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New York to Pay $13 Million Over Police Actions at George Floyd Protests

The city settled a lawsuit that said unlawful police tactics had violated the rights of more than 1,000 people who…

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Protesters Rally Across Israel in New Push Against Legal Overhaul

Thousands of Israelis blocked roads and demonstrated over Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to limit the power of the judiciary.

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Indian Politician and Former Wrestling Chief Is Charged With Harassment

The charges against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, follow months of protest by prominent female wrestlers, who complained that the authorities…

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Hong Kong’s Memory Is Being Erased

The group of about 80 protesters wore numbered lanyards around their necks and cordoned themselves off with tape as they…

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French Anger at Macron Seeps Into Unexpected Corners

The ancient wooden doors are adorned with an ornate metal knocker and a small grilled window, for guards to peek…

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Netanyahu Delays Bid to Overhaul Israel’s Judiciary as Protests Rage

The Israeli prime minister called for dialogue as civil unrest and work stoppages reached a crisis point, grinding the country…

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Famed Antiwar Protester Was Once Cog in Russia’s Propaganda Machine

For 20 years, Marina Ovsyannikova worked for Russian state TV. What compelled her, shortly after Ukraine was invaded, to storm…

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Netanyahu’s Judicial Overhaul Sparks Huge Protests in Israel

As Benjamin Netanyahu’s government pressed ahead with plans to limit judicial influence, Israelis thronged to unusually large rallies.

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Peru’s Foreign Minister Concedes There’s No Evidence Criminals Are Behind Protests 

In an interview, Foreign Minister Ana Cecilia Gervasi acknowledged “we don’t have any evidence” that weeks of protests were being…

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As Parisians March to Fight Pension Changes, Shopkeepers Nod and Agree

Angry protests over a plan to raise France’s retirement age pile uncertainty on small businesses, but most are siding with…

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