Glut of cheap Ukrainian grain sparks farmers’ protests | CNN

Glut of cheap Ukrainian grain sparks farmers’ protests | CNN

CNN  —  Farmers in central and eastern Europe protested this week against the impact of cheap Ukrainian grain imports, which have undercut domestic prices and hit the sales of local producers. Protesters blocked traffic and border checkpoints with tractors along the border between Romania and Bulgaria, in an effort to prevent Ukrainian trucks from entering … Read more

Police investigating reports of Liverpool bus attack after Manchester City match | CNN

Police investigating reports of Liverpool bus attack after Manchester City match | CNN

CNN  —  Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is investigating reports that Liverpool’s team bus was damaged after the club’s English Premier League match against Manchester City, the police force said in a statement. The incident is reported to have taken place close to the Etihad Stadium, where the match was held, on Saturday afternoon, GMP said. … Read more

‘This is a social emergency’: Thousands protest in Portugal over housing crisis | CNN

‘This is a social emergency’: Thousands protest in Portugal over housing crisis | CNN

Lisbon Reuters  —  Thousands of people took to the streets of Lisbon and other cities across Portugal on Saturday in protest against soaring rents and house prices at a time when high inflation is making it even tougher for people to make ends meet. “There is a huge housing crisis today,” Rita Silva, from the … Read more

Bolsonaro claims he won’t lead opposition as he returns to Brazil for first time since riots | CNN

Bolsonaro claims he won’t lead opposition as he returns to Brazil for first time since riots | CNN

Brasilia, Brazil CNN  —  Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday claimed he would no longer lead the country’s opposition as he boarded a flight home for the first time since his election defeat that culminated in thousands of his supporters rioting in protest at the result. Bolsonaro, who denies inciting violent attacks in the … Read more

Netanyahu is backed into a corner. Here’s what he may do next | CNN

Netanyahu is backed into a corner. Here’s what he may do next | CNN

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN  —  When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his decision to delay a controversial plan to weaken the country’s judiciary on Monday, he … Read more

Israel passes law shielding Netanyahu from being removed amid protests over judicial changes | CNN

Israel passes law shielding Netanyahu from being removed amid protests over judicial changes | CNN

CNN  —  Benjamin Netanyahu resisted calls to drop his controversial overhaul of Israel’s judiciary in a fiery televised address Thursday, hours after his government passed a law that was condemned by critics as an effort to protect his position. Israeli opposition politicians earlier condemned the new law, which would limit the ways a sitting prime … Read more

Trump and Le Pen backed these Dutch farmers — now they’ve sprung an election shock | CNN

Trump and Le Pen backed these Dutch farmers — now they’ve sprung an election shock | CNN

CNN  —  A farmers’ protest party in the Netherlands has caused a shock after winning provincial elections this week just four years after their founding. Could their rise have wider implications? The Farmer-Citizen Movement or BoerburgerBeweging (BBB) grew out of mass demonstrations against the Dutch government’s environmental policies, protests that saw farmers using their tractors … Read more

South Korean leader in Japan for first visit in 12 years for fence-mending summit | CNN

South Korean leader in Japan for first visit in 12 years for fence-mending summit | CNN

CNN  —  South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo Thursday for a fence-mending summit, the first such visit in 12 years as the two neighbors seek to confront threats from North Korea to rising concerns about China. Those shared security challenges were on stark display just hours before the trip … Read more

As criticism grows louder, Mexico’s president accuses protesters of narco links | CNN

As criticism grows louder, Mexico’s president accuses protesters of narco links | CNN

CNN  —  Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has dismissed concerns about his plan to shrink the country’s electoral watchdog on Monday, accusing protesters of links to drug traffickers. Images of a mass protest in Mexico City on Sunday showed tens of thousands of people wearing pink – the color of the National Electoral Institute … Read more

British woman who joined ISIS as a teen loses UK citizenship appeal | CNN

British woman who joined ISIS as a teen loses UK citizenship appeal | CNN

London CNN  —  Shamima Begum, who left the United Kingdom to join ISIS at the age of 15, has lost her appeal against the decision to revoke her British citizenship. Judge Robert Jay gave the decision on Wednesday following a five-day hearing in November, during which her lawyers argued the UK Home Office had a … Read more