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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

Nearly 1,000 arrested in France as cost-of-living protests turn violent

France's Interior Ministry estimated that 410,000 people took part in demonstrations nationwide, while trade unions put the turnout at about 800,000

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

How France and Italy are holding parents liable for damage caused by their children

Workers remove graffiti from the pedestal of the equestrian statue of Louis XIV at the Place Bellecour in Lyon, ahead of nationwide protests against the cost of living and rising fuel prices in France, October 23, 2026. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

Louvre, other Paris museums to close as France deploys 70,000 officers for protests

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, on 18 October 2026. Photo: Reuters

Youth protests spread across Europe as Germany braces for Halloween rallies

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Storm causes power outages and traffic disruptions in France and Britain

People walk past a shop with its display windows protected by wooden panels days after nationwide protests against the cost of living and rising fuel prices called by the "Yellow Vests" movement and ahead of a second round of demonstrations in Paris, France, on October 21, 2026. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

France's Macron tightens curbs on protests, blaming hard left for unrest

Bangladeshi businessman Hassan stands inside his shop damaged during the recent riots in Paris. Photo: Screengrab

'10 years of work destroyed': Bangladeshi shopkeeper's Paris business looted

French high school and university students attend a demonstration in Nantes as part of an ongoing protest movement demanding better school conditions and government action, France, October 15, 2026. The slogan on the placard reads "Bismillah c'est les tenebres" (Bismillah, it's darkness). Photo: REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

'Bismillah, c'est les ténèbres': What does the slogan mean, and why are French students using it?

France's newly-appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu reacts as he speaks at the end of the handover ceremony at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on 10 September 2025. Photo: LUDOVIC MARIN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

France's PM to meet unions as government prepares for more protests

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, Portugal crack down on protests as Italy weighs tougher laws

A protester holds a French flag at Republic Square during a demonstration against rising living costs, joining students' grievances, in Paris,17 October 2026. Photo UNB/AP

Europe faces wave of protests over rising costs, housing crisis, public services

Masked protesters stand next to burning bicycles amid clashes during a demonstration against the cost of living and rising fuel prices near the Place de la Republique 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, in France, 17 October 2026. File Photo: Reuters

Migrants 'blamed' for unrest. But what about Europe's colonial past?

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