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1,314 arrests: France's protest crackdown tests its own free-speech rhetoric
The crackdown was carried out by the security forces of a country that lectures other nations on democracy, free expression, and the right to assemble.
The crackdown was carried out by the security forces of a country that lectures other nations on democracy, free expression, and the right to assemble.

Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper reported Sunday that the Gabd-Rimdan border crossing (Gate 250) in Gwadar reopened a day earlier, ending a weeklong suspension that began October 17.

The vice president has tasked Iranian education and health institutions with easing the admission of Azerbaijani students affected by the hijab ban in their country.

Brazilian polling stations open as voters choose between leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro.

Kyodo News reported that 20-year-old US Marine Devin Ballard strangled a 39-year-old Japanese woman with a telephone cord at a hotel in Naha on October 3 and stole her backpack.

First Vice President emphasizes operationalizing innovative budget strategies for 1405 to protect citizens' livelihoods and defeat foreign coercion.
According to the Tallahassee Police Department, one of the victims who is in serious condition is a child.
More than one million people gathered in São Paulo for Brazilian President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva’s campaign closing rally.

Yahya Ali Ahmed al-Raee, the speaker of the Yemeni House of Representatives, says that the European Parliament’s stance on Yemen is nothing more than a political cover for the war crimes being perpetrated by Saudi Arabia.
Israeli occupation forces continued their military aggression in the city of Al-Khalil for the second consecutive day, amid a siege of residential neighborhoods and raid, arrest, and forced displacement campaigns.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that fundamental and strategic changes have taken place in West Asia and that nothing will be the same as it was before the 40-day imposed war.

Iran’s upgraded Arash-3 drone features a heavier warhead, improved navigation, and AI-assisted targeting, increasing its destructive capability while strengthening the country’s indigenous unmanned warfare capabilities.

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Iran’s Army intercepts and shoots down a US LUCAS drone operating over southern Iran.

Qalibaf says Iran is prepared to meet any violation of its territorial integrity with a response beyond its adversaries’ imagination.

Belgian economist Xavier Dupret links Europe’s escalating protests to inflation, soaring energy costs, youth unemployment, inequality, and governments’ alignment with Washington and their policies toward Russia and Iran.

Acting Oil Minister says Tehran will advocate for protecting energy infrastructure during conflicts and establishing a common market among gas exporters to counter Western market manipulation.

AIPAC’s extensive lobbying, campaign donations, and super PAC spending show its influence on US elections, congressional votes on arms sales, and Washington’s unwavering support for the Israeli regime