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                    "Lecornu blames 'ultra-left' and criminals for exploiting protestsFrench PM Lecornu says he has asked prefects to implement \u201ca number of partial curfews\u201d in certain \u201clocalised\u201d urban areas to stop further disorder, which he attributes to \u201cthe extreme-left\u201d and some criminal elements.France\u2019s prime minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu looks on before an emergency meeting in Paris. Photograph: Julien de Rosa/AFP/Getty ImagesWe will no doubt hear more on this from local authorities, as in the example of Marseille (10:32).He also says the government is determined to respond to the events as needed, and if declaring a state of emergency is deemed necessary, they would do so \u2013 but that\u2019s a major decision to make and currently not being considered.He says be believes \u201cthere is an agenda of chaos being pushed by the far-left,\u201d with the intention of disrupting next year\u2019s presidential election, and that\u2019s why he urges the NR leaders to attend his briefing later today, despite their plans no to do so (12:20).Lecornu also says that there will be a \u201cstrong\u201d response from the country\u2019s judiciary, cracking down on the violence and crime on the margins of the protests. Investigators are also looking through social media footage, where rioters often did not wear masks.New measures to stop riots from reoccurring will be put in place starting tonight, but tomorrow\u2019s football game between PSG and Barcelona is currently scheduled to still go ahead.He also says that furlough measures for businesses affected by riots will kick in on Tuesday to ensure all jobs are saved despite any disruption to business operations in the build up to the busy Christmas period.He says there will also be further targeted measures, but with little detail at this stage.Separately, the government will also push to expedite various assessments required to pay out any insurance claims.Lecornu also says that the right to legitimate protest needs to be safeguarded and considered separately from the riots and clashes with police forces.Key events3m agoTrump repeats his baseless claims linking French protests with migration15m agoSeveral European governments tell travellers to France to avoid crowds, be cautious40m agoAlbania's Rama accusses protesters of crossing 'a red line' after police station was set ablaze during protests1h agoTwo men self-reported to police after security fence damage at Leipzig airport2h agoSwedish centrist leader Thand Ringqvist tasked with leading exploratory talks on new government2h agoEU condemns 'looting' in France, says right to peaceful protest 'must be protected'3h agoLecornu blames 'ultra-left' and criminals for exploiting protests3h agoFrench PM briefing media after crisis meeting on protests4h agoItaly's Meloni to hold crisis talks after clashes with police in Milan, Turin, Bologna4h agoMore protests in France planned for coming weeks5h agoProtesters block Louvre entrances in Paris as they back student campaign5h agoMarseille bans public gatherings, demonstrations today5h agoZelenskyy confirms no intelligence on overnight attacks, says US 'in denial' about Russia's position5h agoPolice clashes with protesters as protests spread to Italy, as fuel, fresh food shortages also hit south6h agoMorning opening: Macron declines offer of interior minister's resignation after weekend riotsTrump repeats his baseless claims linking French protests with migrationShrai PopatPolitical reporterOn Truth Social today, Donald Trump has repeated his baseless claims that the riots sweeping France \u2013 which initially began as protests against deteriorating school infrastructure and an overstretched education system \u2013 are due to mass migration.President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Truist Arena over the weekend. Photograph: Jeff Dean/AP\u201cThe migrants have taken over France. They must CLOSE THE BORDERS, FAST!\u201d Trump wrote on social media.Worth remembering that French authorities have not linked the riots to immigrants.Over the weekend, hundreds of thousands demonstrated throughout the country. However, chaos erupted at a number of protests, which saw buildings burned, hundreds of shops destroyed and looted and at least 2,400 people arrested.French president Emmanuel Macron and the prime minister, S\u00e9bastien Lecornu, have blamed the violence on \u201cfactious\u201d ultra left-wing groups.Several European governments tell travellers to France to avoid crowds, be cautiousMeanwhile, several European governments advised citizens travelling to France to avoid large crowds \u2060and exercise caution, warning of a deterioration in security conditions after thousands were arrested and shops looted \u2060in protests over \u2060the weekend, Reuters reported.Protesters clash with police near Place de la Republique in Paris, France. Photograph: Oualid Abdellaoui/JNA/ZUMA Press Wire/ShutterstockItaly said its citizens should register their presence in France on \u200ba website or an \u200capp to enable them \u200cto be located, as