(2025-12-30). Despite Bondi, Australia will remain a world-outlier on mass-migration. onlineopinion.com.au On its triennial immigration-stats, Albanese Australia is a radical outlier not the cautious reformer of embedded media-narrative. Not even Bondi can budge him much.
(2025-12-30). France's president to skip Brigitte Bardot's funeral as Le Pen confirms attendance. scmp.com France's three-time presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen, is to attend the funeral next week of 1950s and 1960s film star Brigitte Bardot, a member of her team said on Tuesday. | President Emmanuel Macron — who on Sunday hailed Bardot as a "legend" — would however not attend her funeral, a source in his office said. | Bardot, who died aged 91 on Sunday, drew criticism in her later years for her anti-immigration views and for supporting the far-right.
(2025-12-30). Judge blocks Trump effort to strip South Sudan deportation protections. aljazeera.com Trump is seeking to end protected status for South Sudan, claiming country no longer poses danger to those returning.
(2025-12-30). All Out: Emergency Protest / Press Conference, Tue, 12/30, 11 am Rodino Fed Bldg, 970 Broad St., Newark, NJ, Called by POP: Condemn Trump / USA Bombing of Venezuela! fightbackbetter.com PO BOX 22505 NEWARK, NJ 07101 973 801-0001 www.njpop.org CONTACT: LAWRENCE HAMM DECEMBER 29, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE PEOPLE'S…
(2025-12-30). Iran's government offers dialogue as protests spread to universities. geo.tv 
People walk past a display sign at a currency exchange bureau as the value of the Iranian rial drops, in Tehran, Iran, December 20, 2025.— ReutersProtests over Iran's soaring cost of living spread to several universities on Tuesday, with students joining shopkeepers and bazaar…
(2025-12-30). Israeli police raid anti-crime Arab home, detain her over Palestinian flags. haaretz.com The 60-year-old activist, who leads weekly anti-crime protests, was questioned on suspicion of incitement after police found Palestinian flags and magnets in a search that she says left her children terrified, calling it 'political'…
(2025-12-30). Ssekikubo Protests Unexplained Transfer of Election Petition Appeal. plusnews.ug 
Lawyers representing Theodore Ssekikubo, the Lwemiyaga County Member of Parliament, have formally protested the transfer of his election petition appeal against the Electoral Commission (EC) from the Masaka High Court to Kampala, arguing that the move was made without explanation and raises concerns about procedural fairness. The objection was raised at the commencement of proceedings …
(2025-12-30). Iran president tells govt listen to protesters 'legitimate demands'. geo.tv 
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran, September 16, 2024. — ReutersTehran shopkeepers keep stores shut amid currency plunge.Protesters demand intervention on exchange-rate volatility.Central bank governor replaced as crisis deepens.TEHRAN: …
(2025-12-30). Bolivia: General Strike Led by Miners' Union Continues. orinocotribune.com An indefinite general strike called by the Bolivian Workers' Central (COB) has now entered its second week. The strike has been in response to Supreme Decree 5503, a law condemned by unions and peasant organizations for being part of an "IMF-imposed adjustment" that is deteriorating the standard of living of the working population. Miners have been at the forefront of these protests. | Since last Monday, December 22, thousands of miners have been marching on La Paz. Wearing helmets and carrying tools, they have set up roadblocks and blockades around Plaza Murillo, the central square of the national government. Th…
(2025-12-30). Iran gripped by fresh unrest as economic crisis sparks biggest protests in three years. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: Iran is witnessing its most intense wave of street protests in three years as a collapsing economy, soaring inflation and public anger against clerical rule spill onto the streets of major cities. Over the past two days, demonstrations have erupted across Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Shiraz and several other towns, exposing deep cracks within the Islamic Republic led by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Rial crash and inflation fuel public angerThe immediate trigger for the unrest has been the dramatic fall of the Iranian rial, which has slipped beyond 42,000 against the US dollar. Inflation has c…
(2025-12-30). Manufacturing chaos: How Western and Israeli actors seek to hijack Iran's peaceful protests. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Protests are a natural and fundamental part of any society whose citizens care about their future and believe they can influence it. They are not a sign of systemic failure, but an indicator of civic health and the practice of free speech, assembly, and association. For Western states, their media, and their politicians, all of this holds true—except when the protests occur in Iran.
(2025-12-30). Iranian students join protests in Tehran over soaring cost of living. scmp.com Iranian students staged street protests in Tehran on Tuesday, a day after the capital's shopkeepers demonstrated against economic hardship and won a message of understanding from the president. | According to ILNA, a news agency associated with Iran's labour movement, protests erupted at 10 universities across the country, including seven in Tehran that are among the country's most prestigious.