A car plowed at high speed through a crowd at a carnival in Belgium’s Wallonia region early on Sunday morning, killing several people, including a child, and injuring dozens more. The incident happened at around 5am in the town of Strépy-Bracquegnies, 50km north of Brussels. It left four dead and …
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Dozens took part in the march early on Sunday, with people chanting slogans, carrying portraits of Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and a large red banner that read: “Freedom from fear.” The crowd occupied a road, blocking traffic on it, and security forces then used the harshest means …
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On March 18, 2019, a US F-15E fighter jet dropped a bomb on “a large crowd of women and children huddled against a river bank” near the town of Baghuz and then proceeded to drop several more, killing survivors, according to a New York Times report published on Saturday. The …
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Photos and videos circulating on social media show a vast crowd outside Parliament House in Melbourne, the state capital, on Saturday, where activists were seen holding signs and placards – one reading “Sack Dan,” referring to state Premier Daniel Andrews. Similar chants calling for Andrews’ resignation were also heard erupting …
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On Wednesday, Kosovan police undertook raids against smuggler gangs across the northern part of the country, notably the divided town of Mitrovica, where special officers faced oppositions from local Serbs. A police statement said the raids took place in four areas, most of which are populated by the country’s Serb …
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Hundreds of people forced their way into the Forum des Halles shopping center on Saturday, amid a nationwide string of demonstrations against the Covid-19 restrictions and mandates. The group was seen chanting ‘Freedom!’ inside the mall, which is partially underground and connected to the metro transit hub of Chatelet–Les Halles. To …
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On Monday, dozens of Britons unhappy with the role of the media during the Covid-19 pandemic stormed the foyer of ITN Productions on Gray’s Inn Road, London. The Met Police confirmed that they were responding to the demonstration and said officers were assisting security staff in removing people who unlawfully …
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Thousands have been amassing around the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan, where several countries have attempted to organize evacuations after Taliban forces seized control of the country. The process has turned into chaos, with people being killed in stampedes. “Conditions on the ground remain extremely challenging,” the British military …
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A photo posted on the official presidential Twitter account on Wednesday shows Biden standing close to Tikhanovskaya, and says they met at the White House. The US “stands with the people of Belarus in their quest for democracy and universal human rights,” Biden declared, in keeping with Washington’s recognition of …
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