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International · 2026-10-11
ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban ministers over gender-based persecution in educationThe International Criminal Court has unsealed arrest warrants for two Taliban ministers—education minister Habibullah Agha and higher education minister Neda Mohammad Nadeem—accusing them of crimes against humanity through gender-based persecution. The warrants relate to Taliban policies that have prohibited Afghan girls and women from accessing secondary and university education since the group returned to power in 2021. This action extends the ICC's investigation into alleged Taliban crimes and represents a significant step in targeting sitting government officials directly.
International · 2026-10-05
ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban education ministers over gender persecutionThe International Criminal Court has unsealed arrest warrants for Taliban education minister Habibullah Agha and higher education minister Neda Mohammad Nadeem, accusing them of crimes against humanity for gender-based persecution. The warrants relate to the Taliban's systematic ban on girls and women attending secondary and university education since the group retook power in Afghanistan in 2021.
International · 2026-10-06
ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Taliban Education Ministers Over Gender PersecutionThe International Criminal Court has unsealed arrest warrants for Taliban education minister Habibullah Agha and higher education minister Neda Mohammad Nadeem on charges of gender-based persecution as a crime against humanity. The warrants relate to Taliban policies that have systematically excluded Afghan women and girls from schools and universities since the group returned to power. This action against sitting government ministers is rare and reflects the court's commitment to holding senior officials accountable for enforcing restrictions on women's rights.
International · 2026-10-25
Shooting and widespread protests convulse France and spread across EuropeA gunman opened fire near Paris, killing one person and wounding five others, including a 12-year-old girl, in what President Macron described as a "racist terrorist attack." Days later, approximately 410,000 people participated in nearly 300 protests across France over the cost of living and education. The unrest spread to riots and looting in Italian and Spanish cities, as well as protests in Albania.
International · 2026-10-25
Hundreds of thousands march across France as cost-of-living protests turn violentApproximately 410,000 people participated in nationwide protests across France on 24 October, demonstrating against rising living costs and education system failures. Violent clashes erupted in Paris and other cities, resulting in nearly 1,000 arrests and 53 injured police officers.
International · 2026-10-21
US judge orders Meta to pay $25 billion over Facebook privacy violationsA New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company misled Facebook users about their data privacy. This is the largest fine ever imposed on Meta, and New Mexico's Attorney General said the award will go to the state's education fund.
International · 2026-10-11
Parti Québécois wins minority government with pledge of independence referendum by 2028Quebec's provincial election delivered a minority government to the Parti Québécois, the first separatist victory in over a decade. Party leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, a 49-year-old lawyer educated at Oxford, has committed to holding a referendum on independence within two years. Political analysts suggest voters were motivated more by his restrictive immigration policies and positions on identity than by his separatist agenda itself.
International · 2026-10-31
Large-scale strike and protests across Italy target Meloni government and cost of livingTens of thousands of Italians participated in a nationwide strike and demonstrations across more than 50 cities on Friday, organised by the trade union USB. The protests focused on rising costs of living, education funding cuts and opposition to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government.
International · 2026-10-25
US judge orders Meta to pay record $25 billion over Facebook privacy violationsA New Mexico state judge has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury determined the company misled Facebook users about their data privacy controls. This represents the largest fine ever imposed on Meta and substantially exceeds a $5 billion penalty from US regulators in 2019, with all proceeds directed to New Mexico's education fund.
International · 2026-10-24
Hundreds of thousands protest across France during National Rally congressAn estimated 410,000 people participated in nearly 300 protests across France on 24 October, demonstrating against the cost of living and the education system. Meanwhile, in Orléans, thousands of counter-demonstrators marched against the National Rally's congress, where Marine Le Pen was launching her presidential campaign. Nearly 1,000 arrests were made nationwide as clashes and looting occurred, particularly in Paris, where police deployed water cannon and tear gas.
International · 2026-10-12
14-year-old opens fire at school near Marseille, injuring two staff membersA 14-year-old student brought a hunting rifle hidden in a guitar case to Joseph-Lakanal middle school in Aubagne, near Marseille, on 12 October and opened fire, wounding the headmaster and a teacher. A staff member disarmed him before he could continue. Authorities said the attack appeared unrelated to ongoing high-school protests elsewhere in France.
