Violence flares in Paris after largely peaceful protests across France – Reuters

  1. Violence flares in Paris after largely peaceful protests across France  Reuters
  2. More than 1,000 arrested in France as protestors and police clash in several cities  CBS News
  3. France sees another weekend of mass protests, with nearly 1,000 detained  CNN
  4. Hundreds of Thousands Protest Across France as Clashes Erupt in Paris  WSJ
  5. More than 400,000 protest across France, challenging Macron as Paris clashes erupt  AP News
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Protests spread from Paris to other capital cities across Europe – Euronews

  1. Protests spread from Paris to other capital cities across Europe  Euronews
  2. Gen Z are leading the European protests. Here’s why they’re angry  CNN
  3. From arrests to crackdowns, how Europe’s leaders are responding as protests rock the continent  Fox News
  4. The agony of liberal Europe  The Economist
  5. From France to Albania: What's bringing protestors to the streets in Europe?  NPR
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A fire devastates the Eagle’s Nest retreat built for Hitler in Germany. A suspect is detained – AP News

  1. A fire devastates the Eagle’s Nest retreat built for Hitler in Germany. A suspect is detained  AP News
  2. Hitler’s German retreat, Eagle’s Nest, set ablaze; Suspect in custody  AL.com
  3. Suspect arrested over fire at Hitler’s ‘Eagle’s Nest’ retreat in Bavaria  The Guardian
  4. ‘Eagle’s Nest,’ Nazi-Era Guesthouse in German Alps, Is Gutted by Fire  The New York Times
  5. Suspect arrested after fire “completely engulfed” Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest mountain retreat in Germany  KFYR-TV
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Israeli central bank rejects Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to use crypto to evade sanctions – Financial Times

  1. Israeli central bank rejects Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to use crypto to evade sanctions  Financial Times
  2. Netanyahu rebuked for plan to use crypto to bypass economic sanctions  Reuters
  3. Netanyahu’s pitch: Can Israel use crypto to evade economic sanctions?  Al Jazeera
  4. Netanyahu's crypto remarks fuel Israeli election fearmongering  The Jerusalem Post
  5. ‘Irreversible damage’: Top economists ‘gravely concerned’ at Netanyahu touting crypto to beat sanctions  The Times of Israel
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Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu gov’t days before election – Al Jazeera

  1. Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu gov’t days before election  Al Jazeera
  2. Man detained after allegedly attacking Bennett’s security detail in Tel Aviv  The Times of Israel
  3. Thousands rally in Tel Aviv for October 7 inquiry commission  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu ahead of vote  France 24
  5. Israelis hold final rally against Netanyahu before election, and other Mideast news  AP News
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Hundreds of thousands march across France in protests over schools and policing

Almost 1,000 arrested as police charge crowd in Paris and teargas used to stop protesters reaching other city centres

Hundreds of thousands marched in cities across France on Saturday in largely peaceful protests to support schoolchildren’s demands for more teachers and repairs to dilapidated buildings, as Emmanuel Macron faces a social and political crisis in his final months as president.

The prosecutor’s office in the southern city of Nice said on Sunday that 59 people had been taken into police custody, including 11 suspected of belonging to extreme-right groups. They were alleged to have gathered with the intent of committing violence. Some were arrested in two vehicles with masks, gloves, gas sprays and truncheons, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement to public broadcaster FranceInfo.

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Netanyahu Is Up for Re-election After Years of War. How Will Voters See Him? – The New York Times

  1. Netanyahu Is Up for Re-election After Years of War. How Will Voters See Him?  The New York Times
  2. Israel’s High-Stakes Election: What to Know  The New York Times
  3. Tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad are expected to fly in for pivotal vote  AP News
  4. Disenchanted Netanyahu supporters are prize of Israel election campaign  Reuters
  5. Elections cannot produce change in Israel  Al Jazeera
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