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Fresh tension grips Bangladesh as student protesters demand president's resignation
Political tension in Bangladesh is growing after a leading student group called for the country’s figurehead president to resign over his comments that appeared to call into question former Prime ...World - ABC News - October 23 -
Hindus in Muslim-majority Bangladesh rally to demand protection from attacks
Tens of thousands of minority Hindus have rallied to demand that the interim government in Muslim-majority Bangladesh protect them from a wave of attacks and harassment and to drop sedition cases ...World - ABC News - November 2 -
China is bracing for fresh tensions with Trump over trade, tech and Taiwan
As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second term in office, China is bracing for unpredictability in its ties with the United StatesTech - ABC News - November 7 -
Post endorsement controversy sparks staff resignations, protests
A decision by The Washington Post to not endorse a candidate for president in next week's election is sparking vocal protests and resignations from some staffers. Post publisher and CEO William ...Politics - The Hill - October 28 -
Iran detains female student for undressing in protest
Reaction tests President Masoud Pezeshkian’s efforts to assuage public discontent as tensions with Israel riseWorld - Financial Times - November 4 -
Student protesters face potential Trump crackdown
Student protesters could be in the crossfire of the Trump administration’s crackdown on colleges, with activists increasingly concerned about freedom of speech for pro-Palestinian advocates. ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Scottish rent controls spark tensions as developers demand ‘assurances’
Caps for increases would be tied to inflation under SNP’s new housing billWorld - Financial Times - 13 hours ago -
Valencia’s president admits mistakes in flood response but will not resign
Carlos Mazón resists calls to step down, saying floods that killed 216 in his area were unprecedented and ‘apocalyptic’. The regional president of Valencia, who is under mounting pressure over ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Thousands rally in Bangladesh capital as major political party demands quick reforms and an election
Tens of thousands of activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have rallied in the nation's capitalWorld - ABC News - November 8 -
Tens of thousands of Spaniards demand the resignation of Valencia leader for bungling flood response
Tens of thousands of Spaniards have marched in the eastern city of Valencia to demand the resignation of the regional president in charge of the emergency response to last week’s catastrophic floodsWorld - ABC News - November 10 -
Tens of thousands of Spaniards demand the resignation of Valencia leader for bungling flood response
Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched in the eastern city of Valencia on Saturday to demand the resignation of the regional president in charge of the emergency response to last week’s ...Top stories - NBC News - November 10 -
How will the Trump presidency affect student loan forgiveness?
President-elect Donald is returning to the White House after defeating Vice President Harris, but what will his second term mean for the millions of Americans with student loan debt?Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Columbia pays $395,000 to student suspended over protest ‘fart spray’
Israeli student filed lawsuit after suspension for spraying pro-Palestinian protesters with foul-smelling substance. Columbia University has reached a $395,000 settlement with a student who was ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
Iran reportedly arrests female university student who stripped in protest
Amnesty International calls on Iran to free woman said to have been "violently arrested after she removed her clothes in protest" of harassment by authorities.World - CBS News - November 4 -
Albania's opposition blocks roads in a protest to demand a caretaker Cabinet
Albanian opposition activists have blocked major roads around the country for several hours, demanding that the government be replaced by a technocratic caretaker Cabinet before next year’s ...World - ABC News - October 29 -
London protesters demand water companies clean up sewage-tainted rivers
Thousands of people have marched in London to demand a cleanup of Britain’s sewage-clogged waterwaysWorld - ABC News - November 3 -
A silent protest in Serbia demands accountability for a roof collapse that killed 14
Residents in northern Serbia have stopped traffic and stood in silence to commemorate the 14 victims of a railway roof collapse two weeks ago and demand accountability for the tragedyWorld - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Protesters scuffle with police in Serbia as they demand arrests over a deadly roof collapse
Scuffles have erupted for a second day in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad between police and opposition protesters demanding arrests over a deadly roof collapse at the city’s railway station ...World - ABC News - Yesterday -
Chicago School Board President Resigns Over Social Media Posts
One week into the job, the Rev. Mitchell Ikenna Johnson resigned amid criticism by elected leaders that his past posts were anti-Semitic and misogynistic.Top stories - The New York Times - November 1 -
Why Did Ben Sasse Resign as President of the University of Florida?
