France braces for national day of school protests as boy loses hand

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Thousands expected to join marches of support on Tuesday across the country amid growing concerns over police response

France is bracing for a national day of protests and high-school blockades as a youth protest movement gathers pace amid a growing debate over the scale of the police response.

In one incident, a 15-year-old protesting against what demonstrators said were France’s dilapidated ⁠and understaffed ​schools ‌had his hand ‌blown off outside a high school in the northern town of Lens, said François-Xavier Lauch, the prefect of Pas-de-Calais.

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Four African leaders issue joint declaration as Ethiopia war escalates – Al Jazeera

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  1. Four African leaders issue joint declaration as Ethiopia war escalates  Al Jazeera
  2. Leaders of Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia agree to boost ties, reject foreign meddling  Sudan Tribune
  3. Baaq ka soo baxay shirka El Alamein ku dhex maray madaxda Soomaaliya, Masar, Suudaan iyo Eritrea  BBC
  4. Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan forge regional security front  Radio Tamazuj
  5. Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia leaders reaffirm Red Sea navigation, sovereignty  Arab News
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Four African leaders issue joint declaration as Ethiopia war escalates – Al Jazeera

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  1. Four African leaders issue joint declaration as Ethiopia war escalates  Al Jazeera
  2. Leaders of Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia agree to boost ties, reject foreign meddling  Sudan Tribune
  3. Baaq ka soo baxay shirka El Alamein ku dhex maray madaxda Soomaaliya, Masar, Suudaan iyo Eritrea  BBC
  4. Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan forge regional security front  Radio Tamazuj
  5. Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia leaders reaffirm Red Sea navigation, sovereignty  Arab News
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No 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws its bombers from base – The Guardian

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  1. No 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws its bombers from base  The Guardian
  2. What we know and don’t know about how Iran uses asymmetric warfare  apnews.com
  3. All U.S. bombers leave UK air base on concerns of suspected terror plots; more tankers struck near Iran in the Middle East  CNBC
  4. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks to the Press  U.S. Department of State (.gov)
  5. All B-1 Bombers Returning to U.S. From U.K. Base  WSJ
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Burst of Attacks in Gulf Heightens Fears Over Fragile Energy Trade – The New York Times

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  1. Burst of Attacks in Gulf Heightens Fears Over Fragile Energy Trade  The New York Times
  2. Shippers Are Offering Sailors Up to $25,000 a Trip to Sneak Oil Out of the Gulf  WSJ
  3. Iran’s weakening grip on the Strait of Hormuz  The Economist
  4. Tanker Congestion Shunts Vital Oil Transfers Farther From Hormuz  Bloomberg.com
  5. Is the Strait of Hormuz actually open?  The Times
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Ukraine claims to have taken out more than half of Russia’s oil refining capacity – apnews.com

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  1. Ukraine claims to have taken out more than half of Russia’s oil refining capacity  apnews.com
  2. Ukraine claims its attacks have taken out more than half of Russia's oil refining capacity  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  3. Ukrainian Deep Strikes Have Knocked Out 51% of Russia’s Oil Refining Capacity  UNITED24 Media
  4. Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says  Financial Times
  5. EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine will hit Russian refineries in response to Moscow's 'new doctrine' of airstrikes, Zelenskiy says  Reuters
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Ukraine claims to have taken out more than half of Russia’s oil refining capacity – apnews.com

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  1. Ukraine claims to have taken out more than half of Russia’s oil refining capacity  apnews.com
  2. Ukraine claims its attacks have taken out more than half of Russia's oil refining capacity  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  3. Ukrainian Deep Strikes Have Knocked Out 51% of Russia’s Oil Refining Capacity  UNITED24 Media
  4. Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says  Financial Times
  5. EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine will hit Russian refineries in response to Moscow's 'new doctrine' of airstrikes, Zelenskiy says  Reuters
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Air campaign against Houthis under way in Yemen, says Saudi-led coalition

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Operation supported by 100 fighter jets said to have secured ‘air protection’ of Bab al-Mandab strait and destroyed hundreds of targets

Leaders of a Saudi-led coalition in Yemen claimed a broad air campaign involving 100 jet aircraft was under way on Monday against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea coastline and farther north in the capital, Sana’a.

The Saudi coalition spokesperson, Maj Gen Turki al-Maliki, said the 100 fighter jets participating in Operation Dawn of Yemen were providing support to forces of Yemen’s internationally recognised government.

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Supporters of Imran Khan start march on locked-down Islamabad

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Pakistani authorities insist marchers calling for former PM to be released from jail will not reach the capital

Imran Khan’s supporters have begun a march to Islamabad to demand his release from jail after efforts by the government to halt the protest failed.

The march began in the former prime minister’s stronghold province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in north-west Pakistan on Sunday, according to leaders of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.

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Spain’s Leader Calls Early Election After Housing Crisis Roils Government – The New York Times

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  1. Spain’s Leader Calls Early Election After Housing Crisis Roils Government  The New York Times
  2. Spain Heads to Early Election With Europe Tilting Right  Bloomberg.com
  3. Spain's Sanchez gambles on snap election after housing protests give rare boost  Reuters
  4. Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls early election  BBC
  5. When growth is not enough: housing and inflation, Sánchez's key election challenges  Yahoo
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Spain’s Leader Calls Early Election After Housing Crisis Roils Government – The New York Times

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  1. Spain’s Leader Calls Early Election After Housing Crisis Roils Government  The New York Times
  2. Spain Heads to Early Election With Europe Tilting Right  Bloomberg.com
  3. Spain's Sanchez gambles on snap election after housing protests give rare boost  Reuters
  4. Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls early election  BBC
  5. When growth is not enough: housing and inflation, Sánchez's key election challenges  Yahoo
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In both France and Spain, ruling parties must prove they can give young protesters hope

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Demonstrations over housing rights and crumbling schools are a sign the younger generation is withdrawing political consent

In Spain, tens of thousands of people in 50 cities have taken to the streets amid mounting fury over the country’s housing crisis, their feelings made plain on a banner at the burgeoning protest camp in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol plaza: “You can speculate on watches, jewels, crypto-bros and Ferraris. But not on our fucking homes.”

In France, as high school pupils clash with police in often violent protests over long hours, missing teachers, crumbling classrooms and an opaque university admissions system, the angry slogans include: “More hours in class than for sleep”, “Fund study, not repression” and “I’d like to be worrying about my maths exam, not my future”.

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Teenager’s hand blown off during confrontation between France school protesters and police – BBC

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  1. Teenager's hand blown off during confrontation between France school protesters and police  BBC
  2. Teenager's hand blown off as French school protests enter third week  Reuters
  3. French student loses hand after picking up police stun grenade at protest  AL.com
  4. Nearly 200 students injured in French schools protests as clashes with police continue – as it happened  The Guardian
  5. France closes up to 500 schools Monday over student protests  BBC
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What China’s new foothold in Laos could mean for Southeast Asia’s strategic balance – DW.com

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  1. What China's new foothold in Laos could mean for Southeast Asia's strategic balance  DW.com
  2. EXCLUSIVE: Attack aircraft, military vehicles visible at new China-Laos base, satellite images show  reuters.com
  3. World’s 3rd most powerful military opens its first overseas military base near US allies in Asia, but America didn’t see it coming  Business Insider Africa
  4. China & Taiwan Update, October 2, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  5. Ban Keun and the Quiet Expansion of China’s Overseas Military Bases  Modern Diplomacy
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