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Le Pen and Mélenchon gain momentum ahead of France’s Presidential election
Their polling figures were calculated based on scenarios in which they face a centrist candidate, either Édouard Philippe or Gabriel Attal

“Let’s see who backs down first”: The riots in France that is putting Macron under pressure (videos)
Up to 450,000 people -mostly 2nd & 3rd generation immigrants- at the height of the protests, serious injuries among minors, and new demonstrations on Tuesday, October 13

Alarm bells in the Eurozone over bonds: Borrowing costs in France at a 25-year high, why isn’t the ECB intervening?
France is raising fears of a new debt crisis, with the Eurozone issuing it an ultimatum over the 2027 budget – Why the ECB is not activating its support mechanism – The ECB’s message and the €340 billion in bonds
‘They could have been my children’, says French mayor tear-gassed after shielding pupils at protests
Bally Bagayoko, the mayor of Saint-Denis, says he stepped between police and protesting pupils in Paris and was caught in a tear gas attack, as demonstrations over school conditions enter a third week

Schools gradually reopen after the riots in France
More than 250,000 take to the streets, 32 arrests and 14 injured in Paris – New demonstrations planned for Thursday

Outrage in France over 15-year-old’s attack on woman with homemade flamethrower in Marseille – Victim suffered first-degree burns (video)
The 15-year-old’s attack took place during the riots in France - Second and third-generation immigrants along with illegal immigrants and the incitement of left-wing parties turned France into a battleground

Riots in France: School fires by France-born migrants expose multiculturalism’s collapse and boost Le Pen (videos)
Second and third-generation migrant rioters torch schools and assault people, turning education protests into proof that multiculturalism has failed and that Le Pen’s case is strengthening

French school protests escalate as more than 600 arrested and 119 injured
Excerpt: Student protests over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages have spread across France, with 625 arrests, 119 injured and 356 schools affected as the government and the hard left trade blame

Turkish provocation: They say they will block Greece-Cyprus cable works
Ankara objected to US, French and British contingents and new Cypriot weapons systems at the Nicosia parade marking 66 years of independence, as Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias attended wreath-laying ceremonies alongside President Nikos Christodoulides
