00:00Parisians woke up to severe damage across the city after major protests on Saturday were hijacked by rioters who vandalized,
00:07looted, and incited chaos.
00:11Protesters took to the streets in Lisbon and pitched tents to demonstrate against the deepening cost of living and housing
00:18crisis.
00:21Parisians surveyed damage in the city on Sunday after a day of major protests, which also saw scores of rioters,
00:27take to the street where they clashed with police, vandalized properties, set objects ablaze, and looted stores.
00:33Protests in the city were part of nationwide demonstrations against the cost of living crisis,
00:38which came in conjunction with student-led rallies demanding greater investment in educational institutions.
00:44Around Paris' Place de la République, where the heaviest of the scuffles in the city took place,
00:50dislodged cobblestones, shattered storefronts, and broken glass marked the aftermath of the events.
00:55Looting and damage were reported around the square and in some other tourist and shopping areas in the city center.
01:01French President Emmanuel Macron vowed late on Saturday to capture and hold to account
01:06all those who hijacked the peaceful demonstrations and engaged in criminal activity.
01:10At least 1,800 people were arrested across France, close to half of them in the capital,
01:16in the protests which drew over half a million people nationwide.
01:19Police revealed that one person died of a heart attack during the events,
01:23and 13 security officers were injured in clashes with the rioters.
01:31As part of a series of cost of living protests that swept across Europe,
01:36Portugal also saw many people take to the streets across the country
01:39to demonstrate against the deepening cost of living and housing crisis.
01:43In Lisbon, thousands gathered in Rocio, one of the most iconic squares of the Portuguese capital.
01:50Many of them had tents and set up a camp in the square.
01:54The Lisbon protest follows a similar one in Porto earlier in the week,
01:58where many had set up tents that were eventually removed by the city council.
02:02A society like we started to collapse, in the sense that our generation,
02:10unfortunately, having a decent salary, a decent salary,
02:16cannot have a future life, or expect a future life,
02:20namely to be able to buy a house, to be able to build a family, etc.
02:27Cost of living protests also took place in France, Belgium, and Italy on Saturday.
02:33In France, mass demonstrations drew more than half a million participants.
02:37In Paris alone, a record number of 855 people were detained.
02:42Police used tear gas to disperse hundreds of protests in Belgium.
02:47Clashes between demonstrators and police led to 10 arrests.
02:51Also in Italy, protests escalated into confrontations,
02:55with the most intense tensions reported in Milan.
02:58Demonstrations also took place in Turin and Bologna.
03:05Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St. Peter's Square on Sunday
03:10for their prayers while he was hospitalized for an operation to remove a malignant tumor.
03:15He was discharged from a hospital in Rome earlier on Sunday
03:18and returned to the Vatican where he led a prayer overlooking a crowd
03:22which erupted in cheers at his sight.
03:26Superata questa fase delicata,
03:29come sapete, adesso riprenderò gradualmente le mie attività,
03:35sempre con aiuto di Dio e delle vostre preghiere.
03:40Grazie ancora.
03:42The 71-year-old Poniv had the lower lobe of his right lung removed on Tuesday
03:46in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate.
03:51Leo's next major engagement is an ambitious trip to Uruguay,
03:54Argentina and Peru from November 6th to the 17th,
03:58including a dozen flights and two helicopter rides to high altitudes.
04:02His medical team detailed that they expect him to make a full recovery within 10 days,
04:08adding that there is no clinical reason for him to cancel his planned journey.
04:16An incident at a Canadian military base in Alberta sparked a major fire,
04:21resulting in a number of deaths and injuries.
04:24Strong winds with gusts reaching 100 kilometers per hour
04:28reportedly drove flames beyond the military base into the surrounding rural area.
04:33According to the Canadian government,
04:36Wainwright is one of the busiest army bases in the country.
04:39The base is around 210 kilometers east of Edmonton, the capital of Alberta.
