In the June 2024 edition
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France: Rioting in New Caledonia in reaction to the vote on a constitutional reform changing the electorate: roadblocks, fires, looting, clashes with police, at least 7 dead. Security stepped up, airports closed.

Brazil: At least 169 dead and more than 600,000 people displaced in widespread flooding in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Considerable material damage: roads, bridges and homes etc. destroyed.

Germany: Knife attack in Mannheim 31 May, in which a police officer was killed and 5 people were injured during an “anti-islam” rally on Marktplatz. Counter-terrorism investigation opened.

Papua New Guinea: Landslide in Enga Province 24 May following heavy rain, at least 2,000 people buried according to the authorities. Major destruction of roads and homes.

Georgia: Growing protest movement against a bill passed in parliament on “foreign agents”. Thousands of demonstrators in the streets of Tbilisi. Clashes and arrests reported on the fringes of the rallies.