France Deploys 70,000 Police to Halt Riots

France Deploys 70,000 Police to Halt Riots

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez ordered 70,000 police officers onto city streets on Friday to halt fresh nationwide unrest ahead of planned cost-of-living rallies this weekend. The state fears total street chaos. Ministers in Paris want to avoid a humiliating repeat of the unchecked looting, burning cars, and violent clashes that shocked France during similar…

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France Bans Protests Over Violent Living Costs

France Bans Protests Over Violent Living Costs

President Emmanuel Macron slapped sweeping gathering bans and municipal curfews across French cities on Thursday, 22 October 2026, after violent street riots shattered nationwide marches against the soaring cost of living. More than half a million citizens flooded town centres on 17 October before radical fringe groups hijacked the peaceful marches, leaving charred vehicles and…

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