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After largely peaceful marches on Saturday, clashes broke out in the evening. But a large-scale police presence, 1,000 arrests and the rerouting of protest routes kept a lid on wholesale vandalism. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/world/europe/france-protests…

Thousands have marched in student demonstrations over education, the cost of living, and a project linked to Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/17/world/europe/albania-protests-what-to-know.html

Protesters gathered in large numbers across France on Saturday. The demonstrations were largely peaceful with some violent clashes across several cities. source https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000011234503/france-protests-security.html

Four takeaways from India’s protest movement, at a moment when democracies around the world are under pressure. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/world/asia/india-youth-democracy-protest.html

The U.S. government has ordered diplomats and other federal employees to leave Saudi Arabia. It is also drawing down staff at other missions in the region. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/us/politics/security-warnings-iran-threats.html

A shooting at a church in the Karak Province in Jordan left seven people dead and nearly three dozen injured, the local authorities said. source https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000011232707/jordan-church-shooting.html

We look at how screening and groundbreaking treatments have radically reduced death rates. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/world/cancer-new-treatment-pope-france.html

Will Murray of Australia’s public broadcaster spotted a man in a sinking truck, then jumped in the water with a bystander. (Just don’t call him Clark Kent.) source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/world/australia/brisbane-flooding-car-rescue-abc-reporter.html

Truckers protesting high gas prices have prevented deliveries to parts of southern Italy, leading to empty shelves and dry pumps. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/world/europe/italy-protests-shortages-truckers.html

President Emmanuel Macron of France said President Trump and other foreign leaders made false claims about the protests in France. source https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000011228047/france-protests-macron-misinformation.html

The former soldier had been living in exile since 2020, and said in a video posted this month on TikTok that he feared for his life. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/world/africa/rwandan-beheaded-uganda-kabera.html