France to close up to 500 schools as student protests resume
France plans to fully or partially close up to 500 schools on Monday as student protests resume over class sizes, teacher shortages and other grievances. Education Minister Edouard Geffray said the closures are a precautionary measure because security conditions have not been met in some schools. The move comes after a weekend lull, with organisers calling for fresh demonstrations early in the week.Geffray said lessons will be totally or partly suspended in around 400 to 500 high schools, a figure he said would be comparable to the number affected on Friday. He said 24 schools have been burned or ransacked... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 04 Oct 2026 21:30 LONDON
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French school protests spread as about 400 schools close amid clashes and fires
At least 400 of France's 3,700 high schools were closed on Friday as a student protest movement spread nationwide and triggered clashes with police, fires and mass detentions. The Ministry of National Education said 560 schools reported protests or disruptions, while fire damaged the entrances of two high schools in Paris. The unrest began in the Paris area last week and has since widened across the country.Education Minister Edouard Geffray said students were "in danger" and urged parents to keep them away from the demonstrations. He said at least 170 students and 65 school staff members, including 40 principals, had... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Oct 2026 15:04 LONDON
Serbia calls snap parliamentary election for 25 October amid student revolt
Serbia has moved to an early parliamentary election on 25 October, after President Aleksandar Vucic announced the vote in response to months of student-led protests and wider political pressure. The election had originally been due in December 2027, making the new timetable a significant acceleration of Serbia's political calendar. Analysts quoted in the supplied reporting say the decision is intended to reduce political risk rather than settle the crisis.The protests have been driven by anger over a 2024 railway-station canopy collapse that killed 16 people, with student demonstrators accusing the authorities of negligence and corruption. The unrest has continued for... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 28 Sep 2026 08:01 LONDON
