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Africa
8/14/2023 1:59:42 PM
Authorities in Ethiopia are carrying out mass arrests of hundreds, even thousands, of people in the capital after deadly unrest in the country’s Amhara region, lawyers and witnesses said.
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Africa
7/26/2023 1:17:21 PM
Weary Kenyans on Wednesday voiced cautious optimism for an end to political unrest after President William Ruto said he was ready to meet opposition leader Raila Odinga "anytime" following months of anti-government protests.
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World
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Region
7/23/2023 11:07:41 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was recovering in hospital on Sunday after an emergency heart procedure while opposition to his government's contentious judicial overhaul plan reached a fever pitch and unrest gripped the country.
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World
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International
7/14/2023 3:28:09 PM
France is celebrating its national holiday Friday with whizzing warplanes and a grand Bastille Day parade in Paris — and with more than 100,000 police deployed around the country to prevent a new outbreak of unrest in underprivileged neighborhoods.
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International
7/14/2023 12:29:27 PM
Myanmar's junta chief hinted the military may further extend a state of emergency and delay promised elections in comments published Friday, saying greater efforts were needed to end unrest.
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International
7/2/2023 7:34:00 PM
The grandmother of the French teenager whose fatal shooting by police has sparked several nights of unrest issued a plea for calm Sunday as the home of the mayor of a Paris suburb was attacked with a burning car in a new flaring of violence.
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International
7/2/2023 5:14:11 PM
Six teenagers were arrested following unrest in the Swiss city of Lausanne inspired by the riots in France, Swiss police said Sunday, after more than a hundred youths damaged shops in the city centre.
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International
7/2/2023 9:56:32 AM
French authorities deployed reinforcements to flashpoint cities and had made hundreds of arrests by early Sunday, on the fifth night of unrest sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old who was laid to rest the day before.
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International
6/30/2023 8:51:57 PM
France mobilized tens of thousands of police officers Thursday in an effort to head off widespread urban rioting following the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old that shocked the nation, with commuters rushing home before transport services closed early to avoid being targeted by rioters.
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International
6/30/2023 1:13:58 PM
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Friday that the government was considering "all options" to restore order, including declaring a state of emergency, after a third night of unrest across the country.
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International
6/29/2023 12:29:52 PM
President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged calm after 150 people were arrested and public buildings were attacked in angry protests over the police killing of a teenager that has incensed France.
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International
6/26/2023 10:53:36 PM
US diplomats reached out to Russian counterparts in "real time" to discuss security concerns during the Wagner mercenary group revolt, the White House said Monday.
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World
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International
6/26/2023 9:36:46 PM
The US ambassador directly contacted Russia during weekend unrest and made clear that the United States was not involved, the State Department said Monday.
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World
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Africa
6/20/2023 8:37:13 PM
Senegalese President Macky Sall on Tuesday vowed to strengthen "democracy and freedom" in his country, in his first public reaction to deadly unrest sparked by the conviction of a popular opposition leader.
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World
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Africa
6/13/2023 5:41:14 PM
The United Nations Tuesday condemned the use of firearms to quell protests in Senegal, calling for an independent probe and punishment for the perpetrators.
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World
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Africa
6/6/2023 4:37:39 PM
As Senegalese struggle with the aftermath of deadly protests sparked by the conviction of an opposition leader, attention is shifting to the impact on the nation's economy.
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World
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International
6/6/2023 3:34:05 PM
Kosovo is open to holding new elections in four northern municipalities where the appointment of ethnic Albanian mayors led to unrest and clashes, Foreign Minister Donika Gervalla-Schwarz said on Tuesday.
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World
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International
6/5/2023 1:35:01 PM
The Turkish commando battalion requested by NATO has arrived in Kosovo to assist in quelling recent violent unrest in the Balkan country.
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World
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International
6/3/2023 4:49:12 PM
The Turkish defense ministry announced Saturday it will be sending a commando battalion to northern Kosovo in response to a NATO request for troops to help quell violent unrest.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/21/2023 9:09:41 PM
Egypt has urged citizens willing to return from Sudan to gather at Dongola Airport on Tuesday, 23 May, to be evacuated by air before 6 am amid ongoing unrest in Sudan.
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