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Spain faces housing protests in more than 50 cities

The eviction of an 87-year-old woman has turned anger over rents that have nearly doubled in ten years into a threat to Pedro Sánchez's minority government.

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French students clash with police as school protests spread nationwide

Footage shows pupils in Paris, Toulouse and Lille clashing with police as they demand better school resources, warning protests will continue nationwide.

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Madrid protesters bang pots to demand action on Spain’s housing crisis

Madrid demonstrators bang pots and pans to demand action on Spain’s housing crisis, calling for long‑term security and support for young adults seeking homes.

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French school protests spread as fires, blockades deepen unrest

High school students were joined on Thursday by university students, as violent incidents took place in several French cities and even spread to the Belgian city of Liege.

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Protests continue at French schools as tensions rise over education conditions

Students continued to protest at schools in France, demanding more resources and better learning conditions, while tensions and vandalism were reported around several schools in Rennes.

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‘Let workers have a say’: Protesters target OpenAI conference

Dozens of activists protested outside OpenAI's developer conference in San Francisco, calling on the company to end its contracts with the US military and Immigration and Customs Enforcement and demanding greater regulation of AI.

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Thousands of firefighters march in Paris demanding more resources

Nearly 8,000 French firefighters marched through Paris, calling for more staff and funding and protesting what unions describe as a lack of government action.

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Madrid housing activists occupy agency amid eviction protests

Housing activists have occupied a Madrid government office as anger over evictions and rising rents continues to grow across Spain.

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Firefighters protest at Eiffel Tower demanding more resources

French firefighters staged a protest at the Eiffel Tower, calling for more funding, staff and equipment to cope with growing demands.

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Sánchez vows housing decree amid outrage over Maricarmen eviction

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has pledged to approve a housing decree on Tuesday following the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen from her home of 70 years, as protesters camp in Madrid's Puerta del Sol demanding stronger protections against evictions.

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Madrid protests for 87-year-old Maricarmen and housing ends in sit in

Around 150 tents now occupy Madrid's Puerta del Sol after Saturday's protest over 87-year-old Maricarmen's eviction. Protesters, mobilised by the Tenants' Union, demand a housing decree on Tuesday: "Either rentierism falls or the government".

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Thousands take to the streets in Madrid over Ceuta migrant crisis

Almost two months after the mass arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in Ceuta, the situation in the autonomous city remains unresolved.

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Protests erupt in Granada after eviction of 87-year-old woman in Madrid

Protesters gathered in Granada in support of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal after she was evicted from her Madrid apartment.

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Old video of Greek protests shared with claims country is 'paralysed'

Footage circulating claiming widespread disruption in Greece shows a demonstration from February 2025, not current protests.

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Protests and walkout as Netanyahu addresses the UN

Protesters gathered outside the UN as dozens of delegates walked out when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his speech.

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Six arrested in UK rally against migrant boat that spent hours at sea

The Home Office said in early September that the number of crossings in August had fallen to their lowest level since records began in 2018, with migrant arrivals also at their lowest number since 2020.

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Artists protest culture cuts with music, dance and puppets in Bogotá

Hundreds of artists and performing arts students took to the streets of Bogotá to protest proposed cuts to Colombia’s cultural budget and the suspension of some national arts grants.

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400 people rally against Google data centre in rural Austria

Residents are concerned about a lack of transparency around the project and unanswered questions about the cooling systems, water use and their impact on the River Enns.

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Police clash with far-right protesters at anti-immigration rally in The Hague

Dutch police clashed with around 500 far-right protesters during a rally against immigration and asylum policies in The Hague.

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Ed Sheeran backlash continues as radio station bans songs and Instagram fans unfollow

Ed Sheeran’s turbulent week continues. His music has been pulled from a major Irish radio station and his Instagram followers are leaving him. The UK's Culture Secretary said the singer had been left in an "impossible situation."