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France set to deploy 70,000 police as students urge further protests
France will deploy about 70,000 police nationwide as it braces for new protests on Saturday after some of the worst urban violence in years erupted on the sidelines of demonstrations a week ago.
Iraq says no US troops left in the country
Iraq’s prime minister said Friday that no US troops are left in the country, including in advisory roles, as Baghdad moves to bring all weapons under state control by next June.
UK urges citizens to stockpile 3 days’ emergency supplies
The UK government has urged citizens to keep at least three days’ worth of essential supplies at home to prepare for emergencies such as cyberattacks, internet outages, extreme heat, droughts and wildfires. To promote preparedness, the government has launched a public awareness campaign called “Be Ready”.
Oil tops $116 to Five-month high as Mideast supply risks mount
Fears of fresh conflict in the Middle East and disrupted fuel supplies have pushed crude oil prices to their highest level in five months.
German youth plan France-style mass protests
"Gen Z regelt" — or Gen Z's Got It — a youth initiative, has called for mass protests in 21 cities across Germany on Saturday, October 31; including Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg and Munich.
Europe’s deadliest summer: Heatwaves leave more than 50,000 dead
The summer sun seemed to pour fire over Europe.
'Trump wanted a Trump Ocean on Google maps'
President Donald Trump has another body of water in mind for a name change: the Atlantic Ocean. But this time, he says, Google CEO Sundar Pichai told him no.
Russia ready for talks on plans for final Ukraine deal, not truce: Putin
Russia is ready to resume three-way talks with Ukraine and the United States, but on the security parameters of a final peace deal and not a "short" ceasefire, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.
Magnitude-7 earthquake hits China’s Tibet, killing at least 16 and 339 houses collapse
At least 16 people have been killed by a powerful magnitude 7 earthquake in Tibet, an autonomous region of China. Dozens more were injured. The quake struck a high mountainous area on Thursday night, according to the state news agency Xinhua, citing local authorities.
North korea announces plan to ‘irritate’ south korea by blaring loudspeakers at the border
Kim Yo Jong, influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has announced that giant loudspeakers will again be installed at the South Korean border to carry out propaganda. At the same time she warned Seoul that if interference in North Korea’s internal affairs continues, South Korea will face the ‘most horrific and painful situation’.