Tractors Occupy Paris Landmarks Amid Impending EU-Mercosur Deal

Farmers have parked tractors at the Arc de Triomphe as protests against the EU-Mercosur trade agreement escalate across central Paris.Coordination rurale leader Ludovic Ducloux confirmed the arrival in the capital while demonstrators also protested mandatory cattle culling due to lumpy skin disease.The mobilization occurs as EU ambassadors prepare for a Friday vote that could send Ursula von der Leyen to Paraguay for a formal signing.