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Clashes with police in Lyon, Rennes and other cities as tens of thousands join French school protests.
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Clashes with police in Lyon, Rennes and other cities as tens of thousands join French school protests.
Paris students build barricades from wheelie bins and trolleys as protests that began in a low-income banlieue turn ugly, with police brutality investigations under way.
Analysis: in France and Spain, housing and school protests show young people withdrawing political consent.
Trump suggests he would let Iran take out a US city; Gavin Newsom calls the comments deranged and dangerous.
Trump says he will stop using taxpayer funds for self-promoting ads after backlash, and will cover their cost himself.
Polls show Trump approval at a new low of 32% despite his claim he is doing great.
Trump approves a firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, the Pentagon says.
The Parti Quebecois wins Quebec's election but cannot govern alone, as Mark Carney stresses national unity.
International research finds early onset cases of seven cancers rising significantly in younger people.
Four Bolsonaro family members are elected to office, most notably Flavio, who won the first round.
Flavio Bolsonaro is poised to win Brazil's presidency after a shock first round, leaving progressives reeling.
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Kenya confirms its first Ebola case as the virus surges in DR Congo; 28 contacts identified.
Germany arrests August Hanning, former head of the Federal Intelligence Service, over alleged spying.
Argentina says it will stop the Falklands exploiting offshore oilfields, as part of a sovereignty strategy.
Nobel prize in physics goes to Francis Halzen for IceCube neutrino detector work at the South Pole.
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Video: Budget 2027 rent-a-room relief threshold to rise to EUR 16,000 and minimum wage up 79 cent to EUR 14.94.
Budget 2027 main points: income tax cuts and a cigarette price hike.
Tax cuts of up to EUR 1,500 for middle earners and the parent-to-child inheritance tax threshold up to EUR 420,000.
Readers can put Budget Day questions to Irish Times and PwC experts from 7am.
Parents, homeowners, farmers, healthcare workers and others say what they want from the budget.
Belfast appeals court quashes the ruling blocking the A5 upgrade, Northern Ireland's largest ever road project.
Irish Rail services between Hazelhatch and Heuston face delays of more than an hour.
Four big public service unions consider escalating their pay dispute, with almost all schools set to close for a second day.
Obituary: Jeffrey Archer, bestselling storyteller and disgraced politician, dies at 86.
Opinion: Fintan O'Toole says both sides at Drumcree are guilty of obscene exaggeration and competitive victimhood.
Irish dancer Niamh O'Brien, wife of Michael Flatley, dies aged 52; Flatley pays tribute.
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Loyalist paramilitary groups hold Drumcree talks but refuse to commit; protesters block the Orange Order parade route.
A Belfast bus stop is covered with stories of how Translink cuts will bite as it explores GBP 10m of savings.
John Manley: Stormont excels at hostility as O'Neill faces hostile questioning over the Garvaghy Road protest.
Aoife Moore says Drumcree exposes how little some in Dublin understand the issue.
Residents appeal at court, arguing the Parades Commission failed to properly weigh police advice on the Orange Order march.
Opinion: Patricia Mac Bride says Garvaghy Road residents have won the battle for hearts and minds.
Kneecap are mobbed by fans during a Garvaghy Road protest visit.
Republicans and loyalists hold opposing Garvaghy Road protests in Glasgow with no trouble reported.
Over 7,500 patients at the Ulster Hospital waited more than 12 hours in emergency between April and June.
SSE took an GBP 80m windfall from its NI electricity business, while its supply arm made GBP 55m pre-tax.
Children with life-limiting conditions enjoy a weekend of Disneyland Paris magic.
Inside Ulster University's overseas gamble: were warning signs missed as visa limits and redundancies loom?
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Inquest: a motorist went to McDonald's after an accident that left pedestrian John Corr dead.
Analysis: the silent majority in NI resists identity wars as Sinn Fein, IRA history and Orange Order parades clash.
A petition seeks to halt GBP 26.5m Western Trust cuts and secure A&E investment at Altnagelvin.
The axe Jack Nicholson used in The Shining is to go on sale.
Spain approves urgent housing measures after a night of unrest in Barcelona.
Councillor Shaun Harkin claims a rival used a conduct complaint to silence his anti-racism speech after Belfast disorder.
Michelle O'Neill vows to be First Minister for what is right as the DUP's Brett is told to catch himself on.
Live: the Justice Minister says the policing bill over the Drumcree standoff is coming from other quarters.
A Magherafelt man faces blackmail and revenge porn charges over images of two women; bail granted.
A Department of Education employee settles a sexual harassment case for GBP 25,000.
The Orange Order offers a one-and-done Garvaghy Road deal; loyalists warn the Fleadh could face protests if rejected.
Drumcree hardens even moderates like Claire Hanna as O'Neill, Mac Cionnaith and Bryson clash.
The DUP claims its leader is the victim of a dirty tricks campaign over meetings during the Drumcree deadlock.
Ex-IRA chief Frankie Quinn denies advising a Garvaghy Road residents' spokesman.
John O'Dowd warns it would be a huge misstep if the UK Government set a budget for Stormont.
DUP MP Carla Lockhart says her 7-year-old son has heard and seen abuse.
A boxing gym owner who ran a Christian gym is jailed for a prolonged sex attack on a woman.