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Isolated clashes in France after protest marches, as police brace for Halloween night violence

On France's third weekend of protests, riot police charged to disperse small groups of rioters at the end of the Paris march, and fired tear gas in Lyon and in Toulouse.

A protester dressed as the Joker during the third round of protests against the high cost of living and in support of students in Paris Ile de France in France on October 31 2026.
A fire burns, as Police officers in riot gear stand guard, during civil unrest, the day after a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, in Paris, France, October 18, 2026.

France braces for renewed nationwide protests as Macron's government vows tough response

Protesters take cover behind a plywood board as French riot police and gendarmes use a water canon amid clashes during an authorised demonstration organised by labor unions in Paris, October 24, 2026.

'If we burn, you burn with us!': Why a Gen Z youth wave of protest is sweeping Europe - analysis

Damaged glass at the Lacoste store on Champs-Elysees avenue, the day after clashes during a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, in Paris, France, October 18, 2026.

Israelis warned to exercise caution in France ahead of renewed violence, protests


Jewish boy tripped, punched, held at knifepoint on way to Paris synagogue

The boy, who was wearing a kippah at the time of the attack, said 5 attackers physically assaulted him, made antisemitic remarks, and stole his AirPods.

This photograph shows a French flag fluttering with the La Defense business district in the background skyline, in Paris, on December 5, 2025.

Three Jewish men threatened by knife-wielding attacker on way back from Paris synagogue

When the three men confirmed that they were Jewish, the man brandished the knife and shouted at them.

 Illustrative: A police officer waits outside the courtroom at the courthouse in Paris, March 31, 2025.

Paris court dismisses Jewish family's compensation claim against government for not paying rent

The claim sought unpaid rent from the French government for its use of the family's ancestral home in Iraq as an embassy.

View of the Conseil d'Etat, France's highest administrative court, in Paris, France, January 25, 2024.

'Deeply alarming': Jewish primary school in Paris vandalized, CCTV damaged

A Jewish primary school in Paris was vandalized over the weekend, with windows smashed and property damaged, as prosecutors opened a probe into aggravated antisemitic vandalism.

A French National Police officer, wearing a body-worn camera, stands in Paris, France, December 10, 2025.

Paris beyond the postcards: 7 surprising facts about the historic center

Paris is a city worth understanding, not just seeing.

A slow journey through France’s Loire Valley: Chateaux, wine, and quiet beauty

Choosing which Loire Valley châteaux to visit is both a delightful and challenging dilemma, one that quickly becomes overwhelming. There are 300 châteaux in total, and about 100 open to the public.

Exterior architecture of the Renaissance castle in the village of Grignan in the Drome department of France on September 23, 2025.

Jewish woman once held up by Nazis as ideal Aryan baby dead at 91

Born in Berlin in 1934 to Latvian Jewish parents Jacob and Polin Levinson, Taft was photographed when she was 6 months old by a German photographer, Hans Ballin.

HESSY TAFT poses holding a photograph of herself taken in 1935 by well-known German photographer Hans Ballin during an interview with Reuters July 9, 2014.

From Paris and Milan to Israel: The studio bringing true couture to brides

Elizabeth Brown of MONALIZABETH opens a 250 m² studio with her 2026 Renaissance-inspired bridal collection – not just a boutique, but a full couture experience.

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Are we watching the collapse of Western Europe in real time? - comment

The terrorists don't need to show up again. The inhibition is already installed, running quietly in the background like software that updates itself.

People gather on the Place de la Republique square to pay tribute to the victims of last year's shooting at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, in Paris, France, January 7, 2016. France this week commemorates the victims of last year's Islamist militant attacks on satirical weekly Charlie

Israel and Syria agree to US-supervised communication cell for military de-escalation

Furthermore, it was agreed to begin talks between Jerusalem and Damascus in civilian areas, including medicine, energy, and agriculture, The 'Post' has learned.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, with a map of the Middle East (Illustrative).