Indonesia’s student protests, politics of democratic accountability
‘If We Burn, You Burn With Us’ By Rosita Miladmahesi On 20 October 2026, Greenpeace Indonesia activists climbed Jakarta’s…
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India’s voter-list protests grow, challenge removal of 130mn names
Across India, opposition parties, students and a youth-led online movement are protesting against a nationwide revision of the voter rolls…
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Iran pairs threat of unlimited retaliation, offer to reopen Strait of Hormuz in 2 days
On Saturday, Iran sent two messages at once: any attack will be met with an immediate response “without geographic limits,” and…
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Poland’s president holds crisis talks; fight over constitutional court deepens
Poland is in the middle of a political crisis over who controls its top court. On Friday, the head of the Constitutional Tribunal was…
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China’s CP fills CC seats outside usual order, record numbers expelled
China’s ruling Communist Party (CP) has just held one of its most closely watched meetings of the year, and the details suggest that…
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Cost-of-living protests sweep Europe for 3rd weekend; France, Germany and Italy brace for violence
On Saturday, October 31, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across Europe over the cost of living, schools and public…
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Gold falls to one-year low, tech selloff and rate-hike fears hit precious metals
Gold, long seen as the place to hide when markets turn rough, fell to its lowest price in a year on Friday, and silver, platinum and…
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Police arrest 139 in London, Palestine Action ban heads to UK SC
On Saturday, London police arrested at least 139 people at a protest outside the US embassy against Britain’s ban on Palestine…
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Michigan Democrats feud over outside ad days before Senate vote
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee in Michigan’s Senate race, has told Rep. Haley Stevens to stay away from his remaining…
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Wikipedia’s traffic is falling, AI part of the reason, data does not yet show dying
The excerpt argues that AI search is draining Wikipedia of readers, that the encyclopedia is in a worse position than its defenders…
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