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1,314 protesters arrested in France over unrest
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1,314 protesters arrested in France over unrest

Police arrested 1,314 people in weekend protests across France, the interior ministry said Sunday, adding that 53 officers were hurt in clashes. Late Saturday, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez spoke of two serious injuries among protesters: one in Toulouse and one in Clermont-Ferrand. – Protesters hurt – The Toulouse prefecture, which reports to the interior ministry, told AFP that a 20-year-old man was seriously hurt with a wound to his hand.

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Mother, child die as two container trucks overturn in Lagos
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Mother, child die as two container trucks overturn in Lagos

By Efe Onodjae A mother and her child have died after two heavily laden 20-foot container trucks overturned at Mile 2, near Freeman Market, inward Apapa, Lagos. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, said its rescue and recovery personnel responded to the scene to evacuate the victims and remove the wreckage.

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Troops neutralise 6 terrorists, arrest 11 suspected collaborators in Borno
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Troops neutralise 6 terrorists, arrest 11 suspected collaborators in Borno

Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised six terrorists, arrested 11 suspected collaborators and received the surrender of a Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) member in Borno. It said troops of 29 Task Force Brigade Garrison, supported by Hybrid Force personnel, ambushed suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)/JAS terrorists along the Targejeri axis of Kaga at about 12:37 a.m. on Oct. 25.

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22 NYPD officers to visit Ghana for humanitarian outreach and police engagement
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22 NYPD officers to visit Ghana for humanitarian outreach and police engagement

Twenty-two officers of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) are expected to visit Ghana from November 10 to 18, 2026, for a humanitarian outreach mission targeting underprivileged children and vulnerable communities. The connection was facilitated by William Apau, an NYPD officer and ALEO member popularly known as Ministerapau, who founded the Magho Foundation.

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Troops raid bandits enclave, rescue three kidnap victims in Kebbi
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Troops raid bandits enclave, rescue three kidnap victims in Kebbi

By Haruna Aliyu,Birnin Kebbi Troops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, have rescued three kidnapped victims during an operation in Sakaba Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The development was disclosed in a statement made available to our correspondent on Sunday by the spokesman for the 8 Division, Nigerian Army, Lt. Col. Olaniyi Osoba.

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14 Bandits Killed As Community Hunters Foil Kidnap Plot in Katsina
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14 Bandits Killed As Community Hunters Foil Kidnap Plot in Katsina

The Katsina State Government says community hunters foiled a planned mass kidnapping in Gidan Wawo village, Kakumi Ward, Bakori Local Government Area, following a gun battle with suspected bandits that left 14 of the attackers dead. However, at about 1:31 p.m. the same day, the bandits attacked a private vehicle conveying four passengers from Kakumi Ward to Illela Market in Sokoto State and set it ablaze, trapping the occupants.

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France protests: Latest developments
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France protests: Latest developments

Union representative Murielle Guilbert told reporters it was “scandalous” that President Emmanuel Macron had forbidden protesters from demonstrating “where we wish to demonstrate”. – ‘Macron resign’ – Thousands of people yelling anti-fascist slogans marched in the city of Orleans against a congress by far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) party there, AFP journalists saw.

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Cookie theft: how fraudsters get the digital key to your accounts
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Cookie theft: how fraudsters get the digital key to your accounts

‘Session cookies’ are a primary target for hackers letting them hijack and use your accounts You’ve had a busy morning of life admin, logging into various accounts to check balances and make payments. You are the victim of cookie theft, which belongs to a type of fraud known as “session hijacking”.

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Seen And Heard At France Protests Today, As Police Arrest 135 People
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Seen And Heard At France Protests Today, As Police Arrest 135 People

AFP has deployed reporters, photographers and video journalists in cities across France to document nationwide cost-of-living protests on Saturday. France’s Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu (R), France’s Decentralisation Minister Francoise Gatel (L), France’s Culture Minister Catherine Pegard (2nd-L) and the Mayor of Limoges Guillaume Guerin (C) listen to explanations from police commissioner Yannick Sallabert (3rd-L) during a visit of the damaged premises of the City Hall of Limoges in the context of security and reconstruction efforts at the police station in Limoges on October 23, 2026,…

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MUSIGA warns musicians against glorifying online fraud
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MUSIGA warns musicians against glorifying online fraud

The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has cautioned musicians against making public statements that could be interpreted as encouraging or glorifying online fraud and other cyber-related crimes. The Union’s statement follows comments Shatta Wale made during ShattaFest in Accra on 17 October 2026, which suggested that he was encouraging young people to engage in fraud.

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Eleven sustain gunshot wounds in shooting near Florida university
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Eleven sustain gunshot wounds in shooting near Florida university

Police said an altercation at a homecoming party escalated into gunfire, resulting in six adults and six juveniles injured A shooting ⁠near a Florida university campus in Tallahassee has left 11 people ⁠with gunshot wounds ⁠and ​another person injured, authorities say. The shooting took place near the Florida Agricultural + Mechanical University’s campus ⁠on

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