Police fire water cannons at Chile student protest
Police in Chile fired water cannons at students gathering in central Santiago to protest education policies.
Police in Chile fired water cannons at students gathering in central Santiago to protest education policies.
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Activists and politicians have called for the late Chavez to have his honours stripped after accusations of rape emerge.

Iranians in Tehran burned effigies of Israeli PM Netanyahu and US President Trump.

A crowd celebrating Chaharshanbe Suri in Tehran were forced to flee after gunshots disrupted their event.
Residents are divided between supporting and opposing the US and Israeli war against Iran, amid fears for loved ones.
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Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia was released from an ICE detention facility in Texas after a year in custody.
Thousands in Paris protest military operations in the Middle East. One of more than 85 protests across France.
A small anti-war protest was held in Tel Aviv, criticising Israel’s attacks on Iran.
Thousands rallied in central Madrid calling for an end to the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran.

Hundreds of peace activists and demonstrators marched in central Seoul on Saturday in protest of the US-Israeli strikes.
Veteran Jay Carey burned a US flag in protest of an executive order from Trump calling for prison terms for such acts.