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 […]
Kenyan court says police cannot deploy to Haiti mission
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters A Kenyan court on Friday rejected a plan to send police officers to Haiti to lead a UN-approved mission, throwing into doubt the future of an initiative aimed at tackling gang violence in the Caribbean nation. An opposition party in October challenged the government’s decision to send 1,000 officers to address a […]
Residents of southern Mexican town set government palace on fire after police kill young man
Lerdo de Terjada, Mexico Reuters Residents of a Mexican town set fire to the municipal palace overnight on Friday in a violent protest after local police shot a young man in the neck, according to his relatives, after he did not stop his car at a checkpoint. A burnt police car lies overturned, following the […]
Seoul police chief indicted over Halloween crush
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korean prosecutors have indicted the head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, charging him with contributing through negligence to the Halloween crowd crush in Seoul in 2022 that killed nearly 160 people, according to the Seoul Western District Prosecutors Office. The indictment of Seoul police chief Kim Kwang-ho came more […]
Quiet streets, fuel lines follow declaration of emergency in Papua New Guinea
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Soldiers and police patrolled the quiet streets of Port Moresby on Friday morning as people joined long lines for fuel a day after Papua New Guinea declared a state of emergency in response to a massive outbreak of rioting and violence. Prime Minister James Marape declared a 14-day state of emergency late on […]
Polish ex-ministers head for jail as police swoop on presidential palace
Warsaw Reuters Police entered Poland’s presidential palace to detain two of their former bosses on Tuesday, executing a court order to take the ex-interior minister and his deputy to prison and escalating a row between the head of state and the new government. Prime Minister Donald Tusk had earlier accused President Andrzej Duda of obstructing […]
Congo police disperse banned election protest as opposition cries foul
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of CongoReuters Congolese police violently broke up a banned protest in the capital Kinshasa on Wednesday, leaving several people wounded, and one opposition leader said more marches were planned against last week’s vote. Disputes over the 20th December presidential and legislative elections threaten to further destabilise Democratic Republic of Congo, which is […]
Brazil police launch raids over Braskem’s sinking ground havoc
Sao Paulo, BrazilReuters Brazil’s federal police on Thursday conducted raids as part of a probe into petrochemical producer Braskem’s sinking ground havoc in the city of Maceio, which has forced about 60,000 people to be moved since 2018. The subsidence related to the operations of Braskem’s more than thirty salt mines under the coastal city […]