Trump meets key Iran war mediator as UAE reveals major oil export surge despite conflict

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump met Qatar's prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, on Monday at the White House as diplomatic efforts to end the war with Iran continue, even as Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns that negotiations remain far from a breakthrough and Tehran signals a willingness to negotiate without yielding to pressure.

The competing messages come as the Strait of Hormuz remains a major source of global economic disruption and regional governments push for a diplomatic solution to a conflict that has subjected Gulf countries to thousands of Iranian missile and drone attacks.

Speaking to reporters Sunday before departing for a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Paris, Rubio said there had been little progress in negotiations and rejected the terms put forward by Tehran.

"I wouldn't say we're on the verge of a breakthrough," Rubio said.

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He emphasized that Trump prefers a diplomatic settlement but described Iran's demands as unrealistic.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday that Tehran was prepared to negotiate an end to what he described as a prolonged state of neither war nor peace.

"We can negotiate with dignity and resolve the issue with dignity. We favor dialogue and negotiations," Pezeshkian said, according to Anadolu Agency on November 9, citing an Iranian presidential statement.

He said Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had instructed officials to end the uncertainty but insisted that Iran would not surrender to coercion.

Trump, meanwhile, signaled Sunday that he was not seeking another escalation. In an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes," the president said he saw no reason to intensify the war with Iran while maintaining that the Strait of Hormuz was open.

Mediators have been discussing a two-day proposal under which the United States would lift its naval blockade and release some frozen Iranian funds. Tehran would then take steps toward renewed nuclear inspections and reopen the Strait of Hormuz before broader negotiations resumed, according to Axios on November 9.

The proposal has not been accepted by Washington, and significant differences remain over the terms of any agreement.

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Nowhere are the consequences of the diplomatic stalemate clearer than in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow shipping corridor connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.

Before the war, the equivalent of roughly one-fifth of global petroleum liquids consumption and more than one-fifth of global liquefied natural gas trade passed through the waterway, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, making it one of the world's most strategically important maritime routes.

Since the conflict began, Iranian attacks, shipping restrictions and U.S. military operations have severely disrupted commercial traffic.

Despite the American naval presence, attacks on commercial vessels have continued.

Reuters reported Monday that tanker attacks in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz had accelerated sharply in October and continued into November. Iranian authorities also claimed that a tanker had struck a mine east of the strait on Sunday.

In an interview with Fox News Digital at the ADIPEC energy conference in Abu Dhabi, Amos Hochstein, a former senior adviser to President Joe Biden and now managing partner at TWG Global, challenged claims that the strait had effectively reopened.

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"There has been a hot conflict in the Strait of Hormuz on almost a nightly basis. Tankers are getting fired on, tankers are getting hit," Hochstein said.

"If you need a heavy U.S. military presence just to let an oil tanker go through, to me that's the definition of not open," he told Fox News Digital.

Hochstein argued that the extraordinary security measures required to protect commercial vessels demonstrate that normal navigation has not been restored.

Higher insurance premiums, the danger of additional attacks and restrictions on maritime traffic have continued to burden the global economy.

His assessment contrasts with the more optimistic picture offered by U.S. Central Command. In late October, Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM, said American forces had cleared primary shipping routes of Iranian mines and assisted thousands of commercial vessels transiting the waterway.

According to a CENTCOM statement reported October 25, more than 3,000 commercial vessels had successfully transited Hormuz with American military support over the preceding six months.

But for Hochstein, the ability of military forces to escort ships does not mean the commercial risks have disappeared.

He suggested that negotiations could proceed on separate tracks, with Washington concentrating on Iran's nuclear program while Gulf governments take a greater role in discussions over freedom of navigation and maritime security.

"Maybe the Gulf allies themselves should be the ones that are managing that part of the negotiation on the [strait] while the United States would manage the negotiations ... on the nuclear front," Hochstein told Fox News Digital.

