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Rahul Gandhi, opposition lawmakers detained again in India over election chief protest

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is detained by police in New Delhi on Oct 7.
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is detained by police in New Delhi on Oct 7.

France suspends use of stun grenades to police student protests

A protester holds a French flag behind a barricade to block the Boulevard Saint-Germain during a blockade of Sciences Po university in Paris as part of nationwide student protests demanding better school conditions, France, October 7, 2026. The slogan on the placard reads \"\"Generation Six - Seven re-enacts May 68\".  REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
A protester holds a French flag behind a barricade to block the Boulevard Saint-Germain during a blockade of Sciences Po university in Paris as part of nationwide student protests demanding better school conditions, France, October 7, 2026. The slogan on the placard reads \"\"Generation Six - Seven re-enacts May 68\".  REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Missing: 14-year-old boy last seen in Sengkang on Oct 4

Rayyan Muhammad Faizal was seen wearing a blue shirt and shorts, riding a green bicycle.
Rayyan Muhammad Faizal was seen wearing a blue shirt and shorts, riding a green bicycle.

Ten injured in knife attack at Polish school

Police said the suspect was a student at the school and that he had attacked people with a machete. 
Police said the suspect was a student at the school and that he had attacked people with a machete. 

9 taken to hospital after multi-vehicle crash on TPE sparks motorcycle fire

SCDF said that members of the public extinguished the blaze using fire extinguishers before its arrival.
SCDF said that members of the public extinguished the blaze using fire extinguishers before its arrival.

France suspends stun grenade use at protests ahead of PM’s speech after student loses hand

French riot police in position on Oct 7, as students block the street outside Sciences Po university in Paris as part of nationwide protests demanding better high school conditions.
French riot police in position on Oct 7, as students block the street outside Sciences Po university in Paris as part of nationwide protests demanding better high school conditions.

Missing: Man, 79, last seen in Woodlands on Oct 7

Chua Cheng Swee was last seen wearing a yellow shirt and red pants.
Chua Cheng Swee was last seen wearing a yellow shirt and red pants.

Man to be charged over perfume theft spree at Changi Airport

An American man has been arrested for stealing more than $1,400 worth of perfume in Changi Airport.
An American man has been arrested for stealing more than $1,400 worth of perfume in Changi Airport.

S’porean pilot among 13 nabbed over 521kg meth seizure from private jet in Laos

Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department director Hussein Omar Khan said the chartered aircraft departed from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang to Luang Prabang without carrying any cargo.
Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department director Hussein Omar Khan said the chartered aircraft departed from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang to Luang Prabang without carrying any cargo.

Sweden police say armed man shot outside royal palace

A police cordon in place after officers shot a man armed with a knife near the Royal Palace in central Stockholm, on Oct 6.
A police cordon in place after officers shot a man armed with a knife near the Royal Palace in central Stockholm, on Oct 6.

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