France (President)

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (796+ words) After recent regional election breakthroughs by the Alternative for Germany (AfD), here is an overview of radical, nationalist and far- and hard-right parties' positions across Europe in recent years. The far-right AfD became Germany's main opposition party in the February…...

56+ min ago   (791+ words) JOHN LEICESTER Thursday, 08 October 2026 02:00 AM EDT Beyond physical wounds, the massive use of police arrests and tactics that government critics and human rights campaigners allege have been unnecessarily violent is giving a generation of French schoolchildren — and soon-to-be voters — a…...

11+ hour, 49+ min ago   (154+ words) TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – France has summoned Iran’s ambassador on Wednesday, a day after Tehran did the same move over the police crackdown on students protesters in the European state. The move came after Tehran summoned the French ambassador to protest…...

15+ min ago   (430+ words) Tear gas is banned in international warfare, and its health risks are well-documented. Still, it remains a crowd-control agent of choice for police worldwide. In recent years, many political movements—including the prodemocracy protests in Hong Kong, Yellow Vests demonstrations…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (385+ words) PARIS: Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across France on Tuesday, as unions and teachers joined high school students who for......

35+ min ago   (870+ words) PARIS — Police fired tear gas to control crowds in Paris and elsewhere in France on Tuesday as more than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support school pupils demanding more education funding, according to government figures. The…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1398+ words) High school students have taken to the streets of France to protest a series of grievances, centering on a lack of resources and opportunities for disadvantaged pupils - more from ITV News Reporter Cari Davies Police fired tear gas to control…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (928+ words) Police fired tear gas to control crowds in Paris and elsewhere in France on Tuesday as more than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support high school students demanding more education funding, according to government figures. The…...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago   (164+ words) A Russian company supplying rare earths to Estonia's Silmet was reportedly removed from the European Union's proposed 22nd sanctions package at Estonia's request. Radio Free Europe journalist Rikard Jozwiak said one company and one individual were dropped from the proposal following…...

1+ hour, 10+ min ago   (1107+ words) In today’s newsletter: A youth-led movement is protesting crumbling school buildings and teacher shortages while turning adult focus onto wider educational inequalities Good morning. In my experience, at any protest, the most memorable and encapsulating slogans are always the ones…...