ALBAWABA - Thousands of French firefighters staged a confrontational protest in the northern city of Lille on Thursday, denouncing chronic staff shortages, a lack of equipment, and worsening working conditions. Demonstrators blocked sections of the city’s ring road, set fire to tires, and clashed with police near the headquarters of the departmental fire and rescue service (SDIS), highlighting growing anger over public sector austerity under President Emmanuel Macron’s government. Firefighters’ ...