Police in Paris said on Oct. 18 they had detained a record 855 people over violence during nationwide protests against rising living costs, while authorities said a fire at Limoges town hall had been contained.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Oct. 17 Iran must abandon its nuclear ambitions and negotiate an agreement or face military action, presenting military pressure as essential to bringing Tehran to the negotiating table.

Masked Israeli settlers attacked a delegation including European diplomats and church officials near the occupied West Bank town of Taybeh on Oct. 17, damaging a Belgian consular vehicle during a visit in the olive harvest season.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed energy, defense cooperation and counterterrorism with Iraqi officials in Baghdad on Oct. 17, seeking closer bilateral ties through talks covering the Development Road Project and the situation in Sinjar.

The Osman Gazi floating production platform was sent off to the Sakarya Gas Field on Oct. 17, with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan saying it would double Türkiye’s natural gas output in the Black Sea.