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CONFLICT4d agoAs protests continue, half of France reportedly backs high school student movementFrench teenagers blockaded several high schools and took to the streets in cities across the country on Thursday in the latest wave of protests over conditions in schools. With demonstrations showing no sign of slowing down, around half of the French population reportedly supports the movement.France 24 [en]
WORLD4d agoGreece is the most popular luxury honeymoon destination for 2027 – with Italy and France also in the top 10Greece tops the ranking of the world’s most popular honeymoon destinations for 2027 in Virtuoso’s latest Luxe Report, ahead of Bali and the Maldives.EuroNews [en]
POLITICS4d agoFrance’s Long, Fervent History of ProtestStudent demonstrations in recent weeks re-lit a centuries-old torch of civil resistance. How do they compare to previous movements in France?NYT World
POLITICS4d agoFrance’s Long, Fervent History of ProtestStudent demonstrations in recent weeks re-lit a centuries-old torch of civil resistance. How do they compare to previous movements in France?NYT World
POLITICS5d agoFrance promises more teachers and student representation but protests continueFrance's government has promised 3,000 replacement teachers for struggling secondary schools and pledged to give pupils a greater say in education policy in a bid to quell nearly three weeks of student protests. But blockades in some schools resumed on Friday morning and student bodies have called for a further day of action next week.RFI [en]
POLITICS5d agoFrance faces perfect storm of student unrest and economic turmoilGood morning. Mared Gwyn here with your Friday newsletter. Today: the perfect political storm that’s engulfing the French government, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plea to his international partners.EuroNews [en]
POLITICS5d agoBetween record debt and high school protests, France's situation draws global attentionFrench high school student protests have drawn major media coverage and political reactions in the US, Italy, Belgium and the UK. Only a few countries, such as Germany, wracked by its own domestic political debates, have treated the situation with restraint.Le Monde [en]
POLITICS5d agoHigh school protests draw tens of thousands across France for second time in a weekWhile turnout did not reach the levels seen on October 6, the high school student movement continued on October 8, drawing large crowds in Paris, Marseille and Lyon. Though the atmosphere was mostly joyful, there were also clashes at the end of marches.Le Monde [en]
POLITICS5d ago'Fighting for our future': France high school students vow no let-upOver 70,000 people took part in demonstrations across France on Thursday demanding better education and less police brutality, as students protested nationwide despite government attempts to ease a crisis that has rocked the country for more than a week. Students have blocked entrances to hundreds of high schools, with squads of riot police deployed -- occasionally resulting in violent clashes. The interior ministry said 71,500 participated in protests across the country, with police detaining more than 500 people. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin reports from central Paris.France 24 [en]
POLITICS5d agoTo Understand France’s Unrest, Look Back to 1982François Mitterrand’s U-turn decades ago holds lessons for today.Foreign Policy
BUSINESS5d agoFrance’s Threat to the World’s Government Bond MarketAEI
POLITICS5d agoFrance: Police clash with protesters at Paris student rallyPolice fired tear gas at protesters in Paris again as students continue to voice grievances about school conditions across France. The education minister has said 3,000 substitute teachers will reach schools soon.DW News [en]
BUSINESS5d agoFrance to release 10 mln barrels of diesel from strategic reservesFrench Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced Wednesday that France will release 10 million barrels of diesel from its strategic reserves to help ease pressure on the fuel market.Africanews [en]
DISASTER5d agoDrought: groundwater levels in France remain very lowFrance's groundwater levels remain deeply worrying at the start of October: two-thirds of monitoring sites are below normal and 81% are still falling. The autumn recharge, vital to rebuild reserves, has yet to get under way.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECH5d agoPodcast: AI in France, translators fight back, musicians' mentorArtificial intelligence is everywhere in France but who's using it, and how? We also look at its impact on translators and how they're striving to keep humans at the helm. And Nadia Boulanger – the pioneering French composer and conductor who taught generations of musical greats.RFI [en]
POLITICS5d agoRussian dissident Kara-Murza warns France is sending 'dangerous signal' to PutinIn an interview with RFI, Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza has accused France of sending a “very dangerous” signal that the West is ready to return to “business as usual” with Vladimir Putin, after the French government pushed for European Union sanctions against Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov to be lifted – a move Kara-Murza called “shameful”.RFI [en]
POLITICS5d agoThe Wave of Student Protests Roiling FranceAnger about classroom overcrowding, teacher shortages and broken-down buildings has boiled over in recent weeks, and threatens to coalesce into broader grievances in a heated political season.NYT World
POLITICS5d agoWho is Bally Bagayoko, the mayor of Saint-Denis who found himself among student protestors in France?Dans une vidéo qui fait le buzz sur les réseaux sociaux, Bally Bagayoko, maire de la ville française de Saint-Denis, en banlieue parisienne, se tient face aux forces de l'ordre lors d'une manifestation à Paris mardi. Protégeant avec son corps de jeunes manifestants et criant « arrêtez » à l'endroit des forces de l'ordre prêtes à charger la foule,BBC Afrique
POLITICS5d ago‘This is a crisis of hope’: Echoes of 1968 as France’s students rise upAs in 1968, when student protests triggered nationwide strikes, today’s crisis is about generational discontent.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS5d agoHigh school student protests continue in France#France: high school students continue to protest Thursday in the face of what they say is the government’s failure to respond to their demands. Follow the fourth day of protests on FRANCE 24France 24 [en]
MILITARY5d agoFrance to start training Ukrainian pilots on Rafale warplanes in November, minister saysDefense News
POLITICS5d agoLive Updates: Students Rally in France for Second Day of Mass Protests in a WeekJust over 150 high schools were closed, and France’s education minister invited three major student groups to meet with him on Thursday afternoon.NYT World
POLITICS5d agoFrance student protests: What measures is the government taking?French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said in a televised address Wednesday evening that the country could not be "indifferent" to the concerns of protesting high school students, acknowledging that the "anger of young people does not come from nowhere". He denied that security forces have "orders to confront" the young people, and promised the government would present a plan to respond to the crisis at the end of October. But what measures could the French government introduce and will it be enough to calm the protests? France 24’s Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi takes a look.France 24 [en]
POLITICSBREAKING5d agoFresh day of student protests across France as rally planned in ParisFrench Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu addressed the nation on Wednesday evening in an effort to ease the crisis, promising the government would share a plan to respond to the situation by the end of October.EuroNews [en]
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