Paris, France, Oct 21, 2026 (AFP) - Around the world, far right blames immigrants for French protests

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2026-10-21

Right-wing politicians around the world have seized on France's riots, casting immigration as the culprit ahead of tense elections testing their own populist credentials. There has been no link between the violence -- which spilled over from cost-of-living protests -- and immigration, but the upheaval in France has become a favourite talking point for politicians in the United States, Spain and Israel. France has been "conquered, looted and burne......

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