Dr. Angela Wilkinson, CEO of the World Energy Council, said the disruption of the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the need to rethink global energy markets, which have traditionally prioritized efficiency over resilience.

"Efficiency is not enough. We have to have resilience," Wilkinson told Fox News Digital at ADIPEC.

"What we at the World Energy Council recommend is that we rebalance energy," she said, advocating solutions that address energy security, affordability and sustainability simultaneously.

"We have escalating logistics costs, but we've got new vulnerabilities of interdependency. And that's what we're navigating our way through."

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For the UAE, the disruption has accelerated efforts to reduce dependence on the Strait of Hormuz.

The Emirates has invested in alternative routes, particularly its pipeline to Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman, outside the strait, allowing some oil exports to bypass the contested shipping corridor.

Al Nuaimi said the country had substantially increased its oil exports since the war began.

"We want the Strait of Hormuz to be open, to be respected according to international law, but we don't wait and make our country and our people hostages to others. … Before the war started on February 28th, we used to export 3.1, 3.2 million barrels a day. Now we are exporting almost 4.4."

UAE Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei also said at ADIPEC on November 2 that the country's exports had, at times, exceeded prewar levels.

The country is also investing in new export routes, overseas storage capacity and shipping infrastructure to strengthen its ability to withstand future disruptions.

Hochstein praised the UAE and Saudi Arabia for anticipating the risks associated with dependence on a single maritime route.

"You can create alternative pathways and infrastructure, but those are redundancies," he said.

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His point was that alternative infrastructure can reduce the economic impact of disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz but cannot entirely replace the waterway.

The wider consequences have been felt across international energy markets, with increased shipping costs and supply disruptions affecting consumers far beyond the Middle East.

In a separate exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Mohammed Baharoon, director general of the Emirati research center B'huth, argued that the confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz amounts to a separate economic war with consequences far beyond the region.

"The third war was Iran's war on global economy by blocking the Strait of Hormuz," Baharoon said. "And they've affected people in the Philippines, in India, in Brazil that has nothing to do with this conflict."

He argued that the disruption has exposed the vulnerability of countries dependent on a single shipping corridor, reinforcing the need for alternative pipelines, transportation networks and supply chains.

"And part of resilience is that you will not have only one outlet," he said.

Baharoon stressed that those investments were not simply emergency responses to the war but part of a longer-term effort to strengthen regional connectivity.

"The war might have accelerated the plans, but the plans have always been there," he said.

Even if Hormuz fully reopens, he argued, the region will still need more routes for international trade.

"We need more access, we'll need more supply chains. And we need them to be not only durable, resilient, but also redundant."

Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment but did not receive a response before publication.

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Gunman who killed 6 in Poland's Krakow square dies in hospital after police shootout

The gunman who killed six people and wounded 15 others in a shooting at a crowded square in Poland died Monday after being shot by police during the attack, authorities said.

The 24-year-old suspect had been hospitalized in critical condition since Saturday's shooting in Krakow and underwent several operations before his death.

Polish prosecutors have opened an investigation into the killings and attempted killings, including attacks on police officers, as a possible terrorist offense.

Authorities said the gunman held far-right views, though investigators have not publicly established a motive for the attack.

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Police also discovered the bodies of the suspect's mother, father and sister at the family's home in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, roughly 93 miles northeast of Krakow, per reporting from The Associated Press. The three are believed to have died from gunshot wounds, though authorities have not confirmed the circumstances of their deaths.

The suspect, who was wearing military-style clothing and a bulletproof vest, drove into Krakow's historic Main Square on Saturday before opening fire, according to authorities.

Four women and two men were killed, including a British man and an Austrian woman. Five foreign nationals were among the wounded. 

