French workers walk out in mass strikes against plans to raise the retirement age | CNN Business
Paris/London CNN — Trains and flights were canceled in France, primary schools shut and thousands of police officers deployed as...
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Peru’s crisis is a cautionary tale for democracies | CNN
CNN — Peru is seeing some of its worst political violence in recent decades, but the grievances of protesters are...
Climate activist Greta Thunberg released after being detained by German police at coal mine protest | CNN
CNN — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was released by German police on Tuesday evening after being detained earlier in...
The British government wants to hand police unprecedented powers to handle protesters. Human rights activists say it’s an affront to democracy | CNN
London CNN — The British government wants to hand new powers to police that would allow officers to take stronger action against...
A major oil exporter is hosting a UN climate summit. Opinions are divided | CNN
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More than 80,000 people turn out for Tel Aviv protest against Netanyahu government | CNN
CNN — Tens of thousands of people protested in Tel Aviv Saturday night against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...
‘Command your troops, damn it!’ How a series of security failures opened a path to insurrection in Brazil | CNN
CNN — A sea of people, draped in the yellow and green of the Brazilian flag, surge onto the roof...
Protester killed in Peru as anti-government violence spreads to tourist city | CNN
CNN — One protester has died and at least 19 Peruvian police officers were injured in anti-government clashes in Cusco...
Executions aren’t new in Iran, but this time they’re different | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside...
Iran sentences daughter of former president to five years in prison | CNN
CNN — The daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to five years in prison, her...
Iraqis celebrate their comeback with soccer tournament after decades of isolation | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside...
One week into office, Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte battles to contain widespread protests | CNN
CNN — One week into her presidency, Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte is battling to contain widespread protests that erupted...
Iranian authorities release prominent actress Taraneh Alidoosti on bail | CNN
CNN — One of Iran’s best-known actresses, who was arrested after she criticized the execution of a man involved in...
Israel’s rightward shift leaves its new Arab allies in an awkward spot | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside...
As public anger mounts, Peru’s lawmakers reject reform needed to hold early elections | CNN
CNN — As Peru explodes in protest with supporters of its former president taking to streets, lawmakers on Friday rejected...
Meet the dissident Russians living the ‘nightmare from which it is impossible to wake up’ | CNN
CNN — For Andrei Soldatov and his friends, February 24 marked the end of Russia as they knew it. In...
Taliban use water cannon on women protesting education order in Afghanistan | CNN
CNN — A group of women took to the streets in the city of Herat in Afghanistan on Saturday, protesting...
Police fire teargas to quell protesters at site of deadly Paris shooting | CNN
CNN — French police on Friday fired teargas amid clashes with agitated protesters outside a Kurdish community center in the...
Democracy has its flaws, but it has emerged from the pandemic in much ruder health than the alternative | CNN
CNN — For nearly half a decade, you could be forgiven for thinking just about everything in Western democracy seemed...
At least 20 injured as protesters and police clash in Peru days after president’s ouster | CNN
CNN — At least 20 people, including four police officers, were injured on Saturday in clashes between protesters and police...
