The 2 O'Clock: Clashes Flare Again in Paris, Ukraine Launches One of Its Biggest Drone Attacks on Russia, and Miami Takes Over No. 1

LOS ANGELES — Sunday did not slow down. France flared again before President Emmanuel Macron's evening address, Ukraine escalated its drone war inside Russia, and American voters delivered the president his worst polling of either term — all before the afternoon NFL window even kicked off. Here is what moved since this morning.

1. Fresh clashes in Paris, then Macron condemns the violence in a national address

Fresh clashes broke out in Paris on Sunday, a day after protests over high prices left one demonstrator dead after a cardiac arrest, more than 2,000 people arrested and more than 600 officers injured, according to Reuters and the interior minister. Police fired tear gas at Place de la Republique and incidents were reported in Marseille, while a clean-up began in cities where several hundred shops were damaged.

President Emmanuel Macron then addressed the nation Sunday night, condemning the looting as unjustifiable — 'Tonight, we all feel anger and shame' — and ordering a review of intelligence and police preparedness. He empowered prefects and mayors to ban certain gatherings and asked the government to bring students, teachers, lawmakers, unions and business leaders together this week to produce concrete proposals on the cost-of-living crisis behind the protests.

2. Ukraine launches one of its biggest drone attacks on Russia this year

Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone attacks on Russia this year, with an oil terminal in St. Petersburg seen burning Sunday, CNN reported — defying President Donald Trump's claim last week that the two sides had agreed to stop attacking energy infrastructure. Kyiv says Russia has attacked Ukraine's energy and oil and gas sectors 76 times since that announcement, and Ukrainian authorities said 11 people were killed and nearly 50 injured in Russian attacks in the 24 hours to Sunday morning.

On NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Trump's waiver of Russian diesel sanctions strengthened Moscow's war effort. The Trump administration has denied ordering Starlink access curtailed for Ukrainian battlefield drones, a point Zelensky also raised.

3. Trump's approval hits record lows in two polls released Sunday

A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll released October 18 puts President Trump's approval at 33%, with 66% disapproving — his lowest mark in that polling series, down from 37% in April and July. A separate NBC News Decision Desk poll released Sunday put approval at 34% and found 71% of adults say the country is on the wrong track, the highest of his second term.

Both surveys land just over two weeks before the November 3 midterms. About three in four respondents in the Post-ABC poll disapprove of Trump's handling of the cost of living and inflation, and Democrats lead the generic House ballot in both polls.

4. Texans beat Jaguars 34-31 in a London thriller decided at the gun

Houston beat Jacksonville 34-31 at Wembley Stadium on Sunday morning after Cam Little's 60-yard field goal tied the game with 1:55 left and Ka'imi Fairbairn answered with a 49-yarder as time expired. C.J. Stroud threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns for the Texans (2-4), who have won two straight after an 0-4 start.

Jacksonville's Travis Hunter became the first NFL player since Brian Dawkins in 2002 to catch a touchdown and record an interception in the same game, but the Jaguars fell to 4-2. Elsewhere in the early window, New England beat the Jets 26-19 and Pittsburgh edged Tampa Bay 26-19 in overtime.

5. Miami is No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2002

Miami took over No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 released Sunday — its first time on top since December 8, 2002 — with 40 of 69 first-place votes after a 43-35 double-overtime win over Florida State. BYU rose to No. 2, its highest ranking since its 1984 national championship season, followed by Ohio State, Notre Dame and Georgia.

The shakeup followed a Saturday in which five of the top seven teams lost, a first in the poll's 90-year history. Nine SEC teams remain ranked, and UCLA moved into the top 10 at No. 9.

6. Pope Leo XIV makes his first public appearance since lung surgery

Pope Leo XIV greeted thousands in St. Peter's Square on Sunday and led the Angelus prayer, his first public event since October 13 surgery to remove a small lung nodule that doctors diagnosed as lung adenocarcinoma, USA Today and Reuters reported. The 71-year-old pope said he planned to slowly resume his duties and thanked the staff at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.

The Vatican has cancelled his other public appearances until Wednesday, October 21. His extended trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru on November 6-17 will go forward, the Vatican said.

7. Kolkata orders a probe after a Durga Puja stampede kills 19

At least 19 people were killed and 25 injured Saturday evening in a stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in North Kolkata, officials said Sunday, after rain and an announcement sent a waiting crowd surging forward. Seven people have been arrested, and West Bengal announced compensation of Rs 25 lakh and a government job for each victim's family, plus a judge-led investigation.

Prohibitory orders are in place in parts of the city until October 20, and authorities advised several heavily attended festival venues to close temporarily. About 3,500 Durga Puja pavilions had been set up across Kolkata for the festival.

8. GTA 6 is now adults-only in Japan and South Korea

Grand Theft Auto VI now carries an adults-only rating in Japan — CERO Z, with crime and violence descriptors — and a 19+ rating in South Korea, completing its ratings in every major market tracked ahead of its November 19 launch. The Japanese listing raises one open question: unlike the ESRB and Australian ratings, it lists no sexual-content or drug descriptors, and Rockstar has not said whether the Japanese version will differ.

The ratings land in a busy games week: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 arrives on Netflix on October 20 as a standalone story with a new cast, its showrunner stressing this weekend that David and Lucy's story is finished and will not be continued.

Still developing this afternoon

Still developing: ALCS Game 5 in Cleveland

The Rays and Guardians play Game 5 of the ALCS Sunday in Cleveland with the series tied 2-2 — Drew Rasmussen against Parker Messick, first pitch 5:08 p.m. ET on TBS. The winner moves within one win of the World Series, where Milwaukee already awaits a series starting October 23.

Still developing: Raiders-Bills at Allegiant

The Raiders are hosting the Bills at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas in the late window, with Las Vegas out to an early lead in the second quarter. In NASCAR, Joey Logano swept the first two stages of the Freeway Insurance 500 at Phoenix while points leader Kyle Larson ran deep in the field.

Still developing: Street Fighter's box-office weekend

Sunday estimates put Street Fighter at No. 1 with $31 million domestically and $51 million worldwide, ahead of the Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything at $15 million. Final weekend actuals arrive Monday and will confirm whether the video-game adaptation holds those numbers.