In Photos | France Erupts In Protests As Workers And Students Take To Streets Over Rising Costs

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Workers, students and trade unions took to the streets across France over rising living costs, low wages and deteriorating public services, as demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron’s government continued

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Protesters pose during a demonstration for higher wages and in support of the high school protest movement in Lyon, France, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. | Photo: AP/Laurent Cipriani
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Firefighters extinguish a trash fire during a demonstration against rising living costs in Lyon, France, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. | Photo: AP/Laurent Cipriani
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A woman walks past a fire during a demonstration against rising living costs in Lyon, France, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. | Photo: AP/Laurent Cipriani
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A medic walks through tear gas during a demonstration against rising living costs in Lyon, France, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. | Photo: AP/Laurent Cipriani
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Minor clashes break out between protesters and riot police at the end of a march in Paris on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, as demonstrators called for higher wages, voiced support for the high school protest movement and opposed a proposed security bill that would expand police powers. | Photo: AP/Emma da Silva
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A protester stands in front of a fire during a demonstration for higher wages and in support of the high school protest movement in Lyon, France, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. | Photo: AP/Laurent Cipriani
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Protesters wave their flags during a demonstration for higher wages and in support of the high school protest movement, in Lyon, France, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. | Photo: AP/Laurent Cipriani
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Protesters are seen through a fire during a demonstration for higher wages and in support of the high school protest movement in Lyon, France, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. | Photo: AP/Laurent Cipriani
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Police officers run during a demonstration for higher wages and in support of the high school protest movement in Lyon, France, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. | Photo: AP/Laurent Cipriani
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A woman holds a sign reading "Shame on the 'License to Kill' law" during a march against the law in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. | Photo: AP/Teresa Suarez
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A protester holds a placard reading "Be outraged" during a demonstration demanding increased education funding in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. | Photo: AP/Teresa Suarez

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