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Democratic doctors aim to convert the backlash against the Trump administration’s health policies into midterm votes.
Democratic doctors aim to convert the backlash against the Trump administration’s health policies into midterm votes.
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Authorities say 320,000 march on third consecutive weekend of demonstrations over cost of living and state of schools.
Ukrainian residents evacuated from Russian-occupied city of Oleshky have arrived in Ukrainian-controlled territory.
<p>Demonstrations also taking place in Germany, where officers fire teargas to disperse crowds as evening falls</p><p>Clashes have erupted in Paris, Marseille and other cities after tens of thousands of demonstrators, some in Halloween fancy dress, marched across France in a third wave of protests over the cost of living and deteriorating public services.</p><p>About 320,000 people – down from an estimated 410,000 last weekend – took part in rallies around the country, the interior ministry said, including 70,000 in Paris who marched along boulevards on the south-eastern outskirts, avoiding the city centre.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/31/police-clash-rioters-after-largely-peaceful-protests-across-france">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Legal challenges to Donald Trump’s proposed memorial arch are mounting even as its construction is imminent</p><p>The legal challenges to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>’s proposed memorial arch are mounting, with the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/washington-dc">District of Columbia</a> and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/virginia">Virginia</a> suing in federal court on Saturday as the administration says construction could begin as early as next week.</p><p>There are now three lawsuits calling for a halt to potential work on a monument that would rise 250ft (76 meters) on a patch of grass off the bridge that spans the Potomac River, connecting the city with the Arlington national cemetery. That would make the arch 100ft taller (30 meters) than the Statue of Liberty is from its base to the top of the torch.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/31/trump-arch-lawsuits-dc-virginia">Continue reading...</a>