Italy

Parties once considered fringe were already gaining ground, with voters ranging from motorists in rural France to young men in Germany's former Communist east seeking alternatives.

Police in riot gear fired tear gas and water cannon as several hundred hooded protesters set bins ablaze and looted stores, including sports retailers Decathlon and Arc'teryx and phone store Vodafone.

The protests in France began last ‌month at high schools in Paris' working-class northern suburbs, where anger over teacher shortages and shabby facilities evolved into a broader movement.

The clashes echoed the violence in neighboring France, where tens of thousands of people took to the streets on Saturday in some of the country's most violent protests in years.

Investigators opened the probe after complaints from 50 Italian citizens who were detained by Israeli authorities following two Global Sumud Flotilla missions.

The investigation draws on intelligence reports, judicial records, and historical documents describing networks extending from Lebanon and Syria to Sicily and Rome.

American organizers, the Paradigm Project, said they canceled the trip, citing safety concerns amid the scrutiny of the Jewish school educators’ personal profiles by pro-Palestinian activists.

The Vatican confirmed that Pope Leo has lung cancer following surgery to remove part of his right lung. Doctors said more information is needed to determine the cancer's stage and prognosis.

Leo told pilgrims in St. Peter's Square for his weekly Sunday prayer that the growth was "well-contained" and caught at an early stage.

Walker Meghnagi, head of Milan's Jewish community, welcomed the deportations, calling the move "wonderful news."