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Indigenous leaders call for end to Amazon rainforest exploitation

As Brazil prepares to host the COP-30 climate summit next year, indigenous leaders and activists are pressuring the government to take immediate action to halt deforestation and oil exploitation in the Amazon.

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Columbia University suspends pro-Palestinian protesters

Columbia University began suspending pro-Palestinian activists who refused to dismantle a tent encampment on its New York City campus after the Ivy League school declared a stalemate in talks seeking to end the polarizing protest.

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Protesters defy deadline to leave Columbia encampment

Columbia University's president said that talks with pro-Palestinian activists over a protest encampment on the Ivy League campus in New York City had reached an impasse and urged demonstrators to voluntarily disperse or face suspension.

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Protesters call for climate action ahead of G7 meeting in Turin

G7 environment ministers have gathered in Turin for two days of talks, as hundreds of protesters demonstrated in the city, some burning photos of the G7 leaders who they accuse of failing future generations over the climate crisis.

France 24

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Georgians ‘march for Europe’ in protest against controversial bill

Thousands of people have marched through Georgia's capital Tbilisi calling on the government to scrap a divisive bill. Critics of the so-called "foreign agents" bill say it is authoritarian and could halt Georgia’s plans to join the Euro...

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Nine face trial in Germany for alleged far-right coup plot

The first members of a far-right group that allegedly plotted to attack the German parliament and overthrow the government will go on trial in Stuttgart. Nine suspected participants in the coup plot will take the stand in the first set o...

France 24

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Australians call for tougher laws on violence against women

Rallies have taken place across Australia in response to a wave of recent violence against women. Demonstrators want gender-based violence to be declared a national emergency and stricter laws put in place to stop it. Prime Minister Anth...

Al Jazeera

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Thousands of pro-Palestine supporters march in London

Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators have marched through London to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. A counter-protest by pro-Israel Enough is Enough also went ahead at Pall Mall with police officers and barriers separating th...

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Protesters confront media at White House dinner

Guests attending the annual White House Correspondents dinner were greeted with chants of 'shame on you', by protesters opposed to President Biden's handling of the war.

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'I can't breathe' man tells Ohio cops before death

Ohio police released video of a Black man who died at a local hospital after repeatedly telling officers "I can't breathe" as they pinned him to the floor of a bar and handcuffed him, evoking memories of the killing of George Floyd in 2020.

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Gaza protests spread across U.S. universities

Tensions flared in front of Paris' prestigious Sciences Po university over the war in Gaza, echoing similar demonstrations on U.S. campuses.

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Mass rallies in Australia demand action against gendered violence

Thousands took to the streets of Australia's major cities over the weekend demanding tougher laws on gendered violence. The rallies were spurred by a wave of violence against women, that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an "epidemic."

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Haitians demand new leaders find swift solutions to gang violence

Haiti's transitional presidential council has taken over in what many hope marks a first step towards returning security to a country where escalating gang control has plunged millions into a humanitarian crisis. But some Haitians are sk...

France 24

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Ecuador has one of the highest homicide rates

Ecuador was once one of the safest countries in Latin America, but in the last 10 years it's had one of the highest murder rates in the region. Since taking office last year, President Daniel Noboa declared war against the drug cartel...

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National firearms register announced on Port Arthur anniversary

The Federal Goverment has announced a national firearms register, with $160 million spent over four years to increase community safety. The plans coincide with the 28th anniversary of the Port Arthur massacre.

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Two dead, one injured overnight as NSW knife crime continues

Two men have been stabbed to death, and another man left in a serious condition, as a wave of knife crime continues in NSW. The deaths occurred in Dubbo and Quakers Hill within 24 hours.

10 News First

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University of Sydney students stage a protest against Israel

Students have led a protest march at the University of Sydney. They echoed calls elsewhere in the world for institutions to sever links with Israel.

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Magistrate calls for bail law review after murder

The murder of Molly Ticehurst in central NSW, allegedly at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, has sparked a review of the states' bail laws. Now, a former magistrate says the case has exposed a gap in the legal system that is putting victims...

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Brazil's indigenous people call out controversial new law

Warning: Story contains nudity Thousands of indigenous people in Brazil have been demonstrating at an annual protest camp in the capital Brasilia. They say new legislation threatens their way of life, their ancestral lands, and their ve...

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South African apartheid victims demand reparations

As South Africa prepares to celebrate 30 years of democracy, a group of elderly citizens is demanding reparations for Apartheid era crimes. Many victims are still being ignored, they say, even though the government has a fund worth 100 m...

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Pro-Palestinian protests in U.S. continue into second week

Students and faculty members from universities across the United States are continuing to protest in support of Palestine. They are demanding their universities cut financial ties with Israel and divest from companies they say enable the...

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Pro-Palestinian protesters still occupying Sciences Po campus

Students blocked access to Paris' prestigious Sciences Po university over the war in Gaza on Friday (April 26), demanding the institution condemn Israel's actions, in a protest that echoed similar demonstrations on U.S. campuses.

France 24

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Vigilante forces protect communities in Nigeria

A growing number of states in Nigeria’s conflict-hit northern region are setting up community-based vigilante patrol units to tighten security in villages where violent killings and kidnappings are rife.

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Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction overturned

New York’s highest court on Thursday threw out Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction with a ruling that shocked and disappointed women who celebrated historic gains during the #MeToo era and left those who testified in the case bracin...

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Small South Korea towns bear brunt of doctor shortage

Hospitals in South Korea's smaller cities are expressing their desperation for more physicians, as a stalemate drags on between policymakers and trainee doctors, who are entering a third month of their protest against plans to tackle the...

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Pro-Palestinian U.S. campus protests grow as police crack down

Pro-Palestinian protests spread to more college campuses in the United States as authorities appeared to be running out of patience and police began to push back forcefully. Riot officers used chemical irritants and tasers at one univers...

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