French Students 'Retake Bastille', Trump 'Unwilling' to Help Ukraine
The demonstrations drew 71,500 people, officials said, as students pressed for more teachers, safer buildings and changes to the university application system.
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French students 'retake Bastille', Trump 'unwilling' to help Ukraine
French students have “retaken the Bastille”, says Jean-Luc Mélenchon, after a mass rally in Paris. Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses the US of “unwillingness” to help Ukraine. And former New Zealand PM Helen Clark joins us on critical minerals as MEP Rima Hassan faces fallout over flags row.
'The Bastille Has Been Retaken,' Declares Mélenchon as Student-Led Protests Hit New Heights in France
Mélenchon celebrates French high school students' protest against poor school conditions, staffing shortages, and lack of transparency in university applications.
Several tens of thousands of people gathered within the framework of the high school movement Place de la Bastille. At about 1620 hours, "some paving stones and fireworks mortars" targeted law enforcement officers positioned on Rue de la Bastille, said the police prefecture, without causing any injuries. Law enforcement officials responded by using a water cannon and tear gas. "A water-launching device is used to keep the violent individuals who…
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