Paris police in new battles with protesters and looters
French police battled protesters and looters for a second day on Sunday as French President Emmanuel Macron expressed the public’s “anger” and “shame” over nationwide protests against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools that have resulted in at least 1,800 arrests. Speaking in an…
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