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胡塞武装：沙特空袭也门北部致9死17伤

2026年10月18日 23:15 / 联合早报

也门胡塞武装控制的马西拉电视台星期天（10月18日）报道称，沙特空袭击中萨达省萨哈尔地区塔维拉一带的居民住宅，伤亡人员大多为妇女和儿童。图为也门萨达省的社区。 （法新社）

也门媒体报道称，沙特阿拉伯星期天空袭也门北部萨达省一处民宅，造成至少九人死亡、17人受伤。

也门胡塞武装控制的马西拉电视台星期天（10月18日）报道称，沙特空袭击中萨达省萨哈尔地区塔维拉一带的居民住宅，伤亡人员大多为妇女和儿童。

沙特及沙特主导的多国联军尚未对此作出回应。

萨达省位于也门北部，与沙特接壤，是胡塞武装的主要据点。近期，沙特方面与胡塞武装相互加大袭击力度。与此同时，胡塞武装与也门政府军在多条战线的交火也日趋激烈。

沙特首都地标大楼强制远程办公

法新社则报道，也门胡塞武装持续袭击沙特阿拉伯，首都利雅得的地标建筑王国中心大厦下令租户强制远程办公。

位于利雅得的地标王国中心大厦星期天（10月18日）要求所有办公租户必须远程工作，直至另行通知。（法新社）

楼高99层的王国中心大厦星期天宣布，所有办公租户必须远程工作，直至另行通知。大厦没有说明原因，但此前利雅得再度发布安全警报，首都周边也发生两起无人机拦截事件。

利雅得及周边地区的学校已连续第二周实行线上教学。利雅得哈立德国王国际机场上周遭重大袭击，造成13人死亡，目前仍然关闭。

In Michigan, consumer sentiment is pessimistic before midterms

2026-10-18T10:12:14-0400 / CBS News

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October 18, 2026 / 10:12 AM EDT / CBS News

In most of the country, autumn is campaign season. But in Michigan it is also cider season. The Franklin Cider Mill is an institution in suburban Detroit that churns out hot donuts and ice-cold cider slushies. Between bites, we asked visitors to assess the state of their wallets three weeks before Election Day.

“I would say most are struggling, if I’m being honest,” one woman said. Another man offered, “I don’t feel great about the economy right now.”

Jeffrey Robinson, a high school principal, put it succinctly: “It sucks,” he said. “We have parents that carpool that are finding it hard to keep gas in the car.”

If it seems like people are feeling especially gloomy about the economy, Joanne Hsu has the proof. She runs the nation’s longest-running consumer sentiment survey at the University of Michigan. It dates back to 1946. She says that, since the start of the Iran conflict, “We’ve been seeing quite a bit of decline in consumer sentiment across the board, across all walks of life.”

In fact, Hsu says, consumer sentiment is lower than almost any other time in modern history – including the stagflation era in the mid-1970s; the financial crisis in 2008; and the post-COVID price spikes under the Biden administration.

“Democrats, Independents and Republicans, all three groups, feel worse about the economy in this administration than they did in the first Trump administration,” said Hsu.

And, she said, people are feeling bad about the economy despite the stock market doing well and rising wages. “The wages not keeping up with inflation is the key point there,” Hsu said. “So, people don’t feel like they’re able to get ahead. The share of consumers who are expecting their wages to grow faster than inflation fell from 18% just a year-and-a-half ago, to only 11% in September. That’s a huge drop.”

Hsu says consumer sentiment initially went up when Mr. Trump was reelected two years ago. But the president has failed to deliver on one of his key campaign promises, one he made right here in Michigan just a few weeks before Election Day. “One of my top priorities will be to quickly defeat inflation and make America affordable again,” Mr. Trump said in 2024. “It’ll all happen very quickly. This will rapidly drive prices down, lower interest rates, and put more money into the pockets of American consumers. It’ll also bring your grocery bill way down.”

Instead, grocery prices rose by more than four percent in the past two years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics; gas prices are up 35 percent, according to AAA; and 30-year fixed mortgage rates are projected to stay above seven percent through next year, according to Freddie Mac.

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“The average public is paying a price”

Real estate agent Michael Perna told us, “It would not surprise me if we saw a rate that starts with an 8 before we see a rate that starts with a 6.”

In Northville, Mich., a house that normally would have been on the market for just a week has been for sale for more than a month. Perna says the house is priced a little over what buyers can afford right now: “Originally the mortgage rates were about 6.5 percent, and now they’re at 7.5 percent, and buyers can afford $50,000 less, [so] we’re a little over.”

He says, even for homebuyers with a stable income, every rate hike means they have to settle for less – which makes for a pretty bad attitude about this economy. “Absolutely, a lot of people, myself included, have a bad attitude about this economy!” Perna said.

This house in Northville, Mich., priced at under $500,000, has been on the market for more than a month. CBS News

So, will sour consumers make for angry voters? Back at the Franklin Cider Mill, some are optimistic, but not all. One woman criticized President Trump’s tariffs (“It raises all of our prices, so it’s hard”), but thinks in the long term they are needed to bring more manufacturing jobs to the U.S.

One man said this economy is not what he expected under Mr. Trump in his second term: “He promised us, and I don’t think he kept his promise.”

