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Cuba

Cuban leaders beef up police patrols after rare protests

The weekend demonstrations over high prices and food shortages were extremely unusual on an island where little dissent against the government is tolerated.

Cuba

Demonstrators in Havana protest shortages, rising prices

It was one of biggest anti-government demonstrations in Cuban history.

Spain

Six people arrested in Spain over suspected homophobic killing

The death of a 24-year-old man in A Coruña at the weekend has shaken Spain and led to major demonstrations by LGBT+ organisations.

Travel News

Campervanners could soon be criminalised for wild camping in the UK

A new bill means campervanners wild camping in Britain could become a criminal offence. We find out more.

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World News

Pride parades marred by clashes and arrests in Turkey

This year's LGBT Pride parades in Europe have been marked by suppression in some countries and jubilation in others.

Japan

Tokyo Olympics: Limited local fans allowed but no cheering

Up to 10,000 local fans will be allowed in each venue for the Olympic Games. But fan attendance may be stopped completely if COVID cases rise again

Brazil

Hundreds of protesters call for Brazil's president to step down

Anti-government protesters have taken to the streets in cities across Brazil as the nation's confirmed death toll from COVID-19 soared past half a million.

Spain

Protest take place in Madrid at plans to pardon Catalan separatists

Thousands of mainly right-wing protesters took to the streets of Madrid in opposition to plans to pardon jailed Catalan separatist leaders

United Kingdom

Environmental groups stage theatrical protests near G7 venue

Extinction Rebellion and other climate campaign groups have staged a series of theatrical protests in seaside resort close to where G7 leaders are meeting

Belarus

Exiled Belarusians protest at closure of Polish land border

Officially the reason for the closure since December is COVID-19 - but many suspect Lukashenko of using the pandemic as a pretext for clamping down on the protest movement against his rule.

Travel News

Why are Ireland's pilots protesting?

The Irish government is set to release its aviation reopening strategy this week. Here's why pilots are protesting.

USA

George Floyd: Family and supporters mark one year since murder

Hundreds of people gathered for the rally in front of the courthouse in downtown Minneapolis where the Chauvin trial concluded a month ago, many carrying signs with pictures of Floyd, Philando Castile and other Black men killed by police.

World News

Pro-Palestine protesters take to streets of cities across Europe

Tear gas and water cannons were turned on protests in Paris, while similar demonstrations took place across France and in London, Madrid, and Berlin.

World News

'This is pure antisemitism': Jewish group condemns anti-Israel protest

Synagogues have been attacked and Israeli flags burned in protests in Germany.

Israel

Israel delays controversial Palestinian eviction hearing in Jerusalem

The Supreme Court was due to hear an appeal on Monday against an order to evict Palestinians from properties on land that Israeli settlers claim belongs to them

France

Tractor protest in Strasbourg over new EU agriculture proposals

French farmers staged a 'tractor protest' at the European Parliament in Strasbourg over new EU agriculture proposals they say are too 'green'

World

Prague rocked with protests amid diplomatic row with Moscow

President Milos Zemen cast doubts over whether the Russian Secret Service was to blame for a deadly explosion in 2014.

USA

US protests over police shootings continue in Minneapolis and Chicago

Protesters gathered in the US following the release of recent police body camera footage showing two fatal police shootings of people of colour.

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Airline workers protest against possible Alitalia layoffs

Around 1,000 Alitalia workers stage a protest to demand more state aid for the beleaguered Italian airline and to reject the EU's calls for its dramatic downsizing.

Kosovo

Russia interrupts UN video meeting to protest over Kosovo flag

98 of the UN's 193 member nations recognise Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia, but Russia and China are among those who do not.