French President Emmanuel Macron rushed to help an honour guard who collapsed moments before Slovak President Peter Pellegrini arrived at the Elysee Palace in Paris on November 11. Macron called for medical assistance as officials carried the guard away. The cause remains unknown

France has deployed 70,000 police and military personnel ahead of a third consecutive weekend of protests over living costs and education. Authorities have restricted demonstrations in central Paris and rerouted marches amid fears of violence, particularly on Halloween night