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France Holds New Strikes and Protests as Unions Demand Immediate Answers
More than 250,000 people took to the streets in almost 70 towns and cities across France on Thursday as five unions launched a national day of strike action, demanding higher wages, action on the cost of living and stronger public services.
Spanish Transport Minister Resigns Days After Deadly Train Crash
Hungary Opens Secret Police Files Decades After the Fall of Communism
Russian bombing kills 31 at Ukraine aid centre, officials say
US strikes Iranian island of Qeshm after drone downed, reports say
Wizz Air Flight From Luton Makes Emergency Landing After Bomb Threat
Fake Nuclear Warnings Issued After Ukrainian and Russian Air Alert Apps Hacked
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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill eight, including a child, hospitals and emergency services say
Emergency services and hospitals in Gaza say Israeli strikes on Sunday killed eight people, including a child, in Khan Younis and Gaza City. The Israeli military said it had targeted militants. The deaths come during a ceasefire that has not ended the killing.
Shops looted in Frankfurt as German cost of living protests turn violent overnight
Thousands of young protesters marched peacefully across Germany on Saturday over the cost of living, school funding and public spending cuts. By nightfall in Frankfurt, the mood had changed completely, with shops looted, windows smashed and special police units deployed.
Prominent Russian Newspaper Shuts Down Under Pressure From Authorities
Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia's most prominent independent newspapers for more than three decades, has announced it will shut down, saying Russian authorities and security services have forced its editorial team to end its work after a campaign that stripped it of its office, its funding and its licence.
Residents Leave Devastated Oleshky as Evacuation Corridor Opens
Residents have begun leaving the Russian occupied town of Oleshky under a temporary humanitarian ceasefire, in the first structured evacuation from the frontline town since it was captured in early 2022, with those leaving travelling via Russia and Belarus to reach Ukrainian controlled territory.
Russian Drone Attack On Ukrainian Train Station Kills At Least 14, Officials Say
Ukrainian officials say a Russian drone strike on a crowded platform at Dnipro's main railway station killed at least 14 people and wounded others, as President Volodymyr Zelensky called the attack horrific and urged allies not to ease sanctions on Moscow.
EU Chief Lays Out Vision For New Canada Partnership At Montreal Summit
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has told the Canada EU summit in Montreal that the two sides can build a partnership closer to membership than anything done before, based on what she called association without accession.
