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Arrests at rally against Palestine Action ban rise to 890
There were 890 people arrested at a demonstration against the ban on the group Palestine Action in London on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police say. The majority of the arrests were for supporting a proscribed group under the Terrorism Act, while police said 17 were also arrested for assaults on police officers “after the protest turned…
Arrests made at rally against Palestine Action ban in London
Police have started arresting protesters at a demonstration against the government’s ban of the campaign group Palestine Action. Hundreds of people have gathered in Parliament Square in central London, some waving Palestinian flags and chanting “free Palestine”. Others held placards saying: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.” Officers have been seen carrying people out…
Trump’s China trade truce extension spurs market rally
Bourses in Australia and Japan hit record highs as hopes grow of trade deal within latest 90-day pause Business live – latest updates George Magus: Why Peak China may finally have arrived Donald Trump’s decision to extend a truce in the trade war with China for another 90 days triggered a stock market rally across…
Deadly blasts hit M23 rebel rally in captured DRC city of Bukavu
Deaths and injuries reported after explosions at rally attended by thousands in city captured by rebel group Several people have been killed and dozens more injured after blasts at a mass rally held by the M23 group in Bukavu, the city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo captured by the rebels earlier this month.…
Rejecting Trump’s Call to Annex Their Nation, Canadians Rally Around the Flag
Trump Administration While Canadians are not generally known for flag waving, President Trump’s threats have led to a surge in flag sales and buffed up the national symbol’s image. By Ian Austen Reporting from Ottawa On a good day in February, Debbie Hartlen might sell one Canadian flag at her workshop in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.…
Thousands of rival protesters rally in Seoul after Yoon Suk Yeol avoids arrest
Crowds gather outside South Korean presidential residence where suspended leader is protected by security officers Thousands of rival South Korean protesters have rallied in the capital a day after a failed attempt to arrest the country’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, for imposing a short-lived martial law decree that led to his impeachment. The country…