Published on 20/10/2026 at 8:01 GMT+2
In this edition:
Estelle Nilsson-Julien reports from Paris, where the political blame game continues over responsibility for the weekend’s unrest. French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has accused the “ultra-left movement” of seeking to “orchestrate deep unrest” in the run-up to next year’s presidential election.
Audelia Sitbon, a pharmacist near Place de la République in Paris, recounts how rioters smashed their way into her shop, looted its shelves and set fire to the interior. Left with empty shelves, broken glass and uncertainty over how to support her three children, she shared her story with Euronews’s Valérie Gauriat.
Patrick Molinoz, mayor of Venarey-les-Laumes, discusses the widespread damage inflicted on French retailers, which is estimated at hundreds of millions of euros. Businesses ranging from small boutiques to luxury stores were targeted by thieves and vandals.
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary offers the aviation industry’s perspective on the wave of protests sweeping across Europe, as demonstrators also take to the streets of Spain, Portugal and Italy.
Sasha Vakulina reports on the latest developments in Ukraine’s war, where two children were among those killed in a Russian drone strike on a park in Kharkiv on Saturday. The attack comes as Vladimir Putin has reportedly proposed a summit next month with Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping to discuss ending the war, potentially without Kyiv’s involvement.
