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Author: bbc.co.ukPublished on: October 19, 2026Country: France

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BBC News’s homepage leads with a report that a curfew has been imposed in parts of central Paris and other cities following riots across France. The French interior minister admitted that police had “lost control” in some cities. Other headlines cover an Australian MP critically injured in an apparent attack, the war in Ukraine and a mission to Mars. The page also features video of cleanup beginning after the French riots.

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