By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
A study by the Alliance4Europe NGO says pro-Russian networks amplified anger online in France ahead of mass protests and the unrest that followed. The organisation says it analysed more than 500,000 posts and traced the campaign back to early September, according to France 24.
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Emmanuel Macron promises to prevent further violence during demonstrations planned in France and calls foreign criticism of the unrest “stupid” and “unacceptable”. The French president is due to meet intelligence officials and ministers on Thursday, as rallies are announced for Saturday in Paris, reports the Sowetan.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin agrees to resume three-way talks with Ukraine and the United States at negotiator level by early November. Kyiv supports the US proposal, but a Chatham House analyst says a meeting between Putin, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky is uncertain, according to France 24.
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The article analyses the alliances and partnerships reshaping the Middle East after the war against Iran. It challenges the idea that the region is organised into two blocs, according to the Atlantic Council.
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Iranian authorities have denounced police violence in France following the 17 October demonstrations and called on Paris to guarantee freedom of assembly. Tehran accused the French authorities of applying a “double standard”, reports Le Monde.
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Russian missiles injure six people in strike on KyivRussian missiles struck Kyiv overnight, wounding six people and forcing residents into shelters, according to Ukrainian authorities. The attack came after Moscow signalled its readiness to resume US-mediated peace talks, while Donald Trump said he believed negotiations were close to succeeding, France 24 reports.The week in Africa
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