Tear gas in Paris and Marseille as school protests grow across France
Crowds of mainly teenagers called for more resources for schools and an end to what they called police repression.
Finland orders halt to work on two Google data centres
The order affecting two planned data centres follows concerns over forest clearance.
White House defends Trump comment to let Iran ‘take out’ LA and San Diego
Gavin Newsom called the remarks “deranged”, but the White House said Trump was warning of the risk of a nuclear Iran.
Watch: At the scene of student protests in Lille
The BBC’s Europe correspondent Nick Beake reports from a large demonstration in northern France.
AfD candidate elected speaker of German regional parliament for first time
Although Tobias Rausch’s role is largely symbolic, opponents have described the result as a watershed moment.
Lawyer for one of Cornell 7 calls for special prosecutor to be removed over previous comments
New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating the rape allegations, but the lawyer says comments she made on the case should disqualify her.
Russia responds to US help offer after death of plague researcher
The US and Russia have each offered to help each other tackling infectious diseases.
US televangelist Jim Bakker, disgraced from sex scandal and fraud, dies at 86
US televangelist Jim Bakker co-founded The PTL Club with his then-wife Tammy Faye before being jailed for fraud and conspiracy.
Seven arrested for using Ghanaian banknotes to make ‘money bouquets’
The arrests are part of the country’s efforts to curb the misuse and abuse of the national currency.
Separatist party projected to win Quebec election, adding new test to Canada’s unity
The Parti Québécois, which secured a minority, has vowed to hold an independence referendum in the years to come.
