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Groups of ethnic Han Chinese have marched through the city of Urumqi carrying clubs and machetes, as tension grows between ethnic groups and police.
Security forces fired tear gas to disperse the Chinese, who said they were protesting against violence carried out by ethnic Muslim Uighurs, the BBC reported.
Earlier, Uighur women had rallied against the arrest of more than 1 400 people over deadly clashes on Sunday.
The two sides blame each other for the outbreak of violence. Officials say 156 people - mostly ethnic Han Chinese - died in Sunday's violence that erupted when Uighur protesters attacked vehicles before turning on local Han Chinese and battling security forces in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang province.
Uighur groups say many more have died, claiming 90% of the dead were Uighurs.
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President Emmanuel Macron is trying to contain the growing crisis after midnight riots in France sparked by the fatal police shooting of a North African teenager during a police check in a French suburb
Protests in France escalated into riots. In Bordeaux, demonstrators set fire to the town hall. In many cities, there were clashes between protesters and the police
Peru's Andahuaylas airport has been closed and one person has been killed in violent protests that have claimed lives
Authorities in China have erected blue barricades in riotous Shanghai. Arrests are being made
Sixteen members of the security forces were killed in the riots in Kazakhstan, TASS reported, citing the press service of the Interior Ministry.
Protesters stormed and set fire to several public buildings in Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city. Clashes broke out in the country on Wednesday between protesters and police, with police using tear gas and stun grenades to disperse protesters.
The European Parliament has approved the EU's inaugural directive aimed at regulating the employment rights of individuals working through online platforms
In recent years, Moldova has been faced with the challenge of reducing its dependency on Russian gas imports.
As the Hungarian forint experiences volatility, German investors are increasingly advocating for Hungary to adopt the euro, reaching the highest level of support in over a decade
In a statement underscoring growing concerns over national security, FBI Director Christopher Wray has declared that the popular social media app TikTok poses a significant risk to the United States
Eurostat data indicates that Greece (161.9%), Italy (137.3%), France (110.6%), Spain (107.7%), and Belgium reported the highest public debt-to-GDP ratios among EU member states by the conclusion of 2023
A damning report from the US State Department has unveiled a troubling reality of systematic racial and ethnic violence and discrimination against Bulgarians in the Republic of North Macedonia
UN Happiness Report: Bulgaria's Astonishing Leap in Rankings
Bulgaria: 3 Regions With Lowest Life Expectancy - EU Report 2022
