Riots broke out in several French cities alongside peaceful marches of tens of thousands of people demonstrating against rising living costs and poor school conditions.

Two leaders of India’s “Cockroach” youth movement have been sentenced by a local court to five days in jail after climbing barricades to protest in New Delhi.

PARIS, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The student protest movement ⁠that ⁠has spread across France ⁠is now "out of control", the Paris police chief said ​on Saturday, urging demonstrators to return to peaceful action and warning that ‌authorities would respond firmly to ‌violence and vandalism.

India’s “Cockroach Party” started out in May as a Gen-Z internet joke that went viral. In July, it forced the government into its biggest climbdown in years. Now the “Cockroaches” are back for what they’re billing as Season 2 of their political carnival.

Student demonstrations in recent weeks re-lit a centuries-old torch of civil resistance. How do they compare to previous movements in France?

On Jan. 28, 2026, Bruce Springsteen released “Streets of Minneapolis,” a hard-hitting protest against the immigration enforcement surge in the city, including the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The song is all over social media, and the ...