By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on BFMTV
According to BFMTV, violent rainfall hit the French department of Hérault during the night of 14 to 15 November. At daybreak, the road surface is submerged on many routes and several sites remain cut off.
On Saturday 14 November, between 50 and 60 marches are expected across France, including several rallies in Paris against a bill on the presumed legitimate use of weapons by law enforcement officers. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced that 70,000 police officers and gendarmes will be deployed, compared with around 146,000 protesters the previous Saturday according to the authorities, citing BFMTV.
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French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou has promised employers’ organisations that the rise in labour costs will be limited by decree in early 2027 if a wage recovery takes hold. He spoke to Ouest-France after a wage monitoring committee held on Thursday 12 November, three days after a minimum wage increase was announced, according to BFMTV.
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On Saturday 14 November, marches wound through Paris, Nantes and Lyon, with 106,000 people taking part across France, including 24,000 in Paris. These demonstrations, which bring the movement in the country to a close, were accompanied by a few incidents, according to BFMTV.
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Emmanuel Macron believes reducing military and financial aid to Ukraine would force Kyiv to accept an unjust peace and could pave the way for a new war. In a message posted on X on Saturday 14 November, the French president said that “rationing Ukraine’s means” amounted to preparing for “the war after”, according to France 24.
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In the United States, outage cancels 12,000 flights on FridayAn outage in the US air traffic control system led to 12,000 cancellations on Friday, then more than 6,400 on Saturday, while more than 1,000 others were already recorded on Sunday. Authorities hope for a gradual return to normal by Sunday evening, after an incident that BFMTV attributes to the replacement of outdated copper cables.The week in Africa
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