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President Macron vows to punish French rioters

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President Macron has promised that vandals and looters will be punished after a day of rioting saw businesses and public buildings damaged and set on fire across France. The protests - that have turned violent - are part of an ongoing wave of anger over declining public services and the cost of living. Also: The US, France and Belgium condemn Israeli settler attacks on diplomats and a journalist in the occupied West Bank. Donald Trump waives newly announced sanctions on Russia. We look back at the Black Panthers - a revolutionary organisation founded 60 years ago during the US civil rights movement. And a rare, flawless pink diamond is going back on public display, after being stolen and then hidden a century ago.

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Photo: A protestor holds a French flag next to burning objects amid clashes in a street in Paris.
Credit: Reuters/Jack Taylor
17 Oct 11PM English United Kingdom News

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