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Protests around the world

Protests around the world
Protests in Hong Kong in 2019 and 2020 made headlines around the world. Here’s the latest news and updates from street protests happening elsewhere.
A protester holds a sign reading “Arrest Jonathan Rorss” during a rally for Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Thursday. Photo: AP Photo
Gun violence in the US

Who is Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who killed US woman Renee Nicole Good?

Earlier this year, the ‘expert marksman’ shot multiple taser probes into a man who dragged him 100 metres with his car during a traffic stop.

Gun violence in the US

Minneapolis ICE shooting: mayor urges activists not to take Trump’s ‘bait’

European Union

‘Sell out’: Irish farmers out in force against EU-Mercosur trade deal

Middle East

‘Tools of repression’: crackdown fears grow as Iran rocked by new rallies

Activists warn authorities could intensify suppression of the protests under cover of the internet blackout.

A frame grab from video shows a fire as people protest in Tehran, Iran, on Friday. Photo: UGC via AP
Nepal

Opinion | From memes to the streets: Gen Z’s fight back against corruption

Youth-led movements are too often treated as fleeting emotional outbursts, even though they express structured political demands.

Iran

‘Something has to give’: Iran on the brink as protest fury mounts

Weakened by conflict with Israel and a plummeting currency, analysts say the regime faces a choice between radical reform or collapse.

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Middle East

Trump says protest-hit Iran in ‘big trouble’, again threatens military strike

The US president warned that ‘we’ll start shooting too’, if the authorities kill demonstrators.

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Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest in Tehran, Iran, in a social media image released on Friday. Photo: Social media via Reuters
Gun violence in the US

Video shot by ICE agent as he killed Minnesota woman emerges, raising tensions

State officials are conducting their own investigation after the FBI refused to cooperate and share evidence.

Iran

Protests sweep Iran amid internet blackout and state TV warning of casualties

Iranian state media breaks silence on protests as internet and phone access is restricted amid widening unrest.

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Iran

Video | Iran shuts down internet amid growing protests

The latest unrest, sparked by Iran’s worsening economy, has led to the deaths of at least 35 people.

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Gun violence in the US

US border agent shoots 2 in Portland traffic stop as national tensions rise

DHS says a suspected Venezuelan gang member tried to ram agents with a car, a day after a fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis.

A damaged car and law enforcement officials at the scene of the shooting in Portland. Photo: AP
US-Venezuela conflict

Venezuela frees opposition figures and activists, which Trump says US requested

The releases are the first by Venezuela’s new leaders in an apparent concession to the US after its ouster of Nicolas Maduro.

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Gun violence in the US

Minnesota, US officials clash over investigation into ICE agent’s killing of woman

Federal authorities freeze out state investigators as Vice-President J.D. Vance calls the death of Renee Nicole Good a ‘tragedy of her own making’.

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US immigration

Video | ICE officer shoots woman dead in US immigration operation

Bystander video shows an ICE agent firing at the vehicle, killing the 37-year-old woman who allegedly tried to run over ICE agents.

A bullet hole is seen in the windshield as law enforcement officers work the scene of a shooting involving federal law enforcement agents, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)
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Gun violence in the US

Mother of 3 killed by ICE was a devout Christian and poet

An ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in her car shortly after she dropped off her 6-year-old son at school.

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A memorial for Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Photo: AFP
Gun violence in the US

US city on edge after ICE agent shoots woman dead, sparking outcry

US authorities claim Renee Nicole Good tried to ‘weaponise’ her car, but Minneapolis mayor blasts government’s ‘garbage narrative’.

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Middle East

Iran protests death toll hits 35 and 1,200 detained, activists say

Iran’s judiciary vows ‘no leniency’ for rioters as nationwide unrest enters its second week.

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Nepal

Nepal’s ex-PM questioned over protest crackdown which led to overthrow

Nepal’s former prime minister KP Sharma Oli had said he would not submit to questioning, accusing the investigation of lacking a ‘constitutional basis’.

Former Nepali Prime Minister and newly elected leader of the Communist Party of Nepal - Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), KP Sharma Oli (left) looks on during the party’s 11th general convention in Kathmandu on December 18 last year. Photo: AFP
Middle East

At least 16 dead in Iran during week of protests: rights groups

Rights groups report rising fatalities and hundreds of arrests in the biggest Iran protests in three years.

European Union

Portugal’s 11 presidential candidates debate migration, instability

A government package of labour reforms, a major strike, and a law permitting euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide will also land on the president’s desk.

Britain

Iranian diaspora in UK rallies in London to support protesters in Iran

Pro-democracy demonstrators gathered outside Downing Street for the rally organised by the Association of Anglo-Iranian Women in the UK.

A bus drives past a protest by anti-government demonstrators and supporters of exiled Crown Prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, against the Iranian regime outside the embassy of Iran in London, Britain on Saturday. Photo: EPA
Middle East

Khamenei demands Iran rioters ‘be put in their place’ amid protests, Trump warning

As Trump warns the US is ‘locked and loaded’ to intervene, Iran’s supreme leader blames foreign enemies and orders a crackdown on nationwide unrest.

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks at a meeting, in Tehran, Iran on Saturday. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/AP
Bangladesh

Asian Angle | Bangladesh needs ‘structural’ change, but how will it get there?

As Bangladesh heads into elections next year, it must tread the challenge of political transition with more care and thoughtfulness.

Middle East

At least 7 reported killed in Iran as unrest spreads beyond capital

Deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by Iran over demonstrations which started in Tehran and have emerged elsewhere.

European Union

Bulgaria becomes 21st country to adopt euro in historic milestone

The Balkan nation, which joined the EU in 2007, retires the 19th-century lev for the single currency.

Revellers celebrate the New Year in front of the Bulgarian National Bank in Sofia as Bulgaria officially adopts the euro. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump

Trump says pulling National Guard from Chicago, LA and Portland, for now

US president claims credit for falling crime in US cities as he yields to a series of major legal defeats.

California National Guard members hold a line in front of anti-ICE protesters in Los Angeles in June. Photo: TNS
Bangladesh

‘Clear advantage’: why return of Zia’s son may influence Bangladesh’s election

The death of ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia may have boosted voter support for her son Tarique Rahman, who is contesting in the election.

Iran

Students join protests in Iran as economic hardship fuels discontent

Iran’s leadership acknowledges protests stem from economic pressures as currency hits a record low.

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