it warned them to avoid large crowds \u200cand exercise extreme caution.The German foreign ministry said further riots in the coming days couldn\u2019t be ruled out and urged German nationals to follow instructions from local police. It warned citizens that they could face fines or claims for damages if they failed to \u200cleave unauthorised demonstrations when asked to do so.Czechs in France are advised to avoid demonstrations, marches and public \u200bgatherings, \u010cTK news agency reported. The security situation in France has deteriorated, according to the Czech foreign affairs ministry.Poland said in its country guidance that visitors should avoid places where demonstrations are taking place, though \u2060there was no change to its overall guidance about whether \u200bFrance was safe to \u200bvisit.The Dutch government in \u200ban advisory last updated on 7 October warned travelers \u200bto France to \u200cavoid protests.Similarly, Denmark, Sweden, \u200bFinland and \u200bNorway have issued advisories urging their citizens in France to avoid demonstrations and follow the guidance of local authorities.Albania's Rama accusses protesters of crossing 'a red line' after police station was set ablaze during protestsAlbania has also experienced days of disturbances, and today prime minister Edi Rama has accused protesters of crossing a \u201cred line\u201d after a police station was set ablaze during anti-government demonstrations.\u201cProtests are a right, whereas violence is a crime; this red line must be drawn clearly at this critical stage of our democratic development,\u201d AFP reports Rama said in a Facebook post.About 300 people have been injured in the clashes, more than half of them police, according to the authorities. Petrol bombs were thrown into a police station and the interior ministry entrance on Sunday.Albanian riot police fire teargas toward demonstrators yesterday in central Tirana. Photograph: Vlasov Sulaj/NurPhoto/ShutterstockThe British prime minister has added his voice to the chorus of politicians condemning the violence in France.A spokesperson for Andy Burnham in Downing Street said \u201cClearly, the violence we\u2019re seeing on the streets of France is unacceptable. While the power to protest is at the heart of democracy, this can never excuse violence.\u201dBritish nationals in France were told by the UK government to \u201cfollow local advice from the authorities\u201d if they were concerned about the situation.Two men self-reported to police after security fence damage at Leipzig airportGerman police have said that two men turned themselves in after a security fence was damaged at the airport in the city of Leipzig.The incident had sparked fears as it took place at the same airport where an attack with an explosives-laden drone happened in August, an incident German authorities attributed to Russia.Authorities had been investigating how a gaping hole was cut into a fence around the airport. The two men say they lost control of the car and crashed through the fence, then left the scene of the accident and arranged for the car to be towed away. AP reports that German police say the car has been seized and the investigation is continuing.Investigators inspect the site of the damaged fence. Photograph: Heiko Rebsch/DPA/APSwedish centrist leader Thand Ringqvist tasked with leading exploratory talks on new governmentAs promised, we have an update from Sweden, with the Centre party\u2019s Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist given a chance to lead talks about the new government in the country.Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist, first right, during a televised debate before last month\u2019s general election.  Photograph: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty ImagesThand Ringqvist welcomed the opportunity to lead the discussions and said she would look to progress the talks, but made it clear she had no intention of becoming the next prime minister.She will try to break a deadlock among the four opposition parties that emerged with a theoretical majority in the new parliament after last month\u2019s elections, but continue to disagree on the composition of the future government.The Centre party has ruled out being in government with the Left, while the Left has demanded a place in government in return for its cooperation. Without an agreement, the opposition bloc would not have a majority in the new parliament.Thand Ringqvist will have to report back on the progress of her talks by the end of the week.The move by the parliament\u2019s speaker Andreas Norl\u00e9n comes days after the Social Democrats leader and the September election winner Magdalena Andersson failed in her efforts to unite the opposition in the first attempt.Outgoing prime minister Ulf Kristersson told Swedish broadcaster SVT it was the \u201clogical\u201d decision to give the theoretical opposition bloc another go at forming the next administration.EU condemns 'looting' in France, says right to peaceful protest 'must be protected'The European Commission has condemned \u201cunacceptable\u201d acts of \u201carson, looting and attacks on people or public buildings\u201d in France over the weekend, but stressed the right to peaceful protests was \u201ca fundamental right \u2026 and must be protected.