The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has arrived at Rome’s Gemelli hospital for lung surgery. He announced the operation on Sunday, the first time a pontiff has made a personal medical announcement of this kind.
Pope Leo was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Tuesday for an operation to remove a small lung nodule found during a check-up. The procedure is considered low risk and will determine whether the nodule is malignant; his appointments have been cancelled until 20 October.
Pope Leo XIV has been admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital for an operation to remove a small lung nodule found during recent medical checks. The 71-year-old pope said it was detected early. It is his first hospitalisation since becoming pope in May 2025.
The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV will have surgery on Tuesday at Rome’s Gemelli hospital to remove a lung nodule and determine whether it is cancerous. He will be under general anesthesia, stay in hospital for a week and has cancelled engagements through October 20.
Pope Leo was expected to be admitted to a hospital in Rome on Tuesday for surgery to remove a small growth on one lung. It is the first major health issue of his 17-month tenure.
Pope Leo XIV is expected to have a lung nodule removed at Rome’s Gemelli hospital this week, with doctors forecasting about seven days of recovery. The 71-year-old pontiff is due to visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru on November 6, but the Vatican has not confirmed the surgery date.
Modi said India had expanded renewable power capacity fourfold in a decade, reaching roughly 300 gigawatts; he said this puts the country far beyond its voluntary pledges under the Paris Agreement.
People from China and Japan are united by a mission to bring a hidden history to light. Wang Xuan, whose family was affected by biological warfare, led 180 plaintiffs to Japan for 27 hearings. Hideo Shimizu, recruited into Unit 731 at 14, spoke out at 86 and returned to Harbin at 94 to apologize. Teacher Tamaki Matsuoka spent 36 years traveling between the countries and meeting more than 300 survivors. The Zijin Grass Choir shares a message of peace through song.
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King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia arrived in Ceuta for the first royal visit to the exclave. They are due to speak with local leaders and meet residents affected by a major border incident with Morocco over the summer.
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are visiting Ceuta, months after more than 70,000 migrants arrived from Morocco. Most have returned, but thousands remain. The visit has divided residents and could rekindle diplomatic tensions with Morocco, which claims sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla.
Federal agents searched Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home Monday morning. Omar said on social media that the search was an attempt to target political enemies. The Justice Department called it part of an ongoing criminal probe, while her supporters accused the Trump administration of blatant abuse of power.
US authorities raided the Washington, DC, home of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar on Monday as part of an ongoing probe into alleged immigration fraud. The investigation reportedly involves paperwork her late father completed when she was a child. Omar accused the Trump administration of using government institutions against political opponents and called the raid political intimidation.
Video shows a French naval boarding in the Indian Ocean involving an oil tanker; the vessel is suspected of links to Russia’s shadow fleet and is escorted by the navy.
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Formula 1 says Rwanda will host the African Grand Prix under a 10-year agreement. A new circuit is planned for Bugesera, southeast of Kigali, with the race expected in the early 2030s. Africa last hosted an F1 race in 1993.
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Russia’s Transport Ministry says driverless freight costs will fall by at least 8% by 2035, saving shippers 108 billion rubles. About 100 autonomous trucks are already operating on the M-12 East highway in the Moscow Region. Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin previously said the fleet could grow to tens of thousands, allowing up to 25% of the country’s logistics to be automated.
El Niño has intensified to what some scientists call unprecedented levels weeks before its expected December peak. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology says weekly average sea-surface temperatures in the central Pacific have reached a record, while unusual warmth now extends beyond the region typically monitored.
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As protests continue across France, activists warn a proposed bill could deepen impunity by presuming that officers acted in self-defence when they used firearms on duty. Issam El Khalfaoui’s son Souhail was shot dead during a police traffic stop in Marseille in 2021. El Khalfaoui and advocacy groups oppose the measure, saying it would make police harder to hold accountable.
The European Commission disputed claims by Russia and the United States about the bloc’s spending on Russian energy since 2022, saying the figures appear inflated.
Allies of Colombia's new right-wing president have proposed budget cuts that the country's transitional justice court, the disappeared unit and advocates say would restrict investigations and trials of human rights abuses and hinder efforts to find and identify 137,000 people who disappeared during the ongoing conflict.
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Prime Minister Peter Magyar rallied Hungary around a vision of national renewal after the Viktor Orban era. His difficult next step is delivering the plan’s economic centerpiece: a credible roadmap for adopting the euro.
At talks with ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn, Sergey Lavrov said Russia would advance its strategic partnership with the bloc and cooperate on maritime security and Eurasian integration. He said they shared a desire for a more just and multipolar world order.
