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The federal government dropped all charges against five activists known as the Broadview Six after a judge sharply criticized prosecutors for grand jury manipulation, marking the latest in a series of failed prosecutions of immigration…
3 MIN READResearchers say anti-AI sentiment has become a driver of political violence, with a series of recent attacks targeting tech leaders and infrastructure. In February, a 20-year-old Texas man was arrested after allegedly attempting to burn…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump declined Sunday to rule out using nearly $1.8 billion from an "anti-weaponization" fund to compensate individuals who were charged with assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol,…
3 MIN READPeruvians vote Sunday to elect their 10th president in a decade, with polls showing a tight runoff between hard-right candidate Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sánchez. About a quarter of voters remained undecided heading into election…
3 MIN READThe U.S. State Department's official account posted Thursday that 'two-tiered policing' in the UK is a 'glaring symptom of civilizational decline,' according to The Guardian. Vice President JD Vance on Friday linked the fatal stabbing of…
3 MIN READNew Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill is facing intensifying backlash from immigrant-rights advocates and protesters who say her administration dispatched state police in riot gear to suppress demonstrations at the Delaney Hall immigration…
4 MIN READSomalia's military and opposition militias clashed Thursday in Mogadishu after parliament extended President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's term by one year, with gunfire and fighting that prompted residents to flee their homes.
3 MIN READThe 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off this week across 16 host cities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, marking the first time the tournament has been co-hosted by three nations. The unprecedented arrangement comes after months of…
3 MIN READSt. Paul City Attorney Irene Kao declined Wednesday to file state criminal charges against dozens of anti-immigration enforcement protesters who interrupted a January church service, a decision the lead pastor of Cities Church strongly…
3 MIN READThe top federal prosecutor in Chicago acknowledged Wednesday that he personally addressed a federal grand jury in October 2025 before it indicted protesters who opposed the Trump administration’s immigration sweeps, a rare admission of…
3 MIN READNew Jersey state police and Newark police blocked journalists from covering demonstrations near the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility last week, detaining at least three news workers and denying press credentials to independent…
3 MIN READThe Pentagon has appointed Elias Irizarry, a man convicted for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol, to a sensitive counter-terrorism position within the Department of Defense's special operations office, according to…
3 MIN READNew Jersey state police on Friday established designated protest zones and vehicle checkpoints outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, taking over security from federal immigration agents who had been clashing with…
3 MIN READSeveral protesters were arrested overnight for defying a curfew at Delaney Hall, the Newark, New Jersey, immigration detention center that has been the site of more than a week of clashes between law enforcement and demonstrators…
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Hundreds of residents in central Kenya marched Monday to protest a planned U.S.-run field hospital that would treat and quarantine Americans exposed to the Ebola virus. A Kenyan court blocked the facility's opening ahead of a scheduled…
3 MIN READWisconsin comedian Charlie Berens has pivoted his performance work toward grassroots activism after learning about proposed AI data center construction in communities across the state.
3 MIN READNewark Mayor Ras Baraka imposed a curfew around the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in New Jersey early Sunday after another night of clashes between protesters and police at the facility.
3 MIN READFamily visitation was partly restored at the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sunday after being suspended during a week of protests prompted by a detainee hunger and labor strike. New Jersey Governor…
3 MIN READProtesters and federal immigration officers clashed Thursday outside Delaney Hall, a detention center in Newark, New Jersey, where advocates say detainees have launched a hunger strike over poor living conditions. Families of those held at…
3 MIN READTrains are rolling again on the Long Island Rail Road after a deal was reached to end a strike that shut down the busiest commuter rail system in the United States.
