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MOSCOW—The protests that swept Russia this weekend in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny show the challenge President Vladimir Putin faces in managing social discontent ahead of parliamentary elections this year. Saturday’s unsanctioned rallies were among the largest in recent years and saw tens of thousands of people brave…

In September 2020, India’s Narendra Modi government circumvented parliamentary procedures to push through three bills that eased restrictions on private players in agricultural markets. The move enraged farmers—especially in the northwestern state of Punjab, an epicenter of the Green Revolution since the 1950s. After protesting in vain for two months,…

By DARIA LITVINOVA and JIM HEINTZ Associated Press | Jan 23, 2021 at 3:51 PM Police detain a man during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in the Siberian city of Omsk, Russia, on Jan. 23, 2021. Russian police on Saturday arrested hundreds of protesters who…

Associated Press Mexican leader says Biden offers $4B for Central AmericaPresident Joe Biden's first calls to foreign leaders went to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at a strained moment for the U.S. relationship with its North American neighbors. Mexico's president said Saturday that…

The peaceful protests on Inauguration Day show what happens when social media companies refuse to let white supremacists use them to organize and incite violence. January 22, 2021 We now have evidence that the biggest threat to American democracy was not the violent rioters who stormed the Capitol on January 6,…

Energy was high, and the night air was cold, so people were dancing. The music switched between Anuel AA and Pop Smoke, while Teamsters wearing thick layers—hats, gloves, masks—chanted in call and response. “Just got one question for you: What do you want?” one of the workers at the mic asked. “Yo,…

Commentary Newsday YesterdayDr Rita Pemberton - DR RITA PEMBERTON On his return to reside in Tobago after a career in Trinidad, APT "Fargo" James swung into the political life of the island. On previous visits to the island, he was known to intervene in wide-ranging matters which he considered unacceptable,…

The Proud Boys, once staunch allies of Trump, are calling him a "shill" and "extraordinarily weak," The New York Times reported. The group is upset he didn't put up a bigger fight to stay in office.  And it is frustrated he hasn't helped any of the members who were arrested…

SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle police officer who threw a tear gas canister that hit a reporter, and other officers who threw blast balls that hit individuals during last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests violated policies, according to new reports from an independent agency tasked with investigating police misconduct. Protests…

January 19, 2021 Melvin Carter, the mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, swept into office in 2018, promising to improve equity. In his campaign, he had spoken from experience about what it felt like to be pulled over by police as a Black man. He wanted to create a new public…