29 h. ago Crowds protest near Vermont ski resort where JD Vance planned vacation with family

Crowds protesting Vice President JD Vance the day after an Oval Office blowout over Ukraine lined roadways Saturday near a Vermont ski resort where he planned to vacation with his family

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43 h. ago Hundreds of protesters descend on Vermont ski town to ambush JD Vance's family vacation

Vance and his family arrived in Warren, Vermont, as part of a skiing trip, and were welcomed by what has been described as a 'mile long' line of protestors.

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49 h. ago 'Volodymyr Zelensky's treatment by Trump and vile JD Vance suggests a deliberate ambush'

Alastair Campbell, Labour's former comms director, writes for the Sunday Mirror - "If they had been serious about using Friday’s meeting to advance a peace deal, they would have talked things through BEFORE calling in the media."

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3 d. ago Hundreds of cyclists to take part in protest ride in Regent's Park over bike thefts

Cyclists calling for more police protection following bike thefts by 'machete-wielding thieves'

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3 d. ago Greek police fire tear gas at protesters in Athens amid violent clashes on rail disaster anniversary

Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of cities across Greece on Friday in mass demonstrations against the Government

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3 d. ago Youths throw rocks at police in Athens as violence erupts amid train crash rally

Riot officers fire teargas at hundreds of hooded youths as protests across Greece mark anniversary of Tempe disasterPeaceful protests in central Athens have been eclipsed by the eruption of full-scale clashes between rock-throwing youths and riot police, as demonstrations and strikes were held across Greece to mark the second anniversary of a fatal train crash.Thousands of people who had crammed into Syntagma Square for a demonstration later fled, some even seeking refuge in the parliament, as riot police fired rounds of teargas at hundreds of black-clad hooded youths lobbying rocks at them. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago American woman claims she's Madeleine McCann...and has DNA 'proof'

Eugenea Collins, 22, launched a social media campaign claiming she is the famous British child who went missing in 2007 while on vacation with her family in Praia da Luz, Portugal.

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8 d. ago Moment cheeky protester flips cap from policeman's head as UKIP rally in Manchester turns ugly

Hundreds of Stand Up To Racism counter protesters were seen clashing with police after a UKIP rally in Manchester calling for mass deportation edged on violence, on Saturday afternoon.

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9 d. ago 11 of the best pictures as hundreds of musicians protest Cardiff University cuts

Cardiff University announced last month that it could axe 400 academic jobs as well as shutting the school of nursing, music and modern foreign languages as the university contends with a deficit of £31m

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1 week ago ‘An unprecedented situation’: EPA plan for LA wildfire cleanup stirs protests over toxic dangers

Demonstrators have protested against an expedited cleanup process that would involve using a beloved beach as a toxic waste sorting site This weekend, more than a hundred demonstrators protested against a new plan by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to use a local beach as a toxic waste sorting site, to process debris from the Palisades fire. They waved signs saying “Save Our Beaches” and “Sort Toxics at the Burn Site” as they walked up and down the path along Will Rogers state beach in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, just outside Los Angeles.Their message? Wildfire debris isn’t just ash – it’s poison. “Asbestos, heavy metals, dioxins and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons will not remain contained,” a petition circulated by a local resident, Ashley Oelsen, says. “Toxic contaminants from the wildfire debris could leach into the soil and the waterways. Onshore winds will undoubtedly carry these hazardous particulates, compromising the air quality where people live, work an...

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1 week ago Hundreds protest in Cook Islands over PM’s handling of deal with China

Opposition leaders accuse prime minister of risking its relationship with New Zealand by continued secrecy around dealHundreds of protesters have marched on Cook Islands’ parliament to oppose prime minister Mark Brown’s recent decisions, including a failure to properly consult its closest partner New Zealand over a deal to deepen ties with China.Roughly 400 protesters – led by opposition parties – gathered outside the capital city of Avarua on Tuesday, RNZ reported, with some holding signs reading “Stay connected with New Zealand”. Others waved placards showing the New Zealand passport in opposition to Brown’s now-abandoned controversial proposal to introduce a separate Cook Islands passport, which New Zealand warned would require holders to renounce their New Zealand one. Continue reading...

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