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France
France’s Classroom Uprising: When the Republic Turns Its Riot Arsenal on Its Children
France has long treated the street as a second parliament. Farmers, pensioners, taxi drivers and the Yellow Vests have all…
Macron Rejects Trump’s Claims Blaming Migrants for French Unrest, Calls Foreign Leaders’ Remarks “Unacceptable” and “Stupid”
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday accused foreign leaders, including figures across the Atlantic, of exploiting France’s tense social…
Macron Rejects Interior Minister Nuñez’s Resignation Offer After Weekend of Nationwide Riots
PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron has declined an offer by Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez to step down following a…
Macron Rejects Interior Minister Nuñez’s Resignation Offer Following Weekend of Nationwide Riots
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has turned down an offer of resignation from Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez in the wake…
France Reels from Worst Unrest in Years as Cost-of-Living Protests Leave One Dead and Hundreds of Police Injured
PARIS: France awoke on Sunday to the aftermath of one of its most violent days of civil unrest in years,…
France’s Cost-of-Living Revolt: Why Teargas Cannot Settle a Political Crisis
The nationwide protests of 17 October 2026 brought between 550,000 and 800,000 people onto the streets of France and ended…
France Reels from Worst Unrest in Years as Nationwide Protests Turn Violent
PARIS, October 18 – France is assessing the damage from its most violent unrest in years after nationwide demonstrations against…
When Pupils Become Suspects: France’s Crackdown on Its Own Schoolchildren
A nationwide revolt by high-school students over crumbling classrooms has been met with riot police, grenades and mass arrests. The…
French Police Tactics Under Scrutiny as Injuries Mount During Student Protests
Paris: France’s policing of a nationwide wave of student protests is coming under growing scrutiny after a series of serious…
High School Protests Sweep France for Fourth Day of Action as Clashes Erupt Outside Schools
Paris: French high school students took to the streets again on Thursday in a fourth nationwide day of mobilisation over…