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Story by Associated Press The Hague, Netherlands (AP) — A right-wing demonstration in the Netherlands erupted into violence and chaos Saturday as rioters clashed with police and vandalized a political party’s office, just weeks before the country holds a general election. Police used tear gas and a water cannon to disperse rioters who threw objects

By Hira Humayun, Karen Esquivel, CNN (CNN) — Bertha Zúñiga is no stranger to threats. She remembers the day years ago when she and her colleagues were chased by machete-wielding attackers in western Honduras. A vehicle blocked their car, and its passengers stepped out with their weapons, trying to attack the group. They managed to

By Caitlin Danaher, Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — On Friday, Dr. Mohammed Abu Salmiya left his family home for a shift as the director of the Al-Shifa Hospital. A day later, the bodies of six family members arrived while he was still on duty. An Israeli airstrike hit his home in the Al Shati refugee

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The quest for Palestinian independence gained a major boost on Sunday as diplomatic heavyweights, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, formally recognized a State of Palestine ahead of the United Nations General Assembly. France is expected to follow suit at the UN General Assembly this week, with President Emmanuel

By Sophie Tanno, Antonia Mortensen and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Polish and allied military aircraft were scrambled early Saturday after Russia launched a massive aerial assault on Ukraine including strikes that targeted near its western border with Poland. It came hours after NATO intercepted three Russian jets over Estonia’s airspace and with Europe on

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — As Nepal’s famed Singha Durbar palace went up in flames last week, protesters determined to rattle the government hung a manga flag showing a skull wearing a straw hat against the building’s ornate golden gates. The juxtaposition of the cartoon flag with the historic complex now home to government

By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Irish rap group Kneecap have been banned from entering Canada ahead of their tour of the country on the grounds of alleged “hate speech” and “glorification of terrorism.” “Recently the rap group Kneecap has engaged in actions and made statements that are contrary to Canadian values and laws that