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Driver rams an anti-government rally in Serbia's capital and injures one protester
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A woman rammed a car into a crowd of anti-government protesters in Serbia's capital and injured one of them Friday, police said, as a student-led strike shut down businesses and drew tens of thousands of people to demonstrations around the country. The...
Tens of thousands protest in Slovakia over pro-Russia policies of populist leader Fico
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Tens of thousands of people in Slovakia gathered at squares and street across the country on Friday to voice their opposition to the pro-Russia policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. The latest wave of anti-government rallies was fueled by...
Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of 'Europe's last dictator'
The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner with 80% of the vote. That triggered cries of fraud, months of protests and a harsh crackdown with thousands of arrests. Not wanting to risk such unrest...
Democrats' Minnesota House boycott echoes earlier walkouts in other states
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democrats in the Minnesota House who have boycotted daily sessions are using tactics that lawmakers around the country have tried at least two dozen times before to thwart their opponents. It's not even a first for the state. Minnesota Democrats are trying to...
Thousands protest the killing of 2 young brothers in Mexico's troubled Sinaloa state
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands took to the streets Thursday to protest the killing of two children in an attempted carjacking in Mexico’s troubled northwestern state of Sinaloa. Mothers and children in school uniforms were among those calling for an end to months of cartel violence...
Police in Alabama city roiled by protests lacked 'empathy' and 'transparency,' report finds
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — After more than a year of protests in a small north Alabama city over the fatal police shooting of a Black man outside his home, a redacted and highly anticipated third-party investigation found that the local police department often made improper arrests and failed to...
New York bill would make 'masked harassment' a crime
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A proposal introduced in the New York Legislature on Thursday could make it a crime for people to wear face masks to harass or threaten someone. The bill would create the crime of “masked harassment” under the state's existing harassment laws and contains...
Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances
CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday he would pardon anti-abortion activists convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances. Trump called it “a great honor to sign this.” "They should not have been prosecuted," he said as he signed pardons...
North Macedonia court frees 4 convicted over 2017 parliament attack
SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Four former officials from North Macedonia’s conservative VMRO-DPMNE party were released on Thursday after their convictions for organizing a violent attack on parliament in 2017 were overturned. A court in the capital, Skopje, ruled that a 2018 amnesty...
Croatia warns against travel to Serbia after 5 civil society activists were deported
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia warned its citizens Thursday to postpone unnecessary travel to neighboring Serbia after the deportation of five Croatian activists who had taken part in a meeting of civil society organizations in the Serbian capital, Belgrade. The Croatian activists...
