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Arrest of UK anti-monarchy protesters raises free speech concerns

It has not been all celebration, since King Charles III became Britain’s monarch. Some have been making their Republican views known by protesting. Al Jazeera’s Neave Barker reports from London. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #UK #UnitedKingdom #Monarchy #Royal #London #KingCharles #King

Thousands flee from DR Congo clashes to bordering Uganda

The Red Cross says more than 6,000 people have fled into western Uganda. Fighting between the M23 rebel group and the army in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has sent thousand on the run. Nine years ago, M23 took control of swaths of territory along the DRC border with Rwanda, but was defeated in 2014 with the help of a peacekeeping mission. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #DRCongo #Uganda

Barbados becomes republic after ending ties to British monarchy

The Caribbean island-nation of Barbados is now a republic after ending its ties with the British monarchy. Sandra Mason has been sworn in as president, replacing Queen Elizabeth as head of state. Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman was at the festivities in Bridgetown, Barbados. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Barbados #UK

Czech ruling party narrowly loses vote, PM Babis may be out

The outgoing government in the Czech Republic looks to have fallen short of a parliamentary majority in the general election. It means opposition coalitions hope they can take over from controversial Prime Minister Andrej Babis. Al Jazeera’s Nadim Baba reports. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #CzechRepublic #Election

Dominican Republic to build wall in bid to keep out Haitians

Relations between Haiti and its wealthier neighbour, the Dominican Republic, have been historically difficult on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Now the Dominican government has announced plans to build a wall between the two to end illegal migration. Al Jazeera’s Andrew Chappelle reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #DominicanRepublic #Haiti