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Students angry over the state of the country’s education system have blockaded hundreds of schools. Thousands of protesters have been arrested and dozens of people injured.
Lynsey ChutelFranceDemonstrations, Protests and Riots
Latest demonstrations deepen a days-long crisis after parliament struck down two affordable housing decrees.
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The violent midair assault on a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv has deepened concerns about the safety of Israelis traveling abroad.
Ismaeel Naar and Aaron BoxermanIsraelUnited Arab Emirates
Demonstrators take to the streets of Madrid and other Spanish cities after new legislation fails to passTens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Madrid and other Spanish cities as they step up demands for action to tackle a mounting housing crisis after government measures were struck down by the opposition.Demonstrators on Saturday waved posters calling for a general strike after the measures drawn up to address mass anger over the eviction of an 87-year-old woman in Madrid, and other housing issues, were rejected in parliament on Friday. Continue reading...
Staff and agenciesSpainEurope
More than 50 protests are taking place on Saturday after the government failed to get emergency legislation through parliament.
A French high school in Metz went up in flames as student protests over school conditions spread across the country.
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Democrats are performing strongly in five reliably Republican states where they are trying to flip Senate seats to win control of the chamber, new New York Times/Siena polls found.
Patricia Mazzei, Ruth Igielnik and Sophia JuneUnited States Politics and GovernmentPolls and Public Opinion
Nothing is guaranteed but there are ways to boost your chances of experiencing such in-demand eventsWhether your passion is the battle of the bands or the Battle of Hastings, what are probably Britain’s hottest cultural tickets are about to go on sale – and to be in with a shout of going, there are insider tips that will get you a good spot in the queue.General admission tickets to the Glastonbury festival next June go on sale online at 9am on Sunday, while the next tranche of tickets to view the Bayeux tapestry at the British Museum will be released to members on Tuesday 6 October before a public on-sale on 21 October. Continue reading...
Rupert JonesConsumer affairsTravel & leisure
Days of unrest have affected more than 1,000 schools across France as high school students push for better standards.
Ségolène Le Stradic and Mark LandlerFranceDemonstrations, Protests and Riots
Sunday’s poll pits the leftist incumbent Lula against the son of a former far-right president convicted of staging a coup‘No one disrespects Our Lady’: fears for Brazil’s patron saint grip country ahead of electionShortly after his controversial speech to the United Nations general assembly in September, Donald Trump gathered a dozen like-minded Latin American leaders and boasted that rightwing candidates had won all seven presidential elections held in the region since he began his second term.“Everybody I’ve endorsed has won,” the US president said in New York to most of the leaders of the Shield of the Americas, an anti-drug cartel coalition of 15 countries governed by the right or far right. Continue reading...
Tiago Rogero in Rio de JaneiroBrazilLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Company says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOpenAI says its review in response to the Medicare and Hugging Face agent attacks is costing the company more than US$500,000 per day, as it deploys AI to examine data that would take a human 66m years to read.The company has warned the review is ongoing, and more organisations may be informed they’ve been targeted in the near future. Continue reading...
Josh Taylor Technology reporterOpenAIAI (artificial intelligence)
New York film festival: The actor stumbles through Tony Gilroy’s forgettable film marred by stylistic gimmicksTony Gilroy has built a sturdy career as the director of the Bourne films and show runner of the popular Star Wars spin-off Andor. He directed Tilda Swinton all the way to an Oscar for her remarkable performance in the legal potboiler Michael Clayton.As the first feature film he has directed since 2012’s The Bourne Legacy, the classical music drama Behemoth! promised to be an intriguing return from a master of threading the needle between slick action and deeply felt drama. His new film comes with a score from nine A-list composers who have banded together and called themselves The Behemoth! Collective, a stacked cast and a womanizing central character who looks phenomenal in a tux: “Tár for straight men”, as a friend of mine put it. Continue reading...
Owen MyersNew York film festival 2026Pedro Pascal
Hundreds were detained in New Delhi as demonstrators expressed anger over the removal of 130 million people from the rolls. The government denies accusations of “vote theft.”
Mujib Mashal, Pragati K.B. and Somini SenguptaDemonstrations, Protests and RiotsElections
About 735 schools have faced disruption as violent protests over standards and lack of teachers continue.
Crime is at the top of voters' concerns in Brazil ahead of Sunday's national elections. Many are calling for tougher measures — part of a broader rightward shift across Latin America.
Carrie Kahn
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