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Violent protests rock France ahead of spring presidential elections

Some 2,000 protesters arrested and more than 600 police officers and firefighters injured

Protesters clash with riot police at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on October 17, 2026.
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Protesters clash with riot police at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on October 17, 2026.
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Purses and other belongings left behind by devotees lie on the floor of a worship venue for the Hindu festival of Durga Puja following a stampede, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (AP Photo)

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Pope Leo XIV appears at the window of his study in the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for the traditional noon blessing after praying the Angelus, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, a day after he returned from the hospital, where he had lung cancer removed on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV appears at the window of his study in the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for the traditional noon blessing after praying the Angelus, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, a day after he returned from the hospital, where he had lung cancer removed on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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People look at charred cars the day after a demonstration against rising living costs, joining students' grievances, in Paris on Sunday.

People look at charred cars the day after a demonstration against rising living costs, joining students' grievances, in Paris on Sunday.

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An Israeli settler runs around a Palestinian-Bedouin compound belonging to Kaabneh family on the outskirts of the West Bank town of Taybeh, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

An Israeli settler runs around a Palestinian-Bedouin compound belonging to Kaabneh family on the outskirts of the West Bank town of Taybeh, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital, four days after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, in Rome on October 17, 2026.

Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital, four days after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, in Rome on October 17, 2026.

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Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate, state auditor Rob Sand attends a campaign stop at the state Education Association on Oct. 8, in Des Moines, Iowa.

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A French flag flies as protesters stand on the Marianne statue of the Place de la Republique during a demonstration on Saturday.

A French flag flies as protesters stand on the Marianne statue of the Place de la Republique during a demonstration on Saturday.

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Demonstrators display an Albanian flag in front of police officers in riot gear during an anti-government protest by students in Tirana, Albania, October 16, 2026. REUTERS/Florion Goga TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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An artist's impression of the cool white dwarf star WDJ1330+6435, which has accreted sodium-rich rocky material from its planetary system into its atmosphere, and the star's immense atmospheric density causes the sodium to absorb light over broad range of yellow, orange and red wavelengths, giving it a ghostly green appearance, in a handout image released on October 14, 2026. Mark A. Garlick/University of Warwick/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

An artist's impression of the cool white dwarf star WDJ1330+6435, which has accreted sodium-rich rocky material from its planetary system into its atmosphere, and the star's immense atmospheric density causes the sodium to absorb light over broad range of yellow, orange and red wavelengths, giving it a ghostly green appearance, in a handout image released on October 14, 2026. Mark A. Garlick/University of Warwick/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

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This picture, released by Vatican Media on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, shows Pope Leo XIV, flanked by his personal secretary, Monsignor Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga, left, celebrating Mass at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, where he is recovering after having cancer removed from his right lung. (Vatican Media via AP)

This picture, released by Vatican Media on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, shows Pope Leo XIV, flanked by his personal secretary, Monsignor Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga, left, celebrating Mass at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, where he is recovering after having cancer removed from his right lung. (Vatican Media via AP)

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A grab taken on October 16, 2026 from a live feed released by Tesla shows the company unveiling on October 15 its next-generation Roadster electric car in McGregor, Texas, United States. (Photo by Tesla / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / TESLA" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A grab taken on October 16, 2026 from a live feed released by Tesla shows the company unveiling on October 15 its next-generation Roadster electric car in McGregor, Texas, United States. (Photo by Tesla / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / TESLA" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Tesla unveils new Roadster that can flip in the air and land using rocket-style thrusters

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