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The French government has suspended the use of stun grenades by police in school protests, as it appeals to students to go back to the classroom.

Interior Minister Laurent Nunez has temporarily halted the use of the grenades after a 15-year-old's hand was blown off by a grenade fired by riot police near a school in Northern France. An investigation into the event has been launched.

Wider allegations have been made of excessive use of force by police in dealing with the protests which began at the start of October.

More schools reopened on Wednesday, although some remained blockaded, after an estimated 250,000 people took to the streets demonstrating over school conditions on Tuesday.

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As Israel marks the third anniversary of the 7 October Hamas attacks, the BBC has visited residents of kibbutz Nir Oz - one of the worst hit places.

Sitting just a mile (1.6km) from the Gaza border, 41 Nir Oz residents and foreign workers were killed along with six people who had fled to the kibbutz from a party nearby. Seventy-six people from the kibbutz were kidnapped to Gaza, including nine bodies. Fourteen of those hostages were taken alive and killed in captivity.

During the October 7 attack, about 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage. The ensuing war between Israel and Hamas has killed more than 74,200 people in Gaza according to the Hamas-run health ministry – whose overall figures are seen as accurate by the UN.

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US death row inmate Christa Pike is "conscious and speaking" after surviving a failed execution attempt in the state of Tennessee last week, her lawyers say.

Pike, 50, continues to receive critical medical care while handcuffed in hospital, according to a statement from her attorneys on Tuesday.

She was sentenced to death following her conviction for murdering Colleen Slemmer in 1995. But Pike survived two lethal injections last Wednesday and was transferred to a hospital in Nashville for treatment, where she remained unconscious while medical staff cleared her body of the injected pentobarbital.

An anaesthesiologist advising Pike's defence team said her survival is highly unusual.

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Saudi Arabia has confirmed that two of its airports were targeted in attacks overnight, as fighting intensifies between the Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi-led forces in Yemen who support the government.

They say they've secured the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait after launching a major offensive against the Houthis.

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At a recent Meta product launch, Mark Zuckerberg promised that the company’s smart glasses would give wearers “new superpowers”, but what are they?

Amid criticisms of its privacy and child protection policies, Meta is betting big on smart glasses as a way to restyle the company’s image, but they too have caused controversy – dubbed by critics ‘pervert glasses’ because they have been used to film women without their knowledge.

So why are Meta and other big tech firms investing billions in this tech? Who is it for? Lily Jamali, the BBC’s North America technology correspondent, joins us to explain.

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0:00 Why have tech companies invested so much money in smart glasses?

1:12 Introduction to Lily Jamali

1:47 Why have Meta glasses picked up the nickname 'pervert glasses'?

4:22 How do these smart glasses work?

5:49 What is Lily's experience in using them?

9:21 What is Meta's policy on privacy?

13:10 What was the level of excitement in the room at Meta Connect 2026?

15:27 Who are the customers of Meta's smart glasses?

18:17 Will Google glass re-emerge?

21:18 How will this compare to the Metaverse?

23:20 What makes tech companies think the public are ready for smart glasses?

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We find out what it’s like to live on the front lines of the conflict in Yemen, between government forces backed by Saudi Arabia, and the Houthis backed by Iran. The city of Taiz is surrounded by Houthi fighters, and children there must brave sniper fire to get to school. The BBC has embedded with Yemeni forces, who say they have taken back the strategically important city of Mokha and "secured" the Bab al-Mandab Strait - a vital shipping route at the southern end of the Red Sea.

Also in the Global News Podcast:

09:12 Tens of thousands of people across France demonstrate in support of student protests, calling for more investment in education

13:07 The arrest of a US marine accused of murder in Japan sparks protests against the American military presence

15:36 We look at the legacy of former British MP and best-selling author Jeffrey Archer, who has died at the age of 86

19:23 Dame Dr Maggie Aderin on presenting "13 Minutes: Trouble with Hubble", the BBC’s new space podcast series

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Today, Chris has been speaking to Kemi Badenoch as she limbers up for her speech to the Conservative party conference tomorrow morning.

Adam and Chris discuss what she had to say, including her predictions for the next election and why she says she won’t do a deal with Reform.

Plus, the US says it is closely watching the death of a Russian scientist who works at a plague research centre in Siberia. Adam is joined by Vitaly Shevchenko, chief analyst for BBC monitoring and Dr Simon Clarke, associate professor in cellular microbiology at the University of Reading to get to the bottom of what’s going on.

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A 28-year-old Russian lab technician who worked at a plague research centre in Siberia has died.

The US has urged Russia to share more information on worker's death - and the World Health Organisation has said the pubic health risk appears to be low.

So - should we be alarmed? In this video...

00:40 - What we know

02:10 - US reaction

02:56 - What have Russian authorities said?

04:06 - What is Pneumonic Plague?

05:05 - How does Pneumonic Plague spread?

05:45 - What has the WHO said?

06:14 - Can it be treated?

07:08 - How is the story being reported in Russia?

08:05 - Should we be worried?

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Tens of thousands of people are demonstrating across France, in protest at what they say is under-investment in high schools.

Some protests over the past week in France have turned violent, as protesters and authorities clashed.

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said: "Burning down a high school does not improve the state of high school buildings. Lynching a teacher does not help replace teachers", adding it is a "lie" to suggest the government had ordered "police repression" against demonstrators.

Our correspondents report from the scene of the protests. In this video...

0:00 - Protests in France

0:25 - Fire in Lille

0:55 - Why are students protesting?

03:27 - Teachers join protests

04:56 - Peaceful gathering in Lille

05:45 - Violence this week

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Former England cricketer Ashley Giles has revealed his weight ballooned to nearly 20 stone (127kg) when he finished playing.

He struggled with the transition from being a top international sportsman with his diet managed by nutritionists to a desk job when he retired from playing 19 years ago.

In an exclusive BBC interview he says he wants to start what he calls "a conversation" about obesity and mental health, encouraging others to speak openly about their challenges.

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