She Planned to Protest Trump. She Didn’t Plan on Getting Punched. NYT - Top Stories By: Jessica Contrera 24 October 2026 at 19:08 Blake Miley yelled “fascist” as President Trump spoke at a midterm campaign rally. The violence that followed “was not right,” she said. © Nick Fancher for The New York Times“I knew there was a really good possibility that this would happen,” Blake Miley said. “But I don’t blame myself. It is not right what they did to me.”
How a Small Student Protest Spread Across France NYT - Top Stories By: Leo Sands 24 October 2026 at 10:46 A movement that began with a few high schools has broadened to encompass labor unions and other activists. © Dimitar Dilkoff/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesProtesters in Paris this month during a nationwide day of actions called by high school students and joined by unions and teachers.
Looting Left Damage and Fear on Paradise Street in Marseille NYT - Top Stories By: Ben Hubbard 24 October 2026 at 10:04 Looters ravaged a storied commercial avenue in France’s second-largest city. Its merchants fear that more unrest could follow. © Thibaud Moritz/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesDamaged stores after rioting this month on Paradise Street in Marseille, France.
How Defiant Youth Are Testing India’s Idea of Democracy NYT - Top Stories By: Somini Sengupta 24 October 2026 at 05:01 Four takeaways from India’s protest movement, at a moment when democracies around the world are under pressure. © Saumya Khandelwal for The New York TimesSecurity personnel detaining protesters demanding the resignation of the head of India’s election commission this month in New Delhi.
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