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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has suspended high school classes across the country for the rest of the week as protests demanding education reforms intensified, with police clashing with demonstrators in several cities. Hundreds of thousands of students and activists took to the streets on Tuesday, demanding improvements to the education system, including replacing absent teachers, longer lunch breaks and changes to the length of the school day. Authorities estimated the nationwide turnout at about 250,000, while organisers put the figure closer to 500,000. The High School Students Union said…

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President Donald Trump suggested to a crowd of his supporters in Nebraska that ​Iran could “take out” a major US city like Los Angeles or San Diego, drawing a swift rebuke from California’s Democratic leaders and some fellow Republicans. Trump, speaking at a political ‌rally in the state’s farm belt on Monday, discussed American wartime economic sacrifices and said he was determined to “see a tremendous victory, because it verifies all the things we did.” “And again, remember, with the war, it’s just artificial, it’s a little bit high, it’s…

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Two South Korean megachurches are investigating suspected cyberattacks that may have exposed the personal data of hundreds ​of thousands of congregants, with evidence suggesting AI tools ‌may have been used in the attacks, according to the churches and a cybersecurity firm. Here are some details: Cybersecurity company Oasis Security found ​data, attack records and account information on an ​overseas server that contained information linked to Seoul’s Yoido ⁠Full Gospel Church and Sarang Church. Records of the ​alleged attacks included signs that AI tools were used during ​the intrusion, such as…

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Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Aden International Airport with ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones early on Wednesday, Yemen’s Transport Ministry said, as fighting intensified across several fronts. In contrast, ​the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile ‌north of the Saudi capital Riyadh. One missile landed near the airport runway minutes before a flight from Cairo was due to land, the ministry said. Authorities cancelled the landing and diverted the aircraft to ​Jeddah, while two planes on the runway were moved away from the area ​over…

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Anupam Kher recently shared a glimpse of his meeting with Hollywood legend Robert De Niro during his ongoing trip to the US and Canada for his stage play ‘Jaane Pehchaane Anjaane’. Kher shared his happiness over meeting De Niro on social media, describing him as his “dearest friend” and one of the world’s finest actors. Kher said De Niro invited him to his home, where they had lunch and spent time talking. He described the meeting as one of the highlights of his trip to America and Canada. He thanked…

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Saudi air defences intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile north of Riyadh early Wednesday, as fighting intensified between the Iran-backed group and Yemen’s internationally recognised government and its Saudi-led coalition allies. Maj-Gen. Turki Al Maliki, spokesperson for the coalition supporting Yemen’s sovereignty, said on X that the missile’s launch platform had been tracked by the coalition’s intelligence system in the skies over Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, and would be destroyed. Yemen’s government said the Houthis had also targeted Aden International Airport with two ballistic missiles early Wednesday. The latest attacks followed a…

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Paramount Skydance completed its blockbuster $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, creating a Hollywood heavyweight that hands CEO David Ellison control of one of the world’s largest entertainment and news businesses. The deal brings together the studios behind “Mission: Impossible,” “Harry Potter” and DC Studios alongside major television ​and streaming networks such as CBS, CNN, Paramount+ and HBO Max — forming an expansive entertainment company spanning film, TV and news. The merger is a chance “to build the next-generation media and entertainment company, powered by creativity and…

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Oil prices rose on Wednesday as the market weighed supply constraints from a storm heading for US oil-producing regions and attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia against increased supplies of ​Middle East crude. Brent futures rose 93 cents, or 0.92%, to $101.51 a barrel. ‌US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 82 cents, or 0.92%, to $90.25. US forecasters said on Tuesday a storm forming in the Gulf of Mexico would become the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 within two days and would likely hit oil and gas-producing…

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US Vice President JD Vance said in an exclusive interview with Reuters that Iran ​must make a “meaningful” reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity to satisfy US demands and end the countries’ seven-month war, even as Washington was unsure how ‌Tehran makes decisions in negotiations. Vance, a longtime sceptic of US involvement in foreign wars, has taken a leading role in negotiating a settlement to the conflict and brokered a provisional peace agreement in June that quickly fell apart. The war has jolted global energy markets and become a political…

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President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday conferred Nishan-e-Imtiaz, one of Pakistan’s highest civil awards, on United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in recognition of his international service, leadership of the United Nations and contribution to global peace and development. The award was the first conferred by Pakistan on a UN secretary-general and was presented at a special investiture ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, members of the federal cabinet, parliament and…

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