The southern Tunisian city of Gabes was brought to a standstill by a general strike and tens of thousands of protesters who supported demands for the closure of a state chemical plant linked to a pollution crisis.
In response to a call made by Tunisia’s largest trade union, the UGTT, the UGTT, shops, markets, and schools in coastal Gabes were forced to close on Tuesday as part of the strike, which temporarily halted economic activity.
The CGT phosphate plant’s environmental pollution, which critics claim now threatens the health of thousands of residents, was condemned by crowds holding banners.
Protesters chanted “Gabes wants to live” and “Dismantle the polluting units” as they marched through the city.
President Kais Saied earlier this month claimed that Gabes had been the victim of an “environmental assassination” as a result of what he termed “criminal policy choices” made by previous governments. He attributed these actions to the spread of cancer, respiratory illness, and the destruction of local ecosystems.
Without giving a timeline, health minister Mustapha Ferjani announced on Monday that the government would build a cancer hospital in Gabes to treat spiking cases.
The Tunisian government made the promise to gradually shut down the factory in 2017. Authorities, however, announced earlier this year that they would instead increase plant production.
Local fishermen report a dramatic decline in fish stocks over the past ten years, which has had a negative impact on a major source of income for many in the area, according to environmental groups.
Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has stated that he doesn’t want a “wasted meeting,” and that he has decided to postpone plans for a meeting with Vladimir Putin to discuss the Ukraine war.
At least 35 people have died as a result of a fuel tanker overturn and explode in Nigeria’s northern Niger State, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) of the country.
The state’s FRSC sector commander, Aishatu Saadu, said on Tuesday that the vehicle skidded off the road and spilled gasoline, which quickly ignited.
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Nigeria’s Channels Television reported that several more people who were hurt in the collision were being treated for serious burns, according to TVC News.
The statement from the explosion of a tanker in the Katcha local government area, where Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago said the explosion had “resulted many lives and left several others injured,” was delivered to the Essa residents.
Bologi Ibrahim, the governor’s top press secretary, added in the statement that several of the explosion’s victims had approached the tanker to try to retrieve its contents.
According to Bago, “this is yet another painful, difficult, and tragic experience for the people and the state government.”
Farouk Mohammed Kawo, the Niger State tanker drivers’ association’s chairman, called the incident “devastating and avoidable” according to Channels Television.
According to Kawo, the tanker was carrying gasoline from Lagos in northern Nigeria when it collided. According to Kawo, there were about 30 accidents along the same route in October alone, and this is due to the “deplorable state of the road.”
In Africa’s most populous nation, where there is no pipeline infrastructure, it is common to have tragic incidents involving petroleum products.
The visiting Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday to open the season with a 119-109 victory. Jimmy Butler added 31 points and Stephen Curry added 23.
The Warriors, who opened the second half with an 18-4 scoring burst, added 17 points and nine rebounds to their 17-point scoring total.
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Kuminga shot 4 of 6 from distance, while Hield shot 5 of 10, while Golden State shot 4 of 40 (42.5%) from 3-point range. Curry shot 3 of 9 from the 3-point arc.
Luka Doncic, who signed for the Lakers in a trade with the Dallas Mavericks in February, added 43 points, 12 rebounds, and nine assists. Los Angeles had 26 points and nine assists, according to Austin Reaves.
In his Lakers debut, Deandre Ayton scored 10 points for Los Angeles, who made 11 of their 28 free throw attempts while shooting 8 of 32 (35%) from 3-point range. Butler made 16 of his free throws while the Warriors made 26 of 29.
LeBron James, a star lacrosse player for 23 years, had a sciatica that prevented him from playing in the Lakers’ first season opener.
LeBron James has an injury that will keep him out until at least mid-November. [Harry How/Getty Images via AFP]
Less than five minutes into the second half, the Warriors extended their one-point halftime lead to a 73-58 advantage. Golden State held a 90-79 lead for the third quarter, scoring 13 points from Kuminga.
With 3:59 left, Los Angeles came within 105-99 with a 3-pointer from the Lakers’ starter.
With 2:29 left, Butler made a reverse layup to give the Warriors a 108-99 lead before Draymond Green made a 3-pointer and the Warriors took a 110-100 lead. With only 51. 2 seconds left, Curry scored a 3-pointer to seal the victory.
Green totaled eight points, nine rebounds, and nine assists.
The Lakers went on a 16-5 run to take a 51-50 lead after going for a large portion of the first half. At the break, the Warriors had a 55-54 lead.
