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On Monday, the Yemeni government, supported by Saudi Arabia, claimed to have carried out hundreds of strikes against Houthis positions following the announcement of an offensive to recapture the entire country to these pro-Iranian fighters. Explainatiosn by Julien Chehida, international columnist France 24.
The high school protest movement that's erupted over the past week here in France is showing no signs of slowing down. Demonstrations have raged at more than 1,200 high schools, and more than 5,000 people – most of them minors – have been arrested. Students are furious at what they say is a chronic lack of funding for state schools, with that anger exacerbated by accusations that state resources are unfairly distributed, with richer and whiter postcodes historically receiving the lion's share of funds.
The Yemeni military announced a broad set of strikes against Houthi targets on Monday, after the government declared a new campaign to retake all territory even as the Iran-backed group made fresh gains on the ground. France 24's Kethevane Gorjestani takes a look at the reasons behind this latest escalation in the long-running conflict.
The courses will be "fully or partially suspended" in some high schools following clashes between law enforcement forces and student demonstrators, said the French Minister of Education.
PRESS REVIEW – Monday, October 5: More than 400 schools are closed across France, as the government fails to assuage the anger of protesting high school students. In other news: Boulder, Colorado takes on ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy, demanding billions for damage caused by wildfires. Finally, we take a look at some of nature's most whimsical offerings.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called an early election for November 29 on Monday, in a bid to strengthen his mandate after a fragmented parliament rejected the government's key housing decrees last week amid widespread protests. France 24's correspondent in Madrid Sarah Morris has the deetails.
Up to 500 French high schools will begin a second week of total or partial closures on Monday as protests over dilapidated schools and classrooms, overcrowding and teacher shortages precede a nationwide day of demonstrations on Tuesday. Reporting from outside a high school in the Paris suburb of Aubervilliers, France 24's Luke Shrago says things are relatively calm as of early Monday morning as students seek to rebuild the momentum of last week’s protests following a weekend lull.
Only one point separates Group A1 leaders France and second-placed Belgium before Monday's clash.
Political and fiscal concerns are mounting in two of the euro area's biggest economies.
France face Belgium this Monday in the fourth and last Nations League game this international break. Les Bleus already beat Belgium on September 28 in Matchday 2 (1-0).
The student protests that rocked France last week have prompted authorities to keep up to 500 schools closed on Monday. More protests are planned for Tuesday.
After a week of high school blockages, some 400 to 500 schools are "totally or partially" closed Monday. Several unions call for support for a hard block. A 15-year-old high school student also had his hand torn off during a demonstration in Lens. Follow our direct.
On the front page of the press, the mobilization of French high school students, who say they want to continue their movement this week against the backdrop of a financial and social crisis, while a study published today states that poverty has never affected so many French people. The anger of the Israeli government after the British Greens adopted yesterday a motion stating that Zionism is "a form of racism". And the last game tomorrow of Messi with Argentina.
A 15-year-old student protesting in France had his hand blown off on Monday after he picked up a police stun grenade in the northern town of Lens, local media reported. Demonstrations in France have disrupted at least 413 high schools as students protest high teacher absence rates, overlong school days and dilapidated facilities. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Lessons will be "totally or partly suspended" in some high schools after clashes between riot police and student protesters, France's education minister says.
The new political rendezvous of France 24, every Sunday evening at 9:10 pm. On the menu of this October 4th: the primary on the left, the Bardella affair and the mobilization of high school students. With Brice Soccol, political scientist and essayist, and Arnaud Benedetti, editor of the New Political Review.
Education minister cites safety concerns for closures as organisers call for resumption of protests.
French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has reiterated her "complete confidence" in National Rally (RN) leader Jordan Bardella, accused by investigative news outlet Mediapart of making anti-Semitic comments in 2013. But some analysts say the frontrunner in the Élysée Palace race may seek to distance herself from her protégé should the controversy end up damaging her campaign.
Some 160 million Brazilian voters go to the polls on Sunday to choose between left-wing President Lula and his far-right rival Flavio Bolsonaro. A choice of society in a polarized country. Analysis by David Delos, international columnist in France 24. According to him, it is for voters to "define or redefine Brazil's position on the international scene".
Far right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, appointed by his father to represent the Conservative camp in Brazil's presidency, created the surprise when he came to the lead of the first round on Sunday. In the second round, he will face outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is running for a fourth term. Relive the election night.
