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Top French court backs unpopular plans to raise retirement age to 64 | CNN
Paris CNN — France’s pension reforms have come into law, a day after the country’s top court approved the government’s…
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France braces for ruling on Macron’s plan to raise retirement age | CNN
CNN — Heightened security is in place in the French capital Paris as the country braces for a crucial ruling…
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Iran executions up 75% as Tehran seeks to ‘instill fear’ in protesters, rights groups say | CNN
CNN — Iran executed at least 582 people last year, a 75% increase on the previous year, according to human…
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Nicaragua expels two nuns in latest crackdown on Catholic church and opposition | CNN
CNN — Two nuns who worked at a nursing home in Nicaragua were expelled from the country this week, amid…
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A little-known drug brought billions to Syria’s coffers. Now it’s a bargaining chip | CNN
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Northern Ireland’s ‘peace babies’ say sectarianism lives on, thwarting progress | CNN
Belfast CNN — Cori Conlon grew up thinking Protestants were “the bad guys.” They went to different schools, played different…
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Glut of cheap Ukrainian grain sparks farmers’ protests | CNN
CNN — Farmers in central and eastern Europe protested this week against the impact of cheap Ukrainian grain imports, which…
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‘This is not a zoo’ – Why sex workers are protesting in Amsterdam | CNN
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Bolsonaro claims he won’t lead opposition as he returns to Brazil for first time since riots | CNN
Brasilia, Brazil CNN — Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday claimed he would no longer lead the country’s opposition…
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Netanyahu is backed into a corner. Here’s what he may do next | CNN
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Why Israel’s instability matters to the US | CNN Politics
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Hong Kong’s first protest in 3 years shows how the city has changed | CNN
Hong Kong CNN — Wearing numbered lanyards, a small group of 80 demonstrators took part in Hong Kong’s first authorized…
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France braces for anti-pension reform protests amid rising violence on the streets | CNN
CNN — Protesters on the tracks at a Paris rail station. Smoke bombs let off at Biarritz airport. Anger at…
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King Charles state visit to France postponed amid violent pension protests | CNN
CNN — King Charles’s state visit to France has been postponed amid planned protests over the French government’s controversial pension…
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Huge French pension reform protests give way to fiery overnight clashes | CNN Business
Paris CNN — More than a million people took to the streets across France on Thursday with protests turning violent…
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Israel passes law shielding Netanyahu from being removed amid protests over judicial changes | CNN
CNN — Israeli opposition politicians on Thursday condemned a new law that would limit the ways a sitting prime minister…
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US defense chief jabs at Netanyahu’s plan to weaken courts as protesters block Israeli airport | CNN
Tel Aviv, Israel CNN — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin took a swipe at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to…
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Afghan women protest outside Kabul University as male students return to class | CNN
CNN — Young Afghan women gathered outside Kabul University on Monday to protest the ruling Taliban’s ban on female education…
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As criticism grows louder, Mexico’s president accuses protesters of narco links | CNN
CNN — Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has dismissed concerns about his plan to shrink the country’s electoral watchdog…
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About 160,000 people protest against Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv | CNN
Jerusalem CNN — About 160,000 people demonstrated in Tel Aviv Saturday night against the Israeli government’s plans to weaken the…
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