http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sun, 25 Oct 2026 04:00:44 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/23/louvre-museums-closing-protests-french-authorities-deploy-officers/stories/20261023102 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/23/louvre-museums-closing-protests-french-authorities-deploy-officers/stories/20261023102#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:41:40 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/23/louvre-museums-closing-protests-french-authorities-deploy-officers/stories/20261023102 PARIS — Some 70,000 law enforcement officers will be deployed across France on Saturday while the Louvre and several other major Paris museums will be closed as authorities seek to prevent renewed violence during planned protests. Workers board up a storefront on the eve of a demonstration against rising living costs in Paris on Oct. 23. A woman walks past a building with graffiti that reads "The ultra-rich against everyone" and "No justice, no peace. RIP El Hacen" after the weekend protests over the cost of living turned into rioting and looting across France, in Paris, on Oct. 21. Paris' Grand Palais hosting Art Basel art fair is pictured on Oct. 23 after planned anti-government protests prompted organizers to cancel their weekend program. People walk past the Paris' Grand Palais hosting Art Basel art fair on Oct. 23 after planned anti-government protests prompted organizers to cancel their weekend program. People enter the Paris' Grand Palais hosting Art Basel art fair on Oct. 23 after planned anti-government protests prompted organizers to cancel their weekend program. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/23/israeli-military-2-soldiers-killed-west-bank-attack/stories/20261023104 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/23/israeli-military-2-soldiers-killed-west-bank-attack/stories/20261023104#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:32:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/23/israeli-military-2-soldiers-killed-west-bank-attack/stories/20261023104 JERUSALEM  — Two Israeli soldiers were killed in an attack in the occupied West Bank that also left two suspected gunmen dead Friday morning, the military said. The violence is likely to heighten political tensions and security concerns ahead of next week's parliamentary election. A pedestrian passes a campaign billboard featuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and his main rival, opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot, with a message in Hebrew that reads "The race is tight," on Oct. 23 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israeli soldiers and emergency personnel gather near ambulances following a shooting attack near Yehuda Junction, near Hebron, in the occupied West Bank on Oct. 23. Israeli soldiers gather at the scene of a shooting attack carried out by Palestinian gunmen at a junction near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Oct. 23. Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to the media at the scene of a shooting attack carried out by Palestinian gunmen at a junction near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Oct. 23. Israeli armored vehicles are seen parked outside a Palestinian building in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya on Oct. 23. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/21/putin-agrees-to-resume-three-way-talks-on-ukraine-war-with-kyiv-and-washington-kremlin-says-1/stories/20261021112 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/21/putin-agrees-to-resume-three-way-talks-on-ukraine-war-with-kyiv-and-washington-kremlin-says-1/stories/20261021112#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:22:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/21/putin-agrees-to-resume-three-way-talks-on-ukraine-war-with-kyiv-and-washington-kremlin-says-1/stories/20261021112 Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Wednesday to resume three-way negotiations next month with Washington and Kyiv aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, a Kremlin official said, potentially setting up the first such talks since February. U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, left, gestures during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Konstantin Palace in Strelnya, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, on Oct. 21. Policemen walk in front of destroyed cars in the yard of a multi-storey residential building damaged by a Russian drone strike on Kyiv, Ukraine on Oct. 21. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, second right, attend the talks, as Russian Presidential Envoy Kirill Dmitriev, right back to a camera, and Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov, third left, sit near at the Konstantin Palace in Strelnya, outside St. Petersburg, Russia on Oct. 21. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/20/alberta-rejects-independence-canada/stories/20261020114 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/20/alberta-rejects-independence-canada/stories/20261020114#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:32:56 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/20/alberta-rejects-independence-canada/stories/20261020114 EDMONTON, Alberta — Voters in oil-rich Alberta province overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada, according to referendum results released Tuesday, delivering a boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for national unity as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats rally Canadians around their country. Supporters wait for results at the pro-Canada watch party in Edmonton, Alberta, on Oct. 19. Forever Canadian founder Thomas Lukaszuk speaks at the pro-Canada watch party in Edmonton, Alberta, on Oct. 19. Supporters react to voting results at the pro Canada watch party in Edmonton, Alberta, on Oct. 19. Alberta Prosperity Project supporters watch the referendum results start to appear in Edmonton, Alberta, on Oct. 19. Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney signs an autograph as he attends a national unity rally in Red Deer, Alberta, on Oct. 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/20/zelensky-early-warning-system-russian-missile-attacks-resumes-rubio/stories/20261020101 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/20/zelensky-early-warning-system-russian-missile-attacks-resumes-rubio/stories/20261020101#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:31:10 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/20/zelensky-early-warning-system-russian-missile-attacks-resumes-rubio/stories/20261020101 KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Kyiv is once again receiving early warnings from its partners following recent Russian missile attacks that he said occurred without enough notice. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Norway's King Haakon in Oslo, Norway, on Oct. 20. Norway King Haakon VIII, right, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the occasion of their audience at the Royal Palace, in Oslo, Norway, on Oct. 20. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, center, poses with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb, left, in Oslo, Norway, on Oct. 20. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, center, meets Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb, left, in Oslo, Norway, on Oct. 20. A man looks at a body of a man killed in a Russian strike on Chabany, near Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 20. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/19/paris-police-issue-overnight-curfew-french-capital/stories/20261019090 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/19/paris-police-issue-overnight-curfew-french-capital/stories/20261019090#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:42:18 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/19/paris-police-issue-overnight-curfew-french-capital/stories/20261019090 PARIS — Paris police issued an overnight curfew on Monday in two areas of the French capital, after a weekend marred by France’s worst rioting in years that targeted city halls, other public buildings and thousands of businesses across the country. A car burns at Republique square during a protest against rising living costs, joining students' grievances, in Paris on Oct. 17. A protester holds a placard with a photo of French president Emmanuel Macron and a guillotine in front of a burning tourism office during a demonstration against rising living costs and in solidarity with students' grievances in Lyon, France, on Oct. 17. A man tries to extinguish a fire during clashes between protestors and police officers in Paris on Oct. 18. Youths break a store window during clashes between protestors and police in Paris on Oct. 17. A woman walks her dog past a looted store the day after a demonstration against rising living costs, joining students' grievances, in Paris on Oct. 18. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/19/japan-launches-spacecraft-moons-mars-mission-soil-samples/stories/20261019089 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/19/japan-launches-spacecraft-moons-mars-mission-soil-samples/stories/20261019089#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:40:20 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/19/japan-launches-spacecraft-moons-mars-mission-soil-samples/stories/20261019089 A Japanese spacecraft rocketed toward Mars on Tuesday on an unprecedented quest to explore its mysterious moons and bring back samples. An H3 rocket lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan on Oct. 20. An H3 rocket lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan on Oct. 20. An H3 rocket lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan on Oct. 20. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/18/macron-condemns-rioting-mars-nationwide-protests/stories/20261018141 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/18/macron-condemns-rioting-mars-nationwide-protests/stories/20261018141#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2026 01:50:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/18/macron-condemns-rioting-mars-nationwide-protests/stories/20261018141 PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday voiced the public’s “anger” and “shame” over rioting and looting during nationwide protests against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools. At least 2,400 people were arrested. A man tries to extinguish a fire during clashes between protesters and police A protester runs through tear gas while a flea market is taking place during clashes between protestors and police officers in Paris on Oct. 18. People look at charred cars the day after a demonstration against rising living costs, joining students' grievances in Paris on Oct. 18. People clean up debris in a street next to burned bicycles the day after a demonstration against rising living costs and in solidarity with students' grievances in Paris on Oct. 18. A woman walks her dog past a looted store the day after a demonstration against rising living costs, joining students' grievances in Paris on Oct. 18. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/18/trump-excoriates-zelensky-ukraine-defies-major-attack-russia/stories/20261018137 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/18/trump-excoriates-zelensky-ukraine-defies-major-attack-russia/stories/20261018137#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2026 23:53:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/18/trump-excoriates-zelensky-ukraine-defies-major-attack-russia/stories/20261018137 Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone attacks this year on Russia overnight on Saturday, hitting a key oil terminal in defiance of U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand it stop hitting Russian energy infrastructure. Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone attacks this year on Russia overnight on Saturday, hitting a key oil terminal in defiance of U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand it stop hitting Russian energy infrastructure. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/17/pope-leo-discharged-hospital-lung-cancer-surgery/stories/20261017102 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/17/pope-leo-discharged-hospital-lung-cancer-surgery/stories/20261017102#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:56:35 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/17/pope-leo-discharged-hospital-lung-cancer-surgery/stories/20261017102 Pope Leo XIV left hospital Saturday, four days after undergoing lung cancer surgery in a swift return to his duties following the first health scare of his papacy. Pope Leo XIV leaves Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic on Oct. 17 after Tuesday's surgery to remove a lung cancer. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/15/ukraine-abandons-truce-attacks-russian-oil-refinery-zelensky-trump/stories/20261015102 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/15/ukraine-abandons-truce-attacks-russian-oil-refinery-zelensky-trump/stories/20261015102#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:11:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/15/ukraine-abandons-truce-attacks-russian-oil-refinery-zelensky-trump/stories/20261015102 KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine attacked a Russian oil refinery Thursday, abandoning a brief truce involving energy-related targets that it said Moscow did not heed, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he felt betrayed by President Trump. Emergency services personnel work in residential neiboorhud following a Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 15. Belgium's King Philippe, left, greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Oct. 15 at the Royal Palace in Brussels. French President Emmanuel Macron, left, shakes hands with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the EU summit on Oct. 15 in Brussels. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, and Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte pose for a photo prior to their meeting Oct. 15 in Brussels. Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, left, speaks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the EU summit Oct. 15 in Brussels. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/14/pope-leo-eating-celebrating-mass-walking-cancer-surgery/stories/20261014103 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/14/pope-leo-eating-celebrating-mass-walking-cancer-surgery/stories/20261014103#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:49:57 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/14/pope-leo-eating-celebrating-mass-walking-cancer-surgery/stories/20261014103 ROME — Pope Leo XIV resumed his regular diet, began walking, and celebrated Mass in the hospital Wednesday as he recovered from surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his lung, the Vatican said. Questions remained about whether the cancer had spread, while Peru’s president suggested Leo might have to alter his planned visit to Latin America next month. Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome on Oct. 13. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/13/saudi-led-coalition-struck-oil-facilities-yemen-houthis/stories/20261013102 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/13/saudi-led-coalition-struck-oil-facilities-yemen-houthis/stories/20261013102#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:07:46 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/13/saudi-led-coalition-struck-oil-facilities-yemen-houthis/stories/20261013102 CAIRO — A coalition of forces in Yemen led by Saudi Arabia carried out new airstrikes Tuesday on the Houthi rebel-held Yemeni capital of Sanaa, the Houthi-run broadcaster Al Masirah and residents said. A truck loaded with firewood drives through the Al-Basateen neighborhood in Aden, Yemen, on Oct. 13. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/13/surgery-pope-lung-cancer-lower-lobe-removed/stories/20261013099 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/13/surgery-pope-lung-cancer-lower-lobe-removed/stories/20261013099#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:03:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/13/surgery-pope-lung-cancer-lower-lobe-removed/stories/20261013099 ROME — Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday that confirmed that he has lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said. Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome on Oct. 13. Medical Director Andrea Cambieri, right, greets Pope Leo XIV as he arrives at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome on Oct. 13. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/11/trump-says-russia-and-ukraine-reach-energy-ceasefire-but-gives-no-details/stories/20261011100 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/11/trump-says-russia-and-ukraine-reach-energy-ceasefire-but-gives-no-details/stories/20261011100#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2026 17:44:49 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/11/trump-says-russia-and-ukraine-reach-energy-ceasefire-but-gives-no-details/stories/20261011100 WASHINGTON — President Trump said Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an “energy cease-fire,” but offered no details on its terms. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the media after a German-Ukrainian business forum in Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 4. President Trump speaks with reporters as he arrives on Air Force One, Oct. 10 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. A Yandex food delivery courier rides his scooter in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 11. Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, examines the current prototype of an unmanned vehicle during his visits Russia's largest internet search engine Yandex headquarters in Moscow, on Sept. 21, 2017. Rescue workers pull a family from the rubble of a residential building destroyed by a Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Oct. 10. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/11/pope-leo-xiv-will-undergo-surgery-to-remove-a-nodule-on-his-lung/stories/20261011095 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/11/pope-leo-xiv-will-undergo-surgery-to-remove-a-nodule-on-his-lung/stories/20261011095#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:32:23 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/11/pope-leo-xiv-will-undergo-surgery-to-remove-a-nodule-on-his-lung/stories/20261011095 VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a nodular lesion on his lung that was recently discovered during medical checks. Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Oct. 11. Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Oct. 11. Pope Leo XIV leaves at the end the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Oct. 11. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/07/russian-strikes-ukrainian-cities-kill-25-major-attack/stories/20261007099 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/07/russian-strikes-ukrainian-cities-kill-25-major-attack/stories/20261007099#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:31:43 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/07/russian-strikes-ukrainian-cities-kill-25-major-attack/stories/20261007099 KYIV, Ukraine — Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and a dozen other Ukrainian regions overnight killed at least 25 civilians, including five children, and wounded around 100, Ukrainian officials said. Locals and rescuers carry out an injured man from a residential building destroyed in a Russian missile strike Oct. 7 on Pryluky, Ukraine. Locals carry out a body from a residential building destroyed in a Russian missile strike Oct. 7 on Pryluky, Ukraine. Locals and rescuers carry out an injured woman from a residential building destroyed in a Russian missile strike Oct. 7 on Pryluky, Ukraine. Rescuers work on the scene of a building destroyed following recent Russian attacks Oct. 7 in Pryluky, Chernihiv region, Ukraine. Rescuers work on the scene of a building destroyed following recent Russian attacks Oct. 7 in Pryluky, Chernihiv region, Ukraine. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/06/french-riot-police-tear-gas-rally-school-funding/stories/20261006099 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/06/french-riot-police-tear-gas-rally-school-funding/stories/20261006099#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:31:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/06/french-riot-police-tear-gas-rally-school-funding/stories/20261006099 PARIS — Police fired tear gas to control crowds in Paris and elsewhere in France on Tuesday as more than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support high school students demanding more education funding, according to government figures. The protests increased pressure on the administration of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron. A protesters kicks a teargas canister during scuffles following a demonstration against under-resourced schools Oct. 6 in Paris. Students chant slogans during a demonstration against under-resourced schools Oct. 6 in Paris. Riot police use a water cannon as they face students during a protest against under-resourced schools Oct. 6 in Rennes, western France. Riot police use a water cannon as they face students during a protest against under-resourced schools Oct. 6 in Rennes, western France. A student holds a board reading 'GenZ will win' during a protest against under-resourced schools Oct. 6 in Paris. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/05/saudi-backed-yemeni-forces-houthis-key-strait/stories/20261005111 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/05/saudi-backed-yemeni-forces-houthis-key-strait/stories/20261005111#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:24:40 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/05/saudi-backed-yemeni-forces-houthis-key-strait/stories/20261005111 ADEN, Yemen — Forces of the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen have recaptured several key areas around Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Iran-backed Houthi rebels, Yemeni officials said Monday. A man walks inside a damaged sponge factory in Sanaa, Yemen, on Oct. 4. Yemeni civilians celebrate while riding in the back of a pickup truck in the Bani Matar district, Yemen, on Sept. 12, as they follow a convoy carrying Houthi prisoners freed in Mokha on its way to Sanaa following the Houthi takeover of the southern Red Sea port city. A tea seller pours milk from a can as he prepares tea at a market in Houthi-controlled Sanaa, Yemen, on Sept. 28. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/05/ukraine-taken-out-russia-oil-refining-capacity/stories/20261005110 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/05/ukraine-taken-out-russia-oil-refining-capacity/stories/20261005110#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:20:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/10/05/ukraine-taken-out-russia-oil-refining-capacity/stories/20261005110 KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine says its long-range strikes have neutralized more than half of Russia’s oil refining capacity, hampering Moscow’s ability to supply its forces during its 4½-year-old invasion. A mother surrounded by family cries sitting by the coffin of her son Illia Honcharenko, 14, killed by a Russian rocket strike on a residential house on Sept. 30, during their funeral, in Vyshhorod, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on Oct. 2. A car burns after a Russian drone strike on a residential neighborhood in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 4. A rescue worker tries to put out a fire of a residential house damaged in a Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 4.