France protests lead to 1,800 arrests as unrest spreads to Italy and Portugal

Left-leaning outlets report that arrests linked to protests in France have risen to 1,800, with whole streets in Paris described as devastated in what The Guardian calls the country's worst protests in years. The Guardian adds that the anger, which has convulsed Spain and France in recent weeks, has spread to Italy and Portugal, where rioters clashed with police and set property on fire in Milan. A tent encampment is also mentioned. France 24, an alternative/independent outlet, also covers the French protests and frames them around public anger over economic conditions.

France's interior minister said the Republic will not yield. The excerpts do not say what happens next. Right-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative/independent outlets had. The Guardian focuses on arrest numbers, damage, the government's stance and the spread across Europe. France 24 focuses on causes, asking whether the anger comes mainly from declining living standards or from a sense that the economic burden is shared unfairly. Its guest, academic Joseph Downing, says a range of grievances is at play.