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                                <title><![CDATA[ Iran unrest: Peaceful protests hijacked by violent rioters ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ What started as an exercise of the right to free speech and peaceful assembly has been hijacked with the help of US and Israel, says Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ French policeman accused of violence during riots kept in custody ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 01:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Violent protests raged for days in several French cities after a 17-year-old of North African descent was shot dead by police in Paris on June 26 after failing to obey an order to stop his car. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Shot teenager's grandmother urges end to French overnight riots ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Rioters have torched cars, looted stores and targeted town halls and police stations – including the home of the mayor of a Paris suburb. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Riots in France force Macron to postpone state visit to Germany ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2023 00:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ This is the second time this year that unrest in France has forced Macron to postpone high-profile encounters with a head of state. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ France deploys 45,000 police, armoured vehicles amid riots ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The violence has plunged President Emmanuel Macron into the gravest crisis of his leadership since the Yellow Vest protests that started in 2018. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ France's Macron to hold new crisis meeting after third night of riots ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 05:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Some 421 people have been arrested throughout France. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Brazil police carry out more raids as part of riots probe ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The raids represent the tenth phase of an operation launched in mid-January to identify people who participated in, funded or fostered the riots. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Iran intensifies protest crackdown as UN decries executions ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2023 03:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Demonstrations have swept Iran since the death of Mahsa Amini, after her arrest in Tehran for allegedly failing to adhere to the dress rules which demand women wear hijab headscarves. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Iran says US trying to violate sovereignty over unrest, warns of response ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Sri Lanka troops open fire to contain fuel riots ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:21:26 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Police say four civilians and three soldiers were wounded when the army opened fire for the first time to quell unrest linked to the worsening economic crisis. ]]></description>
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