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A man walks past a burnt out car on Rue Yves Toudic destroyed after a weekend of protests against the 'high cost of living,' in central Paris on October 19, 2026. (Kiran RIDLEY/AFP)
October 20, 2026, 2:04 am
France announces curfews in Paris and other cities as it grapples with violent unrest
French PM says he could still impose a state of emergency, after interior minister says police ‘lost control’ of massive protests that began over surging cost of living but widened
By Jeremy Tordjman, Lea Dauple and Nicholas Roll
This photograph shows a television monitor broadcasting France’s President Emmanuel Macron giving a speech from the Elysee Presidential Palace the day after riots and looting on the sidelines of nationwide protests over the cost of living, in Paris, France, on October 18, 2026. (Ludovic MARIN/AFP)
October 19, 2026, 12:39 am
Macron slams ‘unbridled’ riots in France, says ‘those who have destroyed must pay’
President blames ‘agitators from ultra-left groups,’ as Le Pen, far-right frontrunner in next year’s election, says incumbent is ‘running on fumes’; Trump: France ‘burning’ because of immigration
By Agencies
French gendarmes stand among rubbles and damages at the Hotel de Nesmond, the state’s official residence in Gironde, in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on October 18, 2026 a day after the building became a target of rioters during a nationwide protests against the “high cost of living." (Philippe Lopez/AFP)
October 18, 2026, 5:20 pm
‘Like we had a war’: France reels at cost of violent protests
Around 1,800 people arrested after hundreds of shops looted, a historic building burned to the ground, and a Paris synagogue vandalized; some 500 emergency personnel injured
By AFP
Fire burns and destroys the city hall after a group of individuals forced entry into the building during ongoing protest action against cost of living, in Limoges, central France, on October 17, 2026. (Melaine PAYZAL/AFP)
October 18, 2026, 6:24 am
Mass protests in France spiral into worst riots in years; 1,200 arrested, 150 cops injured
Hundreds of thousands protest cost of living; city hall torched as police use tear gas; teen protester loses hand after picking up stun grenade; PM blames ‘ultra-left,’ months before presidential election
By Janis Laizans, Stamos Prousalis and Yann Tessier
People gather on and around the statue in the center of the Place de la Republic square at the end of a demonstration part of a nationwide day of actions called by high-school students, joined by unions and teachers, who for days have been demanding better learning conditions in protests punctuated by violent confrontations in Paris on October 6, 2026. (Dimitar DILKOFF/AFP)
October 7, 2026, 4:54 am
French riot police fire tear gas as masses rally nationwide for school funding
Some 266,000 protest across country; over 6,500 arrested, mostly minors; class suspended at nearly 900 schools; facing criticism of police abuse, PM pledges to address ‘accidents’
By Nicolas Garriga and OLEG CETINIC
France’s President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, September 22, 2026. (AP/Yuki Iwamura)
September 23, 2026, 6:48 am
Netanyahu decries Macron’s ‘grotesque’ claim that Hamas ‘never operated’ in West Bank
PM notes an Israeli with French citizenship was killed by a Palestinian terrorist just days before; French official tells ToI that Macron meant Hamas ‘doesn’t govern’ the territory
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
File: Danish military forces participate in an exercise with hundreds of troops from several European NATO members in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, September 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
September 20, 2026, 12:16 am
Europe braces for possible Russian escalation against it, as hybrid threats intensify
Macron orders critical sites protected, Poland boosts air defenses and Germany readies hospitals; but NATO reportedly says it sees no imminent threat of attack
By ToI Staff and Agencies
French President Emmanuel Macron, center, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, left, and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pose before a meeting at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, September 17, 2026. (Thibault Camus/AP)
September 17, 2026, 9:10 pm
Top European, Arab officials meet to mull options for post-UNIFIL mission in Lebanon
France’s Macron, Lebanon’s Aoun, and Jordan’s King Abdullah gather in Paris to assess Lebanese Armed Forces’ needs as UN presence set to end, and Hezbollah still refusing to disarm
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
US President Donald Trump talks with France’s President Emmanuel Macron at the G7 summit, June 15, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo/ Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
July 30, 2026, 12:15 am
US mulls blocking France’s DC ambassador pick over social media spat – sources
US State Department says it was ‘disappointed’ by ‘disrespectful’ French government post criticizing Washington’s objection to UN human rights chief, whom Israel also opposes
By Gabriel Stargardter, Humeyra Pamuk, Gram Slattery and Andrea Shalal
France's President Emmanuel Macron, center right, with Charles Dreyfus, grandson of Alfred Dreyfus, during a tribute ceremony to Captain Alfred Dreyfus, on the Ile de la Cite near the Court of Cassation in Paris, France, July 12, 2026. (Thomas Samson/Pool Photo via AP)
July 13, 2026, 9:56 am
Alfred Dreyfus statue finds permanent home in Paris, 120 years after his exoneration
At ceremony for wrongfully convicted officer, Macron warns ‘old demons of antisemitism’ never fully vanished; statue had effectively been hidden for decades after proposed sites rejected
By Zev Stub and AP
Museum employees unpack a carved stone panel after Syrian authorities unveiled antiquities returned from France at the National Museum in Damascus, Syria, July 8, 2026.(AP/Ghaith Alsayed)
July 10, 2026, 11:48 am
France returns 23 Syrian treasures kept for 15 years due to severed ties
Artifacts flown to Damascus aboard Macron’s presidential aircraft include Roman bronze objects, Byzantine and Islamic-era pieces, mosaic panel that once adorned the Umayyad Mosque
By AP
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, right, meets French President Emmanuel Macron at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, July 7, 2026. (AP/Ghaith Alsayed)
July 7, 2026, 2:58 pm
Explosions rock Damascus, wounding 18, near visiting French President Macron’s hotel
Twin blasts hit just as Macron meets in palace with counterpart Sharaa; meeting goes ahead as planned; no claim of responsibility
By AP and ToI Staff
France's President Emmanuel Macron (2nd L) speaks with Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani (C-R) next to France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (L) during a bilateral meeting at the Damascus International Airport in Damascus on July 6, 2026. (Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
July 6, 2026, 9:21 pm
Macron arrives in Syria for first post-Assad visit by West European head of state
French president says he came to show commitment to Syrian people, seek a ‘Syria, united in its diversity,’ and at peace with its neighbors
By Agencies and ToI Staff
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa after a joint press conference following a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on May 7, 2025. (Stephanie Lecocq / POOL / AFP)
July 5, 2026, 8:21 pm
Syria expecting Macron in first post-Assad visit by Western head of state
Damascus says French, Syrian presidents will discuss ‘issues of common interest,’ but gives no date for trip and Paris does not immediately confirm
By Acil Tabbara and Francesco FONTEMAGGI
US President Donald Trump (left) seen signing the Persian-language version of the memorandum of understanding with Iran, at the Palace of Versailles in France, June 17, 2026. (Screenshot/White House via X); Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signs the MOU in a photo released June 17, 2026, by the regime-run IRNA news agency. (IRNA via X)
June 18, 2026, 9:43 am
War-ending deal is signed by US and Iran, takes effect; commits Israel to terms it opposes
‘This was not easy,’ says Trump as he inks agreement; Iran gloats it achieved ‘everything’ it wanted; Hormuz to open ‘immediately’ but Tehran says tolls to be charged after 60 days; Netanyahu has distanced himself from deal
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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