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Algeria will send army units to Niger to protect energy and economic interests, according to a statement from the presidency on Monday (October 26). Algeria's Parliament held an emergency vote on Sunday on what would be Algeria's first such foreign mission since 1973.
The Italian government sent hundreds of soldiers to the country's fashion and financial hub ahead of anticipated unrest.
France will deploy about 70,000 police nationwide and some of Paris' major museums will close Saturday as the country braces for a fresh wave of protests after looting and unrest erupted on the sidelines of demonstrations a week ago. Another massive turnout is expected after more than a half million took to the streets last week.
With new protests in France planned for this weekend, the authorities pledged to do everything in their power to prevent looting, violence and vandalism.
British Typhoon jets will carry out defensive missions to protect Saudi Arabia from escalating Houthi attacks.
The UK announces it will provide additional defensive military support to Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks escalate in the region.
The U.K.'s Royal Air Force will deploy jets to assist with defensive operations, but will not engage in offensive strikes.
Ministry of Defence says warplanes will operate in 'defensive role' and not be used to attack Yemeni group.
AWS, Anthropic, OpenAI and Google are racing to build forward deployed engineering teams as companies seek returns on their AI investments.
Student unions in France are hailing what they see as a major concession from the French government after more than two weeks of often violent nationwide student protests: the urgent deployment of some 3,000 supply teachers to schools with the greatest staffing needs. But where exactly are these teachers coming from? And will the move be enough to quell fresh protests, especially amid a renewed debate about overzealous policing tactics?
France's student protests have sparked a wave of misleading content online. A viral TikTok falsely claimed the French army had deployed an armoured vehicle against protesters, when it was actually returning to a nearby military base. Other posts recycle 2023 footage of retirement protests as current events, while an AI-generated image was falsely presented as showing a police officer being attacked. Vedika Bahl examines how old, out-of-context and AI-generated content is fuelling misinformation.
Italy's defence minister warns of severe economic fallout if Bab al-Mandeb becomes impassable, bypassing EU delays.
