Bangladesh garment factories close as workers clash with police during wage protests

 

Police fired teargas and stun grenades at protesters as garment factory workers across Bangladesh took to the streets to demonstrate for higher wages. Hundreds of garment factories have closed due to the unrest this week during a crucial production period for spring and summer export orders, raising concerns about shipment delays

Midterms: how the blue wave took Congress in three minutes

Donald Trump and his Republican party have been dealt a devastating blow in the midterm elections with Democrats taking control of the House and Senate

 

Ian Bremmer on what a midterms defeat could mean for Trump

Trump and his Republican party are on course for huge losses in the midterm elections. Control of Congress is at stake. We asked geopolitical analyst Ian Bremmer if he thinks that a defeat would weaken Trump or instead cause him to become a more active danger to Iran — and the rest of the world.

 

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What's next for Serbia after the student movement's landslide win?

After 14 years in power, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's party lost the parliamentary election in his country. A student-led movement secured a clear majority, promising to 'rebuild' the country after years of corruption.

 

France protests: Media bias, police brutality and political chaos

 

Student protests, police violence and French media obsessed with 'barbarians'.

What began as protests over education has rapidly taken over the streets of France and turned into one of the country’s biggest waves of unrest in years.

Many mainstream media outlets have focused their coverage on the violence and looting rather than on the demands of the demonstrators. A lot of airtime has fixated on who the protesters are and what they look like, often using racist terms. That narrative has been picked up by right-wing movements abroad.

India’s crackdown on cockroaches, critics and cameras

 

A government at war with its critics – from young protesters to the media.

A wave of youth-led protests has returned to the streets of India’s capital, Delhi, after media reports revealed that the Election Commission removed about 130 million names from voter lists.

These protests differ from the unrest that exploded in July, though, by the attacks on the media.