crowds of rioters, looters and far-left activists
lost control
French authorities raised the security alert level to its maximum and announced the deployment of 70,000 police and gendarmerie personnel across the country, in preparation for a n…
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu asked prefects to impose a partial and limited curfew in the most tense areas, after a weekend of riots and looting in Paris, Lyon, Marseill…
Protests in France escalated after a demonstrator lost his hand when a device fired by security forces exploded in the central city of Saint-Etienne, while the Interior Ministry an…
The French press review for October 17, 2026 covers several headlines, notably French authorities bracing for wide protests on Saturday with calls for 700 actions over the high cos…