Activism
The A4 Revolution: Why People In China Are Holding Unprecedented Anti-Government Protests
A fire, blank white paper and a revolution. Here’s how the biggest protests since Tiananmen Square started.
Politics
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A Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protest Anthem Played At A Rugby Match And The Government Is Mad
The Hong Kong government has ordered an investigation after a Hong Kong pro-democracy protest anthem played instead of China’s national anthem at a rugby match final in South Korea.
Activism
Slovenia Has Elected One Of Its Most Influential Lawyers As Its First Woman President
Independent candidate and lawyer, Natasa Pirc Musar, has become Slovenia’s first woman president after winning the second round of elections on Sunday Nov. 13.
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Ukrainians Are Celebrating After Its Army Liberated Kherson From Russian Occupation
Celebrations have erupted in Kherson, Ukraine, after the Russian army completely withdrew from the city, the only regional capital it had captured since its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.
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A Student Tried To Egg King Charles To Protest The UK’s History Of Slavery But The King Just Ignored It
UK police have arrested a university student for attempting to egg King Charles and the Queen Consort Camilla to protest the UK’s history of slavery.
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Russia Announced It Is Retreating From Ukraine’s Kherson, The Only Regional Capital It Had Captured
Russian authorities have ordered troops to withdraw from Kherson, Ukraine, the only regional capital that they had captured since the start of its invasion in February.
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Ethiopia’s Government And Tigray Forces Have Agreed To A Truce To End A Two-Year Civil War That Has Killed Up To 600,000 People
The Ethiopian government and Tigray forces have agreed to a ceasefire to end the two-year civil war that has killed as many as 600,000 people and displaced millions.
Climate
Brazil Has Voted Out Its Far-Right President Jair Bolsonaro And Elected This Leftist Former President
Voters in Brazil have elected leftist former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, as the country’s new leader, removing the incumbent far-right president Jair Bolsonaro after four years.
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New Zealand Now Has More Women Lawmakers Than Men After Swearing This Māori Woman Politician
For the first time in the country’s history, New Zealand’s parliament now has more women than men.
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Rishi Sunak Will Be The UK’s Next Prime Minister And The First Person Of Color To Lead The Country
Former UK finance minister Rishi Sunak will become the the country’s next prime minister and the first person of color to lead the UK.
Cute
An Unrefrigerated Iceberg Lettuce Outlasted UK Prime Minister Liz Truss And It Became A Huge Meme
Inspired by a column in the Economist, which described Truss as having “the shelf-life of a lettuce”, the Daily Star set up a livestream to test the statement.
Activism
A Man In China Held A Rare Protest Against Xi Jinping And Started A Movement Around The World
Posters protesting Chinese president Xi Jinping, who is expected to be confirmed for a third term, have been popping up in countries around the world, inspired by a man who held a rare one-man protest against Xi in Beijing, China.