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Clean up begins after French riots but police remain
Outside of Paris, Marseille saw some of the worst damage, with shop owners reporting more than 600 premises having been looted.
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US trial begins for Rwandan-American accused of role in genocide
Eric Nshimiye, a US citizen, says the evidence against him consists of unreliable eyewitness accounts.
Politics
Spanish PM begins vote campaign overshadowed by housing protests
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez aimed to pull off another unlikely comeback as he began campaigning on Saturday for a snap vote dominated by housing protests that have shaken the country. Our correspondent Sarah Morris tells us more.
Business
Roll-out begins for passport-free airport e-gates
The system uses facial technology to check travellers against immigration and passport information.
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Iraq begins high-stakes security balancing act as US troops withdraw
Iraq marks national 'Sovereignty Days' as US troops depart, but must navigate risks of new security landscape.
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Malaysia begins sending back Rohingya refugees despite safety warnings
About 1,500 refugees are to be sent back in the first phase, despite criticism from rights groups.
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Malaysia begins controversial repatriation of asylum seekers to Myanmar
Human rights groups say some 5,000 returnees could face violence, persecution and forced conscription.
Politics
Pope Leo XIV begins four-day pilgrimage to France
The pope has landed in Paris, where he and President Macron will navigate the rules of religious state visits in secular France. Leo's trip will mix pilgrimage and politics on questions of morality and human existence.
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DR Congo begins Ebola vaccination trials for frontline health workers
DR Congo is rolling out vaccine trials for health workers at the centre of the country’s Ebola crisis.
Politics
Early in-person voting begins in the 2026 US midterm elections in Virginia
Virginia leads the way for in-person voting, reflecting a nationwide trend towards casting ballots before Election Day.
Health
UK begins trials of Ebola vaccine developed in just eight weeks
The UK medicines regulator has given approval for an experimental vaccine to be tested on healthy adults.