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Youths and police clashed for a second day in Milan on Sunday, where mostly black-clad assailants hurled bottles, ransacked stores and destroyed property around the central Duomo plaza. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Police in the northern city have arrested more than 200 people since Saturday, according to Ansa news agency. The Milan…
Central Lyon was left littered with debris, shattered shop windows and looted stores on Sunday morning after violence erupted during Saturday’s cost-of-living protests. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The city’s tourist office was also left burnt out, while graffiti appeared on nearby streets. Cleaning crews worked to clear the wreckage along Rue de…
Paris woke up to widespread damage on Sunday after violence overshadowed Saturday’s protests over the cost of living. Streets were littered with debris, burnt bicycles and damaged vehicles, while shops across the city had smashed windows and signs of looting. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Businesses including Nike, Sephora and Burger King were…
By Euronews Published on 18/10/2026 – 13:06 GMT+2•Updated 13:54 An oil terminal and a data centre belonging to the VK social networking service were reportedly among the targets of a drone attack on St Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region overnight into Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The attack is being described by…
In the wake of the protests that erupted in France, demonstrations against the rising cost of living have also taken place in Italy, spilling over into violent clashes with the police. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The worst tensions were reported in Milan, where the march first degenerated in Via Broletto and then…
Published on 18/10/2026 – 17:02 GMT+2 Met with warm applause from the crowd of faithful who had gathered in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican on Sunday morning, Pope Leo XIV appeared punctually at noon at the window of the Apostolic Palace to lead the Angelus prayer. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Leo…
French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to hold accountable those who “sought to bring down the Republic” after protests descended into looting and rioting across major cities on Saturday, deepening the country’s political crisis. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a televised address on Sunday, Macron said “nothing justified” the scenes of unrest across…
Published on 18/10/2026 – 18:22 GMT+2 Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar linked the riots in France to immigration, saying the “shocking scenes” vindicated his government’s tough migration policies. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Anti-austerity protests turned violent in several French cities on Saturday, with looting reported in Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Several buildings…
Published on 18/10/2026 – 20:00 GMT+2 The maritime law concept of “innocent passage” allows foreign vessels to transit through a coastal state’s territorial waters. This is the legal basis Morocco invokes in incidents such as that of 30 July and for the presence of Moroccan ships while the mass influx…
People gathered and fires were lit in Paris as tensions remained high amid nationwide protests over the cost of living. The gathering comes after several days of unrest in France, with concerns over possible further confrontations. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On Sunday evening, a fire broke out near Place de la République,…
