Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has shared with Sputnik his impressions of events taking place in Ecuador, where people have taken to the streets to express their anger with the economic policies of President Lenín Moreno, who, in turn, has accused Correa of inciting the masses to riot. Sputnik: There is an information war, and among other rumours, they say that you are going to Ecuador.... 

Amid heated demonstrations and clashes with armor-clad riot police over new austerity measures, protesters stormed Ecuador’s parliament building – left empty after the government relocated – for a brief rally. Scores of protesters could be seen inside the national assembly building in videos posted to social media on Tuesday, some waving flags at the chamber’s podium, with others chanting... 

So in case you didn’t know there are riots in Iraq as we speak and this is the 3rd day already and while the anti-government riots are only intensifying, the Iraqi police has declared a curfew in Baghdad, killed 40 protesters and wounded hundreds more in order to protect “muh democracy”. I don’t know if you know this, but the United States of America invaded Iraq in order to bring... 

Once billed as peaceful activists, Hong Kong’s masked, armed anarchist protesters are no longer camera-shy as they destroy property and clash with police, video footage from the semi-autonomous Chinese city shows. In video filmed by Ruptly, black-clad demonstrators are seen preparing for yet another confrontation with police. Wielding metal rods, the protesters tear up the city’s sidewalks,... 

A Hong Kong activist who has played an active role in the ongoing anti-Beijing protests has raised suspicions after being photographed meeting with a senior official from the US consulate. Joshua Wong Chi-fung, the secretary-general of pro-democracy party Demosisto, told the Hong Kong Standard that there was nothing sinister behind his recent meeting with Julie Eadeh, a political unit chief of the... 

China has denied requests for two US Navy ships to visit Hong Kong, the Pacific Fleet said on Tuesday, after the two countries engaged in a war of words over the city’s pro-democracy protests. Beijing today also accused some Washington politicians of being the ‘black hand’ behind the city’s violent criminals whom the Communist Party said were no different to ‘terrorists’. U.S.... 

A video out of Evreux, France shows Algerian migrants tearing down a statue of General Charles de Gaulle while cheering vociferously. The statue is wrapped in Algerian flags as fireworks fly by and the sound of motobike engines being revved can be heard. At one point, one of the Algerians attempts to drop-kick the statue before it is finally pushed down to the cheers of onlookers. The footage was... 

Tens of thousands of people once again took to the streets of Hong Kong to protest an unpopular extradition bill. A Chinese government office was targeted in the rallies, which ended in clashes with police. About 400,000 people turned out for yet another protest in Hong Kong, according to the organizers’ estimates, while police put the number at 138,000. The people continue to voice their anger... 

A police station in the commune of Les Ulis in the suburbs of southwest Paris was attacked on successive nights after the Algerian national football team was victorious in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final over the weekend. According to a report from the French newspaper Le Parisien, the police station was first attacked on Saturday night and then targeted again Sunday night when some 50 people... 

Algerian football fans faced off with riot police across France after victory celebrations turned violent in Paris, Lyon, and Marseille. Dozens of people were arrested, with tear gas deployed to restore order. Fans overcome with joy were out on the streets of three major French cities after Algeria knocked Nigeria out of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament with a 2-1 victory in the semifinals... 

Algerian football fans in Paris, Marseille, Lyon and other cities celebrated their soccer team’s Africa Cup of Nations win by rioting, looting stores and wielding chainsaws in a night of chaos. Algerians poured out onto the streets following their team’s victory over Ivory Coast last night. Police were deployed to the center of Paris to keep order as vandals threw fireworks. One video even shows... 

Many swimming pools in Europe are no longer safe havens for those hoping for relaxation and relief from the summer heat as migrants and youths of ‘foreign background’ wreak havoc, sometimes in massive groups. Incidents including sex attacks, riots, and fights are taking place with increasing frequency at public pools across Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and beyond. In Rheinbad,... 

Three teenage migrants were charged in Malta with seizing control of a merchant ship and using force and intimidation against the crew, which is considered a terrorist crime under Maltese law. One of the accused was identified by the court as Abdalla Bari, a 19-year-old from Guinea. The other two are a 15-year-old from Guinea and a 16-year-old from Ivory Coast, who could not be named because they... 

Saturday’s Yellow Vest protests have escalated in intensity as clashes with the police grew increasingly violent. After weeks of more moderate protests, France’s Yellow Vests are back in full swing following the end of President Macron’s unsuccessful ‘great debate’ – during which thousands of town halls were conducted over a two-month period in the hopes of solving national issues through... 

Pro-independence activists in Catalonia are venting their anger at Madrid’s trial of the region’s provincial leaders. Baton-wielding police scuffled with some of the demonstrators as people also tried to block roads. The group behind the protest is called the Committees for the Defence of the Republic (CDRs) and has been involved in demonstrations against Spain’s central government for months....