Clashes erupt between police and protesters in Paris
Over 320,000 people protested around France in a third weekend of demonstrations against the rising cost of living and poor public services.

Over 320,000 people protested around France in a third weekend of demonstrations against the rising cost of living and poor public services.

Khamenei orders military response ‘without geographical limitations’ if US attacks

One evacuated couple says they crossed minefields in Oleshky in a search for food.

Residents of nearby villages line highway waving flags to greet the evacuees’ convoy from the Russian-occupied cityEvacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky have been reunited with their families after crossing into Ukrainian-held territory on Saturday.The major rescue operation began on Friday and was carried out under the most significant truce since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine four…

Inner west Sydney seat has long been safely held by the PM – but potential changes to copyright laws are angering its large creative communityGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister is facing growing discontent within his own electorate as creatives push back against the federal government’s proposal to…

Demonstrations also taking place in Germany, where officers fire teargas to disperse crowds as evening fallsClashes have erupted in Paris, Marseille and other cities after tens of thousands of demonstrators, some in Halloween fancy dress, marched across France in a third wave of protests over the cost of living and deteriorating public services.The interior minister,…

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said Tehran has no plans to hold talks with US officials, dismissing reports suggesting otherwise as unfounded.Araghchi said on Saturday that Iran had carefully examined a message sent by US Vice President JD Vance to senior Iranian security official Mohsen Rezaei. The matter remains under review by the relevant…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran’s strikes on more than two dozen U.S. bases in the Middle East focused on early-warning systems before hitting aircraft and buildings, causing billions of dollars in equipment damage, according to an Associated Press analysis.The AP independently verified damage to American targets using satellite imagery from multiple providers and spoke to four…

Legal challenges to Donald Trump’s proposed memorial arch are mounting even as its construction is imminentThe legal challenges to Donald Trump’s proposed memorial arch are mounting, with the District of Columbia and Virginia suing in federal court on Saturday as the administration says construction could begin as early as next week.There are now three lawsuits…

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned the United States and Israel on Saturday against further strikes as fears mount over a resumption of fighting in the Middle East. US President Donald Trump and his Israeli ally Benjamin Netanyahu have recently threatened military action on the Islamic republic but US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump…