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20 October 2026

  • Riot police with shields and helmets march down a wet Milan street at night during protests

    Italy to deploy 500 troops to Milan after days of protests and looting

  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stands beside Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and US envoy Steve Witkoff

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  • Ella Baron on the aftermaths of the riots in France – cartoon

    Guardian Opinion cartoon
    Ella Baron on the aftermath of the riots in France – cartoon

  • French riot police restrain a protester in Marseille

    Why are French police so violent? Their job is to protect the state, not the people

  • Jon Stewart on JD Vance’s rhetoric on immigrants: ‘cornerstone and intentional strategy’

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  • From Paris to Porto, from Tirana to Milan: protests across Europe – in pictures

    Gallery14

  • Young people: share your views on youth protests around the world

  • double quotation markAfter the violence and chaos in France, there’s only one beneficiary: Marine Le Pen

    Paul Taylor

19 October 2026

  • Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Park City, Kansas, on Monday.

    Trump attacks ‘migrants and communists’ as he tries to exploit France unrest

  • A fire is seen with the Eiffel Tower in the background during clashes on Saturday

    Europe live with Jakub Krupa
    French authorities announce partial curfews as PM blames ‘ultra-left’ for exploiting protests – as it happened

  • A rioter walking past a burning barricade at night.

    France imposes partial curfews in several cities, including parts of Paris

  • A car burns at Place de la République during a protest on Saturday 17 October 2026.

    The Guardian view on France’s protests: a polarised country is in a perilous political moment

  • Guardian Opinion cartoon
    Ben Jennings on the violent protests in France – cartoon

  • Why are people protesting across Europe?

  • Ferocious criticism from all sides underlines Macron’s isolation

  • Today in Focus
    France protests escalate with riots, looting and 2,400 arrests – The Latest

    Podcast12:26

  • Today in Focus: The Latest
    France protests escalate with riots, looting and 2,400 arrests - The Latest

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  • 'It's hell': residents reel after violent weekend riots across France – video

    Video1:29

  • France hit by debt sell-off as violent protests unnerve investors

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