Clashes and riots

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Clashes in Paris as France’s youth protests over cost of living

France faces a third weekend of mass youth protests over living costs, education and public services, with clashes erupting in Paris.

1 November 2026

Europe News

Albania imposes fines of up to €5,500 on people at violent protests

The measures come into force immediately, but require parliamentary approval within 45 days to remain in effect.

29 October 2026

Europe News

French Senate approves bill to hold protesters liable for damage

Under the proposed law, which would also have to pass in the National Assembly, protesters could be required to pay up to €10,000 for damage caused during demonstrations.

28 October 2026

EU News

Italian police discover chat groups linked to Milan riots

A 30-year-old researcher detained over the clashes in Milan has refused to answer a judge’s questions, as police investigating the unrest uncovered chats threatening officers and carried out searches across Italy.

27 October 2026

Europe News

Italy's cities in security 'lockdown' for Saturday protests

On 24 October Rome will be locked down with 1,500 officers, Milan with 1,800 police and soldiers.

23 October 2026

Business

Riots in France: tourism sector fears drop in foreign visitors

Images of the riots in France, broadcast worldwide, are already slowing hotel bookings, and tourism professionals fear ongoing violence will further deter foreign visitors.

21 October 2026

EU News

Foreign actors exploited Europe’s riots, did not start them

There is so far no evidence that foreign powers caused Europe’s riots, only that they exploited them, despite politicians blaming online manipulation for them. Brussels has refused to act, citing a lack of evidence.

21 October 2026

Europe News

Looted Paris shop owner: ‘10 years of work destroyed’

Originally from Bangladesh, Hassan arrived in France in 2010. After spending years working in hospitality, he managed to save enough to open his own business. In the aftermath of the weekend riots in Paris, his shop has been left completely destroyed.

21 October 2026

Europe News

France vows major security operation involving military this weekend

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.

20 October 2026

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Paris shop owners clean up and repair stores after riots

Shop owners and cleanup crews cleared debris and repaired vandalised storefronts in Paris on Monday, after two nights of rioting and looting left shops damaged across the city.

20 October 2026

Europe News

France arrests man believed to have links to Limoges town hall fire

The destruction of the building has become a symbol of the violent rioting that erupted on the margins of a day of protests that were called in response to anger about the rising cost of living and conditions in schools.

20 October 2026

USA

Trump says Paris will soon be 'a Muslim city' under Macron's immigration policies

US President Donald Trump says he warned French President Emmanuel Macron that he was making "a big mistake" by allowing immigrants into France

20 October 2026

Business

France riot damage doubles: Who pays for thousands of destroyed shops?

At least 3,000 French shops were hit over the weekend. Insurers say they are mobilised, but lost trade may not be covered. Here is who pays the riot bill.

20 October 2026

Europe News

France announces partial curfews after weekend of violence

It comes after cost-of-living protests descended into widespread violence and looting across France on Saturday. Clashes with police also continued on Sunday in some parts of the country.

19 October 2026

Europe News

'We tore it up': French looters brag online as police 'lost control'

More than 2,000 shops were hit and the damage is put at hundreds of millions of euros, leaving the government to answer for its failure to see the violence coming.

19 October 2026

Markets

European stocks slip as France counts cost of weekend riots

European stock markets opened lower on Monday after a weekend of violent protests and looting in France, as business owners count the cost and accuse the government of failing to protect them.

19 October 2026