Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze in France as more than 1,200 arrested after protests

Disorder broke out in cities across the country on a day in which more than half a million joined cost of living protests.

France Hits Back at ICE Protest Post With Gun Crime Stats

France responds to ICE's criticism of protests with U.S. gun crime statistics as Trump blames unrest on migrants.

Rioting and arson attacks: Why protests are boiling over in France

Protesters have focused their anger on French President Emmanuel Macron, who they blame for the rising cost of living and ...

France’s Emmanuel Macron says ‘illegitimate’ protests will be banned as cities block demonstrations

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that “illegitimate” protests would be banned in the coming days and blamed ...

BBC calls France protests 'mostly peaceful' as footage shows rioters torching cars, battling police

BBC News called France riots "mostly peaceful" as its own footage showed burning cars, looted shops and nearly 1,000 officers ...

In pictures: More than 500,000 took to the streets as France protests erupted into violence

Over 500,000 people took part in protests in France over the weekend, which became marred by violence, amid demonstrations ...

France's Macron tightens curbs on protests, blaming hard left for unrest

French President Emmanuel Macron said that "illegitimate" protests would ​be banned in the coming days and blamed "seditious" ...

Rioting in France: What’s Fueling the Violence and What Happens Next

Weeks of student-led protests over conditions in French schools spiraled into violent protests across the country in recent ...

4 figures that help explain the affordability crisis behind France's protests

France's cost-of-living protests turned violent over the weekend. Four statistics reveal the financial pressures facing ...

Mass protests in France spiral into worst riots in years

Authorities reported violent incidents in ​several cities, including vandalism in Marseille and attacks targeting police, ...

Student Protesters in France Have a Strange New Slogan. What Does It Mean?

Bismillah, c’est les ténèbres” has appeared on signs at recent demonstrations. It doesn’t make much sense (it means, “In the ...