9 hours ago · Athens
Thousands march in Greece over public education failures as Macron blasts ‘stupid’ commentary on French protests – Europe live
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Athens. The first report grouped here was at 21 Oct 2026, 07:51 UTC. 5 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Thousands march in Greece over public education failures as Macron blasts ‘stupid’ commentary on French protests – Europe live”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Students, teachers and civil servants have shown up in Athens, with demonstrations also in Thessaloniki and other cities Meanwhile, back to Witkoff’s meeting with Putin in St Petersburg, the US president, Donald Trump, has just welcomed the release of Stephen Hubbard, a US citizen held by Moscow on allegations of…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian World
US envoy Witkoff lands in Russia for talks with Vladimir Putin about Ukraine – Europe live
- Picked up by The Guardian World
US envoy Witkoff in talks with Vladimir Putin about Ukraine – Europe live
- New development reported by The Guardian World
Macron blasts ‘unacceptable’ and ‘stupid’ commentary on protests from other leaders – Europe live
- New development reported by The Guardian World
Thousands march in Greece over public education failures and cost of living – Europe live
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian