Couple enjoy a drink as fires burn nearby amid Paris unrest

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A couple were seen enjoying a drink near the Arc de Triomphe on Saturday, close to where some of the main rioting took place in central Paris. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 Flames from a burning bin could be seen in the background as the pair dined on a cafe terrace. The initial wave of protests began last ‌month over absent teachers and decrepit school buildings, and has since developed into a bigger movement over the cost of living and falling standards in education. Demonstrations broke out nationwide, with hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets in Paris, Marseille, Lille and Nantes French prime minister calls for ‘local and partial’ curfews after riots ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/19/french-police-lost-control-during-riots-concedes-interior-minister?CMP=yt_gn Europe live – latest updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/19/europe-france-protests-riots-macron-ukraine-russia-zelenskyy-sweden-latest-news-updates?CMP=yt_gn The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theguardian Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia Football Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@footballweeklypodcast Today in Focus ► www.youtube.com/@todayinfocuspodcast Stateside ► www.youtube.com/@statesidepodcast Politics Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@politicsweekly Science Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@scienceweeklypod Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianlive #parisriots #parisprotests #studentprotests #france #protests #franceprotests