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The week in pictures: Disaster averted on Flydubai flight, French school protests and Bangkok floods

France 244 October 2026, 13:35 UTCSaudi Arabia

From French highschoolers protesting to demand better learning conditions to a Flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after a flightcrew member's onboard attack and flooded streets in Bangkok, FRANCE 24 looks back at the week's most striking pictures.

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