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Anti-immigrant riots in Belfast have forced about 200 families to evacuate, with mobs burning homes and vehicles after a knife attack. Officials condemn the violence, but activists say it is the most organized racist unrest in three years.
Hundreds of anti-immigration protesters caused chaos in Belfast on Tuesday, setting vehicles and a building on fire after a knife attack. The unrest has prompted calls for calm from Northern Ireland's political leaders and police.
Hundreds of anti-immigration protesters set buses and cars ablaze and attacked a building near central Belfast after a Sudanese man was arrested on suspicion of a stabbing that left one person critically injured. Police declared a major incident. Political leaders condemned the violence and appealed for calm.
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced plans for an extraordinary parliamentary session in early July to fast-track the RIPOST security bill after PSG-related riots left over 200 injured and one dead. The bill targets daily disorder including illegal parties and pyrotechnics, while expanding police powers. Lecornu also proposed stronger measures to make rioters pay for damages.
Police detained more than 280 people in Paris after PSG’s Champions League win triggered riots involving thousands of fans. Interior Minister Nunez reported 416 detentions nationwide and said seven officers were injured.
Protests blocking roads and clashing with police in Bolivia's capital La Paz have entered a second week, shaking the center-right government of President Rodrigo Paz Pereira. The US has labeled the unrest an 'ongoing coup', while the president has expelled Colombia's ambassador over critical comments from leftist leader Gustavo Petro. Bolivia faces its worst economic crisis in decades, with fuel shortages and inflation exacerbated by unpopular subsidy cuts.
Hundreds of protesters clashed with emergency services in Alice Springs, Australia, after police arrested a suspect in the murder of a 5-year-old Aboriginal girl, Kumanjayi Little Baby. The suspect, Jefferson Lewis, was beaten by locals before being taken to hospital. Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd, and authorities appealed for calm.
