More than 200 arrested in second day of street clashes against cost of living in Milan
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called for a security meeting on Monday to address the violence, which resembled some scenes of chaos and looting in Paris.
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Protesters block access to Louvre museum in Paris in support of demonstrations
Protests initially began last month with students protesting over conditions in lycées across the country but have escalated to cover a broader range of concerns such as the cost of living....
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European stocks open in the red as French businesses count the cost of the riots
European stock markets opened lower on Monday after a weekend of violent protests and looting in France, as business owners count the cost and accuse the government of failing to protect them....
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ANALYSIS: Who are France's 'casseurs' and why can't police stop their violence?
An investigation has been launched after France's Interior Minister admitted that police 'lost control' of Saturday's protests - but violence from a small minority is not a new phenomenon. So who are France's 'casseurs' and why can't police stop them?...
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'I've never seen such destruction': Parisians react to destruction after weekend protests
Parisians survey shattered shopfronts, burnt-out cars and damaged bus stops after clashes and looting during nationwide protests over rising living costs and poor school conditions....
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A surreal night in Paris: Looting, selfies and terrace drinks
After nationwide demonstrations that descended into chaos on Saturday, the streets of the French capital still bore the marks of vandalism on Sunday night, alongside the carefree atmosphere of an ordinary weekend....
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Trump and Putin claim French protests are evidence of 'migrant chaos' and 'Europe's decline'
The MAGA movement and the Kremlin, along with European far-right groups, described the demonstrations in France as a consequence of immigration and the decline of 'Western civilization,' while other observers saw them as a sign of the Macron era's twilight....
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Drone footage reveals scale of damage to Limoges town hall after protests
A fire gutted Limoges’ 19th-century city hall during protests over living costs in France, with mass arrests, injuries and Macron vowing tougher security....
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France’s interior minister admits police lost control during violent protests
France’s interior minister Laurent Nuñez has acknowledged that security forces lost control in some major cities during violent protests over the state of education and the cost of living on Saturday, recognising that police had failed to anticipate the scale of the unrest....
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Emmanuel Macron rejects resignation of interior minister Laurent Nuñez
In a statement issued on Monday morning, the Élysée announced that the French president had refused the interior minister's resignation "given the need for continuous command of the security forces in the current situation"....
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Paris, the day after: A city on edge taking stock of the damage
In several neighborhoods, the scars left by the violence of the October 17 demonstrations were visible on many streets on Sunday. Torn between disgust and understanding, Parisians were trying to make sense of what happened. In the evening, sporadic clashes broke out once again ar...
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Place de la République flares again as Macron admits intelligence failures
Nearly 2,400 people were arrested and almost 1,000 officers injured in a single day of nationwide unrest over the cost of living, leaving Paris shopkeepers sweeping up and bracing for more....
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France grapples with the aftermath of a weekend of violence
Hello from Brussels. It’s Monday, and I’m Mared Gwyn. Today: France grapples with the aftermath of a weekend of violence and chaos, and Trump berates Zelenskyy once again....