France protests updates: Curfews imposed in parts of Paris, other cities
These were the developments in France on October 19, 2026.

These were the developments in France on October 19, 2026.



![People sit inside a chapel while waiting for a meal distribution, as soup kitchens, barter clubs and families taking out short-term loans for groceries are exposing the social strains emerging under Argentine President Javier Milei's austerity program, barely a year before Argentina's next presidential election, in Buenos Aires' Villa 31 neighborhood, Argentina, August 28, 2026 [Agustin Marcarian/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-24T111706Z_92623523_RC2R7NAS0BJF_RTRMADP_3_ARGENTINA-ECONOMY-MILEI-1790290200.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)





Tunisians protest five years of President Kais Saied’s rule amid economic crisis and political arrests.

Thousands marched in Tunisia’s capital to demand the resignation of President Kais Saied.
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