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A man throws a plastic traffic cone through a burning barricade amid clashes during a day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices in Paris as part of nationwide protests called by the "Yellow Vests" movement, joined by French high school and university students, teachers and parents demanding better school conditions and government action, as well as labour unions, workers, farmers and retirees, France, October 17, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Abdul Saboor

As France erupts, Europe's far right gains from fuel-price anger ahead of elections

As soaring fuel prices squeeze household budgets and businesses across Europe, cost-of-living pressures are driving unrest and giving fresh momentum to far-right parties ahead of elections next...

France's President Emmanuel Macron attends an Interministerial Crisis Meeting chaired by France's President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Presidential Palace, in Paris, October 18, 2026. Photo: Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS

France's unrest lays bare 'slow agony' of Macron's twilight months

A fire burns, as police officers in riot gear stand guard, during civil unrest, the day after a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, in Paris, France, 18 October 2026. File Photo: Reuters

France imposes curfews in parts of Paris, other cities after weekend of riots

A person walks as flames rise during civil unrest, the day after a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, in Paris, France. Photo: Reuters

France wants curfews in some areas after weekend of riots

A municipal worker, seen through a burnt-out car, cleans a street a day after clashes during a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices in Paris, France, 18 October 2026. Photo: Reuters

Macron urges calm as France counts cost of worst unrest in years

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Macron vows action against rioters after France protests leave trail of destruction

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters/File

'France is burning': Trump blames 'immigration' for unrest in French cities

Fire in Limoges city hall amid protests, in Limoges, France, October 17, 2026, in this screengrab from a video obtained from social media. Lucas Destrem/via REUTERS

In France's Limoges, the fire-ravaged town hall rekindles memories of Notre Dame

A municipal worker, seen through a burnt-out car, cleans a street a day after clashes during a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices in Paris, France, 18 October, 2026. Photo: Reuters

France faces aftermath of worst unrest in years

View of the French Economy and Finance Ministry building, also known as Bercy, in Paris, France, France, September 11, 2026. REUTERS/

Where is France's money going? To retired civil servants, a report says

Policemen detain a protester during a youth demonstration on Saturday (10 October 2026). Photo: Collected

How rising living costs, discontent with govts fuelling protests across Europe, Americas, Asia

French high school students, parents and teachers face French CRS riot police while blocking a street near the Lycee Helene-Boucher high school in Paris as part of an ongoing protest movement demanding better school conditions and government action, in France, October 16, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

France protests over school conditions and cost of living turn violent, 1,200 arrested

The Grand Condé, a historic nine-carat pink diamond, is on display at the Château de Chantilly. Photo: Courtesy

Stolen pink diamond returns to public display in France after 100 years