Ben Chacko

French police attacked demonstrators with tear gas and water cannons on November 24 as hundreds of thousands demanded President Emmanuel Macron resign over the rising cost of living.

The 鈥測ellow jacket鈥 protests, named for the yellow high-vis jackets French motorists are obliged to have in their cars in case of breakdown, were sparked by rises in fuel duty that the government says is aimed at encouraging people to switch to electric cars.

Demonstrators built barricades in the streets and some ripped up paving stones and starting fires.

Big protest against Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's security bill outside parliament in Tokyo, August 30. About 120,000 people rallied outside Japan鈥檚 parliament on August 30 opposing what they call the 鈥渧oluntary war law鈥.
Core texts of the secretive Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) have finally been . The whistleblowing group released the explosive document on July 1, ahead of the a new round of negotiations. The 52 participating countries, including the US, Japan, Australia, Israel and the members of the European Union, are discussing 鈥渓iberalisation鈥 of laws on financial services, telecommunications and cross-border transfer of workers.