A car burns in Paris as protests rage across France.
\n\nFrench President Emmanuel Macron has appealed for calm after a wave of violent protests over the rising cost of living and declining public services left shops damaged, buildings vandalised and thousands arrested.
\n\nFresh clashes broke out in Paris and Marseille on Sunday, a day after demonstrations escalated into riots across France. Riot police intervened to prevent attempts to ransack businesses, while authorities launched a major clean-up operation in affected cities.
\n\nSaturday's violence was among France's worst episodes of unrest in years. A town hall was set on fire, shops were looted and buildings were covered in graffiti as groups clashed with police.
\n\n"Looking at these images, we have all asked ourselves: What was going through their minds? How can French people do this to France?" Macron said in a televised address to the nation. "Nothing justifies it, nothing explains it, nothing excuses it. Tonight, we all feel anger and shame," he added.
\n\nThe unrest has exposed deep public anger towards Macron, who is due to leave office in 2027 after a decade in power increasingly marked by social discontent, a weak economy and rising public debt.
\n\nMacron acknowledged that people…
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