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France’s student protests explode into nationwide unrest with nearly 500 arrests
PARIS, Oct 7 — Mass protests over decrepit conditions at France’s high schools descended into sporadic violence yesterday, leading to nearly 500 arrests and prompting President Emmanuel Macron to call […]
Trump to call Putin ‘very soon’ over mysterious death at Russian plague lab
WASHINGTON, Oct 7 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday he would speak very soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, as […]
German ex-spy chief arrested for suspected espionage, treason
BERLIN, Oct 7 — A former German spy chief was arrested yesterday on suspicion of espionage and treason, an embarrassing case at a time when the country is seeking to […]
Lawyers: US death row inmate who survived two lethal doses is awake and talking
WASHINGTON, Oct 7 — The female inmate who survived a failed execution in a US prison last week is now conscious and speaking, but her prognosis remains unclear, her lawyers […]
COP31 puts electrification in spotlight as fossil fuel phase-out remains stuck
PARIS, Oct 7 — COP31 opens in the Turkish city of Antalya on Nov 9 as countries grapple with record global temperatures, mounting climate damage and growing pressure to accelerate the […]
‘Bibi could have prevented it’: War shakes Netanyahu support in Israel’s north ahead of polls
NAHARIYA (Israel), Oct 6 — On Israel’s border with Lebanon, where Hezbollah fired thousands of rockets and drones, previous backers of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say they are rethinking how […]
Despite more climate disasters, COP31 shows little hope of progress on fossil fuel deal
PARIS, Oct 6 — Nations reeling from a year of climate devastation gather for COP31 next month but negotiations are not expected to deliver major progress in cutting the fossil […]
Panama-flagged tanker strike in Hormuz Strait leaves 12 sailors injured, 11 of them Indian
NEW DELHI, Oct 6 — India said 12 crew members on a Panama-flagged tanker had been injured in an attack while crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, with those […]
Fifty years after Bangkok varsity massacre, Thai activists demand amnesty for royal insult cases
BANGKOK, Oct 6 — Activists called for amnesty for people prosecuted under Thailand’s strict royal insult law on Tuesday, during a ceremony marking 50 years since a massacre of demonstrators […]
Eight students wounded in Istanbul school stabbing, 15-year-old suspect in custody
ISTANBUL, Oct 6 — A teenage girl wounded eight girls at a middle school in Istanbul on Tuesday, as she reportedly stabbed pupils indiscriminately with a knife, officials said. The […]