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Belgian prosecutors have opened an espionage investigation after NATO security services flagged a Canadian citizen of Chinese origin working at SHAPE in Mons. The suspect has been detained and searches of her home and workplace have occurred. NATO says there is no evidence that operations were disrupted as the case unfolds.
Protests against underfunded and dilapidated schools have spread from Paris suburbs to cities nationwide. Authorities report thousands of arrests, hundreds injured, and many schools closed as President Macron faces renewed pressure over education funding and public spending.
Protests by high school students across France have intensified, with thousands blocking entrances, clashes with police, and calls for more resources as authorities promise a plan by end of October; over 6,800 people detained and hundreds of schools affected.