'Child soldiers' and blood feuds: Sweden's out-of-control gang wars (www.france24.com)
Uppsala (Sweden) (AFP) – One night in September, teacher Thomas Cervin was woken by gunshots in his apartment building in Uppsala. His neighbour had just become the latest target in Sweden’s terrifying gang wars.
Putin expected in Beijing, more dependent than ever on China (www.france24.com)
Beijing is hosting representatives of 130 countries on October 17-18 to mark a decade of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – a key geopolitical project of President Xi to extend China’s global reach....
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Saudi Arabia pauses normalisation talks with Israel amid ongoing war with Hamas (www.france24.com)
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