In this bulletin: France plans local curfews after violent protests; Ebola outbreak spreads across the region as Kenya confirms more cases; European diplomats attacked by Israeli settlers in the West Bank; US diplomat Marco Rubio to visit India, with refinery talks on agenda; Anthropic pledges shares to a fund for the public good.
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In this episode
- France plans local curfews after violent protests
- Ebola outbreak spreads across the region as Kenya confirms more cases
- European diplomats attacked by Israeli settlers in the West Bank
- US diplomat Marco Rubio to visit India, with refinery talks on agenda
- Anthropic pledges shares to a fund for the public good
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- RechercheOn Monday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said he had instructed prefects to impose very limited, localized curfews to prevent further rioting and looting; the reports describe this as a plan, not as curfews already in force.
- RechercheThe proposed curfews followed weekend violence during nationwide protests over rising living costs and poor conditions in schools; the report describes looting and fires in Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other cities.
- RechercheLecornu said there was no plan for a full curfew across entire cities such as Paris; he said partial curfews seemed more appropriate at that stage.
- AfricanewsKenya confirms eighth Ebola case as regional outbreak spreads
- RechercheKenya’s confirmed Ebola cases rose to eight on Sunday, October 18, after a 49-year-old hospital patient attendant tested positive. He had developed symptoms while in quarantine; the health director-general said he was not a healthcare worker.
- Kenya's Ebola cases rise to 8 as hospital attendant tests positive-Xinhua
- Ebola spreads to eighth province in DR Congo outbreak
- Ebola spreads to 8th province in DR Congo
- Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case amid widening regional outbreak | Ebola News | Al Jazeera
- Kenya’s Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet - The Washington Post
- RechercheAs of October 17, the ECDC update recorded 9,455 confirmed Ebola cases and 4,561 related deaths in the DRC outbreak. These are dated DRC figures, not the count of cases in Kenya or a current-day total.
- RechercheBelgian authorities said a car from their consulate had a window smashed; France said a French mayor was assaulted. The Israeli military condemned the violence and said it was investigating.
- RechercheThe Guardian reported that Israel had restricted Palestinian access to some olive trees this year by barring Palestinians from trees in Area C, which it described as most of the West Bank’s agricultural land.
- US officials visit Palestinian Christian town after settler attacks on foreign diplomats - The Times of India
- Arab News | Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in West Bank amid surge in olive harvest violence
- No arrests after West Bank settler attack; police accuse European diplomats of not co
- RechercheAs background, the article says Trump announced a trade deal in February 2026 involving lower US tariffs on Indian goods in exchange for India lowering trade barriers and halting Russian-oil purchases; it says New Delhi had not confirmed Trump’s claim that Modi promised to stop those purchases.
- The GuardianAI firm Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to fund for ‘public good’