French police stage protest on Paris’ Champs Elysees

French police unionists demonstrate on the Champs-Elysee din front of the Arc de Triomphe, Friday, June 12, 2020 in Paris. French police are protesting a new ban on chokeholds and limits to what they can do during arrests, part of government efforts to stem police brutality and racism in the wake of global protests over George Floyd's death in the U.S. (AP)
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Updated 12 June 2020
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French police stage protest on Paris’ Champs Elysees

  • Reuters TV showed police unions that had parked dozens of vehicles at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe

PARIS: French police staged a protest on Paris’ Champs Elysees on Friday, demonstrating against restrictions on restraint holds they can use, and curbs imposed by the government in response to public anger cases of police brutality in France.
Reuters TV showed police unions that had parked dozens of vehicles at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe. One van carried a poster reading “No police, no peace.” Another carried graphic images of injuries sustained by police officers attacked in the line of duty, with the words: “Who is massacring who?.”


Macron says allies will make commitments on protecting Ukraine at Jan 6 meeting

Updated 31 December 2025
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Macron says allies will make commitments on protecting Ukraine at Jan 6 meeting

PARIS: European capitals and ​allies meeting in Paris on January 6 will make firm ‌commitments ‌toward protecting ‌Ukraine ⁠after ​any ‌peace deal with Russia is brokered, French President Emmanuel Macron ⁠said on ‌Wednesday ‍during ‍his New Year ‍Eve’s speech.
Macron has convened a meeting of ​the so-called ‘Coalition of the Willing’. ⁠The Coalition grouping led by Britain and France includes more than 30 nations.