WorldA projectile fired by the Houthis hit a residential area in Najran, a city in southern Saudi Arabia, injuring six Saudi citizens. Attacks on the kingdom continued as tensions involving Yemen’s Houthi rebels escalated.
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EconomyFrench business representatives are meeting the government to address widespread looting during weekend protests. The tourism sector fears fewer winter holiday bookings, while bond and currency traders are selling French debt and the euro.
EconomyA warning by global index provider MSCI sent Indonesian stocks to a six-year low and heightened concerns about capital outflows. The report examines what sparked the selloff, why investors are worried and what may come next.
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WorldViolence in France this weekend, as cost-of-living protests turned into nationwide looting and arson, has heightened concern across Europe ahead of elections in at least six countries next year. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Donald Trump of pressuring Kyiv to surrender to Russia, intensifying a week-long dispute with the US president.
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OtherWashington’s Metropolitan Police Department said Monday morning that it was investigating a late-night shooting involving National Guard members, one of whom was hurt. The department said Guard members stepped in to break up a fight around 11 p.m. Sunday, after which someone involved allegedly opened fire.
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PoliticsFrench President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Kuwait to begin a three-day tour of Gulf countries. He is the first French president to visit Kuwait in more than 17 years. Talks are expected to cover defence and infrastructure, while visits to the UAE, Bahrain and Qatar will include discussions on keeping the Strait of Hormuz open.
WorldA major clean-up was underway across France on Monday after nationwide demonstrations over high prices and declining public services last weekend. Widespread looting and shop damage followed, and thousands were arrested.
OtherEuronews’ midday bulletin brings together important stories from Europe and beyond on October 19, 2026.
PoliticsInterior Minister Laurent Nunez said police had “lost control” in some cities during violent protests that spread across France over the weekend. Citing a “lack of anticipation” in preparations, he said he offered President Emmanuel Macron his resignation because he felt responsible. Macron turned it down.
WorldProtests continued in Tirana on Sunday for a sixth consecutive day. Prime Minister Edi Rama ruled out resigning, the protesters’ main demand. Thousands have rallied since Tuesday over poor university conditions, high tuition fees and corruption, with demonstrations turning violent.
OtherFBI agent Karie Gibson discusses her investigation into the murders of two women whose bodies were found in suitcases, and the ongoing search for a killer hiding in plain sight.
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PoliticsThe Iran war has emerged as a major issue before Israel’s election. Polls suggest most voters oppose halting attacks on Iran. Opposition parties accuse Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of failing to fulfil his promise of victory. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh examines the opposition’s proposed Iran policies and broader regional strategy.
WorldThe Heritage Foundation’s Mike Gonzalez joined Fox & Friends First to discuss the riots in France, arguing that immigration and a lack of assimilation are linked to the unrest.
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PoliticsDonald Trump speaks and signs an executive order on women’s health in the White House Rose Garden.
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WorldProtests throughout France triggered widespread looting and violence, with shopfronts destroyed and merchandise worth thousands of euros stolen. On Sunday, Macron convened senior government officials for an emergency meeting and warned that looters would have to cover the damage.
PoliticsThe Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee wraps up evidence sessions for its inquiry into modernising elections, questioning Florence Eshalomi on voter ID, registration, voting at 16, party donations and spending limits.
UK Parliament
PoliticsThe Education Committee is examining the use of artificial intelligence and education technology in education, hearing from experts in areas including neurodiversity, early years and digital pedagogy.
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PoliticsSébastien Lecornu gives a briefing after a crisis meeting about violent protests.
ScienceEnvironmental groups say peatland degradation has contributed to fires in Indonesia and haze reaching Singapore and Malaysia. RMIT University environmental soil scientist Samantha Grover says decades of drainage and extensive canals have dried Indonesia’s naturally wet peatlands, helping fires spread and worsening the haze crisis.
PoliticsA Kuwait meeting on Monday brought together French President Emmanuel Macron and Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Their agenda ranged from France-Kuwait relations and regional conditions to energy security and free passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
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World1:24Authorities said an explosion at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta on Saturday afternoon killed four people and injured 39. The blast sparked a large fire that strong winds helped spread from the facility into nearby rural areas.
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SocietySingapore will use all available legal, regulatory and economic tools against companies responsible for the haze and pursue them for as long as necessary, Senior Minister K Shanmugam said Monday. He warned that firms may deny responsibility and assume they can evade scrutiny because evidence is hard to obtain.
PoliticsThe Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs Committee will hear from a range of witnesses about options for the future ownership of water companies in England as part of its inquiry into water-sector reform.
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TechAustralia has disclosed three previously secret payloads for its Ghost Shark autonomous submarine drone: sea mines, logistical caches and Altius aerial drones capable of surveillance and strikes.