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A man throws a plastic traffic cone through a burning barricade amid clashes during a day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices in Paris as part of nationwide protests called by the "Yellow Vests" movement, joined by French high school and university students, teachers and parents demanding better school conditions and government action, as well as labour unions, workers, farmers and retirees, France, October 17, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Abdul Saboor

How France and Italy are holding parents liable for damage caused by their children

Both countries have legal provisions establishing parental responsibility for damage caused by minors. Recent reforms and proposed measures seek to strengthen enforcement, including compensation...

Servicemen of the 68th Oleksa Dovbush Separate Jaeger Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine set up Starlink satellite internet system, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine April 10, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Inna Varenytsia/File Photo

US has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine, Middle East: Sources

Workers remove graffiti from the pedestal of the equestrian statue of Louis XIV at the Place Bellecour in Lyon, ahead of nationwide protests against the cost of living and rising fuel prices in France, October 23, 2026. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

Louvre, other Paris museums to close as France deploys 70,000 officers for protests

A logo of the Exxon Mobil Corp is seen at the Rio Oil and Gas Expo and Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 24, 2018. Photo :Reuters

Shell and Exxon’s $8b UK chemicals unit put up for sale

A food aisle in the Canary Wharf store of Waitrose in London January 23, 2013/ Reuters

UK advises households to prepare for emergencies with three days of supplies

Google has illegally stripped the entire area, removing even the top soil. Photo: Jarno Artika/The Guardian

Google ordered to halt Finnish datacentre work after illegal clearing of 400,000 trees

Former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury. Photo: Collected/FIle

UK court freezes £15m London flat linked to Bangladesh ex-land minister's brother

A person walks as flames rise during civil unrest, the day after a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, in Paris, France, on 18 October 2026. Photo: Reuters

Youth protests spread across Europe as Germany braces for Halloween rallies

An artilleryman of the Special Rifle Police Battalion of Zaporizhzhia region sets up Starlink satellite internet system, at a position, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, 16 October 2026. Photo: Reuters

Starlink access in Ukraine a decision for Musk, not White House, Rubio says

Meta and OpenAI logos are seen in this illustration taken June 18, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Govt websites around the world go dark after AI-discovered flaw sparks security scramble

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R) welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron upon his arrival in Abu Dhabi on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. Photo: UNB/AP

Macron condemns Trump's claims linking Muslim migrants to French unrest

A protester wearing a yellow vest holds a French flag in front of French riot police amid clashes during a day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices in Paris as part of nationwide protests called by the "Yellow Vests" movement, joined by French high school and university students, teachers and parents demanding better school conditions and government action, as well as labour unions, workers, farmers and retirees, France, October 17, 2026. Photo: Reuters

France's Macron vows no repeat of riots as Yellow Vests mobilise

Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and Reddit applications are displayed on a mobile phone in this picture illustration taken on 9 December 2025. File Photo: Reuters

Poland says social media firms are 'silent ally' of Russia, threatens fines