Butler topped the Warriors with 17 points, while Doncic had 22 points in the first half to lead all scorers. Los Angeles went 9 of 16 from the free throw line in the first half, while Golden State went 16 of 18.
Luka Doncic, a Los Angeles Lakers guard, led all scorers with 41 points in the first game of the season against the Golden State Warriors.
Thunder win over Rockets, opening their title defense.
With just two seconds left in double overtime, the Oklahoma City Thunder won the season opener 125-124 at home over the Houston Rockets, scoring two from the free throw line.
The players received their championship rings for the title run last year, and Oklahoma City’s championship banner was raised into the rafters before the game.
Then the Thunder and Rockets got to work on a wild back-and-forth game, with Alperen, Sengun, and Kevin Durant all contributing big plays for Houston while Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren and Kevin Durant both scoring big plays for the Thunder.
The final big moment was ultimately created by Gilgeous-Alexander.
With 11 seconds left, Gilgeous-Alexander went to the basket and fouled Durant before Sengun put the Rockets ahead by one point with a driving finger roll off a feed from Durant.
Durant’s sixth foul marked the end of his Rockets career.
Both of Gilgeous-Alexander’s foul shots gave Oklahoma City the lead after he had missed four of his previous 12 free throws. The Thunder won, but Jabari Smith Jr.’s turnaround shot at the buzzer went uncorrected.
Holmgren finished with 28 points and seven rebounds in the first overtime.
With 39 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists, Sengun finished with a career-high five 3-pointers. Russell had nine boards and 23 points.
During their NBA season-opening game on October 21, 2025, at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, US, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, center, drives to the basket as Kevin Durant of the Houston Rockets defends. [Zach Beeker/Getty Images via AFP]
More than $100 million (some 88 million euros) have been stolen from the Louvre museum in Paris as a blatant daylight robbery over the weekend, according to a French prosecutor.
In an interview on Tuesday, Paris public prosecutor Laure Beccuau said, “It is important to remember that this damage is an economic damage, but it is nothing compared to the historical damage caused by this theft.”
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According to Beccuau, “the Louvre curator estimated the damages to be 88 million euros.” That works out to $102m.
A tiara and earrings from the early 19th-century television series Queen Marie-Amélie and Queen Hortense were among the eight stolen jewelry. Empress Eugenie’s crown was discovered outside the museum, which the thieves allegedly dumped while they were escaping.
Four masked thieves used a crane to break into an upstairs window at the Louvre, one of France’s remaining crown jewels, and steal jewelry during a quick robbery that involved a motorcycle getaway. The heist involved a getaway on motorcycles and took place on a break in the afternoon.
The Louvre’s “Prejudice a été estimated by the conservationatrice of the Louvre to the sum of 88 million euros”
Laure Beccuau, procureure of Paris, is the author of the #RTLSoir photo, Anne-Sophie Lapix. twitter.com/3KB1oJ9vn7
The Louvre curator estimated the damage to be worth 88 million euros. Laure Beccuau, the prosecutor in Paris, speaking with Anne-Sophie Lapix.
As anger grows over the lack of security in the nation’s museums, director of the Louvre, Laurence des Cars, is scheduled to appear before the French Senate’s culture committee on Wednesday.
Des Cars in January had warned Rachida Dati, France’s Culture Minister, about the museum’s “worrying level of obsolescence,” citing the urgent need for significant renovations.
Criminals duped into Paris’s Natural History Museum last month, seizing gold nuggets worth more than $1.5 million.
After being detained in Barcelona while attempting to dispose of nearly 1 kg (2. 2 pounds) of melted gold pieces, French authorities announced on Tuesday that a 24-year-old Chinese woman had been detained in that case.
Last month, thieves allegedly stole two dishes and a vase from a museum in Limoges, and they also allegedly stole $ 7.6 million from the same establishment.
In a document that covers the Louvre’s 2019 to 2024 time period, with only a quarter of one wing of the museum being subject to video surveillance, France’s Court of Auditors reported.
Following a two-day police investigation and the museum’s regular weekly closure on Tuesday, The Louvre is expected to reopen on Wednesday.
Despite rising attendance at the world-famous museum, whose extensive collections include the Mona Lisa, which has been slashed, labor unions have complained that security staff at the Louvre have been hired.
The Louvre’s website states that “very top of the list of the world’s greatest heritage and museum sites” is the museum, which had 8.9 million visitors last year and 8.9 million in 2023.
