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At least 471 people were arrested overnight across France as violent protests against the police killing of a teenager continued for a fourth straight night, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced.In a statement, he said a ...

The southern port city of Marseille, initially spared the violence that broke out first in the Paris region, was experiencing its second night of upheaval.

Rioting raged in cities around France for a fourth night despite massive police deployment, with cars and buildings set ablaze and stores looted, as family and...

France has been rocked by a wave of protests after a 17-year-old youth was shot by police near Paris Tuesday, sparking a ban on demonstrations in some cities, travel warnings and reigniting a debate on overpolicing in marginalized communities.

Frances Interior Ministry says that 1,311 people were arrested around the country during a fourth night of riots triggered by the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old by police. The government

French President Emmanuel Macron is urging parents to keep teenagers at home and has blamed social media for fueling the rioting that has spread dramatically across France following the fatal

The latest protests erupted after Nahel, a boy of Algerian descent, was shot dead by the French police for allegedly not having a driver’s license. This comes just months after the country was rocked by protests regarding President Macron’s highly controversial pension reform.

While the situation appeared to be somewhat calmer compared to previous nights, turmoil gripped several cities across the country.

Protests continued into the early morning of Saturday in defiance of a ban announced a day earlier on all “large-scale events” in the country, with rioting breaking out in several cities.

Despite an appeal to parents by President Emmanuel Macron to keep their children at home, street clashes be...