High school principal Jeffrey Robinson said, “The average public is paying a price. I’m not looking for my $5,000 check, because I know that’s not coming. But I don’t know how long the economy and the average person is going to be able to sustain what we’re going through right now.”

Story produced by Mark Hudspeth. Editor: Jason Schmidt.

特朗普表态支持内坦亚胡连任以色列总理

2026年10月18日 23:40 / 联合早报

以色列定于10月27日举行国会选举，这是2023年10月7日哈马斯袭击以色列以来的首次全国大选。图为一面印有以色列总理内坦亚胡肖像的竞选旗帜。 （法新社）

美国总统特朗普公开表态支持以色列总理内坦亚胡在即将举行的国会选举中争取连任，称他是美国所需要的合作伙伴。

综合路透社和法新社报道，特朗普星期天（10月18日）在社媒发文，赞扬内坦亚胡面对巨大反对声浪，包括来自以色列国内的阻力，仍表现得“坚强、勇敢且出色”。

特朗普说：“美国需要的正是这样的以色列伙伴。”他强调，这封公开信代表他“完全且全力支持”内坦亚胡在即将举行的选举中争取连任总理。

内坦亚胡随后发文回应，感谢特朗普给予的支持。“感谢特朗普总统给予的大力支持，以及我们一直以来的合作。我们将携手完成使命！”

以色列定于10月27日举行国会选举，这是2023年10月7日哈马斯袭击以色列以来的首次全国大选。袭击引发加沙战争，此后以色列也与黎巴嫩和伊朗爆发战事，导致中东局势持续动荡。

特朗普表态支持内坦亚胡连任以色列总理

2026年10月18日 23:40 / 联合早报

以色列定于10月27日举行国会选举，这是2023年10月7日哈马斯袭击以色列以来的首次全国大选。图为一面印有以色列总理内坦亚胡肖像的竞选旗帜。 （法新社）

美国总统特朗普公开表态支持以色列总理内坦亚胡在即将举行的国会选举中争取连任，称他是美国所需要的合作伙伴。

综合路透社和法新社报道，特朗普星期天（10月18日）在社媒发文，赞扬内坦亚胡面对巨大反对声浪，包括来自以色列国内的阻力，仍表现得“坚强、勇敢且出色”。

特朗普说：“美国需要的正是这样的以色列伙伴。”他强调，这封公开信代表他“完全且全力支持”内坦亚胡在即将举行的选举中争取连任总理。

内坦亚胡随后发文回应，感谢特朗普给予的支持。“感谢特朗普总统给予的大力支持，以及我们一直以来的合作。我们将携手完成使命！”

以色列定于10月27日举行国会选举，这是2023年10月7日哈马斯袭击以色列以来的首次全国大选。袭击引发加沙战争，此后以色列也与黎巴嫩和伊朗爆发战事，导致中东局势持续动荡。

Transcript: Rep. Mike Turner on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Oct. 18, 2026

2026-10-18T11:53:54-0400 / CBS News

The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Oct. 18, 2026.

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MARGARET BRENNAN: And we’re joined now by Ohio Republican Congressman Mike Turner. Good morning, and thanks for being here in person. A lot to get to with you, but let’s start on politics. Ohio has been reliably Republican, but you’ve got a competitive gubernatorial race and Senate race in Minnesota, in Iowa, in Michigan, and in Maine. Republicans have been positioning themselves as independent of the president on some issues. Take a listen.

[START SOUND ON TAPE]

MICHELLE TAFOYA: When Trump is right, I’ll work with him. When he’s wrong, I’ll stand up for Minnesota.

ASHLEY HINSON: We need to lower gas prices in this country. We need to lower diesel prices, but I don’t think we need to be making a deal with Russia to do it.

MIKE ROGERS: Here in Michigan, we know that Canada is not our enemy. We need to end this tariff war now.

SEN. SUSAN COLLINS: I agree that the president did not have a good plan. He should have anticipated the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

[END SOUND ON TAPE]

MARGARET BRENNAN: I know you’ve been endorsed by President Trump. You did appear at a rally with him, but do you feel it would help to create some distance, like they did?

REPRESENTATIVE MIKE TURNER: Well, as you know, I don’t run with the president. I don’t run from the president. It’s one of the reasons why you have me on this show because of the fact that- that I have my- my own agenda, and I think what’s important, as your pollster has- has indicated, he’s in- he’s talking of- of trends. What’s most important, as he ended his presentation, as Anthony said, this is about who gets out to vote, and everybody needs to get out and vote. You know, Margaret, my very first race, I won by 244 votes out of 44,000. It’s really, really important as to who gets out and votes. So, my message would be to everyone, is to get out and vote. And also, when they go to the polls, they need to make certain that they vote in every race. It’s amazing the number of drop-offs that people have as they go down the ballot. People need to vote in every race, and they need to get out and vote.

MARGARET BRENNAN: But clearly, those candidates felt they needed to say that. Fox had a poll this week showing six in 10 respondents were extremely concerned about government corruption. AP had one that said six in 10 adults believe Trump is illegally profiting from the presidency or at least doing something unethical. Your local paper, the Columbus Dispatch, wrote it could not endorse the Republican Senate candidate because of the “abject failure,” this is a quote- “of Republicans in Congress to stop visible corruption and abuse of power by the Trump administration.” You referred to Republicans as almost entirely spineless. How do you counter those perceptions? Do you feel you need to?

