Horizons Regional Council apologises to former Whanganui councillor after removing his protest signs
The council said it was a mistake and reinstated the signs.
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg detained after blocking main road in The Hague
Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained by Dutch police on Saturday after she and a group of marchers blocked a main road in The Hague to protest against fossil fuel subsidies.
School Strike 4 Climate NZ protest unites Northland students in Whangārei
Students are demanding the Government take action to tackle climate change now.
Hastings School Strike for Climate cancelled as anti-fluoride protest rolls into town at same time
It was set to be a fascinating case study. But illness meant it wasn't a fair fight.
David Seymour tells schools to mark climate protest students absent
Hundreds of students, some as young as 10, are marching to Parliament today.
Cuba secures food rations in bid to ease tension after protests
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Thursday his communist-run government has secured supply of key subsidised food rations as he moved to defuse tensions just two weeks after protesters took to the streets over widespread shortages.
India's opposition parties unite in protest over arrest of Modi critic Kejriwal
Indian opposition parties united on Sunday to protest against the arrest of a prominent leader weeks before a national election, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party of rigging the vote and harassing them with large tax demands.
Israelis rally in their largest anti-government protest since the war in Gaza began
Nearly six months of war have exposed renewed divisions in Israeli society.
Argentines march on 1976 coup anniversary, show anger over Milei 'revisionism'
Tens of thousands of Argentines took to the streets Sunday to mark the anniversary of the 1976 coup that brought an era of military dictatorship, whose bloody death toll has been disputed by the country's controversial new president, Javier Milei.
How Senegal's presidential election was postponed, reinstated and moved up
Voters in Senegal go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president in the most wide-open election in the country’s history. The vote comes a few weeks after the explosion of a profound political crisis triggered by its cancellation and then...
Rare protests erupt in Cuba over food and electricity shortages
Cubans staged rare street protests Sunday over food and electricity shortages as the country suffered long outages that left parts of the island without power for up to 14 hours a day.
Putin vows Russia cannot be 'intimidated' in election day victory speech
Vladimir Putin said Russia would not be "intimidated" as he hailed an election victory that paves the way for the former spy to become the longest-serving Russian leader in more than 200 years.
Wave of drones target Russia as opposition calls for mass protests on final election day
Russia said it was targeted by a wave of Ukrainian drones overnight Sunday, as Kremlin critics called for mass protests at polling stations on the final day of elections set to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule.
EU proposes easing environmental rules on farmers to defuse protests
The European Commission proposed on Friday an easing of a series of rules on leaving land fallow or rotating crops, offering concessions to farmers who have protested with tractor blockades across Europe over the past few months.
Russians vote in presidential election amid sporadic acts of protest
Russia began three days of voting Friday in a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin’s rule for six more years after he stifled dissent.
French police arrest activists after break-in at 'forever chemicals' plant
Environmental activists broke into a French chemicals site Saturday to denounce the production of so-called "forever chemicals" -- PFAS compounds -- leading to eight arrests, local officials said.
Hundreds protest in Senegal to demand presidential elections be held before April 2
Several hundred people rallied in the Senegalese capital Dakar on Saturday calling for the country's postponed presidential elections to be held before April 2, the date when incumbent Macky Sall's term is set to end.
Thousands of Russians defy Putin with protest chants at Navalny’s funeral | BBC News
Thousands of people gathered on the streets of Moscow, defying a heavy police presence and possible arrest, to pay their last respects to Russia's main oppos...
Dozens arrested at farmers' protest on Paris' Champs-Elysees
French police said Friday they had arrested 66 people at a farmers' protest on the Champs-Elysees in central Paris.
Farmers clash with police in Brussels as EU ministers meet to tackle red tape
Farmers faced off with riot police in Brussels streets paralysed by tractors on Monday, as EU ministers huddled to try to streamline rules and red tape that are fuelling protests across the bloc.
Thousands of Brazilians pour into streets to denounce coup probe against ex-president Bolsonaro
Thousands of Brazilians poured into the streets of Sao Paulo on Sunday after ex-president Jair Bolsonaro called for a show of support as he faces accusations he plotted a coup to stay in power.