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About 400 schools in France expected to remain closed after student protest violenceWorld
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About 400 schools in France expected to remain closed after student protest violence

About 400 schools and other educational establishments in France are expected to remain closed on Friday after student protests escalated into violence in some areas.

October 2, 2026
South Korean president warns Ukraine of further measures over prisoner transfer disputeWorld

South Korean president warns Ukraine of further measures over prisoner transfer dispute

President Lee Jae Myung urged Ukraine to acknowledge a confidentiality agreement Seoul says covered two North Korean prisoners’…

October 2, 2026
Trump launches 32-day midterm campaign push with stops in Texas and OklahomaWorld

Trump launches 32-day midterm campaign push with stops in Texas and Oklahoma

US President Donald Trump began a 32-day campaign push to support Republican candidates as the party seeks to…

October 2, 2026
Saudi-led coalition accuses Houthis of attack on Medina power stationWorld

Saudi-led coalition accuses Houthis of attack on Medina power station

The Saudi-led coalition said a Houthi attack disabled a transformer at a station supplying the Prophet’s Mosque in…

October 2, 2026
Christa Pike critically ill after surviving two execution attempts in TennesseeWorld

Christa Pike critically ill after surviving two execution attempts in Tennessee

Christa Pike is receiving life-saving care after two failed lethal injections, her lawyers say, as Tennessee suspends executions…

October 2, 2026
Russian air strikes hit Kyiv’s Southern Bridge again, mayor saysWorld

Russian air strikes hit Kyiv’s Southern Bridge again, mayor says

Russian strikes again hit Kyiv’s Southern Bridge, while Ukrainian drones targeted industrial facilities in Russia’s Volgograd, officials said.

October 2, 2026
Protest groups demand India election chief’s resignation over voter roll revisionWorld

Protest groups demand India election chief’s resignation over voter roll revision

The Cockroach Janata Party and student and activist groups plan fresh protests on Friday over alleged voter roll…

October 2, 2026
Thales chief calls for more investment in AI-powered cyber defencesWorld

Thales chief calls for more investment in AI-powered cyber defences

The head of France’s Thales urged greater investment in AI-powered defences as artificial intelligence accelerates cyberattacks and makes…

October 2, 2026
MSF doctor with Ebola in Congo being evacuated to Netherlands for treatmentWorld

MSF doctor with Ebola in Congo being evacuated to Netherlands for treatment

An MSF doctor has contracted Ebola Bundibugyo in the Democratic Republic of Congo and is being evacuated to…

October 1, 2026
Netanyahu says flydubai co-pilot who stabbed captain was suicidal and had undergone Islamist indoctrinationWorld

Netanyahu says flydubai co-pilot who stabbed captain was suicidal and had undergone Islamist indoctrination

Israel’s prime minister cited preliminary indications about the co-pilot as UAE investigators examined the attack on a Dubai–Tel…

October 1, 2026
Avalanche kills at least 15 Nepali workers at Himlung Himal base campWorld

Avalanche kills at least 15 Nepali workers at Himlung Himal base camp

Rescuers recovered 15 bodies after an avalanche buried a camp being prepared for foreign climbers in central Nepal,…

October 1, 2026