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A protester has died in an accident and dozens have been injured as demonstrators angry at rising fuel prices disrupt traffic across France. The female protester was struck after a driver surrounded by demonstrators panicked and accelerated. Some 120,000 "yellow vests", so-called after the high-visibility jackets they are required to carry in their cars, have gathered in 2,000 locations. They accuse President Emmanuel Macron of abandoning "the little people". Mr Macron has not so far commented on the protests, some of which have seen demonstrators call for him to resign. But he admitted earlier in the week that he had not "really managed to reconcile the French people with their leaders". Six held in plot to 'attack' Macron'Gauls' resistant to change - Macron 'Gauls' resistant to change - Macron Jobseeker: Macron should help me find work Nonetheless, he accused his political opponents of hijacking the movement in order to block his ...

President Donald Trump says he plans to end "birthright citizenship" in the US by executive order. Can he do that? In an interview with Axios President Trump claimed that he was working on an end to birthright citizenship, the 150-year-old principle that says anyone born on US soil is an American citizen. "It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment. Guess what? You don't," Mr Trump said. "You can definitely do it with an Act of Congress. But now they're saying I can do it just with an executive order." Mr Trump claimed that such an order is currently in the works, and not long after, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham tweeted: "I plan to introduce legislation along the same lines as the proposed executive order from President @realDonaldTrump." The president's comments have ignited a furious debate about whether or not the president has the unilateral power to do such a thing, and whether...

Authorities say there is little chance of any survivors of the Lion Air flight that crashed in Indonesia. This is what we know about the 189 people on board. According to Lion Air, the aircraft was carrying 178 adult passengers, one child and two babies. In addition to the two pilots, there were also six cabin crew. Searches are continuing for victims as well as for the aircraft itself, in the hope of finding clues as to why the plane crashed into the ocean only 13 minutes after taking off. Mystery couple Among the photographs of debris collected from the ocean was one smartphone case with a distinctive image of a couple walking over a bridge. Users on Indonesian social media scrambled to find the story behind the pair and soon identified the image on Instagram. The picture had been posted on the account of Ine Yunita Savitri but she herself was not on the plane but her husband, Wahjoe Noegrohantoro, was and it's his phone case that was found. His nephew, A...

Denmark has accused Iran's intelligence agencies of planning to assassinate an Iranian activist on Danish soil. The target was believed to be a member of an Arab separatist movement, Denmark's intelligence service said. Denmark has recalled its ambassador from Tehran and is consulting other EU countries about imposing new sanctions against Iran. A massive police operation in Denmark last month linked to the case led to the bridge to Sweden being closed. Iran has dismissed Denmark's allegations. What is Iran accused of? Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen described the alleged planned assassination by Iran of an exiled separatist leader in Denmark as "totally unacceptable" The Iranian ambassador to Copenhagen was summoned to the foreign ministry over the allegations. A Norwegian citizen of Iranian origin was arrested in Sweden on 21 October in connection with the alleged plan. The man denies the charges. Authorities condu...

US President Donald Trump has offered condolences at the Pennsylvania synagogue where 11 Jewish worshipers were shot dead at the weekend. He was joined by First Lady Melania Trump, his daughter and son-in-law at the Tree of Life temple in Pittsburgh. Hundreds of protesters gathered on the street chanting slogans against the president. The visit came as mourners attended the first funerals for victims of the massacre.The Trumps were greeted on Tuesday by Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, who led them inside the temple, where the worst anti-Semitic attack in US history unfolded on Saturday. At a memorial outside, the first lady placed a flower and the president laid a small stone on a marker for each of the victims. Mr Trump was accompanied by his son-in-law Jared Kushner, who is Jewish, and his daughter Ivanka, who converted to Judaism when she married Mr Kushner. Both are White House advisers. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who is Jewish, also joined the president. ...