Reuters World News - France protests, Christa Pike conscious, October 7 and Messi
Episode Date: October 7, 2026Riot police and protesters clash as a quarter of a million people join schools protests across France. Christa Pike's lawyers say she is conscious and speaking after surviving a botched execution atte...mpt. Israel marks three years since the October 7 Hamas attack. And Lionel Messi plays his last game for Argentina. Podcasts, breaking news, and video analysis from the source. Download the Reuters app here. Listen to the Morning Bid podcast here. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Hi, I'm Kim Vinal in Wanganui, New Zealand.
It's Wednesday, October 7th.
Today, demonstrations across France as teachers and parents join high school students on the streets.
Israelis mark three years since the Hamas attack as Gaza lies in ruins.
Execution survivor Krista Pike is conscious and speaking.
And Messi signs.
off after one last Argentina game.
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Riot police confront protesters in Paris,
hitting them with batons and using tear gas
as protesters' anger over France's ailing education system boils over.
A quarter of a million people joined in,
mostly peaceful demonstrations across the country,
with teachers, parents and activists joining high schoolers
to demand better staffing levels, functioning school buildings and more funding.
Even so, Prime Minister Sebastian Leconioux says more than 200 students
and dozens of school staffers have been injured.
Reporter Juliet Jabkiro spoke to us from a demonstration in Paris.
What has been really striking and what people, I mean, especially rights groups and unions have complained about,
is the police response because we've seen a number, potentially unprecedented number of arrests.
And there have also been like a few occurrences of police violence with investigations being
opened into several cases in different French towns.
In the north of France, a protestor lost a hand.
I think he was just 15-year-old.
So these have shocked the opinion.
And at the same time, there's also questions about violence.
The fact that maybe the student protesters being met by police has only increased the levels of violence.
So tension has really risen and the government got itself like a huge crisis on its hand.
Krista Pike, the Tennessee death row inmate who survived a lethal injection attempt last week, has regained consciousness and is speaking.
Her lawyers say the execution drug seeped out of her vein.
and into surrounding tissue,
leaving her with severe caustic burns on both arms.
Her lawyers will appear in court today,
asking the state to keep any evidence from the botched execution.
Royce's Steve Gorman explains what could happen next.
I suppose that if they could make a case in court
that she was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment,
then they could use that perhaps as ammunition for a pleading,
to stay any further execution attempts because that would be a violation of the Constitution
and they couldn't proceed. But beside that, for now, the governor, Bill Lee, suspended or halted,
paused any further executions by the state of Tennessee through the remainder of this year.
What he said, it was a comprehensive inquiry to determine, get to the bottom of what went wrong,
what happened. And so,
It looks that no matter what happens in court,
she's not in jeopardy going back into the execution chamber any time
for the rest of this year.
Cornell has hired a top former U.S. Justice Department lawyer
to investigate how the university handle the student's gang rape allegations.
The move follows mounting scrutiny and student protests at the Ivy League school.
Sally Yates, a former deputy U.S. Attorney General,
will conduct an independent review.
on how Cornell prevents and responds to sexual assault claims.
Three years ago today,
Hamas launched an attack on Israel that became the deadliest day in the country's history.
Militans crossed into southern Israel,
killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 people hostage.
From the resulting Israel-Ghasa war, more than 74,000 Palestinians were killed, according to Palestinian health authorities.
Jerusalem bureau chief Rami Ayub says the questions raised by October 7th about security, leadership, and the future of the region are still far from settled.
The situation on the ground in Gaza is still catastrophic. There was a ceasefire that was struck and broken by the Trump administration.
on October 10, 2025, it was supposed to bring in a surge in humanitarian relief,
was supposed to see the reconstruction of Gaza, was supposed to see Hamas laid down its weapons
in exchange for Israel withdrawing from a territory. None of that has really happened.
Israeli troops are fully occupying about two-thirds of the territory, so quite a bit more
than they were originally left in power of when the ceasefire was struck about a year ago.
And the 2 million population of Gaza is crammed into a third of the original territory
with inadequate food and water and living in just very difficult conditions
in makeshift tents and in the ruins of bombed out buildings.
The anniversary comes just 20 days ahead of Israel's elections,
a vote that is viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's long tenure.
Netanyahu ahead of the election has stepped up
a military campaign that he and his government says is targeting Hamas militants who were involved
in the October 7th attacks. We've also seen a big number of civilians killed, including many children.
Netanyahu has highlighted that campaign ahead of an election where opinion polls one day show that
he might stand a chance and other days show that he could very well lose. The situation on the ground in
Israel on October 7th is one of reflection. It's one of mourning, but it's one still of
frustrations with what many Israelis see as a lack of responsibility taken by Netanyahu
and his government for the worst security failure in the country's modern history.
Now a warning, the next story contains disturbing video and audio.
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance says Tehran must meaningfully cut its nuclear enrichment program
to end the seven-month U.S.-Iran war.
Speaking exclusively to Reuters, Vance also said that the U.S. is unclear who is actually running Iran.
Meanwhile, over in Yemen, fighting is intensifying.
Saudi-backed government forces have pushed Houthi fighters back from the strategic Mabal-Mandib
straight, but videos, verified by Reuters, show armored vehicles deliberately driving over
Houthi fighters.
Some were unarmed.
Some had their hands up.
The Iran-backed Houthis say the videos are evidence of war crimes.
The Giants Brigade, the main Yemeni government force, says it's investigating.
This morning, the Houthis hit back, firing missiles and drones at Aidan's International Airport.
Paramount Skydance has closed its $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery,
creating a new entertainment giant called Skydance.
The combined company brings together some of the biggest names in media.
Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, HBO Max, Paramount Plus, CNN and CBS News.
As CEO David Allison takes the helm, he faces some very real challenges.
The company is carrying roughly $80 billion in debt.
And finally today, a farewell to one of soccer's greats.
Lionel Messi has played his final game for Argentina,
a masterclass in front of a packed Buenos Aires Stadium.
The 39-year-old scoring one goal
and setting up two more for Argentina to beat Benin 3-0.
Rapping up his interruption.
up his international career with 126 goals.
Careful fans listened to his parting words.
Emilia Ojeda says Messi is an idol who united to Argentinians.
And after the final whistle, a drone show forming his number 10 as fireworks lit up the sky.
messy is not gone completely,
you will continue playing club football for Into Miami.
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