French protests: From intelligence failures to insufficient police presence, overview of a security disaster
The French government acknowledged on Monday that the scale of looting and violence across France took authorities by surprise.
The French government acknowledged on Monday that the scale of looting and violence across France took authorities by surprise.
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Qatar welcomed the French president with full state honours on his arrival in Doha as the two countries are strengthening their strategic ties. Facing protests at home, Macron is seeking energy deals with Gulf partners to help ease fuel prices in France, but also contributing to ...
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Some military forces from Operation Sentinelle will be deployed to free up police and gendarmes for the expected demonstrations, French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said....
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There were no major incidents on Monday night as the government imposed curfews in parts of Paris and other cities, following violence and looting over the weekend....
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Heavy rain from a Mediterranean weather system has caused flooding across parts of south-eastern France, inundating roads and streets in the Bouches-du-Rhône department....
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The rising cost of living was one of the main reasons behind the October 17th protests in France - so which products have become more expensive and how much are prices rising by?...
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Quentin Deluermoz, a professor at Paris Cité University, reflects on the significance of the many references to the French Revolution, the Paris Commune and the May 1968 protests that shaped the protests of October 17, arguing they 'provide a language to express the depth of ange...
