Clashes hit Libyan capital, residents say
Tripoli, LibyaReuters Clashes broke out in the Libyan capital Tripoli late on Monday, residents said, and flights to the city’s main airport were suspended, after the reported seizure of a powerful armed faction commander by a rival force. “We have heard gunfire for almost two hours now and we do not know what will happen. […]
Lebanon Christian cleric urges state control of weapons after clash
Beirut Reuters Lebanon’s top Christian cleric called for state control over weapons on Sunday, days after a deadly clash between Christian villagers and the heavily armed group Hezbollah over an overturned truck of ammunition. A Hezbollah member and a Christian resident were killed in Wednesday’s exchange of fire in the village of Kahaleh, near Beirut, […]
Several reported shot as Kenya protesters, police clash in tax hikes unrest
Nairobi, KenyaReuters Several people were shot in Kenya, some possibly fatally, as security forces clashed with demonstrators across the country protesting high costs of living and tax hikes, a hospital official and local media said on Wednesday. Demonstrators hurled rocks at police and burned tyres in the streets, while the security forces fired volleys of […]
Senegal protesters and police clash again as death toll rises to 10
Daka, SenegalReuters One more person was killed in Senegal on Friday, as police and protesters clashed for a second day since the sentencing of opposition politician Ousmane Sonko sparked some of the deadliest violence in recent memory. Nine people died in clashes between police and Sonko supporters on Thursday after he was sentenced to two […]
Indian army steps in to quell violence in north-eastern state of Manipur
Guwahati, India Reuters Soldiers of the Indian Army held flag marches and evacuated thousands of civilians amid a dawn-to-dusk curfew to quell violence between tribal and non-tribal groups in the remote northeastern state of Manipur, officials said on Thursday. Violence initially broke out during a protest march on Tuesday by thousands of tribal people opposing […]
Five dead in new Azerbaijan-Armenia clash over Karabakh
Reuters Azerbaijani troops and ethnic Armenians exchanged gunfire on Sunday in Azerbaijan’s contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, killing at least five people, according to reports from Azerbaijan and Armenia. Nagorno-Karabakh was the focal point of two wars that have pitted Azerbaijan against Azerbaijan in the more than 30 years since both ex-Soviet states have achieved attendance. […]
Peru families mourn protest dead after worst violence in decades
Lima, Peru Reuters Peruvians in the southern region of Puno carried coffins through the streets on Wednesday of the 17 civilians who died in protests in the area earlier this week, the worst outbreak of violence the Andean country has seen in over 20 years. Even as families mourned their dead, the country’s ombudsman reported […]
Scattered clashes in Chile mark third anniversary of riots
Santiago, ChileReuters Scattered clashes around Chile between protesters and police on Tuesday marked the third anniversary of widespread protests against inequality in 2019 that left more than 30 people dead. In the capital of Santiago, hooded protesters lit fires and threw rocks at police, including in the area surrounding Plaza Baquedano, the epicenter of the […]
Armenia and Azerbaijan clash again as foreign peace efforts intensify
Tbilisi, GeorgiaReuters New clashes erupted between Azerbaijan and Armenia on Wednesday as international peace efforts intensified a day after the former Soviet republics saw their deadliest violence since 2020 in which hundreds have died. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told parliament that his small, landlocked country had appealled to the Moscow-led Collective Security Treaty Organization […]
Palestinians welcome foreign support in inquiry into reporter’s death
Ramallah, West BankReuters The Palestinian Authority said on Saturday it would welcome international support in the inquiry into the death of an Al Jazeera journalist, while Israel said it would investigate an eruption of violence at her funeral. Israeli police charged at a crowd of Palestinian mourners carrying the coffin of veteran reporter Shireen Abu […]