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POLITICSOct 18As France burns, Macron looks like a man who has lost controlThe French national debt is too big, its economy too sluggish and its parliament and president jointly unable to get state spending down to sustainable levels - the mirror image of the complaint of the protesters, who want more spending on subsidies and schools. And so it’s in gridlockThe Independent World
POLITICSOct 18'Like we had a war': France left reeling after nationwide violent protestsFrance on Sunday is dealing with the aftermath of nationwide protests that damaged around 1,500 businesses and caused losses estimated at hundreds of millions of euros. Police arrested an estimated 1,800 people across the country during Saturday's demonstrations over the cost of living and school conditions.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 18Why have France’s school protests become a wider political crisis?The demonstrations have united students and ‘yellow vest’ supporters, exposing deeper anger over living standards.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 18 Close Your Border : Trump Blames Immigration As France Grapples With Violent UnrestFormer President Trump has linked violent unrest in France to immigration, suggesting border closures. This reflects international political commentary on societal issues and border policy.freepressjournal.in · India
POLITICSOct 18France: Young voters blase about Glucksmann's SocialistsRaphael Glucksmann wants to lead France's Socialists to power without working with the left-populist Jean-Luc Melenchon, who is particularly popular with young voters. How can the center-left candidate win them over?DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 18Trump says France "is on fire" and "destroyed" by immigrationThe American leader linked migration to the unrest in France, suggesting stricter measures to avoid further chaos. Protests in France caused serious damage and thousands of arrests, putting pressure on the French president before the elections.Clarín
POLITICSOct 18France protests: "There's a whole range of grievances at play"Is the anger in France driven more by declining living standards or by the perception that the economic burden is being distributed unfairly? We discuss this with our guest, Joseph Downing, senior lecturer in politics and international relations at Aston University.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 18France detains 1,800 after unrest as damage estimated at hundreds of millions of eurosUkrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 18More than 1,800 arrested as France faces up to aftermath of nationwide protestsResidents deal with broken windows and burnt out cars after tens of thousands of people take to the streetsThe Independent World
POLITICSOct 18France takes stock after the biggest outbreak of violence and chaos in decades: 1,800 arrested and a thousand businesses lootedEl País
POLITICSOct 18France faces aftermath of worst unrest in yearsFrance is dealing with the consequences following its most severe unrest in several years.thestar.com.my · Malaysia
POLITICSBREAKINGOct 18France Nationwide Protests Looting and Violence - Pragativadi I Latest Odisha News in English I Breaking Newspragativadi.com · India
POLITICSOct 18Images of the destruction in France after protests and lootingEl País
POLITICSOct 18France reels after ‘unprecedented’ violent riotsFinancial Times
POLITICSOct 18France sees 1 , 800 arrests after violent protests , Paris records 855 detentionsmoneycontrol.com · India
POLITICSOct 18France counts cost of violent protests, 1,800 arrestedAround "1,800 people have been arrested and now investigations are under way to identify the perpetrators of these acts so they can be brought to justice", Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on X on Sunday. The post France counts cost of violent protests, 1,800 arrested appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 18France counts the cost of violence and looting during day of actionRFI [en]
POLITICSOct 18France shocked after protest day with 'unprecedented violence' and 1800 arrestsNOS Buitenland
POLITICSOct 18France Protests Turn Violent As 1 , 200 Arrested , 150 Police Personnel Injured ; Macron Vows Action Against Vandalsfreepressjournal.in · India
POLITICSOct 18France reels after cost-of-living protests see widespread violenceThe French government has said around 1,200 arrests were made across France in relation to Saturday's events and that 150 police officers and gendarmes were injured over the course of the day.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 18France: Protests "brought the entire population together for a common purpose"This weekend, in cities across France, some 800,000 protesters, including students, railway workers and members of the Yellow Vest movement, took to the streets in largely peaceful nationwide demonstrations. Sparked by a month of high school student protests over educational inequality and crumbling school facilities, the movement has grown into a broader outcry over the cost of living, public spending and climate inaction, as people across France say they have reached their breaking point.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 18France: Who took part in Saturday's protests?Weeks of student protests over poor conditions in schools and rising anger over the cost of living fuelled calls for a nationwide demonstration on October 17, bringing together youth activists and supporters of the Yellow Vest movement. The main grievance was the cost of living. The protesters demonstrating against it 'didn't get what they wanted', analyses France 24's Shirli Sitbon.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 18France protests: Did the government make the wrong decisions?France 24 [en]
POLITICSBREAKINGOct 18France in Shock After Protests Devolve Into RiotsAfter anti-government protests devolved into chaos, leaders from across the political spectrum blamed one another for the unrest, even as it largely subsided on Sunday.NYT World