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Widespread protests expand across Europe as thousands take to streets

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Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across France on October 24, 2026, in a new wave of protests over school funding and high living costs. The demonstrations turned violent, with masked protesters clashing with police who used tear gas, water cannons, and sound grenades in Paris. Nearly 1,000 arrests were made nationwide as the Interior Ministry reported widespread unrest across cities like Marseille and Lyon. French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu vowed a "massive" security deployment for future protests, acknowledging failures in the government's response to similar riots just days prior that shocked the nation due to their scale and intensity.

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