https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/unrest-mars-day-of-protest-in-france-as-student-movement-turns-nationalContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/unrest-mars-day-of-protest-in-france-as-student-movement-turns-nationalhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/unrest-mars-day-of-protest-in-france-as-student-movement-turns-national#u142416Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:15:37 +0000Unrest flared across France during nationwide demonstrations against high prices, fuel costs, and the fraying of the social security system. The demonstrations built on weeks of youth-led high school protests that expanded into a national movement. More than half a million people joined 110 marches throughout the country according to the Interior Ministry, while one of the main unions, the CGT, estimated a higher figure. Violent clashes resulted in buildings torched, widespread looting, a torched historic town hall, and over 1,000 to 1,800 people detained or arrested as the country reels from