Nearly 1,000 arrested as France deploys 70,000 police amid nationwide unrest | 24 Oct 2026 | Nearly 1,000 people were arrested Saturday as nationwide protests resumed, French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told reporters. The unrest has spread beyond France, with violent clashes breaking out in Rome and Albania’s capital of Tiranë, where demonstrators set government buildings on fire. President Donald Trump also weighed in Saturday, pointing to the turmoil in France as a warning about what he said could happen in the United States under left-wing leadership. Central Paris resembled a city under lockdown as shopkeepers boarded up storefronts, museums closed and more than 20 metro stations suspended service.