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France deploys up to 70,000 police as the Paris march is pushed to the city's edge

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The main Paris march moved to the southeastern edge of the city, and several rallies were banned.

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Czech coalition moves to scrap the public broadcasting fee

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In a rare overnight vote on Saturday, the governing coalition sent the bill to committees. It would scrap the 205-crown household fee and fund public media from the state budget.

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Kim Jong Un arrives in China across a newly opened bridge, South Korean media say

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Yonhap, citing a South Korean government source, reports Kim entered the border city of Dandong on Saturday by the New Yalu River Bridge.

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Police arrest a suspect during a fire at Hitler's Eagle's Nest retreat in Bavaria

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Firefighters found the Kehlsteinhaus engulfed in flames after an alarm at 9:15 p.m. local time on Friday. About 200 emergency personnel were deployed, and difficult terrain slowed the effort.

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Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to her son for the first time in over five years

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Kim Aris said he spoke with his mother, who is 81, by telephone through Myanmar's embassy in London. A spokesperson for the military-backed president confirmed the call.

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Southeast Asia's toxic haze spurs calls for legal action against polluters

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Wildfires have burned about 1.9 million hectares of Indonesia since January, and the smoke has drifted as far as Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines.

A Mexican cartel operator known as "El Tanque" could face life sentences in the US

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A US grand jury charged Iván Cazarín Molina with conspiring to bring cocaine and methamphetamine into the United States and with a weapons offence. The charges are allegations that must still be proven in court.

Zelensky says his clash with Trump is nothing personal

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In a US television interview on Oct 22, Zelensky said lifting sanctions on Russia would make Vladimir Putin stronger. He said his dispute with Donald Trump is not about personalities.