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Turkey investigating TV anchor Fatih Portakal for 'openly inciting others to commit a crime' weeks after President Erdogan lambasted journalist
• 6 years agoThe prosecutor's office said it was investigating Turkey's Fox Haber channel's Fatih Portakal for "openly inciting others to commit a crime" after the journalist speculated whether Turks could protest like those in the Yellow Vest movement in France, Hurriyet and Milliyet dailies said.
Daily Bulletin: MHA notification row continues; US govt shuts down over border wall funding, Train18 to run between Delhi and Varanasi; day's top stories
Fp Staff • 6 years agoToday's top stories: MHA notification spat continues; More 'yellow vest' protests planned in France ahead of Christmas; PM to launch commemorative coin to honour Atal Bihari Vajpayee; and more.
As France's 'yellow vest' protests lose momentum, govt calls for dialogue to 'unite those who want to transform' nation
• 6 years agoMany protesters in France appeared to have switched their focus from the core issue of the protests so far — taxes and spending power — to other demands such as the greater use of referendums to decide government policy.
Daily Bulletin: End of Chhattisgarh CM's race in sight; nations agree on milestone rule book for Paris treaty, PV Sindhu sets up title clash with Nozomi Okuhuara; day's top stories
Fp Staff • 6 years agoToday's top stories: Rahul Gandhi hints at end of tussle for Chhattisgarh chief minister's post; nations agree on milestone rulebook for Paris climate treaty; Belgium face Netherlands in Hockey World Cup final; and more.
Yellow vest protests likely to continue despite concessions announced by Emmanuel Macron; French people divided in opinion over iconic movement
• 6 years agoThousands of France's "yellow vest" demonstrators were expected to take to the streets again on Saturday, a month after the start of their protest movement which has plunged President Emmanuel Macron's government into its biggest crisis.
In France's Yellow Vest protests, President Emmanuel Macron faces a problem without a defined purpose or prescription
Rashmee_roshan_lall • 6 years agoAny discussion with the Yellow Vest protesters, runs into a further problem. Who, if anyone, would be the chief interlocutor? The Yellow Vests are neither a party nor an organised movement but a structureless, sudden materialisation of groups mobilised through social media.