The Latest Breaking News from Nahel Merzouk

Tourists to France faced a new reality during an eruption of nationwide anger following the police killing of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk last week

French President Emmanuel Macron called for order and calm and efforts to address the roots of several days of unrest around the country sparked by the police killing of a 17-year-old boy

On Saturday, the fifth day of violent protests all over France against the police killing of an unarmed teenager, Nahel Merzouk, the daily arrests dropped below 1,000 for the first time, but the violence became even more extreme.

International press portrays France as a place of darkness, raising questions of systemic racism and cultural polarization.

The shooting of the 17-year-old teenager has sparked outrage in a number of cities

Exclusive: The family hope that Nahel’s death will bring ‘real change’, his aunt tells Bel Trew in Paris

Total far in excess of fundraiser for victim’s family – where more than €200,000 has been donated

‘We left the house at the same time. He went to get a McDonald’s’

In today’s newsletter: The death of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk triggered five nights of riots in Paris and beyond – but they had been brewing for years