Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France, as a wave of protests by high-school pupils spread to their parents, university students and unions. There was less violence than in previous days,

Protesting pupils blockaded their high schools again Tuesday, a day of planned demonstrations that will test the resilience and energy of a weeks-old nationwide movement demanding more resources for the school system.

PARIS — Police fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters blockading high schools across France on Tuesday, as tens of thousands of students, parents and teachers took to the streets to demand more funding for the public school system.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in cities across France on Tuesday in support of protests by school pupils demanding more education funding, increasing pressure on the government of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron.

Three years after the deadliest single day in Israel’s history, the country marked the somber occasion with a series of ceremonies, memorials and protests at more than 400 locations.

Today marks three years since the 7 October attacks, when Hamas-led militants launched air and ground attacks on Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages.

In addition to Wednesday’s events, the city of Beverly Hills is also developing a permanent Oct. 7 memorial outside the Beverly Hills Public Library.

Israel marked the third anniversary of Hamas’ October 7 attack on Wednesday with silent tributes, new strikes on Gaza and intense political debate, weeks before elections in which the country’s deadliest day will be front and centre.

Another dry cargo vessel transporting military supplies ⁠was hit south of the city of Odesa, according to a statement. It also said the Kochetok ⁠electrical substation was str

Romanian authorities said a "complex mission" was needed to rescue the crew members in the waters of the Black Sea.

Romanian ⁠authorities said ⁠on Monday ​that two people ‌had died and ‌others ⁠were ⁠rescued in a serious maritime ​incident involving a fire t

Romanian authorities report that two people have died and 11 crew members were rescued after a commercial vessel caught fire in the Black Sea.

The governor of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa has demanded that the central government do more to ensure discipline among U.S. troops on the southern island following the arrest of a U.S. Marine on accusations that he robbed and murdered a

A US Marine was arrested Sunday on suspicion of murder and robbery after a woman’s body was discovered in a hotel room in Okinawa, prompting outrage across Japan, with the local governor saying the incident showed the US efforts to maintain discipline among its troops were “completely ineffective.”

A U.S. Marine was arrested this week on suspicion of robbing and killing a local woman in Okinawa. The killing has drawn outrage on the island and inflamed longstanding tensions over U.S. military bases,

The U.S. military in Okinawa, Japan, is pausing all operations for two days after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of killing a local woman

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are claiming new attacks on military facilities and airports in Saudi Arabia

A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen says an air campaign is underway against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea coastline

A Saudi-led coalition has launched what it called a major campaign against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen says it has recaptured key areas around the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Houthi rebels. The Houthis, meanwhile, claimed attacks on Saudi oil facilities,

Neutrinos were detected in 1956, and the subsequent elucidation of their properties has won physicists a string of Nobel prizes. The latest of these, announced on October 6th, was awarded to Francis Halzen,

Francis Halzen has won the Nobel Prize in physics for his work on neutrinos, tiny cosmic particles that offer clues to the universe’s evolution

Belgium-born scientist Francis Halzen awarded prize for pioneering work on how to detect neutrinos in a giant ice cube

The 82-year-old scientist, originally from Belgium, is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research into capturing neutrinos at the South Pole dates back to the 1980s.