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French PM meets student representatives after weeks of protests

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is set to meet with high school students on Monday afternoon (October 26) to ease tensions in the country after nearly a month of protests. This follows another meeting in which French president Emmanuel Macron promised a concrete response to demands for better education standards and funding.

Politics

Live: French union leaders criticise Macron’s ban on demonstrations

For the first time since high school protests began over a month ago, French President Emmanuel Macron is meeting with student organisations in Paris Friday afternoon. Following his decision to ban upcoming demonstrations not organised by unions, several political parties and unions have condemned the move as a violation of the right to protest. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

World

French PM Sebastien Lecornu meets with leaders of political parties amid unrest

French PM Sebastien Lecornu holds a meeting with the leaders of political parties after unrest this weekend across the country. The aim is to prevent potential violence during the next protests, including on Saturday as the "Yellow vests" movement called for a new mobilisation. Details by FRANCE 24's Luke Shrago.

Politics

Zelensky meets Witkoff as US-Ukraine relations sink to new lows

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was meeting US special envoy Steve Witkoff on Tuesday in a ​bid to rescue relations that have sunk to new lows as President Donald Trump has courted Moscow and Kyiv has complained about Washington withholding vital defences. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from Kharkiv.

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Trump’s tariffs loom over talks as G20 meets in US

Trade ministers of the Group of 20 are meeting in Milwaukee for two days of talks on Wednesday, but US President Donald Trump’s tariffs are expected to hang heavy over the talks. "Don't expect any breakthroughs," an analyst watching the event said.

Science

Passion Meets Precision at NASA’s Flight Research Lab

Long before they helped shape NASA’s future aerospace breakthroughs, Derek Abramson, Justin Hall, and Justin Link were in their garages and homes building radio‑controlled aircraft, testing new ideas, and flying their creations at hobby events. That early passion now fuels the work of NASA’s Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory at the agency’s Armstrong Flight […]

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