El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele says he has launched a military operation to rescue four Salvadoran aviation technicians kidnapped by gangs in Haiti. The announcement comes three days after gangs attacked an armored vehicle in Croix-des-Bouquets, Port-au-Prince. Bukele demands the hostages be returned alive and unharmed. He warns of a more forceful response if they are not released. The four are aviation technicians, and the Salvadoran mission in Haiti focuses on medical evacuations. The U.N.-backed force continues to fight gangs in the area. Gang violence has displaced nearly 1.5 million people in Haiti in recent years.

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has announced new security measures in response to violent protests in Milan after weekend riots caused significant damage to the city’s central shopping district. The government will deploy 500 additional soldiers to Milan through the end of the year. Parents will be required to pay for damage caused by minors, and the measures will make it easier to prosecute minors over 14. The decree also creates a criminal offense for violent participation in demonstrations, punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine. The measures take effect immediately but must be converted into law by parliament within 60 days.

Paris has returned to calm after a weekend of intense rioting across France. Authorities imposed curfews in several cities to prevent further unrest. At least 2,400 people were arrested after protests against rising living costs and poor school conditions turned violent. On Monday night, a curfew in Paris ran from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the curfews helped maintain order. Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin reported 149 people jailed nationwide as of Tuesday. The National Assembly is launching an inquiry into the violence and policing strategy, with findings expected by the end of the year.

A Kenyan doomsday cult leader has been convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult. Justice Diana Kavedza ruled Monday that Pastor Paul Mackenzie used religious teachings to compel followers to fast to death. Mackenzie led the Good News International Church in coastal Kenya. He ordered followers to starve themselves to meet Jesus and set up a leadership structure to enforce this. In 2023, authorities exhumed over 400 bodies from shallow graves on the Chakama Ranch in Kilifi County. Followers lived in mud huts there, away from local communities and authorities. This is one of Kenya’s most significant religious convictions.