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POLITICS6d agoFrance: Le Pen seeks to leverage unrest in presidential campaign kick-offMarine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally, addressed some 10,000 supporters on Sunday in the city of Orleans as she kicked off her presidential campaign, a day after nationwide cost-of-living protests flared again into violence. Le Pen, the frontrunner, is seen to be benefiting in the polls from the weeks of unrest. Lecturer in Liberal Arts at Queen Mary University of London, Andrew Smith, shares further analysis.France 24 [en]
WORLD6d agoCBD COP17: Nigeria, France Push for Faster Action on 30×30 Biodiversity TargetNigeria and France have called for stronger political leadership, increased financing and collective action to accelerate the implementation of the global target to protect 30 per cent of the world’s land and seas by 2030. The call was made at a Target 3 Action Day during CBD COP17 in Armenia. The post CBD COP17: Nigeria, France Push for Faster Action on 30×30 Biodiversity Target appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
POLITICS6d agoFrance: 1.314 arrested during protests across the countryFrance saw another day of nationwide protests on Saturday, with more than 400,000 people taking to the streets over the rising cost of living and school funding. Most marches remained peaceful, a week after riots and looting hit several cities. However, police say more than 1,300 people were arrested nationwide as violence broke out on the sidelines of demonstrations. Caroline Baum has more.France 24 [en]
CONFLICT6d agoFrance: 110.000 protesters in ParisHundreds of demonstrations took place across France on Saturday over the rising cost of living, with security forces deployed in large numbers to prevent a repeat of the violence seen last weekend. While the marches themselves “passed off well” in several cities, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said members of “ultra-left” groups threw projectiles and fireworks at police in an attempt to provoke clashes. French Communist Party spokesperson Fatima Khallouk shares more details.France 24 [en]
POLITICS6d agoIn pictures: Initially peaceful protests across France over inequality again descend into violenceProtests over inequality and living costs drew an estimated 410,000 people across France, with clashes in several cities for a second straight weekend.CNBC
POLITICS6d agoFrance: Le Pen launches presidential campaign in OrleansFar-right leader Marine Le Pen is launching her presidential campaign today. The National Rally candidate is due to deliver her first campaign speech in Orléans, addressing around 10,000 party members. Police were controlling traffic entering the city this morning, following a large anti-far-right demonstration on Saturday, where thousands of protesters marched chanting anti-fascist slogans.France 24 [en]
POLITICS6d agoFrance protests draw 400,000 as unrest threatens Macron’s final monthsSeeking Alpha Tech
POLITICS6d agoOver 1,000 arrested in France after a day of mostly peaceful protestsThere were clashes after night fall as police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters in a number of cities.Africanews [en]
WORLD6d agoThe week in pictures: Protests across France, wildfires in Indonesia and Brazilian electionsFrom student protests across France over the weekend and presidential elections in Brazil pitting leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro to wildfires in Indonesia, FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the most striking images from the past week.France 24 [en]
POLITICS6d agoHundreds of thousands march across Francejapanherald.com · Japan
POLITICS6d agoHundreds of thousands march across Francesierraleonetimes.com · Sierra Leone
POLITICS6d agoFrance: Hundreds arrested after nationwide protestsDW News [en]
POLITICS6d agoA Day After Renewed Street Clashes in France, Relief and Anxiety MixWhile the police kept a lid on vandalism, the huge number of protesters and France’s fraught politics suggest unrest could grow.NYT World
POLITICS6d agoOver 1,300 arrests following clashes after a new day of mass protests across FranceBBC Afrique
POLITICS6d agoFrance sees another weekend of mass protests with nearly 1 , 000 detainedFrance experienced another weekend of widespread protests, resulting in nearly 1,000 detentions. This highlights ongoing civil unrest and public discontent in the country.egyptindependent.com · Egypt
POLITICSBREAKING6d agoAt least 1,300 people arrested in mass weekend protests across FranceAt least 1,300 people were arrested on the sidelines of Saturday's protests across France and at least 50 officers and three protesters were hurt, the interior ministry said Sunday. The arrests occurred as clashes broke out on the margins of largely calm demonstrations in major cities over the high cost of living.France 24 [en]
POLITICSBREAKING6d ago1,314 protesters arrested in France over unrestThe arrests occurred as violence broke out on the margins of mass demonstrations in major cities on Saturday over the high cost of living. The post 1,314 protesters arrested in France over unrest appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICS6d agoHundreds of thousands march across FranceHundreds of thousands of people have marched across France. This signifies widespread public mobilization and potential civil unrest or major public expression on a significant issue.greekherald.com · Greece
POLITICS6d agoFrance reports 1,314 arrests after protests as police defend security operationPolice arrested 1,314 people and 53 officers were injured during Saturday’s protests across France, the interior ministry said on Sunday, as authorities defended a reinforced security operation aimed at keeping marches safe and protecting shops.RFI [en]
POLITICS6d agoFrance dodges rerun of looting and riots after security boostFrench government deployed some 70,000 security officials, including elite anti-terror forcesIrish Times World
WORLD6d agoFrom perfect employees to murderers: the story of the Papin sisters and the double crime that shocked FranceWhat started as an act of defense ended up being an aberrant homicide. Chronicle of a case that became a key milestone for psychoanalysis, literature, criminology, and the political analysis of class struggle.Clarín
POLITICS6d agoFrance: Some clashes erupted at end of protestsThere were some clashes on Saturday, mainly in major cities and as demonstrations came to an end. French authorities say police made nearly 1,000 arrests nationwide. Here’s a report from our sister channel, France 2.France 24 [en]
POLITICS6d agoMore than 400.000 protest across FranceSaturday’s demonstrations across France were largely peaceful, easing fears of a repeat of the violence seen last weekend. Hundreds of thousands took to the streets to demand action on the rising cost of living and more funding for public services, with students, workers and retirees marching side by side. Many say their anger shows no sign of fading. The government put turnout at 410,000 nationwide, while the CGT union estimated the figure was almost twice as high. Here’s Jack Pownall with more.France 24 [en]
POLITICS6d agoFrance’s far right gathers as Le Pen prepares her presidential campaignMeanwhile, France’s far-right National Rally is holding the second day of its party congress in Orléans, south of Paris. Marine Le Pen is expected to officially launch her presidential campaign in a speech later this afternoon, while Jordan Bardella is being re-elected as party leader. On Saturday, a large counter-demonstration against the far right was held in the city. For more on what’s happening there, let’s cross to our reporter, Antonia Kerrigan.France 24 [en]
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