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Author: bbc.co.ukPublished on: October 18, 2026Country: France

World / InternationalCrime & Law

The BBC News homepage features reports of violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze in French cities after cost-of-living protests. More than 1,200 people were arrested, and over half a million joined the demonstrations. The page also reports the fiery collapse of a historic French town hall spire and a major fire at a Canadian military base that left people dead or injured.

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