French high school students clash with police near Paris as a nationwide protest movement forces hundreds of schools to suspend classes. Footage from Sartrouville shows protesters confronting officers in protective gear as demonstrations over overcrowded classrooms
School blockade: A woman lost her eye after being hit by a stone in Aix-en-Provence on Thursday - A 17-year-old has been arrested and placed in custody
Germany and France are pushing for new EU powers to exclude Chinese companies from the European single market on an expedited basis as part of a proposed "kill switch" for trade with China, according to Handelsblatt
Five people have been charged in France over suspected funding transfers through humanitarian groups to a third party allegedly collecting money for Hamas, France's National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) says
School blockades, burning barricades & hundreds injured. In France, violent high school protests are spreading and nearly 2,000 people have been detained. Over 400 high schools are closed across France, 65 school staff and 170 students injured
Student protests in France result in 625 arrests, 83 injured police officers, and 32 injured school workers. The strike affects 356 high schools due to a shortage of teachers and overcrowded classrooms
High school students torch at least two schools as high school protests rage across France Interior minister Laurent Nunez said that, in some places, troublemakers were moving from school to school to incite violence
The European Union's energy taskforce will convene on Friday morning to discuss the issue of potential diesel stock releases, two EU diplomats told Reuters. The meeting of the taskforce, which typically involves the 27 EU member countries, follows a call between the EU Commission, Germany, France, Italy, Ireland and Britain on Thursday on the possible need to release diesel stocks
US tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face US export ban, sources say
6 day agoFrench President Emmanuel Macron condemns anti-Semitic remarks attributed to Jordan Bardella as "serious and unacceptable."
Footage shows high school students filming burning rubbish bins outside Gustave Eiffel High School in Bordeaux during a protest over a lack of resources and deteriorating learning conditions
French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melanchon: Macron seeks to send military assets to a war zone in Saudi Arabia. Why What will we do if we are attacked. Ultimately, even if we don't want to, we will become a party to the conflict. We must discuss this in parliament and oppose it.
Their colonies covered the entire planet: Benjamin Netanyahu takes aim at France and the UK at the UN
France is preparing an emergency plan to protect critical infrastructure, energy networks, transport and defense industry sites against Russian drone and cyber attacks, after Macron briefed party leaders with the heads of DGSI, DGSE and DRM
French President Macron on Russia: Today, we have to be very clear: Russia considers Europe to be Ukraine's strategic depth. Because Europeans are helping the Ukrainians, and because the Ukrainians are indeed targeting refineries and sites in Russia to make them stop the war, Europe can be targeted. We have been under attack for years. We have been attacked in the information sphere, with false information being circulated
1 week agoMacron announces sending of military assets to protect key energy site in Saudi Arabia
1 week agoThe CIA warns of a Russian drone attack against Spain, France, or Italy. They will use drones launched from the sea, hidden in a ship's container; it's not difficult at all," a source in Vilnius confirms. The US has shared this information with the Europeans after the CIA director's trip to Moscow, where he warned the Russians that he knew of their escalation plans on NATO territory
Macron: The so-called "calm" in the Gaza Strip has not opened any humanitarian corridors
French President Macron: War crimes have been industrialized. We've seen the destruction of civilian infrastructure, human rights violations. It's a new era of barbaric acts
A French military source told Le Monde that France is already carrying out undisclosed conventional military responses to Russian hybrid attacks. Asked whether Paris could retaliate militarily without making it public, the source replied: "That is already happening"
Naval, aerial exercises and amphibious landing, drone confrontation "Medusa 15" exercise concludes on Crete, with participation from Greece, Egypt, Cyprus, along with equipment and personnel from France and Italy. The UAE, Serbia, Mozambique and Bahrain participated as observers
Emmanuel Macron: Diesel, jet fuel and gas are our priorities. Our initiatives aim to secure short-term supplies
"Many are unaware of the hardships faced by so many of our compatriots in recent weeks, following the sharp increase in fuel prices. This situation is due to ongoing conflicts and the international climate." - Emmanuel Macron
"The Russian hybrid threat against Europeans and France has intensified," declares Emmanuel Macron in his speech at the Élysée, before adding: "The nature of Russian aggressiveness in Europe is changing
French President Emmanuel Macron after meeting with France’s political leaders and presidential candidates at the Élysée Palace: "The Russian threat has intensified in recent weeks."
French President Emmanuel Macron called a rare meeting of party leaders at the Élysée Palace on Friday due to a crisis of rising energy prices
Fishermen are blocking the entrance to the port of Nice to protest against fuel prices
2 week agoPresident of Lebanon Joseph Aoun arrives at the Élysée Palace, where he is greeted by French President Emmanuel Macron
Following the closure of the port of Sète, the ports of Nice and Toulon are blocked by fishermen protesting against rising fuel prices.
France is introducing a voluntary military service. There are more applicants than spots available. On Tuesday, the selectees will receive a visit from Macron
