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Students, teachers march in France on biggest day of school protests

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Students, teachers march in France on biggest day of school protests

Students, teachers and parents marched in cites across France on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) and protesters blockaded hundreds of schools, in the ‌biggest day of action in a wave of demonstrations demanding the government tackle understaffed and ​dilapidated classrooms. In Marseille, Nantes and Lyon, the street protests began peacefully mid-morning, with the ⁠largest demonstration expected…

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11 Indian crew injured after ship hit by projectile in Strait of Hormuz; India condemns attack

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11 Indian crew injured after ship hit by projectile in Strait of Hormuz; India condemns attack

Eleven Indian crew members were injured on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) after a Panama-flagged commercial vessel was hit by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, prompting a strong condemnation from India. The vessel, MT On Peace, carried 19 crew members, including 17 Indian nationals. In total, 12 crew members — 11 of them…

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11 Indian crew injured after ship hit by projectile in Strait of Hormuz; India condemns attack

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11 Indian crew injured after ship hit by projectile in Strait of Hormuz; India condemns attack

Eleven Indian crew members were injured on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) after a Panama-flagged commercial vessel was hit by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, prompting a strong condemnation from India. The vessel, MT On Peace, carried 19 crew members, including 17 Indian nationals. In total, 12 crew members — 11 of them…

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Russia says nearly 900 Ukrainian drones downed, Moscow region fuel depot reportedly burns

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Russia says nearly 900 Ukrainian drones downed, Moscow region fuel depot reportedly burns

Ukraine’s domestically developed long-range drones and, increasingly, missiles have allowed Kyiv to hit Russian soil over the more than 4.5 years since Moscow’s forces launched a full-scale invasion. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian air defences intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones overnight over multiple regions of the country, as well as the occupied Crimean Peninsula and…

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Rupee falls 8 paise to close at 96.43 against U.S. dollar

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Rupee falls 8 paise to close at 96.43 against U.S. dollar

Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos The rupee declined 8 paise to settle at 96.43 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) amid sustained outflows of foreign capital and uncertainties over a U.S.-Iran deal. However, a drop in global crude oil prices and a weaker greenback capped the rupee’s fall, according…

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UN chief, Pakistan’s Deputy PM hold talks; discuss regional and global issues

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UN chief, Pakistan’s Deputy PM hold talks; discuss regional and global issues

This handout photograph taken on October 6, 2026 and released by Pakistans Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (L) shaking hands with Pakistans Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar upon his arrival at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad. Photo: Handout / Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs / AFP Pakistan’s Deputy…

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Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo after patient dies in Nairobi

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Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo after patient dies in Nairobi

Health Minister Aden Duale said a Kenyan citizen who arrived in the country on Saturday (October 3, 2026) from Congo, via Uganda, had been isolated and treated at Nairobi Hospital. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Kenya’s Health Ministry on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) confirmed the country’s first imported Ebola case from Congo. Health Minister Aden Duale…

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Hyderabad-based FoSS presents snake encounter prediction model

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Hyderabad-based FoSS presents snake encounter prediction model

The weather-based machine learning model was using 35,234 snake rescue dispatches recorded in Telangana in the years 2024 and 2025. The image is used for representative purposes only. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES Friends of Snakes Society (FOS), based in Hyderabad of Telangana, presented a weather-based machine learning model at the First World Congress on Snakes…

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Space Wrap newsletter: Buzz on space privatisation upstages ISRO’s moment of glory

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Space Wrap newsletter: Buzz on space privatisation upstages ISRO’s moment of glory

The successful predawn launch of the advanced earth observation satellite EOS-05, on board the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket on September 4, 2026 from the spaceport in Sriharikota brought considerable relief for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO): it had finally successfully launched a rocket and place a satellite in orbit after a gap of…

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Bulgarian Prime Minister says two commercial vessels hit by drones in economic zone

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Bulgarian Prime Minister says two commercial vessels hit by drones in economic zone

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev addresses the media following an incident in Bulgaria’s Black Sea economic zone where drones sank one ship and damaged another, in Sofia, Bulgaria, on October 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said two commercial vessels were hit Tuesday (October 6, 2026) by drones in the…

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