Two police officers injured while stopping the gunman remained hospitalized as of Sunday, though both were reportedly conscious.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Trump’s proposed Russia deal raises NATO alarm as ex-commander warns Putin seeks influence over Europe

President Donald Trump's push for a deal with Russia to end the war in Ukraine and potentially reshape European security has raised alarm among NATO allies, with a former top alliance commander warning Fox News Digital that President Vladimir Putin has long sought to divide the world into competing spheres of influence.

The warning came as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also appeared to reject what he called a potential "Yalta 2.0," and NATO allies debated direct outreach to Putin ahead of delegations preparing for talks in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 10-11.

Retired Gen. Philip Breedlove, the former Supreme Allied Commander Europe, warned that Putin's ambitions extend far beyond Ukraine and reflect a broader vision for how global powers should divide influence.

"Putin has a plan for the world, and he has pushed that plan on leaders several times," Breedlove warned before adding: "He talks about it and he writes about it."

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Trump had suggested Thursday that an agreement with Moscow could extend beyond ending Russia's nearly five-year war in Ukraine.

"It's going to be a big agreement, and it's going to involve more than Ukraine... I could even say it might involve all of Europe," Trump told reporters after meeting Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev at the White House.

"It's going to be a big, beautiful agreement, and everyone's going to be thrilled," Trump added.

Breedlove said Putin has repeatedly promoted a vision of dividing global power among Russia, China and the United States.

"The plan is three spheres of influence whereby China controls the Far East, Russia controls Europe, and America controls the Western Hemisphere. I do not expect there's going to be a lot of cooperation from the countries of Europe," he said.

"The Western world is waiting to see what this big plan is, and they are very concerned because it is about them," Breedlove added.

Zelenskyy also warned Friday against repeating the 1945 Yalta Conference, where Allied leaders negotiated Europe's postwar order before the Soviet Union consolidated control over Eastern Europe.

"We don't want to have Yalta 2.0," the Ukrainian leader told CNN. "We don't want to be divided by Russia," he said before adding: "For me, it's not simple and it can be dangerous."

On Sunday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that discussions on how Europe would look after the Ukraine war were already underway.

"It's one of the key topics that's been raised repeatedly in every conversation, anytime negotiations have been discussed," he said ahead of traveling to Paris for the G7 meeting.

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"So I think that's what the president is alluding to, is that there's been some advances made and what that architecture could look like post-conflict. We obviously have to get past the conflict to get to that point," he added, clarifying Trump's comments.

Breedlove, however, questioned whether European governments and Ukraine would even accept a broader agreement negotiated without their involvement.

"I do expect that when we get a peek under the hood of what Mr. Putin and Mr. Trump have devised that there may be European partners and allies to include Ukraine that may or may not be enthralled with the proposed solution."

"We have always said nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine," the expert said.

"Neither have we heard anything about the EU or NATO being in this conversation. And yet the EU, NATO and Ukraine are central and the heart of the matter that apparently is going to be discussed."

Tensions also appeared to mount further after Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre held a rare 90-minute telephone conversation with Putin on Oct. 27, according to reports.

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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen criticized the separate European diplomatic initiatives.

"I think Europe should stick together rather than going solo," she said as Breedlove went on to defend the outreach.

"The two calls that recently took place between Northern leaders in the NATO alliance and Russia, I don't think that they're out of place at all," he said. "I think they're entirely appropriate."

"The great powers of Europe are getting very concerned that someone is dealing with their security without including them in the conversation," he added.

Meanwhile, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed Sunday that France would participate in the Abu Dhabi negotiations.

"The Europeans will be well represented; France will be in Abu Dhabi to take part in these discussions," Barrot said, according to Reuters.

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Breedlove warned that any agreement requiring European nations to sacrifice their security to satisfy Moscow would still face fierce resistance.

"If the maximalist demands of Russia remain intact and in order to find peace, all the rest of Europe has to give up its security, sacrifice its security, make itself more susceptible to Russian attack, then this is not going to go well," he said.

"Putin has never been a partner for peace in Ukraine. Putin is not now a partner for peace in Ukraine."

"The EU nations, the NATO nations, and Ukraine are not going to sign up to a plan that suggests that Russia will be able to once again amass its armies, march across borders and intervene in its neighbors' internal business."

"We need to understand that we are in a war. Mr. Putin is at war with the West," he warned.

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Iran vows ‘astonishing’ strikes and lifts missile-range limit as US targets land routes

Iran lifted its self-imposed ballistic missile-range limit and threatened to unleash new, homegrown weapons that would "astonish the entire world," within hours of the U.S. military launching a new task force aimed at choking off Tehran's weapons shipments and illicit trade Nov. 7.

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesperson Brig. Gen. Hossein Mohebbi confirmed that Iran was now abandoning its previous 2,000-kilometer, or roughly 1,240-mile, ballistic missile-range restriction, according to The Associated Press.

"That restriction has been lifted for us," Mohebbi clarified in the wake of the task force announcement.

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 U.S. Central Command established "Task Force Iron Gate", an initiative targeting the movement of advanced Iranian weapons systems, dual-use materials and illicit revenue across Iran's land borders and the Caspian Sea.

"Strengthening CENTCOM's collaboration with US Interagency partners will further constrain Iran's ability to finance terrorism, rebuild weapons factories, and replenish their military," Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, said in a statement shared on X.

According to Behnam Taleblu, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), the U.S. may now carry out "targeted strikes" against facilitators while putting "political pressure on bordering states, as well as market and sanctions pressure against institutions underwriting Iran’s illicit trade."

"It speaks volumes, of course, that this effort is being stood up within CENTCOM headquarters," Taleblu told Fox News Digital.  

Meanwhile, Iran's IRGC quickly dismissed the new initiative as "wordplay," claiming Tehran had already made preparations and coordinated with neighboring countries to withstand additional pressure, Fars News Agency reported.

Mohebbi also warned that Iran was developing new weapons capable of delivering devastating blows in another confrontation with the U.S. and Israel.

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"There are surprises that will be unveiled and deployed on the battlefield if a third wave of confrontation with the enemy erupts. These surprises will astonish the entire world," Mohebbi said during a news conference in Tehran on Saturday, according to Iran's state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).

"If they once again miscalculate, or if the Zionists, in pursuit of their own interests, lead the criminal United States into another miscalculation, they should know that Iran's next blows will be even harder and will leave them crippled for years to come," he added.

Iran's previous 2,000-kilometer limit already placed the entire Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, most of Egypt and parts of Greece and the Balkans within range.

In March, Iran unsuccessfully attempted to strike the joint U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, roughly 2,500 miles from the Islamic Republic.

Mohebbi also claimed Iran was preparing to unveil new underground missile facilities, as Tehran seeks to shield its weapons production from future attacks.

The installations, described by Iranian officials as "missile cities," are designed to allow the IRGC to continue manufacturing weapons during wartime, according to IRNA.

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The IRGC spokesman claimed Iran's Aerospace Force continued producing missiles and drones during recent fighting, using domestic expertise without importing foreign weapons or relying on "reverse engineering of weapons captured from the enemy."

Mohebbi also described Iran's growing self-sufficiency in weapons production as a "very big achievement."

Taleblu meanwhile emphasized the significance of the Caspian Sea basin, saying the world’s largest lake has "turned into a two-way sanctions-busting hub for both Iran and Russia."

"Iranian officials always claim self-sufficiency in their military industries," he said.

"But with domestic missile production significantly constrained due to the 40-Day War, the regime will be reliant on imports to build back, and especially at scale and at a faster rate.

"This is why efforts to constrain both land and sea trade in and out of Iran are a one-two punch for the regime."

The warnings come as Washington intensified pressure on Iran's regional trade routes, including its land crossings with Iraq, where Baghdad has reportedly resisted U.S. demands for full and broader border restrictions.

According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Iraq has closed only one border crossing with Iran so far, despite reported American pressure to shut down most crossings between the two countries.

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On Sunday, the U.S. Treasury pressed Iraq to close all border crossings with Iran except for two as part of Washington's policy of increasing economic pressure on Tehran, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said, according to Reuters.

The Iraqi government had closed the al-Shayeb crossing in southeastern Iraq on Oct. 21, to review security and install equipment to prevent smuggling of prohibited materials.

Iraqi political sources told Agence France-Presse that Washington had pressured Baghdad to close most Iran-Iraq border crossings to restrict trade and financial exchanges that could help Tehran withstand U.S. sanctions, ISW reported.

ISW also said that Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Mohammad Kazem al-Sadegh was pressuring tribal leaders in Iraq's Maysan province to push Iraqi officials and leaders of the Shiite Coordination Framework to reopen al-Shayeb.

Al-Sadegh is reportedly a member of the IRGC's Quds Force, which oversees the organization's foreign operations.

The institute assessed that Baghdad's limited response likely reflects efforts to balance its relationship with Washington against the influence of Iranian-backed political factions.

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Israeli president taps Netanyahu rival to form government as coalition battle looms

Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced Saturday that he has chosen opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form the country's next government, handing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's chief rival the first opportunity to build a coalition following an inconclusive national election.

Herzog announced his decision on Nov. 7, but the formal presentation of the mandate is scheduled for Sunday, November 8, at 5 p.m. Israeli time. Eisenkot will then have 28 days to assemble a government, with a possible 14-day extension.

The decision could mark a significant step toward ending Netanyahu’s tenure, but it would also launch a difficult round of coalition negotiations, with deep disagreements among parties seeking to replace him.

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Following two days of consultations with Israel’s newly elected parliament, Herzog announced Thursday that factions representing 67 of the Knesset’s 120 members had recommended Eisenkot, chairman of the Yashar party, to form the next government. Netanyahu received the backing of 46 lawmakers, while seven members of the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party declined to endorse either candidate.

"The results of the consultations may appear clear," Herzog said in his Nov. 5 statement, but cautioned that competing political demands and vetoes have left the prospects for forming a government uncertain.

The challenge facing Eisenkot is that the 67 endorsements do not translate into a 67-seat governing coalition.

In the October 27 election, Netanyahu’s Likud emerged as the largest single party with 27 seats, while his wider political bloc won 53. The four-party alliance seeking to replace him secured just 48 seats.

The remaining endorsements for Eisenkot came from two Arab-led parties, the Joint List and Ra’am, which together hold 19 seats. Although both recommended Eisenkot to the president, their support presents a dilemma for some of his prospective coalition partners, who have ruled out depending on Arab parties to establish a government.

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In a lengthy statement Friday, Eisenkot outlined his plan to establish what he called a National Emergency Government, initially based on the four parties committed to replacing Netanyahu, while leaving the door open for additional parties and lawmakers to join.

"Israel is facing a genuine, tangible and dangerous national emergency," Eisenkot said. He accused the outgoing government of threatening Israeli democracy and warned that continued political instability could deepen the country's security and diplomatic challenges.

Eisenkot said negotiations with his political partners had already produced significant progress and that further talks were underway.

His proposed government would be based on four founding principles: recognition of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state; acceptance of the values of Israel’s Declaration of Independence; universal military, national or civilian service; and recognition of Hamas as a terrorist organization, alongside a commitment to dismantle its military and governing capabilities.

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Eisenkot said he would invite lawmakers from across the political spectrum to join his government if they accepted those principles.

But even within the bloc seeking to replace Netanyahu, disagreements remain over how to secure the parliamentary support needed to govern.

One potentially significant development came Friday when Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the secular nationalist Yisrael Beitenu party, signaled a willingness to compromise on military conscription for ultra-Orthodox Jews, reversing a position that had long prevented political cooperation with religious parties.

In a statement posted on X, Lieberman argued that preventing another election and ending Netanyahu’s time in office would require difficult political compromises.

He identified three conditions: ending the Netanyahu era, avoiding another election and refusing to establish a government dependent on the abstention of the Joint List and Ra’am.

On other matters, including the contentious military draft law, Lieberman said political leaders must be prepared to compromise.

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The shift could open a path to negotiations with United Torah Judaism, whose seven lawmakers withheld their recommendation from Netanyahu despite the party’s long standing political alliance with him.

United Torah Judaism leader Yaakov Asher welcomed Lieberman's flexibility Friday, but said his party had not yet received a concrete proposal and that any agreement would require approval from its religious leadership.

The conscription dispute remains a major obstacle. Ultra-Orthodox parties have sought legal protections for yeshiva students who study religious texts rather than serve in the military, while Eisenkot and several of his partners campaigned on expanding the obligation to serve.

Even bringing United Torah Judaism into the four-party opposition bloc would leave Eisenkot short of the 61 seats needed for an outright parliamentary majority. The religious Shas party, which holds six seats, recommended Netanyahu to Herzog.

A different possibility would be a minority government established with the help of abstentions from parties outside the coalition, an option discussed by Eisenkot’s allies but explicitly rejected by Lieberman if it depends on the Arab factions.

The disagreement exposes the central difficulty facing Eisenkot: although a majority of lawmakers recommended that he receive the first opportunity to form a government, they have not agreed on how such a government should be constituted.

Meanwhile, Netanyahu remains caretaker prime minister as the political negotiations continue.

The prime minister has also challenged aspects of the election results amid an investigation into suspected voting irregularities. However, Israel’s Central Elections Committee said the integrity of the election had not been compromised, according to Reuters on November 5.

For Eisenkot, receiving the presidential mandate would be an important political milestone. But turning his broad parliamentary endorsement into a functioning government will require agreements among parties divided over some of Israel’s most contentious domestic issues, particularly military service and cooperation with Arab lawmakers.

Failure to bridge those divisions could leave Israel facing further political deadlock — and potentially another election.

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Paris agitators defy police orders, renew nationwide protests centered in Paris

Protesters in France are continuing to demonstrate in Paris and across the nation despite police prohibitions on gatherings in the capital.

The Paris Police Prefecture denied numerous formal requests for permits allowing protests in various areas of the city, citing October riots that led to thousands of arrests and violent clashes between protesters and law enforcement.

"These events demonstrated the intention of certain individuals to target the institutions of the Republic, specifically through actions directed against public buildings and State services in order to undermine the foundations of the Republic," the police wrote, according to a Fox News Digital translation of a police order.

"That these elements characterize a particular and serious risk to public institutions, agent safety, and the normal functioning of public services during such demonstrations," the statement continued.

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Police also prohibited a rally of France's popular Yellow Vest protest movement scheduled for Place de la Concorde, citing security concerns.

Despite the ban, prominent Yellow Vest members attended and were arrested at the National Assembly in front of Place de la Concorde.

Benjamin Ball, a member of the Yellow Vests coordination group, and spokesperson Azelma Sigaux, were both arrested early in the afternoon Saturday, according to the Agence France-Presse (AFP).

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France's Interior Ministry anticipated 170,000 people to protest nationwide Saturday, a day marking the fourth straight week of protests.

The country deployed 70,000 security forces to quell the demonstrations, according to the AFP.

"The risk is exactly the same as on previous Saturdays," Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said, instructing authorities "not to lower their guard," AFP reported.

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Videos and photos showed French authorities deploying tear gas and detaining rioters while fires burned throughout Paris.

French authorities also report that protesters have lobbed projectiles at police.

Demonstrators are protesting high costs of living, among other things, as student and teacher unions join Yellow Vests at the mass rallies.

On Monday, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is due to meet with leaders from the unions to discuss wages and purchasing power, AFP reported.

Despite the planned tête-à-tête, union leaders are calling for fresh strikes on Tuesday to keep the pressure on the government, claiming the unions are "in a position of strength (and) the government in a position of weakness and starting to yield."

Since student and union protests began in mid-September, National Assembly Deputy Leader Marine Le Pen has surged in national polling and is now seen as likely to force a runoff in the presidential election after announcing her candidacy in October.

Fox News Digital contacted the French Interior Ministry and Paris Police Prefecture for further information.

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Gunman opens fire from moving car in European tourist hotspot, leaving 6 dead and at least 11 wounded

Małopolska Police confirmed a Polish gunman opened fire at a popular tourist destination in Kraków on Saturday, killing six people and wounding at least eleven more.

Of the six dead, four are women and two are men, according to Małopolska Police. 

Shooting from a moving vehicle, the gunman allegedly targeted people at random, injuring civilians as well as police during the attack on Kraków's bustling Main Square.

Video posted on social media showed people running while gunshots rang out.

Police shot and wounded the suspect during a gunfight and the area is now secured, according to authorities.

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The suspect, who has only been identified by police as a "citizen of the Republic of Poland," was wearing military-style fatigues and used a military-style rifle to carry out the attack, Katarzyna Cisło, a spokesperson for the Kraków police, told Polish network TVN24.

Authorities also found numerous other weapons and ammunition in the suspect's car, Cisło said.

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Małopolska Police released a statement Saturday afternoon denying reports that a police officer died and that another perpetrator is being sought.

"The only known perpetrator of the incident is in police custody," officials said.

A public train driver reported around 3 p.m. local time that his vehicle had been shot by a man in a moving car, shattering his window.

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Police vehicles, ambulances, and a Polish Medical Air Rescue helicopter surrounded the scene at Main Square, which is located in the country's second-largest city.

Polish Police said in a statement on X, "in connection with the tragic incident that occurred in Kraków, National Police Commander Inspector General Marek Boroń is heading to the scene."

Polish leaders reacted to the scene in a series of public statements on social media.

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"My deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of the tragic attack in Kraków. My highest praise for the heroic police officers who risked their lives. And a heartfelt appeal to politicians of all stripes: do not exploit this tragedy. We will establish all the circumstances of this crime," Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote in a statement posted to X.

Tusk also assured the public that police are investigating the background and details of the attack.

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Poland's president Karol Nawrocki also weighed in.

"I am deeply concerned by reports of the tragic events in central Kraków. My thoughts are with the victims, those injured and their families. I remain in contact with the relevant services and expect a full explanation of the circumstances surrounding these tragic events," he wrote on X.

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Nawrocki also revealed that the head of Poland's National Security Bureau is on his way to the city to investigate.

The United States Ambassador to Poland, Tom Rose, shared sympathies in a post on X.

"We are just learning details of the horrific mass shooting in Kraków, a savage and murderous attack that’s shattered the peace of Poland," Rose wrote. "America stands with Poland at this dark hour as Poland stands with her beloved citizens of Kraków."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the shooting as "shocking," in a statement on X, also extending condolences to the victims' loved ones.

"There can be no justification for this attack, and we trust the perpetrator will face justice," Zelenskyy wrote. "We wish strength and a speedy recovery to the injured and to everyone affected by this tragedy. Ukraine stands in solidarity with Poland and the Polish people. People have the right to safety."

Shootings are exceedingly rare in Poland, a country that ranks among the world's lowest in gun-related deaths at 0.2 to 0.4 deaths per 100,000 residents, according to a study conducted by Medical University of Gdansk researchers.

The shooting comes amidst a constitutional crisis in Poland, pitting Tusk's pro-European Union government and the national conservative opposition.

Nawrocki's election to the presidency from the opposition has tumbled the nation's Parliament into a deadlock, seeing the executive use his veto power to block the appointments of would-be tribunal leaders, resulting in a paralyzed Constitutional Tribunal 

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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