Bangladesh president orders release of former prime minister Khaleda Zia | Political News
The order to release Zia comes hours after her archrival Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled Bangladesh. Bangladesh…
protests
Far-right rioters attack hotel housing asylum seekers in UK | Protest News
Far-right protesters have vandalised a hotel housing asylum seekers in the northern English town of Rotherham, as the UK grapples…
“I am afraid, but I will continue”: Venezuelans caught between hope and fear | Protest news
Caracas Venezuela – As dark clouds gathered over an unusually empty street in the Petare neighborhood, Eglle Camacho began hearing…
Police fire tear gas at crowd protesting vote recount in Venezuela | Protest News
Venezuelan security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters angry over the announcement that Nicolas Maduro had won…
Bangladesh minister speaks out on government response to deadly anti-quota protests | Protests
Bangladesh's Information Minister Mohammad Arafat speaks to Al Jazeera about the deadly anti-quota protests and riots. Bangladesh has recently witnessed…
Bangladesh minister defends government response to protests amid calls for inquiry | Protest News
Bangladesh's Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting has defended the government's handling of mass protests, as United Nations experts…
Relatives of Israeli prisoners detained during Netanyahu speech in US: reports | News on the Israel-Palestine conflict
US police have detained six relatives of Israeli detainees in Gaza who protested during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to…
Bangladesh calms down after Supreme Court scraps employment quotas | Protest News
Bangladesh has enjoyed uneasy calm amid a curfew as protesters gave the government a 48-hour deadline to meet their new…
Bangladesh imposes lockdown as death toll rises in student protests | Protest News
The communications blackout persists as a deadly crackdown on protesters continues in the country of 170 million people. Bangladesh imposed…
Kenya's Ruto announces partial cabinet amid mass protests | Protest News
President William Ruto announces 11 appointments, including six members of the cabinet he sacked last week. Kenyan President William Ruto…