Jérôme Bayle had spent seven nights on a major French highway, leading a group of aggrieved farmers in protest, when the prime minister arrived, dressed
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Germany Restricts Pro-Palestinian Protests Amid Israel-Hamas War
The authorities tried to prohibit pro-Palestinian protests in Austria, Hungary and Switzerland, where some cities took the approach of banning protests of any kind. In
Macron Tries Outreach to Head Off Further Protests
For over six years, President Emmanuel Macron has struggled to convince the French that he is a man of dialogue. He went on a countrywide
France Protests: Macron Cancels State Visit to Germany Amid Unrest at Home
President Emmanuel Macron of France on Saturday postponed a scheduled state visit to Germany as his government struggled to rein in violent protests over the
A Timeline of France’s Protests After Police Fatally Shoot a 17-Year-Old
The fatal shooting of a French teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent by a police officer has set off days of violent protests that have
Serbia Protests After Mass Shootings Demand Social Changes
Protests in Serbia over back-to-back mass shootings last month ballooned on Saturday into the biggest street demonstrations in the capital, Belgrade, since demonstrators toppled Slobodan
E.U. Extends Tariff Waiver for Ukrainian Grain, Despite Some Protests
BRUSSELS — European Union ambassadors agreed on Friday to allow Ukraine’s grains into the bloc free of tariffs for another year, while granting more than
Protests Persist in France as Macron’s Pension Law Nears Last Hurdle
Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched across France on Thursday on the eve of a crucial ruling over President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to raise the
French Police Face Scrutiny for Heavy Hand During Pension Protests
“I would gladly have broken your legs.” That’s what a French police officer told Souleyman Adoum Souleyman, a Chadian student who had just been arrested
Macron Denounces Violent Protests in France
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron, addressing the French people for the first time since the tumultuous passing of a law that raises the retirement age