A branch of the tourist office in Lyon was vandalised and set on fire during nationwide protests over the cost of living. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Hooded individuals were seen tearing letters from the building’s sign and damaging the premises as flames spread along one side of the structure. Burning debris was…

Euronews’ crew was assaulted by looters and rioters in Paris near the Place de la Republique on Saturday as they were covering the ongoing joint major protests organised by the so-called ‘Yellow Vests’ and student-led groups. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The crew was headed to another location from Place de la Republique…

Published on 17/10/2026 – 19:29 GMT+2•Updated 20:52 Protesters in Brussels and Liege clashed with police on Saturday as a series of rallies turned violent across parts of Europe. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Video footage circulating on social media shows police firing water cannons and tear gas in an effort to break up…

Published on 17/10/2026 – 20:11 GMT+2•Updated 20:47 Students and other protesters gathered outside the Ministry of Education in Tirana on Saturday as anti-government demonstrations entered their fifth consecutive day. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The protests, which have spread to cities across Albania, intensified after high school and university students joined a broader…

A fire engulfed the historic town hall in Limoges, central France, after a group set the 143-year-old building alight amid unrest following nationwide cost-of-living protests. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Local prefect Maurice Barate said the roof had collapsed onto the lower floors, except for the west wing, and that around two-thirds of…

Published on 17/10/2026 – 21:59 GMT+2 Police and protesters clashed violently in Paris and other French cities on Saturday as half a million people marched against soaring inflation, with one demonstrator’s hand blown off, multiple blazes set and dozens of shops stripped bare by looters. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The widespread unrest…

Published on 17/10/2026 – 20:14 GMT+2•Updated 20:32 Romanian F-16 fighter jets shot down two drones over the Black Sea in the latest drone incident impacting the southeastern European nation, authorities said on Saturday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Defence Minister Radu Miruta said the first drone had entered Romanian airspace at around 17:59…

Published on 17/10/2026 – 19:23 GMT+2 Masked Israeli settlers attacked a group of European diplomats on Saturday during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Belgium’s foreign minister Maxime Prevot said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The attackers targeted Belgium’s consul general, French and Polish diplomats and Catholic representatives in the…

France’s ‘yellow vest movement’ – comprised of a group of trade unions and citizens – have organised a major nationwide protest on Saturday to voice their objection to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis and rising fuel prices gripping the country. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking to Euronews, a representative of the movement revealed…

Published on 17/10/2026 – 15:43 GMT+2 Several housing rights movements are joining trade unions affiliated with the CGTP union federation in demonstrations across Portugal on Saturday, as a series of cost-of-living protests sweeps Europe. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The union confederation has called for protests under the slogan: “Higher wages, better pensions,…