Police used water cannons and pepper spray to disperse masked rioters in Frankfurt on 31 Oct, injuring at least one officer and seizing two weapons from a looted gun store. Interior minister Roman Poseck says about 100 left‑wing extremists infiltrated the protest, while organisers of the Gen Z Regelt! movement claim tens of thousands participated across Germany, though official counts suggest turnout fell short of the expected 182,000. Demonstrations took place in 34 cities, including Berlin and Munich, over rising living costs, education cuts and compulsory military service.
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The International Olympic Committee deadline of 31 Oct is approaching as South Africa has named Durban its preferred city to bid for the 2036 or 2040 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Acting president Lwandile Simelane announced the choice on 30 Oct. The proposal will centre on the 56,000‑seat Moses Mabhida Stadium and could involve other South African cities. South Africa joins six other nations competing for the 2036 Games, with the IOC set to select the host in mid‑2029. Feasibility reviews are due by March 2027.
Hundreds of thousands rallied across France on Saturday 31 Oct in the third weekend of protests over living costs, fuel prices and inflation. Authorities estimate about 320,000 took part, while youth organisations put the figure near 500,000. The interior ministry reported 565 arrests nationwide and five injured officers in Paris, three of them burned by Molotov cocktails. About 70,000 police and gendarmes were deployed, and a night-time curfew was imposed in two central Paris neighbourhoods on Saturday and Sunday.