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Mass protests in Pakistan against ‘imported’ government (VIDEOS)

Massive demonstrations rocked multiple Pakistani cities, including the country’s capital of Islamabad, on Sunday, with thousands taking to the streets to express their support to the deposed Prime Minister Imran Khan. He was ousted by the country’s parliament in a successful no-confidence vote on Saturday. Khan blasted the vote as …

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Protests back NBA star over New York vaccine rules

Fans of the Brooklyn Nets have protested outside the team’s Barclays Center arena in support of star player Kyrie Irving, who remains unable to play games in New York because of the city’s Covid vaccine mandate policy.  Seven-time NBA All-Star Irving remains barred from playing home games for his team despite …

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Hundreds detained at anti-war protests in Russia

Anti-war slogans filled central Moscow and Saint Petersburg streets on Thursday, as hundreds took to protest against the ongoing Russian military operation in Ukraine. Police in the Russian capital have said they temporarily detained 600 people. In Moscow, a crowd of demonstrators gathered on central Pushkinskaya Square, many of them …

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NZ protests swell, defying police ultimatum

Hundreds of protesters defied a police ultimatum to leave the area around Wellington’s ‘Beehive’ parliament on Wednesday, with the crowd continuing to swell. The authorities have described the ongoing demonstration as “orderly.” Inspired by the ‘Freedom Convoy’ in Canada, activists have blocked several roads in the capital with trucks, vans …

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Trudeau moved to secure location amid trucker protests – CBC

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family were moved to an “undisclosed location” in the nation’s capital on Saturday out of security concerns as thousands of protesters gathered outside of Parliament in Ottawa, state-owned CBC reported. Protesters fought cold weather on Saturday to join thousands of truckers who have …

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Ireland protests about Russian warship plan

Russia’s intention to deploy warships in marine exercises off the Irish coast has come under fire from Dublin, with the nation’s foreign minister arguing they are a step too far when tensions across Europe are so high. Speaking to reporters on Monday in Brussels, Simon Coveney said he had warned …

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Pop star sparks protests over insult to Islam

Iconic Turkish singer Sezen Aksu has come under fire from government and religious officials who accuse her of insulting Adam and Eve in lyrics to her 2017 song ‘Sahane Bir Sey Yasamak’ (which roughly translates to ‘Living is a wonderful thing’). The controversy erupted after the pop diva shared the …

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Nazarbayev did not leave Kazakhstan amid protests, his office claims

Kazakhstan’s first independent leader, Nursultan Nazarbayev, has not left his homeland and remains in the capital, where he has been holding consultations with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, his spokesman claimed on Saturday. The whereabouts of Nazarbayev – an influential veteran politician who ruled Kazakhstan for almost 30 years, from 1991 up …

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