Student protests over teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and deteriorating school buildings have escalated into violent clashes with riot police across France, disrupting hundreds of schools and leading to 1,747 arrests in a single day.
Delhi Police detained more than 700 people from Jantar Mantar and surrounding areas on Friday, October 2, centring protests against the Chief Election Commissioner. Among them were Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and members of various student organisations.
The Saudi-led coalition has accused Yemen’s Houthi group of carrying out a drone attack on a power distribution station in the holy city of Medina, while the Houthis have rejected the allegation as fabricated.
US President Donald Trump has announced plans for nearly $200 billion in investment in various projects in the United States. He made the announcement at the Oval Office on Wednesday. However, South Korea said a final decision has not yet been made on the construction of a $54 billion pipeline for Alaska's liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, which is a key part of the investment plan.
A firefighter in the United Kingdom has won a £40,000 case against his ex-girlfriend with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) as he could not afford a lawyer's fees. Craig Titchener, 40, represented himself in court. He took ChatGPT's help to understand the various stages of the legal process.
At least 22 people were killed in two separate Pakistani airstrikes targeting Afghanistan’s Helmand and Kunar provinces.