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POLITICSOct 6Trump blames France's unrest on "Islam that wants to take over" the countryThe North American leader attributed the disorders in France to uncontrolled migration and the influence of a specific religion. Student protests in several French cities led to clashes, with cross-political accusations about the violence.Clarín
POLITICSOct 6Thousands mass in France for high school protestsPARIS — Thousands of demonstrators were assembling under heavy police surveillance across France on Tuesday, as unions and teachers joined high school students who have been demanding better conditions in protests punctuated by violent confrontations. Students have blocked the entrances to hundreds of high schools for 15- to 17-year-olds since late September, complaining of missing teachers, overloaded timetables, dilapidated classrooms and buildings that cannot cope with rising temperatures. Unions, rights groups and the children have accused the authorities of using disproportionate force — a police stun grenade tore the hand off one teenager on Monday and another youngster had his teeth knocked out after police fired a grenade launcher at his head. The unrest has erupted with just months to go before the 2027 election to choose a successor to centrist President Emmanuel Macron, with far-right veteran candidate Marine Le Pen riding high in the polls despite a graft conviction. Oceanne, 18, was among thousands of students, parents, teachers and union members marching in the country’s second-largest city of Marseille. “We just want to save out education and be educated,” the teenager, who did not give her second name, said in the southern port city. She said she had suffered from absent teachers who were either not replaced or replaced by “pointless substitutes.” Another student held up a sign complaining of long hours at school. “Timetables as packed as Le Pen’s criminal record,” it read, in a jab at the far-right presidential hopeful. In the western city of Nantes, thousands started marching on Tuesday morning behind a huge banner that read: “Schools with no money, country with no future.” The interior ministry said 86,000 had joined demonstrations so far on Tuesday, with up to 40,000 more expected to join events in Paris later. ‘Police brutality’ Earlier in the morning, some had also gathered outside high schools. In Rennes, also in western France, teacher Romain Dubourg said he and other teachers were present outside the Chateaubriand high school to show support. “With about 30 colleagues, we talked about the police brutality we’ve witnessed and decided to be there for our students if they need us,” he told Agence France-Presse (AFP). While many protests have been peaceful, some demonstrators have started fires, destroyed bus shelters or clashed with riot police. Police have responded with batons, tear gas and riot-control rounds. The government says 215 students and 715 police officers have been injured since the start of the movement. A 15-year-old lost a hand to a sting-ball grenade fired by riot officers on Monday. The government has sought to address the grievances, while accusing the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party of being behind the movement. Veteran LFI presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon has strongly supported the protests, while calling for nonviolent methods. Thousands of arrests Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s office has called for “peaceful” gatherings. The head of the CGT labor union Sophie Binet has said its members would be there to “protect high school students.” Greens leader Marine Tondelier has urged local officials and parents to wear white and “go and protect our children during demonstrations.” Amnesty International said on Monday night the French authorities should “put an end to the disproportionate police repression seen in recent days during student protests.” “The images and testimonies widely circulated over the past week raise alarming concerns about the dangerous use of tear gas, batons and policing techniques by the police,” Amnesty’s Anne Savinel-Barras said. The police have launched 10 internal investigations into allegations of brutality since the protests started, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Monday night. Since the start of the movement, 24 schools have been burned or ransacked, according to the education ministry. More than 5,000 people, 87 percent of them minors, have been arrested. Lecornu’s office said 85 teaching staff have also been injured. The premier has sought to address the issue of missing teachers and renovating buildings that are dilapidated. The government is also pushing legislation to make those responsible for damaging public property pay for repairs themselves, instead of using public funds.manilatimes · philippines
POLITICSOct 6Tens of thousands demand better education in demonstrations across FranceTens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across France on Tuesday, as unions and teachers joined high school students who for days have been demanding better learning conditions in protests punctuated by violent confrontations.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 6France explodes again as students riot over educationVideo from France Tuesday shows protesters clashing with police and dodging tear gas as tens of thousands demand sweeping education reform nationwide.Fox News World
POLITICSOct 6Norway eyes temporary ban of smart glassesNorway's government said Monday it wants a temporary ban on the use of smart glasses in certain public places, citing privacy concerns, notably recording images without the knowledge of those filmed. The ban could apply to parks, beaches, museums, shopping centres, schools, daycare centres, healthcare facilities, gyms and public events.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 6Spain Clears Way for Separatist Leader to Return to CataloniaThe Spanish Supreme Court canceled an arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont, who has been living in self-imposed exile in Belgium.NYT World
