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#security-forces

A view of the Red Square closed for Victory Parade preparation, with the Spasskaya Tower in the center, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 3, 2023.Russian authorities have accused Ukraine of attempting to attack the Kremlin with two drones overnight.The Kremlin on Wednesday decried the alleged attack attempt as a "terrorist act" and said Russian military and security forces disabled the drones before they could strike.

The Kremlin branded the alleged overnight attack as a "terrorist act" and said Russian military and security forces had disabled the drones before they could strike.It said there had been no damage caused nor casualties incurred, and did not provide any other details.The Kremlin added that President Vladimir Putin was safe and continued to work with his schedule unchanged.

The King and Queen Consort and the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children have attended a coronation rehearsal at Westminster Abbey.Three days before the occasion, a relaxed-looking Charles and Camilla headed to the venue with William, Kate, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

This image from a video shows police leading a man inside a police van outside Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday, May 2, 2023.London police said a controlled explosion was carried out as a precaution outside Buckingham Palace late Tuesday after a man was arrested there on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon.

The police and intelligence agencies are mounting a very complex security operation around the coronation with the eyes of the world set to be on the UK.Security minister Tom Tugendhat said police are all over it and not complacent about the scale of the challenge.New laws to curb protests came into force on Wednesday ahead of Saturday's ceremony but Mr Tugendhat said the celebrations will showcase our liberty and our democracy.

Nearly 300 protesters arrested as more than 100 police officers wounded during protests against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform.Nearly 300 protesters have been arrested and dozens of police officers were wounded after rioting broke out during May Day protests in France against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform.

Peace in Northern Ireland must not be taken for granted, the UK Government has warned, as MPs marked the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA).Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris advised caution as he pointed to the decision by MI5 to increase the terror threat level from substantial to severe, meaning an attack is highly likely.

Protesters and police clashed on the edges of street demonstrations in France on Tuesday as hundreds of thousands of people took part in marches against Emmanuel Macron's use of constitutional executive powers to push through an unpopular rise in the pension age to 64.While demonstrations in Paris and Nantes were peaceful, with the majority of demonstrators chanting and calling for the pension changes to be scrapped, on the margins in some cities, men in masks or hoods clashed with police.

MI5 has increased the terror threat level in Northern Ireland from substantial to severe, meaning an attack is highly likely.Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris cited a small number of individuals who remain determined to use politically motivated violence.Announcing the change on Tuesday, he urged the public to remain vigilant but not be alarmed.

The terror threat level in Northern Ireland has been raised to severe' following an uptick in activity by a small number of individuals determined to use politically motivated violence.MI5, increased the threat from substantial' to severe', which means that an attack is highly likely.The intelligence service, which makes assessments independent of ministers, urged the public to remain vigilant" but "not be alarmed".

The day of action called by unions is the tenth such mobilisation since protests started in mid-January against the law, which includes raising the retirement age from 62 to 64.The last such day of strikes and protests on Thursday saw the most violent clashes yet between protesters and security forces as tensions erupted into pitched battles on the streets of Paris.

Egyptian forces have taken over 37 schools and transformed them into military bases while dozens more have been destroyed during a 10-year war with militants in Sinai, a rights group has found in an initial assessment.In a months-long investigation shared with the Guardian before its official release, the UK-based Sinai Foundation for Human Rights (SFHR) accused the Egyptian armed forces of compromising the right to education of children during its campaign against militants in north Sinai.

An empty classroom is seen in a school in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, March.28, 2023.Palestinian public schools across the occupied West Bank have been shuttered since Feb. 5, in one of the longest teachers' strikes in recent memory against the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority.(APPhoto/Mahmoud Illean)AL-AZZA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank - In schools across the world, children are halfway into their second semester.

Rana Sanaullah's remarks against Khan during a TV interview trigger a sharp reaction from the opposition PTI party.Islamabad, Pakistan Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party has slammed incendiary remarks by the country's home minister against his political rival.In an interview on Sunday with a local news channel, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, the second-most powerful official in the government, issued what many say are not-so-veiled threats to Khan, 72, who since his removal from power last year has been demanding immediate elections.

Police in the Pakistani capital filed charges on Sunday against former prime minister Imran Khan, 17 of his aides and scores of supporters, accusing them of terrorism and other offences.he move came after the ousted premier's followers clashed with security forces in Islamabad on Saturday.For hours on Saturday, Khan's followers clashed with police outside a court where the former prime minister was to appear in a graft case.

Bolstered French police forces clashed with demonstrators in numerous cities Tuesday as hundred of thousands of marchers protested President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular retirement reform.Security was ramped up for the 10th round of protest marches since January after the government warned that some demonstrators intended to destroy, to injure and to kill.

File photo of French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne at a meeting at the Elysee Palace, in Paris.Benoit Tessier, AP (archives) French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Monday is set to start a series of consultations over the next three weeks with opposition MPs, political parties and local leaders after weeks of protests over pension reforms.

Security threats including graffiti reading Death to the King convinced Emmanuel Macron to postpone King Charles's state visit to France, it has emerged, amid nationwide strikes and violent protests.The macabre message was left by protesters rioting against the president's decision to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

Close King Charles visit to France postponed amid widespread retirement age protests French authorities feared the safety of King Charles would not be guaranteed on a trip around France coinciding with violent protests against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms.A three-day state visit was postponed at Mr Macron's urging after security forces grew concerned over the King's habit of impromptu handshakes, and talking to ordinary people whenever he could, a source who was involved in the planning of the trip told The Independent.