More than 2,300 arrested after worst French riots in years; Macron vows firmness

Prime Minister Mark Carney said four service members died in a 'violent, fast-moving' fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta, revising earlier reports of seven dead. He called it one of the worst peacetime tragedies for Canada's armed forces. Premier Danielle Smith said 39 people were hospitalised, at least 19 critically, some with severe burns. A live-fire training exercise reportedly hit a gas line or well; officials had not confirmed a cause.

The Revolutionary Guards said a tanker caught fire in its engine room after hitting a mine in the southern strait. At the OIC meeting in Baghdad, Foreign Minister Araghchi said Iran passed a seven-day reopening plan through Qatar and would restore passage if conditions are met, including lifting the US blockade. He also accused Netanyahu of pushing the US into a new war and threatened 'scorched earth' if Iran's energy sites are hit.

Russia said it shot down a record 1,015 drones overnight, including 145 over the Leningrad region and 127 near Moscow. In St Petersburg one person died and five were hurt; the Petersburg Oil Terminal, a VK data centre and an Ozon warehouse were hit, and Pulkovo airport cancelled about 15 flights. Russian strikes on Ukraine killed 10 and injured 73, hitting substations in four regions; Peskov called them a systematic, planned response. Missiles later hit Kyiv, killing a 21-year-old woman.

Rubio said the waiver, signed Friday, gives time to analyse the effect on the global and US economies as conflicts 'are starting to crash into each other' and push up oil and diesel prices. Energy Secretary Wright called it 'a carrot, not a lifeline' for Russia, and Bessent said nothing was lifted, only waived. Trump said he delayed sanctions so as not to drive Putin from talks and could sign them later. Bipartisan critics and the UK objected.

Trump said Zelensky 'probably never did' want peace and that Kyiv's refinery strikes hurt global diesel markets, while claiming 'great progress' in talks. Zelensky accused Trump of pushing Ukraine to surrender, but offered to stop targeting refineries in exchange for Patriot missiles. Lavrov said Zelensky does not want talks, and the WSJ reported Putin proposed a Trump-Xi-Putin meeting next month to decide Ukraine's fate.

The Saudi-led coalition said it hit Houthi positions around Taiz to break the siege of the city, now the main front line, and eight government soldiers were killed on the Maqatirah front in Lahj. It destroyed drones over the Riyadh region and Eastern Province. A projectile wounded six in Najran, where a Saudi helicopter crashed, killing two crew in a reported malfunction. Egypt pledged 'all necessary and possible support', strictly defensive, but its parliament delayed a vote until Monday.