- The French foreign ministry hit back at criticism from the United States over the riots sweeping France on Thursday, days after U.S. President Donald Trump drove controversy by claiming without evidence that migrants were fuelling the riots.
- ICE shared a video of masked men standing in front of a large fire during the recent demonstrations in France, writing: “Every day we are fighting to prevent American streets from looking like this.”
- French President Emmanuel Macron condemned comments from foreign leaders regarding the protests, describing the statements as unacceptable and stupid. French Ministry of Foreign Affairs quickly clapped back with statistics on U.S. firearm deaths, adding: “Every day we are fighting to prevent French stats from looking like this.”
- The widespread demonstrations in France were triggered by student protests over classroom conditions before expanding to address cost-of-living issues and declining public services.
- French activist groups, including the student union UNEF and the Yellow Vests, have scheduled further rallies and Paris marches for Saturday.
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