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Around 1,000 people gathered in two "yellow vest" protests in the French capital Paris in lower-than-expected numbers for the movement's hoped-for September comeback, later clashing with police who fired tear gas. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal meets his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte in The Hague. IMAGES
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
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal arrives at a cattle farm in Montastruc-de-Salies, in the Haute-Garonne region of south-west France, to announce the government's response to the demands of farmers who have been demonstrating in France for over a week. IMAGES
After meeting with the largest farmers union FNSEA, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal met with Rural Coordination, France's 2nd largest farming union. Its president, Veronique Le Floch, said it was "catastrophic" that the Prime Minister had not yet made any emergency announcements, while farmers continued to express their anger throughout France, in a protest that was mourned by the death of a farmer in Ariège, hit by a car at a roadblock. IMAGES
A convoy of vehicles with tinted windows enters the courtyard of Matignon. The new French Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, spoke with Emmanuel Macron earlier in the day, while the composition of the government is expected later in the afternoon. IMAGES