French authorities have banned or curbed protests across the country ahead of the weekend in a bid to prevent the violence and looting that plagued last week’s demonstrations. In Paris alone, hundreds of shops and other small businesses were destroyed on the sidelines of the protests.
French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to ban unauthorized protests after France was rocked by violence and looting. As anger over public services and the cost of living grows, authorities are bracing for more protests.
Macron says restrictions are needed to protect city centers and public buildings after a weekend of the country’s worst violence in years
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French president announces restrictive measures in a bid to avoid rioting and looting this weekend
The Shomonda virus has been detected in a human for the first time, French health officials said. Authorities see no risk to the public, adding that the victim, who died in early October, was severely immunocompromised.
France has reported the first-ever recorded case of a human contracting the Shamonda livestock virus, which is most commonly found in cattle. Public health authorities stressed that there did not appear to be any health risk to the public, adding that the infection had been "an exceptional case" involving a person with a severely compromised immune system.
In an interview with FRANCE 24, exiled former Tibetan leader Lobsang Sangay said any successor to the Dalai Lama appointed by China "is going to be a fake one". He also likened Beijing's ethnic unity law to "an ethnic erasure", said Tibetan concerns had been "downgraded a bit" in US-China talks and accused China of failing to warn of the deadly August floods on the Nepal-Tibet border.
Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe for The New York Times, based in Berlin. Europe's political centre is confronting a crisis that extends far beyond electoral volatility. From France and Germany to Italy and Spain, mounting economic frustration, generational inequality and declining confidence in established political leadership are reshaping the continent's democratic landscape.
"The promises of more economic growth haven't come true," explains Erlanger, describing a continent marked by "a kind of general disgust" and "a sense of drift."
A youth-led movement in Germany has called for demonstrations in major cities of the country on October 31.
The New Orleans Saint are scheduled to play the Pittsburgh Steelers in Paris on Sunday
Inspired by protests in France and other parts of Europe, thousands of Greek students on Wednesday demonstrated around the country.
French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Riyadh on Wednseday, adding an unscheduled stop to his ongoing tour of the Gulf region. The president's office said the visit aimed to demonstrate “France's solidarity” with Saudi Arabia in the face of attacks launched by the Houthis against its territory.
Details by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor Douglas Herbert.
French President Emmanuel Macron met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a surprise stop in Saudi Arabia.
At the Tribunal de Paris, judges have supervised a carousel of expedited and often chaotic hearings for those detained during recent unrest.
The Kenyan cult leader found guilty on Monday of the deaths of 190 children and one adult will be sentenced on November 6th. Paul Mackenzie starved his followers in what became known as the Shakahola massacre. But this trial was about more than just a criminal and his accomplices.
Details by FRANCE 24's correspondent Bastien Renouil.
Looting, rioting, and entire buildings going up in flames. These are the scenes that have poured out of France over the weekend showing anarchy nationwide, leading to thousands of arrests. The riots, initially attributed to discontent over the state of education and the high cost of living, come as furious students all over the world...
Concerns over public finances and political stability have helped push up 10-year bond yields from 3.2% in late February
The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) said Wednesday it has joined the board of the International Charter: Space and Major Disasters, a global partnership in which space agencies provide satellite images to countries hit by disasters. KASA joined during the charter’s 56th regular board meeting at Ochanomizu Sola City in Tokyo, which opened Monday and continues through Friday.
The space agency will take part in setting the charter’s policies as a board member starting in 2027. The charter is a voluntary, nonbinding partnership set up by space agencies for humanitarian, nonprofit purposes. When a major disaster such as an earthquake, typhoon or heavy snowfall strikes, member agencies take images of the affected area with their satellites, provide them to the country hit by the disaster and help analyze the damage.
It has 17 member agencies from countries including the United States, France, Japan, China and India, as well as the European Space Agency. The board, its main decision-making body, reviews and approves major policies and sets plans and strategies. It holds regular meeti
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Fresh curfews were being imposed across the city centers of Paris and Lyon on Tuesday after the first quiet night since France's most destructive rioting in years.
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