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Bangladesh votes in landmark polls after deadly uprising
AFP, Published on 12/02/2026
» DHAKA - Bangladesh voted on Thursday in its first election since a deadly 2024 uprising, as parties crushed under Sheikh Hasina’s rule return to the fray with a powerful political heir facing an Islamist-led coalition.
Buddhist monks' peace walk across US draws crowds
AFP, Published on 04/02/2026
» GLEN ALLEN (UNITED STATES) — Buddhist monks walking from Texas to Washington to promote peace have become a surprise popular hit as they near the US capital -- attracting crowds of thousands who line the route or join in for a few miles.
Paying for a selfie: Rome starts charging for Trevi Fountain
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» ROME - Italy's Trevi Fountain launched a new ticketing system Monday, making the famous Rome landmark the latest tourist site to charge entry in a bid to raise funds and battle overcrowding.
US immigration agents face backlash after Minneapolis killings
AFP, Published on 27/01/2026
» WASHINGTON — The fatal shooting of two civilians in Minneapolis has reignited accusations that federal agents enforcing US President Donald Trump's militarised immigration crackdown are inexperienced, under-trained and operating outside law enforcement norms.
Iran protest crackdown latest developments
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Iran has been pressing ahead with arrests following a wave of protests, according to local media and monitors, as the country faces international pressure over a crackdown rights groups said led to thousands of deaths under cover of ongoing internet restrictions.
Large crowds expected for 'Hands off Greenland' protests
AFP, Published on 17/01/2026
» COPENHAGEN - Large demonstrations are planned across Denmark and Greenland on Saturday to protest against US President Donald Trump's designs to take over the Arctic island.
New protests hit Iran as alarm grows over crackdown 'massacre'
AFP, Published on 11/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Iranians took to the streets in new protests against the clerical authorities overnight despite an internet shutdown, as rights groups warned on Sunday that authorities were committing a "massacre" to quell the demonstrations.
Defiant Khamenei ‘won’t back down’ to Iran protesters
AFP, Published on 09/01/2026
» Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday insisted that the Islamic republic would “not back down” in the face of protests after the biggest rallies yet in an almost two week movement sparked by anger over the rising cost of living.
Iran rocked by night of protests despite internet blackout: videos
AFP, Published on 09/01/2026
» PARIS - Iranians staged their biggest protests yet of an almost two week movement sparked by anger over the rising cost of living, chanting slogans including "death to the dictator" and setting fire to official buildings, videos showed on Friday.
US immigration officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis
AFP, Published on 08/01/2026
» MINNEAPOLIS - An immigration agent in Minneapolis shot dead a woman on Wednesday, triggering outrage from local leaders even as President Donald Trump claimed the officer acted in self-defence.