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The US President blamed immigration for the violence after Saturday's protests in France. French leaders have blamed far-left groups and criminals; no French government response to his post had been reported as of 10pm GMT.
Greens, La France Insoumise and National Rally figures said Laurent Nuñez should quit after Saturday's violence. Opposition and union leaders criticised President Macron's televised address.
Kyiv's military administration said one person was killed and two injured in a ballistic missile strike on Sunday evening. Zelensky said Russia was seeking a blackout; the Kremlin said it was responding with systematic, large-scale strikes.
Trump defended his Russia policy on Truth Social. Zelensky told NBC that US intelligence on ballistic launches had resumed after a three-day gap, and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called his Starlink claims 'very reckless'.
Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said France condemns rioting at home while criticising other governments for suppressing protests. She also rejected suggestions of Russian involvement in unrest in EU countries.
Andris Kulbergs told the Financial Times: "Don't let the Russians into Europe, for God's sake!" Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova replied that EU citizens were the ones "wrecking" the EU.
Space-tracking firm LeoLabs said Cosmos 2612's movement appeared to be a deliberate approach toward ICEYE-X36. Trackers said the two passed within a few hundred metres or less on Sunday and that Cosmos 2612 has since moved away. Russia has not commented.
Former home secretary Lord Blunkett said proportional representation could hand power to "tiny minorities". Supporters of reform say most Labour MPs back the Prime Minister's proposed commission.
The US Secretary of State meets the foreign ministers of five Central Asian countries in Samarkand, then travels to India until 22 October.
The US Defense Secretary told cadets in Tennessee that Iran faces a choice between a deal at the negotiating table and US military force.
