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Up to 500 French schools to be totally or partly closed Monday: minister 04 Oct 2026 - 05:43 pm
A high school student holds a placard during a gathering amid a nationwide protest movement over school conditions in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on October 4, 2026. Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP
Two dead in Catalonia due to torrential rains: Spanish officials 04 Oct 2026 - 03:09 pm
The swollen Besos River flows through Sant Adria de Besos following torrential rains on the outskirts of Barcelona, on October 4, 2026. (Photo by Josep Lago / AFP)
Two shot dead in Norwegian hunting incident: police 04 Oct 2026 - 01:05 pm
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UN unveils life-saving aid for 12 crises engulfing the world 03 Oct 2026 - 05:56 pm
Abakar Mahamat Bodou, a farmer in Chad's Lac Province, shows off his produce. Photo: UNOCHA/Shariqa Habib.
325 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves released: IEA 03 Oct 2026 - 03:53 pm
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With Russia next door and rising costs, Latvia goes to the polls 03 Oct 2026 - 02:45 pm
A child accompanied by his parents casts a ballot at a polling station during Latvia's parliamentary elections in Riga on October 3, 2026. (Photo by Wojtek Radwanski / AFP)
Rice work: Dutch test new crop to save sinking peatlands 03 Oct 2026 - 01:55 pm
Farmer Sander Roeleveld examines the first rice harvest from his field in Oud Ade on September 29, 2026. Photo by Lina Selg / AFP
Swiss president to quit government 02 Oct 2026 - 05:07 pm
Switzerland's President Guy Parmelin gives a press conference following a vote in the country on a divisive anti-immigration proposal to cap the country's population and another referendum on restricting access to conscientious objection to military service in Bern, on June 14, 2026. Photo by STEFAN WERMUTH / AFP
Eurozone inflation rises to its highest level in three years 02 Oct 2026 - 02:55 pm
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Italy's firefighting planes return home after scorching summer 02 Oct 2026 - 01:47 pm
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French president calls for a coordinated move to reduce fuel prices 02 Oct 2026 - 01:19 pm
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Atlético Platense completes lineup of qualifiers for Argentine Cup semi-finals 02 Oct 2026 - 01:01 pm
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Hundreds of French high schools shut as teen protests escalate 02 Oct 2026 - 11:42 am
Firefighters extinguish a fire at the entrance of the Leonard de Vinci secondary school following a blockading action by protesting students, in Paris on October 2, 2026. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)
'All types of weapons' on agenda if Russia's Kaliningrad attacked: Putin 01 Oct 2026 - 08:00 pm
Russia's President Vladimir Putin gestures as he addresses the audience during the Valdai Discussion Club meeting in Moscow on October 1, 2026. (Photo by Igor IVANKO / AFP)
Louvre launches appeal as part of new fundraising drive 01 Oct 2026 - 06:38 pm
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Two Russian drones hit major bridge in Kyiv 01 Oct 2026 - 03:47 pm
This photograph shows a Russian drone flying above Kyiv on September 30, 2026, amid the Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP
London's Bayeux Tapestry show to offer audio tour for blind people 01 Oct 2026 - 03:41 pm
Workers and volunteers, rest before preparing to pack the Bayeux Tapestry in a crate for transfer to the British Museum, at the Bayeux Tapestry Museum, in Bayeux, northwestern France, on September 18, 2025. Photo by Lou Benoist / Pool / AFP
Finland investigates suspected break-ins at MPs homes 01 Oct 2026 - 03:20 pm
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