France and Britain have for the first time held a joint exercise simulating a nuclear strike, their defence ministries say. RAF Typhoons and French Rafales took part over the Mediterranean, with no nuclear weapons involved.

French authorities say social media posts are calling for looting and violence during Saturday’s protests. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez says 70,000 police and gendarmes will be deployed nationwide. Macron has postponed a planned trip to Nigeria and Senegal from October 28 to 31, according to his office.

A gunman opened fire from a car in Trappes, west of Paris, killing one person and injuring four others, police say. France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor has taken over the investigation. The town’s mayor told BFMTV the attacker appeared to fire indiscriminately and “wanted to cause a massacre.”

Turkey is hosting foreign ministers from Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the UK, France, Germany and Italy for talks on Middle East conflicts and the war in Ukraine.

A Houthi ballistic missile targeting Najran was intercepted and destroyed earlier today, the Saudi-led coalition says.

Trump called Elon Musk and asked him to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s military Starlink service, the Wall Street Journal reports. The system was operating at higher speeds shortly afterward, though Ukrainian officials said it had not been fully restored.

An emergency alert has been issued in Najran, Saudi Arabia, warning of a potential threat.

Ukrainian forces shot down 181 Russian drones that targeted multiple areas across the country, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

Russian air defenses shot down 808 Ukrainian drones last night, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

BREAKING: Trump says the U.S. is not negotiating with Iran and that “something” will happen “fairly soon” in the conflict. “Most people seem to think it’s after the election,” he said.

Four drones were intercepted and destroyed over Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, the Saudi-led coalition says.

One person was killed and eight injured in an attack on Dammam Airport in Saudi Arabia, according to aviation authorities.

An IRGC missile launcher in the hills near Sirik was reportedly hit by a drone strike at 1:31 a.m. on Thursday.

The U.S. is quietly reducing its troop presence at bases across the Middle East, while the State Department is cutting staff at several diplomatic posts in the region, NBC News reports.

The State Department says only non-emergency U.S. government staff and their families have been ordered to leave Saudi Arabia. It says the move follows a rise in Houthi attacks on airports and other infrastructure.

Two people were killed in a drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Shaybah oilfield after air defences intercepted the drone, Reuters reports. Operations at the field were not affected.

BREAKING: The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia has ordered all employees and their families to leave the country, a diplomatic source tells AFP.

Qatar and France have issued a joint statement condemning Iranian military attacks on countries in the region as a serious violation of international law.

Donald Trump said he is unaware of any plans for embassy staff to depart the Middle East.

Several explosions were heard near Sirik in Iran’s Hormozgan province, Fars reports. The cause was not immediately clear.