Through an executive order, the president had imposed stricter rules ahead of the crucial November elections. The move was struck down by a seven-to-two vote

Defence Minister Wes Streeting’s appeal for the “Be Ready” campaign, urging people to be prepared for devastating cyber-attacks, natural disasters, terrorism by foreign states, and even a possible conflict: “These are the new daily challenges. The threat to national security has never been so serio…

On 23 October 1956, a peaceful demonstration by tens of thousands of students in the streets of the capital sparked the first major flare-up of the Cold War, which would end with the deaths of thousands of Hungarians and hundreds of Russian soldiers

According to the latest opinion poll, the two main blocs in the running are each projected to win around 51 seats

“Extremely violent groups are aiming to bring down the Republic,” Macron said. Only the trade union demonstration has been authorised for tomorrow in Paris

The Karthiia Brigade spent a month preparing for the underground mission. One hundred enemy soldiers are reported to have been killed and 30 captured

With two days to go before the run-off, the president called for his rival to be disqualified, to which the latter replied: “He’s using public money for propaganda”

Heavy night-time air raids followed the US overtures to Putin. He opened up on the three-way summit with Trump and Xi: “There is an open discussion”

At stake in this election is also the future of the planet’s largest tropical forest: the shadow of the agricultural and property lobbies

Once very few in number, today they number 1.4 million: their exemption from military service is a hot topic in the election campaign

The artefact, dating back to the Second World War, was damaged following a clumsy move

The epicentre was in a sparsely populated high-altitude area 390 kilometres north-east of Lhasa

This is what leader Alice Weidel said during a closed-door meeting in Strasbourg with her parliamentary group

According to the New York Times, the US and Israel are planning a new escalation following the midterm elections. In the Strait of Hormuz, ships have resumed sailing under US escort, while Tehran has seen its exports plummet due to the blockade imposed by Washington

This is the second time in a few weeks that she has received a prestigious honour, following the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to former judge Navi Pillay on 9 October.

The president has convened the intelligence services to ensure the mistakes of 17 October – when they underestimated the scale of the protests – are not repeated. A ban on gatherings and demonstrations is in force today in Paris

Ahead of the mid-term elections, the opposition is already contacting witnesses to pin the Defence Secretary down on the war

New negotiations are set to take place in Abu Dhabi, along with a three-way summit with Xi. A storm of controversy at home over the envoy who described the Tsar as “compassionate”