# Clashes
This year
2023
# Sudan
More than 70 Irish citizens evacuated from Sudan as sporadic gunfire dents 72-hour ceasefire
The Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces both confirmed that they have agreed to the ceasefire.
At least 427 people have been killed and more than 3,700 wounded, according to UN agencies.
Yesterday, the Taoiseach estimated that around 150 Irish citizens registered with the Department of Foreign Affairs in Sudan before the evacuations began.
The first flight carrying British nationals has left Sudan, with two more trips to take place overnight, Downing Street has said.
# Sudan
Three civilians killed as paramilitary forces claim control of key sites in Khartoum
The US secretary of state has called for an immediate end to the fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
# Clashes
Violence erupts as thousands protest across France over Macron pension reform
The country’s interior minister said 123 members of the security forces had been injured and at least 80 people arrested.
Last year
2022
# angry scenes
Hearts friendly in Spain abandoned following clashes between players
Robbie Neilson accused the opposition of overreacting to a ‘standard’ tackle.
# Armenia
Almost 100 troops reported killed in fierce Armenia-Azerbaijan border clash
The two countries have been locked in a decades-old conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
# Tripoli
At least 32 dead, 159 wounded after violent clashes in Libya's capital
The UN’s Libya mission has called for “an immediate cessation of hostilities” as fears of a wider war grow.
# West Bank
UN demands probe into killing of Al Jazeera journalist during Israeli army raid in West Bank
Al Jazeera said Shireen Abu Akleh, a prominent figure in the channel’s Arabic news service, was shot “deliberately” and “in cold blood” by Israeli troops.
# Israel
Two injured in fresh clashes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, Red Crescent says
The police said they had repelled “dozens of rioters” who had been “throwing stones and other objects” at the security forces.
All time
# Protests
Unrest and protests spread over Europe as new Covid-19 restrictions come in
Austria reported over 15,000 new Covd-19 cases on Saturday.
# Clashes
Police in Myanmar intensify use of force at anti-coup protests
Footage showed protesters in Yangon running away from police as they charged at them.
# India
Death toll rises to 20 after Delhi riots during Trump trip
The unrest is continuing over a controversial citizenship law which excludes Muslims.
# Clashes
Hong Kong police arrest 15 people after shopping centre protest
The demonstrators have demanded mainland Chinese traders leave the territory.
# Clashes
Hong Kong protests roll into their 16th weekend - and show few signs of ending
The clashes with police were less sustained than the intense battles of previous weekends.
# Clashes
Tear gas and water cannons used against Hong Kong democracy protesters
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets again today in Hong Kong.
# Clashes
Clashes as Hindu hardliners block women from Indian temple
Last month, India’s Supreme Court overturned a ban on females of menstruating age entering and praying at the hilltop temple in the southern state of Kerala.
# Clashes
Palestinian border protesters shot dead by Israeli troops
At least 171 Gazans have been killed by Israeli fire since late March.
# Clashes
Four Gazans killed by Israeli fire on border
Among the dead was 15-year-old Haitham al-Jamal.
# gaza protests
Coveney calls for Israeli restraint after 16 Palestinians killed in clashes
Thousands of Gazans marched near the Israel border yesterday where Palestinian officials state Israeli soldiers opened fire.
# Clashes
4 people in critical condition after being shot during clashes between migrants in Calais
Some 22 people were hospitalised yesterday, according to an official total.
# Independence Day
Catalan leader says region has won right to independence after 90% vote Yes in chaotic referendum
The controversial referendum saw violent scenes as Spanish police attempted to prevent the poll from taking place.
# Skopje
Politicians attacked after Macedonia's parliament stormed by 100 protesters
Footage shows chairs and tripods being thrown as fist fights broke out in the parliamentary press room.
# Clashes
Lyon and Besiktas handed two-year suspended bans by Uefa for crowd trouble
There were violent scenes in the stands before last week’s Europa League tie, forcing the kick-off to be delayed.
# Berkeley
'Real men pay their taxes' - dozens arrested amid violent scenes during anti-Trump tax protests
At least 21 people were arrested in Berkeley, California, as pro- and anti-Trump protesters clashed.
# Violence
Ten stabbed as neo-Nazis and anarchists clash in California
The event was staged by a white-supremacist, anti-immigration group called the Traditionalist Worker Party.
# live grenades
Chaos in Kiev: One killed and dozens injured in clashes outside parliament
Ukrainian authorities blamed nationalists for the trouble and said at least 30 people had been detained.
# fightback
Anti-austerity protesters clash with police near Downing Street
Protesters threw smoke bombs and arrests were made.
# frankfurt's way
People are so mad about the ECB's new headquarters they're burning cars in Germany
Two police officers have also been injured ahead of a massive rally to coincide with the opening of the €1.3 billion skyscraper.
# we won't pay
WATCH: Clashes between gardaà and water charge protesters on O'Connell Bridge
The main protest, in which tens of thousands participated, was a peaceful one but a gardaà said six arrests were made.
# michael brown
Clashes continue in Ferguson as cop who shot teen says he "did his job right"
Protests have been taking place across the US.
# defiant
Hong Kong protesters stay on streets despite tear gas and riot police
It’s reported that 41 people had been treated in hospital for injuries sustained during the protests
# Islamabad
Two die and 400 injured in bloody Pakistan clashes
The clashes between police and protesters took place outside the prime minister’s residence.
# Ferguson
Potshots, tear gas, snipers and curfews: 'Fighting a war with unarmed citizens' in Ferguson
The continued protests in Ferguson over Michael Brown’s death have seen unrest in the town.
# America
No-fly zone over town where unarmed black teen was shot by police
Protests erupted in the Missouri town after the incident occurred.
# Clashes
Two injured during anti-internment parade in Belfast
One officer and a members of the public sustained minor injuries in the parade which saw thousands take to the streets.
# Get Out
Germany warns citizens to leave Libya after deaths of 38 in clashes
Cashes broke out yesterday when Islamist groups launched an assault on the headquarters of a special forces unit
# Israel
Cousin of murdered Palestinian youth 'severely beaten' in police custody
The United States said it is troubled over the incident, which has heightened tensions with Palestinians.
# isis
Iraqi militants attack country's main oil refinery
Militants attacked parts of the refinery complex, leading to heavy clashes.
# renewed clashes
Nine Ukraine soldiers killed by Russian separatists
It’s the the deadliest day for the military in weeks of fighting between Russian separatists and Ukrainian security forces in the east of the country.
# Clashes
Italian Cup final delayed because of pre-match violence
Reports suggest one man is in a serious condition following shootings outside the Olympic Stadium in Rome.
# Clashes
Police fire tear gas on anti-austerity protesters in Rome, 20 officers were injured in violence
One protester lost a number of fingers after a firecracker apparently exploded prematurely in his hand.
