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Monday, November 2, 2026
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As classes resumed after the autumn break, 41 high schools (about 1% nationwide) were blockaded on Monday morning, in Paris, Marseille, Rennes, Toulouse and the north. The government calls blocking schools illegal, and student unions have called more blockades for Tuesday and Thursday.
Sources: France 24 · Al Jazeera · franceinfo
The Élysée said on Sunday that the time had come to return to class. The government has already offered to replace the Parcoursup admissions system by 2028, cancel planned education job cuts, set a 28-pupil class cap and spend €4 billion on school repairs. PM Lecornu meets student groups again next week, but unions still want €10 billion and Parcoursup scrapped.
Sources: TF1 Info · franceinfo
The Interior Ministry counted 779 arrests, 159 injured security officers and 515 fires from the Halloween protests. Turnout of about 320,000 was down 22% on the week before.
Around 100,000 to 120,000 young people marched in more than 30 cities on Oct 31 over living costs and their future. Frankfurt saw looting, fires and firebombs, and police used water cannon in Cologne and Hamburg.
Sources: NBC News · bne IntelliNews
Rioters set bins, e-bikes and a car alight around Zurich's Langstrasse, and police answered with water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets. Two men were arrested, Basel also saw clashes, and Zurich politicians condemned the violence.
Police broke up housing protest tent camps in Lisbon's Rossio Square and in Porto early Sunday. The protesters oppose a rental bill. Police reported 13 arrests and 13 officers hurt, and activists said more than 30 protesters were injured.
Sources: Al Jazeera · DW
London police detained 325 people outside the US embassy on Oct 31, 320 of them under terrorism law for showing support for the banned group.
Sources: BBC · The Guardian
The fight over the constitutional court's judges continues. The European Commission is backing PM Tusk's government, and Foreign Minister Sikorski told Marine Le Pen not to interfere after she criticised Warsaw.
Sources: Euronews · Politico Europe · CNN
Police arrested six people after violence at the Oct 31 protest. Demonstrators are keeping up their presence outside the Prime Minister's office.
Sources: bne IntelliNews · CNA (Albania)
Serbia marked the anniversary of the disaster that sparked the student anti-corruption movement, which has now won power.
Sources: Al Jazeera · Toronto Star (AP)
The CCOO and UGT unions' 24-hour strike on Nov 11 targets housing costs and wages, and could disrupt flights and trains. It falls 18 days before the Nov 29 snap election.
Sources: Grant Thornton Spain · The Independent
The six-day local ceasefire ended late Sunday, and Russian drones hit Kherson within hours. Overnight, Russia launched 193 drones nationwide, killing one person in Izium and cutting power and water in several areas. Kyiv says Russia used the pause to reinforce.
Sources: Euronews · Kyiv Post · Kyiv Independent
Ukraine says its air-raid warning app was likely hacked after users got false alerts on Sunday, and alert apps on the Russian side also appear to have sent false warnings.
Sources: The Guardian
Iran's terms include ending the US naval blockade, lifting oil sanctions and unfreezing assets. Its negotiators have left talks in Doha, where a draft proposal is circulating.
Sources: Euronews · The Straits Times · AP
Medics say Israeli strikes killed three people on Monday. Gaza health officials count 1,593 deaths since the ceasefire began, and the UN warns displacement is getting worse.
Sources: Al-Monitor · UN in Palestine
The UN migration agency says nearly all of them fled in the past two months, mostly around Ta'iz and Lahj.
Cases have passed 10,400, and more than half of the people infected have died.
Sources: Africanews
Khartoum alleges the drones were launched from Ethiopia. A UN envoy expects talks with the RSF on a civilian transition within weeks.
Sources: Al Jazeera · The National
India's weather service expects a severe cyclonic storm to come ashore near Ongole late Monday or early Tuesday, local time, with winds up to 110 km/h.
Sources: The Hindu · Indian Express
Japan tracked Chinese destroyers passing Okinawa, and Taiwan reported coast guard patrols off its east coast plus 19 military aircraft overnight.
Sources: Taipei Times · Defence Blog
A 10-day night curfew in five coastal provinces led to more than 100 arrests on its first day.
Sources: AP
Trump says he would veto Democratic bills if his party loses Congress on Nov 3. The first polls close at 6 p.m. ET.
Sources: The Hill · The Independent
PM Carney says the two sides' teams will work on a deal in the coming weeks after a call with Trump, ahead of Canada's Nov 5 budget.
Brent fell to about $110 and US crude to about $101. Asian stocks were mixed, with Korea's KOSPI up 2.2% and the Nikkei slightly down.
Sources: Profit (Pakistan Today) · MarketWatch
Unverified claims seen online. Listed for transparency, not as fact, and updated as Confirmed or Debunked.
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Confirmed by the BBC and The Guardian. 139 was an early running count; the Met's final figure the next day was 325 people detained, 320 of them for showing support for a banned group.
Where seen: X (@MrKovalenko)
Partly confirmed. The Telegraph reports Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Putin would answer if Zelenskyy called, but no call has happened. Kyiv wants an in-person meeting instead, and the Abu Dhabi talks still have no fixed date.
Where seen: X (@EWTNNewsAfrica)
Confirmed by AP, the BBC and Al Jazeera: 14 were killed in Merti on Oct 20 and 46 in Shirka on Oct 24. No one has been confirmed as responsible.