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Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:57:47 GMTFrance: Some schools blocked as limited youth protests resume after holidays
French students returning from autumn holidays blocked some high schools on Monday, November 2, determined to reinvigorate a protest movement despite government concessions during the break. FRANCE 24's Antonia Kerrigan reports from the ground.
Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:36:57 GMTIn California, illegal border crossings plummet under Trump administration
It was one of US President Donald Trump's major campaign promises in 2024: putting an end to illegal crossings along the southern US border. Today, official data shows that promise has been kept: arrests for illegal crossings have plummeted by more ...
Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:07:48 GMTLimited French school protests resume as holidays end
Just one percent of France's 3,700 high schools for 15 to 18-year-olds called lycees were blockaded, the education ministry said.
Pupils maintained their protest after hundreds of thousands of people, including students, took to the streets across ...
Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:06:52 GMTRSF publishes list of press freedom 'predators': 'Dictators want to silence journalists'
Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Thibaut Bruttin, Director General and Secretary-General of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), who says, “When a journalist is killed, it is everyone's right to know what is being endangered.” His warning captures t...
Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:03:49 GMTBangladesh garment workers clash with police protesting higher wages
The South Asian nation of 170 million people is the world's second-biggest garment exporter behind China, manufacturing clothes for some of the largest international brands.
Hundreds of workers in Gazipur, north of the capital Dhaka, blocked the Dh...
Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:37:49 GMTEala talks 'intimidating' Nadal, fan frenzy in breakthrough year
It was a hot and sunny January day in Melbourne this year and the Filipina was playing in the main draw at the Australian Open for the first time.
Huge lines of fans from her country queued up to catch a glimpse of her and the intimate court used f...
Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:55:44 GMTMichigan Democrat's endorsement of Republican ruffles critical Senate race
A prominent Michigan Democrat endorsed Republican Mike Rogers on Sunday, giving President Donald Trump's Republicans an unexpected boost in a critical US Senate race two days before midterm elections that will decide control of Congress. FRANCE 24's...
Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:37:51 GMTDemocrats, Trump hold final rallies before midterm elections
Rallies -- including by star Democratic Senate candidates James Talarico in Texas and Adam Hamilton in Kansas -- were capping a campaign of breathtaking tension and bitterness.
For his closing argument, Trump chose a speech in Washington at the Lin...
Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:53:48 GMTJapan urges US to enforce discipline after second Marine arrest
US forces on the Japanese island of Okinawa were barred from drinking alcohol for two days early last month and faced a 30-day curfew after the murder of a woman allegedly committed by an American Marine.
The case has triggered outrage in Japan and...
Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:47:48 GMTBangladesh garment workers clash with police protesting higher wages
Bangladesh is the world's second-biggest garment exporter behind China, manufacturing clothes for some of the largest international brands.
Hundreds of workers in Gazipur, north of the capital Dhaka, blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway, vandalising s...
Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:28:22 GMTLiga: Yan Diomandé and Kylian Mbappé score again for Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappé and Yan Diomandé have once again scored for Real Madrid against Santander (3-0). After a difficult start to the season, Real Madrid have now won nine of their last 10 games.
Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:41:49 GMTStruggling Slavia face Arsenal as grim record looms
The Czech champions have won a single game out of 23 in the Champions League -- on their debut in the competition against Steaua Bucharest in September 2007.
They have since only managed eight draws and 14 losses over four Champions League campaign...
Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:05:48 GMT'Remarkable' rookie Lendeborg scores 37 as Warriors beat Clippers
Lendeborg, who was picked 11th overall in the 2026 NBA Draft, racked up the highest points tally yet of his fledgling career while also providing six assists and grabbing four rebounds, as the Warriors snagged a fourth straight win.
His 37 points w...
Mon, 02 Nov 2026 04:31:48 GMTExxonMobil urged to re-think Papua New Guinea gas project
The US-based energy giant struck a deal last month to take control of Papua LNG, which aims to tap into massive gas fields nestled in the forests of Papua New Guinea.
A 320-kilometre (200-mile) pipeline will be built to transport extracted gas to a...
Mon, 02 Nov 2026 03:39:56 GMTSouth Korea to double spending on AI and chips in 2027
President Lee Jae Myung in his annual budget speech to parliament said 21.3 trillion won ($16 billion) would be allocated to chipmaking and artificial intelligence, spanning data centres to robotics.
"We will make bold investments in AI and future ...