Thousands have been arrested and classes were canceled for the rest of this week as the student protests tapped into French anger over austerity measures.

Police clashes and peaceful protests as French school protests continue

Several children have been seriously injured during protests in France, as high school pupils demand better conditions and police crack down on their demonstrations.  - Injured eye -   In the

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France, as a wave of protests by high-school pupils spread to their parents, university students and unions. There was less violence than in previous days,

The U.S. military in Okinawa, Japan, is pausing all operations for two days after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of killing a local woman

A U.S. Marine's arrest on suspicion of robbing and killing a woman in Okinawa has sparked outrage in Japan. The incident has renewed protests against the American military presence on the

"Honestly my first reaction was, 'Not again,'" 52-year-old longtime Okinawa resident Ai Sato told the BBC. "Nothing has changed since I was a child. How many times are we going to repeat the same thing,

Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine accused of robbing and killing a woman on Okinawa, officials said Sunday, in the latest criminal case involving U.S. military personnel on the southern island where the heavy American troop presence is a sensitive issue.

"Safety and security of U.S. citizens is our highest priority," the CDC said.

President Trump said he would speak with Russian President Putin ‘very soon’ following the mysterious death of a lab worker at an anti-plague lab in Siberia. NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports.

The president confidently rambled on about germs getting “stronger and smarter,” even though officials have yet to confirm what caused the death of a plague research lab employee.

Trump set a Putin call "very soon" on a suspected Siberian plague death, saying the microbes are "like an army." Russia reports no plague found. · 21 sources across the spectrum on IJR News.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a video message blamed Russia for Black Sea attack and warned that latest intelligence suggested Russia was preparing a "massive strike" on Ukraine.

"There is ‌updated intelligence indicating that ⁠Russia ⁠is preparing a massive attack," Zelenskiy said in ​his nightly video address. "Ukrainian services and our air force are ready ​to respond to the extent permitted ⁠by our ⁠available means of ⁠defence.

The Ukrainian capital Kiev came under renewed attack early on Wednesday, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of a new major Russian assault. Russia launched a massive missile and drone

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that intelligence indicates Russia is preparing a massive attack and urged people to heed air-raid alerts. He said Ukraine is preparing defenses but needs more air-defense weapons from international partners,

North Korea said it would not tolerate even a “millimeter” violation of its territory after South Korea conducted mine removal operations along the two countries’ heavily fortified border following an incident in which three South Korean soldiers were injured.

North Korea's Foreign ⁠Ministry ⁠rejected on Tuesday blame from ⁠South Korea for a border landmine blast, and threatened its neighbour ​with "immediate and powerful counteraction" for any violation of territory.

The announcement came days after North Korea denied responsibility for the Sept. 21 blasts and threatened “merciless” retaliation if provoked over the case.

North Korea has threatened “immediate and powerful counteraction” against South Korea after Seoul accused Pyongyang of planting mines that injured three soldiers

August Hanning, 80, who led Germany's BND from 1998 to 2005, faces espionage and attempted treason charges tied to roughly 2,000 classified documents.

Germany’s former spy chief, August Hanning, was arrested on suspicion of treason. Mr Hanning’s former chief of staff was also detained for reportedly smuggling thousands of classified documents to his boss.

A former head of Germany's foreign intelligence service was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of passing state secrets to a foreign intelligence service

A former head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service was arrested Tuesday on suspicion that he passed state secrets to a foreign intelligence service, the federal prosecutor’s office said. August Hanning,