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France Deploys 70,000 Police Ahead of Cost-of-Living Protests
Around 70,000 police officers and gendarmes were deployed across France on Saturday, October 24, 2026, up 20 percent from around 60,000 personnel on October 17.
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Cost-of-Living Protest Wave Spreads to 4 European Countries
On Saturday (17/10/2026), hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in dozens of French cities to protest the high cost of living and deteriorating public services; the French government estimated 550,000 participants, while the CGT trade union confederation put the figure at 800,000.