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A protester holds a placard with a photo of French president Emmanuel Macron and a guillotine in front of a burning tourism office during a demonstration against rising living costs and in solidarity with students' grievances in Lyon, France, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during the "Bpifrance Inno Generation (BIG) event" one of Europe's largest gatherings dedicated to entrepreneurs, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (Julien De Rosa/Pool Photo via AP)
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A protester holds a placard with a photo of French president Emmanuel Macron and a guillotine in front of a burning tourism office during a demonstration against rising living costs and in solidarity with students' grievances in Lyon, France, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
