Live Updates: Students Rally in France for Second Day of Mass Protests in a Week

NYT World Thursday 08 October 2026, 12:54 UTC By The New York Times 1 min read

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Just over 150 high schools were closed, and France’s education minister invited three major student groups to meet with him on Thursday afternoon.

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