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Protesters in Israel conduct nationwide strike for Gaza ceasefire

Israelis have staged a nationwide strike, with hundreds of thousands of people across the country calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and a hostage release deal. CBS News Middle East reporter Courtney Kealy has the latest.

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Air Canada suspends restart plans as strike continues

The Canada Industrial Relations Board had ordered airline staff back to work by 2 pm Sunday after the government intervened.

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Mexico City protesters urge end to diplomatic ties with Israel

Protesters in Mexico City demand an end to the war in Gaza, urging the government to sever ties with Israel and send humanitarian aid.

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Air Canada flight attendants picket for second day in Winnipeg

Air Canada has suspended plans to resume limited operations after the union representing the airline's flight attendants said it will defy a federal back-to-work order for binding arbitration to end the work stoppage. The airline had pla...

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Thousands of Israelis protest in Gaza, call for end to fighting

Thousands of Israeli protesters demanded a deal to secure the release of hostages still held by Hamas in one of the biggest demonstrations since the war in Gaza began. Debora Patta reports.

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Israel continues strikes in Gaza as hostage families stage demonstrations

Israel is telling Palestinians to leave Gaza voluntarily as it continues to strike and push deeper into the territory. The call comes despite demonstrations staged by Israelis, including hostage family members, calling on Israel to end i...

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Journalists march for Gaza colleagues killed by Israeli forces

Journalists in South Africa have marched in Cape Town in solidarity with Gaza’s media workers. Protesters demanded justice for more than 200 journalists killed by Israeli forces in 22 months of war.

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Tensions soar in Serbia as protesters clash with police

Fresh clashes erupted late Saturday (august 17) between protesters and riot police in Serbia's capital Belgrade and other cities, on the fifth consecutive night of unrest. Almost daily protests have gripped Serbia since November, followi...

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Dozens of Israelis arrested in protest to demand end to Gaza war

Thousands of people took to the streets on Sunday in a nationwide strike amid fears further fighting could endanger the 50 hostages believed to still be in Gaza.

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Serbia's anti-corruption protesters clash with riot police

Violent anti-government protests continued in Serbia for the fifth consecutive night. What began nine months ago as peaceful anti-corruption and pro-democracy demonstrations reached a boiling point this week after reports of police bruta...

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"Fight the Trump Takeover" protests held across U.S.

Efforts by Texas Republicans to redraw the state's congressional maps got new pushback from protesters at rallies across the country Saturday. Nearly 280 events took place in 34 states, according to organizers.

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Fresh clashes erupt in Belgrade after days of unrest

Friday brought another episode of tense confrontation between anti-government protesters and police in Serbia. Demonstrators had gathered in front of the army headquarters building in the capital.

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Protesters oppose Trump's Alaskan summit with Putin

Demonstrations have been held in the city home to about 300,000 people for several days, protesting the reception of Putin on US soil and holding talks on Ukraine without the participation of its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Serbian rival protester groups clash amid escalating political crisis

Escalating anti-government protests in Serbia continued into late Thursday, as clashes between President Aleksandar Vucic's critics and detractors over corruption accusations led to a second night of violence and arrests.

France 24

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What's driving the overtourism backlash?

Summer is here and crowds are getting ⁠booed ⁠in some places in the world. ⁠Ciara Lee looks at the economic ⁠trade-offs⁠ at play in mass tourism as backlash grows in places like Spain and Japan.

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Clashes erupt in Serbia for a second day at anti-government protests

Clashes erupted between Serbian anti-government protesters and supporters for a second day on August 13 in a major escalation after more than nine months of persistent demonstrations against autocratic President Aleksandar Vucic.

France 24

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Riot police block protesters from Israeli cruise ship in Greece

Last month, the Crown Iris left the Greek island of Syros early without letting its passengers disembark, after more than 150 protesters demonstrated at the island's port. There have been similar protests in Rhodes and Crete.

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Tense rival protests in Serbia's Novi Sad push police to intervene

Supporters of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) threw flares and firecrackers at anti-government protesters in Novi Sad, prompting police to intervene to end the standoff, a major escalation of nine-month-long protests in Serbia.

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Brussels Airport staff boycott Tel Aviv flights in protest over Gaza war

Trade unions at Brussels Airport have called on their members not to handle flights to Tel Aviv. The move is in protest against Israel's war on Gaza and the deteriorating humanitarian conditions there. It comes amid growing dissent and d...

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Ecuador President leads rally against top court over security laws

Ecuador's president has taken his fight against the country's top court to the streets of the capital. Daniel Noboa says he is defending his government's security agenda. It comes after the top court suspended parts of his intelligence g...

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NYC protesters call out media over Gaza journalists’ deaths

Hundreds of people have joined solidarity protests in New York, over the killing of Palestinian journalists by the Israeli army. Protesters demand that US media organisations express more condemnation against Israel.

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Protests break out in D.C. after Trump deploys National Guard

Hundreds of people took to the streets after President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of Washington D.C.'s police department. Trump says he plans to bring in 800 National Guard soldiers in order to fight violent crime in the a...

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Families of Israeli hostages, Palestinians plead for ceasefire

President Donald Trump's envoy met with the Qatari prime minister on Saturday in Spain to discuss possible deals to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, as Israel's military plans to expand into Gaza City. Meanwhile, families of Israeli hos...

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Ivory Coast: thousands protest against Ouattara's fourth term bid

Last month, 83-year-old president Alassane Ouattara announced that he would stand for a fourth term in Ivory Coast's elections set for October. The announcement has drawn ire from voters, who have watched as key opposition candidates wer...

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Israeli anti-government protesters take to the streets in Tel Aviv

Renewed anti-government protests have taken place in Israel, where relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas demanded their release and an end to the brutal war Israel has been waging in Gaza.

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Thousands in Istanbul rally for Gaza

Thousands turn out in Istanbul against Israel’s genocide in Gaza - protesters say the world must speak out.

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Protesters in Chile and Argentina demand end to Israel’s war on Gaza

From Chile to Argentina, thousands take to the streets calling for an end to Israel's genocide in Gaza.

Al Jazeera

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Israelis protest government plans to expand war and occupy Gaza

Thousands of Israelis protested in Tel Aviv to demand the return of captives, after Israel’s government announced plans to occupy Gaza City.

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UK: Anti-immigration & anti-racism protesters face off

There have been more protests, and counter protests, in several British towns and cities, outside of hotels used to accommodate asylum seekers. Some far-right protesters called for one of the hotels to stop housing migrants.

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Hundreds arrested at Palestine Action protest in London

Police in London have arrested hundreds of people at a protest in support of the group Palestine Action, which was classified as a “terror organisation” by the British government last month.

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