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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.
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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.
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Gun violence in the US
Minneapolis ICE shooting: mayor urges activists not to take Trump’s ‘bait’
11 Jan 2026 - 5:02AM
European Union
‘Sell out’: Irish farmers out in force against EU-Mercosur trade deal
10 Jan 2026 - 10:40PM
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.
10 Jan 2026 - 9:50PM
Nepal
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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.
10 Jan 2026 - 4:00PM
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.
10 Jan 2026 - 1:30PM
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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.
10 Jan 2026 - 7:55AM
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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.
10 Jan 2026 - 2:38PM
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.
9 Jan 2026 - 7:44PM
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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.
9 Jan 2026 - 3:00PM
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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.
9 Jan 2026 - 4:45PM
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.
9 Jan 2026 - 2:27PM
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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’.
9 Jan 2026 - 11:17AM
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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.
8 Jan 2026 - 6:38PM
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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.
8 Jan 2026 - 2:23PM
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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’.
8 Jan 2026 - 4:26PM
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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.
6 Jan 2026 - 8:14PM
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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’.
4 Jan 2026 - 11:12PM
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.
5 Jan 2026 - 10:01AM
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.
4 Jan 2026 - 5:32PM
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.
4 Jan 2026 - 7:26AM
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.
3 Jan 2026 - 8:27PM
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Bangladesh
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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.
3 Jan 2026 - 4:00PM
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.
2 Jan 2026 - 2:13PM
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.
1 Jan 2026 - 2:06PM
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.
1 Jan 2026 - 2:09PM
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.
31 Dec 2025 - 6:53PM
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.
31 Dec 2025 - 11:35PM
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