3 MIN READThousands gathered at the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery on Saturday, May 16, 2026, returning to a cradle of the Civil Rights Movement to protest a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that further weakened the Voting Rights Act. The…
4 MIN READThousands of people rallied Saturday in Montgomery, Alabama, pushing back against state efforts to dismantle congressional districts they say help secure Black political representation after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened the Voting…
3 MIN READA wave of cartel drone and gunfire attacks on small Náhuatl towns in Guerrero state forced hundreds of Indigenous residents to flee their homes last week, leaving the elderly, wounded, and displaced sheltering under a basketball court…
3 MIN READNigerian police have detained three suspects after gunmen attacked two primary schools in Oyo state in the country’s southwest, authorities said Saturday. Officials are still assessing how many children may have been abducted, police…
3 MIN READA former mayor allied with a presidential candidate was shot dead Saturday in central Colombia, along with an aide, authorities said, the latest act of political violence two weeks before a presidential election.
3 MIN READLondon's Metropolitan Police deployed at least 4,000 officers, armored vehicles, and helicopters on Saturday to manage two rival marches and the FA Cup final, arresting 43 people by early evening.
3 MIN READThree gunmen who allegedly stormed two primary schools in Nigeria’s Oyo state were taken into custody, police said Saturday. Police said authorities were still assessing how many schoolchildren might have been abducted in the Oriire area,…
3 MIN READBombs and drone-fired explosives have forced residents of Tula in Mexico’s Guerrero state to flee, with many family members describing ruined homes, lingering fear and few resources to rebuild. The Associated Press visited people displaced…
3 MIN READRogers Devia, a former mayor in central Colombia who allied with presidential candidate Abelardo de La Espriella, was shot dead Saturday in a rural area, local authorities said. An aide, Eder Cardona, was also killed, according to…
3 MIN READPolice in London deployed thousands of officers and other resources on Saturday to manage two rival marches through central areas of the U.K. capital and keep them separate from the FA Cup final, which took place at Wembley. By 7:30 p.m.,…
3 MIN READVIENNA — A Vienna café has become an unlikely focal point of the Eurovision Song Contest’s deep divisions over Israel’s participation, offering Israeli food and flags to fans while a police officer stands guard outside.
3 MIN READClashes erupted Thursday in La Paz, Bolivia, as police used tear gas to disperse a crowd of miners trying to breach the government palace and miners set off small dynamite charges. The violence marked the latest incident during a second…
3 MIN READMiners set off small dynamite charges and attempted to storm Bolivia’s government palace in La Paz on Thursday, drawing tear gas from riot police in the latest violent turn of nationwide unrest that has now entered its second week. The…
4 MIN READMore than 61 people, including nine children and five women, have died in two weeks of fighting between rebel-aligned forces and a local tribe in South Kordofan, the Sudan Doctors Network said Wednesday, as Sudan’s broader war continues to…
3 MIN READTwo weeks of intense clashes in the town of Kauda in South Kordofan have killed over 61 people, including nine children, a Sudan Doctors Network said May 13. The group said the fighting erupted earlier this month between forces linked to…
3 MIN READResidents of the Cite Soleil neighborhood in Port-au-Prince protested Tuesday, demanding government protection after a weekend of gang violence forced hundreds from their homes, shuttered two hospitals, and left an unknown number of people…
3 MIN READTens of thousands of Argentines marched in Buenos Aires and other major cities Tuesday to condemn President Javier Milei's deep reductions to the nation's free public university system, a point of national pride that has produced five…
3 MIN READResidents of Cite Soleil, a neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, protested Tuesday demanding police protection after gang violence forced hundreds of people to flee their homes over the weekend, the Associated Press reported.