\u201dPolice clash with protesters during a demonstration amid a nationwide mobilisation over rising living costs, fuel prices and education funding in Paris, France. Photograph: Hesham Elsherif/Anadolu/Getty ImagesEU internal affairs spokesperson Markus Lammert said:\n \u201cThe right to peaceful protest is a fundamental right in all democratic countries and must be protected. Those who demonstrate peacefully must not be conflated with those who commit violence. Arson, looting and attacks on people or public buildings are unacceptable. \n We support the efforts of the French authorities to protect people, property and public institutions in full respect of fundamental rights. \n It is national authorities that are competent for law enforcement matters, and investigations are currently ongoing at national level.\u201d\nLecornu blames 'ultra-left' and criminals for exploiting protestsFrench PM Lecornu says he has asked prefects to implement \u201ca number of partial curfews\u201d in certain \u201clocalised\u201d urban areas to stop further disorder, which he attributes to \u201cthe extreme-left\u201d and some criminal elements.France\u2019s prime minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu looks on before an emergency meeting in Paris. Photograph: Julien de Rosa/AFP/Getty ImagesWe will no doubt hear more on this from local authorities, as in the example of Marseille (10:32).He also says the government is determined to respond to the events as needed, and if declaring a state of emergency is deemed necessary, they would do so \u2013 but that\u2019s a major decision to make and currently not being considered.He says be believes \u201cthere is an agenda of chaos being pushed by the far-left,\u201d with the intention of disrupting next year\u2019s presidential election, and that\u2019s why he urges the NR leaders to attend his briefing later today, despite their plans no to do so (12:20).Lecornu also says that there will be a \u201cstrong\u201d response from the country\u2019s judiciary, cracking down on the violence and crime on the margins of the protests. Investigators are also looking through social media footage, where rioters often did not wear masks.New measures to stop riots from reoccurring will be put in place starting tonight, but tomorrow\u2019s football game between PSG and Barcelona is currently scheduled to still go ahead.He also says that furlough measures for businesses affected by riots will kick in on Tuesday to ensure all jobs are saved despite any disruption to business operations in the build up to the busy Christmas period.He says there will also be further targeted measures, but with little detail at this stage.Separately, the government will also push to expedite various assessments required to pay out any insurance claims.Lecornu also says that the right to legitimate protest needs to be safeguarded and considered separately from the riots and clashes with police forces.French PM briefing media after crisis meeting on protestsFrench PM Lecornu is speaking now.Let\u2019s listen in.S\u00e9bastien Lecornu gives briefing after crisis meeting on violent protests \u2013 watch liveWe are expecting to hear from France\u2019s prime minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu later today, but he is currently chairing an emergency meeting on the events of the weekend.France's interior Minister Laurent Nu\u00f1ez and prime minister Sebastien Lecornu attend an interministerial crisis meeting in Paris, France. Photograph: Julien de Rosa/EPAParty leaders will also meet with the PM to discuss the political fallout from the protests.Curiously, the far-right National Rally party will not be represented neither by its presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen, nor its prime ministerial candidate, Jordan Bardella, but a more junior figure, media reported.In the meantime, Paris prosecutor said at least 145 people were still in custody following \u201cvarious acts of vandalism, looting and attacks on law enforcement,\u201d as reported by Le Figaro.A person wears a mask near burning bicycles during civil unrest, the day after a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, in Paris, France. Photograph: Abdul Saboor/ReutersItaly's Meloni to hold crisis talks after clashes with police in Milan, Turin, BolognaAngela Giuffridain RomeItalian prime minister Giorgia Meloni will hold a crisis meeting with top security officials on Monday after two days of ransacking and looting in Milan allegedly perpetrated by gangs of hooded youths.The unrest began on Saturday on the fringes of a protest against the rising cost of living. There were also clashes between police and protesters in Turin and Bologna.Clashes in Bologna last weekend. Photograph: Alessandro Ruggeri/LaPresse/ShutterstockIn Milan, more than 200 were detained by police, allegedly responsible for ransacking shops and smashing windows, including in the area surrounding the city\u2019s Duomo. According to reports in the Italian press on Monday, 80% were minors, with many responding to appointments made on social media and sharing selfies as they bragged about the damage caused.They were not believed to have been affiliated with any political party or organised groups or movements.Meloni said on Saturday that the perpetrators were \u201cthugs who exploit demonstrations to spread chaos, attack those who guarantee security, and hold entire cities to hostage\u201d.