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Tear gas in Paris and Marseille as school protests grow across France

2 hours 32 min ago
Crowds of mainly teenagers called for more resources for schools and an end to what they called police repression.
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Finland orders halt to work on two Google data centres

3 hours 20 min ago
The order affecting two planned data centres follows concerns over forest clearance.
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'There are now thousands of people': At the scene of student protests in Lille

5 hours 33 min ago
The BBC's Europe correspondent Nick Beake reports from a large demonstration in northern France.
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AfD candidate elected speaker of German regional parliament for first time

October 6, 2026 - 23:44
Although Tobias Rausch's role is largely symbolic, opponents have described the result as a watershed moment.
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White House defends Trump comment to let Iran 'take out' LA and San Diego

October 6, 2026 - 23:15
Gavin Newsom called the remarks "deranged", but the White House said Trump was warning of the risk of a nuclear Iran.
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Lawyer for one of Cornell 7 calls for special prosecutor to be removed over previous comments

October 6, 2026 - 22:36
New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating the rape allegations, but the lawyer says comments she made on the case should disqualify her.
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Russia responds to US help offer after death of plague researcher

October 6, 2026 - 22:32
The US and Russia have each offered to help each other tackling infectious diseases.
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US televangelist Jim Bakker, disgraced from sex scandal and fraud, dies at 86

October 6, 2026 - 22:31
US televangelist Jim Bakker co-founded The PTL Club with his then-wife Tammy Faye before being jailed for fraud and conspiracy.
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Seven arrested for using Ghanaian banknotes to make 'money bouquets'

October 6, 2026 - 21:00
The arrests are part of the country's efforts to curb the misuse and abuse of the national currency.
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'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins physics Nobel

October 6, 2026 - 20:24
Belgian physicist Prof Francis Halzen has won for his pioneering work on an observatory that detects particles from space.
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Sailors missing after fresh attacks on Black Sea vessels, Bulgaria says

October 6, 2026 - 19:37
It is not clear who is behind the attacks which come as Russia intensifies strikes in the Black Sea as part of its war against Ukraine.
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'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins physics Nobel

October 6, 2026 - 19:23
Belgian physicist Prof Francis Halzen has won for his pioneering work on an observatory that detects particles from space.
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Kenya confirms its first Ebola death as outbreak spreads

October 6, 2026 - 19:22
The patient had been living in DR Congo, where more than 4,000 people have died from the disease this year.
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Nigeria mourns 32 killed as military plane crashes into swamp

October 6, 2026 - 19:13
President Bola Tinubu describes the crash as a "painful moment" for the military and the entire nation.
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Former German spy chief arrested for espionage and treason

October 6, 2026 - 19:05
August Hanning is accused of obtaining classified information for a foreign power.
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Indian opposition MPs detained in protest against election chief

October 6, 2026 - 19:05
Opposition leaders have alleged that CEC Gyanesh Kumar manipulated voter rolls to favour Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party during elections.
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Indian opposition MPs detained in protest against election chief

October 6, 2026 - 19:05
Opposition leaders have alleged that CEC Gyanesh Kumar manipulated voter rolls to favour Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party during elections.
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Fear and disruption for Ukraine's rail passengers as Russia escalates drone attacks

October 6, 2026 - 18:48
Ukrainians travelling by train are increasingly caught in the crosshairs of Russia's attacks.
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Separatist party projected to win Quebec election, adding new test to Canada's unity

October 6, 2026 - 18:01
The Parti Québécois, which secured a minority, has vowed to hold an independence referendum in the years to come.
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Kenya confirms its first Ebola death as outbreak spreads

October 6, 2026 - 17:49
The patient has been living in DR Congo for the past seven years.
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