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Watch: ‘Mood has really shifted’ as Paris protesters clash with policeThe BBC is on the ground at the Place de la République, where protesters and police clash after weeks of students demonstrations.3 hrs agoWorld
BBCKitchen staff was instructed to use inedible paint to enhance the look of meals to attract more students, the court foundA nursery owner and five members of her staff have been jailed after they were found to have poisoned more than 200 children with lead-tainted food.Li Huifang, who operated the Heshi Peixin Kindergarten in Tianshui, in the Gansu province, was sentenced to life in prison for producing and selling toxic and harmful food, according to Chinese state media.In July 2025, 247 pupils and staff at the nursery were found to have abnormally high blood lead levels after children began falling…
AFP via Getty ImagesPope Leo XIV, seen here on his way to hospital, is to be discharged less than a week after he announced his diagnosisPope Leo XIV will be discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Saturday afternoon, just four days after an operation to remove a cancerous growth from his lung.The Vatican said the Pope will give the traditional Angelus prayer and blessing to a crowd in St Peter’s Square on Sunday, as he did last week when he surprised the world by announcing the surgery.On Friday, photographs were released of the Pope celebrating Mass and distributing communion in…
ReutersThe “cockroach” demonstrations over the summer of 2026 could well become the last time Jantar Mantar was home to a sustained protest movement What is the point of a protest?To raise your voice against injustice? To draw attention to a cause? Or to make those in power uncomfortable enough to listen?For more than three decades, Indians have tried to do all three in a narrow, tree-lined road near Jantar Mantar, an 18th Century astronomical obervatory in Delhi.But that may now be coming to an end.The decision comes months after the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) – not a political…
L’École des Arts Joailliers, Benjamin ChellyThe nine-carat, pear-shaped gemstone was one of few royal jewels to survive the French RevolutionA rare pink diamond is going on display in France for the first time since it was stolen almost 100 years ago to the day – the last time it was shown to the public.The nine-carat, pear-shaped gemstone known as the “Grand Condé” was pilfered in an overnight raid on the Château de Chantilly in October 1926 and concealed in a hollowed-out apple.The diamond – one of few royal jewels to survive the French Revolution – was recovered a few weeks…
Getty ImagesSusan Collins shakes Troy Jackson’s handCandidates running for the US Senate in next month’s midterm elections have taken to the debate stage over the past few weeks – with some heated exchanges and stinging personal attacks.As the 3 November election approaches and parties fight for control of Congress, some clear themes have emerged, particularly within some of the hotly-contested Senate races. Here’s what you need to know.1. Not all Republicans are standing behind TrumpConservatives who have bucked the president in the past have generally not fared well with voters. The president has seen low approval ratings in recent months,…
Toronto Star via Getty ImagesMarineland was once an iconic Canadian attraction, known for its Everyone loves Marineland jingleTofino approached each of his handlers in turn as they knelt in shallow water and stroked his sides.Shortly after, a crane hoisted the more than 1,500kg beluga whale into a lorry to be shipped out of Canada to his new home, SeaWorld San Antonio – the last of 30 belugas and four dolphins to leave Marineland, a shuttered sea park near Niagara Falls.Marineland needed to find a new home for its whales. But when the Canadian government rejected its plan to sell them…
Five days, one briefing: How Katie Zacharia’s short tenure unfoldedThe White House says the new press secretary is “transitioning out” of the role just days after taking the job.12 hrs agoUS & Canada
Getty ImagesWhen vaping first took off at Gracey Mungulu’s school, she was vocal about the fact she found it as repulsive as smoking.”I literally used to tell people like, ‘Er, why are you doing that?'” she says.But Gracey says the habit became so common among her classmates that by the age of 16 she too had taken it up, even though the first time left her coughing rather than inhaling.”The more you see it, the more you start trying it a bit more,” Gracey says, “and then eventually I just got used to it and I was just doing it…
Two of the victims were five-year-old Rhoam Summer (left) and teacher Meghan Lambert, 25 (right)Some readers may find this article distressing.An Oregon teacher threw her mobile phone before she tackled and attempted to disarm a teenager who opened fire on a special educational needs class.As she tried to wrestle a shotgun off him on the floor of the classroom – where three children and a teacher were killed – a bystander armed with a pistol ran inside and killed the teen.The bystander, a father of two girls at the school, had been driving past Silver Rail Elementary in Bend at…