- 30 October 2024 – English Channel migrant crossings
- One person is killed while attempting to cross the English Channel in a dinghy. Three other bodies are found on beaches near Neufchâtel-Hardelot and Équihen-Plage, France. (Reuters)
- 23 October 2024 – 2024 social unrest in Martinique
- Protesters with automatic weapons target police and firefighters in Martinique, where protests over the high cost of living have prompted France to deploy forces to the island. (AP)
- 11 October 2024 – France–Israel relations, Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- France summons the Israeli ambassador to France over recent attacks against United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon, calling the attacks a violation of international law and asking Israel to explain itself. (Le Monde)
- 4 October 2024 – 2024 French political crisis, French anti-Barnier government protests
- The left-wing New Popular Front coalition files a motion of no confidence against the new right-wing Barnier government amid ongoing political protests in France. (Reuters)