This account, based on a Reuters review of protest footage, previously unreported arrest notices and interviews, examines one of the economic protests that have proliferated in China since 2022, a period in which hundreds of thousands have lost homes in a property bust and fallen victim to investment scams.
Police officers stand near demonstrators in Zhengzhou protesting freezing of deposits by some banks May 23, 2022
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was set to meet his allies on Wednesday to discuss forming the government, a day after his Hindu nationalist party lost its outright majority in parliament in a surprise election verdict.
Narendra Modi gestures as he arrives at BJP headquarters in New Delhi, June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi - World
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, mocked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his supporters for a decade as an entitled dynast, marked a stunning comeback on Tuesday, emerging at the centre of an alliance that made deep inroads into ruling party strongholds.
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Indian voters' tepid endorsement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves a weakened mandate for business-friendly reforms and has foreign money managers thinking twice about unleashing another wave of investment in the world's fastest-growing economy.
Deep divisions will limit progress at reconciliation talks between Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah this month, conversations with five sources in the groups indicate, but the meetings highlight that the Islamist group is likely to retain influence after Israel's war in Gaza.
People hold Fatah flags in Hebron during a protest in support of the people of Gaza, October 27, 2023. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma - Technology
A former Meta engineer on Tuesday accused the company of bias in its handling of content related to the war in Gaza, claiming in a lawsuit that Meta fired him for trying to help fix bugs causing the suppression of Palestinian Instagram posts.
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Health workers killed in the war have included more than 50 highly qualified specialists who were seeking to create a healthcare system for a Palestinian state. With each specialist killed, Gaza lost a network of knowledge that will take years to rebuild.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour challenger Keir Starmer went head-to-head on Tuesday over how to boost Britain's economy, with the PM accusing the opposition party of wanting to increase taxes if it wins power at a July 4 election.
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak debate, as ITV hosts the first head-to-head debate of the General Election, in Manchester, Britain, June 4, 2024 in this handout image. Jonathan Hordle/ITV/Handout via REUTERS - Explainer
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is promising to cut immigration levels if his Conservative Party wins next month's election, making the issue one of the major battlegrounds of the upcoming vote.
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Nigel Farage, new leader of Britain's right-wing Reform Party and thorn in the side of the governing Conservatives, was doused with a soft drink on Tuesday in his first full day of campaigning for a seat in parliament in the July 4 election.
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday instituted a broad asylum ban on migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, a major enforcement move in the run-up to November elections that will decide control of the White House.
Asylum-seeking migrants walk near the border to leave a temporary staging area to be transported, after U.S. President Joe Biden announced a sweeping border security enforcement effort, in Jacumba Hot Springs, California, U.S. June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Go Nakamura - World
Arizona voters will be able to decide in the Nov. 5 election if they support or reject a Republican-led measure that would make it a crime to cross the state border from Mexico and allow state judges to order deportations.
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U.S. Representative Andy Kim won New Jersey's Democratic primary to run in the Nov. 5 election for the Senate seat held by Bob Menendez, and Jon Tester was nominated for a fourth Senate term in Montana, Edison Research projected on Tuesday.
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has been a model of longevity for more than two decades in an outstanding career, breaking numerous records and playing for some of the biggest clubs in the world, and he will be determined to make his mark at Euro 2024.
Soccer Football - International Friendly - Slovenia v Portugal - Stozice Stadium, Ljubjana, Slovenia - March 26, 2024 Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic/File Photo - Sports
Novak Djokovic's French Open title defence ended with a whimper following the top seed's withdrawal due to a right knee problem while Jannik Sinner celebrated his imminent takeover as world number one with a crushing win over Grigor Dimitrov on Tuesday.
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San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano received a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball for placing hundreds of bets on baseball, including games involving the Pittsburgh Pirates last season when he was a member of the team, MLB said on Tuesday.
Children in Gaza fetch water from collection points, journeying through roads lined with the remnants of destroyed buildings from eight months of war.
