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French protests continue over government pension reform bill
However, France's largest union, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), estimates the number of protesters was much higher than the official figure. According to the CGT, more than 2 million people nationwide took part in demonstrations on Tuesday. Most of the protests were peaceful, although participants wearing black balaclavas looted a supermarket in Paris, Xinhua news agency reported.
Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupts 4 times in single day
The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) reported on Tuesday that the volcano in the Sunda Strait located between Java and Sumatra islands erupted at 04:12 a.m., 05:38 a.m., 07:43 a.m., and 12:21 p.m., respectively. The longest eruption on the day lasted for two minutes and 26 seconds, Xinhua news agency reoported.
Russia regrets UNSC decision on probe into Nord Stream blasts: Spokesman
"We believe that everyone should be interested in an objective investigation involving all interested parties, all those, who can shed some light on the commissioners and perpetrators of this terrorist act. We consider this extremely important," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted by local media as saying.
Afghan man kills 2 at Muslim center in Portugal
Police managed to immobilise the attacker with a shot to the leg, before transporting him to hospital. Other people also sustained injuries in the attack on Tuesday, Xinhua news agency reported. The Ismaili Center and the hospital where victims are being treated are now under police protection. Meanwhile, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa has expressed his solidarity with the Muslim community and the victims' families.
Motive still unclear in Nashville school shooting
"This school, this church building, was a target of the shooter," Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron told reporters a day after the shooting at the Covenant School that left six people dead, including three young students, Xinhua news agency reported. "But we have no information at present to indicate that the shoote.
'I'm planning to die': Nashville female shooter wrote to friend on Instagram
Mass shooter Audrey Hale, 28, who was shot dead by cops, sent a friend a "suicide note" minutes before slaughtering three children and three adults at the school on Monday. She messaged Averianna Patton, her former middle school basketball teammate, on Instagram before perpetrating the massacre, reports NewsChannel 5.
Indo-Canadian arrested for fatally stabbing man in Vancouver
Inderdeep Singh Gosal fatally stabbed Paul Stanley Schmidt, 37, after a brief altercation between two men outside the Starbucks cafe at West Pender and Granville Street on Sunday evening. "We believe this homicide was witnessed by dozens of bystanders, and there may be people with information who have not yet come forward," Sergeant Steve Addison of Vancouver Police Department said.
Russia irked with Pakistan's slow progress in importing crude oil
As per sources, Moscow has expressed serious concerns over Pakistan's initiative to import crude oil from Russia and has communicated to Islamabad to import at least one crude oil cargo and establish its seriousness and intent. Russia has also expressed its disappointment over Pakistan after it was revealed that Islamabad did not even initiate the process to start the first shipment of crude oil.
Turkey summons French envoy over senate's hosting of Kurdish 'terrorists
The Ministry officials told Ambassador Herve Magro that Ankara "strongly condemns" the French Senate's hosting of the members of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and the Women's Protection Units (YPJ), and its awarding them with "medals of honor", Xinhua news agency quoted sources as saying.
'Militarising Gwadar possible if China believes Indian antagonisms are past point of no return'
The fundamental reason why China might be unlikely to pursue basing in Gwadar is that by doing so, China would essentially be entering into an alliance, alienating India and abandoning 30 years of a carefully constructed South Asia strategy, which could catalyse Indian hard balancing.
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