Thousands rallied in Tirana on Saturday at a fresh anti-government rally after days of violent unrest in the Albanian capital, with police firing tear gas to disperse the crowd. Since mid-October, protesters and police have routinely clashed. Several government buildings have been attacked, dozens of demonstrators have been detained and, according to the authorities, more […]
Read MoreFrench police fired tear gas on Saturday to prevent protesters in several cities from advancing to their centres, in fresh nationwide demonstrations held a week after riots broke out, AFP journalists saw. Police fired tear gas at protesters in Lyon, Lille, Toulouse, Montpellier and Nantes, hours after Interior Minister Laurent Nunez warned: “We will not […]
Read MoreAuthorities said 25,000 people marched through central Madrid on Saturday demanding protection for the Spanish state pension scheme, one of the hot topics in a parliamentary election next month. The rally comes amid a political row over the sustainability of Spain’s pension scheme and the cost of living, with Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez accusing […]
Read MoreAlexander Skarsgard says he could hardly wait to become the plaited fantasy husband conjured up for a lonely woman in the whimsical romantic drama “Wicker.”But when the time came to don the intricately detailed costume, which sent the internet into a frenzy, the Swedish actor admits his immediate reaction was “panic and claustrophobia.”The suit “was […]
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Thousands rallied in Istanbul and Ankara on Saturday against what they described as growing pressure on journalists in Turkey, including arrests, media shutdowns and the appointment of state administrators.”Enough. We can no longer breathe,” shouted marchers in the crowds, which were composed mainly of journalists, rights groups and opposition party representatives. Press freedom has been […]
Read MoreBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro will rally their supporters one last time on Saturday, closing a fraught election campaign one day after a combative final debate. Both candidates will seek to flex their support in front of massive crowds in key cities as the nail-biting wait to decide […]
Read MoreUkraine again has a “stable connection” to Starlink, the government said on Saturday, after days of tensions with Washington over the SpaceX-made network crucial to the Ukrainian army’s operations. Kyiv relies on the civilian Starlink satellite communications system and the military-grade Starshield version as it tries to defend itself from Russian missile and drone attacks.”Monitoring systems are […]
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Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) lässt die zunehmend offensive Debatte um die Nachfolge von Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier ohne eigene Festlegung laufen: Trotz demonstrativen Jubels des CSU-Parteitags für Ilse Aigner verzichtete Merz am Samstag in München auf deren Unterstützung. Der Kanzler beschwor vor den Christsozialen die Geschlossenheit von CDU und CSU innerhalb der Bundesregierung – und forderte, […]
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Eine Woche nach den gewaltsamen Ausschreitungen haben in Frankreich die ersten neuen Proteste gegen hohe Lebenshaltungskosten begonnen. Die Sicherheitskräfte nahmen bis zum frühen Samstagnachmittag mehr als 130 Menschen vorübergehend fest. Im südfranzösischen Lyon setzte die Polizei Tränengas ein, um etwa 150 Demonstranten auseinanderzutreiben, die trotz eines Verbots eine Straße blockieren wollten. Landesweit waren rund 70.000 […]
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