Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a bill that critics say weakens the independence of the country's anti-corruption bodies, sparking protests and drawing international criticism.

The demonstrations erupted outside the president’s office after Ukraine’s Parliament approved a law that would effectively strip independence from the anticorruption bureau.

Thousands of Ukrainians have protested in Kyiv and other cities, urging President Zelenskyy to veto a controversial anti-corruption bill

Hundreds of Marines who were deployed to Los Angeles last month during protests over immigration enforcement will withdraw from the city, the Pentagon said Monday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “has directed the redeployment” of around 700 Marines from Los Angeles,

The Pentagon ordered the U.S. Marines to leave Los Angeles on Monday, more than a month after President Donald Trump deployed them to the city against the objections of local leaders. The 700 Marines were deployed June 9 on the fourth day of protests in downtown LA over the administration’s crackdown on immigration.

Epping has found itself at the centre of a controversy over asylum seekers being housed in hotels in the past week. The Essex town, with a population of about 12,000 and which sits at the end of the Central line on the London Underground network, has seen more 1,000 people take part in two protests.