BBC News: Today's Top Stories

Author: bbc.co.ukPublished on: October 17, 2026Country: France

World / InternationalPolitics

The BBC News homepage leads with demonstrations in several French cities, where police fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters in Paris. A minister says more than 500,000 people took part in demonstrations across the country, while Emmanuel Macron says there is “no place for violence.” Other headlines include NHS staff sacked over records of attack victims, European diplomats attacked in the West Bank, and the Pope being discharged from hospital after lung cancer surgery.

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