POLITICSOct 6'Tense' atmosphere as tens of thousands join French student protestsPolice fired tear gas at ​protesters blockading French high schools on Tuesday as students, teachers and parents took to the streets on the biggest day of action in a wave of demonstrations against understaffed and dilapidated classrooms. Reporting from a march in Paris, France 24's Claire Paccalin says that the demonstration there has been peaceful so far, though the atmosphere is "tense" with a "heavy police presence".France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 6Britain’s Tories really, really don’t want to team up with Farage. They might still have to.The Reform UK leader is the butt of mockery and vitriol at the Conservatives' annual gathering in Birmingham. That could make a coalition near-impossible.Politico Europe
POLITICSOct 6EXCLUSIVE: China plans late entry into WHO leadership race, sources say - ReutersEXCLUSIVE: China plans late entry into WHO leadership race, sources say ReutersReuters World
POLITICSOct 6Trump blames France unrest on ‘mass migration,’ IslamUS President Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed mass student protests in France on “mass migration” and Islam, pushing his global right-wing narrative ahead of tough midterm elections at home. “What’s happening in France is nothing less than out of control mass migration. This isn’t about schools, this is about Islam wanting to take over a […] The post Trump blames France unrest on ‘mass migration,’ Islam appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 6Hundreds of schools shut down as France’s student protest intensifiesThe French Ministry of Education estimates that 891 schools across France have suspended classes because of the protests. The post Hundreds of schools shut down as France’s student protest intensifies appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
POLITICSOct 6French prime minister: no lessons in French schools in the coming days, dialogue will take placeDe komende drie dagen zullen er op alle lycées in heel Frankrijk geen lessen zijn. Dat heeft de Franse premier Lecornu gezegd. Reden zijn de grootschalige scholierenprotesten van de afgelopen weken. Lycées zijn de bovenbouw-scholen in het voortgezet onderwijs, voor leerlingen vanaf ongeveer 15 jaar. De premier wil samen met de minister van Onderwijs vanuit de politiek een antwoord geven op de protesten. Hij hoopt dat scholen en leerlingen komende dagen met elkaar in gesprek gaan. Of scholen er gehoor aan geven of dat scholen lessen willen laten doorgaan, is niet duidelijk. Lecornu noemt de proNOS Buitenland
POLITICSOct 6Bulwell councillor fears 'existential threat’ looming for city amid unrelenting SEND demandA Bulwell councillor says an ‘existential threat’ is getting closer on the horizon for Nottingham amid unrelenting demand for special educational needs support and services.hucknalldispatch_uk · united kingdom
POLITICSOct 6EU expansion again discussable, but first a trial period for new countriesJarenlang was het onderwerp onbespreekbaar in Brussel: het toelaten van nieuwe landen tot de Europese Unie. De laatste toetreding, die van Kroatië, dateert alweer uit 2013. De vrees is dat nieuwe landen vooral geld gaan kosten. Bovendien zijn er zorgen over de stabiliteit van nieuwkomers. Zullen zij zich wel aan de Europese regels blijven houden als ze eenmaal lid zijn? Maar sinds de oorlog in Oekraïne en de herverkiezing van Donald Trump groeit de steun voor nieuwe leden. "Een grotere Europese Unie geeft ons meer politiek en economisch gewicht in een wereld vol hevige concurrentie op het wereNOS Buitenland
POLITICSOct 6AfD passes milestone with first parliamentary speaker post in Saxony-AnhaltFar-right party’s election manager Tobias Rausch elected to key role on 48 votes, with 29 opposing and five abstentionsIrish Times World
POLITICSOct 6More than 250,000 French people demonstrate in support of students: "Repression will not stop our revolt"1,800 institutes are blocked during a new day of protests defined as "high risk" by the Government.El Mundo
POLITICSOct 6Germany Arrests Ex-Spy Chief On Suspicion Of Giving Secrets To Foreign PowersChannels TV
POLITICSOct 6‘Accidents happen’: French PM defends police after teenagers injured in protestsSébastien Lecornu vowed to offer a “political response” to French students' concerns after being accused of reacting to protests with force alone.Politico Europe
POLITICSOct 6Winks in Paris and political maneuvering in Puna: Karina Milei and Santilli deepen their alliance with two governorsThe President's sister and the Cabinet Chief met with Gustavo Sáenz of Salta and Raúl Jalil of Catamarca at a lithium plant. The government seeks to accelerate efforts to approve the Budget and suspend the PASO primaries. Investments in roads and ATN were also discussed.Clarín
POLITICSOct 6The PNV's vote will allow the approval of the housing decree that the right-wing parties struck downLas 20 medidas acordadas este martes por el Consejo de Ministros será convalidadas en la Diputación Permanente del CongresoEl País
POLITICSOct 6Photos: School blockades, street protests grip FranceProtesters increased pressure on the government of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron demanding more education funding.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 6EFCC opposes Diezani’s move to present evidence of UK court acquittal in Abuja caseEFCC maintained that the UK judgement was irrelevant to the case Diezani filed in court for the recovery of her auctioned assets. The post EFCC opposes Diezani’s move to present evidence of UK court acquittal in Abuja case appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
POLITICSOct 6French students looking for protests 'to become a major movement'Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in cities across France on Tuesday in support of protests by school pupils demanding more education funding, increasing pressure on the government of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron. With teachers and trade unions joining the march, the students are seeking to turn the protests into a "major social movement" to increase pressure on the government, says France 24's Marc Perelman.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 6‘Not the act of a friend’: Israel’s deadline to close UK consulate nearsFormer British consul Sir Vincent Fean says Israel is acting unlawfully in the wake of a new wave of sanctions.Al Jazeera [en]
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