US House Speaker Johnson heckled and booed at Columbia, centre of Gaza protests
New York/Los Angeles Reuters Columbia University students heckled House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday as he visited the flashpoint of nationwide student demonstrations over the Israeli war in Gaza, even as the New York school agreed to 48 more hours of negotiations to end a protest encampment. Johnson’s visit, which he said was meant to […]
Zimbabwe sect leader held after 251 children rescued from farm labour
Harare, Zimbabwe Reuters A Zimbabwean sect leader and “self-styled prophet” appeared in court on Thursday charged with child abuse after police raided his farm and rescued more than 200 children doing physical labour, police said. The children “were subjected to abuse as cheap labour, doing manual work in the name of being taught life skills”, […]
Thousands of farmers rally in New Delhi to demand higher crop prices
New Delhi, India Reuters Thousands of farmers rode buses and trains from across India to gather on Thursday at a rally in the capital, New Delhi, pressing a demand for higher guaranteed prices for their crops, as they faced down police barricades and tough security. The rally, days before general elections are expected to be […]
Zimbabwe police rescue 251 children used as labour and find graves in religious sect compound raid
Harare, Zimbabwe AP Zimbabwe police on Wednesday said they have arrested a man claiming to be a prophet of an apostolic sect at a shrine where believers stay in a compound and authorities found 16 unregistered graves, including those of infants, and more than 250 children used as cheap labour. In a statement, police spokesman […]
Farmers threaten to bring Poland to a halt after police clashes
Warsaw, Poland Reuters Tens of thousands of farmers and their supporters warned on Wednesday they would bring Poland to a standstill, after violent clashes with police outside the country’s parliament in Warsaw. The protesters had gathered at the Prime Minister’s office in the Polish capital, burning tyres and throwing firecrackers as they demanded a halt […]
Benin offers 2,000 troops to Haiti force, US ambassador says
Reuters Benin has offered 2,000 troops to support a planned Kenyan-led international force to help Haitian national police fight armed gangs, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield told a press conference on Monday. The United Nations authorized the mission in October, a year after Haiti’s unelected government requested it. The UN estimates the […]
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 […]
Police fire tear gas as hundreds protest government in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters Hundreds of Haitians took to the streets on Monday to protest the unelected government of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, whose administration has seen alliances of violent gangs expand control across most of the capital and spread to nearby areas. National police used tear gas to disperse protesters, who set fire to car […]
Police move to end Dutch farmer protests
Brussels, Belgium/Amsterdam, The Netherlands Reuters Dutch police moved on Monday to end demonstrations by farmers who disrupted traffic throughout the Netherlands by blocking exit roads of highways and setting fires along those roads. Angered by low prices for their produce, rising costs, cheap imports and environmental regulations imposed by the European Union, farmers have blocked […]
Kenyan President says Haiti mission to go ahead despite court ruling
Rome, Italy Reuters Kenya is going to push ahead with plans to lead a UN-approved security mission to Haiti, despite a court in Nairobi last week blocking the deployment, Kenyan President William Ruto told Reuters on Tuesday. The international force is aimed at tackling rampant gang violence in the Caribbean nation, which killed nearly 5,000 […]