Yesterday
How mass migration could spread the Israel-Hamas war to Europe
A failure to integrate migrant communities from the Middle East has led to parallel societies.
- James Crisp
This Month
- Analysis
- Middle East tensions
Putin seeks to exploit Israel-Hamas war
The Europeans may struggle to hold on to their initially united front behind Israel, while Russia could carve out a role as a broker.
- Hans van Leeuwen
August
China’s police warn fearful investors not to protest
As China’s bad economic news intensifies, authorities are cracking down on potential protests and negative economic data.
- Michael Smith
‘Extremist’ protesters target Woodside CEO’s home
Woodside chief executive Meg O’Neill has denounced environmental protesters who allegedly descended on her Perth family home.
- Tom Rabe
July
- Opinion
- Joe Biden
How Biden can help end Israel’s crisis
Israel’s government aims to neutralise the Supreme Court and erode democracy, but the US president can appeal to Benjamin Netanyahu on security grounds.
- Bobby Ghosh
Israel passes reform law, sparking fury
The controversial move to limit the Supreme Court’s ability to strike down government action has sparked the country’s worst political crisis in decades.
- Updated
- Steve Hendrix and Shira Rubin
Riots ease in France as family buries teenager killed by police
French President Emmanuel Macron cancelled a long-anticipated state visit to Germany to deal with the ongoing unrest.
- Updated
- Benoit Van Overstraeten and Horaci Garcia
June
France mobilises tens of thousands of police to head off riots
Paris shut down public transport and curfews were imposed in some areas to prevent unrest growing over the police shooting of a teenager.
- Updated
- Sylvie Corbet and John Leicester
March
Netanyahu is back and he’s breaking Israel
Critics say the leadership comeback of “King Bibi” could lead to the destruction of Israel as infighting pulls the country apart.
- James Rothwell
- Analysis
- Analysis
No French president can wage war against his people
Five of the country’s seven refineries are closed by strikes. At least 42 departments are running out of fuel. Trains and flights have been disrupted for weeks.
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
France in flames over Macron’s pension reforms
Protests escalated across France after President Emmanuel Macron compared them to the US Capitol riots in 2021.
- Horaci Garcia, John Irish and Ingrid Melander
Police storm home of ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Imran Khan, who was removed from office in April, is facing dozens of court cases on charges that supporters say are politically motived.
- Christina Goldbaum and Salman Masood
February
- Opinion
- Opinion
Germany faces a pacifist reckoning as war knocks at the door
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced Germany to come to terms with its past and consider the protection of a nearby neighbour against an old enemy.
- Anchal Vohra
January
US police unit disbanded over fatal beating as protests erupt
The move follows the release of harrowing video which has renewed criticism of American policing tactics.
- Maria Cardona and Diane Bartz
Peru extends state of emergency as deadly protests roil the country
The 30-day order, which follows a now-expired nationwide state of emergency, suspends several constitutional rights, including freedom of transit and the right to privacy in the home.
- Marisa Iati
Pro-Bolsonaro protesters storm Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court
Thousands of demonstrators also invaded the presidential palace in scenes reminiscent of the January 6 attacks on the US Capitol.
- Diane Jeantet
December 2022
Peru Congress to reconsider early election, unrest continues
Politicians are facing pressure to bring forward 2026 elections for president and Congress to next year.
- Updated
- David Pereda
Second Iranian detainee executed over alleged protest crime
The public hanging of Majidreza Rahnavard, less than a month after he allegedly carried out the fatal stabbings of two security officials, shows the speed at which Iran now carries out death sentences.
- Jon Gambrell
Iran executes first known prisoner arrested in protests
Mohsen Shekari was hanged over the nationwide demonstrations, the longest-running yet in the Islamic republic.
- Updated
- Jon Gambrell
- Analysis
- Analysis
Xi Jinping’s obsession with control produced China’s protests
This challenge to the Chinese Communist Party and the state has been building for some time.
- Howard French