\u201cTo demonstrate is a right. To lay our cities to waste is not,\u201d she wrote on X.Police patrol streets after clashes with youth protesters near Piazza del Duomo in Milan, Italy. Photograph: Alessandro Bremec/NurPhoto/ShutterstockDuring her more than four years in power, Meloni has enacted tough security measures, including against peaceful protesters.In July, her cabinet approved so-called \u201canti-maranza\u201d legislation in response to a rise in child gangs and youth delinquency in city centres. \u201cMaranza\u201d is a slang term used to describe gangs of delinquent youths, usually coming from suburban areas.Opposition politicians often accuse the government of using security as a propaganda tool, arguing that Italy\u2019s leaders do little to address core issues such as education, housing and living conditions in marginalised areas.More protests in France planned for coming weeksThere are no signs of French protests stopping anytime soon: the yellow vest movement, de gilets jaunes, has just announced a \u201csecond act\u201d of protests for upcoming Saturday, 24 October \u2013 and then again a week after that, too.The idea is to \u201ckeep the momentum going\u201d until another major demonstration planned for 5 November, a group member told AFP.A car burns near a graffiti reading \"introduction to civil war\" as clashes erupted during a demonstration against the \"high cost of living\", in Paris last weekend. Photograph: Guillaume Saligot/AFP/Getty ImagesProtesters block Louvre entrances in Paris as they back student campaignProtesters blocked entrances to the Louvre museum in Paris in support of a nationwide high school student protest movement and to denounce \u201cpolice repression\u201d, the museum\u2019s management and unions told AFP.The museum could not open as scheduled because of a protest led by students from the Ecole du Louvre, management said. A leaflet displayed outside the museum read: \u201cWe are proud to announce that we are blocking the world\u2019s largest museum.\u201dProtesters and students from art and culture schools block the entrance to the Louvre in Paris, France. Photograph: Abdul Saboor/ReutersMarseille bans public gatherings, demonstrations todayBack to France, the authorities in Marseille have just issued a ban of any public gatherings and demonstrations \u201cthroughout the entire commune\u201d from midday to 8pm.Violent clashes and damage occurred before the start of a protest on the Canebiere and at the Old Port against the high cost of living in Marseille, France. Photograph: Alain ROBERT/SIPA/ShutterstockZelenskyy confirms no intelligence on overnight attacks, says US 'in denial' about Russia's positionMeanwhile, Ukraine\u2019s Volodymyr Zelenskyy has responded to the latest wave of Russian attacks on Ukraine, confirming Ukraine had no prior warning from the US and seemingly accusing Washington of being in the state of denial about the reality of the war.A woman stands next to a damaged beauty store near a metro station, which was hit by an overnight Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters\u201cAnother Russian ballistic missile attack came in several waves overnight, and once again, there was no early warning from our partners,\u201d he said.\n \u201cThey again targeted energy facilities and infrastructure, but a medical clinic, a school, a metro station, and ordinary residential buildings were also damaged.\u201d\nShowing growing frustration with the attacks and continued criticism from US president Donald Trump, he said:\n \u201cUkraine never wanted this war, and we have welcomed literally EVERY attempt by our partners to bring this war to a dignified end. We have responded positively to EVERY ceasefire proposal. Russia\u2019s response, time and again, has been ballistic missiles, \u201cshaheds,\u201d and killings. \n Putin not only doesn\u2019t want to end this war \u2013 he doesn\u2019t even want to take any steps toward de-escalation. EVERY ONE of our partners has experienced this firsthand when they heard Russia\u2019s refusals. \n And it is crucial to call things what they are. To call the aggressor an aggressor and help Ukraine defend lives. When deliveries of missiles for Ukraine\u2019s air defence are blocked while Russia is granted relief or delays in sanctions, this is, unfortunately, a denial of reality on the part of our partners. \n The reality is that the war continues, and it continues solely because of Russian strikes and Russia\u2019s desire to drag this war out.