In Pics | Berlin brought to near standstill as tractors converge for farmers' protest

Tractor-wielding farmers from all over Germany have rushed into central Berlin to demonstrate against proposed budget cuts that will directly impact them. It is anticipated that some 3,000 farmers will arrive in a convoy around the famous Brandenburg Gate on hundreds of tractors.

German farmers' protest over diesel tax, brings traffic to a standstill in Berlin

The Indian government has responded after Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey made sensational claims saying the social media platform received threats of being booted out of the country after not accepting the request to block certain accounts at the peak of the farmers' protests.

Indian govt calls Dorsey's claims about 'pressure' during farmers' protest 'outright lies'

French police have used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators in Sainte-Soline as thousands of people had gathered in opposition to proposals for a new water reservoir. Once altercations started at the construction site, several police cars were set on fire.

French police clash with water reservoir protesters

During a protest against irrigation reservoirs in the rural community of Sainte-Soline, thousands of environmental activists in Western France got into a physical altercation with police. The local public prosecutor's office recently reported that 28 police officers were hurt, two of them badly injured, while seven injured protesters received medical attention from emergency personnel, three of them were regarded as life-threatening crises and hospitalised.

French reservoir protest: Violent clashes between police and protesters

Farmers across New Zealand are taking to the streets. The reason behind the protests is the government and its plans to tax cow burps.

WION Climate Tracker: New Zealand farmers take to streets to protest against cow-burp tax

Justin Trudeau and his family moved to an undisclosed location amid massive protests by anti-vax truckers. Netizens are reminding Trudeau of the time he lectured the Indian government on the farmers' protests. Has Trudeau forgotten his own advice? Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: Trudeau flees as protesting truckers besiege Ottawa

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In Iran, farmers set up tents in a dry river bed in Isfahan to protest a drought. The Iranian Riot Police fired bullets to clear up the area. Palki Sharma tells you how a protest for water turned deadly in Iran.

Gravitas: Farmers in Iran protest drought in a dried-up river

India has repealed 3 major farm reforms which it passed last year. Is this a progressive move? Or is it politics defeating economics? Palki Sharma has this to say.

Gravitas: India repeals 3 major farm reforms

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that the Central government will repeal the three contentious farm laws it passed last year in Parliament. Several farmers had been protesting against these laws for a long time. PM Modi also urged the farmers to return home.

Indian govt repeals all three farm reforms, PM Modi urges farmers to return home

A day after a man's body with a hand chopped off was found at the farmers protest site at the Singhu border, a plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking an urgent hearing of a pending petition which has sought removal of protestors.

Plea seeks early hearing of PIL in India's Supreme Court on removing protesting farmers from Delhi borders

A man was found hanging with his hands and legs chopped off near the farmer’s protest site on Singhu border — the Haryana-Delhi border in India. As per the recent developments and statements by the umbrella body of the protesting farmers, Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), the man was murdered by a Nihang group.

Nihang group confesses to murder of man at Singhu Border

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lashed out at the opposition for standing against the pro-farmer reforms. "If you look at those who are opposing the pro-farmer reforms today, you will see the real meaning of intellectual dishonesty and rajneetik dhokhadhadi," PM Modi said in an interview with 'Open Magazine'.

PM Modi lashes out at opposition for not supporting pro-farmers reforms

US Senator Robert Menendez on Wednesday urged US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin to talk about the ongoing farmers protest in India during his official visit to the country.

US Senator Robert Menendez complains about Indian democracy

India as a democracy has guaranteed the right to protest throughout and the farmers’ protests over agricultural reforms is an issue that is “absolutely and totally” a matter for the government of India, UK minister Lord Tariq Ahmad said on Friday ahead of his visit to New Delhi.

Farmers' issue absolutely, totally a matter for India: UK minister

The British Monarchy is facing its biggest crisis. The U.K's economy is in a mess, its healthcare is on a ventilator. But guess what British Parliamentarians are concerned about? India. WION's Palki Sharma asks-When will the U.K. get over its colonial hangover?

Gravitas: British parliament debates on Indian farmers

The High Commission of India in London has condemned a debate among some British lawmakers on an e-petition over the right of peaceful protests and freedom of the press in India amid the ongoing farmers' protest against three agricultural laws.

India's high commission slams debate on farmers' protests in UK Parliament

Farmers take to the streets of France over the conditions of the countries agricultural industry. Protesters highlighted the issue of rising farmers suicide in Paris. The demonstrations intensified after the authority cancelled the agricultural fairs.

Protest intensifies as France cancels agriculture fair

Indian govt has questioned the silence of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on red fort violence & the issue of terrorism even as the latter continues to rake Kashmir irking Delhi.

India questions UN High Commissioner's silence on terror, red fort violence

A court in India's capital New Delhi has remanded a 21-year-old climate activist to 5-day police custody. Disha Ravi, a climate activist was arrested in India's Bengaluru city for allegedly spreading a toolkit related to the farmers protest in the country.

Climate activist arrested in India for allegedly spreading a toolkit

British Parliament has now said that Farmers protests that are taking place in India for the last two months are an internal and domestic matter of India. The statement came up by the UK House of Commons leader.

British Parliament on farmers protest: Protest is India's internal & domestic matter

The United Kingdom government in the House of Commons said that farmers protest is India's internal matter. Addressing lawmakers, House of Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg said that India is a "very proud democracy with which the UK has the strongest possible relations".

British government reiterates farmers' protests India's 'internal matter'

Indian social-media app Koo is witnessing a surge in popularity, fuelled by politicians and others flocking to it after US rival Twitter Inc refused to follow a government order to block certain content on its platform.

Indian Twitter-like micro-blogging platform Koo witnesses surge in popularity

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