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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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Are French People Just Lazy?

France has been gripped recently by a wave of strikes and demonstrations — protesters old and young, rural and urban,…

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In Moscow, a Quiet Antiwar Protest With Flowers and Plush Toys

Amid Russia’s crackdown on resistance to the war in Ukraine, some have dared to lay bouquets and other offerings at…

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With 50 Dead in Peru, a Referendum on Democracy

Highways blocked with giant boulders and broken glass. Entire cities shuttered by mass protests. Fifty families mourning their dead. Calls…

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China’s Latest Source of Unrest: Unpaid ‘Zero Covid’ Workers

Companies that reaped windfalls helping the government implement strict ‘zero Covid’ controls are now struggling to pay and keep workers.

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Thousands in Israel Protest Netanyahu’s Plans to Limit Courts

The right-wing government’s proposals for sweeping judicial reform are viewed by critics as anti-democratic and have galvanized the opposition.

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Here’s the latest on the riot in the Brazilian capital.

At least 1,200 protesters were detained for questioning in the wake of the storming of Brazil’s capital buildings, a spokesman…

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