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Paris, France – Outside the Parc des Princes stadium, fans queued for scarves and gathered for a drink on Tuesday ahead of one of the Champions League’s marquee fixtures.

Paris, France –After nationwide protests turned violent, French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday night tried to strike a balance between acknowledging the concerns of students demanding changes to the education system and criticising rioters.

Footage shared on social media showed a major blaze at a warehouse operated by Ozon, Russia’s second-largest online retailer, which said its logistics centre had been struck. Other images showed thick smoke rising from the area of the St Petersburg Oil Terminal, while an oil refinery and depot were also reportedly hit.

Several housing rights movements are joining trade unions affiliated with the CGTP union federation in demonstrations across Portugal on Saturday, as a series of cost-of-living protests sweeps Europe.

Thousands of pumpkins have transformed the grounds of Groot-Bijgaarden Castle near Brussels into a colourful autumn wonderland for the annual Pumpkimania festival. This year’s theme, “The Magic of the Forest”, features towering sculptures of foxes, owls and deer covered in pumpkins of every shape and size, sourced from Belgium, Germany and Portugal.

A  proposed move by the Waqf Board in Indian-administered Kashmir to introduce uniform Friday sermons at mosques across the region has drawn backlash from politicians and religious leaders, who have accused the government of trying to assert control over Muslim religious spaces.

Day after day, secondary school students continue to mobilise across France. Most of the actions take the form of peaceful blockades, yet they do not erase the memory of several violent incidents.

Tens of thousands of people have joined rallies across France in support of protesting high school students, boosting a movement that is posing a major challenge to President Emmanuel Macron as his term in office winds down.

Thousands of protesters have marched in New Delhi, demanding the resignation of India’s top election official over alleged misconduct during a voter roll revision.

US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker told European Commissioner for Defence Andrius Kubilius that Washington remains committed to Europe’s defence, amid an ongoing US military review withdrawing thousands of troops and key strategic assets from the continent.