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For France’s Resurgent Far Left, Student Protests Are an Opening and a Threat

Far-left leaders are cheering on the students. Government officials accuse them of stirring up the unrest for political gain.

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Jean-Luc Mélenchon at a demonstration in Paris on Tuesday. The protests have provided him with both opportunity and peril.
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5 Takeaways From the First Iowa Senate Debate

In a top Senate battleground, Representative Ashley Hinson, the Republican nominee, sparred with Josh Turek, her Democratic rival, on policy issues ranging from Medicaid to term limits.

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Polls show Representative Ashley Hinson and Josh Turek, a state representative, in a tight Senate race in Iowa.
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At Texas Rally, Trump and Paxton Make for an Awkward Pair

The president offered support for the Republican Senate candidate, after earlier grumbles, but focused much of his speech on a defense of his own record.

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The Fight for Britain’s Right: Can Kemi Badenoch Reboot the Conservatives?

Attendees at the party’s annual conference have been buoyed: both by leader Kemi Badenoch’s rising poll ratings and by a mock Bayeux Tapestry. But the challenge from Reform U.K. remains.

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The Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch in Birmingham, England, on Sunday.
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Spain’s Leader Calls Early Election After Housing Crisis Roils Government

Pedro Sánchez, the Spanish prime minister, has faced challenges including a migration crisis and several corruption scandals involving his inner circle.

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Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain called an early election on Nov. 29.
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