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Disinformation fuels anti-migrant violence in southeastern Spain

Recent anti-migrant unrest in the southeastern Spanish town of Torre Pacheco highlights how online disinformation drives xenophobic hate speech, escalating tensions into real-life violence with political support, experts warn. Clashes sparked by false narratives Last weekend, far-right groups clashed......

Togo holds municipal elections amid protests and low turnout

Togo conducted its municipal elections on July 17, marking a pivotal yet contentious moment in the nation’s political landscape. The elections come on the heels of violent protests and widespread unrest following constitutional reforms that strengthened President Faure Gnassingbé’s......

Half of National guard troops withdrawn from Los Angeles amid de-escalation of protests

The U.S. Department of Defense announced Tuesday the withdrawal of approximately 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles — nearly half of the 4,000 deployed in early June. The decision comes more than a month after mass protests erupted over the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Pentagon......

Protester assaults firefighter, throws him off water tower in Morocco

A protest in the town of Oulad Youssef, near Beni Mellal in Morocco, turned violent on Friday evening when a man attacked a firefighter and pushed him off a high water tower during a crisis intervention. The incident has sparked widespread shock and raised concerns across the region. The protester,......

U.S. sanctions Cuban president on anniversary of 2021 protests

On Friday, the United States imposed new sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, marking the fourth anniversary of the unprecedented anti-government protests that erupted across the island in July 2021. The move is part of a broader escalation in Washington’s pressure campaign against......

Aït Bouguemez residents march for dignity and basic rights

In the early hours of July 9, 2025, over a thousand residents of Aït Bouguemez, a valley nestled in Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains, embarked on a peaceful march to demand improved living conditions and basic rights. Their journey, spanning 77 kilometers, was aimed at drawing attention to years......

Zohran Mamdani denounces Trump’s arrest threat, vows to resist ICE raids

Zohran Mamdani, Democratic Socialist state assemblymember and newly victorious New York City mayoral candidate, has condemned former President Donald Trump’s public threat to arrest him over his pledge to defy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. Mamdani called Trump’s remarks......

Massive protests in Belgrade challenge Serbia’s populist government

Around 140,000 protestors filled Belgrade’s largest square and surrounding streets on Saturday, marking the biggest demonstration in Serbia since November. The protestors voiced their discontent with the populist government led by the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), accusing it of corruption and......

Dodgers block federal agents amid immigration protests

The Los Angeles Dodgers have asserted that they prevented federal agents from entering their stadium on Thursday, coinciding with ongoing protests against immigration enforcement in the city. In a statement shared on social media, the team revealed that "ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested......