After French Riots, Curfews & Calm .. is a new Storm Brewing ? Plus Ukraine & Israel

Seven people have been killed in an attack on a funeral in central Jordan, officials have said. At least 34 others were injured as gunmen opened fire on a church in Hmoud, in the Karak governorate on Friday. The unidentified gunmen are reported to have arrived in a car, entered the church and opened fire before fleeing. No-one has admitted carrying out the attack.

French President Emmanuel Macron has labelled a gun attack in a Parisian suburb which killed one person and injured five others "a racist terrorist attack". Macron said the attack was a "turning point in the life of our Republic and our nation" - the first time there has ever been a random racial killing like this. The attack unfolded over some 15 minutes with the attacker opening fire from his car - first in Trappes to the south-west of Paris, and then in nearby La Verrière - appearing to target people of migrant origin. He was subsequently arrested.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will travel to Moscow next week for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, according to a report by Reuters. It hasn't been long since Pezeshkian spoke to Putin in person, but this will be the first meeting between the two in Russia during the ongoing war. The two leaders met with each other on the sidelines of the Caspian Environmental Summit in Turkmenistan on Oct. 8. The two also met at a summit in Kyrgyzstan in September.

The Trump administration on Friday said it had granted tariff exemptions on some Canadian imports, an implicit acknowledgement that President Donald Trump’s signature trade policy could be hurting Republican candidates running in the Nov. 3 midterm election. The canceled tariffs include 50% duties on some agricultural items. These duties were applied to Canadian products after the country withdrew from trade negotiations with the Trump administration in late August. Polls show Democrats have a solid chance to win majorities in both the House and Senate.