Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France to protest rising living costs and the decline of public services. On Saturday (17 October), the demonstrations turned violent in several cities, with arson and looting. It was one of the most turbulent days France has seen in decades. Smaller protests were held in Belgium, Italy and Portugal on the same day.
A runaway truck ploughed into devotees in front of the Sheetla Mata Temple in Gwalior, in India’s Madhya Pradesh state, killing 12 people.
A court of Delhi has issued an arrest warrant against popular YouTuber of India Dhruv Rathee in a defamation case of 2018.
US President Donald Trump has put on hold, for now, a plan to impose additional tariffs of up to 100 percent on countries that buy energy from Russia.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has said that being a woman means she has to spend three to four more hours on daily tasks than her male predecessors. NBC News reported the remarks on Friday (October 16).
At least eight people have been killed after a passenger bus lost control and fell into a gorge in India's Rajasthan state. Another 17 people were injured. The accident occurred early on Saturday (October 17) in the Kota area, near the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, according to a report by Indian media outlet NDTV.