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BANGKOK - Thai authorities increased security around parliament on Friday ahead of demonstrations coinciding with a no confidence vote against the government of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. Several water cannon trucks were spotted near parliament, raising the prospect of renewed clashes between protesters and police. The police says all protests…

A court in Belarus on Thursday sentenced a pair of television journalists to two years in prison for covering a protest last year, the first lengthy jail term in a legal crackdown on independent news media. Standing defiant in a cage, Katerina Bakhvalova, 27, and Daria Chultsova, 23, flashed V…

NEW DELHI (AP) - Thousands of protesting farmers blocked trains on Thursday by sitting on railroad tracks in parts of northern India to press their demand for the repeal of new agricultural reform laws that have triggered months of massive protests. Samyukta Kisan Morcha, or Joint Farmers’ Front, organized four-hour…

Last Updated: 17th February, 2021 14:47 IST The lower house of the French parliament has overwhelmingly approved a controversial bill that would safeguard its citizens from "radical Islamists" The lower house of the French parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a controversial bill that would strengthen oversight of mosques, schools, and…

US, Britain cry foul as Myanmar’s Suu Kyi hit with new charge Myanmar’s military on Wednesday drew fresh international criticism by slapping a new charge on deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as the generals cut off the internet for a third straight night in a bid to grind…

A protester holds up a sign calling for the release of detained Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration against the military coup in Naypyidaw on February 16, 2021. (Photo by STR / AFP) Myanmar experienced a “near-total internet shutdown” for the third night in a row,…

MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough had harsh words for the likes of Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) and Fox News stars like Tucker Carlson on Tuesday, though he didn’t mention Fox by name while he excoriated conservative leaders who have downplayed the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Scarborough also shot down…

published : 16 Feb 2021 at 18:01 FILE PHOTO: Chinese coastguard ships give chase to Vietnamese coastguard vessels (not pictured) after they came within 10 nautical miles of the Haiyang Shiyou 981, known in Vietnam as HD-981, oil rig in the South China Sea, July 15, 2014. (Reuters) Japan’s top…

Skip to main content HomeCoronavirus Updates2020 Election ResultsElectionsNationWorldPoliticsFactcheckEducationInvestigationsHealthWeatherRace in AmericaImpeachmentJust the FAQsTracking 2020Register to VoteVoter Guide Here's the latest for Monday February 15th: Congress plans investigations into Capitol Hill riot; Weather makes roads dangerous for much of US; Protests against military rulers in Myanmar; Mourners mark three years since Parkland,…

Large crowds of pro-Democracy protesters surrounded the U.S. embassy in Myanmar's capital Yangon on Monday, calling for President Joe Biden to intervene to stop the Myanmar's military coup and free the country's detained leader. Livestreams shared on Burmese media showed people gathering in different parts of Yangon, including the U.S.…