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French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to prevent more rioting and looting by maintaining a heightened security presence and tasking his government to respond to some of the protesters’ demands.

Protesters waving Palestinian flags stormed the Colosseum in Rome, demonstrators looted shops in Barcelona and masked rioters hurled rocks, bottles and fireworks at police in Paris as another weekend of unrest unfolded across Europe.

‘No to lies of the state’

More than 30 people arrested as officers clear at least 100 tents in central Lisbon and about 50 in Porto Police in Portugal have dismantled housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto, baton-charging campaigners in the early hours of Sunday and arresting more than 30 people. The raids were the latest incident in days of clashes between police and campaigners who – inspired by similar camps in Spain – had sought to pitch tents in central squares to protest against the country’s deepening housing crisis. Continue reading...

Emmanuel Macron vows rioters will pay as 70,000 police deploy across France, while Italy, Belgium and Albania face escalating protest violence.

Thousands of police officers in riot gear descended on Paris Saturday to monitor France’s only sanctioned protest. The officers — wearing helmets and carrying shields — uniformly walked through the city as protesters shouted obscenities at them.

Riot police clashed with protesters in Paris on Saturday after a march over living costs drew around 110,000 people, according to France’s Interior Ministry. Footage captured demonstrators hurling projectiles, people being dragged away and storefronts being smashed as unrest spread to Marseille and Lyon.

Police in France arrested 1,314 rioters Saturday as violent street clashes continue to consume the country, the interior ministry said, adding 53 officers were hurt in clashes. The post France: 1,300+ Rioters Arrested, 53 Police Officers Injured in Continued Unrest appeared first on Breitbart .

Hundreds of protesters stormed the Roman Colosseum and clashed with police at the historic gates as the demonstrations in France spread to Italy over the weekend.

France avoided a repeat of large-scale violence and looting that marred nationwide protests a week ago, suggesting the government’s decision to boost police numbers and contain marches paid off.

More anti-government protests took place in France this weekend. Leigh Kiniry has the details.

The chaos and unrest still gripping France continued to spread Saturday to its European neighbors.

After largely peaceful marches on Saturday, clashes broke out in the evening. But a large-scale police presence, 1,000 arrests and the rerouting of protest routes kept a lid on wholesale vandalism.

Almost 1,000 arrested as police charge crowd in Paris and teargas used to stop protesters reaching other city centres Hundreds of thousands marched in cities across France on Saturday in largely peaceful protests to support schoolchildren’s demands for more teachers and repairs to dilapidated buildings, as Emmanuel Macron faces a social and political crisis in his final months as president. In Paris, at least 110,000 people marched along the eastern edge of the city, according to government estimates. They supported high schoolers but also complained of the high cost of living and the government’s heavy policing, saying riot police had been sent to target school protesters over the past month, instead of the government offering political solutions. Continue reading...

France Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez says 135 people were arrested as 70,000 police officers deployed to clamp down on nationwide protests.

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez says nearly 1,000 people were arrested as 70,000 police officers deployed across the country amid nationwide protests.

Demonstrations rocked many European cities Saturday, from Milan to Madrid. The protests encompass a broad range of issues, from education to housing.

Thousands joined fresh protests in France on Saturday as the government stepped up efforts to avoid a repeat of last weekend’s riots by mobilizing additional law enforcement officers and keeping marchers out of central Paris.

France deployed thousands of police Saturday for fresh protests over school funding and soaring living costs, seeking to prevent another weekend of looting, burned cars and attacks on public buildings. In Paris, authorities restricted the main march to the city's southeastern edge, keeping it away from the center.

France deployed thousands of police Saturday for fresh protests over school funding and soaring living costs, seeking to prevent another weekend of looting, burned cars and attacks on public buildings. In Paris, authorities restricted the main march to the city's...

The NFL closed its "NFL House" in Paris on Saturday as the city braced for street protests with a heavy police presence and storefronts boarded up.

The police presence is being boosted across France as it braces for another weekend of anti-government protests. CBS News' Leigh Kiniry has more.

Emmanuel Macron blames ultra-left groups for seditious acts as UNEF and Yellow Vest protesters vow to rally despite police rejecting permit requests.

France announced it will deploy 70,000 police officers on Saturday to combat rioting after last weekend's protests turned violent.

France will deploy some 70,000 police nationwide as it braces for new protests this weekend after some of the worst urban violence in years erupted on the sidelines of demonstrations a week ago, the government said Friday.