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One of three people stabbed to death in Nice has been named as church worker Vincent Loques. Local politician Eric Ciotti tweeted a picture of Mr Loques dressed in a t-shirt, looking relaxed and smiling. He said Mr Loques was a “devoted employee” of the Notre Dame church, where the attack took place. Image: Police

A woman has been decapitated in a suspected terror attack in Nice, French police say. Three people have died and several others are injured after a knife attack reportedly took place near the Notre Dame church. Nice’s mayor Christian Estrosi tweeted: “Everything suggests a terrorist attack.” He added that one person had been arrested. French

Germany will enter a four-week lockdown from 2 November, Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced. The details include: Bars and pubs to shut Restaurants to shut except for takeaway Gyms, cinemas and theatres to close Private gatherings banned for more than 10 people and more than two households Hotels to close to tourists and stay open

Leading scientists in South Africa believe the country has established a form of collective or herd immunity to COVID-19 after the number of infections unexpectedly plummeted following a major outbreak in June and July of this year. Commenting on a series of studies revealing the existence of high infection rates in the provinces of Western Cape

Violence broke out in Rome as anti-lockdown protesters threw flares and flash grenades at police, who fought back with tear gas and water cannons. Supporters of the far-right party Forza Nuova (New Force) were largely among the crowd of a few hundred in Piazza del Popolo, one of Rome’s famous landmarks. They were protesting against

At least seven people have died and at least 80 others injured after an explosion during a class at a religious school in northwest Pakistan. Police initially said that children were among the dead, but later confirmed that almost all the students were in their mid-20s. Hospital officials said all those killed were adults, while

France has called on Arab nations to end “baseless” calls for a boycott of its goods – after French President Emmanuel Macron’s defence of the right to show cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The French foreign ministry also urged authorities in the countries to speak out against such protests in order to help French companies

There is an inevitability now to Sunday evenings in Minsk. A burst of police violence to put an end to hours of peaceful marching – to make sure those who stayed until what becomes a bitter end go home with the ring of stun grenades in their ear, the adrenaline from running from rubber bullets

Police in Belarus have fired stun grenades to disperse protesters ahead of a nationwide strike called by opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. Ms Tikhanovskaya, who is in exile in neighbouring Lithuania, had previously set out a “people’s ultimatum” for President Alexander Lukashenko to step down by Sunday night, pledging industrial action if that did not happen.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Emmanuel Macron needs mental health treatment over his attitude towards Muslims – prompting France to recall its ambassador. Paris has described Mr Erdogan’s remarks as unacceptably rude, adding: “We are not accepting insults.” During a party meeting, the Turkish leader had said: “What is the problem of this

At least 18 people have been killed including teenage students following a suicide bombing at an education centre in Afghanistan. Another 57 people were wounded in the blast which struck in a heavily Shia neighbourhood of western Kabul on Saturday. Interior ministry spokesman Tariq Adrian said the attacker was trying to get into the centre

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for COVID-19. His spokesperson Blazej Spychalski tweeted that the conservative leader received the result after taking a test on Friday. Mr Spychalski says the president feels well and will be in quarantine. Image: Polish president Andrzej Duda with US president Donald Trump Mr Duda’s diagnosis follows a sharp

An attempt by Donald Trump to secure an election endorsement from the Israeli prime minister has backfired during a White House photo call. With reporters gathered in the Oval Office to mark the signing of a historic US-brokered peace deal between Israel and Sudan, the US president asked Benjamin Netanyahu, who was on speakerphone, if

Australian police have arrested 44 men and rescued 16 children from across the country as part of a year-long nationwide investigation into child abuse. Arrests of all the suspects, aged 19 to 57, were made in every Australian state, except the Northern Territory. The accused face a total of 350 charges between them of possessing

Nigeria’s president has called on the international community “to know all facts” following widespread condemnation over the alleged deaths of anti-police brutality protesters. Muhammadu Buhari, who failed to address a shooting of protesters that took place Tuesday, also called on protesters to stop demonstrating and engage with the government. Mr Buhari also announced he had

At least 12 people were killed when government forces fired upon protesters during anti-police brutality demonstrations in Nigeria, Amnesty International has claimed. Shots were fired at protesters by the Lekki toll plaza in Lagos on Tuesday night, causing injuries and an unknown number of deaths. Human rights group Amnesty has said an investigation has uncovered