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British police on Thursday arrested a British-Iranian dual national in connection with the security incident at the Fairford airbase Wednesday. Five other men initially arrested over the incidence were later released without charge on bail.
Shares of toymaker Mattel rose Thursday after the Wall Street Journal reported that Authentic Brands Group had expressed interest in buying the toymaker.
France's prime minister convened a crisis meeting on Thursday and canceled ministers' trips to focus on the nationwide spread of protests, some violent, by high school students venting against under-resourced schools, long hours and other complaints. The demonstrations erupted in Paris-region schools last week and have snowballed, with police making hundreds of arrests in clashes with the young protesters. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Angela Diffley tells us more.
Shares of Accenture surged Thursday after the company's fiscal fourth-quarter results beat estimates.
France presented its 2027 budget bill on Thursday, seeking to enact unpopular belt-tightening measures. And local governments are bracing for painful cuts. The national government provides most of the financing for local and municipal budgets – and it's now seeking 5.4 billion euros in savings there. Across the country, mayors are scrambling to figure out how to cut back, while still providing essential services.
France presented its 2027 budget bill on Thursday, seeking to enact unpopular belt-tightening measures that can lower its deficit and appease increasingly twitchy bond investors ahead of next year's presidential election. The legislation faces a tough ride in a deeply divided parliament, as political clans position themselves for one of the country's most consequential elections in modern times.
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Thursday presented a belt-tightening government budget for 2027, with savings predicted to come from freezing wages in the public sector and all but the lowest pensions. A series of targeted tax measures were also predicted, though the country's independent fiscal watchdog said the plans to reduce the deficit were "limited" in light of the challenge facing the government.
The motive of the Omani copilot who stabbed his captain on a flight to Israel, causing the plane to plummet dangerously and forcing it to land in Saudi Arabia, remained unknown on Thursday as investigators across the region raced to learn more. Israeli passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft carrying 174 people from the United Arab Emirates to Tel Aviv have described how the bloodied Indian captain managed to open the cockpit door to let them in before they grappled with the copilot and stabilised a descent so sharp that the plane’s rudder was torn away.
PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, October 1: A FlyDubai flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia after the pilot was stabbed by his co-pilot in what the Israeli media are calling a terror attack. The co-pilot was detained by off-duty pilots on board and passengers before making a safe landing in Saudi Arabia. Also in the news, Cornell University's college campus culture is back under scrutiny after a shocking sexual assault claim. Plus, a man learns that Singapore does not take AI slop lightly.
🇫🇷 🎒 🪧 High schoolers across #France continued to blockade their #schools on Thursday, trying to form a "blocus" at the entrances of their schools in #protest. French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said that 625 people, mostly students, had been detained during blockade attempts on Wednesday, noting "an expansion of the movement". But what are they asking for? FRANCE 24's Tanishk Saha explains.
Treasury yields were higher on Thursday as investors kept selling government debt.
China began its seven-day National Day holiday on Thursday after President Xi Jinping used his annual speech to sharpen Beijing's message on Taiwan.
Germany forward Kevin Schade is wanted by Liverpool, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden are among the Manchester City players drawing interest from Europe's top clubs, plus more.
Head coach Craig Bellamy accepts that questions will be asked over Wales' form as they prepare for Thursday's Nations League meeting with Norway in Cardiff.
Olympic champion Eve Muirhead makes her comeback at the Scottish Mixed Curling Championships on Thursday after revoking her retirement.
As top tech CEOs rubbed elbows at President Trump's glitzy dinner for Chinese President Xi on Thursday, Anthropic's CEO was noticeably absent.
The reality TV game show returns on Thursday, with 21 stars vying to win £100,000 for their chosen charity.
Munich has been voted as the city that will bid for the Olympics in 2036, 2040 or 2044. Berlin had been in the running but withdrew on Thursday.
Nonstop rain since Thursday has submerged Thai capital's roads and canals, sending water into homes and stores.
Speaking to broadcasters TF1 and France 2, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced that “military resources” will be sent to protect the Yanbu oil site in Saudi Arabia, integral to maintaining the kingdom’s fuel exports and increasingly threatened by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
