The police added that more than one-hundred vehicles and buildings were set alight after anti-government protests turned into a riot in Paris. ... French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered his prime minister to hold talks with protest leaders as the country is seeing one of its worst..…

Macron has branded the protesters “thugs” and refuses to back down, insisting that his tax rises are the right course of action. ... Some also demand higher minimum wages, return of the tax on big fortunes recently abolished by Macron, along with his resignation. . ..…

France on Monday was trying to make sense of another weekend of violent large-scale protests against President Emmanuel Macron and his government, that left Paris and the rest of the nation reeling.. ... The reasons for protesting have morphed from anger over increases on fuel taxes to..…

Jacline Mouraud, one of the protest movement’s prime instigators over social media forums, told AFP that scrapping the fuel tax was a “prerequisite for any discussion” with the government. . Macron insists the taxes are needed to fund the country’s transition to a low-emission..…

Further still, the government of Macron sees no reason to answer any questions from journalists about Paris - even. ..…