EconomyBrazil’s economic figures appear encouraging, with unemployment at 5.6%, growth at 2.3% and inflation easing to 4.2%. Yet a record 84 million Brazilians are behind on debt, largely from credit cards charging astronomical interest. Many families borrow to make it through the month, making economic hardship a major election issue.
SocietyFrench riot police clashed with student protesters calling for better learning conditions and more funding for schools. Education Minister Edouard Geffray said dozens of people have been injured during the wave of demonstrations.
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Science19:27A new report says Swiss glaciers lost more than 5% of their ice volume this year, marking the second-largest decline on record. The record pace was driven mainly by Europe’s summer heatwave and low snowfall the previous winter. Experts discuss the long-term consequences and whether the loss can be reversed.
WorldLive footage shows Kilauea, Hawaii’s most active volcano, erupting.
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PoliticsThe UK interior ministry said Wednesday that a year-old agreement allowing France to return migrants who illegally crossed the Channel in small boats has ended. The deal was reached under then-prime minister Keir Starmer as part of an effort to reset post-Brexit relations by easing a major source of tension between the neighbours.
SportsThe NBA has shut its only elite training academy in Africa, current and former officials told Reuters. Launched in Senegal less than a decade ago, the academy was intended to prepare promising young African players for professional leagues in the United States and elsewhere.
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PoliticsCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are set to announce next steps Thursday at 11 a.m. ET in Fort McMurray, Alberta, as Ottawa faces a deadline to decide whether the proposed West Coast oil pipeline should receive a national-interest designation. The project could carry up to one million barrels of Alberta crude a day to British Columbia’s coast.
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EconomyFrance presented its 2027 budget bill on Thursday, seeking unpopular belt-tightening measures to reduce its deficit and reassure increasingly nervous bond investors ahead of next year’s presidential election. The legislation faces a difficult path through a deeply divided parliament as political factions position themselves for a consequential vote.
PoliticsSouth Korea’s president calls for trust to be rebuilt with North Korea and vows to reduce military tensions while strengthening the country’s military. The programme also covers Donald Trump’s South Korean investment plans and Japan’s tighter permanent-residency rules for foreigners.
EconomyFrance unveiled its 2027 budget bill on Thursday, aiming to impose unpopular belt-tightening measures. The central government is seeking €5.4 billion in savings from local and municipal budgets, leaving mayors across the country to find cuts while maintaining essential services.
EconomyHigh energy prices and military escalation at energy facilities in the Middle East have prompted Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to seek greater fiscal flexibility from Brussels. Greece has the highest debt among EU countries and is due to hold elections in 2027.
HealthBreast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women, with more than 61,000 cases diagnosed in France each year. Researchers at Paris’s Curie Institute are exploring new approaches to identifying and treating cancer types, including “tumors on a chip”—miniature in-vitro models that reproduce tumor characteristics outside the body.
TechAlphabet’s Google has started rolling out its long-awaited flagship AI model, Gemini 4 Argon, though some insiders say it has underperformed in certain areas.
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PoliticsPresident Trump is scheduled to campaign in Texas on Thursday for Senate hopeful Ken Paxton, despite leaked audio in which Paxton said he believes Trump’s Republican midterm convention may have damaged his chances.
WorldA co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain in an apparent attempt to crash a Flydubai jet carrying 174 people to Israel on Wednesday. Passengers stormed the cockpit and restrained the attacker as the plane plunged, forcing an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The shaken travelers later reached Israel on another flight to cheers from onlookers.
PoliticsFrench lawmakers are due to debate a bill addressing gender-based and sexual violence. It would reinforce the process from crime reporting and investigations through to victim protection and compensation, while also targeting online sexual abuse such as non-consensual content and AI-generated deepfakes.
WorldFrench teenagers set fire to rubbish bins and threw projectiles at police on Tuesday, prompting officers to use batons and tear gas. Students continued blockades and protests at hundreds of high schools, demanding better conditions in a movement that has angered the government.
SocietyFrench security forces detained more than 600 people on Wednesday and dozens of police and gendarmes were wounded as protests intensified, the interior minister said. Students have protested outside schools since last week over timetables, class sizes, teacher shortages and overheated classrooms during this year's heatwaves. Blockades and violent clashes have followed.
World5:05Pakistan carried out deadly strikes in Afghanistan’s Helmand and Kunar provinces, saying they were “planned, calibrated and targeted” at militants. The Taliban government said civilians were killed, while a UN team in Afghanistan put the toll at 10. The attacks followed repeated cross-border clashes over militant activity along the border.
ScienceThe NASA-SpaceX Crew-13 mission is taking off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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SocietyMore disturbing details have emerged from the official sworn statement of the alleged Cornell rape victim, obtained by CBS News.
Politics4:23Israel’s Supreme Court has begun hearing appeals against the decision to bar Arab candidates from the upcoming elections. The Central Elections Committee voted last week to disqualify all Arab electoral lists, while Chatham House’s Yossi Mekelberg offered analysis of the case.
SocietyHunting is France’s third-favourite pastime after football and fishing, but it remains deeply divisive. The report examines government efforts to regulate the activity and why the hunting lobby has become so powerful and influential.
WorldHila Evron, who witnessed the turmoil aboard a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Israel, told “CBS Mornings” about the stabbing in the cockpit.