Education minister Edouard Geffray makes the offer after another day of sometimes violent demonstrations by high-school students.
BBC News – World As France's nationwide student protest movement continued on Thursday with more clashes between protesters and police, the education minister pledged to deploy 3,000 substitute teachers "within the next hours" to help struggling high schools.
France's suspension of police stun grenades at student protests remains in effect while nationwide high-school demonstrations continue into a fourth week, with the education minister pledging 3,000 extra teachers and climate activist Greta Thunberg joining the latest rallies.
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France's education minister pledged 3,000 extra teachers to calm the protests, and climate activist Greta Thunberg joined the nationwide student demonstrations.
BBC News – World As France's nationwide student protest movement continued on Thursday with more clashes between protesters and police, the education minister pledged to deploy 3,000 substitute teachers "within the next hours" to help struggling high schools.
NYTimes – World More than 500 passengers were on board the trains when the crash occurred in the province of Toledo, south of Madrid.
NPR – World Israel's election has produced no clear winner, with partial results showing neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing religious bloc nor opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot's alliance on course for a Knesset majority. Israeli Arab parties made a strong showing, potentially positioning them as kingmakers. The Israeli president is pushing to avert a fresh election as both sides scramble to form a government, a process that could take weeks or months.
Sky News – World North Korea fired around 10–12 short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast into the Sea of Japan on Thursday, South Korea's defence ministry said. The launch comes amid heightened tensions between the two Koreas, with Seoul accusing Pyongyang of a landmine blast that injured three South Korean soldiers, an accusation North Korea denies. Pyongyang has recently stepped up weapons tests despite South Korea's offer of military talks.
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