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Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) London's Metropolitan Police have arrested nearly 1,500 people as of Tuesday morning after climate activists defied bans on demonstrating in the UK capital, the law enforcement body said. more
Al-Arabiya journalist arrested in Turkey for covering military operation in Syria

Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) Turkish authorities arrested on Saturday a Syrian journalist, Zidan Zanklo, employed by the Saudi Al-Arabiya broadcaster, for reporting on Operation Peace Spring, Ank ...

Day of the Girl Child spotlights 25 years of progress, with more on the horizon

New York: The world’s one billion young girls, are being celebrated on Friday as an “unscripted and unstoppable” force for change, with 11 October designated each year t ...

New refugee data centre can inform policies, solutions worldwide: Guterres

New York: A new UN refugee data centre will improve the way humanitarian agencies support “some of the most dramatically vulnerable people in the world”, UN chief Antón ...

Over 130 people arrested in London over extinction rebellion protests on Monday: Police

Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) Over 130 people were arrested in London in connection with climate change protests Extinction Rebellion as of 11.30 GMT on Monday, the Metropolitan Police said.

Death toll rises past 104 after clashes renew across Iraq – Reports

Cairo (Sputnik/UNI) More protesters were killed and injured in fresh clashes with security forces across Iraq on Sunday night, media said.

Thousands of people protesting in Hong Kong against anti-mask law: Reports

Beijing (Sputnik/UNI) Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday angered by the introduction of the law that bans wearing face masks during protests and other p ...

Hundreds of Lebanese protest against deteriorating living conditions

Beirut (Xinhua/UNI) Hundreds of Lebanese people protested on Sunday against deteriorating economic conditions in the country and the absence of basic services, the National News Agency re ...

Iraq witnesses violent protests, 93 dead

Baghdad: The ongoing agitation in Iraq, which is going on for the past four days, has claimed 93 lives so far, media reports said.

Hong Kong protests: Face mask banned as Carrie Lam invokes Emergency powers

Hong Kong:  Announcing imposition of some Emergency powers, Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam has invoked a colonial-era law to ban use of face masks by anti-government pro- ...