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Protesters in Italy throw soup at Van Gogh painting

Environmental protesters have thrown soup at Vincent Van Gogh painting The Sower in Rome.

UK climate protesters throw soup at $134m Vincent van Gogh work

Soup has been thrown by climate change protesters over Vincent van Gogh's painting "Sunflowers" at London's National Gallery.

Death toll rises to 35 in Iran protests

Protests that have shaken Iran for eight days since the death of Mahsa Amini in custody are now linked to 35 deaths, Iranian state television has reported.

Protesters across Australia demand monarchy be abolished

Groups have gathered across Australia on the Queen's National Day of Mourning to protest colonisation and demand the monarchy be abolished.

New Zealand parliament set for major protest

Protesters in New Zealand are planning a major demonstration at Parliament House, with convoys from the North and South Islands converging on Wellington.

Sri Lanka calm as leaders set to quit

Calm has returned to the streets of Sri Lanka's commercial capital Colombo and protesters were jubilant as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa agreed to resign after his house was stormed amid outrage over the South Asia nation's collapsing economy.

1500 protestors rally in Canberra for abortion rights

Over a thousand Canberrans gathered in Garema Place on Saturday to protest the US Supreme Court’s decision to overrule Roe v Wade, what had been considered the USA’s constitutional protection of abortion...

Thousands march across Australia after US abortion shift

The blow dealt by the US Supreme Court limiting access to safe abortions has shone a light on the situation in Australia as protesters take to the streets in Canberra and around the country solidarity.

Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa offers to resign

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has offered to resign amid the island nation's worst economic crisis since independence that has led to widespread protests, a government official says.

Draft US abortion ruling sparks protests outside Supreme Court

Protesters on both sides of the US abortion debate have faced off with chants, prayers and signs outside the Supreme Court, hours after the leak of a draft opinion that would overturn the court's landmark 1973 Roe v Wade decision.

Hundreds of women protest in Mexico City over killings

Hundreds of women have marched through downtown Mexico City and its suburbs to protest the horrifying death of an 18-year-old in the northern city of Monterrey.

Police shoot three people in Sweden riots

Three people in the Swedish city of Norrkoping needed medical attention after being hit by police bullets during clashes between police and protesters following Koran burnings that caused riots in several Swedish towns over the Easter weekend.

Arrests as climate protest blocks Sydney Harbour Bridge

Climate change activists, including a firefighter, are facing charges after disrupting peak-hour traffic with a protest on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Environmental protester with flare stops NRL game

A red flare-wielding environmental protester has forced the stoppage of a rugby league match in a change of tactics from blocking traffic.

Hundreds of students protest climate change at Kirribilli

School students are protesting outside the prime minister's official Sydney residence as part of a global day demanding action on climate change.

MoAD at Old Parliament House to reopen after fire

Old Parliament House, home of the Museum of Australian Democracy (MoAD), will reopen to the public in April after the December fire.

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