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France braces for fresh unrest, government vows tough response

Straits Times31 October 2026, 00:06 UTCFrance

PARIS, Oct 31 - France will deploy a 70,000-strong police presence to contain a widely expected bout of fresh unrest on Saturday in the latest nationwide protests driven by anger over living costs, public services and President Emmanuel Macron's government.

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