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Pakistan: Classrooms reduced to rubble in deadly school disaster, at leat 32 pupils killed

A school roof collapsed in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, on Thursday 15 October, killing at least 32 pupils and a teacher. Officials said the roof was structurally weak and had been overloaded by construction work. The school’s owner was arrested and an investigation launched.

15 October 2026

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Greta Thunberg joins France student protests against school conditions

French students say they are determined to press the government to address the problems of too many absent teachers, dilapidated buildings, overcrowded class schedules and other grievances.

13 October 2026

Europe News

As drones reshape warfare, Lithuania brings them into the classroom

In Lithuania, children learn to build and programme drones at school. Similar projects exist in Germany. But what can pupils learn from these unmanned systems?

12 October 2026

Europe News

Headmaster shot in French school and teen arrested, police say

A third person was grazed in the shooting in the southern town of Aubagne, near Marseille, per police. Authorities said the headmaster and teacher were not in critical condition.

12 October 2026

Europe News

Police bolster presence amid threat of attacks on Polish schools

Warnings about an alleged series of attacks on schools planned for 9 October have circulated on social media. Police say they are monitoring the situation and will deploy officers to schools they believe are at risk. In several towns in the Mazovia region, on-site classes have been cancelled.

9 October 2026

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Poland school knife attack injures seven, two critically

On Wednesday morning at a vocational school in Ostrołęka in Northern Poland, a 19-year-old pupil attacked classmates and teachers with a sharp tool, injuring seven people, two of whom are in a serious condition, police said.

7 October 2026

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One student killed, eight wounded in Istanbul school stabbing attack

A 15-year-old student disguised herself in the target school's uniform before attacking pupils at Şeyh Şamil Imam Hatip Secondary School in Başakşehir on Tuesday morning. The suspect, who attends a different school, was apprehended.

6 October 2026

Europe News

From blockades to violence: what is driving France's school protests?

Student protests erupted in the Paris region in mid-September and have since spread across the nation, with some demonstrations descending into violent clashes with police.

5 October 2026

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Clashes in French cities as students continue to protest over education funding

Students in Marseille and Lille escalate protests over education funding, barricading schools and clashing with police as blockades spread across France.

5 October 2026

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High schools in France close as new protests against conditions erupt

The students say their school hours are excessively long, conditions inadequate including overheated classrooms, and that there are too many staff absences.

2 October 2026

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Young martial artists train in China’s ancient mountain schools

Young students from China and abroad train in tai chi and kung fu on the Wudang Mountains, where Taoist philosophy shapes martial arts and daily life.

1 October 2026

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Thymaina's plunging population shows Greece's demographic decline

Desertification in rural areas and on the islands is forcing schools to shut. On a small eastern Aegean island, locals speak of soaring costs, isolation and a future without children.

1 October 2026

Europe News

Hundreds held, dozens wounded as French school protests escalate

Since last week, students have staged protests outside schools over grievances ranging from timetables, class sizes and a shortage of teachers to overheated classrooms during this year's heatwaves.

1 October 2026

Europe News

Slovakia school attack leaves one dead and two injured

The attack, at a school in the southwest of the country, was reportedly carried out by a student.

29 September 2026

Europe News

Italy moves to ban face coverings and limit foreign pupils in schools

A new law banning pupils from covering their faces in Italian schools and limiting the number of non-Italian nationals in some classes has been presented. Parents will also have to learn basic Italian.

25 September 2026

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Day devoted to the Pope in French Catholic schools sparks controversy

Catholic private schools are being urged to suspend normal classes on 25 September, the day Pope Leo XIV arrives in France.

23 September 2026