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It started with a fair complaint: Let’s be straight about the beginning. Since September 18, French high-school students have been protesting leaking classrooms, teacher shortages and the rising cost of living. These are real problems, and the state has been slow to fix them. When a teenager lost a hand in Saint-Étienne during the protests, that was a real failure of policing too. Anyone who dismisses the whole movement as a mob is not telling the truth. more
Caught on live stream: Ecuador priest killed as crucifix falls on him during mass

A Catholic priest died in Ecuador after a crucifix fell on him while he was celebrating Mass, in an incident that was captured on a live stream and has since drawn widespread attention.

Deadly fire at Bangladesh resort claims 10 lives

At least 10 people, including a child, died after a fire broke out at a resort near Inani Beach in Cox’s Bazar, a coastal city in Bangladesh, on Saturday, media reports said.

Bali fuel crisis: Odd-even rule kicks in, travellers face disruptions

The Bali government is introducing an odd-even system for fuel purchases to ease long queues at petrol pumps amid a severe fuel shortage on the Indonesian island.

US: Tesla operating in full self-driving mode rams into police cruiser, two officers hurt

Two California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers were injured after a Tesla operating in Full Self-Driving (FSD) mode crashed into their patrol vehicle in Solano County, California.

Why Muslim-majority Azerbaijan is restricting hijabs in schools, angering 'closest ally' Turkey

A school dress-code dispute has opened an unusual rift between two close allies: Azerbaijan and Turkey.

US visa, green card applicants face stricter USCIS deadline rules from October 23

US visa applicants, foreign workers and families pursuing green cards will need to pay closer attention to immigration filing deadlines from October 23, when revised guidance from US Citi ...

Air France bans Pakistani pilots from Israel flights after security crackdown; United Airlines follows suit

US-based United Airlines has also informed its pilots and cabin crew about the nationality-based restrictions, raising questions about the impact on international aviation and whether mor ...

'Won't go unchallenged': Muhammad Yunus heckling in New York triggers legal action warning

An adviser to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has warned of legal action after former interim government chief and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was heckled at New York's Joh ...

OpenAI spy scare: Saudi man charged over 'Sophisticated' hidden recording device

A Saudi national has been charged with allegedly planting a covert recording device inside the California office of OpenAI, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said.