Workers continue protests against pension reforms in France
The controversial reforms proposed by the Emmanuel Macron-led French government will introduce a grade point system for ascertaining pension amounts, besides raising the retirement age required to avail the pension benefits to 64
Hawaii governor issues ultimatum to Mauna Kea protesters
According to Hawaiian governor David Ige, protesters who have been blockading the construction of the TMT observatory have until December 26 to abandon the site
Iraq frees 2,700 protesters as deadlock over prime minister’s post continues
In the absence of a consensus, the deadline for proposing a name for the next prime minister has been postponed to December 22. More than 496 people have been killed and more than 25,000 injured since the protests in Iraq began on October 1
Lebanese parliament elects Hassan Diab as new prime minister
Protests who have been mobilizing since October are not satisfied with the election of Hassan Diab and continue to push their demands of a complete overhaul of the political system
Massive protests against controversial judicial reforms rock Poland
The conservative government in Poland led by the Law and Justice Party (PiS) is pushing judicial reforms in an attempt to subjugate the judiciary
Israel violates ceasefire, strikes alleged Hamas targets in Gaza
Israel has yet again conducted airstrikes on the blockaded Gaza strip, despite agreeing to a ceasefire brokered recently by Egypt and the UN. A day prior to the provocation, an Israeli fighter aircraft had killed a Palestinian
With ceasefire deal, Sudan is one step closer to peace
The Sudanese transitional government signed a ceasefire agreement with a faction of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North
Myanmarese forces arrest Rohingyas for fleeing ‘illegally’
175 Rohingyas attempting to escape persecution in Myanmar through the sea route were detained by the Myanmese navy after their boats were intercepted in the Andaman sea