📅 Sunday · The week in review
About 410,000 march across France; nearly 1,000 arrests
About 410,000 people demonstrated across France on Saturday over school funding and rising living costs. Police fired tear gas and water cannon as the Paris march ended, the government said police made nearly 1,000 arrests, and the Louvre and other major Paris museums closed for the day.
The day's 5 biggest stories, verified, free by email
▶ Watch the 90-second briefing (story 3 of 10) 🔔 Get 6 AM & 5 PM alerts
How each side sees it
The government saysPresident Emmanuel Macron says restrictions on marches are needed to protect city centres, businesses and public buildings.
Protesters sayStudents want 250,000 more higher-education places, more teachers and an extra 200 euros a month in grants; workers want higher wages and pensions.
Sources
Also in this edition
- Houthi missiles target Saudi Arabia as Riyadh airport reopens
- Oleshky ceasefire set for Tuesday as new Ukraine talks are planned
- Trump votes early as Obama rallies Democrats, nine days out
- Brent oil hits its highest level since 2022
- Brewers rally to take a 2-0 World Series lead
- Pope Leo needs no further cancer treatment, doctors say
- CDC confirms a third U.S. measles death this year
- Nigeria confirms its first Ebola case
- Supreme Court keeps block on transgender inmate care limits
Free · twice a day
Get the catch-up in your inbox
The same fact-checked briefing, sources included, at 6 AM and 5 PM Central. No spin, no spam — unsubscribe anytime.
We only use your email to send the briefing.