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France
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- EuropeMacron convenes security council at the Élysée ahead of Saturday’s “Act II” protests; police presence up 20%Authorities admit intelligence services underestimated the Oct. 17 protests, when 550,000 to 800,000 people took to the streets instead of the expected 200,000.
- EuropeFloods in southern France: one dead near Marseille, one missing in CorsicaTorrential rain from storm system “Adam” flooded roads and neighborhoods from Hérault to Bouches-du-Rhône; nearly 400 mm of rain fell in Corsica.
- EuropeCurfews calm the night in France; Marseille keeps minors off the streets until FridayPrime Minister Lecornu says the targeted restrictions helped the night pass without major incidents, while prefects may announce new measures.
- EuropeMacron condemns violence after protests in France: more than 2,400 arrested nationwideThe French president addressed the nation after a weekend of cost-of-living protests marred by looting, fires and clashes with police.
