Student protests over rundown schools and teacher shortages continue across France, with about 400 to 500 schools expected to close fully or partially on Monday. The education minister said 24 schools had been burned or ransacked and 78 staff injured. About 5,000 people have been arrested since September 28, and student unions called for nationwide demonstrations on Tuesday.

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Up to 500 schools across France are expected to close on Monday as student protests continue, Education Minister Édouard Geffray says. The movement began at a Paris school on September 17 over high teacher absence, long school days and deteriorating facilities, then spread nationwide last week.

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Up to 500 French high schools will be fully or partly closed on Monday after clashes between riot police and student protesters, Education Minister Édouard Geffray says. Students are protesting teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and deteriorating buildings. Geffray says 24 schools have been burned or ransacked and 78 education staff injured.

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Israeli officials say the FlyDubai co-pilot planned an attack before joining the airline. The co-pilot, whose identity has not been disclosed publicly by UAE authorities or FlyDubai, stabbed the captain last week on a flight headed to Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv in what was suspected to be an attempt to crash the plane.

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The Flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking the captain aboard Flight FZ1073 allegedly told investigators he planned to secure clearance to approach Ben Gurion Airport and crash the jet into a building or another aircraft. Passengers intervened after the cockpit attack, and the flight diverted safely to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The UAE investigation is ongoing.

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US and Israeli reports say the Omani co-pilot accused of trying to hijack Flydubai flight FZ1073 planned to crash it into Ben Gurion airport or a tower block in Tel Aviv. He allegedly attacked the captain with a cockpit axe before passengers overpowered him, while the UAE attorney-general called it a terrorist act.

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Downing Street says RAF Fairford is safe after the Pentagon moved about a dozen B-1 bombers back to the United States. US media linked the withdrawal to a new threat, following an incident involving three suspicious vehicles near the Gloucestershire base. Counter-terror police are investigating; six men have been arrested and released on bail.

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The United States has suddenly withdrawn all of its aircraft from RAF Fairford in the UK, citing fears of a possible attack. Former NATO operations director David Des Roches says last month’s alleged explosives plot prompted the move.

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The US has removed all B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford, a UK base at the centre of a terror investigation. Donald Trump criticised British authorities for releasing six men on bail after their arrests over an incident near the airbase.

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The United States has withdrawn all bombers deployed at RAF Fairford and returned them to home stations. Washington gave no reason, but the move follows a suspicious-vehicles incident near the Gloucestershire base that prompted a counter-terrorism investigation. Sources say it was an operational military decision rather than a political one.

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The Pentagon says all US bombers deployed at RAF Fairford have returned to home stations in the United States after a security incident near the base. British counter-terrorism police are investigating, while authorities have raised possible Iranian involvement, an allegation Tehran rejects.

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The United States has redeployed all bombers stationed at RAF Fairford to bases on the US mainland. The move followed an incident near the base in which suspicious vehicles were reported and several people were arrested on terrorism-related allegations before being released on bail. Washington gave no reason, while UK sources said the decision may have been a military response.

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Hungary is expected to lift its veto this week on the technical phase of Ukraine’s EU accession talks, the Financial Times reported, citing sources. Prime Minister Peter Magyar has instructed diplomats not to block letters concerning the possible opening of chapters on the internal market and competitiveness. Full Hungarian political support depends on Ukraine’s parliament passing a bill on minority educational rights on October 12.

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Right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro narrowly led incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil’s first-round election, winning 47 percent to Lula’s 45.1 percent. The pair will face a runoff on October 25, with analysts saying Bolsonaro is likely to win unless something highly unusual happens in the next three weeks.

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Brazil’s election is heading to a runoff in three weeks after right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, unexpectedly finished ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Sunday’s first round. Neither candidate won a majority.

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Portuguese political analyst and former MEP João Albuquerque says a Bolsonaro victory could move Brazil further away from the European Union. He says Lula brought the sides closer on trade, climate and democratic values, including progress on the Mercosur deal.

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Right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro unexpectedly finished first in Sunday’s election, ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Neither won a majority, sending the contest to a run-off in three weeks. Bolsonaro took 47% of the vote to Lula’s 45%, putting him in a “very strong position,” according to France 24 correspondent Time Vickery.

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Brazil’s presidential election is headed to a runoff after no candidate won at least 50% in the first round. Incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro will face each other on October 25. With 99.70% of electronic records processed, Bolsonaro led with 47.09% against Lula’s 45.09%; turnout exceeded 78.93%.

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Bolsonaro surged to an unexpected lead over Lula in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, making him the overwhelming favorite to win the runoff and push Latin America’s heavyweight nation sharply to the right.

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A 15-year-old boy lost his hand after reportedly picking up a police stun grenade during school protests in Lens, northern France. An investigation has opened. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu ordered ministers to address students’ demands, including substitute teachers and repairs to deteriorating schools, as hundreds remained closed and further demonstrations were planned.

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A 15-year-old protesting the dilapidated, understaffed state of France’s schools had his hand blown off on Monday in the northern town of Lens, local prefect François-Xavier Lauch said.

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Britain’s Green Party voted on Sunday to classify Zionism as a form of racism, prompting criticism from British Jews and the Israeli government. Israel said it would now regard the party as “a body that gives legitimacy to terrorism”.

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Israel has barred the UK Green Party leader after the party voted to define Zionism as racism. Jewish groups said the motion stokes hatred amid a series of attacks on their community, while Labour and the Conservatives condemned the policy; at least three of the five Green MPs opposed it.

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Vivien Lichtenstein, head of the Jewish Greens, says she may leave the Green Party after members adopted a binding policy equating Zionism with racism and calling for Israel to be replaced by a single Palestinian state. She calls the motion unhelpful, while anger grows over leader Zack Polanski’s absence from the vote. The policy is expected to face a legal challenge under equality law.

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