NewsGlobal protests and power shifts: Overnight updates explored
Global protests and power shifts: Overnight updates explored
It happened while you were asleep. Here's what global agencies reported during the night from Saturday to Sunday.
- After midnight local time, police in Tbilisi began dispersing the protest in the city centre, using water cannons, pepper spray, and stun grenades. The protesters, in response, launched fireworks at the officers. Demonstrators gathered at the rear entrance to parliament, protesting against the government's decision to suspend accession talks with the European Union.
- Thousands protested on Saturday in the centre of Valencia against the regional authorities' handling of the aftermath of the tragic floods that killed over 220 people in eastern Spain a month ago. Government estimates indicate that around 100,000 people participated in the demonstration. "Resignation!", "Murderer!" chanted the crowd on Saturday, demanding the resignation of the head of the regional government, Carlos Mazón.
- Kosovo's Interior Minister Xhelal Svecla confirmed on Saturday the arrest of eight individuals linked to Friday's explosion in the north of the country. Kosovo's authorities also seized military uniforms along with various weapons and ammunition. The explosion, which occurred on Friday night, damaged a channel that supplies water to the cooling systems of two coal power plants near the town of Zubin Potok, which are major sources of electricity for Kosovo. The channel also provides drinking water to northern Kosovo and Pristina.
- On 1st December, South Africa will take over the leadership of the G20 group. Johannesburg will lead it until the end of 2025. This is the first time that leadership of this group is going to Africa, which is the youngest continent globally, with about 70% of its population under 30 years of age. According to the United Nations, this figure will continue to grow until 2050.
- This was expected to be the most important session of the year in the Zimbabwean parliament. The finance minister admitted that the outlook for the country is grim – the agricultural sector shrank by 15%. Zimbabwe has suffered severe consequences from this year's drought. When the minister attempted to offset this bad news with somewhat more positive news by announcing that he predicts next year's economic growth for the country at over 6%, the power went out in the parliament building. Members of parliament, ministers, and the president sat in silence and darkness for quite a while, which the opposition quickly commented on social media, suggesting it was a symbolic representation of the situation in the country.
