Authorities are urging Australian tourists jetting off to France to exercise a “high degree of caution” due to “the threat of terrorism”, after travel advice levels were upgraded to level two. Several popular tourist destinations within France have become battlegrounds for police and protesters as ongoing riots consume the city.Continue Reading
Australian tourists heading to France for the European summer have been urged to exercise a “high degree of caution” as violent clashes between protesters and police continue to grow. Riots broke out across France on June 27 following the shooting death of 17-year-old Nahel M by French police, with policeContinue Reading
Protests erupted across Pakistan on Tuesday after former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested during a court appearance in the capital for one of dozens of cases pending since he was ousted last year. His arrest follows months of political crisis and came hours after the powerful military rebuked theContinue Reading
The King and Queen Consort have postponed their state visit to France following violent protests in the country. The royal couple were due to travel on Sunday but the trip will be rescheduled as soon as possible, the French president’s office said. The decision was made after a phone callContinue Reading
PARIS: French police used tear gas to disperse crowds of fans who gathered on the Champs-Elysees in Paris after their national team’s defeat at the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar, Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti reported on Sunday. On Sunday, Argentina defeated France 4-2 on penalties, following aContinue Reading
Violent protests have broken out around Foxconn’s vast iPhone factory in central China, as workers clashed with security personnel over pay and living conditions at the plant. In videos shared with AFP or circulated on social media, hundreds of workers can be seen marching on a road and confronted byContinue Reading