Violence Rocks France as Protests Flare Across Europe

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President Emmanuel Macron promised a “hard line” as protests degenerated into looting and burning across France at the weekend. The cost-of-living concerns that prompted more than half a million demonstrators gather in France have spread to other nations, with protests in Italy, Belgium and Portugal

02 THE STORY SO FAR

THE RECORD, IN ORDER.

UPDATED 11 TIMES · FIRST 2026-10-19 06:58 UTC · LAST 2026-10-22 00:58 UTC

2026-10-19 06:58 UTCVideoViolence Rocks France as Protests Flare Across EuropeCURRENT RECORD

2026-10-19 07:06 UTCVideoFrance PM Calls Crisis Meeting After Weekend Riots

2026-10-19 08:05 UTCNews🇫🇷 "We undoubtedly failed this weekend." That's France's Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin, admitting the government got caught flat-footed by the riots and pointing to "flaws in the intelligence." Nonetheless, he's still standing by Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, the man in c

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2026-10-22 00:45 UTCNews🇺🇸🇫🇷 Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt says French riot chaos is the DSA Democrat’s blueprint for America He pointed to fires, looting, and street violence in France as a dire warning of what radical leftists want to bring to the U.S. Schmitt cited Boeing’s F-47 and Navy fighter contr

2026-10-22 00:58 UTCNewsTrump says the US will 'burn' like France if 'radical Democrats' come to power, pointing to the unrest in France during a Kansas rally for Senator Roger Marshall two weeks before the midterms

03 WHO'S INVOLVED