September
- Opinion
- Middle East tensions
Why Hezbollah is everyone’s problem
The world is now in the opening stages of yet another contest between the free and unfree. It’s a conflict reaching far and wide, and will last for decades.
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- Bret Stephens
August
White supremacists turn UK riots into online recruiting pitch
Hard-line organisations previously designated by the UK as domestic terrorists are calling for an overthrow of the British government.
- Jeff Stone
UK police prepare for further clashes with far right
PM Keir Starmer said this week authorities had agreed to mobilise a “standing army” of officers to deal with the anti-migrant and anti-Muslim disorder.
- Alex Wickham
Bangladesh protesters back Nobel laureate for government role
Protesters have called for Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to be named chief adviser of a new interim government after PM Sheikh Hasina fled the country.
- John Reed, Benjamin Parkin and Lucy Fisher
Widespread boycotts in Muslim countries hammer Western brands
Consumers are shunning goods produced by companies such as Coca-Cola, KFC, Starbucks and Mondelez in protest against their perceived support for Israel in the war in Gaza.
- FT Reporters
Bangladesh protesters to march on government after deadly clashes
At least 91 people were killed and hundreds injured on Sunday in a wave of violence in the country of 170 million, as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets.
- Ruma Paul
Starmer calls emergency security meeting after weekend of riots
Violence erupted in towns and cities including Rotherham, Blackpool and Bristol over the weekend in the first major test for the new Labour government.
- Andrew Atkinson, Alex Wickham and Lucca de Paoli
July
COVID-19 lockdown anger a turning point in political discourse
Dangerous and undemocratic social media activity started during Victoria’s pandemic lockdowns is persisting, the Home Affairs Minister has warned.
- Tom McIlroy
May
Macron urges calm in high-stakes New Caledonia visit
The French president has met political and business leaders in an attempt to ease tensions following days of deadly unrest over electoral reforms.
- Claire Rush and John Leicester
Why a small Pacific island territory is upending nickel prices
New Caledonia possesses an estimated 25 per cent of the world’s nickel resources and accounts for 6 per cent of global production of the metal.
- Rishi Lyengar
Defence Force ‘ready to fly’ to New Caledonia
Australia is working with French authorities to ensure a quick exit for people seeking to flee strife-torn New Caledonia as soon as the Pacific island nation’s airport is reopened.
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- Cecile Lefort
‘Massive’ French police force arrives in riot-hit New Caledonia
Deadly violence has raged across the French Pacific territory this week over electoral reforms pushed in Paris, forcing France to impose a state of emergency.
- Kirsty Needham and Camille Raynaud
January
Ecuador ‘at war’ with drug gangs, says president
Daniel Noboa said the country would begin deporting foreign prisoners this week to reduce prison populations and spending.
- Alexandra Valencia
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Albanese calls for calm in PNG after riots, looting
Mr Albanese said Australia was monitoring the situation via its high commission and had not received any requests for help from Papua New Guinea, which it regularly supports in policing and security.
- Kirsty Needham
Armed men storm Ecuador TV studio amid escalating violence
The South American country has been rocked by attacks, including the abductions of police officers, following a powerful gang leader’s apparent escape from prison.
- Annie Correal and Genevieve Glatsky
July 2023
Protests as Israel votes on divisive legal changes
Demonstrators, many of whom feel the very foundations of their country are being eroded by the government’s plan, stepped up their opposition to changes that would erode courts’ powers.
- Tia Goldenberg and Isaac Scharf
Unrest in France eases nearly a week after fatal police shooting
Authorities were set to deploy 45,000 police officers and gendarmes for a fourth night in a row in an effort to bring the situation under control.
- Aurelien Breeden
- Opinion
- Opinion
French riots’ deja vu raises the stakes for Macron
It will take a lot of political willpower to make today’s cycle different from the last time violence flared up in 2005.
- Lionel Laurent
Macron pushes for an end to looting, riots test his authority
The unrest is another political minefield for Mr Macron after he pushed through an increase in France’s retirement age that was preceded by months of protests.
- Tara Patel
French president urges parents to keep teens at home
French President Emmanuel Macron held off on declaring a state of emergency, an option that was used in similar circumstances in 2005.
- Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester and Alex Turnbull