About 410,000 march in France, U.S. updates Mideast travel warnings, Trump votes early
Mass protests across France end with tear gas in Paris, the State Department updates Middle East travel advisories over the Houthi threat, Trump votes early as both parties campaign, Kim Jong Un visits China, and World Series Game 2 tonight.
Authorities said about 410,000 people demonstrated across France on Saturday over school funding and rising living costs; organizers put the figure above 800,000. Paris police estimated 110,000 marched in the capital, where police fired tear gas and water cannon as the march ended. The government said police made nearly 1,000 arrests. The Louvre and other major Paris museums closed for the day.
The government saysInterior Minister Laurent Nuñez said authorities "will not tolerate any violence or any disturbance of public order." President Emmanuel Macron says restrictions on marches are needed to protect city centers, businesses and public buildings.
Protesters and unions sayStudents are calling for 250,000 more university places, more teachers and higher student grants, and workers want higher wages and pensions. Trade unions say the rally bans violate freedom of expression.
The State Department updated travel advisories for more than a dozen Middle East countries, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Oman, citing the threat of attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis. Officials said the attacks "have the potential to escalate rapidly" beyond the immediate area and cited the potential for flight disruptions, while saying the update is "not indicative of new capabilities from the Houthis." For Saudi Arabia, Americans are urged to reconsider travel.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump cast early ballots in person in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday, 10 days before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, before Trump headed to a rally in Georgia. Former President Barack Obama campaigned in Cleveland, Ohio, with Democrats Sherrod Brown and Amy Acton.
Republicans sayAsked whether he voted the party line, Trump said "Very much so," and he campaigned in Georgia for Republican candidates Mike Collins for Senate and Rick Jackson for governor.
Democrats sayObama's Cleveland rally with Senate candidate Sherrod Brown and governor candidate Amy Acton was organized to "rally the community to get out and vote."
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed the New Yalu River Bridge into Dandong, China, on Saturday and met senior Chinese officials, according to South Korean officials and China's Xinhua news agency. It is his first known trip to China since September 2025. The roughly 2-mile bridge, the two countries' most significant land crossing, opened this month to boost trade. China hosts the APEC summit in Shenzhen next month, which President Trump is expected to attend.
The Milwaukee Brewers, who won Game 1 3-2, host the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT) at American Family Field on FOX. Logan Henderson starts for Milwaukee and Drew Rasmussen for Tampa Bay.
