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The NFL will host its first game in Paris on Sunday between the New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers despite widespread protests across France.

A rudderless government looks unable to respond

As police try to suppress anti-corruption protests by young Albanians, Prime Minister Edi Rama is claiming that "antifa" is behind the unrest. Few are buying that explanation.

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“The priority is a return to calm,” said French President Emmanuel Macron, as authorities prepared security measures ahead of fresh protests this weekend.

Shop owners in France are strengthening their shop windows and buying non-lethal weapons to protect their businesses from looting during protests this weekend.

Albanian lawmakers have scuffled in parliament, throwing objects at one another and ripping microphones from desks.

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.

The crowning of the next James Bond is upon us. Final screen tests for Amazon MGM Studios’ new 007 are set to happen in the next week, sources tell Variety, beginning as early as Friday. Though who exactly will test is up in the air, Callum Turner and Jack Lowden appear to be in the […]

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Combined yellow-vest and student protest to go ahead in Paris on Saturday as Italy calls in soldiers to patrol Milan streets

<p>French president also says he will decide on concrete ‘next steps’ for the next nationwide demonstrations</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/22/fallout-fast-tracking-french-rioting-cases">Angry lawyers and bewildered defendants: the fallout from fast-tracking French rioting cases</a></p></li></ul><p></p><p>Emmanuel Macron ha

Sharjah is testing an AI-powered system that uses thermal cameras and drones to verify whether a fire has triggered an alarm before emergency crews are sent to the scene. The aim of the Aman system, developed by facility management company Saned in collaboration with Sharjah Civil Defence Authority, is to reduce unnecessary call-outs and speed up responses t

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Thursday's planned demonstrations are outlawed in parts of Paris, Lyon, Lille and Grenoble.

Some cities including Lyon and Nice have banned all protests, and the French president said only authorised demos would be allowed.

President Emmanuel Macron said the move was necessary “so that calm prevails.”

French president says labour unions can hold marches on Saturday but not other activists, in an effort to prevent more looting and rioting

Demonstrations have been banned outright in Lyon ahead of a planned day of protests at the weekend.

Inaugurating projects worth ₹8,941 crore aimed at cleaning the Yamuna in Delhi, Mr. Shah asserted that the BJP would seek a mandate from people in 2029 after rejuvenating the river

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that “illegitimate” protests would be banned in the coming days and blamed “seditious” ultra-left groups and vandals for last weekend’s riots and looting.

Businesses across France were boarding up on Thursday and bracing for more protests as the government promised new security measures to protect them and avoid a repeat of last week's destruction. President Emmanuel Macron, returning from a tour of the Gulf, said he would ban public protests unless they were organised by unions that respected alternative rout

France is facing a mounting economic crisis that pushed its 10-year government bond yield to a new 24-year high on Thursday.

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<p>Fox News and others have toed president’s line – seemingly hoping unrest abroad will make people vote Republican</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> sought to capitalize on the scenes of unrest in France, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/19/trump-france-protests">telling a crowd</a> in Kans

The INDIA bloc leaders were to brainstorm on charting out the roadmap of protests, review the preparations for the November 1 rally and discuss ways to corner the government over the 'vote chori' issue

A noticeable shift in mood was apparent during French President Emmanuel Macron's three-day tour of five Gulf states, from his sombre demeanour on arrival in the UAE to an upbeat, combative tone in Doha. Walking past the Emirati national guard at Abu Dhabi airport on Monday with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed, Mr Macron looked stern, his brow furrowed and his

Inside Politics: From triple lock to public sector strikes, the mood is ill-tempered

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A youth-led movement in Germany has called for demonstrations in major cities of the country on October 31. The group has categorically distanced itself from the violence that took hold in France.

The Nova Scotia NDP has removed MLA Paul Wozney as its whip after the PC Caucus accused him of calling for “France-style riots in Nova Scotia and Canada.”

French President Emmanuel Macron railed against "stupid" comments made by foreign leaders for their political purposes. Plus, Paris police are set to extend restrictions on gatherings in parts of the city on Thursday.

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Sinn Féin leaders interviewed as part of investigation into demonstrations that blocked Orange Order march on Portadown’s Garvaghy Road

Members of Reform called for Muslim religious face coverings, such as the burka, to be banned.

Since high school students began protesting in France in September, they’ve been joined by young demonstrators in at least seven other European countries.

Pope Leo XIV needs no further treatment for lung cancer after follow-up tests confirmed the disease was localized, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday.

Pope Leo's doctors say final tissue and molecular tests have confirmed his lung cancer was localised, and no further treatment is needed, the Vatican said in a statement.

The People Against SIR alliance has called for marches across the country, demanding the scrapping of the electoral roll revision exercise and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar

What's behind protests in Portugal?

Demonstrations from Albania to Spain are largely unconnected, but some common frustrations run through them

The government has unveiled a new offence of 'violent participation in public demonstrations', among other measures.

The Ministry of Home Affairs had set the target to free the country from the drug menace by December 31, 2029, Amit Shah says

<p>LAHORE: The Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan (JI) announced on Wednesday that it will launch the third phase of its nationwide protest movement against the petroleum levy on Friday, with sit-ins planned in all districts across the country, according to a press release by the party.</p> <p>The government currently <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2022699"><u>lev

Climate activists have protested against the UK’s decision to go ahead with new gas drilling in the North Sea.

Macron says Trump spread rumours about protests

Cost of living protests aren’t just happening in Europe

<p>Hamstrung governments seem to have no answer to the public’s furious demands, making further discontent likely</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/20/france-protests-paris-curfews-italy-europe-ukraine-latest-news-updates">Europe live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>In France, it was the piles of wheelie bins stacked

<p>Students, teachers and civil servants have shown up in Athens, with demonstrations also in Thessaloniki and other cities</p><p>Meanwhile, <strong>back to Witkoff’s meeting with Putin in St Petersburg, the US president, Donald Trump, has just welcomed the release of Stephen Hubbard, a US citizen held by Moscow on allegations of fighting as a mercenary for

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Leaders of India’s governing coalition are trying to frame the demonstrations as a power grab by traditional political parties rather than a grass-roots youth movement.

PARIS (FRANCE) - France's prime minister plans to meet unions on Wednesday to discuss security and has vowed a "massive" police deployment at protests, following riots in the past week that led to curfews and arrests.

Nigeria is the latest country to report an Ebola case as the latest outbreak spreads across the region. Kenya confirmed its first case earlier this month and has since recorded nine infections.

Demonstrators vow to continue their campaign to call for affordable housing in Portugal after police cleared tent camps and arrested at least 55 people.