Officials said a man died Monday after falling from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. Witnesses said he flew from the ride, struck other passengers and landed beneath the coaster. Six Flags temporarily closed nine similar attractions at parks in the U.S. and Canada as a precaution while the incident is investigated.
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One person died and several others were injured in a roller coaster incident at Six Flags in Georgia. The company temporarily closed nine similar coasters at six parks as officials investigate; the nature of the death and how others were hurt have not been confirmed.
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US theme park operator Six Flags has shut nine roller coasters following a man's death. Police are investigating after TV footage showed riders being evacuated from the 60-metre-high Goliath ride.
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One person died and several others were injured in an incident at Six Flags Over Georgia, near Atlanta. Witnesses said they saw a man fall from the Goliath roller coaster, but authorities have not confirmed how he died.
One person died and several others were injured in a roller coaster incident at Six Flags Over Georgia, northwest of Atlanta. Witnesses said they saw a man fall from the ride, while local media showed passengers being evacuated from the Goliath coaster.
Six Flags shares fell more than 10% in after-hours trading Monday after reports of a deadly roller coaster incident at the company’s Georgia amusement park.
One person died and several others were injured in a rollercoaster incident at Six Flags Over Georgia. Police are investigating. Aerial footage showed the ride stopped midway as workers helped passengers off. Witnesses said a man was thrown from the ride, a claim the BBC has not verified.
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Officials said one person died and others were injured at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday. Witnesses reported seeing a man fall from a roller coaster.
Police said a roller coaster incident at a Six Flags park killed one person and injured several others. A Six Flags spokesperson said the company is cooperating with local authorities as they investigate.
An emergency on the Goliath roller coaster at the Six Flags park near Atlanta prompted evacuations, with passengers having to walk down a steep slope. Authorities said one person died at the park and several others were injured.
Major French supermarket chains said on Monday that a cyberattack sent refrigerator temperatures soaring in hundreds of stores. Spoiled food had to be discarded, and the incident raised food-security concerns.
A cyberattack on supermarket refrigeration systems has left shelves empty across France. Hackers remotely raised temperatures to 50°C, causing fires and forcing hundreds of stores to throw away food.
Hackers raised the temperatures of refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets to as high as 50 degrees Celsius overnight, causing fires and spoiling food.
Hackers remotely raised refrigerator and freezer temperatures to as high as 50 C overnight at hundreds of French supermarkets, triggering fires and leaving food spoiled.
Major French supermarket chains said on Monday that a cyberattack drove refrigerator temperatures higher in hundreds of stores. Spoiled food had to be discarded, raising concerns about food security.
Russia and Ukraine exchanged accusations after strikes left at least four people dead. A residential area in Kyiv was damaged in a Russian drone strike on October 12, 2026.
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa said on Tuesday that the US market will eventually embrace electrification despite currently slow EV uptake, though the transition will take place more gradually than in other regions. He also said the auto industry is becoming more regional.
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Prevot said Türkiye has an important role as both an industrial market and a gateway to markets across the wider region, helping Europe reduce strategic dependencies.
Investors are positioning ahead of bank earnings due today and U.S. inflation data scheduled for Wednesday. Bitcoin and ether slipped before rebounding, while South Korean stocks fell amid concerns related to AI.
Russia attacked Ukraine after Trump’s “energy ceasefire.” The morning rundown also reports that a judge criticized the removal of trees from a golf course in Washington, D.C.
Moscow is continuing contacts on a possible “energy ceasefire” with Ukraine, but there have been no new developments since the previous day, Dmitry Peskov said. He reiterated that Russia considers lasting peace, rather than a ceasefire, necessary.
Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to stop attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure and urged Zelenskyy and Putin to end the “ridiculous war.” Zelenskyy said Russian forces had hit at least six Ukrainian energy facilities since the truce was announced, wounding 33 people nationwide. Russia said it would continue its military campaign.
Trump again claimed Ukraine and Russia had agreed to stop strikes on energy infrastructure, though neither Moscow nor Kyiv confirmed a truce. A senior Ukrainian official said Kyiv had no advance notice, while Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would accept a ceasefire negotiated by Trump and Vladimir Putin.
Trump maintained that an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine was in effect despite reports of Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy sites. A Russian drone struck an apartment block in Kyiv, killing a woman and injuring at least five people.
Ukraine’s president says Russian attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure are continuing, despite Donald Trump’s announcement that the two sides agreed to a so-called “energy ceasefire”. Neither Moscow nor Kyiv has confirmed that an agreement is in place.
A newly released emergency-call recording captures confusion among Tennessee prison officials and dispatchers after Christa Pike survived an attempted lethal injection.
