News of 2 November 2026

French prosecutors have opened an investigation for attempted murder after petrol bombs were thrown at police and gendarmes during Saturday's protests in Paris, injuring an officer with second-degree burns. About 70,000 police and gendarmes were deployed nationwide, and an estimated 320,000 people demonstrated over the weekend. More than 770 arrests were made across France, including 105 in Paris, while no suspects have been detained pending identification.

Representative Haley Stevens announced on Sunday that she will support Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers for the U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, just under 48 hours before Election Day. Stevens, who lost the Democratic primary to Abdul El‑Sayed, cited the Democratic nominee’s ties to controversial streamer Hasan Piker as a reason for her switch. The endorsement follows a heated dispute over a political ad linking U.S. support for Israel to grocery prices, which El‑Sayed’s campaign says it did not produce. The race could decide Senate control.

Eight Palestinians died in Israeli attacks on Sunday, among them five on‑duty police officers in Khan Younis and a child in Gaza City. The strikes also wounded several civilians, with a two‑year‑old girl shot in the head and a father and his four‑year‑old son killed in Gaza City. Since the ceasefire began on 10 Oct 2025, at least 75 policemen and more than 1,500 civilians have been killed, while Palestinian authorities claim the overall death toll exceeds 74,000.

U.S. District Judge Debra M. Brown has denied xAI's request to throw out the NAACP's lawsuit over alleged illegal gas turbines at its Memphis data center, confirming the plaintiffs have standing under the Clean Air Act. The case claims the company runs at least 35 combustion turbines without required pre‑construction or operating permits. The Justice Department also sought dismissal, arguing the turbines are vital to military operations, but the judge found the power plant is not a mobile source and therefore not exempt from permitting.

Iranian officials warned on Sunday that any renewed war with the United States could last longer than the previous round of fighting, which began on 28 Feb with US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said Washington would not be able to dictate the timing or conditions of an end, according to Iranian state television. President Donald Trump said the US still had to deal with one or two sites in Iran and could do so within ten minutes. Gulf states are preparing for a possible new escalation, with politicians and experts discussing the risk at the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain.