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“The yellow vests will triumph” is seen written on the Arc de Triomphe, the morning after clashes with protesters wearing yellow vests, a symbol of a French drivers’ protest against higher diesel taxes(Benoit Tessier/Reuters)
ADAM PLOWRIGHT

Macron leads crisis meeting after Paris riots

So-called "yellow vest" anti-government protests swept France over the last fortnight were sparked initially by a rise in taxes on diesel

  • Adam Plowright
5 min read
Fans react in a fan zone at the Hotel de Ville.
CHAMPS ELYSEES

Wave of optimism sweeps France as World Cup unites the nation

Football fever has slowly built over the last four weeks as the country took its young national team to heart

  • Joseph Schmid
  • Adam Plowright
4 min read