Between 400 and 500 high schools in France were expected to be fully or partly closed on Monday, 5 October, as protests over teacher shortages and the condition of school buildings entered a second week. Education Minister Édouard Geffray gave the estimate on Sunday. France has about 3,700 high schools, according to Reuters. The estimate covers
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Germany risks being drawn into a violent conflict with Russia as hostile activity against European countries grows, the head of its foreign intelligence service has warned. Martin Jäger, president of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service, made the assessment during a public hearing of intelligence chiefs in parliament on Monday, 5 October. He described the confrontation with
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The Saudi-led coalition says it is providing air support for a new Yemeni government offensive against the Houthis, as fighting intensifies around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Malki said 100 fighter jets took part in strikes on Monday, 5 October, and that air support would continue for government forces on the
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Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will contest Brazil’s presidential run-off on 25 October after neither won an outright majority in Sunday’s election. Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court confirmed the two candidates’ places in an announcement published early on Monday, 5 October. With 99.99 per cent of ballot boxes counted, Bolsonaro had 47.03 per
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An Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in Gaza City killed at least five Palestinians early on Saturday, 3 October, according to Palestinian health and civil defence officials. Al-Shifa Hospital said four women were among those killed, including a Christian mother and daughter. The Associated Press reported that the casualties were taken to the hospital.
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Flydubai Co-Pilot Attacked Captain With Crash Axe, UAE SaysFlydubai Co-Pilot Attacked Captain With Crash Axe, UAE SaysFlydubai Co-Pilot Attacked Captain With Crash Axe, UAE SayshThe co-pilot of a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv attacked the captain with a crash axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft, the United Arab Emirates’ attorney-general
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Russia has warned foreign nationals and diplomatic staff to leave Kyiv and avoid travelling to Ukraine, saying it will continue strikes on the capital and other Ukrainian cities. In a statement on Saturday, 3 October, the Russian Foreign Ministry described the attacks as retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian civilians and infrastructure. It said Russian
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The World Health Organization has urged Israel to speed up the entry of medical supplies into Gaza, warning that prolonged delays are undermining patient care and preparations for winter. Speaking at a UN briefing on Friday, 2 October, Dr Reinhilde Van De Weerdt, WHO’s representative in the occupied Palestinian territory, said the agency’s analysis showed
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The United States suspended consular services at its embassy and consulates in Brazil from Friday, 2 October, citing security concerns. Australia said its embassy in Brasília would close that day. The measures came two days before Brazil’s general election on Sunday, 4 October. Neither government publicly stated that the security concern was caused by the election.
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North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea on Saturday, according to South Korea’s military, as tensions continue over landmine blasts near the border between the two countries. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile was launched from the Wonsan area on North Korea’s east coast at about 6.30am local time. It
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