Eight people were stabbed during the two-dayNotting Hill Carnival, the largeststreet festivalin Europe, with a 32-year-old woman sustaining "life-threatening" injuries, according to London's Metropolitan Police Service (Met).The Metropolitan Police in London provided an update on their policing efforts late Monday evening, revealing that five individuals were stabbed during the last day of the renowned three-day festival celebrating BritishAfro-Caribbean cultureand identity.This incident followed three separatestabbingsthat occurred on Sunday. Among the victims of theviolencethat took place over the extended weekend, three were reported to be in a life-threatening condition, according to the police force.Over 230 arrests, including 37 individuals for assaulting emergency workers, 49 for possessing offensive weapons, and 8 for sexual offenses as of 10.45 PM Monday (local time) were made, said the London Metro police in statement. Hundreds of firearms were also recovered by security officials amid the festivities. Thirty-Five police officers were also reported injured during the festival.The carnival, an annual celebration of Afro-Caribbean culture, took place in the streets of west London's Notting Hill neighborhood and reportedly attracted over 1 million attendees. To ensure safety, 7,000 police officers were deployed for the event, which started on Sunday and concluded the day after.Claudia Jones, a Trinidadian activist, laid the foundation for the event by organizing a Caribbean carnival at St Pancras Town Hall in London in 1959. This event was a response to the racial tensions and riots that had taken place during that time.Participants in this year's carnival, particularly on the second day emphasized the increased relevance of Jones' message of unity in the wake of the late July racist riots,fueled by the spread of misinformation online regarding the suspected perpetrator of a knife attack that claimed the lives of three young girls in Southport, located in northwest England.Matthew Phillip, the Notting Hill carnival's chief executive, told Reuters the event was Britain's biggest celebration of inclusion - "of the things we have in common, rather than focusing on our differences".

French President EmmanuelMacronon Monday dismissed the idea of naming aleft-wing governmentto end the country'spolitical deadlock, in a move that sparked anger among the country's leftist alliance.Macron said that having a left-wing government would be a threat to "institutional stability," in comments that riled the New Popular Front (NFP).The front is made up of the hard-leftFranceUnbowed (LFI), the Socialists, the Communists and the Greens.It secured the highest number of seats in the country'sparliamentary electionearlier this summer.Green Partyleader Marine Tondelier said Macron's announcement was a disgrace, adding that he was ignoring theelection results. France Unbowed's parliamentary group leader Mathilde Panot even threatened Macron with the possibility ofimpeachment.Snap election that left more questions than answersLegislative ballots were held in France on June 30 and July 7 after Macron called asnap election that delivered a hung parliament. The election saw the 577-seat National Assembly divided between the NFP alliance with over 190 seats, followed by Macron's centrist group at around 160 and far-right French leader Marine Le Pen's National Rally at 140.The NFP says it has the right to form a government but centrist and right-wing parties have vowed to vote it down in any confidence vote.Macron argued that he could not choose a prime minister who would then receive a vote of no confidence in parliament."My responsibility is that the country is not blocked nor weakened," Macron said in a presidential statement late on Monday, calling on "all political leaders to rise to the occasion by demonstrating a spirit of responsibility."LFI blasts 'anti-democratic coup'The LFI reacted with fury, with its national coordinator Manuel Bompard calling Macron's remarks an "unacceptable anti-democratic coup."LFI leader Jean-Luc Melenchon called for a "firm and strong response" by the public and politicians, including a "motion of impeachment" against the president.Communist party leader Fabien Roussel called for a "grand popular mobilization" and ruled out a fresh round of talks.Green party leader Tondelier said "the people must get rid of Macron for the good of democracy. He is chaos and instability."Who Macron will choose as prime minister remains to be seen, especially as they would need to secure the support of the divided parliament. Monday's developments suggest there is no imminent end in sight to France's political crisis.