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In Nanterre, the town on the western outskirts of Paris where 17-year-old Nahel M. was shot dead on Tuesday, protesters torched cars, barricaded streets and hurled projectiles at police following a peaceful vigil.

There were up to 150 arrests as interior minister Gérald Darmanin attacked what he called a "night of intolerable violence against symbols of the republic, with town halls, schools and police stations set on fire or attacked".  It follows the shooting by police of 17-year-old Nahel at Nanterre in the western suburbs of Paris.

French president's  comments come after protests over the killing gripped the Paris region overnight.

Clashes break out between youths and police in Nanterre after fatal shooting that followed traffic stop.

Prosecutors say the 17-year-old was in the Paris suburb of Nanterre early on Tuesday when police shot him dead after he broke road rules and failed to stop.

In September 2021, Macron promised €5 billion in government support to freshen up dilapidated schools, improve housing as well as transport links. There was also a pledge to make the streets safer from drug dealers and criminal gangs.

New editor is Geoffroy Lejeune,  the former head of magazine Valeurs Actuelles, which has courted controversy with anti-immigrant covers and was fined for a racist insult in 2022.

Ernest Moret was taken into custody in London after failing to provide the pin to his phone when asked to by officers.

Swedish climate activist's comments came after French government shut down the environmental activist group Les Soulèvements de la Terre on the grounds that it was provoking armed protests or violent actions.

Talking to FRANCE 24, the French head of state emphasised the need for global cooperation and "mobilisation" in implementing international taxes to support climate action and poverty alleviation.