REP. TURNER: No, first off, that- Columbus is not my local- local paper, and- and the–

MARGARET BRENNAN: You’re Dayton, but–

REP. TURNER: Right, yes, I’m- I’m- I’m Dayton–

MARGARET BRENNAN: –but it is still talking about the Senate race and talking about the perception that Congress has not pushed back on the president.

REP. TURNER: Right. Well, I think- I think Congress has pushed back, and certainly I have pushed back. And in- in my community, I’m seen as part of the integral economic development team- the local economic development team of my community. And the- the aspect of what people are doing or are not doing with respect to this administration is, I think an individual candidate’s issue, and people vote for individual candidates. They don’t vote for a team. They don’t vote for- for a slate, and- and I think that’s why individual candidates are talking about their individual records as- as I do. People look in my community, they see me as a job creator. They see me as someone- if- Margaret, if you came into my community and we took a drive along my community, and I showed you my accomplishments, you’d see things at, you know, my local base where we’ve doubled the jobs both inside and outside the fence, the VA where we’ve created senior housing, and like- my opponent wouldn’t be able to get out of the driveway of her house. Those are the kind of things that people look to for the individual candidates.

MARGARET BRENNAN: But the president is central here. The president is telling people, vote like he is on the ballot.

REP. TURNER: Well, that’s- that’s- that’s the president. That’s not the individual candidates.

MARGARET BRENNAN: He thinks he’s doing candidates like you, some- some good when he says things like that and comes out and rallies in Ohio.

REP. TURNER: Well, he came to a rally in my community, as the- as he said in the community when he was there campaigning for the top of the ticket. When he came to my community, he actually came when he was speaking of my record that he was committing to sign legislation to restore the Delphi salary pensioners who had their pensions taken away under the Obama administration.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Yeah, that hasn’t happened yet.

REP. TURNER: He committed to sign that legislation to restore those pensions that I had been working on for over a decade. That makes over 5,000 people in my community restore their pensions. I’ve been working on paychecks and pensions, and that’s the type of thing that makes a difference in my community.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Well- well, let’s talk about some of those things, which, because that hasn’t passed yet, some of those things could get gunked up in the lame-duck because of what I’m about to ask you about and that is–

[CROSSTALK]

REP. TURNER: –that the president has committed to sign.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Okay, if it can get to his desk. I want to ask you about Elon Musk’s SpaceX technology, Starlink. Ukraine uses it for communication, they use it to control their drones. Secretary Rubio said no one at the White House ordered it to be slowed down this week so that drones couldn’t use it. But effectively, that was the outcome. Here is how Secretary Rubio explained it last night.

[START SOUND ON TAPE]

SEC. MARCO RUBIO: We had nothing to do with it. I don’t- I don’t- the United States, nobody ordered that Starlink speed to be slowed down. It sort of happened. But my understanding is it’s been restored.

[END SOUND ON TAPE]

MARGARET BRENNAN: Is “it sort of happened” sufficient explanation for you and others on the Armed Services Committee?

REP. TURNER: Absolutely not. I mean, this is something where there needs to be an investigation. There needs to be a congressional investigation. I mean, this is one of those things where- where we see that- that policies occur where sometimes there’s- there’s breaks in- in weapon systems that are supposed to be sent to Ukraine that doesn’t happen, where monies are- are- don’t arrive, where intelligence gets broken, where then later that we have- find, you know, unnamed people in the Pentagon perhaps break it. There needs to be an investigation. We need to find out who these people are because lives are at risk and lives are lost over these things. And even today, you know, the Institute for the Study of War reports today–

MARGARET BRENNAN: Yeah.

REP. TURNER: –and Zelenskyy reports that, you know, perhaps it’s spotty. There are areas where that it’s restored–

MARGARET BRENNAN: It’s been straddled back.

REP. TURNER: –and there are areas where perhaps it is not. People’s lives are at risk, and this- this is within Ukraine. This is areas where they’re trying to defend themselves.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Right.

REP. TURNER: This is essential to the United States support of Ukraine in defending real aggressive attacks by Russia within Ukraine, and this needs to be restored.

MARGARET BRENNAN: But Elon Musk, who owns this company, and Starlink is a commercial enterprise. Elon Musk publicly opposes President Zelenskyy. He posted on social media he doesn’t want Starlink used for offensive military action. I know Secretary Rubio said it had been restored, but–

REP. TURNER: But this is within Ukraine. This is defending Ukraine against aggression within Ukraine.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Exactly, but it is just- they’re all pointing at each other, saying no, DOD is in charge. No, Elon Musk’s in charge. I don’t know, it just sort of happened.

REP. TURNER: But the policy decision has been made that- that Starshield will be utilized for the purposes of Ukraine defending itself against Russian aggression–

MARGARET BRENNAN: Starshield.

REP. TURNER: Starshield.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Which is the U.S. military contract.

REP. TURNER: Within its territory, and it has, by everybody’s reports, been broken in- in its ability to be able to be accessed. And there should be an investigation as to why, and it should be completely restored.

MARGARET BRENNAN: The president- there were a series of actions, not just the diesel waivers. These actions in regard to Ukraine’s ability to defend itself, and then you saw him waive or at least pause for a period of time the sanctions that you voted should be in place under the Lindsey Graham bill. They were supposed to punish buyers of Russian oil. He said, “Don’t implement them.”

REP. TURNER: Well, there’s- there’s two–

MARGARET BRENNAN: Will you encourage him to reverse course?

REP. TURNER: Okay, there’s two separate things here. The- the sanctions under the Lindsey Graham bill this weekend there was a deadline for the president–

MARGARET BRENNAN: Today.

REP. TURNER: –to either waive or to impose sanctions upon- there are three categories: the individuals in the Russian government, Russia itself, and individuals doing business, governments doing business with Russia.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Yeah.

REP. TURNER: The president had those three categories- impose them, or waive them, or waive them in part. I would encourage the president to do so. That bill being in place is- and the president has signed it- is important. It’s a legacy of Lindsey Graham. It’s important that’s in place. The president now has that authority. He has waived it. He has in that waiver that he signed, a continuing opportunity to now- and the- Secretary Rubio has confirmed, to continue daily–

MARGARET BRENNAN: Yeah.

REP. TURNER: –the opportunity to waive in part or not waive in part. In other words, to- to institute those sanctions, I would encourage him to do so.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Does that mean you would withhold your vote for some of his agenda items in the lame-duck, as we’ve had other representatives, Don Bacon, Brian Fitzpatrick, Mike McCaul suggest they would do?

REP. TURNER: Well, I think it depends as we go through the- this- this process of discussion as to what this- I don’t- I don’t think there’s any, you know, brinksmanship that needs to have to occur on this. I think there are discussions need to occur on these- these waivers. Some of those waivers should not be absolute because, for example, you know, the- the biggest offender of this, and Zelenskyy needs to come to the table loudly. The EU is the fourth largest offender of purchasing–

MARGARET BRENNAN: Yes.

REP. TURNER: –energy from Russia, and the- France is one of them. A quarter of a billion dollars, they purchased of energy from–

MARGARET BRENNAN: Yes.

REP. TURNER: –Russia, just in August.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Okay, we have to leave it there. Congressman, thank you.

REP. TURNER: Thank you.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We’ll be right back, one minute. Stay with us.

法国爆发全国大规模示威 逾2000人被捕经济损失惨重

2026年10月18日 23:52 / 联合早报

• 法国多座城市因不满生活费高涨爆发大规模示威，官方统计逾55万人上街，组织方估计达80万人。 – 部分地区局势失控，暴乱分子砸毁商铺、攻击执法人员并纵火，至少2000人被捕，数百人受伤。 – 内政部长努涅斯指责极左翼分子使和平示威激化为暴力冲突；总统马克龙誓言严惩袭击者。 – 抗议浪潮波及比利时、意大利和葡萄牙等欧洲国家，多地爆发反对生活费上涨的示威活动。

在法国中南部城市利摩日，一群蒙面人强行闯入市政厅并纵火，导致这座历史建筑被大火吞噬。有当地居民形容现场惨状堪比2019年巴黎圣母院大火情境。 （法新社）

（巴黎综合电）因不满生活费高涨、公共服务退化，法国多座城市爆发大规模示威，部分地区局势失控冲突升级，演变为法国数十年来最严重暴乱之一。数百人受伤，被捕人数升至至少2000人，造成的经济损失难以估量。

综合法新社和路透社报道，巴黎、马赛、尼斯、南特、波尔多、利摩日、里尔、图卢兹和斯特拉斯堡等多座城市星期六（10月17日）爆发规模不一的抗议活动，趁乱洗劫行为此起彼落。

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据法国官方统计，当日有超过55万人走上街头，示威活动组织单位则估计参与人数高达80万人。游行活动大多时候和平展开，但也有大量暴乱分子趁火打劫，砸毁路边车辆和商铺、攻击执法人员、闯入政府机关，甚至放火烧毁有百余年历史的老建筑。

法国内政部长努涅斯（Laurent Nunez）星期天（18日）说，警方逮捕至少2000人，经调查确认肇事者身份后会依法处置。他指责极左翼分子袭击警方和执法人员，使原本和平的示威游行激化成暴力冲突。

受抗议活动影响，法国多地公共交通星期六暂时中断。在示威活动最集中的巴黎，十多条地铁线路停驶，多个站点关闭。

星期天早上，巴黎街头仍散落着示威者用脚踏车、垃圾桶等杂物搭建的路障残骸，多条街道的店铺橱窗被砸碎、商品被洗劫一空，被焚毁的汽车残骸停在路边。

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巴黎警方称，逮捕人数达到855人新高。巴黎副市长埃尔·阿拉杰形容，首都经历了“人们前所未见的暴力”。

在中南部城市利摩日（Limoges），拥有145年历史的市政大楼遭暴徒纵火，这座历经两次世界大战战火洗礼仍能幸存的古老建筑，如今却被自家人一把火完全烧毁，火势直至星期天早上才受控。

马赛的示威者强闯市政厅，在墙上喷涂象征无政府主义（anarchy）的“A”字标志；里昂的示威者则纵火焚烧当地的旅游局办公室。

政客批评暴力冲突由极左翼分子引起

据估计，星期六抗议活动的规模，已超越2018年反对提高燃料税的“黄背心”运动巅峰时期，但仍远不及2023年反对马克龙政府改革退休制度、提高退休年龄的示威规模。

在法国，通过示威游行的方式表达诉求并不罕见，法国总统马克龙在呼吁人民保持冷静的同时，也强调表达抗议的权利“应予以尊重”。他也誓言，起诉并严惩所有发动袭击者。

马克龙也将在当地时间星期天晚上8时（新加坡时间星期一凌晨2时）针对示威活动发表公开讲话。

距离法国总统选举仅剩约半年，这次震动全国的示威活动自然也成为政治议题。属中间派的马克龙政府，以及极右翼总统候选人勒庞（Marine Le Pen），均将这次的一系列暴力行为归咎于极左翼团体。

此前公开支持示威活动的极左翼总统候选人梅朗雄（Jean-Luc Mélenchon），则在星期六晚间呼吁示威者远离一切抢劫行为，并强调这不是他们的抗争手段。

远在大洋彼岸的美国总统特朗普，则将这一系列暴乱归咎于移民，促法国收紧移民规定。

欧洲各国亦爆发小规模暴力示威活动

意大利博洛尼亚星期六（10月17日）也爆发抗议生活费上涨的示威活动，蒙面示威者与镇暴车队对峙。（路透社）

法国抗议浪潮也席卷欧洲各国，比利时、葡萄牙、意大利等国本周末相继爆发反对高昂生活费的示威活动。

在比利时首都布鲁塞尔，以年轻人为主的数百名群众星期六走上街头，抗议生活费和教育成本上涨。部分示威者也与警方爆发冲突，警方使用催泪弹和水炮驱散人群，逮捕约10人。

在意大利城市米兰，抗议生活费高企的游行也引发暴乱，警方出动催泪弹驱散人群。在博洛尼亚，警方则动用水炮驱散人群，并逮捕七人。

在葡萄牙首都里斯本，数万人也走上街头，抗议住房及其他生活费飙涨。自2017年以来，葡萄牙的房价已翻了一番，成为欧洲住房危机最严峻的国家之一。

法国爆发全国大规模示威 逾2000人被捕经济损失惨重

2026年10月18日 23:52 / 联合早报

• 法国多座城市因不满生活费高涨爆发大规模示威，官方统计逾55万人上街，组织方估计达80万人。 – 部分地区局势失控，暴乱分子砸毁商铺、攻击执法人员并纵火，至少2000人被捕，数百人受伤。 – 内政部长努涅斯指责极左翼分子使和平示威激化为暴力冲突；总统马克龙誓言严惩袭击者。 – 抗议浪潮波及比利时、意大利和葡萄牙等欧洲国家，多地爆发反对生活费上涨的示威活动。

在法国中南部城市利摩日，一群蒙面人强行闯入市政厅并纵火，导致这座历史建筑被大火吞噬。有当地居民形容现场惨状堪比2019年巴黎圣母院大火情境。 （法新社）

（巴黎综合电）因不满生活费高涨、公共服务退化，法国多座城市爆发大规模示威，部分地区局势失控冲突升级，演变为法国数十年来最严重暴乱之一。数百人受伤，被捕人数升至至少2000人，造成的经济损失难以估量。

综合法新社和路透社报道，巴黎、马赛、尼斯、南特、波尔多、利摩日、里尔、图卢兹和斯特拉斯堡等多座城市星期六（10月17日）爆发规模不一的抗议活动，趁乱洗劫行为此起彼落。

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据法国官方统计，当日有超过55万人走上街头，示威活动组织单位则估计参与人数高达80万人。游行活动大多时候和平展开，但也有大量暴乱分子趁火打劫，砸毁路边车辆和商铺、攻击执法人员、闯入政府机关，甚至放火烧毁有百余年历史的老建筑。

法国内政部长努涅斯（Laurent Nunez）星期天（18日）说，警方逮捕至少2000人，经调查确认肇事者身份后会依法处置。他指责极左翼分子袭击警方和执法人员，使原本和平的示威游行激化成暴力冲突。

受抗议活动影响，法国多地公共交通星期六暂时中断。在示威活动最集中的巴黎，十多条地铁线路停驶，多个站点关闭。

星期天早上，巴黎街头仍散落着示威者用脚踏车、垃圾桶等杂物搭建的路障残骸，多条街道的店铺橱窗被砸碎、商品被洗劫一空，被焚毁的汽车残骸停在路边。

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巴黎警方称，逮捕人数达到855人新高。巴黎副市长埃尔·阿拉杰形容，首都经历了“人们前所未见的暴力”。

在中南部城市利摩日（Limoges），拥有145年历史的市政大楼遭暴徒纵火，这座历经两次世界大战战火洗礼仍能幸存的古老建筑，如今却被自家人一把火完全烧毁，火势直至星期天早上才受控。

马赛的示威者强闯市政厅，在墙上喷涂象征无政府主义（anarchy）的“A”字标志；里昂的示威者则纵火焚烧当地的旅游局办公室。

政客批评暴力冲突由极左翼分子引起

据估计，星期六抗议活动的规模，已超越2018年反对提高燃料税的“黄背心”运动巅峰时期，但仍远不及2023年反对马克龙政府改革退休制度、提高退休年龄的示威规模。

在法国，通过示威游行的方式表达诉求并不罕见，法国总统马克龙在呼吁人民保持冷静的同时，也强调表达抗议的权利“应予以尊重”。他也誓言，起诉并严惩所有发动袭击者。

马克龙也将在当地时间星期天晚上8时（新加坡时间星期一凌晨2时）针对示威活动发表公开讲话。

距离法国总统选举仅剩约半年，这次震动全国的示威活动自然也成为政治议题。属中间派的马克龙政府，以及极右翼总统候选人勒庞（Marine Le Pen），均将这次的一系列暴力行为归咎于极左翼团体。

此前公开支持示威活动的极左翼总统候选人梅朗雄（Jean-Luc Mélenchon），则在星期六晚间呼吁示威者远离一切抢劫行为，并强调这不是他们的抗争手段。

远在大洋彼岸的美国总统特朗普，则将这一系列暴乱归咎于移民，促法国收紧移民规定。

欧洲各国亦爆发小规模暴力示威活动

意大利博洛尼亚星期六（10月17日）也爆发抗议生活费上涨的示威活动，蒙面示威者与镇暴车队对峙。（路透社）

法国抗议浪潮也席卷欧洲各国，比利时、葡萄牙、意大利等国本周末相继爆发反对高昂生活费的示威活动。

在比利时首都布鲁塞尔，以年轻人为主的数百名群众星期六走上街头，抗议生活费和教育成本上涨。部分示威者也与警方爆发冲突，警方使用催泪弹和水炮驱散人群，逮捕约10人。

在意大利城市米兰，抗议生活费高企的游行也引发暴乱，警方出动催泪弹驱散人群。在博洛尼亚，警方则动用水炮驱散人群，并逮捕七人。

在葡萄牙首都里斯本，数万人也走上街头，抗议住房及其他生活费飙涨。自2017年以来，葡萄牙的房价已翻了一番，成为欧洲住房危机最严峻的国家之一。

Exclusive interview with Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson

11:19 AM EDT, Sun October 18, 2026 / CNN

By Dana Bash, CNN

Exclusive interview with Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson

Maine Democratic Senate Candidate Troy Jackson sits down exclusively with Dana Bash to discuss his effort to defeat Sen. Susan Collins, his Medicare for All plan, the Iran war, and much more.

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Mamdani praised over move to dismantle controversial NYC industry — but insiders say there’s more to the story

2026-10-18T05:00:41-04:00 / Fox News

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin reached a deal to phase out horse-drawn carriages by June 2028

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Published October 18, 2026 5:00am EDT

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Mamdani moves to end iconic NYC industry as longtime workers fight for their future

Frank Riccobono, owner and manager of NYC Horse Carriage Rides, and Christina Hansen, a veteran horse carriage driver and TWU Local 100 shop steward, spoke to Fox News Digital about the ramifications of phasing out the industry by 2028.

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A century-old tradition is on the line in New York City, and horse carriage drivers are speaking out about who will ultimately pay the price if Mayor Zohran Mamdani succeeds in ending the iconic industry.

Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced Tuesday that they had reached a deal to phase out horse-drawn carriages in the Big Apple, with a vote expected next week on a bill that would ban carriage operations beginning in June 2028.

A longtime source of controversy, the horse-drawn carriages lined up at Central Park to take families and tourists for rides are at the center of a public safety debate after 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan was killed from a fall in June. The bill was later renamed “Romanch’s Law.”

Animal rights activists have targeted the industry, accusing carriage drivers of mistreating horses and even heckling some on the streets over concerns about proper care, food and water. Viral videos of horses collapsing and escaping into traffic have prompted calls to terminate the industry for good.

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Frank Riccobono, right, spoke to Fox News Digital after Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin reached a deal to end New York City’s horse-drawn carriage industry by June 2028.(Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images ; Frank Riccobono)

But Fox News Digital spoke to leaders in the industry who pushed back on the criticisms and argued that the New York City tradition is being unfairly maligned, and that livelihoods will be destroyed thanks to Mamdani’s efforts.

“You have pedicabs flying around, so why are they permitted to have a business?” Frank Riccobono, owner and manager of NYC Horse Carriage Rides, told Fox News Digital. “And now a 168-year-old tradition, attraction is being forced to surrender, which is very taboo. I want my investment to stay there for the next 20 years, 50 years, 100.”

Riccobono, who owns 12 horses and three carriages, said raising horses is like raising a child, and that “non-horse people” will never understand that bond.

“I had horses give birth in front of me,” he said. “I’ve owned their mom and I have their baby and it’s like taking a child away from me.”

The bill would not take the horses away from their owners. Owners could keep, sell or transfer them as long as they are not sent to slaughter, another carriage business or an “inhumane purposes,” but Riccobono could no longer use his horses for carriage rides in the city.

He called the criticism “brainwashing,” adding his horses receive “the most perfect lifestyle” and regularly see certified veterinarians.

“That’s what this bill shows,” he said. “It shows they’re trying to criminalize us because a horse is working.”

Riccobono said he will also lose a huge investment after purchasing a medallion for nearly $400,000. Medallions are licenses that allow horse carriage drivers to legally operate in New York City.

“I am going to take a very, very big loss here and there’s no reimbursement in this bill,” he said.

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NYCLASS Executive Director Edita Birnkrant speaks during a press conference Monday, July 27, 2026, where family members of Romanch Mahajanâs family and animal rights activists called for the passage of Ryderâs Law, also called Romanchâs Law, in Central Park in Manhattan.(Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

The ban means much more than just losing a business, according to Riccobono, who said it threatens a family legacy with horses spanning generations. Riccobono has spent more than two decades driving horse-drawn carriages after falling in love with the career through his father, who spent 47 years in the business.

