Pro-EU Protests Rock Georgia As President Calls For New Elections

Georgia’s pro-Western President Salome Zourabichvili has vowed to remain in office until new parliamentary elections are held, as mass protests erupt over the government’s decision to suspend EU accession talks. Speaking to the BBC, Zourabichvili, who has aligned herself with the opposition, called the current parliament “illegitimate,” citing allegations of fraud in last month’s elections. … Read more

Hong Kong Protesters Set Fire To Entrance Of Fortified University, See Why

Protesters set fire to the entrance of Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University early Monday to stop riot police from entering the campus, as a siege of the heavily fortified university entered its second day. Inside the university, hundreds of students remained barricaded inside the main building where they have been stockpiling weapons including bows and arrows, … Read more