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French lawyers to sue interior minister over injuries in protest crackdown

Lawyers representing injured protesters accuse police of excessive force and seek to hold Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez accountable.

Shashi Tharoor Says US Midterm Results Won't Affect India-US Ties; Trump Retains Foreign Policy Powers

MIT researchers launch dashboard to track AI chatbot responses to US election questions

EU and Jordan discuss expanding university research cooperation under Horizon Europe

Australia considers requiring international students to hold study funds in local bank accounts

The proposal is among several options being examined by the Department of Home Affairs to strengthen student visa financial checks, with the government seeking feedback until Nov 23.

Democrats win US Midterm Elections 2026 as Donald Trump faces political setback.

US Midterm Elections 2026: Democrats Gain Control of Congress

Democrats have made significant gains in the US Midterm Elections 2026, winning control of the Senate and moving closer to a House majority. Rising living costs, inflation and dissatisfaction over the Iran conflict emerge as key voter concerns.

UK and EU plan three-year mobility scheme for young people as student fee talks continue

A draft statement ahead of the Nov 20 UK-EU summit proposes allowing people aged 18 to 34 to live, work, study or volunteer in the other territory for up to three years, while negotiations on university tuition fees remain unresolved.

UK’s football business university to merge with BIMM University

The University Campus of Football Business will become a college of BIMM University, bringing its 2,400 students and specialist programmes in sports management, coaching and sports media under the creative arts institution.

France holds talks with Taliban on deporting Afghan migrants

Paris seeks Kabul’s cooperation to return Afghans living illegally in France, drawing criticism over engagement with a regime accused of systematic rights abuses against women and girls.

Lyon survey finds 92% of humanities PhD graduates consider their work socially useful

A survey of nearly 1,500 doctoral alumni by ComUE Université de Lyon found that 92% of humanities and social sciences respondents considered their work socially useful, while graduates in life and exact sciences reported high levels of job and career satisfaction.