Cost-of-living protests turn violent across Europe

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The unrest marks a significant escalation of Europe’s cost-of-living crisis into coordinated street protests across multiple countries. In France, authorities reported more than 500 arrests after police faced thrown paving stones and petrol bombs; in Germany, shops were looted in Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt. The scale and geographic spread are placing pressure on governments to address living standards, public services and policing while raising concerns about further disorder.[1][2][6][9]

Sources: BBC, CBS News