French unrest has raised questions about political accountability, police exhaustion and an increasingly confrontational relationship between citizens and the state. Joseph Downing says France should reconsider how state authority is exercised and how it responds to violent unrest and legitimate social movements, highlighting the country’s centralised policing culture.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-20 12:17

A Paris pharmacy owner says the shop was left destroyed after protests. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said France would impose new curfews where needed on Tuesday, and that measures introduced in several cities the previous day had helped keep the night calm.

Eeuronews2026-10-20 12:17

Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie was convicted of 191 murders, 190 of them involving children.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-20 12:16

French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Bahrain during a three-day Gulf tour and is due to meet King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. With the Iran war threatening regional security and disrupting energy exports, Macron hopes to strengthen defence ties and secure oil and gas supplies. He has visited Kuwait and the UAE and is due in Qatar later Tuesday.

AAl Jazeera English2026-10-20 12:15

Fox News legal editor Kerri Urbahn discusses reports that Rep. Ilhan Omar’s sister voluntarily spoke with federal investigators after a raid on the lawmaker’s Washington, D.C., home.

FFox News2026-10-20 12:15

Self-taught voguing dancer Wesley Aubynn says dancing is when he feels most like himself and lets him express his queerness unapologetically. As the 2026 Dancer in Residence with The Art of Being Black in St. John’s, he hopes to create an inclusive ballroom scene in the province.

CCBC News2026-10-20 12:06

Good Morning America presents news to start the day.

AABC News2026-10-20 12:06

A marathon hearing on Monday brought tensions between the Trump administration and Washington’s federal judiciary to a head over Donald Trump’s plan to overhaul a public golf course. Trump reiterated that he would close and renovate it, saying work would begin “IMMEDIATELY” despite a judge’s order requiring three days’ notice before construction.

CCNN2026-10-20 12:03

US equity futures slipped, pausing a stock-market recovery in AI shares, after South Korean data center company Elice plunged in its trading debut. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading to Norway for fresh peace talks as tensions with the US deepen. SpaceX, Netflix, General Motors, RTX and Northrop are due to report earnings.

BBloomberg Television2026-10-20 11:46

At Korea Blockchain Week, Jennifer Sanasie and Eleanor Terrett speak with Animoca Brands co-founder and executive chairman Yat Siu. He sketches a future with 50 billion to 100 billion agents unable to hold bank accounts, transacting natively on-chain, and explains why stablecoins’ built-in limits could lead them to new token classes.

CCoinDesk2026-10-20 11:33

Dr. Qanta Ahmed discussed the violent riots in France on “Fox & Friends First,” criticizing mainstream outlets such as the BBC for seeming to downplay the violence.

FFox News2026-10-20 11:30

The UK Ministry of Defence says Britain will send Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters on defensive counter-air missions to help shield Saudi Arabia from aerial attacks by Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis.

AAl Jazeera English2026-10-20 11:26

Carney praised the vote rejecting an independence referendum, saying Albertans chose Canada. Separatist leaders vowed to keep fighting and warned that the province’s governing party could split over the issue.

Eeuronews2026-10-20 11:24

The theft of Brazilian influencer Tabatha Lenk’s phone highlights a wave of cellphone thefts that has emerged as a major campaign issue, with rival candidates proposing tougher penalties for offenders.

RReuters2026-10-20 11:22

Vice President JD Vance held a press conference for a fraud task force in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Oct. 21, 2026.

TThe White House2026-10-20 11:19

Some of Iraq’s most significant archaeological treasures, damaged during ISIL’s occupation, have been restored. Experts painstakingly pieced together thousands of fragments to repair the artefacts, which ISIL propaganda videos showed its fighters destroying.

AAl Jazeera English2026-10-20 11:15

The supersized heat wave Heat Storm Vera destroyed one Ivory Coast family’s 2024 cocoa harvest, leaving them unable to give their father a proper funeral.

RReuters2026-10-20 11:12

Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla receive Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq at Windsor Castle for a state visit.

RReuters2026-10-20 11:10

President Trump and Vice President JD Vance made an announcement.

TThe White House2026-10-20 11:08

A car crash destroyed a 25-year-old woman’s small intestine. After three years and placement on multiple hospital waiting lists, she received an intestine transplant. Her experience points to a wider challenge for the transplant system: helping patients understand their options.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-20 11:00

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry is set to publish its sixth report, examining the pandemic’s impact on publicly and privately funded adult social care.

BBBC News2026-10-20 10:59

Kansas Democrats hope soaring farm costs and discontent with the immigration crackdown will help them flip a Senate seat for the first time in 94 years. Polls show Democrat Adam Hamilton in a close race against Republican Senator Roger Marshall.

RReuters2026-10-20 10:59

A dismal debut by a South Korean data-center firm revived doubts about whether the AI spending boom can endure, stalling a rebound in AI-linked trading. The Kospi fell 3.8% as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix weakened. AI infrastructure group Elice Inc. had the worst first-day performance for a sizable company on the exchange, despite IPO subscriptions reaching 400 times the offering.

BBloomberg Television2026-10-20 10:58

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine received no warnings about recent missile attacks, as US President Donald Trump increases pressure for a deal with Russia and accuses Zelenskyy of not wanting to end the war. Retired US ambassador Matthew Bryza gives his assessment.

TTRT World2026-10-20 10:57