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(MENAFN) About 2,000 demonstrators defied a ban on protests in the southeastern French city of Lyon on Saturday, and police fired tear gas after fireworks were launched at security forces, local media reported.

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(MENAFN) Palestinian photojournalist Motaz Azaiza met with Paris Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire on Monday for discussions about Gaza, the situation in Palestine and his work documenting Palestinian experiences.

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(MENAFN) French authorities reported 135 arrests across the country by Saturday afternoon as police used tear gas to disperse a gathering in Lyon and extended nighttime restrictions on unaccompanied minors in several northern cities, according to...

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(MENAFN) Thousands of demonstrators massed at Porte d’Italie in Paris on Saturday to protest soaring living costs and deteriorating conditions in schools, while heavily reinforced police deployments aimed to prevent a repeat of last weekend’s...

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(MENAFN) Police in Paris remained on high alert Saturday amid concerns about possible disturbances in the French capital, with a police spokesperson warning that "the threat exists" following violent incidents the previous week.

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(MENAFN) More than 500 protesters were locked in confrontations with police at Porte de Vincennes in eastern Paris on Saturday as the capital’s demonstration wound down, according to the city’s police prefecture.

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(MENAFN) The French government has reportedly asked telecom operators to prepare to suspend access to social media platforms if protests this weekend turn violent, according to media reports.

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(MENAFN) Volotea has slashed more than a tenth of its winter flying schedule in France, stranding travelers as record-high jet fuel costs and a heavy pandemic-era debt load squeeze the budget carrier, a French news broadcaster reported Monday.

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(MENAFN) French authorities arrested nearly 1,000 people on Saturday as nationwide demonstrations entered their second consecutive weekend, with clashes between protesters and police, looting and vandalism reported across several cities.

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(MENAFN) More than 500 people suffer injuries during Yellow Vests demonstrations across France on Saturday, including hundreds of police officers and protesters, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced on Monday.

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(MENAFN) France’s left-wing and green parties filed an emergency legal challenge Friday against limits on demonstrations, as authorities readied 70,000 police officers and gendarmes for deployment nationwide Saturday, according to media reports....

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(MENAFN) France’s interior minister cautioned Saturday that demonstrations in the capital could turn disruptive, calling on police to stay highly mobile and ready to respond, a national broadcaster reported.

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(MENAFN) Police in Paris remained on heightened alert Saturday amid concerns about possible unrest in the French capital, with authorities warning that the risk of violence remained following serious incidents during demonstrations the previous...

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(MENAFN) France announced on Thursday that demonstrations not organized by trade unions would be prohibited over the coming days, particularly on Saturday, following a recent escalation in unrest. "Regarding the coming days and Saturday in...

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(MENAFN) France is maintaining its “maximum level of vigilance” ahead of nationwide demonstrations scheduled for Oct. 24, a minister delegate to the Interior Ministry said Thursday, adding that authorities have not ruled out prohibiting additional...

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Cas Wonsowicz's new travel memoir follows six days on foot with his wife, Adry, from the Louvre and Notre-Dame to a kangaroo enclosure in the Jardin des Plantes DALLAS, OR, UNITED STATES, October 26, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Cas Wonsowicz has...

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(MENAFN) French health authorities announced the country’s first documented human infection with the Shamonda virus on Thursday, following the death of a patient in early October.

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(MENAFN) French President Emmanuel Macron warned Monday that the coming Saturday remained a “high-risk day” amid continuing protests, as trade unions called for nationwide mobilization on Oct. 31. "We know that next Saturday is still a high-risk...

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(MENAFN) French President Emmanuel Macron warned Monday that the coming Saturday remained a “high-risk day” amid continuing protests, as trade unions called for nationwide mobilization on Oct. 31. "We know that next Saturday is still a high-risk...