With rising fuel costs threatening farmers’ livelihoods in Bolivia’s Altiplano, local resident Etson Machaca has built a small plant that converts plastic bags, old tires and used oil into energy for his tractors.
Ukrainian air force spokesman Yury Ignat said air defenses could not respond to Russian ballistic missile launches in time because necessary data from Western partners was missing. He attributed the disruption to technical issues. Ukraine says the cause is being investigated and has not confirmed reports that the United States halted intelligence sharing.
A US-registered NATO Bombardier ARTEMIS II reconnaissance aircraft was seen flying east and west over the southern part of the Black Sea’s neutral waters at about 10 km altitude. A source said it avoided civil aviation routes and did not enter any country’s airspace; this was its first flight in the area since the week began.
When Stephanie Zebrowski retired and began receiving Social Security in 2018, her monthly payment covered her needs, with a little money remaining before the next payment arrived.
The Create Apps Championship, which has attracted more than 15,000 entries from 153 countries, is transforming into a global competition focused on building autonomous AI agents.
Britain has urged Interpol to reject Argentina’s requests to arrest people linked to the Sea Lion oil project off the Falkland Islands, arguing that the red notices are politically motivated. President Javier Milei has vowed to block the project, and Argentina has begun criminal proceedings against its main companies.
Strategy bought 250 Bitcoin for about $21.5 million last week, while spending $192.4 million to repurchase STRC preferred shares—nearly nine times as much. The buybacks are drawing on capital that could otherwise support Bitcoin accumulation and other treasury needs.
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⚽ More than just football: How scandal-tainted City led Manchester's rebirth
Since Manchester City's takeover by Abu Dhabi investors in 2008, long-neglected districts of East Manchester, between the Etihad Stadium and the city centre, have become symbols of the city's rebirth.
⚽ More than just football: How scandal-tainted City led Manchester's rebirth
Since Manchester City's takeover by Abu Dhabi investors in 2008, long-neglected districts of East Manchester, between the Etihad Stadium and the city centre, have become symbols of the city's rebirth.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay urged the United States on Tuesday to resume its traditional role as a defender of human rights and a liberator for the rest of the world, amid a US campaign to undermine the International Criminal Court.
Vice President JD Vance has sought to temper Republican expectations for Nov. 3, saying it has become nearly impossible for a president’s party to keep unified control of the House and Senate through a midterm election. The article says he is right about the trend but overlooks how Trump and his predecessors helped make it self-fulfilling, offering a lesson for future presidents.
India’s youth-led Cockroach movement is stepping up protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Three leaders were detained after defying a ban at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar site. Protesters oppose a voter-list revision they say benefits Modi’s party, while demonstrations disrupt businesses in the capital.
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Police detained leaders of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party and about 20 volunteers after they crossed barriers to enter New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar protest site. They were demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over voter-list revisions that critics say benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP. Police had declared the site no longer an official protest venue.
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Leaders of India's Cockroach Janta Party were detained after climbing over barricades into Delhi's Jantar Mantar and demanding the election chief resign over a disputed voter-roll revision. Opposition groups allege the changes benefit Narendra Modi's party, while the government and Election Commission reject the accusation.
Energy is the sector in which the US has its largest trade surplus with Mexico, amounting to about $25bn last year. Could it give Mexico leverage in talks with Trump?
The report examines what prompted the UK’s change of course on the EU and what it could mean for the bloc. Its photo caption says Prime Minister Andy Burnham met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in New York City on September 22, 2026.
The S&P 500 is just below a record high, while the index’s median stock is still down 16%, an extraordinary divergence. Wall Street is convinced the market will ultimately resolve in favor of the bulls.
Zelensky said Ukraine received no warning from its partners before explosions hit Kyiv last night, calling intelligence one of the most critical issues. Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga said Ukraine continues to share intelligence with the United States. Ukrainian media reported the explosions occurred before air-raid sirens sounded.
The Times published an investigation indicating that FIFA chief Gianni Infantino received a second salary that was not declared. Its headline examines how the payments funded a luxurious lifestyle in Miami.
Israeli forces raided several NGOs in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, including the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees and a prison support and human rights association. They also entered the courtyard of a government hospital.
Israeli forces raided several Palestinian NGO offices and the courtyard of the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah. WAFA reported snipers near the complex’s entrances. An Al Jazeera reporter said forces were confiscating equipment from Addameer, which focuses on prisoner rights, and fired stun grenades at journalists covering the raid.
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Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has ordered additional resources mobilised to fight wildfires, the government said Tuesday. Jakarta’s response is facing growing criticism at home and abroad as the fires blanket the region in hazardous haze.
