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Demonstrators chant "Justice for Nahel!" as police officers stand in the rue de Rivoli, Paris, following the death on Tuesday of Nahel, aged 17, during a police check in Nanterre. IMAGES
Montpellier (France), June 3 (EFE / EPA) .- The French government called for calm on Wednesday to curb the tension that has re-emerged in the country after the massive demonstration on Tuesday, which ended in riots.(CAMERA: Guillaume Horcajuelo)
The 60th Agricultural Show opens to the public in Paris with nearly an hour and a half delay due to the incursion of farmers protesting against French President Emmanuel Macron. The pavilion invaded by the protesters, where clashes with police forces occurred, remains closed for the time being. IMAGES
Nearly a hundred people gathered for a demonstration at Place du Trocadéro in Paris to pay tribute to Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny who died in prison on February 16th 2024. IMAGES
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen recommends the bloc drop a plan to cut pesticide use in agriculture as a concession to protesting European farmers. The original proposal, put forward by her European Commission as part of the European Union's green transition, "has become a symbol of polarisation," she tells the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. SOUNDBITE
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says he has instructed police to show "great moderation" toward farmers who have blocked highways as part of a nationwide protest movement against agricultural policies. SOUNDBITE