Photos: Clashes erupt in France during protests over rising living costs
Authorities deploy 70,000 officers to combat violence. Nearly 1,000 arrests made.
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Authorities deploy 70,000 officers to combat violence. Nearly 1,000 arrests made.
Protesters fired mortar fireworks at police in Marseille after a union march on 24 October, and 51 were arrested as France's protests entered a second weekend. The post Marseille Police Hit by Mortar Fireworks appeared first on The Rio Times.
At least one person was killed and several others injured in clashes between two communities in Manipur’s Thoubal district on October 18, 2026. Houses and vehicles were set on fire in Khangabok and Sangaiyumpham, prompting prohibitory orders and the deployment of additional security forces.
Argentine demonstrators clashed with police on Thursday at a major protest in Buenos Aires over budget-slashing President Javier Milei's higher education spending. The main demonstration outside parliament by thousands of university students and staff, trade unionists and opposition activists remained peaceful. But dozens of mostly hooded demonstrators who broke away from the crowd lobbed stones and other projectiles at the police, who responded with tear gas and water cannons.
Deadly clashes have erupted in South Sudan, leaving scores dead and hospitals overwhelmed with wounded victims. The violence broke out Friday in the Rumbek area of Lakes State, as rival community groups battled.
French student unions vowed on Friday to keep up the fight even as the government registered a "marked slowdown" in a protest movement that has rattled the country for over a week. The UN human rights agency called for de-escalation, voicing concern over violent clashes with police that have caused severe injuries among teenage protesters.