https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/france-s-emmanuel-macron-says-illegitimate-protests-will-be-banned-as-cities-block-demonstrationsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/france-s-emmanuel-macron-says-illegitimate-protests-will-be-banned-as-cities-block-demonstrationshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/france-s-emmanuel-macron-says-illegitimate-protests-will-be-banned-as-cities-block-demonstrations#u155664Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:11:23 +0000French President Emmanuel Macron announced that illegitimate protests will be banned as cities across the country block demonstrations following severe riots and looting. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched across France protesting the rising cost of living and a lack of government resources for essential services. Police arrested nearly 1,000 people after encountering an extremely elevated level of violence from black-clad ultra-left extremists. Riot squads fired tear gas during clashes in Paris and other French cities, prompting nightly curfews in Paris and other urban areas for a