France deploys 70,000 police as Halloween night protest unrest erupts, dozens arrested in Paris suburbs and Lyon
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez's security operation was tested by sporadic clashes, torched vehicles and fireworks attacks on officers after online calls for protests.
French police arrested dozens of people across the Paris region, Lyon and other cities on Saturday night after scattered clashes broke out on Halloween. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez had ordered 70,000 officers and gendarmes onto the streets to contain the trouble. The deployment, announced by Nuñez on Thursday,...
Trump and Obama barnstorm battlegrounds in final weekend before midterms as South Carolina race stays deadlocked
With control of Congress at stake on Tuesday, both parties sent their biggest names to swing states, while Darline Graham and Annie Andrews fought to a statistical tie.
President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama campaigned in rival battleground states on Saturday, opening the final weekend before Tuesday's...
China's factory activity contracts in October as official PMI slips to 49.4
The National Bureau of Statistics gauge fell below the 50-point line, as Golden Week disruption, weak export orders and a lingering property slump weighed on manufacturers.
China's manufacturing sector returned to contraction in October, according to official figures released in Beijing on Saturday. The National Bureau of...
Manitoba to keep clocks forward as North America falls back, putting Winnipeg on Toronto time all winter
The province will not turn clocks back early on Sunday for the first time, adopting permanent daylight time as Manitoba Standard Time while most of Canada and the US fall back.
WINNIPEG — Manitoba will not turn its clocks back early on Sunday. It becomes the latest Canadian jurisdiction to abandon seasonal time changes, adopting...
Doctors warn of cannabis edible poisonings and pedestrian deaths as children head out trick-or-treating
Poison centres and paediatricians urged US parents to inspect sweets and keep children visible on Halloween night, a day before clocks fall back and evenings grow darker.
Paediatricians, poison control centres and road safety groups warned American parents on Saturday to check Halloween sweets for cannabis edibles and keep...
Haaland strikes as Manchester City edge Brighton 2-1 at the Etihad
Erling Haaland's second-half winner ended Brighton's resistance at the Etihad, prolonging the visitors' gruelling run of five consecutive away fixtures.
MANCHESTER — Erling Haaland scored the decisive goal as Manchester City beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. The win kept City...
Strictly Come Dancing stages Halloween Week special on Halloween night itself
The BBC One ballroom contest leaned into horror-themed routines on Saturday, with the remaining couples chasing judges' scores before Sunday's results show and dance-off.
Strictly Come Dancing staged its annual Halloween Week special on BBC One on Saturday night. The live show aired on 31 October itself, with every remaining...
Village Halloween Parade fills Sixth Avenue as New York's 53rd march lands on a Saturday night
About 50,000 costumed marchers stepped off from Canal Street, and organisers expected crowds in the millions for the first weekend-night Halloween parade since 2020.
NEW YORK — Tens of thousands of costumed marchers paraded up Sixth Avenue in Manhattan on Saturday night for the 53rd Village Halloween Parade. It was the...
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