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France is facing a major wave of student protests, with thousands of teenagers taking to the streets over what they say are poor conditions in schools, staff shortages and a lack of funding. What started with school blockades in the Paris region has quickly grown into a nationwide movement, drawing support from university students, teachers, parents, unions and other adults. The scale of the protests has grown sharply. On Tuesday, October 6, the French Interior Ministry estimated that 266,000 people took part in demonstrations across the country, including 56,000 in Paris. Organisers put the figure much higher, at around 450,000…

A massive fire broke out on an oil tanker off Russia's southern coast on Tuesday after the vessel was reportedly struck by Ukrainian naval drones, sending a towering plume of black smoke over parts of the resort city of Sochi. Russia's Transport Ministry said the Liberian-flagged tanker came under attack in the Black Sea and that crude oil was burning on the water. The fire was initially too intense for firefighters to approach, but all 23 crew members, who were Indian nationals, were rescued, the ministry said. Videos and images from Sochi showed flames burning offshore as thick black smoke…

New York: India has reiterated its position against cross-border terrorism at the United Nations General Assembly. BJP MP Biplab Deb has accused Pakistan for fuelling terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir and reiterated country's call to strengthen the international legal framework against terrorism.  'Need to strengthen international legal framework against terrorism': Biplab Deb at UNGA  Biplab Deb said, "the cross-border terrorism, is one of the gravest threats to international peace, security, development and human rights." He stressed that there can be no justification whatsoever for targeting civilians and that there is no distinction between “good” and “bad” terrorism. Recalling the Pahalgam…

Washington: US President Donald Trump will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin "soon" over suspected plague case. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said he would have a word with Putin about the case "very soon. "Health authorities are investigating after the death of an employee at an anti-plague institute, which authorities attributed to pneumonia with an unknown cause," he said.  Asked what the US intelligence community was saying about the case, Trump said the US is in "very deep discussions" on the topic. "We'll be able to report about it, probably tomorrow," he said, as reported by…