This account, based on a Reuters review of protest footage, previously unreported arrest notices and interviews, examines one of the economic protests that have proliferated in China since 2022, a period in which hundreds of thousands have lost homes in a property bust and fallen victim to investment scams.
Police officers stand near demonstrators in Zhengzhou protesting freezing of deposits by some banks May 23, 2022
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was set to meet his allies on Wednesday to discuss forming the government, a day after his Hindu nationalist party lost its outright majority in parliament in a surprise election verdict.
Narendra Modi gestures as he arrives at his party headquarters in New Delhi, June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A former Meta engineer on Tuesday accused the company of bias in its handling of content related to the war in Gaza, claiming in a lawsuit that Meta fired him for trying to help fix bugs causing the suppression of Palestinian Instagram posts.
A Meta sign outside its headquarters in Mountain View, California, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Peter DaSilva
Markets
Talking Points
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday instituted a broad asylum ban on migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, a major enforcement move in the run-up to November elections that will decide control of the White House.
Asylum-seeking migrants walk near the border to leave a temporary staging area to be transported, after U.S. President Joe Biden announced a sweeping border security enforcement effort, in Jacumba Hot Springs, California, U.S. June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Go Nakamura
UK General Election
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour challenger Keir Starmer went head-to-head on Tuesday over how to boost Britain's economy, with the PM accusing the opposition party of wanting to increase taxes if it wins power at a July 4 election.
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak debate, as ITV hosts the first head-to-head debate of the General Election, in Manchester, Britain, June 4, 2024 in this handout image. Jonathan Hordle/ITV/Handout via REUTERS
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has been a model of longevity for more than two decades in an outstanding career, breaking numerous records and playing for some of the biggest clubs in the world, and he will be determined to make his mark at Euro 2024.
Soccer Football - International Friendly - Slovenia v Portugal - Stozice Stadium, Ljubjana, Slovenia - March 26, 2024 Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic/File Photo
Children in Gaza fetch water from collection points, journeying through roads lined with the remnants of destroyed buildings from eight months of war.