“I have a father that has medical conditions,” he said. “I have colleagues that are on dialysis. These people rely on these medallions for income, for retirement. But they’re trying to strip this away from us and they don’t even know how much they’re gonna give us.”

Riccobono’s wife, Natalie, said that without her husband’s income, the family will not be able to “sustain what we have right now.”

“By taking away these businesses from us, they are literally taking food off of our table and possibly a shelter from over our heads,” she said.

However, what comes next remains up in the air to drivers who say their voices have been left unheard. Mamdani, who has made waves with his socialist agenda, and Menin have vowed to help the city’s roughly 200 carriage drivers transition into new jobs.

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Frank Riccobono, owner and manager of NYC Horse Carriage Rides, poses with one of his horses.(Frank Riccobono)

“I think that we have a civic responsibility to ensure that we are not leaving anybody out to dry,” Mamdani told reporters Wednesday. “They should not be ones that are simply left as an afterthought of what comes after this.”

Christina Hansen, a veteran New York City horse carriage driver and Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 shop steward, told Fox News Digital drivers have yet to hear directly from Mamdani and are being treated “as if we don’t matter, as if we don’t count.”

“The only cruelty in the New York City carriage industry has always been the way that the people in it, the way the carriage drivers and carriage owners and stable owners are treated,” she said.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for Menin said she will remain involved in the transition that “must include meaningful protections for the workers” and said she invited TWU and the administration to join a new working group.

“Through thoughtful conversations with labor and other stakeholders, the Council developed a framework to ensure better economic opportunities for these New Yorkers,” she said.

With the city anticipating the horses will go to rescues or sanctuaries, Hansen warned those facilities already struggle to care for the horses they have because of declining donations and a lack of resources.

Once the national attention fades, Hansen worries the horses could be left behind.

“There’s no funding from the city or anything like that to say, we’re going to make sure that, you know, the city pays for the horse’s retirement,” she said.

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A horse-carriage driver waits for customers in Central Park, New York on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced Tuesday that she and Mayor Zohran Mamdani have agreed on a deal to abolish the Central Park horse carriage industry starting in 2028.(Barry Williams / New York Daily News via Getty Images)

This isn’t the first time carriage drivers have feared the industry could disappear. Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio pledged to ban horse-drawn carriages after taking office in 2014 and backed vintage-style electric cars as an alternative. The effort, like others over the years, failed.

Hansen encouraged Mamdani to sit down for lunch with the drivers or meet their horses to get a different perspective.

“He hasn’t and he probably won’t, because he’d get so much blowback on social media or whatever,” Hansen said.

Riccobono said the fight doesn’t end here and he will continue pushing back on the “unconstitutional” bill.

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“We’re gonna fight for our rights, number one, we’re gonna fight for our horses, and we’re gonna fight for fairness and justice,” he said.

Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani’s offices for comment.

Kiera McDonald is a Production Assistant for Fox News Digital.

Becoming a lawyer could get cheaper and faster under looming Trump admin shakeup

Experts say an ABA shakeup could lower law school costs, but also complicate where graduates may be able to practice

October 18, 2026 5:00am EDT / Fox News

By Alec Schemmel

Experts explain what happens if ABA loses its law school gatekeeper status

Legal education experts explain what losing federal recognition could mean for student loans, state-level accreditation, and the path to becoming a lawyer as the Trump administration weighs the American Bar Association’s future.

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The Trump administration is expected to decide by late December whether to strip the American Bar Association’s (ABA) law school accrediting arm of federal recognition, a move that would not automatically end the ABA’s accreditation of law schools or change state bar-admission rules but could accelerate states’ efforts to approve alternative paths to becoming a lawyer.

Two legal education experts told Fox News Digital that while most law students would be unlikely to lose access to federal loans if the ABA’s accrediting arm loses recognition, the decision could accelerate a broader shift away from the organization’s longstanding dominance over legal education, with states increasingly exploring alternative accreditation pathways that could change how law schools operate and who qualifies to practice law.

“I think the biggest thing is, everyone should know that the federal recognition of the ABA is just the first step,” Adam Biggs, general counsel of the University of Austin, told Fox News Digital. “If they get knocked off their perch, that’s going to supercharge the conversations of these state supreme courts to create alternative pathways that are not just the ABA.”

The looming decision follows a September vote by the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI), the federal panel that advises the Education Department on accreditation matters, which remained deadlocked over whether to recommend renewing the ABA’s federal accreditation recognition. Education Department staff have already recommended denying renewal, and now the decision rests in the hands of Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent to rule on whether the ABA’s accrediting arm can retain its federally recognized status, which it has held since 1952.

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The ABA has long served as the primary gatekeeper for legal education in the United States, with most states requiring graduates to have attended an ABA-accredited law school to qualify for the bar exam. Although losing federal recognition would not automatically end that arrangement, critics argue it could accelerate efforts already underway in some states to recognize alternative law school approval systems, potentially allowing institutions to experiment with cheaper, shorter programs outside the ABA’s traditional accreditation model.

