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Published on 19/10/2026 – 11:42 GMT+2•Updated 16:44 Australian independent lawmaker Helen Haines was deliberately struck by a car and suffered “critical injuries” on Monday in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described as an attack. Haines was hurt outside her office in Wangaratta, just over 200 kilometres northwest of Melbourne, police said. The 65-year-old “suffered what has been described as critical injuries”, Victoria Police Acting Superintendent Ashley Mason said, without identifying the victim in line with police custom in Australia. The 43-year-old male driver was detained by civilians, Mason said, and then arrested by police, who found a knife in his…
France will introduce partial, localised curfews in some urban areas following a weekend of rioting and looting, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Monday. Speaking after an emergency meeting with government officials in Paris, Lecornu said he had instructed local prefects to coordinate with mayors and business representatives to determine where restrictions would be imposed. The measures aim to protect residents and businesses after violence damaged public buildings and shops across the country. Lecornu said a state of emergency had not been ruled out, but that targeted curfews were better suited to the current situation.
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By Etienne Paponaud with AP Published on 19/10/2026 – 16:07 GMT+2•Updated 19:37 Partial curfews are set to come into effect in several French cities following violent protests across France over the weekend. Limited curfews are set to be imposed from 8 pm to 6 am local time in four northern cities on Monday and Tuesday, including Lille, according to the office of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu. A partial curfew and a ban on demonstrations will also be introduced in parts of the French capital, Paris, on Monday. The curfew is to be in effect from 11 pm on Monday until 6 am on…
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and the senator Flavio Bolsonaro traded personal attacks in their first debate on Sunday, a week before the runoff on 25 October. The two men called each other liars, and Bolsonaro paced behind his rival as he spoke. The debate covered the economy, security, healthcare, corruption and ties to the United States. Lula asked his opponent about plans for deep cuts to public spending, but the senator changed the subject. In turn, he accused the president of reckless spending to win re-election. Two polls this week put Bolsonaro on 51 per cent and…
Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo has been given a 30-day suspension by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) after leaving an international camp last month. In addition to the ban, Ronaldo will have to pay a fine of €255. According to a ruling by the association’s disciplinary committee, part of the player’s suspension has already been served, as he had already been suspended. Ronaldo, who now plays his club football for Saudi side Al-Nassr, began his punishment on 1 October, leaving 11 days left to serve. That means he could be available for the national team’s upcoming matches against Denmark on 14…
Euronews reviews France’s leading newspapers after a weekend of unrest, with protests over student living conditions turning violent and riots and looting reported in major cities. Libération: Police fiasco In its Monday 19 October edition, Libération questions the authorities’ handling of the demonstrations, noting that turnout far exceeded expectations. “There were five times more of them than the 150,000 demonstrators anticipated by Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez,” the newspaper writes. It asks whether the government and security forces took the calls for demonstrations seriously enough, describing the events as “the anatomy of a fiasco”. The paper draws on the analysis of…
Protesters pitched tents in Lisbon’s Rossio Square over the weekend to draw attention to Portugal’s housing crisis and demand government action. Demonstrators spent the night in the square, with some expressing concern about a possible police eviction while vowing to continue their campaign. Students and other protesters said rising rents were making housing increasingly unaffordable. Ivan Silva, a 49-year-old handyman earning around €1,000 a month, said he rented a 20-square-metre flat for €180 in 2015. Today, he said, that amount would not even be enough to rent a mattress.
The email disparaged the work of Portuguese EPP lawmaker Sebastião Bugalho ahead of the EPP’s vice-chair elections. When asked, Bugalho’s office said he “will obviously not comment on forged emails.” Pedro López de Pablo, the EPP’s press director, said: “The group has been informed that there will be an investigation.” The Parliament’s probe was announced by EPP group chair Manfred Weber to all the group’s lawmakers at a closed-door meeting on Monday afternoon, according to four people in the room. They were granted anonymity to discuss the sensitive internal matter. Halicki sent his request for an investigation by Belgian authorities to…
Pope Leo XIV held a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy late on Monday afternoon, just days after he spoke with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the Vatican said. During his conversation with Putin, the pontiff had called for a humanitarian truce in Oleshky, a city under Russian siege, to allow food and medical aid to arrive and for civilians to be evacuated safely. According to a statement from the Vatican’s Press Office, Oleshky was also the focus of his talks with Zelenskyy. “During the conversation, the Holy Father drew attention to the serious situation in the city of Oleshky, in…