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Netanyahu recovers in hospital as thousands protest his controversial reforms
The Israeli prime minister was having an emergency procedure to implant a pacemaker, plunging the country deeper into turmoil following widespread protests.
- by Julia Frankel and Josef Federman
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Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Koran burning
Hundreds stormed the building in Iraq’s capital to protest against the second planned Koran burning in Sweden in weeks.
- by Timour Azhari and Anna Ringstrom
2022: Protesters warn more climate demonstrations are planned, after NGV stunt
Extinction Rebellion protesters say more climate demonstrations are planned, after two people glued themselves to a Picasso artwork at the NGV.
After a year of climate protests, the toll rises for museums and activists
Museums must pay for added security and the conservation of precious paintings. Now they are suing eco-activists for damages.
- by Zachary Small
Activist or attention hog? Drew has an obsession. His dad wishes he’d drop it
Some say he’s a disorganised troublemaker. Others see him as an impassioned voice against China’s human rights abuses. Drew Pavlou can be both.
- by Matthew Knott
Playing with Fyre: When a vegan activist faced off with a fiery celebrity chef
A notorious vegan activist’s protest outside a Perth restaurant at the weekend has led to a police investigation after tensions between the two camps escalated.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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France
Grandmother of French boy killed in police shooting appeals for calm
Rioters clashed with police overnight on Saturday as France saw a fifth consecutive night of unrest after the police killing of a teenager.
- by Cara Anna, Nicolas Garriga and Angela Charlton
France sends in special forces to combat rioters
Some 45,000 police officers were mobilised after the funeral of a 17-year-old police shooting victim in Nanterre.
- by Roland Oliphant
Youths clash with police on fourth night of French riots after teen’s shooting death
Buildings and vehicles have been torched and stores looted in cities as widespread as Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Lille.
- by Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester and Lewis Joly
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France
‘Response will be extremely firm’: France vows crackdown after third night of unrest
Unrest has erupted for a third day over the deadly police shooting of a teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent during a traffic stop in a Paris suburb.
- by Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester and Alex Turnbull
Protesters storm Sweden’s embassy in Baghdad in protest over Koran burning
The Iraqi security official said the man who burned the Islamic holy book was an Iraqi Christian who had previously fought in Iraq.
- by Ali Jabar and Qassim Abdul-Zahra