International · 2026-10-01
Hundreds arrested as French student protests over school overcrowding turn violentAt least 450 people, mostly teenagers, have been arrested and 76 injured during protests by French secondary school students over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages. The demonstrations began in Paris and spread to multiple cities including Dijon, Lyon, Strasbourg, Lille and Marseille, with students blockading schools for several days.
International · 2026-10-17
Hungary removes block on Ukraine's EU accession processHungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Brussels on 16 October and agreed to reset their bilateral relations. Hungary lifted its opposition to Ukraine's European Union accession talks after both sides reported progress on protections for the ethnic Hungarian minority in western Ukraine, an issue that had previously created tension between the two countries.
International · 2026-10-08
Two separate knife attacks at Polish schools leave one dead and eleven injuredPoland experienced two school stabbing incidents within days this week. A 15-year-old student killed one staff member and injured two others at a primary school in Leszczydół-Nowiny, Wyszków County, while a 19-year-old wounded nine people at a high school in Ostrołęka before being arrested. Both suspects remain in police custody.
International · 2026-10-22
New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay record $25 billion for Facebook privacy violationsA New Mexico state judge has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found that Facebook had misled users about privacy protections. The ruling represents the largest fine ever imposed against the technology company and far exceeds a $5 billion penalty from the Federal Trade Commission in 2019.
International · 2026-10-06
Parti Québécois Secures Minority Government in Quebec ElectionVoters in the Canadian province of Quebec have elected the Parti Québécois, a separatist party, to form a minority government for the first time in over a decade. Party leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has committed to holding a referendum on Quebec's independence from Canada within two years. The previous ruling Coalition Avenir Québec suffered a decisive defeat as voters expressed discontent over housing affordability, school capacity and immigration policy.
International · 2026-10-05
Quebec election likely to return separatist Parti Québécois to powerVoters in Quebec cast ballots in a provincial election on Monday that polls indicated would deliver victory to the Parti Québécois, a separatist party seeking independence from Canada. The party, led by Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, has pledged to hold a referendum on independence within two years, though analysts suggest its support stems primarily from positions on immigration and identity rather than separatism itself.
International · 2026-10-25
Youth riots in Barcelona and pension march in Madrid unfold simultaneouslyA student protest in Barcelona became violent on Saturday evening, resulting in 128 arrests including about 32 minors and injuries to fifteen police officers. The same day, roughly 25,000 people marched in Madrid demanding pensions be linked to inflation and calling for equal pensions between men and women. These events reveal different concerns affecting Spanish society across age groups.
International · 2026-10-04
Violent protests erupt across France over school overcrowding and teacher shortagesStudent-led protests over overcrowded classrooms and understaffed schools began in Paris and spread rapidly to major cities across France. The unrest resulted in over 2,000 arrests, 76 injuries, and disruptions affecting 735 schools nationwide. The government blamed far-left opposition for encouraging the demonstrations, though the movement's leaders disputed this characterization.
International · 2026-10-03
Student protests over school conditions turn violent in France for third consecutive dayThousands of students across France are protesting against severely overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages, and deteriorating school buildings infested with vermin and plagued by extreme temperature fluctuations. Clashes between police and demonstrators have spread to major cities including Paris, Lyon, and Marseille, resulting in over 2,000 arrests across more than 735 disrupted schools. The government has accused the far-left party La France Insoumise of encouraging the unrest, though party leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon denies the charge and insists the protests are self-organised.
International · 2026-10-26
Israeli airstrikes kill four in displaced persons' camp in Khan YounisAn Israeli airstrike struck a tent encampment housing displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, on 26 October, killing four people including seven-year-old Jouri al-Soufi. The strike was part of a broader wave of Israeli attacks across Gaza that killed at least eleven people and wounded fifty over the same 24-hour period. According to Al Jazeera's count, the overall war death toll has now reached 74,555, with 1,559 deaths occurring since the ceasefire began last year.
International · 2026-10-02
Three days of violent student protests in France result in over 2,000 arrestsStudent-led protests over teacher shortages, deteriorating school buildings and overcrowded classrooms have entered a third day of unrest across France, resulting in more than 2,000 arrests and hundreds of injuries. Over 500 schools have closed as demonstrations that began with blockades merged with a broader public-sector strike on Tuesday.