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Updated 18/10/2026, 21:49:05 UTC

Macron is drawing attention across 3 news outlets right now. The reports below are the current coverage, newest first.

The coverage

WorldAl Jazeera38m ago

Macron condemns violence after riots lead to looting and mass arrests

French President Emmanuel Macron says protesters who attacked government buildings need to pay for their crimes.

WorldBBC News1h ago

Macron calls for 'calm and order' after riots across France

French President Emmanuel Macron gives a national address after widespread disorder and as some looting continued in Paris.

WorldAl Jazeera2h ago

‘Anger and shame’: Macron denounces France’s nationwide rioting, looting

President Macron promises to increase security, but stops short of announcing a state of emergency or curfew.

WorldThe Guardian3h ago

Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after days of unrest and 2,000 arrests across France

Ministers, officials and police under pressure over response to protests as government holds crisis talks amid ‘colossal failure of the state’ The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has criticised “unbridled violence” after one of the most violent days of unrest in years left public buildings burned, hundreds of shops destroyed and looted and more than 2,000 people arrested in cities across the country . “Watching these images, we have all asked ourselves how could French people do this to France?” he said in a televised address. Continue reading...

WorldAl Jazeera7h ago

France protests updates: Macron vows rioters will ‘pay for their crimes’

Protests are sweeping France as anger over conditions in schools meets frustration with high living costs.

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