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Tens of thousands of people are expected to protest across France on Saturday, as students, trade unionists and remnants of the Yellow Vest movement join forces to demonstrate against high prices and the country’s fraying social model. The initial wave ​of protests began last month at high schools in Paris’ poor northern suburbs, where anger over teacher absences and ‌shabby facilities quickly morphed into a nationwide movement against inequality, weak public spending and falling standards. The protests come at a difficult time for France, as President Emmanuel Macron enters the…

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At least two wanted terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation in Dalbandin, Chagai district of Balochistan, sources said on Saturday. The sources said the militants were involved in harassing passengers along the Quetta-Taftan Highway and spreading fear in the area. They also set fire to commercial vehicles and passenger buses travelling on the highway, spreading fear and causing damage to the national economy. Security forces effectively targeted the militants’ hideouts during the operation carried out as part of Radd-ul-Fitna 3, the sources said. They reaffirmed the resolve to eliminate…

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Clad in black and their faces masked, dozens of militant Israeli settlers burned olive trees ​and threw rocks at Palestinians in a coordinated attack on Friday on a village’s harvest in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that injured at least two people, including a journalist. Some 80 settlers, ‌some of them carrying gas canisters, descended from a hill above a terraced olive grove where villagers from Abu Falah had gathered to pick ripe fruit, a cherished annual tradition in Palestinian life, Reuters witnesses said. The settlers took positions in front of…

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The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine ​for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter. The officials said ‌leaders at the Defence Department received a message that the SpaceX Starshield service for the Ukrainian military needed to be slowed. The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not specify who in the White House made the decision or who was responsible for implementing the order. The Pentagon is…

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Missiles struck Yemen’s Aden International ​Airport on Friday, while a Saudi-led military coalition said it had intercepted a ballistic missile headed for the ‌Red Sea city of Yanbu, a key Saudi oil hub that allows exports to avoid the Strait of Hormuz. The coalition said it had also destroyed two cruise missiles over the Red Sea and three drones in Saudi Arabia’s Southern and Riyadh regions. It did not identify the attackers. In Aden in ​southern Yemen, two missiles landed on the airport grounds, the Aden Security Department said, blaming…

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FIFA has fined the Spanish football federation $20,000 and ordered at least 15% of the stadium seats to be closed for Spain’s next home friendly after supporters directed Islamophobic chants during a 0-0 draw against Egypt in March. The sanctions follow incidents at the RCDE Stadium near Barcelona on March 31, when some Spanish fans chanted, “Who doesn’t jump is a Muslim,” during the World Cup warm-up match. The stadium announcer issued warnings and messages against discriminatory behaviour were displayed on the scoreboard, but the chants were repeated. FIFA subsequently…

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A Pakistani Saraiki folk song, Chalre Chalre Waal, is gaining popularity in India, attracting millions of views online and drawing comparisons with a classic Bollywood track. The acoustic rendition by Shanzy Sial and Mohsin Lashari has gained traction on Instagram and YouTube, particularly among audiences in India’s Punjab region, introducing the traditional melody to a wider audience. View this post on Instagram Listeners have also compared the song with Na Kajre Ki Dhar, a popular 1994 track from the Bollywood film Mohra. The comparisons have fuelled further discussion about the…

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Police arrested Indian “cockroach” movement founder Abhijeet Dipke, according to several media reports on Saturday, after he was ​detained on Friday ahead of a Delhi rally that drew hundreds of people ‌waving the national flag and demanding the resignation of India’s election chief. Dipke was arrested to prevent a breach of the peace and will be called before a Special Executive Magistrate on Saturday, broadcasters NDTV and ​India Today said. Delhi police did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. The ​youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), opposition groups…

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A representative for Selma Blair, who was arrested this week and charged with assault for actions ​on a US Delta Air Lines flight, said on Friday the ‌actor did not intend to harm anyone or open an aircraft door. A statement issued by her publicist repeated comments from earlier this week that Blair, who has ​multiple sclerosis, suffered a medical emergency on the flight from Los ​Angeles to New York. Blair did not try to open ⁠a door on the plane, as some media outlets reported, the statement ​said. “There…

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President Donald Trump waived key Russia-related US sanctions and tariffs days before they were to take effect under a law he signed last month, including duties on the country’s goods and penalties for buying its oil and gas. In an executive order released by the White House on Friday, Trump said the ​waiver was in the national interest of the United States. The law is meant to increase pressure on Russia for its attack on Ukraine that began in 2022. Trump, however, has been warming toward Russia and publicly criticising…

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