A famous monument in Paris was stormed by migrants fighting for the right to remain in France.
Protestors entered the Panthéon on Friday afternoon, causing tourists to be evacuated.
Several of France's most revered individuals are buried inside the mausoleum.
The migrants, who were predominantly from Western Africa, called themselves the "black vests."
They demanded a meeting with French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe to discuss their immigration status.
Three killed in attacks on two Saudi airports
Three people were killed and several others injured in separate attacks targeting Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia on October 6 and 7, according to the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA).
Venezuela's Maduro to face new charges over alleged torture of Americans
Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are expected to face new criminal charges in the United States over allegations that Americans detained in Venezuela were tortured, a US official said on Wednesday.
Russia hits Ukraine with drones and missiles, killing at least eight
Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and damaging residential buildings, industrial facilities and infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said.
Kagan and Soai win 2026 Nobel chemistry prize for single molecular mirror creation
Scientists Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for solving a long-standing riddle of how to form a single molecular mirror image, a discovery hugely important for pharmaceutical manufacturing, the award-giving body said on Wednesday.
Ten injured in knife attack at Polish school
Ten people were injured in a knife attack at a school in Ostroleka in northeastern Poland on Wednesday, with police detaining the 19-year-old suspect, who was among those hurt, shortly after the incident.
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