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Lecornu Faces Down Parliament as France's School Revolt Turns Violent: 300 Injured, Lessons Suspended
World· 12m ago

Lecornu Faces Down Parliament as France's School Revolt Turns Violent: 300 Injured, Lessons Suspended

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu told the National Assembly that 215 pupils, 85 school staff and 715 police have been injured since France's pupil revolt began, rejected claims of a police crackdown as a lie, and accused the hard left of stoking chaos ahead of the 2027 election — as secondary schools suspend lessons nationwide.

Brussels Signal
Georgia's ruling party moves to ban the opposition as the European Parliament prepares a rebuke
World· 12m ago

Georgia's ruling party moves to ban the opposition as the European Parliament prepares a rebuke

Georgia's Constitutional Court has opened hearings on a ruling-party lawsuit seeking to outlaw the country's main opposition parties, while the European Parliament debates a resolution condemning Tbilisi's democratic backsliding — a vote that could further freeze the country's EU candidacy.

JAMnews
Barricades in the Capital: Opposition MPs March on India's Election Commission Over Voter-Roll Purge
World· 1d ago

Barricades in the Capital: Opposition MPs March on India's Election Commission Over Voter-Roll Purge

Opposition lawmakers marched from India's parliament to the Election Commission headquarters on Tuesday, demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a disputed voter-roll revision they say could disenfranchise millions. Hundreds of police sealed off central New Delhi as the confrontation over the integrity of the world's largest electorate deepened.

Reuters
Tear Gas in Pristina: Police Clash with Protesters Demanding Curbs on Hague War Crimes Court
World· 1d ago

Tear Gas in Pristina: Police Clash with Protesters Demanding Curbs on Hague War Crimes Court

Kosovo police fired tear gas and used water cannon against protesters outside parliament on Monday as lawmakers advanced a bill to limit the powers of the Hague-based war crimes court that sentenced former president Hashim Thaci to 25 years in prison.

Reuters
Spain's Parliament Votes Down Housing Bills in Blow to Sánchez as Early Election Talk Grows
World· 4d ago

Spain's Parliament Votes Down Housing Bills in Blow to Sánchez as Early Election Talk Grows

Spain's parliament rejected two affordable-housing bills on Friday, a major defeat for Pedro Sánchez's minority government. With rents having doubled in a decade and protests filling Madrid's streets, opposition voices are now openly calling for an early general election.

France24