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  "id": 15580946,
  "title": "France’s interior minister admits police lost control during violent protests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/frances-interior-minister-admits-police-lost-control-during-violent",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T07:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20261019-france-s-interior-minister-admits-police-lost-control-during-violent-protests"
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  "summary": "France’s interior minister Laurent Nuñez has acknowledged that security forces lost control in some major cities during violent protests over the state of education and the cost of living on Saturday, recognising that police had failed to anticipate the scale of the unrest.",
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Macron says nothing justifies 'unbridled' violence in protests — Trump said France is 'burning', blames immigration",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/macron-says-nothing-justifies-unbridled-violence-in-protests-trump",
        "published": "2026-10-18T23:22:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "With a fateful election on the horizon, France lost control to rage and violence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/with-a-fateful-election-on-the-horizon-france-lost-control-to-rage",
        "published": "2026-10-19T03:02:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Macron notes ‘failures’ after France unrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/macron-notes-failures-after-france-unrest-15568440",
        "published": "2026-10-19T05:39:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Macron notes 'failures' after France unrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/macron-notes-failures-after-france-unrest",
        "published": "2026-10-19T05:42:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Protests set France on fire: Iconic Town Hall destroyed, shops looted, clashes with cops | Visuals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/protests-set-france-on-fire-iconic-town-hall-destroyed-shops-looted",
        "published": "2026-10-19T07:06:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Macron under pressure after France protests leave nearly 1,000 police injured",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/macron-under-pressure-after-france-protests-leave-nearly-1-000-police",
        "published": "2026-10-19T07:09:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "France protests live: Macron admits ‘failures’ after days of violent unrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/france-protests-live-macron-admits-failures-after-days-of-violent",
        "published": "2026-10-19T07:49:17.000Z"
      }
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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."
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