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The French City of Limoges Wasn’t Known for Unrest. Then Rioters Set Fire to Its City Hall.

18 octobre 2026 à 12:29
As unrest surged across France this weekend, the most surprising attack came in the quiet city of Limoges, where rioters set fire to the city hall.

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The city hall in Limoges on Saturday night. The violence in the city, better known for its porcelain than its politics, was among the most surprising episodes of France’s widespread unrest.

Why Are There Protests in France?

17 octobre 2026 à 11:43
Student demonstrations converged on Saturday with a broader protest movement against rising living costs, heightening a national reckoning.

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Clashes between demonstrators and the police in Paris during nationwide protests on Saturday.

The Sexual Abuse Crisis in Paris’s Public Schools

16 octobre 2026 à 04:22
A surge of abuse accusations has led Parisian authorities to acknowledge a “collective failure” to prevent sexual offenders from working in schools.

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The entrance to St.-Dominique, a kindergarten in Paris where 16 current and former employees were arrested following accusations of child abuse.

Fire Devastates Paris’s Oldest Covered Food Market, Le Marché des Enfants Rouges

12 octobre 2026 à 08:36
Le Marché des Enfants Rouges, which opened in 1615 as a vibrant food hall, was a fixture for chefs, cooks and tourists.

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Firefighters above the roof of the Marché des Enfants Rouges in Paris on Monday, after the famed market caught fire.

France’s Long, Fervent History of Protest

9 octobre 2026 à 05:03
Student demonstrations in recent weeks re-lit a centuries-old torch of civil resistance. How do they compare to previous movements in France?

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A student attacking the police in Paris during the May 1968 student uprising.

France’s Long, Fervent History of Protest

9 octobre 2026 à 05:03
Student demonstrations in recent weeks re-lit a centuries-old torch of civil resistance. How do they compare to previous movements in France?

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A student attacking the police in Paris during the May 1968 student uprising.

French Student Protests Continue as Government Seeks Way Out of Crisis

8 octobre 2026 à 15:31
Mass protests over decrepit schools and absent teachers are in their third week, with more planned. Officials have failed so far to quell a movement drawing many adult supporters.

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Protesters in Nantes, France, clashed with the police on Thursday as part of a wave of demonstrations across the country.

The School Near Paris That Shows Why French Students Are Protesting

7 octobre 2026 à 05:55
Angered by poor classroom conditions, students at Paul Éluard High School in a suburb of the capital were among the first to blockade their campus during an ongoing round of unrest.

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Students blocking access last week to Paul Éluard High School, during a protest for better learning conditions.

What We Saw at the French Protests

6 octobre 2026 à 16:39
Our reporter Ségolène Le Stradic reports from Paris as labor unions rally in solidarity with high school students protesting school conditions.

France Student Protests Escalate Amid Fiscal Crisis and an Election

6 octobre 2026 à 13:37
Chaos 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.

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The damaged entrance to a high school in Paris on Monday. Unrest at French schools has compounded a sense of crisis in France.

People of All Ages Join French Student Protests as Movement Broadens

7 octobre 2026 à 03:29
Union members, parents, teachers and others took part in mass demonstrations around the country, backing student demands that the government invest more in schools.

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Demonstrators gathered in Paris to protest ailing schools.

Strikes, Barricades and Fiscal Turmoil: An Autumn of Discontent Grips France

6 octobre 2026 à 00:01
Chaos 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.

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The damaged entrance to a high school in Paris on Monday. Unrest at French schools has compounded a sense of crisis in France.

British Museum Says It’s Extending Bayeux Tapestry Viewing Hours

5 octobre 2026 à 14:27
The museum has been struggling to fit ticket holders into the exceptionally popular display, and it’s also up against the constraints of protecting the artwork.

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Visitors to the British Museum’s Bayeux Tapestry exhibition were initially allowed to take photos, but that practice has since been banned to move people along more quickly.

What to Know About France’s High School Protests

4 octobre 2026 à 18:03
Hundreds of schools will suspend some or all classes on Monday, the education minister said, as students protest conditions in the education system. Thousands of protesters have been arrested and hundreds of people injured.

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Police officers and student protesters facing off outside a school in Paris on Thursday.

Student Protests Rattle France as Police Clashes Bring Blockades and Tear Gas

2 octobre 2026 à 10:22
Days of unrest have affected more than 1,000 schools across France as high school students push for better standards.

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Trying to kick a tear-gas canister during clashes with the police on Thursday in Seine-Saint-Denis, near Paris. Students in about 1,000 French schools are protesting a lack of resources in education.

Eiffel Tower Chief Resigns After Female Staff Moved for Hindu Group’s Visit

30 septembre 2026 à 11:27
Patrick Branco Ruivo, who ran the tower’s operating company, will step down after an internal inquiry cited “problems and shortcomings” over the moving of female employees.

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The Eiffel Tower in May. Staff at the landmark went on strike over a decision to sideline female employees during a group’s tour.

In Fractious France, Politicians Agree on One Thing: Pope Leo Was a Hit

30 septembre 2026 à 14:57
In a four-day visit, Pope Leo XIV won praise across the political spectrum, even from its most avowedly secular figures.

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Pope Leo XIV, riding down Avenue des Champs-Élysées on Saturday. The crowds were a striking display of reverence from a proudly secular country.

Accusations of Antisemitism Hit a Star of the French Far Right

29 septembre 2026 à 08:09
Jordan Bardella, the 31-year-old protégé of Marine Le Pen, is said to have made antisemitic statements as a teenage activist. He denies it.

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Jordan Bardella, the president of France’s main far-right party, National Rally, in Paris this month.
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