In the latest edition of tagesthemen from October 17, 2026, the escalating protests in France, the coalition talks of Red-Green-Red in Berlin, a speech by Chancellor Merz at the Deutschlandtag of the Young Union, and the suspension of sanctions against Russia by US President Trump are discussed, while legal reasons limit the presentation of contributions from the Bundesliga and Track Cycling World Championships on tagesschau.de. #FrankreichProteste #Koalitionsgespräche #Deutschlandtag (translated)
To those who obviously want to use this violence as a "warm-up" before the presidential elections, I say very clearly: We will not be intimidated. No one will impose their political agenda with violence. Previously, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu condemned the riots: "To those who obviously want to use this violence as a 'warm-up' before the presidential elections, I say very clearly: We will not be intimidated. No one will impose their political agenda with violence." #FrankreichProteste #GewaltInFrankreich #Lebenshaltungskosten (translated)
According to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, 550,000 people participated in the protests and demonstrations against high living costs nationwide, including 110,000 in Paris. #FrankreichProteste #GewaltInFrankreich #Lebenshaltungskosten (translated)
"In our republic, there is no place for violence," said Macron on Saturday evening. #FrankreichProteste #GewaltInFrankreich #Lebenshaltungskosten (translated)
The protests against high living costs in France are escalating, with looting, arson, and massive riots leading to a crisis meeting of the government. #FrankreichProteste #GewaltInFrankreich #Lebenshaltungskosten (translated)

Tausende Menschen haben in mehreren französischen Städten, darunter 100.000 in Paris, gegen sexualisierte Gewalt protestiert, ausgelöst durch den Tod der elfjährigen Lyhanna, die mutmaßlich von einem Sexualstraftäter vergewaltigt und getötet wurde, während die Veranstalter ein umfassendes Gesetz zur Bekämpfung sexueller Gewalt fordern. #ProtestgegenGewalt #SexualisierteGewalt #FrankreichProteste
