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Truck drivers transporting goods from Western Balkan countries to Europe blocked more than 20 European Union border crossings to protest Schengen visa restrictions, causing kilometers-long queues. Hundreds of drivers, including those from…

Protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota, intensified after a second shooting linked to Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. Authorities said an ICE agent shot a man in the leg during an arrest attempt, with officials…

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s former Shah, called on protesters in Iran to sustain demonstrations, saying “help is on its way” and urging security forces to side with the public. In a video message, Pahlavi told Iranian soldiers to…

Protests over the high cost of living continued for a 12th day across Iran, prompting a nationwide internet blackout, according to monitoring group NetBlocks. Demonstrations began in Tehran after the Iranian rial plunged past 140,000 to the…

Hundreds of people gathered in Victory Square in Bucharest, Romania, demanding judicial reform and urging Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan to act against corruption in the judiciary. Protesters carried banners reading “Bolojan, Romania is…

Farmers in Greece intensified their protests by blockading the port of Volos with tractors, part of nationwide demonstrations since late November under the slogan “Agriculture is Dying.” Fishermen joined in from the sea. Major highways and…

Tens of thousands protested across Bulgaria against the 2026 budget bill and alleged government corruption. In Sofia, clashes erupted outside the National Assembly as demonstrators threw stones and firecrackers, prompting police to…

Two security guards were slightly injured after protesters clashed with security during climate demonstrations at the COP30 summit in Belem, Brazil. Hundreds of activists, including Indigenous groups, stormed barricades at the UN…