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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
WORLDOct 5Super-subs help France demolish Belgium with late flurryMichael Olise scores twice and assists as France come from 1-0 with 13 minutes left to beat Belgium 4-1Al Jazeera [en]
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]
BUSINESSOct 5France, Germany seek new EU rapid response tool against trade threatsFrench President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday announced they would develop a new legal tool to enable the EU to respond rapidly to trade wars or measures, such as dumping. While they did not say the proposal was a direct response to the actions of any particular country, it came days before EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen visits China to tackle trade frictions.France 24 [en]
CONFLICTOct 5France's Macron slams Moscow increase in strikes on Ukraine civilian infrastructureLe Monde [en]
DISASTEROct 5Teenager loses hand picking up grenade in France school protestsCBS News
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
WORLDOct 5LIVE: France vs Belgium – UEFA Nations LeagueBuild-up. teams and live text commentary stream of France's Nations League Group A1 game against Belgium in ParisAl Jazeera [en]
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]
BUSINESSOct 5Germany and France agree new trade tool to counter ChinaParis and Berlin call for a new EU "systemic reaction" tool that would let Brussels move fast to counter China-driven market distortions, as well as retaliation planning and a revamp of trade defence tools.EuroNews [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
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 5Teenager loses hand picking up grenade in France school protestsVanguard Nigeria
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]
WORLDOct 5Teenager loses hand picking up grenade in France school protestsVanguard Nigeria
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 5Teenager's hand blown off during confrontation between France school protesters and policeBBC World
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]
WORLDOct 5Study shows extreme poverty, homelessness on the rise in FranceAn international study published on Monday by France’s largest food aid charity, Restos du Cœur, shows the number of people living in extreme poverty in France and other wealthy countries increased by 37 percent between 2018 and 2025.RFI [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]
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