Rybakina readies for title defence at Ningbo Open in final with Fernandez
The world number one will face Leylah Fernandez in the final after the unseeded Canadian beat Czech Marie Bouzkova.
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Major international developments, region by region.
The world number one will face Leylah Fernandez in the final after the unseeded Canadian beat Czech Marie Bouzkova.
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Sudan is suffering from a cost-of-living crisis affecting millions across the country.
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The Palestinian Authority has called for international pressure on Israel after a Palestinian official said around 1,200 Palestinians in Hebron in the West Bank were forced to leave their homes following an attack on Friday which killed two Israeli soldiers. The head of Hebron's municipality said an additional 1,300 may also be forced to leave.
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Authorities are investigating the rare attack on a Christian church; the assailants remain unidentified and at large.
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A coalition of the “Yellow Vests” movement, trade unions and students will march across France on Saturday with demands over studying conditions and purchasing power. Some 70,000 police are expected to be deployed as authorities fear looting and vandalism similar to last Saturday's unrest.
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A Palestinian man is facing Israeli settler attacks and a demolition order from Israeli forces in Umm Safa village.
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“You can't police yourself into social cohesion. You can't police yourself into a political future,” explains Andrew Smith, historian of modern France at Queen Mary University of London. He identifies a central paradox confronting the French Republic: the state may possess the means to impose public order, yet lack the political capacity to address the demands and grievances driving mass mobilisation. Smith…
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Iranian officials, media and analysts sense war is closer, but signal there will be no backing down.
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Authorities are still searching for the attackers and say it is too early to determine if they had ties to known groups.
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Authorities say they are determined to prevent another weekend of looting, burned cars and attacks on public buildings.
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US intelligence memo warns that Iranian plots against US citizens in the Middle East 'have reached advanced stages'.
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PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows ‘to destroy this place’ in retaliation for militant attack on army checkpoint Israeli troops have levelled a neighbourhood in Hebron, driving out hundreds of families, in collective punishment for a militant attack on an army checkpoint outside the West Bank city, local Palestinian authorities said. The Hebron municipality estimated that 35 hectares (86 acres) had been destroyed or…
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Malaysia has barred civil servants from using Waze for official duties over its links to Israel.
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Serbia elections test student movement demanding justice for 16 victims
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Housing activists in Barcelona seized a mostly empty building to house vulnerable families and create a community hub.
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When Tahani Al-Numeiri heard the first explosions in Khartoum, her hometown, war seemed so remote that she assumed they were celebrations from a nearby wedding. It was the morning of 15 April 2023, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces had just turned their guns on the army.
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Journalists prepare to strike as politicians push through changes that critics say threaten independence.
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A coalition of the “Yellow Vests” movement, trade unions and students will march across France on Saturday with demands over studying conditions and purchasing power. Some 70,000 police are expected to be deployed as authorities fear looting and vandalism similar to last Saturday's unrest. Story by J. Pownall, S. Perez, M. Bougault.
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Elections scheduled for December 6 in Guinea-Bissau have been postponed indefinitely. No new date has been set, leaving the country's return to civilian rule uncertain.
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The slowed Starlink connections had affected the Ukraine's military and drone operations for a week.
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No injuries were reported at the building, while police said a ‘suspicious person’ had been taken into custody.
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Monitoring group reports more Muslims in Europe face racial discrimination as 'terrorist' attack kills one in France.
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Amid growing concerns over violence, people across France, young and old alike, are weighing up whether taking part in demonstrations is worth the risk. France 24’s Ophelie Jackson reports.
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The Paris police prefecture changed the route of the authorised trade union march at the last minute ahead of the 24 October mobilisation. The new route runs between Place d’Italie and Porte de Vincennes. But this morning, many protesters turned up at Place de la Bastille, the march’s original starting point, before the route was changed, leaving them confused and unsure where to go. France 24 journalist Elitsa…
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