Europe is seeing a wave of student-led protests that look like 1968 but have different demands. Spain has called a general strike for 11 November over housing, stagnant wages and rising living costs. France has seen large-scale unrest, first tied to conditions in schools, German pupils have mobilized against conscription, thousands have marched in Greece over failures in public education, and Serbia's student movement has reshaped national politics. The protests have spread from schools and universities into alliances with trade unions and housing campaigners. Research suggests movements built on concrete grievances may find it easier to form electoral coalitions than those built on broad ideological visions.

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India, with more than 1,600 surviving remains spread over 4,100 hectares. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1336 to 1565. Travellers from Persia and Portugal described it as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city with temples, markets and farms along the Tungabhadra River. By 1500 it was estimated to be the world's second-largest city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at the time. In 1565 a coalition of Muslim sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara Empire, its capital was conquered and destroyed, and the city was left in ruins. Hampi remains a religious centre, with the active Virupaksha Temple at its heart.