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9/12/2024 8:43:48 PM
Mexico is poised to amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected as part of a judicial overhaul championed by the outgoing president but slammed by critics as a blow to the country’s rule of law.
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9/11/2024 10:49:00 PM
Lawmakers in Mexico approved controversial reforms on Wednesday that will make it the first country to allow voters to elect all judges, hours after protesters invaded the Senate to disrupt debate.
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9/10/2024 1:43:58 PM
Controversial proposals by Mexico's outgoing president to allow voters to elect judges to face a final hurdle in Congress against a backdrop of opposition street protests, diplomatic tensions, and investor jitters.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
9/8/2024 5:31:51 PM
Huge numbers of Israelis again poured into the streets to protest the government's failure to secure the return of remaining captives in Israel's war on Gaza, while hospital and local authorities said Israeli air raids in the territory killed more than a dozen people overnight into Saturday.
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9/7/2024 9:08:01 PM
Thousands of protesters took to the streets across France on Saturday, responding to a call from a far-left party leader who criticized as a “power grab” the president's appointment of a conservative new prime minister, Michel Barnier.
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9/2/2024 8:36:53 PM
At least 10 protesters in Nigeria faced a possible death penalty on Monday after being charged with treason over their participation in recent demonstrations against the country’s worst-in-a-generation economic crisis.
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8/20/2024 1:37:04 PM
The Democratic National Convention 's first night showcased speeches from the last Democrat to lose to Donald Trump and the last one to beat him as thousands took to the streets to voice their opposition to the war in Gaza.
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8/19/2024 5:44:28 PM
A Bangladeshi war crimes tribunal set up by ousted premier Sheikh Hasina has launched three "mass murder" probes into its founder over the unrest that forced her to flee the country, its investigator said Monday.
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8/17/2024 3:29:56 PM
Indian doctors held a nationwide strike on Saturday, escalating protests after the "barbaric" rape and murder of their colleague that has channelled outrage at the chronic issue of violence against women.
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War on Gaza
8/15/2024 10:07:18 AM
The president of New York's Columbia University resigned on Wednesday, just weeks before the start of the new school year, citing the toll taken by a "period of turmoil" after she faced scrutiny for her handling of demonstrations over the Israeli war on Gaza.
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8/12/2024 5:02:54 PM
Bangladesh was experiencing a "student-led revolution" after the ouster of premier Sheikh Hasina, the South Asian country's new interim leader Muhammad Yunus said.
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Africa
8/8/2024 6:59:50 PM
Kenyan police on Thursday fired tear gas at protesters in Nairobi calling for the president's resignation as a new Cabinet was being sworn in, the latest in the deadly turmoil that has gripped the East African nation over the summer.
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8/7/2024 10:26:29 PM
Iran on Wednesday hanged at least 29 convicts in a single day, including 26 in a group execution in one prison, a rights group said, a day after facing international condemnation for executing a man in connection with 2022 protests.
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8/7/2024 9:25:06 PM
British police are gearing up for another night of violence amid concerns that far-right groups plan to target as many as 30 locations around the United Kingdom on Wednesday following a week of rioting and disorder.
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8/7/2024 5:13:59 PM
Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus, set to lead a caretaker government after mass protests ousted the premier, called on compatriots Wednesday to be "ready to build the country", ahead of his hugely anticipated return.
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8/6/2024 6:58:14 PM
The United States government said Tuesday that it had ordered non-emergency personnel to leave Bangladesh as a precaution after mass protests ousted longtime ruler Sheikh Hasina.
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8/6/2024 10:44:08 AM
A key organizer of Bangladesh’s student protests Tuesday called for Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus to be named as the head of a new interim government, a day after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country after weeks of deadly unrest.
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8/5/2024 1:25:56 PM
Bangladesh's army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman said Monday he would "form an interim government" after the prime minister resigned and fled the capital in the face of overwhelming protests.
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8/5/2024 12:40:33 PM
Cheering protesters stormed Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace on Monday after she fled, the culmination of more than a month of deadly anti-government protests.
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Africa
8/4/2024 11:59:13 AM
Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu called for the suspension of nationwide protests and an end to "bloodshed" on Sunday after security forces cracked down on rallies over economic hardship.
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