One such alternative is taking shape in Texas, where Biggs is helping develop a new law school at the University of Austin (UATX) that would operate without ABA accreditation. The university is considering a two-year law program or a model that combines undergraduate and legal studies. It plans to make tuition free and avoid federal funding altogether. The proposed school could also depart from traditional law school staffing models by relying more heavily on practicing attorneys and federal judges as adjunct instructors, rather than maintaining the extensive full-time faculty structure that Biggs says ABA accreditation standards require and that can pose a high bar for institutions.

Biggs argued that the ABA’s longstanding influence over legal education has discouraged such experimentation by imposing what he described as a “one size fits all elitist model of education,” which he said drives up costs and limits schools’ ability to offer alternative approaches to training future lawyers.

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Adam Biggs is the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at the University of Austin.(Fox News Digital)

“Right now, the model they force makes it impossible to cut overhead, and it’s going to be an expensive product,” Biggs said, criticizing the ABA’s accreditation requirements. “That makes the decision for you. Because you need to live in a big city to go work at a firm to pay off your massive amount of debt.”

Biggs added that reducing the cost of legal education could help address attorney shortages in rural and underserved communities, where graduates carrying substantial student debt may struggle to pursue lower-paying legal work. Allowing law schools to operate with less overhead, he said, could give new attorneys greater flexibility to serve those communities and potentially make legal services more affordable.

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The ABA faculty requirements criticized by Biggs are also facing scrutiny from the Justice Department, which has threatened an antitrust investigation over restrictions on adjunct professors teaching core law school courses. In an Oct. 7 letter, Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward gave the ABA 15 days to revise or justify its rules, arguing that the requirements restrict competition and contribute to higher tuition costs, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The emergence of alternative accreditation pathways could offer aspiring lawyers new opportunities, but also introduce complications for graduates hoping to practice in states other than where they attended law school.

While the federal government determines which accrediting agencies it recognizes for federal purposes, state supreme courts generally set their own bar-admission requirements. Many states currently require graduation from an ABA-accredited law school, a requirement that would not automatically disappear if the ABA loses its federal recognition.

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That means graduates of schools approved through alternative state-level processes, such as the one UATX hopes to pursue in Texas, could qualify for the bar in their home state but face additional hurdles elsewhere. Biggs predicted that as more states adopt alternative pathways, others could face pressure to reconsider their requirements.

“Eventually there’s gonna be a very large group of states that are not ABA or nothing,” Biggs said, predicting that states such as New York and Illinois would eventually have to confront the issue. “They’re gonna have to come to the table and try to figure out how portability is gonna work.”

Several states have already begun loosening the ABA’s longstanding hold over legal education. In January, Texas became the first state to end its exclusive reliance on ABA accreditation for bar eligibility, with the state Supreme Court assuming authority to approve qualifying law schools. Florida followed nine days later, adopting its own approach to recognizing law schools outside the traditional ABA system.

The movement has since extended to other states. Ohio’s Supreme Court proposed changes in May to establish a state-run law school approval process, while courts in Tennessee, Alabama and Washington have also taken steps toward reducing their reliance on the ABA, as Fox News Digital previously reported.

Langdell Hall Library on the campus of Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Mass.(Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis via Getty Images)

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The potential consequences for federal student loans, meanwhile, may be far more limited. Biggs explained that most law schools are affiliated with larger universities that maintain their own institutional accreditation, allowing students to access federal aid without relying exclusively on the ABA’s recognition.

“So unless you are a freestanding law school that only relies on the ABA, your students are gonna be fine,” Biggs said.

Sarah Parshall Perry, attorney and vice president of nonprofit Defending Education, similarly told Fox News Digital that the more immediate federal-aid concerns would fall on standalone law schools that rely on the ABA’s federal recognition rather than a parent university’s institutional accreditation. Perry estimated that roughly 15 standalone law schools could potentially face federal funding complications if the ABA loses its recognition.

Beyond the immediate financial implications, Perry argued that loosening the ABA’s grip on legal education could bring more fundamental changes to what law schools teach and how they prepare students for the profession.

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“These law students are actually going to get a better education,” Perry argued. “Because we get the ABA meddling away from curricular inclusions, and we get them away from race mandates in admissions and in hiring and promotions, we get back to ground zero on making excellent lawyers.”

“I don’t care what color my attorney is if I get in a car crash. I am very concerned that he recognizes principles of contract law and insurance liability. That’s what matters most,” she added.

Sarah Parshall Perry, attorney and vice president of the nonprofit Defending Education(Fox News DigitL)

The ABA’s accrediting council has already moved to roll back some of its DEI requirements amid concern the federal government could strip its accrediting status. In September, the council voted 10-6 to repeal Standard 206, which had required law schools to demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion among students, faculty and staff.

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The U.S. flag and Department of Education flags whip in the wind outside the department’s headquarters on March 06, 2025 in Washington, DC.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Education Department officials previously told Fox News Digital that staff had recommended denying the organization’s renewed recognition after finding it out of compliance with more than 26 federal recognition criteria, including concerns about the accrediting council’s independence from the broader ABA membership and advocacy activities.

The ABA has disputed the Department’s findings and defended the independence of its accrediting council. Even if the administration ultimately revokes federal recognition, the organization could continue accrediting law schools, leaving states to decide whether to maintain their longstanding reliance on ABA approval or embrace alternative pathways as some have already started doing.

Alec Schemmel is a Politics Reporter for Fox News Digital who is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina but now resides in the Washington D.C.-Baltimore Metro Area.