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Almost 1000 demonstrators have been arrested in France as street protests spread across Europe.

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People in Serbia are voting in a parliamentary election that is being viewed as a showdown between former president Aleksandar Vucic and a university student protest movement.

While protests in France have claimed most international attention, large demonstrations also rocked many European cities Saturday from Milan to Rome to Madrid, Lisbon and Tirana.

Fed up with the political establishment and rising cost of living, demonstrators hoped to make their message heard after violence overshadowed protests last weekend.

Police charge against demonstrators in the city's Piazza Castello on Saturday as other protests took place across Italy.

The BBC's Europe correspondent reports from Paris where mostly peaceful protests turned into unrest after nightfall.

Authorities had deployed 70,000 security personnel across the country for new marches, called to protest the cost of living.

While demonstrations throughout France were largely peaceful, police reported clashes with protesters Saturday evening.

Parents could face financial penalties if their children participate in vandalism or looting during demonstrations.

A coalition of students, farmers and civil society groups has joined calls for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over India's voter roll revision exercise.

TUNIS, Oct 22 (Reuters)&nbsp;-&nbsp;Tunisian police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in Ettadhamen, a suburb of the capital, after the death of a man detained on suspicion of drug dealing, amid clashes with police in two towns in southern Tunisia.

Protests in several cities ​coincide with a deepening economic, social and political crisis in Tunisia.

President Trump threw his support behind Sen. Darline Graham at a South Carolina rally on Wednesday. Plus, candidates in Ohio and Michigan continue to throw jabs as midterm campaigns reach their peak. Weijia Jiang reports.

WA Police TRG officers arrested two climate activists who attached themselves to a Woodside gas platform off the WA coast.

After four protesters were arrested over the last week in connection with demonstrations against the removal of bike lanes in Etobicoke, Toronto Police issued a statement on Wednesday afternoon warning that they will not hesitate to arrest anyone who breaks the law while protesting. In the statement, police said they are aware of plans to […]

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Multiple protesters were removed from President Trump's North Carolina rally on Tuesday night. Meanwhile, political ads in Ohio are getting personal. Weijia Jiang reports.

French president criticises comments by 'foreign leaders' trying to exploit disorder for their own political agenda.

The slogan has come to represent a whole array of grievances that lie at the heart of the protest movement.

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“Bismillah, c’est les ténèbres” has appeared on signs at recent demonstrations. It doesn’t make much sense (it means, “In the name of God, it’s the darkness”) but is seen as shorthand for a generational divide.