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Liège police have made 107 arrests since early October as pupils and students block schools over rising tuition, bus-pass prices and classroom shortages

A quarter of a million people marched over leaking buildings and missing teachers, as far left and far right move in and the bond market watches the deficit

A government crisis meeting was told by intelligence services that the movement was “an operation organised by LFI and its proxies on the far left”

Interior minister ⁠Laurent Nunez said that, in some places, troublemakers were moving from school to school to incite violence

Students blockade schools over teacher shortages and overcrowding while government and hard-left leaders trade accusations of violence and repression

Police were seeking to identify people involved in disorder, and officers confirmed they had used batons and pepper spray

The former Ukrainian defence minister has called for elections to be held even while the war continues, arguing that democracy “cannot be held hostage by Russia” 

Deep political rivalry, unresolved leadership vacancies in critical wartime ministries and escalating Russian strikes creates a strained domestic atmosphere

Marches in Kyiv and regional cities continue more than a month after the former defence minister’s removal, underscoring public pushback against the president’s government reshuffle

In wartime, leadership demands not just resolve against the enemy, but wisdom and humility at home

The latest Russian barrage on civilian infrastructure amplifies doubts if recent leadership changes undermine Ukraine’s ability to deter such escalation

Massive social media storm as Ukrainians demand Fedorov’s return, with veterans and tech advocates leading the outcry