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Paris police ban road blockades threatened by coronavirus protesters

Police in Paris have banned road blockades threatened by groups organising protests against Covid-19 restrictions, in part inspired by protesters in Canada. Citing “risks of trouble to public order”, the Paris police department banned protests aimed ...

10 Feb 2022 at 09:55

Truss accuses Putin of ‘weaponising hunger’ with Ukrainian grain blockade

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has accused Russia of “weaponising hunger” and using food security as a “callous tool of war” with its blockade of Ukrainian grain. Speaking at a press conference alongside Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in ...

23 Jun 2022 at 18:35

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Dutch farmers block entrances to supermarket warehouses

Dutch farmers angry at government plans to slash emissions have used tractors and lorries to blockade supermarket distribution centres. The move on Monday is the latest action in a summer of discontent in the country’s lucrative agricultural ...

04 Jul 2022 at 12:45

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Storm forces flotilla back to Barcelona port, delaying its journey to Gaza

A flotilla heading to Gaza that had departed Barcelona has been forced back to port after a storm hit parts of Spain overnight. The Global Sumud Flotilla, consisting of around 20 boats with participants from 44 countries, chose to return ...

01 Sept 2025 at 15:29

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More than 55,000 Palestinians killed in Israel-Hamas war, health officials say

The Palestinian death toll from the 20-month Israel-Hamas war has climbed past 55,000, the Gaza Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants, but has said that women and children ...

11 Jun 2025 at 13:44

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Convoy arrives in Libya en route to Gaza to challenge Israel’s blockade on aid

A convoy carrying hundreds of activists has arrived in Libya after driving from Algeria and crossing through Tunisia on its way to the Gaza Strip to challenge Israel’s blockade on humanitarian aid on the territory. The convoy is made ...

11 Jun 2025 at 13:03

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Activists on Gaza-bound aid flotilla say Israeli navy intercepting their vessels

Activists on board a Gaza-bound aid flotilla say the Israeli navy has begun intercepting their vessels. The Global Sumud Flotilla – with Greta Thunberg, Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Mandla Mandela, and several European lawmakers ...

01 Oct 2025 at 19:33

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Serbia’s prime minister resigns as anti-corruption protests grow

Serbia’s populist prime minister, Milos Vucevic, has said he is stepping down following weeks of massive anti-corruption protests over the deadly collapse of a concrete canopy at a railway station last November. The collapse ...

28 Jan 2025 at 11:45

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Serbian farmers join striking university students’ traffic blockade in Belgrade

Serbia’s striking university students launched a 24-hour blockade of a key traffic intersection in the capital, Belgrade, on Monday, stepping up pressure on the authorities over a deadly canopy collapse in November that ...

28 Jan 2025 at 07:59

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Gaza officials say Israeli forces killed 27 heading to aid site

Palestinian health officials and witnesses say Israeli forces fired on people as they headed toward an aid distribution site on Tuesday, killing at least 27, in the third such incident in three days. The army said it ...

03 Jun 2025 at 11:37

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Activist group says drone hit Gaza aid boat in Tunisia, authorities deny attack

An international activist group seeking to deliver aid to Gaza on a flotilla says one of its boats was hit by what it believes was a drone while docked in Tunisia. Tunisian authorities denied a drone was involved ...

09 Sept 2025 at 12:07

Russia and Iran trying to ‘hijack global economy’, says Cooper

Yvette Cooper has accused Russia and Iran of attempting to “hijack the global economy” as Tehran continued to blockade a key oil shipping route. Iran’s new supreme leader has vowed to continue attacking shipping ...

13 Mar 2026 at 13:07

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