Ukraine on Friday said it was still experiencing restrictions with the Starlink communication system despite a claim by US President Donald Trump made earlier this week that the country’s access had been fully restored. Trump said he had not yet spoken to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk about the problem, but that he would “straighten it out”. 

Representatives from French high school student groups called for “continued mobilisation” after meeting with President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée palace for the first time since protests started more than a month ago. Earlier, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said some 70,000 security forces would be deployed to keep order throughout France for planned protests on Saturday. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.