\u201d\nPolice clashes with protesters as protests spread to Italy, as fuel, fresh food shortages also hit southLorenzo Tondoin PalermoItalian police also clashed with protesters who threw stones and looted shops in Milan on Sunday during demonstrations over the rising cost of living, as lorry drivers blocked roads across southern Italy in protest at soaring fuel prices linked to the war in Iran.Demonstrators light flares during an anti-government protest organised by the Italia in Piazza movement, at Piazza Duomo in Milan. Photograph: Piero Cruciatti/AFP/Getty ImagesFootage showed police in riot gear firing teargas and using water cannon after several hundred hooded protesters smashed shop windows and set bins alight in the area around Piazza del Duomo in central Milan.Second day of the demonstration \"Italia in piazza\" against the high cost of living in Milan, Italy. Photograph: Nicola Marfisi/AGF/ShutterstockSecond day of the demonstration \u201cItalia in piazza\u201d against the high cost of living in Milan, Italy. Photograph: Alessandro Bremec/NurPhoto/ShutterstockThe clashes echoed scenes of violence in neighbouring France, where hundreds of thousands of people angered by rising living costs and declining public services took to the streets on Saturday in some of the country\u2019s most violent protests in years.Meanwhile, lorry drivers have caused widespread disruption across southern Italy, blocking major roads and creating huge traffic jams in Sicily, Puglia and Calabria in protest at the mounting financial pressure on the haulage industry.A handwritten sign reading ''Tutto esaurito'' (All sold out) covers the diesel and petrol price board at a self-service petrol station in Barletta, Italy. Photograph: Matteo Della Torre/NurPhoto/ShutterstockHundreds of petrol stations have run out of fuel, while supermarkets are beginning to report shortages of several products, particularly fresh food. Pharmacies have also been affected, raising concerns about disruption to essential supplies.\u201cWe are asking the government to urgently convene a meeting with industry associations. Otherwise, we will consider a nationwide strike,\u201d said Pasquale Russo, president of Conftrasporto, an association representing Italian haulage companies.\u201cThe situation is very concerning because the excessive price increases affecting the haulage industry have created a highly tense situation among transport companies, leading to spontaneous protests in some areas of the country,\u201d he added.In several parts of southern Italy, petrol stations have run out of both petrol and diesel, with motorists facing long queues at the few filling stations still operating. The road blockades have also caused extensive traffic disruption, with fears growing that prolonged protests could further disrupt supplies of food, fuel and other essential goods.Fuel pumps are cordoned off with red and white barrier tape at a Q8 Easy self-service station in Barletta, Italy. Photograph: Matteo Della Torre/NurPhoto/ShutterstockMorning opening: Macron declines offer of interior minister's resignation after weekend riotsJakub KrupaFrench president Emmanuel Macron has declined interior minister Laurent Nu\u00f1ez\u2019s offer to resign after widespread riots over the weekend, despite \u201cfailures in anticipation and intelligence\u201d that were deemed to worsen the crisis engulfing the country.Macron said Nu\u00f1ez should stay to \u200censure a chain of command is retained within the police and security forces, and has also asked Nu\u00f1ez to set up \u200cas quickly as possible new approaches to deal with looters, \u200bthe \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace added, quoted by Reuters.Macron has asked the minister to \u201cput in place new operational methods for security forces\u201d to get a grip over the crisis.Saturday, one of the most violent days of unrest in years, left public buildings burned, hundreds of shops destroyed and looted and at least 2,400 people arrested in cities across the country.In a TV interview on Monday, Nu\u00f1ez admitted that the police \u201clost control\u201d in some cities during the protests.Riots in central Paris over the weekend, with 2,400 people arrested nationally. Photograph: Poitout Florian/ABACA/ShutterstockIn an address to the nation last night, Macron criticised \u201cunbridled violence\u201d.Emmanuel Macron condemns violence in televised address \u2013 video\u201cWatching these images, we have all asked ourselves how could French people do this to France?\u201d he said.I will bring you more updates on this today.Separately, I will also be keeping an eye on Ukraine, after another night of heavy attacks by Russia killing at least one and injuring eight people, and with conflicting reports about whether Kyiv authorities had been warned about the strikes.A police officer inspects the site of a fitness club building hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia\u2019s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/ReutersWe should also get an update from Sweden, as the parliament\u2019s speaker is set to decide on the next step in the government formation process there.I will bring you all the key updates here.It\u2019s Monday, 19 October 2026, it\u2019s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.Good morning."
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