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Curfews were imposed in some French cities and towns after weekend disorder, with the Prime Minister saying the government was prepared to declare a state of emergency if necessary and that charges would be brought against most of more than 2,000 people arrested. Hundreds of police officers were injured and 2,000 shops damaged as protests over the cost of living and public services descended into rioting and looting ahead of a presidential election in six months. Public gatherings and demonstrations were banned in Marseille after violence and looting there, and unrest was also reported in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Belgium. In Albania, violent anti-government protests entered a seventh day in Tirana, where riot police used water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets.

A special report focused on the US opioid crisis in Columbus, Ohio, described as ground zero for the crisis and among areas with the highest overdose rates. It reported on a recovery group, an army veteran's daily opioid use, and drugs adulterated with fentanyl and xylazine, known as tranq. A 33-year-old man pleaded guilty to wounding with intent after stabbing rail passengers and staff on a Doncaster to London train, denying attempted murder and due to stand trial next week. The jury in Russell Brand's trial was told he dragged a woman into bar toilets in London more than 20 years ago and allegedly forced her into a sexual act; he faces seven charges relating to six women between 1999 and 2009 and denies them. In Kenya, Paul Mackenzie, leader of a doomsday cult, was found guilty of murdering 191 people, all but one of them children.

Australia's Prime Minister said a terrorism task force was investigating an incident in which independent MP Helen Haines was hit by a car outside her office in Victoria and left critically injured; a 43-year-old man was arrested and police said a knife was found in the vehicle. At least four people were killed in flash flooding in eastern Spain, with rescue teams and military personnel evacuating stranded residents by boat and helicopter in the Valencia region. The government announced fines of up to 100 pounds on buses in England and up to 1,000 pounds on trains under existing rules for passengers disturbing others, including loud music, vaping and threatening behavior. A rocket launched toward Mars to try to bring back a sample from the moon Phobos for the first time, with arrival planned next year and return in 2031.