Italy tightens security as nationwide student and union protests spread
Italy has tightened security as tens of thousands of students and union members took part in coordinated protests across the country on Friday. Marches were held in dozens of cities, with Rome, Milan and Naples among the main centres affected. The demonstrations focused on living costs, education funding, fuel prices, defence spending and the wars in the Middle East.A large police presence was deployed as the government moved to limit the risk of unrest. In Rome, security was stepped up around the Colosseum, while Milan's cathedral also received special protection. In Turin, there were small skirmishes between protesters and riot... [Continue Reading]
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Hebron lockdown enters seventh day as raids spread across the West Bank
Israeli forces continued raids across the occupied West Bank on Thursday as the lockdown of Hebron entered its seventh day. The latest reports also described injuries in Qalandiya refugee camp, arrests in the north and beatings in villages near Bethlehem. The operation has remained concentrated in several locations at once, with Hebron still the main centre of the wider security campaign.In Qalandiya refugee camp, just north of occupied East Jerusalem, a raid triggered clashes and left two children wounded, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society. The organisation said a 15-year-old boy was shot in both legs with live ammunition,... [Continue Reading]
Albanian opposition disrupts parliament again amid anti-government protests
Opposition lawmakers in Albania disrupted parliament in Tirana on Thursday by setting off flares and smoke bombs inside the chamber. The interruption came as the legislature was voting on a new law governing the country's central bank. It was carried out in support of demonstrators demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation.Sali Berisha, the leader of the Democratic Party of Albania, and other opposition MPs stormed the chamber and tried unsuccessfully to block the vote. Berisha accused ruling lawmakers of being "criminals" and said they deserved tear gas and rubber bullets, according to remarks reported from the session. During the protest,... [Continue Reading]
UN experts condemn police force in French student protests amid mass arrests
United Nations experts have criticised the French authorities over what they described as the excessive use of force against nationwide student protests. In a statement on Wednesday, the experts said the scale of arrests and detention, affecting several thousand people and mainly minors, appeared disproportionate and risked discouraging peaceful assembly. The protests have been continuing since mid-September and have spread beyond school-related grievances to wider anger over the cost of living.The experts said the response had been too heavily focused on security, even though authorities had launched several initiatives in October to try to open dialogue with students. Among those... [Continue Reading]
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Noontime News Recap: Israel election deadlock deepens as cyclone hits India and Ebola risk widens
Israel is heading into coalition talks after an inconclusive election left neither Benjamin Netanyahu nor Gadi Eisenkot with a clear path to a majority, with early counting and exit polls pointing to a hung parliament. Partial results suggest Netanyahu’s bloc may fall short of the 61 seats needed, while Arab parties could again hold the balance of power. 🔗 🔗 🔗As the count continued, senior figures on Israel’s right sharpened their rhetoric, adding to the sense of political uncertainty and raising the stakes for any deal on the next government. The deadlock leaves three broad options, a unity coalition, a... [Continue Reading]
Serbia's election winner seen seeking closer EU ties after Vučić defeat
An analyst says Serbia's Students List movement won the election on a promise to turn the page on outgoing prime minister Aleksandar Vučić. The assessment suggests the group is now likely to seek better relations with the European Union, even if its position on eventual membership remains unclear. The comments come as Serbia begins to adjust to the political consequences of Vučić's defeat after 14 years in power.Marko Prelec, an analyst at the International Crisis Group, said it was still premature to question the movement's ability to govern. He said dismantling Vučić's system would take a long time, pointing to... [Continue Reading]
Serbia's Student List prepares coalition talks after landslide election win
Serbia's Student List movement is preparing to begin talks on forming a government after winning a landslide election that ended Aleksandar Vučić's long dominance of national politics. Supporters gathered in the west of the country on Monday after the result, which followed a campaign built around collective decision-making and opposition to years of increasingly authoritarian rule. Vučić conceded defeat late on Sunday, marking an abrupt end to his political control.With 100% of ballot samples counted, projected results from the Centre for Free Elections and Democracy in Belgrade showed Student List on 53% of the vote, giving it 141 seats in... [Continue Reading]
Student List wins absolute majority in Serbia, ending 14 years of SNS rule
The Student List has won an absolute majority in Serbia's parliamentary election, ending 14 years of rule by the Serbian Progressive Party and opening the way for a possible political reset. The result marks a major shift in a country where the ruling party had dominated national politics for more than a decade. It also raises fresh questions about whether Belgrade will now move closer to the European Union after years of strained relations.The movement's victory grew out of months of student-led protest that began after a deadly disaster at a recently renovated railway station in November 2024. That incident... [Continue Reading]
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Serbia election shock as Student List wins outright majority and SNS heads into opposition
The Student List has won Serbia's parliamentary election with 140 of the 250 seats, securing an outright majority and pushing the Serbian Progressive Party into opposition for the first time in almost 14 years. The result marks a dramatic break with the political order that has dominated the country since 2012. It also confirms that the student-led movement has moved from protest politics into direct control of parliament.The Serbian Progressive Party won 104 seats, according to the figures in the supporting material, leaving it well short of power after years of dominance under Aleksandar Vučić and his political bloc. The... [Continue Reading]
Pentagon designates Confucius Institutes a national security threat
The Pentagon has designated Confucius Institutes, Chinese-funded cultural centres on university campuses, as a threat to US national security. The announcement was made on Friday by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a video posted on social media. He said the department had added the organisations to its list of institutions that threaten national security.Hegseth said the Pentagon had dismantled 80 related "propaganda cells" operating under new names at 30 universities over the past two months. He described the centres as "sleeper organisations" that had continued to operate after being banned by Congress. In his remarks, he accused them of... [Continue Reading]
Tigray official urges rebels to disarm after Mekelle takeover and reported drone strike
An official in Tigray's new federally backed administration has urged rebel forces to lay down their weapons after government-allied fighters seized the regional capital, Mekelle. The appeal came as residents in the northern Ethiopian region reported a drone strike that they said killed four people and injured six others. The latest developments point to continuing instability in a conflict that has already shifted control of the city.Redae Halefom Woldeselassie, a senior official in the caretaker administration, said rebel forces were collapsing and called on fighters to return home and resume civilian life. He made the remarks in Mekelle, saying this... [Continue Reading]
The Unspoken Stats: Who is Raping Europe?
Answering this question requires a direct look at the empirical data so, below is the comprehensive, data-verified draft for my article, formatted to analyse the relationship between immigration demographics and police-recorded sexual offense figures across Europe. Data vs. Perception: An Asymmetric Analysis of Migration and Sexual Offence Statistics in Europe While my primary field of research is rooted in macro-geopolitics, the responsibilities of independent journalism often demand transitioning from international balance-of-power metrics to domestic social realities. A recent high-profile criminal incident in England involving the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl by four Afghani nationals where one of them is... [Continue Reading]
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