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  "id": 15430738,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T14:30:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
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    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/world/france-protests-trump-blames-immigration-for-unrest-1-800-arrested-damage-estimated-at-hundreds-of-millions-of-euros-11792330440584.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has blamed immigration for the unrest in France, urging the country to tighten its border controls after violent protests left at least 1,800 people arrested and caused damage estimated at several hundred million euros. French authorities have not linked immigrants to the rioting, attributing some violence to radical far-left groups and others who joined demonstrations to loot shops. The protests began in September as students demonstrated over staff shortages, under-resourced schools, and deteriorating school conditions, and later expanded to include anger over rising living costs, inequality, and declining public services. French President Emmanuel Macron faces pressure as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to protest these issues.",
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        "published": "2026-10-18T10:17:18.000Z"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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": "France 24",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-18T13:50:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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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    ]
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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."
}