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Thousands of supporters of India's youth-led 'cockroach' party clashed with police in New Delhi on July 20, 2026, as they attempted to march on parliament demanding the education minister's resignation, according to ABC News (Australia). ABC News reports police deployed tear gas and canes against...

A nationwide exam leak scandal has triggered one of India's largest youth-led protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in recent years, with thousands demanding his administration's resignation, according to TRT World. The Cockroach Janta Party is accusing authorities of failing millions of students by...

The UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict released a report identifying Israeli forces as responsible for more grave violations against children than any other state military force, according to verified evidence gathered by UN teams on the ground. UN official Vanessa Frazier stated...

Growing numbers of young Germans are considering building their lives abroad due to economic pressures, housing costs, political polarization, and concerns about the country's future, according to TRT World reporting. The trend has prompted scrutiny of Germany's long-term demographic and economic outlook as a generation...

Hundreds of Israeli settlers marched near the Gaza border on July 20, 2026, calling for the return of Jewish settlements withdrawn in 2005, under the slogan "After 21 years, we're returning home." National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and several right-wing Israeli politicians joined the...

Indian police deployed tear gas and batons on July 20, 2026, to block supporters of the youth-led Cockroach Janta movement from marching on Parliament to demand Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation following an examination system paper leak scandal. According to DW News, the crackdown targeted...

Gibraltar dismantled its border fence with Spain on July 15, 2026, marking a significant shift in the decades-long territorial dispute between Britain and Spain over the Rock of Gibraltar. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo confirmed the removal, noting teething problems with Europe's new Entry/Exit System (EES)...

Andy Burnham, former Manchester mayor, became the United Kingdom's new prime minister on July 20, 2026, following Keir Starmer's resignation. Burnham is the seventh prime minister the UK has had in ten years. In his first speech, Burnham announced a ten-year plan for Britain, with...

According to WION, armed troops engaged ISWAP militants attempting to abduct students from a school in Borno State, Nigeria on July 20, 2026, resulting in student deaths during the firefight; 46 students were rescued from the abduction attempt. The incident reflects ongoing security threats to...

Associate Professor Faishal Ibrahim resigned from his ministerial position and the People's Action Party on July 20 after acknowledging inappropriate interactions with a female member of the public, according to a statement from Singapore's Prime Minister's Office. In his resignation letter, Ibrahim stated his conduct...

According to the Associated Press, veteran Labour Party politician and former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is set to become Britain's next prime minister, formally taking over from Keir Starmer, who announced his resignation last month.

Dozens of Malian soldiers were killed in an ambush of their military convoy in northern Mali, with the attack claimed by JNIM, an al-Qaeda-linked militant group, and the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), a separatist movement operating in northern Mali. The assault ranks among the deadliest...

Thousands of demonstrators marched to India's parliament on July 20, 2026, demanding the removal of the country's education minister, organized by the Cockroach movement—a youth-led platform that began as satire but has mobilized into a significant protest force. The march was galvanized after a hunger-striking...

Journalist Hiba Morgan, one of the few reporters working inside El Obeid, spoke with Al Jazeera's Nicholas Muirhead about conditions in the Sudanese city as the country's ongoing war drives what Al Jazeera describes as a looming humanitarian catastrophe. According to Al Jazeera English, international...

On July 15, 2026, Spain and Gibraltar dismantled the border fence and police checkpoints that have separated the two territories since 1969, according to AP reporting. Spanish workers from La Línea de Concepción crossed into Gibraltar without inspection for the first time in decades. Tania...

Andy Burnham, former mayor of Greater Manchester and newly installed leader of the UK Labour Party, is taking final steps toward becoming prime minister and succeeding Keir Starmer. France 24 analysis argues that while Burnham has pledged to govern differently from his predecessor, he faces...

Haridas Chandra Tarani Das, a Hindu man leading construction of an 81-foot Lord Ram statue in Gaibandha district, was arrested on money laundering charges, triggering massive protests in Dhaka organized by the Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council. Demonstrators at the National Press Club called the charges...

In an NPR interview, Hunter Biden discusses his struggles with addiction and his recent public activity, including appearances with conservative podcasters Candace Owens and Nick Fuentes. According to NPR, Biden reactivated his long-dormant X account in May 2026, writing 'You've never actually heard from me,'...

At least 50 Malian soldiers were killed in an ambush by Tuareg separatists and jihadist fighters near the northern town of Anefis, according to local officials cited by DW News. The attack represents the deadliest military loss Mali's armed forces have sustained in recent years....

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, co-founder of Cuba's San Isidro Movement, arrived in Miami on humanitarian parole after serving five years in a Cuban prison following his 2021 arrest in Havana. The dissident artist, who co-founded a collective of Havana-based artists, writers, and musicians protesting against...