Laurent Nuñez
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- 5m ago
Protests across France turn violent as 272 people are detained by mid-afternoon
Students, unions and former yellow vest activists marched across France over living costs and school conditions. Police counted 133 arrests in Paris by 14:00, and looting and fires were reported in several cities.
- 12h ago
France protests over cost of living: 272 detained as Paris clashes and CNews siege unfold
Clashes erupted in Paris and Marseille as students and Gilets jaunes supporters joined cost-of-living protests across France. The interior ministry reported 272 people detained nationwide.
- 4d ago
French high school protests draw police violence allegations and injury tolls on both sides
Lawyers and rights groups accuse French police of seriously injuring teenagers, while the Interior Ministry reports about 900 officers hurt in the protests.
- Oct 8
Student protests in France draw 71,500 nationwide as Lecornu faces pressure
Students marched across France on Thursday, with 24,500 in Paris and clashes at Place de la Bastille. The government has promised funded education measures only by the end of October.
- Oct 3
Two teenagers charged in Belfort after police officer beaten during school protests
French prosecutors charged two teenagers with aggravated violence following the beating of a plainclothes police commander in Belfort, as the defense filed a counter-complaint alleging the officer attempted to drown one of the youths during his arrest.
- Oct 3
France mandates nationwide driver's license suspensions for handheld phone use at the wheel
French prefects can now suspend driving licences for up to six months when motorists use handheld phones, expanding a local policy across all departments following 3,515 road deaths in 2025.
- Sep 30
UK and France end one-in-one-out migrant return agreement after 1,500 transfers
The UK Home Office confirmed that the bilateral Channel return pilot has stopped processing new cases after Paris declined an extension beyond its 1 October expiry date.
- Sep 3
French Police and Magistrate Unions Protest Darmanin Memo on Child Abuse Inquiries
Police commissioners and magistrates united on 3 September 2026 to condemn Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin for scapegoating staff over investigation backlogs in child abuse cases.
- Aug 28
French firefighter unions file six-week strike notice demanding recruits and budget funding
Nine French firefighter unions will conduct a national strike from 8 September to 20 October 2026, pressing the government for 50,000 career personnel and dedicated state funding.
- Aug 24
Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Laurent Nuñez clash over the impartiality of French prefects
La France Insoumise leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon demanded an impartial state at his party summer school, prompting Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez to defend the constitutional neutrality of regional prefects.
- Aug 13
French firefighters demand 21,000 new positions after fruitless meeting with Interior Minister
Nine firefighter unions left a two-hour meeting with Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez on August 13 with no concrete commitments, demanding 21,000 additional positions as 122,000 hectares have burned this summer.
- Aug 8
Darmanin's letter on child sexual violence probe failures sparks police union backlash in France
Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin's 12-page letter to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez details ghost files, lost procedures and staffing shortages in child sexual violence cases, prompting police unions to accuse him of betraying his own record as former Interior Minister.
- Aug 8
France's longest-recorded wildfire declared fixed after 18 days in Var
The Gros Bessillon fire in southeastern France burned 6,300 hectares across seven communes, destroying 41 homes, before being declared fixed on 7 August after 18 days of mobilisation.
- Aug 4
France wildfire arrests reach 375, including 142 minors, as Gironde megafire is fixed
French authorities have arrested 375 people, including 142 minors, in connection with the summer's devastating wildfires. Thirty-six suspects are already behind bars as firefighters continue to battle blazes in the Var.
- Aug 2
EU split over migration after 60,000 cross into Ceuta; 22 leaders demand border crackdown
After 60,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, 22 EU leaders signed a letter calling for stronger external borders, while Spain accused some partners of 'selfish' reactions and Italy suspended Schengen rules.
- Jul 31
17% of French smokers admit tossing cigarette butts from car windows as wildfires burn 117,000 hectares
An Ipsos BVA survey for the Vinci Autoroutes Foundation finds 17% of smokers discard butts on motorways, a habit the foundation calls 'alarming' as over 14,000 fires have scorched 117,000 hectares in France this season.
- Jul 29
France orders expulsion of Russian journalist Xenia Fedorova and freezes her assets; she decries censorship
Xenia Fedorova, former head of RT France and now a regular on Vincent Bolloré's media outlets, was served with an expulsion order on Wednesday and placed under house arrest; on Friday the government froze her assets for six months, accusing her of relaying Kremlin propaganda.
- Jul 28
France's largest fire in 50 years burns 42,000 hectares and forces 220,000 evacuations near Bordeaux
The largest wildfire in France in 50 years has burned 42,000 hectares in Gironde, forced 220,000 evacuations, and destroyed 240 homes. Firefighters are racing to contain it before a new heatwave arrives on Tuesday.
- Jul 27
Three women stabbed in Paris knife attack; suspect arrested by off-duty police officer
The attack at Porte de Clichy left two victims seriously injured, one of them pregnant according to Le Parisien. The attacker was subdued by a bystander with a suitcase and a waiter with a chair before a police officer made the arrest.
- Jul 26
Macron thanks Romania in Romanian while wildfires force mass evacuations in France and Spain
French President Emmanuel Macron posted a message in Romanian thanking the country's firefighters, as authorities in France and Spain battle wildfires that have forced more than 300,000 people from their homes, with Bordeaux facing a possible full evacuation.
