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Thousands march in Greece over public education failures as Macron blasts ‘stupid’ commentary on French protests – as it happened
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And, on that note, we will be closing the blog for today. Thousands of people joined education protests across Greece, calling for better classroom conditions and higher pay for teachers, in demonstrations echoing demands seen in France (14:42, 16:00). Two airports have run out of jet fuel, superma…
US, Ukraine discussed the worsening situation in Oleshky, Kyiv's negotiator said
Ukraine and US negotiators discussed the situation in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, Davyd Arakhamia – a member of Kyiv’s negotiating team – was quoted by local media via Reuters as saying. “We discussed it yesterday, and the informal outcome of this meeting is that there should be…
'Ukrainian conflict heading towards its conclusion,' Kremlin aide says, as trilateral talks earmarked for mid-November
We are still getting more lines from the Kremlin, with Interfax news agency reporting that a new round of trilateral Russia, US, Ukraine talks could take place in Abu Dhabi in mid-November. Curiously, despite his less enthusiastic comments earlier, Interfax also has Kremlin’s Ushakov saying that “t…
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Government, popular websites go dark as developers race to patch newly-discovered vulnerability
There is also a fascinating story unfolding online, as government websites in Europe and elsewhere went offline after the disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language sent website operators scrambling to protect their systems, Reuters reported. Developers of the P…
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Russia open to restarting trilateral talks with Ukraine and the US, but 'not much substance' in Oslo proposals, Kremlin says
Meanwhile, we now have a longer reaction from the Kremlin to the proposals US peace envoy Steve Witkoff relayed to president Vladimir Putin, warning they were “lacking substance.” “Steve Witkoff briefed Vladimir Putin on the substance of the talks held in Oslo,” Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told repor…
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More than 10,000 join education protests in Athens
in Athens Back again to Greece where tens of thousands of students have joined the burgeoning youth movement demanding better education better prospects amid an ever worsening cost of living crisis in the Mediterranean EU member. Greece is no newcomer to protests. The massive demonstrations that ro…
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Will Europe’s angry protests lead to real political change?
European community affairs correspondent Much of the news coverage in recent days has focused on the violence that played out on the fringes of the protests in France and Italy. The protests themselves, however, point to what seems to be a diverse response to a common crisis: the growing perception…
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A student protest movement has gripped Serbia for two years. This weekend it will try to take power
in Belgrade On Sunday, a mass student movement, Student List, will represent the most serious challenge Aleksandar Vučić has faced in his 12 increasingly authoritarian years in power, by putting forward their own candidates in parliamentary elections. They hope to emulate the defeat of Vučić’s ally…
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Thousands march in Greece over public education failures and cost of living
Crowds are also marching in cities across Greece right now calling for better classroom conditions and higher pay for teachers. Thousands of students, teachers and civil servants have shown up in Athens, with demonstrations also in Thessaloniki and other cities. Some protesters say they’ve been ins…
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Macron arrives in Saudi Arabia as he continues his Gulf tour
The Elysée has just announced that the French president Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Saudi Arabia. As we’ve been reporting, Macron is facing major protests at home, but has embarked on a wider tour of the Gulf, arriving in Qatar yesterday. His Saudi Arabia stop had not been advertised but it’s no…
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Witkoff's meeting with Putin ends
We are getting a line from Russian news wires that the meeting between Putin and Witkoff has just ended. Let’s see if we get more detail from either side.
Q&A on French protests, riots on Friday - ask your questions
By the way, this Friday Guardian Europe’s France-based columnists Rokhaya Diallo and Alexander Hurst will be live taking questions from our readers about the riots and protests in France. You can send your questions by email now to conversations@theguardian.com, or join the discussion on Friday.
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Southern Italy running out of jet fuel, products, medicines as lorry protest continues
in Palermo Meanwhile, two airports have run out of jet fuel, supermarket shelves across southern Italy are standing empty and pharmacies are running short of medicines as lorry drivers continue to blockade roads in protest against soaring fuel prices caused by the war in Iran. Italy’s air traffic m…
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Trump hails 'unprecedented' release of US citizen by Russia
Meanwhile, back to Witkoff’s meeting with Putin in St Petersburg, the US president, Donald Trump, has just welcomed the release of Stephen Hubbard, a US citizen held by Moscow on allegations of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine (11:24). In a post on Truth Social, he said: “Stephen Hubbard, taken…
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Why are French police so violent? Their job is to protect the state, not the people
Europe correspondent Familiar images of teargas clouds drifting across Paris squares, police baton charges against masked protesters and terrified teenagers floored – and worse – by stun grenades have once again focused the world’s attention on France’s policing methods. While most of its western E…
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Macron blasts 'unacceptable' and 'stupid' commentary on French protests from other leaders
Meanwhile, French president Emmanuel Macron blasted “unacceptable” and “stupid” comments on the protests and riots in France from foreign leaders, accusing them of “campaigning at our expense.” Speaking to reporters from Doha, visibly annoyed Macron said he was frustrated by “visible manipulation o…
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Russia will analyse US proposals, but it's on Ukraine to make progress, Kremlin says
We are getting some first lines from the Kremlin saying that Russia will analyse the US proposals, but “much depends on Ukraine.” “If Ukraine does not make necessary decisions, situation for them will be worse,” a quote attributed to the Kremlin and posted by the Interfax news agency said. I will b…
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During their initial exchange, relayed via the Russian state news agency Tass, Putin reportedly said that he was interested in restoring ties and economic cooperation with the US, as he praised the diesel deal with Trump. He also recalled Trump’s comments on the need to end the Russian war of aggre…
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Russia releases American man imprisoned for fighting in Ukraine
It looks like the hosts had something special lined up for the US guests… Russia has released an American man imprisoned on charges of fighting as mercenary in Ukraine, US envoy Witkoff says. Agencies identify him as Stephen Hubbard, arrested in 2024.
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Witkoff meeting Putin in St Petersburg
Witkoff is now talking to Putin, according to Russian state media. The pair is meeting in Saint Petersburg’s Konstantinovsky Palace. Putin is joined by Dmitriev, who picked up Witkoff from the airport earlier. We will no doubt hear and hopefully see more from the meeting shortly.
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Republicans push back on Donald Trump’s wavering support for Ukraine
Overnight, a handful of Republicans have spoken out against Donald Trump’s softening stance on Russia, threatening to pull financial support for his agenda over his “embarrassing” handling of the Ukraine war. Don Bacon, an outgoing congressman in Nebraska, condemned Trump’s actions – which include…
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Ukraine's anti-corruption police search National Bank premises
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s anti-corruption police said that detectives were searching the premises of the National Bank of Ukraine and also the home address of one of the central bank’s employees, Reuters reported. The anti-corruption police said in a statement on the Telegram app that no one…
Morning opening: Witkoff meets Putin in St Petersburg for talks on Ukraine
US special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Saint Petersburg early morning for talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin about Ukraine, a day after holding discussions with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the leaders of Norway and Finland. Witkoff was met at Pulkovo Airport by the Kremlin’s advisor for int…
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