The centre-left opposition bloc won 176 seats in Sweden’s 13 September election, compared with 173 for the outgoing prime minister’s right-wing bloc, which includes the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats.
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Engineers from the Moscow Aviation Institute and Tupolev have started studying changes to the Tu-214’s flight controls to reduce the cockpit crew from three to two by removing the flight engineer role. Program participants will develop a preliminary cost estimate, schedule and industry cooperation roadmap, with results due for review by the end of October.
Hurricane Simon battered western Mexico, killing one person in Guerrero. In Baja California, four people died and some remain missing after the impact of post-tropical cyclone Rachel.
Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel killed at least five people on Mexico’s Pacific coast, where flooding brought down trees and power poles, blocked roads and inundated homes. Security forces used helicopters to rescue 32 people; five others remained missing.
At least two people have died in Mexico after Hurricane Simon and the remnants of former tropical storm Rachel brought torrential rain and catastrophic flooding to Pacific coast communities. At least 10 people remain missing in Baja California. Simon has weakened to a Category 2 hurricane, and forecasters say it could make landfall on Thursday or Friday.
Hackers sabotaged refrigeration systems at hundreds of French supermarkets by exploiting the growing connectivity of equipment that had once been largely mechanical.
Portuguese authorities seized 3.7 tonnes of cocaine off the Faro coast; one person died and two were arrested. Lisbon’s judicial police chief described the group as another international criminal organisation seeking to move large quantities of cocaine into Europe.
French students are protesting for a fourth straight week over teacher shortages, crowded classrooms and deteriorating school facilities. Backed by unions and university students, the movement has prompted school blockades and clashes with police. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined a demonstration near Paris, and about 200 schools were reported closed.
French students say they are determined to keep pressing the government to address teacher absences, dilapidated buildings, overcrowded schedules and other grievances. Greta Thunberg joined the protests.
Students across France planned demonstrations on Tuesday over poor classroom conditions, with backing from trade unions and the far-left France Unbowed party. A march was planned in Paris alongside rallies elsewhere. Blockades had already disrupted central Paris, and authorities and protesters were concerned about possible violence.
At a Tehran bazaar, shopkeeper Nasir says locals once bought his nuts by the kilos, but soaring prices caused by the US-Iran war have eaten into sales, leaving businesses like his fighting for survival.
📉 Iran shopkeepers struggle as war dims demand
At a Tehran bazaar, shopkeeper Nasir says locals once bought his nuts by the kilos, but soaring prices caused by the US-Iran war have eaten into sales, leaving businesses like his fighting for survival.
South Korean chipmakers led another steep market decline as worries about AI spending and Chinese competition grew. Bitcoin, meanwhile, remained well above its summer lows.
China sentenced three leading members of a criminal gang led by the Wei family to death on Tuesday. The group carried out telecom fraud, gambling and other crimes in Myanmar. Three others received life sentences, while 55 were given prison terms ranging from three years and three months to 24 years.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said two ships were hit by drones off Bulgaria on Tuesday, including a Ukrainian-owned cargo vessel. The source of the attacks is unknown. Radev called the violence unacceptable, said he would summon Russia’s ambassador and requested EU and NATO help in identifying those responsible. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemned the attacks.
Bulgaria’s prime minister says drones struck two merchant ships off the Black Sea coast, sinking one and causing minor injuries to five crew members on the other. He said Russia was suspected and summoned its ambassador; Ukraine directly blamed Moscow for the attacks.
Prime Minister Rumen Radev said drones struck two ships in the Black Sea off Bulgaria on Tuesday. One vessel sank, prompting emergency rescue operations.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said a Malta-flagged commercial vessel registered in Odesa and owned by a Ukrainian company was hit by three drones near Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast overnight. A second vessel was struck and sank, with one crew member rescued. All 15 crew members on the Chelsea 3 were evacuated, and five received medical assistance. Bulgaria said responsibility had not been established and notified its NATO and EU representatives while seeking stronger air and maritime surveillance.
Two cargo ships were attacked overnight on October 13 in the Black Sea off Bulgaria, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said. Three drones hit the Ukrainian-owned, Malta-flagged Chelsea 3; all 15 crew members were evacuated, with five reportedly suffering minor injuries. A second ship sank, and one crew member was rescued. Bulgaria plans to summon Russia’s ambassador. Radev said there was not yet solid evidence for accusations, though logic suggested Russia benefited.
Bulgaria’s prime minister, Rumen Radev, said drones of unknown origin struck two ships in the Black Sea off Bulgaria this morning. One vessel sank and the other was damaged; one person was rescued from the sunken ship and 15 from the other. Radev said there was no clear evidence identifying those responsible and that he would seek help from NATO and the EU.
Two ships were hit by drone attacks off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, and one sank, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said. The Ukrainian-owned Chelsea 3, sailing under a Maltese flag, was hit by three drones and damaged. Its 15 crew members were rescued; five received medical assistance, and none was seriously injured. Radev said there was no clear evidence identifying who carried out the attack and that Russia’s ambassador would be summoned.
Three unidentified drones attacked the Maltese-flagged merchant vessel Chelsea 3 about 14 nautical miles off Bulgaria, within the country’s exclusive economic zone. Two sailors were injured, and the crew was evacuated to Varna by border patrol boats while the vessel remained afloat.
British finance minister John Healey will not raise capital gains tax to match income tax, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing four sources. The report follows speculation that the government could announce a policy change in its October 28 budget.
Dmitry Peskov said Moscow’s stance on a possible meeting between Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky, and on Ukraine holding an election, is well known and unchanged. Donald Trump had urged the two leaders to meet to resolve the Ukraine crisis and called for an election in Ukraine.
Character.AI filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US to facilitate a sale of the company and its assets. Disney would lead the bidding, paying $20 million for certain undisclosed assets and receiving a nonexclusive license to unspecified intellectual property. Character.AI says it will keep operating for now but may wind down if no suitable bid emerges.
China’s National Railway Administration has released a railway science and technology innovation plan for 2026–2030. It calls for about 30 industry innovation bases, breakthroughs in at least 100 core technologies, upgrades to the 12306 platform and research into 600 km/h maglev technology, while promoting AI applications and lower-carbon railways.
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Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said Europe needs to speed up ammunition and weapons production to keep pace with Russia. He warned that failing to do so would harm Europe.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said China supports stronger people-to-people and cultural exchanges with the United States, calling public engagement important to friendship between the countries. She was responding to a question about American David Plymire, who has supported healthcare and education in Huangyuan, Qinghai, for decades.
Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban denied directing authorities to seize two Ukrainian cash-in-transit vehicles carrying $82 million in cash and gold, calling the allegations politically motivated.
Bryan Ford offers a bread pudding recipe finished with rum. Versions of the dish exist in many cultures, where it originated as a way to use up stale bread.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia is selling energy resources on international markets and will continue to do so. He noted that European countries are themselves active buyers of Russian crude oil and petroleum products.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said diesel supply agreements serve the interests of Russia, the United States and global energy markets. He called them a highly beneficial area of Russian-American cooperation.
Russia’s Defense Ministry says Battlegroup North is fighting to capture three communities in the Kharkov Region while tightening its encirclement of Ukrainian troops. It said Ukraine lost about 60 troops, a vehicle and five ground robotic platforms in the pocket over the past 24 hours.
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🇮🇳 Google faces backlash against India data centre
Handcuffs encircle Google's logo on one campaign poster, while another warns that people "cannot drink data", as opposition mounts to the tech giant's planned AI mega-facility in India.
🇮🇳 Google faces backlash against India data centre
Handcuffs encircle Google's logo on one campaign poster, while another warns that people "cannot drink data", as opposition mounts to the tech giant's planned AI mega-facility in India.
Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony in Beijing on Tuesday for Botswana’s President Duma Gideon Boko, who is visiting China on a state visit.
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Since May, shopping malls across China have staged sneak-eating contests, inviting participants to revisit their schooldays. The events have drawn widespread interest and serve as an effective promotional tool for malls.
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined a demonstration outside a high school in a working-class suburb of Paris on Tuesday. French pupils took to the streets again to protest poor conditions.
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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg joined French high school students protesting in Saint-Denis, near Paris, over teacher shortages, overcrowded classes and deteriorating school buildings. Now in their third week, the demonstrations have drawn accusations of police brutality and put pressure on a government balancing demands for investment against efforts to curb debt and deficits.
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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg joined French students protesting for better conditions at education facilities, arriving Tuesday at Paul Eluard high school in Saint-Denis. Students have raised concerns including school buildings, teacher shortages and crowded schedules; demonstrations are expected in Paris and other cities.
France, Poland and Spain said Ukraine’s strong agricultural sector should not slow its EU accession talks. They support opening all negotiation clusters for Ukraine and Moldova as soon as possible; Ukraine is due to open clusters two and three, covering economic reforms, on Oct. 13.
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Pope Leo leaves Vatican ahead of surgery to remove lung nodule
Pope Leo admitted to hospital for surgery to remove lung growth
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Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery at Rome hospital
