US weighs Iran strike and pulls diplomats over alleged plotsSaudi strikes and Houthi missile fire escalate Yemen conflictFrench marches stay largely calm by day, then clashes bring nearly 1,000 arrestsIsrael razes Hebron neighbourhood and plans West Bank lockdownBrazil's run-off between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro ends in a dead heatToll disputed after gunmen attack village in Nigeria's Taraba StateSerbia votes in snap election as student list rivals Vučić's partyUkrainian drones hit Russian industry as strikes kill civilians on both sidesKenya reports second Ebola death as Congo starts Bundibugyo vaccine trialIsrael's opposition rallies for October 7 inquiry as Netanyahu's crypto plan is rebukedJordan church attack toll rises to nine as gunmen remain at largeStarlink speeds restored in Ukraine as Musk accuses Kyiv of breaking termsCost-of-living unrest spreads to Spain as Italian protests stay smallKim Jong Un makes unannounced visit to Chinese border city of DandongFrance to release strategic diesel stocks as debt worries mountEight injured as Albanian protests against Rama continue in TiranaRubio urges Cubans to partner with CIA as Havana calls the appeal desperateTrump announces Audi plant in Georgia and lifts some Canada tariffsOil reserves at lowest since 1982 as Iran war lifts pricesTesla-SpaceX merger and Anthropic share pledge fuel debate over AI wealthPentagon targets Confucius Institutes as China protests wider US investment curbsTyphoon Champi kills one in Taiwan, then batters eastern ChinaIndonesia cuts gas exports to Singapore amid haze disputeOil slick off UAE closes beaches after tanker reportedly hit a mineChina's $3.5tn stock rout traps investors as Beijing restricts economist's accountTrappes shooting suspect had Mein Kampf and booby traps at home; mother arrestedBulgaria votes for president after deadly Black Sea drone strikesRemains found in Haiti may be those of missing Salvadoran soldiersCredit stress and AI fears weigh on markets as Treasury yields fall on the weekMoonshot restricts hacking ability of new Kimi modelFire hits Hitler's former 'Eagle's Nest' retreat in Bavaria, suspect arrestedStrong earthquake off Vanuatu prompts tsunami alertOver 2,000 flee ethnic clashes in southern Ethiopia into KenyaCloudflare chief warns of more PHP-scale dangers after critical flawsSeven feared trapped after building collapses in NairobiNew York Archdiocese agrees $800m settlement with over 1,300 abuse survivorsDangote refinery listing nears close as fuel prices surgeFrasers takes control of Hugo Boss with stake above 50%China launches new remote sensing satellite groupsUS weighs Iran strike and pulls diplomats over alleged plotsSaudi strikes and Houthi missile fire escalate Yemen conflictFrench marches stay largely calm by day, then clashes bring nearly 1,000 arrestsIsrael razes Hebron neighbourhood and plans West Bank lockdownBrazil's run-off between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro ends in a dead heatToll disputed after gunmen attack village in Nigeria's Taraba StateSerbia votes in snap election as student list rivals Vučić's partyUkrainian drones hit Russian industry as strikes kill civilians on both sidesKenya reports second Ebola death as Congo starts Bundibugyo vaccine trialIsrael's opposition rallies for October 7 inquiry as Netanyahu's crypto plan is rebukedJordan church attack toll rises to nine as gunmen remain at largeStarlink speeds restored in Ukraine as Musk accuses Kyiv of breaking termsCost-of-living unrest spreads to Spain as Italian protests stay smallKim Jong Un makes unannounced visit to Chinese border city of DandongFrance to release strategic diesel stocks as debt worries mountEight injured as Albanian protests against Rama continue in TiranaRubio urges Cubans to partner with CIA as Havana calls the appeal desperateTrump announces Audi plant in Georgia and lifts some Canada tariffsOil reserves at lowest since 1982 as Iran war lifts pricesTesla-SpaceX merger and Anthropic share pledge fuel debate over AI wealthPentagon targets Confucius Institutes as China protests wider US investment curbsTyphoon Champi kills one in Taiwan, then batters eastern ChinaIndonesia cuts gas exports to Singapore amid haze disputeOil slick off UAE closes beaches after tanker reportedly hit a mineChina's $3.5tn stock rout traps investors as Beijing restricts economist's accountTrappes shooting suspect had Mein Kampf and booby traps at home; mother arrestedBulgaria votes for president after deadly Black Sea drone strikesRemains found in Haiti may be those of missing Salvadoran soldiersCredit stress and AI fears weigh on markets as Treasury yields fall on the weekMoonshot restricts hacking ability of new Kimi modelFire hits Hitler's former 'Eagle's Nest' retreat in Bavaria, suspect arrestedStrong earthquake off Vanuatu prompts tsunami alertOver 2,000 flee ethnic clashes in southern Ethiopia into KenyaCloudflare chief warns of more PHP-scale dangers after critical flawsSeven feared trapped after building collapses in NairobiNew York Archdiocese agrees $800m settlement with over 1,300 abuse survivorsDangote refinery listing nears close as fuel prices surgeFrasers takes control of Hugo Boss with stake above 50%China launches new remote sensing satellite groups
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European cost-of-living unrest

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Where things stand

Cost-of-living unrest has reached Spain: youth rioting in Barcelona on Saturday, 24 October, led to about 100 arrests, while protests in Italy stayed small under heavy security. The wave echoes France's student protests.

Protests over rising living costs have been building across Europe, driven largely by young people and organized in part through social media calls. France's student protests served as the model for movements elsewhere, which now include Spain and Italy.

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