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Gavin Newsom called the bill "unnecessary," citing broader discrimination laws which already prohibit caste discrimination. The issue is of particular meaning to Americans of South Asian and Hindu descent.

In this edition we explore the issue of "cattle laundering" in Brazil. This practice involves transferring cattle from a farm whose meat cannot be exported, due to illegal deforestation on its land, to another "clean" farm that is not affected by these bans. This falsely labelled meat can then in some cases be distributed to French supermarkets present in Brazil such as Carrefour and eventually reach the plates of consumers in Europe.

How to make the world a kinder place? Many would say it begins with the young and as France starts to teach empathy in the classroom, we take a look at Danish schools which already have it on the curriculum. Also Annette Young talks to Dr Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, a specialist on leadership as to why we still see empathy as a feminine quality.

Last August, a massive rockfall in France's Maurienne valley brought traffic to a standstill between France and Italy. Nearly 16,000 cubic metres of rock suddenly tumbled down the mountain, damaging a highway and train tracks down below.

Russian propaganda is linking the current bedbug outbreak in Paris to Ukrainian refugees. To "prove" this false narrative, pro-Russian accounts on social media are sharing fabricated French media publications from Le Figaro, Libération and Contrepoints, falsely claiming that "parasite experts believe that the bedbug epidemic in Paris is linked to the influx of Ukrainian refugees in the capital". We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

South Korea teachers seek protection from harassment by students' parents Many South Korean teachers say they have suffered from parents' harassment and excessive demands. This summer, they came out to the streets voicing anger and demanding protection for their rights.

Amid heightened concerns about irregular migration, Slovakia became the latest country to tighten its borders, blaming it on a "chain reaction."

The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service found that September 2023 was the warmest September ever recorded. The global temperature of the first nine months of the year was 0.52 degrees Celsius higher than average.

One of Germany's most affluent states is heading to the polls with CSU State Premier Markus Söder desperate to maintain his current coalition. But that means adopting his coalition partner's populist tone.

The Catholic church is in crisis worldwide. A synod being held in Rome is due to provoke an unusually open dialogue. Will the calls for reform and different regions taking their own paths tear the church apart?

Turkish security forces detained nearly 90 people across the country overnight over suspected links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday, two days after a bomb attack in Ankara claimed by the militant group.

The reserves will assist NATO's KFOR troops in the region after armed clashes last week. Serbian President Vucic, meanwhile, denied he was amassing troops at the Kosovo border.