Paris police force last-minute route change for cost-of-living protest

Paris police banned at the last minute the initial route of the "act II" protest against the high cost of living, forcing organizers to march on the capital's outskirts instead of the city center. The prefecture imposed the route change to the dismay of protest organizers, who had planned a central Paris demonstration. Authorities cited security concerns in altering the march's path. The decision follows heightened tensions over protest management, including a Senate report proposing 30 measures to better anticipate unrest and sanction looters more severely.