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Air Transat pilots' union issues 72-hour strike notice

The union representing Air Transat pilots has issued a 72-hour strike notice, meaning pilots could be on strike as early as Wednesday. In response, the airline says it will gradually shut down operations over the next three days.

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Hundreds march through Tunis against crackdown on opposition

Tunisians took to the streets on Saturday for a third straight week to protest against President Kais Saied's expanding crackdown on the opposition, critics and NGOs, urging the release of political prisoners.

France 24

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New York community organizes anti-ICE training sessions

New Yorkers are organizing anti-ICE training sessions, looking to disrupt the actions of the immigration enforcement agency amid growing anxiety over raids in the city. The grassroots "Hands Off" coalition says it intends to keep empower...

France 24

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Protests in Mogadishu against Trump's "garbage" comments

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Mogadishu on Friday to voice their outrage at US President Trump’s reference to Somali immigrants as “garbage.”

Africanews

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Senegal students demand aid as debt woes mount for government

Clashes between students and security forces at Senegal's main university intensified on Wednesday (December 3) as protesters demanded stipends and other financial aid amid the government's ongoing fiscal challenges.

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Air Transat pilots give union authority to strike

The union that represents Air Transat's pilots said on Wednesday that its members have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. While the results give the pilot union's governing body the authority to declare a strike as soon as Dec. ...

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Greek farmers block border crossings in escalating dispute

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the government is open to dialogue with the farmers but cautioned against disruptive protest action.

Euronews

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Bulgaria fully withdraws controversial budget plan after protests

The Bulgarian government says it is permanently withdrawing a controversial budget proposal after another night of major protests in Sofia and beyond.

Euronews

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Protesters in Haiti demand protection from gangs

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Saint-Marc in Haiti and seized the offices of the city hall to demand protection from gang violence.

Africanews

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South Africans rally to end gender violence as femicide reaches a high

South Africa declares gender violence a national disaster as protests demand action over femicide rates five times the global average.

Al Jazeera

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Protests in Tel Aviv after Netanyahu seeks pardon in fraud cases

Thousands rallied outside President Isaac Herzog’s residence in Tel Aviv, urging him to reject a pardon request from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces fraud charges. Demonstrators held signs demanding accountability and warned...

Al Jazeera

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Hong Kong fire toll rises as Beijing warns against protests

The death toll in Hong Kong's deadly housing complex fire rose on Sunday (November 30) to at least 146, drawing large crowds to turn up and pay tribute to the victims, amid warnings from Beijing that it would use a national security law ...

Reuters

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Protestors in Philippines demand Marcos resigns over fraud scandal

Tens of thousands of people have marched in the Philippine capital, Manila, demanding President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s resignation over a corruption scandal linked to government spending on flood-control infrastructure.

Al Jazeera

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Philippines corruption scandal sparks Manila protests

In Manila thousands have protested over alleged "ghost" flood-control projects, demanding justice and accountability as anger over corruption and deadly infrastructure failures grows.

COP30, the first climate summit in the Amazon, sees record Indigenous participation. Yet many remain outside official halls, creating their own spaces to demand a voice in decisions shaping their future.

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Charlotte students protest Border Patrol with school walkouts

Hundreds of students in Charlotte, North Carolina, walked out of class Tuesday to protest the presence of Border Patrol agents in their city.

CBS America

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Slovakia, Czech Republic mark Velvet Revolution anniversary

The Velvet Revolution in 1989 brought an end to decades of Soviet-dominated communist rule in the former Czechoslovakia, which peacefully split into two nations in 1993.

Euronews

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Mali opposition accuses military junta of failing to protect country

For the last two months, Mali’s capital, Bamako, has face a growing shortage of petroleum products. Now the country’s opposition is urging the population to “open their eyes” to a regime that “seizes the nation” without protecting it.

Africanews

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Bangladesh's ousted PM sentenced to death for protest crackdown

A Bangladesh court sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity on Monday (November 17), concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising ...

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