3 MIN READTens of thousands of Argentines protested Tuesday against President Javier Milei’s funding cuts to the public university system, as marches drew students and other demonstrators in major cities including Buenos Aires. Protesters denounced…
3 MIN READHundreds of people fled new gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, over the weekend, scattering families along roads leading to the country’s main airport, residents said Monday. In a statement released Monday, Doctors Without Borders…
3 MIN READThe 2026 Venice Biennale opened on May 9 without an awards jury after the panel resigned in protest of Israel’s and Russia’s participation, while demonstrators clashed with police outside the Israeli and Russian pavilions, forcing…
3 MIN READA surge in gang violence across Haiti’s capital over the weekend forced hundreds of people from their homes, scattered families, and prompted the evacuation of a hospital run by the medical charity Doctors Without Borders after more than…
3 MIN READA Palestinian family in the northern West Bank says Israeli settlers forced them to exhume the body of a newly buried relative after Israeli forces allowed the burial. The family said it had coordinated the burial of the father with the…
3 MIN READBetween 800 and 1,000 families fled their homes in the mountains of Guerrero, Mexico, on Sunday after four days of bombardment with drone‑launched explosives and gunfire from the criminal group Los Ardillos, community representatives said.…
3 MIN READMore than 800 families fled their homes in rural mountainous areas of Mexico’s Guerrero state as gunmen attacked communities with handmade explosives launched from drones and other weapons, community and human rights groups said. The…
3 MIN READA former Southern California college professor pleaded guilty in Ventura County, California, to involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish counterprotester during 2023 demonstrations tied to the Israel-Hamas war,…
3 MIN READNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — President William Ruto, who rose to power preaching a born‑again Christian nation, is facing a chorus of criticism from religious leaders and political rivals over a surge in politically motivated gang violence known…
3 MIN READKenya’s political class is trading accusations of “goonism,” a term used by leaders to describe gangs that intimidate opponents, as Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen and other officials warn about political violence ahead of elections.…
3 MIN READA London jury convicted four members of the activist group Palestine Action on Tuesday for breaking into an Elbit Systems factory in Bristol, England, in August 2024 and smashing equipment with sledgehammers and crowbars.
3 MIN READA Florida activist who camped atop a Washington bridge for five days came down Wednesday morning, ending his stand against artificial intelligence and the war in Iran, Associated Press reported. Police had closed lanes and negotiated with…
3 MIN READThe Venice Biennale previewed its 61st and “most chaotic” edition on Tuesday, with tensions spilling into the Giardini as war and grief followed art into the world’s oldest contemporary art show. The preview took place days after the jury…
3 MIN READThe first 300 of 1,500 beagles were removed from a Wisconsin breeding and research facility on Friday, the start of a mass rehoming effort following protests that drew national attention and led to clashes with police.
3 MIN READBritain raised its terror threat level to severe on Friday after two Jewish men were stabbed in a London neighborhood, an attack police called terrorism. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called for tougher action against chants at…
3 MIN READBritain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, said Saturday that tougher action may be needed against some chants at pro-Palestinian protests in the U.K. after two Jewish men were stabbed in London. Starmer said he would defend the right to…
3 MIN READTurkish authorities detained at least 575 people who attempted to march in areas declared off-limits during International Workers’ Day celebrations in Istanbul on Friday, a day after the country’s top Constitutional Court ruled that…
3 MIN READTurkish authorities detained more than 500 people during May Day protests on Friday in Istanbul, as small groups attempted to march into areas the government had declared off-limits. Protests marking International Workers’ Day have…
3 MIN READArgentine workers marched in Buenos Aires on Thursday, a day before International Workers' Day, to protest President Javier Milei's recent overhaul of labor protections. The General Confederation of Labor led the march to government…
3 MIN READDozens of protesters gathered outside Serbia’s public broadcaster RTS in Belgrade, urging the Balkan country to pull out of the Eurovision Song Contest because Israel is participating. The demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and said…
3 MIN READHundreds of South Africans marched through Johannesburg on Wednesday to protest illegal immigration, a dispute that demonstrators say has fueled tensions between locals and foreign nationals. Shops closed during the protest amid fears of…
