Saturday evening, a burning vehicle was thrown against the Saint-Pierre Chanel church in Rillieux-la-Pape, near Lyon, without however managing to set the building on fire.
During a brief trip to the city on Monday evening, October 5, the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin strongly condemned the attempted fire against the Saint-Pierre Chanel church, calling it a “shock against the Republic” , and promised police reinforcements in the metropolis of Lyon. Source L’Obs
A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday temporarily blocked a move by new U.S. President Joe Biden to halt the deportation of many immigrants for a 100-day period, a swift legal setback for his ambitious immigration agenda. Source Reuters
The United States could face a heightened threat of domestic extremist violence for weeks from people angry at Donald Trump’s election defeat and inspired by the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol, the Department of Homeland Security warned on Wednesday. Source Reuters
Chinese military exercises near Taiwan are a “solemn warning to external forces”, Beijing said Wednesday, after the new US government expressed strong support for the self-ruled island. Source Bangkok Post
