Student protests over education cuts spread from France to Argentina

Student protests against education budget cuts have spread from France and Albania to Italy and Argentina, with demonstrators citing French protests as inspiration while violent clashes escalate in multiple countries. In Argentina, thousands clashed with police in Buenos Aires Thursday over President Javier Milei's refusal to fund universities despite parliamentary override of his veto. Italian students protested school conditions and a new law limiting foreign students with poor Italian language skills. Albanian protests entered their third day, with police blaming outside agitators rather than students. Belgian demonstrations against austerity turned violent, while France has seen nearly 7,000 arrests since late September, including about 6,000 minors.