A Day After Renewed Street Clashes in France, Relief and Anxiety Mix NYT - Top Stories By: Mark Landler and Ségolène Le Stradic 25 October 2026 at 16:43 While the police kept a lid on vandalism, the huge number of protesters and France’s fraught politics suggest unrest could grow. © Manu Brabo/Getty ImagesProtesters shielding themselves from a water cannon in Paris on Saturday.
Unrest Erupts Again in France, but This Time, With Less Property Damage NYT - Top Stories By: Mark Landler · Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic 24 October 2026 at 22:23 After largely peaceful marches on Saturday, clashes broke out in the evening. But a large-scale police presence, 1,000 arrests and the rerouting of protest routes kept a lid on wholesale vandalism. © Philippe Lopez/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesProtesters amid tear gas near Place de la Bourse in Bordeaux, western France, on Saturday.