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in Oleshky Malaysia de-registers main opposition coalition ahead of state election Severe floods hit Valencia and Mallorca UN warns 19.2 million Afghans face acute food insecurity this winter South Korea withdraws more embassy staff from Ukraine after POW dispute Rubio visits India on trade and Russian oil, confirms Quad summit in Manila China creates state-owned National Data Group in Xiong'an to drive AI Gangs ambush international force in Haiti and kidnap four Salvadoran troops US court keeps Saudi engineer jailed in OpenAI espionage case Hegseth visits Israel as Washington weighs Iran strikes and Hormuz attacks go on Oslo talks end without breakthrough before Witkoff's trip to Putin UK to fly Typhoons over Saudi Arabia as toll from Houthi strike on Yemeni camp rises to 73 France extends curfews and plans troops after weekend riots Ebola reaches Nigeria as Kenya reports ninth case Oil and gas prices climb as Hormuz and Saudi attacks squeeze supply Trump says Russia behaved well and Ukraine gave nothing as rift with Kyiv widens Russian strikes kill at least seven in Ukraine as Ukrainian drones hit Russian oil sites AI-debt fears grow as CoreWeave bonds slump and Elice falls in Seoul debut French borrowing costs climb as unrest deepens budget doubts UN alarmed as drone strike kills dozens at Abyei market Islamic State-linked militants kill at least 48 civilians in eastern Mali Italy deploys troops to Milan and toughens protest penalties after riots US bans DeepSeek in civilian agencies as China threatens countermeasures Japan warns of yttrium shortage as China tightens rare earth supply Israel's race stays tight as Trump backs Netanyahu and Vance holds back Lula challenges Flávio Bolsonaro to open bank records as Meta faces bias claims Japan's MMX probe launches toward Mars moon Phobos Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie convicted of murdering 190 children Russian diesel returns to usual buyers as US plan on 'dark fleet' tankers meets doubts Israeli strikes kill several in Gaza as funding gaps threaten food aid for 500,000 Albanian students topple Rama's 'dialogue chairs' as clashes with police begin NATO sends more assets to Black Sea after attacks on shipping off Bulgaria and Romania Reliance's Jio launches India's biggest-ever IPO Alberta voters reject separation from Canada, projections show Google Cloud outage in London disrupts Revolut and UK banks Eastern Libya parliament approves 2019 maritime deal with Turkey Indonesian stocks rebound as authorities respond to MSCI downgrade threat Indonesia's burned land doubles in September as haze spreads and protests grow Australian MP Helen Haines in critical condition after alleged deliberate car attack Russia condemns US arrest warrant for Raúl Castro Israeli and Lebanese delegations meet at CENTCOM in Tampa Anthropic and Musk pledge shares for public benefit EU unveils security-focused Arctic strategy China shadows USS Charleston near disputed South China Sea shoal US pending home sales hit record low as mortgage rates reach highest since 2009 ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent order over $35bn of Nvidia chips UK rearrests two men over alleged Iranian plot at RAF Fairford AfD confirms hack as over 400,000 emails leak online Illegal gold mine collapse kills 14 in Colombia Turkey moves to ratify Mecca defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Amazon pledges over €16bn in Germany as Merz courts investors Carrefour cuts outlook and insurers turn on state after French riots EU Parliament vice president announces hunger strike over civilians in Oleshky Malaysia de-registers main opposition coalition ahead of state election Severe floods hit Valencia and Mallorca UN warns 19.2 million Afghans face acute food insecurity this winter South Korea withdraws more embassy staff from Ukraine after POW dispute Rubio visits India on trade and Russian oil, confirms Quad summit in Manila China creates state-owned National Data Group in Xiong'an to drive AI Gangs ambush international force in Haiti and kidnap four Salvadoran troops US court keeps Saudi engineer jailed in OpenAI espionage case

Symbolic image: France extends curfews and plans troops after weekend riots

Symbolic image

France extends curfews and plans troops after weekend riots

14 sources

Night curfews calmed French cities, and the government will deploy soldiers and extra police before new protests on Saturday.

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Tuesday, 20 October, that targeted curfews brought calm on Monday night after a weekend of rioting and looting. Paris extended its curfew around Les Halles and Place de la République, and Lyon, Toulouse and Marseille (for minors) kept restrictions in place. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said Sentinelle soldiers will take over duties from internal security forces to free police for Saturday's protests.

Courts and arrests

Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin put the number of people jailed at 123 (FT) to 150 (FAZ) after almost 3,000 arrests. Courts in several cities held special sessions for expedited trials.

Limoges arson suspect

Police arrested a 34-year-old man on Tuesday over the fire at Limoges town hall; Le Parisien, cited by FAZ, links him to Les Soulèvements de la Terre.

Insurers and retailers count the cost

Morningstar DBRS puts insured damage at just under €1.2 billion, according to FAZ.

Other opinions

FAZ stresses the left-wing background of the Limoges suspect; the FT stresses policing failures.