Indian police block roads to halt farmers marching to New Delhi
New Delhi, India Reuters Indian police on Monday blocked roads to halt farmers who were marching to New Delhi to press for the better crop prices promised to them in 2021 when thousands of growers camped out on major highways leading to the country’s capital. Some government ministers are expected to meet farm union leaders […]
Haitian children are vulnerable in capital’s violence, UNICEF says
Reuters More than one million Haitian children are under constant threat of violence in the area of the capital Port-au-Prince because of chronic lawlessness, the regional director of children’s agency UNICEF said on Friday. A demonstrator moves a tyre to a burning barricade during a protest for the recent killings of police officers by armed […]
New players pose additional threats to Jerusalem tensions
Jerusalem, IsraelAP The holy city of Jerusalem, a tinderbox of competing religious and political claims, has repeatedly triggered bouts of Israeli-Palestinian violence. This time around, there have been some additional sparks, including Jewish extremists who, emboldened by their political patrons’ recent election to parliament, staged a provocative march to Jerusalem’s walled Old City chanting “death […]
Myanmar protests and crackdown intensify, US blocks junta taking $US1 billion
Reuters Police broke up demonstrations with tear gas and gunfire in several cities across Myanmar on Thursday, as protesters returned to the streets undeterred by the bloodiest day yet in a crackdown on opponents of last month’s military coup. The United Nations said 38 people had been killed during Wednesday’s demonstrations, far more in a […]