{
  "id": 16310885,
  "title": "Paris shuts museums and police deploy in big numbers for new protests across France",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/paris-shuts-museums-and-police-deploy-in-big-numbers-for-new-protests-16310885",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T10:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261024/paris-shuts-museums-and-police-deploy-in-big-numbers-for-new-protests-across-france"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Major Paris museums, including the Louvre, Orsay, Picasso, and Grand Palais, have shut their doors as authorities deployed a significant police force for a series of protests across France. The aim is to prevent a repeat of the violent unrest that occurred last week, which left a lasting impression of the government's perceived loss of control. Looting, burned-out vehicles, and attacks on public buildings were reported, with masked vandals targeting businesses in Paris and other city centers. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced that up to 70,000 officers, along with helicopters, armored vehicles, and water cannons, will be deployed nationwide. The massive turnout from last week's demonstrations saw over half a million people on the streets. Parisian shopkeepers are expressing concern as museums close their doors, fearing potential economic repercussions.",
  "summary": "PARIS — Major museums in Paris closed and authorities deployed a sizable police force for a round of new protests Saturday across France, hoping to prevent a repeat of last week’s violent unrest that shocked the country. Scenes of looting, burned-out cars and attacks on public buildings left the impression that the government had lost control, as groups of masked vandals targeted businesses in…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Tourists get caught up in Paris protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/tourists-get-caught-up-in-paris-protests",
        "published": "2026-10-23T02:21:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Tourists get caught up in Paris protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/tourists-get-caught-up-in-paris-protests-16145242",
        "published": "2026-10-23T02:21:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "French league moves PSG-Lyon clash as Paris braces for fresh protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/french-league-moves-psg-lyon-clash-as-paris-braces-for-fresh-protests",
        "published": "2026-10-23T13:29:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "All three Paris Apple Stores close ahead of protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/all-three-paris-apple-stores-close-ahead-of-protests",
        "published": "2026-10-23T19:59:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "PSG v Lyon French Ligue 1 game postponed due to Paris protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/psg-v-lyon-french-ligue-1-game-postponed-due-to-paris-protests",
        "published": "2026-10-24T02:42:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "PSG-Lyon moved as Paris prepares for more protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/psg-lyon-moved-as-paris-prepares-for-more-protests",
        "published": "2026-10-24T03:51:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Paris shuts museums and police deploy in big numbers for new protests across France",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/paris-shuts-museums-and-police-deploy-in-big-numbers-for-new-protests",
        "published": "2026-10-24T05:01:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Paris museums close, shops build barricades ahead of more protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/paris-museums-close-shops-build-barricades-ahead-of-more-protests",
        "published": "2026-10-24T07:33:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Chinese students in Paris hunker down as city braces for more mass protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/chinese-students-in-paris-hunker-down-as-city-braces-for-more-mass",
        "published": "2026-10-24T08:00:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Boarded-up windows, museums closed to visitors: How businesses in Paris are preparing for another day of protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/boarded-up-windows-museums-closed-to-visitors-how-businesses-in-paris",
        "published": "2026-10-24T10:47:51.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}