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  "id": 15422221,
  "title": "'Like we had a war': France left reeling after nationwide violent protests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/like-we-had-a-war-france-left-reeling-after-nationwide-violent",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T13:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/france/20261018-like-we-had-a-war-france-left-reeling-after-nationwide-violent-protests"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "France on Sunday is dealing with the aftermath of nationwide protests that damaged around 1,500 businesses and caused losses estimated at hundreds of millions of euros. Police arrested an estimated 1,800 people across the country during Saturday's demonstrations over the cost of living and school conditions.",
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        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "More than 1,800 arrested in France during violent protests leaving devastation in their wakes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/more-than-1-800-arrested-in-france-during-violent-protests-leaving",
        "published": "2026-10-18T10:17:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Rolex store looted in Marseille as violent protests sweep France",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/rolex-store-looted-in-marseille-as-violent-protests-sweep-france",
        "published": "2026-10-18T10:48:17.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "France's unrest spills across borders as protests turn violent in Belgium, Italy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/frances-unrest-spills-across-borders-as-protests-turn-violent-in",
        "published": "2026-10-18T12:16:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "HT Evening Brief October 18: 1,800 arrested in France over violent protests, CJP to restrategise and more",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ht-evening-brief-october-18-1-800-arrested-in-france-over-violent",
        "published": "2026-10-18T12:47:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "France counts cost of violent protests as 1,800 arrested",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/france-counts-cost-of-violent-protests-as-1-800-arrested",
        "published": "2026-10-18T12:48:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘Hatred in their hearts’: Trump blames immigration as violent protests rock France",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/hatred-in-their-hearts-trump-blames-immigration-as-violent-protests",
        "published": "2026-10-18T13:35:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Why have France’s school protests become a wider political crisis?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/why-have-frances-school-protests-become-a-wider-political-crisis",
        "published": "2026-10-18T13:48:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "France protests: Trump blames immigration for unrest; 1,800 arrested, damage estimated at hundreds of millions of euros",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/france-protests-trump-blames-immigration-for-unrest-1-800-arrested",
        "published": "2026-10-18T14:30:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Trump says ‘France is burning’, claims country is ‘shattered’ by immigration",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/trump-says-france-is-burning-claims-country-is-shattered-by",
        "published": "2026-10-18T14:54:22.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}