- 24 November, 2024
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Myanmar marks coup anniversary with protests and unrest
(Reuters) -Streets in some of Myanmar's main cities were nearly deserted on Tuesday as opponents of military rule held "silent strikes", marking the first anniversary of a coup that led…
Myanmar death toll exceeds 1,500 with nearly 8,800 in custody – UN
GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 1,500 people are known to have been killed in year-long protests against the coup in Myanmar, with thousands more possibly killed in the armed conflict,…
Former Kazakh president reappears, denies conflict among elite
NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) -Former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev appeared on Tuesday for the first time since unrest rocked the former Soviet republic this month, saying in a video address there was…
Kazakhstan says 225 bodies delivered to morgues during unrest
ALMATY (Reuters) - The bodies of 225 people killed in last week's unrest were delivered to morgues throughout Kazakhstan, including 19 members of the security forces, the prosecutor general's office…
Kazakh ex-leader’s in-laws leave key energy sector jobs
NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) - Two members of former Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev's extended family have resigned from the leadership of state oil and gas shipping companies, the Central Asian nation's sovereign…
Tunisians protest against president, as journalists complain of police abuse
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisian police sprayed water cannons into crowds and beat back protesters with batons as they dispersed more than 1,000 demonstrators trying to reach central Tunis…
Alikhan Smailov named Kazakhstan’s prime minister
NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) -Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev nominated Alikhan Smailov for prime minister on Tuesday, and the lower house of parliament swiftly voted him in during a session broadcast live on…
Destabilizing a Democracy Through Protests
D for democracy, demonstration, and destruction - these 3 words have kept India on tenterhooks since last 3 years. Farmer’s protests saw the rise of ISI backed Khalistani terror groups,…
By Levina
Explainer-Why a niche fuel market reform triggered major Kazakh protests
(Reuters) - Kazakhstan's slow-burning government reform of a niche market for car fuels brutally backfired this week, triggering the biggest public protests in years as demonstrators accused authorities of stealing…
Kremlin warns against outside interference in Kazakhstan
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that Kazakhstan could solve its own problems and it was important that no one interfered from the outside, RIA news…
Sudan’s stability and unity are at risk, PM says amid mass protests
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Saturday Sudan's stability and unity were in danger and called for a political agreement to safeguard the country's future amid mass…
Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian in West Bank clash, health ministry says
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian and injured others on Friday during clashes at a protest against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank,…
