Around 400 French schools will remain closed on Friday as student protests that began in Paris-region high schools last week spread nationwide and become increasingly violent. Students cite teacher shortages and run-down buildings, while the government blames the hard left for starting the movement.

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Around 400 schools in France are expected to stay closed on Friday after student demonstrations that began over education grievances escalated into violence in some areas.

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Hungary welcomed on Friday Ukraine’s decision to submit draft legislation to parliament that would strengthen the education rights of its ethnic Hungarian minority.

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Thousands are expected to rally in central New Delhi demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the removal of voters from electoral rolls. Opposition leaders and critics say the revision disproportionately affects minority voters and question the Election Commission’s independence. Police have deployed heavily, barricaded entrances and imposed restrictions on public gatherings.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to face renewed pressure on Friday as the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janata Party and a separate coalition of student and activist groups hold fresh protests demanding the election chief’s resignation.

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Christa Pike is in critical condition after a botched execution in Tennessee, her lawyer says. Pike was 18 when she and her boyfriend beat and killed 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer at a job training camp for young people.

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Bloomberg reports that Trump suspects Iran was linked to an attack on a pilot, while Anthropic may pursue an initial public offering in mid-November.

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Donald Trump said Iran would be hit “very hard” if it is linked to the stabbing of a pilot on a flydubai flight bound for Iran. Passengers said people rushed the cockpit and fought for control after the aircraft plunged about 17,000 feet in one minute, according to Flightradar24.

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An attempted attack on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv narrowly avoided disaster this week, Israeli officials said. Passengers overpowered a co-pilot who stabbed the captain and appeared to try to crash the aircraft, adding uncertainty to a regional airline recovery already strained by the Iran war.

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Dr. Shota Musaev told ABC News how he treated and saved the pilot of a FlyDubai flight after the co-pilot attacked him inside the cockpit and a suspect was tied up.

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Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry says a preliminary probe found that a Flydubai co-pilot assaulted the captain, injuring both, during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The aircraft made an emergency landing in Tabuk with 174 passengers and eight crew members. The pilots were treated and later returned to the UAE, while Saudi and Emirati authorities investigate the incident, including any possible terrorist intent or prior planning.

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The first two of 66 new F-16V fighter jets ordered by Taiwan in 2019 are due to arrive on Friday after months of delays. The delivery will strengthen an air force that scrambles almost daily to shadow China’s military.

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Fighting has broken out in northern Ethiopia after months of tension, pitting federal troops against a rebel alliance led by Tigrayan forces. The renewed conflict risks expanding into a regional war.

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung warned that Seoul would take “further measures” if Kyiv does not publicly apologize for revealing the transfer of two North Korean soldiers captured while fighting for Russia. South Korea says Ukraine broke a confidentiality agreement, while Ukrainian officials deny that such an agreement existed, deepening the diplomatic dispute.

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South Korea says it may take “further measures” if Ukraine refuses to publicly apologise for disclosing the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war. Ukrainian forces captured the prisoners early last year after they were deployed alongside thousands of North Korean troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.

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South Korean President Lee warned that Seoul could take further measures against Ukraine unless it offers a public apology over the disclosure of a prisoner transfer. He said the issue concerns the honor of South Korea’s people and nation and cannot be overlooked.

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A diplomatic dispute has erupted after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed at the UN that two North Korean prisoners captured in Russia’s Kursk region had been transferred to South Korea at their request. Seoul demanded an explanation and apology, saying the disclosure violated confidentiality, while Kyiv denied any such agreement existed.

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has threatened unspecified “further action” unless Ukraine publicly apologises for revealing that two North Korean prisoners of war were sent to South Korea. Lee accused Kyiv of trying to provoke war on the Korean Peninsula, while Ukraine called the dispute a “diplomatic misunderstanding” and said it was working to resolve it.

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung accused Ukraine of undermining him by disclosing an arrangement to transfer two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul. He demanded that Kyiv acknowledge the deal and apologise, while Ukraine said no secrecy agreement existed.

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Tennessee administered two doses of a lethal drug to death row inmate Christa Pike, but she somehow survived, NBC News reports.

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Two lethal injections failed to kill death row inmate Christa Pike, prompting fresh questions about the drugs used in executions and what should happen when they do not work.

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Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is in hospital after surviving two lethal injection attempts. Her lawyer says she is alive and receiving life-saving care. Governor Bill Lee has ordered a review and halted executions in the state for the rest of the year.

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Tennessee halted Christa Gail Pike’s execution after two doses of a lethal drug failed. Her attorneys said Pike was still alive and snoring before being taken from prison by ambulance. Gov. Bill Lee then suspended the state’s one remaining execution for the rest of the year.

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Tennessee has suspended all executions for the year after death row inmate Christa Pike survived two lethal-injection attempts. Pike is in critical condition receiving life-saving care, while her lawyers seek commutation of her sentence. Governor Bill Lee ordered an independent review, saying the investigation will be thorough.

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Russian airstrikes hit Kyiv’s Southern Bridge and targeted a school and apartment buildings in the capital, killing at least one person, the city’s mayor said Friday. Ukraine also launched an overnight drone attack on industrial facilities in the Russian city of Volgograd. Follow the latest developments in the war in Ukraine.

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A Russian overnight attack damaged a 25-story residential building in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district, killing one person and injuring two, local authorities said. Russian forces also struck the Southern Bridge again, prompting closures of the Southern and Paton bridges in both directions and the Metro Bridge toward Kyiv’s right bank.

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Ukrainian forces reportedly struck oil infrastructure in Russia’s Volgograd and Samara regions overnight, with fires reported at facilities in both areas. Activists and a monitoring channel identified the likely targets as the Volgograd Oil Refinery and the Samara oil distribution station, though the reported damage could not be independently verified.

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Heavy selling this week drove 10-year US Treasury yields to their highest level since 2002, before the global bond market steadied.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and election rival Flavio Bolsonaro are exploiting every controversy in a last-ditch effort to discredit one another and win voters ahead of Sunday’s nail-biting election.

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Brazil is heading into a knife-edge presidential vote whose consequences could extend well beyond its borders. The election unfolds amid U.S.-China rivalry and mounting attention to the country’s debt.

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Speculation that far-right presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro could seek to remove Our Lady of Aparecida as Brazil’s patroness has triggered a nationwide outcry ahead of Sunday’s vote. With Bolsonaro and Catholic leftwing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva tied in polls, analysts say the dispute could affect the knife-edge race.

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Brazilian voters will choose on Sunday between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro in a closely contested election. If neither candidate wins an outright majority, a runoff will be held on October 25. Al Jazeera’s Monica Yanakiew explains what is at stake.

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The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent Tom Phillips reports on Brazil’s presidential election this Sunday. Flávio Bolsonaro, son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro, is seeking the presidency while campaigning for his father’s release. The podcast examines how Brazil reached this point again and what a Flávio victory could mean for the wider region.

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