Residents in Spain and several other popular destinations in Europe protested against mass tourism Sunday, saying a flood of summer visitors is driving up housing costs in their cities and pushing out locals. Some of the protesters in Barcelona and on the Spanish island of Mallorca sprayed tourists with water …
Cities large and small were preparing for major demonstrations Saturday across the U.S. against President Trump — events being promoted as “No Kings” protests. The gatherings come as officials urge calm, National Guard troops mobilize and Trump attends a military parade in Washington, D.C., to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary. …
Protests that sprang up in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement raids and prompted President Trump to mobilize National Guard troops and Marines have begun to spread across the country, with more planned into the weekend. The protests in Los Angeles began Friday as Immigration and Customs Enforcement executed several raids in and …
Live television coverage showed police in the former Soviet republic of Georgia beating and arresting an opposition leader last week during a raid on his party’s offices. The scenes played out on the 10th day of violent clashes in capital city Tbilisi between police and protesters furious about the Georgian …
Most ruling party lawmakers were boycotting a parliamentary vote Saturday to deny a two-thirds majority sought by the opposition to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law, as protests grew nationwide calling for his removal. The likely defeat of the motion is expected to intensify …
College endowments, usually a sleepy part of a university’s operations, are now front and center in the campus protests that are spreading across the nation, with students holding up signs with slogans such as “Disclose! Divest!” and “Divest from death now!” These demands are central to the student protesters’ efforts, …
Columbia University begins suspending students still at encampment Columbia University begins suspending students still at encampment 03:05 NEW YORK — Columbia University says protesters occupied Hamilton Hall early Tuesday — a building demonstrators took over during anti-Vietnam War protests in 1968. Witnesses said a large group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered …
Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up at many college campuses following the arrest of demonstrators this month at Columbia University. The students are calling for universities to separate themselves from companies that are advancing Israel’s military efforts in Gaza — and in some cases from Israel itself. …
Tel Aviv — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was under rising pressure Monday from all sides over his country’s ongoing war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Far-right members of Netanyahu’s own cabinet have threatened to drop their support for his coalition government if he accepts a cease-fire deal with …