3 MIN READRussians have voiced criticism of President Vladimir Putin’s wartime policies and tightening internet controls, as economists and pollsters track strain from the economy and declining approval. The latest wave included a widely viewed…
3 MIN READAuthorities in Tunisia ordered the one-month suspension of the Tunisian League for Human Rights, rights advocates said, in what they called a widening crackdown on civil society. The league, which has links to the National Dialogue Quartet…
4 MIN READA reporter for The Associated Press described a 64-day protest in Caracas led by women seeking the release of husbands detained by the Venezuelan government. Regina Garcia Cano said the sit-in outside a police station tested the…
3 MIN READTwo women in Venezuela who staged a monthslong protest to demand the release of political prisoners described how their husbands were not among those freed. Mileidy Mendoza and Sandra Rosales held vigils outside detention facilities in…
3 MIN READThree professors at Emory University filed a lawsuit Thursday over arrests during a 2024 campus protest about the Israel-Hamas war, alleging the university violated its own free-speech policies by calling police and state troopers to…
3 MIN READNearly a year after the assassination of Minnesota House leader Melissa Hortman, lawmakers across the U.S. are tightening security at state capitols and increasing safeguards for officials and their personal information, the Associated…
3 MIN READMore than 100 animal welfare activists gathered outside Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers' Capitol office Monday morning, chanting "Free the dogs!" and demanding that state officials take action against Ridglan Farms, a beagle breeding and…
4 MIN READAbout 1,000 animal welfare activists attempted to storm Ridglan Farms, a beagle breeding and research facility in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, on Saturday, but police fired rubber bullets and pepper spray to repel them, authorities said. The…
4 MIN READTwo Pennsylvania men pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal terrorism charges stemming from an alleged plot to detonate homemade bombs at an anti-Islam protest outside the official residence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Emir…
4 MIN READPalestinian siblings attempting to walk to school in the occupied West Bank found their path blocked by coiled barbed wire that Israeli settlers had installed overnight, according to video provided to the Associated Press. When students…
5 MIN READIrish Prime Minister Micheál Martin’s coalition government survived a Tuesday confidence vote tied to how it handled a week of disruptive fuel protests that blocked access to oil supplies, left some gas pumps dry and snarled traffic in…
3 MIN READSouthern Haiti’s Marigot mayor appealed for central government help after a gang attack in Seguin left seven people dead and a police station set on fire, according to the Associated Press. Marigot Mayor René Danneau said the victims were…
3 MIN READMore than 1,000 workers protested Monday outside Haiti’s Sonapi industrial park in Port-au-Prince, demanding increases to the minimum wage as surging oil prices and higher fuel costs strain household budgets. Employees said they have not…
3 MIN READNearly 100 protesters were arrested Monday in New York calling on Senate Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand to block the sale of thousands of U.S. bombs to Israel, according to the antiwar group Jewish Voice for Peace.…
3 MIN READIrish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said Sunday that Ireland will offer new fuel tax cuts in a bid to end blockades and protests over soaring pump prices that have roiled supply of fuel to stations across the country. Martin said the…
3 MIN READLondon police arrested 212 people during a Saturday protest against a ban on Palestine Action, which Britain’s government has labeled a terrorist organization. Metropolitan Police said officers detained protesters aged 27 to 82 after the…
3 MIN READPolice cleared protesters and arrested some Saturday to reopen Ireland’s only oil refinery as a fifth day of fuel-price demonstrations led to major highway closures, vehicles stranded around Dublin, and shortages at gas stations.
3 MIN READChicago’s teachers union wants the city’s public schools closed on May 1, arguing that educators should participate in May Day protests. The newly named Chicago Public Schools chief rejected the pitch, leaving families unsure how many…
3 MIN READCampaigns for congressional and presidential races have increased their spending on candidate security sharply over the past decade as threats against public officials have escalated, according to a report released Thursday. The report…
3 MIN READUnion leaders, retirees and public-sector workers in Caracas marched Thursday toward the presidential palace demanding higher wages and dignified pensions, but police blockades halted the crowd. The protests came the day after acting…
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