Politics

France's latest riots have left historic buildings burned, businesses looted and thousands arrested. Macron blamed radical-left agitators and criminals while citing the Middle East war's effect on living costs, but his response offered little scrutiny of his own record.

Lebanon is preparing to send a military delegation to Tampa on October 20 for U.S.-mediated talks with Israel, with Beirut expected to demand an end to Israeli attacks and further withdrawal from Lebanese territory.

Donald Trump has suspended a sweeping new package of sanctions and tariffs against Russia for 60 days, just before they were due to take effect under legislation passed overwhelmingly by Congress.

France endured some of its worst unrest in years as cars burned, public buildings were attacked and more than 1,200 people were arrested. Above the clashes at Place de la République, protesters raised a Palestinian flag.

Mihrac Ural, a former pro-Assad militia commander accused of involvement in massacres in Syria, reportedly disappeared from his home in Mansourieh before surfacing in Syrian custody.

Marco Rubio has told President Joseph Aoun that returning hundreds of kilograms of confiscated explosives to Hezbollah should be “out of the question,” while demanding accountability for those who ordered and financed the shipment.