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“Danish students join European wave of youth strikes over education cuts Student protests that started in France have spread in recent weeks to other European countries Under the banner “Enough is Enough”, 11 high school and university student associations…”

“French school protests resume on smaller scale as holidays end Hundreds of France’s more than 3,000 high schools were blockaded in the weeks before the two-week break French student protests resumed on Monday on a much smaller scale than in past weeks as…”

“France on alert as 70,000 police mobilised for Halloween protests Rallies banned in city centres as interior minister warns response will be ‘extremely firm’ France’s interior minister has warned of a “very high risk of public disorder” and announced the…”

“French protests over declining school standards amid China catch-up ambitions turn violent Student rallies over ailing high schools are hijacked by looters who rampaged through major cities, angered by rising fuel and living costs While the rallies saw…”

“Looters smash Paris shops as ‘unacceptable’ violence rocks France Crowds of masked men clear shelves of sunglasses, clothes, jewellery and food as anger over cost of living deepens Smashing shop windows and snatching boxes of goods, looters in Paris poured…”

“Chinese students in Paris hunker down as city braces for more mass protests Most students say the violence has not put them off living in France, though they worry the unrest could boost the far-right For many Chinese students living in Paris, the events last…”

“France was hit by its worst social unrest in years last weekend as nationwide protests over high prices and declining public services erupted into riots.”