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Pushed back by riot police with tear gas and a water cannon, "yellow vest" protesters continue to gather at the Place Charles de Gaulle, at the top of Paris' famed Champs-Elysees. Hundreds have converged on the city for new demonstrations, with anger over fuel taxes morphing into a wide-ranging anti-government movement. IMAGES
Riot police fire tear gas to disperse "yellow vest" protesters on the Champs-Elysees in Paris during the fifth consecutive Saturday of demonstrations, which have so far been largely peaceful. IMAGES
Riot police fire tear gas at "yellow vest" protesters in the historic centre of Bourges, where nearly 5,000 people gathered as organisers sought to draw more participants from areas far from Paris for new rallies against French President Emmanuel Macron. IMAGES
French police fired tear gas under a rain of projectiles, used water cannon to douse a fire and arrested several people as thousands of "yellow vest" anti-government protesters returned to the streets of Paris this afternoon. This was the latest of the weekly demonstrations held every Saturday by the yellow vest movement since November 2018, and which have been boosted by opposition to the pension reforms. IMAGES
On a third day of unrest, clashes between "yellow vest" protesters and riot police break out on Paris' famed Champs-Élysées. Police fire tear gas, forcing the demonstrators to retreat. IMAGES
Paris police fire tear gas to disperse climate protesters trying to block an annual general meeting of French oil giant TotalEnergies. IMAGES
Fires and scuffles broke out between demonstrators and police on Saturday in the East of Paris as thousands of "yellow vest" protestors took to the streets for a 23rd week of anti-government marches. IMAGES
Lebanese security fores use tear gas to disperse retired army and security forces veterans demanding inflation-adjustments to their pensions, as they protest outside the government palace headquarters in Beirut. IMAGES