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The BBC's Hugh Schofield is in Paris as a wave of school protests over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages spreads across France.
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School protests send shivers down French government's spine
A movement that started nearly two weeks ago has spread, and in France young people on the streets spells trouble, writes Hugh Schofield.
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Japan's first mayor to take maternity leave lands on TIME100 Next list
Shoko Kawata's maternity leave drew mixed reactions in Japan, a country struggling to lift birth rates.
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Eritrea severs diplomatic ties with Ethiopia in tit-for-tat move
Covered by Al Jazeera English, BBC News – World. Ethiopia says it will shut its embassy in Asmara, declares 10 Eritrean diplomats persona non grata.
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Seoul warns 'further action' if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row
President Lee Jae Myung also accused Kyiv of "attempting to provoke a war on the Korean Peninsula".
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Australia says platforms like Steam and Roblox have 'significant' child safety gaps
Fortnite and Minecraft also told to 'lift their game' by online safety regulator.
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NSW cop Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly disguised himself as Uber Eats rider before double murder, court hears
Covered by The Guardian – World, BBC News – World. The 31-year-old former police officer has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder as his trial begins in Sydney’s supreme court Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free…
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Cornell students voice frustration at public hearing over rape case
The BBC's Nada Tawfik was at the hearing, where the university's Student Assembly led a discussion around safety concerns and sexual violence on campus.
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Making politics 'fun, trendy, sexy': How Gen Z could shape Kenya's next election
A voter mobilisation campaign has registered huge numbers of young people but it is not clear who they are backing.
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Spain and China are cosying up - to the anger of many in the EU
Amid global tumult, the two countries alliance is not the only unlikely pairing.
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Why are these endangered moths swarming Australia's east coast?
The sudden influx of Bogong moths has caused a stir in cities like Sydney and Canberra, with people filming them infiltrating their homes and cars.
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Putin warns West that Russia is ready to use every weapon to protect Kaliningrad
Covered by BBC News – World, Al Jazeera English. Vladimir Putin insists Moscow is "not threatening anyone" and merely responding to statements by Western leaders.
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Renee Good: Family of US woman killed by ICE agent sues Trump officials
Covered by BBC News – World, Al Jazeera English. Lawyers for Good's family say US officials created "an unprecedented environment for state sponsored violence" in Minneapolis.
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Algeria introduces death penalty for arsonists after deadly wildfires
Covered by BBC News – World, Al Jazeera English. It is estimated more than 200 people have died in blazes in the north-east of the country over the summer.
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What’s in Iran’s seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz?
Covered by Al Jazeera English, The Guardian – World, BBC News – World. Tehran’s offer comes as high fuel prices put pressure on Trump ahead of the US midterm elections.
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Netanyahu says flight attacker 'underwent Islamist radical indoctrination'
Israel's prime minister says the pilot who tried to take over the Flydubai plane clearly intended to "down the plane".
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Russian dissident Garry Kasparov says US warned him of danger to his life
"My family and I will not truly be safe as long as Putin is in power," says the former chess world champion.
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Flydubai passenger describes hugging his children as plane nosedived during attack
Adam Polovincik tells the BBC he told his young children "everything is going to be all right" as flight plunged more than 17,000ft (5,200m).
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Zimbabwe tycoon Wicknell Chivayo and wife killed in helicopter crash
Covered by BBC News – World, Al Jazeera English. Chivayo was known for his lavish lifestyle, close ties to African presidents and lucrative government contracts.
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Explosions heard in Ethiopia's capital after drone flights banned
It comes a week after fighting erupted north of the capital between the army and a new alliance of armed groups.
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