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Demonstrators at a march in Paris on the afternoon of Saturday, 24 October 2026.

France's Interior Ministry counts 410,000 marchers and nearly 1,000 arrests, while the CGT puts the turnout at 800,000

The campanile of Limoges city hall, in France, photographed in May 2019. The 43-metre tower collapsed on the night of 17 October 2026 during the fire set in the building.

France sees 550,000 protest over the cost of living, about 400 arrests and Limoges city hall gutted by fire

Pope Leo XIV crosses St Peter's Square in the popemobile during the Mass inaugurating his pontificate, at the Vatican, in May 2025.

Pope Leo XIV lands in France and will hear seven abuse survivors in Lourdes