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France's president Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation after violent disorder, condemning rioters from far-left fringe groups and criminals and saying those responsible would face justice. The Interior Ministry reported nearly 1,000 police officers and firefighters injured and nearly 2,400 people arrested, with civic buildings targeted in cities including Lille, Marseille and Lyon and the 19th-century town hall in Limoges badly damaged by fire. More than 100,000 people protested in Paris, where police used tear gas and water cannon; a correspondent said the protests were mostly peaceful but that some sought to take advantage of the disorder.

A special report from Chicago examined a wave of homemade synthetic drugs in the United States amid the fentanyl crisis, with overdose deaths reported at more than 110,000 in 2022 and about 70,000 last year. It described fentanyl dealing, synthetic cannabinoids in Cook County Jail and the home production of synthetics. Separately, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the nation was in mourning after four soldiers were killed and dozens injured in a fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta; local media reported the blaze broke out during a live-fire training exercise, but the exact cause remained unclear.

In Nottingham, police were looking for a man and a woman after an officer was shot in the city centre in the early hours; the officer was in a stable condition in hospital and a firearm believed to be a shotgun was recovered. Green Party of England and Wales leader Zack Polanski told the BBC there would be no immediate attempt to overturn a conference motion describing Zionism as racism, which passed two weeks ago and had been criticised by some Jewish groups and party members; he said he wanted to amend it later. Pope Leo addressed thousands in St Peter's Square the day after leaving hospital following lung cancer surgery, thanking people for their prayers as questions remained about the long-term diagnosis.