<p>Demonstrations also taking place in Germany, where officers fire teargas to disperse crowds as evening falls</p><p>Clashes have erupted in Paris, Marseille and other cities after tens of thousands of demonstrators, some in Halloween fancy dress, marched across France in a third wave of protests over the cost of living and deteriorating public services.</p><p>About 320,000 people – down from an estimated 410,000 last weekend – took part in rallies around the country, the interior ministry said, including 70,000 in Paris who marched along boulevards on the south-eastern outskirts, avoiding the city centre.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/31/police-clash-rioters-after-largely-peaceful-protests-across-france">Continue reading...</a>
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Police clash with masked rioters after largely peaceful protests across France
<p>Demonstrations also taking place in Germany, where officers fire teargas to disperse crowds as evening falls</p><p>Clashes have erupted in Paris, Marseille and other cities after tens of thousands of demonstrators, some in Halloween fancy dress, marched across France in a third wave of protests over the cost of living and deteriorating public services.</p><p>About 320,000 people – down from an estimated 410,000 last weekend – took part in rallies around the country, the interior ministry said, including 70,000 in Paris who marched along boulevards on the south-eastern outskirts, avoiding the city centre.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/31/police-clash-rioters-after-largely-peaceful-protests-across-france">Continue reading...</a>