Huddled beneath a tram stop shelter as rain fell and tear gas drifted through the streets of Paris, a group of university students looked on with dismay on Saturday as largely peaceful protests ended in clashes with police.
Israeli forces pushed into the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday and displaced around 250 families, vowing to exact a heavy price for an attack the day before in which two Palestinians killed two soldiers before being gunned down.
Clashes broke out Saturday in Paris and other French cities amid demonstrations held a week after others that degenerated into street violence and prompted a robust security backlash as President Emmanuel Macron seeks to restore order.
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Maximilian Beier scored in the 80th minute to send Borussia Dortmund top of the Bundesliga table after a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
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Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 on Saturday to pull level with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League, rediscovering their taste for set-piece goals at a rainswept Emirates.
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Thousands rallied in Tirana on Saturday at a fresh anti-government rally after days of violent unrest in the Albanian capital, with police firing tear gas to disperse the crowd.
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Hundreds of protests were held in France Saturday as nationwide anger grows over the cost of living, with security forces massing to prevent a repeat of violence that marred demonstrations last week.
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French police fired tear gas on Saturday to prevent protesters in several cities from advancing to their centres, in fresh nationwide demonstrations held a week after riots broke out, AFP journalists saw.
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Olympic ice dancing champions Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron got their season off to a golden start at the Grand Prix de France on Saturday.
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Firefighters battled on Saturday to put out flames that tore through Adolf Hitler's "Eagle's Nest" mountain retreat while police detained a suspect who investigators said may have psychiatric problems.
Authorities said 25,000 people marched through central Madrid on Saturday demanding protection for the Spanish state pension scheme, one of the hot topics in a parliamentary election next month.
Thousands rallied in Istanbul and Ankara on Saturday against what they described as growing pressure on journalists in Turkey, including arrests, media shutdowns and the appointment of state administrators.
Alexander Skarsgard says he could hardly wait to become the plaited fantasy husband conjured up for a lonely woman in the whimsical romantic drama "Wicker."
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Brazilian gymnastics star Rebeca Andrade capped her return after a two-year break with gold in the women's vault at the world championships in Rotterdam on Saturday.
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Thousands rallied in Istanbul and Ankara on Saturday against what they described as growing pressure on journalists in Turkey, including arrests, media shutdowns and the appointment of state administrators.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro will rally their supporters one last time on Saturday, closing a fraught election campaign one day after a combative final debate.
Manchester City's perfect Premier League start came to a crashing halt in a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa as Nicolas Jackson's double extended an upturn in form for Unai Emery's new-look side.
Ukraine again has a "stable connection" to Starlink, the government said on Saturday, after days of tensions with Washington over the SpaceX-made network crucial to the Ukrainian army's operations.
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