Florida’s star president, Ben Sasse, was among the best paid university presidents ever. He promised a conservative overhaul, but then he resigned, leaving controversy and an embarrassing drop in ...Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
8 of 11 members of Mexico's Supreme Court to resign in protest of controversial judicial overhaul
Eight justices of Mexico’s Supreme Court have said they will leave the court rather than stand for election as required by a controversial judicial overhaul passed last monthWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
8 of 11 members of Mexico's Supreme Court say they will resign in protest of controversial judicial overhaul
8 of 11 members of Mexico's Supreme Court say they will resign in protest of controversial judicial overhaulWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
Georgian breakaway region’s leader resigns after pro-Russia law sparks protests
Abkhazia’s president strikes deal with opposition after demonstrators storm parliamentWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Trump’s Win Prompts Spike in Demand for Lobbyists With Ties to the President-Elect
Corporations and foreign governments are offering to pay steep prices for help dealing with the unpredictable president-elect.Business - The New York Times - November 7 -
Mortgage demand stalls as financial markets digest Trump presidency
While tiny, the week's increase in total application volume marked the first rise in overall demand in seven weeks.Business - CNBC - November 13 -
Mortgage demand stalls as financial markets digest Trump presidency
Mortgage rates continued to climb last week as investors considered the future of the economy under a Trump presidency.Top stories - NBC News - November 13 -
How Trump’s second presidency could fuel nuclear energy and uranium demand
If Donald Trump’s first term as president of the United States provided a good representation of how he views the nuclear market, his second term is likely to support further growth in the sector ...Business - MarketWatch - 2 days ago -
Georgian president won't recognize parliamentary election result and calls for a protest
Georgia’s president says she doesn't recognize the results of this weekend’s parliamentary vote, which election officials say was won by the ruling partyWorld - ABC News - October 27 -
Georgians join mass rally as president urges protest at 'rigged vote'
Salome Zourabichivili has called Georgians out on the streets, telling the BBC this is a "crucial moment".Top stories - BBC News - October 28 -
Congo opposition leaders call for protests against president's plan to change constitution
Leaders of the main opposition parties in Congo have called for nationwide protests against President Felix Tshisekedi’s plans to draft a new constitutionWorld - ABC News - 23 hours ago -
Protesters demand arrests over train station roof collapse that killed 14 people in Serbia
Angry protesters have left red handprints in front of government buildings in the Serbian capital to demand the arrest of officials, two days after a concrete canopy collapsed at a railway station, ...World - ABC News - November 3 -
Protesters in Georgia's capital set up a tent camp and demand new elections, wary of Russia
Demonstrators in Georgia’s capital have set up tents on a central thoroughfare and vowed to stay around the clock to demand new parliamentary elections in the countryWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Police in Georgia's capital break up a tent camp set up by protesters demanding a new election
Police in Georgia’s capital have moved in to break up a tent camp that demonstrators set up on a central thoroughfare to protest the results of last month’s parliamentary election and demand a new ...World - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Former Harris aide calls for Biden to resign so she can be president briefly
Jamal Simmons, a former aide to Vice President Harris, called for President Biden to resign so that the vice president can have his role for a short amount of time. “Joe Biden’s been a phenomenal ...Politics - The Hill - November 10 -
Former Harris aide suggests Biden resign so she can serve as president
Jamal Simmons says move would help Democrats seize public’s attention before Trump begins term in January. US politics live – latest updates A former communications director for Kamala ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
Bangladesh’s unlikely revolutionaries
Young protesters installed Nobel prizewinner Muhammad Yunus as caretaker leader. But time is running out to reform the country’s democratic institutionsWorld - Financial Times - November 1 -
3 ways President-elect Donald Trump's next term may impact student loan borrowers
The former president will return to the White House in January 2025 following his win over Vice President Kamala Harris.Business - CNBC - November 8 -
President Joe Biden has forgiven over $166 billion in student debt—see how much in each state
Fixes to existing forgiveness programs and a brief window under the new SAVE program allowed President Biden to forgiven $166 billion in student debt.Business - CNBC - 5 days ago