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POLITICSOct 6Benin's President Wadagni holds talks with Macron during first official visit to FranceFrench President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Romuald Wadagni to the Elysee Palace on Monday. It’s the Beninese president’s first official visit to France since taking office in May.Africanews [en]
POLITICSOct 6Strikes, Barricades and Fiscal Turmoil: An Autumn of Discontent Grips FranceChaos in schools, on the streets and in the markets is rooted in France’s struggles to fund its social welfare state, with a presidential election approaching.NYT World
POLITICSOct 6France Set for Nationwide Strikes, as School Protests EscalateThe scale of the demonstrations planned for Tuesday will test the strength of the student-led protest movement that has spread across French high schools since late September.NYT World
POLITICSOct 6'France's student protests are, above all, a collective expression of how difficult schoolwork has become'The current protest movement largely reflects the worsening of learning conditions, according to a group of sociologists from the University of Tours who have conducted field research among high school students.Le Monde [en]
POLITICSOct 6France’s Mélenchon doubles down on student protests despite violent clashesThe presidential candidate is calling on supporters to join demonstrations Tuesday despite being accused of fueling unrest.Politico Europe
POLITICSOct 6Summer 2026 heatwave cost France €16 billion, says Assemblée Nationale reportAs the budget debate approaches, La France Insoumise MP Eric Coquerel presents a strikingly high assessment of the consequences of the summer's extreme temperatures, aiming to build a stronger case for increasing funds allocated to adapting the country to climate change.Le Monde [en]
POLITICSBREAKINGOct 5France braces for national day of school protests after injuries and mass arrestsFrance prepares for a day of protests in support of students who’ve been demanding more investment in education.BBC World
POLITICSOct 5‘France has fallen’: Far-right figures fuel Islamophobic claims with false student protest videosFrance’s student protests have become the target of a wave of false and misleading videos shared by far-right figures, including Alex Jones and Tommy Robinson. Old footage and unrelated videos have been shared to portray the demonstrations as evidence of an “anti-white” or Islamist uprising linked to uncontrolled immigration. The protests are over school conditions, including large class sizes, teacher shortages and poor facilities, not immigration. Vedika Bahl fact-checks in Truth or Fake.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 5'We are effectively maiming young people' - expert questions France's response to student protestsA 15-year-old lost a hand on Monday picking up a police grenade amid nationwide school protests demanding better funding and classroom conditions. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Ariane Bogain, Senior Lecturer in French Politics at Northumbria University, says that "there is a definite issue with violence and we need to ask why there is this unidimensional reaction which is aggressive, which is riot police, which is repressive".France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 5From school blockades to violence: what is driving student protests in France?Student protests erupted in the Paris region in mid-September and have since spread across the nation, with some demonstrations descending into violent clashes with police.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 5Schoolboy (15) loses hand after picking up stun grenade at protests in FranceBij scholierenprotesten in de Franse stad Lens is een leerling van 15 jaar zwaargewond geraakt. Hij raakte zijn hand kwijt toen een projectiel dat hij had opgeraapt, ontplofte. De jongen ligt in het ziekenhuis in Lille, hij verkeert niet in levensgevaar. Franse media melden dat het projectiel een flitsgranaat was, die door de oproerpolitie was gegooid. Een flitsgranaat wordt gebruikt om mensen met een harde knal en lichtflits te verblinden of verdoven. De jongen zou die granaat hebben willen teruggooien, toen die in zijn hand ontplofte. Het incident gebeurde vanochtend bij een school in Lens. NOS Buitenland
POLITICSOct 5US meeting in Poland excluding France, UK Baltic risks dividing NATOUS Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby is hosting representatives from five key NATO members in Poland to discuss defence capabilities and the future of the alliance. Critics warn the exclusion of some Allies risks creating a “toxic” divide.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 5How school protests in France spiralled into arson, vandalism and street violenceSense of chaos feeds into election campaign, with Marine Le Pen promising to reestablish ‘order’Irish Times World
POLITICSOct 5France’s Catholic Revival Is Fueling Its Far RightFrench religiosity is surging—in tandem with political extremism.Foreign Policy
POLITICSOct 5'I could feel the petrol dripping': The violent attacks that have marred France school protestsBetween 400-500 schools across France are expected to stay closed this Monday, as student protests continue. Pupils are calling for smaller class sizes and better equipped classrooms. More than 70 schoolteachers have been injured since the unrest began. Ellen Gainsford & France 2 take a look at some of the violent incidents related to the protests.France 24 [en]
POLITICSBREAKINGOct 5France school protests: teenager’s hand blown off after picking up grenadeSouth China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 5France, Germany call for new weapon allowing ‘immediate cut off’ of China from EU marketIn the strongest sign yet of a shifting European Union policy on China, the leaders of France and Germany have demanded a new trade weapon that would cut off access to the EU market when third countries cause severe distortions. The tool would effectively act as a kill switch, allowing Brussels to respond rapidly to systemic distortions, potentially immediately. It would grant dramatic new powers to the European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, which manages trade policy for the 27-member...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 5France high school protests: Can the government regain control?Up to 500 schools are expected to be totally or partially closed in France as student protests continue to rock the country. The demonstrations, which have been going on for over two weeks, have spread nationwide and are set to continue and the unrest appears to have caught the Macron government off guard. The protests have confronted French security forces with a daunting task, and the situation is likely to feature at this week's cabinet meeting, where the interior and justice minister will warn that there are few police resources to deploy.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 5Students continue to protest in France as hundreds of schools closeEducation Minister Edouard Geffray said on Sunday about 500 schools likely to be fully or partially closed on Monday.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSBREAKINGOct 5Schools shuttered as student protests sweep through FranceThe high school protest movement that's erupted over the past week here in France is showing no signs of slowing down. Demonstrations have raged at more than 1,200 high schools, and more than 5,000 people – most of them minors – have been arrested. Students are furious at what they say is a chronic lack of funding for state schools, with that anger exacerbated by accusations that state resources are unfairly distributed, with richer and whiter postcodes historically receiving the lion's share of funds.France 24 [en]
POLITICSBREAKINGOct 5Teenager loses hand picking up grenade in France school protestsRFI [en]
POLITICSOct 5France closes up to 500 schools on Monday due to student protestsLes cours seront « totalement ou partiellement suspendus » dans certains lycées suite aux affrontements entre les forces de l'ordre et des élèves manifestants, a déclaré le ministre français de l'Éducation nationale.BBC Afrique
POLITICSBREAKINGOct 5France closes up to 500 schools on Monday as more protests plannedLessons will be ‘totally or partly suspended’ in some second level schools after clashes between riot police and student protesters, France’s education minister says.Irish Times World
POLITICSOct 5Live: Up to 500 schools to shut in France as student protests continueUp to 500 schools are expected to close across France on Monday as student protests continue, according to the country's Education Minister Édouard Geffray. The protests over high teacher absence rates, overlong school days and dilapidated facilities began at a Paris school on September 17 but grew into a nationwide movement last week. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.France 24 [en]
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