Frances Senators Propose Suspension Of TikTok, Asking EU Commission To Shut It Down In EU

French senators have proposed that the government suspends Chinese video-sharing social platform TikTok in France and ask the European Commission to shut it down on the territory of the European Union unless the platform provides explanation how it is tied to its parent company, ByteDance, and what data is transferred to China by January 1, 2024, according to a document, published Thursday on the website of France's upper house.

Western Weapons Supplied To Kiev Used By Protesters In France - Russian FM

Weapons supplied by Western countries to Ukraine are used by protesters in France, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

French President Says Peak Of Unrest In Country Now Over, priority was to establish "a lasting order."

 The peak of the riots that broke out in France last week has passed, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.

Macron To Convene Minister Consultations On France Unrest On Sunday Evening

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and several other ministers on Sunday evening to discuss the situation in the country, French broadcaster BFMTV reported on Sunday, citing sources.

Over 45,000 Police Officers Mobilized In France Amid Unrest, all cabinet ministers to return to Paris

More than 45,000 law enforcement officers, including special units, are involved in the fight against riots in France, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.

France’s Macron to hold emergency meeting amid violent riots

French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a new government emergency meeting later on Friday after riots erupted for the third night in a row across the country in protest over the deadly shooting of a teen by police earlier in the week, reported BFM TV, citing the Elysee palace.

France Rocked by New Demonstrations After Macron’s Speech on Pension Reform

 France rocked by impromptu demonstrations after the President Emmanuel Macron's speech on pension reform Monday evening.

Netanyahu apparently wants to stop controversial judicial reform

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will, according to several media reports, announce a halt to the controversial judicial reform on Monday morning.

Police clash with pension demonstrators for second night in Paris

Riot police clashed with protesters for a second night in Paris as demonstrations continued against the government’s plans to raise the French pension age.

VIDEO: Water cannons and tear gas in France against Participants of Protest against Pension Reform

 

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Peru's president calls for 'national truce' after more than a month of protests

Peru's president called Tuesday for a "national truce" as thousands of demonstrators continued to take to the streets to demand her resignation and fresh elections.

Brazil President Lula says intelligence services failed ahead of Jan. 8 Brasilia riot

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday his intelligence services had failed on January 8, when Brasilia buildings were stormed by supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Peru President Insists ‘I Will Not Resign’ As Protests Continue

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte insisted Friday she will not step down, after another day of protests and roadblocks throughout the country saw calls for her resignation and the arrest of a trade union leader with supposed links to Maoist rebels.

Former Bolsonaro justice minister arrested over Brazil riots

Brazil’s former Minister of Justice and Public Security Anderson Torres, who was in charge of security in Brasilia during the invasion of government buildings last week, has been arrested on suspicion of “omission” and “connivance”.

Iran summons Sweden’s ambassador over ‘interventionist statements’ by EU

Iran on Thursday summoned the Swedish ambassador to Tehran, whose country holds the European Union’s presidency, over “interventionist statements” made by EU officials regarding Iran’s internal affairs, state media reported.

Brazil Acts Against Bolsonaro Backers; New Protest Fizzles

 Brazilian federal prosecutors on Wednesday requested the investigation of three congressional allies of former President Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly inciting the worst attack on the country's democratic institutions in decades.

Around 1,500 Brazilians Arrested after Storming Capital

Those arrested supported former President Jair Bolsonaro who, like the former US President Donald Trump, pushed a narrative of electoral fraud for months without evidence, SBS News reported.

At least 17 dead in anti-government protests in southern Peru

At least 17 people have been killed in clashes in southern Peru after protests demanding early elections and the release of jailed former President Pedro Castillo resumed.

Brazilian security forces regain control of Congress building, arrest more than 400 protesters

Security forces in Brazil regained control of the National Congress building Sunday and arrested 170 supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro who were among the hundreds of protesters who stormed inside and ransacked the legislative chambers.

Britain to proscribe Iran's Revolutionary Guard as terror group

Britain will officially declare Iran's Revolutionary Guard, which has arrested seven people with links to the United Kingdom over anti-government protests, as a terrorist group, the Telegraph reported on Monday, citing sources.